[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 50 (Monday, March 21, 2022)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D291-D293]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                Week of March 22 through March 25, 2022

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senate will continue consideration of the motion to 
proceed to consideration of H.R. 4521, America COMPETES 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 22, to 
hold hearings to examine rural quality of life, focusing on 
opportunities and challenges for the rural care economy, 10 a.m., 
SD-562/VTC.
  Committee on Armed Services: March 22, to hold hearings to examine 
the nominations of William A. LaPlante, Jr., of Massachusetts, to be 
Under Secretary for Acquisition and Sustainment, and Erik Kristopher 
Raven, of the District of Columbia, to be Under Secretary of the 
Navy, both of the Department of Defense, Musetta Tia Johnson, of 
Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for 
the Armed Forces, and Marvin L. Adams, of Texas, to be Deputy 
Administrator for Defense Programs, National Nuclear Security 
Administration, Department of Energy, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  March 23, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, to 
hold hearings to examine strategic competition and security 
cooperation in the Western Hemisphere, 2:30 p.m., SR-222.
  March 24, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the posture 
of United States Northern Command and United States Southern 
Command; to be immediately followed by a closed session in SVC-217, 
9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: March 22, to 
hold hearings to examine building a resilient economy, focusing on 
shoring up supply, 10:15 a.m., SD-538.
  March 24, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine 
strengthening oversight and equity in the appraisal process, 10 
a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: March 22, 
business meeting to consider S. 1541, to amend the Communications 
Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission to 
ensure just and reasonable charges for telephone and advanced 
communications services in correctional and detention facilities, S. 
3014, to establish the Next Generation Telecommunications Council, 
S. 3262, to improve the efficient movement of freight at ports in 
the United States, S. 3278, to protect children and other consumers 
against hazards associated with the accidental ingestion of button 
cell or coin batteries by requiring the Consumer Product Safety 
Commission to promulgate a consumer product safety standard to 
require child-resistant closures on consumer products that use such 
batteries, S. 3296, to require the TSA to develop a plan to ensure 
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airports can be better understood by more people accessing such 
airports, S. 3405, to require the Federal Communications Commission 
to issue a rule providing that certain low power television stations 
may be accorded primary status as Class A television licensees, S. 
3434, to commission a study relating to the manufacturing programs 
of the Department of Commerce, S. 3580, to amend title 46, United 
States Code, with respect to prohibited acts by ocean common 
carriers or marine terminal operators, S. 3662, to temporarily 
increase the cost share authority for aqueous film forming foam 
input-based testing equipment, S. 3664, to assist in the 
conservation of the North Atlantic right whale by supporting and 
providing financial resources for North Atlantic right whale 
conservation programs and projects of persons with expertise 
required for the conservation of North Atlantic right whales, S. 
3785, to amend title 49, United States Code, to eliminate the 
restriction on veterans concurrently serving in the Offices of 
Administrator and Deputy Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration, S. 3817, to improve the forecasting and 
understanding of tornadoes and other hazardous weather, and routine 
lists in the Coast Guard, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  March 23, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine developing 
next generation technology for innovation, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: March 23, to hold 
hearings to examine promoting American energy security by 
facilitating investments and innovation in climate solutions, 10 
a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: March 22, to receive a closed 
briefing on the Iran nuclear negotiations, 2:15 p.m., SVC-217.
  March 23, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 3666, to 
require reports on the adoption of a cryptocurrency as legal tender 
in El Salvador, S. 816, to amend the Diplomatic Security Act of 1986 
to provide for improved serious security incident investigations, S. 
3199, to promote peace and democracy in Ethiopia, S. 3491, to 
establish a commission to reform and modernize the Department of 
State, S. 3492, to address the importance of foreign affairs 
training in national security, S. 3591, to strengthen the bilateral 
partnership between the United States and Ecuador in support of 
democratic institutions and rule of law, sustainable and inclusive 
economic growth, and conservation, S. J.Res. 17, requiring the 
advice and consent of the Senate or an Act of Congress to suspend, 
