[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 81 (Monday, May 15, 2023)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D453-D457]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                  Week of May 16 through May 19, 2023

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senate will begin consideration of 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, and vote on passage thereon at 2:30 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 17, 
Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy, to hold hearings to 
examine rural broadband, focusing on connecting our communities to 
the digital economy, 3 p.m., SR-328A.
  Committee on Appropriations: May 16, Subcommittee on Defense, to 
hold closed hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and 
justification for fiscal year 2024 for hypersonic threats, missile 
defense, and the protection of the U.S homeland, 10 a.m., SVC-217.
  May 16, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2024, focusing 
on investing in U.S. security, competitiveness, and the path ahead 
for the U.S. China relationship, 2 p.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Armed Services: May 17, Subcommittee on Emerging 
Threats and Capabilities, to hold hearings to examine the role of 
Special Operations Forces in supporting the National Defense 
Strategy, including activities that contribute to long-term 
strategic competition with China and Russia, 9:30 a.m., SR-222.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: May 16, to hold 
hearings to examine the failures of Silicon Valley Bank and 
Signature Bank, 10 a.m., SD-G50.
  May 17, Subcommittee on Economic Policy, to hold hearings to 
examine strengthening accountability at the Federal Reserve, 
focusing on lessons and opportunities for reform, 2:30 p.m., SD-538.

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  May 18, Full Committee, to hold an oversight hearing to examine 
financial regulators, focusing on financial stability, supervision, 
and consumer protection in the wake of recent bank failures, 9:30 
a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on the Budget: May 17, to hold hearings to examine how 
tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations drive the national debt, 
10 a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: May 16, to 
hold hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for 
fiscal year 2024 for the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: May 17, business 
meeting to consider S. 92, to designate the outdoor amphitheater at 
the Blue Ridge Music Center in Galax, Virginia, as the ``Rick 
Boucher Amphitheater'', S. 162, to amend the Smith River National 
Recreation Area Act to include certain additions to the Smith River 
National Recreation Area, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to 
designate certain wild rivers in the State of Oregon, S. 199, to 
codify the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture and the 
Secretary of the Interior to conduct certain landscape-scale forest 
restoration projects, S. 440, to designate certain land administered 
by the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service in the State 
of Oregon as wilderness and national recreation areas, to withdraw 
certain land located in Curry County and Josephine County, Oregon, 
from all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public 
land laws, location, entry, and patent under the mining laws, and 
operation under the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws, S. 
452, to require the Secretary of Energy to establish a Nuclear Fuel 
Security Program, expand the American Assured Fuel Supply Program, 
and submit a report on a civil nuclear credit program, S. 461, to 
make certain irrigation districts eligible for Pick-Sloan Missouri 
Basin Program pumping power, S. 534, to withdraw certain Bureau of 
Land Management land from mineral development, S. 535, to streamline 
the oil and gas permitting process and to recognize fee ownership 
for certain oil and gas drilling or spacing units, S. 593, to amend 
the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation 
Act to establish the Cerro de la Olla Wilderness in the Rio Grande 
del Norte National Monument and to modify the boundary of the Rio 
Grande del Norte National Monument, S. 612, to reauthorize the Lake 
Tahoe Restoration Act, S. 623, to amend the Alaska Native Claims 
Settlement Act to exclude certain payments to aged, blind, or 
disabled Alaska Natives or descendants of Alaska Natives from being 
used to determine eligibility for certain programs, S. 683, to 
modify the boundary of the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument 
to include certain Federal land in Lake County, California, S. 706, 
to withdraw the National Forest System land in the Ruby Mountains 
subdistrict of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest and the National 
Wildlife Refuge System land in Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge, 
Elko and White Pine Counties, Nevada, from operation under the 
mineral leasing laws, S. 736, to establish the Chiricahua National 
Park in the State of Arizona as a unit of the National Park System, 
S. 776, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain 
segments of the Gila River system in the State of New Mexico as 
components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, to provide 
for the transfer of administrative jurisdiction over certain Federal 
land in the State of New Mexico, S. 843, to amend the Infrastructure 
Investment and Jobs Act to authorize the use of funds for certain 
additional Carey Act projects, S. 873, to improve recreation 
opportunities on, and facilitate greater access to, Federal public 
land, S. 1260, to release the reversionary interest of the United 
States in certain non-Federal land in Salt Lake City, Utah, S. 1466, 
to adjust the boundary of the Santa Monica Mountains National 
Recreation Area to include the Rim of the Valley Corridor, S. 1540, 
to amend the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act 
of 1974 and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to 
provide for circumstances under which reinitiation of consultation 
is not required under a land and resource management plan or land 
use plan under those Acts, and the nominations of David Crane, of 
New Jersey, to be Under Secretary, and Jeffrey Matthew Marootian, of 
the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary (Energy 
Efficiency and Renewable Energy), both of the Department of Energy, 
10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: May 16, to hold 
hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for 
fiscal year 2024 for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 10:15 a.m., 
SD-406.
