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Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
CATTLE MARKETS
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Committee concluded a hearing to examine markets, transparency, and prices from cattle producer to consumer, after receiving testimony from Justin Tupper, St. Onge Livestock, St. Onge, South Dakota, on behalf of the United States Cattlemen's Association; Mark Gardiner, Gardiner Angus Ranch, Ashland, Kansas; Glynn T. Tonsor, Kansas State University Department of Agricultural Economics, Manhattan, Kansas; Dustin Aherin, Rabobank, Chesterfield, Missouri; and Mary Hendrickson, University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, Columbia, Missouri.
APPROPRIATIONS: DOE AND NNSA
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development concluded a hearing to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2022 for the Department of Energy, including the National Nuclear Security Administration, after receiving testimony from Jennifer Granholm, Secretary, and Charles P. Verdon, Acting Under Secretary for Nuclear Security and Acting Administrator for the National Nuclear Security Administration, both of the Department of Energy.
APPROPRIATIONS: VA
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies concluded a hearing to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2022 and 2023 advance appropriations requests for the Department of Veterans Affairs, after receiving testimony from Denis McDonough, Secretary, and Jon J. Rychalski, Assistant Secretary for Management and Chief Financial Officer, both of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
APPROPRIATIONS: FBI
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies concluded a hearing to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2022 for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, after receiving testimony from Christopher A. Wray, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice.
APPROPRIATIONS: DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government concluded a hearing to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2022 for the Department of the Treasury, after receiving testimony from Janet L. Yellen, Secretary, and Noel Andres Poyo, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community and Economic Development, both of the Department of the Treasury; Andy Anderson, Bank of Anguilla, Rolling Fork, Mississippi; and Joseph Haskins, Jr., Harbor Bankshares Corporation, Baltimore, Maryland.
RECENT RANSOMWARE ATTACKS
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Cybersecurity concluded open and closed hearings to examine recent ransomware attacks, after receiving testimony from Mieke Eoyang, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Cyber Policy, Major General Kevin B. Kennedy, USAF, Director of Operations, United States Cyber Command, and Rear Admiral Ronald A. Foy, USN, Deputy Director for Global Operations, Joint Staff, all of the Department of Defense.
CHILD CARE
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Economic Policy concluded a hearing to examine the role of child care in an equitable post-pandemic economy, after receiving testimony from Fatima Goss Graves, National Women's Law Center, Rachel Greszler, The Heritage Foundation, and Abby M. McCloskey, McCloskey Policy LLC, all of Washington, D.C.; Betsey Stevenson, University of Michigan Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, Ann Arbor; and Bernadette Akum Ngoh, Trusted Care Family Day Care Home, West Haven, Connecticut.
AVIATION INFRASTRUCTURE
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Aviation Safety, Operations, and Innovation concluded a hearing to examine aviation infrastructure for the 21st century, after receiving testimony from Danette Bewley, Tucson Airport Authority, Tucson, Arizona; Sean Donohue, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, and Paul Cullen, Southwest Airlines Co., both of Dallas, Texas; Paul Rinaldi, National Air Traffic Controllers Association, AFL-CIO (NATCA), Washington, D.C.; and Benjamin M. Miller, RAND Corporation, Arlington, Virginia.
NATIONAL PARKS LEGISLATION
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks concluded a hearing to examine S. 31, to limit the establishment or extension of national monuments in the State of Utah, S. 172, to authorize the National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, S. 192, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain river segments in the State of Oregon as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, S. 270, to amend the Act entitled ``Act to provide for the establishment of the Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site in the State of Kansas'' to provide for inclusion of additional related sites in the National Park System, S. 491, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain river segments in the York River watershed in the State of Maine as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, S. 535, to authorize the location of a memorial on the National Mall to commemorate and honor the members of the Armed Forces that served on active duty in support of the Global War on Terrorism, S. 753, to reauthorize the Highlands Conservation Act, to authorize States to use funds from that Act for administrative purposes, S. 1317, to modify the boundary of the Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument in the State of Arizona, S. 1320, to establish the Chiricahua National Park in the State of Arizona as a unit of the National Park System, S. 1321, to modify the boundary of the Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, S. 1354, to amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Chilkoot National Historic Trail and to provide for a study of the Alaska Long Trail, S. 1526, to authorize the use of off-highway vehicles in certain areas of the Capitol Reef National Park, Utah, S. 1527, to amend title 54, United States Code, to provide that State law shall apply to the use of motor vehicles on roads within a System unit, S. 1769, to adjust the boundary of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area to include the Rim of the Valley Corridor, and S. 1771, to authorize reference to the museum located at Blytheville/Eaker Air Force Base in Blytheville, Arkansas, as the ``National Cold War Center'', after receiving testimony from Senator Ernst and Representative Golden; Michael A. Caldwell, Acting Associate Director, Park Planning, Facilities, and Lands, National Park Service, Department of the Interior; Jennifer Eberlien, Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest System, Forest Service, Department of Agriculture; Jennifer Hunter, York River Wild and Scenic Study, York, Maine; and Andrea Malmberg, Bunchgrass Land and Livestock, Union County, Oregon.
