[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 23 (Tuesday, February 4, 2020)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D116-D117]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                            FEBRUARY 5, 2020

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold 
hearings to examine athlete safety and the integrity of U.S. Sport, 
10 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: to hold an oversight 
hearing to examine the Fish and Wildlife Service, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine the nominations 
of Kipp Kranbuhl, of Ohio, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Treasury, Sarah C. Arbes, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary 
of Health and Human Services, and Jason J. Fichtner, of the District 
of Columbia, to be a Member of the Social Security Advisory Board, 
10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: to hold hearings to examine the VA 
MISSION Act, focusing on the implementation of the Community Care 
Network, 9:30 a.m., SR-418.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to receive a closed briefing on 
certain intelligence matters, 10 a.m., SH-219.


                                 House

  Committee on Armed Services, Future of Defense Task Force, hearing 
entitled ``Supercharging the Innovation Base'', 9 a.m., 2118 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Military Personnel, hearing entitled ``Exceptional 
Family Member Program--Are the Military Services Really Taking Care 
of Family Members?'', 2 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces; and Subcommittee 
on Readiness, joint hearing entitled ``Update on Navy and Marine 
Corps Readiness in the Pacific in the Aftermath of Recent Mishaps'', 
2:30 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Energy and Water 
Development, and Related Agencies, hearing entitled ``Oversight 
Hearing on DOE's Role in Advancing Biomedical Sciences'', 10:30 
a.m., 2362-B Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, 
hearing entitled ``Strengthening Community Recycling Programs: 
Challenges and Opportunities'', 1 p.m., 2008 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and Labor, Subcommittee on Civil Rights and 
Human Services, hearing entitled ``The Future of Work: Protecting 
Workers' Civil Rights in the Digital Age'', 2 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy, hearing 
entitled ``Modernizing the Natural Gas Act to Ensure it Works for 
Everyone'', 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled 
``Vaping in America: E-Cigarette Manufacturers' Impact on Public 
Health'', 10:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Rent-A-Bank Schemes and New Debt Traps: Assessing Efforts to Evade 
State Consumer Protections and Interest Rate Caps'', 10 a.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Housing, Community Development, and Insurance, 
hearing entitled ``A Future Without Public Housing? Examining the 
Trump Administration's Efforts to Eliminate Public Housing'', 2 
p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Unique Challenges Women Face in Global Health'', 10 a.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and Nonproliferation, hearing 
entitled ``The Wuhan Coronavirus: Assessing the Outbreak, the 
Response, and Regional Implications'', 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Transportation and 
Maritime Security, hearing entitled ``The Northern Northern Border: 
Homeland Security Priorities in the Arctic, Part II'', 10 a.m., 310 
Cannon.
  Committee on House Administration, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Oversight of the Smithsonian Institution: Opportunities 
for Growth by Honoring Latino Americans and Asian Pacific 
Americans'', 10 a.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation'', 10 a.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
Resources, hearing on H.R. 5598, the ``Boundary Waters Wilderness 
Protection and Pollution Prevention Act'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States, hearing 
on H.R. 4059, to take certain lands in California into trust for the 
benefit of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, and for other 
purposes; H.R. 4495, to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, acting through the Director of the Indian Health Service, 
to acquire private land to facilitate access to the Desert Sage 
Youth Wellness Center in Hemet, California, and for other purposes; 
H.R. 4888, to amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act, and for other 
purposes; and H.R. 5153, the ``Indian Buffalo Management Act'', 2 
p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Reform, Subcommittee on Government 
Operations, hearing entitled ``A Threat to America's Children? The 
Trump Administration's Proposed Changes to the Poverty Line 
Calculation'', 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, hearing entitled 
``A Threat to America's Children: The Trump Administration's 
Proposal to Gut Fair Housing Accountability'', 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.

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  Committee on Rules, Full Committee, hearing on H.R. 2474, the 
``Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019''; H.R. 5687, the 
``Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief and 
Puerto Rico Disaster Tax Relief Act, 2020''; and H. Res. 826, 
expressing disapproval of the Trump administration's harmful actions 
towards Medicaid, 3 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Subcommittee on 
Investigations and Oversight; and Subcommittee on Energy, joint 
hearing entitled ``Management and Spending Challenges within the 
Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable 
Energy'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Research and Technology, hearing entitled 
``America's Seed Fund: A Review of SBIR and STTR'', 2 p.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``SBA Management Review: Office of Credit Risk Management'', 11:30 
a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, hearing entitled 
``Tracking Toward Zero: Improving Grade Crossing Safety and 
Addressing Community Concerns'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations; and Women Veterans Task Force, joint hearing 
entitled ``Examining How the Department of Veterans Affairs Supports 
Survivors of Military Sexual Trauma'', 10 a.m., HVC-210.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Health, hearing 
entitled ``More Cures for More Patients: Overcoming Pharmaceutical 
Barriers'', 2 p.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Committee on the Climate Crisis, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Creating a Climate Resilient America: Overcoming the Health Risks 
of the Climate Crisis'', 9 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Article One: Fostering a More Deliberative 
Process in Congress'', 2 p.m., 210 Cannon.


                             Joint Meetings

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: to hold hearings 
to examine the power and purpose of parliamentary diplomacy, 
focusing on inter-parliamentary initiatives and the United States 
contribution, 9:30 a.m., 210, Cannon Building.