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“SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security was published in the in the Extensions of Remarks section section on page E251 on March 14.
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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, March 15, 2022 may be found in the Daily Digest of today's Record.
MEETINGS SCHEDULED
MARCH 16 10 a.m.
Committee on Environment and Public Works
To hold an oversight hearing to examine the Clean Water
State Revolving Loan Fund formula.
SD-406
Committee on Finance
To hold hearings to examine prescription drug price inflation, focusing on the urgent need to lower drug prices in Medicare.
SD-215
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Business meeting to consider the nomination of William J.
Valdez, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary for
Management, Department of Homeland Security; to be immediately followed by a hearing to examine violent extremism and terrorism, focusing on the threat to houses of worship and public spaces.
SD-342 2 p.m.
Select Committee on Intelligence
To receive a closed briefing on certain intelligence matters.
SH-219 2:30 p.m.
Committee on Indian Affairs
To an oversight hearing to examine Federal support for
Native business capacity building and success.
SD-628
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
To hold hearings to examine small business franchising, focusing on an overview of the industry, Small Business
Administration's role, and legislative proposals.
SR-301
Joint Economic Committee
To hold hearings to examine the impact of shareholder primacy, focusing on what it means to put stock prices first.
SD-106 3 p.m.
Committee on Armed Services
Subcommittee on Personnel
To hold hearings to examine the health effects of exposure to airborne hazards, including toxic fumes from burn pits.
SR-222
MARCH 17 9:30 a.m.
Committee on Armed Services
To receive a closed briefing on Russia's invasion of
Ukraine.
SVC-217
Special Committee on Aging
To hold hearings to examine building financial inclusion for America's underserved populations.
SD-562 10 a.m.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
To hold hearings to examine the role of digital assets in illicit finance.
SD-538
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
To hold hearings to examine the nomination of Kathryn
Huff, of Illinois, to be an Assistant Secretary of
Energy (Nuclear Energy).
SD-366
Committee on Finance
To hold hearings to examine charitable giving and trends in the nonprofit sector.
SD-215
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
To hold hearings to examine the Baltics under pressure.
SD-106 10:15 a.m.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
To hold hearings to examine pandemic response and accountability, focusing on reducing fraud and expanding access to COVID-19 relief through effective oversight.
SD-342
MARCH 21 11 a.m.
Committee on the Judiciary
To hold hearings to examine the nomination of Ketanji
Brown Jackson, of the District of Columbia, to be an
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United
States.
SH-216
MARCH 22 9 a.m.
Committee on the Judiciary
To continue hearings to examine the nomination of Ketanji
Brown Jackson, of the District of Columbia, to be an
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United
States.
SH-216
MARCH 23 9 a.m.
Committee on the Judiciary
To continue hearings to examine the nomination of Ketanji
Brown Jackson, of the District of Columbia, to be an
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United
States.
SH-216 10 a.m.
Committee on Environment and Public Works
To hold hearings to examine promoting American energy security by facilitating investments and innovation in climate solutions.
SD-406
MARCH 24 9 a.m.
Committee on the Judiciary
To continue hearings to examine the nomination of Ketanji
Brown Jackson, of the District of Columbia, to be an
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United
States.
SH-216
