Hearings & Meetings

Displayed below are brief descriptions of each committee meeting and hearing scheduled to take place today, and on days thereafter. The time and location of each meeting/hearing is identified. Meetings that have been canceled or postponed are also noted.

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Date Time-Room	Committee	Topic
031709:30 AMWednesday, Mar 17, 2021 9:30 AM – SD-342	Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs	Business meeting to consider S.231, to direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to develop guidance for firefighters and other emergency response personnel on best practices to protect them from exposure to PFAS and to limit and prevent the release of PFAS into the environment, S.272, to amend the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006, to require the budget justifications and appropriation requests of agencies be made publicly available, S.583, to promote innovative acquisition techniques and procurement strategies, S.517, to provide for joint reports by relevant Federal agencies to Congress regarding incidents of terrorism, S.671, to require the collection of voluntary feedback on services provided by agencies, S.693, to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for the halt in pension payments for Members of Congress sentenced for certain offenses, S.658, to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to work with cybersecurity consortia for training, S.636, to require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to submit to Congress an annual report on projects that are over budget and behind schedule, S.688, to prohibit contracting with persons that have business operations with the Maduro regime, S.522, to require each agency, in providing notice of a rule making, to include a link to a 100 word plain language summary of the proposed rule, S.111, to establish the Federal Clearinghouse on School Safety Best Practices, S.664, to require the Comptroller General of the United States to review certain legislation in order to identify potential risks of duplication of and overlap with existing Federal programs, offices, and initiatives, S.566, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 42 Main Street in Slatersville, Rhode Island, as the "Specialist Matthew R. Turcotte Post Office", H.R.208, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 500 West Main Street, Suite 102 in Tupelo, Mississippi, as the "Colonel Carlyle 'Smitty' Harris Post Office", and H.R.264, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1101 Charlotte Street in Georgetown, South Carolina, as the "Joseph Hayne Rainey Memorial Post Office Building".
031710:00 AMWednesday, Mar 17, 2021 10:00 AM – SR-253	Commerce, Science, and Transportation	Hearings to examine recent Federal actions to expand broadband.
031710:00 AMWednesday, Mar 17, 2021 10:00 AM – SD-G50	Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water	Joint hearings to examine the challenges facing drinking water and waste water infrastructure projects.
031710:00 AMWednesday, Mar 17, 2021 10:00 AM – WEBEX	Finance	Hearings to examine COVID-19 in the Nation's nursing homes.
031710:00 AMWednesday, Mar 17, 2021 10:00 AM – VTC	Foreign Relations	Hearings to examine advancing effective U.S. policy for strategic competition with China in the twenty-first century.
031710:00 AMWednesday, Mar 17, 2021 10:00 AM – SD-226	Judiciary	Hearings to examine the Equality Act, focusing on LGBTQ rights.
031711:00 AMWednesday, Mar 17, 2021 11:00 AM – SH-216	Budget	Hearings to examine the income and wealth inequality crisis in America.
03172400 PMWednesday, Mar 17, 2021 12:00 PM – S-207	Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions	Business meeting to consider the nominations of Vivek Hallegere Murthy, of Florida, to be Medical Director in the Regular Corps of the Public Health Service, and to be Surgeon General of the Public Health Service, and Rachel Leland Levine, of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Secretary, both of the Department of Health and Human Services, and other pending calendar business.
03171430 PMWednesday, Mar 17, 2021 2:30 PM – SR-301	Small Business and Entrepreneurship	Hearings to examine the Paycheck Protection Program, focusing on performance, impact, and next steps, including S. 723, to amend the Small Business Act and the CARES Act to extend the covered period for the paycheck protection program.
031809:30 AMThursday, Mar 18, 2021 9:30 AM – SD-G50	Armed Services	To receive a closed briefing on the planning, programming, budget, and execution process of the Department of Defense.
031809:30 AMThursday, Mar 18, 2021 9:30 AM – VTC	Aging	Hearings to examine COVID-19 one year later, focusing on addressing health care needs for at-risk Americans.
031810:00 AMThursday, Mar 18, 2021 10:00 AM – WEBEX	Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs	Hearings to examine the 21st century economy, focusing on protecting the financial system from risks associated with climate change.
031810:00 AMThursday, Mar 18, 2021 10:00 AM – WEBEX	Finance	Hearings to examine fighting forced labor, focusing on closing loopholes and improving customs enforcement to mandate clean supply chains and protect workers.
