[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 74 (Tuesday, May 8, 2018)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D496-D497]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                              MAY 9, 2018

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Department of 
Defense, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and 
justification for fiscal year 2019 for the Department of Defense, 10 
a.m., SD-192.
  Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and 
Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget 
estimates and justification for fiscal year 2019 for the Department 
of Veterans Affairs, 2:30 p.m., SD-124.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Public 
Lands, Forests, and Mining, to hold hearings to examine the law 
enforcement programs at the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest 
Service, coordination with other Federal, state, and local law 
enforcement, and the effects on rural communities, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: to hold hearings to 
examine an original bill entitled, ``America's Water Infrastructure 
Act of 2018'', 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Jonathan R. Cohen, of California, to be the Deputy 
Representative of the United States of America to the United 
Nations, with the rank and status of Ambassador, and the Deputy 
Representative of the United States of America in the Security 
Council of the United Nations, and to be Representative of the 
United States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of 
the United Nations, during his tenure of service as Deputy 
Representative of the United States of America to the United 
Nations, Joseph Cella, of Michigan, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Fiji, and to serve concurrently and without additional 
compensation as Ambassador to the Republic of Kiribati, the Republic 
of Nauru, the Kingdom of Tonga, and Tuvalu, and David B. Cornstein, 
of New York, to be Ambassador to Hungary, all of the Department of 
State, Eliot Pedrosa, of Florida, to be United States Alternate 
Executive Director of the Inter-American Development Bank, and 
Jackie Wolcott, of Virginia, to be Representative of the United 
States of America to the International Atomic Energy Agency, with 
the rank of Ambassador, and to be Representative of the United 
States of America to the Vienna Office of the United Nations, with 
the rank of Ambassador, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  Subcommittee on Multilateral International Development, 
Multilateral Institutions, and International Economic, Energy, and 
Environmental Policy, to hold hearings to examine a multilateral and 
strategic response to international predatory economic practices, 
2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: 
Subcommittee on Federal Spending Oversight and Emergency Management, 
to hold an oversight hearing to examine United States spending in 
Afghanistan, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Tara Sweeney, of Alaska, to be an Assistant Secretary 
of the Interior, 4 p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Ryan Wesley Bounds, of Oregon, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, J. Campbell Barker, and Jeremy 
D. Kernodle, both to be a United States District Judge for the 
Eastern District of Texas, Susan Brnovich, to be United States 
District Judge for the District of Arizona, Chad F. Kenney, to be 
United States District Judge for the Eastern District of 
Pennsylvania, and Maureen K. Ohlhausen, of Virginia, to be Judge of 
the United States Court of Federal Claims, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Gina Haspel, of Kentucky, to be Director of the 
Central Intelligence Agency; to be immediately followed by a closed 
session in SH-219, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Interior, 
Environment, and Related Agencies, hearing entitled ``American 
Indian/Alaska Native Public Witnesses'', 9 a.m., 2007 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Defense, budget hearing entitled ``Member Day'', 
10:30 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, 
hearing entitled ``American Indian/Alaska Native Public Witnesses'', 
1 p.m., 2007 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies, markup on the FY 2019 
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 4 p.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, 
markup on the FY 2019 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Bill, 5 p.m., 2362-B Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 5515, 
the ``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019'', 10 
a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on Higher 
Education and Workforce Development, hearing entitled ``Closing the 
Skills Gap: Private sector solutions for America's workforce'', 10 
a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 
4606, the ``Ensuring Small Scale LNG Certainty and Access Act''; 
H.R. 5174, the ``Energy Emergency Leadership Act''; H.R. 5175, the 
``Pipeline and LNG Facility Cybersecurity Preparedness Act''; H.R.

