[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 17 (Monday, January 27, 2020)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D83-D85]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

              Week of January 28 through January 31, 2020

                             Senate Chamber

  During the balance of the week, Senate expects to continue to sit as 
a Court of Impeachment to consider the articles of impeachment against 
President Trump.


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Armed Services: January 30, to hold hearings to 
examine United States Africa Command and United States Southern 
Command in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal 
year 2021 and the Future Years Defense Program, 9 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: January 28, 
Subcommittee on Transportation and Safety, to hold hearings to 
examine building infrastructure in America, focusing on an overview 
of the Build America Bureau and the Department of Transportation 
Rural Transportation Initiatives, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: January 29, to hold 
hearings to examine stakeholder perspectives on the importance of 
the United States Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, 10 
a.m., SD-406.

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  Committee on Foreign Relations: January 28, to receive a closed 
briefing on United States-Iran policy and authorities for the use of 
force, 9 a.m., SVC-217.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: January 
28, to hold hearings to examine America's fiscal path, 9:30 a.m., 
SD-342.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: January 29, business meeting to 
consider S. 785, to improve mental health care provided by the 
Department of Veterans Affairs, S. 2336, to improve the management 
of information technology projects and investments of the Department 
of Veterans Affairs, S. 2864, to require the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs to carry out a pilot program on information sharing between 
the Department of Veterans Affairs and designated relatives and 
friends of veterans regarding the assistance and benefits available 
to the veterans, S. 524, to establish the Department of Veterans 
Affairs Advisory Committee on Tribal and Indian Affairs, S. 2594, to 
amend title 5, United States Code, to modify certain requirements 
with respect to service and retirement for the purposes of veterans' 
preference for Federal hiring, S. 850, to extend the authorization 
of appropriations to the Department of Veterans Affairs for purposes 
of awarding grants to veterans service organizations for the 
transportation of highly rural veterans, S. 3110, to direct the 
Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on 
disability and pension benefits provided to members of the National 
Guard and members of reserve components of the Armed Forces by the 
Department of Veterans Affairs, S. 123, to require the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to enter into a contract or other agreement with a 
third party to review appointees in the Veterans Health 
Administration who had a license terminated for cause by a State 
licensing board for care or services rendered at a non-Veterans 
Health Administration facility and to provide individuals treated by 
such an appointee with notice if it is determined that an episode of 
care or services to which they received was below the standard of 
care, S. 450, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry 
out a pilot program to expedite the onboarding process for new 
medical providers of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to reduce 
the duration of the hiring process for such medical providers, S. 
3182, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out the 
Women's Health Transition Training pilot program through at least 
fiscal year 2020, and the nomination of Grant C. Jaquith, of New 
York, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for 
Veterans Claims, 9:30 a.m., SR-418.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: January 28, to receive a closed 
briefing on certain intelligence matters, 10 a.m., SH-219.
  January 29, Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing on 
certain intelligence matters, 10 a.m., SH-219.
  Special Committee on Aging: January 29, to hold hearings to 
examine protecting seniors from the Social Security Impersonation 
Scam, 9:30 a.m., SD-562.


                            House Committees

  Committee on the Budget, January 29, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``The Congressional Budget Office's Budget and Economic 
Outlook'', 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, January 29, Subcommittee on 
Health, hearing entitled ``Improving Safety and Transparency in 
America's Food and Drugs'', 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  January 29, Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, hearing 
entitled ``Empowering and Connecting Communities through Digital 
Equity and Internet Adoption'', 10:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, January 29, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``The Community Reinvestment Act: Is the OCC 
Undermining the Law's Purpose and Intent'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  January 29, Subcommittee on Housing, Community Development, and 
Insurance, hearing entitled ``Examining the Availability of 
Insurance for Nonprofits'', 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  January 30, Task Force on Financial Technology, hearing entitled 
``Is Cash Still King? Reviewing the Rise of Mobile Payments'', 9:30 
a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, January 29, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Evaluating the Trump Administration's Policies on Iran, 
Iraq and the Use of Force'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  January 29, Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, Energy, and the 
Environment, hearing entitled ``Resisting Anti-Semitism and 
Xenophobia in Europe'', 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, January 29, Full Committee, markup 
on H.R. 1140, the ``Rights for Transportation Security Officers 
Act''; H.R. 5273, the ``Securing America's Ports Act''; H.R. 1494, 
the ``HBCU Homeland Security Partnerships Act''; H.R. 5680, the 
``Cybersecurity Vulnerability Identification and Notification Act of 
2020''; H.R. 5670, the ``Transportation Security Transparency 
Improvement Act''; H.R. 5678, the ``Privacy Office Enhancement 
Act''; and H.R. 5679, the ``CISA Director Reform Act'', 10 a.m., 310 
Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, January 29, Subcommittee on 
Immigration and Citizenship, hearing entitled ``Courts in Crisis: 
The State of Judicial Independence and Due Process in U.S. 
Immigration Courts'', 9:30 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, January 29, Full Committee, markup 
on H.R. 1049, the ``National Heritage Area Act of 2019''; H.R. 1240, 
the ``Young Fishermen's Development Act of 2019''; H.R. 2748, the 
``Safeguarding America's Future and Environment Act''; H.R. 2795, 
the ``Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act of 2019''; H.R. 2956, to 
provide for the establishment of the Western Riverside County 
Wildlife Refuge; H.R. 3399, to amend the Nutria Eradication and 
Control Act of 2003 to include California in the program, and for 
other purposes; H.R. 4348, the ``Protect America's Wildlife and Fish 
In Need of Conservation Act of 2019''; H.R. 4679, the ``Climate-
Ready Fisheries Act of 2019''; and H.R. 5179, the ``Tribal Wildlife 
Corridors Act of 2019'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.

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  Committee on Oversight and Reform, January 29, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``75 Years After the Holocaust: The Ongoing Battle 
Against Hate'', 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, January 29, Full 
Committee, hearing entitled ``Losing Ground: U.S. Competitiveness in 
Critical Technologies'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  January 29, Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, markup on H.R. 
5666, the ``National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
Authorization Act of 2020'', 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, January 29, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``SBA Management Review: Office of Field Operations'', 
11:30 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, January 29, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Caring for Veterans in Crisis: Ensuring a 
Comprehensive Health System Approach'', 10 a.m., HVC-210.
  Committee on Ways and Means, January 29, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Paving the Way for Funding and Financing Infrastructure 
Investments'', 1:30 p.m., 1100 Longworth.


                             Joint Meetings

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: January 28, to 
hold hearings to examine the state of human rights in Crimea, 10 
a.m., 210, Cannon Building.
  January 29, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine human 
rights and democracy, focusing on obstacles and opportunities in the 
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe region, 10 
a.m., 1334, Longworth Building.