  May 16, Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to hold 
hearings to examine perspectives on new and existing US Army Corps 
of Engineers authorities to respond to water management issues 
including drought and water conservation, 2:30 p.m., SD-406.
  May 17, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine Federal 
actions to improve project reviews for a cleaner and stronger 
economy, 10:15 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: May 16, to hold hearings to examine House 
Republican supplemental IRS funding cuts, focusing on the impact on 
Federal law enforcement and the Federal deficit, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  May 16, Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and Global 
Competitiveness, to hold hearings to examine economic cooperation 
for a stronger and more resilient Western Hemisphere, 3 p.m., SD-
215.
  May 17, Subcommittee on Health Care, to hold hearings to examine 
improving health care access in rural communities, focusing on 
obstacles and opportunities, 2:30 p.m., SD-215.
  May 18, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine tax incentives 
in the Inflation Reduction Act, focusing on jobs and investment in 
energy communities, 10:15 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: May 16, to hold hearings to 
examine U.S. policy towards Russia, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  May 16, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Ana A. Escrogima, of New York, to be Ambassador to 
the Sultanate of Oman, Lisa A. Johnson, of Virginia, to be 
Ambassador to the Lebanese Republic, Ervin Jose Massinga, of 
Washington, to be Ambassador to the Federal Democratic Republic of 
Ethiopia, Bryan David Hunt, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the

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Republic of Sierra Leone, and William W. Popp, of Missouri, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of Uganda, all of the Department of 
State, and other pending nominations, 2 p.m., SD-419.
  May 17, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Jennifer M. Adams, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to 
the Republic of Cabo Verde, Heather Roach Variava, of Iowa, to be 
Ambassador to the Lao People's Democratic Republic, and Julie 
Turner, of Maryland, to be Special Envoy on North Korean Human 
Rights Issues, with the rank of Ambassador, all of the Department of 
State, and other pending nominations, 2:45 p.m., SD-419.
  May 18, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine U.S. policy 
towards the Western Balkans, 10:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: May 17, 
Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, to hold 
hearings to examine a crisis in mental health and substance use 
disorder care, focusing on closing gaps in access by bringing care 
and prevention to communities, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: May 16, 
to hold hearings to examine artificial intelligence in government, 
10 a.m., SD-562.
