[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 81 (Wednesday, May 15, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D544-D545]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                              MAY 16, 2019

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee 
on Science, Oceans, Fisheries, and Weather, to hold hearings to 
examine atmospheric science research and forecasting innovation, 10 
a.m., SD-562.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hearings to 
examine the Department of Energy's carbon capture, utilization, and 
storage programs, including S. 1201, to amend the fossil energy 
research and development provisions of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 
to enhance fossil fuel technology, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Bridget A. Brink, of Michigan, to be Ambassador to 
the Slovak Republic, Kenneth A. Howery, of Texas, to be Ambassador 
to the Kingdom of Sweden, Matthew S. Klimow, of New York, to be 
Ambassador to Turkmenistan, and John Jefferson Daigle, of Louisiana, 
to be Ambassador to the Republic of Cabo Verde, all of the 
Department of State, 2 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider 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 Ada 
E. Brown, to be United States District Judge for the Northern 
District of Texas, Steven D. Grimberg, to be United States District 
Judge for the Northern District of Georgia, David John Novak, to be 
United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia, 
and Matthew H. Solomson, of Maryland, to be a Judge of the United 
States Court of Federal Claims, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of James Byrne, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs, 10 a.m., SR-418.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to 
examine certain intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, Full Committee, markup on the Report 
on the Revised Suballocation of Budget Allocations for FY 2020; and 
the State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations 
Bill, FY 2020, 10:30 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``The Department of Defense's Financial Improvement and Audit 
Remediation Plan: The Path Forward'', 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Military Personnel, hearing entitled ``Military 
Personnel Management--How Are the Military Services Adapting to 
Recruit, Retain, and Manage High

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Quality Talent to Meet the Needs of a Modern Military?'', 2:30 p.m., 
2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy, markup 
on H.R. 2088, a bill to amend the Energy Independence and Security 
Act of 2007 to reauthorize the Energy Efficiency and Conservation 
Block Grant Program, and for other purposes; H.R. 2041, the 
``Weatherization Enhancement and Local Energy Efficiency Investment 
and Accountability Act''; H.R. 2119, a bill to amend the Energy 
Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize grants for improving the energy 
efficiency of public buildings, and for other purposes; H.R. 1315, 
the ``Blue Collar to Green Collar Jobs Development Act of 2019''; 
H.R. 2665, the ``Smart Energy and Water Efficiency Act of 2019''; 
H.R. 2044, the ``Smart Building Acceleration Act''; H.R. 359, the 
``Enhancing Grid Security through Public-Private Partnerships Act''; 
H.R. 360, the ``Cyber Sense Act of 2019''; H.R. 362, the ``Energy 
Emergency Leadership Act''; and H.R. 370, the ``Pipeline and LNG 
Facility Cybersecurity Preparedness Act'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and Labor, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 
2574, the ``Equity and Inclusion Enforcement Act''; and H.R. 2639, 
the ``Strength in Diversity Act of 2019'', 10:15 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Oversight of Prudential Regulators: Ensuring the Safety, Soundness 
and Accountability of Megabanks and Other Depository Institutions'', 
10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Democracy, Development, and Defense: Rebalancing U.S.-Africa 
Policy'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and 
International Organizations, hearing entitled ``The Dangers of 
Reporting on Human Rights'', 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Oversight, 
Management, and Accountability, hearing entitled ``Federal Law 
Enforcement Training Centers: Preparing America's Law Enforcement to 
Protect the Homeland'', 10 a.m., 310 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, 
and Administrative Law, hearing entitled ``Justice Denied: Forced 
Arbitration and the Erosion of our Legal System'', 10 a.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
Resources, hearing entitled ``Oil and Gas Development: Impacts of 
Water Pollution Above and Below Ground'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife, hearing entitled 
``Examining the President's Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Proposal for the 
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and U.S. Geological Survey'', 2 p.m., 
1324 Longworth.
  Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States, hearing 
entitled ``Investigating the Health and Safety Risks of Native 
Children at BIE Boarding Schools'', 2 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Reform, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``HIV Prevention Drug: Billions in Corporate Profits after 
Millions in Taxpayer Investments'', 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, hearing entitled 
``CFPB's Role in Empowering Predatory Lenders: Examining the 
Proposed Repeal of the Payday Lending Rule'', 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Event Horizon Telescope: The Black Hole Seen 
Round the World'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Environment, hearing entitled ``The Future of 
Forecasting: Building a Stronger U.S. Weather Enterprise'', 2 p.m., 
2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Contracting and 
Infrastructure, hearing entitled ``Oversight of the SBA's Women-
Owned Small Business Federal Contract Program'', 10 a.m., 2360 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``The Impacts of State-Owned Enterprises on Public 
Transit and Freight Rail Sectors'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Overcoming Racial Disparities and Social Determinants in the 
Maternal Mortality Crisis'', 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``China's Digital Authoritarianism: Surveillance, 
Influence, and Political Control'', 9 a.m., 210 Cannon.