[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 119 (Monday, July 16, 2018)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D817-D819]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                 Week of July 17 through July 20, 2018

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senate will continue consideration of the nomination of 
James Blew, of California, to be Assistant Secretary for Planning, 
Evaluation, and Policy Development, Department of Education, and vote 
on confirmation of the nomination at 11:45 a.m.
  Following disposition of the Blew nomination, Senate will vote on the 
motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Randal Quarles, of 
Colorado, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal 
Reserve System.
  Following disposition of the Quarles nomination, Senate will vote on 
the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Andrew S. Oldham, of 
Texas, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit.
  Following disposition of the Oldham nomination, Senate will vote on 
the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Ryan Wesley Bounds, 
of Oregon, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit.
  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 Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: July 17, to hold 
hearings to examine the Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the 
Congress, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  July 19, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Kathleen Laura Kraninger, of Ohio, to be Director, 
Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, and Kimberly A. Reed, of 
West Virginia, to be President of the Export-Import Bank of the 
United States, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: July 18, to 
hold hearings to examine sharks, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: July 17, to hold 
hearings to examine the Department of the Interior's final list of 
critical minerals for 2018 and opportunities to strengthen the 
United States' mineral security, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  July 19, Full Committee, to hold an oversight hearing to examine 
Administration reorganization and modernization proposals related to 
the Department of Energy and the Department of the Interior, 10 
a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: July 17, to hold 
hearings to examine an original bill entitled, ``Endangered Species 
Act Amendments of 2018'', 9:45 a.m., SD-406.
  July 19, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Mary Bridget Neumayr, of Virginia, to be a Member of 
the Council on Environmental Quality, and John Fleming, of 
Louisiana, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic 
Development, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: July 18, Subcommittee on International 
Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness, to hold hearings to 
examine trade and commerce at United States ports of entry, 2:30 
p.m., SD-215.
  July 19, Full Committee, business meeting to consider the 
nomination of Charles P. Rettig, of California, to be Commissioner 
of Internal Revenue, Department of the Treasury, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: July 18, to hold hearings to 
examine the nominations of Brian J. Bulatao, of Texas, to be an 
Under Secretary (Management), and Denise Natali, of New Jersey, to 
be an Assistant Secretary (Conflict and Stabilization Operations), 
both of the Department of State, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: July 17, to 
hold hearings to examine reducing health care costs, focusing on 
eliminating excess health care spending and improving quality and 
value for patients, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: July 18, 
to hold hearings to examine the Administration's government 
reorganization proposal, 10 a.m., SD-342.

