[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 146 (Monday, September 12, 2022)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D950-D953]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

            Week of September 13 through September 16, 2022

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senate will continue consideration of the nomination of 
Arianna J. Freeman, of Pennsylvania, to be United States Circuit Judge 
for the Third Circuit, post-cloture, and vote on confirmation thereon 
at 11:30 a.m.
  Following disposition of the nomination of Arianna J. Freeman, Senate 
will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Lara E. 
Montecalvo, of Rhode Island, to be United States Circuit Judge for the 
First Circuit.

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  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: September 15, 
to hold hearings to examine S. 4760, to amend the Commodity Exchange 
Act to provide the Commodity Futures Trading Commission jurisdiction 
to oversee the spot digital commodity market, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Armed Services: September 13, to hold hearings to 
examine the nomination of Lieutenant General Bradley C. Saltzman, 
USSF, to be general and Chief of Space Operations, Department of 
Defense, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  September 15, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of General Anthony J. Cotton, USAF, for reappointment to 
the grade of general and to be Commander of United States Strategic 
Command, Department of Defense, 10 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: September 13, to 
hold hearings to examine new consumer financial products and the 
impacts to workers, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  September 15, Full Committee, to hold an oversight hearing to 
examine the Securities and Exchange Commission, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: September 14, 
business meeting to consider an original bill entitled, ``Coast 
Guard Authorization Act'', 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: September 15, to hold 
hearings to examine the Federal government's role in supporting the 
commercialization of fusion energy, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: September 14, to hold 
hearings to examine the nomination of Shailen P. Bhatt, of Michigan, 
to be Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, 
Department of Transportation, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: September 14, business meeting to 
consider S. 4428, to support the security of Taiwan and its right of 
self-determination, S. 4653, to provide for certain authorities of 
the Department of State, and the nominations of Rolfe Michael 
Schiffer, of New York, to be an Assistant Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development, Nathaniel Fick, 
of Maine, to be Ambassador at Large for Cyberspace and Digital 
Policy, Department of State, Patrick Leahy, of Vermont, and James E. 
Risch, of Idaho, both to be a Representative of the United States of 
America to the Seventy-seventh Session of the General Assembly of 
the United Nations, and other pending calendar business, 2:30 p.m., 
S-116, Capitol.
  September 15, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine 
assessing United States policy towards Venezuela, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: September 13, 
to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Karla Ann Gilbride, 
of Maryland, to be General Counsel of the Equal Employment 
Opportunity Commission, and Jessica Looman, of Minnesota, to be 
Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor, 10 
a.m., SD-106.
  September 14, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine stopping 
the spread of monkeypox, focusing on the Federal response, 10 a.m., 
SH-216.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: September 
14, to hold hearings to examine social media's impact on homeland 
security, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: September 13, to hold hearings to 
examine data security at risk, focusing on testimony from a Twitter 
whistleblower, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  September 14, Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, and Border 
Safety, to hold hearings to examine flatlining care, focusing on why 
immigrants are crucial to bolstering our health care workforce, 10 
a.m., SD-226.
  September 14, Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law, to 
hold hearings to examine protecting Americans' private information 
from hostile foreign powers, 3:30 p.m., SD-226.
  September 15, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 
4524, to limit the judicial enforceability of predispute 
nondisclosure and nondisparagement contract clauses relating to 
disputes involving sexual assault and sexual harassment, S. 673, to 
provide a temporary safe harbor for publishers of online content to 
collectively negotiate with dominant online platforms regarding the 
terms on which content may be distributed, and the nominations of 
Dana M. Douglas, of Louisiana, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the Fifth Circuit, Bradley N. Garcia, of Maryland, to be United 
States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit, Frances 
Kay Behm, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern 
District of Michigan, Jerry W. Blackwell, to be United States 
District Judge for the District of Minnesota, Anne M. Nardacci, to 
be United States District Judge for the Northern District of New 
York, and Kevin G. Ritz, to be United States Attorney for the 
Western District of Tennessee, Department of Justice, 9 a.m., SH-
216.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: September 14, closed business 
meeting to consider pending calendar business; to be immediately 
followed by a closed briefing on certain intelligence matters, 2:30 
p.m., SVC-217.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, September 14, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Soil Health Practices and Programs that Support 
Regenerative Agriculture'', 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth and Zoom.
  September 15, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``A 2022 Review of 
the Farm Bill: Broadband'', 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth and Zoom.
  Committee on Education and Labor, September 14, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``In Solidarity: Removing Barriers to Organizing'', 
10:15 a.m., 2175 Rayburn and Zoom.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, September 14, Subcommittee on 
Health, markup on H.R. 3173, the ``Improving Seniors' Timely Access 
to Care Act of 2021'';

