[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 182 (Monday, October 18, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1139-D1143]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

              Week of October 19 through October 22, 2021

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senate will continue consideration of the nomination of 
Christine P. O'Hearn, to be United States District Judge for the 
District of New Jersey, and vote on the motion to invoke cloture 
thereon at 11:30 a.m. If cloture is invoked on the nomination, Senate 
will vote on confirmation thereon at 2:20 p.m.
  During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any cleared 
legislative and executive business.


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Armed Services: October 19, to hold hearings to 
examine the nominations of Nickolas Guertin, of Virginia, to be 
Director of Operational Test and Evaluation, Alexandra Baker, of New 
Jersey, to be a Deputy Under Secretary, John Patrick Coffey, of New 
York, to be General Counsel of the Department of the Navy, and 
Douglas R. Bush, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Army, all of the Department of Defense, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: October 19, to 
hold hearings to examine an international policy update, focusing on 
the Department of the Treasury's sanctions policy review and other 
issues, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  October 20, Subcommittee on Economic Policy, to hold hearings to 
examine protecting companies and communities from private equity 
abuse, 2 p.m., SD-106.
  October 21, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine how 
private equity landlords are changing the housing market, 10 a.m., 
SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: October 19, 
Subcommittee on Oceans, Fisheries, Climate Change, and 
Manufacturing, to hold an oversight hearing to examine the Coast 
Guard, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  October 20, Full Committee, business meeting to consider 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, Amitabha Bose, of New 
Jersey, to be Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration, 
and Meera Joshi, of Pennsylvania, to be Administrator of the Federal 
Motor Carrier Safety Administration, all of the Department of 
Transportation, Mary T. Boyle, of Maryland, to be a Commissioner of 
the Consumer Product Safety Commission, Rear Admiral Nancy A. Hann, 
of Maryland, to be Director, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration Corps and Director, Office of Marine and Aviation 
Operations, Department of Commerce, and routine lists in the Coast 
Guard; to be immediately followed by a hearing to examine the 
nominations of Max Vekich, of Washington, to be a Federal Maritime 
Commissioner, Christopher A. Coes, of Georgia, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of Transportation, and Laurie E. Locascio, of Maryland, to 
be Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology, 10 
a.m., SR-253.
  October 21, Subcommittee on Space and Science, to hold hearings to 
examine international collaboration and competition in space, 
focusing on oversight of NASA's role and programs, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: October 19, to hold 
hearings to examine the nominations of Willie L. Phillips, Jr., of 
the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, Brad John Crabtree, of North Dakota, to be an 
Assistant Secretary of Energy (Fossil Energy and Carbon Management), 
and Charles F. Sams III, of Oregon, to be Director of the National 
Park Service, Department of the Interior, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  October 19, Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining, to 
hold hearings to examine S. 180, to withdraw certain Bureau of Land 
Management land from mineral development, S. 528, to authorize the 
Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land to La Paz County, 
Arizona, S. 607, to discourage speculative oil and gas leasing and 
to promote enhanced multiple use management of public land and 
National Forest System land, S. 1214, to amend the Federal Land 
Policy and Management Act of 1976 to authorize the Secretary of the 
Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into cooperative 
agreements with States to provide for State administration of 
allotment management plans, S. 1411, to provide for the conveyance 
of certain Federal land to Lander County, Nevada, to designate 
certain wilderness areas in Lander County, Nevada, S. 1459, to 
provide for the protection of and investment in certain Federal land 
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California, S. 1493, to sustain economic development and 
recreational use of National Forest System land in the State of 
Montana, to add certain land to the National Wilderness Preservation 
System, to designate new areas for recreation, S. 1538, to amend the 
Smith River National Recreation Area Act to include certain 
additions to the Smith River National Recreation Area, to amend the 
Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain wild rivers in the 
State of Oregon, S. 1583, to reauthorize the Lake Tahoe Restoration 
Act, S. 1589, to designate certain land administered by the Bureau 
of Land Management and the Forest Service in the State of Oregon as 
wilderness and national recreation areas, to withdraw certain land 
located in Curry County and Josephine County, Oregon, from all forms 
of entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws, 
location, entry, and patent under the mining laws, and operation 
under the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws, S. 1631, to 
authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain National 
Forest System land in the State of Arizona to the Arizona Board of 
Regents, S. 2130, to modify the disposition of certain outer 
Continental Shelf revenues and to open Federal financial sharing to 
heighten opportunities for renewable energy, S. 2433, to require the 
Secretary of the Interior to develop and maintain a cadastre of 
Federal real property, and S. 2524, to amend the Alaska Native 
Claims Settlement Act to exclude certain payments to aged, blind, or 
disabled Alaska Natives or descendants of Alaska Natives from being 
used to determine eligibility for certain programs, 2:30 p.m., SD-
366.
