[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 107 (Tuesday, June 20, 2023)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D635-D637]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                 Week of June 21 through June 23, 2023

                             Senate Chamber

  On Wednesday, Senate will begin consideration of the veto message to 
accompany S.J. Res. 11, Heavy-Duty Engine and Vehicle Standards, and 
vote on passage thereon at 11:30 a.m., the objection of the President 
notwithstanding.
  Following disposition of the veto message to accompany S.J. Res. 11, 
Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of 
Natasha C. Merle, of New York, to be United States District Judge for 
the Eastern District of New York. If cloture is invoked on the 
nomination, Senate will vote on confirmation thereon at 2:15 p.m.
  Following disposition of the nomination of Natasha C. Merle, Senate 
will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Treaty Doc. 112-8, Chile 
Tax Convention Treaty.
  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 Appropriations: June 22, business meeting to consider 
302(b) Subcommittee allocations, an original bill entitled, 
``Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2024'', and an original bill entitled, 
``Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024'', 10:30 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Armed Services: June 21, Subcommittee on 
Cybersecurity, closed business meeting to markup those provisions 
which fall under the subcommittee's jurisdiction of the proposed 
National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2024, 9 a.m., SR-
232A.
  June 21, Subcommittee on Seapower, closed business meeting to 
markup those provisions which fall under the subcommittee's 
jurisdiction of the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for 
fiscal year 2024, 9:30 a.m., SR-232A.
  June 21, Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, closed 
business meeting to markup those provisions which fall under the 
subcommittee's jurisdiction of the proposed National Defense 
Authorization Act for fiscal year 2024, 10 a.m., SR-232A.
  June 21, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, closed 
business meeting to markup those provisions which fall under the 
subcommittee's jurisdiction of the proposed National Defense 
Authorization Act for fiscal year 2024, 11 a.m., SR-232A.
  June 21, Subcommittee on Personnel, business meeting to markup 
those provisions which fall under the subcommittee's jurisdiction of 
the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 
2024, 11:15 a.m., SD-106.
  June 21, Full Committee, closed business meeting to markup S. 822, 
to terminate the Department of Defense memorandum relating to access 
to abortions, to prohibit the use of travel and transportation 
allowances, medical convalescent leave, and administrative absences 
to travel to obtain abortions, and the proposed National Defense 
Authorization Act for fiscal year 2024, 2:30 p.m., SR-222.
  June 22, Full Committee, closed business meeting to continue to 
markup the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 
year 2024, 9:30 a.m., SR-222.
  June 23, Full Committee, closed business meeting to continue to 
markup the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 
year 2024, 9:30 a.m., SR-222.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: June 21, 
business meeting to consider S. 1271, to impose sanctions with 
respect to trafficking of illicit fentanyl and its precursors by 
transnational criminal organizations, including cartels; to be 
immediately followed by hearings to examine the nominations of 
Philip Nathan Jefferson, of North Carolina, to be Vice Chairman, and 
Lisa DeNell Cook, of Michigan, and Adriana Debora Kugler, of 
Maryland, both to be a Member, all of the Board of Governors of the 
Federal Reserve System, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.

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  June 22, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on the Budget: June 21, to hold hearings to examine 
fossil fuel threats to climate and the Federal budget, 10 a.m., SD-
608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: June 21, to 
hold hearings to examine the nominations of Joel Matthew Szabat, of 
Maryland, Anthony Rosario Coscia, of New Jersey, and Christopher 
Koos, of Illinois, each to be a Director of the Amtrak Board of 
Directors, and Alvin Brown, of Florida, to be a Member of the 
National Transportation Safety Board, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  June 22, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Fara Damelin, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, 
and Brendan Carr, of Virginia, Anna M. Gomez, of Virginia, and, 
Geoffrey Adam Starks, of Kansas, each to be a Member, all of the 
Federal Communications Commission, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: June 21, Subcommittee 
on National Parks, to hold hearings to examine S. 284, to direct the 
Secretary of the Interior to include on the engravings on the Taras 
Shevchenko Memorial in the District of Columbia the name of Vincent 
Illuzzi, Sr., who carved the statue, S. 351, to designate 6 creeks 
in the State of North Carolina in honor of the lives lost in a plane 
crash in Carteret County, North Carolina, on February 13, 2022, S. 
