[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 130 (Monday, July 26, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E819-E820]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS

  Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, agreed to by the Senate of February 
4, 1977, calls for establishment of a system for a computerized 
schedule of all meetings and hearings of Senate committees, 
subcommittees, joint committees, and committees of conference. This 
title requires all such committees to notify the Office of the Senate 
Daily Digest--designated by the Rules Committee--of the time, place and 
purpose of the meetings, when scheduled and any cancellations or 
changes in the meetings as they occur.
  As an additional procedure along with the computerization of this 
information, the Office of the Senate Daily Digest will prepare this 
information for printing in the Extensions of Remarks section of the 
Congressional Record on Monday and Wednesday of each week.
  Meetings scheduled for Tuesday, July 27, 2021 may be found in the 
Daily Digest of today's Record.

                           MEETINGS SCHEDULED

                                JULY 28
     9 a.m.
       Committee on Foreign Relations
         Business meeting to consider S. 2297, to improve global 
           health, S. 812, to direct the Secretary of State to 
           develop a strategy to regain observer status for Taiwan 
           in the World Health Organization, an original 
           resolution expressing solidarity with Cuban citizens 
           demonstrating peacefully for fundamental freedoms, 
           condemning the Cuban regime's acts of repression, and 
           calling for the immediate release of arbitrarily 
           detained Cuban citizens, the nominations of Gentry O. 
           Smith, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary 
           (Diplomatic Security), Monica P. Medina, of Maryland, 
           to be Assistant Secretary for Oceans and International 
           Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Rena Bitter, of 
           the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary 
           (Consular Affairs), Marc Evans Knapper, of California, 
           to be Ambassador to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, 
           and Brian A. Nichols, of Rhode Island, to be an 
           Assistant Secretary of State (Western Hemisphere 
           Affairs), all of the Department of State, routine lists 
           in the Foreign Service, and other pending calendar 
           busines; to be immediately followed by a hearing to 
           examine the nominations of Kenneth Lee Salazar, of 
           Colorado, to be Ambassador to the United Mexican 
           States, Jessica Lewis, of Ohio, to be an Assistant 
           Secretary (Political-Military Affairs), and Donald Lu, 
           of California, to be Assistant Secretary for South 
           Asian Affairs, all of the Department of State, and 
           Marcela Escobari, of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant 
           Administrator of the United States Agency for 
           International Development.
                                                            SD-G50
     9:30 a.m.
       Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
         Business meeting to consider the nominations of Robert 
           Luis Santos, of Texas, to be Director of the Census, 
           Department of Commerce, and Ed Gonzalez, of Texas, to 
           be an Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security.
                                                            SD-342
     10 a.m.
       Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
         To hold hearings to examine the nominations of Alexander 
           Hoehn-Saric, of Maryland, Mary T. Boyle, of Maryland, 
           and Richard Trumka, Jr., of Maryland, each to be a 
           Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, 
           and Grant T. Harris, of California, to be an Assistant 
           Secretary of Commerce.
                                                            SR-253
       Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
       Subcommittee on National Parks
         To hold hearings to examine the impacts of overcrowding 
           in our national parks on park resources and visitor 
           experiences, focusing on strategic approaches to 
           visitor use management.
                                                            SD-366
       Committee on Environment and Public Works
         To hold hearings to examine the benefits of investing in 
           U.S. Army Corps of Engineers water infrastructure 
           projects.
                                                            SD-406
       Committee on Finance
         To hold hearings to examine building on bipartisan 
           retirement legislation, focusing on how Congress can 
           help.
                                                            SD-215
       Committee on Foreign Relations
         To hold hearings to examine the nominations of Kenneth 
           Lee Salazar, of Colorado, to be Ambassador to the 
           United Mexican States, Jessica Lewis, of Ohio, to be an 
           Assistant Secretary (Political-Military Affairs), and 
           Donald Lu, of California, to be Assistant Secretary for 
           South Asian Affairs, all of the Department of State, 
           and Marcela Escobari, of Massachusetts, to be an 
           Assistant Administrator of the United States Agency for 
           International Development.
                                                        SD-G50/VTC
       Committee on the Judiciary
         To hold hearings to examine pending nominations.
                                                            SD-226
     2 p.m.
       Select Committee on Intelligence
         Closed business meeting to consider pending intelligence 
           matters.
                                                            SH-219
     2:30 p.m.
       Committee on Foreign Relations
       Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy
         To hold hearings to examine U.S. trade and investment in 
           Africa.
                                                        SH-216/VTC
       Committee on the Judiciary
         To hold hearings to examine America's food supply chain.
                                                            SD-226
     3 p.m.
       Committee on Veterans' Affairs
         Business meeting to consider S. 372, to require the 
           Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into a contract 
           or other agreement with a third party to review 
           appointees in the Veterans Health Administration who 
           had a license terminated for cause by a State licensing 
           board for care or services rendered at a non-Veterans 
           Health Administration facility and to provide 
           individuals treated by such an appointee with notice if 
           it is determined that an episode of care or services 
           that they received was below the standard of care, S. 
           612, to require the Under Secretary for Health of the 
           Department of Veterans Affairs to provide certain 
           information to medical center staff and homelessness 
           service providers of the Department regarding the 
           coordinated entry processes for housing and services 
           operated under the Continuum of Care Program of the 
           Department of Housing and Urban Development, S. 887, 
           make certain improvements relating to the supply chain 
           of the Department of Veterans Affairs, S. 1040, to 
           amend title 38, United States Code, to expand 
           eligibility for hospital care, medical services, and 
           nursing home care from the Department of Veterans 
           Affairs to include veterans of World War II, S. 1198, 
           to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and 
           expand the Solid Start program of the Department of 
           Veterans Affairs, S. 1220, to amend title 38, United 
           States Code, to recognize and honor the service of 
           individuals who served in the United States Cadet Nurse 
           Corps during World War II, S. 1319, to direct the 
           Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make certain 
           information publicly available on one internet website 
           of the Department of Veterans Affairs, S. 1863, to 
           amend title 38, United States Code, to improve access 
           to health care for veterans, S. 1875, to amend title 
           38, United States Code, to provide a deadline of 180 
           days for the filing of claims for payment for emergency 
           treatment furnished to veterans, S. 1965, to direct the 
           Secretary of Veterans Affairs to improve long-term care 
           provided to veterans by the Department of Veterans 
           Affairs, S. 2041, to amend title 38, United States 
           Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
           enforce the licensure requirement for medical providers 
           of the Department of Veterans Affairs, S. 2102, to 
           amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Under 
           Secretary for Health of the Department of Veterans 
           Affairs to provide mammography screening for veterans 
           who served in locations associated with toxic exposure,

