Congressional Record Daily Digest, November 26, 2021
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A Daily Digest page of the Congressional Record, dated Friday, November 26, 2021. The Senate met in pro forma session at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 10:00:27 a.m. until 3 p.m. on Monday, November 29, 2021, and no committee meetings took place. The House met at 11 a.m. and adjourned at 11:02 a.m., 4 public bills were introduced, and Representative Wexton acted as Speaker pro tempore. Under Congressional Program Ahead, the Senate will resume consideration of H.R. 4350, the National Defense Authorization Act, and vote on cloture on Reed/Inhofe Modified Amendment No. 3867 at 5:30 p.m. The page lists Senate committee meetings, including a December 2 hearing on the nomination of Admiral Christopher W. Grady to be Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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Friday, November 26, 2021
Daily Digest
Senate
Chamber Action Committee Meetings
The Senate met at 10 a.m. in pro forma session, No committee meetings were held.
and adjourned at 10:00:27 a.m. until 3 p.m., on
Monday, November 29, 2021.
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House of Representatives
CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD
Chamber Action
Public Bills Introduced: 4 public bills, H.R. Week of November 29 through December 3,
6079–6082, were introduced. Pages H6677–78 2021
Additional Cosponsors: Page H6678
Senate Chamber
Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
On Monday, Senate will resume consideration of
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she H.R. 4350, National Defense Authorization Act, and
appointed Representative Wexton to act as Speaker vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Reed/Inhofe
pro tempore for today. Page H6675 Modified Amendment No. 3867, at 5:30 p.m.
Quorum Calls—Votes: There were no Yea and Nay During the balance of the week, Senate may con-
votes, and there were no Recorded votes. There were sider any cleared legislative and executive business.
no quorum calls.
Senate Committees
Adjournment: The House met at 11 a.m. and ad-
journed at 11:02 a.m. (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Committee on Armed Services: December 2, to hold hear-
ings to examine the nomination of Admiral Christopher
Committee Meetings W. Grady, USN for reappointment to the grade of admi-
No hearings were held. ral and to be Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,
9:30 a.m., SD–G50.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: No-
Joint Meetings vember 30, to hold hearings to examine CARES Act
No joint committee meetings were held. oversight of Treasury and the Federal Reserve, focusing
on building a resilient economy, 10 a.m., SD–G50.
f Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: No-
COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR MONDAY, vember 30, Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Prod-
NOVEMBER 29, 2021 uct Safety, and Data Security, to hold hearings to exam-
ine hidden holiday hazards, focusing on product safety
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) during the holiday season, 10 a.m., SR–253.
Senate December 1, Full Committee, business meeting to con-
sider the nominations of Jessica Rosenworcel, of Con-
No meetings/hearings scheduled. necticut, to be a Member of the Federal Communications
Commission, Alvaro M. Bedoya, of Maryland, to be a
House
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Federal Trade Commissioner, Jainey Kumar Bavishi, of
No hearings are scheduled. New York, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for
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Oceans and Atmosphere, Arun Venkataraman, of the Dis- Committee on Foreign Relations: November 30, to hold
trict of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce hearings to examine United States policy on democracy in
and Director General of the United States and Foreign Latin America and the Caribbean, 10 a.m., SD–106 VTC.
Commercial Service, and routine lists in the Coast Guard; December 1, Full Committee, to hold hearings to ex-
to be immediately followed by hearings to examine the amine the nominations of Scott A. Nathan, of Massachu-
nominations of Gigi B. Sohn, of the District of Colum- setts, to be Chief Executive Officer of the United States
bia, to be a Member of the Federal Communications International Development Finance Corporation, and John
Commission, and Alan Davidson, of Maryland, to be As- R. Bass, of New York, to be an Under Secretary (Man-
sistant Secretary for Communications and Information, agement), Mark Brzezinski, of Virginia, to be Ambas-
Jed David Kolko, of California, to be Under Secretary for sador to the Republic of Poland, and Michael M. Adler,
Economic Affairs, and Viquar Ahmad, of Texas, to be an of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Bel-
Assistant Secretary, and to be Chief Financial Officer, all gium, all of the Department of State, 10 a.m., SD–G50/
of the Department of Commerce, 10:15 a.m., SR–253. VTC.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: December 2, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: No-
to hold hearings to examine S. 1229, to modify the pro- vember 30, business meeting to consider the nominations
cedures for issuing special recreation permits for certain of Lisa M. Gomez, of New Jersey, to be an Assistant Sec-
public land units, S. 1269, to require the Secretary of the retary of Labor, James D. Rodriguez, of Texas, to be As-
Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to complete an sistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans’ Employment and
interagency report on the effects of special recreation per- Training, Maria Rosario Jackson, of the District of Co-
mits on environmental justice communities, S. 1616, to lumbia, to be Chairperson of the National Endowment
provide exceptions from permitting and fee requirements for the Arts, Shelly C. Lowe, of Arizona, to be Chair-
for content creation, regardless of distribution platform, person of the National Endowment for the Humanities,
including digital or analog video and digital or analog and Susan Harthill, of Maryland, to be a Member of the
audio recording activities, conducted on land under the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, 10
jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture and the Sec- a.m., SH–216.
