[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 152 (Wednesday, September 12, 2018)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1007-D1008]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                           SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: to hold 
hearings to examine perspectives on United States agricultural 
trade, 10 a.m., SR-328A.
  Committee on the Budget: to hold hearings to examine an update on 
transparency at the Congressional Budget Office, 10:30 a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold 
hearings to examine the transportation of tomorrow, focusing on 
emerging technologies that will move America, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hearings to 
examine the role of United States liquefied natural gas in meeting 
European energy demand, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: to hold hearings to 
examine advanced nuclear technology, focusing on safety and 
associated benefits of licensing accident tolerant fuels for 
commercial nuclear reactors, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: business meeting to consider the nominations 
of Michael Faulkender, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
the Treasury, and Elizabeth Darling, of Texas, to be Commissioner on 
Children, Youth, and Families, Department of Health and Human 
Services; to be immediately followed by a hearing to examine the 
nomination of Gail S. Ennis, of Maryland, to be Inspector General, 
Social Security Administration, 2 p.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold 
hearings to examine evolving threats to the homeland, 10:30 a.m., 
SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider S. 2961, 
to reauthorize subtitle A of the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990, 
S. 3354, to amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act, S. 3170, to 
amend title 18, United States Code, to make certain changes to the 
reporting requirement of certain service providers regarding child 
sexual exploitation visual depictions, S. 2785, to designate foreign 
persons who improperly interfere in United States elections as 
inadmissible aliens, S. 3178, to amend title 18, United States Code, 
to specify lynching as a deprivation of civil rights, and the 
nominations of Brett M. Kavanaugh, of Maryland, to be an Associate 
Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, Ryan Douglas 
Nelson, of Idaho, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth 
Circuit, Richard J. Sullivan, of New York, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit, Jonathan A. Kobes, of South 
Dakota, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit, 
Gary Richard Brown, Diane Gujarati, Eric Ross Komitee, and Rachel P. 
Kovner, each to be a United States District Judge for the Eastern 
District of New York, Stephen R. Clark, Sr., to be United States 
District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri, Lewis J. Liman, 
and Mary Kay Vyskocil, both to be a United States District Judge for 
the Southern District of New York, John M. O'Connor, to be United 
States District Judge for the Northern, Eastern and Western 
Districts of Oklahoma, John L. Sinatra, Jr., to be United States 
District Judge for the Western District of New York, Joshua Wolson, 
to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of 
Pennsylvania, Kenneth D. Bell, to be United States District Judge 
for the Western District of North Carolina, Stephanie A. Gallagher, 
to be United States District Judge for the District of Maryland, 
Mary S. McElroy, to be United States District Judge for the District 
of Rhode Island, Carl J. Nichols, to be United States District Judge 
for the District of Columbia, Martha Maria Pacold, Mary M. Rowland, 
and Steven C. Seeger, each to be a United States District Judge for 
the Northern District of Illinois, Jason R. Dunn, to be United 
States Attorney for the District of Colorado, and Dallas L. Carlson, 
to be United States Marshal for the District of North Dakota, both 
of the Department of Justice, and James W. Carroll, Jr., of 
Virginia, to be Director of National Drug Control Policy, 10 a.m., 
SD-226.


                                 House

  Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Readiness, hearing 
entitled ``Army Futures Command: Will it help?'', 1:30 p.m., 2020 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 
6511, the ``Strategic Petroleum Reserve Reform Act''; H.R. 3325, the 
``ACE Kids Act''; H.R. 3891, to amend title XIX of the Social 
Security Act to clarify the authority of State Medicaid fraud and 
abuse control units to investigate and prosecute cases of Medicaid 
patient abuse and neglect in any setting, and for other purposes; 
H.R. 5306, the ``EMPOWER Care Act''; H.R. 6733, to amend title XXVII 
of the Public Health Service Act and title XVIII of the Social 
Security Act to prohibit group health plans, health insurance 
issuers, prescription drug plan sponsors, and Medicare Advantage 
organizations from limiting certain information on drug prices; and 
H.R. 6753, to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to direct 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a public-
private partnership for purposes of identifying health care waste, 
fraud, and abuse, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Environment, hearing entitled ``Air Quality 
Impacts of Wildfires: Mitigation and Management Strategies'', 1 
p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Examining Barriers to 
Expanding Innovative, Value-Based Care in Medicare'', 1:15 p.m., 
2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 
2128, the ``Due Process Restoration Act of 2017''; H.R. 4753, the 
``Federal Reserve Supervision Testimony Clarification Act''; H.R. 
4758, the ``FOMC Policy Responsibility Act''; H.R. 5534, the ``Give 
Useful Information to Define Effective Compliance Act''; H.R. 6021, 
the ``Small Business Audit Correction Act of 2018''; H.R. 6158, the 
``Brokered Deposit Affiliate-Subsidiary Moderation Act of 2018''; 
H.R. 6411, the ``FinCEN Improvement Act of 2018''; H.R. 6721, the 
``FinCEN Modernization Act of 2018''; H.R. 6729, the ``Empowering 
Financial Institutions to Fight Human Trafficking Act of 2018''; 
H.R. 6737, the ``Protect Affordable Mortgages for

