[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 154 (Tuesday, September 24, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1061-D1063]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                           SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: to hold 
hearings to examine perspectives on the livestock and poultry 
sectors, 10 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to hold hearings 
to examine facilitating faster payments in the United States, 10 
a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold 
hearings to examine fishery failures, focusing on improving the 
disaster declaration and relief process, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: business meeting to 
consider S. 334, to authorize the construction of the Musselshell-
Judith Rural Water System and study of the Dry-Redwater Regional 
Water Authority System in the States of Montana and North Dakota, S. 
607, to amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to address 
insufficient compensation of employees and other personnel of the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, S. 860, to amend the Omnibus 
Public Land Management Act of 2009 to modify the terms of the 
Jackson Gulch rehabilitation project in Colorado, S. 990, to 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the 
implementation of the Platte River Recovery Implementation Program 
First Increment Extension for threatened and endangered species in 
the Central and Lower Platte River Basin, S. 1570, to provide 
flexibility to allow greater aquifer recharge, 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. 1751, to amend the Reclamation 
Project Act of 1939 to authorize pumped storage hydropower 
development utilizing multiple Bureau of Reclamation reservoirs, S. 
1758, to extend a repayment contract relating to the Purgatoire 
River Water Conservancy District and to authorize the District to 
develop an excess capacity contract to offset repayment costs, S. 
1821, to amend the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to 
provide for research on, and the development and deployment of, 
marine energy, S. 1882, to make available the continued use of Pick-
Sloan Missouri Basin Program project use power by the Kinsey 
Irrigation Company and the Sidney Water Users Irrigation District, 
S. 1931, to require the Administrator of the Western Area Power 
Administration to establish a pilot project to provide increased 
transparency for customers, S. 2044, to amend the Omnibus Public 
Land Management Act of 2009 to establish an Aging Infrastructure 
Account, to amend the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978 to 
provide additional funds under that Act, to establish a review of 
flood control rule curves pilot project within the Bureau of 
Reclamation, S. 2094 and H.R. 2114, bills to amend the Energy Policy 
and Conservation Act to provide Federal financial assistance to 
States to implement, review, and revise State energy security plans, 
S. 2095, to provide for certain programs and developments in the 
Department of Energy concerning the cybersecurity and 
vulnerabilities of, and physical threat to, the electric grid, S. 
2137, to promote energy savings in residential buildings and 
industry, S. 2300, to amend the Energy Independence and Security Act 
of 2007 to establish a program to incentivize innovation and to 
enhance the industrial competitiveness of the United States by 
developing technologies to reduce emissions of nonpower industrial 
sectors, S. 2332, to provide for the modernization of the electric 
grid, S. 2333, to provide for enhanced energy grid security, S. 
2334, to require the Secretary of Energy to establish the 21st 
Century Energy Workforce Advisory Board, S. 2335, to accelerate 
smart building development, and H.R. 1420, to amend the Energy 
Independence and Security Act of 2007 to promote energy efficiency 
via information and computing technologies, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: business meeting to 
consider S. 2260, to provide for the improvement of domestic 
infrastructure in order to prevent marine debris, S. 2099, to 
redesignate the Sullys Hill National Game Preserve in the State of 
North Dakota as the White Horse Hill National Game Preserve, the 
nominations of Aurelia Skipwith, of Indiana, to be Director of the 
United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Department

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of the Interior, and Katherine Andrea Lemos, of California, to be a 
Member of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, and to 
be Chairperson of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation 
Board, and 8 General Services Administration resolutions, 9:15 a.m., 
SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine United 
States policy in Mexico and Central America, focusing on ensuring 
effective policies to address the crisis at the border, 10:15 a.m., 
SD-419.
  Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 1590, to amend the 
State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to authorize rewards 
for thwarting wildlife trafficking linked to transnational organized 
crime, S. 1678, to express United States support for Taiwan's 
diplomatic alliances around the world, S. 1838, to amend the Hong 
Kong Policy Act of 1992, S. 2372, to enhance global engagement to 
combat marine debris, S. 2503, to reauthorize the United States 
Commission on International Religious Freedom, S. Res. 183, 
reaffirming the vital role of the United States-Japan alliance in 
promoting peace, stability, and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific 
region and beyond, S. Res. 236, reaffirming the strong partnership 
between Tunisia and the United States and supporting the people of 
Tunisia in their continued pursuit of democratic reforms, S. Res. 
277, remembering the 25th Anniversary of the bombing of the 
Argentine Israelite Mutual Association (AMIA) Jewish Community 
Center in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and recommitting to efforts to 
uphold justice for the 85 victims of the attacks, S. Res. 318, to 
support the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, and 
the Sixth Replenishment, the nominations of Adam Seth Boehler, of 
Louisiana, to be Chief Executive Officer of the United States 
International Development Finance Corporation, and Adrian Zuckerman, 
of New Jersey, to be Ambassador to Romania, Department of State, a 
routine list in the Foreign Service, and other pending calendar 
business, 1:30 p.m., S-116, Capitol.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold 
hearings to examine countering domestic terrorism, focusing on the 
evolving threat, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Danielle J. Hunsaker, of Oregon, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, William Joseph Nardini, of 
Connecticut, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Second 
Circuit, Jodi W. Dishman, to be United States District Judge for the 
Western District of Oklahoma, Sarah E. Pitlyk, to be United States 
District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri, and Daniel Mack 
Traynor, to be United States District Judge for the District of 
North Dakota, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: to hold hearings to examine toxic 
exposure, focusing on examining the Department of Veterans Affairs's 
presumptive disability decision-making process, 10 a.m., SR-418.
