[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 132 (Wednesday, July 28, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D860-D861]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





             COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY, JULY 29, 2021

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  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, 
10 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Armed Services: to receive a closed briefing on the 
security situation on the Korean Peninsula, 9:30 a.m., SVC-217.
  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, 10 a.m., 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''), 10 a.m., 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, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  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, S. 1435, to amend 
the Federal Trade Commission Act to prohibit product hopping, and 
the nominations of Myrna Perez, of New York, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit, Jia M. Cobb, of Virginia, and 
Florence Y. Pan, both to be a United States District Judge for the 
District of Columbia, Sarah A.L. Merriam, to be United States 
District Judge for the District of Connecticut, Karen McGlashan 
Williams, to be United States District Judge for the District of New 
Jersey, and Matthew G. Olsen, of Maryland, to be an Assistant 
Attorney General, Department of Justice, 9 a.m., SH-216.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``21st 
Century Food Systems: Controlled Environment Agriculture's Role in 
Protecting Domestic Food Supply Chains and Infrastructure'', 10 
a.m., 1300 Longworth and Zoom.
  Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land 
Forces, markup on H.R. 4350, the ``National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2022'', 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn and Webex.
  Subcommittee on Readiness, markup on H.R. 4350, the ``National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022'', 12 p.m., 2118 
Rayburn and Webex.
  Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special Operations, markup on 
H.R. 4350, the ``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2022'', 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn and Webex.
  Committee on Education and Labor, Subcommittee on Higher Education 
and Workforce Investment, hearing entitled ``Keeping the Pell Grant 
Promise: Increasing Enrollment, Supporting Success'', 10:15 a.m., 
Zoom.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health, hearing 
entitled ``The Path Forward: Advancing Treatments and Cures for 
Neurodegenerative Diseases'', 11 a.m., 2123 Rayburn and Webex.
  Committee on Financial Services, Full Committee, continue markup 
on H.R. 4590, the ``Promoting New and Diverse Depository 
Institutions Act''; H.R. 3332, the ``Manufactured Housing Community 
Preservation Act of 2021''; H.R. 4616, the ``Adjustable Interest 
Rate Act of 2021''; H.R. 4618, the ``Short Sale Transparency and 
Market Fairness Act''; H.R. 4685, to require the Government 
Accountability Office to carry out a study on the impact of the 
gamification, psychological nudges, and other design techniques used 
by online trading platforms, and for other purposes; H.R. 4617, to 
amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit payment for 
order flow; H.R. 935, the ``Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, 
Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2021''; H.R. 4620, to 
amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to limit the exemption 
provided for family offices

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from the definition of an investment adviser to those family offices 
with less than $750,000,000 in assets under management and for other 
purposes; H.R. 4619, to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to 
prohibit trading ahead by market makers, and for other purposes; 
H.R. 3555, the ``Voters on the Move Registration Act''; and H.R. 
2265, the ``Financial Exploitation Prevention Act of 2021'', 10 
a.m., 2128 Rayburn and Zoom.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Full Committee, continue markup on 
H.R. 4589, the ``Diversity and Inclusion at the State Department 
Act''; H.R. 4693, the ``Global Malnutrition Prevention and Treatment 
Act of 2021''; H.R. 1199, the ``STEM Diplomacy Act''; H. Res. 496, 
supporting the continued work of the United States African 
Development Foundation as it creates pathways to prosperity for 
underserved communities on the African Continent through community-
led development; H.R. 2946, the ``Reinforcing Nicaragua's Adherence 
to Conditions for Electoral Reform Act of 2021''; H.R. 4250, the 
``War Crimes Rewards Expansion Act''; H. Res. 497, condemning the 
murder of Alireza Fazeli Monfared and the practice of so-called 
``honor killings'' in Iran, and for other purposes; H.R. 4526, the 
``City and State Diplomacy Act''; H. Res. 549, condemning the 
assassination of the Haitian President, and urging United States and 
global support of Haitian-led solutions; H. Res. 547, calling for 
the continued support of Afghan women and girls after the drawdown 
of American troops; H. Res. 376, condemning Turkey for its illegal 
occupation of Cyprus; and H.R. 4686, the ``Cambodia Democracy Act of 
2021'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn and Webex.
  Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and Global 
Counterterrorism, hearing entitled ``Lebanon: Assessing Political 
Paralysis, Economic Crisis and Challenges for U.S. Policy'', 11 
a.m., Webex.
  Subcommittee on Europe, Energy, the Environment, and Cyber, 
hearing entitled ``Renewable Energy Transition: A Case Study of How 
International Collaboration on Offshore Wind Technology Benefits 
American Workers'', 2 p.m., Webex.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, 
Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation, hearing entitled ``The 
Cyber Talent Pipeline: Educating a Workforce to Match Today's 
Threats'', 10 a.m., Webex.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and 
Wildlife, hearing on H.R. 273, the ``Prevention of Escapement of 
Genetically Altered Salmon in the United States Act''; H.R. 274, the 
``Keep Finfish Free Act''; H.R. 1569, the ``Critically Endangered 
Animals Conservation Act of 2021''; H.R. 1983, the ``MONARCH Act of 
2021''; H.R. 2026, the ``Global Amphibian Protection Act of 2021''; 
H.R. 2325, the ``Bear Protection Act of 2021''; H.R. 2773, the 
``Recovering America's Wildlife Act of 2021''; H.R. 2793, the 
``Highlands Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2021''; H.R. 2848, 
the ``Marine Mammal Research and Response Act of 2021''; H.R. 2872, 
the ``SAFE Act''; H.R. 3075, the ``Illegal Fishing and Forced Labor 
Prevention Act''; H.R. 3128, the ``American Fisheries Advisory 
Committee Act of 2021''; H.R. 3135, the ``Captive Primate Safety 
Act''; H.R. 3396, the ``Extinction Prevention Act of 2021; and H.R. 
4458, the ``KELP Act'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth and Webex.
  Committee on Oversight and Reform, Subcommittee on Civil Rights 
and Civil Liberties, hearing entitled ``Democracy in Danger: The 
Assault on Voting Rights in Texas'', 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn and Zoom.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Subcommittee on Space 
and Aeronautics, hearing entitled ``Enabling Mission Success from 
the Ground Up: Addressing NASA's Urgent Infrastructure Needs'', 10 
a.m., Zoom.
  Committee on Small Business, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 4256, 
the ``Investing in Main Street Act''; H.R. 4481, the ``Small 
Business 7(a) Loan Agent Transparency Act''; H.R. 4531, the ``7(a) 
Loan Agent Oversight Act'', H.R. 3469, ``Veteran Entrepreneurship 
Training Act of 2021''; H.R. 3462, the ``SBA Cyber Awareness Act''; 
H.R. 4515, the ``Small Business Development Center Cyber Training 
Act of 2021''; and H.R. 4513, the ``Small Business Advanced 
Cybersecurity Enhancements Act of 2021'', 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn and 
Zoom.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Assessing the Federal Government's COVID-19 
Relief and Response Efforts and its Impact'', 11 a.m., 2167 Rayburn 
and Zoom.
  Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Financing Climate Solutions and Job Creation'', 9 a.m., 
Zoom.
  Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth, 
Full Committee, hearing entitled ``The Nature and Consequences of 
American Economic Disparity'', 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress, Full Committee, 
business meeting to consider proposed recommendations, 9 a.m., HVC-
210.