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  July 19, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Dennis Dean Kirk, of Virginia, to be a Member of the 
Merit Systems Protection Board, and to be Chairman of the Merit 
Systems Protection Board, Julia Akins Clark, of Maryland, and Andrew 
F. Maunz, of Ohio, both to be a Member of the Merit Systems 
Protection Board, and Carmen Guerricagoitia McLean, to be an 
Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, 
10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: July 18, to hold hearings to examine 
S. 2154, to approve the Kickapoo Tribe Water Rights Settlement 
Agreement, S. 3060, to repeal section 2141 of the Revised Statutes 
to remove the prohibition on certain alcohol manufacturing on Indian 
lands, and S. 3168, to amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act 
of 2009 to make Reclamation Water Settlements Fund permanent, 2:30 
p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: July 18, to hold hearings to examine 
promoting justice for victims of crime, focusing on the Federal 
investment in DNA analysis, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  July 19, Full Committee, business meeting to consider 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, A. Marvin Quattlebaum, Jr., of South Carolina, and Julius 
Ness Richardson, of South Carolina, both to be a United States 
Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit, Roy Kalman Altman, and Rodolfo 
Armando Ruiz II, both to be a United States District Judge for the 
Southern District of Florida, and Raul M. Arias-Marxuach, to be 
United States District Judge for the District of Puerto Rico, 10 
a.m., SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: July 17, to receive a closed 
briefing regarding certain intelligence matters, 12 noon, S-128, 
Capitol.
  July 17, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine 
certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  July 19, Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing regarding 
certain intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.
  Special Committee on Aging: July 18, to hold hearings to examine 
supporting economic stability and self-sufficiency as Americans with 
disabilities and their families age, 9:30 a.m., SD-562.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, July 18, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Cryptocurrencies: Oversight of New Assets in the Digital 
Age'', 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, July 19, Subcommittee on Homeland 
Security, markup on FY 2019 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill, 
9:30 a.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, July 18, Subcommittee Energy, 
hearing entitled ``Powering America: The Role of Energy Storage in 
the Nation's Electricity System'', 9 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  July 18, Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection, 
hearing entitled ``Oversight of the Federal Trade Commission'', 9:15 
a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  July 18, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 6351, the ``Advancing U.S. 
Civil Nuclear Competitiveness and Jobs Act''; and H.R. 6378, the 
``Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act 
of 2018'', 1 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  July 19, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``21st Century 
Cures Implementation: Examining Mental Health Initiatives'', 10 
a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, July 18, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Monetary Policy and the State of the Economy'', 10 a.m., 
2128 Rayburn.
  July 18, Subcommittee on Monetary Policy and Trade, hearing 
entitled ``The Future of Money: Digital Currency'', 2 p.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, July 18, Subcommittee on Europe, 
Eurasia, and Emerging Threats, hearing entitled ``Current 
Developments in Central Asia'', 3 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, July 18, Transportation and 
Protective Security Subcommittee, hearing entitled ``Leadership, 
Recruitment, And Retention: Examining Efforts by the United States 
Secret Service to Meet Mission Challenges'', 2 p.m., HVC-210.
  Committee on Natural Resources, July 18, Full Committee, markup on 
H.R. 5171, the ``Ski Area Fee Retention Act''; H.R. 5347, the ``Lyon 
County Economic Development and Environmental Remediation Act''; 
H.R. 5532, the ``Reconstruction Era National Historical Park Act''; 
H.R. 5556, the ``Environmental Compliance Cost Transparency Act of 
2018''; H.R. 5923, the ``Walnut Grove Land Exchange Act''; H.R. 
5979, the ``Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument Act''; H.R. 
6038, to establish a procedure for the conveyance of certain Federal 
property around the Dickinson Reservoir in the State of North 
Dakota; H.R. 6039, to establish a procedure for the conveyance of 
certain Federal property around the Jamestown Reservoir in the State 
of North Dakota, and for other purposes; H.R. 6040, the ``Contra 
Costa Canal Transfer Act''; and H.R. 6146, the ``Cottonwood Land 
Exchange Act of 2018'', 10:45 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, July 18, 
Subcommittee on Government Operations; and Subcommittee on 
Information Technology, joint hearing entitled ``2020 Census: 
Information Technology Preparations'', 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  July 18, Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Affairs, hearing 
entitled ``Regulatory Divergence: Failure of the Administrative 
State'', 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, July 18, Full 
Committee, markup on legislation on the Department of Energy 
Veterans' Health Initiative Act; and legislation on Chemical 
Assessment Improvement Act, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, July 18, Full Committee, markup on 
H.R. 6348, the ``Small Business Access to Capital and Efficiency 
Act''; H.R. 6347, the ``7(a) Real Estate Harmonization Act''; H.R. 
6330, the ``Small Business Runway Extension Act of 2018''; H.R. 
6369, the ``Expanding Contracting Opportunities for Small Businesses 
Act of 2018''; H.R. 6367, ``Incentivizing Fairness in Subcontracting 
Act of 2018''; legislation on the Clarity on Small Business 
Participation in Category Management Act of 2018; H.R. 6316, the 
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Improvements Act of 2018''; H.R. 6368, the ``Encouraging Small 
Business Innovators Act'', 11 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, July 18, 
Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and 
Emergency Management, hearing entitled ``Are We Ready? Recovering 
from 2017 Disasters and Preparing for the 2018 Hurricane Season'', 
10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, July 18, Subcommittee on Economic 
Opportunity, hearing entitled ``An Update on the Implementation of 
the Forever GI Bill: Is VA Ready for August 1st?'', 2 p.m., 334 
Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, July 18, Full Committee, markup on 
H.R. 3309, the ``Social Security Online Tools Innovation Act''; and 
H.R. 6377, the ``Save Community Newspaper Act of 2018'', 10 a.m., 
1100 Longworth.
  July 18, Subcommittee on Trade, hearing entitled ``The Effects of 
Tariffs on U.S. Agriculture and Rural Communities'', 2 p.m., 1100 
Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, July 19, Full 
Committee, hearing entitled ``China's Threat to American Government 
and Private Sector Research and Innovation Leadership'', 8:30 a.m., 
1100 Longworth.


                             Joint Meetings

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: July 17, to hold 
hearings to examine Russia's occupation of Georgia and the erosion 
of the international order, 11 a.m., SD-124.
  July 18, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the state of 
transatlantic relations, 10 a.m., SH-216.