[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 113 (Monday, July 8, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D787-D789]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                  Week of July 9 through July 12, 2019

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senate will continue consideration of the nomination of 
Daniel Aaron Bress, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge 
for the Ninth Circuit, post-cloture, and vote on confirmation of the 
nomination at 4:30 p.m.
  Following disposition of the nomination of Daniel Aaron Bress, Senate 
will vote on the motions to invoke cloture on the nominations of T. 
Kent Wetherell II, to be United States District Judge for the Northern 
District of Florida, Damon Ray Leichty, to be United States District 
Judge for the Northern District of Indiana, and J. Nicholas Ranjan, to 
be United States District Judge for the Western District of 
Pennsylvania.
  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 Armed Services: July 9, Subcommittee on Emerging 
Threats and Capabilities, to hold hearings to examine implementation 
of the National Defense Strategy in the United States Southern 
Command area of responsibility, 3 p.m., SR-222.
  July 10, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending 
military nominations, 10 a.m., SR-222.
  July 11, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Gen. Mark A. Milley, for reappointment to the grade of 
General, and to be Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in the 
United States Army, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: July 11, to hold 
hearings to examine the Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the 
Congress, 10 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: July 9, 
Subcommittee on Aviation and Space, to hold hearings to examine NASA 
exploration plans, focusing on where we have been and where we are 
going, 3 p.m., SD-562.
  July 10, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 149, to 
establish a Senior Scams Prevention Advisory Council, S. 153, to 
promote veteran involvement in STEM education, computer science, and 
scientific research, S. 384, to require the Secretary of Commerce, 
acting through the Director of the National Institute of Standards 
and Technology, to help facilitate the adoption of composite 
technology in infrastructure in the United States, S. 553, to direct 
the Secretary of Commerce to establish a working group to recommend 
to Congress a definition of blockchain technology, S. 1148, to amend 
title 49, United States Code, to require the Administrator of the 
Federal Aviation Administration to give preferential consideration 
to individuals who have successfully completed air traffic 
controller training and veterans when hiring air traffic control 
specialists, S. 1342, to require the Under Secretary for Oceans and 
Atmosphere to update periodically the environmental sensitivity 
index products of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration for each coastal area of the Great Lakes, S. 1427, to 
amend the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act to 
improve the Network for Manufacturing Innovation Program, S. 1601, 
to direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue a rule requiring 
all new passenger motor vehicles to be equipped with a child safety 
alert system, S. 1611, to ensure appropriate prioritization, 
spectrum planning, and interagency coordination to support the 
Internet of Things, S. 1694, to require any Federal agency that 
issues licenses to conduct activities in outer space to include in 
the requirements for such licenses an agreement relating to the 
preservation and protection of the Apollo 11 landing site, S. 1881, 
to provide PreCheck to certain severely injured or disabled 
veterans, and the nominations of Stephen M. Dickson, of Georgia, to 
be Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, Michelle A. 
Schultz, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Surface 
Transportation Board, and a routine list in the Coast Guard, 10 
a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: July 9, Subcommittee on 
Energy, to hold hearings to examine S. 1602, to amend the United 
States Energy Storage Competitiveness Act of 2007 to establish a 
research, development, and demonstration program for grid-scale 
energy storage systems, S. 1593, to require the Secretary of Energy 
to establish an energy storage research program, a demonstration 
program, and a technical assistance and grant program, S. 1183, to 
establish an energy storage and microgrid grant and technical 
assistance program, S. 1741, to direct the Secretary of Energy to 
establish a program to advance energy storage deployment by reducing 
the cost of energy storage through research, development, and 
demonstration, S. 2048, to require the Secretary of Energy to 
establish a demonstration initiative focused on the development of 
long-duration energy storage technologies, including a joint program 
to be established in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, S. 