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5239, the ``Cyber Sense Act''; H.R. 5240, the ``Enhancing Grid 
Security through Public-Private Partnerships Act''; H.R. 4275, the 
``Empowering Pharmacists in the Fight Against Opioid Abuse Act''; 
H.R. 5041, the ``Safe Disposal of Unused Medication Act''; H.R. 
5202, the ``Ensuring Patient Access to Substance Use Disorder 
Treatments Act of 2018''; H.R. 5483, the ``Special Registration for 
Telemedicine Clarification Act of 2018''; H.R. 449, the ``Synthetic 
Drug Awareness Act of 2017''; H.R. 4284, the ``INFO Act of 2017''; 
H.R. 5002, the ``ACE Research Act''; H.R. 5009, the ``Jessie's 
Law''; H.R. 5102, the ``Substance Use Disorder Workforce Loan 
Repayment Act of 2018''; H.R. 5176, the ``Preventing Overdoses While 
in Emergency Rooms Act of 2018''; H.R. 5197, the ``Alternatives to 
Opioids in the Emergency Department Act''; H.R. 5261, the ``TEACH to 
Combat Addiction Act of 2018''; H.R. 5272, the ``Reinforcing 
Evidence-Based Standards Under Law in Treating Substance Abuse Act 
of 2018''; H.R. 5327, the ``Comprehensive Opioid Recovery Centers 
Act 2018''; H.R. 5353, the ``Eliminating Opioid-Related Infectious 
Diseases Act of 2018''; H.R. 3331, to amend title XI of the Social 
Security Act to promote testing of incentive payments for behavioral 
health providers for adoption and use of certified electronic health 
record technology; H.R. 5685, the ``Medicare Opioid Safety Education 
Act''; H.R. 5603, the ``Access to Telehealth Services for Opioid Use 
Disorders''; H.R. 3528, the ``Every Prescription Conveyed Securely 
Act''; H.R. 4841, the ``Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization 
for Safe Prescribing Act of 2018''; H.R. 5675, to amend title XVIII 
of the Social Security Act to require prescription drug plan 
sponsors under the Medicare program to establish drug management 
programs for at-risk beneficiaries; H.R. 5686, the ``Medicare Clear 
Health Options in Care for Enrollees (CHOICE) Act''; H.R. 5582, the 
``Abuse Deterrent Access Act of 2018''; H.R. 5684, the ``Protecting 
Seniors from Opioid Abuse Act''; H.R. 5333, the ``Over-the-Counter 
Monograph Safety, Innovation, and Reform Act of 2018''; H.R. 5473, 
the ``Better Pain Management Through Better Data Act of 2018''; H.R. 
5554, the ``Animal Drug and Animal Generic Drug User Fee Amendments 
of 2018''; and H.R. 5687, the ``Securing Opioids and Unused 
Narcotics with Deliberate Disposal and Packaging Act of 2018'', 9 
a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 5105, 
the ``BUILD Act of 2018''; H.R. 5141, the ``United States-Israel 
Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018''; H.R. 5433, the 
``Hack Your State Department Act''; H.R. 5535, the ``Energy 
Diplomacy Act of 2018''; H.R. 5677, the ``International Security 
Assistance Act of 2018''; and H.R. 5681, the ``Global Engagement 
Center Authorities Act of 2018'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and 
International Organizations, hearing entitled ``Protecting Civil 
Society, Faith-Based Actors, and Political Speech in Sub-Saharan 
Africa'', 1:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 5682, 
the ``FIRST STEP Act''; and H.R. 5698, the ``Protect and Serve Act 
of 2018'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on 
Healthcare, Benefits and Administrative Rules; and Subcommittee on 
Intergovernmental Affairs, joint hearing entitled ``Program 
Integrity for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program'', 10 
a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``An Overview of the Budget Proposal for the 
Department of Energy for Fiscal Year 2019'', 9 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Ready, Willing, and Able to Work: How Small Businesses Empower 
People with Developmental Disabilities'', 11 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Human Resources, 
hearing entitled ``Jobs and Opportunity: Legislative Options to 
Address the Jobs Gap'', 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.


                             Joint Meetings

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: to receive a 
briefing on the state of elections and fundamental freedoms in 
Azerbaijan, 10:30 a.m., SVC-215.
  Full Committee, to receive a briefing on the murder of 
investigative journalists, 3:30 p.m., SVC-215.