[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 38 (Monday, March 4, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D207-D211]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                 Week of March 5 through March 8, 2019

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senate will continue consideration of the nomination of 
Allison Jones Rushing, of North Carolina, to be United States Circuit 
Judge for the Fourth Circuit, post-cloture, and vote on confirmation of 
the nomination at 4:00 p.m.
   Following disposition of the nomination of Allison Jones Rushing, 
Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of 
Chad A. Readler,

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of Ohio, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit.
  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: March 5, to hold hearings to examine 
United States European Command and United States Transportation 
Command in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal 
year 2020 and the Future Years Defense Program, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  March 5, Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing on United 
States European Command and United States Transportation Command in 
review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2020 and 
the Future Years Defense Program, 2:30 p.m., SVC-217.
  March 6, Subcommittee on Personnel, to hold hearings to examine 
the military services' prevention of and response to sexual assault, 
2:30 p.m., SR-222.
  March 7, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the chain of 
command's accountability to provide safe military housing and other 
building infrastructure to servicemembers and their families, 9:30 
a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: March 6, to 
hold hearings to examine the state of the American maritime 
industry, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  March 7, Subcommittee on Security, to hold hearings to examine 
China, focusing on challenges for United States commerce, 10 a.m., 
SD-562.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: March 5, to hold 
hearings to examine the electricity sector in a changing climate, 10 
a.m., SD-366.
  March 7, Full Committee, business meeting to consider the 
nominations of Rita Baranwal, of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant 
Secretary (Nuclear Energy), William Cooper, of Maryland, to be 
General Counsel, Christopher Fall, of Virginia, to be Director of 
the Office of Science, and Lane Genatowski, of New York, to be 
Director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, all of the 
Department of Energy; to be immediately followed by a hearing to 
examine an overview of the multiple values and unique issues of 
access and development associated with public lands in the western 
United States, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: March 5, Subcommittee 
on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety, to hold hearings to examine states' 
role in protecting air quality, focusing on principles of 
cooperative federalism, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  March 6, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the economic 
benefits of highway infrastructure investment and accelerated 
project delivery, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: March 6, to hold hearings to examine 
protecting Americans from abuse and neglect in nursing homes, 10:15 
a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: March 5, to receive a closed 
briefing on the status of the North Korea denuclearization effort 
post-Hanoi, 3 p.m., SVC-217.
  March 6, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of John P. Abizaid, of Nevada, to be Ambassador to the 
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and Matthew H. Tueller, of Utah, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of Iraq, both of the Department of State, 
10 a.m., SD-419.
  March 7, Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, 
Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's 
Issues, to hold hearings to examine United States-Venezuela 
relations and the path to a democratic transition, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: March 5, to 
hold hearings to examine vaccines, focusing on preventable disease 
outbreaks, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: March 5, 
to hold hearings to examine the nomination of Joseph V. Cuffari, of 
Arizona, to be Inspector General, Department of Homeland Security, 
2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  March 6, Full Committee, to hold a hearing to examine 
recommendations to reduce risk of waste, fraud, and mismanagement in 
Federal programs, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
  March 7, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, to hold 
hearings to examine private sector data breaches, 10 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on the Judiciary: March 5, to hold hearings to examine 
the nominations of Sean D. Jordan, to be United States District 
Judge for the Eastern District of Texas, and Mark T. Pittman, to be 
United States District Judge for the Northern District of Texas, 10 
a.m., SD-226.
  March 5, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and 
Consumer Rights, to hold hearings to examine concentration and 
competition in the United States economy, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
  March 6, Full Committee, to hold an oversight hearing to examine 
Customs and Border Protection's response to the smuggling of persons 
at the southern border, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  March 7, Full Committee, business meeting to consider the 
nominations of Joseph F. Bianco, of New York, and Michael H. Park, 
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: March 6, to hold an 
oversight hearing to examine the Library of Congress, 10:30 a.m., 
SR-301.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: March 6, to hold 
hearings to examine small business and the American worker, 2:30 
p.m., SR-428A.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: March 6, to hold a joint hearing 
with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine the 
legislative presentation of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, 10 a.m., 
SD-G50.
  March 7, Full Committee, to hold a joint hearing with the House 
Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine the legislative 
presentation of multiple veterans service organizations, 2 p.m., SD-
G50.