  October 21, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine S. 1734, 
to direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of 
Agriculture to encourage and expand the use of prescribed fire on 
land managed by the Department of the Interior or the Forest 
Service, with an emphasis on units of the National Forest System in 
the western United States, S. 1964, to amend the Omnibus Parks and 
Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to provide for the establishment 
of a Ski Area Fee Retention Account, S. 2404, to improve Federal 
activities relating to wildfires, S. 2436, to amend the Healthy 
Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to establish emergency fireshed 
management areas, S. 2561, to amend the Forest and Rangeland 
Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 and the Federal Land Policy 
and Management Act of 1976 to provide that a land resource 
management plan or land use plan approved, amended, or revised under 
those Acts shall not be considered to be a continuing Federal agency 
action or constitute a discretionary Federal involvement or control 
for a distinct Federal purpose, S. 2564, to establish a pilot 
program under which the Chief of the Forest Service may use 
alternative dispute resolution in lieu of judicial review for 
certain projects, S. 2650, to provide mandatory funding for 
hazardous fuels reduction projects on certain Federal land, S. 2806, 
to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to select and implement 
landscape-scale forest restoration projects, to assist communities 
in increasing their resilience to wildfire, and S. 2836, to improve 
revegetation and carbon sequestration activities in the United 
States, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: October 20, to hold 
hearings to examine evaluating the Federal response to the 
persistence and impacts of PFAS chemicals on our environment, 10 
a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: October 19, to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Chris Magnus, of Arizona, to be Commissioner of U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security, 9:30 
a.m., SD-215.
  October 20, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine health 
insurance coverage in America, focusing on the current and future 
role of Federal programs, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: October 19, business meeting to 
consider H.R. 965, to establish a comprehensive United States 
Government initiative to build the capacity of young leaders and 
entrepreneurs in Africa, S. 1104, to measure the progress of post-
disaster recovery and efforts to address corruption, governance, 
rule of law, and media freedoms in Haiti, S. 2129, to promote 
freedom of information and counter censorship and surveillance in 
North Korea, S. 1657, to impose sanctions with respect to the 
People's Republic of China in relation to activities in the South 
China Sea and the East China Sea, S. Res. 345, expressing the sense 
of the Senate on the political situation in Belarus, S. Res. 380, 
reiterating United States support for the people of the Republic of 
South Sudan in their quest for lasting peace, stability, and 
democracy after 10 years of independence and calling for a review of 
United States policy toward South Sudan, and the nominations of 
David L. Cohen, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to Canada, Julieta 
Valls Noyes, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary (Population, 
Refugees, and Migration), Denise Campbell Bauer, of California, to 
be Ambassador to the French Republic, and to serve concurrently and 
without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Principality of 
Monaco, Barbara A. Leaf, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary 
(Near Eastern Affairs), Julianne Smith, of Michigan, to be United 
States Permanent Representative on the Council of the North Atlantic 
Treaty Organization, with the rank and status of Ambassador, C.S. 
