[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 42 (Monday, March 6, 2023)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D189-D193]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                 Week of March 7 through March 10, 2023

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senate will continue consideration of the nomination of 
Robert Stewart Ballou, of Virginia, to be United States District Judge 
for the Western District of Virginia, post-cloture, and vote on 
confirmation thereon at 11:30 a.m.
  Following disposition of the nomination of Robert Stewart Ballou, 
Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of 
Andrew G. Schopler, of California, to be United States District Judge 
for the Southern District of California. If cloture is invoked on the 
nomination, Senate will vote on confirmation thereon at 2:15 p.m.
  Following disposition of the nomination of Andrew G. Schopler, Senate 
will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Arun 
Subramanian, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the 
Southern District of New York. If cloture is invoked on the nomination, 
Senate will vote on confirmation thereon at 4:30 p.m.
  Following disposition of the nomination of Arun Subramanian, Senate 
will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Patrice 
H. Kunesh, of Minnesota, to be Commissioner of the Administration for 
Native Americans, Department of Health and Human Services.
  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 8, to 
hold an oversight hearing to examine the Commodity Futures Trading 
Commission, 10 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Appropriations: March 7, Subcommittee on Defense, to 
receive a briefing on the Department of Defense Health Program, 10 
a.m., SD-192.

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  Committee on Armed Services: March 7, to hold hearings to examine 
the posture of United States Special Operations Command and United 
States Cyber Command in review of the Defense Authorization Request 
for Fiscal Year 2024 and the Future Years Defense Program; to be 
immediately followed by a closed session in SVC-217, 9:30 a.m., SD-
G50.
  March 9, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine United States 
Strategic Command and United States Space Command in review of the 
Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2024 and the Future 
Years Defense Program; to be immediately followed by a closed 
session in SVC-217, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: March 7, to hold 
hearings to examine the Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the 
Congress, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  March 7, Subcommittee on Economic Policy, to hold hearings to 
examine the Federal debt limit and its economic and financial 
consequences, 2:30 p.m., SD-538.
  March 8, Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community 
Development, to hold hearings to examine the Federal strategic plan 
to prevent and end homelessness, 2:30 p.m., SD-538.
  Committee on the Budget: March 8, to hold hearings to examine the 
economic costs of wildfires, 10 a.m., SD-608/VTC.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: March 8, to 
hold hearings to examine implementation of the Aircraft, 
Certification, Safety, and Accountability Act, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: March 9, to hold 
hearings to examine the nuclear fuel cycle, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: March 7, Subcommittee 
on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety, to hold hearings to 
examine the air, climate, and environmental impacts of crypto-asset 
mining, including an original bill entitled, ``The Crypto-Asset 
Environmental Transparency Act'', 2:30 p.m., SD-406.
  March 9, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine protecting 
public health and the environment in the wake of the Norfolk 
Southern train derailment and chemical release in East Palestine, 
Ohio, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: March 7, to hold hearings to examine tax 
policy's role in increasing affordable housing supply for working 
families, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: March 8, business meeting to 
consider S. 316, to repeal the authorizations for use of military 
force against Iraq, S. 509, to provide resources for United States 
nationals unlawfully or wrongfully detained abroad, S. 430, to 
provide authority to enter into a cooperative agreement to protect 
civilians in Iraq and the Arabian Peninsula from weaponized unmanned 
aerial systems, 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, 10:30 a.m., 
S-116, Capitol.
  March 8, Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and 
Counterterrorism, to hold hearings to examine geopolitical 
competition and energy security in Central Asia, 2 p.m., SD-419.
  March 9, Subcommittee on State Department and USAID Management, 
International Operations, and Bilateral International Development, 
to hold hearings to examine USAID localization, focusing on 
challenges, opportunities, and next steps to further development 
initiatives on the local level, 10:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: March 8, 
business meeting to consider an authorization for investigation into 
violations of Federal labor law by major corporations, an 
authorization for subpoena of Howard Schultz, Chief Executive 
Officer, Starbucks Corporation, for testimony relating to the 
Committee investigation into violations of Federal labor law by 
major corporations, and other pending calendar business; to be 
immediately followed by a hearing to examine defending the right of 
workers to organize unions free from illegal corporate union-
busting, 10 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: March 8, 
to hold hearings to examine artificial intelligence, focusing on 
risks and opportunities, 10 a.m., SD-562.
