[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 119 (Wednesday, July 12, 2023)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D710-D713]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                             JULY 13, 2023

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: business meeting to markup an 
original bill entitled, ``Legislative Branch Appropriations Act'', 
an original bill entitled, ``Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act'', and an original bill entitled, 
``Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act'', 11 
a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee 
on Oceans, Fisheries, Climate Change, and Manufacturing, to hold an 
oversight hearing to examine the budget of the United States Coast 
Guard, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hearings to 
examine the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2023, a 
joint resolution proposed by the Secretary of State and the 
Secretary of the Interior, to approve agreements concluded with the 
Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of Palau (and an 
agreement

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with the Republic of the Marshall Islands upon its conclusion) to 
amend the Compacts of Free Association with the Freely Associated 
States, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Finance: Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight, 
to hold hearings to examine 25 years of the Child Tax Credit (1997-
2022), 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: business meeting to consider S. 
2043, to provide for certain authorities of the Department of State, 
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. 1203, to amend the Peace Corps Act 
by reauthorizing the Peace Corps, providing better support for 
current, returning, and former volunteers, S. 847, to establish the 
International Children with Disabilities Protection Program within 
the Department of State, S. 2006, to foster Tunisia's democratic 
institutions, to limit funds until Tunisia restores checks and 
balances, and to authorize the creation of a fund to support 
democratic reforms, S. 416, to designate the Russian-based mercenary 
Wagner Group as a foreign terrorist organization, S. 490, to require 
the President to remove the extension of certain privileges, 
exemptions, and immunities to the Hong Kong Economic and Trade 
Offices if Hong Kong no longer enjoys a high degree of autonomy from 
the People's Republic of China, S. Con. Res. 2, commending the 
bravery, courage, and resolve of the women and men of Iran 
demonstrating in more than 133 cities and risking their safety to 
speak out against the Iranian regime's human rights abuses, S. Res. 
20, condemning the coup that took place on February 1, 2021, in 
Burma and the Burmese military's detention of civilian leaders, 
calling for an immediate and unconditional release of all those 
detained, promoting accountability and justice for those killed by 
the Burmese military, and calling for those elected to serve in 
parliament to resume their duties without impediment, S. Res. 75, 
reaffirming the state of Arunachal Pradesh as Indian territory and 
condemning the People's Republic of China's provocations in South 
Asia, and the nominations of Richard Mills, Jr., of Georgia, to be 
Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Department of State, 
Nisha Desai Biswal, of Virginia, to be Deputy Chief Executive 
Officer of the United States International Development Finance 
Corporation, and Gerald H. Acker, of Michigan, to be a Commissioner 
on the part of the United States on the International Joint 
Commission, United States and Canada, and Kara C. McDonald, of 
Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Lithuania, 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, Dorothy Camille Shea, of 
North Carolina, to be the Deputy Representative of the United States 
of America to the United Nations, with the rank and status of 
Ambassador and the Deputy Representative of the United States of 
America in the Security Council of the United Nations, and to be 
Representative of the United States of America to the Sessions of 
the General Assembly of the United Nations, during her tenure of 
service as Deputy Representative of the United States of America to 
the United Nations, Vernelle Trim FitzPatrick, of Virginia, to be 
Ambassador to the Gabonese Republic, Lisa Peterson, of Virginia, to 
be Ambassador to the Republic of Burundi, Joel Ehrendreich, of New 
York, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Palau, Cynthia Kierscht, 
of Minnesota, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Djibouti, and 
Edgard D. Kagan, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to Malaysia, all of 
the Department of State, 10:30 a.m., S-116, Capitol.
  Committee on the Judiciary: 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. 359, to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
provide for a code of conduct for justices of the Supreme Court of 
the United States, and 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, Vernon D. 
Oliver, to be United States District Judge for the District of 
Connecticut, and Tara K. McGrath, to be United States Attorney for 
the Southern District of California, Department of Justice, 10 a.m., 
SH-216.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: business meeting to consider the 
nomination of Tanya J. Bradsher, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs, Time to be announced, Room to be announced.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: closed business meeting to 
consider pending intelligence matters, 11:15 a.m., S-216, Capitol.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, Full Committee, markup on the 
Financial Services and General Government FY 2024 Appropriations 
Bill, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, 
markup on the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related 
Agencies FY 2024 Appropriations Bill, 5 p.m., 2358-C Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and Workforce, Subcommittee on Higher 
Education and Workforce Development, hearing entitled ``Exposing the 
Dangers of the Influence of Foreign Adversaries on College 
Campuses'', 10:15 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health, markup 
on H.R. 824, the ``Telehealth Benefit Expansion for Workers Act of 
2023''; H.R. 3226, the ``Prematurity Research Expansion and 
Education for Mothers who deliver Infants Early (PREEMIE) 
Reauthorization Act of 2023''; H.R. 3838, the ``Preventing Maternal 
Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2023''; H.R. 3843, the ``Action for 
Dental Health Act of 2023''; H.R. 3884, the ``Sickle Cell Disease 
and Other Heritable Blood Disorders Research, Surveillance, 
Prevention, and Treatment Act of 2023''; H.R. 3821, the 
``Firefighter Cancer Registry Reauthorization Act of 2023''; H.R. 
2365, the ``National Plan to End Parkinson's Act''; H.R. 3391, the 
``Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act 2.0''; H.R. 4421, the

