[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 72 (Monday, May 2, 2022)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D452-D455]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                   Week of May 3 through May 6, 2022

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senate will continue consideration of the nomination of 
Joshua Frost, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Treasury, post-cloture, and vote on confirmation thereon at 11:45 a.m.
  Following disposition of the nomination of Joshua Frost, Senate will 
vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Elizabeth de 
Leon Bhargava, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development. If cloture is invoked on the nomination, Senate will 
vote on confirmation thereon at 2:30 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 Appropriations: May 3, Subcommittee on Commerce, 
Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine 
proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2023 for 
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the National 
Science Foundation, 10 a.m., SD-106.
  May 3, Subcommittee on Defense, to hold hearings to examine 
proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2023 for 
the Department of Defense, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  May 3, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, 
to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and 
justification for fiscal year 2023 for the Internal Revenue Service, 
2:30 p.m., SD-124.
  May 4, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine 
proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2023 for 
the Department of Health and Human Services, 9:30 a.m., SD-138.
  May 4, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related 
Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and 
justification for fiscal year 2023 for the Forest Service, 10 a.m., 
SD-124.
  May 4, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, to hold 
hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for 
fiscal year 2023 for the Department of Energy, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  May 4, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, to hold hearings to 
examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 
2023 for the Department of Homeland Security, 10 a.m., SD-106.
  May 4, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, 
and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget 
estimates and justification for fiscal year 2023 and advance 
appropriations requests for fiscal year 2024 for the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, 3:30 p.m., SD-124.
  Committee on Armed Services: May 3, to hold hearings to examine 
the posture of the Department of the Air Force 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-G50.
  May 3, Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, to hold hearings to examine 
artificial intelligence applications to operations in cyberspace, 
2:30 p.m., SR-232A.
  May 4, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, to hold hearings to 
examine the Nuclear Weapons Council, 4:30 p.m., SD-G50.
  May 5, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the posture of 
the Department of the Army 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-G50.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: May 4, 
Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection, to 
hold hearings to examine overdraft fees and their effects on working 
families, 2:30 p.m., SD-538.
  May 5, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine student loan 
servicers and their impact on workers, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on the Budget: May 5, to hold hearings to examine 
whether taxpayer dollars should go to companies that violate labor 
laws, 11 a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: May 3, to hold 
hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for 
fiscal year 2023 for the Department of Transportation, 10 a.m., SR-
253.
  May 5, Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and 
Data Security, to hold hearings to examine ensuring fairness and 
transparency in the market for prescription drugs, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: May 3, business meeting 
to consider S. 173, to provide for the designation of certain 
wilderness areas, recreation management areas, and conservation 
areas in the State of Colorado, S. 177, to amend the John D. 
Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to 
establish the Cerro de la Olla Wilderness in the Rio Grande del 
Norte National Monument and to modify the boundary of the Rio Grande 
del Norte National Monument, S. 182, to withdraw certain Federal 
land in the Pecos Watershed area of the State of New Mexico from 
mineral entry, S. 455, to designate and expand wilderness areas in 
Olympic National Forest in the State of Washington,

