[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 42 (Tuesday, March 3, 2020)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D225-D227]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                             MARCH 4, 2020

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: 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.
  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.
  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.
  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.
  Committee on Armed Services: 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.
  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.
  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.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold 
hearings to examine 5G supply chain security, focusing on threats 
and solutions, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  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: 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.
  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,

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to rename the Homestead National Monument of America near Beatrice, 
Nebraska, as the Homestead National Historical Park, 2 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: to hold an oversight 
hearing to examine the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 10 a.m., SD-
406.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold 
hearings to examine resources and authorities needed to protect and 
secure the homeland, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: 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: 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.
  Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism, to hold hearings to examine 
big tech and Beijing, 2 p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: 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: to hold closed hearings to 
examine certain intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``The 
State of the Rural Economy with Agriculture Secretary Sonny 
Perdue'', 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Interior, 
Environment, and Related Agencies, budget hearing on the 
Environmental Protection Agency, 9:30 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, budget 
hearing on the Department of the Treasury, 10 a.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  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.
  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.
  Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and 
Related Agencies, budget hearing on the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, 10:30 a.m., 2362-B Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Defense, budget hearing on the U.S. Navy and 
Marine Corps, 11 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, hearing entitled ``Member 
Day'', 1 p.m., HT-2 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, 
budget hearing on the Export and Finance Agencies, 1 p.m., 2358-C 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, 
hearing entitled ``Member Day'', 1:45 p.m., H-309 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related 
Agencies, hearing entitled ``Department of Energy/National Nuclear 
Security Administration'', 2 p.m., 2362-B Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, hearing entitled ``Public 
Witness Day'', 2 p.m., HT-2 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Defense, hearing entitled ``U.S. Space Force 
Organizational Plan'', 3 p.m., H-140 Capitol.
  Committee on Armed Services, 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.
  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.
  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.
  Committee on the Budget, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Department of Health and Human Services FY 2021 Budget'', 10 a.m., 
210 Cannon.
  Committee on Education and Labor, 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, Subcommittee on Consumer 
Protection and Commerce, hearing entitled ``Buyer Beware: Fake and 
Unsafe Products'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  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, 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.
  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'', 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Full Committee, markup on H. Res. 
512, calling for the global repeal of blasphemy, heresy, and 
apostasy laws; H.R. 5408, the ``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

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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, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Confronting the Coronavirus: Perspectives on the Response to a 
Pandemic Threat'', 10 a.m., 310 Cannon.
  Committee on Natural Resources, 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, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 
4894 the ``Congressional Budget Justification Transparency Act''; 
H.R. 5885, the ``Federal Employee Paid Leave Technical Corrections 
Act''; H.R. 6020, a bill requiring a GAO Study on Minor League 
Baseball; H.R. 3870, to designate the facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 511 West 165th Street in New York, New 
York, as the ``Normandia Maldonado Post Office Building''; H.R. 
4875, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 2201 E. Maple Street in North Canton, Ohio, as the 
``Lance Cpl. Stacy `Annie' Dryden Post Office''; H.R. 4971, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 15 East Market Street in Leesburg, Virginia, as the ``Norman 
Duncan Post Office Building''; H.R. 5307, to designate the facility 
of the United States Postal Service located at 115 Nicol Avenue in 
Thomasville, Alabama, as the ``Postmaster Robert Ingram Sr. Post 
Office''; H.R. 5317, to designate the facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 315 Addicks Howell Road in Houston, Texas, 
as the ``Deputy Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal Post Office Building''; H.R. 
5597, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 305 Northwest 5th Street in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, as 
the ``Clara Luper Post Office Building''; H.R. 5954, to designate 
the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 108 West 
Maple Street in Holly, Michigan, as the ``Holly Veterans Memorial 
Post Office''; H.R. 5987, to designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 909 West Holiday Drive in Fate, 
Texas, as the ``Ralph Hall Post Office''; H.R. 5988, to designate 
the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2600 
Wesley Street in Greenville, Texas, as the ``Audie Murphy Post 
Office Building'', 10:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  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, 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.
  Committee on Small Business, Full Committee, business meeting on 
the Committee's Budget Views and Estimates for Fiscal Year 2021, 
11:15 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  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, Subcommittee on 
Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, hearing entitled 
``Funding a Robust Freight and Passenger Rail Network'', 10 a.m., 
2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, 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: Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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.