[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 56 (Monday, April 1, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D327-D331]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                 Week of April 2 through April 5, 2019

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed 
to consideration of S. Res. 50, Nominations in the Senate, and vote on 
the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to the resolution 
at 2:15 p.m.
  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 Appropriations: April 2, Subcommittee on Commerce, 
Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine 
the proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2020 
for the Department of Commerce, 2 p.m., SD-G50.
  April 3, Subcommittee on Department of the Interior, Environment, 
and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget 
estimates and justification for fiscal year 2020 for the 
Environmental Protection Agency, 9 a.m., SD-124.
  April 3, Subcommittee on Department of Defense, to hold hearings 
to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal 
year 2020 for the Defense Health Program, 9:30 a.m., SD-192.
  April 3, Subcommittee on Department of Homeland Security, to hold 
hearings to examine the proposed budget estimates and justification 
for fiscal year 2020 for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, 
9:30 a.m., SD-138.
  April 3, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, to hold 
hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for 
fiscal year 2020 for the National Nuclear Security Administration, 
2:30 p.m., SD-138.
  April 3, Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban 
Development, and Related Agencies, to hold

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hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for 
fiscal year 2020 for the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 2:30 p.m., SD-192.
  April 3, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, to hold hearings to 
examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 
2020 for the Senate Sergeant at Arms and the United States Capitol 
Police, 3 p.m., SD-124.
  April 4, Subcommittee on Departments of Labor, Health and Human 
Services, and Education, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to 
examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 
2020 for the Department of Health and Human Services, 10 a.m., SD-
124.
  Committee on Armed Services: April 2, to hold hearings to examine 
the nominations of General Tod D. Wolters, USAF, for reappointment 
to the grade of general and to be Commander, United States European 
Command and Supreme Allied Commander Europe, and General Stephen J. 
Townsend, USA, for reappointment to the grade of general and to be 
Commander, United States Africa Command, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  April 2, Subcommittee on Airland, to hold hearings to examine Army 
modernization in review of the Defense Authorization Request for 
fiscal year 2020 and the future years defense program, 3 p.m., SR-
232A.
  April 3, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, to hold hearings to 
examine missile defense policies and programs in review of the 
Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2020 and the Future 
Years Defense Program, 2:30 p.m., SR-222.
  April 3, Subcommittee on SeaPower, to hold hearings to examine 
Navy and Marine Corps aviation programs in review of the Defense 
Authorization Request for fiscal year 2020 and the Future Years 
Defense Program, 3 p.m., SR-232A.
  April 4, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the posture 
of the Department of the Air Force 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: April 2, to hold 
hearings to examine the application of environmental, social, and 
governance principles in investing and the role of asset managers, 
proxy advisors, and other intermediaries, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: April 3, 
business meeting to consider pending calendar business, 9:30 a.m., 
SD-G50.
  April 4, Subcommittee on Security, to hold hearings to examine 
Federal maritime agencies, focusing on ensuring a safe, secure, and 
competitive future, 10:15 a.m., SD-562.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: April 2, to hold 
hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for 
fiscal year 2020 for the Department of Energy, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  April 4, Full Committee, business meeting to consider the 
nominations of David Bernhardt, of Virginia, to be Secretary, and 
Susan Combs, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary, both of the 
Department of the Interior, and Aimee Kathryn Jorjani, of Wisconsin, 
to be Chairman of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 10 
a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: April 2, to hold 
oversight hearings to examine the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 10 
a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: April 2, to hold hearings to 
examine NATO at 70, focusing on a strategic partnership for the 21st 
century, 2:15 p.m., SD-419.
  April 3, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. Res. 23, 
supporting the goals and ideals of Countering International Parental 
Child Abduction Month and expressing the sense of the Senate that 
Congress should raise awareness of the harm caused by international 
parental child abduction, S. Res. 27, calling for a prompt 
multinational freedom of navigation operation in the Black Sea and 
urging the cancellation of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, S. Res. 35, 
supporting democratic principles and standards in Bolivia and 
throughout Latin America, S. Res. 67, expressing the sense of the 
Senate on the importance and vitality of the United States alliances 
with Japan and the Republic of Korea, and our trilateral cooperation 
in the pursuit of shared interests, S. Res. 95, recognizing the 
198th anniversary of the independence of Greece and celebrating 
democracy in Greece and the United States, S. Res. 96, commending 
the Government of Canada for upholding the rule of law and 
expressing concern over actions by the Government of the People's 
Republic of China in response to a request from the United States 
Government to the Government of Canada for the extradition of a 
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. executive, an original resolution 
supporting the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and recognizing 
its 70 years of accomplishments, and the nominations of John P. 
Abizaid, of Nevada, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 
Stephen Akard, of Indiana, to be Director of the Office of Foreign 
Missions, with the rank of Ambassador, Lynda Blanchard, of Alabama, 
to be Ambassador to the Republic of Slovenia, Joseph Cella, of 
Michigan, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Fiji, and to serve 
concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to 
the Republic of Kiribati, the Republic of Nauru, the Kingdom of 
Tonga, and Tuvalu, R. Clarke Cooper, of Florida, to be an Assistant 
Secretary (Political-Military Affairs), Michael J. Fitzpatrick, of 
Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Ecuador, Kenneth S. 
George, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the Oriental Republic of 
Uruguay, Brett P. Giroir, of Texas, to be Representative of the 
United States on the Executive Board of the World Health 
Organization, Jeffrey Ross Gunter, of California, to be Ambassador 
to the Republic of Iceland, Ronald Douglas Johnson, of Florida, to 
be Ambassador to the Republic of El Salvador, W. Patrick Murphy, of 
Vermont, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Cambodia, Mark Rosen, of 
Connecticut, to be United States Executive Director of the 
International Monetary Fund, Daniel N. Rosenblum, of Maryland, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of Uzbekistan, Robert K. Scott, of 
Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Malawi, Donald R. 
Tapia, of Arizona, to be Ambassador to Jamaica, Matthew H. Tueller, 
of Utah, to be Ambassador to the

