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“CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD” mentioning the Department of Interior was published in the in the Daily Digest section section on pages D685-D687 on June 21.
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:
CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD
Week of June 22 through June 24, 2022
Senate Chamber
On Wednesday, Senate will continue consideration of the House message to accompany S. 2938, legislative vehicle for the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act.
During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any cleared legislative and executive business.
Senate Committees
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: June 22, business meeting to consider S. 3870, to establish the Office of the Special Investigator for Competition Matters within the Department of Agriculture, and S. 4030, to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to establish a cattle contract library, 10 a.m., SD-106.
Committee on Appropriations: June 22, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2023 for the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, 9:30 a.m., SD-192.
June 22, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2023 for the Library of Congress and the Government Accountability Office, 4:15 p.m., SD-138.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: June 22, to hold hearings to examine the Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to Congress, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
June 23, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program, focusing on Administration perspectives, 10 a.m., SD-538.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: June 22, business meeting to consider S. 2333, to amend chapter 2205 of title 36, United States Code, to ensure equal treatment of athletes, S. 2510, to reduce the health risks of heat by establishing the National Integrated Heat Health Information System Program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Integrated Heat Health Information System Interagency Committee to improve extreme heat preparedness, planning, and response, requiring a study, and establishing financial assistance programs to address heat effects, S. 4293, to prevent unfair and deceptive acts or practices and the dissemination of false information related to pharmacy benefit management services for prescription drugs, S. 4321, to amend the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act to improve the administration of the Marine Debris Foundation, to amend the Marine Debris Act to improve the administration of the Marine Debris Program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, S. 4357, to reauthorize the Maritime Administration, the nominations of Robin Meredith Cohn Hutcheson, of Utah, to be Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Sean Burton, of California, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, Michael Cottman Morgan, of Wisconsin, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce, and routine lists in the Coast Guard, 10 a.m., SR-253.
Committee on Environment and Public Works: June 22, to hold hearings to examine Toxic Substances Control Act amendments implementation, 10 a.m., SD-406.
Committee on Finance: June 22, business meeting to consider an original bill entitled, ``Enhancing American Retirement Now Act'', 10 a.m., SD-215.
Committee on Foreign Relations: June 22, to hold hearings to examine NATO enlargement, focusing on the proposed accession of Sweden and Finland, 2:45 p.m., SD-419/VTC.
June 23, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of David Pressman, of New York, to be Ambassador to Hungary, Geoffrey R. Pyatt, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary (Energy Resources), and Robert A. Wood, of New York, to be Alternate Representative of the United States of America for Special Political Affairs in the United Nations, with the rank of Ambassador, and to be an Alternate Representative of the United States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations, during his tenure of service as Alternate Representative of the United States of America for Special Political Affairs in the United Nations, all of the Department of State, Elizabeth Shortino, of the District of Columbia, to be United States Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund, and other pending nominations, 9:15 a.m., SD-419/VTC.
June 23, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. Res. 674, celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Marshall Plan and recognizing the role of the Marshall Plan as the foundation of a transatlantic community committed to the preservation of peace, prosperity, and democracy, S. Res. 623, calling on the Secretary of State to designate the Russian Federation as a state sponsor of terrorism, S. Res. 669, condemning the use of hunger as a weapon of war and recognizing the effect of conflict on global food security and famine, and the nominations of 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, Reuben E. Brigety II, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of South Africa, and Elizabeth Frawley Bagley, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Federative Republic of Brazil, all of the Department of State, Amanda Bennett, of the District of Columbia, to be Chief Executive Officer of the United States Agency for Global Media, and other pending calendar business, 11 a.m., S-116, Capitol.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: June 22, to hold hearings to examine supporting students and schools, focusing on promising practices to get back on track, 10 a.m., SD-G50.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: June 22, to hold hearings to examine FEMA's strategic priorities and disaster preparedness, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
June 23, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine building trust in government through customer experience, focusing on putting people first, 10:15 a.m., SD-342.
