[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 51 (Tuesday, March 22, 2022)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D298-D299]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                             MARCH 23, 2022

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: business 
meeting to consider 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, each 
to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 
Time to be announced, Room to be announced.
  Committee on Armed Services: 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.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold 
hearings to examine developing next generation technology for 
innovation, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: 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: 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

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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.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: 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: 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.
  Committee on the Judiciary: 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: 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: to receive a closed briefing on 
certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SVC-217.
  Special Committee on Aging: to hold hearings to examine the 
importance of home-based services, focusing on an economy that 
cares, 10 a.m., VTC.


                                 House

  No hearings are scheduled.


                             Joint Meetings

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