[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 45 (Monday, March 9, 2020)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D251-D255]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                Week of March 10 through March 13, 2020

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senate will continue consideration of S. 2657, Advanced 
Geothermal Innovation Leadership Act.
  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 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: March 12, to 
hold hearings to examine agriculture innovation and the Federal 
biotechnology regulatory framework, 10 a.m., SR-328A.
  Committee on Appropriations: March 10, Subcommittee on Financial 
Services and General Government, to hold hearings to examine 
proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2021 for 
the Federal Communications Commission, 10 a.m., SD-562.
  March 10, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs, to hold hearings to examine fragility in the Sahel, 2:15 
p.m., SD-138.
  March 11, Subcommittee on Department of Defense, to hold hearings 
to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal 
year 2021 for the Navy and Marine Corps, 10 a.m., SD-138.
  March 11, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, to hold hearings to 
examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 
2021 for the Government Accountability Office and Congressional 
Budget Office, 2 p.m., SD-124.
  March 11, 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 Housing and Urban Development, 2 p.m., SD-192.

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  March 11, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, to hold 
hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for 
fiscal year 2021 for the Army Corps of Engineers and the Bureau of 
Reclamation within the Department of the Interior, 2:30 p.m., SD-
138.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to 
examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 
2021 for the Department of Agriculture, 10:30 a.m., SD-138.
  Committee on Armed Services: March 10, to hold hearings to examine 
the nominations of Matthew P. Donovan, of Virginia, to be Under 
Secretary for Personnel and Readiness, and William Jordan Gillis, of 
Georgia, and Victor G. Mercado, of California, both to be an 
Assistant Secretary, all of the Department of Defense, 9:30 a.m., 
SD-G50.
  March 11, Subcommittee on SeaPower, to hold hearings to examine 
Marine Corps ground modernization in review of the Defense 
Authorization Request for fiscal year 2021 and the Future Years 
Defense Program, 10 a.m., SR-222.
  March 11, Subcommittee on Personnel, to hold hearings to examine 
personnel programs in the Department of Defense in review of the 
Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2021 and the Future 
Years Defense Program, 2:30 p.m., SD-106.
  March 12, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine United 
States Central Command in review of the Defense Authorization 
Request for fiscal year 2021 and the Future Years Defense Program; 
to be immediately followed by a closed session in SVC-217, 9 a.m., 
SD-G50.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: March 10, to 
hold hearings to examine the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's 
semi-annual report to Congress, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on the Budget: March 12, to hold hearings to examine the 
Government Accountability Office's annual report on the nation's 
fiscal health, 10:30 a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: March 11, 
business meeting to consider S. 1046, to establish the Office of 
Internet Connectivity and Growth, S. 3132, to extend the Undertaking 
Spam, Spyware, And Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers beyond Borders 
Act of 2006, S. 3191, to increase the capacity of research and 
development programs of the Federal Government that focus on 
industries of the future, S. 3248, to reauthorize the United States 
Anti-Doping Agency, S. 3303, to amend title 49, United States Code, 
to promote transportation career opportunities and improve diversity 
in the workforce, H.R. 835, to impose criminal sanctions on certain 
persons involved in international doping fraud conspiracies, to 
provide restitution for victims of such conspiracies, and to require 
sharing of information with the United States Anti-Doping Agency to 
assist its fight against doping, and routine lists in the Coast 
Guard; to be immediately followed by a hearing to examine pending 
nominations, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: March 10, to hold 
hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for 
fiscal year 2021 for the Department of the Interior, 10 a.m., SD-
366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: March 11, to hold 
hearings to examine the nominations of Douglas Benevento, of 
Colorado, to be Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency, and David A. Wright, of South Carolina, and Christopher T. 
Hanson, of Michigan, both to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: March 11, business meeting to consider 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, 10:10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: March 11, to hold hearings to 
examine Assad's campaign against the Syrian people, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: March 11, 
business meeting to consider S. 3045, to amend the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 to protect United States critical infrastructure by 
ensuring that the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency 
has the legal tools it needs to notify private and public sector 
entities put at risk by cybersecurity vulnerabilities in the 
networks and systems that control critical assets of the United 
States, S. 3416, to reauthorize the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism 
Standards Program of the Department of Homeland Security, S. 2757, 
to waive the imposition of a civil fine for certain first-time 
paperwork violations by small business concerns, S. 3412, to require 
a guidance clarity statement on certain agency guidance, S. 2502, to 
ban the Federal procurement of certain drones and other unmanned 
aircraft systems, S. 2722, to prohibit agencies from using Federal 
funds for publicity or propaganda purposes, S. 3418, to amend the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to 
allow the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
to provide capitalization grants to States to establish revolving 
funds to provide hazard mitigation assistance to reduce risks from 
disasters and natural hazards, and other related environmental harm, 
S. 3207, to require the Director of the Cybersecurity and 
Infrastructure Security Agency to establish a Cybersecurity State 
Coordinator in each State, S. 3332, to amend title 5, United States 
Code, to provide for the halt in pension payments for Members of 
Congress sentenced for certain offenses, S. 2847, to designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 42 Main 
Street in Slatersville, Rhode Island, as the ``Specialist Matthew R. 
Turcotte Post Office'', S. 2945, to designate the facility of the 
United States Postal Service located at 171 South Maple Street in 
Dana, Indiana, as the Ernest ``Ernie'' T. Pyle Post Office, S. 3257, 
to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 311 West Wisconsin Avenue in Tomahawk, Wisconsin, as the 
``Einar 'Sarge' H. Ingman, Jr. Post Office Building'', S. 3365, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 100 Crosby Street in Mansfield, Louisiana, as the ``Dr. C.O. 
Simpkins, Sr., Post Office'', H.R. 3675, to require