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           and S. 2172, to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
           improve grants, payments, and technical assistance 
           provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to serve 
           homeless veterans.
                                                            SR-418
                                JULY 29
     9 a.m.
       Committee on the Judiciary
         Business meeting to consider S. 1425, to enable the 
           Federal Trade Commission to deter filing of sham 
           citizen petitions to cover an attempt to interfere with 
           approval of a competing generic drug or biosimilar, to 
           foster competition, and facilitate the efficient review 
           of petitions filed in good faith to raise legitimate 
           public health concerns, S. 1428, to prohibit brand name 
           drug companies from compensating generic drug companies 
           to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market, 
           and to prohibit biological product manufacturers from 
           compensating biosimilar and interchangeable companies 
           to delay the entry of biosimilar biological products 
           and interchangeable biological products, S. 1388, to 
           require the Federal Trade Commission to study the role 
           of intermediaries in the pharmaceutical supply chain 
           and provide Congress with appropriate policy 
           recommendations, and S. 1435, to amend the Federal 
           Trade Commission Act to prohibit product hopping.
                                                            SH-216
     9:30 a.m.
       Committee on Armed Services
         To receive a closed briefing on the security situation on 
           the Korean Peninsula.
                                                           SVC-217
     10 a.m.
       Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
         To hold hearings to examine the nominations of Xochitl 
           Torres Small, of New Mexico, to be Under Secretary for 
           Rural Development, and Robert Farrell Bonnie, of 
           Virginia, to be Under Secretary for Farm Production and 
           Conservation, both of the Department of Agriculture.
                                                            SD-G50
       Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine protecting Americans from 
           debt traps by extending the military's 36% interest 
           rate cap to everyone.
                                                            SD-538
       Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
         To hold hearings to examine S. 375 and H.R. 1192, bills 
           to impose requirements on the payment of compensation 
           to professional persons employed in voluntary cases 
           commenced under title III of the Puerto Rico Oversight 
           Management and Economic Stability Act (commonly known 
           as ``PROMESA'').
                                                            SD-366
       Committee on Environment and Public Works
       Subcommittee on Chemical Safety, Waste Management, 
           Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight
         To hold hearings to examine the nominations of Stephen A. 
           Owens, of Arizona, Jennifer Beth Sass, of Maryland, and 
           Sylvia E. Johnson, of North Carolina, each to be a 
           Member of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation 
           Board.
                                                            SD-406
                                AUGUST 3
     10 a.m.
       Committee on Foreign Relations
         To hold hearings to examine authorizations of use of 
           force, focusing on administration perspectives.
                                                        SD-106/VTC
       Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine domestic terrorism and 
           violent extremism, focusing on the threat of racially, 
           ethnically, religiously, and politically motivated 
           attacks.
                                                        SD-342/VTC
                                AUGUST 4
     10 a.m.
       Committee on Foreign Relations
         Business meeting to consider S. J.Res. 10, to repeal the 
           authorizations for use of military force against Iraq, 
           and other pending calendar business.
                                                            SH-216
     2 p.m.
       Committee on Foreign Relations
         Business meeting to consider pending calendar business.
                                                            SD-G50