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Legislative Snapshot - Sept 18, 2021
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Kabul drone strike that killed 10 was 'a mistake' —Central Command head
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Frank McKenzie, the commander of U.S. Central Command, arrives at Hamid Karzai International Airport, in Kabul, Afghanistan, in this photo taken on August 17, 2021 and released by U.S. Navy on August 18, 2021.

A drone strike in Kabul last month killed as many as 10 civilians, including seven children, the US military said on Friday, apologizing for what it called a "tragic mistake."

The Pentagon had said the Aug. 29 strike targeted an Islamic State suicide bomber who posed an imminent threat to US-led troops at the airport as they completed the last stages of their withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Even as reports of civilian casualties emerged, the top US general had described the attack as "righteous." The head of US Central Command, Marine Corps General Frank McKenzie, said that at the time he had been confident it averted an imminent threat to the forces at the airport.

"Our investigation now concludes that the strike was a tragic mistake," McKenzie told reporters.

He said he now believed it unlikely that those killed were members of the local Islamic State affiliate, ISIS-Khorasan, or posed a threat to US troops. The Pentagon was considering reparations, McKenzie said.
(Jerusalem Post) Read more here.   

Congress reinstalls a wall to keep out ‘the people’
Capitol Police: ‘Justice for J6’ security plans aim to avoid repeat of Jan. 6
 

U.S. Capitol Police are activating a large-scale security plan in hopes of avoiding the events of Jan. 6, 2021, Chief Tom Manger said at a Friday press conference.

Manger said there have been some conflicting reports of whether the groups attending the “Justice for J6” rally Saturday afternoon will employ any forms of violence during the demonstration, but that officers will be ready if they do.

Meanwhile, residents across the District can expect a stepped-up police presence throughout the day, D.C. Police Chief Robert Contee said.

Manger said threats of violence related to the rally have been identified in intelligence “chatter.”

“It’s tough to say whether they’re credible or not,” he said. “We don’t know with any certainty, but what we do know is that the chatter that we heard prior to Jan. 6 obviously … many of those threats turned out to be, in fact, credible, and so we’re not taking any chances,” he said.

The demonstration is being organized to protest the arrests of those who stormed the Capitol Building on Jan. 6 in an attempt to stop the certification of then-President elect Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory. That riot led to the death of five people, including Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick.

The D.C. National Guard has been put on stand-by, and Manger said they will be called in to assist if the rally goes longer than planned. He said there are no plans for those members of the National Guard to be armed as of yet. (WTOP News; Washington, D.C.) Read more here.

International Prayer Alert
By John Robb
To read this week's alert from John Robb, please go here. Topics include: Afghanistan; Myanmar; Canada; and Germany. 
In Context
Two months ago, Senate Republican Leader McConnell gave notice that Republicans would not be providing any votes to raise the U.S. Federal debt ceiling. With trillions in spending suddenly part of serious regular consideration, Republicans are marking a line.

Schumer quickly rejected the assertion, and Democrats have dismissed any thought of raising the debt on a partisan basis while proceeding to maximize their partisan spending efforts. This week, Schumer cited an economist claiming their proposals “would actually ease inflation pressures, not raise them.” McConnell cited an economist claiming the opposite.

Republicans had already said last year that the $2 trillion Cares Act was a one-time-only-ever vote, and had no intention of spending at that scale ever again. With such high spending amounts somehow becoming the norm, the debt limit is the closest option to attempt to halt further astronomical levels of spending.

Leader Schumer has claimed the debt has been incurred by both sides. He is not wrong. Forcing the debt limit to put a hard stop to any money going out beyond what comes in would make for a sudden fiscal jolt. The Treasury would shift from extraordinary measures for paying the bills to triage of who gets paid and who doesn't. If that included not paying on our debt, it would indeed have “serious negative consequences.”

Schumer's claims fall short by implying that raising the debt limit amounts to meeting our “responsibility to pay our bills.” Debt, by definition, is when monetary amounts are not paid, but deferred until later. Incurring more debt does not pay our bills, it adds to our bills.

Politically, choosing the closest option to force the issue also makes for an easy target. It's easier for Democrats to call for an increase in the debt ceiling than it is for Republicans to list the cuts that would make the debt ceiling increase unnecessary. It's been rare to craft a Federal budget that balances within 10 years, let alone one month.

