[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 26 (Monday, February 11, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D144-D145]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                       CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

              Week of February 12 through February 15, 2019

                             Senate Chamber

   On  Tuesday, Senate will continue consideration of S. 47, Natural 
Resources Management Act, post-cloture, and vote on or in relation to 
amendments to the bill and on final passage at 4:30 p.m.
   Following disposition of S. 47, Senate will vote on the motion to 
invoke cloture on the nomination of William Pelham Barr, of Virginia, 
to be Attorney General, Department of Justice.
   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: February 12, to hold hearings to 
examine the United States Indo-Pacific Command and United States 
Forces Korea in review of the Defense Authorization Request for 
fiscal year 2020 and the Future Years Defense Program, 9:30 a.m., 
SD-G50.
   February 12, Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing on the 
United States Indo-Pacific Command and United States Forces Korea in 
review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2020 and 
the Future Years Defense Program, 2:30 p.m., SVC-217.
   February 13, Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing on 
cyber operations to defend the midterm elections, 9:30 a.m., SVC-
217.
   February 13, Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, 
with the Subcommittee on Personnel, to hold a joint hearing to 
examine the current condition of the Military Housing Privatization 
Initiative, 2 p.m., SD-G50.
   February 14, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine United 
States Special Operations Command and United States Cyber Command in 
review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2020 and 
the Future Years Defense Program, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
    Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: February 14, 
to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Bimal Patel, of 
Georgia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, Todd M. 
Harper, of Virginia, and Rodney Hood, of North Carolina, both to be 
a Member of the National Credit Union Administration Board, and Mark 
Anthony Calabria, of Virginia, to be Director of the Federal Housing 
Finance Agency, 10 a.m., SD-538.
    Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: February 13, 
to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Janice Miriam 
Hellreich, of Hawaii, Robert A. Mandell, of Florida, Don Munce, of 
Florida, and Bruce M. Ramer, of California, each to be a Member of 
the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, 
and a routine list in the Coast Guard, 10 a.m., SD-G50.
    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: February 14, to hold 
hearings to examine the status and outlook for cybersecurity efforts 
in the energy industry, 10 a.m., SD-366.
    Committee on Environment and Public Works: February 13, to hold 
hearings to examine the invasive species threat, focusing on 
protecting wildlife, public health, and infrastructure, 10 a.m., SD-
406.
    Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: February 
12, to hold hearings to examine managing pain during the opioid 
crisis, 10 a.m., SD-430.
    Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: 
February 13, business meeting to consider S. 380, to increase access 
to agency guidance documents, S. 396, to amend section 1202 of title 
5, United States Code, to modify the continuation of service 
provision for members of the Merit Systems Protection Board, S. 394, 
to amend the Presidential Transition Act of 1963 to improve the 
orderly transfer of the executive power during Presidential 
transitions, S. 195, to require the Director of the Government 
Publishing Office to establish and maintain a website accessible to 
the public that allows the public to obtain electronic copies of all 
congressionally mandated reports in one place, S. 196, to save 
taxpayer money and improve the efficiency and speed of 
intragovernmental correspondence, S. 395, to require each agency, in 
providing notice of a rule making, to include a link to a 100 word 
plain language summary of the proposed rule, S. 406, to establish a 
Federal rotational cyber workforce program for the Federal cyber 
workforce, S. 375, to improve efforts to identify and reduce 
Governmentwide improper payments, S. 315, to authorize cyber hunt 
and incident response teams at the Department of Homeland Security, 
S. 333, to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to work with 
cybersecurity consortia for training, S. 74, to prohibit paying 
Members of Congress during periods during which a Government 
shutdown is in effect, S. 387, to prohibit Federal agencies and 
Federal contractors from requesting that an applicant for employment 
disclose criminal history record information before the applicant 
has received a conditional offer, H.R. 504, to amend the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 to require the Department of Homeland Security 
to develop an engagement strategy with fusion centers, and the 
nominations of Dennis Dean Kirk, of Virginia, to be Chairman, and 
Julia Akins Clark, of Maryland, and Andrew F. Maunz, of Ohio, both 
to be a Member, all of the Merit Systems Protection Board, and 
Ronald D. Vitiello, of Illinois, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Homeland Security, 10 a.m., SD-342.

