[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 113 (Monday, July 11, 2022)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D728-D731]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                 Week of July 12 through July 15, 2022

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senate will continue consideration of the nomination of 
Ashish S. Vazirani, of Maryland, to be a Deputy Under Secretary of 
Defense, post-cloture, and vote on confirmation thereon at 11:30 a.m.
   Following disposition of the nomination of Ashish S. Vazirani, 
Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of 
Steven M. Dettelbach, of Ohio, to be Director, Bureau of Alcohol, 
Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. 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: July 13, Subcommittee on Interior, 
Environment, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine 
proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2023 for 
the Department of the Interior, 10 a.m., SD-124.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: July 12, to hold 
hearings to examine public transportation under the Bipartisan 
Infrastructure Law, focusing on an update from the Federal Transit 
Administration, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  July 14, Full Committee, to hold an oversight hearing to examine 
the Bureau of Industry and Security, focusing on advancing national 
security and foreign policy through export controls, 10 a.m., SD-
538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: July 12, 
Subcommittee on Tourism, Trade, and Export Promotion, to hold 
hearings to examine the 2022 national travel and tourism strategy, 
10 a.m., SR-253.
  July 13, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of David P. Pekoske, of Maryland, to be Administrator of 
the Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland 
Security, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  July 14, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Donald R. Cravins, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary 
for Minority Business Development, and Susie Feliz, of Virginia, to 
be an Assistant Secretary, both of the Department of Commerce, 10 
a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: July 13, Subcommittee 
on Energy, to hold hearings to examine pathways to lower energy 
prices in the United States, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: July 13, to hold 
hearings to examine S. 1345, to establish a national mercury 
monitoring program, S. 2476, to require the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency to establish a pilot program for 
hyperlocal air quality monitoring projects in environmental justice 
communities, and an original bill entitled, ``Public Health Air 
Quality Act'', 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: July 12, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Jay Curtis Shambaugh, of Maryland, to be an Under 
Secretary of the Treasury, and Rebecca Lee Haffajee, of 
Massachusetts, to be an Assistant Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: July 12, to hold hearings to 
examine instability and the state of democracy in the Sahel and the 
United States policy response, 10:30 a.m., SD-419/VTC.
  July 13, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Dean R. Thompson, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to 
Nepal, Robert F. Godec, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom 
of Thailand, Yohannes Abraham, of Virginia, to be Representative of 
the United States of America to the Association of Southeast Asian 
Nations, with the rank and status of Ambassador, Richard Lee 
Buangan, of California, to be Ambassador to Mongolia, and Marie C. 
Damour, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Fiji, and 
to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as 
Ambassador to the Republic of Kiribati, the Republic of Nauru, the 
Kingdom of Tonga, and Tuvalu, all of the Department of State, 10 
a.m., SD-419/VTC.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: July 13, to 
hold hearings to examine reproductive care in a post-Roe America, 
focusing on barriers, challenges, and threats to women's health, 10 
a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: July 12, 
to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Errol Rajesh Arthur, 
Kendra Davis Briggs, and Carl Ezekiel Ross, all of the District of 
Columbia, each to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the 
District of Columbia, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  July 14, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine protecting 
the homeland from unmanned aircraft systems, 10:15 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: July 13, business meeting to consider 
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: July 12, to hold hearings to examine a 
post-Roe America, focusing on the legal consequences of the Dobbs 
decision, 10 a.m., SD-106.
  July 13, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Roopali H. Desai, of Arizona, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, Doris L. Pryor, of Indiana, to 
be United States Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit, and Maria 
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Jordan, Gina R. Mendez-Miro, and Camille L. Velez-Rive, all of 
Puerto Rico, each to be a United States District Judge for the 
District of Puerto Rico, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  July 14, Full Committee, business meeting to consider the 
nominations of Rachel Bloomekatz, of Ohio, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit, Florence Y. Pan, to be United 
States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit, Elizabeth 
Wilson Hanes, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern 
District of Virginia, Ana C. Reyes, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of Columbia, Carlton W. Reeves, of 
Mississippi, to be a Member, and to be Chair, and Laura E. Mate, of 
Iowa, Claire McCusker Murray, of Maryland, Luis Felipe Restrepo, of 
Pennsylvania, Claria Horn Boom, of Kentucky, John Gleeson, of New 
York, and Candice C. Wong, of the District of Columbia, each to be a 
Member, all of the United States Sentencing Commission, and Carlos 
Felipe Uriarte, of California, to be an Assistant Attorney General, 
Adair Ford Boroughs, to be United States Attorney for the District 
of South Carolina, and Enix Smith III, to be United States Marshal 
for the Eastern District of Louisiana, all of the Department of 
Justice, 9 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: July 13, to hold 
an oversight hearing to examine the Small Business Administration's 
Office of Disaster Assistance, 2:30 p.m., SR-428A.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: July 13, to hold hearings to 
examine S. 3372, to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
strengthen benefits for children of Vietnam veterans born with spina 
bifida, S. 3548, to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish 
a presumption of service-connection for certain veterans with 
tinnitus or hearing loss, S. 3606, to amend title 38, United States 
Code, to eliminate the requirement to specify an effective period of 
transfer of Post-9/11 educational assistance to a dependent, S. 
