[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 78 (Tuesday, May 9, 2023)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D429-D431]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                  Week of May 10 through May 12, 2023

                             Senate Chamber

  On Wednesday, Senate will resume consideration of the nomination of 
L. Felice Gorordo, of Florida, to be United States Alternate Executive 
Director of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, 
post-cloture, and vote on confirmation thereon at 11:30 a.m.
  Following disposition of the nomination of L. Felice Gorordo, Senate 
will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Glenna 
Laureen Wright-Gallo, of Nevada, to be Assistant Secretary for Special 
Education and Rehabilitative Services, Department of Education. If 
cloture is invoked on the nomination, Senate will vote on confirmation 
thereon at 2:30 p.m.
  Following disposition of the nomination of Glenna Laureen Wright-
Gallo, Senate will resume consideration of the nomination of Colleen 
Joy Shogan, of Pennsylvania, to be Archivist of the United States, and 
after a period of debate, vote on confirmation of the nomination.
  Following disposition of the nomination of Colleen Joy Shogan, Senate 
will resume consideration of the nomination of Geeta Rao Gupta, of 
Virginia, to be Ambassador at Large for Global Women's Issues, and vote 
on confirmation thereon at 5:30 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: May 10, to hold 
hearings to examine the nomination of Xochitl Torres Small, of New 
Mexico, to be Deputy Secretary of Agriculture, 10 a.m., SR-328A.
  Committee on Appropriations: May 10, Subcommittee on Interior, 
Environment, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine 
proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2024 for 
Indian country, 10 a.m., SD-124.
  May 10, Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing on the 
President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2024, focusing 
on U.S. competitiveness, and the U.S.-China relationship, 10:30 
a.m., SVC-217.
  May 10, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 
Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and 
justification for fiscal year 2024 for the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation and for the Drug Enforcement Administration; to be 
immediately followed by a closed session in SVC-217, 2:30 p.m., SD-
192.
  May 11, Subcommittee on Defense, to hold hearings to examine 
proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2024 for 
the Department of Defense, 9 a.m., SD-124.
  May 11, 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 Department of Education, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: May 11, business 
meeting to consider the nominations of Jared Bernstein, of Virginia, 
to be Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, Ron Borzekowski, 
of Maryland, to be Director, Office of Financial Research, 
Department of the Treasury, and Solomon Jeffrey Greene, of the 
District of Columbia, and David Uejio, of California, both to be an 
Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; to be 
immediately followed by a hearing to examine cannabis banking 
challenges of small businesses and workers, 9:45 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on the Budget: May 10, to hold hearings to examine 
leadership perspectives and experience on the national costs of 
climate change, 10:30 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: May 10, 
business meeting to consider S. 229, to require SelectUSA to 
coordinate with State-level economic development organizations to 
increase foreign direct investment in semiconductor-related 
manufacturing and production, S. 576, to enhance safety requirements 
for trains transporting hazardous materials, S. 1280, to require 
coordinated National Institute of Standards and Technology science 
and research activities regarding illicit drugs containing xylazine, 
novel synthetic opioids, and other substances of concern, S. 1284, 
to improve forecasting and understanding of tornadoes and other 
hazardous weather, S. 1414, to improve the instant messaging service 
used by the National Weather Service, S. 1416, to provide guidance 
for and investment in the upgrade and modernization of the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Weather Radio All Hazards 
Network, and promotions in the Coast Guard, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  May 11, Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband, to 
hold hearings to examine the state of universal service, 10 a.m., 
SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: May 10, Subcommittee on 
National Parks, to hold hearings to examine the President's proposed 
budget request for fiscal year 2024 for the National Park Service, 
10 a.m., SD-366.
  May 11, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine opportunities 
for Congress to reform the permitting process for energy and mineral 
projects, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: May 10, to hold 
hearings to examine the nomination of Jeffery Martin Baran, of 
Virginia, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 10 
a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: May 11, to hold hearings to examine cross-
border prescriptions, focusing on pharmaceutical manufacturers and 
U.S. international tax policy, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: May 10, to hold hearings to 
examine conflict in Sudan, focusing on options for an effective 
policy response, 9:45 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: May 10, to 
hold hearings to examine the need to make insulin affordable for all 
Americans, 1 p.m., SH-216.

