[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 188 (Tuesday, October 26, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1190-D1191]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                            OCTOBER 27, 2021

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: to hold 
hearings to examine the nominations of Rostin Behnam, of Maryland, 
to be Chairman, and to be a Commissioner, of the Commodity Futures 
Trading Commission, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: to hold hearings to 
examine the nominations of Henry Christopher Frey, of North 
Carolina, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency, and Jennifer Clyburn Reed, of South Carolina, to 
be Federal Cochairperson of the Southeast Crescent Regional 
Commission, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine the 
Department of State and Department of State authorizations, 10 a.m., 
SD-G50.
  Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation, to hold 
hearings to examine Black Sea security, focusing on reviving U.S. 
policy toward the region, 2:30 p.m., SD-G50.

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  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: 
Subcommittee on Government Operations and Border Management, to hold 
hearings to examine strategies for improving critical energy 
infrastructure, 2:30 p.m., VTC.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: business meeting to consider H.R. 
1688, to amend the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence 
Prevention Act; to be immediately followed by an oversight hearing 
to examine voting matters in Native communities, 2:30 p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: to hold an oversight hearing to 
examine the Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: to hold hearings 
to examine women entrepreneurs, 2:30 p.m., SR-301.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: to hold hearings to examine 
improving Veterans' employment, education, and home loan 
opportunities, focusing on success after service, 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 Appropriations, Subcommittee on State, Foreign 
Operations, and Related Programs, hearing entitled ``United States 
Global COVID-19 Response: Actions Taken and Future Needs'', 10 a.m., 
Webex.
  Committee on Education and Labor, Subcommittee on Higher Education 
and Workforce Investment, hearing entitled ``Examining the Policies 
and Priorities of the Office of Federal Student Aid'', 10:15 a.m., 
Zoom.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Environment and 
Climate Change, hearing entitled ``TSCA and Public Health: 
Fulfilling the Promise of the Lautenberg Act'', 10:30 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn and Webex.
  Committee on Financial Services, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Bringing Consumer Protection Back: A Semi-Annual Review of the 
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn and 
Webex.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Africa, Global 
Health, and Global Human Rights, hearing entitled ``Combating Global 
Human Trafficking'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn and Webex.
  Full Committee, hearing entitled ``The Administration's FY22 
Budget Request for the Peace Corps, Development Finance Corporation, 
and Millennium Challenge Corporation'', 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn and 
Webex.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Ensuring Equity in Disaster Preparedness, Response, and 
Recovery'', 10 a.m., 310 Cannon and Webex.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 2377, 
the ``Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2021''; H.R. 
4777, the ``Nondebtor Release Prohibition Act of 2021''; H.R. 963, 
the ``FAIR Act''; H.R. 5677, to make technical amendments to titles 
2, 50, and 52, United States Code; H.R. 5679, to make technical 
amendments to titles 7, 20, and 43, United States Code; H.R. 5695, 
to make technical amendments to title 25, United States Code; and 
H.R. 5705, to make technical amendments to title 34, United States 
Code, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn and Zoom.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on National Parks, 
Forests, and Public Lands, hearing entitled ``Wildland Firefighting 
Workforce Reforms'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth and Webex.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, hearing entitled 
``The Federal Coal Program: A Bad Deal for Taxpayers and a Threat to 
Climate'', 1 p.m., Webex.
  Committee on Oversight and Reform, Select Subcommittee on the 
Coronavirus Crisis, hearing entitled ``How the Meatpacking Industry 
Failed the Workers Who Feed America'', 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn and 
Zoom.
  Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax, 
and Capital Access, hearing entitled ``A Review of the SBIC 
Program'', 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn and Zoom.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Full Committee, 
markup on H.R. 4042, the ``Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2021''; 
H.R. 5706, the ``Stop Sexual Assault and Harassment in 
Transportation Act''; H.R. 1066, the ``Wildfire Recovery Act''; H.R. 
5641, the ``SPEED Recovery Act''; H.R. 5689, the ``Resilient AMERICA 
Act''; H.R. 5673, the ``Safeguarding Tomorrow through Ongoing Risk 
Mitigation Technical Corrections Act''; H.R. 5343, the ``FEMA 
Caseworker Accountability Act''; H.R. 5547, the ``CEDS Act''; H.R. 
4771, to designate the Federal Building and United States Courthouse 
located at 111 North Adams Street in Tallahassee, Florida, as the 
``Joseph Woodrow Hatchett United States Courthouse and Federal 
Building''; H.R. 246, to designate the Federal building and United 
States courthouse located at 180 West Main Street in Abingdon, 
Virginia, as the ``H. Emory Widener, Jr., Federal Building and 
United States Courthouse''; and General Services Administration's 
Capital Investment and Leasing Program Resolutions, 10 a.m., 2167 
Rayburn and Zoom.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Health, hearing 
entitled ``Lessons Learned? Building a Culture of Patient Safety 
Within the Veterans Health Administration'', 10 a.m., Zoom.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility in 
the Intelligence Community: An Enduring Mission Imperative'', 9:30 
a.m., HVC-210.
  Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Strengthening the Lawmaking Process: How Data Can 
Inform and Improve Policy'', 1 p.m., 2118 Rayburn and Zoom.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: to hold hearings to examine a stronger 
labor market for robust growth, 3 p.m., 210-CHOB.