[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 187 (Wednesday, November 28, 2018)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1216-D1217]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                           NOVEMBER 29, 2018

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Thomas McCaffery, of California, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of Defense, and William Bookless, of California, to be 
Principal Deputy Administrator, National Nuclear Security 
Administration, Department of Energy, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to hold hearings 
to examine combating money laundering and other forms of illicit 
finance, focusing on regulator and law enforcement perspectives on 
reform, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Energy, 
to hold hearings to examine S. 1089, to require the Secretary of 
Energy to review and update a report on the energy and environmental 
benefits of the re-refining of used lubricating oil, S. 1713, to 
require certain financial assistance under the State energy program 
and the Weatherization Assistance Program to be distributed without 
undue delay to support State and local high-impact energy efficiency 
and renewable energy initiatives, S. 1875, to move the United States 
toward greater energy independence and security, to increase the 
flexibility, efficiency, and reliability of the electric grid, to 
increase the competitiveness of the United States economy, to 
protect consumers, and to improve the energy performance of the 
Federal Government, S. 2257, to establish the IMPACT for Energy 
Foundation, S. 2803, to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to 
improve the conversion, use, and storage of carbon dioxide produced 
from fossil fuels, S. 2968, to amend the Energy Reorganization Act 
of 1974 to clarify whistleblower rights and protections, S. 3088, to 
amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require the Secretary of 
Energy to establish a program to prepare veterans for careers in the 
energy industry, including the solar, wind, cybersecurity, and other 
low-carbon emissions sectors or zero-emissions sectors of the energy 
industry, S. 3295, to improve energy performance in Federal 
buildings, S. 3376, to require the Secretary of Energy to establish 
an energy storage research program, a demonstration and deployment 
program, and a technical assistance and grant program, S. 3422, to 
direct the Secretary of Energy to establish advanced nuclear goals, 
provide for a versatile, reactor-based fast neutron source, make 
available high-assay, low-enriched uranium for research, 
development, and demonstration of advanced nuclear reactor concepts, 
S. 3495, to provide certainty with respect to the timing of 
Department of Energy decisions to approve or deny applications to 
export natural gas, S. 3618 and H.R. 6511, bills to authorize the 
Secretary of Energy to carry out a program to lease underutilized 
Strategic Petroleum Reserve facilities, H.R. 6398, to authorize the 
Department of Energy to conduct collaborative research with the 
Department of Veterans Affairs in order to improve healthcare 
services for veterans in the United States, and an original bill 
entitled, ``Enhancing State Energy Security Planning and Emergency 
Preparedness Act'', 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: to hold hearings to 
examine the nomination of Alexandra Dapolito Dunn, of Virginia, to 
be Assistant Administrator for Toxic Substances of the Environmental 
Protection Agency, 10:30 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: business 
meeting to consider S. 2076, to amend the Public Health Service Act 
to authorize the expansion of activities related to Alzheimer's 
disease, cognitive decline, and brain health under the Alzheimer's 
Disease and Healthy

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Aging Program, H.R. 315, to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
distribute maternity care health professionals to health 
professional shortage areas identified as in need of maternity care 
health services, S. 3482, to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
reauthorize the Emergency Medical Services for Children program, S. 
3530, to reauthorize the Museum and Library Services Act, an 
original bill entitled, ``Traumatic Brain Injury Program 
Reauthorization Act of 2018'', and the nominations of Erhard R. 
Chorle, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Railroad Retirement 
Board, Gordon Hartogensis, of Connecticut, to be Director of the 
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, Robert L. King, of Kentucky, 
to be Assistant Secretary of Education for Postsecondary Education, 
and John P. Pallasch, of Kentucky, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Labor, 10:30 a.m., SD-430.


                                 House

  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Middle East and 
North Africa, hearing entitled ``U.S. Policy Toward Syria (Part 
II)'', 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Evaluating Federal Disaster Response and Recovery 
Efforts'', 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, hearing entitled ``Review 
of Recent GAO Reports on Icebreaker Acquisition and the Need for a 
National Maritime Strategy'', 10 a.m., 2253 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Disability 
Assistance and Memorial Affairs, hearing entitled ``VA's Development 
and Implementation of Policy Initiatives'', 10:30 a.m., 334 Cannon.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process 
Reform: business meeting to continue to markup the Committee's 
report, recommendations, and legislative language, 9 a.m., 1334, 
Longworth Building.
  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: to receive a 
briefing on how to defeat computational propaganda, 10:30 a.m., SD-
562.