[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 124 (Tuesday, July 23, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D895-D897]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                             JULY 24, 2019

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine the 
expected nomination of David L. Norquist to be Deputy Secretary of 
Defense, 10 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: business 
meeting to consider S. 496, to preserve United States fishing 
heritage through a national program dedicated to training and 
assisting the next generation of commercial fishermen, S. 893, to 
require the President to develop a strategy to ensure the security 
of next generation mobile telecommunications systems and 
infrastructure in the United States and to assist allies and 
strategic partners in maximizing the security of next generation 
mobile telecommunications systems, infrastructure, and software, 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. 1341, to adopt a certain 
California flammability standard as a Federal flammability standard 
to protect against the risk of upholstered furniture flammability, 
S. 1349, to expand enrollment in TSA PreCheck to expedite commercial 
travel screening and improve airport security, S. 1625, to promote 
the deployment of commercial fifth-generation mobile networks and 
the sharing of information with communications providers in the 
United States regarding security risks to the networks of those 
providers, S. 1822, to require the Federal Communications Commission 
to issue rules relating to the collection of data with respect to 
the availability of broadband services, S. 1858, to ensure the Chief 
Information Office of the Consumer Product Safety Commission has a 
significant role in decisions related to information technology, 
proposed legislation entitled, ``Regional Ocean Partnership

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Act'', S. 2035, to require the Transportation Security 
Administration to develop a strategic plan to expand eligibility for 
the PreCheck Program to individuals with Transportation Worker 
Identification Credentials or Hazardous Materials Endorsements, S. 
2134, to extend the transfer of Electronic Travel Authorization 
System fees from the Travel Promotion Fund to the Corporation for 
Travel Promotion (Brand USA) through fiscal year 2027, and a 
promotion list in the Coast Guard; to be immediately followed by 
hearings to examine the nominations of Theodore Rokita, of Indiana, 
to be a Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors, Jennifer L. 
Homendy, of Virginia, and Michael Graham, of Kansas, both to be a 
Member of the National Transportation Safety Board, Carl Whitney 
Bentzel, of Maryland, to be a Federal Maritime Commissioner, Michael 
J.K. Kratsios, of South Carolina, to be an Associate Director of the 
Office of Science and Technology Policy, and Ian Paul Steff, of 
Indiana, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Director General 
of the United States and Foreign Commercial Service, 10:30 a.m., SH-
216.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: to hold hearings to 
examine the Theodore Roosevelt Genius Prize, focusing on innovative 
solutions to reduce human-predator conflict, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine the nominations 
of Brent James McIntosh, of Michigan, to be an Under Secretary, 
Brian Callanan, of New Jersey, to be General Counsel, and Brian 
McGuire, of New York, to be a Deputy Under Secretary, all of the 
Department of the Treasury, and Travis Greaves, of the District of 
Columbia, to be a Judge of the United States Tax Court for a term of 
fifteen years, 10:15 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine 
authorities for the use of military force, 10:15 a.m., SD-419.
  Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy, to hold hearings 
to examine confronting Ebola, focusing on addressing a 21st century 
global health crisis, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: business 
meeting to consider S. 2162, to require the Commissioner of U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection to annually hire at least 600 new 
Border Patrol agents, to report quarterly to Congress on the status 
of the Border Patrol workforce, and to conduct a comprehensive 
staffing analysis, S. 1976, to amend the FAST Act to improve the 
Federal permitting process, S. 2065, to require the Secretary of 
Homeland Security to publish an annual report on the use of deepfake 
technology, S. 2183, to require the Comptroller General of the 
United States to analyze certain legislation in order prevent 
duplication of and overlap with existing Federal programs, offices, 
and initiatives, S. 2177, to provide taxpayers with an improved 
understanding of Government programs through the disclosure of cost, 
performance, and areas of duplication among them, leverage existing 
data to achieve a functional Federal program inventory, S. 2169, to 
amend section 3116 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the 
applicability of the appointment limitations for students appointed 
under the expedited hiring authority for post-secondary students, S. 
2107, to increase the number of CBP Agriculture Specialists and 
support staff in the Office of Field Operations of U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection, S. 2193, to require the Administrator of General 
Services to issue guidance to clarify that Federal agencies may pay 
by charge card for the charging of Federal electric motor vehicles, 
S. 764, to provide for congressional approval of national emergency 
declarations, S. 439, to allow Members of Congress to opt out of the 
Federal Employees Retirement System, and allow Members who opt out 
of the Federal Employees Retirement System to continue to 
participate in the Thrift Savings Plan, S. 2119, to amend title 5, 
United States Code, to appropriately limit the authority to award 
bonuses to Federal employees, H.R. 2590, to require a Department of 
Homeland Security overseas personnel enhancement plan, H.R. 3305, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 2509 George Mason Drive in Virginia Beach, Virginia, as the 
``Ryan Keith Cox Post Office Building'', and the nominations of Chad 
F. Wolf, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, 
and Plans, and William Bryan, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary for 
Science and Technology, both of the Department of Homeland Security, 
Robert M. Duncan, of Kentucky, to be a Governor of the United States 
Postal Service, Ann C. Fisher, of the District of Columbia, and 
Ashley Jay Elizabeth Poling, of North Carolina, both to be a 
Commissioner of the Postal Regulatory Commission, Catherine Bird, of 
Texas, to be General Counsel of the Federal Labor Relations 
Authority, and Rainey R. Brandt, and Shana Frost Matini, both to be 
an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of 
Columbia, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: business meeting to consider S. 2159, 
to repeal the Act entitled ``An Act to confer jurisdiction on the 
State of North Dakota over offenses committed by or against Indians 
on the Devils Lake Indian Reservation''; to be immediately followed 
by a hearing to examine the nomination of E. Sequoyah Simermeyer, of 
Maryland, to be Chairman of the National Indian Gaming Commission, 
2:30 p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on Rules and Administration: to hold an oversight 
hearing to examine the Government Publishing Office, Office of the 
Inspector General, 11 a.m., SR-301.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: business meeting 
to markup an original bill entitled, ``Small Business Administration 
Reauthorization Act'', 2:30 p.m., S-115, Capitol.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on the Departments of 
Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, 
hearing entitled ``Oversight of the Unaccompanied Children Program: 
Ensuring the Safety of Children in HHS Care'', 9 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, 
budget and oversight hearing on the White House Office of Science 
and Technology Policy, 10:15 a.m., 2358-A Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on the Department of Homeland Security, oversight 
hearing on the U.S. Customs and Border Protection--Border Patrol, 2 
p.m., 2359 Rayburn.

