[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 41 (Monday, March 2, 2020)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D213-D217]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                 Week of March 3 through March 6, 2020

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senate will continue consideration of the motion to 
proceed to consideration of S. 2657, Advanced Geothermal Innovation 
Leadership Act, post-cloture.
  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: March 3, Subcommittee on Department 
of Homeland Security, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget 
estimates and justification for fiscal year 2021 for the 
Transportation Security Administration, 10 a.m., SD-138.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Department of Defense, to hold hearings 
to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal 
year 2021 for the National Guard and Reserve, 10 a.m., SD-138.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban 
Development, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine 
proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2021 for 
the Department of Transportation, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Department of the Interior, Environment, 
and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget 
estimates and justification for fiscal year 2021 for the Department 
of the Interior, 10 a.m., SD-124.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, to hold 
hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for 
fiscal year 2021 for the Department of Energy, 2:30 p.m., SD-138.
  March 5, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 
Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and 
justification for fiscal year 2021 for the Department of Commerce, 
10 a.m., SD-192.
  March 5, Subcommittee on Departments of Labor, Health and Human 
Services, and Education, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to 
examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 
2021 for the Department of Education, 10 a.m., SD-124.
  Committee on Armed Services: March 3, to hold hearings to examine 
the posture of the Department of the Air Force in review of the 
Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2021 and the Future 
Years Defense Program, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  March 3, Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, to hold 
hearings to examine United States policy and posture in support of 
Arctic readiness, 2:30 p.m., SR-232A.
  March 3, Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, to receive a closed 
briefing on Department of Defense cyber operations, 2:30 p.m., SVC-
217.
  March 4, Subcommittee on SeaPower, to hold hearings to examine 
Navy shipbuilding programs in review of the Defense Authorization 
Request for fiscal year 2021 and the Future Years Defense Program, 
10 a.m., SR-222.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, to 
hold open and closed hearings to examine the Department of Defense 
review of vetting policies for international military students 
following the attack on Naval Air Station Pensacola, 10 a.m., SR-
232A.
  March 4, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
Department of Defense budget posture in review of the Defense 
Authorization Request for fiscal year 2021 and the Future Years 
Defense Program, 2:30 p.m., SH-216.
  March 5, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the posture 
of the Navy in review of the Defense Authorization Request for 
fiscal year 2021 and the Future Years Defense Program, 9:30 a.m., 
SD-G50.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: March 5, to hold 
hearings to examine threats posed by

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state-owned and state-supported enterprises to public 
transportation, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: March 3, 
Subcommittee on Science, Oceans, Fisheries, and Weather, to hold 
hearings to examine securing United States leadership in the 
bioeconomy, 9:15 a.m., SD-562.
  March 4, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine 5G supply 
chain security, focusing on threats and solutions, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Aviation and Space, to hold hearings to 
examine the role of global aviation in containing the spread of 
infectious disease, focusing on coronavirus, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: March 3, business 
meeting to consider the nomination of James P. Danly, of Tennessee, 
to be a Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 
Department of Energy; to be immediately followed by hearings to 
examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2021 
for the Department of Energy, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Water and Power, to hold hearings to 
examine the impact of invasive species on Bureau of Reclamation 
facilities and management of water resources in the West, 10:30 
a.m., SD-366.
  March 4, Subcommittee on National Parks, to hold hearings to 
examine S. 1863, to require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct 
a special resource study of the sites associated with the life and 
legacy of the noted American philanthropist and business executive 
Julius Rosenwald, with a special focus on the Rosenwald Schools, S. 
1910, to rename the Homestead National Monument of America near 
Beatrice, Nebraska, as the Homestead National Historical Park, S. 
1969, to authorize the Fallen Journalists Memorial Foundation to 
establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its 
environs, S. 2206, to express the sense of Congress regarding 
restoration and maintenance of the Mardasson Memorial in Bastogne, 
Belgium, S. 2340, to establish the Cahokia Mounds Mississippian 
Culture National Historical Park in the States of Illinois and 
Missouri, S. 2827, to amend title 54, United States Code, to 
establish within the National Park Service the U.S. African-American 
Burial Grounds Network, S. 2924, to establish the Bandelier National 
Park and Preserve in the State of New Mexico, S. 3098, to 
redesignate the Jimmy Carter National Historic Site as the ``Jimmy 
Carter National Historical Park'', S. 3119, to modify the boundary 
of the Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, S. 3121, to establish 
the Chiricahua National Park in the State of Arizona as a unit of 
the National Park System, S. 3265, to redesignate the Weir Farm 
National Historic Site in the State of Connecticut as the ``Weir 
Farm National Historical Park'', S. 3331, to modify the boundary of 
the Rocky Mountain National Park, H.R. 182, to extend the 
authorization for the Cape Cod National Seashore Advisory 
Commission, and H.R. 1472, to rename the Homestead National Monument 
of America near Beatrice, Nebraska, as the Homestead National 
Historical Park, 2 p.m., SD-366.
  March 5, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the latest 
developments and longer-term prospects for global energy markets, 
with a special focus on the United States, from the perspective of 
the International Energy Agency, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: March 4, to hold an 
oversight hearing to examine the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 10 
a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: March 3, Subcommittee on International 
Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness, to hold hearings to 
examine censorship as a non-tariff barrier to trade, 2 p.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: March 5, Subcommittee on State 
Department and USAID Management, International Operations, and 
Bilateral International Development, to hold hearings to examine the 
Global Engagement Center, focusing on leading the United States 
Government's fight against global disinformation threat, 10 a.m., 
SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: March 3, to 
hold hearings to examine an emerging disease threat, focusing on how 
the United States is responding to COVID-19, the Novel Coronavirus, 
10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: March 4, 
to hold hearings to examine resources and authorities needed to 
protect and secure the homeland, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  March 5, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the Federal 
interagency response to the Coronavirus and preparing for future 
global pandemics, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: March 4, to hold hearings to examine 
S. 2610, to reauthorize certain programs under the Office of Indian 
Energy Policy and Programs of the Department of Energy, and S. 2891, 
to require the Secretary of the Interior to establish Tribal 
Wildlife Corridors, 2:30 p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: March 4, to hold hearings to examine 
the nominations of John Peter Cronan, to be United States District 
Judge for the Southern District of New York, Thomas T. Cullen, to be 
United States District Judge for the Western District of Virginia, 
and Jennifer P. Togliatti, to be United States District Judge for 
the District of Nevada, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism, to hold hearings to 
examine big tech and Beijing, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
  March 5, Full Committee, business meeting to consider the 
nominations of Fernando L. Aenlle-Rocha, Stanley Blumenfeld, and 
Mark C. Scarsi, each to be a United States District Judge for the 
Central District of California, John Charles Hinderaker, to be 
United States District Judge for the District of Arizona, John 
Leonard Badalamenti, to be United States District Judge for the 
Middle District of Florida, William Scott Hardy, to be United States 
District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania, John F. 
Heil III, to be United States District Judge for the Northern, 
Eastern and Western Districts of Oklahoma, David Cleveland Joseph, 
to be United States District Judge for the Western District of 
Louisiana, Anna M. Manasco, to be United States District Judge for 
the Northern District of Alabama, Drew B.

