[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 148 (Monday, September 16, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1012-D1015]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

            Week of September 17 through September 20, 2019

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senate will continue consideration of the nomination of 
John Rakolta, Jr., of Michigan, to be Ambassador to the United Arab 
Emirates, post-cloture, and vote on confirmation of the nomination at 
12 noon.
   Following disposition of the nomination of John Rakolta, Jr., Senate 
will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Kenneth 
A. Howery, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Sweden. If 
cloture is invoked on the nomination, Senate will vote on confirmation 
of the nomination at 3:30 p.m.
   Following disposition of the nomination of Kenneth A. Howery, Senate 
will vote on the motions to invoke cloture on the nominations of Robert 
A. Destro, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of State for 
Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Brent James McIntosh, of Michigan, 
to be an Under Secretary of the Treasury, and Brian Callanan, of New 
Jersey, to be General Counsel for the Department of the Treasury.
  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 Appropriations: September 17, Subcommittee on 
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, 
business meeting to markup an original bill making appropriations 
for the Department of Transportation, the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2020, 11:30 a.m., SD-192.
  September 17, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General 
Government, business meeting to markup an original bill making 
appropriations for Financial Services and General Government for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, 2:15 p.m., SD-124.
  September 17, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food 
and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, business meeting to 
markup an original bill making appropriations for the Department of 
Agriculture, Rural Development, the Food and Drug Administration, 
and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, 
3 p.m., SD-192.
  September 19, Full Committee, business meeting to markup an 
original bill making appropriations for Transportation, Housing and 
Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2020, an original bill making appropriations for 
Agriculture, Rural Development, and related agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2020, and an original bill making 
appropriations for Financial Services and General Government for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, 10:30 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Armed Services: September 17, Subcommittee on 
Emerging Threats and Capabilities, to hold hearings to examine the 
situation in Southeastern Europe, 3 p.m., SR-222.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: September 18, 
to hold hearings to examine mass violence, extremism, and digital 
responsibility, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: September 17, to hold 
hearings to examine the sourcing and use of minerals needed for 
clean energy technologies, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: September 18, to hold 
hearings to examine improving American economic competitiveness 
through water resources infrastructure, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: September 18, to hold hearings to 
examine United States policy in the Indo-Pacific region, focusing on 
Hong Kong, alliances and partnerships, and other issues, 10 a.m., 
SD-419.
  September 18, Full Committee, business meeting to consider the 
nominations of Andrew P. Bremberg, of Virginia, to be Representative 
of the United States of America to the Office of the United Nations 
and Other International Organizations in Geneva, with the rank of 
Ambassador, John Leslie Carwile, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to 
the Republic of Latvia, Anthony F. Godfrey, of Virginia, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of Serbia, Doug Manchester, of 
California, to be Ambassador to the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, 
Erin Elizabeth McKee, of California, to be Ambassador to the 
Independent State of Papua New Guinea, and to serve concurrently and 
without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Solomon Islands 
and Ambassador to the Republic of Vanuatu, Herro Mustafa, of 
California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Bulgaria, and Adrian 
Zuckerman, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador to Romania, all of the 
Department of State, 1:30 p.m., S-116, Capitol.
  September 18, Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Transnational 
Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global 
Women's Issues, to hold hearings to examine United States-Colombia 
relations, focusing on new opportunities to reinforce and strengthen 
the bilateral relationship, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  September 19, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Marshall Billingslea, of Virginia, to be an Under 
Secretary of State (Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights), 
Adam Seth Boehler, of Louisiana, to be Chief Executive Officer of 
the United States International Development Finance Corporation, 
Darrell E. Issa, of California, to be Director of the Trade and 
Development Agency, and Michael Pack, of Maryland, to be Chief 
Executive Officer of the Broadcasting Board of Governors, 9:30 a.m., 
SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: September 19, 
to hold hearings to examine the nomination of Eugene Scalia, of 
Virginia, to be Secretary of Labor, 9 a.m., SD-430.