CLEAN ENERGY
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Energy concluded a hearing to examine existing programs and future opportunities to ensure access to affordable, reliable, and clean energy for rural and low-income communities, after receiving testimony from Alejandro Moreno, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Energy for Renewable Power, Office of the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; Brian Kealoha, Hawai`i Energy/Leidos, Honolulu; and Mac McLennan, Minnkota Power Cooperative, Inc., Grand Forks, North Dakota.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine building a successful foundation for Native communities' infrastructure development, after receiving testimony from Anthony Rodman, Executive Director, White House Council on Native American Affairs; Jason Freihage, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Management, Indian Affairs; David Flute, South Dakota Department of Tribal Relations Secretary, Pierre; William Aila, Jr., Department of Hawaiian Home Lands Chairman, Kapolei; Janet Davis, Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe, Nixon, Nevada; Anthony Walters, National American Indian Housing Council, Washington, D.C.; Carol Gore, Cook Inlet Housing Authority, Anchorage, Alaska; and Godfrey Enjady, National Tribal Telecommunications Association, Chandler, Arizona.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of Gustavo A. Gelpi, of Puerto Rico, to be United States Circuit Judge for the First Circuit, Angel Kelley, to be United States District Judge for the District of Massachusetts, who was introduced by Senators Warren and Markey, Christine P. O'Hearn, to be United States District Judge for the District of New Jersey, who was introduced by Senators Menendez and Booker, and Helaine Ann Greenfeld, of Maryland, who was introduced by Senators Leahy and Hirono, and Christopher H. Schroeder, of North Carolina, both to be an Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf.
IMMIGRATION AND CITIZENSHIP POLICIES
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, and Border Safety concluded a hearing to examine immigration and citizenship policies for United States military service members, veterans, and their families, after receiving testimony from Senator Duckworth; Margaret D. Stock, Cascadia Cross Border Law Group, Anchorage, Alaska; Ryan Crocker, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Washington, D.C.; and Howard Bailey, Jamaica.
VETERANS LEGISLATION
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine S. 372, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into a contract or other agreement with a third party to review appointees in the Veterans Health Administration who had a license terminated for cause by a State licensing board for care or services rendered at a non-Veterans Health Administration facility and to provide individuals treated by such an appointee with notice if it is determined that an episode of care or services that they received was below the standard of care, S. 539, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress a report on the use of video cameras for patient safety and law enforcement at medical centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs, S. 544, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to designate one week each year as ``Buddy Check Week'' for the purpose of outreach and education concerning peer wellness checks for veterans, S. 612, to require the Under Secretary for Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide certain information to medical center staff and homelessness service providers of the Department regarding the coordinated entry processes for housing and services operated under the Continuum of Care Program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, S. 613, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy and to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary to provide service dogs to veterans with mental illnesses who do not have mobility impairments, S. 727, to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program, S. 796, to codify maternity care coordination programs at the Department of Veterans Affairs, S. 887, make certain improvements relating to the supply chain of the Department of Veterans Affairs, S. 951, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make grants to eligible organizations to provide service dogs to veterans with severe post-traumatic stress disorder, S. 1040, to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care from the Department of Veterans Affairs to include veterans of World War II, S. 1198, to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and expand the Solid Start program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, S. 1220, to amend title 38, United States Code, to recognize and honor the service of individuals who served in the United States Cadet Nurse Corps during World War II, S. 1280, to improve the reproductive assistance provided by the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs to certain members of the Armed Forces, veterans, and their spouses or partners, S. 1319, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make certain information publicly available on one internet website of the Department of Veterans Affairs, S. 1467, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a series of clinical trials on the effects of cannabis on certain health outcomes of veterans with chronic pain and post-traumatic stress disorder, S. 1863, to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve access to health care for veterans, S. 1875, to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide a deadline of 180 days for the filing of claims for payment for emergency treatment furnished to veterans, S. 1965, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to improve long-term care provided to veterans by the Department of Veterans Affairs, S. 2041, to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enforce the licensure requirement for medical providers of the Department of Veterans Affairs, S. 2102, to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Under Secretary for Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide mammography screening for veterans who served in locations associated with toxic exposure, and S. 2172, to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve grants, payments, and technical assistance provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to serve homeless veterans, after receiving testimony from Mark Upton, Acting Assistant Under Secretary of Health for Community Care, Gerard Cox, Assistant Under Secretary for Health for Quality and Patient Safety, Clifford Smith, Deputy Director, Office of Mental Health Operations, Theresa Gleason, Director, Clinical Science Research and Development Service, all of the Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs; and Joy J. Ilem, Disabled American Veterans, Kathryn Monet, National Coalition for Homeless Veterans, and Mario Marquez, The American Legion, all of Washington, D.C.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters, receiving testimony from officials of the intelligence community.
Committee recessed subject to the call.
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