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Republic of Iraq, Jane L. Corwin, of New York, Robert C. Sisson, of 
Michigan, and Lance V. Yohe, of North Dakota, each to be 
Commissioner on the part of the United States on the International 
Joint Commission, United States and Canada, all of the Department of 
State, and John Barsa, of Florida, to be an Assistant Administrator 
of the United States Agency for International Development, 2:15 
p.m., S-116, Capitol.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: April 2, to 
hold hearings to examine reauthorizing HEA, focusing on addressing 
campus sexual assault and ensuring student safety and rights, 10 
a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: April 2, 
to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Ron A. Bloom, of New 
York, to be a Governor of the United States Postal Service, and 
James A. Crowell IV, and Jason Park, both of the District of 
Columbia, both to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the 
District of Columbia, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  April 4, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine migration at 
the United States Southern border, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: April 3, to hold hearings to examine 
enhancing tribal self-governance and safety of Indian roads, 2:30 
p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: April 2, to hold hearings to examine 
arbitration in America, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  April 3, Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, to hold hearings 
to examine women inventors and the future of American innovation, 
2:15 p.m., SD-226.
  April 4, Full Committee, business meeting to consider the 
nominations of Daniel P. Collins, and Kenneth Kiyul Lee, both of 
California, both to be a United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth 
Circuit, James Wesley Hendrix, and Mark T. Pittman, both to be a 
United States District Judge for the Northern District of Texas, 
Sean D. Jordan, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern 
District of Texas, Ronald D. Vitiello, of Illinois, to be an 
Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security, Virgil Madden, of Indiana, 
to be a Commissioner of the United States Parole Commission, and 
Nick Edward Proffitt, of Virginia, to be United States Marshal for 
the Eastern District of Virginia, Department of Justice, 10 a.m., 
SD-226.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: April 3, to hold 
hearings to examine reauthorization of the Small Business 
Administration's Access to Capital programs, 2:30 p.m., SR-428A.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: April 2, to hold closed hearings 
to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  April 4, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine 
certain intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.
  Special Committee on Aging: April 2, to hold hearings to examine 
Alzheimer's, focusing on new directions in biomedical research and 
caregiving, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, April 3, Subcommittee on Nutrition, 
Oversight, and Department Operations, hearing entitled ``Examining 
the Proposed ABAWD Rule and its Impact on Hunger and Hardship'', 9 
a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, April 3, Subcommittee on Agriculture, 
Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
Agencies, budget hearing on the Food and Drug Administration, 9 
a.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  April 3, Subcommittee on the Departments of Transportation, and 
Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, budget hearing 
on the Department of Housing and Urban Development, 9 a.m., 2358-A 
Rayburn.
  April 3, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related 
Agencies, budget hearing on the National Parks Service, Fish and 
Wildlife Services, and U.S. Geological Survey, 1 p.m., 2008 Rayburn.
  April 3, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General 
Government, budget hearing on the Federal Communications Commission, 
1:30 p.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  April 3, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related 
Agencies, budget hearing on Science, Energy, and Environmental 
Management Programs, 1:45 p.m., 2362-B Rayburn.
  April 3, Subcommittee on the Departments of Labor, Health and 
Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, budget hearing on 
the Department of Labor, 2 p.m., 2358-C Rayburn.
  April 3, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 
Agencies, budget hearing on the Department of Commerce, 2:15 p.m., 
H-309 Capitol.
  April 3, Subcommittee on Defense, budget hearing on Defense Health 
Programs, 3 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  April 4, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 
Agencies, budget hearing on the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 
9:30 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  April 4, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related 
Agencies, budget hearing on the Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of 
Ocean Energy Management, and Bureau of Safety and Environmental 
Enforcement, 9:30 a.m., 2008 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, April 3, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Member Day'', 9 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  April 3, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, hearing entitled 
``Fiscal Year 2020 Priorities for National Security Space 
Programs'', 1:45 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  April 3, Subcommittee on Intelligence and Emerging Threats and 
Capabilities, hearing entitled ``Reviewing Department of Defense 
Strategy, Policy, and Programs for Countering Weapons of Mass 
Destruction for Fiscal Year 2020'', 2:30 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  April 4, Subcommittee on Tactical and Land Forces, hearing 
entitled ``Navy and Marine Corps Tactical Aviation and Ground 
Modernization'', 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  April 4, Subcommittee on Readiness, hearing entitled ``Mismanaged 
Military Family Housing Programs: What is the Recovery Plan?'' 10:30 
a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, April 3, Full Committee, markup on a Bill 
to Invest for the People by Raising the Discretionary Spending Caps 
and for Other Budget Enforcement Purposes, 2 p.m., 210 Cannon.

