[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 77 (Monday, May 9, 2022)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D481-D485]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                  Week of May 10 through May 13, 2022

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senate will continue consideration of the nomination of 
Ann Claire Phillips, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Maritime 
Administration, Department of Transportation, post-cloture, and vote on 
confirmation thereon at 11:45 a.m.
   Following disposition of the nomination of Ann Claire Phillips, 
Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of 
Asmeret Asefaw Berhe, of California, to be Director of the Office of 
Science, Department of Energy. 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 10, Subcommittee on Defense, to 
hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification 
for fiscal year 2023 for the Department of the Army, 10 a.m., SD-
192.
  May 10, 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 Department of Agriculture, 10 a.m., SD-124.
  May 11, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related 
Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and 
justification for fiscal year 2023 for the Indian Health Service, 10 
a.m., SD-124.
  May 11, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, to hold hearings to 
examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 
2023 for the Architect of the Capitol, the Senate Sergeant at Arms, 
and the Congressional Budget Office, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  May 11, 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 Commerce, 2 
p.m., SD-192.
  May 11, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs, to hold hearings to examine the global food security and 
COVID-19 crises, focusing on the U.S. response and policy options, 2 
p.m., SD-124.
  May 12, 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 Housing and Urban Development, 9:30 a.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Armed Services: May 10, to hold hearings to examine 
worldwide threats; to be immediately followed by a closed session in 
SVC-217, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  May 10, Subcommittee on Airland, to hold hearings to examine Army 
modernization in review of the Defense Authorization Request for 
fiscal year 2023 and the Future Years Defense Program, 2:30 p.m., 
SR-222.
  May 10, Subcommittee on Seapower, with the Subcommittee on 
Readiness and Management Support, to hold a joint hearing to examine 
the Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program, 2:30 p.m., SD-G50.
  May 11, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, to hold hearings to 
examine Space Force programs in review of the Defense Authorization 
Request for fiscal year 2023 and the Future Years Defense Program, 
4:30 p.m., SR-232A.
  May 12, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the posture of 
the Department of the Navy 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 10, to hold 
hearings to examine the Financial Stability

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Oversight Council Annual Report to Congress, 9:45 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on the Budget: May 12, to hold hearings to examine 
Medicare for All, focusing on protecting health, saving lives, and 
saving money, 11 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: May 11, 
business meeting to consider S. 2427, to require the Federal 
Communications Commission to conduct a study and submit to Congress 
a report examining the feasibility of funding the Universal Service 
Fund through contributions supplied by edge providers, S. 3053, to 
amend the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017 to 
require the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration to develop a plan and national guidance document to 
improve precipitation estimates, S. 3232, to require the Consumer 
Product Safety Commission to promulgate a consumer product safety 
rule for freestanding clothing storage units to protect children 
from tip-over related death or injury, 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. 3290, to establish a National 
Manufacturing Extension Partnership Supply Chain Database, S. 3429, 
to establish an Alaska Salmon Research Task Force, S. 3533, to amend 
the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation 
Act to improve the National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring 
System, S. 3692, to direct the Federal Communications Commission to 
evaluate and consider the impact of the telecommunications network 
equipment supply chain on the deployment of universal service, S. 
4145, to amend section 13 of the Federal Trade Commission Act to 
provide equitable relief, the nomination of Linda L. Fagan, to be 
Commandant, and promotion lists, both of the Coast Guard, 10 a.m., 
SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: May 11, Subcommittee on 
National Parks, to hold hearings to examine S. 557, to establish a 
pilot program for native plant species, S. 1344, to redesignate the 
Pullman National Monument in the State of Illinois as the Pullman 
National Historical Park, S. 1718, to amend the Rosie the Riveter/
World War II Home Front National Historical Park Establishment Act 
of 200 to provide for additional areas to be added to the park, S. 
1814 and H.R. 3531, bills to authorize the Women Who Worked on the 
Home Front Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the 
District of Columbia and its environs, S. 2367, to authorize the 
Secretary of the Interior to acquire land in Frederick County, 
Maryland, for the Historic Preservation Training Center of the 
National Park Service, S. 2964, to clarify the status of the North 
Country, Ice Age, and New England National Scenic Trails as units of 
the National Park System, S. 3141, to establish the New Philadelphia 
National Historical Park in the State of Illinois as a unit of the 
National Park System, S. 3185, to amend the Delaware Water Gap 
National Recreation Area Improvement Act to extend the exception to 
the closure of certain roads within the Recreation Area for local 
businesses, S. 3240, to waive the application fee for applications 
for special use permits for veterans' special events at war 
memorials on land administered by the National Park Service in the 
District of Columbia and its environs, S. 3307, to modify the 
boundary of the Wilson's Creek National Battlefield in the State of 
Missouri, S. 3334, to extend the authority for the establishment of 
a commemorative work to honor enslaved and free black persons who 
served in the American Revolution, S. 3338, to revise the boundary 
of the Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park in the State of 
Missouri, S. 3519, to amend the National Trails System Act to 
designate the Butterfield Overland National Historic Trail, S. 3551, 
to require the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the 
Interior to carry out certain activities to enhance recreational 
opportunities for gateway communities, S. 3667, to amend title 54, 
United States Code, to establish within the National Park Service 
the United States African-American Burial Grounds Preservation 
Program, S. 3685, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct 
a special resource study to determine the suitability and 
feasibility of establishing the John P. Parker House in Ripley, 
Ohio, as a unit of the National Park System, S. 4112, to address 
issues involving the economic statecraft of the United States, S. 