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Tipton, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District 
of Texas, and Grace Karaffa Obermann, of Virginia, Stephen Sidney 
Schwartz, of Virginia, Kathryn C. Davis, of Maryland, and Edward 
Hulvey Meyers, of Maryland, each to be a Judge of the United States 
Court of Federal Claims, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: March 3, to hold a joint hearing 
with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine the 
legislative presentation of multiple veterans service organizations, 
2 p.m., SD-G50.
  March 4, Full Committee, to hold a joint hearing with the House 
Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine the legislative 
presentation of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, 10 a.m., SD-G50.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: March 3, to hold closed hearings 
to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  March 4, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine 
certain intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, March 4, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``The State of the Rural Economy with Agriculture Secretary 
Sonny Perdue'', 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, March 4, Subcommittee on Interior, 
Environment, and Related Agencies, budget hearing on the 
Environmental Protection Agency, 9:30 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General 
Government, budget hearing on the Department of the Treasury, 10 
a.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  March 4, Subcommittee on the Departments of Labor, Health and 
Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, budget hearing on 
the National Institutes of Health, 10 a.m., 2358-C Rayburn.
  March 4, Subcommittee on the Departments of Transportation, and 
Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, budget hearing 
on the Department of Housing and Urban Development, 10:30 a.m., 
2358-A Rayburn.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, 
and Related Agencies, budget hearing on the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, 10:30 a.m., 2362-B Rayburn.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Defense, budget hearing on the U.S. Navy 
and Marine Corps, 11 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, hearing entitled 
``Member Day'', 1 p.m., HT-2 Capitol.
  March 4, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs, budget hearing on the Export and Finance Agencies, 1 p.m., 
2358-C Rayburn.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 
Agencies, hearing entitled ``Member Day'', 1:45 p.m., H-309 Capitol.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related 
Agencies, hearing entitled ``Department of Energy/National Nuclear 
Security Administration'', 2 p.m., 2362-B Rayburn.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, hearing entitled 
``Public Witness Day'', 2 p.m., HT-2 Capitol.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Defense, hearing entitled ``U.S. Space 
Force Organizational Plan'', 3 p.m., H-140 Capitol.
  March 5, Subcommittee on Defense, hearing entitled ``Defense 
Health Program (DHP)'', 9 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  March 5, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch budget hearing on the 
Architect of the Capitol, 10 a.m., HT-2 Capitol.
  March 5, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, budget hearing on the 
Government Publishing Office, 11 a.m., HT-2 Capitol.
  Committee on Armed Services, March 4, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``The Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization 
Budget Request for the Department of the Air Force'', 10 a.m., 2118 
Rayburn.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, hearing 
entitled ``Department of the Navy Fiscal Year 2021 Budget Request 
for Seapower and Projection Forces'', 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Intelligence and Emerging Threats and 
Capabilities, hearing entitled ``The Fiscal Year 2021 Budget Request 
for U.S. Cyber Command and Operations in Cyberspace'', 2:30 p.m., 
2212 Rayburn.
  March 5, Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, hearing 
entitled ``The Fiscal Year 2021 Army and Marine Corps Ground 
Modernization Programs'', 9:30 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, March 4, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Department of Health and Human Services FY 2021 Budget'', 10 a.m., 
210 Cannon.
  Committee on Education and Labor, March 4, Subcommittee on Higher 
Education and Workforce Investment, hearing entitled ``Reauthorizing 
the National Apprenticeship Act: Strengthening and Growing 
Apprenticeships for the 21st Century'', 10:15 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, March 4, Subcommittee on 
Consumer Protection and Commerce, hearing entitled ``Buyer Beware: 
Fake and Unsafe Products'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change, hearing 
entitled ``Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Reform: Addressing America's 
Plastic Waste Crisis'', 10:30 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, March 4, Subcommittee on National 
Security, International Development, and Monetary Policy, hearing 
entitled ``The Traffickers' Roadmap: How Bad Actors Exploit 
Financial Systems to Facilitate the Illicit Trade in People, 
Animals, Drugs, and Weapons'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Housing, Community Development, and 
Insurance, hearing entitled ``Drivers of Discrimination: An 
Examination of Unfair Premiums, Practices, and Policies in the Auto 
Insurance Industry'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, March 4, Full Committee, markup on 
H. Res. 512, calling for the global repeal of blasphemy, heresy, and 
apostasy laws; H.R. 5408, the