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a review of Department of Homeland Security trusted traveler 
programs, H.R. 2589, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to 
establish a homeland intelligence doctrine for the Department of 
Homeland Security, H.R. 4761, to ensure U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection officers, agents, and other personnel have adequate 
synthetic opioid detection equipment, that the Department of 
Homeland Security has a process to update synthetic opioid detection 
capability, H.R. 5273, to require the Secretary of Homeland Security 
to develop a plan to increase to 100 percent the rates of scanning 
of commercial and passenger vehicles entering the United States at 
land ports of entry along the border using large-scale non-intrusive 
inspection systems to enhance border security, H.R. 4713, to amend 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to make certain improvements in 
the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the Department of 
Homeland Security, H.R. 4739, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 to protect U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers, agents, 
other personnel, and canines against potential synthetic opioid 
exposure, H.R. 1833, to designate the facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 35 Tulip Avenue in Floral Park, New York, 
as the ``Lieutenant Michael R. Davidson Post Office Building'', H.R. 
3207, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 114 Mill Street in Hookstown, Pennsylvania, as the 
``Staff Sergeant Dylan Elchin Post Office Building'', H.R. 3329, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 5186 Benito Street in Montclair, California, as the ``Paul Eaton 
Post Office Building'', H.R. 4794, to designate the facility of the 
United States Postal Service located at 8320 13th Avenue in 
Brooklyn, New York, as the ``Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini Post 
Office Building'', H.R. 4981, to designate the facility of the 
United States Postal Service located at 2505 Derita Avenue in 
Charlotte, North Carolina, as the ``Julius L. Chambers Civil Rights 
Memorial Post Office'', H.R. 5037, to designate the facility of the 
United States Postal Service located at 3703 North Main Street in 
Farmville, North Carolina, as the ``Walter B. Jones, Jr. Post 
Office'', H.R. 3317, to permit the Scipio A. Jones Post Office in 
Little Rock, Arkansas, to accept and display a portrait of Scipio A. 
Jones, and the motion to issue a subpoena to Andrii Telizhenko as 
described in Schedule A, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Judiciary: March 10, Subcommittee on Antitrust, 
Competition Policy and Consumer Rights, to hold hearings to examine 
competition in digital technology markets, focusing on self-
preferencing by digital platforms, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  March 10, Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, to hold hearings 
to examine copyright law in foreign jurisdictions, focusing on how 
other countries are handling digital piracy, 2:15 p.m., SD-226.
  March 11, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the EARN IT 
Act, focusing on holding the tech industry accountable in the fight 
against online child sexual exploitation, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  March 12, Full Committee, business meeting to consider the 
nominations of 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. Tipton, 
to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of 
Texas, 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, and Vincent F. 
DeMarco, to be United States Marshal for the Eastern District of New 
York, Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Rules and Administration: March 10, to hold hearings 
to examine the nomination of James E. Trainor III, of Texas, to be a 
Member of the Federal Election Commission, 11 a.m., SR-301.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: March 12, to 
hold hearings to examine the coronavirus and America's small 
business supply chain, 10 a.m., SR-428A.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: March 11, business meeting to 
consider the nomination of Scott J. Laurer, of Virginia, to be a 
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, 
Time to be announced, Room to be announced.
  March 11, Full Committee, to hold a joint hearing with the House 
Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine the legislative 
presentation of The American Legion, 10 a.m., SD-G50.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: March 10, to hold closed 
hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  March 11, Full Committee, closed business meeting to consider 
pending intelligence matters; to be immediately followed by a closed 
hearing to examine certain intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.