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Veterans Act of 2018''; H.R. 6741, the ``Federal Reserve Reform Act 
of 2018''; H.R. 6743, the ``Consumer Information Notification 
Requirement Act''; H.R. 6745, the ``Access to Capital Creates 
Economic Strength and Supports Rural America Act''; and H.R. 6751, 
the ``Banking Transparency for Sanctioned Persons Act of 2018'', 9 
a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Oversight of U.S. Sanctions Policy'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Full Committee, markup on H. Res. 1017, requesting the President, 
and directing the Secretary of State, to transmit to the House of 
Representatives copies of all documents, records, communications, 
transcripts, summaries, notes, memoranda, and read-aheads in their 
possession referring to certain communications between President 
Donald Trump and President Vladimir Putin, 12:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 
6620, the ``Protecting Critical Infrastructure Against Drones and 
Emerging Threats Act''; H.R. 6735, to direct the Secretary of 
Homeland Security to establish a vulnerability disclosure policy for 
Department of Homeland Security internet websites, and for other 
purposes; H.R. 6740, the ``Border Tunnel Task Force Act''; 
legislation on the Secure Border Communications Act; and S. 1281, 
the ``Hack the Department of Homeland Security Act of 2017'', 10:30 
a.m., HVC-210.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 5634, 
the ``Medical Cannabis Research Act of 2018''; H.R. 6755, the 
``Judiciary ROOM Act''; H.R. 3487, to amend section 1332 of title 
28, United States Code, to provide that the requirement for 
diversity of citizenship jurisdiction is met if any one party to the 
case is diverse in citizenship from any one adverse party in the 
case; H.R. 6754, the ``CIRCUIT Act''; H.R. 6730, the ``Injunctive 
Authority Clarification Act of 2018''; H.R. 6758, the ``Study of 
Underrepresented Classes Chasing Engineering and Science Success Act 
of 2018''; H.R. 2899, the ``Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 
2017''; H.R. 6063, a bill to enact certain existing laws relating to 
domestic security as Title 6, United States Code, ``Domestic 
Security'' and to make technical amendments to improve the United 
States Code; H.R. 6342, a bill to make revisions in Title 51, United 
States Code, as necessary to keep the title current, and to make 
technical amendments to improve the United States Code; H.R. 6762, a 
bill to make improvements in the enactment of title 41, United 
States Code, into a positive law title and to improve the Code; and 
H.R. 6176, a bill to make technical amendments to update statutory 
references to certain provisions classified to title 2, United 
States Code, title 50, United States Code, and title 52, United 
States Code, 10:15 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 
6510, the ``Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act'', 10:15 a.m., 
1324 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs, hearing 
on H.R. 4985, the ``Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta 
Tribes of Texas Equal and Fair Opportunity Settlement Act'', 2 p.m., 
1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Members' 
Day Hearing on Proposed Rules Changes for the 116th Congress'', 10 
a.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Subcommittee on 
Oversight; and Subcommittee on Environment, joint hearing entitled 
``Examining the Underlying Science and Impacts of Glider Truck 
Regulations'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Now Hiring: How the Opioid Epidemic Affects Small Businesses'', 11 
a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, hearing entitled 
``The State of Positive Train Control Implementation in the United 
States'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on 
H.R. 5413, the ``Improving Veterans Access to Congressional Services 
Act of 2018''; and H.R. 6418, the ``VA Website Accessibility Act of 
2018'', 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Subcommittee on Technology Modernization, hearing entitled ``The 
Role of the Interagency Program Office in VA Electronic Health 
Record Modernization'', 2 p.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 6760, 
the ``Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018''; 
H.R. 6757, the ``Family Savings Act of 2018''; and H.R. 6756 the 
``American Innovation Act of 2018'', 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.


                             Joint Meetings

  Conference: meeting of conferees on H.R. 6157, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2019, 11:30 a.m., HC-5, Capitol.
  Conference: meeting of conferees on H.R. 6147, making 
appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, 1 
p.m., HC-5, Capitol.