[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 74 (Monday, May 6, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D488-D491]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD


                   Week of May 7 through May 10, 2019


                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senate will continue consideration of the nomination of 
Joseph F. Bianco, of New York, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the Second Circuit, post-cloture.
  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: May 7, Subcommittee on Commerce, 
Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine 
proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2020 for 
the Federal Bureau of Investigation; to be immediately followed by a 
closed session in SVC-217, 9:30 a.m., SD-192.
  May 7, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, 
to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and 
justification for fiscal year 2020 for the Federal Communications 
Commission and the Federal Trade Commission, 2:30 p.m., SD-138.
  May 8, Subcommittee on Department of Defense, to hold hearings to 
examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 
2020 for the Department of Defense, 10 a.m., SD-192.

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  May 8, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, 
to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and 
justification for fiscal year 2020 for the Commodity Futures Trading 
Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission, 10 a.m., SD-
124.
  Committee on Armed Services: May 8, Subcommittee on Strategic 
Forces, to hold hearings to examine the Department of Energy's 
atomic defense activities and programs in review of the Defense 
Authorization Request for fiscal year 2020, 2:30 p.m., SR-222.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: May 7, to hold 
hearings to examine privacy rights and data collection in a digital 
economy, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: May 8, to hold 
hearings to examine new entrants in the national airspace, focusing 
on policy, technology, and security issues for Congress, 10 a.m., 
SD-G50.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: May 8, to hold an 
oversight hearing to examine the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Civil 
Works program, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: May 8, to hold hearings to examine Medicare 
physician payment reform after two years, focusing on Medicare 
Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and the road 
ahead, 10:15 a.m., SD-215.
  May 9, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations 
of David Fabian Black, of North Dakota, to be Deputy Commissioner of 
Social Security, and Emin Toro, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the 
United States Tax Court, 9:30 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: May 8, to hold hearings to examine 
the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2020 for the 
United States Agency for International Development, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: May 7, to 
hold hearings to examine implementing the 21st Century Cures Act, 
focusing on making electronic health information available to 
patients and providers, part II, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: May 7, 
Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs and Federal Management, to hold 
hearings to examine agencies early public engagement and 
retrospective review, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  May 7, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations 
of Dale Cabaniss, of Virginia, to be Director of the Office of 
Personnel Management, and Michael Eric Wooten, of Virginia, to be 
Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: May 8, to hold hearings to examine 
the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2020 for 
Indian programs, 2:30 p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: May 7, to hold hearings to examine 
intellectual property and the price of prescription drugs, focusing 
on balancing innovation and competition, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  May 8, Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration, to hold 
hearings to examine the humanitarian and security crisis at our 
southern border, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
  May 9, Full Committee, business meeting to consider 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, S. 1231, to reauthorize the Bulletproof Vest 
Partnership Grant Program, S. 1208, to amend the Omnibus Crime 
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 with respect to payments to 
certain public safety officers who have become permanently and 
totally disabled as a result of personal injuries sustained in the 
line of duty, S. 1328, to designate foreign persons who improperly 
interfere in United States elections as inadmissible aliens, S. 
1321, to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit 
interference with voting systems under the Computer Fraud and Abuse 
Act, 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, and Jeffrey A. Rosen, of Virginia, to be Deputy Attorney 
General, Timothy J. Downing, to be United States Attorney for the 
Western District of Oklahoma, William Travis Brown, Jr., to be 
United States Marshal for the Middle District of Louisiana, and 
Michael Blaine East, to be United States Marshal for the Eastern 
District of North Carolina, all of the Department of Justice, 10 
a.m., SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: May 9, closed business meeting 
to consider pending intelligence matters; to be immediately followed 
by a closed briefing on certain intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-
219.
  Special Committee on Aging: May 8, to hold hearings to examine the 
Older Americans Act, focusing on protecting and supporting seniors 
as they age, 2:30 p.m., SD-562.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, May 9, Subcommittee on General Farm 
Commodities and Risk Management, hearing entitled ``Reviewing the 
State of the Farm Economy'', 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, May 8, Full Committee, markup on the 
Report on the Suballocation of Budget Allocations for FY 2020; and 
the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, FY 2020, 10:30 a.m., 2359 
Rayburn.
  May 9, Full Committee, markup on the Legislative Branch 
Appropriation Bill, FY 2020; and the Military Construction, Veterans 
Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, FY 2020, 10:30 
a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, May 8, Subcommittee on Strategic 
Forces, hearing entitled ``FY20 Priorities for Missile Defense and 
Missile Defeat Programs'', 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  May 9, Subcommittee on Readiness, hearing entitled ``Fiscal Year 
2020 Budget Request for Military Readiness'', 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and Labor, May 8, Full Committee, markup on 
H.R. 2480, the ``Stronger Child

