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“SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS” mentioning the Department of Interior was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on pages E640-E642 on June 14.
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:
SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS
Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, agreed to by the Senate of February 4, 1977, calls for establishment of a system for a computerized schedule of all meetings and hearings of Senate committees, subcommittees, joint committees, and committees of conference. This title requires all such committees to notify the Office of the Senate Daily Digest--designated by the Rules Committee--of the time, place and purpose of the meetings, when scheduled and any cancellations or changes in the meetings as they occur.
As an additional procedure along with the computerization of this information, the Office of the Senate Daily Digest will prepare this information for printing in the Extensions of Remarks section of the Congressional Record on Monday and Wednesday of each week.
Meetings scheduled for Tuesday, June 15, 2021 may be found in the Daily Digest of today's Record.
MEETINGS SCHEDULED
JUNE 16Time to be announced
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Business meeting to consider the nominations of Gwen
Graham, of Florida, to be Assistant Secretary for
Legislation and Congressional Affairs, Department of
Education, Rajesh D. Nayak, of Maryland, Taryn
Mackenzie Williams, of the District of Columbia, and
Douglas L. Parker, of West Virginia, each to be an
Assistant Secretary of Labor, and Dawn Myers O'Connell, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, and Miriam E. Delphin-
Rittmon, of Connecticut, to be Assistant Secretary for
Mental Health and Substance Use, both of the Department of Health and Human Services.
TBA9:30 a.m.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Business meeting to consider the nominations of Robin
Carnahan, of Missouri, to be Administrator of General
Services, Jen Easterly, of New York, to be Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency,
Department of Homeland Security, and Chris Inglis, of
Maryland, to be National Cyber Director.
SD-34210 a.m.
Committee on Appropriations
Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2022 for the Department of the Interior.
SD-124
Committee on Appropriations
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 Department of Education.
SD-138
Committee on Appropriations
Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2022 for military construction and family housing.
SD-192
Committee on Armed Services
To hold hearings to examine the nominations of Caroline
Diane Krass, of the District of Columbia, to be General
Counsel, Gina Maria Ortiz Jones, of Texas, to be Under
Secretary of the Air Force, Ely Stefansky Ratner, of
Massachusetts, and Shawn Graham Skelly, of Virginia, both to be an Assistant Secretary, and Meredith Berger, of Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Navy, all of the Department of Defense.
SH-216
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Business meeting to consider S. 66, to require the Inter-
Agency Task Force on Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia to develop a plan for reducing, mitigating, and controlling harmful algal blooms and hypoxia in South
Florida, S. 1747, to provide for an equitable management of summer flounder based on geographic, scientific, and economic data, S. 1890, to require the
Federal Trade Commission to conduct a study on scams that target travelers during the COVID-19 pandemic, S.
1995, to amend the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish
Restoration Act with respect to sport fish restoration and recreational boating safety, S. 1894, to designate
Regional Ocean Partnerships of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, S. 2016, to authorize elements of the Department of Transportation, 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, and routine lists in the Coast Guard.
SR-253
Committee on Environment and Public Works
To hold hearings to examine the nominations of Jeffrey M.
Prieto, of California, and Jane Toshiko Nishida, of
Maryland, both to be an Assistant Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency, and Alejandra Y.
Castillo, of New York, to be Assistant Secretary of
Commerce for Economic Development.
SD-406
Committee on Finance
To hold hearings to examine the President's fiscal year
2022 budget.
WEBEX2 p.m.
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Business meeting to consider the nomination of Dilawar
Syed, of California, to be Deputy Administrator of the
Small Business Administration.
SD-430
Select Committee on Intelligence
Closed business meeting to consider pending intelligence matters; to be immediately followed by a closed briefing on certain intelligence matters.
SH-2192:15 p.m.
Committee on Rules and Administration
To hold an oversight hearing to examine the U.S. Capitol
Police following the January 6th attack on the Capitol.
SR-301 2:30 p.m.
Committee on Appropriations
Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban
Development, and Related Agencies
To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2022 for the Department of Transportation.
SD-192
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Government Operations and Border Management
To hold hearings to examine improving security, trade, and travel at land ports of entry at the southwest border.
VTC
Committee on the Judiciary
Subcommittee on the Constitution
To hold hearings to examine the Women's Health Protection
Act.
SD-2263 p.m.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining
To hold hearings to examine S. 173, to provide for the designation of certain wilderness areas, recreation management areas, and conservation areas in the State of Colorado, S. 177, to amend the John D. Dingell, Jr.
Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to establish the Cerro de la Olla Wilderness in the Rio
Grande del Norte National Monument and to modify the boundary of the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument,
S. 182, to withdraw certain Federal land in the Pecos
Watershed area of the State of New Mexico from mineral entry, S. 455, to designate and expand wilderness areas in Olympic National Forest in the State of Washington, and to designate certain rivers in Olympic National
Forest and Olympic National Park as wild and scenic rivers, S. 554, to require the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a study on the establishment of, and the potential land that could be included in, a unit of the
National Forest System in the State of Hawaii, S. 567, to provide for conservation and economic development in the State of Nevada, S. 569, to direct the Secretary of
Agriculture to transfer certain National Forest System land to the State of South Dakota, S. 609, to withdraw the National Forest System land in the Ruby Mountains subdistrict of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest and the National Wildlife Refuge System land in Ruby Lake
National Wildlife Refuge, Elko and White Pine Counties,
Nevada, from operation under the mineral leasing laws,
S. 904, to require the Secretary of the Interior, the
Secretary of Agriculture, and the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works to digitize and make publicly available geographic information system mapping data relating to public access to Federal land and waters for outdoor recreation, S. 1008, to require the Secretary of the Interior to develop a modeling tool, conduct a study, and issue reports relating to the tax equivalent amount of payments under the payment in lieu of taxes program, S. 1076, to amend the Energy
Policy Act of 2005 to require the Secretary of the
Interior to establish a program to plug, remediate, and reclaim orphaned oil and gas wells and surrounding land, to provide funds to State and Tribal government to plug, remediate, and reclaim orphaned oil and gas wells and surrounding land, S. 1128, to provide for the continuation of higher education through the conveyance to the University of Alaska of certain public land in the State of Alaska, S. 1222, to designate and adjust certain lands in the State of Utah as components of the
National Wilderness Preservation System, and S. 1686, to amend the Wilderness Act to allow local Federal officials to determine the manner in which nonmotorized uses may be permitted in wilderness areas.
SD-366
Committee on Veterans' Affairs
To hold hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2022 and 2023 advance appropriations requests for the Department of Veterans
Affairs.
SR-4184:30 p.m.
Committee on Armed Services
Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
To hold hearings to examine United States nuclear deterrence policy and strategy.
SR-222
JUNE 179 a.m.
Committee on the Judiciary
Business meeting to consider S. 807, to permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings, S. 818, to provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings, and the nominations of Tiffany P.
Cunningham, of Illinois, to be United States Circuit
Judge for the Federal Circuit, Margaret Irene
Strickland, to be United States District Judge for the
District of New Mexico, Ur Mendoza Jaddou, of
California, to be Director of the United States
Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security, and David H. Chipman, of Virginia, to be Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, Anne Milgram, of New Jersey, to be
Administrator of Drug Enforcement, and Kenneth Allen
Polite, Jr., of Louisiana, to be an Assistant Attorney
General, all of the Department of Justice.
SH-2169:30 a.m.
Committee on Armed Services
To hold hearings to examine the posture of the Department of the Air Force in review of the Defense Authorization
Request for fiscal year 2022 and the Future Years
Defense Program; to be immediately followed by a closed session in SVC-217.
SD-G50
Special Committee on Aging
To hold hearings to examine 21st century caregiving, focusing on supporting workers, family caregivers, seniors, and people with disabilities.
VTC10 a.m.
Committee on Appropriations
To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2022 for the Department of Defense.
SD-106
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
To hold hearings to examine reauthorization of the
National Flood Insurance Program.
SD-538
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
To hold hearings to examine National Collegiate Athletic
Association student athletes and name, image, and likeness rights.
SR-253
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
To hold hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2022 for the U.S. Forest
Service.
SD-366
Committee on Foreign Relations
Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and International
Cybersecurity Policy
To hold hearings to examine building the U.S.-Taiwan relationship, focusing on strength through partnership.
SD-419/VTC
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
To hold hearings to examine COVID-19 response and recovery, focusing on supporting the needs of students in higher education and lessons on safely returning to campus.
SD-43010:15 a.m.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Emerging Threats and Spending Oversight
To hold hearings to examine addressing emerging cybersecurity threats to state and local government.
SD-342/VTC
JUNE 2210 a.m.
Committee on Appropriations
Subcommittee on Defense
To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2022 for the Army.
SD-192
JUNE 2310 a.m.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Subcommittee on National Parks
To hold hearings to examine S. 31, to limit the establishment or extension of national monuments in the
State of Utah, S. 172, to authorize the National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, S.
192, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain river segments in the State of Oregon as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers
System, S. 270, to amend the Act entitled ``Act to provide for the establishment of the Brown v. Board of
Education National Historic Site in the State of
Kansas'' to provide for inclusion of additional related sites in the National Park System, S. 491, to amend the
Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain river segments in the York River watershed in the State of
Maine as components of the National Wild and Scenic
Rivers System, S. 535, to authorize the location of a memorial on the National Mall to commemorate and honor the members of the Armed Forces that served on active duty in support of the Global War on Terrorism, S. 753, to reauthorize the Highlands Conservation Act, to authorize States to use funds from that Act for administrative purposes, S. 1317, to modify the boundary of the Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument in the State of Arizona, S. 1320, to establish the
Chiricahua National Park in the State of Arizona as a unit of the National Park System, S. 1321, to modify the boundary of the Casa Grande Ruins
National Monument, S. 1526, to authorize the use of off-highway vehicles in certain areas of the Capitol
Reef National Park, Utah, S. 1527, to amend title 54,
United States Code, to provide that State law shall apply to the use of motor vehicles on roads within a
System unit, S. 1769, to adjust the boundary of the
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area to include the Rim of the Valley Corridor, and S. 1771, to authorize reference to the museum located at
Blytheville/Eaker Air Force Base in Blytheville,
Arkansas, as the ``National Cold War Center''.
SD-3662 p.m.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Subcommittee on Energy
To hold hearings to examine examine existing programs and future opportunities to ensure access to affordable, reliable, and clean energy for rural and low-income communities.
SD-366
JUNE 2410 a.m.
Committee on Appropriations
Subcommittee on Defense
To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2022 for the Navy and
Marine Corps.
SD-192
