[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 43 (Tuesday, March 7, 2023)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D199-D201]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                             MARCH 8, 2023

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: to hold an 
oversight hearing to examine the Commodity Futures Trading 
Commission, 10 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: 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: to hold hearings to examine the economic 
costs of wildfires, 10 a.m., SD-608/VTC.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold 
hearings to examine implementation of the Aircraft, Certification, 
Safety, and Accountability Act, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: 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.
  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.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to hold 
hearings to examine defending the right of workers to organize 
unions free from illegal corporate union-busting, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold 
hearings to examine artificial intelligence, focusing on risks and 
opportunities, 10 a.m., SD-562.
  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: to hold an oversight hearing to 
examine Native communities' priorities for the 118th Congress, 2:30 
p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on Judiciary: Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and 
the Law, to hold hearings to examine platform accountability, 
focusing on Gonzalez and reform, 2 p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: 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: 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.
  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: to hold hearings to examine 
worldwide threats, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine worldwide 
threats, 12 noon, SH-219.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Forestry, hearing 
entitled ``A Review of Title VIII: Forestry Stakeholder 
Perspectives'', 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Interior, 
Environment, and Related Agencies, hearing entitled ``American 
Indian and Alaska Native Public Witness Day 1'', 9 a.m., 2008 
Rayburn.

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  Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, budget hearing on the Office 
of Congressional Workplace Rights, 9:30 a.m., HT-2 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and 
Related Agencies, hearing entitled ``Member Day'', 10 a.m., 2358-C 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, budget hearing on the 
Congressional Budget Office'', 11 a.m., HT-2 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, 
hearing entitled ``Member Day'', 11:30 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, 
hearing entitled ``American Indian and Alaska Native Public Witness 
Day 1'', 1 p.m., 2008 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``U.S. Military Posture and National Security Challenges in North 
and South America'', 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, hearing entitled ``FY24 
Strategic Forces Posture'', 3 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and Workforce, 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, 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 
Cybersecurity Coordination Act''; 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.
  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.
  Committee on Financial Services, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``The Federal Reserve's Semi-Annual Monetary Policy Report'', 10 
a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled 
``Holding the Biden Administration Accountable for Wasteful Spending 
and Regulatory Overreach'', 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``During and After the Fall of Kabul: Examining the Administration's 
Emergency Evacuation from Afghanistan'', 10 a.m., HVC-210.
  Committee on House Administration, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Member Day: Committee on House Administration'', 10:30 
a.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Full Committee, markup on legislation on Providing for the 
Expenses of Certain Committees of the House of Representatives in 
the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress, and other Committee business, 
12 p.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual 
Property and the Internet, hearing entitled ``Intellectual Property 
and Strategic Competition with China: Part I'', 10 a.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Federal Lands, 
hearing entitled ``Promoting Conservation with a Purpose on 
America's Federal Lands and Forests'', 10:15 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  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, Select Subcommittee on 
the Coronavirus Pandemic, hearing entitled ``Investigating the 
Origins of COVID-19'', 9 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  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.
  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.
  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.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Innovation Through Collaboration: The Department 
of Energy's Role in the U.S. Research Ecosystem'', 10 a.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, 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, 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.

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                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Hearing: 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.
  Joint Committee on the Library: 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: 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.