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  Select Committee on Intelligence: March 5, to hold closed hearings 
to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  March 7, Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing on certain 
intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.
  Special Committee on Aging: March 6, to hold hearings to examine 
the complex web of prescription drug prices, focusing on patients 
struggling with rising costs, 9:30 a.m., SD-138.
  March 7, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the complex 
web of prescription drug prices, focusing on untangling the web and 
paths forward, 10 a.m., SD-138.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Appropriations, March 6, Subcommittee on Interior, 
Environment, and Related Agencies, hearing entitled ``Public Witness 
Hearing--Tribal Programs'', 9 a.m., 2007 Rayburn.
  March 6, Subcommittee on the Department of Homeland Security, 
oversight hearing on the Office of Inspector General, Department of 
Homeland Security, 9:30 a.m., 2358-A Rayburn.
  March 6, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, 
and Related Agencies, hearing entitled ``Electronic Health Record 
Modernization and Information Technology Oversight'', 10 a.m., 2362-
B Rayburn.
  March 6, Subcommittee on the Departments of Labor, Health and 
Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, hearing entitled 
``Protecting Student Borrowers: Loan Servicing Oversight'', 10:30 
a.m., 2358-C Rayburn.
  March 6, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs, hearing entitled ``Member Day'', 10:30 a.m., HT-2 Capitol.
  March 6, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related 
Agencies, hearing entitled ``Public Witness Hearing--Tribal 
Programs'', 1 p.m., 2007 Rayburn.
  March 6, Subcommittee on Defense, oversight hearing on U.S. 
Central Command, 3 p.m., H-140 Capitol.
  March 7, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related 
Agencies, hearing entitled ``Public Witness Hearing--Tribal 
Programs'', 9 a.m., 2007 Rayburn.
  March 7, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, budget hearing on the 
Library of Congress, 9:15 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  March 7, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 
Agencies, oversight hearing on the Executive Office for Immigration 
Review, 10 a.m., H-309 Capitol.
  March 7, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, 
and Related Agencies, hearing entitled ``VA Whole Health, Mental 
Health and Homelessness'', 10 a.m., HT-2 Capitol.
  March 7, Subcommittee on the Departments of Labor, Health and 
Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, hearing entitled 
``Addressing the Public Health Emergency of Gun Violence'', 10:30 
a.m., 2358-C Rayburn.
  March 7, Subcommittee on the Departments of Transportation, and 
Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, hearing 
entitled ``Stakeholder Perspectives: Affordable Housing 
Production'', 10:30 a.m., 2358-A Rayburn.
  March 7, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related 
Agencies, hearing entitled ``Energy Workforce Opportunities and 
Challenges'', 1 p.m., 2362-B Rayburn.
  March 7, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related 
Agencies, hearing entitled ``Public Witness Hearing--Tribal 
Programs'', 1 p.m., 2007 Rayburn.
  March 7, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General 
Government, budget hearing on the Supreme Court, 1:30 p.m., 2359 
Rayburn.
  March 7, Subcommittee on Defense, oversight hearing on the U.S. 
European Command, 3 p.m., H-140 Capitol.
  Committee on Armed Services, March 6, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Outside Perspectives on Nuclear Deterrence Policy and 
Posture Update'', 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  March 7, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``National Security 
Challenges and U.S. Military Activities in the Greater Middle East 
and Africa'', 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  March 7, Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces; and 
Subcommittee on Readiness, joint hearing entitled ``U.S. 
Transportation Command and Maritime Administration: State of the 
Mobility Enterprise'', 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, March 6, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Fiscal Year 2020 Budget: Member's Day'', 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Education and Labor, March 6, Full Committee, markup 
on H.R. 582, the ``Raise the Wage Act'', 10:15 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  March 7, Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, 
hearing entitled ``The Cost of Inaction: Why Congress Must Address 
the Multiemployer Pension Crisis'', 10:15 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, March 6, Subcommittee on Health, 
hearing entitled ``Strengthening Our Health Care System: Legislation 
to Lower Consumer Costs and Expanding Access'', 10 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  March 6, Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce, hearing 
entitled ``Inclusion in Tech: How Diversity Benefits All 
Americans'', 10:30 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  March 7, Subcommittee on Energy, hearing entitled ``Wasted Energy: 
DOE's Inaction on Efficiency Standards and Its Impact on Consumers 
and the Climate'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, March 6, Full Committee, business 
meeting on the Views and Estimates of the Committee on Financial 
Services on Matters to be Set Forth in the Concurrent Resolution on 
the Budget for Fiscal Year 2020, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  March 7, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Putting Consumers 
First? A Semi-Annual Review of the Consumer Financial Protection 
Bureau'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, March 6, Subcommittee on the Middle 
East, North Africa, and International Terrorism, hearing entitled 
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Yemen: Addressing Current Political and Humanitarian Challenges'', 2 
