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CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD
Week of July 27 through July 30, 2021
Senate Chamber
On Tuesday, Senate will continue consideration of the nomination of Todd Sunhwae Kim, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Attorney General, post-cloture, and vote on confirmation thereon at 11:30 a.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 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: July 29, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Xochitl Torres Small, of New Mexico, to be Under Secretary for Rural Development, and Robert Farrell Bonnie, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation, both of the Department of Agriculture, 10 a.m., SD-G50.
Committee on Armed Services: July 29, to receive a closed briefing on the security situation on the Korean Peninsula, 9:30 a.m., SVC-
217.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: July 27, to hold hearings to examine cryptocurrencies, 10 a.m., SD-538.
July 27, Subcommittee on Economic Policy, to hold hearings to examine protecting student loan borrowers and the economy in the upcoming transitions, 3 p.m., SD-538.
July 29, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine protecting Americans from debt traps by extending the military's 36% interest rate cap to everyone, 10 a.m., SD-538.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: July 27, to hold hearings to examine pipeline cybersecurity, focusing on protecting critical infrastructure, 10 a.m., SR-253.
July 28, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Alexander Hoehn-Saric, of Maryland, Mary T. Boyle, of Maryland, and Richard Trumka, Jr., of Maryland, each to be a Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, and Grant T. Harris, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce, 10 a.m., SR-253.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: July 27, to hold hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2022 for the Department of the Interior, 10 a.m., SD-
366.
July 28, Subcommittee on National Parks, to hold hearings to examine the impacts of overcrowding in our national parks on park resources and visitor experiences, focusing on strategic approaches to visitor use management, 10 a.m., SD-366.
July 29, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine S. 375 and H.R. 1192, bills to impose requirements on the payment of compensation to professional persons employed in voluntary cases commenced under title III of the Puerto Rico Oversight Management and Economic Stability Act (commonly known as ``PROMESA''), 10 a.m., SD-366.
Committee on Environment and Public Works: July 28, to hold hearings to examine the benefits of investing in U.S. Army Corps of Engineers water infrastructure projects, 10 a.m., SD-406.
July 29, Subcommittee on Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Stephen A. Owens, of Arizona, Jennifer Beth Sass, of Maryland, and Sylvia E. Johnson, of North Carolina, each to be a Member of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, 10 a.m., SD-406.
Committee on Finance: July 27, to hold hearings to examine implementation and enforcement of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, 9:30 a.m., SD-215.
July 28, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine building on bipartisan retirement legislation, focusing on how Congress can help, 10 a.m., SD-215.
Committee on Foreign Relations: July 27, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Rufus Gifford, of Massachusetts, to be Chief of Protocol, and to have the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service, Lee Satterfield, of South Carolina, to be an Assistant Secretary (Educational and Cultural Affairs), Christopher P. Lu, of Virginia, to be Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations for U.N. Management and Reform, with the rank of Ambassador, and to be an Alternate Representative of the United States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations, during his tenure of service as Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations for U.N. Management and Reform, all of the Department of State, Isobel Coleman, of New York, to be a Deputy Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, and other pending nominations, 10 a.m., SD-G50/VTC.
July 28, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 2297, to improve global health, S. 812, to direct the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to regain observer status for Taiwan in the World Health Organization, an original resolution expressing solidarity with Cuban citizens demonstrating peacefully for fundamental freedoms, condemning the Cuban regime's acts of repression, and calling for the immediate release of arbitrarily detained Cuban citizens, the nominations of Gentry O. Smith, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary (Diplomatic Security), Monica P. Medina, of Maryland, to be Assistant Secretary for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Rena Bitter, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary (Consular Affairs), Marc Evans Knapper, of California, to be Ambassador to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, and Brian A. Nichols, of Rhode Island, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Western Hemisphere Affairs), all of the Department of State, routine lists in the Foreign Service, and other pending calendar business; to be immediately followed by a hearing to examine the nominations of Kenneth Lee Salazar, of Colorado, to be Ambassador to the United Mexican States, Jessica Lewis, of Ohio, to be an Assistant Secretary (Political-Military Affairs), and Donald Lu, of California, to be Assistant Secretary for South Asian Affairs, all of the Department of State, and Marcela Escobari, of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, 9 a.m., SD-G50.
July 28, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Kenneth Lee Salazar, of Colorado, to be Ambassador to the United Mexican States, Jessica Lewis, of Ohio, to be an Assistant Secretary (Political-Military Affairs), and Donald Lu, of California, to be Assistant Secretary for South Asian Affairs, all of the Department of State, and Marcela Escobari, of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, 10 a.m., SD-G50/VTC.
