[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 27 (Tuesday, February 12, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D150-D151]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                           FEBRUARY 13, 2019

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Armed Services: to receive a closed briefing on cyber 
operations to defend the midterm elections, 9:30 a.m., SVC-217.
  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.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: 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 Environment and Public Works: to hold hearings to 
examine the invasive species threat, focusing on protecting 
wildlife, public health, and infrastructure, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: 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 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.
  Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Michael H. Park, of New York, and Joseph F. Bianco, 
of New York, both to be a United States Circuit Judge for the Second 
Circuit, Greg Girard Guidry, to be United States District Judge for 
the Eastern District of Louisiana, Michael T. Liburdi, to be United 
States District Judge for the District of Arizona, and Peter D. 
Welte, to be United States District Judge for the District of North 
Dakota, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Rules and Administration: 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: to hold an 
oversight hearing to examine the Small Business Administration, 2:30 
p.m., SR-428A.

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                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, 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.
  Subcommittee on Defense, hearing entitled ``U.S. Military Service 
Academies Overview'', 11 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  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, 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, 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, Subcommittee on Communications 
and Technology, hearing entitled ``Protecting Consumers and 
Competition: An Examination of the T-Mobile and Sprint Merger'', 10 
a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  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.
  Committee on Financial Services, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Homeless in America: Examining the Crisis and Solutions to End 
Homelessness'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  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.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Venezuela at a Crossroads'', 11 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Defending Our Democracy: Building Partnerships to Protect 
America's Elections'', 10 a.m., 310 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
  Committee on Natural Resources, 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 Science, Space, and Technology, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``The State of Climate Science and Why it 
Matters'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Small Business Priorities for the 116th Congress'', 11 a.m., 2360 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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, Full Committee, organizational 
meeting, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Ways and Means, 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: to receive a 
briefing on asset recovery in Eurasia, 10 a.m., SD-562.