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  May 11, Full Committee, 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, 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.
  Committee on the Judiciary: May 11, business meeting to consider 
S. 1199, to combat the sexual exploitation of children by supporting 
victims and promoting accountability and transparency by the tech 
industry, S. 1080, to amend the Controlled Substances Act to require 
electronic communication service providers and remote computing 
services to report to the Attorney General certain controlled 
substances violations, S. 412, to provide that it is unlawful to 
knowingly distribute private intimate visual depictions with 
reckless disregard for the individual's lack of consent to the 
distribution, S. 1170, to reauthorize and update the Project Safe 
Childhood program, and the nominations of Michael Arthur Delaney, of 
New Hampshire, to be United States Circuit Judge for the First 
Circuit, Charnelle Bjelkengren, to be United States District Judge 
for the Eastern District of Washington, S. Kato Crews, to be United 
States District Judge for the District of Colorado, Jeremy C. 
Daniel, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District 
of Illinois, Marian F. Gaston, to be United States District Judge 
for the Southern District of California, Brendan Abell Hurson, to be 
United States District Judge for the District of Maryland, and 
Darrel James Papillion, to be United States District Judge for the 
Eastern District of Louisiana, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Rules and Administration: May 10, to hold oversight 
hearings to examine the Library of Congress, 2:45 p.m., SR-301.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: May 10, to receive a closed 
briefing on certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, May 11, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 
662, the ``Block Grant Assistance Act of 2023''; H.R. 1450, the 
``Treating Tribes and Counties as Good Neighbors Act''; H.R. 1713, 
the ``DOE and USDA Interagency Research Act''; H.R. 1480, the 
``Beagle Brigade Act of 2023''; and H.R. 1697, the ``Promoting 
Precision Agriculture Act of 2023'', 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  May 11, Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and 
Horticulture, hearing entitled ``Stakeholder Perspectives on 
Agricultural Trade'', 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Armed Services, May 11, Subcommittee on Cyber, 
Information Technologies, and Innovation, markup on H.R. 2670, the 
``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024'', 9 a.m., 
2118 Rayburn.
  May 11, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, markup on H.R. 2670, the 
``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024'', 10 
a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  May 11, Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, markup on 
H.R. 2670, the ``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2024'', 11 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  May 11, Subcommittee on Military Personnel, markup on H.R. 2670, 
the ``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024'', 12 
p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  May 11, Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, markup on 
H.R. 2670, the ``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2024'', 1 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  May 11, Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special Operations, 
markup on H.R. 2670, the ``National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2024'', 3 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  May 12, Subcommittee on Readiness, markup on H.R. 2670, the 
``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024'', 8:30 
a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, May 11, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Exposing the Woke, Wasteful, and Bloated Bureaucracy'', 10 a.m., 
210 Cannon.
  Committee on Education and Workforce, May 11, Subcommittee on 
Higher Education and Workforce Development, hearing entitled 
``Examining America's Workforce Challenges: Looking for Ways to 
Improve Skills Development'', 10:15 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, May 11, Subcommittee on Health, 
hearing entitled ``Preparing for and Responding to Future Public 
Health Security Threats'', 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  May 11, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
entitled ``Examining the Root Causes of Drug Shortages: Challenges 
in Pharmaceutical Drug Supply Chains'', 10:30 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  May 11, Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security, 
hearing entitled ``Fiscal Year 2024 Department of Energy Budget 
Request'', 2 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, May 11, Subcommittee on Oversight 
and Investigations, hearing entitled ``Oversight of Silicon Valley 
Bank and Signature Bank: GAO's Preliminary Review'', 10 a.m., 2220 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, May 11, Subcommittee on Oversight 
and Accountability, hearing entitled ``Reviewing the Bureau of 
Industry and Security, Part I: U.S. Export Controls in an Era of 
Strategic Competition'', 2 p.m., HVC-210.
  May 12, Subcommittee on Global Health, Global Human Rights, and 
International Organizations, hearing entitled ``Implementation of 
the Trafficking Victims Protection Act'', 9:30 a.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, May 11, Subcommittee on Oversight, 
Investigations, and Accountability, hearing entitled ``Censorship 
Laundering: How the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Enables the 
Silencing of Dissent'', 2 p.m., 310 Cannon.

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  Committee on House Administration, May 11, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``American Confidence in Elections: Protecting Political 
Speech'', 9:30 a.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on Natural Resources, May 11, Subcommittee on Energy and 
Mineral Resources, hearing on H. Con. Res. 34, expressing 
disapproval of the withdrawal by the Secretary of the Interior of 
approximately 225,504 acres of National Forest System lands in Cook, 
Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, Minnesota, from disposition under 
the United States mineral and geothermal leasing laws; and 
legislation on the ``Superior National Forest Restoration Act'', 10 
a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  May 11, Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs, hearing 
entitled ``Examining the President's FY 2024 Budget Request for the 
Indian Health Service'', 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  May 11, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
entitled ``The Biden Administration's Executive Overreach and its 
Impact on American Energy Independence'', 2:15 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Accountability, May 11, Select 
Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, hearing entitled 
``Investigating Pandemic Immunity: Acquired, Therapeutic or Both'', 
10 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  May 11, Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign 
Affairs, hearing entitled ``Strengthening the Fleet: Challenges and 
Solutions in Naval Surface Ship Construction'', 10 a.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  May 11, Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services, 
hearing entitled ``FDA Oversight Part II: Responsibility for the 
Infant Formula Shortage'', 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, May 11, Subcommittee 
on Environment, hearing entitled ``An Overview of the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Budget Proposal for Fiscal 
Year 2024'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  May 11, Subcommittee on Research and Technology, hearing entitled 
``Reauthorizing the U.S. Fire Administration and Fire Grant 
Programs: Evaluating Effectiveness and Preparedness for Modern 
Challenges'', 2 p.m., 2325 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, May 11, Subcommittee on Contracting 
and Innovation, hearing entitled ``Leveling the Playing Field: The 
State of Small Business Contracting'', 2 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, May 11, 
Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, hearing 
entitled ``Assessing the Shortage of United States Mariners and 
Recruitment and Retention in the United States Coast Guard'', 10 
a.m., 2253 Rayburn.
  May 11, Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous 
Materials, hearing entitled ``Getting Back on Track: Exploring Rail 
Supply Chain Resilience and Challenges'', 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, May 11, Subcommittee 
on Central Intelligence Agency, hearing entitled ``Sexual Assault'', 
2 p.m., HVC-304 Nelson Room. This hearing is closed.
  May 12, Subcommittee on National Intelligence Enterprise, hearing 
entitled ``Budget Structure'', 9 a.m., HVC-304 Nelson Room. This 
hearing is closed.