3994, to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to repay the estates of deceased 
beneficiaries for certain benefits paid by the Secretary and misused 
by fiduciaries of such beneficiaries, S. 4141, to amend title 38, 
United States Code, to establish in the Department of Veterans 
Affairs an Advisory Committee on United States Outlying Areas and 
Freely Associated States, S. 4208, to require the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to update the appraisal requirements for certain 
loans guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Affairs, S. 4223, to 
increase, effective as of December 1, 2022, the rates of 
compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and 
the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors 
of certain disabled veterans, S. 4308, to amend title 38, United 
States Code, to modify the definition of spouse and surviving spouse 
to include all individuals lawfully married, S. 4319, to amend title 
38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
to regularly promote programs under chapter 31 of such title, S. 
4458, to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the process 
by which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines whether an 
educational institution meets requirements relating to the 
percentage of students who receive educational assistance furnished 
by the Secretary, an original bill entitled, ``Native American 
Direct Loan Improvement Act'', an original bill to amend title 38, 
United States Code, to address the operation and maintenance of 
veterans' cemeteries on trust land owned by, or held in trust for, 
tribal organizations, and an original bill entitled, ``No Bonuses 
For Bad Exams Act'', 2:45 p.m., SR-418.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: July 12, to receive a closed 
briefing on certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SVC-217.
  United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control: 
July 12, to hold hearings to examine the role of the Federal 
government in attacking the financial networks of cartels, 2 p.m., 
VTC.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, July 13, Subcommittee on Conservation 
and Forestry, hearing entitled ``A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: 
Forestry'', 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth and Zoom.
  July 14, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``A 2022 Review of the 
Farm Bill: The State of Credit for Young, Beginning, and Underserved 
Producers'', 9:30 a.m., 1300 Longworth and Zoom.
  Committee on Financial Services, July 13, Subcommittee on Consumer 
Protection and Financial Institutions, hearing entitled ``Better, 
Together: Examining the Unified Proposed Rule to Modernize the 
Community Reinvestment Act'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn and Webex.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, July 13, Subcommittee on 
International Development, International Organizations and Global 
Corporate Social Impact, hearing entitled ``The FY23 Budget Request: 
United Nations and International Organizations'', 11 a.m., 2172 
Rayburn and Webex.
  July 14, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Global Human 
Rights; and the Subcommittee on Europe, Energy, the Environment, and 
Cyber, joint hearing entitled ``Examining the Realities of Russian 
Activities and Influence in Africa and Its Effects on the 
Continent'', 10 a.m., Webex.
  Committee on Homeland Security, July 14, Subcommittee on 
Transportation and Maritime Security, hearing entitled ``Taking the 
Helm: The Commandant's Vision for the U.S. Coast Guard'', 10 a.m., 
310 Cannon and Webex.
  Committee on the Judiciary, July 13, Full Committee, markup on 
H.R. 8227, the ``Speak Out Act''; H.R. 7566, the ``Stop Human 
Trafficking in School Zones Act''; and H.R. 6878, the ``Protecting 
the Health and Wellness of Babies and Pregnant Women Act of 2022'', 
10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn and Zoom.
  July 14, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``What's Next: The 
Threat to Individual Freedoms in a Post-Roe World'', 9 a.m., 2141 
Rayburn and Zoom.
  Committee on Natural Resources, July 13, Full Committee, markup on 
H.R. 2794, the ``Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection and Pollution 
Prevention Act''; H.R. 3686, the ``Ski Hill Resources for Economic 
Development Act''; H.R. 5715, to reauthorize the Morris K. Udall and 
Stewart L. Udall Trust Fund, and for other purposes; H.R. 6364, to 
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National Recreation Area Improvement Act to extend the exception to 
the closure of certain roads within the Recreation Area for local 
businesses, and for other purposes; H.R. 6442, the ``Partnership 
Agreements Creating Tangible Savings Act''; H.R. 6654, the ``Climate 
Adaptation Science Centers Act''; H.R. 6936, the ``Stamp Out 
Invasive Species Act''; H.R. 7283, the ``Safeguarding Treatment for 
the Restoration of Ecosystems from Abandoned Mines Act''; H.R. 7496, 
to direct the Secretary of the Interior to install a plaque at the 
peak of Ram Head in the Virgin Islands National Park on St. John, 
United States Virgin Islands, to commemorate the slave rebellion 
that began on St. John in 1733; and H.R. 7693, the ``National Park 
Foundation Reauthorization Act of 2022'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth 
and Webex.
