[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 67 (Monday, April 25, 2022)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D402-D405]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                Week of April 26 through April 29, 2022

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senate will continue consideration of the nomination of 
Lael Brainard, of the District of Columbia, to be Vice Chairman of the 
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, post-cloture, and 
vote on confirmation thereon at 2:15 p.m.
  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: April 26, to 
hold hearings to examine S. 4030, to amend the Agricultural 
Marketing Act of 1946 to establish a cattle contract library, and S. 
3870, to establish the Office of the Special Investigator for 
Competition Matters within the Department of Agriculture, 10 a.m., 
SD-215.
  Committee on Appropriations: April 26, Subcommittee on Commerce, 
Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine 
proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2023 for 
the Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  April 26, Subcommittee on Defense, to hold closed hearings to 
examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 
2023 for the Missile Defense Agency, 10 a.m., SVC-217.
  April 27, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and 
justification for fiscal year 2023 for the Department of State, 2 
p.m., SD-192.
  April 28, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to 
examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 
2023 for the Food and Drug Administration, 10 a.m., SD-124.
  April 28, Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban 
Development, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine 
proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2023 for 
the Department of Transportation, 10:30 a.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Armed Services: April 26, to hold hearings to examine 
the health of the defense industrial base, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  April 26, Subcommittee on Seapower, to hold hearings to examine 
Navy and Marine Corps investment programs in review of the Defense 
Authorization Request for fiscal year 2023 and the Future Years 
Defense Program, 2:30 p.m., SR-222.
  April 27, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, to 
hold hearings to examine United States Special Operations Command's 
efforts to sustain the readiness

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of special operations forces and transform the force for future 
security challenges, 2:30 p.m., SR-232A.
  April 27, Subcommittee on Personnel, to hold hearings to examine 
military and civilian personnel programs in the Department of 
Defense in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal 
year 2023 and the Future Years Defense Program, 3 p.m., SR-222.
  April 27, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, to hold hearings to 
examine the Department of Energy's atomic energy defense activities 
and Department of Defense nuclear weapons programs in review of the 
Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2023 and the Future 
Years Defense Program, 4:30 p.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: April 26, 
business meeting to consider the nominations of Ventris C. Gibson, 
of Virginia, to be Director of the Mint, and Paul M. Rosen, of 
California, to be Assistant Secretary for Investment Security, both 
of the Department of the Treasury; to be immediately followed by a 
hearing to examine the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's Semi-
Annual Report to Congress, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  April 26, Subcommittee on Economic Policy, to hold hearings to 
examine child care and other policy tools to combat bottlenecks and 
inflation, 2:30 p.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: April 27, to 
hold hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for 
fiscal year 2023 for the Department of Commerce, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  April 28, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Admiral Linda L. Fagan, to be Commandant of the Coast 
Guard, Department of Homeland Security, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: April 28, business 
meeting to consider the nomination of Kathryn Huff, of Illinois, to 
be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Nuclear Energy); to be 
immediately followed by a hearing to examine the nominations of 
David Applegate, of Pennsylvania, to be Director of the United 
States Geological Survey, and Carmen G. Cantor, of Puerto Rico, to 
be an Assistant Secretary, both of the Department of the Interior, 
and Evelyn Wang, of Massachusetts, to be Director of the Advanced 
Research Projects Agency-Energy, Department of Energy, 10 a.m., SD-
366.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: April 26, to hold hearings to 
examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2023 
for the Department of State, focusing on American diplomacy and 
global leadership, 10 a.m., SD-106/VTC.
  April 27, Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing on recent 
developments in China's nuclear capabilities, 2:30 p.m., SVC-217.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: April 26, to 
hold hearings to examine FDA user fee agreements, focusing on 
advancing medical product regulation and innovation for the benefit 
of patients and FDA Center Directors, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: April 26, 
Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, to hold hearings to 
examine mistreatment of military families in privatized housing, 10 
a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: April 27, to hold hearings to examine 
the nominations of Nancy G. Abudu, to be United States Circuit Judge 
for the Eleventh Circuit, Julianna Michelle Childs, to be United 
States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit, Nusrat 
Jahan Choudhury, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern 
District of New York, Ana Isabel de Alba, to be United States 
District Judge for the Eastern District of California, and Natasha 
C. Merle, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern 
District of New York, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  April 28, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 977, to 
amend the Sherman Act to make oil-producing and exporting cartels 
illegal, and the nomination of S. Lane Tucker, to be United States 
Attorney for the District of Alaska, Department of Justice, 9 a.m., 
SH-216.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: April 27, to 
hold an oversight hearing to examine the Small Business 
Administration, 2:30 p.m., SR-428A.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: April 27, to hold hearings to 
examine pending nominations, 3 p.m., SR-418.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: April 26, to receive a closed 
briefing on certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, April 27, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``An Examination of Price Discrepancies, Transparency, and 
Alleged Unfair Practices in Cattle Markets'', 10 a.m., 1300 
Longworth and Zoom.
