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“CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD” mentioning the Department of Interior was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D528-D531 on May 17.
The Department oversees more than 500 million acres of land. Downsizing the Federal Government, a project aimed at lowering taxes and boosting federal efficiency, said the department has contributed to a growing water crisis and holds many lands which could be better managed.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD
Week of May 18 through May 21, 2021
Senate Chamber
On Tuesday, Senate will continue consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 1260, Endless Frontier Act, post-
cloture.
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: May 20, to hold hearings to examine Federal, state, and private forestlands, focusing on opportunities for addressing climate change, 9:30 a.m., SR-301.
Committee on Appropriations: May 18, Subcommittee on Defense, to hold hearings to examine the National Guard and Reserve, 10 a.m., SH-216.
May 19, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2022 for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 10 a.m., SD-138.
May 19, Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine rethinking disaster recovery and resiliency, focusing on protecting communities and accelerating assistance, 10 a.m., SD-192.
May 19, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, to hold hearings to examine the Internal Revenue Service, focusing on narrowing the tax gap and improving taxpayer services, 2 p.m., SD-138.
May 19, Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine military infrastructure and climate resilience, 3 p.m., SD-192.
Committee on Armed Services: May 18, to hold hearings to examine the nomination of General Paul J. LaCamera, USA, for reappointment to the grade of general and to be Commander, United Nations Command/
Combined Forces Command/United States Forces Korea, Department of Defense, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
May 18, Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, to hold hearings to examine the cybersecurity of the defense industrial base, 2:30 p.m., SR-222.
May 19, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, to hold hearings to examine the Department of Energy's atomic defense activities and programs in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2022 and future years defense program, 4:30 p.m., SR-232A.
May 20, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the transition of all United States and Coalition forces from Afghanistan and its implications; to be immediately followed by a closed session in SVC-
217, 10 a.m., SD-G50.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: May 18, to hold hearings to examine reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program, 10 a.m., WEBEX.
May 19, Full Committee, business meeting to consider the nominations of Adrianne Todman, of the Virgin Islands, to be Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and Nuria I. Fernandez, of California, to be Federal Transit Administrator, Department of Transportation, 2:30 p.m., SD-106.
May 20, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine 21st century communities, focusing on expanding opportunity through infrastructure investments, 10 a.m., WEBEX.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: May 18, Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security, to hold hearings to examine protecting kids online, focusing on internet privacy and manipulative marketing, 10 a.m., SR-253.
May 18, Subcommittee on Tourism, Trade, and Export Promotion, to hold hearings to examine reviving international travel and tourism to create and restore jobs, 3 p.m., SR-253.
May 20, Full Committee, business meeting to consider the nomination of Eric S. Lander, of Massachusetts, to be Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy; to be immediately followed by a hearing to examine the nominations of Pamela A. Melroy, of New York, to be Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Carlos Alberto Monje, Jr., of Louisiana, to be Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy, and Richard W. Spinrad, of Oregon, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, 10 a.m., SH-216.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: May 18, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Robert T. Anderson, of Washington, to be Solicitor, Shannon Aneal Estenoz, of Florida, to be Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife, and Tanya Marie Trujillo, of New Mexico, to be an Assistant Secretary, all of the Department of the Interior, 10 a.m., SD-366.
May 20, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the role of reforestation, active forest management, and carbon storage in fostering resiliency, 10 a.m., SD-366.
Committee on Environment and Public Works: May 19, to hold hearings to examine biodiversity loss, focusing on drivers, impacts, and potential solutions, 10 a.m., SD-G50.
Committee on Finance: May 18, to hold hearings to examine funding and financing options to bolster American infrastructure, 10 a.m., WEBEX.
May 19, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine COVID-19 health care flexibilities, focusing on perspectives, experiences, and lessons learned, 10 a.m., WEBEX.
