[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 54 (Monday, March 28, 2022)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D317-D319]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY,

                             MARCH 29, 2022

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense, to hold 
hearings to examine the Defense Health Program, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Armed Services: to hold closed hearings to examine 
the posture of United States European Command and United States 
Transportation Command; to be followed by an open session in SD-G50 
at 9:30 a.m., 8 a.m., SVC-217.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to hold hearings 
to examine the economic impact of the growing burden of medical 
debt, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hearings to 
examine the strategic importance of the Freely Associated States to 
the United States and our allies in the Indo-Pacific region, 
including the Compacts of Free Association with the Federated States 
of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the 
Republic of Palau, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: business meeting to consider 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. 
3199, to promote peace and democracy in Ethiopia, 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,

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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 
(Treaty Doc.112-08), and the nominations of 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, and Deborah E. Lipstadt, of Georgia, to be Special Envoy to 
Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism, with the rank of Ambassador, and 
Barbara A. Leaf, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary (Near 
Eastern Affairs), both of the Department of State, 10:15 a.m., S-
116, Capitol.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to hold 
hearings to examine improving retirement and enhancing savings, 10 
a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine the 
Freedom of Information Act, focusing on improving transparency and 
the American public's right to know for the 21st century, 10 a.m., 
SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: to hold hearings to examine the 
Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2021, 
3:30 p.m., SR-418.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to receive a closed briefing on 
certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Biotechnology, 
Horticulture, and Research, hearing entitled ``A 2022 Review of the 
Farm Bill: Horticulture and Urban Agriculture'', 10 a.m., 1300 
Longworth and Zoom.
  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, 
oversight hearing on the Office of Inspector General, U.S. 
Department of Agriculture, 9:30 a.m., Zoom.
  Committee on the Budget, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``The 
President's Fiscal Year 2023 Budget'', 10 a.m., 210 Cannon and Zoom.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Environment and 
Climate Change, hearing entitled ``Trusting the Tap: Upgrading 
America's Drinking Water Infrastructure'', 10:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn 
and Webex.
  Committee on Financial Services, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Devalued, Denied, and Disrespected: How Home Appraisal Bias and 
Discrimination Are Hurting Homeowners and Communities of Color'', 10 
a.m., 2128 Rayburn and Webex.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Cyber 
Division'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn and Zoom.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and 
Wildlife, hearing on H.R. 6427, the ``Red River National Wildlife 
Refuge Boundary Modification Act''; H.R. 6734, the ``Keep America's 
Refuges Operational Act of 2022''; and H.R. 7025, the ``Human 
Rights-Centered International Conservation Act of 2022'', 2 p.m., 
1323 Longworth and Webex.
  Committee on Oversight and Reform, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Examining Pathways to Universal Health Coverage'', 9 
a.m., 2154 Rayburn and Zoom.
  Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax, 
and Capital Access, hearing entitled ``Catalyzing Economic Growth 
through SBA Community-Based Lending'', 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn and 
Zoom.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Disability 
Assistance and Memorial Affairs, hearing on H.R. 1182, the ``Veteran 
Deportation Prevention and Reform Act''; H.R 1183, the ``Honoring 
the Oath Act of 2021''; H.R. 5916, the ``Wounded Warrior Access 
Act''; H.R. 6131, the ``Veterans Disability Claims Notification 
Improvement Act''; H.R. 6064, to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs to seek to enter into an agreement with the National 
Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine for a review of 
examinations, furnished by the Secretary, to individuals who submit 
claims to the Secretary for compensation under chapter 11 of title 
38, United States Code, for mental and physical conditions linked to 
military sexual trauma; H.R. 6165, the ``Department of Veterans 
Affairs Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Processing Claims Improvement 
Act of 2021''; legislation to amend 38 USC Sec. 103(d) to add a new 
paragraph that would allow surviving spouses who remarry after 10 
consecutive years of receipt, or entitlement to, benefits relating 
to Dependency Indemnity Compensation to retain 50 percent of the 
amount payable under such provision and those who remarry after 20 
years to retain the full amount; legislation to amend title 38, 
United States Code, to update certain terminology related to 
marriage under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs; legislation to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to improve equitable access 
to certain benefits of the Department of Veterans Affairs for the 
survivors of veterans, and for other purposes; legislation to direct 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to create fact sheets, for 
veterans and for survivors of veterans, that compare benefits and 
compensation, to such individuals under laws administered by the 
Secretary, to monthly insurance benefits under title II of the 
Social Security Act, and supplemental security income under title 
XVI of the Social Security Act; legislation on the Department of 
Veterans Affairs Principles of Benefits Automation Act; legislation 
on the Modernizing Department of Veterans Affairs Disability Benefit 
Questionnaires Act; legislation on the Expediting Temporary Ratings 
for Veterans Act; and legislation to amend title 38, United States 
Code, to improve outreach by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
dependents of deceased veterans, and for other purposes, 2 p.m., 
HVC-210 and Zoom.


                             Joint Meetings

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: to hold hearings 
to examine propaganda and censorship in Russia, 2 p.m., 2172, 
Rayburn Building.

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