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  Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, 
hearing entitled ``Bureau of Indian Education, Education 
Construction'', 3 p.m., 2008 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``The 
Costs of Climate Change: From Coasts to Heartland, Health to 
Security'', 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Environment and 
Climate Change, hearing entitled ``Building America's Clean Future: 
Pathways to Decarbonize the Economy'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce, hearing entitled 
``Legislation to Make Cars in America Safer'', 10:30 a.m., 2322 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``The Next Megabank? Examining the Proposed Merger of SunTrust and 
BB&T'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Middle East, 
North Africa, and International Terrorism, hearing entitled ``The 
FY20 Budget: State Department Counterterrorism and Countering 
Violent Extremism Bureau'', 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Oversight of the Report on the Investigation into Russian 
Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election: Former Special 
Counsel Robert S. Mueller, III'', 8:30 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
Resources, hearing on H.R. 934, the ``Health Benefits for Miners Act 
of 2019''; and H.R. 935, the ``Miners Pension Protection Act'', 10 
a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled 
``The Status of the Reclamation Fund and the Bureau of Reclamation's 
Future Infrastructure Funding Needs'', 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Reform, Subcommittee on Economic and 
Consumer Policy, hearing entitled ``Examining JUUL's Role in the 
Youth Nicotine Epidemic: Part I'', 9 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, hearing entitled 
``Beyond the Citizenship Question: Repairing the Damage and 
Preparing to Count `We the People' '', 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Environment, hearing entitled ``The Devil They 
Knew--PFAS Contamination and the Need for Corporate 
Accountability'', 2 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, Full Committee, hearing on H.R. 2203, the 
``Homeland Security Improvement Act''; and H.R. 3877, the 
``Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019'', 3 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Full Committee, 
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''; H.R. 3609, the ``Wind Energy Research and Development 
Act of 2019''; and H.R. 335, the ``South Florida Clean Coastal 
Waters Act of 2019'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Is 
the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act a Help or Hinderance to Main Street?'', 
11:30 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``True Transparency? Assessing Wait Times Five Years after 
Phoenix'', 10 a.m., HVC-210.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Former Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller, III on 
the Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential 
Election'', 12 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Modernizing Legislative Information Technologies: 
Lessons from the States'', 2 p.m., 2020 Rayburn.