[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 55 (Monday, March 27, 2023)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D277-D281]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                Week of March 28 through March 31, 2023

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senate will continue consideration of S. 316, 
Authorizations for Use of Military Force Against Iraq, post-cloture. 
Senate will vote on or in relation to Johnson Amendment No. 11, and 
Ricketts Amendment No. 30, at 11:30 a.m.; on or in relation to Cruz 
Amendment No. 9, and Sullivan Amendment No. 33, at 2:30 p.m.; and on or 
in relation to Scott (FL) Amendment No. 13, and Hawley Amendment No. 
40, at 5:15 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: March 30, 
Subcommittee on Conservation, Climate, Forestry, and Natural 
Resources, to hold hearings to examine forestry in the Farm Bill, 
focusing on the importance of America's forests, 10:30 a.m., SR-
328A.
  Committee on Appropriations: March 28, Subcommittee on Defense, to 
hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification 
for fiscal year 2024 for the Navy and Marine Corps, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  March 28, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 
Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and 
justification for fiscal year 2024 for the Department of Justice, 
2:30 p.m., SD-192.
  March 29, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related 
Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and 
justification for fiscal year 2024 for the Department of the 
Interior, 9:30 a.m., SD-124.
  March 29, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to 
examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 
2024 for the Department of Agriculture, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  March 29, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, to hold hearings to 
examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 
2024 for the Department of Homeland Security, 1:30 p.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Armed Services: March 28, to hold hearings to examine 
the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2024 for the 
Department of Defense and the Future Years Defense Program; to be 
immediately followed by a closed session in SVC-217, 9:30 a.m., SD-
G50.
  March 28, Subcommittee on Seapower, to hold hearings to examine 
Navy and Marine Corps investment programs in review of the Defense 
Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2024 and the Future Years 
Defense Program, 2:30 p.m., SR-232A.
  March 28, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, to hold hearings to 
examine regional nuclear deterrence, 4:45 p.m., SR-222.
  March 29, Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, to hold hearings to 
examine enterprise cybersecurity to protect the Department of 
Defense Information Networks, 9:30 a.m., SR-232A.
  March 30, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the posture 
of the Department of the Army 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.

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  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: March 28, to 
hold hearings to examine recent bank failures and the Federal 
regulatory response, 10 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on the Budget: March 29, to hold hearings to examine the 
cost of oil dependence in a low-carbon world, 10 a.m., SD-608/VTC.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: March 29, to 
hold hearings to examine advancing next generation aviation 
technologies, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: March 29, to hold 
hearings to examine the EPA Good Neighbor rule, focusing on 
healthier air for downwind states, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  March 30, Subcommittee on Chemical Safety, Waste Management, 
Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight, to hold hearings to 
examine petrochemicals to waste, focusing on the lifecycle, 
environmental, and climate effects of plastic, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: March 29, Subcommittee on Health Care, to 
hold hearings to examine the oral health crisis, focusing on 
identifying and addressing health disparities, 2:30 p.m., SD-215.
  March 30, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine pharmacy 
benefit managers and the prescription drug supply chain, focusing on 
the impact on patients and taxpayers, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: March 28, to hold hearings to 
examine U.S. support of democracy and human rights, 10:30 a.m., SD-
419.
  March 30, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Nicole D. Theriot, of Louisiana, to be Ambassador to 
the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, and Ann Marie Yastishock, of 
Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to the Independent State of Papua New 
Guinea, and to serve concurrently and without additional 
compensation as Ambassador to the Solomon Islands and Ambassador to 
the Republic of Vanuatu, both of the Department of State, and other 
pending nominations, 10:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: March 28, 
business meeting to consider the nominations of Kalpana Kotagal, of 
Ohio, to be a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 
Jessica Looman, of Minnesota, to be Administrator of the Wage and 
Hour Division, and Jose Javier Rodriguez, of Florida, to be an 
Assistant Secretary, both of the Department of Labor, Moshe Z. 
Marvit, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Federal Mine Safety 
and Health Review Commission, Linda A. Puchala, of Maryland, and 
Deirdre Hamilton, of the District of Columbia, both to be a Member 
of the National Mediation Board, and other pending calendar 
business, Time to be announced, S-216, Capitol.
