[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 91 (Monday, June 4, 2018)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D613-D615]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                  Week of June 5 through June 8, 2018

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senate will continue consideration of the nomination of 
Robert Earl Wier, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern 
District of Kentucky, post-cloture, and vote on confirmation of the 
nomination at 11 a.m.
  Following disposition of the nomination of Robert Earl Wier, Senate 
will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Fernando 
Rodriguez, Jr., to be United States District Judge for the Southern 
District of Texas.
  During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any cleared 
legislative and executive business.


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Appropriations: June 5, Subcommittee on 
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, 
business meeting to markup an original bill entitled, 
``Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related 
Agencies Act, 2019'', 10 a.m., SD-192.
  June 5, Subcommittee on Departments of Labor, Health and Human 
Services, and Education, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to 
examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 
2019 for the Department of Education, 10:15 a.m., SD-124.
  June 5, Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans 
Affairs, and Related Agencies, business meeting to markup an 
original bill entitled, ``Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, 
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019'', 2:30 p.m., SD-124.
  June 5, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, 
to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and 
justification for fiscal year 2019 for the Commodity Futures Trading 
Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission, 3:30 p.m., 
SD-138.
  June 6, Subcommittee on Department of Defense, to hold closed 
hearings to examine defense innovation and research funding, 10 
a.m., SVC-217.
  June 7, Full Committee, business meeting to markup an original 
bill entitled, ``Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019'', and an original bill 
entitled, ``Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019'', 10:30 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: June 5, 
Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard, to 
hold hearings to examine a decade of the Digital Coast Partnership 
Program, focusing on successes and opportunities, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  June 5, Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, 
Insurance, and Data Security, to hold hearings to examine preventing 
abuse in Olympic and amateur athletics, focusing on ensuring a safe 
and secure environment for our athletes, 3 p.m., SD-G50.
  June 6, Subcommittee on Space, Science, and Competitiveness, to 
hold hearings to examine the future of the International Space 
Station, focusing on stakeholder perspectives, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: June 5, to hold 
hearings to examine the 2018 wildland fire outlook and the wildland 
fire management programs at the Department of the Interior and the 
Forest Service, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: June 5, Subcommittee on East Asia, 
the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy, to hold 
hearings to examine next steps on United States policy toward North 
Korea, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  June 5, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Georgette Mosbacher, of Florida, to be Ambassador to 
the Republic of Poland, and Stephen Akard, of Indiana, to be 
Director of the Office of Foreign Missions, with the rank of 
Ambassador, both of the Department of State, and Mark Rosen, of 
Connecticut, to be United States Executive Director of the 
International Monetary Fund, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: June 6, 
to hold hearings to examine countering malicious drones, including 
S. 2836, to assist the Department of Homeland Security in preventing 
emerging threats from unmanned aircraft and vehicles, 10 a.m., SD-
342.
  June 6, Subcommittee on Federal Spending Oversight and Emergency 
Management, to hold hearings to examine war powers and the effects 
of unauthorized military engagements on Federal spending, 2:30 p.m., 
SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: June 6, business meeting to consider 
the nomination of Tara Sweeney, of Alaska, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of the Interior, 2:30 p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: June 6, to hold hearings to examine 
the nominations of David James Porter, of Pennsylvania, to be United 
States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit, Holly A. Brady, to be 
United States District Judge for the Northern District of Indiana, 
Andrew Lynn Brasher, to be United States District Judge for the 
Middle District of Alabama, James Patrick Hanlon, to be United 
States District Judge for the Southern District of Indiana, David 
Steven Morales, to be United States District Judge for the Southern 
District of Texas, and Lance E. Walker, of Maine, to be United 
States District Judge for the District of Maine, 10 a.m., SD-226.

