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“SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Labor was published in the in the Extensions of Remarks section section on page E612 on June 13.
The Department provides billions in unemployment insurance, which peaked around 2011 though spending had declined before the pandemic. Downsizing the Federal Government, a project aimed at lowering taxes and boosting federal efficiency, claimed the Department funds "ineffective and duplicative services" and overregulates the workplace.
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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, June 14, 2022 may be found in the Daily Digest of today's Record.
MEETINGS SCHEDULED
JUNE 15 9:30 a.m.
Committee on Appropriations
Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and
Education, and Related Agencies
To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2023 for the Department of Labor.
SD-138
Committee on Armed Services
Closed business meeting to markup the proposed National
Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2023.
SR-222 10 a.m.
Committee on Environment and Public Works
To hold hearings to examine S. 2194, to authorize the
Secretary of the Interior, through the Coastal Program of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, to work with willing partners and provide support to efforts to assess, protect, restore, and enhance important coastal areas that provide fish and wildlife habitat on which
Federal trust species depend, an original bill entitled, ``the Strengthening Coastal Communities
Act'', S. 3069, to reauthorize the Great Lakes Fish and
Wildlife Restoration Act of 1990, and S. 3767, to amend the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation
Act to reauthorize Delaware River Basin conservation programs.
SD-406
Committee on the Judiciary
To hold hearings to examine protecting America's children from gun violence.
SD-226 10:30 a.m.
Committee on Foreign Relations
To receive a closed briefing on Iran's nuclear program and U.S. strategy.
SVC-217 2 p.m.
United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics
Control
To hold an oversight hearing to examine the Office of
National Drug Control Policy and its 2022 National Drug
Control Strategy.
SD-608 2:30 p.m.
Committee on the Judiciary
Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer
Rights
To hold hearings to examine the impact of consolidation on families and consumers, focusing on baby formula and beyond.
SD-226
Select Committee on Intelligence
To receive a closed briefing on certain intelligence matters.
SVC-217 3 p.m.
Committee on Finance
Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and Global
Competitiveness
To hold hearings to examine supply chain resiliency, focusing on alleviating backlogs and strengthening long-term security.
SD-215
JUNE 16 9 a.m.
Committee on the Judiciary
Business meeting to consider the nominations of Sarah A.
L. Merriam, of Connecticut, to be United States Circuit
Judge for the Second Circuit, Lara E. Montecalvo, of
Rhode Island, to be United States Circuit Judge for the
First Circuit, Tiffany M. Cartwright, to be United
States District Judge for the Western District of
Washington, Nina Nin-Yuen Wang, to be United States
District Judge for the District of Colorado, and Steven
M. Dettelbach, of Ohio, to be Director, Bureau of
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, and Phillip
A. Talbert, to be United States Attorney for the
Eastern District of California, both of the Department of Justice.
SH-216 9:30 a.m.
Committee on Armed Services
Closed business meeting to continue to markup the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2023.
SR-222
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
To hold hearings to examine an update on the ongoing
Federal response to COVID-19, focusing on current status and future planning.
SD-106 10 a.m.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
To hold hearings to examine reauthorization of the
National Flood Insurance Program, focusing on protecting communities from flood risk.
SD-538 10:15 a.m.
Committee on Foreign Relations
To hold hearings to examine the nominations of Tamara
Cofman Wittes, of the District of Columbia, to be an
Assistant Administrator of the United States Agency for
International Development, and Geeta Rao Gupta, of
Virginia, to be Ambassador at Large for Global Women's
Issues, Michael Alan Ratney, of Massachusetts, to be
Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and Timmy T.
Davis, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the State of
Qatar, all of the Department of State.
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 2:30 p.m.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
To hold hearings to examine FEMA's strategic priorities and disaster preparedness.
SD-342
