[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 98 (Tuesday, June 6, 2023)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D570-D571]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                  Week of June 7 through June 9, 2023

                             Senate Chamber

  On Wednesday, Senate will Senate will continue consideration of the 
nomination of David Crane, of New Jersey, to be Under Secretary of 
Energy, post-cloture, and vote on confirmation thereon at 11:30 a.m. 
Following disposition of the nomination of David Crane, Senate will 
vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Dale E. Ho, 
of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Southern 
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: June 7, 
Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and 
Research, to hold hearings to examine how the Farm Bill works for 
specialty crop producers, focusing on the horticulture title, 10 
a.m., SR-328A.
  Committee on Appropriations: June 7, Subcommittee on Defense, to 
receive a closed briefing on proposed budget estimates and 
justification for fiscal year 2024 for capacity of the defense 
industrial base and wartime stockpiles, 10:30 a.m., SVC-217.
  Committee on the Budget: June 7, to hold hearings to examine the 
changing agricultural landscape, focusing on cultivating 
stewardship, 10 a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: June 8, 
Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data 
Security, to hold hearings to examine protecting consumers from junk 
fees, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: June 8, to hold 
hearings to examine the Federal response to escalating wildfires and 
to evaluate reforms to land management and wildland firefighter 
recruitment and retention, 10 a.m., SD-366.

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  Committee on Environment and Public Works: June 7, to hold 
hearings to examine perspectives on ecosystem restoration projects 
of the US Army Corps of Engineers, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: June 8, to hold hearings to examine 
consolidation and corporate ownership in health care, focusing on 
trends and impacts on access, quality, and costs, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: June 7, to hold hearings to 
examine Department of State services for the American people, 
focusing on an overview of consular affairs and programs, 10 a.m., 
SD-419.
  June 7, Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation, 
to hold hearings to examine aligning transatlantic approaches on 
China, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  June 8, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 920, to 
reauthorize the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, S. 1457, 
to authorize negotiation and conclusion and to provide for 
congressional consideration of a tax agreement between the American 
Institute in Taiwan (AIT) and the Taipei Economic and Cultural 
Representative Office (TECRO), S. 1074, to require a strategy for 
countering the People's Republic of China, S. 308, to end the 
treatment of the People's Republic of China as a developing nation, 
S. 416, to designate the Russian-based mercenary Wagner Group as a 
foreign terrorist organization, S. Res. 174, condemning the human 
rights record of the Government of the Kingdom of Eswatini and the 
brutal killing of Eswatini activist Thulani Maseko on January 21, 
2023, S. Res. 156, calling on the Government of the Russian 
Federation to release United States citizen Paul Whelan, S. Res. 
158, condemning the deportation of children from Ukraine to the 
Russian Federation and the forcible transfer of children within 
territories of Ukraine that are temporarily occupied by Russian 
forces, S. Res. 126, recognizing the vital importance of the Mekong 
River to Southeast Asia and the role of the Mekong-United States 
Partnership in supporting the prosperity of the region, and the 
nominations of Bryan David Hunt, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to 
the Republic of Sierra Leone, Heather Roach Variava, of Iowa, to be 
Ambassador to the Lao People's Democratic Republic, Matthew D. 
Murray, of Maryland, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of 
service as United States Senior Official for the Asia-Pacific 
Economic Cooperation (APEC), Jennifer M. Adams, of Virginia, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of Cabo Verde, and Jennifer L. Johnson, 
of New York, to be Ambassador to the Federated States of Micronesia, 
all of the Department of State, 10:30 a.m., S-116, Capitol.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: June 8, to 
hold hearings to examine the American youth mental health crisis, 
focusing on causes and solutions, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: June 8, 
to hold hearings to examine FASTA implementation and optimizing the 
efficient use of Federal property, 10 a.m., SD-562.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: June 7, business meeting to consider 
S. 1723, to establish the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian 
Boarding School Policies in the United States, 2:30 p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: June 7, to hold hearings to examine 
the nominations of Loren L. AliKhan, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of Columbia, Susan Kim DeClercq, to be United 
States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, Julia 
Kathleen Munley, to be United States District Judge for the Middle 
District of Pennsylvania, and Vernon D. Oliver, to be United States 
District Judge for the District of Connecticut, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  June 7, Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, to hold hearings to 
examine artificial intelligence and intellectual property, focusing 
on patents, innovation, and competition, 3 p.m., SD-226.
  June 8, 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. 1094, to provide a temporary safe harbor for 
publishers of online content to collectively negotiate with dominant 
online platforms regarding the terms on which content may be 
distributed, and the nominations of Ana de Alba, of California, to 
be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, and Irma 
Carrillo S. Ramirez, of Texas, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the Fifth Circuit, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Rules and Administration: June 7, to hold an 
oversight hearing to examine the Election Assistance Commission, 
3:30 p.m., SR-301.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: June 7, to hold hearings to 
examine veterans' access to long term care, 3 p.m., SR-418.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: June 7, to hold closed hearings 
to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Oversight and Accountability, June 8, Full Committee, 
markup on legislation on recommending that the House of 
Representatives find Christopher Wray, Director, U.S. Federal Bureau 
of Investigation, in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with 
a subpoena duly issued by the Committee on Oversight and 
Accountability, 9 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.