Eliot Kang, of New Jersey, to be an Assistant Secretary 
(International Security and Non-Proliferation), Marcia Stephens 
Bloom Bernicat, of New Jersey, to be Director General of the Foreign 
Service, Adam Scheinman, of Virginia, to be Special Representative 
of the President for Nuclear Nonproliferation, with the rank of 
Ambassador, Bathsheba Nell Crocker, of the District of Columbia, to 
be Representative of the United States of America to the Office of 
the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva, 
with the rank of Ambassador, Michael Carpenter, of the District of 
Columbia, to be U.S. Representative to the Organization for Security 
and Cooperation in Europe, with the rank of Ambassador, Troy Damian 
Fitrell, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Guinea, 
Michael Raynor, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Senegal, and to serve concurrently and without additional 
compensation as Ambassador to the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, Marc 
Ostfield, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Paraguay, Claire D. Cronin, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to 
Ireland, Sharon L. Cromer,

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of New York, to be Ambassador to the Republic of The Gambia, Mark 
Gitenstein, of Washington, to be Representative of the United States 
of America to the European Union, with the rank and status of 
Ambassador, Kent Doyle Logsdon, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to 
the Republic of Moldova, Jack A. Markell, of Delaware, to be 
Representative of the United States of America to the Organization 
for Economic Cooperation and Development, with the rank of 
Ambassador, Cindy Hensley McCain, of Arizona, for the rank of 
Ambassador during her tenure of service as U.S. Representative to 
the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture, Jeffry Lane 
Flake, of Arizona, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Turkey, 
Virginia E. Palmer, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Ghana, Caryn R. McClelland, of California, to be Ambassador to 
Brunei Darussalam, Claire A. Pierangelo, of California, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of Madagascar, and to serve concurrently 
and without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Union of 
the Comoros, C.B. Sullenberger III, of Texas, for the rank of 
Ambassador during his tenure of service as Representative of the 
United States of America on the Council of the International Civil 
Aviation Organization, Cynthia Ann Telles, of California, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of Costa Rica, 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, Howard A. Van Vranken, of California, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of Botswana, David John Young, of 
Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Malawi, Thomas R. 
Nides, of Minnesota, to be Ambassador to the State of Israel, Laura 
S. H. Holgate, of Virginia, to be Representative of the United 
States of America to the International Atomic Energy Agency, with 
the rank of Ambassador, and to be Representative of the United 
States of America to the Vienna Office of the United Nations, with 
the rank of Ambassador, Steven C. Bondy, of New Jersey, to be 
Ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain, Jeffrey M. Hovenier, of 
Washington, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Kosovo, Victoria 
Reggie Kennedy, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Austria, and Michael J. Murphy, of New York, to be Ambassador to 
Bosnia and Herzegovina, all of the Department of State, Atul Atmaram 
Gawande, of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development, routine lists in 
the Foreign Service, and other pending calendar business, 2:15 p.m., 
SD-G50.
  October 20, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending 
calendar business; to be immediately followed by a hearing to 
examine the nominations of R. Nicholas Burns, of Massachusetts, to 
be Ambassador to the People's Republic of China, Rahm Emanuel, of 
Illinois, to be Ambassador to Japan, and Jonathan Eric Kaplan, of 
California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Singapore, all of 
the Department of State, and other pending nominations, 9:30 a.m., 
SD-G50.
  October 20, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Patricia Mahoney, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to 
the Central African Republic, Peter Hendrick Vrooman, of New York, 
to be Ambassador to the Republic of Mozambique, Peter D. Haas, of 
Virginia, to be Ambassador to the People's Republic of Bangladesh, 
Julie Chung, of California, to be Ambassador to the Democratic 
Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Brian Wesley Shukan, of Virginia, 
to be Ambassador to the Republic of Benin, Elizabeth Anne Noseworthy 
Fitzsimmons, of Delaware, to be Ambassador to the Togolese Republic, 
and David R. Gilmour, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador 
to the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, all of the Department of 
State, and other pending nominations, 2 p.m., VTC.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: October 
20, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Ernest W. 
