[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 73 (Monday, May 1, 2023)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D398-D401]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                   Week of May 2 through May 5, 2023

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senate will resume consideration of the nomination of 
Michael Farbiarz, of New Jersey, to be United States District Judge for 
the District of New Jersey, and vote on the motion to invoke cloture 
thereon at 11:30 a.m., followed by a vote on the motion to invoke 
cloture on the nomination of Robert Kirsch, of New Jersey, to be United 
States District Judge for the District of New Jersey.
  If cloture is invoked on the nomination of Michael Farbiarz, Senate 
will vote on confirmation thereon following the taking of the official 
photo of the 118th Congress.
  If cloture is invoked on the nomination of Robert Kirsch, Senate will 
vote on confirmation thereon at 5 p.m., followed by a vote on the 
motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Orelia Eleta Merchant, of 
New York, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District 
of New York.
  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: May 2, 
Subcommittee on Commodities, Risk Management, and Trade, to hold 
hearings to examine commodity programs, credit, and crop insurance, 
focusing on producer perspectives on the farm safety net, 9 a.m., 
SD-106.
  May 4, Subcommittee on Commodities, Risk Management, and Trade, to 
hold hearings to examine commodity programs, credit, and crop 
insurance, focusing on industry perspectives on risk management and 
access to credit, 10 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Appropriations: May 2, Subcommittee on Defense, to 
hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification 
for fiscal year 2024 for the Army, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  May 2, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs, to hold hearings to examine advancing security and 
prosperity through international conservation, 10:30 a.m., SD-124.
  May 3, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, to hold 
hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for 
fiscal year 2024 for the Department of Energy, including the 
National Nuclear Security Administration, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  May 3, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related 
Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and 
justification for fiscal year 2024 for the Environmental Protection 
Agency, 10 a.m., SD-124.
  May 3, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, to hold hearings to 
examine combatting transnational criminal organizations and related 
trafficking, 2 p.m., SD-138.
  May 4, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine 
proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2024 for 
the National Institutes of Health, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Armed Services: May 2, to hold hearings to examine 
the posture of the Department of the Air Force in review of the 
Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2024 and the Future 
Years Defense Program; to be