  March 8, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 559, to 
amend the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to 
authorize appropriations for the United States Fire Administration 
and firefighter assistance grant programs, and the nominations of 
Colleen Joy Shogan, of Pennsylvania, to be Archivist of the United 
States, Cathy Ann Harris, of Maryland, to be Chairman of the Merit 
Systems Protection Board, and Adrienne Jennings Noti, to be an 
Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, 4 
p.m., SD-562.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: March 8, to hold an oversight hearing 
to examine Native communities' priorities for the 118th Congress, 
2:30 p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on Judiciary: March 7, Subcommittee on Competition 
Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights, to hold hearings to examine 
reining in dominant digital platforms, focusing on restoring 
competition to our digital markets, 3 p.m., SH-216.
  March 8, Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law, to hold 
hearings to examine platform accountability, focusing on Gonzalez 
and reform, 2 p.m., SD-226.
  March 9, Full Committee, business meeting to consider the 
nominations of Charnelle Bjelkengren, to be United

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States District Judge for the Eastern District of Washington, 
Matthew P. Brookman, to be United States District Judge for the 
Southern District of Indiana, Jeffrey Irvine Cummings, and LaShonda 
A. Hunt, both to be a United States District Judge for the Northern 
District of Illinois, 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 Small Business and Entrepreneurship: March 8, to hold 
hearings to examine the nomination of Dilawar Syed, of California, 
to be Deputy Administrator of the Small Business Administration, 
2:30 p.m., SR-428A.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: March 8, business meeting to 
consider the nomination of Joshua David Jacobs, of Washington, to be 
Under Secretary for Benefits of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
Time to be announced, Room to be announced.
  March 8, Full Committee, to hold a joint hearing with the House 
Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine the legislative 
presentation of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States 
and multiple veterans service organizations, 10 a.m., 390, Cannon 
Building.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: March 8, to hold hearings to 
examine worldwide threats, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  March 8, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine 
worldwide threats, 12 noon, SH-219.
  Special Committee on Aging: March 9, to hold hearings to examine 
uplifting families, workers, and older adults, focusing on 
supporting communities of care, 10:30 a.m., SD-106.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, March 8, Subcommittee on Forestry, 
hearing entitled ``A Review of Title VIII: Forestry Stakeholder 
Perspectives'', 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  March 9, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Rising Risks: Managing 
Volatility in Global Commodity Derivatives Markets'', 10 a.m., 1300 
Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, March 8, Subcommittee on Interior, 
Environment, and Related Agencies, hearing entitled ``American 
Indian and Alaska Native Public Witness Day 1'', 9 a.m., 2008 
Rayburn.
  March 8, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, budget hearing on the 
Office of Congressional Workplace Rights, 9:30 a.m., HT-2 Capitol.
  March 8, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 
Education, and Related Agencies, hearing entitled ``Member Day'', 10 
a.m., 2358-C Rayburn.
  March 8, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, budget hearing on the 
Congressional Budget Office'', 11 a.m., HT-2 Capitol.
  March 8, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs, hearing entitled ``Member Day'', 11:30 a.m., H-140 
Capitol.
  March 9, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related 
Agencies, hearing entitled ``American Indian and Alaska Native 
Public Witness Day 2'', 9 a.m., 2008 Rayburn.
  March 9, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, budget hearing on the 
Government Publishing Office, 9:30 a.m., HT-2 Capitol.
  March 9, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, oversight hearing on the 
Department of Agriculture, Office of Inspector General, 10 a.m., 
2362-A Rayburn.
  March 9, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related 
Agencies, hearing entitled ``American Indian and Alaska Native 
Public Witness Day 2'', 1 p.m., 2008 Rayburn.
  March 9, Subcommittee on Defense, hearing entitled ``Member Day'', 
2 p.m., H-140 Capitol.
  March 9, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related 
Programs, oversight hearing on the U.S. Agency for Global Media, 
2:30 p.m., 2360-A Rayburn.
  March 10, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, 
and Related Agencies, hearing entitled ``Member Day'', 9 a.m., HT-2 
Capitol.
