[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 90 (Tuesday, May 24, 2022)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D578-D581]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                  Week of May 25 through May 27, 2022

                             Senate Chamber

  On Wednesday, Senate will resume consideration of the nomination of 
Sandra L. Thompson, of Maryland, to be Director of the Federal Housing 
Finance Agency. At 11:00 a.m., Senate will vote on confirmation of the 
nominations of Evelyn Padin, of New Jersey, to be United States 
District Judge for the District of New Jersey, and Charlotte N. 
Sweeney, of Colorado, to be United States District Judge for the 
District of Colorado, and on the motion to invoke cloture on the 
nomination of Sandra L. Thompson.
  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: May 26, to hold 
hearings to examine opportunities and challenges facing farmers, 
families, and rural communities, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Appropriations: May 25, Subcommittee on Commerce, 
Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine 
proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2023 for 
the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 2 p.m., SD-192.
  May 25, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and 
justification for fiscal year 2023 for the U.S. Agency for 
International Development, 2:30 p.m., SD-124.
  May 25, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, to hold hearings to 
examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 
2023 for the Capitol Police, the Library of Congress, and the 
Government Accountability Office, 3:45 p.m., S-128, Capitol.
  May 26, Subcommittee on Defense, to hold hearings to examine 
proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2023 for 
the Navy and Marine Corps, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Armed Services: May 26, to hold hearings to examine 
the nomination of General Christopher G.

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Cavoli, USA for reappointment to the grade of general and to be 
Commander, United States European Command and Supreme Allied 
Commander, Europe, Department of Defense, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: May 25, 
Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development, 
to hold hearings to examine the Department of Agriculture's Rural 
Housing Service, 2:30 p.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: May 25, 
business meeting to consider S. 1472, to require the Federal 
Communications Commission and the National Telecommunications and 
Information Administration to update the Memorandum of Understanding 
on Spectrum Coordination, S. 4101, to require the Secretary of 
Commerce to provide training and guidance relating to human rights 
abuses, including such abuses perpetrated against the Uyghur 
population by the Government of the People's Republic of China, S. 
4109, to authorize the development of a national strategy for the 
research and development of distributed ledger technologies and 
their applications, to authorize awards to support research on 
distributed ledger technologies and their applications, and to 
authorize an applied research project on distributed ledger 
technologies in commerce, and S. 4217, to ensure transparent and 
competitive transportation fuel markets in order to protect 
consumers from unwarranted price increases, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: May 25, Subcommittee on 
Water and Power, to hold hearings to examine S. 737, to establish a 
Federal cost share percentage for the Milk River Project in the 
State of Montana, S. 953, to provide for drought preparedness and 
improved water supply reliability, S. 1179, to provide financial 
assistance for projects to address certain subsidence impacts in the 
State of California, S. 1554, to make certain irrigation districts 
eligible for Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program pumping power, S. 
2334, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish a grant 
program to provide grants on a competitive basis to eligible 
entities for large-scale water recycling and reuse projects, to 
amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to make certain 
modifications to the Cooperative Watershed Management Program, to 
provide emergency drought funding, S. 2693, to amend the Reclamation 
Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 to authorize 
additional projects related to the Salton Sea, S. 3450, to authorize 
the Secretary of the Interior to construct, operate, and maintain 
facilities in the Sun River project, Montana, for the purpose of 
hydroelectric power generation, S. 3539, to authorize the Secretary 
of the Interior to carry out watershed pilots, S. 3693 and H.R. 
5001, bills to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to continue 
to implement endangered fish recovery programs for the Upper 
Colorado and San Juan River Basins, S. 3971, to amend the America's 
Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 to modify a provision relating to 
cost-sharing requirements applicable to certain Bureau of 
Reclamation dams and dikes, S. 4175, to amend the Omnibus Public 
Land Management Act of 2009 to authorize certain extraordinary 
operation and maintenance work for urban canals of concern, S. 4176, 
to amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to modify the 
eligibility requirements for certain small water storage and 
groundwater storage projects and to authorize the use of funds for 
certain additional Carey Act projects, S. 4231, to support water 
infrastructure in Reclamation States, and other purposes, S. 4232, 
to address the recovery of certain costs with respect to certain 
Reclamation facilities in the Colorado River Basin, S. 4233, to 
amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to provide for 
critical maintenance and repair of certain Bureau of Reclamation 
reserved or transferred works, and S. 4236, to provide for a 
national water data framework, to provide for the water security of 
the Rio Grande Basin, to reauthorize irrigation infrastructure 
grants, 3 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: May 25, to hold 
hearings to examine the nomination of Joseph Goffman, of 
Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: May 25, Subcommittee on International Trade, 
Customs, and Global Competitiveness, to hold hearings to examine 
supply chain resiliency, focusing on alleviating backlogs and 
strengthening long-term security, 3 p.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: May 25, to hold hearings to 
examine the JCPOA negotiations and United States' policy on Iran 
moving forward, 10 a.m., SD-106/VTC.
  May 26, Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, 
Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's 
Issues, to hold hearings to examine the Ninth Summit of the 
Americas, 9 a.m., SD-106.
  May 26, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 4171, to 
reauthorize the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, S. 1160, 
to prioritize efforts of the Department of State to combat 
international trafficking in covered synthetic drugs and new 
psychoactive substances, S. 3211, to continue the whole-of-
government approach to ending global wildlife poaching and 
trafficking by permanently reauthorizing the activities of the 
Presidential Task Force on Wildlife Trafficking, S. 3861, to require 
the Secretary of State to submit annual reports to Congress on the 
assistance provided to Somaliland and to conduct a feasibility 
study, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, on 
establishing a security partnership with Somaliland, without 
recognizing Somaliland as an independent state, S. 3895, to extend 
and authorize annual appropriations for the United States Commission 
on International Religious Freedom through fiscal year 2024, H.R. 
4250, to amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to 
provide for rewards for the arrest or conviction of certain foreign 
nationals who have committed genocide or war crimes, H.R. 6089, to 
clarify that section 107 of the Countering America's Adversaries 
Through Sanctions Act applies sanctions with respect to unmanned 
combat aerial vehicles following a 2019 change by the United Nations 
providing additional clarity to the United Nations Register of 
Conventional Arms, H.R. 7276, to direct the President to submit to 
Congress a report on United States Government efforts to collect,

