[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 151 (Tuesday, September 20, 2022)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1000-D1003]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                           SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military 
Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, to hold 
hearings to examine the VA's electronic health record modernization, 
focusing on rollout, cost, and schedule, 10 a.m., SD-124.

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  Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Personnel, to hold 
hearings to examine the status of military recruiting and retention 
efforts across the Department of Defense, 3:30 p.m., SR-222.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on 
National Parks, to hold hearings to examine S. 305, to establish the 
Springfield Race Riot National Monument in the State of Illinois, S. 
1211, to establish the Cahokia Mounds Mississippian Culture National 
Historic Park in Collinsville, Illinois, Monroe, Madison, and St. 
Clair Counties, Illinois, and St. Louis City County, Missouri, S. 
3447, to authorize the National Service Animals Monument Corporation 
to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and 
its environs, S. 3579, 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, S. 3873, to designate the outdoor 
amphitheater at the Blue Ridge Music Center in Galax, Virginia, as 
the ``Rock Boucher Amphitheater'', S. 4122, to amend the Wild and 
Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain segments of the Housatonic 
River in the State of Connecticut as components of the National Wild 
and Scenic Rivers System, S. 4168, to amend title 54, United States 
Code, to reauthorize the National Park Foundation, S. 4222, to 
esablish the St. Croix National Heritage Area, S. 4371, to establish 
the Cesar E. Chavez and the Farmworker Movement National Historical 
Park in the States of California and Arizona, S. 4377 and H.R. 4380, 
bills to designate the El Paso Community Healing Garden National 
Memorial, S. 4464 and H.R. 1908, bills to authorize the Secretary of 
the Interior to conduct a study to assess the suitability and 
feasibility of designating certain land as the Ka'ena Point National 
Heritage Area, S. 4693, to amend the National Trails System Act to 
include national discovery trails and designate the American 
Discovery Trail, S. 4784, to modify the boundary of the Katahdin 
Woods and Waters National Monument in the State of Maine, to improve 
public access to the National Monument, and S.J. Res. 57, 
redesignating the Robert E. Lee Memorial in Arlington National 
Cemetery as the ``Arlington House National Historic Site'', 10:30 
a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: to hold hearings to 
examine putting the Bipartisan Infrastructure law to work, focusing 
on state and local perspectives, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine women 
leaders countering authoritarianism, 2:15 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold 
hearings to examine the nominations of Colleen Joy Shogan, of 
Pennsylvania, to be Archivist of the United States, Vijay Shanker, 
to be an Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of 
Appeals, and Laura E. Crane, Leslie A. Meek, and Veronica M. 
Sanchez, each to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the 
District of Columbia, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: to hold hearings to examine promoting 
and supporting tribal access to spectrum and related benefits in 
Native communities, 2:30 p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Maria Araujo Kahn, of Connecticut, to be United 
States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit, Julie Rikelman, of 
Massachusetts, to be United States Circuit Judge for the First 
Circuit, Margaret R. Guzman, to be United States District Judge for 
the District of Massachusetts, Araceli Martinez-Olguin, to be United 
States District Judge for the Northern District of California, Jamar 
K. Walker, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern 
District of Virginia, and Jamal N. Whitehead, to be United States 
District Judge for the Western District of Washington, 10 a.m., SD-
226.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: to hold an 
oversight hearing to examine the SBA's State Trade Expansion 
Program, 2:30 p.m., SR-428A.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: to hold hearings to examine 
ensuring veterans' timely access to care in VA and the community, 3 
p.m., SR-418.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold hearings to examine 
protecting American innovation, focusing on industry, academia, and 
the National Counterintelligence and Security Center, 2:30 p.m., SH-
216.


