[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 193 (Wednesday, December 4, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1324-D1325]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                            DECEMBER 5, 2019

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine strategic 
threats, ongoing challenges, and National Defense Strategy 
implementation, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to hold an 
oversight hearing to examine financial regulators, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee 
on Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet, to hold 
hearings to examine the evolution of next-generation technologies, 
focusing on implementing MOBILE NOW, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on Western 
Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human 
Rights, and Global Women's Issues, to hold hearings to examine 
illicit mining, focusing on threats to United States national 
security and international human rights, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to receive a closed briefing on 
certain intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.


                                 House

  Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Readiness, hearing 
entitled ``Privatized Housing: Are Conditions Improving for Our 
Military Families?'', 1 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Military Personnel, hearing entitled ``Military 
Health System Reform: A Cure for Efficiency and Readiness?'', 2 
p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Communications 
and Technology, hearing entitled ``Accountability and Oversight of 
the Federal Communications Commission'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change, hearing entitled 
``Building a 100 Percent Clean Economy: Solutions for Economy-Wide 
Deep Decarbonization'', 10:30 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Promoting Financial Stability? Reviewing the Administration's 
Deregulatory Approach to Financial Stability'', 10 a.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Housing, Community Development, and Insurance, 
hearing entitled ``An Examination of the Federal Housing 
Administration and Its Impact on Homeownership in America'', 2 p.m., 
2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 
537, the ``Bureau of Reclamation Pumped Storage Hydropower 
Development Act''; H.R. 722, the ``Miracle Mountain Designation 
Act''; H.R. 877, the ``Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for 
Tomorrow's Needs Act''; H.R. 2642, the ``Wild Olympics Wilderness 
and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act''; H.R. 3742, the ``Recovering 
America's Wildlife Act of 2019''; H.R. 3977, the ``Justice for 
Native Survivors of Sexual Violence Act''; H.R. 4479, the ``Disaster 
Recovery Workforce Act''; H.R. 4957, the ``Native American Child 
Protection Act''; and

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S. 209, the ``PROGRESS for Indian Tribes Act'', 10 a.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Experts Needed: Options for Improved Science and 
Technology Advice for Congress'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Highways and Transit; and Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and 
Hazardous Materials, joint hearing entitled ``Where's My Stuff? 
Examining the Economic, Environmental, and Societal Impacts of 
Freight Transportation'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations; and Subcommittee on Technology Modernization, joint 
hearing entitled ``The Status of the Department of Veterans Affairs' 
Financial Management Business Transformation'', 10 a.m., HVC-210.
  Full Committee, markup on H.R. 4920, the ``Department of Veterans 
Affairs Contracting Preference Consistency Act''; and H.R. 3495, the 
``Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act'', 2 p.m., HVC-210.
  Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Rules and Procedures in the U.S. House of 
Representatives: A Look at Reform Efforts and State Best 
Practices'', 1:45 p.m., 210 Cannon.


                             Joint Meetings

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: to hold hearings 
to examine public diplomacy, democracy, and global leadership, 10 
a.m., 1334, Longworth Building.