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analyze, and preserve evidence and information related to war crimes 
and other atrocities committed during the full-scale Russian 
invasion of Ukraine since February 24, 2022, S. Con. Res. 40, 
welcoming the Prime Minister of Greece to the United States for an 
address to a joint meeting of Congress, S. Res. 124, celebrating the 
heritage of Romani Americans, S. Res. 394, recognizing the 25th 
anniversary of Radio Free Asia and its mission to provide an 
independent source of news to closed societies in Asia, S. Res. 458, 
recognizing the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the United 
Nations Children's Fund, S. Res. 540, supporting the goals of 
International Women's Day, S. Res. 568, supporting the goals and 
ideals of ``Countering International Parental Child Abduction 
Month'' and expressing the sense of the Senate that Congress should 
raise awareness of the harm caused by international parental child 
abduction, S. Res. 589, recognizing, honoring, and commending the 
women of Ukraine who have contributed to the fight for freedom and 
the defense of Ukraine, S. Res. 638, commending the Government and 
people of the Republic of Moldova for their heroic efforts to 
support Ukrainian refugees fleeing President Putin's illegal war 
against Ukraine, and an original resolution, ``expressing the 
Senate's support for Finland and Sweden's accession into the North 
Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the expedited ratification 
of accession protocols'', 11 a.m., S-116, Capitol.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: May 25, 
business meeting to consider the nominations of Kalpana Kotagal, of 
Ohio, to be a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 
LaWanda Amaker Toney, of Maryland, to be Assistant Secretary for 
Communications and Outreach, and Nasser H. Paydar, of Indiana, to be 
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education, both of the 
Department of Education, Rita M. Landgraf, of Delaware, to be 
Assistant Secretary for Aging, Department of Health and Human 
Services, and other pending calendar business, Time to be announced, 
Room to be announced.
  May 26, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine infant formula 
crisis, focusing on addressing the shortage and getting formula on 
shelves, 10:30 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: May 25, 
business meeting to consider S. 4000, to require the establishment 
of cybersecurity information sharing agreements between the 
Department of Homeland Security and Congress, S. 4128, to require 
the Comptroller General of the United States to provide certain 
information with respect to unimplemented priority recommendations 
as part of the Comptroller General's annual reporting to Congress, 
S. 4166, to authorize preparedness programs to support communities 
containing technological hazards and emerging threats, S. 471, to 
allow Members of Congress to opt out of the Federal Employees 
Retirement System, and allow Members who opt out of the Federal 
Employees Retirement System to continue to participate in the Thrift 
Savings Plan, S. 4057, to develop a comprehensive, strategic plan 
for Federal electric vehicle fleet battery management, S. 3905, to 
prevent organizational conflicts of interest in Federal acquisition, 
S. 3890, to improve intergovernmental cooperation and reduce 
duplicative spending, S. 4167, to improve performance and 
accountability in the Federal Government, S. 3552, to provide an 
increased allocation of funding under certain programs for 
assistance in areas of persistent poverty, S. 1116, to amend chapter 
81 of title 5, United States Code, to create a presumption that a 
disability or death of a Federal employee in fire protection 
activities caused by any of certain diseases is the result of the 
performance of such employees duty, S. 4205, to require the 
Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to 
establish a working group relating to best practices and Federal 
guidance for animals in emergencies and disasters, S. 4243, to 
establish the Department of Homeland Security Trade and Economic 
Security Council and the position of Assistant Secretary for Trade 
and Economic Security within the Department of Homeland Security, S. 
4254, to amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to clarify a 
provision relating to certain contents of registrations under that 
Act, H.R. 5673, to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act to make technical corrections to the hazard 
mitigation revolving loan fund program, H.R. 5343, to direct the 
