[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 60 (Monday, April 8, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D368-D371]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                 Week of April 9 through April 12, 2019

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senate will resume consideration of the nomination of 
Daniel Desmond Domenico, of Colorado, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of Colorado, and vote on the motion to invoke 
cloture on the nomination at 11:00 a.m.
  During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any cleared 
legislative and executive business.

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                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: April 10, to 
hold hearings to examine perspectives on child nutrition 
reauthorization, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Appropriations: April 9, Subcommittee on Military 
Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, to hold 
hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for 
fiscal year 2020 for military construction and family housing, 2:30 
p.m., SD-124.
  April 9, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and 
justification for fiscal year 2020 for the Department of State, 2:30 
p.m., SD-138.
  April 10, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 
Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and 
justification for fiscal year 2020 for the Department of Justice, 10 
a.m., SD-192.
  April 10, Subcommittee on Department of Defense, to hold hearings 
to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal 
year 2020 for the National Guard and Reserve, 10 a.m., SD-138.
  April 10, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, to hold 
hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for 
fiscal year 2020 for the United States Army Corps of Engineers and 
the Bureau of Reclamation within the Department of the Interior, 
2:30 p.m., SD-138.
  April 10, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, to hold hearings to 
examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 
2020 for the Government Accountability Office and the Congressional 
Budget Office, 3 p.m., SD-124.
  April 11, 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 National Institutes of Health, 10 a.m., SD-124.
  April 11, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to 
examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 
2020 for the Department of Agriculture, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Armed Services: April 9, to hold hearings to examine 
the posture of the Department of the Navy in review of the Defense 
Authorization Request for fiscal year 2020 and the Future Years 
Defense Program, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  April 9, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, to 
hold closed hearings to examine United States Special Operations 
Command's efforts to transform the force for future security 
challenges and implement the National Defense Strategy, 2:30 p.m., 
SVC-217.
  April 9, Subcommittee on Airland, to hold hearings to examine Air 
Force modernization in review of the Defense Authorization Request 
for fiscal year 2020 and the Future Years Defense Program, 3 p.m., 
SR-232A.
  April 10, Subcommittee on SeaPower, to hold hearings to examine 
Marine Corps ground modernization and naval aviation programs in 
review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2020 and 
Future Years Defense Program, 10 a.m., SR-232A.
  April 10, Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, to hold closed hearings 
to examine defense industrial base cybersecurity policy, 2:30 p.m., 
SVC-217.
  April 11, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the proposal 
to establish a United States Space Force, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on the Budget: April 9, to hold hearings to examine the 
President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2020 for the 
Department of Defense, 2:30 p.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: April 10, to 
hold hearings to examine broadband mapping, focusing on challenges 
and solutions, 10 a.m., SD-G50.
  April 10, Subcommittee on Transportation and Safety, to hold 
hearings to examine pipeline safety, focusing on Federal oversight 
and stakeholder perspectives, 2:30 p.m., SD-562.
  April 11, Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation, 
and the Internet, to hold hearings to examine illegal robocalls, 10 
a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: April 9, to hold 
hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for 
fiscal year 2020 for the Forest Service, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  April 11, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine 
opportunities for energy innovation and other potential solutions to 
help address global climate change, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: April 10, business 
meeting to consider S. 383, to support carbon dioxide utilization 
and direct air capture research, to facilitate the permitting and 
development of carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration 
projects and carbon dioxide pipelines, S. 747, to reauthorize the 
diesel emissions reduction program, an original bill entitled, 
``John F. Kennedy Center Reauthorization Act of 2019'', and 8 
General Services Administration resolutions, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: April 9, to hold hearings to examine drug 
pricing in America, focusing on a prescription for change, part III, 
10:15 a.m., SD-215.
  April 10, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 2019 tax 
filing season and the 21st century Internal Revenue Service, 10:15 
a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: April 9, Subcommittee on East 
Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy, to hold 
hearings to examine ARIA in action, focusing on human rights, 
democracy, and the rule of law, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  April 9, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Jeffrey L. Eberhardt, of Wisconsin, to be Special 
Representative of the President for Nuclear Nonproliferation, with 
the rank of Ambassador, and James S. Gilmore, of Virginia, to be 
U.S. Representative

