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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.
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 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 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.
SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 168, No. 151(1), Congressional Record Vol. 168, No. 151(2)
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