[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 25 (Tuesday, February 7, 2023)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D104-D105]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

              Week of February 8 through February 10, 2023

                             Senate Chamber

  On Thursday, Senate will resume consideration of the nomination of 
DeAndrea Gist Benjamin, of South Carolina, to be United States Circuit 
Judge for the Fourth Circuit, post-cloture, and vote on confirmation 
thereon at 11 a.m.
  Following disposition of the nomination of DeAndrea Gist Benjamin, 
Senate will resume consideration of the nomination of Cindy K. Chung, 
of Pennsylvania, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third 
Circuit, and vote on the motion to invoke cloture thereon at 1:45 p.m.
  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: February 9, to 
hold hearings to examine the 2023 Farm Bill, focusing on commodity 
programs, crop insurance, and credit, 9:30 a.m., SR-328A.
  Committee on Appropriations: February 9, Subcommittee on Defense, 
to hold hearings to examine the People's Republic of China's high 
altitude surveillance efforts against the United States, 10:15 a.m., 
SD-192.
  Committee on Armed Services: February 9, business meeting to 
consider committee rules, an original resolution authorizing 
expenditures by the committee for the 118th Congress, and the 
nominations of Radha Iyengar Plumb, of New York, to be a Deputy 
Under Secretary, and Laura Taylor-Kale, of California, to be an 
Assistant Secretary, both of the Department of Defense, 11 a.m., 
SVC-208/209.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: February 9, 
organizational business meeting to consider committee rules, an 
original resolution authorizing expenditures by the committee for 
the 118th Congress, and subcommittee assignments; to be immediately 
followed by a hearing to examine the state of housing in 2023, 10 
a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: February 9, 
organizational business meeting to consider committee rules, an 
original resolution authorizing expenditures by the committee for 
the 118th Congress, and subcommittee assignments; to be immediately 
followed by a hearing to examine strengthening airline operations 
and consumer protections, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: February 9, 
organizational business meeting to consider committee rules and an 
original resolution authorizing expenditures by the committee for 
the 118th Congress; to be immediately followed by a hearing to 
examine the state of the U.S. Territories, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: February 9, to hold hearings to 
examine U.S.-China policy in the era of strategic competition, 10:30 
a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: February 9, 
organizational business meeting to consider committee rules, an 
original resolution authorizing expenditures by the committee for 
the 118th Congress, and other pending calendar business, 10 a.m., 
SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: February 
9, organizational business meeting to consider committee rules and 
an original resolution authorizing expenditures by the committee for 
the 118th Congress, 11 a.m., SD-342.

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  Committee on Indian Affairs: February 9, organizational business 
meeting to consider the selection of Chairman and Vice Chairman, 
committee rules, and an original resolution authorizing expenditures 
by the committee for the 118th Congress, 11 a.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: February 9, business meeting to 
consider committee rules, an original resolution authorizing 
expenditures by the committee for the 118th Congress, S. 79, to 
amend title 35, United States Code, to establish an interagency task 
force between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the 
Food and Drug Administration for purposes of sharing information and 
providing technical assistance with respect to patents, S. 113, to 
require the Federal Trade Commission to study the role of 
intermediaries in the pharmaceutical supply chain and provide 
Congress with appropriate policy recommendations, S. 142, to 
prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug 
companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market, and 
to prohibit biological product manufacturers from compensating 
biosimilar and interchangeable companies to delay the entry of 
biosimilar biological products and interchangeable biological 
products, S. 148, to enable to Federal Trade Commission to deter 
filing of sham citizen petitions to cover an attempt to interfere 
with approval of a competing generic drug or biosimilar, to foster 
competition, and facilitate the efficient review of petitions filed 
in good faith to raise legitimate public health concerns, S. 150, to 
amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to prohibit product hopping, 
and the nominations of Nancy G. Abudu, of Georgia, to be United 
States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit, Rachel Bloomekatz, of 
Ohio, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit, 
Anthony Devos Johnstone, of Montana, to be United States Circuit 
Judge for the Ninth Circuit, Julie Rikelman, of Massachusetts, to be 
United States Circuit Judge for the First Circuit, Robert Stewart 
Ballou, to be United States District Judge for the Western District 
of Virginia, Nusrat Jahan Choudhury, Natasha C. Merle, and Ramon 
Ernesto Reyes, Jr., each to be United States District Judge for the 
Eastern District of New York, Jessica G. L. Clarke, Dale E. Ho, and 
Arun Subramanian, each to be a United States District Judge for the 
Southern District of New York, Todd E. Edelman, to be United States 
District Judge for the District of Columbia, Kymberly Kathryn 
Evanson, to be United States District Judge for the Western District 
of Washington, Gordon P. Gallagher, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of Colorado, Jonathan James Canada Grey, to 
be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of 
Michigan, Myong J. Joun, and Julia E. Kobick, both to be a United 
States District Judge for the District of Massachusetts, Kenly Kiya 
Kato, and Hernan D. Vera, both to be a United States District Judge 
for the Central District of California, Colleen R. Lawless, to be 
United States District Judge for the Central District of Illinois, 
Rita F. Lin, and P. Casey Pitts, both to be a United States District 
Judge for the Northern District of California, Andrew G. Schopler, 
and James Edward Simmons, Jr., both to be a United States District 
Judge for the Southern District of California, and Rosemarie 
Hidalgo, of the District of Columbia, to be Director of the Violence 
Against Women Office, Amy Lefkowitz Solomon, of the District of 
Columbia, to be an Assistant Attorney General, Kate E. Brubacher, to 
be United States Attorney for the District of Kansas, Ismail J. 
Ramsey, to be United States Attorney for the Northern District of 
California, and Jill E. Steinberg, to be United States Attorney for 
the Southern District of Georgia, all of the Department of Justice, 
9 a.m., SH-216.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: February 9, closed business 
meeting to consider pending intelligence matters, 11:30 a.m., S-216, 
Capitol.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Armed Services, February 9, Subcommittee on Cyber, 
Information Technologies, and Innovation, hearing entitled ``The 
Future of War: Is the Pentagon Prepared to Deter and Defeat 
America's Adversaries?'', 8:30 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, February 9, Full Committee, 
organizational meeting, 9:30 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, February 9, Full Committee, 
business meeting on the Committee Authorization and Oversight Plan 
for the 118th Congress, 9 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on House Administration, February 9, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``The Looking Ahead Series: The Architect of the 
Capitol's Strategic Plan for the 118th Congress'', 9 a.m., 1310 
Longworth.
  Committee on the Judiciary, February 9, Select Subcommittee on the 
Weaponization of the Federal Government, hearing entitled ``Hearing 
on the Weaponization of the Federal Government'', 12 p.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, February 9, Subcommittee on 
Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled ``Dependence on 
Foreign Adversaries: America's Critical Minerals Crisis'', 9 a.m., 
1324 Longworth.