4121, to designate the Kol Israel Foundation Holocaust Memorial in 
Bedford Heights, Ohio, as a national memorial, H.R. 268, to provide 
for the boundary of the Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Park 
to be adjusted, to authorize the donation of land to the United 
States for addition to that historic park, and H.R. 1931, to provide 
competitive grants for the promotion of Japanese American 
confinement education as a means to understand the importance of 
democratic principles, use and abuse of power, and to raise 
awareness about the importance of cultural tolerance toward Japanese 
Americans, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: May 11, to hold an 
oversight hearing to examine the Council on Environmental Quality, 
10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: May 10, to hold hearings to 
examine the nomination of Bridget A. Brink, of Michigan, to be 
Ambassador to Ukraine, Elizabeth H. Richard, of Virginia, to be 
Coordinator for Counterterrorism, with the rank and status of 
Ambassador at Large, and Alexander Mark Laskaris, of the District of 
Columbia, to be an Ambassador to the Republic of Chad, all of the 
Department of State, and other pending nominations, 2:30 p.m., SD-
106/VTC.
  May 11, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2023 for the 
United States Agency for International Development, 2:30 p.m., SD-
G50/VTC.
  May 12, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine U.S. efforts 
to support Ukraine against Russian aggression, 9:30 a.m., SD-419/
VTC.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: May 10, to 
hold hearings to examine the nomination of Kalpana Kotagal, of Ohio, 
to be a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 10 
a.m., SH-216.

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  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: May 12, 
to hold hearings to examine pathways to procurement innovation, 
10:15 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: May 11, to hold hearings to examine 
pending nominations, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  May 12, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 3846, to 
reauthorize the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program, 9 
a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: May 11, to hold hearings to 
examine the quality of care in the VA and the private sector, 3 
p.m., SR-418.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: May 10, to hold closed hearings 
to examine certain intelligence matters, 12 noon, S-128, Capitol.
  May 10, Full Committee, closed business meeting to consider 
pending intelligence matters; to be immediately followed by a closed 
briefing on certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SVC-217.
  May 11, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine countering the 
People's Republic of China's economic and technological plan for 
dominance, 2:30 p.m., SH-216.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, May 12, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Changing Market Roles: The FTX Proposal and Trends in New 
Clearinghouse Models'', 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth and Zoom.
  Committee on Appropriations, May 11, Subcommittee on Labor, Health 
and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, budget hearing 
on the National Institutes of Health, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn and 
Zoom.
  May 11, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs, budget hearing on the U.S. Agency for International 
Development, 10 a.m., Zoom.
  May 11, Subcommittee on Transportation, and Housing and Urban 
Development, and Related Agencies, budget hearing on the Department 
of Housing and Urban Development, 10 a.m., Zoom.
  May 11, Subcommittee on Defense, budget hearing on the Department 
of Defense, 10:30 a.m., 2362-A Rayburn and Zoom.
  May 11, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 
Agencies, budget hearing on the National Science Foundation, 2 p.m., 
Zoom.
  May 11, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, budget hearing on the 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 2 p.m., 2358-A Rayburn and Zoom.
  May 11, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, 
and Related Agencies, hearing entitled ``Impacts of VA's Research 
Efforts on Veterans'', 2 p.m., 2358-C Rayburn and Zoom.
  May 11, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related 
Agencies, budget hearing on the National Nuclear Security 
Administration and Environmental Management, 2:15 p.m., 2362-B 
Rayburn and Zoom.
  May 12, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 
Agencies, budget hearing on the Department of Commerce, 9:30 a.m., 
Zoom.
  May 12, Subcommittee on Defense, budget hearing on the National 
Reconnaissance Office and the National Geospatial-Intelligence 
Agency, 10 a.m., H-405 Capitol. This hearing is closed.
  May 12, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, 
budget hearing on the Judiciary, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn and Zoom.
  May 12, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, budget hearing on the 
U.S. Coast Guard, 10 a.m., 2362-B Rayburn and Zoom.