DuBester, of Virginia, and Susan Tsui Grundmann, of Virginia, both 
to be Member, and Kurt Thomas Rumsfeld, of Maryland, to be General 
Counsel, all of the Federal Labor Relations Authority, 10:30 a.m., 
VTC.
  October 21, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine 
safeguarding inspector general independence and integrity, 10:15 
a.m., SD-342/VTC.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: October 20, to hold hearings to 
examine investing in economic sovereignty, focusing on leveraging 
Federal financing for new and sustained development in Native 
communities, 2:30 p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on Judiciary: October 19, Subcommittee on Intellectual 
Property, to hold hearings to examine pride in patent ownership, 
focusing on the value of knowing who owns a patent, 2:30 p.m., SD-
226.
  October 20, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Holly A. Thomas, of California, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, Mary Katherine Dimke, to be 
United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Washington, 
Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong, to be United States District Judge for 
the Central District of California, Charlotte N. Sweeney, to be 
United States District Judge for the District of Colorado, Jennifer 
L. Thurston, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern 
District of California, and Hernan D. Vera, of California, to be 
United States District Judge for the Central District of California, 
10 a.m., SD-226.
  October 20, Subcommittee on the Constitution, to hold hearings to 
examine restoring the Voting Rights Act, focusing on protecting the 
Native American and Alaska Native vote, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
  October 21, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 2428, 
to amend title 31, United States Code, to modify False Claims Act 
procedures, S. 2429, to amend chapter 38 of title 31, United States 
Code, relating to civil remedies, S. 998, to provide grants to 
States that do not suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew a driver's 
license of a person or refuse to renew a registration of a motor 
vehicle for failure to pay a civil or criminal fine or fee, and the 
nominations of Beth Robinson, of Vermont, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit, Jennifer Sung, of Oregon, to 
be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, Lucy Haeran 
Koh, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth 
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Judge for the Western District of Michigan, Shalina D. Kumar, to be 
United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 
Armando O. Bonilla, of the District of Columbia, and Carolyn N. 
Lerner, of Maryland, both to be a Judge of the United States Court 
of Federal Claims, and Jonathan Kanter, of Maryland, to be an 
Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice, 9 a.m., SD-106.
  October 21, Full Committee, to hold an oversight hearing to 
examine the Department of Homeland Security, 10 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Rules and Administration: October 20, to hold an 
oversight hearing to examine Library of Congress modernization 
efforts, 3 p.m., SR-301.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: October 20, business meeting to 
consider the nominations of Guy T. Kiyokawa, of Hawaii, to be an 
Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Enterprise Integration), 
and James D. Rodriguez, of Texas, to be Assistant Secretary of Labor 
for Veterans' Employment and Training; to be immediately followed by 
a hearing to examine S. 1342, to establish an interagency committee 
on the development of green alert systems that would be activated 
when a veteran goes missing, S. 1779, to amend title 38, United 
States Code, to eliminate copayments by the Department of Veterans 
Affairs for medicines relating to preventive health services, S. 