384, to establish the Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument 
in the State of Illinois, S. 432, to amend the Wild and Scenic 
Rivers Act to designate the Nulhegan River and Paul Stream in the 
State of Vermont for potential addition to the national wild and 
scenic rivers system, S. 507, to establish the Ralph David 
Abernathy, Sr., National Historic Site, S. 527, to establish the 
African Burial Ground International Memorial Museum and Educational 
Center in New York, New York, S. 562, to establish the Emmett Till 
and Mamie Till-Mobley and Roberts Temple National Historic Site in 
the State of Illinois, S. 594, to require the Secretary of 
Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to prioritize the 
completion of the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail, S. 608, 
to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to direct the Secretary of 
the Interior to conduct a study of the Deerfield River for potential 
addition to the national wild and scenic rivers system, S. 886, to 
authorize the location of a monument on the National Mall to 
commemorate and honor the women's suffrage movement and the passage 
of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, S. 924, to amend the 
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Development Act to extend the Chesapeake 
and Ohio Canal National Historical Park Commission, S. 961, to 
redesignate the Salem Maritime National Historic Site in Salem, 
Massachusetts, as the ``Salem Maritime National Historic Park'', S. 
1059, to adjust the boundary of Big Bend National Park in the State 
of Texas, S. 1097, to establish the Cesar E. Chavez and the 
Farmworker Movement National Historical Park in the States of 
California and Arizona, S. 1277, to modify the boundary of the 
Mammoth Cave National Park in the State of Kentucky, and S. 2018, to 
require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct an assessment to 
identify locations in National Parks in which there is the greatest 
need for broadband internet access service and areas in National 
Parks in which there is the greatest need for cellular service, 
10:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: June 21, to hold 
hearings to examine reauthorization of the Economic Development 
Administration, focusing on state and local perspectives, 10 a.m., 
SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: June 22, to hold hearings to examine cattle 
supply chains and deforestation of the Amazon, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: June 21, to hold hearings to 
examine the nominations of Kara C. McDonald, of Virginia, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of Lithuania, and Jack A. Markell, of 
Delaware, to be Ambassador to the Italian Republic, and to serve 
concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to 
the Republic of San Marino, both of the Department of State, and 
other pending nominations, 2 p.m., SD-419.
  June 22, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine United States 
and global commitments to combatting human trafficking, 10:30 a.m., 
SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: June 21, 
business meeting to consider S. 728, to amend the Fair Labor 
Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims 
of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, S. 
1664, to allow Americans to earn paid sick time so that they can 
address their own health needs and the health needs of their 
families, S. 567, to amend the National Labor Relations Act, the 
Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, and the Labor-Management 
Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, and other pending calendar 
business, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on the Judiciary: June 21, to hold hearings to examine 
defending the civil rights of LGBTQ+ Americans, 10 a.m., SD-G50.
  June 22, 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, and the nominations of Tara K. McGrath, to be United 
States Attorney for the Southern District of California, 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., SH-216.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: June 21, to hold hearings to 
examine the effectiveness of the Office of Integrated Veteran Care, 
3:30 p.m., SR-418.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: June 21, to hold closed hearings 
to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Appropriations, June 22, Subcommittee on Financial 
Services and General Government, markup on

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the Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government FY 
