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“SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS” mentioning the Department of Interior was published in the in the Extensions of Remarks section section on pages E509-E511 on May 16.
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.
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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, May 17, 2022 may be found in the Daily Digest of today's Record.
MEETINGS SCHEDULED
MAY 18 10 a.m.
Committee on Appropriations
Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development
To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2023 for the National
Nuclear Security Administration.
SD-192
Committee on Appropriations
Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2023 for the
Environmental Protection Agency.
SD-124
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
To hold hearings to examine addressing climate change with energy-efficient and resilient housing.
SD-538
Committee on Environment and Public Works
To hold hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2023 for the Fish and
Wildlife Service.
SD-406
Committee on Foreign Relations
To hold hearings to examine the nominations of Elizabeth
Frawley Bagley, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the
Federative Republic of Brazil, Mari Carmen Aponte, of
Puerto Rico, to be Ambassador to the Republic of
Panama, and Francisco O. Mora, of Florida, to be
Permanent Representative of the United States of
America to the Organization of American States, with the rank of Ambassador, all of the Department of State, and other pending nominations.
SD-419/VTC
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
To hold hearings to examine cybersecurity in the health and education sectors.
SH-216 2 p.m.
Committee on Foreign Relations
Business meeting to consider S. Res. 341, commemorating the 70th anniversary of the signing of the Security
Treaty among Australia, New Zealand, and the United
States of America, S. Res. 529, supporting a democratic, pluralistic, and prosperous Bosnia and
Herzegovina on the 30th Anniversary of its declaration of independence, S. Res. 499, celebrating 100 years of diplomatic relations between the United States and the
Baltic States, S. Res. 615, expressing appreciation for the efforts of the Republic of Poland to assist
Ukrainian refugees and support the sovereignty of
Ukraine following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, S.
Res. 538, expressing support for a second United
States-Africa Leaders Summit as an important opportunity to strengthen ties between the United
States and African partners and build on areas of mutual interest, S. Res. 390, expressing appreciation for the State of Qatar's efforts to assist the United
States during Operation Allies Refuge, an original resolution calling for the immediate release of Russian opposition leader Vladimir Kara-Murza, who was unjustly detained on April 11, 2022, the nomination of
Bernadette M. Meehan, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Chile, Department of State, and other pending calendar business.
SD-419 2:30 p.m.
Committee on the Judiciary
Subcommittee on the Constitution
To hold hearings to examine stopping gun violence, focusing on the Jackson-Elias Domestic Violence
Survivor Protection Act.
SD-226
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Business meeting to consider S. 1687, to amend section 21 of the Small Business Act to require cyber certification for small business development center counselors, S. 2162, to require the Small Business
Administration to publish loan default rates by franchise brand, S. 3564, to amend the Small Business
Act to codify the Boots to Business Program, S. 3595, to amend the Small Business Act to require the Small
Business and Agriculture Regulatory Enforcement
Ombudsman to create a centralized website for compliance guides, and S. 3906, to improve certain programs of the Small Business Administration to better assist small business customers in accessing broadband technology.
SR-428A
Select Committee on Intelligence
To hold closed hearings to examine certain intelligence matters.
SH-219 3 p.m.
Committee on Indian Affairs
Business meeting to consider S. 3381, to require the
Bureau of Indian Affairs to process and complete all mortgage packages associated with residential and business mortgages on Indian land by certain deadlines,
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; to be immediately followed by a hearing to examine public safety in Native communities.
SD-628 3:30 p.m.
Committee on Appropriations
Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2023 for military construction and family housing.
SD-124 4:30 p.m.
Committee on Armed Services
Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
To hold hearings to examine missile defense strategy, policies, and programs in review of the Defense
Authorization Request for fiscal year 2023 and the
Future Years Defense Program.
SR-232A
MAY 19 9 a.m.
Committee on the Judiciary
Business meeting to consider S. 4007, to require the
Attorney General to propose a program for making treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder and acute stress disorder available to public safety officers, S.