Spiritually, we would do well to ask the question, What is God trying to change in America right now? If we didn't change as a result of the virus and fear, might He be hardening both sides to bring about change through other means? What if how we were before was a normal to which He wants us never to return? Have we been grateful to Him for his blessings? Has Congress acknowledged Him and His role in our Nation?

The full faith and credit of the United States is worth nothing if it is not rooted in God, His Word, and His favor on this Nation, just like economics is, has been, and always will be for any other nation. Egypt, once the world superpower, found out the hard way that its money could fail (Genesis 47:15). There is no divine guarantee the value of U.S. money and our promise to pay holds true forever.

The matter for prayer is not how to fix our politics or our money. The matter for prayer is getting our Nation to seek the Lord. He will get our attention. There will be a “then they will know” kind of moment as there are throughout the Scriptures. The question is, How hard-hearted and stiff-necked will our Nation be in resisting Him until that happens?

Father, open the eyes of your Church to see that You can use the things of politics and economics to draw people to Yourself. You set up kings and remove kings. You change the times and seasons. Father, give wisdom to our leaders, give them the knowledge of God, and give them understanding to know You, to know You have desires for this nation, and to desire freedom in You.

“To you, O God of my fathers, I give thanks and praise, for you have given me wisdom and might, and have now made known to me what we asked of you, for you have made known to us the king's matter.” (Daniel 2:23)
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Related Headlines:

Senate plays whack-a-mole with national security nominees

Spotlighting Biden's Problematic Nominees for Government Posts

Foreign Policy

Top Armed Services Republican asks Biden about counterterrorism plan after Afghanistan withdrawal

House Republican wants notes and emails behind 'vague' COVID-19 origins assessment

House Republicans Seek Probe of Aid to Taliban, Likening It to 'Ransom'

McCarthy on Taliban: “We cannot recognize this government.”


Constitution

Senate Democrats Get Manchin on Board With New Election Overhaul Bill

Schumer would consider GOP 'changes' to new voter legislation


Immigration

USCIS director warns of ‘unprecedented’ backlog as Dems seek to add millions more cases

‘I Think This Is Illegal’: Sen. Kennedy Says Fox News’ Drones Grounded To Hide ‘Lunacy’ Of ‘Open Border’


Tax Policy

Biden urges Congress to hike taxes on higher income Americans to pay for $3.5T bill

Senate Democrats Unveil Bill to Tax Stock Buybacks

House Democrats plan to hike capital gains tax to pay for Biden spending package

House Democrats seek to hike top income tax rate to nearly 40%

House Democratic proposals amount to $2 trillion tax hike

Democrats leave SALT cap repeal out of initial version of tax plans

Democrats hope soaking the rich will sell Biden's spending plans

Biden tax hikes would hit middle class if expanded child tax credit expired

Rep. Cammack blasts Dems' push for tax hikes: 'Biden blueprint to bankrupt America'


Federal Spending

Republicans may abandon bipartisan infrastructure bill because Pelosi 'linked' it with reconciliation infrastructure legislation

$3.5 trillion partisan infrastructure bill
Essential workers among 8 million who could get amnesty in reconciliation bill • Senate parliamentarian pushes Democrats for more details on immigration plan • bill includes drug price controlsnational energy taxpro-union provisionsno Resolution Copper Mine • Ocasio-Cortez, Bush push for expanded unemployment aid • Congress Should Not Import Rare Minerals From China and Taliban, Say Republicans • GOP accuses House Democrats of breaking Biden's 'double dipping' promise on infrastructure • Biden: spending plan can “change the trajectory” of the United States • Biden bombs with Manchin • House is no easy road • ‘We Can’t Afford to Do Everything’: Democratic Congresswoman • Top Democrats tout ‘paid for’ spending bill amid centrist backlash • House Dem Campaign Chair: We Need to Stop Mentioning This $3.5 Trillion Welfare Bill We Want to Pass

Congress is back to serving up the pork • House Democrat Says Speaker Pelosi’s District Should Get More Funds Than Others