                           House Committees,

  Committee on Appropriations, March 11, Subcommittee on Interior, 
Environment, and Related Agencies, budget hearing on the Department 
of the Interior, 9:30 a.m., 2362-B Rayburn.
  March 11, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General 
Government, budget hearing on the Federal Communication Commission, 
10 a.m., H-309 Capitol.
  March 11, Subcommittee on the Departments of Labor, Health and 
Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, budget hearing on 
the National Labor Relations Board, 10 a.m., 2358-C Rayburn.
  March 11, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs, budget hearing on the Department of the Treasury, 10 a.m., 
2359 Rayburn.
  March 11, Subcommittee on the Department of Homeland Security, 
budget hearing on the Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 10:30 
a.m., 2008 Rayburn.
  March 11, Subcommittee on the Departments of Transportation, and 
Housing and Urban Development,

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and Related Agencies, budget hearing on the Federal Aviation 
Administration, 10:30 a.m., 2358-A Rayburn.
  March 11, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, budget hearing on the 
Food and Drug Administration, 11 a.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  March 11, Subcommittee on Defense, hearing entitled ``U.S. Central 
Command (CENTCOM)'', 11 a.m., H-140 Capitol. This hearing is closed.
  March 11, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, budget hearing on 
the Architect of the Capitol, 1 p.m., HT-2 Capitol.
  March 11, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, 
and Related Agencies, hearing entitled ``Impact of PFAS Exposure on 
Servicemembers'', 1 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  March 11, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and 
Related Agencies, budget hearing on the Department of Energy 
Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, Office of Science, and 
Environmental, 2 p.m., 2362-B Rayburn.
  March 11, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, budget hearing on 
the Government Publishing Office, 2 p.m., HT-2 Capitol.
  March 11, Subcommittee on Defense, hearing entitled ``U.S. Africa 
Command (AFRICOM)'', 3 p.m., H-140 Capitol. This hearing is closed.
  March 12, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs, hearing entitled ``Public Witness Day'', 8:30 a.m., 2358-C 
Rayburn.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Defense, hearing entitled ``Member 
Day'', 9 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, 
and Related Agencies, hearing entitled ``Navy and Marine Corps 
Installations and Quality of Life'', 9 a.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related 
Agencies, budget hearing on the Smithsonian Institution, 9:45 a.m., 
2008 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, March 11, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``National Security Challenges and U.S. Military Activity 
in North and South America'', 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  March 11, Subcommittee on Intelligence and Emerging Threats and 
Capabilities, hearing entitled ``Reviewing Department of Defense 
Science and Technology Strategy, Policy, and Programs for Fiscal 
Year 2021: Maintaining a Robust Ecosystem for Our Technological 
Edge'', 2 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  March 11, Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces; and 
Subcommittee on Readiness, joint hearing entitled ``Sealift and 
Mobility Requirements in Support of the National Defense Strategy'', 
2:30 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Readiness, hearing entitled ``FY21 Navy 
and Marine Corps Readiness Posture'', 9 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, hearing entitled 
``FY21 Priorities for Missile Defense and Missile Defeat Programs'', 
9:30 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, March 11, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Protecting Congress' Power of the Purse and the Rule of 
Law'', 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Education and Labor, March 11, Subcommittee on 
Workforce Protections, hearing entitled ``The Healthy Families Act 
(H.R. 1784): Examining a Plan to Secure Paid Sick Leave for U.S. 
Workers'', 2 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, March 11, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Holding Wells Fargo Accountable: Examining the Role of 
the Board of Directors in the Bank's Egregious Pattern of Customer 
Abuses'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, March 11, Subcommittee on the Middle 
East, North Africa, and International Terrorism, hearing entitled 
``The Crisis in Idlib'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  March 11, Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, Energy, and the 
Environment, hearing entitled ``Antagonizing the Neighborhood: 
Putin's Frozen Conflicts and the Conflict in Ukraine'', 2 p.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, March 11, Subcommittee on 
