[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 69 (Monday, April 29, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D450-D453]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                  Week of April 30 through May 3, 2019

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senate will continue consideration of the nomination of 
William Cooper, of Maryland, to be General Counsel of the Department of 
Energy, post-cloture, and vote on confirmation of the nomination at 
11:45 a.m.
  Following disposition of the nomination of William Cooper, Senate 
will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of R. 
Clarke Cooper, of Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary of State 
(Political-Military Affairs).
  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 30, Subcommittee on Military 
Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, to hold 
hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for 
fiscal year 2020 and advance appropriations requests for 2021 for 
the Department of Veterans Affairs, 2:30 p.m., SD-124.
  April 30, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and 
justification for fiscal year 2020 for the United States Agency for 
International Development, 2:30 p.m., SD-138.
  May 1, 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 Department 
of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service, 9:30 a.m., SD-
124.
  May 1, Subcommittee on Department of Defense, to hold hearings to 
examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 
2020 for the Navy and Marine Corps, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  May 1, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, to hold 
hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for 
fiscal year 2020 for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 2:30 p.m., 
SD-138.
  May 1, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 
Agencies, to hold hearings to examine the proposed budget estimates 
and justification for the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration, 2:30 p.m., SD-192.
  May 2, Subcommittee on Department of Homeland Security, to hold 
hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for 
fiscal year 2020 for the Department of Homeland Security, 10 a.m., 
SD-138.
  May 2, 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 Labor, 10 a.m., SD-124.
  Committee on Armed Services: April 30, to hold hearings to examine 
the nominations of Admiral William F. Moran, USN, for reappointment 
to the grade of admiral and to be Chief of Naval Operations, and 
Lieutenant General David H. Berger, USMC, to be general and to be 
Commandant of the Marine Corps, both of the Department of Defense, 
9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  May 1, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, to hold hearings to 
examine United States nuclear weapons policy, programs, and strategy 
in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2020 
and Future Years Defense Program, 2:30 p.m., SR-222.
  May 2, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nomination 
of General James C. McConville, USA,

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for reappointment to the grade of general and to be Chief of Staff 
of the Army, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: April 30, to 
hold hearings to examine how banking agencies regulate and supervise 
institutions, focusing on guidance, supervisory expectations, and 
the rule of law, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: April 30, 
Subcommittee on Security, to hold hearings to examine strengthening 
the cybersecurity of the Internet of Things, 2:30 p.m., SD-562.
  May 1, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine consumer 
perspectives, focusing on policy principles for a Federal data 
privacy framework, 10 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: April 30, to hold 
hearings to examine pathways to reestablish United States global 
leadership in nuclear energy, including S. 903, to direct the 
Secretary of Energy to establish advanced nuclear goals, provide for 
a versatile, reactor-based fast neutron source, make available high-
assay, low-enriched uranium for research, development, and 
demonstration of advanced nuclear reactor concepts, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  May 2, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations 
of Daniel Habib Jorjani, of Kentucky, to be Solicitor, and Mark Lee 
Greenblatt, of Maryland, to be Inspector General, both of the 
Department of the Interior, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: May 1, to hold hearings 
to examine an original bill entitled, ``Nuclear Waste Policy 
Amendments Act of 2019'', 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: May 1, to hold hearings to examine 
the humanitarian impact of eight years of war in Syria, 10:15 a.m., 
SD-419.
  May 2, Full Committee, business meeting to consider the 
nominations of Sean Cairncross, of Minnesota, to be Chief Executive 
Officer, Millennium Challenge Corporation, and Robert A. Destro, of 
Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and 
Labor, and David Schenker, of New Jersey, to be an Assistant 
Secretary (Near Eastern Affairs), both of the Department of State, 
10 a.m., S-116, Capitol.