  May 12, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 
Education, and Related Agencies, hearing entitled ``Healthy Aging: 
Maximizing the Independence, Well-being, and Health of Older 
Adults'', 10 a.m., Zoom.
  May 12, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, 
and Related Agencies, hearing entitled ``Army Installations and 
Quality of Life'', 10:30 a.m., 2362-A Rayburn, and Zoom.
  May 12, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related 
Agencies, budget hearing on the Arts and Humanities, 2 p.m., Zoom.
  May 12, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related 
Agencies, budget hearing on the Department of Energy Science and 
Energy Programs, 2:30 p.m., 2362-B Rayburn and Zoom.
  May 13, Subcommittee on Defense, budget hearing on the U.S. Air 
Force and the U.S. Space Force, 9:30 a.m., 2359 Rayburn and Zoom.
  May 13, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, 
hearing entitled ``Fiscal Year 2023 Member Day Hearing'', 9 a.m., 
Zoom.
  Committee on Armed Services, May 11, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Fiscal Year 2023 Defense Budget Request from the 
Department of the Navy'', 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn and Webex.
  May 11, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, hearing entitled 
``Fiscal Year 2023 Strategic Forces Missile Defense and Missile 
Defeat Programs'', 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn and Webex.
  May 11, Subcommittee on Subcommittee on Readiness
  May 12, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Department of the Army 
Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request'', 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn and Webex.
  May 12, Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, hearing 
entitled ``Air Force Projection Forces Aviation Programs and 
Capabilities related to the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request'', 2 
p.m., 2118 Rayburn and Webex.
  May 12, Subcommittee on Cyber, Innovative Technologies, and 
Information Systems, hearing entitled ``Reviewing Department of 
Defense Science and Technology Strategy, Policy, and Programs for 
Fiscal Year 2023: Accelerating the Pace of Innovation'', 4:30 p.m., 
2118 Rayburn and Webex.
  May 13, Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, hearing 
entitled ``Fiscal Year 2023 Marine Corps Modernization Programs'', 
10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn and Webex.
  Committee on the Budget, May 17, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Priorities: Members' Day'', 10:30 a.m., 
210 Cannon and Zoom.

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  Committee on Education and Labor, May 11, Subcommittee on 
Workforce Protections, hearing entitled ``Standing Up for Workers: 
Preventing Wage Theft and Recovering Stolen Wages'', 10:15 a.m., 
2175 Rayburn and Zoom.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, May 11, Subcommittee on Health, 
markup on H.R. 7667, the ``Food and Drug Amendments of 2022''; H.R. 
7666, the ``Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 
2022''; H.R. 7233, the ``KIDS CARES Act''; H.R. 623, the ``Gabriella 
Miller Kids First Research Act 2.0''; H.R. 3771, the ``South Asian 
Heart Health Awareness Act of 2021''; and H.R. 5585, the ``Advanced 
Research Project Agency-Health Act'', 10:15 a.m., 2123 Rayburn and 
Webex.
  May 12, Subcommittee on Energy, hearing entitled ``Modernizing 
Hydropower: Licensing and Reforms for a Clean Energy Future'', 10:30 
a.m., 2123 Rayburn and Webex.
  Committee on Financial Services, May 11, Subcommittee on Investor 
Protection and Capital Markets, hearing entitled ``A Notch Above? 
Examining the Bond Rating Industry'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn and 
Webex.
  May 12, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``The Annual Report of 
the Financial Stability Oversight Council'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn 
and Webex.
  May 13, Task Force on Artificial Intelligence, hearing entitled 
``Keeping Up with the Codes--Using AI for Effective RegTech'', 9 
a.m., 2128 Rayburn and Webex.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, May 11, Subcommittee on 
International Development, International Organizations, and Global 
Corporate Social Impact, hearing entitled ``Improving the United 
States' Ability to Prevent and Stabilize Conflict: Global Fragility 
Act Implementation'', 9:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn and Webex.
  May 11, Subcommittee on Europe, Energy, the Environment, and 
Cyber, hearing entitled ``Accountability and Justice for War Crimes 
Committed in Ukraine by the Russian Federation'', 2 p.m., Webex.
  May 12, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Forest Conservation in 
the Fight Against Climate Change'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn and Webex.
  May 12, Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia, and 
Nonproliferation, hearing entitled ``The Way Forward on U.S. North 
Korea Policy'', 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn and Webex.
  Committee on Homeland Security, May 12, Subcommittee on Border 
Security, Facilitation, and Operations, hearing entitled ``Examining 
DHS's Efforts to Combat the Opioid Epidemic'', 2:30 p.m., 310 Cannon 
and Webex.