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and to designate certain rivers in Olympic National Forest and 
Olympic National Park as wild and scenic rivers, S. 1128, to provide 
for the continuation of higher education through the conveyance to 
the University of Alaska of certain public land in the State of 
Alaska, S. 1222, to designate and adjust certain lands in the State 
of Utah as components of the National Wilderness Preservation 
System, S. 1321, to modify the boundary of the Casa Grande Ruins 
National Monument, S. 1538, to amend the Smith River National 
Recreation Area Act to include certain additions to the Smith River 
National Recreation Area, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to 
designate certain wild rivers in the State of Oregon, S. 1631, to 
authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain National 
Forest System land in the State of Arizona to the Arizona Board of 
Regents, S. 1769, to adjust the boundary of the Santa Monica 
Mountains National Recreation Area to include the Rim of the Valley 
Corridor, S. 1942, to standardize the designation of National 
Heritage Areas, S. 2438, to modify the boundary of the Cane River 
Creole National Historical Park in the State of Louisiana, S. 3266, 
to improve recreation opportunities on, and facilitate greater 
access to, Federal public land, and the nomination of Maria Duaime 
Robinson, of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy 
(Office of Electricity), 10 a.m., SD-366.
  May 5, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the President's 
proposed budget request for fiscal year 2023 for the Department of 
Energy, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: May 4, business meeting 
to consider an original bill entitled, ``Water Resources Development 
Act'', the nomination of Benny R. Wagner, of Tennessee, to be 
Inspector General of the Tennessee Valley Authority, and 6 General 
Services Administration resolutions, 9:45 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: May 4, Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS 
Oversight, to hold hearings to examine laws and enforcement 
governing the political activities of tax exempt entities, 2 p.m., 
SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: May 3, to hold hearings to examine 
Department of State authorization, focusing on strengthening U.S. 
diplomacy for the 21st century, 10 a.m., SD-419/VTC.
  May 4, Full Committee, business meeting to consider the 
nominations of John N. Nkengasong, of Georgia, to be Ambassador at 
Large, Coordinator of United States Government Activities to Combat 
HIV/AIDS Globally, Marc B. Nathanson, of California, to be 
Ambassador to the Kingdom of Norway, MaryKay Loss Carlson, of 
Arkansas, to be Ambassador to the Republic of the Philippines, 
Philip S. Goldberg, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to 
the Republic of Korea, and Caroline Kennedy, of New York, to be 
Ambassador to the Commonwealth of Australia, all of the Department 
of State, amendments to the Treaty on Fisheries between the 
Governments of Certain Pacific Island States and the Government of 
the United States of America (Treaty Doc. 115-3), agreement between 
the Government of the United States of America and the Government of 
the Republic of Croatia comprising the instrument as contemplated by 
Article 3(2) of the Agreement on Extradition between the United 
States of America and the European Union, signed June 25, 2003, as 
to the Application of the Treaty on Extradition signed on October 
25, 1901 (the ``U.S.-Croatia Extradition Agreement''), and the 
Agreement between the Government of the United States and the 
Government of the Republic of Croatia comprising the Instrument as 
contemplated by Article 3(3) of the Agreement on Mutual Legal 
Assistance between the United States of America and the European 
Union signed at Washington on June 25, 2003 (the ``U.S.-Croatia 
Mutual Legal Assistance Agreement''), both signed at Washington on 
December 10, 2019 (Treaty Doc.116-2), amendment to the Montreal 
Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (the ``Montreal 
Protocol''), adopted at Kigali on October 15, 2016, by the Twenty-
Eighth Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol (the ``Kigali 
Amendment'') (Treaty Doc.117-1), and other pending calendar 
business, 10 a.m., S-116, Capitol.
  May 4, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations 
of Jane Hartley, of New York, to be Ambassador to the United Kingdom 
of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Alan M. Leventhal, of 
Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Denmark, Constance 
J. Milstein, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Malta, 
and Bruce I. Turner, of Colorado, for the rank of Ambassador during 
his tenure of service as U.S. Representative to the Conference on 
Disarmament, all of the Department of State, and other pending 
nominations, 2:15 p.m., SD-419/VTC.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: May 3, 
Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety, to hold hearings to 
examine connecting workers and communities, focusing on preparing 
and supporting the broadband workforce, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: May 4, to 
hold hearings to examine resources and authorities needed to protect 
and secure the homeland, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  May 5, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine securing and 
ensuring order on the southwest border, 10:15 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: May 4, to hold an oversight hearing 
to examine implementing the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act 
for Native communities, focusing on setting new foundations, 2:30 
p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on Judiciary: May 3, Subcommittee on Federal Courts, 
Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights, to hold hearings to 
examine an ethical judiciary, focusing on transparency and 
accountability for 21st century courts, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  May 4, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine excessive swipe 
fees and barriers to competition in the credit and debit card 
systems, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  May 4, Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law, to hold 
hearings to examine platform transparency, focusing on understanding 
the impact of social media, 2 p.m., SD-226.
  May 5, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 977, to 
amend the Sherman Act to make oil-producing and exporting cartels 
illegal, S. 3846, to reauthorize the

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Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program, 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 Rules and Administration: May 3, business meeting to 
consider the nomination of Dara Lindenbaum, of Virginia, to be a 
Member of the Federal Election Commission, 12 noon, S-219, Capitol.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: May 3, to hold hearings to examine 
the VA workforce, focusing on assessing ways to bolster recruitment 
and retention, 3:30 p.m., SR-418.
  May 4, Full Committee, business meeting to consider the nomination 
of Shereef M. Elnahal, of New Jersey, to be Under Secretary for 
Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Time to be announced, 
S-216, Capitol.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: May 3, to receive a closed 
briefing on certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SVC-217.
  May 4, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine certain 
intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SVC-217.


                             Joint Meetings

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: May 4, to hold 
hearings to examine Russian war crimes in Ukraine, 2:30 p.m., SD-
562.


* These figures include all measures reported, even if there was 
no accompanying report. A total of 47 reports have been filed in 
the Senate, 82 reports have been filed in the House.

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