  May 2, Full Committee, business meeting to consider the 
nominations of Sean Cairncross, of Minnesota, to be Chief Executive 
Officer, Millennium Challenge Corporation, Alan R. Swendiman, of 
North Carolina, to be Deputy Director of the Peace Corps, and Robert 
A. Destro, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary for Democracy, 
Human Rights, and Labor, David Schenker, of New Jersey, to be an 
Assistant Secretary (Near Eastern Affairs), Edward F. Crawford, of 
Ohio, to be Ambassador to Ireland, Jeffrey L. Eberhardt, of 
Wisconsin, to be Special Representative of the President for Nuclear 
Nonproliferation, with the rank of Ambassador, James S. Gilmore, of 
Virginia, to be U.S. Representative to the Organization for Security 
and Cooperation in Europe, with the rank of Ambassador, and David 
Michael Satterfield, of Missouri, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Turkey, all of the Department of State, 1:45 p.m., S-116, 
Capitol.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: May 2, 
Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, to hold oversight hearings 
to examine Federal infrastructure permitting and FAST-41, 10 a.m., 
SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: May 1, to hold hearings to examine S. 
279, to allow tribal grant schools to participate in the Federal 
Employee Health Benefits Program, S. 790, to clarify certain 
provisions of Public Law 103-116, the Catawba Indian Tribe of South 
Carolina Land Claims Settlement Act of 1993, S. 832, to nullify the 
Supplemental Treaty Between the United States of America and the 
Confederated Tribes and Bands of Indians of Middle Oregon, concluded 
on November 15, 1865, 2:30 p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: April 30, to hold hearings to examine 
pending nominations, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  April 30, Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, to hold hearings 
to examine World Intellectual Property Day 2019, focusing on the 
role of intellectual property in sports and public safety, 2:30 
p.m., SD-226.
  May 1, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the Department 
of Justice's investigation of Russian interference with the 2016 
presidential election, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  May 2, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 820, to 
strengthen programs authorized under the Debbie Smith Act of 2004, 
S. 998, to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
1968 to expand support for police officer family services, stress 
reduction, and suicide prevention, and the nominations of Jeffrey 
Vincent Brown, to be United States District Judge for the Southern 
District of Texas, Robert J. Colville, and Stephanie L. Haines, both 
to be a United States District Judge for the Western District of 
Pennsylvania, Brantley Starr, to be United States District Judge for 
the Northern District of Texas, Virgil Madden, of Indiana, to be a 
Commissioner of the United States Parole Commission, and Jeffrey A. 
Rosen, of Virginia, to be Deputy Attorney General, Michael G. 
Bailey, to be United States Attorney for the District of Arizona, 
Timothy J. Downing, to be United States Attorney for the Western 
District of Oklahoma, Brent R. Bunn, to be United States Marshal for 
the District of Idaho, and Eric S. Gartner, to be United States 
Marshal for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, all of the 
Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: May 1, to hold 
hearings to examine reauthorization of the Small Business 
Administration's Entrepreneurial Development Programs, 2:30 p.m., 
SR-428A.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: April 30, to hold closed 
hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SVC-
217.
  May 1, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nomination 
of Christopher Scolese, of New York, to be Director of the National 
Reconnaissance Office, 9 a.m., SH-216.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, May 1, Subcommittee on Commodity 
Exchanges, Energy, and Credit, hearing entitled ``The State of the 
CFTC'', 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.

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  Committee on Appropriations, May 1, Subcommittee on the Department 
of Homeland Security, budget hearing on the Cybersecurity and 
Infrastructure Security Agency, 9:30 a.m., 2008 Rayburn.
  May 1, Subcommittee on Defense, budget hearing on the Department 
of Defense, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  May 1, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, markup on the 
Legislative Branch Appropriations Bill, FY 2020, 1 p.m., 2362-A 
Rayburn.
  May 1, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, 
and Related Agencies, markup on the Military Construction, Veterans 
Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, FY 2020, 3 p.m., 
HT-2 Capitol.