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  Committee on Education and Labor, April 3, Subcommittee on Higher 
Education and Workforce Investment, hearing entitled ``Strengthening 
Accountability in Higher Education to Better Serve Students and 
Taxpayers'', 9 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, April 3, Full Committee, markup 
on H.R. 1644, the ``Save the Internet Act of 2019''; H.R. 1781, the 
``Payment Commission Data Act of 2019''; H.R. 938, the ``BLOCKING 
Act of 2019''; H.R. 1520, the ``Purple Book Continuity Act of 
2019'', amended; H.R.1503, the ``Orange Book Transparency Act of 
2019''; H.R. 1499, the ``Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs 
Act of 2019''; H.R. 965, the ``CREATES Act of 2019''; H.R. 1385, the 
``SAVE Act''; H.R. 1386, the ``ENROLL Act of 2019''; H.R. 987, the 
``MORE Health Education Act''; H.R. 1010, a bill to provide that the 
rule entitled ``Short-Term, Limited Duration Insurance'' shall have 
no force or effect; H.R. 986, the ``Protecting Americans with 
Preexisting Conditions Act of 2019''; H.R. 1425, the ``State Health 
Care Premium Reduction Act''; and H.R. 9, the ``Climate Action Now 
Act'', 9:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, April 3, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Member Day'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  April 3, Subcommittee on Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship, 
and Capital Markets, hearing entitled ``Putting Investors First: 
Reviewing Proposals to Hold Executives Accountable'', 2 p.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, April 3, Subcommittee on the Middle 
East, North Africa, and International Terrorism, hearing entitled 
``Assessing U.S. Policy Priorities in the Middle East'', 2 p.m., 
2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, April 3, Subcommittee on 
Oversight, Management, and Accountability, hearing entitled 
``Ensuring Effective and Efficient Operations: A Review of the 
Fiscal Year 2020 DHS Management Directorate Budget Request'', 2 
p.m., 310 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, April 3, Subcommittee on Immigration 
and Citizenship, hearing entitled ``Securing the Future of American 
Agriculture'', 12 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  April 3, Full Committee, markup on a Resolution Authorizing 
Issuance of Subpoenas, 9 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, April 3, Subcommittee on National 
Parks, Forests, and Public Lands, hearing entitled ``Examining the 
Spending Priorities and Mission of the National Park Service'', 9 
a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  April 3, Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States, 
hearing on H.R. 375, to amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm 
the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into 
trust for Indian Tribes, and for other purposes; H.R. 312, the 
``Mashpee Wampanoag 5 Tribe Reservation Reaffirmation Act''; and 
legislation on the RESPECT Act, 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  April 4, Full Committee, hearing on H.R. 1904, the ``Indian Water 
Rights Settlement Extension Act'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Reform, April 3, Subcommittee on 
National Security, hearing entitled ``The Special Inspector General 
for Afghanistan Reconstruction's 2019 High-Risk List'', 2 p.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, April 3, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Budget Request for 
Fiscal Year 2020'', 2 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, April 3, Full 
Committee, hearing entitled ``Fiscal Year 2020 Intelligence 
Community Budget Request Overview'', HVC-304. This hearing will be 
closed.
  Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, April 4, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Generation Climate: Young Leaders Urge Climate 
Action Now'', time and location to be announced.


                             Joint Meetings

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: April 3, to hold 
hearings to examine Slovakia's chairmanship of the Organization for 
Security and Cooperation in Europe, focusing on priorities and 
challenges, 3:30 p.m., SVC-201-00.


* These figures include all measures reported, even if there was 
no accompanying report. A total of 24 written reports have been 
filed in the Senate, 27 reports have been filed in the House.

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