McConnell warns of government funding standoff over debt limit • Doubles Down As Congress Barrels Toward Government Shutdown • Raising the Debt Ceiling Won’t Solve the Spending Problem

House GOP Financial Services Members Call on Yellen to Testify About Billions in Undistributed Rental Assistance


Executive

White House blows off Senate inquiry into Biden’s use of private email

House Republicans Ask Defense Secretary for Probe Into Gen. Milley’s Calls With China • GOP Rep: ‘General Milley Should Testify Before Congress’ • Oversight Republicans Demand Full Transcripts Of Calls Between Milley And Chinese General • House Republicans Demand Article 15-6 Investigation Into Gen. Mark Milley • The Pelosi-Milley Insurrection

Grassley calls for federal prosecutor to probe botched FBI Nassar investigation

GOP Rep to Biden: ‘You Do Not Have the Power to Force Americans to Get Vaccinated


Judiciary

Democrats Are Considering Expanding the Supreme Court: Speaker Pelosi


Justice

GOP Rep Slams Biden Administration’s Pro-Abortion Agenda: Our Laws Must Uphold the Value of Each Person’s Life


Commerce Policy

White House, Democrats Push New ‘Civilian Climate Corps’


Health Care Policy

House Democrats Oppose GOP Proposal for Schools to Require Parental Consent to Vaccinate Kids

Members of Congress, Federal Judges, Staffers Exempt From Vaccine Mandate

Democrats Reject Plan to Mandate Coronavirus Vaccines for Immigrants

Sen. Ron Johnson Demands Answers On Study Of COVID-19 Natural Immunity

GOP Senators Demand NIH Quit Stonewalling Congress On Deletion Of COVID Data

The Political Raid on Future Cures


Natural Disasters

In response to Western drought, a flood of legislation


Congress

A handful of Democrats control the fate of the party agenda • Joe Manchin, captain of the Senate

Pelosi tells London audience US must ‘improve’ capitalism, not scrap it • says capitalism hasn't served US economy 'as well as it should' • Argues ‘We Have To Correct That’ • compares Capitol riot to the Civil War

Pending Activity
Committee Activity

Biden Admin Faces Bipartisan Criticism Over Afghanistan at Blinken Senate Hearing • 4 Highlights From Senate Hearing • House committee demands answers on Afghanistan • Republican chides Blinken for not testifying in person about Afghanistan

Simone Biles tells Congress 'entire system' enabled Nassar abuse

Facebook Faces Senate Probe After Report Reveals image-presenting Instagram’s Harmful Effects on Teenage Girls

$3.5 trillion partisan infrastructure bill
House panel advances • key tax portions • immigration language • tax hikes on corporations and individuals advance • Spending Surge to Fix and Upgrade VA Buildings • crypto tax rules • defeats Attempts to Kill New Biden Natural Gas Tax • Anti-Forced Labor Amendment • House panel releases spending bill section on child tax credit, infrastructure financing • solar, environmental tax credits

Jan. 6 committee has received 'thousands of pages of documents' by deadline • taps former Bush administration official as top lawyer • Georgia elections chief expects to be subpoenaed by Jan. 6 commission, vows not to comply

Milley scheduled to testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee on September 28


Floor Outlook

Congress Plans Votes On • Debt Ceiling, • Infrastructure, • Abortion Ahead Of Extremely Consequential Month

Senate

Senate will debate new voter legislation as soon as next week

House of Representatives

Hoyer: House will vote to avoid debt default, shutdown next week

House set to consider 700 NDAA amendments next week

Pelosi pushes speedy timeline to pass massive spending package
3 p.m., Monday, September 20, 2021

Program for Monday: Senate will, Lord willing, resume consideration of the nomination of Margaret Irene Strickland, to be United States District Judge for the District of New Mexico, and vote on the motion to invoke cloture thereon at 5:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader Schumer announced his intention to hold a vote on the S. 2747, the Freedom to Vote Act next week, a bill which he said Sen. Manchin supports.

Tuesday, September 21, 2021

Armed Services
To receive a closed briefing on Department of Defense support of Afghan Nationals who have recently left Afghanistan.

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Hearings to examine the landscape 20 years after 9/11, focusing on threats to the homeland.