terminate, or withdraw the United States from the North Atlantic 
Treaty and authorizing related litigation, S. Res. 427, to 
commemorate the 30-year anniversary of the 1991 Paris Peace 
Agreements with Cambodia and to call upon all signatories to those 
Agreements to fulfill their commitments to secure a peaceful, 
prosperous, democratic, and sovereign Cambodia, S. Res. 446, 
commending the Government of Lithuania for its resolve in increasing 
ties with Taiwan and supporting its firm stance against coercion by 
the Chinese Communist Party, S. Res. 456, expressing support for a 
free, fair, and peaceful December 4, 2021, election in The Gambia, 
S. Res. 473, expressing the sense of the Senate on the necessity of 
maintaining the United Nations arms embargo on South Sudan until 
conditions for peace, stability, democracy, and development exist, 
S. Res. 503, expressing the sense of the Senate that the Government 
of the People's Republic of China should immediately guarantee the 
safety and freedom of tennis star Peng Shuai, S. Res. 547, 
recognizing the 201st anniversary of Greek Independence and 
celebrating democracy in Greece and the United States, S. Con. Res. 
20, condemning the October 25, 2021, military coup in Sudan and 
standing with the people of Sudan, Treaty Doc. 112-8, the Convention 
between the Government of the United States of America and the 
Government of the Republic of Chile for the Avoidance of Double 
Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes 
on Income and Capital, signed in Washington on February 4, 2010, 
with a Protocol signed the same day, as corrected by exchanges of 
notes effected February 25, 2011, and February 10 and 21, 2012, and 
a related agreement effected by exchange of notes (the ``related 
Agreement'') on February 4, 2010, the nominations of 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 
Douglas T. Hickey, of Idaho, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Finland, all of the Department of State, and Maria Fabiana Jorge, of 
the District of Columbia, to be United States Alternate Executive 
Director, and Leopoldo Martinez Nucete, of Virginia, to be United 
States Executive Director, both of the Inter-American Development 
Bank, 10 a.m., S-116, Capitol.
  March 24, Full Committee, to receive a briefing on U.S.-Taiwan 
policy, 11 a.m., Room to be announced.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: March 22, to 
hold hearings to examine child care and preschool, focusing on 
cutting costs for working families, 10 a.m., SD-106.
  March 23, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine 
strengthening Federal mental health and substance use disorder 
programs, focusing on opportunities, challenges, and emerging 
issues, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: March 23, to hold hearings to examine 
S. 1397, to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the 
collection and availability of health data with respect to Indian 
Tribes and Tribal organizations, S. 3168, to amend the White 
Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010 to 
modify the enforceability date for certain provisions, S. 3308, to 
authorize the Colorado River Indian Tribes to enter into lease or 
exchange agreements and storage agreements relating to water of the 
Colorado River allocated to the Colorado River Indian Tribes, S. 
3443, to extend Federal recognition to the MOWA Band of Choctaw 
Indians, S. 3773, to authorize the leases of up to 99 years for land 
held in trust for the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis 
Reservation, and S. 3789, to amend the Native American Tourism and 
Improving Visitor Experience Act to authorize grants to Indian 
tribes, tribal organizations, and Native Hawaiian organizations, 
2:30 p.m., SD-628.

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  Committee on the Judiciary: March 22, to continue hearings to 
examine the nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson, of the District of 
Columbia, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the 
United States, 9 a.m., SH-216.
  March 23, Full Committee, to continue hearings to examine the 
nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson, of the District of Columbia, to 
be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, 9 
a.m., SH-216.
  March 24, Full Committee, to continue hearings to examine the 
nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson, of the District of Columbia, to 
be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, 9 
a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: March 23, to hold hearings to 
examine improving the VA's Program of Comprehensive Assistance for 
Family Caregivers, 3 p.m., SR-418.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: March 22, to receive a closed 
briefing on certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  March 23, Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing on certain 
intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SVC-217.
  Special Committee on Aging: March 23, to hold hearings to examine 
the importance of home-based services, focusing on an economy that 
cares, 10 a.m., SD-562.


                            House Committees

  No hearings are scheduled.


                             Joint Meetings

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: March 23, to 
hold hearings to examine Russian imperialism in Ukraine and beyond, 
2:30 p.m., SD-562/VTC.