retary of the Interior, S. 1874, to promote innovative ap- Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs:
proaches to outdoor recreation on Federal land and to in- November 30, to hold hearings to examine FedRAMP re-
crease opportunities for collaboration with non-Federal form, focusing on recommendations to reduce burden, en-
partners, S. 2258, to direct the Secretary of the Interior hance security, and address inefficiencies in the govern-
to establish a Parks, Jobs, and Equity Program to support ment cloud authorization process, 2:30 p.m., SD–342.
job creation, economic revitalization and park develop- December 1, Full Committee, business meeting to con-
ment for communities impacted by COVD–19, S. 2886, sider the nominations of Erik Adrian Hooks, of North
to amend title 54, United States Code, to authorize the Carolina, to be Deputy Administrator, Federal Emergency
donation and distribution of capes, horns, and antlers Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security,
from wildlife management activities carried out on Na- Michael Kubayanda, of Ohio, to be a Commissioner of
tional Park System land, S. 2887, to codify the existing the Postal Regulatory Commission, Laurel A. Blatchford,
Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program of the to be Controller, Office of Federal Financial Management,
National Park Service, S. 3264, to require the Secretary Office of Management and Budget, Ebony M. Scott, of
of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to develop the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the
long-distance bike trails on Federal land, S. 3266, to im- Superior Court of the District of Columbia, and Donald
prove recreation opportunities on, and facilitate greater Walker Tunnage, of the District of Columbia, to be an
access to, Federal public land, 10 a.m., SD–366. Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of
Committee on Environment and Public Works: December 1, Columbia, 11 a.m., SD–342.
business meeting to consider H.R. 4660, to designate the December 2, Full Committee, to hold hearings to ex-
Federal Building and United States Courthouse located at amine the nominations of Loren L. AliKhan, to be an As-
1125 Chapline Street in Wheeling, West Virginia, as the sociate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Ap-
‘‘Frederick P. Stamp, Jr. Federal Building and United peals, John P. Howard III, to be an Associate Judge of
States Courthouse’’, H.R. 390, to redesignate the Federal the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, and Adrienne
building located at 167 North Main Street in Memphis, Jennings Noti, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior
Tennessee as the ‘‘Odell Horton Federal Building’’, and Court of the District of Columbia, 10:15 a.m., SD–342/
the nominations of Carlton Waterhouse, of Virginia, to VTC.
be Assistant Administrator, Office of Solid Waste, Envi- Committee on the Judiciary: December 1, to hold hearings
ronmental Protection Agency, Amanda Howe, of Vir- to examine pending nominations, 10 a.m., SD–226.
ginia, David M. Uhlmann, of Michigan, and Henry December 2, Full Committee, business meeting to con-
Christopher Frey, of North Carolina, each to be an Assist- sider S. 2340, to improve the safety and security of the
ant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agen- Federal judiciary, S. 2614, to provide for the moderniza-
cy, and Jennifer Clyburn Reed, of South Carolina, to be tion of electronic case management systems, and the
Federal Cochairperson of the Southeast Crescent Regional nominations of Holly A. Thomas, of California, to be
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Commission (New Position); to be immediately followed United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, Mary
by an oversight hearing to examine the Nuclear Regu- Katherine Dimke, to be United States District Judge for
latory Commission, 9:45 a.m., SD–406. the Eastern District of Washington, Maame Ewusi-
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Mensah Frimpong, to be United States District Judge for bat Illicit Fentanyl-Related Substances’’, 10:30 a.m.,
the Central District of California, Charlotte N. Sweeney, 2123 Rayburn and Webex.
to be United States District Judge for the District of Col- Committee on Financial Services, December 1, Full Com-
orado, Jennifer L. Thurston, to be United States District mittee, hearing entitled ‘‘Oversight of the Treasury De-
Judge for the Eastern District of California, Hernan D. partment’s and Federal Reserve’s Pandemic Response’’, 10
Vera, to be United States District Judge for the Central a.m., 2128 Rayburn and Webex.
