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COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,
MAY 18, 2022
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Senate
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, 10 a.m., SD-192.
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, 10 a.m., SD-124.
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, 3:30 p.m., SD-124.
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, 4:30 p.m., SR-232A.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to hold hearings to examine addressing climate change with energy-efficient and resilient housing, 10 a.m., 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, 10 a.m., 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, 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, and Michelle Kwan, of California, to be Ambassador to Belize, all of the Department of State, and other pending nominations, 10 a.m., SD-419/VTC.
Full Committee, 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, S. Res. 632, calling for the immediate release of Russian opposition leader Vladimir Kara-Murza, who was unjustly detained on April 11, 2022, the nominations of Bernadette M. Meehan, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Chile, Jane Hartley, of New York, to be Ambassador to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Constance J. Milstein, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Malta, Bruce I. Turner, of Colorado, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as U.S. Representative to the Conference on Disarmament, Alexander Mark Laskaris, of the District of Columbia, to be an Ambassador to the Republic of Chad, Bridget A. Brink, of Michigan, to be Ambassador to Ukraine, and Alan M. Leventhal, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Denmark, all of the Department of State, and other pending calendar business, 2 p.m., S-116, Capitol.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to hold hearings to examine cybersecurity in the health and education sectors, 10 a.m., SH-216.
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, 3 p.m., SD-628.
Committee on Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Constitution, to hold hearings to examine stopping gun violence, focusing on the Jackson-
Elias Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act, 2:30 p.m., 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, 2:30 p.m., SR-
428A.
Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
House
Committee on Agriculture, Full Committee, continue markup on the Budget Views and Estimates Letter of the Committee on Agriculture for the agencies and programs under the jurisdiction of the Committee for Fiscal Year 2023; H.R. 7764, to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to provide additional payments under the environmental quality incentives program for implementation of a nutrient management practice, and for other purposes; H.R. 2518, the
``Producing Responsible Energy and Conservation Incentives and Solutions for the Environment Act''; H.R. 2606, the ``Sponsoring USDA Sustainability Targets in Agriculture to Incentivize Natural Solutions Act of 2021''; H.R. 4140, the ``Butcher Block Act''; H.R. 7675, to amend the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to establish an Agricultural and Food System Supply Chain Resilience and Crisis Response Task Force, and for other purposes; H.R. 7606, the ``Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act of 2022''; H.R. 7763, to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to support and incentivize domestic activities to address fertilizer shortages and deficiencies, diversity fertilizer sources, and reduce depending on foreign sources for fertilizer, and other purposes; and H.R. 7765, the ``American Food Supply Chain Resiliency Act of 2022'', 11 a.m., 1300 Longworth and Zoom.
Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Defense, budget hearing on the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Marine Corps, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn and Zoom.
Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, budget hearing on the Federal Trade Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission, 10 a.m., 2358-C Rayburn and Zoom.
Subcommittee on Homeland Security, budget hearing on the Transportation Security Administration, 10 a.m., Zoom.
Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, hearing entitled ``Navy and Marine Corps Installations and Quality of Life'', 10:30 a.m., 2358-A Rayburn and Zoom.
Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, budget hearing on the Internal Revenue Service, 1 p.m., 2358 Rayburn and Zoom.
Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, hearing entitled ``Fiscal Year 2023 Member Day'', 2 p.m., Zoom.
Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, budget hearing on the National Park Service, 2 p.m., Zoom.
Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, hearing entitled ``Fiscal Year 2023 Member Day Hearing'', 2 p.m., Zoom.
Subcommittee on Defense, hearing entitled ``Fiscal Year 2023 Member Day Hearing'', 3 p.m., H-140 Capitol. This hearing is closed.
Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, hearing entitled ``Department of the Navy Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request for Seapower and Projection Forces'', 8 a.m., 2118 Rayburn and Webex.
Subcommittee on Cyber, Innovative Technologies, and Information Systems, hearing entitled ``Department of Defense Information Technology, Digital Developments, and Artificial Intelligence for Fiscal Year 2023'', 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn and Webex.
Subcommittee on Military Personnel, hearing entitled
``Professional Military Education and the National Defense Strategy'', 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn and Webex.
Committee on Education and Labor, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 604, the ``Reopen and Rebuild America's Schools Act''; H.R. 7701, the ``Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act''; H.R. 5407, the
``Enhancing Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Through Campus Planning Act''; H.R. 6493, the ``Campus Prevention and Recovery Services for Students Act of 2022''; and legislation on Mental Health Matters Act, or legislation to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to identify, review, and implement effective interventions in Head Start programs, and for other purposes, 10:15 a.m., 2175 Rayburn and Zoom.
