[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 114 (Tuesday, July 12, 2022)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D738-D739]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                             JULY 13, 2022

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: 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, 9:30 a.m., SD-124.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: 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.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: 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: 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 Foreign Relations: 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: 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 Indian Affairs: 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: 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 
del R. Antongiorgi-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.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: 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: 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,

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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.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Conservation and 
Forestry, hearing entitled ``A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: 
Forestry'', 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth and Zoom.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 
3630, the ``Lymphedema Treatment Act''; H.R. 7624, the ``Spectrum 
Innovation Act of 2022''; H.R. 4275, the ``Ensuring Phone and 
Internet Access for SNAP Recipients Act of 2021''; H.R. 4990, the 
``ITS Codification Act''; and H.R. 7132, the ``Safe Connections Act 
of 2022'', 11 a.m., 2123 Rayburn and Webex.
  Committee on Financial Services, 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, 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., Webex.
  Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
  Committee on Natural Resources, 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 
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, 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.
  Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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.
  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, 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, Subcommittee on Oversight, 
Investigations, and Regulations, hearing entitled ``Fintech and 
Transparency in Small Business Lending'', 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn and 
Zoom.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Aviation, hearing entitled ``The State of General Aviation'', 10 
a.m., 2167 Rayburn and Zoom.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Nowhere to Live: Profits, Disinvestment, and the American Housing 
Crisis'', 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth and Webex.