Transportation and Maritime Security, hearing entitled ``Securing 
America's Transportation and Maritime Systems: A Review of the 
Fiscal Year 2021 Budget Requests for the Transportation Security 
Administration and the U.S. Coast Guard'', 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  March 11, Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure 
Protection, and Innovation, hearing entitled ``Resourcing DHS' 
Cybersecurity and Innovation Missions: A Review of the Fiscal Year 
2021 Budget Request for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure 
Security Agency and the Science and Technology Directorate'', 11 
a.m., 310 Cannon.
  March 11, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Confronting the 
Coronavirus: The Federal Response'', 2 p.m., 310 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, March 11, Full Committee, markup on 
H.R. 1548, for the relief of Maria Carmen Castro Ramirez and J. 
Refugio Carreno Rojas; H.R. 5602, the ``Domestic Terrorism 
Prevention Act of 2020''; H.R. 2733, the ``Savanna's Act''; H.R. 
2438, the ``Not Invisible Act of 2019''; and H.R. 6100, the 
``Strengthening the Opposition to Female Genital Mutilation Act'', 
10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, March 11, Full Committee, markup 
on H.R. 139, the ``Springfield Race Riot National Historic Monument 
Act''; H.R. 1162, the ``Water Recycling Investment and Improvement 
Act''; H.R. 2473, the ``Securing Access for the central Valley and 
Enhancing (SAVE) Water Resources Act''; H.R. 3094, to designate the 
National Pulse Memorial located at 1912 South Orange Avenue, 
Orlando, Florida, 32806, and for other purposes; H.R. 3250, the 
``Julius Rosenwald and the Rosenwald Schools Act of 2019''; H.R. 
3349, the ``Republic of Texas Legation Memorial Act''; H.R. 3723, 
the ``Desalination Development Act''; H.R. 4153, the ``Health Care 
Access for Urban Native Veterans Act''; H.R. 4891, the ``Western 
Water Security Act of 2019''; H.R. 5068, the ``Women Who Worked on 
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Home Front World War II Memorial Act''; and H.R. 5126, the ``Direct 
Enhancement of Snapper Conservation and the Economy through Novel 
Devices Act of 2019'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  March 12, Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United 
States, hearing entitled ``The Irreparable Environmental and 
Cultural Impacts of the Proposed Resolution Copper Mining 
Operation'', 9 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Reform, March 11, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Coronavirus Preparedness and Response'', 9:30 
a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  March 11, Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, hearing 
entitled ``Examining Travel Insurance for Coronavirus-Related 
Cancellations'', 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Environment, hearing entitled ``Climate 
Change, Part IV: Future Impacts of Continued Federal Inaction'', 10 
a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, March 11, 
Subcommittee on Research and Technology, hearing entitled 
``Reauthorization of the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Energy, markup on H.R. 6084, the ``Water 
Power Research and Development Act''; H.R. 6097, the ``Nuclear 
Energy Research and Development Act''; H.R. 4481, the ``Securing 
Energy Critical Elements and American Jobs Act of 2019''; and H.R. 
4733, the ``Low-Dose Radiation Research Act of 2019'', 9 a.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, March 11, Full Committee, markup on 
H.R. 6079, ``Microloan Improvement Act of 2020''; H.R. 6078, 
``Microloan Transparency and Accountability Act of 2020''; 
legislation on the STEP Improvement Act of 2020''; and H.R. 6021, 
the ``Northern Mariana Islands Small Business Development Act'', 
11:30 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, March 11, 
Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and 
Emergency Management, hearing entitled ``FEMA's Priorities for 2020 
and Beyond: Coordinating Mission and Vision'', 10 a.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, March 11, Subcommittee on Worker and 
Family Support, hearing entitled ``Combatting Child Poverty in 
America'', 2 p.m., 2020 Rayburn.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, March 11, Full 
Committee, hearing entitled ``NSA Budget Hearing'', 10 a.m., HVC-
304. This hearing is closed.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Counterintelligence, 
and Counterproliferation, hearing entitled ``FBI Budget Hearing'', 
10 a.m., HVC-304. This hearing is closed.


                             Joint Meetings

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: March 10, to 
hold hearings to examine Moldova, focusing on access and 
accountability, 12:30 p.m., 2200 Rayburn Building.
  Joint Hearing: March 11, Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, to 
hold a joint hearing with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs 
to examine the legislative presentation of The American Legion, 10 
a.m., SD-G50.