Committee on Indian Affairs: June 22, to hold an oversight hearing to examine Volume 1 of the Department of the Interior's Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative investigative report, including S. 2907, to establish the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the United States, 2:30 p.m., SD-628.
Committee on the Judiciary: June 22, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Rachel Bloomekatz, of Ohio, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit, Florence Y. Pan, to be United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit, Elizabeth Wilson Hanes, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia, Ana C. Reyes, to be United States District Judge for the District of Columbia, and Carlos Felipe Uriarte, of California, to be an Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SD-226.
June 22, Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, to hold hearings to examine the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, focusing on proposals to address predictability, certainty, and fairness, 2:30 p.m., SD-
226.
June 23, Full Committee, business meeting to consider the nominations of Carlton W. Reeves, of Mississippi, to be a Member, and to be Chair, and Laura E. Mate, of Iowa, Claire McCusker Murray, of Maryland, Luis Felipe Restrepo, of Pennsylvania, Claria Horn Boom, of Kentucky, John Gleeson, of New York, and Candice C. Wong, of the District of Columbia, each to be a Member, all of the United States Sentencing Commission, 9 a.m., SH-216.
Select Committee on Intelligence: June 22, closed business meeting to consider pending intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
Special Committee on Aging: June 23, to hold hearings to examine strengthening support for grandfamilies during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond, 10 a.m., SD-562.
House Committees
Committee on Agriculture, June 23, Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit, hearing entitled ``The Future of Digital Asset Regulation'', 10:30 a.m., 1300 Longworth and Zoom.
Committee on Appropriations, June 23, Full Committee, markup on the FY 2023 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
June 23, Subcommittee on Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, markup on the FY 2023 Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 4 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
June 23, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, markup on the FY 2023 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 5:30 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
June 24, Full Committee, markup on the FY 2023 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill, 9 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
Committee on Education and Labor, June 23, Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Human Services, hearing entitled ``Examining the Policies and Priorities of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service'', 10:15 a.m., 2175 Rayburn and Zoom.
Committee on Financial Services, June 23, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Monetary Policy and the State of the Economy'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn and Webex.
Committee on the Judiciary, June 23, Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet, hearing entitled ``The Patent Trial and Appeal Board After 10 Years: Impact on Innovation and Small Businesses'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn and Zoom.
Committee on Natural Resources, June 23, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands, hearing on H.R. 2522, the ``Cerro De Olla Wilderness Act''; H.R. 2882, the ``Great Basin National Heritage Area and Mormon Pioneer National Heritage Area Extension Act''; H.R. 5355, the ``Desert Community Lands Act''; H.R. 6240, to release the reversionary interest of the United States in certain non-Federal land in Salt Lake City, Utah, and for other purposes; and H.R. 7509, the ``Wild Rogue Conservation and Recreation Enhancement Act'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth and Webex.
Committee on Oversight and Reform, June 23, Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, hearing entitled ``A Hearing with Trump White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx'', 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn and Zoom.
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, June 23, Subcommittee on Research and Technology, hearing entitled ``Assessing Federal Programs for Measuring Greenhouse Gas Sources and Sinks'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn and Zoom.
Committee on Small Business, June 23, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``SBA Management Review: Office of Government Contracting and Business Development'', 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn and Zoom.
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, June 23, Subcommittee on Defense Intelligence and Warfighter Support, hearing entitled
``Defense Intelligence Agency Budget Hearing'', 10 a.m., HVC-304. This hearing is closed.
Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, June 24, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Cutting Methane Pollution: Safeguarding Health, Creating Jobs, and Protecting our Climate'', 9 a.m., 210 Cannon and Zoom.
Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress, June 23, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Congress & Technology: Modernizing the Innovation Cycle'', 9 a.m., 210 Cannon and Zoom.
Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol, June 23, Full Committee, hearing entitled
``January 6th Investigation'', 3 p.m., 390 Cannon and Webex.
Joint Meetings
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: June 23, to receive a briefing on decolonizing Russia, 10 a.m., WEBEX.
