[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 162 (Tuesday, October 15, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1105-D1106]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                            OCTOBER 16, 2019

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold 
hearings to examine feeding America, focusing on making sustainable 
offshore aquaculture a reality, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: to hold hearings to 
examine the impacts of diseases on wildlife conservation and 
management, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine United 
States-Iran policy, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of 
Carmen G. Cantor, of Puerto Rico, to be Ambassador to the Federated 
States of Micronesia, Michael George DeSombre, of Illinois, to be 
Ambassador to the Kingdom of Thailand, Sung Y. Kim, of California, 
to be Ambassador to the Republic of Indonesia, Morse H. Tan, of 
Illinois, to be Ambassador at Large for Global Criminal Justice, and 
Kelley Eckels Currie, of Georgia, to be Ambassador at Large for 
Global Women's Issues, all of the Department of State, and other 
pending nominations; to be immediately followed by a Subcommittee on 
East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy 
hearing to examine the Asia Reassurance Initiative Act in action, 
focusing on implementation and the Indo-Pacific strategy, 2 p.m., 
SD-419.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: to hold an oversight hearing to 
examine lending opportunities, focusing on homeownership in Indian 
country, 2:30 p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Barbara Lagoa, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the Eleventh Circuit, Robert J. Luck, to be United States Circuit 
Judge for the Eleventh Circuit, Sylvia Carreno-Coll, to be United 
States District Judge for the District of Puerto Rico, John M. 
Gallagher, to be United States District Court for the Eastern 
District of Pennsylvania, and Sherri A. Lydon, to be United States 
District Judge for the District of South Carolina, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Special Committee on Aging: to hold hearings to examine fall 
prevention, focusing on national, state, and local solutions to 
better support seniors, 9:30 a.m., SD-562.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, 
Science, and Related Agencies, hearing entitled ``NASA's Proposal to 
Advance the Next Moon Landing by Four Years'', 9:45 a.m., 2362-B 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies, hearing entitled ``Food and 
Nutrition Service: Policy and Program Overview'', 10 a.m., 2362-A 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on the Departments of Labor, Health and Human 
Services, Education, and Related Agencies, hearing entitled ``E-
cigarettes: An Emerging Threat to Public Health'', 10 a.m., 2358-C 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Intelligence and 
Emerging Threats and Capabilities; and Subcommittee on Readiness, 
joint hearing entitled ``Resiliency of Military Installations to 
Emerging Threats'', 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Strengthening Our Fiscal Toolkit: Policy Options to Improve 
Economic Resiliency'', 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Education and Labor, Subcommittee on Civil Rights and 
Human Services, hearing entitled ``Examining the USDA's Proposed 
Cuts to Free School Meals'', 2 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Communications 
and Technology; and Subcommittee on

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Consumer Protection and Commerce, joint hearing entitled ``Fostering 
a Healthier Internet to Protect Consumers'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Legislation to Reverse 
the Youth Tobacco Epidemic'', 10:30 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Who is Standing Up for Consumers? A Semi-Annual Review of the 
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Housing, Community Development, and Insurance; and 
Subcommittee on National Security, International Development and 
Monetary Policy, hearing entitled ``Protecting America: The 
Reauthorization of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program'', 2 p.m., 
2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Middle East, 
North Africa, and International Terrorism, hearing entitled ``Syria 
Study Group: Recommendations for U.S. Policy'', 2 p.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Public-Private Initiatives to Secure the Supply Chain'', 10 a.m., 
310 Cannon.
  Committee on House Administration, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 
4617, the ``Stopping Harmful Interference in Elections for a Lasting 
Democracy Act'', 2 p.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 3942, 
the ``Preventing Online Sales of E-Cigarettes to Children Act''; 
H.R. 886, the ``Veteran Treatment Court Coordination Act of 2019''; 
H.R. 835, the ``Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act of 2019''; H.R. 4258, the 
``Reauthorizing Security for Supreme Court Justices Act of 2019''; 
H.R. 3713, to amend title 28, United States Code, provide an 
additional place for holding court for the Western District of 
Washington, and for other purposes; and H.R. 1123, the ``Divisional 
Realignment for the Eastern District of Arkansas Act of 2019'', 10 
a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee for Indigenous 
Peoples of the United States, hearing on H.R. 3160, the ``Blackwater 
Trading Post Land Transfer Act''; and S. 46, the ``Klamath Tribe 
Judgment Fund Repeal Act'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Small Business, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``SBA Management Review: SBA IG Report on the Most Serious 
Management and Performance Challenges Facing the SBA'', 11:30 a.m., 
2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Highways and Transit, hearing entitled ``Examining the Future of 
Transportation Network Companies: Challenges and Opportunities'', 10 
a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 
4625, the ``Protect the GI Bill Act''; H.R. 3749, the ``Legal 
Services for Homeless Veterans Act''; H.R. 4613, the ``VA Reporting 
Transparency Act''; H.R. 4477, the ``Reducing High Risk to Veterans 
and Veterans Services Act''; H.R. 4162, the ``GI Bill Planning Act 
of 2019''; and H.R. 561, the ``Protecting Business Opportunities for 
Veterans Act of 2019'', 10 a.m., HVC-210.
  Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled 
``Broken Promises: Assessing VA's Systems for Protecting Veterans 
from Clinical Harm'', 2 p.m., HVC-210.
  Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``The House Calendar and Schedule: Evaluating 
Practices and Challenges'', 10 a.m., H-313 Capitol.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: to hold hearings to examine measuring 
economic inequality in the United States, 2:15 p.m., 2020, Rayburn 
Building.