[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 23 (Wednesday, February 6, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D126-D127]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                            FEBRUARY 7, 2019

          (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: organizational 
business meeting to consider committee rules, subcommittee assignments, 
and an original resolution authorizing expenditures by the committee for 
the 116th Congress, Time to be announced, Room to be announced.
  Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine United States 
Africa Command and United States Southern Command in review of the 
Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2020 and the Future Years 
Defense Program, 10:15 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hearings to examine 
the status and outlook of energy innovation in the United States, 9:30 
a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: organizational business meeting to 
consider committee rules, subcommittee assignments, and an original 
resolution authorizing expenditures by the committee for the 116th 
Congress, 2 p.m., S-116, Capitol.
  Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider committee 
rules, subcommittee assignments, an original resolution authorizing 
expenditures by the committee for the 116th Congress, and the nominations 
of William Pelham Barr, of Virginia, to be Attorney General, and Donald 
W. Washington, of Texas, to be Director of the United States Marshals 
Service, both of the Department of Justice, Bridget S. Bade, of Arizona, 
and Eric D. Miller, of Washington, both to be a United States Circuit 
Judge for the Ninth Circuit, Paul B. Matey, of New Jersey, to be United 
States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit, Eric E. Murphy, of Ohio, and 
Chad A. Readler, of Ohio, both to be a United States Circuit Judge for 
the Sixth Circuit, Allison Jones Rushing, of North Carolina, to be United 
States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit, Rossie David Alston, Jr., to 
be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia, Roy 
Kalman Altman, Rodolfo Armando Ruiz II, and Rodney Smith, each to be a 
United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, Raul 
M. Arias-Marxuach, to be United States District Judge for the District of 
Puerto Rico, Thomas P. Barber, and Wendy Williams Berger, both to be a 
United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida, J. 
Campbell Barker, and Michael J. Truncale, both to be a United States 
District Judge for the Eastern District of Texas, Pamela A. Barker, to be 
United States District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio, Kenneth 
D. Bell, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of 
North Carolina, Jean-Paul Boulee, to be United States District Judge for 
the Northern District of Georgia, Holly A. Brady, and Damon Ray Leichty, 
both to be a United States District Judge for the Northern District of 
Indiana, Andrew Lynn Brasher, to be United States District Judge for the 
Middle District of Alabama, Brian C. Buescher, to be United

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States District Judge for the District of Nebraska, James David Cain, 
Jr., to be United States District Judge for the Western District of 
Louisiana, Stephen R. Clark, Sr., to be United States District Judge for 
the Eastern District of Missouri, Clifton L. Corker, to be United States 
District Judge for the Eastern District of Tennessee, Daniel Desmond 
Domenico, to be United States District Judge for the District of 
Colorado, Karin J. Immergut, to be United States District Judge for the 
District of Oregon, Matthew J. Kacsmaryk, to be United States District 
Judge for the Northern District of Texas, Corey Landon Maze, to be United 
States District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, David Steven 
Morales, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of 
Texas, Sarah Daggett Morrison, to be United States District Judge for the 
Southern District of Ohio, Carl J. Nichols, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of Columbia, Howard C. Nielson, Jr., to be United 
States District Judge for the District of Utah, J. Nicholas Ranjan, to be 
United States District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 
Wendy Vitter, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District 
of Louisiana, T. Kent Wetherell II, and Allen Cothrel Winsor, both to be 
a United States District Judge for the Northern District of Florida, 
Joshua Wolson, and John Milton Younge, both to be a United States 
District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Patrick R. 
Wyrick, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of 
Oklahoma, M. Miller Baker, of Louisiana, and Timothy M. Reif, of the 
District of Columbia, both to be a Judge of the United States Court of 
International Trade, and Richard A. Hertling, of Maryland, and Ryan T. 
Holte, of Ohio, both to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal 
Claims, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: organizational 
business meeting to consider committee rules and an original resolution 
authorizing expenditures by the committee for the 116th Congress, Time to 
be announced, S-216, Capitol.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: organizational business meeting to 
consider committee rules and an original resolution authorizing 
expenditures by the committee for the 116th Congress, Time to be 
announced, Room to be announced.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to receive a closed briefing on 
certain intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.


                                  House

  Committee on Agriculture, Full Committee, organizational meeting, 11 
a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Energy and Water 
Development, and Related Agencies, hearing entitled ``Energy Trends and 
Outlook'', 10 a.m., 2362-B Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, hearing entitled ``Office of 
Congressional Workplace Rights'', 10 a.m., HT-2 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, hearing entitled ``Open World 
Leadership Center'', 11 a.m., HT-2 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related 
Agencies, hearing entitled ``Quality of Life in the Military'', 10 a.m., 
H-140 Capitol.
  Committee on the Budget, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Investing 
in America's Economic and National Security'', 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Education and Labor, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Gradually Raising the Minimum Wage to $15: Good for Workers, Good for 
Businesses, and Good for the Economy'', 10:15 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations, hearing entitled ``Examining the Failures of the Trump 
Administration's Inhumane Family Separation Policy'', 10:30 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, hearing entitled 
``Preserving an Open Internet for Consumers, Small Businesses, and Free 
Speech'', 11 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on House Administration, Full Committee, organizational 
meeting, 10 a.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Full Committee, markup on a resolution 
authorizing issuance of a subpoena to Acting Attorney General Matthew G. 
Whitaker to secure his appearance and testimony at the hearing of the 
Committee regarding oversight of the U.S. Department of Justice; and H.R. 
948, the ``No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act of 2019'', 10 a.m., 
2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and 
Wildlife, hearing entitled ``Healthy Oceans and Healthy Economies: The 
State of Our Oceans in the 21st Century'', 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax, and 
Capital Access, hearing entitled ``Exploring Challenges and Opportunities 
of Underserved Businesses in the 21st Century'', 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Full Committee, 
organizational meeting, and hearing entitled ``The Cost of Doing Nothing: 
Why Investing in Our Nation's Infrastructure Cannot Wait'', 9:30 a.m., 
HVC-210.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Oversight, hearing 
entitled ``Legislative Proposals and Tax Law Related to Presidential and 
Vice-Presidential Tax Returns'', 2 p.m., 1100 Longworth.