[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 36 (Monday, February 28, 2022)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D201-D203]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                 Week of March 1 through March 4, 2022

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senate will continue consideration of the motion to 
proceed to consideration of H.R. 3076, Postal Service Reform Act, post-
cloture.
  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 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: March 2, to 
hold hearings to examine the nominations of Christy Goldsmith 
Romero, of Virginia, Kristin N. Johnson, of Michigan, Summer 
Kristine Mersinger, of South Dakota, and Caroline D. Pham, of New 
York, all to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading 
Commission, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Armed Services: March 1, to hold hearings to examine 
global security challenges and strategy, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: March 3, to hold 
hearings to examine the Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the 
Congress, 10 a.m., SD-538/VTC.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: March 3, 
business meeting to consider the nominations of Arun Venkataraman, 
of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary and Director 
General of the United States and Foreign Commercial Service, Laurie 
E. Locascio, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary for Standards and 
Technology, and Grant T. Harris, of California, to be an Assistant 
Secretary, all of the Department of Commerce, Gigi B. Sohn, of the 
District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Federal Communications 
Commission, Alvaro M. Bedoya, of Maryland, to be a Federal Trade 
Commissioner, Mary T. Boyle, of Maryland, to be a Commissioner of 
the Consumer Product Safety Commission, and Mohsin Raza Syed, of 
Virginia, Christopher A. Coes, of Georgia, and Carol Annette 
Petsonk, of the District of Columbia, each to be an Assistant 
Secretary of Transportation, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: March 1, to hold 
hearings to examine S. 3699, to provide guidance for and investment 
in the research and development activities of the Department of 
Energy Office of Science, S. 3428, to require the Secretary of 
Energy to establish a program to provide Federal financial 
assistance to support advanced nuclear reactors and associated 
supply chain infrastructure, S. 2733, to terminate the United States 
Enrichment Corporation Fund and transfer remaining amounts to the 
Treasury, S. 2896, to amend the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 to 
clarify whistleblower rights and protections, S. 2232, to direct the 
Secretary of Energy to fund projects to restore and modernize 
National Laboratories, S. 2302, to amend the Department of Energy 
Organization Act to assign certain functions to the Assistant 
Secretaries of Energy relating to energy emergencies and energy 
security, and H.R. 3119, to amend the Department of Energy 
Organization Act with respect to functions assigned to Assistant 
Secretaries, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  March 3, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine recent 
actions of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission relating to 
permitting construction and operation of interstate natural gas 
pipelines and other natural gas infrastructure projects, 10 a.m., 
SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: March 2, to hold an 
oversight hearing to examine implementation of the Infrastructure 
Investment and Jobs Act by the Department of Transportation, 10 
a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Finance: March 1, business meeting to consider the 
nominations of Robert Michael Gordon, of the District of Columbia, 
to be an Assistant Secretary, January Contreras, of Arizona, to be 
Assistant Secretary for Family Support, and Rebecca E. Jones Gaston, 
of Oregon, to be Commissioner on Children, Youth, and Families, all 
of the Department of Health and Human Services, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: March 1, to receive a closed 
briefing on United States hostage policy, 10 a.m., SVC-217.
  March 2, Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and 
Counterterrorism, to hold hearings to examine United States policy 
towards India, 2:30 p.m., SD-G50/VTC.
  March 3, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Alina L. Romanowski, of Illinois, to be Ambassador to 
the Republic of Iraq, Douglas T. Hickey, of Idaho, to be Ambassador 
to the Republic of Finland, and Steven H. Fagin, of New Jersey, to 
be Ambassador to the Republic of Yemen, all of the Department of 
State, and Erin Elizabeth McKee, of California, to be an Assistant 
Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
Development, 10:30 a.m., SD-106/VTC.

