[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 29 (Monday, February 13, 2023)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D126-D127]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

             Week of February 14 through February 17, 2023

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senate will continue consideration of the nomination of 
Gina R. Mendez-Miro, of Puerto Rico, to be United States District Judge 
for the District of Puerto Rico, post-cloture, and vote on confirmation 
thereon at 11:30 a.m.
   Following disposition of the nomination of Gina R. Mendez-Miro, 
Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of 
Lindsay C. Jenkins, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for 
the Northern District of Illinois. If cloture is invoked on the 
nomination, Senate will vote on confirmation thereon at 2:15 p.m.
   Following disposition of the nomination of Lindsay C. Jenkins, 
Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of 
Matthew L. Garcia, of New Mexico, to be United States District Judge 
for the District of New Mexico.
  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 16, to 
hold hearings to examine the 2023 Farm Bill, focusing on nutrition 
programs, 10 a.m., SR-328A.
  Committee on Armed Services: February 15, to hold hearings to 
examine global security challenges and strategy, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: February 14, to 
hold hearings to examine the crypto crash, focusing on why financial 
system safeguards are needed for digital assets, 10:30 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on the Budget: February 15, to hold hearings to examine 
climate-related economic risks and their costs to the Federal budget 
and the global economy, 10 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: February 14, 
to hold hearings to examine the nomination of Gigi B. Sohn, of the 
District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Federal Communications 
Commission, 10:30 a.m., SR-253.
  February 15, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
Federal Aviation Administration's NOTAM system failure and its 
impacts on a resilient national airspace, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  February 16, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine bringing 
transparency and accountability to pharmacy benefit managers, 10 
a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: February 16, to hold 
hearings to examine the impact of the Russian Federation's war in 
Ukraine on European and global energy security one year after the 
invasion, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: February 15, to hold 
hearings to examine the future of low carbon transportation fuels 
and considerations for a national clean fuels program, 10 a.m., SD-
406.
  Committee on Finance: February 15, to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Daniel I. Werfel, of the District of Columbia, to be 
Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Department of the Treasury, 10:30 
a.m., SD-215.
  February 16, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine ending 
trade that cheats American workers by modernizing trade laws and 
enforcement, fighting forced labor, eliminating counterfeits, and 
leveling the playing field, 10:30 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: February 15, to hold hearings to 
examine countering illicit fentanyl trafficking, 10:30 a.m., SD-419.
  February 16, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Richard R. Verma, of Maryland,

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to be Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources, 10:30 
a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: February 15, 
business meeting to consider the nominations of Karla Ann Gilbride, 
of Maryland, to be General Counsel of the Equal Employment 
Opportunity Commission, Jessica Looman, of Minnesota, to be 
Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor, 
Javier Ramirez, of Illinois, to be Federal Mediation and 
Conciliation Director, Glenna Laureen Wright-Gallo, of Nevada, to be 
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative 
Services, and LaWanda Amaker Toney, of Maryland, to be Assistant 
Secretary for Communications and Outreach, both of the Department of 
Education, and other pending calendar business, Time to be 
announced, Room to be announced.
  February 16, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine health 
care workforce shortages, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: February 15, business meeting to 
consider S. 70, to require the Bureau of Indian Affairs to process 
and complete all mortgage packages associated with residential and 
business mortgages on Indian land by certain deadlines, S. 277, to 
take certain land located in San Diego County, California, into 
trust for the benefit of the Pala Band of Mission Indians, and S. 
385, to amend the Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor 
Experience Act to authorize grants to Indian tribes, tribal 
organizations, and Native Hawaiian organizations, 2:30 p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: February 14, to hold hearings to 
examine protecting our children online, 11 a.m., SH-216.
  February 15, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine pending 
nominations, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  February 16, Full Committee, business meeting to consider the 
nominations of 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, and Ismail J. Ramsey, to be United States 
Attorney for the Northern District of California, all of the 
Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: February 16, business meeting to 
consider S. 10, to improve the workforce of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, S. 30, to authorize major medical facility 
projects for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 
2023, S. 106, to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to award grants to States to 
improve outreach to veterans, S. 112, to amend title 38, United 
States Code, to strengthen benefits for children of Vietnam veterans 
born with spina bifida, S. 132, to require a pilot program on 
activities under the pre-separation transition process of members of 
the Armed Forces for a reduction in suicide among veterans, S. 141, 
to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve certain programs 
of the Department of Veterans Affairs for home and community based 
services for veterans, S. 185, to amend title 38, United States 
Code, to improve the program for direct housing loans made to Native 
American veterans, S. 216, to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
modify the family caregiver program of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs to include services related to mental health and 
neurological disorders, and S. 326, to direct the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to carry out a study and clinical trials on the 
effects of cannabis on certain health outcomes of veterans with 
chronic pain and post-traumatic stress disorder, 9:45 a.m., SR-418.
  February 16, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Joshua David Jacobs, of Washington, to be Under 
Secretary for Benefits of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 10 
a.m., SR-418.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: February 14, to receive a closed 
briefing on certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                            House Committees

  No hearings are scheduled.