1937, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a 
pilot program to furnish doula services to veterans, S. 1944, to 
improve Vet Centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs, S. 2283, 
to improve the Veterans Crisis Line of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, S. 2386, to amend the VA MISSION Act of 2018, to expand the 
peer specialist support program of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs to all medical centers of the Department, S. 2526, to 
authorize the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs to enter into agreements for the planning, design, and 
construction of facilities to be operated as shared medical 
facilities, S. 2533, to improve mammography services furnished by 
the Department of Veterans Affairs, S. 2624, to authorize major 
medical facility projects for the Department of Veterans Affairs for 
fiscal year 2022, S. 2720, to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs to establish a national clinical pathway for prostate 
cancer, S. 2787, to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify 
the role of doctors of podiatric medicine in the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, S. 2852, to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into contracts 
and agreements for the payment of care in non-Department of Veterans 
Affairs medical foster homes for certain veterans who are unable to 
live independently, S. 2924, to amend title 38, United States Code, 
to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to transmit certain 
information to personnel of Vet Centers of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs regarding members of the Armed Forces transitioning 
from service in the Armed Forces to civilian life, an original bill 
entitled, ``Servicemembers and Veterans Empowerment and Support 
Act'', an original bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
establish new requirements for State homes for veterans that receive 
per diem from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, an original bill 
entitled, ``Veterans Dental Care Eligibility Expansion and 
Enhancement Act'', an original bill entitled, ``Veterans State 
Eligibility Standardization Act'', and an original bill to amend 
title 38, United States Code, to reorganize the Chaplain Service of 
the Department of Veterans Affairs, 3 p.m., SR-418.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: October 19, to receive a closed 
briefing on certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  October 20, Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing on 
certain intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Appropriations, October 21, Subcommittee on Military 
Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, hearing 
entitled ``Update on VA's Electronic Health Record Modernization 
Implementation'', 10 a.m., Webex.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, October 20, Subcommittee on 
Health, hearing entitled ``Enhancing Public Health: Legislation to 
Protect Children and Families'', 10:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn and Webex.
  October 21, Subcommittee on Energy, hearing entitled ``Offshore 
Wind, Onshore Benefits: Growing the Domestic Wind Energy Industry'', 
10:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn and Webex.
  Committee on Financial Services, October 21, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``A Strong Foundation: How Housing is the Key to 
Building Back a Better America'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn and Webex.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, October 20, Subcommittee on Asia, 
the Pacific, Central Asia, and Nonproliferation, hearing entitled 
``The Strategic Importance of the Pacific Islands'', 10 a.m., Webex.
  October 21, Subcommittee on International Development, 
International Organizations, and Global Corporate Social Impact; and 
Subcommittee on Europe, Energy, the Environment, and Cyber, joint 
hearing entitled ``Preparing for COP26: United States Strategy to 
Combat Climate Change through International Development'', 10 a.m., 
Webex.
  October 21, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 5497, the ``BURMA Act 
of 2021''; H. Res. 569, expressing continued solidarity with the 
Lebanese people after the devastating explosions at the Port of 
Beirut on August 4, 2020, and the continued efforts to form a 
secure, independent, and democratic Lebanon; H. Res. 445, condemning 
all violence and human rights abuses in Ethiopia, and calling on the 
Government of Ethiopia and the Government of the State of Eritrea to 
remove all Eritrean troops from Ethiopia, and for all belligerents 
in the conflict, including the Ethiopian National Defense Forces, 
the Tigray People's Liberation Front, and Amhara regional forces, 
and other armed groups to cease all hostilities, protect human 
rights, allow unfettered humanitarian access, and cooperate with 
independent investigations of credible atrocity allegations; 
legislation on calling for stability, the cessation of violence, 
condemning ISIS-affiliated terrorist activity in northern 
Mozambique, including the Cabo Delgado Province, and for other 
purposes, 1 p.m., 2172 Rayburn and Webex.

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  Committee on Homeland Security, October 21, Subcommittee on 
Oversight, Management, and Accountability; and Subcommittee on 
Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations, joint hearing 
entitled ``Operation Allies Welcome: Examining DHS's Efforts to 
Resettle Vulnerable Afghans'', 2 p.m., 310 Cannon and Webex.
  October 22, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Member Day'', 9 
a.m., 310 Cannon and Webex.
  Committee on the Judiciary, October 20, Subcommittee on the 
Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties, hearing entitled 
``Oversight of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990: The 
Current State of Integration of People with Disabilities'', 10 a.m., 
2141 Rayburn and Zoom.
  October 21, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Oversight of the 
United States Department of Justice'', 10 a.m., CVC-200 and Zoom.
