[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 75 (Tuesday, May 7, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D496-D497]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





             COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 2019

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: 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, Time to be announced, SD-124.
  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., S-128, Capitol.
  Committee on Armed Services: 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 Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold 
hearings to examine new entrants in the national airspace, focusing 
on policy, technology, and security issues for Congress, 9:30 a.m., 
SD-G50.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: 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: 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.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: 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 Indian Affairs: 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 Judiciary: 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.
  Special Committee on Aging: 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

  Committee on Appropriations, 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.
  Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, 
hearing entitled ``FY20 Priorities for Missile Defense and Missile 
Defeat Programs'', 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and Labor, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 
2480, the ``Stronger Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act'', 
10:15 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  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.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Environment and 
Climate Change, hearing entitled ``Ban Asbestos Now: Taking Action 
to Save Lives and Livelihoods'', 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  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.
  Committee on Financial Services, 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.

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  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, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Smart 
Competition: Adapting U.S. Strategy Toward China at 40 Years'', 10 a.m., 
2172 Rayburn.
  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.
  Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and Nonproliferation, hearing 
entitled ``China's Growing Influence in Asia and the United States'', 2 
p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Confronting the Rise of Domestic Terrorism in the Homeland'', 10 a.m., 
310 Cannon.
  Committee on House Administration, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Election Security'', 2 p.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
  Committee on Natural Resources, 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.
  Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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 Employees Dental/
Vision Program (FEDVIP) and Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program 
(FLTCIP) Coverage During Shutdowns Act''; and a postal naming measure, 10 
a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on National Security, hearing entitled ``Veteran and 
Active-Duty Military Suicides'', 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Subcommittee on Research 
and Technology, hearing entitled ``A Review of the National Science 
Foundation FY 2020 Budget Request'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  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.
  Committee on Small Business, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Honoring the Nation's Small Business Heroes'', 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
  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, 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.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Paid 
Family and Medical Leave: Helping Workers and Employers Succeed'', 10 
a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Fiscal Year 2020 National Security Program Budget Request'', 
9:30 a.m., HVC-304. This hearing is closed.