  Committee on Armed Services, May 1, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``National Security Challenges and U.S. Military Activity 
in North and South America'', 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  May 1, Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, hearing 
entitled ``Department of the Army Modernization Programs'', 2 p.m., 
2118 Rayburn.
  May 1, Subcommittee on Readiness, hearing entitled ``Fiscal Year 
2020 Budget Request for Military Construction, Energy, and 
Environmental Programs'', 2:30 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  May 2, Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, hearing 
entitled ``Department of the Air Force Acquisition and Modernization 
Programs in the Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization 
President's Budget Request'', 9 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and Labor, May 1, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Examining the Policies and Priorities of the U.S. 
Department of Labor'', 10:15 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, May 1, Subcommittee on Energy, 
hearing entitled ``The State of Pipeline Safety and Security in 
America'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  May 1, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
entitled ``DOE's Mounting Cleanup Costs: Billions in Environmental 
Liability and Growing'', 10:30 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, May 1, Subcommittee on Oversight 
and Investigations, hearing entitled ``Examining Discrimination in 
the Automobile Loan and Insurance Industries'', 10 a.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  May 1, Subcommittee on Diversity and Inclusion, hearing entitled 
``Good for the Bottom Line: A Review of the Business Case for 
Diversity and Inclusion'', 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, May 1, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Countering a Resurgent Russia'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, May 1, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Trouble at the Top: Are Vacancies at the Department of 
Homeland Security Undermining the Mission?'', 10 a.m., 310 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, May 1, Full Committee, markup on a 
motion to permit an additional hour of questioning, equally divided 
between the Majority and Minority, by either Members or Committee 
staff, as designated by the Chair and Ranking Member at the Full 
Committee Hearing on May 2, 2019 entitled ``Oversight of the U.S. 
Department of Justice: Report by Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller, 
III on the Investigation Into Russian Interference in the 2016 
Presidential Election; and Related Matters''; and H.R. 5, the 
``Equality Act'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  May 2, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Oversight of the U.S. 
Department of Justice: Report by Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller, 
III on the Investigation Into Russian Interference in the 2016 
Presidential Election; and Related Matters'', 9 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, May 1, Full Committee, markup on 
H.R. 255, the ``Big Bear Land Exchange Act''; H.R. 278, to direct 
the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain facilities, 
easements, and rights-of-way to the Kennewick Irrigation District, 
and for other purposes; H.R. 312, the ``Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe 
Reservation Reaffirmation Act''; H.R. 315, the ``Community 
Reclamation Partnerships Act''; 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. 434, the ``Emancipation National Historic Trail Act''; H.R. 
537, the ``Bureau of Reclamation Pumped Storage Hydropower 
Development Act''; H.R. 1014, to amend the Outer Continental Shelf 
Lands Act to apply to territories of the United States, to establish 
offshore wind lease sale requirements, to provide dedicated funding 
for coral reef conservation, and for other purposes; H.R. 1146, the 
``Arctic Cultural and Coastal Plain Protection Act''; H.R. 1261, the 
``National Landslide Preparedness Act''; H.R. 1568, the ``SAVE Right 
Whales Act''; H.R. 1809, to amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife 
Restoration Act and the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act, 
to provide parity for United States territories and the District of 
Columbia, to make technical corrections to such Acts and related 
laws, and for other purposes; H.R. 2156, the ``RECLAIM Act of 
2019'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  May 1, Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife, hearing entitled 
``The State of Fisheries'', 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  May 2, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``The Status of the Puerto 
Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA): 
Lessons Learned Three Years Later'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Reform, May 1, Subcommittee on Civil 
Rights and Civil Liberties, hearing entitled ``Protecting the Right 
to Vote: Best and Worst Practices'', 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, May 1, Full 
Committee, markup on H.R. 34, the ``Energy and Water Research 
Integration Act of 2019''; legislation on the American Manufacturing 
Leadership Act; H.R. 1237, the ``COAST Research Act of 2019''; H.R. 