  Special Committee on Aging: to hold hearings to examine promoting 
healthy aging, focusing on living your best life long into your 
golden years, 10:15 a.m., SD-562.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, 
hearing entitled ``International Food Assistance Programs at USDA 
and USAID'', 10 a.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, hearing 
entitled ``Federal Trade Commission: Protecting Consumers and 
Fostering Competition in the 21st Century'', 10 a.m., 2362-B 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on the Departments of Labor, Health and Human 
Services, Education, and Related Agencies, hearing entitled 
``Investments in Medical Research at Five Institutes and Centers of 
the National Institutes of Health'', 10 a.m., 2358-C Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and 
Urban Development, and Related Agencies, hearing entitled 
``Oversight Hearing: FAA Aviation Certification'', 2 p.m., 2359 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, 
hearing entitled ``Status of the B61-12 Life Extension and W88 
Alteration-370 Programs'', 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``America's Infrastructure: Today's Gaps, Tomorrow's Opportunities, 
and the Need for Federal Investment'', 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Education and Labor, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 
2474, the ``Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019'', 10:15 
a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations, hearing entitled ``Sounding the Alarm: The Public 
Health Threats of E-Cigarettes'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Making Prescription 
Drugs More Affordable: Legislation to Negotiate a Better Deal for 
Americans'', 10:30 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Consumer 
Protection and Financial Institutions, hearing entitled ``Promoting 
Financial Stability: Assessing Threats to the U.S. Financial 
System'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Housing, Community Development, and Insurance, 
hearing entitled ``Protecting Seniors: A Review of the FHA's Home 
Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) Program'', 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Full Committee, markup on H. Res. 
543, recognizing Hong Kong's bilateral relationship with the United 
States, condemning the interference of the People's Republic of 
China in Hong Kong's affairs, and supporting the people of Hong 
Kong's right to protest; H.R. 3289, the ``Hong Kong Human Rights and 
Democracy Act of 2019''; H. Res. 517, supporting the Global Fund to 
fight AIDS, tuberculosis (TB), malaria, and its Sixth Replenishment; 
H. Res. 387, condemning continued violence against civilians by 
armed groups in the Central African Republic and supporting efforts 
to achieve a lasting political solution to the conflict; H. Res. 
552, calling on the Government of the Russian Federation to provide 
evidence of wrongdoing or to release United States citizen Paul 
Whelan; H.R. 4270,

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the ``PROTECT Hong Kong Act''; and H. Res. 521, commending the 
Government of Canada for upholding the rule of law and expressing 
concern over actions by the Government of the People's Republic of 
China in response to a request from the United States Government to 
the Government of Canada for the extradition of a Huawei 
Technologies Co., Ltd., executive, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security, and 
Trade, hearing entitled ``Assessing the Impact of Cutting Foreign 
Assistance to Central America'', 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Full Committee, markup on 
H.R.1975, the ``Cybersecurity Advisory Committee Authorization Act 
of 2019''; H.R.4432, the ``Protecting Critical Infrastructure 
Against Drones and Emerging Threats Act'', 10 a.m., 310 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Protecting America from Assault Weapons'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 
729, the ``Tribal Coastal Resiliency Act''; H.R. 925, the ``North 
American Wetlands Conservation Extension Act''; H.R. 1472, to rename 
the Homestead National Monument of America near Beatrice, Nebraska, 
as the Homestead National Historical Park; H.R. 1487, the ``Santa 
Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Boundary Adjustment Study 
Act''; H.R. 1492, the ``Yucca House National Monument Boundary 
Revision Act''; H.R. 1747, the ``National Fish Habitat Conservation 
Through Partnerships Act''; H.R. 2185, the ``District of Columbia 
Flood Prevention Act of 2019''; H.R. 3115, the ``Living Shorelines 
Act of 2019''; H.R. 3541, the ``Coastal State Climate Preparedness 
Act of 2019''; and H.R. 3596, the ``Keep America's Waterfronts 
Working Act'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States, hearing 
entitled ``Advance Appropriations: Protecting Tribal Communities 
from the Effects of a Government Shutdown'', 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Reform, Subcommittee on Government 
Operations, hearing entitled ``NextGen Feds: Recruiting the Next 
Generation of Public Servants'', 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Full Committee, 
markup on H.R. 4373, the ``Engineering Biology Research and 
Development Act of 2019''; H.R. 4372, the ``MSI STEM Achievement 
Act''; and H.R. 4355, the ``Identifying Outputs of Generative 
Adversarial Networks Act'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 4406, 
the ``Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act of 2019''; 
H.R. 4405, the ``Women's Business Centers Improvements Act of 
2019''; H.R. 4407, the ``SCORE for Small Business Act of 2019''; 
H.R. 4387, to establish Growth Accelerator Fund Competition within 
the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes, 11:30 
a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management, 
hearing entitled ``Landlord and Tenant: The Trump Administration's 
Oversight of the Trump International Hotel Lease'', 10 a.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, hearing 
entitled ``Coast Guard and Port Infrastructure: Built to Last?'', 2 
p.m., 2253 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Health, hearing 
entitled ``MISSION Critical: Care in the Community Update'', 10 
a.m., HVC-210.