[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 166 (Monday, October 21, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1137-D1139]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

              Week of October 22 through October 25, 2019

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senate will continue consideration of the protocol to the 
North Atlantic Treaty of 1949 on the Accession of the Republic of North 
Macedonia (Treaty Doc. 116-1), post-cloture, and vote on ratification 
of the treaty at 12 noon.
  Following disposition of the treaty, Senate will vote on the motion 
to invoke cloture on the nomination 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.
  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: October 23, Subcommittee on State, 
Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, to hold hearings to 
examine United States policy and assistance in Syria, 2:30 p.m., SD-
124.
  Committee on Armed Services: October 23, Subcommittee on SeaPower, 
to receive a closed briefing on the Navy's ``Spectrum of Conflict'' 
strategic framework, 10 a.m., SVC-217.
  October 24, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Vice Admiral Charles A. Richard, USN, to be Admiral 
and Commander, United States Strategic Command, Department of 
Defense, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: October 22, to 
hold an oversight hearing to examine the status of the Consolidated 
Audit Trail, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  October 24, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine data 
ownership, focusing on exploring implications for data privacy 
rights and data valuation, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: October 22, 
Subcommittee on Science, Oceans, Fisheries, and

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Weather, to hold hearings to examine research and innovation, 
focusing on ensuring America's economic and strategic leadership, 
2:15 p.m., SD-562.
  October 23, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
reauthorization of the Satellite Television Extension and Localism 
Act, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: October 22, to hold 
hearings to examine international efforts to increase energy 
efficiency and opportunities to advance energy efficiency in the 
United States, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: October 23, to hold 
hearings to examine improving American economic competitiveness 
through water resources infrastructure, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: October 24, to hold hearings to examine 
treating substance misuse in America, focusing on scams, shortfalls, 
and solutions, 10:30 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: October 22, to hold hearings to 
examine the impact of Turkey's offensive in northeast Syria, 2:30 
p.m., SD-419.
  October 23, Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security 
Cooperation, to hold hearings to examine successes and unfinished 
business in the Western Balkans, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: October 
22, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Joshua A. Deahl, 
to be an Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of 
Appeals, Deborah J. Israel and Andrea L. Hertzfeld, both to be an 
Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, 
and Robert Anthony Dixon, to be United States Marshal for the 
Superior Court of the District of Columbia, Department of Justice, 
10 a.m., SD-342.
  October 24, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, with the 
Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs and Federal Management, to hold a 
joint hearing to examine E-Rulemaking comment systems, 10 a.m., SD-
342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: October 22, to hold hearings to 
examine sanctuary jurisdictions, focusing on the impact on public 
safety and victims, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  October 24, Full Committee, business meeting to consider 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, 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.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: October 22, to hold closed 
hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  October 24, Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing to 
examine certain intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.
  United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control: 
October 23, to hold hearings to examine marijuana and America's 
health, focusing on questions and issues for policy makers, 2:30 
p.m., SD-215.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Armed Services, October 23, Subcommittee on Military 
Personnel, hearing entitled ``TBA'', 2 p.m., 2212 Rayburn. This 
hearing is closed.
  Committee on Education and Labor, October 23, Subcommittee on 
Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions; and Subcommittee on 
Workforce Protections, joint hearing entitled ``The Future of Work: 
Preserving Worker Protections in the Modern Economy'', 10:15 a.m., 
2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, October 23, Subcommittee on 
Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled ``Sabotage: The Trump 
Administration's Attack on Health Care'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  October 23, Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change, 
hearing entitled ``Building a 100 Percent Clean Economy: Solutions 
for Planes, Trains and Everything Beyond Automobiles'', 10:30 a.m., 
2322 Rayburn.
  October 24, Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce, 
hearing entitled ``Reauthorizing Brand USA and the U.S. SAFE WEB 
Act'', 9:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, October 23, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``An Examination of Facebook and Its Impact on the 
Financial Services and Housing Sectors'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, October 23, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``The Betrayal of our Syrian Kurdish Partners: How Will 
American Foreign Policy and Leadership Recover?'', 10 a.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  October 23, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Civilian 
Security, and Trade, hearing entitled ``The Trump Administration's 
FY 2020 Budget and U.S. Policy toward Latin America and the 
Caribbean'', 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, October 23, Full Committee, markup 
on H.R. 2932, the ``Homeland Security for Children Act''; H.R. 3469, 
the ``Covert Testing and Risk Mitigation Improvement Act of 2019''; 
H.R. 3787, the ``DHS Countering Unmanned Aircraft Systems 
Coordinator Act''; H.R. 4237, the ``Advancing Cybersecurity 
Diagnostics and Mitigation Act''; H.R. 4402, the ``Inland Waters 
Security Review Act''; H.R. 4713, the ``Department of Homeland 
Security Office of Civil Rights and

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Civil Liberties Authorization Act''; H.R. 4727, the ``Department of 
Homeland Security Mentor Protege Program Act of 2019''; H.R. 4739, 
the ``Synthetic Opioid Exposure Prevention and Training Act''; H.R. 
4737, the ``Department of Homeland Security Climate Change Research 
Act''; H.R. 4753, the ``Drone Origin Security Enhancement Act''; 
H.R. 4761, the ``DHS Opioid Detention Resilience Act of 2019''; and 
legislation on the National Commission on Online Platforms and 
Homeland Security Act, 10 a.m., 310 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, October 23, Full Committee, markup on 
H.R. 4, the ``Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2019''; and H.R. 565, 
the ``AMIGOS Act'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, October 23, Full Committee, markup 
on H.R. 934, the ``Health Benefits for Miners Act of 2019''; H.R. 
935, the ``Miners Pension Protection Act''; and H.R. 2579, the 
``Hardrock Leasing and Reclamation Act of 2019'', 10 a.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Reform, October 23, Subcommittee on 
Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, hearing entitled ``Examining the 
Oil Industry's Efforts to Suppress the Truth about Climate Change'', 
10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  October 23, Subcommittee on National Security, hearing entitled 
``The Trump Administration's Syria Policy: Perspectives from the 
Field'', 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, October 23, 
Subcommittee on Environment; and Subcommittee on Space and 
Aeronautics, joint hearing entitled ``Space Weather: Advancing 
Research, Monitoring, and Forecasting Capabilities'', 2 p.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, October 23, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Prison to Proprietorship: Entrepreneurship Opportunities 
for the Formerly Incarcerated'', 11:30 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, October 23, 
Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, hearing entitled 
``The Pebble Mine Project: Process and Potential Impacts'', 10 a.m., 
2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, October 23, Subcommittee on 
Economic Opportunity, hearing entitled ``Protecting Benefits for All 
Servicemembers'', 10 a.m., HVC-210.
  Committee on Ways and Means, October 23, Full Committee, markup on 
H.R. 4742, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a 
tax on nicotine used in vaping, etc.; H.R. 4716, the ``Inhaler 
Coverage and Access Now Act''; H.R. 1922, the ``Restoring Access to 
Medication Act of 2019''; and H.R. 3708, the ``Primary Care 
Enhancement Act of 2019'', 1 p.m., 1100 Longworth.


                             Joint Meetings

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: October 22, to 
hold hearings to examine reform in Armenia, 2 p.m., 210, Cannon 
Building.
  October 24, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine anti-
corruption initiatives to fight emerging methods of foreign bribery, 
10 a.m., 2128, Rayburn Building.