[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 163 (Tuesday, September 21, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1000-D1001]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





          COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: business 
meeting to consider 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; to be immediately followed by a hearing to 
examine the nominations of Victoria Marie Baecher Wassmer, of the 
District of Columbia, to be Chief Financial Officer, Mohsin Raza 
Syed, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary, and Amitabha Bose, 
of New Jersey, to be Administrator of the Federal Railroad 
Administration, all of the Department of Transportation, and Meera 
Joshi, of Pennsylvania, to be Administrator of the Federal Motor 
Carrier Safety Administration, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: business meeting to 
consider S. 2205, to designate the United States courthouse located 
at 201 South Evans Street in Greenville, North Carolina, as the 
``Malcolm J. Howard United States Courthouse'', S. 2126, to 
designate the Federal Office Building located at 308 W. 21st Street 
in Cheyenne, Wyoming, as the ``Louisa Swain Federal Office 
Building'', S. 1226, to designate the United States courthouse 
located at 1501 North 6th Street in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, as the 
``Sylvia H. Rambo United States Courthouse'', S. 233, to designate 
the Rocksprings Station of the U.S. Border Patrol located on West 
Main Street in Rocksprings, Texas, as the ``Donna M. Doss Border 
Patrol Station'', the nominations of Jeffrey M. Prieto, of 
California, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency, Michael Lee Connor, of Colorado, to be an 
Assistant Secretary of the Army, Department of Defense, 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, and 9 General Services 
Administration resolutions; to be immediately followed by a hearing 
to examine the circular economy as a concept for creating a more 
sustainable future, 9:30 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine the nominations 
of Christi A. Grimm, of Colorado, to be Inspector General, 
Department of Health and Human Services, and Neil Harvey MacBride, 
of Virginia, to be General Counsel for the Department of the 
Treasury, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Thomas R. Nides, of Minnesota, to be Ambassador to 
the State of Israel, David L. Cohen, of Pennsylvania, to be 
Ambassador to Canada, Cynthia Ann Telles, of California, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of Costa Rica, Sarah Margon, of New York, 
to be Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and

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Labor, and Tom Udall, of New Mexico, to be Ambassador to New 
Zealand, and to serve concurrently and without additional 
compensation as Ambassador to the Independent State of Samoa, all of 
the Department of State, 10:15 a.m., SD-G50/VTC.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Subcommittee 
on Employment and Workplace Safety, to hold hearings to examine 
successful on the job, apprenticeship training programs to help 
workers and business get ready to work, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold 
hearings to examine the nominations of Cathy Ann Harris, of 
Maryland, to be Chairman and a Member, and Tristan Lynn Leavitt, of 
Idaho, and Raymond A. Limon, of Nevada, both to be a Member, all of 
the Merit Systems Protection Board, 10:30 a.m., SD-342/VTC.
  Committee on Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Constitution, to hold 
hearings to examine restoring the Voting Rights Act, focusing on 
combating discriminatory abuses, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: to hold hearings 
to examine a review of the Small Business Innovation Research-Small 
Business Technology Transfer Program, 2:30 p.m., SR-301.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to receive a closed briefing on 
certain intelligence matters, 3 p.m., SH-219.


                                 House

  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations, hearing entitled ``Putting Kids First: Addressing 
COVID-19's Impacts on Children'', 10:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn and 
Webex.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Worldwide Threats to the Homeland: 20 Years After 9/11'', 9 a.m., 
Webex.
  Committee on Oversight and Reform, Select Subcommittee on the 
Coronavirus Crisis, hearing entitled ``Recognizing and Building on 
the Success of Pandemic Relief Programs'', 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn and 
Zoom.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Veteran Suicide Prevention: Innovative Research and Expanded 
Public Health Efforts'', 10 a.m., Zoom.
  Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled 
``Creating a Welcoming VA and Building Equity for Veterans through 
Legislation'', 2 p.m., Zoom.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: to hold hearings to examine the economic 
benefits of electrifying America's homes and buildings, 2:30 p.m., 
SH-216.