[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 40 (Wednesday, March 6, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D226-D227]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                             MARCH 7, 2019

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Armed Services: 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: 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: 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 Foreign Relations: 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 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Permanent 
Subcommittee on Investigations, to hold hearings to examine private 
sector data breaches, 10 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on the Judiciary: 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 Veterans' Affairs: 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.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to receive a closed briefing on 
certain intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.
  Special Committee on Aging: 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

  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Interior, 
Environment, and Related Agencies, hearing entitled ``Public Witness 
Hearing--Tribal Programs'', 9 a.m., 2007 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, budget hearing on the Library 
of Congress, 9:15 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, 
oversight hearing on the Executive Office for Immigration Review, 10 
a.m., H-309 Capitol.
  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.
  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.
  Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and 
Related Agencies, hearing entitled ``VA Whole Health, Mental Health 
and Homelessness'', 11 a.m., HT-2 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related 
Agencies, hearing entitled ``Energy Workforce Opportunities and 
Challenges'', 1 p.m., 2362-B Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, 
hearing entitled ``Public Witness Hearing--Tribal Programs'', 1 
p.m., 2007 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, budget 
hearing on the Supreme Court, 1:30 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Defense, oversight hearing on the U.S. European 
Command, 3 p.m., H-140 Capitol. This hearing will be closed.
  Committee on Armed Services, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``National Security Challenges and U.S. Military Activities in the 
Greater Middle East and Africa'', 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  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 Education And Labor, 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, 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, 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, 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.

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  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, 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, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and 
Homeland Security, hearing entitled ``Reauthorization of the 
Violence Against Women Act'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  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, 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, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Trump Administration's Response to the Drug Crisis'', 10 
a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Subcommittee on 
Energy, hearing entitled ``The Energy Water Nexus: Drier Watts and 
Cheaper Drops'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Small but Mighty: A Review of the SBA Microloan Program'', 10 
a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Oversight, hearing 
entitled ``Hearing with the National Taxpayer Advocate on the IRS 
Filing Season'', 10 a.m., 2020 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Promoting Competition 
to Lower Medicare Drug Prices'', 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  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, 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: Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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.