1685, to require the Secretary of Energy to establish a program for 
the research, development, and demonstration of commercially viable 
technologies for the capture of carbon dioxide produced during the 
generation of natural gas-generated power, S. 143, to authorize the 
Department of Energy to conduct collaborative research with the 
Department of Veterans Affairs in order to improve healthcare 
services for veterans in the United States, S. 983, to amend the 
Energy Conservation and Production Act to reauthorize the 
weatherization assistance program, S. 1857, to amend the National 
Energy Conservation Policy Act to improve Federal energy and water 
performance requirements for Federal buildings and establish a 
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Energy Management Program, S. 1064, to require the Secretary of 
Energy to conduct a study on the national security implications of 
building ethane and other natural-gas-liquids-related petrochemical 
infrastructure in the United States, and H.R. 1138, to reauthorize 
the West Valley demonstration project, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  July 11, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine evolving 
global natural gas markets, the increasingly important role of 
United States liquefied natural gas, and the competitive outlook, 10 
a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: July 10, to hold 
hearings to examine investing in America's surface transportation 
infrastructure, focusing on the need for a multi-year 
reauthorization bill, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: July 10, to hold hearings to 
examine defense cooperation, focusing on the use of emergency 
authorities under the Arms Export Control Act, 10:15 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on the Judiciary: July 9, to hold hearings to examine 
protecting innocence in a digital world, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  July 11, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 1273, to 
amend title 17, United States Code, to establish an alternative 
dispute resolution program for copyright small claims, S. 1883, to 
improve the prohibitions on money laundering, and the nominations of 
Douglas Russell Cole, and Matthew Walden McFarland, both to be a 
United States District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio, 
Robert Anthony Molloy, to be Judge for the District Court of the 
Virgin Islands, Kea Whetzal Riggs, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of New Mexico, and Monica David Morris, of 
Florida, to be a Commissioner of the United States Parole 
Commission, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: July 9, to hold closed hearings 
to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  July 11, Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing on certain 
intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.
  Special Committee on Aging: July 10, to hold hearings to examine 
how the special diabetes program is changing the lives of Americans 
with Type 1 diabetes, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, July 11, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Building Opportunity in Rural America through Affordable, 
Reliable and High-Speed Broadband'', 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, July 10, Subcommittee on State, 
Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, hearing entitled ``United 
States Efforts to Counter Russian Disinformation and Malign 
Influence'', 10 a.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  July 11, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs, hearing entitled ``Management Challenges and Oversight of 
Department of State and United States Agency for International 
Development Programs'', 10 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  July 11, Subcommittee on Defense, hearing entitled ``Southern 
Command'', 2 p.m., H-140 Capitol.
  Committee on Education and Labor, July 11, Subcommittee on 
Workforce Protections, hearing entitled ``From the Fields to the 
Factories: Preventing Workplace Injury and Death from Excessive 
Heat'', 10:15 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, July 12, Subcommittee on Energy, 
hearing entitled ``Keeping the Lights On: Addressing Cyber Threats 
to The Grid'', 9:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, July 10, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Monetary Policy and the State of the Economy'' 10 a.m., 
2128 Rayburn.
  July 10, Subcommittee on Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship, 
and Capital Markets, hearing entitled ``Building a Sustainable and 
Competitive Economy: An Examination of Proposals to Improve 
Environmental, Social, and Governance Disclosures'', 2 p.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, July 11, Subcommittee on the Western 
Hemisphere, Civilian Security, and Trade, hearing entitled ``Human 
Rights in Cuba: Beyond the Veneer of Reform'', 10 a.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  July 11, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
entitled ``The State Department and USAID FY 2020 Operations 
Budget'', 3 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, July 10, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``About Face: Examining the Department of Homeland 
Security's Use of Facial Recognition and Other Biometric 
Technologies'', 10 a.m., 310 Cannon.