  May 17, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 285, to 
provide for the perpetuation, administration, and funding of Federal 
Executive Boards, S. 311, to correct the inequitable denial of 
enhanced retirement and annuity benefits to certain U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection Officers, S. 1137, to establish the Law 
Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Program, S. 931, to improve 
the visibility, accountability, and oversight of agency software 
asset management practices, S. 1524, to ensure that whistleblowers, 
including contractors, are protected from retaliation when a Federal 
employee orders a reprisal, S. 1528, to streamline the sharing of 
information among Federal disaster assistance agencies, to expedite 
the delivery of life-saving assistance to disaster survivors, to 
speed the recovery of communities from disasters, to protect the 
security and privacy of information provided by disaster survivors, 
S. 1549, to provide the Congressional Budget Office with necessary 
authorities to expedite the sharing of data from executive branch 
agencies, 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. 1425, to require a report on Federal support 
to the cybersecurity of commercial satellite systems, S. 1464, to 
restrict the flow of illicit drugs into the United States, S. 1564, 
to require the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to 
establish, or otherwise ensure the provision of, a training program 
on artificial intelligence for Federal management officials and 
supervisors, S. 1443, to require an interagency strategy for 
creating a unified posture on counter-unmanned aircraft systems (C-
UAS) capabilities and protections at international borders of the 
United States, S. 1510, to amend provisions relating to the Office 
of the Inspector General of the Government Accountability Office, S. 
473, to provide for drone security, and S. 1560, to require the 
development of a comprehensive rural hospital cybersecurity 
workforce development strategy, 10:30 a.m., SD-562.
  May 17, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, to hold hearings 
to examine health care denials and delays in medicare advantage, 2 
p.m., SD-562.
  Committee on the Judiciary: May 16, Subcommittee on Privacy, 
Technology, and the Law, to hold an oversight hearing to examine 
A.I., focusing on rules for artificial intelligence, 10 a.m., SD-
226.
  May 17, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Ana de Alba, of California, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, and Irma Carrillo Ramirez, of 
Texas, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit, 10 
a.m., SD-226.
  May 17, Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, 
and Federal Rights, to hold hearings to examine Federal judicial 
ethics processes at the Judicial Conference of the United States, 2 
p.m., SD-226.
  May 18, Full Committee, business meeting to consider 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. 546, to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 to authorize law enforcement agencies to use 
COPS grants for recruitment activities, S. 1387, to reauthorize the 
Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program Authorization Act of 2018, 
S. 1306, to reauthorize the COPS ON THE BEAT grant program, S. 1530, 
to permit COPS grants to be used for the purpose of increasing the 
compensation and hiring of law enforcement officers, S. 994, to 
amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to 
provide that COPS grant funds may be used for local law enforcement 
recruits to attend schools or academies if the recruits agree to 
serve in precincts of law enforcement agencies in their communities, 
and the nominations of Michael Arthur Delaney, of New Hampshire, to 
be United States Circuit Judge for the First Circuit, and Shannon R. 
Saylor, to be United States Marshal for the Eastern District of 
Virginia, Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: May 17, to hold hearings to 
examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2024 
and 2025 advance appropriations requests for the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, 3 p.m., SR-418.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: May 16, to hold closed hearings 
to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  May 17, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine certain 
intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SVC-217.
  Special Committee on Aging: May 18, to hold hearings to examine 
the strained nursing home inspection system and the need to improve 
oversight, transparency, and accountability, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, May 17, Subcommittee on Livestock, 
Dairy, and Poultry, hearing entitled ``A Review of Animal 
Agriculture Stakeholder Priorities'', 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.

