[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 183 (Tuesday, October 19, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1151-D1153]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





           COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2021

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on 
Economic Policy, to hold hearings to examine protecting companies 
and communities from private equity abuse, 2 p.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: business 
meeting to consider the nominations of Victoria Marie Baecher 
Wassmer, of the District of Columbia, to

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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.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: 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: 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: to hold hearings 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, 10 a.m., SD-G50.
  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: 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.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: 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 the Judiciary: 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.
  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.
  Committee on Rules and Administration: to hold an oversight 
hearing to examine Library of Congress modernization efforts, 3 
p.m., SR-301.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: 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

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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: to receive a closed briefing on 
certain intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.


                                 House

  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health, hearing 
entitled ``Enhancing Public Health: Legislation to Protect Children 
and Families'', 10:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn and Webex.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, 
Central Asia, and Nonproliferation, hearing entitled ``The Strategic 
Importance of the Pacific Islands'', 10 a.m., Webex.
  Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and 
Wildlife, hearing entitled ``Colorado River Drought Conditions and 
Response Measures--Day Two'', 11 a.m., Webex.
  Committee on Rules, Full Committee, hearing on a Resolution 
Recommending that the House of Representatives Find Stephen K. 
Bannon in Contempt of Congress for Refusal to Comply with a Subpoena 
Duly Issued by the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th 
Attack on the United States Capitol, 11 a.m., H-313 Capitol and 
Webex.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Subcommittee on Space 
and Aeronautics, hearing entitled ``Accelerating Deep Space Travel 
with Space Nuclear Propulsion'', 10 a.m., Zoom.
  Committee on Small Business, 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, 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.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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.
  Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Good for Business: Private Sector Perspectives on Climate 
Action'', 1:30 p.m., 210 Cannon and Zoom.


                             Joint Meetings

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: to hold hearings 
to examine media freedom in the Organization for Security and Co-
operation in Europe region, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.