  March 29, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the need to 
end illegal union busting at Starbucks, 10 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: March 29, 
business meeting to consider S. 670, to improve services for 
trafficking victims by establishing, in Homeland Security 
Investigations, the Investigators Maintain Purposeful Awareness to 
Combat Trafficking Trauma Program and the Victim Assistance Program, 
S. 311, to correct the inequitable denial of enhanced retirement and 
annuity benefits to certain U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
Officers, S. 285, to provide for the perpetuation, administration, 
and funding of Federal Executive Boards, S. 264, to amend the 
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to require certain disclosures by 
registrants regarding exemptions under the Foreign Agents 
Registration Act of 1938, as amended, S. 211, to authorize the 
Administrator of General Services to establish an enhanced use lease 
pilot program, S. 709, to improve performance and accountability in 
the Federal Government, S. 717, to improve plain writing and public 
experience, S. 666, to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
require the Chief Operating Officer of each agency to compile a list 
of unnecessary programs, S. 824, to require the Secretary of 
Homeland Security to establish a national risk management cycle, S. 
884, to establish a Government-wide approach to improving digital 
identity, S. 885, to establish a Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve in 
the Department of Homeland Security as a pilot project to address 
the cybersecurity needs of the United States with respect to 
national security, S. 479, to modify the fire management assistance 
cost share, S. 780, to require the Comptroller General of the United 
States to analyze certain legislation in order to prevent 
duplication of and overlap with existing Federal programs, offices, 
and initiatives, S. 108, to require a guidance clarity statement on 
certain agency guidance, S. 111, to require each agency, in 
providing notice of a rulemaking, to include a link to a 100-word 
plain language summary of the proposed rule, S. 349, to amend title 
5, United States Code, to authorize the appointment of spouses of 
members of the Armed Forces who are on active duty, disabled, or 
deceased to positions in which the spouses will work remotely, S. 
243, to require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection to establish procedures for conducting maintenance 
projects at ports of entry at which the Office of Field Operations 
conducts certain enforcement and facilitation activities, S. 310, to 
establish an advisory group to encourage and foster collaborative 
efforts among individuals and entities engaged in disaster recovery 
relating to debris removal, S. 257, to prohibit contracting with 
persons that have business operations with the Maduro regime, S. 
206, to require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection to regularly review and update policies and manuals 
related to inspections at ports of entry, S. 679, to amend chapter 8 
of title 5, United States Code, to require Federal agencies to 
submit to the Comptroller General of the United States a report on 
rules that are revoked, suspended, replaced, amended, or otherwise 
made ineffective, S. 829, to amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 
1995 to clarify a provision relating to certain contents of 
registrations under that Act, S. 794, to require a pilot program on 
the participation of non-asset-based third-party logistics providers 
in the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism, S. 931, to 
improve the visibility, accountability, and oversight of agency 
software asset management practices, S. 917, to establish the duties 
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Infrastructure Security Agency regarding open source software 
security, S. 945, to provide for joint reports by relevant Federal 
agencies to Congress regarding incidents of terrorism, S. 932, to 
amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for the halt in 
pension payments for Members of Congress sentenced for certain 
offenses, and S. 933, to amend the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' 
McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 to 
modify requirements relating to data centers of certain Federal 
agencies, 10:30 a.m., SD-562.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: March 29, business meeting to 
consider S. 460, to amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to 
establish an urban Indian organization confer policy for the 
Department of Health and Human Services, S. 306, to approve the 
settlement of the water right claims of the Tule River Tribe, S. 
595, to approve the settlement of water rights claims of the Pueblos 
of Acoma and Laguna in the Rio San Jose Stream System and the 
Pueblos of Jemez and Zia in the Rio Jemez Stream System in the State 
of New Mexico, and S. 950, to amend the Omnibus Public Land 
Management Act of 2009 to make a technical correction to the water 
rights settlement for the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley 
Reservation; to be immediately followed by an oversight hearing to 
examine the future of tribal energy development, focusing on 
implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act and the Bipartisan 
Infrastructure Law, 2:30 p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: March 28, to hold an oversight hearing 
to examine the Department of Homeland Security, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Rules and Administration: March 28, to hold hearings 
to examine state and local perspectives on election administration, 
3 p.m., SR-301.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: March 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 29, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine personnel 
vetting modernization, 2:30 p.m., SH-216.
  Special Committee on Aging: March 30, to hold hearings to examine 
guardianship and alternatives, focusing on protection and 
empowerment, 10 a.m., SD-106.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Appropriations, March 29, Subcommittee on Commerce, 
Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, budget hearing on the 
Department of Justice, 9:30 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  March 29, Subcommittee on Defense, budget hearing on the U.S. Navy 
and the U.S. Marine Corps, 10 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  March 29, Subcommittee Homeland Security, budget hearing on the 
Department of Homeland Security, 10 a.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  March 29, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 
Education, and Related Agencies, hearing entitled ``Addressing the 
Challenges of Rural America'', 10 a.m., 2358-C Rayburn.