Committee on Foreign Relations: May 19, business meeting to consider the nominations of Bonnie D. Jenkins, of New York, to be Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, Jose W. Fernandez, of New York, to be an Under Secretary of State (Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment), to be United States Alternate Governor of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, to be United States Alternate Governor of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and to be United States Alternate Governor of the Inter-American Development Bank, routine lists in the Foreign Service, and other pending nominations; to be immediately followed by a hearing to examine the nominations of Brian A. Nichols, of Rhode Island, to be an Assistant Secretary (Western Hemisphere Affairs), and Michele Jeanne Sison, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary (International Organization Affairs), both of the Department of State, and other pending nominations, 9:45 a.m., SD-
106.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: May 18, to hold hearings to examine paid leave for working families, focusing on examining access, options, and impacts, 10 a.m., SD-106.
May 20, Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, to hold hearings to examine solving the crisis in the health care workforce, 10 a.m., SD-430.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: May 18, to hold hearings to examine the role of the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Intelligence and Analysis, 10 a.m., SD-342/VTC.
May 19, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine COVID-19, focusing on evaluating the medical supply chain and pandemic response gaps, 2:30 p.m., SD-342/VTC.
Committee on Judiciary: May 19, Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights, to hold hearings to examine antitrust applied, focusing on hospital consolidation concerns and solutions, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
May 20, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 312, to expand eligibility for and provide judicial review for the Elderly Home Detention Pilot Program, provide for compassionate release based on COVID-19 vulnerability, shorten the waiting period for judicial review during the COVID-19 pandemic, and make other technical corrections, S. 601, to amend section 3661 of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the consideration of acquitted conduct at sentencing, S. 1014, to reform sentencing laws and correctional institutions, and the nominations of Ketanji Brown Jackson, to be United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit, Candace Jackson-Akiwumi, of Illinois, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit, Julien Xavier Neals, and Zahid N. Quraishi, both to be a United States District Judge for the District of New Jersey, and Regina M. Rodriguez, to be United States District Judge for the District of Colorado, 10 a.m., SD-106.
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: May 19, to hold hearings to examine realizing the vision of Parren Mitchell, focusing on untapping the potential of minority and women contracting, 2:30 p.m., SR-301.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: May 19, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Donald Michael Remy, of Louisiana, to be Deputy Secretary, Matthew T. Quinn, of Montana, to be Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs, Maryanne T. Donaghy, of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Secretary (Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection), and Patricia L. Ross, of Ohio, to be an Assistant Secretary (Congressional and Legislative Affairs), all of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 3 p.m., SD-G50.
Select Committee on Intelligence: May 18, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Christopher Charles Fonzone, of Pennsylvania, to be General Counsel of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, and Brett M. Holmgren, of Minnesota, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Intelligence and Research), 2:30 p.m., SH-216.
Special Committee on Aging: May 20, to hold hearings to examine taking aim at Alzheimer's, focusing on frontline perspectives and caregiver challenges, 9:30 a.m., VTC.
House Committees
Committee on Appropriations, May 19, Subcommittee on Defense, hearing entitled ``Central Intelligence Agency FY 2022 Posture'', 10 a.m., HVC-304. This hearing is closed.
May 19, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, hearing entitled ``U.S. Customs and Border Protection Resource Management and Operational Priorities'', 10 a.m., Webex.
May 19, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, hearing entitled ``Public Witnesses'', 10 a.m., Webex.
May 19, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, hearing entitled ``Global Climate Finance'', 10 a.m., Webex.
May 19, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, budget hearing on the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2 p.m., Webex.
May 20, Subcommittee on Defense, hearing entitled ``Worldwide Threat and FY 2022 National Intelligence Program/Military Intelligence Program Posture with the Director of National Intelligence and Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security'', 10 a.m., Webex. This hearing is closed.
May 20, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, hearing entitled
``Member Day'', 10 a.m., Webex.
May 20, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, hearing entitled ``Member Day'', 9:15 a.m., Webex.
Committee on Armed Services, May 19, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Recommendations of the National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service'', 11 a.m., 2118 Rayburn and Webex.
