[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 212 (Wednesday, December 8, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1356-D1357]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                            DECEMBER 9, 2021

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: business 
meeting to consider the nominations of Chavonda J. Jacobs-Young, of 
Georgia, to be Under Secretary for Research, Education, and 
Economics, and Margo Schlanger, of Michigan, to be an Assistant 
Secretary, both of the Department of Agriculture, Time to be 
announced, S-216, Capitol.

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  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee 
on Communications, Media, and Broadband, to hold hearings to examine 
disrupting dangerous algorithms, focusing on addressing the harms of 
persuasive technology, 10:45 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold 
hearings to examine Federal efforts to address PFAS contamination, 
10:15 a.m., SD-342/VTC.
  Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider S. 2614, 
to provide for the modernization of electronic case management 
systems, and the nominations of Bridget Meehan Brennan, Charles 
Esque Fleming, and David Augustin Ruiz, each to be a United States 
District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio, John H. Chun, to 
be United States District Judge for the Western District of 
Washington, and Dawn N. Ison, to be United States Attorney for the 
Eastern District of Michigan, Department of Justice, 9 a.m., SD-106.


                                 House

  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Consumer 
Protection and Commerce, hearing entitled ``Holding Big Tech 
Accountable: Legislation to Build a Safer Internet'', 11:30 a.m., 
2123 Rayburn and Webex.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Diversity and 
Inclusion, hearing entitled ``A Review of Diversity and Inclusion 
Performance in America's Large Investment Firms'', 11 a.m., 2128 
Rayburn and Webex.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Middle East, 
North Africa, and Global Counterterrorism, hearing entitled ``What's 
Next for Libya? The Path to Peace'', 10 a.m., Webex.
  Full Committee, markup on H. Con. Res. 59, condemning the October 
25, 2021, military coup in Sudan and standing with the people of 
Sudan; H.R. 6140, the ``Sudan Democracy Act''; H.R. 5665, the 
``Combating International Islamophobia Act''; H.R. 6089, the ``Stop 
Iranian Drones Act''; and H.R. 3988, the ``Mental Health in 
International Development and Humanitarian Settings Act'', H. Res. 
376, condemning Turkey for its occupation of Cyprus and encouraging 
President Biden to make the resolution of the Cyprus problem a top 
foreign policy priority; H. Res. 831, calling on the United States 
Government to uphold the founding democratic principles of the North 
Atlantic Treaty Organization and establish a Center for Democratic 
Resilience within the headquarters of the North Atlantic Treaty 
Organization, 1 p.m., 2172 Rayburn and Webex.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, hearing entitled 
``Leveraging IIJA: Plans for Expanding Intercity Passenger Rail'', 
10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn and Zoom.
  Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Cleaner, Cheaper Energy: Climate Investments to Help 
Families and Businesses'', 1:30 p.m., 210 Cannon and Zoom.