July 28, Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy, to hold hearings to examine U.S. trade and investment in Africa, 2:30 p.m., SH-216/VTC.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: July 27, to hold hearings to examine building on lessons learned from the COVID-
19 pandemic, focusing on the path forward, 10 a.m., SD-430.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: July 27, to hold hearings to examine resources and authorities needed to protect and secure the homeland, 10 a.m., SD-342/VTC.
July 28, Full Committee, business meeting to consider the nominations of Robert Luis Santos, of Texas, to be Director of the Census, Department of Commerce, and Ed Gonzalez, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
Committee on the Judiciary: July 27, to hold hearings to examine America under cyber siege, focusing on preventing and responding to ransomware attacks, 10 a.m., SD-226.
July 28, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine pending nominations, 10 a.m., SD-226.
July 28, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine America's food supply chain, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
July 29, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 1425, to enable the Federal Trade Commission to deter filing of sham citizen petitions to cover an attempt to interfere with approval of a competing generic drug or biosimilar, to foster competition, and facilitate the efficient review of petitions filed in good faith to raise legitimate public health concerns, S. 1428, to prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market, and to prohibit biological product manufacturers from compensating biosimilar and interchangeable companies to delay the entry of biosimilar biological products and interchangeable biological products, S. 1388, to require the Federal Trade Commission to study the role of intermediaries in the pharmaceutical supply chain and provide Congress with appropriate policy recommendations, and S. 1435, to amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to prohibit product hopping, 9 a.m., SH-216.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: July 28, business meeting to consider S. 372, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into a contract or other agreement with a third party to review appointees in the Veterans Health Administration who had a license terminated for cause by a State licensing board for care or services rendered at a non-Veterans Health Administration facility and to provide individuals treated by such an appointee with notice if it is determined that an episode of care or services that they received was below the standard of care, S. 612, to require the Under Secretary for Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide certain information to medical center staff and homelessness service providers of the Department regarding the coordinated entry processes for housing and services operated under the Continuum of Care Program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, S. 887, make certain improvements relating to the supply chain of the Department of Veterans Affairs, S. 1040, to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care from the Department of Veterans Affairs to include veterans of World War II, S. 1198, to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and expand the Solid Start program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, S. 1220, to amend title 38, United States Code, to recognize and honor the service of individuals who served in the United States Cadet Nurse Corps during World War II, S. 1319, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make certain information publicly available on one internet website of the Department of Veterans Affairs, S. 1863, to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve access to health care for veterans, S. 1875, to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide a deadline of 180 days for the filing of claims for payment for emergency treatment furnished to veterans, S. 1965, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to improve long-term care provided to veterans by the Department of Veterans Affairs, S. 2041, to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enforce the licensure requirement for medical providers of the Department of Veterans Affairs, S. 2102, to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Under Secretary for Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide mammography screening for veterans who served in locations associated with toxic exposure, and S. 2172, to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve grants, payments, and technical assistance provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to serve homeless veterans, 3 p.m., SR-418.
Select Committee on Intelligence: July 27, to receive a closed briefing on certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
July 28, Full Committee, closed business meeting to consider pending intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.
House Committees
Committee on Agriculture, July 28, Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture, hearing entitled ``State of the Beef Supply Chain: Shocks, Recovery, and Rebuilding'', 10 a.m., 1300 and Zoom.
July 29, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``21st Century Food Systems: Controlled Environment Agriculture's Role in Protecting Domestic Food Supply Chains and Infrastructure'', 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth and Zoom.
Committee on Armed Services, July 28, Subcommittee on Cyber, Innovative Technologies, and Information Systems, markup on H.R. 4350, the ``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022'', 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn and Webex.
July 28, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, markup on H.R. 4350, the ``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022'', 12 p.m., 2118 Rayburn and Webex.
July 28, Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, markup on H.R. 4350, the ``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022'', 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn and Webex.
July 28, Subcommittee on Military Personnel, markup on H.R. 4350, the ``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022'', 3:30 p.m., 2118 Rayburn and Webex.
July 29, Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, markup on H.R. 4350, the ``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022'', 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn and Webex.
July 29, Subcommittee on Readiness, markup on H.R. 4350, the
``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022'', 12 p.m., 2118 Rayburn and Webex.
July 29, Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special Operations, markup on H.R. 4350, the ``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022'', 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn and Webex.
Committee on Education and Labor, July 28, Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Human Services, hearing entitled ``Food for Thought: Examining Federal Nutrition Programs for Young Children and Infants'', 10:15 a.m., Zoom.
July 29, Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Investment, hearing entitled ``Keeping the Pell Grant Promise: Increasing Enrollment, Supporting Success'', 10:15 a.m., Zoom.