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Hearings to examine the nominations of
Alan F. Estevez, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary for Industry and Security, and
Thea D. Rozman Kendler, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary, both of the Department of Commerce, and
Alexia Marie Gabrielle Latortue, of the District of Columbia, and
Graham Scott Steele, of California, both to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury.

Energy and Natural Resources
Hearings to examine the nominations of Laura Daniel-Davis, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary, and
M. Camille Calimlim Touton, of Nevada, to be Commissioner of Reclamation, both of the Department of the Interior, and
Sara C. Bronin, of Connecticut, to be Chairman of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation.

Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Business meeting to consider the nomination of Dilawar Syed, of California, to be Deputy Administrator of the Small Business Administration, and other pending calendar business.

Judiciary
Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights
Hearings to examine big data, focusing on implications for competition and consumers.

Intelligence
To receive a closed briefing on certain intelligence matters.

Finance
Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy
Hearings to examine policy options for improving Supplemental Security Income.

Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Subcommittee on Tourism, Trade, and Export Promotion
Hearings to examine legislative solutions to revive travel and tourism and create jobs.


Wednesday, September 22, 2021

Environment and Public Works
Business meeting to consider
• S. 2205, to designate the United States courthouse located at 201 South Evans Street in Greenville, North Carolina, as the "Malcolm J. Howard United States Courthouse",
• S. 2126, to designate the Federal Office Building located at 308 W. 21st Street in Cheyenne, Wyoming, as the "Louisa Swain Federal Office Building",
• S. 1226, to designate the United States courthouse located at 1501 North 6th Street in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, as the "Sylvia H. Rambo United States Courthouse",
• S. 233, to designate the Rocksprings Station of the U.S. Border Patrol located on West Main Street in Rocksprings, Texas, as the "Donna M. Doss Border Patrol Station", the nominations of
Jeffrey M. Prieto, of California, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency,
Michael Lee Connor, of Colorado, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army, Department of Defense,
Stephen A. Owens, of Arizona,
Jennifer Beth Sass, of Maryland, and
Sylvia E. Johnson, of North Carolina, each to be a Member of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, and 9 General Services Administration resolutions;
to be immediately followed by a hearing to examine the circular economy as a concept for creating a more sustainable future.

Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Business meeting to consider the nominations of Alexander Hoehn-Saric, of Maryland,
Mary T. Boyle, of Maryland, and
Richard Trumka, Jr., of Maryland, each to be a Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, and
Grant T. Harris, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce;
to be immediately followed by a hearing to examine the nominations of
Victoria Marie Baecher Wassmer, of the District of Columbia, to be Chief Financial Officer,
Mohsin Raza Syed, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary, and
Amitabha Bose, of New Jersey, to be Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration, all of the Department of Transportation, and
Meera Joshi, of Pennsylvania, to be Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

Finance
Hearings to examine the nominations of
Christi A. Grimm, of Colorado, to be Inspector General, Department of Health and Human Services, and Neil Harvey MacBride, of Virginia, to be General Counsel for the Department of the Treasury.

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety
Hearings to examine successful on the job, apprenticeship training programs to help workers and business get ready to work.

Judiciary
Subcommittee on Constitution
Hearings to examine restoring the Voting Rights Act, focusing on combating discriminatory abuses.

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Hearings to examine the nominations of
Cathy Ann Harris, of Maryland, to be Chairman and a Member, and
Tristan Lynn Leavitt, of Idaho, and
Raymond A. Limon, of Nevada, both to be a Member, all of the Merit Systems Protection Board.

Intelligence
To receive a closed briefing on certain intelligence matters.

Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Hearings to examine a review of the SBIR-STTR Program.

Joint Economic Committee
Hearings to examine the economic benefits of electrifying America's homes and buildings.


Thursday, September 23, 2021

Judiciary
Business meeting to consider pending calendar business.

Armed Services
Hearings to examine the nomination of Gen.
Jacqueline D. Van Ovost, USAF for reappointment to the grade of general and to be Commander, United States Transportation Command.

Aging
Hearings to examine fraud, scams, and COVID-19, focusing on how older Americans have been targeted during the pandemic.