  July 14, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public 
Lands, hearing on H.R. 1256, the ``Francis G. Newlands Memorial 
Removal Act''; H.R. 6438, the ``Dearfield Study Act''; H.R. 6353, 
the ``National Service Animals Memorial Act''; H.R. 6611, to 
authorize the Embassy of France in Washington, DC, to establish a 
commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs to 
honor the extraordinary contributions of Jean Monnet to restoring 
peace between European nations and establishing the European Union, 
and for other purposes; H.R. 6720, to authorize the Thomas Paine 
Memorial Association to establish a commemorative work on federal 
land in the District of Columbia in honor of the philosopher and 
patriot, Thomas Paine; H.R. 6799, the ``John P. Parker House Study 
Act''; H.R. 7618, to designate the Kol Israel Foundation Holocaust 
Memorial in Bedford Heights, Ohio, as a national memorial; H.R. 
7912, the ``Evaluating Lynching Locations for National Park Sites 
Act''; H.R. 8086, the ``Cesar E. Chavez and the Farmworker Movement 
National Historical Park Act''; and H.R. 8258, the ``FILM Act'', 10 
a.m., 1324 Longworth and Webex.
  Committee on Oversight and Reform, July 13, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``The Impact of the Supreme Court's Dobbs Decision 
on Abortion Rights and Access Across the United States'', 10 a.m., 
2154 Rayburn and Zoom.
  July 13, Subcommittee on National Security, hearing entitled 
``Protecting Military Servicemembers and Veterans from Financial 
Scams and Fraud'', 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn and Zoom.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, July 13, Subcommittee 
on Energy, hearing entitled ``Nuclear Waste Cleanup: Research and 
Development Opportunities for the Department of Energy's Office of 
Environmental Management'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn and Zoom.
  Committee on Small Business, July 13, Subcommittee on Oversight, 
Investigations, and Regulations, hearing entitled ``Fintech and 
Transparency in Small Business Lending'', 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn and 
Zoom.
  July 14, Subcommittee on Contracting and Infrastructure, hearing 
entitled ``A Review and Assessment of the SBA HUBZone Program'', 10 
a.m., 2360 Rayburn and Zoom.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, July 13, 
Subcommittee on Aviation, hearing entitled ``The State of General 
Aviation'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn and Zoom.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, July 13, Full Committee, business 
meeting on Women Veterans Task Force Authorization and Subcommittee 
Assignments; and markup on H.R. 6823, the ``Elizabeth Dole Home and 
Community Based Service for Veterans and Caregivers Act of 2022''; 
H.R. 3693, the ``VA CPE Modernization Act''; H.R. 7846, the 
``Veterans' Compensation Cost of Living Adjustment Act of 2022''; 
H.R. 5916, the ``Wounded Warrior Access Act''; H.R. 8260, the ``Fast 
Payments to Veteran Survivors Act of 2022''; H.R. 5776, the 
``Serving Our LBGTQ Veterans Act''; H.R. 7939, the ``Student Veteran 
Emergency Relief Act of 2022''; H.R. 8003, the ``Restore Veterans 
Dignity Act of 2022''; H.R. 8313, the ``House Every Veteran Act''; 
H.R. 5752, the ``Emergency relief for Servicemembers Act''; H.R. 
5606, the ``Return Home to Housing Act''; H.R. 8215, to improve 
cybersecurity practices and improve digital literacy among veterans, 
and for other purposes; H.R. 7299, the ``Strengthening VA 
Cybersecurity Act of 2022''; H.R. 291, the ``VA COST SAVINGS 
Enhancements Act''; H.R. 6647, to amend title 38, United States 
Code, to make certain improvements relating to the eligibility of 
veterans to receive reimbursement for emergency treatment furnished 
through the Veterans Community Care program, and for other purposes; 
H.R. 7188, the ``Modernizing Department of Veterans Affairs 
Disability Benefit Questionnaires Act''; H.R. 7335, the ``Improving 
Access to the VA Home Loan Benefit Act of 2022''; and H.R. 6671, to 
amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that a member of the 
Armed Services, granted a general discharge under honorable 
conditions on the sole basis that such member failed to obey a 
lawful order to receive a vaccine for COVID-19, is eligible for 
certain educational assistance administered by the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs, 10 a.m., HVC-210 and Zoom.
  July 14, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Examining VA 
Community Care Access, Utilization, and Expenditures'', 10 a.m., 
HVC-210 and Zoom.
  Committee on Ways and Means, July 13, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Nowhere to Live: Profits, Disinvestment, and the American 
Housing Crisis'', 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth and Webex.
  Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, July 15, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Climate Smart from Farm to Fork: Building an 
Affordable and Resilient Food Supply Chain'', 9 a.m., 1334 Longworth 
and Zoom.
  Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress, July 14, Full 
Committee, hearing entitled ``Constituent Services: Building a More 
Customer-Friendly Congress'', 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn and Zoom.


* These figures include all measures reported, even if there was 
no accompanying report. A total of 74 written reports have been 
filed in the Senate, 174 reports have been filed in the House.

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