Congressional Record — Daily Digest, D252 (March 16, 2021)
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Page D252 of the Daily Digest of the Congressional Record for March 16, 2021, covering House rule descriptions and committee meetings. The summary of the rule describes closed-rule consideration of H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act of 2021, and H.R. 1603, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2021, with one hour of debate and one motion to recommit. Committee meetings are listed for Wednesday, March 17, 2021, including a Senate Budget hearing on income and wealth inequality at 11 a.m. and a Commerce hearing on broadband, plus House hearings on climate change and the Arctic and on DHS management challenges.
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D252 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST March 16, 2021
of the resolution. The rule provides one motion to Representatives Smith of Missouri, Jackson Lee, and
recommit. The rule provides for consideration of McClintock.
H.R. 6, the ‘‘American Dream and Promise Act of
2021’’, under a closed rule. The rule provides one
hour of general debate equally divided and con- Joint Meetings
trolled by the chair and ranking minority member No joint committee meetings were held.
of the Committee on the Judiciary or their des- f
ignees. The rule waives all points of order against
consideration of the bill. The rule provides that an COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,
amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting MARCH 17, 2021
of the text of Rules Committee Print 117–4 shall be (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall Senate
be considered as read. The rule waives all points of
order against provisions in the bill, as amended. The Committee on the Budget: to hold hearings to examine the
rule provides one motion to recommit. The rule pro- income and wealth inequality crisis in America, 11 a.m.,
vides for consideration of H.R. 1603, the ‘‘Farm SH–216.
Workforce Modernization Act of 2021’’, under a Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to
hold hearings to examine recent Federal actions to expand
closed rule. The rule provides one hour of general broadband, 10 a.m., SR–253.
debate equally divided and controlled by the chair Committee on Environment and Public Works: with the
and ranking minority member of the Committee on Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water, to hold
the Judiciary or their designees. The rule waives all joint hearings to examine the challenges facing drinking
points of order against consideration of the bill. The water and waste water infrastructure projects, 10 a.m.,
rule provides that the amendment printed in part C SD–G50.
of the Rules Committee report shall be considered as Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine
adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be consid- COVID–19 in the Nation’s nursing homes, 10 a.m.,
ered as read. The rule waives all points of order WEBEX.
against provisions in the bill, as amended. The rule Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to exam-
provides one motion to recommit. The rule provides ine advancing effective U.S. policy for strategic competi-
tion with China in the twenty-first century, 10 a.m.,
for consideration of H.R. 1868, to prevent across- VTC.
the-board direct spending cuts, and for other pur- Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: busi-
poses, under a closed rule. The rule provides one ness meeting to consider the nominations of Vivek
hour of general debate equally divided and con- Hallegere Murthy, of Florida, to be Medical Director in
trolled by the chair and ranking minority member the Regular Corps of the Public Health Service, and to
of the Committee on the Budget or their designees. be Surgeon General of the Public Health Service, and Ra-
The rule waives all points of order against consider- chel Leland Levine, of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant
ation of the bill. The rule provides that the bill shall Secretary, both of the Department of Health and Human
be considered as read. The rule waives all points of Services, and other pending calendar business, 9:30 a.m.,
order against provisions in the bill. The rule pro- SD–430.
vides one motion to recommit. The rule provides for Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs:
business meeting to consider S. 231, to direct the Ad-
consideration of H.J. Res. 17, removing the deadline ministrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agen-
for the ratification of the equal rights amendment, cy to develop guidance for firefighters and other emer-
under a closed rule. The rule provides one hour of gency response personnel on best practices to protect
general debate equally divided and controlled by the them from exposure to PFAS and to limit and prevent
chair and ranking minority member of the Com- the release of PFAS into the environment, S. 272, to
mittee on the Judiciary or their designees. The rule amend the Federal Funding Accountability and Trans-
waives all points of order against consideration of the parency Act of 2006, to require the budget justifications
joint resolution. The rule provides that the joint res- and appropriation requests of agencies be made publicly
olution shall be considered as read. The rule waives available, S. 583, to promote innovative acquisition tech-
all points of order against provisions in the joint res- niques and procurement strategies, S. 517, to provide for
olution. The rule provides one motion to recommit. joint reports by relevant Federal agencies to Congress re-
garding incidents of terrorism, S. 671, to require the col-
The rule provides that House Resolution 232 is lection of voluntary feedback on services provided by
hereby adopted. The rule provides that notwith- agencies, S. 693, to amend title 5, United States Code,
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standing clause 7(a) of rule X, during the 117th to provide for the halt in pension payments for Members
Congress, the period described in such clause shall of Congress sentenced for certain offenses, S. 658, to au-
end at midnight on April 22. Testimony was heard thorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to work with
from Chairman Yarmuth, Chairman Lofgren, and cybersecurity consortia for training, S. 636, to require the
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Director of the Office of Management and Budget to sub- Committee on Education and Labor, Subcommittee on
mit to Congress an annual report on projects that are over Higher Education and Workforce Investment, hearing en-
budget and behind schedule, S. 688, to prohibit con- titled ‘‘Rising to the Challenge: The Future of Higher
tracting with persons that have business operations with Education Post COVID–19’’, 1 p.m., Zoom.
