[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 40 (Monday, March 7, 2022)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D229-D230]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY,

                             MARCH 8, 2022

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine United 
States Strategic Command and United States Space Command in review 
of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2023 and the 
Future Years Defense Program; to be immediately followed by a closed 
session in SVC-217, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.
  Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, to receive a closed briefing on 
Department of Defense cyber operations, 2:30 p.m., SVC-217.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to hold hearings 
to examine mandatory arbitration in financial service products, 10 
a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: business meeting to 
consider the nominations of Shalanda H. Baker, of Texas, to be 
Director of the Office of Minority Economic Impact, Asmeret Asefaw 
Berhe, of California, to be Director of the Office of Science, 
Joseph F. DeCarolis, of North Carolina, to be Administrator of the 
Energy Information Administration, and Maria Duaime Robinson, of 
Massachusetts, to be an Assistant Secretary (Office of Electricity), 
all of the Department of Energy, and Sara C. Bronin, of Connecticut, 
to be Chairman of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 10 
a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: business meeting to consider the 
nominations of C.S. Eliot Kang, of New Jersey, to be an Assistant 
Secretary (International Security and Non-Proliferation), Sarah H. 
Cleveland, of New York, to be Legal Adviser, George J. Tsunis, of 
New York, to be Ambassador to Greece, James C. O'Brien, of Nebraska, 
to be Head of the Office of Sanctions Coordination, with the rank of 
Ambassador, Beth Van Schaack, of California, to be Ambassador at 
Large for Global Criminal Justice, Randi Charno Levine, of New York, 
to be Ambassador to the Portuguese Republic, Laura Farnsworth Dogu, 
of Texas, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Honduras, N. Nickolas 
Perry, of New York, to be Ambassador to Jamaica, Deborah E. 
Lipstadt, of Georgia, to be Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat 
Anti-Semitism, with the rank of Ambassador, Barbara A. Leaf, of 
Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary (Near Eastern Affairs), and 
Mallory A. Stewart, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant 
Secretary (Verification and Compliance), all of the Department of 
State, Adriana Debora Kugler, of Maryland, to be United States 
Executive Director of the International Bank for Reconstruction and 
Development, Erin Elizabeth McKee, of California, to be an Assistant 
Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
Development, routine lists in the Foreign Service, and other pending 
calendar business; to be immediately followed by a hearing to 
examine Russia's invasion of Ukraine, focusing on assessing the U.S. 
and international response, 2:30 p.m., SD-106.
  Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine combating 
the rise in hate crimes, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: to hold a joint hearing with the 
House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine the legislative 
presentation of multiple veterans service organizations, 10 a.m., 
HVC-210/VTC.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: closed business meeting to 
consider pending intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., S-216, Capitol.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, 
Energy, and Credit, hearing entitled ``A 2022 Review of the Farm 
Bill: Rural Development'', 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth and Zoom.
  Committee on Armed Services, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``National Security Challenges and U.S. Military Activity in North 
and South America'', 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn and Webex.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy, hearing 
entitled ``Charging Forward: Securing American Manufacturing and Our 
EV Future'', 10:15 a.m., 2123 Rayburn and Webex.
  Committee on Financial Services, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``The Inflation Equation: Corporate Profiteering, Supply Chain 
Bottlenecks, and COVID-19'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn and Webex.

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  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on International 
Development, International Organizations and Global Corporate Social 
Impact, hearing entitled ``Shifting the Power: USAID's Efforts to 
Support Locally-Led Development'', 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn and Webex.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and 
Homeland Security, hearing entitled ``Reimagining Public Safety in 
the COVID-19 Era'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn and Zoom.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Examining the History of Federal Lands and the Development of 
Tribal Co-Management'', 10 a.m., Webex.
  Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife, hearing entitled 
``Klamath River Basin Conditions and Opportunities'', 2 p.m., Webex.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Federal Climate Adaptation and Resilience for the 
21st Century'', 10 a.m., Zoom.
  Committee on Small Business, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Overview of the Small Business Innovation Research and Small 
Business Technology Transfer Programs'', 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn and 
Zoom.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, hearing entitled 
``Stakeholder Views on Surface Transportation Board 
Reauthorization'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn and Zoom.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Worldwide Threats'', 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn and 
HVC-304. A portion of this hearing will be closed.


                             Joint Meetings

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