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CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD
Week of September 28 through
September 30, 2022
Senate Chamber
On Wednesday, Senate will continue consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of H.R. 6833, Affordable Insulin Now Act (the legislative vehicle for the Continuing Resolution), post-cloture.
During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any cleared legislative and executive business.
Senate Committees
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Committee on Armed Services: September 28, closed business meeting to consider the nomination of Radha Iyengar Plumb, of New York, to be a Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, and 8 pending nominations in the Army, Navy and Space Force, 9:30 a.m., SR-220.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: September 29, to hold hearings to examine outbound investment, 10 a.m., SD-538.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: September 28, Subcommittee on Aviation Safety, Operations, and Innovation, to hold hearings to examine FAA reauthorization, focusing on integrating new entrants into the National Airspace System, 2:15 p.m., SR-253.
September 29, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine securing U.S. leadership in emerging compute technologies, 10 a.m., SR-253.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: September 29, to hold hearings to examine S. 4729, to amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to waive the cost share requirement under the emergency forest restoration program for land damaged by the Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon Fire, S. 4833, to improve the health and resiliency of giant sequoias, S. 4835, to provide for the removal of small-diameter trees in fire hazard areas, S. 4837, to amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to establish within the Mount Hood National Forest in the State of Oregon Indian Treaty Resources Emphasis Zones, S. 4877, to amend Public Law 91-378 to authorize activities relating to Civilian Conservation Centers, S. 4884, to require the Secretary of the Interior, in coordination with the Secretary of Agriculture, to establish a joint natural infrastructure science program, S. 4891, to amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to authorize certain construction activities on public lands, S. 4904, to address the forest health crisis on the National Forest System and public lands, S. 4935, to require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to implement measures to better prepare for and more quickly respond to wildfires on certain public land and in certain National Forests, S. 4942, to amend the Southwest Forest Health and Wildfire Prevention Act of 2004 to require the establishment of an additional Institute under that Act, S. 4944, to provide for the operation and establishment of, and procurement of supplies for, firewood banks, and S. 4945, to require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a pilot program for the establishment and use of a pre-
fire suppression stand density index, 10 a.m., SD-366.
Committee on Environment and Public Works: September 28, to hold hearings to examine stakeholder views on the Brownfields Program reauthorization, 10 a.m., SD-406.
September 29, Subcommittee on Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight, with the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water, to hold a joint hearing to examine S. 3571, to promote remediation of abandoned hardrock mines, 10 a.m., SD-406.
Committee on Foreign Relations: September 28, to hold hearings to examine keeping the pressure on Russia and its enablers, focusing on the reach of and next steps for U.S. sanctions, 10 a.m., SD-419.
September 29, Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing on the Russian Invasion of Ukraine, 2 p.m., SVC-217.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: September 28, business meeting to consider the nominations of Karla Ann Gilbride, of Maryland, to be General Counsel of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Jessica Looman, of Minnesota, to be Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor, Moshe Z. Marvit, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, and other pending calendar business, Time to be announced, Room to be announced.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: September 28, business meeting to consider S. 4930, to prohibit Federal procurement from companies operating in the Russian Federation, S. 4828, to provide consistent leadership, purpose, and administrative support for the primary governmentwide executive councils, S. 4894, to provide for the perpetuation, administration, and funding of Federal Executive Boards, S. 4893, to amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to require certain disclosures by registrants regarding exemptions under the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, S. 4908, to improve the visibility, accountability, and oversight of agency software asset management practices, S. 4913, to establish the duties of the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency regarding open source software security, S. 4882, to amend the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to authorize appropriations for the United States Fire Administration and firefighter assistance grant programs, S. 4528, to establish a Government-wide approach to improving digital identity, S. 4816, to require the Archivist of the United States to submit to Congress a comprehensive plan for reducing the backlog of requests for records from the National Personnel Records Center, S. 4328, to modify the fire management assistance cost share, S. 4399, to require the purchase of domestically made flags of the United States of America for use by the Federal Government, S. 4902, to address the preference for United States industry with respect to patent rights in inventions made with Department of Homeland Security research assistance, S. 4919, to require an interagency strategy for creating a unified posture on counter-unmanned aircraft systems (C-UAS) capabilities and protections at international borders of the United States, S. 3531, to require the Federal Government to produce a national climate adaptation and resilience strategy, S. 4668, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 400 North Main Street in Belen, New Mexico, as the ``U.S. Senator Dennis Chavez Post Office'', H.R. 7777, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to establish an industrial control systems cybersecurity training initiative, H.R. 6824, to authorize the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of the Department of Homeland Security to hold an annual cybersecurity competition relating to offensive and defensive cybersecurity disciplines, H.R. 7211, to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, review a final rule of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, H.R. 3544, to require the Administrator of General Services to transfer certain surplus computers and technology equipment to nonprofit computer refurbishers for repair, distribution, and return, H.R. 4209, to support remediation of illicit cross-border tunnels, H.R. 228, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2141 Ferry Street in Anderson, California, as the ``Norma Comnick Post Office Building'', H.R. 1095, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 101 South Willowbrook Avenue in Compton, California, as the ``PFC James Anderson, Jr., Post Office Building'', H.R. 5659, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1961 North C Street in Oxnard, California, as the ``John R. Hatcher III Post Office Building'', and the nominations of Colleen Joy Shogan, of Pennsylvania, to be Archivist of the United States, National Archives and Records Administration, Vijay Shanker, to be an Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, and Laura E. Crane, Leslie A. Meek, Veronica M. Sanchez, Errol Rajesh Arthur, Kendra Davis Briggs, and Carl Ezekiel Ross, each to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, 11 a.m., SD-342.