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immediately followed by a closed session in SVC-217, 9:30 a.m., SD-
G50.
  May 2, Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, to hold 
hearings to examine the current readiness of the Joint Force, 3 
p.m., SR-232A.
  May 2, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, to hold hearings to 
examine Department of Defense space activities in review of the 
Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2024 and the Future 
Years Defense Program, 4:45 p.m., SR-222.
  May 4, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine worldwide 
threats; to be immediately followed by a closed session in SVC-217, 
9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: May 2, to hold 
hearings to examine reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance 
Program, focusing on improving community resilience, 10 a.m., SD-
538.
  May 2, Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community 
Development, to hold hearings to examine rural housing legislation, 
2:45 p.m., SD-538.
  May 4, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine holding 
executives accountable after recent bank failures, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on the Budget: May 3, to hold hearings to examine the 
real cost of fossil fuels, 10 a.m., SD-608.
  May 4, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine debt limit 
legislation, 10 a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: May 2, to hold hearings 
to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 
2024 for the Department of the Interior, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  May 4, Full Committee, to hold an oversight hearing to examine the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: May 3, to hold hearings 
to examine the 2024 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers budget and 
implementation of Water Resources Development Act of 2022, 10 a.m., 
SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: May 3, to hold hearings to examine barriers 
to mental health care, focusing on improving provider directory 
accuracy to reduce the prevalence of ghost networks, 10 a.m., SD-
215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: May 2, Subcommittee on East Asia, 
the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy, to hold 
hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for 
fiscal year 2024 for East Asia and the Pacific, 3 p.m., SD-419.
  May 3, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 396, to 
require the Secretary of State to submit an annual report to 
Congress regarding the ties between criminal gangs and political and 
economic elites in Haiti and impose sanctions on political and 
economic elites involved in such criminal activities, S. 682, to 
provide for the treatment of the Association of Southeast Asian 
Nations (ASEAN) as an international organization for purposes of the 
International Organizations Immunities Act, S. 1240, to modify the 
requirements for candidate countries under the Millennium Challenge 
Act of 2003, S. 841, to authorize the Caribbean Basin Security 
Initiative, to enhance the United States-Caribbean security 
partnership, to prioritize natural disaster resilience, S. 797, to 
establish and implement a multi-year Legal Gold and Mining 
Partnership Strategy to reduce the negative environmental and social 
impacts of illicit gold mining in the Western Hemisphere, an 
original bill entitled, ``Western Hemisphere Partnership Act'', S. 
Res. 119, recognizing the 202nd anniversary of the independence of 
Greece and celebrating democracy in Greece and the United States, S. 
Res. 157, commemorating the 25th anniversary of the signing of the 
Good Friday Agreement, S. Res. 106, condemning Beijing's destruction 
of Hong Kong's democracy and rule of law, S. Res. 99, supporting the 
goals of International Women's Day, S. Con. Res. 7, condemning 
Russia's unjust and arbitrary detention of Russian opposition leader 
Vladimir Kara-Murza who has stood up in defense of democracy, the 
rule of law, and free and fair elections in Russia, S. Res. 115, 
supporting the goals and ideals of ``Countering International 
Parental Child Abduction Month'' and expressing the sense of the 
Senate that Congress should raise awareness of the harm caused by 
international parental child abduction, S. Res. 23, demanding that 
the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Communist 
Party of China immediately release Mark Swidan, and the nominations 
of Elizabeth Allen, of New York, to be Under Secretary for Public 
Diplomacy, Vivek Hallegere Murthy, of Florida, to be Representative 
of the United States on the Executive Board of the World Health 
Organization, Pamela M. Tremont, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to 
the Republic of Zimbabwe, and Nicole D. Theriot, of Louisiana, to be 
Ambassador to the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, all of the 
Department of State, Elizabeth Shortino, of the District of 
Columbia, to be United States Executive Director of the 
International Monetary Fund, Kenneth M. Jarin, of Pennsylvania, to 
be Chair, and to be a Member, and Jeffrey Gedmin, of the District of 
Columbia, Kathleen Cunningham Matthews, of Maryland, Luis Manuel 
Botello, of Maryland, and Michelle Mai Selesky Giuda, of Virginia, 
each to be a Member, all of the International Broadcasting Advisory 
Board, and routine lists in the Foreign Service, 10 a.m., S-116, 
Capitol.
  May 3, Subcommittee on State Department and USAID Management, 
International Operations, and Bilateral International Development, 
to hold hearings to examine the global information wars, 2:30 p.m., 
SD-419.
  May 4, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations 
of Stephanie Syptak-Ramnath, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Peru, Arthur W. Brown, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador 
to the Republic of Ecuador, Yael Lempert, of New York, to be 
Ambassador to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, and Roger F. Nyhus, 
of Washington, to be Ambassador to Barbados, and to serve 
concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to 
the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Antigua and 
Barbuda, the Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, and Saint Vincent 
and the Grenadines, all of the Department of State, 10:15 a.m., SD-
419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: May 2, 
business meeting to consider S. 1067, to amend the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to citizen petitions, S. 1114, 
to amend the Federal Food,

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Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the 180-day exclusivity 
period, S. 1214, to set forth limitations on exclusive approval or 
licensure of drugs designated for rare diseases or conditions, S. 
1339, to provide for increased oversight of entities that provide 
pharmacy benefit management services on behalf of group health plans 
and health insurance coverage, and other pending calendar business, 
10 a.m., SD-430.
  May 4, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine preparing for 
the next public health emergency, focusing on reauthorizing the 
Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act, 1 p.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: May 2, to 
hold hearings to examine improving access to Federal grants for 
underserved communities, 10 a.m., SD-562.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: May 3, business meeting to consider 
S. 1308, to amend the Indian Self-Determination and Education 
Assistance Act to extend the deadline for the Secretary of the 
Interior to promulgate regulations implementing title IV of that 
Act; to be immediately followed by a hearing to examine S. 195, to 
provide compensation to the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community for the 
taking without just compensation of land by the United States inside 
the exterior boundaries of the L'Anse Indian Reservation that were 
guaranteed to the Community under a treaty signed in 1854, S. 382, 
to take certain land in the State of Washington into trust for the 
benefit of the Puyallup Tribe of the Puyallup Reservation, and an 
original bill to amend the Act of August 9, 1955, to modify the 
authorized purposes and term period of tribal leases, 2:30 p.m., SD-
628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: May 2, to hold hearings to examine 
Supreme Court ethics reform, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  May 3, Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer 
Rights, to hold hearings to examine competition in the digital 
advertising ecosystem, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: May 2, to receive a closed 
briefing on certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  May 3, Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing on certain 
intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                            House Committees

  No hearings are scheduled.


* These figures include all measures reported, even if there was 
no accompanying report. A total of 15 written reports have been 
filed in the Senate, 43 reports have been filed in the House.

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