  October 22, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Member Day 
Hearing'', 9 a.m., 2141 Rayburn and Zoom.
  Committee on Natural Resources, October 20, Subcommittee on Water, 
Oceans, and Wildlife, hearing entitled ``Colorado River Drought 
Conditions and Response Measures--Day Two'', 11 a.m., Webex.
  October 21, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
entitled ``Runit Dome and the U.S Nuclear Legacy in the Marshall 
Islands'', 10 a.m., Webex.
  Committee on Oversight and Reform, October 21, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``The Equal Rights Amendment: Achieving 
Constitutional Equality for All'', 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn and Zoom.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, October 20, 
Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, hearing entitled 
``Accelerating Deep Space Travel with Space Nuclear Propulsion'', 10 
a.m., Zoom.
  October 21, Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight; and 
Subcommittee on Energy, joint hearing entitled ``Judicious Spending 
to Enable Success at the Office of Nuclear Energy'', 10 a.m., Zoom.
  Committee on Small Business, October 20, Subcommittee on 
Oversight, Investigations, and Regulations, hearing entitled 
``Global Supply Chains and Small Business Trade Challenges'', 10 
a.m., 2360 Rayburn and Zoom.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, October 20, 
Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, hearing 
entitled ``Achieving Mission Balance: Positioning the Coast Guard 
for the Future'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn and Zoom.
  October 21, Subcommittee on Aviation, hearing entitled ``Three 
Years After Lion Air 610: FAA Implementation of the 2020 Aircraft 
Certification, Safety, and Accountability Act'', 10 a.m., 2167 
Rayburn and Zoom.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, October 20, Subcommittee on 
Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, hearing on H.R. 2568, 
the ``United States Cadet Nurse Corps Service Recognition Act of 
2021''; H.R. 2724, the ``VA Peer Support Enhancement for MST 
Survivors Act''; H.R. 2800, the ``WINGMAN Act''; H.R. 2827, the 
``Captain James C. Edge Gold Star Spouse Equity Act''; H.R. 3402, 
the ``Caring for Survivors Act of 2021''; H.R. 3793, the 
``Supporting Families of the Fallen Act''; H.R. 4191, the ``Gold 
Star Spouses Non-Monetary Benefits Act''; H.R. 4601, the 
``Commitment to Veteran Support and Outreach Act''; H.R. 4633, to 
amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the repayment by the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs of benefits misused by a fiduciary; 
H.R. 4772, the ``Mark O'Brien VA Clothing Allowance Improvement 
Act''; legislation to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to repay the estates of deceased 
beneficiaries for certain benefits paid by the Secretary and misused 
by fiduciaries of such beneficiaries; legislation to amend title 38, 
United States Code, to improve the manner in which the Board of 
Veterans' Appeals conducts hearings regarding claims involving 
military sexual trauma and to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs to improve the language and practices of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs with respect to such claims; legislation to amend 
title 38, United States Code, to extend increased dependency and 
indemnity compensation paid to surviving spouses of veterans who die 
from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, regardless of how long the 
veterans had such disease prior to death; and legislation to improve 
coordination between the Veterans Health Administration and the 
Veterans Benefits Administration with respect to claims for 
compensation arising from military sexual trauma, and for other 
purposes, 10 a.m., Zoom.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, October 21, Full 
Committee, hearing entitled ``Covert Action's Role in Foreign 
Policy'', 10 a.m., HVC-304. This hearing is closed.
  Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, October 20, Full 
Committee, hearing entitled ``Good for Business: Private Sector 
Perspectives on Climate Action'', 1:30 p.m., 210 Cannon and Zoom.
  Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress, October 21, 
Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Modernizing the Congressional 
Support Agencies to Meet the Needs of an Evolving Congress'', 9 
a.m., 2175 Rayburn and Zoom.