1716, the ``Coastal Communities Ocean Acidification Act of 2019''; 
H.R. 1921, the ``Ocean Acidification Innovation Act of 2019''; and 
H.R. 988, the ``NEAR Act of 2019'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, May 1, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 
277, the ``Access to Sufficient Capital

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for Everyone in Natural Disaster areas Act of 2019''; H.R. 2142, to 
amend the Small Business Act to require the Small Business and 
Agriculture Regulatory Enforcement Ombudsman to create a centralized 
website for compliance guides, and for other purposes; H.R. 1649, 
the ``Small Business Development Center Cyber Training Act of 
2019''; H.R. 1648, the ``Small Business Advanced Cybersecurity 
Enhancements Act of 2019''; H.R. 2331, the ``SBA Cyber Awareness Act 
of 2019''; and H.R. 2345, the ``Clarifying the Small Business Runway 
Extension Act of 2019'', 11:30 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, May 1, Full 
Committee, hearing entitled ``Member's Day Hearing'', 10 a.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, May 1, Subcommittee on Economic 
Opportunity, H.R. 95, the ``Homeless Veteran Families Act''; H.R. 
444, the ``Reduce Unemployment for Veterans of All Ages Act''; H.R. 
1988, the ``Protect Affordable Mortgages for Veterans Act''; H.R. 
2109, the ``BRAVE Act''; H.R. 2196, to amend title 38, United States 
Code, to reduce the credit hour requirement for the Edith Nourse 
Rogers STEM Scholarship program of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs; H.R. 2326, the ``Navy SEAL Chief Petty Officer William 
`Bill' Mulder (Ret.) Transition Improvement Act''; legislation to 
amend title 38, United States Code, to adjust certain limits on the 
guaranteed amount of a home loan under the home loan program of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; legislation 
to amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements 
to the educational assistance programs of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs with respect to flight training programs and certain other 
programs of education, and for other purposes; legislation to amend 
the United States Housing Act of 1937 and title 38, United States 
Code, to expand eligibility for the HUD-VASH program, to direct the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit annual reports to the 
Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of 
Representatives regarding homeless veterans, and for other purposes; 
legislation on the Homes for Our Heroes Act of 2019; H.R. 2221, the 
``Fry Scholarship Improvement Act of 2019''; H.R. 2045, the ``VET 
OPP Act'', 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  May 1, Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, 
hearing on H.R. 1199, the ``VA Website Accessibility Act of 2019''; 
H.R. 1200, the ``Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment 
Act of 2019''; H.R. 1126, the ``Honoring Veterans' Families Act''; 
H.R. 1628, the ``Enewetak Atoll Cleanup Radiation Study Act''; H.R. 
1826, the ``Veterans Valuing Our Widows and Widowers Act''; 
legislation to permit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish 
a grant program to conduct cemetery research and produce educational 
materials for the Veterans Legacy Program; legislation to update 
H.R. 299, 2 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  May 2, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Cultural 
Barriers Impacting Women Veterans' Access to Healthcare'', 10 a.m., 
1300 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, May 1, Subcommittee on 
Strategic Technologies and Advanced Research, hearing entitled 
``Fiscal Year 2020 National Reconnaissance and National Geospatial 
Program Budget Requests Hearing'', 9 a.m., HVC-304. This hearing 
will be closed.
  May 2, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Fiscal Year 2020 Central 
Intelligence Agency Program Budget Request Hearing'', 9:30 a.m., 
HVC-304. This hearing will be closed.
  Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress, May 1, Full 
Committee, hearing entitled ``Former Members Hearing: Speaking from 
Experience'', 2 p.m., 1100 Longworth.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: April 30, to hold hearings to examine 
expanding opportunity by strengthening families, communities, and 
civil society, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  Joint Committee on the Library: April 30, organizational business 
meeting to consider committee rules for the 116th Congress, 11:20 
a.m., S-219, Capitol.
  Joint Committee on Printing: April 30, organizational business 
meeting to consider committee rules for the 116th Congress, 11 a.m., 
S-219, Capitol.