[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 185 (Wednesday, November 30, 2022)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1156-D1157]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                            DECEMBER 1, 2022

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: to hold 
hearings to examine lessons learned from the FTX collapse, focusing 
on why Congress needs to act, 10 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to hold hearings 
to examine fairness in financial services, focusing on racism and 
discrimination in banking, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee 
on Space and Science, to hold hearings to examine Landsat at 50 and 
the future of U.S. satellite-based earth observation, 10:30 a.m., 
SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: business meeting to 
consider the nominations of David Crane, of New Jersey, to be Under 
Secretary, Jeffrey Matthew Marootian, of the District of Columbia, 
to be an Assistant Secretary (Energy Efficiency and Renewable 
Energy), and Gene Rodrigues, of California, to be an Assistant 
Secretary (Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability), all of the 
Department of Energy; to be immediately followed by a hearing to 
examine S. 3112, to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to establish 
a Hydrogen Technologies for Heavy Industry Grant Program, S. 3152, 
to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to disqualify certain 
borrowers from receiving a guarantee for a project, S. 3915, to 
require the Secretary of Energy to provide technology grants to 
strengthen domestic mining education, S. 3957, to amend the 
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to make certain activities 
eligible for grants from the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund, S. 
3978, to require the Secretary of Energy to carry out a program to 
operate a uranium reserve consisting of uranium produced and 
converted in the United States and a program to ensure the 
availability of uranium produced, converted, and enriched in the 
United States, S. 4420, to provide for advancements in carbon 
removal research, quantification, and commercialization, including 
by harnessing natural processes, S. 4424, to amend the Recreation 
and Public Purposes Act to authorize sales and leases of certain 
Federal land to federally recognized Indian Tribes, S. 4515, to 
require the Secretary of Energy to stipulate, as a condition on the 
sale at auction of any crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum 
Reserve, that the crude oil not be exported to certain countries, S. 
4542, to establish the Dolores River National Conservation Area and 
the Dolores River Special Management Area in the State of Colorado, 
to protect private water rights in the State, S. 4579, to amend the 
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations 
Act, 2015, to extend certain deadlines applicable to pilot projects 
to increase Colorado River System water to address effects of 
historic drought conditions, S. 4651, to amend the Energy Policy and 
Conservation Act to require the Secretary of Energy to stipulate, as 
a condition on the sale at auction of any petroleum products from 
the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, that the petroleum products not be 
exported to certain countries,

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to prohibit such sales to certain state-owned entities, S. 4732, to 
authorize the Georgetown African American Historic Landmark Project 
and Tour to establish a commemorative work in the District of 
Columbia and its environs, S. 4860, to provide for the establishment 
of a grazing management program on Federal land in Malheur County, 
Oregon, S. 4995, to require the Secretary of Agriculture and the 
Secretary of the Interior to prioritize the completion of the 
Continental Divide National Scenic Trail, S. 5129, to modify the 
boundary of the Mammoth Cave National Park in the State of Kentucky, 
S. J.Res. 62, approving the location of a memorial to commemorate 
the commitment of the United States to a free press by honoring 
journalists who sacrificed their lives in service to that cause, and 
an original bill to establish a new organization to manage nuclear 
waste, provide a consensual process for siting nuclear waste 
facilities, ensure adequate funding for managing nuclear water, 10 
a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider S. 2773, 
to amend the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act to address satellite 
offices of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and the 
nominations of DeAndrea Gist Benjamin, of South Carolina, to be 
United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit, Anthony Devos 
Johnstone, of Montana, to be United States Circuit Judge for the 
Ninth Circuit, 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, Robert Stewart Ballou, to be United States District Judge 
for the Western District of Virginia, Daniel J. Calabretta, to be 
United States District Judge for the Eastern District of California, 
Todd E. Edelman, to be United States District Judge for the District 
of Columbia, Kymberly Kathryn Evanson, and Jamal N. Whitehead, both 
to be a United States District Judge for the Western District of 
Washington, Matthew L. Garcia, to be United States District Judge 
for the District of New Mexico, Margaret R. Guzman, and Myong J. 
Joun, both to be a United States District Judge for the District of 
Massachusetts, Jeffery Paul Hopkins, to be United States District 
Judge for the Southern District of Ohio, Lindsay C. Jenkins, to be 
United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, 
Colleen R. Lawless, to be United States District Judge for the 
Central District of Illinois, Araceli Martinez-Olguin, to be United 
States District Judge for the Northern District of California, 
Adrienne C. Nelson, to be United States District Judge for the 
District of Oregon, Jamar K. Walker, to be United States District 
Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia, and Jaime E. Esparza, to 
be United States Attorney for the Western District of Texas, Alamdar 
S. Hamdani, to be United States Attorney for the Southern District 
of Texas, Roger B. Handberg, to be United States Attorney for the 
Middle District of Florida, Markenzy Lapointe, to be United States 
Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Terry J. Burgin, to 
be United States Marshal for the Western District of North Carolina, 
and Glenn M. McNeill, Jr., to be United States Marshal for the 
Eastern District of North Carolina, all of the Department of 
Justice, 9 a.m., SH-216.


                                 House

  Committee on Financial Services, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Boom and Bust: The Need for Bold Investments in Fair and 
Affordable Housing to Combat Inflation'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn and 
Webex.