District of California, Gabriel P. Sanchez, of California, to Committee on Foreign Affairs, December 1, Sub-
be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, committee on Africa, Global Health, and Global Human
Samantha D. Elliott, to be United States District Judge Rights, hearing entitled ‘‘FY 2022 Budget and U.S.—Af-
for the District of New Hampshire, Linda Lopez, to be rica Relations’’, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn and Webex.
United States District Judge for the Southern District of December 2, Subcommittee on Europe, Energy, the
California, Katherine Marie Menendez, to be United Environment, and Cyber, hearing entitled ‘‘Innovative
States District Judge for the District of Minnesota, Municipal Leadership in Central Europe: Founding Mem-
Jinsook Ohta, to be United States District Judge for the bers of the Pact of Free Cities’’, 10 a.m., Webex.
Southern District of California, David Herrera Urias, to Committee on the Judiciary, December 1, Subcommittee
be United States District Judge for the District of New on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law, hear-
Mexico, Gregory K. Harris, to be United States Attorney ing entitled ‘‘The Administrative Procedure Act at 75:
for the Central District of Illinois, Philip R. Sellinger, to Ensuring the Rulemaking Process is Transparent, Ac-
be United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey, countable, and Effective’’, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn and
9 a.m., SH–216.
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs: December 1, to hold Zoom.
hearings to examine an end-of-year look at the state of Committee on Natural Resources, December 2, Sub-
VA, 3 p.m., SR–418. committee on Energy and Mineral Resources, hearing en-
Select Committee on Intelligence: November 30, to hold titled ‘‘What More Public Lands Leasing Means for
hearings to examine the nomination of Shannon Corless, Achieving U.S. Climate Targets’’, 10 a.m., Webex.
of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary for Committee on Oversight and Reform, December 1, Sub-
Intelligence and Analysis, Department of the Treasury, committee on Government Operations, hearing entitled
2:30 p.m., SH–216. ‘‘The Future of Federal Work’’, 10:15 a.m., 2154 Ray-
December 1, Full Committee, to receive a closed brief- burn and Zoom.
ing on certain intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SVC–217. Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, December 1,
Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics; and Sub-
House Committees committee on Research and Technology, joint hearing en-
Committee on Armed Services, December 2, Subcommittee titled ‘‘A Review of the Decadal Survey for Astronomy
on Readiness, hearing entitled ‘‘Minding the Gap: How and Astrophysics in the 2020s’’, 11 a.m., Zoom.
Operational Energy Can Help Us Address Logistics Chal- December 2, Full Committee, hearing entitled ‘‘Ensur-
lenges’’, 11 a.m., 2118 Rayburn and Webex. ing American Leadership in Microelectronics’’, 10 a.m.,
Committee on Education and Labor, December 1, Full Zoom.
Committee, hearing entitled ‘‘Examining the Policies and Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, December
Priorities of the Corporation for National and Community 2, Full Committee, hearing entitled ‘‘The Evolving Cy-
Service’’, 10:15 a.m., Zoom. bersecurity Landscape: Federal Perspectives on Securing
December 2, Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, the Nation’s Infrastructure’’, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn and
hearing entitled ‘‘Strengthening the Safety Net for In- Zoom.
jured Workers’’, 2 p.m., Zoom. Committee on Ways and Means, December 2, Sub-
Committee on Energy and Commerce, December 1, Sub- committee on Trade, hearing entitled ‘‘Supporting U.S.
committee on Communications and Technology, hearing Workers, Businesses, and the Environment in the Face of
entitled ‘‘Holding Big Tech Accountable: Targeted Re- Unfair Chinese Trade Practices’’, 10 a.m., Webex.
forms to Tech’s Legal Immunity’’, 10:30 a.m., 2123 Ray- Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, December 2,
burn and Webex. Subcommittee on Strategic Technologies and Advanced
December 2, Subcommittee on Health, hearing enti- Research, hearing entitled ‘‘How the IC is Using and De-
tled ‘‘The Overdose Crisis: Interagency Proposal to Com- fending Against AI’’, 9:30 a.m., HVC–304.
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