[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 84 (Monday, May 20, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E635-E636]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS

  Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, agreed to by the Senate of February 
4, 1977, calls for establishment of a system for a computerized 
schedule of all meetings and hearings of Senate committees, 
subcommittees, joint committees, and committees of conference. This 
title requires all such committees to notify the Office of the Senate 
Daily Digest--designated by the Rules Committee--of the time, place and 
purpose of the meetings, when scheduled and any cancellations or 
changes in the meetings as they occur.
  As an additional procedure along with the computerization of this 
information, the Office of the Senate Daily Digest will prepare this 
information for printing in the Extensions of Remarks section of the 
Congressional Record on Monday and Wednesday of each week.
  Meetings scheduled for Tuesday, May 21, 2019 may be found in the 
Daily Digest of today's record.

                           MEETINGS SCHEDULED

                                 MAY 22
     9 a.m.
       Committee on Armed Services
         Closed business meeting to markup the proposed National 
           Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2020.
                                                            SR-222
     9:30 a.m.
       Committee on Appropriations
       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 the Interior.
                                                            SD-124
       Special Committee on Aging
         To hold hearings to examine aging and disability in the 
           21st century, focusing on how technology can help 
           maintain health and quality of life.
                                                            SD-562
     9:45 a.m.
       Committee on Environment and Public Works
         To hold hearings to examine legislation to address the 
           risks associated with per-and polyfluoroalkyl 
           substances (PFAS).
                                                            SD-406
     10 a.m.
       Committee on Appropriations
       Subcommittee on Department of Defense
         To hold closed hearings to examine proposed budget 
           estimates and justification for fiscal year 2020 for 
           the Missile Defense Agency.
                                                           SVC-217
       Committee on the Judiciary
         To hold hearings to examine the nominations of Daniel 
           Aaron Bress, of California, to be United States Circuit 
           Judge for the Ninth Circuit, Michael S. Bogren, to be 
           United States District Judge for the Western District 
           of Michigan, Stephanie Dawkins Davis, to be United 
           States District Judge for the Eastern District of 
           Michigan, Jason K. Pulliam, to be United States 
           District Judge for the Western District of Texas, Frank 
           William Volk, to be United States District Judge for 
           the Southern District of West Virginia, and David 
           Austin Tapp, of Kentucky, to be a Judge of the United 
           States Court of Federal Claims.
                                                            SD-226
     10:15 a.m.
     Committee on Foreign Relations
         To hold closed hearings to examine the reconciliation 
           process in Afghanistan.
                                                           SVC-217
     2 p.m.
       Committee on Foreign Relations
         Business meeting to consider S. 178, to condemn gross 
           human rights violations of ethnic Turkic Muslims in 
           Xinjiang, and calling for an end to arbitrary 
           detention, torture, and harassment of these communities 
           inside and outside China, S. 249, to direct the 
           Secretary of State to develop a strategy to regain 
           observer status for Taiwan in the World Health 
           Organization, S. 1025, to provide humanitarian relief 
           to the Venezuelan people and Venezuelan migrants, to 
           advance a constitutional and democratic solution to 
           Venezuela's political crisis, to address Venezuela's 
           economic reconstruction, to combat public corruption, 
           narcotics trafficking, and money laundering, S. 1340, 
           to authorize activities to combat the Ebola outbreak in 
           the Democratic Republic of the Congo, H.R. 31, to 
           require certain additional actions in connection with 
           the national emergency with respect to Syria, S. Res. 
           74, marking the fifth anniversary of Ukraine's 
           Revolution of Dignity by honoring the bravery, 
           determination, and sacrifice of the people of Ukraine 
           during and since the Revolution, and condemning 
           continued Russian aggression against Ukraine, S. Res. 
           81, calling for accountability and justice for the 
           assassination of Boris Nemtsov, S. Res. 135, expressing 
           the gratitude and appreciation of the Senate for the 
           acts of heroism and valor by the members of the United 
           States Armed Forces who participated in the June 6, 
           1944, amphibious landing at Normandy, France, and 
           commending those individuals for leadership and bravery 
           in an operation that helped bring an end to World War 
           II, S. Res. 184, condemning the Easter Sunday terrorist 
           attacks in Sri Lanka, offering sincere condolences to 
           the victims, to their families and friends, and to the 
           people and nation of Sri Lanka, and expressing 
           solidarity and support for Sri Lanka, S. Res. 188, 
           encouraging a swift transfer of power by the military 
           to a civilian-led political authority in the Republic 
           of the Sudan, the nomination of Jeffrey L. Eberhardt, 
           of Wisconsin, to be Special Representative of the 
           President for Nuclear Nonproliferation, with the rank 
           of Ambassador, Department of State, and other pending 
           calendar business.
                                                             S-116
       Joint Economic Committee
         To hold hearings to examine the economic impacts of the 
           2020 Census and business uses of Federal data.
                                                          CHOB-210
     2:30 p.m.
       Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
       Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
         To hold hearings to examine reauthorization of the Small 
           Business Administration Office of Advocacy.
                                                            SD-106
       Committee on Veterans' Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine S. 123, to require the 
           Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into a contract 
           or other agreement with a third party to review 
           appointees in the Veterans Health Administration who 
           had a license terminated for cause by a State licensing 
           board for care or services rendered at a non-Veterans 
           Health Administration facility and to provide 
           individuals treated by such an appointee with notice if 
           it is determined that an episode of care or services to 
           which they received was below the standard of care, S. 
           221, to amend title 38, United States Code, to require 
           the Under Secretary of Health to report major adverse 
           personnel actions involving certain health care 
           employees to the National Practitioner Data Bank and to 
           applicable State licensing boards, S. 318, to authorize 
           the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish medically 
           necessary transportation for newborn children of 
           certain women veterans, S. 450, to require the 
           Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot 
           program to expedite the onboarding process for new 
           medical providers of the Department of Veterans 
           Affairs, to reduce the duration of the hiring process 
           for such medical providers, S. 514, to amend title 38, 
           United States Code, to improve the benefits and 
           services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs 
           to women veterans, S. 524, to establish the Department 
           of Veterans Affairs Advisory Committee on Tribal and 
           Indian Affairs, S. 711, to amend title 38, United 
           States Code, to expand eligibility for mental health 
           services from the Department of Veterans Affairs to 
           include members of the reserve components of