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Hearings to examine national cybersecurity strategy, focusing on protection of federal and critical infrastructure systems.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH
On Monday, the House will meet at 2:00 p.m. for legislative business. Votes will be postponed until 6:30 p.m.


Legislation Considered Under Suspension of the Rules:

1) H.R. ____ - Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2021(Sponsored by Rep. Frank Mrvan / Veterans' Affairs Committee)

2) S. 189 - Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2021 (Sponsored by Sen. John Thune / Veterans' Affairs Committee)

3) H.R. 4172 - To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Aurora, Colorado, as the ‘‘Lieutenant Colonel John W. Mosley VA Clinic’’ (Sponsored by Rep. Jason Crow / Veterans' Affairs Committee)

4) H.R. 1281 - To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community based outpatient clinic in Gaylord, Michigan, as the "Navy Corpsman Steve Andrews Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Clinic" (Sponsored by Rep. Jack Bergman / Veterans' Affairs Committee)

5) H.R. 3475 - To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Columbus, Georgia, as the ‘‘Robert S. Poydasheff VA Clinic” (Sponsored by Rep. Sanford Bishop / Veterans' Affairs Committee)


TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST AND THE BALANCE OF THE WEEK
On Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, the House will meet at 10:00 a.m. for morning hour and 12:00 p.m. for legislative business.

On Friday, the House will meet at 9:00 a.m. for legislative business.


H.R. ____ - An act making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for providing emergency assistance, and for other purposes (Subject to a Rule) (Sponsored by Rep. Rosa DeLauro / Appropriations Committee)

H.R. 4350 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Subject to a Rule) (Sponsored by Rep. Adam Smith / Armed Services Committee)

H.R. 3755 - Women’s Health Protection Act of 2021 (Subject to a Rule) (Sponsored by Rep. Judy Chu / Energy and Commerce Committee) — codifying abortion Supreme Court opinion into law

Additional Legislative Items Are Possible


Possible Postponed Suspension Votes:

1) S. 848 - Consider Teachers Act of 2021 (Sponsored by Sen. Mike Braun / Education and Labor Committee)

2) S. 1828 - HAVANA Act of 2021 (Sponsored by Sen. Susan M. Collins / Foreign Affairs Committee)

3) H.R. 1029 - Free Veterans from Fees Act (Sponsored by Rep. Greg Steube / Natural Resources Committee)

4) H.R. 1154 - Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act (Sponsored by Rep. Donald McEachin / Natural Resources Committee)

5) H.R. 3533 - To establish occupational series for Federal positions in software development, software engineering, data science, and data management, and for other purposes, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Jay Obernolte / Oversight and Reform Committee)

6) H.R. 3599 - Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program Act of 2021, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Ro Khanna / Oversight and Reform Committee)

7) H.R. 1204 - District of Columbia Chief Financial Officer Home Rule Act, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton / Oversight and Reform Committee)

8) H.R. 978 - Chai Suthammanont Remembrance Act of 2021, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Gerry Connolly / Oversight and Reform Committee)

9) H.R. 2617 - Performance Enhancement Reform Act, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Gerry Connolly / Oversight and Reform Committee)

10) S. 2382 - To authorize the National Cyber Director to accept details from other elements of the Federal Government on nonreimbursable basis, and for other purposes (Sponsored by Sen. Rob Portman / Oversight and Reform Committee)


Text of Bills for the Week of September 20, 2021

Monday — September 20, 2021

• H.R. 3755 — Women's Health Protection Act of 2021;
• H.R. _____ An act making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for providing emergency assistance, and for other purposes;
• H.R. 4350 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022