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  Committee on Indian Affairs: September 18, to hold hearings to 
examine the Government Accountability Office report on tribal access 
to spectrum, focusing on promoting communications services in Indian 
country, 2:30 p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: September 17, to hold hearings to 
examine Holocaust-era insurance claims, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  September 17, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and 
Consumer Rights, to hold an oversight hearing to examine enforcement 
of the antitrust laws, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
  September 19, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 
2132, to promote security and provide justice for United States 
victims of international terrorism, S. 2281, to amend chapter 11 of 
title 35, United States Code, to require the voluntary collection of 
demographic information for patent applications, and the nominations 
of Halil Suleyman Ozerden, of Mississippi, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit, David B. Barlow, to be United 
States District Judge for the District of Utah, John Fitzgerald 
Kness, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District 
of Illinois, R. Austin Huffaker, Jr., to be United States District 
Judge for the Middle District of Alabama, Lee Philip Rudofsky, to be 
United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas, 
Justin Reed Walker, to be United States District Judge for the 
Western District of Kentucky, Eleni Maria Roumel, of Maryland, to be 
a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims, and Kenneth 
Charles Canterbury, Jr., of South Carolina, to be Director, Bureau 
of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, W. Stephen Muldrow, 
to be United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico, 
Michael D. Baughman, to be United States Marshal for the Western 
District of Pennsylvania, Kerry Lee Pettingill, to be United States 
Marshal for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, and Fernando L. G. 
Sablan, to be United States Marshal for the District of Guam and 
concurrently United States Marshal for the District of the Northern 
Mariana Islands, all of the Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: September 17, to hold closed 
hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, September 19, Subcommittee on General 
Farm Commodities and Risk Management; and Subcommittee and Livestock 
and Foreign Agriculture, joint hearing entitled ``To Review the 
Implementation of Federal Farm and Disaster Programs'', 10 a.m., 
1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, September 18, Subcommittee on the 
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and 
Related Agencies, hearing entitled ``Oversight Hearing: Mental 
Health Needs of Children in HHS Custody'', 10 a.m., 2358-C Rayburn.
  September 19, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and 
Related Agencies, hearing entitled ``Science, Technology, 
Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Engagement'', 10 a.m., H-309 
Capitol.
  September 19, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related 
Agencies, hearing entitled ``Marine Debris: Impacts on Ecosystems 
and Species'', 10:30 a.m., 2008 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, September 18, Subcommittee on 
Military Personnel, hearing entitled ``Shattered Families, Shattered 
Service: Taking Military Domestic Violence Out of the Shadows'', 2 
p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, September 19, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Solutions to Rising Economic Inequality'', 10 a.m., 210 
Cannon.
  Committee on Education and Labor, September 18, Full Committee, 
markup on H.R. 4334, the ``Dignity in Aging Act of 2019''; and H.R. 
4301, the ``School Shooting Safety and Preparedness Act'', 10:15 
a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  September 19, Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce 
Investment, hearing entitled ``Broken Promises: Examining the Failed 
Implementation of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program'', 
10:15 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  September 19, Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Human Services, 
hearing entitled ``Examining the Policies and Priorities of the 
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Office of 
Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP)'', 2 p.m., 2175 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, September 18, Subcommittee on 
Environment and Climate Change, hearing entitled ``Building a 100 
Percent Clean Economy: Pathways to Net Zero Industrial Emissions'', 
10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  September 19, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, 
hearing entitled ``Protecting Unaccompanied Children: The Ongoing 
Impact of the Trump Administration's Cruel Policies'', 10 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  September 19, Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce, 
hearing entitled ``Profits Over Consumers: Exposing How 
Pharmaceutical Companies Game the System'', 10:30 a.m., 2322 
Rayburn.
  September 20, Subcommittee on Energy, hearing entitled ``Building 
a 100 Percent Clean Economy: Solutions for the U.S. Building 
Sector'', 9 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, September 18, Full Committee, 
markup on H.R. 123, the ``FHA Additional Credit Pilot Program 
Reauthorization Act''; H.R. 132, the ``North America Development 
Bank Improvement Act of 2019''; H.R. 4029, the ``Tribal Eligibility 
for Homeless Assistance Grants Act of 2019''; H.R. 4067, the 
``Financial Inclusion in Banking Act of 2019''; H.R. 4242, the 
``Greater Accountability in Pay Act of 2019''; H.R. 4300, the 
``Fostering Stable Housing Opportunities Act of 2019''; H.R. 4302, 
the ``Facilitating Access to Homeless Assistance Act of 2019''; H.R. 
4328, the ``Protecting Innocent Consumers Affected by a Shutdown 
Act''; H.R. 4329, the ``ESG Disclosure Simplification Act of 2019''; 
legislation to amend the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 to 
allow for the SEC to seek and Federal courts to grant restitution to 
investors and disgorgement of unjust enrichment; legislation on the 
8-K Trading Gap Act of 2019; and legislation on the