May 20, Subcommittee on Cyber, Innovative Technologies, and Information Systems, hearing entitled ``Reviewing Department of Defense Science and Technology Strategy, Policy, and Programs for Fiscal Year 2022: Fostering a Robust Ecosystem for Our Technological Edge'', 11 a.m., 2118 Rayburn and Webex.
Committee on Education And Labor, May 19, Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, hearing entitled
``Picking up the Pieces: Strengthening Connections with Students Experiencing Homelessness and Children in Foster Care'', 10:15 a.m., Zoom.
Committee on Energy and Commerce, May 19, Subcommittee on Energy, hearing entitled ``The Fiscal Year 2022 DOE Budget'', 10:30 a.m., Webex.
Committee on Financial Services, May 19, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Oversight of Prudential Regulators: Ensuring the Safety, Soundness, Diversity, and Accountability of Depository Institutions'', 10 a.m., Webex.
Committee on Foreign Affairs, May 19, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 922, the ``Crimea Annexation Non-Recognition Act''; H.R. 2785, the ``Energy Resource Governance Initiative Act of 2021''; H.R. 3261, to repeal the 1991 Authorization for the Use of Military Force against Iraq Resolution; legislation to repeal the 1957 Middle East Use of Force Authorization; legislation urging the Government of El Salvador to respect the country's democratic institutions; H.R. 1096, the ``Represent America Abroad Act of 2021''; H.R. 1135, the
``LITE Act''; H. Res. 402, recognizing the devastating impact of COVID-19 in India and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to COVID assistance to India; and H. Res. 348, expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United Nations Security Council should immediately impose an arms embargo against the military of Burma, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn and Webex.
Committee on House Administration, May 19, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Reforming the Capitol Police and Improving Accountability for the Capitol Police Board'', 3 p.m., Webex.
Committee on the Judiciary, May 19, Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties, hearing entitled
``Continuing Injustice: The Centennial of the Tulsa-Greenwood Race Massacre'', 9:30 a.m., CVC-200 and Zoom.
May 20, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, hearing entitled ``An Unending Crisis: Essential Steps to Reducing Gun Violence and Mass Shootings'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn and Zoom.
Committee on Natural Resources, May 19, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled ``Misuse of Taxpayer Dollars and Corporate Welfare in the Oil and Gas Industry'', 1 p.m., Webex.
May 20, Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States, hearing on H.R. 2930, the ``STOP Act of 2021''; H.R. 438, to amend the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Act to extend the deadline for a report by the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children, and for other purposes; and legislation to prescribe procedures for effective consultation and coordination by Federal agencies with federally recognized Indian Tribes regarding Federal Government actions that impact Tribal lands and interests to ensure that meaningful Tribal input is an integral part of the Federal decision-
making process, 12 p.m., Webex.
Committee on Oversight and Reform, May 19, Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, hearing entitled ``Examining Emergent BioSolutions' Failure to Protect Public Health and Public Funds'', 10:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn and Zoom.
May 20, Subcommittee on National Security, hearing entitled
``Examining Next Steps for U.S. Engagement in Afghanistan'', 9 a.m., 2154 Rayburn and Zoom.
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, May 19, Subcommittee on Energy, hearing entitled ``Accelerating Discovery: The Future of Scientific Computing at the Department of Energy'', 11 a.m., Zoom.
Committee on Small Business, May 19, Subcommittee on Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Workforce Development, hearing entitled ``The Small Business Administration's Entrepreneurial Ecosystem: An Update and Next Steps with SBA's Resource Partners'', 10:15 a.m., 2360 Rayburn and Zoom.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs, May 19, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled ``Protecting Whistleblowers and Promoting Accountability: Is VA Making Progress?'', 10 a.m., Zoom.
May 20, Subcommittee on Technology Modernization, hearing entitled
``Cybersecurity and Risk Management at VA: Addressing Ongoing Challenges and Moving Forward'', 12 p.m., Zoom.
Committee on Ways and Means, May 19, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Leveraging the Tax Code for Infrastructure Investment'', 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth and Webex.
Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, May 20, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Powering Up Clean Energy: Investments to Modernize and Expand the Electric Grid'', 9:30 a.m., Zoom.