  April 28, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``A 2022 Review of the 
Farm Bill: The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program'', 10 a.m., 
1300 Longworth and Zoom.
  Committee on Appropriations, April 27, Subcommittee on Defense, 
budget hearing on the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber 
Command, 10:30 a.m., H-405 Capitol. This hearing is closed.
  April 27, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, budget hearing on the 
Department of Homeland Security, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn and Zoom.
  April 27, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, budget hearing on 
the Library of Congress, 10 a.m., Zoom.
  April 27, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, budget hearing on 
the Government Publishing Office, 11 a.m., Zoom.
  April 27, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related 
Agencies, budget hearing on the U.S. Forest Service, 2 p.m., Zoom.
  April 27, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, budget hearing on 
the Architect of the Capitol, 2 p.m., Zoom.
  April 27, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, 
and Related Agencies, hearing entitled ``Meeting Veterans' Full 
Needs: Update on Women's Health, Mental Health, Homelessness, and 
Other Programs'', 2 p.m., 2358-A Rayburn and Zoom.
  April 27, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and 
Related Agencies, budget hearing on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 
and the Bureau of Reclamation, 2:30 p.m., 2362-B Rayburn and Zoom.

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  April 28, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related 
Agencies, budget hearing on the Department of the Interior, 9 a.m., 
Zoom.
  April 28, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, budget hearing on the 
Department of Agriculture, 10 a.m., Zoom.
  April 28, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 
Education, and Related Agencies, budget hearing on the Department of 
Education, 10 a.m., 2358-C Rayburn and Zoom.
  April 28, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs, budget hearing on the Department of State, 10 a.m., Zoom.
  April 28, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, budget hearing on the 
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, 1:30 p.m., 2359 
Rayburn and Zoom.
  April 28, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 
Agencies, budget hearing on the Department of Justice, 2 p.m., Zoom.
  April 28, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, 
and Related Agencies, hearing entitled ``Air Force Installations and 
Quality of Life Update'', 2 p.m., 2358-A Rayburn and Zoom.
  April 28, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and 
Related Agencies, budget hearing on the Department of Energy, 2:30 
p.m., 2362-B Rayburn and Zoom.
  April 29, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related 
Agencies, budget hearing on the Environmental Protection Agency, 9 
a.m., Zoom.
  Committee on Armed Services, April 27, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Department of the Air Force Fiscal Year 2023 Budget 
Request'', 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn and Webex.
  April 27, Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Landforce, hearing 
entitled ``Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request of the Department of 
Defense for Fixed-Wing Tactical and Training Aircraft Programs'', 2 
p.m., 2118 Rayburn and Webex.
  April 27, Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, hearing 
entitled ``Department of the Navy Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request 
for Seapower and Projection Forces'', 4:30 p.m., 2118 Rayburn and 
Webex.
  April 28, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Member Day'', 10 
a.m., 2118 Rayburn and Webex.
  April 28, Subcommittee on Readiness, hearing entitled ``F-35 
Sustainment'', 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn and Webex.
  April 28, Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special Operations, 
hearing entitled ``Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request for U.S. Special 
Operations Forces and Command'', 4:30 p.m., 2118 Rayburn and Webex.
  April 29, Subcommittee on Cyber, Innovative Technologies, and 
Information Systems, hearing entitled ``Department of Defense 
Information Technology, Cybersecurity, and Information Assurance for 
Fiscal Year 2023'', 11 a.m., 2118 Rayburn and Webex.
  Committee on the Budget, April 27, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Department of Defense FY 2023 Budget'', 10:30 a.m., 210 
Cannon and Zoom.
  Committee on Education and Labor, April 27, Subcommittee on Civil 
Rights and Human Services, hearing entitled ``Examining the Policies 
and Priorities of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and 
the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs'', 10:15 a.m., 
2175 Rayburn and Zoom.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, April 27, Subcommittee on 
Health, hearing entitled ``The Fiscal Year 2023 HHS Budget'', 10:15 
a.m., 2123 Rayburn and Webex.
  April 28, Subcommittee on Energy, hearing entitled ``The Fiscal 
Year 2023 DOE Budget'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn and Webex.
  Committee on Financial Services, April 27, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Consumers First: Semi-Annual Report of the Consumer 
Financial Protection Bureau'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn and Webex.
  April 28, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Oversight of the 
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn and 
Webex.
  April 28, Task Force on Financial Technology, hearing entitled 
``What's in Your Digital Wallet? A Review of Recent Trends in Mobile 
Banking and Payments'', 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn and Webex.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, April 27, Subcommittee on Africa, 
Global Health, and Global Human Rights, hearing entitled 
``Understanding the African Continental Free Trade Area and How the 
U.S. Can Promote its Success'', 11 a.m., Webex.
  April 28, Subcommittee on Europe, Energy, the Environment and 
Cyber, hearing entitled ``The Role of Young People in Fostering 
Peace in Northern Ireland'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn and Webex.
  April 28, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``The State 
Department's Foreign Policy Priorities and the FY23 Budget 
Request'', 1 p.m., 2172 Rayburn and Webex.