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           the Armed Forces, S. 746, to require the Secretary of 
           Veterans Affairs to conduct a study on the 
           accessibility of websites of the Department of Veterans 
           Affairs to individuals with disabilities, S. 785, to 
           improve mental health care provided by the Department 
           of Veterans Affairs, S. 805, to amend title 38, United 
           States Code, to improve the processing of veterans 
           benefits by the Department of Veterans Affairs, to 
           limit the authority of the Secretary of Veterans 
           Affairs to recover overpayments made by the Department 
           and other amounts owed by veterans to the United 
           States, to improve the due process accorded veterans 
           with respect to such recovery, S. 850, to extend the 
           authorization of appropriations to the Department of 
           Veterans Affairs for purposes of awarding grants to 
           veterans service organizations for the transportation 
           of highly rural veterans, S. 857, to amend title 38, 
           United States Code, to increase the amount of special 
           pension for Medal of Honor recipients, S. 980, to amend 
           title 38, United States Code, to improve the provision 
           of services for homeless veterans, S. 1101, to ensure 
           that only licensed health care providers furnish 
           disability examinations under a certain Department of 
           Veterans Affairs pilot program for use of contract 
           physicians for disability examinations, S. 1154, to 
           amend title 38, United States Code, to establish an 
           advisory committee on the implementation by the 
           Department of Veterans Affairs of an electronic health 
           record, an original bill entitled, ``Janey Ensminger 
           Act of 2019'', and an original bill to amend title 38, 
           United States Code, to extend the authority of the 
           Secretary of Veterans Affairs to continue to pay 
           educational assistance or subsistence allowances to 
           eligible persons when educational institutions are 
           temporarily closed.
                                                            SR-418

                                 MAY 23
     9 a.m.
       Committee on Armed Services
         Closed business meeting to markup the proposed National 
           Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2020.
                                                            SR-222
     9:30 a.m.
       Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine resources needed to protect 
           and secure the homeland.
                                                            SD-342
     9:45 a.m.
       Committee on Foreign Relations
       Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and International 
           Cybersecurity Policy
         To hold hearings to examine the Asia Reassurance 
           Initiative Act in action, focusing on the benefits of 
           economic diplomacy.
                                                            SD-419

                                 MAY 24
     9:30 a.m.
       Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
         To receive a briefing with the House Committee on 
           Financial Services on trade-based money laundering.
                                                         RHOB-2360