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  Committee on Appropriations, May 17, Subcommittee on Military 
Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, markup on the 
Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related 
Agencies FY 2024 Appropriations Bill, 10 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  May 17, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, markup on the 
Subcommittee on Legislative Branch FY 2024 Appropriations Bill, 11 
a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, May 17, Subcommittee on Health, 
markup on H.R. 1418, the ``Animal Drug User Fee Amendments of 
2023''; H.R. 2544, the ``Securing the U.S. Organ Procurement and 
Transplantation Network Act''; H.R. 3281, the ``Transparent PRICE 
Act''; H.R. 2666, the ``Medicaid VBPs for Patients Act''; H.R. 3285, 
the ``Fairness for Patient Medications Act''; H.R. 3284, the 
``Providers and Payers COMPETE Act''; H.R. 3290, to amend title III 
of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and 
oversight of the 340B drug discount program; H.R. 2559, the 
``Strengthening Community Care Act of 2023''; H.R. 2547, the 
``Special Diabetes Program for Indians Reauthorization Act of 
2023''; H.R. 2550, the ``Special Diabetes Program Reauthorization 
Act of 2023''; H.R. 1613, the ``Drug Price Transparency in Medicaid 
Act of 2023''; H.R. 2665, the ``Supporting Safety Net Hospitals 
Act''; H.R. 2679, the ``PBM Accountability Act''; H.R. 3248, the 
``Diagnostic Lab Testing Transparency Act''; H.R. 3262, to amend 
title XI of the Social Security Act to increase transparency of 
certain health-related ownership information; H.R. 3282, the 
``Promoting Transparency and Healthy Competition in Medicare Act''; 
H.R. 3237, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to 
require each outpatient department of a provider to include a unique 
identification number on claims for services, and to require 
hospitals with an outpatient department of a provider to submit to 
the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services an attestation with 
respect to each outpatient department, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  May 17, Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, markup on 
H.R. 3279 the ``WIRELESS Leadership Act''; H.R. 3295, the 
``BROADBAND Leadership Act''; H.R. 3287, the ``CABLE Leadership 
Act''; legislation on the CABLE Expansion Act; legislation on the 
CABLE Competition Act; legislation on the Cable Transparency Act; 
H.R. 3298, the ``BEAD FEES Act''; legislation on the GRANTED Act; 
H.R. 3300, the ``5G UPGRADE Act of 2023''; legislation on the SPEED 
for Broadband Infrastructure Act of 2023; H.R. 3289, the ``Wireless 
Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act''; H.R. 3288, the 
``Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act''; legislation 
on the Wireless Resiliency and Flexible Investment Act of 2023; 
legislation on the Broadband Resiliency and Flexible Investment Act; 
H.R. 3291, the ``Proportional Reviews for Broadband Deployment 
Act''; legislation on the RAPID Act; legislation on the Coastal 
Broadband Deployment Act; H.R. 3292, the ``Brownfields Broadband 
Deployment Act''; H.R. 3280, the ``TRUSTED Broadband Networks Act''; 
H.R. 3301, the ``Connecting Communities Post Disaster Act of 2023''; 
H.R. 3296, the ``Wildfire Communications Resiliency Act''; H.R. 
3297, the ``Reducing Barriers for Broadband on Federal Lands Act''; 
legislation on the Standard FEES Act; H.R. 3293, the ``Expediting 
Federal Broadband Deployment Act''; H.R. 3299, the ``DIGITAL 
Applications Act''; H.R. 3283, the ``Facilitating DIGITAL 
Applications Act''; legislation on the Federal Broadband Deployment 
Tracking Act; and legislation to amend the Communications Act of 
1934 to extend the authority of the Federal Communications 
Commission to grant a license or construction permit through a 
system of competitive bidding, 1 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, May 17, Subcommittee on Financial 
Institutions and Monetary Policy, hearing entitled ``Continued 
Oversight Over Regional Bank Failures'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  May 17, Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, hearing entitled 
``The Current Mortgage Market: Undermining Housing Affordability 
with Politics'', 2 p.m., 2220 Rayburn.
  May 18, Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and 
Inclusion, hearing entitled ``Putting the `Stable' in `Stablecoins:' 
How Legislation Will Help Stablecoins Achieve Their Promise'', 9 
a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, May 17, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``The State of American Influence in 2023: Great Power 
Competition and Persistent Crises in an Era of Budget Constraints'', 
2 p.m., HVC-210.
  May 18, Subcommittee on the Indo-Pacific, hearing entitled 
``Standing United Against the People's Republic of China's Economic 
Aggression and Predatory Practices'', 9 a.m., HVC-210.
  Committee on Homeland Security, May 17, Full Committee, markup on 
legislation on the Securing Open-Source Software Act of 2023; H.R. 