September 29, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Robert Harley Shriver III, of Virginia, to be Deputy Director of the Office of Personnel Management, and Richard L. Revesz, of New York, to be Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 10:15 a.m., SD-342.
Committee on the Judiciary: September 28, to hold hearings to examine accountability for war crimes and crimes against humanity from Nuremberg to Ukraine, 10 a.m., SH-216.
September 29, Full Committee, business meeting to consider the nominations of Cindy K. Chung, of Pennsylvania, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit, Tamika R. Montgomery-Reeves, of Delaware, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit, and Kelley Brisbon Hodge, John Frank Murphy, Mia Roberts Perez, Kai N. Scott, each to be a United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and Chrissie C. Latimore, to be United States Marshal for the District of South Carolina, Department of Justice, 9 a.m., SH-216.
September 29, Full Committee, to hold an oversight hearing to examine the Federal Bureau of Prisons, 10 a.m., SH-216.
Select Committee on Intelligence: September 28, to receive a closed briefing to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SVC-217.
House Committees
Committee on Agriculture, September 29, Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations, hearing entitled ``A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: Title XII--Department Operations and Outreach'', 9:30 a.m., 1300 Longworth and Zoom.
Committee on Foreign Affairs, September 29, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Haiti at the Crossroads: Civil Society Responses for a Haitian-led Solution'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn and Webex.
Committee on the Judiciary, September 29, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law, hearing entitled
``Oversight of the Bankruptcy Code, Part 2: Ensuring a Fresh Start for Consumers'', 1 p.m., 2141 Rayburn and Zoom.
Committee on Natural Resources, September 29, Full Committee, continue markup on H. Res. 1247, of inquiry directing the Secretary of the Interior to transmit certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the 2023-2028 five-year program for offshore oil and gas leasing; H. Res. 1248, of inquiry directing the Secretary of the Interior to transmit certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the compliance with the obligations of the Mineral Leasing Act; H. Res. 1251, of inquiry directing the Secretary of Agriculture to transmit certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the mineral withdrawal within the Superior National Forest; H. Res. 1252, of inquiry directing the Secretary of the Interior to transmit certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the mineral withdrawal within the Superior National Forest; and H. Res. 1253, of inquiry directing the Secretary of the Interior to transmit certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the actions of the Department of the Interior's Departmental Ethics Office; and H.R. 4690, the
``Sustaining America's Fisheries for the Future Act of 2021'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth and Webex.
Committee on Oversight and Reform. September 29, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Examining the Harm to Patients from Abortion Restrictions and the Threat of a National Abortion Ban'', 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn and Zoom.
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, September 29, Subcommittee on Research and Technology, hearing entitled
``Trustworthy AI: Managing the Risks of Artificial Intelligence'', 10:30 a.m., 2318 Rayburn and Zoom.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, September 29, Full Committee, markup on General Services Administration's Capital Investment and Leasing Program Resolution, 9:50 a.m., 2167 Rayburn and Zoom.
September 29, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Investing in our Nation's Transportation Infrastructure and Workers: Why it Matters'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn and Zoom.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs, September 29, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Veteran Suicide Prevention: Capitalizing on What Works and Increasing Innovative Approaches'', 10 a.m., HVC-210 and Zoom.
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, September 29, Full Committee, business meeting on Consideration of the Access Request from Representative Doug Lamborn, 10 a.m., HVC-
304 Hearing Room.
Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, September 29, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``A Big Climate Deal: Lowering Costs, Creating Jobs, and Reducing Pollution with the Inflation Reduction Act'', 1:30 p.m., 210 Cannon and Zoom.
Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress, September 29, Full Committee, markup on Committee recommendations on Constituent Engagement, Congressional Technology, Schedule, and Other, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn and Zoom.
SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 168, No. 156(1), Congressional Record Vol. 168, No. 156(2)
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