[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 18 (Tuesday, January 28, 2020)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D90-D91]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                            JANUARY 29, 2020

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Environment and Public Works: 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.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: 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

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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: to receive a closed briefing on 
certain intelligence matters, 10 a.m., SH-219.
  Special Committee on Aging: to hold hearings to examine protecting 
seniors from the Social Security Impersonation Scam, 9:30 a.m., SD-
562.


                                 House

  Committee on the Budget, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``The 
Congressional Budget Office's Budget and Economic Outlook'', 10 
a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health, hearing 
entitled ``Improving Safety and Transparency in America's Food and 
Drugs'', 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  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, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``The Community Reinvestment Act: Is the OCC Undermining the Law's 
Purpose and Intent'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Housing, Community Development, and Insurance, 
hearing entitled ``Examining the Availability of Insurance for 
Nonprofits'', 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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, 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, 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, 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.
  Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Losing Ground: U.S. Competitiveness in Critical 
Technologies'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  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, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``SBA Management Review: Office of Field Operations'', 11:30 a.m., 
2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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, 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: 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.