[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 103 (Wednesday, June 20, 2018)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D708-D709]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                             JUNE 21, 2018

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: business meeting to markup an 
original bill making appropriations for the Department of State, 
Foreign Operations, and Related Programs for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2019, an original bill making appropriations for the 
Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2019, and an original bill making appropriations for Financial 
Services and General Government for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2019, 10:30 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Gordon D. Sondland, of Washington, to be 
Representative of the United States of America to the European 
Union, with the rank and status of Ambassador, Ronald Gidwitz, of 
Illinois, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Belgium, Cherith Norman 
Chalet, of New Jersey, to be Representative of the United States of 
America to the United Nations for U.N. Management and Reform, with 
the rank of Ambassador, and to be an Alternate Representative of the 
United States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of 
the United Nations, during her tenure of service as Representative 
of the United States of America to the United Nations for U.N. 
Management and Reform, and Brian A. Nichols, of Rhode Island, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of Zimbabwe, all of the Department of 
State, 2 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider 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, S. 2823, to modernize copyright law, 
and the nominations of Britt Cagle Grant, of Georgia, to be United 
States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit, 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, Lance E. Walker, 
to be United States District Judge for the District of Maine, Edward 
W. Felten, of New Jersey, and Jane Nitze, of the District of 
Columbia, both to be a Member of the Privacy and Civil Liberties 
Oversight Board, and John D. Jordan, to be United States Marshal for 
the Eastern District of Missouri, Department of Justice, 10 a.m., 
SD-226.


                                 House

  Committee on Armed Services, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Military Technology Transfer: Threats, Impacts, and Solutions for 
the Department of Defense'', 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Readiness, hearing entitled ``Aviation Mishap 
Prevention-a Progress Report'', 3:30 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, Full Committee, continue markup on the 
Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2019, 9 a.m., 
1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on Health, 
Employment, Labor, and Pensions, hearing entitled ``Growth, 
Opportunity, and Change in the U.S. Labor Market and the American 
Workforce: A Review of Current Developments, Trends, and 
Statistics'', 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy, markup 
on H.R. 1320, the ``Nuclear Utilization of Keynote Energy Act''; 
H.R. 6140, the ``Advanced Nuclear Fuel Availability Act''; 
legislation on the Advancing U.S. Civil Nuclear Competitiveness and 
Jobs Act; and H.R. 6141, to require the Secretary of Energy to 
develop a report on a pilot program to site, construct, and operate 
micro-reactors at critical national security locations, and for 
other purposes, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Oversight of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission'', 10 
a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Full Committee, markup on H.R. 5970, the ``Modernizing Disclosures 
for Investors Act''; H.R. 6130, the ``Helping Startups Continue to 
Grow Act''; and legislation on the ``Improving Investment Research 
for Small and Emerging Issuers Act'', 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Terrorism, 
Nonproliferation, and Trade, hearing entitled ``Russian and Chinese 
Nuclear Arsenals: Posture, Proliferation, and the Future of Arms 
Control'', 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual 
Property, and the Internet, hearing entitled ``Examining The Need 
for New Federal Judges'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Federal Lands, 
hearing on H.R. 4599, the ``Rock Creek National Park Act of 2017''; 
H.R. 5148, the ``Protect Public Use of Public Lands Act''; H.R. 
5149, the ``Unlocking Public Lands Act''; H.R. 5613, the ``Quindaro 
Townsite National Historic Landmark Act''; and H.R. 5727, the 
``Emery County Public Land Management Act of 2018'', 10 a.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, hearing on H.R. 
4644, the ``Yellowstone Gateway Protection Act''; and H.R. 5859, the 
``Education and Energy Act of 2018'', 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Subcommittee on 
Environment, hearing entitled ``State Perspectives on Regulating 
Background Ozone'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Energy, 
and Trade, hearing entitled ``Accelerating Agriculture: How Federal 
Regulations Impact America's Small Farmers'', 10:30 a.m., 2360 
Rayburn.

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  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, hearing entitled 
``PIPES Act of 2016 Implementation: Oversight of Pipeline Safety 
Programs'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Health, hearing 
entitled ``More Than Just Filling Vacancies: A Closer Look at VA 
Hiring Authorities, Recruiting, and Retention'', 10 a.m., 334 
Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Full Committee, markup on legislation 
on the ``Reducing Drug Waste Act of 2018''; H.R. 6138, the 
``Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Transparency Act of 2018''; 
H.R. 4952, to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to 
conduct a study and submit a report on the effects of the inclusion 
of quality increases in the determination of blended benchmark 
amounts under part C of the Medicare Program; H.R. 3500, The 
``Ensuring Integrity in the IRS Workforce Act of 2017''; H.R. 519, 
the ``Water and Agriculture Tax Reform Act of 2017''; H.R. 6124, the 
``Tribal Social Security Fairness Act of 2018''; H.R. 6084, the 
``Improving Social Security's Service to Victims of Identity Theft 
Act'', 9 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``DIA Roles and Mission'', 9 a.m., HVC-304. This 
hearing will be closed.


                             Joint Meetings

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: to receive a 
briefing on illicit trade, 1 p.m., SR-485.
  Joint Economic Committee: to hold hearings to examine the need for 
United States leadership on digital trade, 2:30 p.m., 2318, Rayburn 
Building.