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Tuesday, December 14, 2021
Foreign Relations
Hearings to examine the nomination of Donald Armin Blome, of Illinois, to be Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan,
Eric M. Garcetti, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of India, and
Amy Gutmann, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany, all of the Department of State, and other pending nominations.
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Hearings to examine the nomination of Robert Mc
Kinnon Califf, of North Carolina, to be Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Department of Health and Human Services.
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Hearings to examine stablecoins, focusing on how they work, how they are used, and their risks.
Foreign Relations
Hearings to examine the nominations of
Enoh T. Ebong, of the District of Columbia, to be Director of the Trade and Development Agency, Oren E. Whyche-Shaw, of Maryland, to be United States Director of the African Development Bank, and other pending nominations.
Wednesday, December 15, 2021
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Hearings to examine disaster recovery assistance, focusing on authorization of the Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery Program.
Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Business meeting to consider
• S. 46, to reauthorize the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000 and to establish the United States Coral Reef Task Force,
• S. 3196, to enhance the policies, procedures, and training for midshipmen at the United States Merchant Marine Academy,
• an original bill entitled, "Omnibus Tourism Act",
and the nominations of
Alan Davidson, of Maryland, to be Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information,
Jed David Kolko, of California, to be Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, and
Viquar Ahmad, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary, and to be Chief Financial Officer, all of the Department of Commerce, and
Mary T. Boyle, of Maryland, to be a Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Foreign Relations
Business meeting to consider the nominations of
Marc R. Stanley, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the Argentine Republic,
Rashad Hussain, of Virginia, to be Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom,
Ramin Toloui, of Iowa, to be an Assistant Secretary (Economic and Business Affairs),
Thomas Barrett, of Wisconsin, to be Ambassador to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg,
Erik D. Ramanathan, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Sweden,
Scott Miller, of Colorado, to be Ambassador to the Swiss Confederation, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Principality of Liechtenstein, and
Jamie L. Harpootlian, of South Carolina, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Slovenia, all of the Department of State,
Adriana Debora Kugler, of Maryland, to be United States Executive Director of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and other pending calendar business.
Judiciary
Hearings to examine pending nominations.
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Business meeting to consider
• S. 3099, to amend title 44, United States Code, to establish the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program within the General Services Administration,
• S. 2932, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 430 South Knowles Avenue in New Richmond, Wisconsin, as the "Captain Robert C. Harmon and Private John R. Peirson Post Office Building",
• H.R. 767, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 40 Fulton Street in Middletown, New York, as the "Benjamin A. Gilman Post Office Building",
• H.R. 1170, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1 League in Irvine, California, as the "Tuskegee Airman Lieutenant Colonel Robert J. Friend Memorial Post Office Building",
• H.R. 1444, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 132 North Loudoun Street, Suite 1 in Winchester, Virginia, as the "Patsy Cline Post Office",
• H.R. 3210, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1905 15th Street in Boulder, Colorado, as the "Officer Eric H. Talley Post Office Building",
and the nominations of Loren L. AliKhan, and
John P. Howard III, both to be an Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, and
Adrienne Jennings Noti, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
Intelligence
Closed business meeting to consider pending intelligence matters;
to be immediately followed by a closed briefing on certain intelligence matters.
Commerce, Science, and Transportation
An oversight hearing to examine the U.S. airline industry.
Judiciary
Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights
Hearings to examine the impact of consolidation and monopoly power on American innovation.
Thursday, December 16, 2021
Judiciary
Business meeting to consider the nominations of
Bridget Meehan Brennan,
Charles Esque Fleming, and
David Augustin Ruiz, each to be a United States District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio, and
John H. Chun, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Washington.
Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Hearings to examine the nominations of
Ann Claire Phillips, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Maritime Administration,
Steven Scott Cliff, of California, to be Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and
John Edward Putnam, of Colorado, to be General Counsel, all of the Department of Transportation.
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
To receive a briefing on defending Ukraine and deterring Putin.
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