2024 Appropriations Bill, 8:30 a.m., 2362-B Rayburn.
  June 22, Full Committee, markup on the Defense FY 2024 
Appropriations Bill; and the Energy and Water Development and 
Related Agencies FY 2024 Appropriations Bill, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, June 22, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Reigniting American Growth and Prosperity Series: Incentivizing 
Economic Excellence Through Tax Policy'', 12 p.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Education and Workforce, June 22, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Competencies Over Degrees: Transitioning to a 
Skills-Based Economy'', 10:15 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, June 22, Subcommittee on 
Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials, hearing entitled 
``Driving Affordability: Preserving People's Freedom to Buy 
Affordable Vehicles and Fuel'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  June 22, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
entitled ``MACRA Checkup: Assessing Implementation and Challenges 
that Remain for Patients and Doctors?'', 10:30 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, June 22, Subcommittee on 
Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled ``Oversight of the 
SEC'', 9 a.m., 2220 Rayburn.
  June 22, Subcommittee on Capital Markets, hearing entitled 
``Oversight of the SEC's Division of Trading and Markets'', 10:30 
a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, June 22, Subcommittee on Africa, 
hearing entitled ``Examining the Fiscal Year 2024 State and Foreign 
Operations Budget Request for Africa'', 10 a.m., HVC-210.
  June 22, Subcommittee on Global Health, Global Human Rights, and 
International Organizations, hearing entitled ``Responding to Anti-
Semitism and Anti-Israel Bias in the UN, Palestinian Authority, and 
NGO Community'', 11 a.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  June 22, Subcommittee on Europe, hearing entitled ``The Vilnius 
Summit and War in Ukraine: Assessing U.S. Policy towards Europe and 
NATO'', 1 p.m., HVC-210.
  Committee on Homeland Security, June 22, Subcommittee on 
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection, hearing entitled 
``Growing the National Cybersecurity Talent Pipeline'', 10 a.m., 310 
Cannon.
  June 22, Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security, 
hearing entitled ``An Examination of TSA's FY 2024 Budget and 
Priorities'', 2 p.m., 310 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, June 22, Subcommittee on 
Responsiveness and Accountability to Oversight, hearing entitled 
``Hearing on Compliance with Committee Oversight'', 2 p.m., 2237 
Rayburn.
  June 22, Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government 
Surveillance, hearing entitled ``Examination of Clemency at the 
Department of Justice'', 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, June 22, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Examining the Council on Environmental Quality Fiscal 
Year 2024 Budget Request and Related Policy Matters'', 10 a.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  June 22, Subcommittee on Federal Lands, hearing on H.R. 2997, the 
``Clifton Opportunities Now for Vibrant Economic Yields Act''; H.R. 
3025, to provide for no net increase in the total acreage of Federal 
land in the Virgin Islands National Park on St. John, United States 
Virgin Islands; H.R. 3049, the ``Utah School and Institutional Trust 
Lands Administration Exchange Act of 2023''; H.R. 3250, the 
``National Museum of Play Recognition Act''; and H.R. 4141, to 
provide that certain communications projects are not subject to 
requirements to prepare certain environmental or historical 
preservation reviews, and for other purposes, 2 p.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Accountability, June 22, Subcommittee 
on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation, 
hearing entitled ``Using Cutting-Edge Technologies to Keep America 
Safe'', 1 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, June 22, Full 
Committee, continue markup on H.R. 369, the ``NIST Wildland Fire 
Communications and Information Dissemination Act''; H.R. 4090, the 
``Fire Grants and Safety Act of 2023''; and H.R. 4143, the 
``National Construction Safety Team Act of 2023'', 9:40 a.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  June 22, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Artificial 
Intelligence: Advancing Innovation Towards the National Interest'', 
10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, June 22, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Reviewing the SBA's Office of Advocacy Report on the 
Regulatory Flexibility Act'', 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, June 22, 
Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, hearing entitled 
``Review of Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Request: Agency Perspectives 
(Part I)'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, June 22, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Member Day: Testimony and Proposals on the Department of 
Veterans Affairs'', 10 a.m., 360 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, June 22, Full Committee, business 
meeting on Documents Protected under Internal Revenue Code Section 
6103, 8 a.m., 1100 Longworth.