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  June 6, Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration, to hold 
hearings to examine student visa integrity, focusing on protecting 
educational opportunity and national security, 2:45 p.m., SD-226.
  June 7, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 2837, to 
improve the systems for identifying the diversion of controlled 
substances, S. 974, to promote competition in the market for drugs 
and biological products by facilitating the timely entry of lower-
cost generic and biosimilar versions of those drugs and biological 
products, S. 2245, to include New Zealand in the list of foreign 
states whose nationals are eligible for admission into the United 
States as E-1 and E-2 nonimmigrants if United States nationals are 
treated similarly by the Government of New Zealand, and 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, Maureen K. Ohlhausen, of Virginia, to be Judge of the 
United States Court of Federal Claims, Britt Cagle Grant, of 
Georgia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit, 
Allen Cothrel Winsor, to be United States District Judge for the 
Northern District of Florida, and Patrick R. Wyrick, to be United 
States District Judge for the Western District of Oklahoma, 10 a.m., 
SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: June 5, to hold closed hearings 
to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  June 7, Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing regarding 
certain intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Appropriations, June 6, Full Committee, markup on the 
FY 2019 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations 
Bill, 11 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  June 7, Subcommittee on Defense, markup on the FY 2019 Defense 
Appropriations Bill, 12 p.m., H-140 Capitol. This markup will be 
closed.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, June 6, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Examining the Policies and Priorities of the U.S. 
Department of Health and Human Services'', 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, June 6, Subcommittee on Health, 
hearing entitled ``Examining the Reauthorization of the Pandemic and 
All-Hazards Preparedness Act'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  June 7, Subcommittee on Energy, hearing entitled ``Improving the 
Hydropower Licensing Process'', 11 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, June 6, Subcommittee on Housing 
and Insurance, hearing entitled ``Legislative Review of H.R. 1511, 
the `Homeless Children and Youth Act of 2017' '', 10 a.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  June 6, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer 
Credit, hearing entitled ``Improving Transparency and Accountability 
at the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection'', 2 p.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, June 7, Subcommittee on Africa, 
Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations, 
hearing entitled ``A Bad Year for Human Rights in Vietnam'', 2 p.m., 
2200 Rayburn.
  June 7, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, hearing entitled 
``Advancing U.S. Business Investment and Trade in the Americas'', 2 
p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, June 6, Full Committee, markup on 
H.R. 4627, the ``Shielding Public Spaces from Vehicular Terrorism 
Act''; H.R. 4991, the ``Supporting Research and Development for 
First Responders Act''; H.R. 5206, the ``Office of Biometric 
Identity Management Authorization Act of 2018''; H.R. 5207, the 
``Immigration Advisory Program Authorization Act of 2018''; H.R. 
5729, the ``Transportation Worker Identification Credential 
Accountability Act of 2018''; H.R. 5730, the ``Transportation 
Security Technology Innovation Reform Act of 2018''; H.R. 5733, the 
``DHS Industrial Control Systems Capabilities Enhancement Act of 
2018''; H.R. 5762, the ``Joint Task Force to Combat Opioid 
Trafficking Act of 2018''; H.R. 5766, the ``Securing Public Areas of 
Transportation Facilities Act of 2018''; and H. Res. 898, directing 
the Secretary of Homeland Security to transmit certain documents to 
the House of Representatives relating to Department of Homeland 
Security policies and activities relating to homeland security 
information produced and disseminated regarding cybersecurity 
threats posed by the ZTE Corporation, headquartered in Shenzhen, 
China, 10 a.m., HVC-210.
  Committee on the Judiciary, June 8, Subcommittee on the 
Constitution and Civil Justice, hearing entitled ``Questions 
Regarding the U.S. Census'', 9 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, June 6, Full Committee, markup on 
H.R. 3777, the ``Juab County Conveyance Act of 2017''; H.R. 4528, to 
make technical amendments to certain marine fish conservation 
statutes, and for other purposes; H.R. 482, the ``Rural Broadband 
Permitting Efficiency Act of 2018''; 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, 10:15 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  June 6, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, hearing on 
legislation to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to recover 
the cost of processing administrative protests for oil and gas lease 
sales, applications for permits to drill, and right of way 
applications, and for other purposes; legislation to clarify the 
categorical exclusions authorized by the Energy Policy Act of 2005 
and authorize additional categorical exclusions to streamline the 
oil and gas permitting process, and for other purposes; legislation 
to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to authorize notifications of 
permit to drill, and for other purposes; and legislation to clarify 
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Management shall not require permits for oil and gas activities 
conducted on non-Federal surface estate to access subsurface mineral 
estate that is less than 50 percent Federally owned, and for other 
purposes, 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  June 7, Subcommittee on Federal Lands, hearing entitled ``Wildfire 
Risk, Forest Health, and Associated Management Priorities of the 
U.S. Forest Service'', 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, June 6, Subcommittee 
on National Security hearing entitled ``Protecting America from a 
Bad Deal: Ending U.S. Participation in the Nuclear Agreement with 
Iran'', 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, June 6, Full Committee, hearing on H.R. 5895, 
the ``Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2019'' [Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, 
and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 
2019] [Amendment Consideration], 3 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, June 7, Subcommittee 
on Energy, hearing entitled ``The Electric Grid of the Future'', 1 
p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, June 6, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Millennials and the Gig Economy'', 11 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  June 7, Subcommittee on Investigations, Oversight, and 
Regulations, hearing entitled ``Vets First? An Examination of VA's 
Resources for Veteran-Owned Small Businesses'', 2 p.m., 2360 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, June 7, 
Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, hearing 
entitled ``Maritime Transportation in the Arctic: The U.S. Role'', 
11 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, June 7, Subcommittee on Disability 
Assistance and Memorial Affairs, hearing entitled ``Honoring Heroes: 
Memorializing our Nation's Veterans'', 10:30 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  June 7, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``An Assessment 
of the Potential Health Effects of Burn Pit Exposure among 
Veterans'', 3 p.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, June 6, Subcommittee on Health, 
hearing entitled on ``Lowering Costs and Expanding Access to Health 
Care through Consumer-Directed Health Plans'', 11 a.m., 1100 
Longworth.
  June 7, Subcommittee on Social Security, hearing entitled 
``Examining Social Security's Solvency Challenge: The Status of 
Social Security's Trust Funds'', 11 a.m., 1100 Longworth.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: June 7, to hold hearings to examine the 
potential for health care savings accounts to engage patients and 
bend the health care cost curve, 3 p.m., SH-216.