Volume 167, No. 53 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.
“SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on pages E287-E288 on March 22.
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.
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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, March 23, 2021 may be found in the Daily Digest of today's record.
MEETINGS SCHEDULED
MARCH 249 a.m.
Committee on Armed Services
Subcommittee on Cybersecurity
To receive a closed briefing on Department of Defense cyber operations.
SVC-2179:30 a.m.
Committee on Environment and Public Works
Business meeting to consider S. 400, to designate the headquarters building of the Department of
Transportation located at 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, in Washington, DC, as the ``William T. Coleman, Jr.,
Federal Building'', an original bill entitled,
``Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act'', and the nominations of Brenda Mallory, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Council on Environmental Quality, and Janet Garvin McCabe, of Indiana, to be Deputy
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
SD-G50
Committee on Foreign Relations
Business meeting to consider S. 615, to establish an interagency program to assist countries in North Africa and West Africa to improve immediate and long-term capabilities to counter terrorist threats, S. 413, to establish the China Censorship Monitor and Action
Group, S. 335, to reauthorize the Tropical Forest and
Coral Reef Conservation Act of 1998, S. Res. 22, reaffirming the partnership between the United States and the Republic of Ecuador and recognizing the restoration and advancement of economic relations, security, and development opportunities in both nations, S. Res. 37, expressing solidarity with the San
Isidro Movement in Cuba, condemning escalated attacks against artistic freedoms in Cuba, and calling for the repeal of laws that violate freedom of expression and the immediate release of arbitrarily detained artists, journalists, and activists, S. Res. 44, denouncing the
Maduro regime's fraudulent legislative elections, the absence of acceptable conditions to ensure free, fair, and transparent electoral processes in Venezuela, and the further erosion of Venezuelan democracy, S. Res.
81, honoring Las Damas de Blanco, a women-led nonviolent movement in support of freedom and human rights in Cuba, and calling for the release of all political prisoners in Cuba, S. Res. 34, recognizing the 200th anniversary of the independence of Greece and celebrating democracy in Greece and the United States,
S. Res. 117, expressing support for the full implementation of the Good Friday Agreement, or the
Belfast Agreement, and subsequent agreements and arrangements for implementation to support peace on the island of Ireland, S. Res. 35, condemning the military coup that took place on February 1, 2021, in Burma and the Burmese military's detention of civilian leaders, calling for an immediate and unconditional release of all those detained and for those elected to serve in parliament to resume their duties without impediment,
S. Res. 36, reaffirming the strategic partnership between the United States and Mongolia and recognizing the 30th anniversary of democracy in Mongolia, S. Res.
99, observing the 10th anniversary of the uprising in
Syria, S. Res. 97, calling on the Government of
Ethiopia, the Tigray People's Liberation Front, and other belligerents to cease all hostilities, protect human rights, allow unfettered humanitarian access, and cooperate with independent investigations of credible atrocity allegations pertaining to the conflict in the
Tigray Region of Ethiopia, S. Res. 114, commending the
United States African Development Foundation on the occasion of its 40th anniversary for creating pathways to prosperity for underserved communities on the
African continent through community-led development, an original bill entitled ``Ukraine Security Partnership
Act'', an original resolution recognizing the Ninth
Summit of the Americas and reaffirming the commitment of the United States to a more prosperous, secure, and democratic Western Hemisphere, and an original resolution reaffirming the importance of United States alliances and partnerships; to be immediately followed by a hearing to examine the state of democracy in Latin
America and the Caribbean.
SD-106/VTC10 a.m.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
To hold hearings to examine the quarterly CARES Act report to Congress.
WEBEX
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Business meeting to consider the nomination of Polly
Ellen Trottenberg, of New York, to be Deputy Secretary of Transportation, and a routine list in the Coast
Guard; to be immediately followed by a hearing to examine rebuilding America's transportation infrastructure.
SH-216
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
To hold hearings to examine the nomination of Cynthia
Minette Marten, of California, to be Deputy Secretary of Education.
SD-430
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Emerging Threats and Spending Oversight
To hold hearings to examine the National Response
Enterprise, focusing on preparing for future crises.
SD-342/VTC
Committee on Rules and Administration
To hold hearings to examine S. 1, to expand Americans' access to the ballot box, reduce the influence of big money in politics, strengthen ethics rules for public servants, and implement other anti-corruption measures for the purpose of fortifying our democracy.
SR-3012 p.m.
Select Committee on Intelligence
To receive a closed briefing on certain intelligence matters.
SVC-2172:30 p.m.
Committee on Armed Services
Subcommittee on Personnel
To hold hearings to examine sexual assault in the military.
SD-106
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Subcommittee on Water and Power
To hold hearings to examine the viability of incorporating natural infrastructure in western water management and policy to support economic development, protect watershed health, and build more resilient communities.
SD-366
Committee on Indian Affairs
Business meeting to consider S. 421, to amend the
America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 to expand the Indian reservation drinking water program, and S.
789, to repeal certain obsolete laws relating to
Indians; to be immediately followed by an oversight hearing to examine water infrastructure needs for
Native communities.
SD-628
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
To hold an oversight hearing to examine Small Business
Administration's COVID-19 relief programs.
SD-2153 p.m.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs
To hold hearings to examine veterans' mental health and implementation of the Hannon Act, focusing on coping during COVID.
SD-G50
MARCH 259:30 a.m.
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
To hold hearings to examine Child Nutrition
Reauthorization, focusing on healthy meals and healthy futures.
SD-106
Committee on Armed Services
To hold hearings to examine United States Special
Operations Command and United States Cyber Command in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2022 and the Future Years Defense Program.
SD-G50
Committee on Finance
To hold hearings to examine how U.S. international tax policy impacts American workers, jobs, and investment.
WEBEX10 a.m.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
To hold hearings to examine the American Rescue Plan, focusing on shots in arms and money in pockets.
WEBEX
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
To hold hearings to examine the latest developments in the nuclear energy sector, focusing on ways to maintain and expand the use of nuclear energy in the United
States and abroad.
SD-366
Committee on Foreign Relations
Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and International
Cybersecurity Policy
To hold hearings to examine the U.S. response to the coup in Burma.
VTC
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
To hold hearings to examine our COVID-19 response, focusing on improving health equity and outcomes by addressing health disparities.
SD-430
Committee on the Judiciary
Business meeting to consider S. 632, to amend chapter 11 of title 35, United States Code, to require the voluntary collection of demographic information for patent inventors, S. 169, to amend title 17, United
States Code, to require the Register of Copyrights to waive fees for filing an application for registration of a copyright claim in certain circumstances, and the nominations of Lisa O. Monaco, of the District of
Columbia, to be Deputy Attorney General, and Vanita
Gupta, of Virginia, to be Associate Attorney General, both of the Department of Justice.
SD-22610:15 a.m.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
To hold hearings to examine the nomination of Deanne
Bennett Criswell, of New York, to be Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of
Homeland Security.
SD-342/VTC11 a.m.
Committee on the Budget
To hold hearings to examine the tax code, focusing on making the wealthiest people and largest corporations pay their fair share of taxes.
SH-21612 noon
Committee on Armed Services
To receive a closed briefing on United States Special
Operations Command and United States Cyber Command in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2022 and the Future Years Defense Program.
SVC-217
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