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Tuesday, November 2, 2021
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition,
Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research
Hearings to examine the state of nutrition in America 2021.
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Hearings to examine the Libor transition, focusing on protecting consumers and investors.
Energy and Natural Resources
Business meeting to consider the nominations of Geraldine Richmond, of Oregon, to be Under Secretary for Science,
Brad John Crabtree, of North Dakota, to be an Assistant Secretary (Fossil Energy and Carbon Management), and
Asmeret Asefaw Berhe, of California, to be Director of the Office of Science, all of the Department of Energy,
M. Camille Calimlim Touton, of Nevada, to be Commissioner of Reclamation, Laura Daniel-Davis, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary, and
Charles F. Sams III, of Oregon, to be Director of the National Park Service, all of the Department of the Interior,
Willie L. Phillips, Jr., of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and
Sara C. Bronin, of Connecticut, to be Chairman of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation.
Foreign Relations
Hearings to examine the nominations of
Thomas Barrett, of Wisconsin, to be Ambassador to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg,
Jamie L. Harpootlian, of South Carolina, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Slovenia, and
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, all of the Department of State, and other pending nominations.
Judiciary
Hearings to examine cleaning up online marketplaces, focusing on protecting against stolen, counterfeit, and unsafe goods.
Foreign Relations
Subcommittee on State Department and USAID Management, International Operations, and Bilateral International Development
Hearings to examine training the Department of State's workforce for the 21st century diplomacy.
Intelligence
To receive a closed briefing on certain intelligence matters.
Wednesday, November 3, 2021
Foreign Relations
Business meeting to consider the nominations of
Lisa A. Carty, of Maryland, to be Representative of the United States of America on the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations, with the rank of Ambassador, and to be an Alternate Representative of the United States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations, during her tenure of service as Representative of the United States of America on the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations,
Barbara A. Leaf, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary (Near Eastern Affairs),
Elizabeth Anne Noseworthy Fitzsimmons, of Delaware, to be Ambassador to the Togolese Republic,
David R. Gilmour, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Equatorial Guinea,
Patricia Mahoney, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Central African Republic,
Peter Hendrick Vrooman, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Mozambique,
Peter D. Haas, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the People's Republic of Bangladesh, and
Julie Chung, of California, to be Ambassador to the Democratic Socialist Republic of
Sri Lanka, all of the Department of State, and
Atul Atmaram Gawande, of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development.
Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Hearings to examine implementation of aviation safety reform.
Environment and Public Works
Hearings to examine programs at the Economic Development Administration.
Foreign Relations
To receive a closed briefing on U.S. cybersecurity policy.
Judiciary
Hearings to examine pending nominations.
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Business meeting to consider
• S. 587, to amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to provide that the President or certain agency heads may remove the Inspector General, or place an Inspector General on non-duty status, only if certain conditions are satisfied,
• S. 1794, to amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to provide testimonial subpoena authority,
• S. 2273, to authorize Inspectors General to continue operations during a lapse in appropriations,
• S. 2991, to establish a Department of Homeland Security Center for Countering Human Trafficking,
• S. 3035, to establish the Artificial Intelligence Hygiene Working Group,
• S. 2993, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish in the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency the National Cyber Exercise Program,
• S. 2491, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the National Cyber Resilience Assistance Fund, to improve the ability of the Federal Government to assist in enhancing critical infrastructure cyber resilience, to improve security in the national cyber ecosystem, to address Systemically Important Critical Infrastructure,
• S. 2540, to make technical corrections to title XXII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002,
• S. 2274, to authorize the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to establish an apprenticeship program and to establish a pilot program on cybersecurity training for veterans and members of the Armed Forces transitioning to civilian life,
• S. 2322, to require a pilot program on the participation of non-asset-based third-party logistics providers in the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism,
• S. 2793, to authorize the Administrator of General Services to establish an enhanced use lease pilot program,
• S. 2541, to authorize the reclassification of the tactical enforcement officers (commonly known as the "Shadow Wolves") in the Homeland Security Investigations tactical patrol unit operating on the lands of the Tohono O'odham Nation as special agents,
• S. 1941, to direct the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to standardize the use of core-based statistical area designations across Federal programs, to allow between 120 and 180 days for public comment on any proposed change to such designations, and to report on the scientific basis and estimated impact to Federal programs for any proposed change to such designations,
• S. 2838, to require the Director of the Government Publishing Office to establish and maintain an online portal accessible to the public that allows the public to obtain electronic copies of all congressionally mandated reports in one place,
• S. 419, to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for a full annuity supplement for certain air traffic controllers,
• S. 442, to amend title 40, United States Code, to require the Administrator of General Services to procure the most life-cycle cost effective and energy efficient lighting products and to issue guidance on the efficiency, effectiveness, and economy of those products,
• S. 2483, to require the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to establish cybersecurity guidance for small organizations,
• S. 2989, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enhance the Blue Campaign of the Department of Homeland Security,
• S. 138, to waive certain pay limitations for Department of Agriculture and Department of the Interior employees engaged in emergency wildland fire suppression activities,
• H.R. 2662, to amend the Inspector General Act of 1978,
• H.R. 4426, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to ensure that the needs of children are considered in homeland security planning,
• H.R. 3263, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish in the Department of Homeland Security a medical countermeasures program,
• H.R. 2617, to amend section 1115 of title 31, United States Code, to amend the description of how performance goals are achieved,
• H.R. 4363, to establish a daily public reporting requirement for covered contract awards of the Department of Homeland Security,
• H.R. 3419, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 66 Meserole Avenue in Brooklyn, New York, as the "Joseph R. Lentol Post Office",
• H.R. 2044, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 17 East Main Street in Herington, Kansas, as the "Captain Emil J. Kapaun Post Office Building",
• an original bill entitled, "Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program Act",
and the nominations of Ernest W. DuBester, of Virginia, and
Susan Tsui Grundmann, of Virginia, both to be Member, and
Kurt Thomas Rumsfeld, of Maryland, to be General Counsel, all of the Federal Labor Relations Authority.
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
Hearings to examine upholdingOrganization for Security and Co-operation in Europe commitments in Hungary and Poland.
Veterans' Affairs
Hearings to examine Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense collaboration, focusing on improving outcomes for servicemembers and veterans.
Thursday, November 4, 2021
Judiciary
Business meeting to consider
• S. 2342, to amend title 9 of the United States Code with respect to arbitration of disputes involving sexual assault and sexual harassment,
and the nominations of
Clare E. Connors, to be United States Attorney for the District of Hawaii,
Zachary A. Cunha, to be United States Attorney for the District of Rhode Island, and
Nikolas P. Kerest, to be United States Attorney for the District of Vermont.
Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Business meeting to consider
• S. 1617, to modify the requirements for the Administrator of the Small Business Administration relating to declaring a disaster in a rural area,
• S. 1621, to reauthorize and limit the pre-disaster mitigation program of the Small Business Administration, the nomination of Dilawar Syed, of California, to be Deputy Administrator of the Small Business Administration, and other pending calendar business.
Energy and Natural Resources
Hearings to examine the potential non-electric applications of civilian nuclear energy.
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Hearings to examine the road ahead for the COVID-19 response, focusing on next steps.
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Hearings to examine the nomination of Michael Kubayanda, of Ohio, to be a Commissioner of the Postal Regulatory Commission.
Foreign Relations
Business meeting to consider pending calendar business.
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