Committee on Energy and Commerce, July 28, Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, hearing entitled ``Transforming the FTC: Legislation to Modernize Consumer Protection'', 10:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn and Webex.
July 29, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``The Path Forward: Advancing Treatments and Cures for Neurodegenerative Diseases'', 11 a.m., 2123 Rayburn and Webex.
Committee on Financial Services, July 28, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 4590, the ``Promoting New and Diverse Depository Institutions Act''; H.R. 3332, the ``Manufactured Housing Community Preservation Act of 2021''; H.R. 4616, the ``Adjustable Interest Rate Act of 2021''; H.R. 4618, the ``Short Sale Transparency and Market Fairness Act''; legislation to require the Government Accountability Office to carry out a study on the impact of the gamification, psychological nudges, and other design techniques used by online trading platforms, and for other purposes; H.R. 4617, to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit payment for order flow; H.R. 935, the ``Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2021''; H.R. 4620, to amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to limit the exemption provided for family offices from the definition of an investment adviser to those family offices with less than $750,000,000 in assets under management and for other purposes; H.R. 4619, to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit trading ahead by market makers, and for other purposes; H.R. 3555, ``the Voters on the Move Registration Act''; and H.R. 2265, the ``Financial Exploitation Prevention Act of 2021'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn and Zoom.
Committee on Foreign Affairs, July 28, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 4589, the ``Diversity and Inclusion at the State Department Act''; legislation on Global Malnutrition Prevention and Treatment Act of 2021; H.R. 1199, the ``STEM Diplomacy Act''; H. Res. 496, supporting the continued work of the United States African Development Foundation as it creates pathways to prosperity for underserved communities on the African Continent through community-
led development; H.R. 2946, the ``Reinforcing Nicaragua's Adherence to Conditions for Electoral Reform Act of 2021''; H.R. 4250, the
``War Crimes Rewards Expansion Act''; H. Res. 497, condemning the murder of Alireza Fazeli Monfared and the practice of so-called
``honor killings'' in Iran, and for other purposes; H.R. 4526, the
``City and State Diplomacy Act''; H. Res. 549, condemning the assassination of the Haitian President, and urging United States and global support of Haitian-led solutions; H. Res. 547, calling for the continued support of Afghan women and girls after the drawdown of American troops; H. Res. 376, condemning Turkey for its illegal occupation of Cyprus; and legislation on Cambodia Democracy Act of 2021, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn and Webex.
July 29, Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and Global Counterterrorism, hearing entitled ``Lebanon: Assessing Political Paralysis, Economic Crisis and Challenges for U.S. Policy'', 10 a.m., Webex.
July 29, Subcommittee on Europe, Energy, the Environment, and Cyber, hearing entitled ``Renewable Energy Transition: A Case Study of How International Collaboration on Offshore Wind Technology Benefits American Workers'', 1 p.m., Webex.
Committee on Homeland Security, July 28, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 903, the ``Rights for the TSA Workforce Act of 2021''; H.R. 2915, the ``Homeland Procurement Reform Act''; H.R. 4089, the
``Darren Drake Act''; H.R. 4094, the ``One-Stop Pilot Program Act of 2021''; H.R. 4209, the ``DHS Illicit Cross-Border Tunnel Defense Act''; H.R. 4363, the ``DHS Contract Reporting Act of 2021''; H.R. 4426, the ``Homeland Security for Children Act''; H.R. 4611, the
``DHS Software Supply Chain Risk Management Act of 2021''; legislation on K-12 Cybersecurity Act; and legislation on Unmanned Aerial Security Act, 9 a.m., 310 Cannon and Webex.
July 28, Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability, hearing entitled ``DHS's Efforts to Disrupt Transnational Criminal Organizations in Central America'', 2 p.m., 310 Cannon and Webex.
July 29, Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation, hearing entitled ``The Cyber Talent Pipeline: Educating a Workforce to Match Today's Threats'', 10 a.m., Webex.
July 29, Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations, hearing entitled ``Assessing the State of America's Seaports: Equipping for a Reopened Economy'', 3 p.m., 310 Cannon and Webex.
Committee on House Administration, July 28, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Election Subversion: A Growing Threat to Electoral Integrity'', 12 p.m., 1310 Longworth and Webex.
Committee on the Judiciary, July 28, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law, hearing entitled ``Oversight of the Bankruptcy Code, Part 1: Confronting Abuses of the Chapter 11 System'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn and Zoom.
Committee on Natural Resources, July 28, Office of Insular Affairs Full Committee, hearing entitled ``The President's FY22 Budget Priority for the Territories: Medicaid, SSI, and SNAP Parity'', 1 p.m., Webex.