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H.R. 3655, the ``Vaccine Injury Compensation Modernization Act of 
2021''; H.R. 5141, the ``Maximizing Outcomes through Better 
Investments in Lifesaving Equipment for Health Care Act''; H.R. 
8163, the ``Improving Trauma Systems and Emergency Care Act''; and 
H.R. 6737, the ``Flint Registry Reauthorization Act'', 10:30 a.m., 
2123 Rayburn and Webex.
  Committee on Financial Services, September 14, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``When Banks Leave: The Impacts of De-Risking on 
the Caribbean and Strategies for Ensuring Financial Access'', 10 
a.m., 2128 Rayburn and Webex.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, September 14, Subcommittee on Asia, 
the Pacific, Central Asia, and Nonproliferation, hearing entitled 
``Strengthening U.S. Engagement in Central Asia'', 10 a.m., 2172 
Rayburn and Webex.
  September 14, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 8446, the ``Global 
Food Security Reauthorization Act of 2022''; H.R. 2374, the ``Peace 
and Tolerance in Palestinian Education Act''; H. Res. 1240, 
requesting the President, and directing the Secretary of State, to 
transmit to the House of Representatives copies of all documents in 
their possession referring or relating to certain aspects of the 
United States withdrawal from Afghanistan; H. Res. 1266, requesting 
the President to transmit certain documents to the House of 
Representatives relating to any initiative or negotiations regarding 
Iran's nuclear program; legislation on reaffirming the importance of 
diplomacy and development in United States-African Union relations, 
promoting strategic partnerships and shared objectives between the 
United States and the African Union, and expressing strong support 
for the successful implementation of the African Continental Free 
Trade Agreement; H.R. 4213, the ``YSEALI Act''; H.R. 8681, the 
``John Lewis Civil Rights Fellowship Act''; H.R. 8153, the ``Indo-
Pacific Engagement Act''; legislation on the AFFECT Human Rights in 
Venezuela Act; and H.R. 6846, the ``CORRUPT'' Act, 1 p.m., 2172 
Rayburn and Webex.
  September 15, Subcommittee on International Development, 
International Organizations, and Global Corporate Social Impact, 
hearing entitled ``The Sustainable Development Goals and Recovery 
from the COVID-19 Pandemic: Implications for U.S. Policy'', 10 a.m., 
2172 Rayburn and Webex.
  September 15, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Civilian 
Security, Migration and International Economic Policy, hearing 
entitled ``Learning Loss in Latin America and the Caribbean: 
Building Better Education Systems in the Wake of the Pandemic'', 2 
p.m., 2127 Rayburn and Webex.
  Committee on Homeland Security, September 14, Full Committee, 
markup on H. Res. 1236, of inquiry directing the Secretary of 
Homeland Security to provide certain documents in his possession to 
the House of Representatives relating to the Disinformation 
Governance Board; H. Res. 1328, requesting the President, and 
directing the Secretary of Homeland Security, to transmit to the 
House of Representatives copies of all documents in their possession 
referring or relating to certain aspects of border policies of the 
United States; H.R. 3756, the ``Department of Homeland Security 
Climate Change Research Act''; H.R. 8610, the ``Health Security and 
Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Act''; and legislation on the 
DHS Joint Task Force Reauthorization Act of 2022, 10 a.m., 310 
Cannon and Webex.
  September 15, Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure 
Protection, and Innovation, hearing entitled ``Building on our 
Baseline: Securing Industrial Control Systems Against 
Cyberattacks'', 10 a.m., 310 Cannon and Webex.
  Committee on the Judiciary, September 14, Full Committee, markup 
on H. Res. 1238, of inquiry requesting the President to provide 
certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the 
October 4, 2021 memorandum issued by the Attorney General entitled 
``Partnership Among Federal, State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial 
Law Enforcement to Address Threats Against School Administrators, 
Board Members, Teachers, and Staff''; H. Res. 1239, of inquiry 
directing the Attorney General to provide certain documents in his 
possession to the House of Representatives relating to the October 
4, 2021 memorandum issued by the Attorney General entitled 
``Partnership Among Federal, State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial 
Law Enforcement to Address Threats Against School Administrators, 
Board Members, Teachers, and Staff''; H. Res. 1241, of inquiry 
directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide certain 
documents in his possession to the House of Representatives relating 
to immigration enforcement and border security; H. Res. 1249, of 
inquiry directing the Secretary of the Interior to transmit certain 
documents to the House of Representatives relating to the impact of 
illegal immigration on federal or tribal lands; H. Res. 1250, of 
inquiry directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to transmit 
certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the 
impact of illegal immigration on Federal or Tribal lands; H. Res. 
1257, of inquiry directing the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services to provide certain documents in the Secretary's possession 
to the House of Representatives relating to the establishment of an 
Emergency Intake Site in Erie, Pennsylvania, at the Pennsylvania 
International Academy, to house the influx of unaccompanied migrant 
children; and H. Res. 1325, of inquiry requesting the President and 
directing Attorney General Merrick B. Garland to transmit, 
respectively, a copy of the affidavit to the House of 
Representatives related to the raid on the former President, 10 
a.m., 2141 Rayburn and Zoom.
  Committee on Natural Resources, September 14, Subcommittee 
Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled ``The Role of Public 
Relations Firms in Preventing Action on Climate Change'', 10 a.m., 
1324 Longworth and Webex.
  September 14, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public 
Lands, hearing on H.R. 8108, the ``Advancing Tribal Parity on Public 
Land Act''; H.R. 8109, the ``Tribal Cultural Areas Protection Act''; 
and H.R. 8719, the ``Great Bend of the Gila Conservation Act'', 10 
a.m., 1334 Longworth and Webex.
  September 14, Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United 
States, hearing on H.R. 6032, the ``Katimiin