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Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act'', 10:15 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  May 8, Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, 
hearing entitled ``The Protecting the Right to Organize Act: 
Deterring Unfair Labor Practices'', 2 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  May 9, Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Investment, 
hearing entitled ``The Cost of Non-Completion: Improving Student 
Outcomes in Higher Education'', 10:15 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, May 8, Subcommittee on 
Environment and Climate Change, hearing entitled ``Ban Asbestos Now: 
Taking Action to Save Lives and Livelihoods'', 10 a.m., 2322 
Rayburn.
  May 8, Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce, hearing 
entitled ``Oversight of the Federal Trade Commission: Strengthening 
Protections for Americans' Privacy and Data Security'', 10:30 a.m., 
2123 Rayburn.
  May 9, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Lowering 
Prescription Drug Prices: Deconstructing the Drug Supply Chain'', 10 
a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  May 9, Subcommittee on Energy, hearing entitled ``The Fiscal Year 
2020 DOE Budget'', 10:15 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, May 8, Subcommittee on Housing, 
Community Development and Insurance, hearing entitled ``A Review of 
the State of and Barriers to Minority Homeownership'', 10 a.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  May 8, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 1988, the ``Protect 
Affordable Mortgages for Veterans Act of 2019''; H.R. 2409, the 
``Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act''; H.R. 
2513, the ``Corporate Transparency Act of 2019''; H.R. 2514, the 
``Coordinating Oversight, Upgrading and Innovating Technology, and 
Examiner Reform Act of 2019''; H.R. 2515, to amend the Securities 
and Exchange Act of 1934 to amend the definition of whistleblower; 
legislation on the Insider Trading Prohibition Act of 2019; 
legislation on the Task Force on Financial Technology Resolution of 
2019; and legislation on Task Force on Artificial Intelligence 
Resolution of 2019, 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, May 8, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Smart Competition: Adapting U.S. Strategy Toward China at 
40 Years'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  May 8, Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and 
International Terrorism, hearing entitled ``Opportunities and 
Challenges in U.S. Relations with the Gulf States'', 1:30 p.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  May 8, Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and Nonproliferation, 
hearing entitled ``China's Growing Influence in Asia and the United 
States'', 2 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  May 9, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security, 
and Trade, hearing entitled ``Dollar Diplomacy or Debt Trap? 
Examining China's Role in the Western Hemisphere'', 10 a.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  May 9, Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, Energy, and the 
Environment, hearing entitled ``China's Expanding Influence in 
Europe and Eurasia'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  May 9, Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and 
International Terrorism, hearing entitled ``Chinese and Russian 
Influence in the Middle East'', 1:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, May 8, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Confronting the Rise of Domestic Terrorism in the 
Homeland'', 10 a.m., 310 Cannon.
  May 9, Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and 
Recovery; and Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and 
Accountability, joint hearing entitled ``FEMA Contracting: Reviewing 
Lessons Learned from Past Disasters to Improve Preparedness'', 10 
a.m., 310 Cannon.
  May 9, Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and 
Operations, hearing entitled ``A Review of the FY 2020 Budget 
Request for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement, and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 
Services'', 2 p.m., 310 Cannon.
  Committee on House Administration, May 8, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Election Security'', 2 p.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on the Judiciary, May 8, Full Committee, markup on 
Committee Report for Resolution Recommending that the House of 
Representatives Find William P. Barr, Attorney General, U.S. 
Department of Justice, in Contempt of Congress for Refusal to Comply 
with a Subpoena Duly Issued by the Committee on the Judiciary, 10 
a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  May 9, Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the 
Internet, hearing entitled ``Oversight of the U.S. Patent and 
Trademark Office'', 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, May 8, Subcommittee on Water, 
Oceans, and Wildlife, hearing on H.R. 417, to amend title 18, United 
States Code, to establish measures to combat invasive lionfish, and 
for other purposes; H.R. 1023, the ``Great Lakes Fishery Research 
Authorization Act of 2019''; H.R. 1218, the ``American Fisheries 
Advisory Committee Act''; H.R. 1240, the ``Young Fishermen's 
Development Act of 2019''; H.R. 1314, the ``Integrated Coastal and 
Ocean Observation System Act Amendments of 2019''; H.R. 1979, the 
``Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act''; H.R. 2189, the 
``Digital Coast Act''; H.R. 2405, the ``National Sea Grant College 
