Volume 167, No. 99 covering the 1st Session of the 117th Congress (2021 - 2022) was published by the Congressional Record.
The Congressional Record is a unique source of public documentation. It started in 1873, documenting nearly all the major and minor policies being discussed and debated.
“COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 2021-06-09” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D611-D613 on June 8.
More than half of the Agency's employees are engineers, scientists and protection specialists. The Climate Reality Project, a global climate activist organization, accused Agency leadership in the last five years of undermining its main mission.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,
JUNE 9, 2021
(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 2022 for the Army Corps of Engineers, and the Bureau of Reclamation, 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 2022 for the Environmental Protection Agency, 10 a.m., SD-138.
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 2022 for the Department of Health and Human Services, 10 a.m., SD-124.
Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2022 for the Department of Justice, 2 p.m., SD-192.
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 2022 and the Future Years Defense Program, 4:30 p.m., SR-232A.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Economic Policy, to hold hearings to examine building a stronger financial system, focusing on opportunities of a central bank digital currency, 2:30 p.m., WEBEX.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold hearings to examine NCAA athlete NIL rights, 10 a.m., SD-G50.
Committee on Environment and Public Works: to hold hearings to examine PFAS, focusing on the view from affected citizens and states, 10 a.m., SD-406.
Committee on Finance: business meeting to consider the nominations of Lily Lawrence Batchelder, of Massachusetts, and Benjamin Harris, of Virginia, both to be an Assistant Secretary, J. Nellie Liang, of Maryland, to be an Under Secretary, and Jonathan Davidson, of Maryland, to be Deputy Under Secretary, all of the Department of the Treasury, 10 a.m., SD-215.
Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine United states policy in Belarus, 10 a.m., SD-106/VTC.
Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Larry Edward Andre, Jr., of Texas, to be Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Somalia, Maria E. Brewer, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Lesotho, Tulinabo S. Mushingi, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Angola, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe, Elizabeth Moore Aubin, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, Eugene S. Young, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Republic of the Congo, and Christopher John Lamora, of Rhode Island, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Cameroon, all of the Department of State, and other pending nominations, 2:30 p.m., VTC.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: business meeting to consider pending calendar business, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
Committee on Indian Affairs: to hold hearings to examine the nomination of Bryan Todd Newland, of Michigan, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior, 2:30 p.m., SD-628.
Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Eunice C. Lee, of New York, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit, Veronica S. Rossman, of Colorado, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit, and David G. Estudillo, Lauren J. King, and Tana Lin, each to be a United States District Judge for the Western District of Washington, 10 a.m., SH-216.
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: to hold hearings to examine a review of the small business investment company program, 2:30 p.m., SD-215.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: to hold hearings to examine a system to better serve America's veterans, focusing on investing in the Department of Veterans Affairs infrastructure, 3 p.m., SR-301.
Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Christine Abizaid, of Maryland, to be Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, and Robin C. Ashton, of Maryland, to be Inspector General, Central Intelligence Agency, 2:30 p.m., SH-216.
House
Committee on Appropriations, Full Committee, hearing entitled
``Member Day'', 10 a.m., Webex.
Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, budget hearing on the Office of Management and Budget, 3 p.m., Webex.
Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Readiness, hearing entitled ``Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Request for Military Readiness'', 3 p.m., Webex.
Committee on the Budget, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``The President's Fiscal Year 2022 Budget'', 11 a.m., 210 Cannon and Zoom.
Committee on Education and Labor, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Examining the Policies and Priorities of the U.S. Department of Labor'', 12 p.m., Zoom.
Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled ``A Humane Response: Prioritizing the Well-Being of Unaccompanied Children'', 11:30 a.m., Webex.
Committee on Financial Services, Full Committee, hearing entitled
``Universal Vouchers: Ending Homelessness and Expanding Economic Opportunity in America'', 12 p.m., Webex.
Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia, and Nonproliferation, hearing entitled ``Democratic Values in the Indo-Pacific in an Era of Strategic Cooperation'', 11 a.m., Webex.
Subcommittee on International Development, International Organizations and Global Corporate Social Impact, hearing entitled
``United States Leadership in the International Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic'', 3 p.m., Webex.
Committee on Homeland Security, Full Committee, hearing entitled
``Cyber Threats in the Pipeline: Using Lessons from the Colonial Ransomware Attack to Defend Critical Infrastructure'', 12 p.m., Webex.
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Subcommittee on Research and Technology, hearing entitled ``Building Regional Innovation Economies'', 10 a.m., Zoom.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Full Committee, markup on updated subcommittee roster; H.R. 1915, the ``Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2021''; and H.R. 3684, the ``INVEST in America Act'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn and Zoom.
Joint Meetings
Joint Economic Committee: to hold hearings to examine the gender wage gap, focusing on breaking through stalled progress, 2:30 p.m., VTC.
* These figures include all measures reported, even if there was no accompanying report. A total of 23 written reports have been filed in the Senate, 47 reports have been filed in the House.
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