  Committee on Armed Services, March 8, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``U.S. Military Posture and National Security Challenges in 
North and South America'', 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  March 8, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, hearing entitled ``FY24 
Strategic Forces Posture'', 3 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  March 9, Subcommittee on Cyber, Information Technologies, and 
Innovation, hearing entitled ``Defense in a Digital Era: Artificial 
Intelligence, Information Technology, and Securing the Department of 
Defense'', 9:30 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  March 9, Subcommittee on Military Personnel, hearing entitled 
``Senior Enlisted Leader Perspective'', 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  March 9, Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special Operations, 
hearing entitled ``U.S. Special Operations Forces and Command--
Challenges and Resource Priorities for Fiscal Year 2024'', 1 p.m., 
2212 Rayburn.
  March 10, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, hearing entitled 
``U.S. and Adversary Hypersonic Programs'', 9 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and Workforce, March 8, Full Committee, 
markup on H.R. 734, the ``Protection of Women and Girls in Sports 
Act of 2023''; and H.R. 5, the ``Parents Bill of Rights Act'', 10:15 
a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, ``March 8, Subcommittee on 
Communications and Technology, markup on H.R. 1338, the ``Satellite 
and Telecommunications Streamlining Act''; H.R. 675, the ``Secure 
Space Act of 2023''; H.R. 1339, the ``Precision Agriculture 
Satellite Connectivity Act''; H.R. 682, the ``Launch Communications 
Act''; H.R. 1353, the ``Advanced, Local Emergency Response 
Telecommunications Parity Act''; H.R. 1345, the ``NTIA Policy and 
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H.R. 1354, the ``Information and Communication Technology Strategy 
Act''; H.R. 1370, the ``Communications Security Advisory Act of 
2023''; H.R. 1360, the ``American Cybersecurity Literacy Act''; H.R. 
1340, the ``Open RAN Outreach Act''; H.R. 1343, the ``ITS 
Codification Act''; H.R. 1377, the ``Promoting U.S. Wireless 
Leadership Act''; and H.R. 1341, the ``Spectrum Coordination Act'', 
10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  March 8, Subcommittee on Health, markup on H.R. 501, the ``Block, 
Report, and Suspend Suspicious Shipments Act''; H.R. 498, the ``9-8-
8 Lifeline Cybersecurity Responsibility Act''; H.R. 485, the 
``Protecting Health Care for All Patients Act of 2023''; H.R. 467, 
the ``Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act''; and H.R. 801, 
the ``Securing the Border for Public Health Act of 2023'', 1 p.m., 
2123 Rayburn.
  March 10, Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, hearing 
entitled ``Defending America's Wireless Leadership'', 9 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, March 8, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``The Federal Reserve's Semi-Annual Monetary Policy 
Report'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  March 8, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
entitled ``Holding the Biden Administration Accountable for Wasteful 
Spending and Regulatory Overreach'', 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  March 9, Subcommittee on Capital Markets, hearing entitled ``U.S. 
Public Markets Built for the 21st Century: Exploring Reforms to Make 
Our Public Markets Attractive for Small and Emerging Companies 
Raising Capital'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  March 9, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Monetary 
Policy of the Committee on Financial Services, hearing entitled 
``Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Ripe for Reform'', 10 a.m., 
2220 Rayburn.
  March 9, Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology and 
Inclusion, hearing entitled ``Coincidence or Coordinated? The 
Administration's Attack on the Digital Asset Ecosystem'', 2 p.m., 
2128 Rayburn.
  March 10, Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, hearing entitled 
``How Do We Encourage Greater Flood Insurance Coverage in 
America?'', 9 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, March 8, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``During and After the Fall of Kabul: Examining the 
Administration's Emergency Evacuation from Afghanistan'', 10 a.m., 
HVC-210.
  March 9, Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and 
Central Asia, hearing entitled ``Expanding the Abraham Accords'', 2 
p.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Homeland Security, March 9, Subcommittee on 
Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence will hold a 
hearing entitled ``Confronting Threats Posed by the Chinese 
Communist Party to the U.S. Homeland'', 9 a.m., 310 Cannon.
  Committee on House Administration, March 8, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Member Day: Committee on House Administration'', 
10:30 a.m., 1310 Longworth.
  March 9, Subcommittee on Modernization, business meeting on 
legislation on providing for the Expenses of Certain Committees of 
the House of Representatives in the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress 
and to conduct other committee business, 3 p.m., 1310 Longworth.
  March 9, Subcommittee on Modernization, hearing entitled ``A View 
of House Modernization: Perspectives from the CAO'', 3:10 p.m., 1310 
Longworth.