July 29, Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife, hearing on H.R. 273, the ``Prevention of Escapement of Genetically Altered Salmon in the United States Act''; H.R. 274, the ``Keep Finfish Free Act''; H.R. 1569, the ``Critically Endangered Animals Conservation Act of 2021''; H.R. 1983, the ``MONARCH Act of 2021''; H.R. 2026, the ``Global Amphibian Protection Act of 2021''; H.R. 2325, the
``Bear Protection Act of 2021''; H.R. 2773, the ``Recovering America's Wildlife Act of 2021''; H.R. 2793, the ``Highlands Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2021''; H.R. 2848, the ``Marine Mammal Research and Response Act of 2021''; H.R. 2872, the ``SAFE Act''; H.R. 3075, the ``Illegal Fishing and Forced Labor Prevention Act''; H.R. 3128, the ``American Fisheries Advisory Committee Act of 2021''; H.R. 3135, the ``Captive Primate Safety Act''; H.R. 3396, the ``Extinction Prevention Act of 2021; and H.R. 4458, the ``KELP Act'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth and Webex.
Committee on Oversight and Reform, July 28, Subcommittee on Government Operations, hearing entitled ``FITARA 12.0'', 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn and Zoom.
July 29, Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, hearing entitled ``Democracy in Danger: The Assault on Voting Rights in Texas'', 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn and Zoom.
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, July 29, Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, hearing entitled ``Enabling Mission Success from the Ground Up: Addressing NASA's Urgent Infrastructure Needs'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn and Zoom.
Committee on Small Business, July 29, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 4256, the ``Investing in Main Street Act''; H.R. 4481, the
``Small Business 7(a) Loan Agent Transparency Act''; H.R. 4531, the
``7(a) Loan Agent Oversight Act'', H.R. 3469, ``Veteran Entrepreneurship Training Act of 2021''; H.R. 3462, the ``SBA Cyber Awareness Act''; H.R. 4515, the ``Small Business Development Center Cyber Training Act of 2021''; and H.R. 4513, the ``Small Business Advanced Cybersecurity Enhancements Act of 2021'', 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, July 28, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 3095, the ``Fair and Open Skies Act''; H.R. 1339, the ``Advanced Air Mobility Coordination and Leadership Act''; H.R. 3193, the ``E-RIDGE Act''; H.R. 3037, the ``Housing Survivors of Major Disasters Act of 2021''; H.R. 3709, the
``Preliminary Damage Assessment Improvement Act of 2021''; legislation to designate the Federal building located at 1200 New Jersey Ave Southeast in Washington, DC, as the ``Norman Yoshio Mineta Federal Building''; H.R. 4660, to designate the Federal building and United States Courthouse located at 1125 Chapline Street in Wheeling, WV, as the ``Frederick P. Stamp, Jr. Federal Building and United States Courthouse''; H.R. 2220, to amend title 40, United States Code, to modify the treatment of certain bargain-
price options to purchase at less than fair market value, and for other purposes; H. Con. Res. 41, authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the National Peace Officers Memorial Service and the National Honor Guard and Pipe Band Exhibition; and General Services Administration's Capital Investment and Leasing Program Resolutions, 11 a.m., 2167 Rayburn and Zoom.
July 29, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Assessing the Federal Government's COVID-19 Relief and Response Efforts and its Impact'', 11 a.m., 2167 Rayburn and Zoom.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs, July 28, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 4657, the ``Veteran Home Energy Savings Act''; H.R. 912, the
``American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Act''; H.R. 3856, to require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on disparities associated with race and ethnicity with respect to certain benefits administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; H.R. 3944, the ``Burial Equity for Guards and Reserves Act of 2021''; H.R. 147, the ``Bringing Registered Apprenticeships to Veterans Education Act''; H.R. 4673, the ``Ensuring Veterans' Smooth Transition Act''; H.R. 4626, the ``VA Assessment by Independent Measures Act''; H.R. 4625, the ``VA Caregiver Transparency Act''; and H.R. 4233, the ``Student Veterans Counseling Centers Eligibility Act'', 2 p.m., Zoom.
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, July 28, Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Counterintelligence, and Counterproliferation, hearing entitled ``The Department of Homeland Security I and A Budget Request'', 9:30 a.m., HVC-304 Hearing Room. This hearing is closed.
Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, July 29, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Financing Climate Solutions and Job Creation'', 9 a.m., 210 Cannon and Zoom.
Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress, July 29, Full Committee, business meeting to consider proposed recommendations, 9 a.m., HVC-210.
Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth, July 29, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``The Nature and Consequences of American Economic Disparity'', 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 130
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