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and Ameekyaaraam Sacred Lands Act''; H.R. 6964, to authorize leases 
of up to 99 years for lands held in trust for the Confederated 
Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation; H.R. 7581, the ``Yurok Lands Act 
of 2022''; H.R. 8115, the ``Recreation and Public Purposes Tribal 
Parity Act''; H.R. 8286, to take certain Federal land in the State 
of Washington into trust for the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, and for 
other purposes; H.R. 8380, the ``Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation 
Shab-eh-nay Band Reservation Settlement Act of 2022''; and H.R. 
8387, the ``Parity for Tribal Law Enforcement Act'', 1 p.m., 1324 
Longworth and Webex.
  September 15, Full Committee, markup on H. Res. 1247, of inquiry 
directing the Secretary of the Interior to transmit certain 
documents to the House of Representatives relating to the 2023-2028 
five-year program for offshore oil and gas leasing; H. Res. 1248, of 
inquiry directing the Secretary of the Interior to transmit certain 
documents to the House of Representatives relating to the compliance 
with the obligations of the Mineral Leasing Act; H. Res. 1251, of 
inquiry directing the Secretary of Agriculture to transmit certain 
documents to the House of Representatives relating to the mineral 
withdrawal within the Superior National Forest; H. Res. 1252, of 
inquiry directing the Secretary of the Interior to transmit certain 
documents to the House of Representatives relating to the mineral 
withdrawal within the Superior National Forest; and H. Res. 1253, of 
inquiry directing the Secretary of the Interior to transmit certain 
documents to the House of Representatives relating to the actions of 
the Department of the Interior's Departmental Ethics Office, 10 
a.m., 1324 Longworth and Webex.
  Committee on Oversight and Reform, September 14, Subcommittee on 
Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, hearing entitled ``Free Speech 
Under Attack (Part III): The Legal Assault on Environmental 
Activists and the First Amendment'', 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn and Zoom.
  September 15, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Fueling the 
Climate Crisis: Examining Big Oil's Prices, Profits, and Pledges'', 
9 a.m., 2154 Rayburn and Zoom.
  September 15, Subcommittee on National Security, hearing entitled 
``Putin's Proxies: Examining Russia's Use of Private Military 
Companies'', 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn and Zoom.
  September 16, Subcommittee on Government Operations, hearing 
entitled ``Project Federal Information Technology: Make IT Work'', 9 
a.m., 2154 Rayburn and Zoom.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, September 15, 
Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight, hearing entitled ``The 
Fountain of Youth? The Quest for Aging Therapies'', 10 a.m., 2318 
Rayburn and Zoom.
  Committee on Small Business, September 14, Subcommittee on 
Underserved, Agricultural, and Rural Business Development, hearing 
entitled ``Right to Repair and What it Means for Entrepreneurs'', 10 
a.m., 2360 Rayburn and Zoom.
  September 15, Subcommittee on Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and 
Workforce Development, hearing entitled ``Back to School, Back to 
Startups: Supporting Youth Apprenticeship, Entrepreneurship, and 
Workforce Development'', 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn and Zoom.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, September 14, 
Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, hearing 
entitled ``Cargo Preference: Compliance with and Enforcement of 
Maritime's Buy American Laws'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn and Zoom.
  September 15, Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous 
Materials; and Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture of 
the House Committee on Agriculture, joint hearing entitled ``Rail 
Service Challenges and the Impact on Agriculture'', 2 p.m., 2167 
Rayburn and Zoom.
  September 15, Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public 
Buildings, and Emergency Management, hearing entitled ``Recovery 
Update: Status of FEMA Recovery Efforts in Puerto Rico and U.S. 
Virgin Islands 5 Years After Hurricanes Irma and Maria'', 10 a.m., 
2167 Rayburn and Zoom.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, September 15, Subcommittee on 
Economic Opportunity, hearing entitled ``Veteran Readiness and 
Employment: Is VA Succeeding?'', 10 a.m., HVC-210 and Zoom.
  September 15, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Examining Women 
Veterans' Access to the Full Spectrum of Medical Care, Including 
Reproductive Healthcare, through the Department of Affairs (VA) 
Veteran Health Administration (VHA)'', 2 p.m., HVC-210 and Zoom
  Committee on Ways and Means, September 14, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``The Future of U.S.-Taiwan Trade'', 11 a.m., 1100 
Longworth and Webex.
  September 15, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Preparing 
America's Health Care Infrastructure for the Climate Crisis'', 11 
a.m., 1100 Longworth and Webex.
  Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress, September 14, 
Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Congressional Modernization: A 
Roadmap for the Future'', 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.


                             Joint Meetings

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: September 15, to 
hold hearings to examine Taira Paievska on Russia's war in Ukraine, 
9 a.m., SD-106.