[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 37 (Monday, February 27, 2023)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D160-D161]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

               Week of February 28 through March 3, 2023

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senate will continue consideration of the nomination of 
Jamar K. Walker, of Virginia, to be United States District Judge for 
the Eastern District of Virginia, post-cloture, and vote on 
confirmation thereon at 11:30 a.m. Upon disposition of the nomination 
of Jamar K. Walker, Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on 
the nomination of Jamal N. Whitehead, of Washington, to be United 
States District Judge for the Western District of Washington.
  If cloture is invoked on the nomination of Jamal N. Whitehead, Senate 
will vote on confirmation thereon at 2:15 p.m. Following disposition of 
the nomination of Jamal N. Whitehead, Senate will vote on the motion to 
invoke cloture on the nomination of Araceli Martinez-Olguin, of 
California, to be United States District Judge for the Northern 
District of California.
  If cloture is invoked on the nomination of Araceli Martinez-Olguin, 
Senate will vote on confirmation thereon at 4:30 p.m. Following 
disposition of the nomination of Araceli Martinez-Olguin, Senate will 
vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Margaret R. 
Guzman, of Massachusetts, to be United States District Judge for the 
District of Massachusetts.
  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 1, to 
hold hearings to examine the 2023 Farm Bill, focusing on 
conservation and forestry programs, 10 a.m., SR-328A.
  Committee on Armed Services: February 28, to hold hearings to 
examine the conflict in Ukraine, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  March 2, Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing on munitions 
to include requirements development, Ukraine support, and 
replenishment management, 9:30 a.m., SVC-217.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: February 28, to 
hold hearings to examine advancing national security and foreign 
policy through sanctions, export controls, and other economic tools, 
10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on the Budget: March 1, to hold hearings to examine 
climate change and the economic risks to coastal communities, 10 
a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: March 1, to 
hold hearings to examine the nomination of Phillip A. Washington, of 
Illinois, to be Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: March 1, to hold 
hearings to examine the nomination of Joseph Goffman, of 
Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: February 28, business meeting to 
consider the nominations of Stephanie Sanders Sullivan, of Maryland, 
to be Representative to the African Union, with the rank and status 
of Ambassador, Michael Alan Ratney, of Massachusetts, to be 
Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Geeta Rao Gupta, of 
Virginia, to be Ambassador at Large for Global Women's Issues, Eric 
M. Garcetti, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
India, and Richard R. Verma, of Maryland, to be Deputy Secretary for 
Management and Resources, all of the Department of State, L. Felice 
Gorordo, of Florida, to be Alternate Executive Director of the 
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Richard L.A. 
Weiner, of the District of Columbia, to be Director of the European 
Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Leopoldo Martinez Nucete, 
of Virginia, to be Executive Director of the Inter-American 
Development Bank, and other pending calendar business, Time to be 
announced, S-116, Capitol.

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  March 1, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Vivek Hallegere Murthy, of Florida, to be 
Representative on the Executive Board of the World Health 
Organization, Kathleen A. FitzGibbon, of New York, to be Ambassador 
to the Republic of Niger, Eric W. Kneedler, of Pennsylvania, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of Rwanda, Pamela M. Tremont, of 
Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Zimbabwe, and Richard 
Mills, Jr., of Georgia, to be Ambassador to the Federal Republic of 
Nigeria, all of the Department of State, and other pending 
nominations, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: March 2, to 
hold hearings to examine community health centers, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: February 
28, to hold hearings to examine the nomination of Colleen Joy 
Shogan, of Pennsylvania, to be Archivist of the United States, 10 
a.m., SD-562.
  Committee on the Judiciary: February 28, to hold hearings to 
examine the Equal Rights Amendment, focusing on how Congress can 
recognize ratification and enshrine equality in our Constitution, 10 
a.m., SD-106.
  March 1, Full Committee, to hold an oversight hearing to examine 
the Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  March 2, Full Committee, business meeting to consider the 
nominations of Charnelle Bjelkengren, to be United States District 
Judge for the Eastern District of Washington, Matthew P. Brookman, 
to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of 
Indiana, Michael Farbiarz, and Robert Kirsch, both to be a United 
States District Judge for the District of New Jersey, Orelia Eleta 
Merchant, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern 
District of New York, and Stephen K. Eberle, to be United States 
Marshal for the Western District of Pennsylvania, and Roy W. Minter, 
Jr., to be United States Marshal for the Southern District of 
Georgia, both of the Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: February 28, to hold a joint 
hearing with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine the 
legislative presentation of Disabled American Veterans, 10 a.m., SD-
G50.
  March 1, Full Committee, to hold a joint hearing with the House 
Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine the legislative 
presentation of the American Legion and multiple veterans service 
organizations, 10 a.m., SD-G50.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: February 28, closed business 
meeting to consider pending intelligence matters; to be immediately 
followed by a closed briefing on certain intelligence matters, 2:30 
p.m., SH-219.
  March 1, Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing on certain 
intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Appropriations, March 1, Subcommittee on State, 
Foreign Operations and Related Programs, oversight hearing on the 
United Nations, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, March 1, Subcommittee on 
Innovation, Data, and Commerce, hearing entitled ``Promoting U.S. 
Innovation and Individual Liberty through a National Standard for 
Data Privacy'', 8:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on House Administration, March 1, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Part 2: Committee Funding for the 118th 
Congress'', 9 a.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on the Judiciary, March 1, Subcommittee on Crime and 
Federal Government Surveillance, hearing entitled ``The Fentanyl 
Crisis in America: Inaction is No Longer an Option'', 9 a.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, March 1, Subcommittee on Indian 
and Insular Affairs, hearing entitled ``Unlocking Indian Country's 
Economic Potential'', 9 a.m., 1324 Longworth.


                             Joint Meetings

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: February 28, to 
hold hearings to examine North Macedonia's leadership of the 
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe in a time of 
war, 1 p.m., S-120, Capitol.
  Joint Hearing: February 28, Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 
to hold a joint hearing with the House Committee on Veterans' 
Affairs to examine the legislative presentation of Disabled American 
Veterans, 10 a.m., SD-G50.
  March 1, Full Committee, to hold a joint hearing with the House 
Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine the legislative 
presentation of the American Legion and multiple veterans service 
organizations, 10 a.m., SD-G50.