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  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: March 2, 
Subcommittee on Government Operations and Border Management, to hold 
hearings to examine chief human capital officers at 20, focusing on 
what is needed to empower CHCOs to ensure human resources practices 
support agencies' mission success, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  March 3, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the Senate 
confirmation process and Federal vacancies, 10:15 a.m., SD-342/VTC.
  Committee on the Judiciary: March 1, to hold hearings to examine 
Federal support for preventing and responding to carjackings, 10 
a.m., SD-226.
  March 2, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine pending 
nominations, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  March 3, Full Committee, business meeting to consider the 
nominations of Kenly Kiya Kato, to be United States District Judge 
for the Central District of California, Jennifer Louise Rochon, to 
be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New 
York, Sunshine Suzanne Sykes, to be United States District Judge for 
the Central District of California, and Trina A. Higgins, to be 
United States Attorney for the District of Utah, and Jane E. Young, 
to be United States Attorney for the District of New Hampshire, both 
of the Department of Justice, 9 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: March 1, to hold a joint hearing 
with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine the 
legislative presentation of the Disabled American Veterans, 10 a.m., 
HVC-210/VTC.
  March 2, Full Committee, to hold a joint hearing with the House 
Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine the legislative 
presentation of multiple veterans service organizations, 2 p.m., 
HVC-210/VTC.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: March 2, to receive a closed 
briefing on certain intelligence matters, 3:30 p.m., SVC-217.
  United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control: 
March 2, to hold hearings to examine the $150 billion drug market, 
focusing on the economics of cartels, 2 p.m., SD-215.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Armed Services, March 2, Subcommittee on Military 
Personnel, hearing entitled ``Assessing the Effectiveness of Suicide 
Prevention Programs'', 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn and Webex.
  March 3, Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces; and 
Subcommittee on Readiness, joint hearing entitled ``State of the 
Surface Navy'', 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn and Webex.
  Committee on Education and Labor, March 2, Subcommittee on Higher 
Education and Workforce Investment, hearing entitled ``Investing in 
Economic Mobility: The Important Role of Hispanic Serving 
Institutions and Other Minority Serving Institutions'', 10:15 a.m., 
Zoom.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce,  March 2, Subcommittee on 
Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled ``Lessons from the 
Frontline: COVID-19's Impact on American Health Care'', 10:30 a.m., 
2123 Rayburn and Webex.
  Committee on Financial Services,  March 2, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Monetary Policy and the State of the Economy'', 10 a.m., 
2128 Rayburn and Webex.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs,  March 2, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``The 2001 AUMF and War Powers: The Path Forward'', 10 
a.m., 2172 Rayburn and Webex.
  Committee on Homeland Security,  March 2, Full Committee, markup 
on H.R. 1540, the ``Reporting Efficiently to Proper Officials in 
Response to Terrorism Act of 2021''; H.R. 6387, the ``School and 
Daycare Protection Act''; H.R. 6824, the ``President's Cup 
Cybersecurity Competition Act''; H.R. 6825, the ``Nonprofit Security 
Grant Program Improvement Act of 2022''; H.R. 6826, the ``Customs 
Trade Partnership Against Terrorism Pilot Program Act''; H.R. 6827, 
the ``Securing the Check-point Property Screening System (S-CPSS) 
Act of 2022''; legislation on Securing Air Travel Act; legislation 
on Bombing Prevention Act of 2022; legislation on Cybersecurity 
Grants for Schools Act of 2022; legislation on DHS Acquisition 
Reform Act; legislation on Reducing Costs of DHS Acquisitions Act; 
and legislation on No TikTok on Department of Homeland Security 
Devices Act, 10 a.m., 310 Cannon and Webex.
  March 2, Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and 
Operations, hearing entitled ``Examining the Court-Ordered 
Reimplementation of the Remain in Mexico Policy'', 2 p.m., Webex.
  Committee on House Administration, March 2, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Oversight of Section 220 of the Congressional 
Accountability Act: Implementing the Rights of Congressional Staff 
to Collectively Bargain'', 2 p.m., Webex.
  Committee on Oversight and Reform, March 2, Select Subcommittee on 
the Coronavirus Crisis, hearing entitled ``COVID Child Care 
Challenges: Supporting Families and Caregivers'', 2 p.m., 2154 
Rayburn and Zoom.
  March 3, Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, hearing 
entitled ``The Neglected Epidemic of Missing BIPOC Women and 
Girls'', 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn and Zoom.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, March 2, Subcommittee 
on Environment, hearing entitled ``From Gray to Green: Advancing the 
Science of Nature-Based Infrastructure'', 12 p.m., Zoom.
  Committee on Small Business, March 2, Subcommittee on Contracting 
and Infrastructure, hearing entitled ``The 8(a) Program: Overview 
and Next Steps to Promote Small Business Success'', 11 a.m., 2360 
Rayburn and Zoom.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, March 2, Full 
Committee, markup on legislation on the Coast Guard Authorization 
Act of 2022; and H. Con. Res. 74, authorizing the use of the Capitol 
Grounds for the National Peace Officers Memorial Service and the 
National Honor Guard and Pipe Band Exhibition, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn 
and Zoom.
  Committee on Ways and Means, March 2, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Substance Use, Suicide Risk, and the American Health 
System'', 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth and Webex.

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                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Hearing: March 1, Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, to 
hold a joint hearing with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs 
to examine the legislative presentation of the Disabled American 
Veterans, 10 a.m., HVC-210/VTC.
  March 2, Full Committee, to hold a joint hearing with the House 
Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine the legislative 
presentation of multiple veterans service organizations, 2 p.m., 
HVC-210/VTC.