Committee on Energy and Commerce, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 7667, the ``Food and Drug Amendments of 2022''; H.R. 7666, the
``Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022''; H.R. 7233, the ``Keeping Incarceration Discharges Streamlined for Child and Accommodating Resources in Education Act''; H.R. 623, the
``Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act 2.0''; H.R. 3771, the
``South Asian Heart Health Awareness Act of 2021''; and H.R. 5585, the ``Advanced Research Project Agency-Health Act'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn and Webex.
Committee on Financial Services, Full Committee, continue markup on H.R. 4395, the ``Payment Choice Act of 2022''; H.R. 5912, the
``Close the ILC Loophole Act''; H.R. 7003, the ``Expanding Financial Access for Underserved Communities Act''; H.R. 7022, the
``Strengthening Cyber-Security for the Financial Sector Act of 2022''; H.R. 7196, the ``Flexibility in Addressing Rural Homelessness Act''; H.R. 7716, the ``Coordinating Substance Use and Homelessness Care Act of 2022''; H.R. 7732, the ``Strengthening the Office of the Investor Advocate''; H.R. 7733, the ``CDFI Bond Guarantee Program Improvement Act''; and H.R. 7734, the ``Timely Delivery of Bank Secrecy Acts Reports Act'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn and Webex.
Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and Global Counterterrorism, hearing entitled ``The Impact of Russia's Invasion of Ukraine in the Middle East and North Africa'', 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn and Webex.
Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations, hearing entitled ``Examining DHS's Efforts to Combat the Opioid Epidemic'', 2 p.m., 310 Cannon and Webex.
Committee on the Judiciary, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Revoking Your Rights: The Ongoing Crisis in Abortion Care Access'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn and Zoom.
Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship, hearing entitled
``Oversight of Immigrant Military Members and Veterans'', 3 p.m., 2141 Rayburn and Zoom.
Committee on Natural Resources, Office of Insular Affairs Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request of the Department of Interior's Office of Insular Affairs'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth and Webex.
Committee on Small Business, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``SBA Management Review: Office of Capital Access'', 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn and Zoom.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 7776, the ``Water Resources Development Act of 2022'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn and Zoom.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, hearing on H.R. 3950, the ``Veterans Medical Legal Partnerships Act of 2021''; H.R. 6124, the ``Veterans Affairs Home Loan Guaranty Resiliency and Concurrency Enhancement Act of 2021''; legislation on the Tiny Homes for Homeless Veterans Act; legislation to amend Title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs an Office of Food Insecurity, and for other purposes; legislation to amend Title 38, United States Code, to extend certain Department of Veterans Affairs programs for homeless veterans; legislation to amend Title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for, and extend authorization of, certain programs for homeless veterans; legislation to amend Title 38, United States Code, to extend authority for supportive services for very low-income veteran families in permanent housing; legislation to amend Title 38, United States Code, to extend Department of Veterans Affairs assistance for individuals residing temporarily in housing owned by a family member; legislation on the Emergency Relief for Servicemembers Act; legislation on the Building Credit Access for Veterans Act of 2022; legislation to expand and improve the Department of Veterans Affairs COVID-19 veteran rapid retraining assistance programs and high technology pilot programs, and for other purposes; legislation on the Empowering Veterans Against Cyberthreats Act of 2022; H.R. 2650, the ``Military Spouse Licensing Relief Act of 2021''; H.R. 4702, the ``Military Spouse Tax Act''; legislation on the Improving the VA Home Loan Benefit Act of 2022; legislation to amend Title 38, United States Code, to provide for the eligibility of educational assistance under the Department of Veterans Affairs Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of certain individuals who receive sole survivorship discharges, and for other purposes; legislation to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to seek to enter into an agreement with an entity to carry out a pilot program under which such entity shall connect homeless veterans to a network of supportive services, and for other purposes; and legislation to amend Title 38, United States Code, to provide for the approval of certain study-abroad programs for purposes of the educational assistance programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes, 10 a.m., HVC-210 and Zoom.
Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Oversight, hearing entitled ``Taxpayer Fairness Across the IRS'', 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth and Webex.
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``FY23 National Intelligence Program Budget Hearing'', 10 a.m., HVC-304 Hearing Room.