Program Amendments Act of 2019''; H.R. 2406, the ``National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Amendments 
Act of 2019'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  May 9, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, hearing 
entitled ``The Long Overdue Need to Reform the Mining Law of 1872'', 
10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  May 9, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands, 
hearing entitled ``Wildfire Resilient Communities'', 10 a.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Reform, May 8, Full Committee, markup 
on H.R. 391, the ``White House Ethics Transparency Act''; H.R. 2003, 
the ``Ensuring Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) 
Coverage During Shutdowns Act''; H.R. 2004, the ``Ensuring Federal 
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Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program (FLTCIP) Coverage During 
Shutdowns Act''; and a postal naming measure, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  May 8, Subcommittee on ``National Security Hearing on Veteran and 
Active-Duty Military Suicides'', 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  May 9, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``The Trump 
Administration's Response to the Drug Crisis, Part II'', 11 a.m., 
2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, May 8, Subcommittee 
on Research and Technology, hearing entitled ``A Review of the 
National Science Foundation FY 2020 Budget Request'', 10 a.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  May 8, Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, hearing entitled 
``Keeping Our Sights on Mars: A Review of NASA's Deep Space 
Exploration Programs and Lunar Proposal'', 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  May 9, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Achieving the Promise of 
a Diverse STEM Workforce'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, May 8, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Honoring the Nation's Small Business Heroes'', 10 a.m., 
2360 Rayburn.
  May 9, Subcommittee on Innovation and Workforce Development, 
hearing entitled ``The Digital Ecosystem: New Paths to 
Entrepreneurship'', 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, May 8, Full 
Committee, markup on H.R. 2440, the ``Full Utilization of the Harbor 
Maintenance Trust Fund Act''; H.R. 1984, the ``DISASTER Act''; H.R. 
2502, the ``Transparency in Federal Buildings Projects Act of 
2019''; and General Services Administration Capital Investment and 
Leasing Program Resolutions, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  May 8, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, 
hearing entitled ``The Cost of Doing Nothing: Maritime 
Infrastructure Vulnerabilities in an Emerging Arctic'', 2 p.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, May 8, Full Committee, markup on 
H.R. 299, the ``Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019''; H.R. 
712, the ``VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act of 2019''; H.R. 2191, 
the ``Veterans Cannabis Use for Safe Healing Act''; H.R. 2385, 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; H.R. 1988, the ``Protect 
Affordable Mortgages for Veterans Act''; H.R. 2372, the ``Veterans' 
Care Quality Transparency Act''; H.R. 2340, the ``FIGHT Veteran 
Suicides Act''; H.R. 2359, the ``Whole Veteran Act''; H.R. 2333, the 
``Support for Suicide Prevention Coordinators Act''; H.R. 1126, the 
``Honoring Veterans Families Act''; H.R. 2045, the ``VET OPP Act''; 
H.R. 1200, the ``Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment 
Act''; H.R. 1199, the ``VA Website Accessibility Act''; H.R. 95, the 
``Homeless Veteran Families 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 of 2019''; H.R. 2398, the ``Veteran HOUSE Act''; 
H.R. 2399, the ``Home for Our Heroes Act of 2019''; H.R. 1812, the 
``Vet Center Eligibility Expansion Act''; H.R. 1947, to exempt 
transfers of funds from Federal agencies to the Department of 
Veterans Affairs for nonprofit corporations established under 
subchapter IV of chapter 73 of such title from certain provisions of 
the Economy Act, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  May 9, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity; and Subcommittee on 
Technology and Modernization, joint hearing entitled ``Examining 
Ongoing Forever GI Bill Implementation Efforts'', 10 a.m., HVC-210.
  Committee on Ways and Means, May 8, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Paid Family and Medical Leave: Helping Workers and 
Employers Succeed'', 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  May 9, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Understanding the Tax 
Gap and Taxpayer Noncompliance'', 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, May 8, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Fiscal Year 2020 National Security Program Budget 
Request'', HVC-304. This hearing is closed.
  May 9, Subcommittee on Defense Intelligence and Warfighter 
Support, hearing entitled ``Fiscal Year 2020 Defense Intelligence 
Agency and Military Services Budget Request Hearing'', 9 a.m., HVC-
304. This hearing is closed.
  Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress, May 10, Full 
Committee, hearing entitled ``Opening up the Process: 
Recommendations for Making Legislative Information More 
Transparent'', 9 a.m., 1310 Longworth.


                             Joint Meetings

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: May 9, to 
receive a briefing on the state of institutional resilience and 
political context for the election of Volodymyr Zelenskiy as 
Ukraine's next president, 2 p.m., 2200, Rayburn Building.