Committee on Rules

Source: House.gov


Tuesday — September 21, 2021

Legislative Hearing on: Discussion Draft, To amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate the Freddie Mac conforming loan limitation; Discussion Draft, To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay to certain veterans, who receive certain educational assistance furnished by the Secretary, a weekly stipend for child care services; Discussion Draft, To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase and extend the authorization of appropriations for homeless veterans reintegration programs; Discussion Draft, To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to establish protections under that Act for a member of the Armed Forces who leaves a course of education, paid for with certain educational assistance, to perform certain service; Discussion Draft, To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to report on the Warrior Training Advancement Course of the Veterans Benefit Administration; Discussion Draft, To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend eligibility for a certain work-study allowance paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to certain individuals who pursue programs of rehabilitation, education, or training on at least a half-time basis; Discussion Draft, Homeless Grant; Discussion Draft, To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program on grants for care for elderly homeless veterans, and for other purposes; Discussion Draft, To extend the delimiting period for certain individuals to use educational assistance benefits administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs; Discussion Draft, To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program on substance use and alcohol use disorder recovery for homeless veterans, and for other purposes; Discussion Draft, To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide technical assistance to recipients of grants for supportive services for very low-income families in permanent housing and comprehensive service programs, and for other purposes; Discussion Draft, To amend title 38, United States Code, to adjust the rate of per diem payments provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to grantees that provide services to homeless veterans; Discussion Draft, To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress a report on the shallow subsidy program under the supportive services for veteran families program, and for other purposes; Discussion Draft, To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to improve public transportation services for veterans; Discussion Draft, To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs repays members of the Armed Forces for certain contributions made by such members towards Post-9/11 — Educational Assistance;
• H.R. 4874, To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements to the use of educational assistance provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs for flight training programs; Discussion Draft, To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the use of entitlement to educational assistance under the Survivors and Dependents Educational Assistance Program for secondary school education; Discussion Draft, Fry Scholarship Enhancement Act of 2021; Discussion Draft, Col. James Floyd Turner IV U.S.M.C. GI Bill Transfer Act of 2021

Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity (Committee on Veterans' Affairs)

Task Force on Financial Technology : Preserving the Right of Consumers to Access Personal Financial Data
Committee on Financial Services

Markup of H. Res. 271, Recognizing the importance of the blueberry industry to the United States and supporting the designation of July 2021 as National Blueberry Month, and HR 2424, the Agricultural Fairs Rescue Act
Committee on Agriculture

An International Response to Ortegas Destruction of Democracy in Nicaragua
Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security, Migration and International Economic Policy (Committee on Foreign Affairs)

NASAs Future in Low Earth Orbit: Considerations for International Space Station Extension and Transition
Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics (Committee on Science, Space, and Technology)

Source: House.gov


Wednesday — September 22, 2021

Worldwide Threats to the Homeland: 20 — Years After 9/11.
Committee on Homeland Security

Veteran Suicide Prevention: Innovative Research and Expanded Public Health Efforts
Committee on Veterans' Affairs

"Putting Kids First: Addressing COVID-19's Impacts on Children"
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Committee on Energy and Commerce)

Creating a Welcoming VA and Building Equity for Veterans through Legislation Legislative Hearing on: H.R. 1596, Commission to Study the Stigmatization, Criminalization, and Ongoing Exclusion and Inequality for LGBTQ Servicemembers and Veterans Act;
• H.R. 5170, Securing the Rights our Veterans Earned (SERVE) Act;
• H.R. 2806, Honoring All Veterans Act;
• H.R. 4845, To establish an advisory committee on LGBTQ veterans;
• H.R. 2385, Justice for Women Veterans Act;
• H.R. 3930, Voices for Veterans Act; Discussion Draft, VA Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access Data Improvement Act; Discussion Draft, Every Veteran Counts Act

Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Committee on Veterans' Affairs)

Hybrid Hearing on Recognizing and Building on the Success of Pandemic Relief Programs
Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis

Source: House.gov


Thursday — September 23, 2021

Pathways to Success: How Practicing Civility, Collaboration, and Leadership Can Empower Members
Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress

Disruption in the Skies: The Surge in Air Rage and its Effects on Workers, Airlines, and Airports.
Subcommittee on Aviation (Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure)

"Voluntary Carbon Markets in Agriculture and Forestry"
Committee on Agriculture

Reviving Competition, Part 4: 21st Century Antitrust Reforms and the American Worker
Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law (Committee on the Judiciary)

Advancing Earth System Science and Stewardship at NOAA
Subcommittee on Environment (Committee on Science, Space, and Technology)

Shifting the Power: Advancing Locally-led Development and Partner Diversification in U.S. Development Programs
Subcommittee on International Development, International Organizations and Global Corporate Social I (Committee on Foreign Affairs)

Source: House.gov
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