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``Preparing for All Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act''; 
H.R. 4420, the ``Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act''; 
H.R. 4529, the ``Public Health Guidance Transparency and 
Accountability Act of 2023''; H.R. 4381, the ``Public Health 
Emergency Congressional Review Act''; H.R. 3813, the ``CDC 
Leadership Accountability Act of 2023''; H.R. 3836, the Medicaid 
Primary Care Improvement Act''; H.R. 4531, the ``Support for 
Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act''; H.R. 4056, the 
``Ensuring Medicaid Continuity for Foster Care Act of 2023''; and 
H.R. 3887, the ``Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act 
of 2023'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Capital Markets, 
hearing entitled ``Reforming the Proxy Process to Safeguard Investor 
Interests'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled 
``Oversight of the Proxy Advisory Industry'', 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Accountability, hearing entitled ``The State Department's Climate 
Agenda: A Budget Overview by the Special Presidential Envoy for 
Climate'', 10 a.m., HVC-210.
  Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia; 
and Subcommittee on the Indo-Pacific, joint hearing entitled 
``Examining Fiscal Year 2024 Budget for South and Central Asian 
Affairs'', 2 p.m., HVC-210.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Emergency 
Management and Technology, hearing entitled ``Future of FEMA: Agency 
Perspectives with Administrator Criswell'', 10 a.m., 310 Cannon.
  Committee on House Administration, Full Committee, markup on 
legislation on the American Confidence in Elections Act, 3 p.m., 
1310 Longworth.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Oversight of the Federal Trade Commission'', 10 a.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement, 
hearing entitled ``The Consequences of Criminal Aliens on U.S. 
Communities'', 3 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Federal Lands, 
hearing on H.R. 386, the ``Mount Rushmore Protection Act''; H.R. 
1318, the ``Women's Suffrage National Monument Location Act''; H.R. 
2717, the ``Hershel Woody Williams National Medal of Honor Monument 
Location Act''; H.R. 3448, the ``American Battlefield Protection 
Program Enhancement Act''; and H.R. 4377, to amend the Military 
Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 with respect to extensions, additions, 
and revisions to the Barry M. Goldwater Range in Arizona, 10 a.m., 
1324 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, hearing on H.R. 
4374, the ``Energy Opportunities for All Act'', 2 p.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Accountability, Subcommittee on 
National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs; and Subcommittee 
on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce, joint hearing 
entitled ``Beyond the Budget: Addressing Financial Accountability in 
the Department of Defense'', 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Continuing U.S. Leadership in Commercial Space at 
Home and Abroad'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Stolen Taxpayer Funds: Reviewing the SBA and OIG Reports of Fraud 
in Pandemic Lending Programs'', 2 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management, 
hearing entitled ``When the Lights Are On But No One's Home: An 
Examination of Federal Office Space Utilization'', 10 a.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, hearing entitled 
``Review of Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Request: Agency Perspectives 
(Part II)'', 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Economic 
Opportunity; and Subcommittee on Technology Modernization, joint 
hearing entitled ``Reviewing the Digital G.I. Bill Program'', 1 
p.m., 360 Cannon.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Full Committee, markup 
on legislation on the FY 2024 Intelligence Authorization Act, 10 
a.m., HVC-304 Hearing Room. This markup is closed.
  Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Member Day'', 2 p.m., HVC-304 
Hearing Room.
  Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United 
States and the Chinese Communist Party, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Risky Business: Growing Peril for American Companies in 
China'', 7 p.m., 390 Cannon.


* These figures include all measures reported, even if there was 
no accompanying report. A total of 46 written reports have been 
filed in the Senate, 132 reports have been filed in the House.

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