1501, the ``Unmanned Aerial Security Act''; H.R. 3224, the 
``Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Extension Act of 2023''; 
H.R. 3208, the ``DHS Cybersecurity On-the-Job Training Program 
Act''; and H.R. 3254, the ``First Responder Access to Innovative 
Technologies Act'', 9:30 a.m., 310 Cannon.
  Committee on House Administration, May 17, Subcommittee on 
Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy; and Subcommittee on 
Oversight and Investigations, joint hearing entitled ``Continued 
Oversight Over Regional Bank Failures'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, May 17, Subcommittee on Courts, 
Intellectual Property and the Internet, hearing entitled 
``Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property: Part I--
Interoperability of AI and Copyright Law'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  May 18, Select Subcommittee on the Weaponizing of the Federal 
Government, hearing entitled ``Hearing on the Weaponizing of the 
Federal Government'', 9 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, May 17, Full Committee, markup 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; H.R. 200, the ``Forest

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Information Reform Act''; H.R. 359, the ``Fort San Geronimo 
Preservation Act''; H.R. 663, the ``Native American Child Protection 
Act''; H.R. 886, the ``Save Our Seas 2.0 Amendments Act''; H.R. 
1586, the ``Forest Protection and Wildland Firefighter Safety Act of 
2023''; H.R. 2989, ``Save Our Sequoias Act''; and H.R. 3195, the 
``Superior National Forest Restoration Act'', 10 a.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Accountability, May 17, Subcommittee on 
Government Operations and the Federal Workforce, hearing entitled 
``Tracking the Postal Service: An Update on the Delivering for 
America Plan'', 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  May 17, Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, hearing 
entitled ``Like Fire Through Dry Grass: Nursing Home Mortality and 
COVID-19 Policies'', 10 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  May 17, Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and 
Regulatory Affairs, hearing entitled ``Driving Bad Policy: Examining 
EPA's Tailpipe Emissions Rules and the Realities of a Rapid Electric 
Vehicle Transition'', 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, May 17, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Taking on More Risk: Examining the SBA's Changes to the 
7(a) Lending Program Part II'', 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, May 17, 
Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and 
Emergency Management, hearing entitled ``The Impacts of FEMA's 
Strategic Plan on Disaster Preparedness and Response'', 10 a.m., 
2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, May 17, Subcommittee on Health; 
and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, joint hearing 
entitled ``VHA Recruitment and Retention: Is Bureaucracy Holding 
Back a Quality Workforce'', 10:30 a.m., 360 Cannon.
  May 17, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, hearing entitled 
``The Transition Assistance Program: Steps to Ensure Success for 
Servicemembers as they Enter Civilian Life'', 3 p.m., 360 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, May 17, Subcommittee on Health, 
hearing entitled ``Why Health Care is Unaffordable: Anticompetitive 
and Consolidated Markets'', 2 p.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, May 17, Subcommittee 
on National Intelligence Enterprise, hearing entitled ``Roles and 
Functions of the National Counterintelligence Center (NCTC)'', 10 
a.m., HVC-304 Hearing Room. This hearing is closed.
  May 17, Full Committee, business meeting on publicly releasing an 
unclassified transcript of a recent Committee event, 2 p.m., HVC-301 
Hearing Room.
  Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United 
States and the Chinese Communist Party, May 17, Full Committee, 
business meeting on two committee reports outlining policy 
recommendations based on the committee's March 23, 2023, hearing 
regarding the CCP's genocide targeting the Uyghurs and on the 
committee's April 2023 activities--including a tabletop exercise and 
roundtable--focused on enhancing deterrence against CCP aggression 
aimed at Taiwan, 10 a.m., 1310 Longworth.
  May 17, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Leveling the Playing 
Field: How to Counter the CCP's Economic Aggression'', 7 p.m., 1310 
Longworth.


                             Joint Meeting

  Joint Economic Committee: May 17, to hold hearings to examine how 
a U.S. default crisis harms American families and businesses, 2:30 
p.m., SH-216.