  Committee on Homeland Security, April 27, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``A Review of the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request for the 
Department of Homeland Security'', 2 p.m., 310 Cannon and Webex.
  Committee on House Administration, April 28, Subcommittee on 
Elections, hearing entitled ``A Growing Threat: The Impact of 
Disinformation Targeted at Communities of Color'', 10 a.m., Zoom.
  Committee On The Judiciary, April 27, Subcommittee on Crime, 
Terrorism, and Homeland Security, hearing entitled ``Oversight of 
Federal Efforts to Combat Human Trafficking'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn 
and Zoom.
  April 27, Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the 
Internet, hearing entitled ``Building Confidence in the Supreme 
Court Through Ethics and Recusal Reforms'', 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn and 
Zoom.
  April 28, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Oversight of the 
Department of Homeland Security'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn and Zoom.
  Committee on Natural Resources, April 27, Subcommittee for 
Indigenous Peoples of the United States, hearing on H.R. 437, to 
amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to exclude certain 
payments to Alaska Native elders for determining eligibility for 
certain programs, and for other purposes; H.R. 6063, to provide for 
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settlement of certain Indian land disputes regarding land in 
Illinois, and for other purposes; H.R. 6181, the ``Samish Indian 
Nation Land Reaffirmation Act''; S. 314, the ``Klamath Tribe 
Judgment Fund Repeal Act''; S. 559, to amend the Grand Ronde 
Reservation Act, and for other purposes; and S. 789, the ``Repealing 
Existing Substandard Provisions Encouraging Conciliation with Tribes 
Act'', 1 p.m., Webex.
  April 28, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, hearing 
entitled ``The Opportunities and Risks of Offshore Carbon Storage in 
the Gulf of Mexico'', 9:30 a.m., 1324 Longworth and Webex.
  April 28, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
entitled ``Preventing Pandemics through US Wildlife-borne Disease 
Surveillance'', 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth and Webex.
  April 28, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public 
Land, hearing on H.R. 4878, the ``National Discovery Trails Act''; 
H.R. 6589, the ``Historic Preservation Enhancement Act''; H.R. 6805, 
the ``African-American Burial Grounds Preservation Act''; H.R. 7002, 
the ``Gateway Solidarity Act''; H.R. 7075, the ``Ukrainian 
Independence Park Act''; and H.R. 7218, the ``Colorado National 
Heritage Areas Reauthorization Act'', 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth and 
Webex
  Committee on Oversight and Reform, April 27, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``McKinsey and Company's Conduct and Conflicts at 
the Heart of the Opioid Epidemic'', 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn and Zoom.
  April 29, Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, hearing 
entitled ``Ensuring Scientific Integrity at Our Nation's Public 
Health Agencies'', 9 a.m., 2154 Rayburn and Zoom.
  Committee on Rules, April 27, Full Committee, hearing on S. 3522, 
the ``Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022''; and H.R. 
350, the ``Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2022'', 2 p.m., H-
313 Capitol and Webex.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, April 27, 
Subcommittee on Energy, hearing entitled ``Science and Energy 
Research Infrastructure Needs of the U.S. Department of Energy'', 11 
a.m., 2318 Rayburn and Zoom.
  April 28, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Now or Never: The 
Urgent Need for Ambitious Climate Action'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn 
and Zoom.
  April 29, Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, hearing entitled 
``Space Situational Awareness: Guiding the Transition to a Civil 
Capability'', 9 a.m., 2318 Rayburn and Zoom.
  Committee on Small Business, April 27, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Small Business Administration's FY 2023 Budget'', 10 
a.m., 2360 Rayburn and Zoom.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, April 27, 
Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, hearing 
entitled ``Review of Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request for the Coast 
Guard and Maritime Transportation Programs'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn 
and Zoom.
  April 27, Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, hearing entitled 
``Examining Workforce Development and Job Creation in Surface 
Transportation Construction'', 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn and Zoom.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, April 26, Subcommittee on 
Technology Modernization, hearing entitled ``Next Steps: Examining 
Plans for the Continuation of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
Electronic Health Record Modernization Program'', 2 p.m., HVC-210 
and Zoom.
  April 27, Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial 
Affairs; and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, joint 
hearing entitled ``At What Cost?--Ensuring Quality Representation in 
the Veteran Benefit Claims Process'', 2 p.m., HVC-210 and Zoom.
  April 28, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``U.S. Department of 
Veterans Affairs Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2023'', 10 a.m., 
HVC-210 and Zoom.
  Committee on Ways and Means, April 28, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Proposed Fiscal Year 2023 Budget with Health and Human 
Services Secretary Becerra'', 10:30 a.m., 1100 Longworth and Webex.
  Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress, April 28, Full 
Committee, hearing entitled ``Turning and Idea into Law: Modernizing 
the Legislative Process'', 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: April 27, to hold hearings to examine 
investments today for a more competitive tomorrow, focusing on 
building on a strong foundation, 2:30 p.m., WEBEX.