[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 20 (Tuesday, February 1, 2022)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D93-D95]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                            FEBRUARY 2, 2022

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Armed Services: with the Committee on Foreign 
Relations, to receive a closed joint briefing on U.S. policy on 
Afghanistan, 10 a.m., CVC-200.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: business 
meeting to consider the nominations of Jed David Kolko, of 
California, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs, 
Alvaro M. Bedoya, of Maryland, to be a Federal Trade Commissioner, 
Ann Claire Phillips, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the 
Maritime Administration, Steven Scott Cliff, of California, to be 
Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 
John Edward Putnam, of Colorado, to be General Counsel, and Victoria 
Marie Baecher Wassmer, of the District of Columbia, to be Chief 
Financial Officer, all of the Department of Transportation, Kathy K. 
Im, of Illinois, Thomas E. Rothman, of California, Elizabeth M. 
Sembler, of Florida, and Laura Gore Ross, of New York, each to be a 
Member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public 
Broadcasting, Max Vekich, of Washington, to be a Federal Maritime 
Commissioner, Mary T. Boyle, of Maryland, to be a Commissioner of 
the Consumer Product Safety Commission, Gigi B. Sohn, of the 
District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Federal Communications 
Commission, and routine lists in the Coast Guard, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: to hold hearings to 
examine legislative proposals to improve domestic recycling and 
composting programs, 10 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Finance: Subcommittee on Fiscal Responsibility and 
Economic Growth, to hold hearings to examine the Hospital Insurance 
Trust Fund and the future of Medicare financing, 2:30 p.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: with the Committee on Armed 
Services, to receive a closed joint briefing on U.S. policy on 
Afghanistan, 10 a.m., CVC-200.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: business 
meeting to consider S. 2801, to amend title 5, United States Code, 
to improve the effectiveness of major rules in accomplishing their 
regulatory objectives by promoting retrospective review, S. 3092, to 
amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act to improve the provision of certain disaster 
assistance, S. 3502, to establish an Office of Civil Rights, Equity, 
and Community Inclusion at the Federal Emergency Management Agency, 
S. 3499, to amend the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act 
of 2006 to repeal certain obsolete requirements, S. 3487, to amend 
title 5, United States Code, to increase death gratuities and 
funeral allowances for Federal employees, S. 407, to provide redress 
to the employees of Air America, S. 3423, to implement merit-based 
reforms to the civil service hiring system that replace degree-based 
hiring with skills-and competency-based hiring, S. 3510, to require 
the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to issue 
guidance with respect to natural disaster resilience, S. 3470, to 
provide for the implementation of certain trafficking in contracting 
provisions, S. 521, to require the United States Postal Service to 
continue selling the Multinational Species Conservation Funds 
Semipostal Stamp until all remaining stamps are sold, S. 3512, to 
establish an advisory group to encourage and foster collaborative 
efforts among individuals and entities engaged in disaster recovery 
relating to debris removal, S. 2135, to amend title 31, United 
States Code, to require the Chief Operating Officer of each agency 
to compile a list of unnecessary programs, S. 2483, to require the 
Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to 
establish cybersecurity guidance for small organizations, H.R. 960, 
to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 3493 Burnet Avenue in Cincinnati, Ohio, as the ``John H. 
Leahr and Herbert M. Heilbrun Post Office'', and the nominations of 
Margaret A. Burnham, of Massachusetts, Gabrielle M. Dudley, of 
Georgia, Henry Klibanoff, of Georgia, and Brenda E. Stevenson, of 
California, all to be a Member of the Civil Rights Cold Case Records 
Review Board, Ed Gonzalez, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Homeland Security, Cathy Ann Harris, of Maryland, to be a Member of 
the Merit Systems Protection Board, and to be Chairman of the Merit 
Systems Protection Board, Tovah R. Calderon, to be an Associate 
Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, Susan Tsui 
Grundmann, of Virginia, and Ernest W. DuBester, of Virginia, both to 
be a Member, and Kurt Thomas Rumsfeld, of Maryland, to be General 
Counsel, all of the Federal Labor Relations Authority, and Adrienne 
Jennings Noti, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the 
District of Columbia, 11 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: to hold an oversight hearing to 
examine the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act's 
promise after 30 years, 2:30 p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on Judiciary: Subcommittee on Competition Policy, 
Antitrust, and Consumer Rights, to hold hearings to examine breaking 
the news, focusing on journalism, competition, and the effects of 
market power on a free press, 3 p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: business meeting to consider an 
original bill entitled ``Health Care for Burn Pit Veterans Act'', 3 
p.m., SD-G50.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to receive a closed briefing on 
certain intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Conservation and 
Forestry, hearing entitled ``A 2022 Review of Farm Bill Conservation 
Programs'', 10 a.m., Zoom.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Consumer 
Protection and Commerce, hearing entitled ``Pandemic Profiteers: 
Legislation to Stop Corporate Price Gouging'', 10:30 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn and Webex.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Housing, 
Community Development, and Insurance, hearing entitled ``Housing 
America: Addressing Challenges in Serving People Experiencing 
Homelessness'', 10 a.m., Webex.