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to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, with the 
rank of Ambassador, both of the Department of State; and Alan R. 
Swendiman, of North Carolina, to be Deputy Director of the Peace 
Corps, 3 p.m., SD-419.
  April 10, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2020 for the 
Department of State, 9:15 a.m., SD-419.
  April 11, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Kate Marie Byrnes, of Florida, to be Ambassador to 
the Republic of Macedonia, Edward F. Crawford, of Ohio, to be 
Ambassador to Ireland, and David Michael Satterfield, of Missouri, 
to be Ambassador to the Republic of Turkey, all of the Department of 
State, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: April 9, 
business meeting to consider the nomination of Gordon Hartogensis, 
of Connecticut, to be Director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty 
Corporation for a term of five years, and other pending nominations, 
Time to be announced, Room to be announced.
  April 10, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine 
reauthorizing the Higher Education Act, focusing on strengthening 
accountability to protect students and taxpayers, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: April 9, 
to hold hearings to examine migration at the United States Southern 
border, focusing on perspectives from the frontline, 10 a.m., SD-
342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: April 10, to hold hearings to examine 
building out Indian country, focusing on tools for community 
development, 2:30 p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: April 9, to hold hearings to examine 
the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  April 10, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Jeffrey A. Rosen, of Virginia, to be Deputy Attorney 
General, Department of Justice; and Jeffrey Vincent Brown, to be 
United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas, 
Stephanie L. Haines, to be United States District Judge for the 
Western District of Pennsylvania, and Brantley Starr, to be United 
States District Judge for the Northern District of Texas, 10 a.m., 
SD-226.
  April 10, Subcommittee on the Constitution, to hold hearings to 
examine free speech, focusing on technological censorship and the 
public discourse, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: April 10, to 
hold hearings to examine reauthorization of the Small Business 
Administration's international trade programs, 2:30 p.m., SR-428A.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: April 10, to hold hearings to 
examine VA MISSION Act, focusing on implementing the Veterans 
Community Care Program, 2:30 p.m., SR-418.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: April 9, to hold closed hearings 
to examine certain intelligence matters, 9:30 a.m., SH-219.
  April 9, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine 
certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Appropriations, April 10, Subcommittee on Defense, 
hearing entitled ``Member Day'', 9 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  April 10, Subcommittee on the Department of Homeland Security, 
budget hearing on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 9:30 
a.m., 2008 Rayburn.
  April 10, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, hearing entitled 
``Economic Opportunities for Farmers through Sustainable 
Agricultural Practices'', 10 a.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  April 10, Subcommittee on the Departments of Transportation, and 
Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, budget hearing 
on the Department of Transportation, 11 a.m., 2358-A Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, April 10, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``The Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization 
Budget Request for the Department of the Navy'', 10 a.m., 2118 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and Labor, April 10, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Examining the Policies and Priorities of the U.S. 
Department of Education'', 9 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, April 10, Subcommittee on 
Energy, hearing entitled ``Investing in America's Energy 
Infrastructure: Improving Energy Efficiency and Creating a Diverse 
Workforce'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  April 10, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
entitled ``Priced Out of a Lifesaving Drug: Getting Answers on the 
Rising Cost of Insulin'', 10:30 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, April 10, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Holding Megabanks Accountable: A Review of Global 
Systemically Important Banks 10 years after the Financial Crisis'', 
9 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, April 10, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``The Importance of U.S. Assistance to Central America'', 
9:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, April 10, Subcommittee on National 
Parks, Forests, and Public Lands, hearing entitled ``Examining the 
Spending Priorities and Missions of the U.S. Forest Service and the 
Bureau of Land Management'', 9 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Small Business, April 10, Subcommittee on Economic 
Growth, Tax, and Capital Access, hearing entitled ``SBA 7(a) Budget 
Proposal and the Impact of Fee Structure Changes'', 10 a.m., 2360 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, April 10, 
Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, hearing entitled 
``The Cost of Doing Nothing: Why Full Utilization of the Harbor 
Maintenance Trust Fund and Investment in our Nation's Waterways 
Matter'', 9:30 a.m., HVC-210.
  Committee on Ways and Means, April 10, Subcommittee on Social 
Security, hearing entitled ``Comprehensive Legislative Proposals to 
Enhance Social Security'', 9 a.m., 2020 Rayburn.

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                             Joint Meetings

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: April 9, to hold 
hearings to examine recent developments in Hungary, focusing on 
issues related to the rule of law and corruption, 10 a.m., 1539, 
Longworth Building.