  March 29, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, 
and Related Agencies, budget hearing on the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, 10 a.m., 2008 Rayburn.
  March 29, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs, budget hearing on the Department of the Treasury 
International Programs, 10 a.m., 2358-A Rayburn.
  March 29, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and Related 
Agencies, budget hearing on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the 
Bureau of Reclamation, 10:30 a.m., 2362-B Rayburn.
  March 29, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, budget hearing on 
the U.S. Capitol Police, 11:30 a.m., HT-2 Capitol.
  March 29, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, budget hearing on the 
Food and Drug Administration, 1 p.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  March 29, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related 
Agencies, budget hearing on the Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish 
and Wildlife Service, and National Park Service, 1 p.m., 2008 
Rayburn.
  March 29, Subcommittee Homeland Security, hearing entitled 
``Member Day'', 2 p.m., 2358-A Rayburn.
  March 29, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General 
Government, budget hearing on the U.S. Securities and Exchange 
Commission, 2:30 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  March 30, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General 
Government, hearing entitled ``Member Day'', 8 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  March 30, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, budget hearing on the 
Department of Agriculture, 9 a.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  March 30, Subcommittee on Transportation, and Housing and Urban 
Development, and Related Agencies, hearing entitled ``Member Day'', 
10 a.m., 2358-A Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, March 29, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Fiscal Year 2024 Defense Budget Request'', 10 a.m., 2118 
Rayburn.
  March 29, Subcommittee on Military Personnel, hearing entitled 
``Military Department Personnel Chiefs: Personnel Posture'', 3 p.m., 
2212 Rayburn.
  March 29, Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, hearing 
entitled ``Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Request of the Department of 
Defense for Fixed-Wing Tactical and Training Aircraft Programs'', 
3:30 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  March 30, Subcommittee on Cyber, Information Technologies, and 
Innovation, hearing entitled ``Cyberspace Operations: Conflict in 
the 21st Century'', 8:30 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, March 29, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Fiscal State of the Union'', 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Education and Workforce, March 28, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Unleashing America's Opportunities for Hiring and 
Employment'', 10:15 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.

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  March 29, Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce 
Development, hearing entitled ``Diversity of Thought: Protecting 
Free Speech on College Campuses'', 10:15 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, March 29, Subcommittee on 
Health, hearing entitled ``Fiscal Year 2024 Department of Health and 
Human Services Budget'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  March 29, Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce, hearing 
entitled ``Taking the Buzzer Beater to the Bank: Protecting College 
Athletes' NIL Dealmaking Rights'', 10:30 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  March 29, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
entitled ``Follow the Money: Oversight of President Biden's Massive 
Spending Spree'', 2 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  March 30, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled 
``Reauthorization of the Animal Drug User Fee Programs'', 9 a.m., 
2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, March 29, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``The Federal Regulators' Response to Recent Bank 
Failures'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, March 29, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Oversight, Transparency, and Accountability of Ukraine 
Assistance'', 10 a.m., HVC-210.
  March 29, Subcommittee on Oversight and Accountability, hearing 
entitled ``Examining U.S. Sanctions Policy, Implementation, and 
Enforcement'', 3 p.m., HVC-210 Capitol.