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  Committee on Homeland Security, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``The Dynamic Terrorism Landscape and What it Means +for America'', 
10 a.m., Webex.
  Committee on The Judiciary, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Respecting Artists with the American Music Fairness Act'', 10 
a.m., Zoom.
  Committee on Oversight and Reform, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 
6497, the ``Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 
2022''; H.R. 6419, the ``Fair Chance Improvement Act''; H.R. 6361, 
the ``District of Columbia National Guard Commanding General 
Residency Act''; H.R. 5962, the ``Supply Chain Security Training 
Act''; legislation on the GAO Mandates Revision Act; H.R. 2142, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 170 Manhattan Avenue in Buffalo, New York, as the ``Indiana Hunt-
Martin Post Office Building''; H.R. 203, to designate the facility 
of the United States Postal Service located at 4020 Broadway Street 
in Houston, Texas, as the ``Benny C. Martinez Post Office 
Building''; H.R. 224, to designate the facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 5302 Galveston Road in Houston, Texas, as 
the ``Vanessa Guillen Post Office Building''; H.R. 5794, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 850 Walnut Street in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, as the ``First 
Sergeant Leonard A. Funk, Jr. Post Office Building''; H.R. 5949, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 615 North Bush Street, in Santa Ana, California, as the ``Judge 
James Perez Post Office''; H.R. 5951, to designate the facility of 
the United States Postal Service located at 202 2nd Avenue, in 
Oklee, Minnesota, as the ``Coya Knutson Post Office''; H.R. 5952, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 123 East Main Street, in Vergas, Minnesota, as the ``Jon Glawe 
Post Office''; H.R. 6040, to designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 11 Robert Smalls Parkway Suite C, 
in Beaufort, South Carolina, as the ``Robert Smalls Post Office''; 
H.R. 6080, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 5420 Kavanaugh Boulevard in Little Rock, 
Arkansas, as the ``Ronald A. Robinson Post Office''; and H.R. 6386, 
to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 450 West Schaumburg Road in Schaumburg, Illinois, as the 
``Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan Memorial Post Office Building'', 
10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn and Zoom.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Highways and Transit, hearing entitled ``The Road Ahead for 
Automated Vehicles'', 11 a.m., 2167 Rayburn and Zoom.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Economic 
Opportunity, hearing entitled ``Securing High-Demand Jobs for 
Veterans'', 10 a.m., Zoom.
  Full Committee, markup on H.R. 5575, the ``VA Nurse and Physician 
Assistant RAISE Act''; and H.R. 6411, the ``STRONG Veterans Act of 
2022'', 2 p.m., Zoom.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``America's Mental Health Crisis'', 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth and 
Webex.
  Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Manufacturing a Clean Energy Future: Climate Solutions 
Made in America'', 1:30 p.m., Zoom.


                             Joint Meetings

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: to hold hearings 
to examine Russia's assault on Ukraine and the international order, 
focusing on the western response, 2:30 p.m., SD-562.


* These figures include all measures reported, even if there was 
no accompanying report. A total of 8 written reports have been 
filed in the Senate, 14 reports have been filed in the House.

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