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    Committee on the Judiciary: February 13, to hold hearings to 
examine pending nominations, Time to be announced, SD-226.
    Committee on Rules and Administration: February 13, business 
meeting to consider S. Res. 50, improving procedures for the 
consideration of nominations in the Senate, an original resolution 
authorizing expenditures by committees for the 116th Congress, and 
committee rules, 10:30 a.m., SR-301.
    Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: February 13, 
to hold an oversight hearing to examine the Small Business 
Administration, 2:30 p.m., SR-428A.
    Select Committee on Intelligence: February 14, to receive a 
closed briefing on certain intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.


                            House Committees

    Committee on Appropriations, February 13, Subcommittee on Energy 
and Water Development, and Related Agencies, hearing entitled 
``Oversight Hearing: Department of Energy's Weatherization 
Assistance Program, 10 a.m., 2362-B Rayburn.
   February 13, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, budget hearing 
on the Library of Congress, 10 a.m., H-309 Capitol.
   February 13, Subcommittee on Defense, hearing entitled ``U.S. 
Military Service Academies Overview'', 11 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
   February 13, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans 
Affairs, and Related Agencies, hearing entitled ``Long Term 
Healthcare Challenges and Long Term Care Hearing'', 2 p.m., HT-2 
Capitol.
    Committee on Armed Services, February 13, Subcommittee on 
Military Personnel, hearing entitled ``Military Service Academies' 
Action Plans to Address the Results of Sexual Assault and Violence 
Report at the Military Service Academies'', 2 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
    Committee on Education and Labor, February 13, Subcommittee on 
Civil Rights and Human Services; and Subcommittee on Workforce 
Protections, joint hearing entitled ``Paycheck Fairness Act (H.R. 
7): Equal Pay for Equal Work'', 10:15 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
   Committee on Energy and Commerce, February 13, Subcommittee on 
Communications and Technology, hearing entitled ``Protecting 
Consumers and Competition: An Examination of the T-Mobil and Sprint 
Merger'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
   February 13, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled 
``Strengthening Our Health Care System: Legislation to Reverse ACA 
Sabotage and Ensure Pre-Existing Conditions Protections'', 10:30 
a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
   February 15, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Committee 
Tributes to the Late Honorable John D. Dingell, Jr.'', 9:30 a.m., 
2123 Rayburn.
    Committee on Financial Services, February 13, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Homeless in America: Examining the Crisis and 
Solutions to End Homelessness'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
   February 13, Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Financial 
Institutions, hearing entitled ``Challenges and Solutions: Access to 
Banking Services for Cannabis-Related Businesses'', 2 p.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
   February 14, Subcommittee on Housing, Community Development, and 
Insurance, hearing entitled ``The Affordable Housing Crisis in Rural 
America: Assessing the Federal Response'', 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
    Committee on Foreign Affairs, February 13, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Venezuela at a Crossroads'', 11 a.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
    Committee on Homeland Security, February 13, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Defending Our Democracy: Building Partnerships to 
Protect America's Elections'', 10 a.m., 310 Cannon.
    Committee on House Administration, February 14, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``For the People: Our American Democracy'', 10 
a.m., 1310 Longworth.
    Committee on the Judiciary, February 13, Full Committee, markup 
on H.R. 8, the ``Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019''; and 
H.R. 1112, the ``Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2019'', 10 a.m., 
2141 Rayburn.
   February 14, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and 
Administrative Law, hearing entitled ``The State of Competition in 
the Wireless Market: Examining the Impact of the Proposed Merger of 
T-Mobile and Sprint on Consumers, Workers, and the Internet'', 2 
p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
    Committee on Natural Resources, February 13, Subcommittee on 
National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands, hearing entitled 
``Climate Change and Public Lands: Examining Impacts and Considering 
Adaptation Opportunities'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
    Committee on Oversight and Reform, February 14, Subcommittee on 
Government Operations, hearing entitled ``Effects of Vacancies at 
the Merit Systems Protection Board'', 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
    Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, February 13, Full 
Committee, hearing entitled ``The State of Climate Science and Why 
it Matters'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
    Committee on Small Business, February 13, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Small Business Priorities for the 116th 
Congress'', 11 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, February 13, 
Subcommittee on Aviation, hearing entitled ``Putting U.S. Aviation 
at Risk: The Impact of the Shutdown'', 10 a.m., HVC-210.
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs, February 13, Full Committee, 
organizational meeting, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
    Committee on Ways and Means, February 13, Subcommittee on Select 
Revenue Measures, hearing entitled ``How Middle Class Families are 
Faring in Today's Economy'', 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.


                             Joint Meetings

    Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: February 13, 
to receive a briefing on asset recovery in Eurasia, 10 a.m., SD-562.