Thursday, January 29

Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
Business meeting to consider H.R.260, to require a strategy to oppose financial or material support by foreign countries and nongovernmental organizations to the Taliban, S.2904, to impose sanctions with respect to the shadow fleet of the Russian Federation, S.2722, to promote the energy security of Taiwan, S.3496, to establish and implement a multi-year Legal Gold and Mining Partnership Strategy to reduce the negative environmental and social impacts of illicit gold mining in the Western Hemisphere, S.3018, to permit visiting dignitaries and service members from Taiwan to display the flag of the Republic of China, S.2222, to enhance the security, resilience, and protection of undersea communication cables vital to Taiwan’s national security, economic stability, and defense, particularly in countering gray zone tactics employed by the People’s Republic of China, S.3249, to enhance United States Government strategic coordination of the security, installation, maintenance, and repair of international subsea fiber-optic cables, S.2252, to require United States foreign assistance commodities to be made available for their intended purposes before they expire, S.3360, to require a report on internet freedom in Iran, S.1216, to support Taiwan’s international space, S.1369, to support the execution of bilateral agreements concerning illicit transnational maritime activity and to authorize the President to impose sanctions with respect to illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing and the sale, supply, purchase, or transfer of endangered species, S.2236, to establish a comprehensive United States Government initiative to build the capacity of young leaders and entrepreneurs in Africa, and the nominations of Frank Weiland, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary (International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs), Jennifer Wicks McNamara, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Eric Meyer, of California, to be Ambassador to the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Gregory LoGerfo, of Massachusetts, to be Coordinator for Counterterrorism, with the rank and status of Ambassador at Large, all of the Department of State.
9:30 AM – S-116

Senate Committee on Aging
Hearings to examine truth in drug labeling.
Witnesses: John Gray, Ph.D., Dean’s Distinguished Professor of Operations, Fisher College of Business, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; Michael Ganio, Pharm.D., Senior Director, Pharmacy Practice and Quality, ASHP, Bethesda, MD; Stephen W. Schondelmeyer, Pharm.D., Ph.D., Professor of Pharmaceutical Management & Economics, College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; Stephen Colvill, Assistant Research Director, Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy, Washington, DC
9:30 AM – SD-608

Senate Committee on Intelligence
Hearings to examine the nomination of Lieutenant General Joshua M. Rudd, USA, to be Director of the National Security Agency.
Witnesses: Testimony from nominee
10:00 AM – SD-106

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Subcommittee on Coast Guard, Maritime, and Fisheries
Hearings to examine assessing Coast Guard force laydown on the heels of historic investment.
Witnesses: Admiral Kevin Lunday, Commandant, United States Coast Guard
10:00 AM – SR-253

Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Business meeting to consider pending calendar business.
10:15 AM – SH-216

Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Business meeting to consider an original bill entitled, “Digital Commodity Intermediaries Act”.
10:30 AM – SR-328A