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Corporate Management Accountability Act of 2019, 10 a.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, September 18, Subcommittee on 
Europe, Eurasia, Energy, and the Environment; and the Full Committee 
of the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, joint hearing 
entitled ``Voices Leading the Next Generation on the Global Climate 
Crisis'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  September 18, Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and 
Nonproliferation, hearing entitled ``U.S. Interests in East Asia and 
the Pacific and the FY20 Budget'', 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  September 18, Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and 
International Terrorism; and the Subcommittee on Intelligence and 
Counterterrorism of the House Committee on Homeland Security, 
hearing entitled ``Meeting the Challenge of White Nationalist 
Terrorism at Home and Abroad'', 2 p.m., 310 Cannon.
  September 19, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``The Trump 
Administration's Afghanistan Policy'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, September 19, Subcommittee on 
Transportation and Maritime Security, hearing entitled ``The 
Northern Northern Border: Homeland Security Priorities in the 
Arctic, Part I'', 2 p.m., 310 Cannon.
  Committee on House Administration, September 18, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Oversight of the Smithsonian Institution'', 9 
a.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on the Judiciary, September 18, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Oversight of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act'', 
10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  September 19, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Oversight Hearing 
on Policing Practices'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  September 20, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Member Day 
Hearing'', 9 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, September 18, Full Committee, 
markup on H.R. 182, to extend the authorization for the Cape Cod 
National Seashore Advisory Commission; H.R. 263, to rename the 
Oyster Bay National Wildlife Refuge as the Congressman Lester Wolff 
Oyster Bay National Wildlife Refuge; H.R. 473, to authorize the 
Every Word We Utter Monument to establish a commemorative work in 
the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes; 
H.R. 560, the ``Northern Mariana Islands Residents Relief Act''; 
H.R. 737, the ``Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act of 2019''; H.R. 
1023, the ``Great Lakes Fishery Research Authorization Act of 
2019''; H.R. 1218, the ``American Fisheries Advisory Committee 
Act''; H.R. 1314, the ``Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation 
System Act Amendments of 2019''; H.R. 1380, the ``Big Cat Public 
Safety Act''; H.R. 1446, the ``Multinational Species Conservation 
Funds Semipostal Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2019''; H.R. 2189, the 
``Digital Coast Act''; H.R. 2245, the ``CECIL 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''; H.R. 2490, to 
amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the 
Interior to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the 
Chief Standing Bear National Historic Trail, and for other purposes; 
and H.R. 2819, the ``Gold Star Families National Monument Extension 
Act'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  September 19, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, 
hearing on H.R. 496, the ``Sinkhole Mapping Act of 2019''; H.R. 
2485, the ``Federal Land Asset Inventory Reform Act of 2019''; H.R. 
2640, the ``Buffalo Tract Protection Act''; H.R. 4026, the 
``Enhancing Geothermal Production on Federal Lands Act''; and H.R. 
4299, the ``Data Preservation Act of 2019'', 10 a.m., 1334 
Longworth.
  September 19, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public 
Lands, hearing on H.R. 3458, the ``Recreation Not Red Tape''; and 
H.R. 3879, the ``SOAR Act'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  September 19, Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United 
States, hearing on H.R. 1312, the ``Yurok Lands Act of 2019''; S. 
216, the ``Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation 
Equitable Compensation Act''; H.R. 3846, the ``Safeguard Tribal 
Objects of Patrimony Act of 2019''; and H.R. 4153, the ``Health Care 
Access for Urban Native Veterans Act'', 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Reform, September 18, Subcommittee on 
Government Operations, hearing entitled ``Overseeing the Overseers: 
Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency at 10 
Years'', 11 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  September 19, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``H.R. 51: Making 
D.C. the 51st State'', 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  September 20, Subcommittee on National Security; and the 
Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, joint hearing 
entitled ``Confronting Violent White Supremacy (Part III): 
Addressing the Transnational Terrorist Threat'', 9 a.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, September 18, 
Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, hearing entitled ``Developing 
Core Capabilities for Deep Space Exploration: An Update on NASA's 
SLS, Orion, and Exploration Ground Systems'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  September 18, Subcommittee on Energy, hearing entitled ``The Next 
Mile: Technology Pathways to Accelerate Sustainability within the 
Transportation Sector'', 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  September 19, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Science and 
Technology at the Environmental Protection Agency'', 10 a.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, September 18, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``The Role of the SBA's 8(a) Program in Enhancing Economic 
Opportunities'', 11:30 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  September 19, Subcommittee on Innovation and Workforce 
Development, hearing entitled ``SBA Programs Spurring Innovation'', 
2 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, September 18, 
Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment,

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hearing entitled ``The Administration's Priorities and Policy 
Initiatives Under the Clean Water Act'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, September 18, Full Committee, 
business meeting to Reauthorize the Women Veterans' Task Force, 2 
p.m., HVC-210.
  September 18, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Critical Impact: 
How Barriers to Hiring at VA Affect Patient Care and Access'', 2:05 
p.m., HVC-210.
  September 19, Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial 
Affairs, hearing entitled ``Update on VA Contracted Exams, Quality 
Review Process, and Service to Rural Veterans'', 10:30 a.m., HVC-
210.
  September 19, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, 
hearing entitled ``Examining VA's Overpayments and Collection 
Processes'', 2 p.m., HVC-210.
  Committee on Ways and Means, September 19, Subcommittee on 
Oversight, hearing entitled ``How the Tax Code Subsidizes Hate'', 10 
a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress, September 19, 
Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Recommendations for Improving the 
Budget and Appropriations Process: A Look at the Work of the Joint 
Select Committee'', 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: September 18, to hold hearings to 
examine gun violence in America, focusing on understanding and 
reducing the costs of firearm injuries and deaths, 2:15 p.m., 210, 
Cannon Building.