3860, to establish a grant program to provide assistance to local governments with fewer than 200 law enforcement officers, S. 2151, to amend the Omnibus
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide that COPS grant funds may be used for local law enforcement recruits to attend schools or academies if the recruits agree to serve in precincts of law enforcement agencies in their communities, S. 4003, to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of
1968 to provide for training on alternatives to use of force, de-escalation, and mental and behavioral health and suicidal crises, S. 3635, to amend the Omnibus
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1986 to authorize public safety officer death benefits to officers suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder or acute stress disorder, and the nominations of Nancy G. Abudu, of Georgia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the
Eleventh Circuit, Julianna Michelle Childs, of South
Carolina, to be United States Circuit Judge for the
District of Columbia Circuit, Ana Isabel de Alba, to be
United States District Judge for the Eastern District of California, and Nusrat Jahan Choudhury, and Natasha
C. Merle, both to be a United States District Judge for the Eastern District of New York.
SH-216 9:30 a.m.
Committee on Armed Services
To hold hearings to examine Department of Energy and
National Nuclear Security Administration testimony on atomic energy defense activities in review of the
Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2023 and the Future Years Defense Program; 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 the nominations of Michael S.
Barr, of Michigan, to be a Member of the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and Jaime E.
Lizarraga, of Virginia, and Mark Toshiro Uyeda, of
California, both to be a Member of the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
SD-538
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
To hold hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2023 for the Department of the Interior.
SD-366
Special Committee on Aging
To hold hearings to examine mental health care for older adults, focusing on raising awareness, addressing stigma, and providing support.
SD-562 10:30 a.m.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
To hold hearings to examine the nomination of Biniam
Gebre, of Virginia, to be Administrator for Federal
Procurement Policy, Office of Management and Budget.
SD-342 11 a.m.
Committee on Rules and Administration
To hold hearings to examine administration of upcoming elections.
SR-301
MAY 24 10 a.m.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
To hold hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2023 for the Forest
Service.
SD-366
MAY 25 10 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 2023 for the Department of the Interior.
SD-124
Committee on Environment and Public Works
To hold hearings to examine the nomination of Joseph
Goffman, of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
SD-406 3 p.m.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Subcommittee on Water and Power
To hold hearings to examine S. 737, to establish a
Federal cost share percentage for the Milk River
Project in the State of Montana, S. 953, to provide for drought preparedness and improved water supply reliability, S. 1179, to provide financial assistance for projects to address certain subsidence impacts in the State of California, S. 1554, to make certain irrigation districts eligible for Pick-Sloan Missouri
Basin Program pumping power, S. 2334, to direct the
Secretary of the Interior to establish a grant program to provide grants on a competitive basis to eligible entities for large-scale water recycling and reuse projects, to amend the Omnibus Public Land Management
Act of 2009 to make certain modifications to the
Cooperative Watershed Management Program, to provide emergency drought funding, S. 2693, to amend the
Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 to authorize additional projects related to the
Salton Sea, S. 3450, to authorize the Secretary of the
Interior to construct, operate, and maintain facilities in the Sun River project, Montana, for the purpose of hydroelectric power generation, S. 3539, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to carry out watershed pilots, S. 3693 and H.R. 5001, bills to authorize the
Secretary of the Interior to continue to implement endangered fish recovery programs for the Upper
Colorado and San Juan River Basins, S. 3971, to amend the America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 to modify a provision relating to cost-sharing requirements applicable to certain Bureau of
Reclamation dams and dikes, S. 4175, to amend the
Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to authorize certain extraordinary operation and maintenance work for urban canals of concern, S. 4176, to amend the
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to modify the eligibility requirements for certain small water storage and groundwater storage projects and to authorize the use of funds for certain additional Carey
Act projects, an original bill to support water infrastructure in Reclamation states, an original bill to amend the Colorado River Storage Project Act to address the recovery of certain costs, an original bill to provide for the water security of the Rio Grande
Basin, to reauthorize irrigation infrastructure grants, and to provide for a water data framework, and an original bill to amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to provide for critical maintenance and repair of certain Bureau of Reclamation reserved or transferred works.
SD-366
JUNE 8 10 a.m.
Committee on Foreign Relations
To hold hearings to examine the path forward on U.S.-
Syria policy, focusing on strategy and accountability.
SD-419/VTC
JUNE 22 10 a.m.
Committee on Environment and Public Works
To hold hearings to examine Toxic Substances Control Act amendments implementation.
SD-406
