[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 152 (Wednesday, September 12, 2018)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1008-D1009]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

            Week of September 13 through September 14, 2018

                             Senate Chamber

  Senate will meet in pro forma session on Thursday, September 13, 
2018.


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: September 13, 
to hold hearings to examine perspectives on United States 
agricultural trade, 10 a.m., SR-328A.
  Committee on the Budget: September 13, to hold hearings to examine 
an update on transparency at the Congressional Budget Office, 10:30 
a.m., SD-608.

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  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: September 13, 
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: September 13, 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: September 13, 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: September 13, 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: September 
13, to hold hearings to examine evolving threats to the homeland, 
10:30 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: September 13, 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 Committees

  Committee on Armed Services, September 14, Subcommittee on 
Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled ``U.S. Strategy in 
Syria'', 8 a.m., HVC-210.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, September 14, Subcommittee on 
Communications and Technology, hearing entitled ``Solutions to 
Strengthen U.S. Public Safety Communications'', 9 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  September 14, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Better 
Data and Better Outcomes: Reducing Maternal Mortality in the U.S'', 
9:15 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, September 14, Subcommittee on the 
Middle East and North Africa, hearing entitled ``U.S. Policy Toward 
Syria'', 9:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, September 14, Subcommittee on the 
Constitution and Civil Justice, hearing entitled ``Examining Sober 
Living Homes'', 9 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, September 14, Full Committee, 
markup on H.R. 2327, ``PAWS Act of 2017''; H.R. 5521, the ``VA 
Hiring Enhancement Act''; H.R. 4312, the ``Fallen Warrior 
Battlefield Cross Memorial Act''; H.R. 5413, the ``Improving 
Veterans Access to Congressional Services Act of 2018''; H.R. 6409, 
the ``Honoring Veterans' Families Act''; H.R. 6420, to permit the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a grant program to 
conduct cemetery research and produce educational materials for the 
Veterans Legacy Program; and H.R. 6418, the ``VA Website 
Accessibility Act of 2018'', 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.


                             Joint Meetings

  Conference: September 13, 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: September 13, 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.