                                 House

  Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Military Personnel, 
hearing entitled ``Update on the Implementation of Recommendations 
of the Independent Review Commission on Sexual Assault in the 
Military and the Establishment of the Office of Special Trial 
Counsels'', 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn and Webex.
  Committee on Education and Labor, Subcommittee on Health, 
Employment, Labor, and Pensions, hearing entitled ``Examining the 
Administration of the Unemployment Insurance System'', 10:15 a.m., 
2175 Rayburn and Zoom.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 
3655, the ``Vaccine Injury Compensation Modernization Act of 2021''; 
H.R. 5141, the ``Maximizing Outcomes through Better Investments in 
Lifesaving Equipment for (MOBILE) Health Care Act''; H.R. 8163, the 
``Improving Trauma Systems and Emergency Care Act''; H.R. 6737, the 
``Flint Registry Reauthorization Act''; H.R. 6965, the ``Visit 
America Act''; H.R. 5441, the ``Prevent All Soring Tactics Act of 
2021''; H. Res. 1355, of inquiry requesting the President and 
directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to transmit, 
respectively, certain documents to the House of Representatives 
relating to ivermectin; H. Res. 1244, of inquiry requesting the 
President and directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of 
Representatives relating to any COVID-19 vaccine; H. Res. 1258, of 
inquiry directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to 
provide certain documentation to the House of Representatives 
relating to the calculation of certain expenditure limitations 
applicable to Federal funding of the Medicaid program in Puerto 
Rico; H. Res. 1263, of inquiry directing the President to provide 
certain documents in the

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President's possession to the House of Representatives relating to 
COVID-19 funding; H. Res. 1267, of inquiry directing the President 
to provide certain documents in the President's possession to the 
House of Representatives relating to the oversight of the Wuhan 
Institute of Virology laboratory by the Director of the National 
Institutes of Health; H. Res. 1268, of inquiry directing the 
President to provide certain documents in the President's possession 
to the House of Representatives relating to actions taken by the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services related to the COVID-19 
pandemic response; H. Res. 1274, of inquiry directing the President 
to provide certain documents in the President's possession to the 
House of Representatives relating to communications by or among any 
of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Office of 
National Drug Control Policy, the White House, the Drug Enforcement 
Administration, and the Department of Justice related to the 
executive branch's recommendations for a long-term, consensus 
approach to reduce the supply and availability of illicitly 
manufactured fentanyl-related substances in the United States; H. 
Res. 1275, of inquiry directing the President to provide certain 
documents in the President's possession to the House of 
Representatives relating to communications by staff of the White 
House regarding the implications of revoking the public health 
orders commonly referred to as ``title 42''; H. Res. 1284, of 
inquiry directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to 
provide certain documentation to the House of Representatives 
relating to the negotiation of prices for prescription drugs under 
the Medicare prescription drug program; H. Res. 1287, of inquiry 
directing the President to provide certain documents in the 
President's possession to the House of Representatives relating to 
the recall of infant formula manufactured by Abbott Laboratories and 
potential impacts on the infant formula supply chain; H. Res. 1265, 
of inquiry requesting the President to provide certain documents to 
the House of Representatives relating to plans to exploit the energy 
crisis to pursue a radical climate agenda; H. Res. 1272, of inquiry 
requesting the President to provide certain documents to the House 
of Representatives relating to plans to declare a ``climate 
emergency'' in order to invoke emergency authorities to impose 
regulations on industrial activity, or the supply and delivery of 
energy or electric power, in the United States; H. Res. 1260, of 
inquiry requesting the President, and directing the Secretary of 
Energy, to transmit to the House of Representatives certain 
information relating to plans to draw down and sell petroleum 
products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and plans to refill 
the Strategic Petroleum Reserve; H. Res. 1326, of inquiry requesting 
the President, and directing the Secretary of Energy, to transmit to 
the House of Representatives certain information relating to plans 
to protect baseload bulk power system generation and transmission to 
maintain bulk power system reliability; H. Res. 1264, of inquiry 
requesting the President to transmit to the House of Representatives 
certain documents relating to misinformation and the preservation of 
free speech; H. Res. 1271, of inquiry requesting the President 
transmit to the House of Representatives certain documents relating 
to activities of the National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration relating to broadband service; H. Res. 1237, of 
inquiry requesting the President to provide certain documents to the 
House of Representatives relating to online censorship of political 
speech; and H. Res. 1261, of inquiry requesting the President to 
provide certain documents to the House of Representatives relating 
to communications and directives with the Federal Trade Commission, 
10:15 a.m., 2123 Rayburn and Webex.
  Committee on Financial Services, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Holding Megabanks Accountable: Oversight of America's Largest 
Consumer Facing Banks'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn and Webex.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Middle East, 
North Africa, and Global Counterterrorism, hearing entitled 
``Examining the U.S. Interest in Regional Security Cooperation in 
the Middle East and North Africa: Opportunities, Obstacles, and 
Objectives'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn and Webex.
  Subcommittee on Europe, Energy, the Environment, and Cyber, 
hearing entitled ``Accountability for Atrocity Crimes Committed by 
Russia in Ukraine'', 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn and Webex.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Critical Infrastructure Preparedness and Resilience: A Focus on 
Water'', 10 a.m., 310 Cannon and Webex.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 5455, 
the ``Terry Technical Correction Act''; H.R. 2864, the ``Clean Slate 
Act of 2021''; H.R. 5651, the ``Fresh Start Act of 2021''; H.R. 
8770, the ``Expanding the VOTE Act''; H. Res. 1343, of inquiry 
requesting the President and directing the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services and the Secretary of Homeland Security to transmit, 
respectively, certain documents to the House of Representatives 
relating to unaccompanied alien children; and H. Res. 1356, of 
inquiry requesting the President and directing the Attorney General 
to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of 
Representatives relating to Ray Epps, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn and 
Zoom.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Full Committee, continue 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; and H.R. 4690, the ``Sustaining