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``Ukraine Religious Freedom Support Act''; H. Res. 742, the 
``Recognizing the continued success of the Food for Peace Act''; 
H.R. 5664, the ``LIFT Act''; H. Res. 720, expressing the sense of 
House of Representatives that the International Olympic Committee 
should correct Jim Thorpe's Olympic records for his unprecedented 
accomplishments during the 1912 Olympic Games; H.R. 2166, the 
``Global Health Security Act''; H.R. 2847, the ``No Passport Fees 
for Heroes' Families Act''; H. Res. 723, encouraging all nations to 
end sexual violence against girls through in-country data-driven 
reforms as demonstrated by multiple African nations; H. Res. 809, 
Expressing the importance of the United States alliance with the 
Republic of Korea and the contributions of Korean Americans in the 
United States; H. Res. 458, reaffirming the strong partnership 
between Tunisia and the United States and supporting the people of 
Tunisia in their continued pursuit of democratic reforms; and H.R. 
1611, the ``Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking 
Accountability Act'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, March 4, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Confronting the Coronavirus: Perspectives on the Response 
to a Pandemic Threat'', 10 a.m., 310 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, March 5, Subcommittee on the 
Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties, hearing entitled 
``Presidential Clemency and Opportunities for Reform'', 9 a.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, March 4, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Examining the Department of the Interior's Spending 
Priorities and the President's Fiscal Year 2021 Budget Proposal 10 
a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Reform, March 4, Full Committee, markup 
on H.R. 4894, the ``Congressional Budget Justification Transparency 
Act''; H.R. 5885, the ``Federal Employee Parental Leave Technical 
Corrections Act''; H.R. 5901, the ``Modernization Centers of 
Excellence Program Act''; and H.R. 6020, a bill requiring a GAO 
study on Minor League Baseball; and several postal naming measures, 
10:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Government Operations, hearing entitled 
``Making IT a Priority for the Federal Government'', 2 p.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, March 4, Subcommittee 
on Environment, markup on H.R. 5519, the ``Atmospheric Climate 
Intervention Research Act''; H.R. 4656, the ``Background Ozone 
Research Act''; and H.R. 3297, the ``Harmful Algal Bloom Essential 
Forecasting Act'', 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  March 5, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Beyond Coronaviruses: 
Understanding the Spread of Infectious Diseases and Mobilizing 
Innovative Solutions'', 9 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, March 4, Full Committee, business 
meeting on the Committee's Budget Views and Estimates for Fiscal 
Year 2021, 11:15 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  March 4, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Building Blocks of 
Change: The Benefits of Blockchain Technology for Small 
Businesses'', 11:30 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, March 4, 
Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, 
hearing entitled ``Funding a Robust Freight and Passenger Rail 
Network'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, March 5, Subcommittee on 
Technology Modernization, hearing entitled ``Getting It Right: 
Challenges with the Go-live of Electronic Health Record 
Modernization'', 9 a.m., HVC-210.
  Committee on Ways and Means, March 4, Subcommittee on Select 
Revenue Measures, hearing entitled ``Examining the Impact of the Tax 
Code on Native American Tribes'', 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Hearing: March 3, Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, to 
hold a joint hearing with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs 
to examine the legislative presentation of multiple veterans service 
organizations, 2 p.m., SD-G50.
  March 4, Full Committee, to hold a joint hearing with the House 
Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine the legislative 
presentation of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, 10 a.m., SD-G50.


* These figures include all measures reported, even if there was 
no accompanying report. A total of 30 written reports have been 
filed in the Senate, 46 reports have been filed in the House.

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