  Committee on the Judiciary, March 29, Subcommittee on 
Responsiveness and Accountability to Oversight, hearing entitled 
``Hearing on Compliance with Committee Oversight'', 2 p.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  March 30, Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal 
Government, hearing entitled ``Hearing on the Weaponization of the 
Federal Government'', 9 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, March 29, Subcommittee on Indian 
and Insular Affairs, hearing entitled ``Challenges and Opportunities 
for Improving Healthcare Delivery in Tribal Communities'', 10 a.m., 
1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Accountability, March 29, Full 
Committee, hearing entitled ``Overdue Oversight of the Capital City: 
Part I'', 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  March 29, Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal 
Workforce, hearing entitled ``Login.gov Doesn't Meet the Standard'', 
2 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  March 29, Full Committee, markup on H.J. Res. 42, disapproving the 
action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the 
Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022, 1 
p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  March 29, Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and 
Regulatory Affairs, hearing entitled ``Fueling Unaffordability: How 
the Biden Administration's Policies Catalyzed Global Energy Scarcity 
and Compounded Inflation'', 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, March 29, Full 
Committee, markup on H.R. 676, the ``Coastal Communities Ocean 
Acidification Act of 2023''; H.R. 1482, the ``NOAA Weather Radio 
Modernization Act of 2023''; H.R. 1496, the ``National Weather 
Service Communications Improvement Act''; H.R. 1713, the ``DOE and 
USDA Interagency Research Act''; H.R. 1715, the ``Advanced Weather 
Model Computing Development Act''; H.R. 1734, the ``TRANQ Research 
Act''; and H.R. 1735, the ``Mathematical and Statistical Modeling 
Education Act'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, March 29, Subcommittee on Rural 
Development, Energy, and Supply Chains, hearing entitled 
``Highlighting the Role of Small Businesses in Domestic Energy 
Production'', 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, March 30, 
Subcommittee on Aviation, hearing entitled ``FAA Reauthorization: 
Harnessing the Evolution of Flight to Deliver for the American 
People'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, March 29, Subcommittee on 
Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, hearing on H.R. 234, the 
``Gerald's Law Act''; H.R. 854, the ``Captain James C. Edge Gold 
Star Spouse Equity Act''; H.R. 984, the ``Commitment to Veteran 
Support and Outreach Act''; H.R. 1139, the ``GUARD VA Benefits 
Act''; H.R. 1329, to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide 
for an increase in the maximum number of judges who may be appointed 
to the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims; H.R. 
1378, the ``Veterans' Appeals Backlog Improvement Act''; H.R. 1529, 
the ``Veterans' Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2023''; and H.R. 
1530, the ``Veterans Benefits Improvement Act'', 10:30 a.m., 390 
Cannon.
  March 29, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on H.R. 41, the ``VA 
Same-Day Scheduling Act of 2023''; H.R. 562, the ``Improving 
Veterans Access to Congressional Services Act of 2023''; H.R. 808, 
the ``Veterans Patient Advocacy Act''; H.R. 754, the ``Modernizing 
Veterans' Health Care Eligibility Act''; H.R. 693, the ``Veterans 
Affairs Medical Center Absence and Notification Timeline Act''; H.R. 
1089, the ``VA Medical Center Facility Transparency Act''; H.R. 366, 
the ``Korean American VALOR Act''; H.R. 542, the ``Elizabeth Dole 
Home- and Community-Based Services for Veterans and Caregivers Act 
of 2023''; and H.R. 1256, the ``Veterans Health Administration 
Leadership Transformation Act'', 1:30 p.m., 2253 Rayburn.
  March 30, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, hearing on H.R. 
291, the ``Vaccine Discharge Parity Act''; H.R. 645, the ``Healthy 
Foundations for Homeless Veterans Act''; H.R. 728, to direct the 
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment and Training 
to carry out a pilot program on short-term programs for veterans; 
H.R. 746, the ``Streamlining Aviation for Eligible Veterans Act''; 
H.R. 1169, the ``VA E-Notification Enhancement Act''; legislation on 
the Protect Military Dependents Act; legislation on the Filipino 
Education Fairness Act; legislation on the Get Rewarding Outdoor 
Work for our Veterans Act; legislation on the Ensure Military 
Personnel Learn Opportunities Yielding Vocations that Employ 
Transitioning Servicemembers Act; legislation on the VET-TEC 
Authorization Act of 2023; and legislation to

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amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that educational 
assistance paid under Department of Veterans Affairs educational 
assistance programs to an individual who pursued a program or course 
of education that was suspended or terminated by reason of a 
determination of fraud shall not be charged against the entitlement 
of the individual, and for other purposes, 9:30 a.m., 390 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, March 29, Subcommittee on Work and 
Welfare, hearing entitled ``Welfare is Broken: Restoring Work 
Requirements to Lift Americans Out of Poverty'', 2 p.m., 2020 
Rayburn.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, March 29, Subcommittee 
on Defense Intelligence and Overhead Architecture, hearing entitled 
``Budget hearing on the National Reconnaissance Office and the 
National Geospatial Intelligence Agency'', 9 a.m., HVC-304 Hearing 
Room. This hearing is closed.
  March 30, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Budget hearing on the 
Office of the Director of National Intelligence'', 8:30 a.m., HVC-
304 Hearing Room. This hearing is closed.


                             Joint Meetings

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: March 28, to 
hold hearings to examine navigating U.S. export controls for 
Ukrainian victory, 3 p.m., HVC-200.