[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 83 (Monday, May 21, 2018)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D560-D562]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY,

                              MAY 22, 2018

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Financial Services 
and General Government, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget 
estimates and justification for fiscal year 2019 for the Department 
of the Treasury, 10 a.m., SD-138.
  Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies, business meeting to markup an 
original bill entitled, ``Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019'', 
10:30 a.m., SD-192.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, business meeting to 
markup an original bill entitled, ``Energy and Water Development and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019'', 2:30 p.m., SD-138.
  Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on SeaPower, closed 
business meeting to markup those provisions which fall under the 
subcommittee's jurisdiction of the proposed National Defense 
Authorization Act for fiscal year 2019, 9:30 a.m., SR-232A.
  Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, closed business 
meeting to markup those provisions which fall under the 
subcommittee's jurisdiction of the proposed National Defense 
Authorization Act for fiscal year 2019, 11 a.m., SR-232A.
  Subcommittee on Personnel, business meeting to markup those 
provisions which fall under the subcommittee's jurisdiction of the 
proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2019, 
2:30 p.m., SH-216.
  Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, closed business meeting to markup 
those provisions which fall under the subcommittee's jurisdiction of 
the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 
2019, 3:30 p.m., SR-232A.
  Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, closed business 
meeting to markup those provisions which fall under the 
subcommittee's jurisdiction of the proposed National Defense 
Authorization Act for fiscal year 2019, 4:30 p.m., SR-232A.
  Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, closed business meeting to 
markup those provisions which fall under the subcommittee's 
jurisdiction of the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for 
fiscal year 2019, 5:15 p.m., SR-232A.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: business meeting 
to consider S. 2098, to modernize and strengthen the Committee on 
Foreign Investment in the United States to more effectively guard 
against the risk to the national security of the United States posed 
by certain types of foreign investment, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: business 
meeting to consider S. 2848, to improve Department of Transportation 
controlled substances and alcohol testing, S. 2842, to prohibit the 
marketing of bogus opioid treatment programs or products, S. 2844, 
to require the Surface Transportation Board to implement certain 
recommendations of the Inspector General of the Department of 
Transportation, S. 2764, to amend and enhance the High Seas Driftnet 
Fishing Moratorium Protection Act to improve the conservation of 
sharks, S. 2418, to direct the Federal Communications Commission to 
promulgate regulations that establish a national standard for 
determining whether mobile and broadband services available in rural 
areas are reasonably comparable to those services provided in urban 
areas, the nominations of Joseph Ryan Gruters, of Florida, to be a 
Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors, Jennifer L. Homendy, of 
Virginia, to be a Member of the National Transportation

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Safety Board, and routine lists in the Coast Guard, 10 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: business meeting to 
consider S. 2800, to provide for the conservation and development of 
water and related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army 
to construct various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors 
of the United States, S. 2602, to support carbon dioxide utilization 
and direct air capture research, to facilitate the permitting and 
development of carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration 
projects and carbon dioxide pipelines, S. 2734, to designate the 
Federal building and United States courthouse located at 1300 
Victoria Street in Laredo, Texas, as the ``George P. Kazen Federal 
Building and United States Courthouse'', S. 2377, to designate the 
Federal building and United States courthouse located at 200 West 
2nd Street in Dayton, Ohio, as the ``Walter H. Rice Federal Building 
and United States Courthouse'', the nomination of John L. Ryder, to 
be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley 
Authority, and 3 General Services Administration resolutions, 10 
a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: business meeting to consider S. 
2269, to reauthorize the Global Food Security Act of 2016 for 5 
additional years, S. Res. 386, urging the Government of the 
Democratic Republic of the Congo to fulfill its agreement to hold 
credible elections, comply with constitutional limits on 
presidential terms, and fulfill its constitutional mandate for a 
democratic transition of power by taking concrete and measurable 
steps towards holding elections not later than December 2018 as 
outlined in the existing election calendar, and allowing for freedom 
of expression and association, S.J. Res. 58, to require 
certifications regarding actions by Saudi Arabia in Yemen, and the 
Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons 
Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled, done 
at Marrakesh on June 27, 2013 (Marrakesh Treaty) (Treaty Doc.114-
06), 2:15 p.m., S-116, Capitol.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to hold 
hearings to examine the healthcare workforce, focusing on addressing 
shortages and improving care, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: closed business meeting to 
consider pending intelligence matters; to be immediately followed by 
a closed briefing regarding certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., 
SH-219.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, Full Committee, markup on the FY 2019 
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 10 
a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Examining the Policies and Priorities of the U.S. 
Department of Education'', 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy, hearing 
entitled ``DOE Modernization: Legislation Addressing Development, 
Regulation, and Competitiveness of Advanced Nuclear Energy 
Technologies'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection, hearing 
entitled ``Internet of Things Legislation'', 10:15 a.m., 2322 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 
4439, the ``Modernizing Credit Opportunities Act''; H.R. 5735, the 
``Transitional Housing for Recovery in Viable Environments 
Demonstration Program Act''; H.R. 5749, the ``Options Markets 
Stability Act''; H.R. 5793, the ``Housing Choice Voucher Mobility 
Demonstration Act of 2018''; and H.R. 5841, the ``Foreign Investment 
Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee On Foreign Affairs, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Advancing Effective Conservation Policy Worldwide: Successes, 
Challenges, and Next Steps'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Full Committee, hearing and markup on H.R. 4819, the ``DELTA 
Act'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade, hearing 
entitled ``Geopolitics of U.S. Oil and Gas Competitiveness'', 2 
p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, hearing entitled 
``Lebanon and Iraq: After the Elections'', 2:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Border and 
Maritime Security, hearing entitled ``Stopping the Daily Border 
Caravan: Time to Build a Policy Wall'', 2 p.m., HVC-210.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Oversight of the United States Patent and Trademark Office'', 10 
a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Federal Lands, 
hearing on H.R. 5597, the ``Desert Tortoise Habitat Conservation 
Plan Expansion Act, Washington County, Utah''; H.R. 5751, the 
``Golden Spike 150th Anniversary Act''; and H.R. 5875, to amend the 
Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act and the Dingell-Johnson 
Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Act, to provide parity for 
United States territories and the District of Columbia, to make 
technical corrections to such Acts and related laws, and for other 
purposes, 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on 
Intergovernmental Affairs; and Subcommittee on Government 
Operations, joint hearing entitled ``Ten Years of TARP: Examining 
the Hardest Hit Fund'', 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Healthcare, Benefits and Administrative Rules; and 
Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Affairs, joint hearing entitled 
``Challenges to the Freedom of Speech on College Campuses: Part 
II'', 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, Full Committee, hearing on H.R. 5515, the 
``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019'' 
[Amendment Consideration], 3 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Subcommittee on 
Research and Technology; and Subcommittee on Energy, joint hearing 
entitled ``Empowering U.S. Veterans Through Technology'', 10 a.m., 
2318 Rayburn.

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  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Highways and Transit, hearing entitled ``FAST Act Implementation: 
Motor Carrier Provisions'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Full Committee, business meeting 
to consider a resolution designating subcommittee members, 10 a.m., 
334 Cannon.
  Full Committee, hearing entitled ``The Curious Case of the VISN 
Takeover: Assessing VA's Governance Structure'', 10 a.m., 334 
Cannon.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Subcommittee on CIA, 
hearing entitled ``Ongoing Intelligence Activities'', 10 a.m., HVC-
304. This hearing will be closed.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: to hold hearings to examine breaking 
through the regulatory barrier, focusing on what red tape means for 
the innovation economy, 2:30 p.m., 1100, Longworth Building.