  March 10, Subcommittee on Elections, hearing entitled ``2022 
Midterms Look Back Series: Successes in the 2022 Midterm 
Elections'', 9 a.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on the Judiciary, March 8, Subcommittee on Courts, 
Intellectual Property and the Internet, hearing entitled 
``Intellectual Property and Strategic Competition with China: Part 
I'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  March 9, Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal 
Government, hearing entitled ``Hearing on the Weaponization of the 
Federal Government'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  March 9, Subcommittee on Responsiveness and Accountability to 
Oversight, hearing entitled ``Hearing on Compliance with Committee 
Oversight'', 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  March 10, Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory 
Reform, and Antitrust, hearing entitled ``Reining in the 
Administrative State: Reclaiming Congress's Legislative Power'', 9 
a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, March 8, Subcommittee on Federal 
Lands, hearing entitled ``Promoting Conservation with a Purpose on 
America's Federal Lands and Forests'', 10:15 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  March 8, Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries, hearing 
entitled ``Benefits and Access: The Necessity for Multiple Use of 
Water Resources'', 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Accountability, March 8, Select 
Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, hearing entitled 
``Investigating the Origins of COVID-19'', 9 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  March 8, Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and 
Foreign Affairs, hearing entitled ``Force Multipliers: Examining the 
Need for Additional Resources to Disrupt Transnational Crime at the 
Border and Beyond'', 10 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  March 8, Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and 
Regulatory Affairs, hearing entitled ``Burning the Midnight Oil: Why 
Depleting the Strategic Petroleum Reserve is Not a Solution to 
America's Energy Problem, Part I'', 2 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  March 8, Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, 
and Government Innovation, hearing entitled ``Advances in AI: Are We 
Ready for a Tech Revolution?'', 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  March 9, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Oversight of Our 
Nation's Largest Employer: Reviewing the U.S. Office of Personnel 
Management'', 9:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  March 9, Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services, 
hearing entitled ``Inflation: A Preventable Crisis'', 2 p.m., 2247 
Rayburn.
  March 9, Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal 
Workforce, hearing entitled ``Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Go Viral: 
Inspectors General on Curing the Disease'', 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.

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  March 10, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``The Biden Family 
Investigation: The Department of the Treasury'', 9 a.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, March 8, Full 
Committee, hearing entitled ``Innovation Through Collaboration: The 
Department of Energy's Role in the U.S. Research Ecosystem'', 10 
a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  March 9, Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, hearing entitled 
``The Federal Aviation Administration's Flight Plan: Examining the 
Agency's Research and Development Programs and Future Plans'', 10 
a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, March 8, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Small Business Perspectives on the Impacts of the Biden 
Administration's Waters of the United States (WOTUS) Rule'', 2 p.m., 
2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, March 8, 
Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, 
hearing entitled ``Pipeline Safety: Reviewing Implementation of the 
PIPES Act of 2020 and Examining Future Safety Needs'', 10 a.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  March 9, Subcommittee on Aviation, hearing entitled ``FAA 
Reauthorization: Securing the Future of General Aviation'', 10 a.m., 
2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, March 9, Subcommittee on Economic 
Opportunity, hearing entitled ``Examining the Future of Workforce 
Protections for Servicemembers'', 10:30 a.m., 390 Cannon.
  March 9, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
entitled ``Accountability at VA: Leadership Decisions Impacting its 
Employees and Veterans'', 3 p.m., 390 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, March 10, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``President Biden's Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Request with 
Treasury Secretary Yellen'', 9 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, March 9, Full 
Committee, begin hearing entitled ``Annual World Wide Threats 
Hearing'', 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  March 9, Full Committee, continue hearing entitled ``Annual World 
Wide Threats Hearing'', 1 p.m., HVC-304. This hearing is closed.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Committee on the Library: March 8, business meeting to 
consider designation of the Chair and Vice Chair, and rules of 
procedure for the 118th Congress, 2:30 p.m., S-115, Capitol.
  Joint Committee on Printing: March 8, business meeting to consider 
designation of the Chair and Vice Chair, and rules of procedure for 
the 118th Congress, 2:35 p.m., S-115, Capitol.
  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: March 9, to hold 
hearings to examine countering Russia's terroristic mercenaries, 10 
a.m., 2020, Rayburn Building.
  Joint Hearing: March 8, 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 of the United States and multiple veterans service 
organizations, 10 a.m., 390, Cannon Building.