[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 40 (Monday, March 7, 2022)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D230-D231]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                 Week of March 8 through March 11, 2022

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senate expects to continue 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 Armed Services: March 8, 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.
  March 8, Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, to receive a closed 
briefing on Department of Defense cyber operations, 2:30 p.m., SVC-
217.
  March 10, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine the 
posture of United States Indo-Pacific Command and United States 
Forces Korea; to be followed by an open session at 9:30 a.m. in SD-
G50, 8 a.m., SVC-217.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: March 8, to hold 
hearings to examine mandatory arbitration in financial service 
products, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: March 8, 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.
  March 10, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the use of 
energy as a tool and a weapon, and ensuring energy security for the 
United States and its allies, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: March 8, 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.
  March 10, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine U.S. 
security cooperation and assistance, 9:30 a.m., SD-106/VTC.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: March 10, 
to hold hearings to examine the nominations

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of Krista Anne Boyd, of Florida, to be Inspector General, Office of 
Personnel Management, and Dana Katherine Bilyeu, of Nevada, Leona M. 
Bridges, of California, Michael F. Gerber, of Pennsylvania, Stacie 
Olivares, of California, and Javier E. Saade, of the District of 
Columbia, each to be a Member of the Federal Retirement Thrift 
Investment Board, 10:15 a.m., SD-342/VTC.
  Committee on the Judiciary: March 8, to hold hearings to examine 
combating the rise in hate crimes, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  March 10, Full Committee, business meeting to consider the 
nominations of Kenly Kiya Kato, Sunshine Suzanne Sykes, and Sherilyn 
Peace Garnett, each to be a 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, Nina 
Morrison, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern 
District of New York, Trina L. Thompson, to be United States 
District Judge for the Northern District of California, and Paul 
Monteiro, of Maryland, to be Director, Community Relations Service, 
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, all of the Department of Justice, 9 a.m., 
SR-325.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: March 8, 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: March 8, closed business meeting 
to consider pending intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., S-216, Capitol.
  March 10, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine worldwide 
threats, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  March 10, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine 
worldwide threats, 12 noon, SH-219.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Appropriations, March 9, Subcommittee on Defense, 
hearing entitled ``United States European Command'', 10 a.m., HVC-
301. This hearing is closed.
  Committee on Armed Services, March 9, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``National Security Challenges and U.S. Military Activities 
in the Indo-Pacific Region'', 9 a.m., 2118 Rayburn and Webex.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, March 9, Subcommittee on 
Consumer Protection, hearing entitled ``Changing Times: Revisiting 
Spring Forward, Fall Back'', 9:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn and Webex.
  Committee on Small Business, March 9, Subcommittee on Innovation, 
Entrepreneurship, and Workforce Development, hearing entitled 
``Skill, Upskill, and Reskill: Analyzing New Investments in 
Workforce Development'', 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn and Zoom.
  Select Committee Climate Crisis, March 9, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Confronting Climate Impacts: Federal Strategies for 
Equitable Adaptation and Resilience'', 9:30 a.m., 210 Cannon and 
Zoom.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Hearing: March 8, 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.