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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 22, 2022 may be found in the Daily Digest of today's Record.
MEETINGS SCHEDULED
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 Commerce, Science, and Transportation
To hold hearings to examine developing next generation technology for innovation.
SR-253
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
Committee on Foreign Relations
Business meeting to consider S. 3666, to require reports on the adoption of a cryptocurrency as legal tender in
El Salvador, S. 816, to amend the Diplomatic Security
Act of 1986 to provide for improved serious security incident investigations, S. 3199, to promote peace and democracy in Ethiopia, S. 3491, to establish a commission to reform and modernize the Department of
State, S. 3492, to address the importance of foreign affairs training in national security, S. 3591, to strengthen the bilateral partnership between the United
States and Ecuador in support of democratic institutions and rule of law, sustainable and inclusive economic growth, and conservation, S. J.Res. 17, requiring the advice and consent of the Senate or an
Act of Congress to suspend, terminate, or withdraw the
United States from the North Atlantic Treaty and authorizing related litigation, S. Res. 427, to commemorate the 30-year anniversary of the 1991 Paris
Peace Agreements with Cambodia and to call upon all signatories to those Agreements to fulfill their commitments to secure a peaceful, prosperous, democratic, and sovereign Cambodia, S. Res. 446, commending the Government of Lithuania for its resolve in increasing ties with Taiwan and supporting its firm stance against coercion by the Chinese Communist Party,
S. Res. 456, expressing support for a free, fair, and peaceful December 4, 2021, election in The Gambia, S.
Res. 473, expressing the sense of the Senate on the necessity of maintaining the United Nations arms embargo on South Sudan until conditions for peace, stability, democracy, and development exist, S. Res.
503, expressing the sense of the Senate that the
Government of the People's Republic of China should immediately guarantee the safety and freedom of tennis star Peng Shuai, S. Res. 547, recognizing the 201st anniversary of Greek Independence and celebrating democracy in Greece and the United States, S. Con. Res.
20, condemning the October 25, 2021, military coup in
Sudan and standing with the people of Sudan, Treaty
Doc. 112-8, the Convention between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the
Republic of Chile for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to
Taxes on Income and Capital, signed in Washington on
February 4, 2010, with a Protocol signed the same day, as corrected by exchanges of notes effected February
25, 2011, and February 10 and 21, 2012, and a related agreement effected by exchange of notes (the ``related
Agreement'') on February 4, 2010, the nominations of
Deborah E. Lipstadt, of Georgia, to be Special Envoy to
Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism, with the rank of
Ambassador, Barbara A. Leaf, of Virginia, to be an
Assistant Secretary (Near Eastern Affairs), and Douglas
T. Hickey, of Idaho, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Finland, all of the Department of State, and Maria
Fabiana Jorge, of the District of Columbia, to be
United States Alternate Executive Director, and
Leopoldo Martinez Nucete, of Virginia, to be United
States Executive Director, both of the Inter-American
Development Bank.
S-116
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
To hold hearings to examine strengthening Federal mental health and substance use disorder programs, focusing on opportunities, challenges, and emerging issues.
SD-430
Special Committee on Aging
To hold hearings to examine the importance of home-based services, focusing on an economy that cares.
SD-562 2:30 p.m.
Committee on Armed Services
Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities
To hold hearings to examine strategic competition and security cooperation in the Western Hemisphere.
SR-222
Committee on Indian Affairs
To hold hearings to examine S. 1397, to amend the Public
Health Service Act with respect to the collection and availability of health data with respect to Indian
Tribes and Tribal organizations, S. 3168, to amend the
White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification
Act of 2010 to modify the enforceability date for certain provisions, S. 3308, to authorize the Colorado
River Indian Tribes to enter into lease or exchange agreements and storage agreements relating to water of the Colorado River allocated to the Colorado River
Indian Tribes, S. 3443, to extend Federal recognition to the MOWA Band of Choctaw Indians, S. 3773, to authorize the leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis
Reservation, and S. 3789, to amend the Native American
Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience Act to authorize grants to Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and Native Hawaiian organizations.
SD-628
Select Committee on Intelligence
To receive a closed briefing on certain intelligence matters.
SVC-217
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
To hold hearings to examine Russian imperialism in
Ukraine and beyond.
SD-562/VTC 3 p.m.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs
To hold hearings to examine improving the VA's Program of
Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers.
SR-418
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 9:30 a.m.
Committee on Armed Services
To hold hearings to examine the posture of United States
Northern Command and United States Southern Command; to be immediately followed by a closed session in SVC-217.
SD-G50 10 a.m.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
To hold hearings to examine strengthening oversight and equity in the appraisal process.
SD-538 11 a.m.
Committee on Foreign Relations
To receive a briefing on U.S.-Taiwan policy.
TBA
MARCH 29 10 a.m.
Committee on Appropriations
Subcommittee on Defense
To hold hearings to examine the Defense Health Program.
SD-192
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
To hold hearings to examine the strategic importance of the Freely Associated States to the United States and our allies in the Indo-Pacific region, including the
Compacts of Free Association with the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau.
SD-366
APRIL 7 10 a.m.
Committee on Foreign Relations
To hold hearings to examine the nominations of Caroline
Kennedy, of New York, to be Ambassador to the
Commonwealth of Australia, Philip S. Goldberg, of the
District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Korea, MaryKay Loss Carlson, of Arkansas, to be
Ambassador to the Republic of the Philippines, and Marc
B. Nathanson, of California, to be Ambassador to the
Kingdom of Norway, all of the Department of State, and other pending nominations.
SD-419