the Maduro regime, S. 522, to require each agency, in Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on
providing notice of a rule making, to include a link to Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled ‘‘Leading
a 100 word plain language summary of the proposed rule, the Way Forward: Biden Administration Actions to In-
S. 111, to establish the Federal Clearinghouse on School crease COVID–19 Vaccinations’’, 10 a.m., Webex.
Safety Best Practices, S. 664, to require the Comptroller Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ‘‘Averting a
General of the United States to review certain legislation Crisis: Protecting Access to Health Care in the U.S. Ter-
in order to identify potential risks of duplication of and ritories’’, 1 p.m., Webex.
overlap with existing Federal programs, offices, and ini- Committee on Financial Services, Full Committee, hearing
tiatives, S. 566, to designate the facility of the United entitled ‘‘Game Stopped? Who Wins and Loses When
States Postal Service located at 42 Main Street in Short Sellers, Social Media, and Retail Investors Collide,
Slatersville, Rhode Island, as the ‘‘Specialist Matthew R. Part II’’, 10 a.m., Webex.
Turcotte Post Office’’, H.R. 208, to designate the facility Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Europe,
of the United States Postal Service located at 500 West Energy, the Environment, and Cyber, hearing entitled
Main Street, Suite 102 in Tupelo, Mississippi, as the
‘‘Colonel Carlyle ‘Smitty’ Harris Post Office’’, and H.R. ‘‘Women Leading the Way: The Democratic Movement
264, to designate the facility of the United States Postal in Belarus’’, 9:30 a.m., Webex.
Service located at 1101 Charlotte Street in Georgetown, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Global
South Carolina, as the ‘‘Joseph Hayne Rainey Memorial Human Rights, hearing entitled ‘‘Update on COVID–19
Post Office Building’’, 9:30 a.m., SD–342. in Africa’’, 1 p.m., 2172 Rayburn and Webex.
Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine Committee on Homeland Security, Full Committee, hearing
the Equality Act, focusing on LGBTQ rights, 10 a.m., entitled ‘‘The Way Forward on Homeland Security’’, 9:30
SD–226. a.m., Webex.
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: to hold Committee on Oversight and Reform, Select Subcommittee
hearings to examine the Paycheck Protection Program, fo- on the Coronavirus Crisis, hearing entitled ‘‘From Rescue
cusing on performance, impact, and next steps, 2:30 to Recovery: Building a Thriving and Inclusive Post-Pan-
p.m., SR–301. demic Economy’’, 11 a.m., Webex.
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Subcommittee
House on Investigations and Oversight, hearing entitled ‘‘Brain
Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Defense, Drain: Rebuilding the Federal Scientific Workforce’’, 10
hearing entitled ‘‘Climate Change, National Security, and a.m., Webex.
the Arctic’’, 9 a.m., Webex. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Full Com-
Subcommittee on Homeland Security, hearing entitled mittee, hearing entitled ‘‘The Business Case for Climate
‘‘DHS Management Challenges’’, 10 a.m., Webex. Solutions’’, 11 a.m., 2167 Rayburn and Webex.
Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Full Com-
Related Agencies, hearing entitled ‘‘Domestic Manufac- mittee, organizational meeting, 1 p.m., HVC–304 Hear-
turing for a Clean Energy Future’’, 1 p.m., Webex. ing Room. This meeting is closed.
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