  July 11, Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and 
Recovery, hearing entitled ``Road to Recovery: Puerto Rico and the 
U.S. Virgin Islands after Hurricanes Irma and Maria'', 10 a.m., 310 
Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, July 10, Subcommittee on Crime, 
Terrorism, and Homeland Security, hearing entitled ``Marijuana Laws 
in America: Racial Justice and the Need for Reform'', 10 a.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  July 12, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Lessons from the 
Mueller Report, Part III: Constitutional Processes for Addressing 
Presidential Misconduct'', 9 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, July 10, Subcommittee on National 
Parks, Forests, and Public Lands, hearing on H.R. 252, the 
``Pershing County Economic Development and Conservation Act''; H.R. 
1475, the ``LOTTERY Act''; H.R. 2199, the ``Central Coast Heritage 
Protection Act''; H.R. 2215 , the ``San Gabriel Mountains Foothills 
and Rivers Protection Act''; H.R. 2250, the ``Northwest California 
Wilderness, Recreation, and Working Forests Act''; H.R. 2546, the 
``Colorado Wilderness Act of 2019''; and H.R. 2642, the ``Wild 
Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act'', 10 a.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  July 11, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, hearing 
entitled ``The Future of the Federal Coal Program'', 10 a.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  July 11, Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States, 
hearing entitled ``Tribal Infrastructure: Roads, Bridges, and 
Buildings'', 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.

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  Committee on Oversight and Reform, July 10, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``The Trump Administration's Attack on the ACA: 
Reversal in Court Case Threatens Health Care for Millions of 
Americans'', 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  July 10, Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, hearing 
entitled ``Kids in Cages: Inhumane Treatment at the Border'', 2 
p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  July 11, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Identifying, 
Preventing, and Treating Childhood Trauma: A Pervasive Public Health 
Issue That Needs Greater Federal Attention'', 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  July 12, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``The Trump 
Administration's Child Separation Policy: Substantiated Allegations 
of Mistreatment'', 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, July 10, Full Committee, continue hearing on 
H.R. 2500, the ``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2020'', 3 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, July 10, Subcommittee 
on Space and Aeronautics, hearing entitled ``A Review of NASA's 
Plans for the International Space Station and Future Activities in 
Low Earth Orbit'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  July 10, Subcommittee on Energy, markup on H.R. 3597, the ``Solar 
Energy Research and Development Act of 2019''; H.R. 3607, the 
``Fossil Energy Research and Development Act of 2019''; and H.R. 
3609, the ``Wind Energy Research and Development Act of 2019'', 2 
p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  July 11, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Earth's Thermometers: 
Glacial and Ice Sheet Melt in a Changing Climate'', 10 a.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  July 11, Subcommittee on Research and Technology, hearing entitled 
``Bumper to Bumper: The Need for a National Surface Transportation 
Research Agenda'', 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, July 10, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Continuing to Serve: From Military to Entrepreneur'', 
11:30 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  July 11, Subcommittee on Investigations, Oversight, and 
Regulations, hearing entitled ``SBA Management and Oversight of 
SCORE'', 11 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, July 10, Full 
Committee, hearing entitled ``Water Resources Development Acts: 
Status of Implementation and Assessing the Future Needs'', 10 a.m., 
2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, July 10, Subcommittee on Economic 
Opportunity, hearing entitled ``Economic Well-being of Women 
Veterans'', 10 a.m., HVC-210.
  July 10, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``The Cost of 
Caring'', 2 p.m., HVC-210.
  July 11, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 2942, to direct the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out the Women's Health 
Transition Training pilot program through at least fiscal year 2020, 
and for other purposes; H.R. 2943, to direct the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to make all fact sheets of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs in English and Spanish; and H.R. 3504, to amend 
title 38, United States Code, to provide for improvements to the 
specially adapted housing program of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, and for other purposes, 10 a.m., HVC-210.
  Committee on Ways and Means, July 10, Full Committee, markup on 
H.R. 397, the ``Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act of 
2019'', 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress, July 11, Full 
Committee, hearing entitled ``Fostering the Next Generation of 
Leaders: Setting Members up for Success'', 2 p.m., 2020 Rayburn.