  Committee on the Judiciary, May 11, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 
6943, the ``Public Safety Officer Support Act of 2022''; H.R. 2992, 
the ``Traumatic Brain Injury and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Law 
Enforcement Training Act''; H.R. 7647, the ``Supreme Court Ethics, 
Recusal, and Transparency Act of 2022''; and H.R. 6577, the ``Real 
Courts, Rule of Law Act of 2022'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, May 11, Subcommittee on National 
Parks, Forests, and Public Lands, hearing on H.R. 279, the 
``Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2021''; H.R. 7329, the ``Smith 
River National Recreation Area Expansion Act''; H.R. 7399, the ``LBL 
Recreation and Heritage Act''; and H.R. 7665, the ``Mt. Hood and 
Columbia River Gorge Recreation Enhancement and Conservation Act of 
2022'', 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth and Webex.
  May 12, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, hearing 
entitled ``Reforming the Mining Law of 1872'', 10 a.m., 1324 
Longworth and Webex.
  May 12, Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States, 
hearing on H.R. 5444, the ``Truth and Healing Commission on Indian 
Boarding School Policies Act'', 1 p.m., 1334 Longworth and Webex.
  May 12, Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife, hearing on 
H.R. 263, the ``Big Cat Public Safety Act''; H.R. 3081, to make 
certain irrigation districts eligible for Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin 
Program pumping power, and for other purposes; H.R. 5880, to amend 
the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 
2010 to modify the enforceability date for certain provisions, and 
for other purposes; H.R. 6238, the ``SMART Access for Tribes Act''; 
H.R. H.R. 6369, the ``Sun River Hydropower Authorization Act''; H.R. 
7612, the ``Desalination Research Advancement Act''; H.R. 7632, the 
``Tribal Access to Clean Water Act''; and H.R. 7633, the ``Tribe 
Water Rights Settlement Act of 2022'', 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth and 
Webex.
  Committee on Oversight and Reform, May 11, Full Committee, markup 
on legislation on the Artificial Intelligence Training for the 
Acquisition Workforce Act; H.R. 4176, the ``LGBTQI+ Data Inclusion 
Act''; H.R. 7331, the ``Improving Government for America's Taxpayers 
Act''; H.R. 7535, the ``Quantum Computing Cybersecurity Preparedness 
Act''; H.R. 521, the ``First Responder Fair Return for Employees on 
Their Initial Retirement Earned Act''; legislation on the District 
of Columbia Code Returning Citizens Coordination Act; legislation on 
the Ensuring Oversight Access at the Postal Service Act; H.R. 6104, 
the ``Building the Next Generation of Federal Employees Act''; 
legislation on the ``Ensuring an Accurate Postal Fleet 
Electrification Act''; and Several Postal naming measures, 10 a.m., 
2154 Rayburn and Zoom.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, May 11, Subcommittee 
on Investigations and Oversight; and Subcommittee on Research and 
Technology, joint hearing entitled ``Securing the Digital Commons: 
Open-Source Software Cybersecurity'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn and 
Zoom.
  May 12, Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, hearing entitled 
``Space Situational Awareness: Guiding the Transition to a Civil 
Capability'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn and Zoom.
  Committee on Small Business, May 11, Full Committee, markup on 
H.R. 7352, the ``PPP and Bank Fraud Enforcement Harmonization Act of 
2022''; H.R. 7334, the ``COVID-19 EIDL Fraud Statute of Limitations 
Act of 2022''; H.R. 7622, the ``Small Business Workforce Pipeline 
Act of 2022''; H.R. 7664, the ``Supporting Small Business and Career 
and Technical Education Act of 2022''; H.R. 7670, the ``Women-Owned 
Small Business Program Transparency Act''; H.R. 5879, the ``Hubzone 
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and legislation on the Strengthening Subcontracting for Small 
Businesses Act of 2022, 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn and Zoom.
  May 12, Subcommittee on Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and 
Workforce Development, hearing entitled ``Moving Upwards and 
Onwards: The Workforce and Innovation Needs of the Aviation and 
Aerospace Industry'', 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn and Zoom.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, May 12, 
Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, 
hearing entitled ``Board Member Views on Surface Transportation 
Board Reauthorization'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn and Zoom.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, May 11, Subcommittee on Economic 
Opportunity, hearing entitled ``Reviewing President Biden's Strategy 
to Reduce Veteran Suicide by Addressing Economic Risk Factors'', 2 
p.m., HVC-210 and Zoom.
  May 12, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Innovative Care 
Delivery at VA: Partnering to Improve Infrastructure and Operational 
Efficiency'', 10 a.m., HVC-210 and Zoom.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, May 12, Subcommittee 
on Defense Intelligence and Warfighter Support, hearing entitled 
``FY23 Military Intelligence Program Budget Hearing'', 10 a.m., HVC-
304 Hearing Room.
  Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth, May 
11, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Bringing Prosperity to Left-
Behind Communities: Using Targeted Place-based Development to Expand 
Economic Opportunity'', 12 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.