[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 163 (Wednesday, October 16, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1118-D1119]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                            OCTOBER 17, 2019

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: to hold 
hearings to examine implementing the 2018 Farm Bill, 10 a.m., SR-
328A.
  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Financial Services 
and General Government, to hold an oversight hearing to examine the 
Federal Communications Commission, focusing on the spectrum auctions 
program, 10 a.m., SD-138.
  Committee on Armed Services: to hold closed hearings to examine 
the situation in Syria and the wider region, 9 a.m., SVC-217.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to hold hearings 
to examine the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's semi-annual 
report to Congress, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee 
on Security, to hold hearings to examine improving security at 
America's airports, focusing on stakeholder perspectives, 10:30 
a.m., SD-562.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hearings to 
examine the status of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and related 
energy security issues, 10:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: Subcommittee on Clean 
Air and Nuclear Safety, to hold hearings to examine reducing 
emissions while driving economic growth, focusing on industry-led 
initiatives, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider S. 2132, 
to promote security and provide justice for United States victims of 
international terrorism, S. 2511, to amend title 40, United States 
Code, to provide the Marshal of the Supreme Court of the United 
States and Supreme Court Police with the authority to protect the 
Chief Justice of the United States, any Associate Justice of the 
Supreme Court, and other individuals in any location, 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, Danielle J. Hunsaker, of Oregon, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, Steven J. Menashi, to be United 
States Circuit Judge for the Second 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, Karen Spencer Marston, to be United 
States District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 
Richard Earnest Myers II, to be United States District Judge for the 
Eastern District of North Carolina, Sarah E. Pitlyk, to be United 
States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri, Anuraag 
Singhal, to be United States District Judge for the Southern 
District of Florida, Daniel Mack Traynor, to be United States 
District Judge for the District of North Dakota, and David M. 
DeVillers, to be United States Attorney for the Southern District of 
Ohio, Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SD-226.

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                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Biotechnology, 
Horticulture, and Research, hearing entitled ``To Review 
Implementation of USDA Farm Bill Research Programs'', 10 a.m., 1300 
Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Interior, 
Environment, and Related Agencies, hearing entitled ``Oversight 
Hearing: Chronic Wasting Disease'', 10 a.m., 2008 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and 
Urban Development, and Related Agencies, hearing entitled 
``Oversight Hearing: The Department of Housing and Urban 
Development's Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery 
Program'', 2 p.m., 2358-A Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and Labor, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 
3, the ``Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019'', 10:15 a.m., 2175 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 
3, the ``Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019''; H.R. 4665, the 
``Medicare Vision Act of 2019''; H.R. 4671, the ``Help Seniors 
Afford Health Care Act''; H.R. 4618, the ``Medicare Hearing Act of 
2019''; and H.R. 4650, the ``Medicare Dental Act of 2019'', 10 a.m., 
2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Investor 
Protection, Entrepreneurship, and Capital Markets, hearing entitled 
``Examining Corporate Priorities: The Impact of Stock Buybacks on 
Workers, Communities, and Investors'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Diversity and Inclusion, hearing entitled 
``Promoting Inclusion: Examining the Need for Diversity Practices 
for America's Changing Workforce'', 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Emergency 
Preparedness, Response, and Recovery, hearing entitled ``Defending 
the Homeland from Bioterrorism: Are We Prepared?'', 10 a.m., 310 
Cannon.
  Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability, hearing 
entitled ``The Public's Right to Know: FOIA at the Department of 
Homeland Security'', 2 p.m., 310 Cannon.
  Committee on House Administration, Subcommittee on Elections, 
hearing entitled ``Voting Rights and Election Administration in 
America'', 10 a.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on the Constitution, 
Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties, hearing entitled ``Legislative 
Proposals to Strengthen the Voting Rights Act'', 10 a.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, hearing 
entitled ``Oversight Hearing on the Federal Bureau of Prisons and 
Implementation of the First Step Act'', 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on National Parks, 
Forests, and Public Lands, hearing on H.R. 2420, the ``National 
Museum of the American Latino Act'', 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, hearing entitled 
``The Case for Climate Optimism: Realistic Pathways to Achieving Net 
Zero Emissions'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife, hearing on H.R. 2795, 
the ``Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act of 2019''; and H.R. 3742, 
the ``Recovering America's Wildlife Act of 2019'', 2 p.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Reform, Subcommittee on Civil Rights 
and Civil Liberties, hearing entitled ``The Administration's 
Decision to Deport Critically Ill Children and Their Families'', 10 
a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Full Committee, 
markup on H.R. 4091, the ``ARPA-E Reauthorization Act of 2019''; 
H.R. 2051, the ``Sustainable Chemistry Research and Development Act 
of 2019''; and H.R. 1709, the ``Science Integrity Act'', 10 a.m., 
2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax, 
and Capital Access, hearing entitled ``Can Opportunity Zones Address 
Concerns in the Small Business Economy?'', 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, hearing entitled ``China's 
Maritime Silk Road Initiative: Implications for the Global Maritime 
Supply Chain'', 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Investing in The U.S. Health System by Lowering Drug Prices, 
Reducing Out-Of-Pocket Costs, and Improving Medicare Benefits'', 10 
a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Solving the Climate Crisis: Cleaner, Stronger 
Buildings'', 9 a.m., 2020 Rayburn.