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America's Fisheries for the Future Act of 2021'', 10 a.m., 1324 
Longworth and Webex.
  Committee on Oversight and Reform, Subcommittee on National 
Security, hearing entitled ``Putin's Proxies: Examining Russia's Use 
of Private Military Companies'', 9:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn and Zoom.
  Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, hearing entitled 
``Examining Long-Term Care in America: The Impact of the Coronavirus in 
Nursing Homes'', 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn and Zoom.
  Committee on Rules, Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget 
Process, hearing entitled ``Right to Repair: Legislative and 
Budgetary Solutions to Unfair Restrictions on Repair'' [Original 
Jurisdiction Hearing], 10 a.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Subcommittee on Space 
and Aeronautics; and Subcommittee on Environment, joint hearing 
entitled ``Looking Back to Predict the Future: The Next Generation 
of Weather Satellites'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn and Zoom.
  Committee on Small Business, Full Committee, markup on H. Res. 
1298, of inquiry directing the Secretary of the Treasury to transmit 
certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the 
role of the Department of the Treasury in the Paycheck Protection 
Program of the Small Business Administration; and H.R. 8844, the 
``STEP Improvement Act of 2022'', 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn and Zoom.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Full Committee, business meeting 
on legislation on VA Facility Naming Bills; and markup on H.R. 6273, 
the ``VA Zero Suicide Demonstration Project Act of 2021''; H.R. 
3793, the ``Support Families of the Fallen Act''; legislation on the 
Food Security for All Veterans Act; H.R. 8852, the ``End Veteran 
Hunger Act of 2022''; legislation on the Expanding Home Loans for 
Guard and Reservists Act; H.R. 2800, the ``WINGMAN Act''; H.R. 8510, 
the ``Strengthening Whistleblower Protections at the Department of 
Veterans Affairs Act''; H.R. 5918, to amend title 38, United States 
Code, to ensure that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs repays 
members of the Armed Forces for certain contributions made by such 
members of towards Post-9/11 Educational Assistance; H.R. 1957, the 
``Veterans Infertility Treatment Act of 2021''; H.R. 4601, the 
``Commitment to Veteran Support and Outreach Act''; H.R. 3304, the 
``CARS for Vets Act''; H.R. 2521, the ``DOULA for VA Act of 2021''; 
and H.R. 7589, the ``REMOVE Copays Act'', 10 a.m., HVC-210 and Zoom.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 8876, 
the ``Jackie Walorski Maternal and Child Home Visiting 
Reauthorization Act of 2022''; legislation on Improvements to 
Medicare Inpatient and Outpatient Mental Health Services; 
legislation on Improvements to the Medicare Program Related to 
Physician Services and Education; legislation on Requiring Coverage 
of Forensic Medical Exams with No Cost Sharing; legislation on 
Improved Information in Provider Directories, Plan Definitions, and 
Crisis Services for Private Insurance Plans; and legislation on 
Improved Information for Network Coverage and Plan Documents in 
Private Insurance Plans, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth and Webex.