031810:00 AMThursday, Mar 18, 2021 10:00 AM – SH-216	Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions	Hearings to examine the COVID-19 response, focusing on an update from Federal officials.
031810:00 AMThursday, Mar 18, 2021 10:00 AM – SD-106	Judiciary	Business meeting to consider S.632, to amend chapter 11 of title 35, United States Code, to require the voluntary collection of demographic information for patent inventors, S.169, to amend title 17, United States Code, to require the Register of Copyrights to waive fees for filing an application for registration of a copyright claim in certain circumstances, and the nominations of Lisa O. Monaco, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Attorney General, and Vanita Gupta, of Virginia, to be Associate Attorney General, both of the Department of Justice.
031810:00 AMThursday, Mar 18, 2021 10:00 AM – WEBEX	Veterans' Affairs	To resume joint hearings with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine the legislative presentation of veterans services organizations.
031810:15 AMThursday, Mar 18, 2021 10:15 AM – SD-342/WEBEX	Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs	Hearings to examine the SolarWinds supply chain attack, focusing on the Federal perspective.
03221800 PMMonday, Mar 22, 2021 6:00 PM – SVC-217	Foreign Relations	To receive a closed briefing on the policy and legal rationale of U.S. airstrikes in Syria.
032309:30 AMTuesday, Mar 23, 2021 9:30 AM – SD-G50	Armed Services	Hearings to examine the nomination of Admiral John C. Aquilino, USN, for reappointment to the grade of admiral and to be Commander, United States Indo-Pacific Command, Department of Defense.
032310:00 AMTuesday, Mar 23, 2021 10:00 AM – WEBEX	Finance	Hearings to examine how U.S. international tax policy impacts American workers, jobs, and investment.
032310:00 AMTuesday, Mar 23, 2021 10:00 AM – SD-106/VTC	Foreign Relations	Hearings to examine the nomination of Samantha Power, of Massachusetts, to be Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development.
032310:00 AMTuesday, Mar 23, 2021 10:00 AM – SD-430	Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security	Hearings to examine why the U.S. pays the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs.
032310:00 AMTuesday, Mar 23, 2021 10:00 AM – SH-216	Judiciary	Hearings to examine constitutional and common sense steps to reduce gun violence.
03231430 PMTuesday, Mar 23, 2021 2:30 PM – SD-106/VTC	Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation	Hearings to examine bolstering democracy in Georgia.
03231430 PMTuesday, Mar 23, 2021 2:30 PM – SD-342	Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs	Hearings to examine the 2020 census and current activities of the Census Bureau.
032409:00 AMWednesday, Mar 24, 2021 9:00 AM – SVC-217	Armed Services Subcommittee on Cybersecurity	To receive a closed briefing on Department of Defense cyber operations.
032410:00 AMWednesday, Mar 24, 2021 10:00 AM – WEBEX	Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs	Hearings to examine the quarterly CARES Act report to Congress.
032410:00 AMWednesday, Mar 24, 2021 10:00 AM – SH-216	Commerce, Science, and Transportation	Business meeting to consider the nomination of Polly Ellen Trottenberg, of New York, to be Deputy Secretary of Transportation, and a routine list in the Coast Guard; to be immediately followed by a hearing to examine rebuilding America's transportation infrastructure.
032410:00 AMWednesday, Mar 24, 2021 10:00 AM – SD-342/VTC	Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Spending Oversight	Hearings to examine the National Response Enterprise, focusing on preparing for future crises.
032410:00 AMWednesday, Mar 24, 2021 10:00 AM – SD-430	Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions	Hearings to examine the nomination of Cynthia Minette Marten, of California, to be Deputy Secretary of Education.
032410:00 AMWednesday, Mar 24, 2021 10:00 AM – SR-301	Rules and Administration	Hearings to examine S.1, to expand Americans' access to the ballot box, reduce the influence of big money in politics, strengthen ethics rules for public servants, and implement other anti-corruption measures for the purpose of fortifying our democracy.
03241430 PMWednesday, Mar 24, 2021 2:30 PM – SD-628	Indian Affairs	An oversight hearing to examine water infrastructure needs for Native communities.
03241430 PMWednesday, Mar 24, 2021 2:30 PM – SD-366	Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power	Hearings to examine the viability of incorporating natural infrastructure in western water management and policy to support economic development, protect watershed health, and build more resilient communities.
03241500 PMWednesday, Mar 24, 2021 3:00 PM – SD-G50	Veterans' Affairs	Hearings to examine veterans' mental health and implementation of the Hannon Act, focusing on coping during COVID.
032510:15 AMThursday, Mar 25, 2021 10:15 AM – SD-342/VTC	Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs	Hearings to examine the nomination of Deanne Bennett Criswell, of New York, to be Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.

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