[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 190 (Monday, December 3, 2018)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1233-D1235]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

              Week of December 4 through December 7, 2018

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senate will meet in a period of morning business.
  On Wednesday, Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the 
nomination of Bernard L. McNamee, of Virginia, to be a Member of the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, at 4 p.m.
  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 Armed Services: December 4, to hold hearings to 
examine the nominations of Lieutenant General Kenneth F. McKenzie, 
Jr., to be General and Commander, Central Command, and Lieutenant 
General Richard D. Clarke, to be General and Commander, Special 
Operations Command, both of the Department of Defense, 9:30 a.m., 
SD-G50.
  December 6, Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing on the 
security situation in Afghanistan, 10:30 a.m., SVC-217.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: December 6, to 
hold hearings to examine proxy process and rules, focusing on 
current practices and potential changes, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: December 6, 
Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard, to 
hold hearings to examine preparing for maritime transportation in a 
changing arctic, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: December 4, to hold hearings to 
examine the nominations of Michael S. Klecheski, of New York, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of Mongolia, Matthew John Matthews, of 
Virginia, to be Ambassador to Brunei Darussalam, and W. Patrick 
Murphy, of Vermont, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Cambodia, all 
of the Department of State; to be immediately followed by a 
Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and International 
Cybersecurity Policy hearing to examine the China challenge, 
focusing on democracy, human rights, and the rule of law, 9:30 a.m., 
SD-419.
  December 4, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Carol Z. Perez, of Virginia, to be Director General 
of the Foreign Service, Arthur B. Culvahouse, Jr., of Tennessee, to 
be Ambassador to the Commonwealth of Australia, Christopher Paul 
Henzel, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Yemen, 
Sarah-Ann Lynch, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Co-operative 
Republic of Guyana, and Lynne M. Tracy, of Ohio, to be Ambassador to 
the Republic of Armenia, all of the Department of State, and John 
Barsa, of Florida, to be an Assistant Administrator of the United 
States Agency for International Development, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.

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  December 5, Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy, to 
hold hearings to examine Zimbabwe after the elections, 10 a.m., S-
419, Capitol.
  Committee on Rules and Administration: December 6, to hold an 
oversight hearing to examine the Architect of the Capitol's human 
resources policies, 11 a.m., SR-301.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: December 4, to receive a closed 
briefing on certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  December 6, Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing on 
certain intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Energy and Commerce, December 6, Subcommittee on 
Communications and Technology, hearing entitled ``RAY BAUM'S Act: A 
Bipartisan Foundation for Bridging the Digital Divide'', 10 a.m., 
2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, December 6, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``A Legislative Proposal to Provide for a 
Sustainable Housing Finance System: The Bipartisan Housing Finance 
Reform Act of 2018'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, December 6, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Oversight of the Department of Homeland Security'', 11:30 
a.m., 2141 Rayburn.


                             Joint Meetings

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: December 4, to 
receive a briefing on gambling, match-fixing, and corruption in 
sport, 11:30 a.m., SR-188.
  December 4, Full Committee, to receive a briefing on fighting 
terror, focusing on comparing notes across the Atlantic, 4 p.m., 
340, Cannon Building.


*These figures include all measures reported, even if there was no 
accompanying report. A total of 203 written reports have been 
filed in the Senate, 576 reports have been filed in the House.

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