p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  March 7, Full committee, markup on H. Res. 75, strongly condemning 
the January 2019 terrorist attack on the 14 Riverside Complex in 
Nairobi, Kenya; H.R. 739, the ``Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2019''; H. 
Res. 156, calling for accountability and justice for the 
assassination of Boris Nemtsov; H.R. 596, the ``Crimea Annexation 
Non-recognition Act''; and H.R. 295, the ``End Banking for Human 
Traffickers Act of 2019'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  March 7, Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and 
International Terrorism, hearing entitled ``The Status of American 
Hostages in Iran'', 1:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, March 6, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``The Way Forward on Border Security'', 10 a.m., 310 
Cannon.
  March 7, Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and 
Accountability, hearing entitled ``CBP Workforce Challenges: 
Exploring Solutions to Address Recruitment and Retention'', 2 p.m., 
310 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, March 6, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Protecting Dreamers and TPS Recipients'', 10 a.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  March 7, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security, 
hearing entitled ``Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women 
Act'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  March 7, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative 
Law, hearing entitled ``Diagnosing the Problem: Exploring the 
Effects of Consolidation and Anticompetitive Conduct in Health Care 
Markets'', 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, March 6, Subcommittee on Energy 
and Mineral Resources, hearing entitled ``Examining the Policies and 
Priorities of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, the Bureau of 
Safety and Environmental Enforcement, and the U.S. Geological 
Survey'', 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  March 7, Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife, hearing 
entitled ``Examining the Threats to the North Atlantic Right 
Whale'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Reform, March 6, Subcommittee on 
Environment, hearing entitled ``Examining PFAS Chemicals and their 
Risks'', 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  March 6, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``GAO's 2019 High Risk 
Report'', 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  March 7, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Trump Administration's 
Response to the Drug Crisis'', 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, March 6, Full 
Committee, hearing entitled ``Maintaining U.S. Leadership in Science 
and Technology'', 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  March 7, Subcommittee on Energy, hearing entitled ``The Energy 
Water Nexus: Drier Watts and Cheaper Drops'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, March 6, Full Committee, business 
meeting on the Committee's Budget Views and Estimates for Fiscal 
Year 2020, 10:45 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  March 6, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Rebuilding America: 
Small Business Perspective'', 11 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  March 7, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Small but Mighty: A 
Review of the SBA Microloan Program'', 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, March 6, 
Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, hearing 
entitled ``U.S. Maritime and Shipbuilding Industries: Strategies to 
Improve Regulation, Economic Opportunities, and Competitiveness'', 
10 a.m., 2253 Rayburn.
  March 7, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, hearing 
entitled ``The Clean Water State Revolving Fund: How Federal 
Infrastructure Investment Can Help Communities Modernize Water 
Infrastructure and Address Affordability Challenges'', 10 a.m., HVC-
210.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, March 6, Subcommittee on Coast 
Guard and Maritime Transportation, hearing entitled ``U.S. Maritime 
and Shipbuilding Industries: Strategies to Improve Regulation, 
Economic Opportunities, and Competitiveness'', 10 a.m., 2253 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, March 6, Full Committee, business 
meeting on the Views and Estimates Letter to the Committee on the 
Budget, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  March 6, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Our Nation's Crumbling 
Infrastructure and the Need for Immediate Action'', 10:30 a.m., 1100 
Longworth.
  March 7, Subcommittee on Oversight, hearing entitled ``Hearing 
with the National Taxpayer Advocate on the IRS Filing Season'', 10 
a.m., 2020 Rayburn.
  March 7, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Promoting 
Competition to Lower Medicare Drug Prices'', 10 a.m., 1100 
Longworth.
  March 7, Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support, hearing 
entitled ``Leveling the Playing Field for Working Families: 
Challenges and Opportunities'', 2 p.m., 2020 Rayburn.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, March 7, Full 
Committee, business meeting on Adoption of the Committee's Views and 
Estimates Letter, 9 a.m., HVC-304. This meeting will be closed.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Hearing: March 6, Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, to 
hold a joint hearing with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs 
to examine the legislative presentation of the Veterans of Foreign 
Wars, 10 a.m., SD-G50.
  March 7, Full Committee, to hold a joint hearing with the House 
Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine the legislative 
presentation of multiple veterans service organizations, 2 p.m., SD-
G50.


* These figures include all measures reported, even if there was 
no accompanying report. A total of 2 written reports have been 
filed in the Senate, 14 reports have been filed in the House.

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