Comptroller General of the United States to submit a report to 
Congress on case management personnel turnover of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, and H.R. 2142, to designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 170 
Manhattan Avenue in Buffalo, New York, as the ``Indiana Hunt-Martin 
Post Office Building'', 11 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: May 25, to hold hearings to examine 
the nomination of Roselyn Tso, of Oregon, to be Director of the 
Indian Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services, 2:30 
p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: May 25, to hold hearings to examine 
the nominations of Sarah A. L. Merriam, of Connecticut, to be United 
States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit, Lara E. Montecalvo, of 
Rhode Island, to be United States Circuit Judge for the First 
Circuit, Tiffany M. Cartwright, to be United States District Judge 
for the Western District of Washington, Nina Nin-Yuen Wang, to be 
United States District Judge for the District of Colorado, and 
Steven M. Dettelbach, of Ohio, to be Director, Bureau of Alcohol, 
Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, Department of Justice, 10 a.m., 
SD-226.
  May 26, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 3635, to 
amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1986 to 
authorize public safety officer death benefits to officers suffering 
from post-traumatic stress disorder or acute stress disorder, and 
the nominations of Nancy G. Abudu, of Georgia, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit, Julianna Michelle Childs, of 
South Carolina, to be United States Circuit Judge for the District 
of Columbia Circuit, Ana Isabel de Alba, to be United States 
District Judge for the Eastern District of California, Nusrat Jahan 
Choudhury, and Natasha C. Merle, both to be a United States District 
Judge for the Eastern District of New York, John Z. Lee, of 
Illinois, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit, 
Salvador Mendoza, Jr., of Washington, to be United States Circuit 
Judge for the Ninth Circuit, Stephen Henley Locher, to be United 
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for the Southern District of Iowa, Nancy L. Maldonado, to be United 
States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, and 
Gregory Brian Williams, to be United States District Judge for the 
District of Delaware, 9 a.m., SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: May 25, to hold closed hearings 
to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SVC-217.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Appropriations, May 26, Subcommittee on Labor, Health 
and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, hearing entitled 
``Fiscal Year 2023 Public Witness Day'', 10 a.m., Zoom.
  May 26, Subcommittee on Defense, hearing entitled ``Defense 
Environmental Restoration'', 12 p.m., Zoom.
  May 26, Subcommittee on Transportation, and Housing and Urban 
Development, and Related Agencies, hearing entitled ``Manufactured 
Housing: Supporting America's Largest Unsubsidized Affordable 
Housing Stock'', 1:30 p.m., Zoom.
  Committee on the Budget, May 26, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``The Congressional Budget Office's Budget and Economic Outlook'', 
11 a.m., Zoom.
  Committee on Education and Labor, May 26, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Examining the Policies and Priorities of the U.S. 
Department of Education'', 12 p.m., Zoom.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, May 26, Subcommittee on Consumer 
Protection and Commerce, hearing entitled ``Legislative Hearing to 
Protect Consumers and Strengthen the Economy'', 12 p.m., 2123 
Rayburn and Webex.
  Committee on Financial Services, May 26, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Digital Assets and the Future of Finance: Examining the 
Benefits and Risks of a U.S. Central Bank Digital Currency'', 12 
p.m., Webex.
  Committee on Homeland Security, May 26, Subcommittee on 
Transportation and Maritime Security, hearing entitled ``The State 
of the Transportation Security Administration'', 2:30 p.m., Webex.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, May 26, Subcommittee 
on Space and Aeronautics, hearing entitled ``A Review of the Decadal 
Strategy for Planetary Science and Astrobiology 2023-2032'', 10 
a.m., Zoom.


                             Joint Meetings

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: May 25, to hold 
hearings to examine supporting Ukrainian refugees, focusing on U.S. 
policy and visa issuance, 2:30 p.m., SD-562.