[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 128 (Tuesday, July 25, 2023)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D782-D785]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                 Week of July 26 through July 28, 2023

                             Senate Chamber

  On Wednesday, Senate will continue consideration of S. 2226, National 
Defense Authorization Act.
  At 12:15 p.m., Senate will vote on or in relation to Warnock 
Amendment No. 199, with 60-affirmative votes required for adoption.
  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: July 27, business meeting to markup 
and original bill entitled, ``Defense Appropriations Act'', an 
original bill entitled ``Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act'', an original bill entitled, ``Labor, Health and 
Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
Act'', and an original bill entitled, ``Homeland Security 
Appropriations Act'', 10:30 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Armed Services: July 26, to hold hearings to examine 
the nominations of Lieutenant General Gregory M. Guillot, USAF, to 
be general and Commander, United States Northern Command/Commander, 
North American Aerospace Defense Command, and Lieutenant General 
Stephen N. Whiting, USSF, to be general and Commander, United States 
Space Command, both of the Department of Defense, 9 a.m., SH-216.
  July 26, Subcommittee on Personnel, to hold hearings to examine 
potential budgetary efficiencies achieved through improvement to 
management and planning processes within Department of Defense 
personnel programs, 4 p.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: July 26, 
Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection, to 
hold hearings to examine taking account of fees and tactics 
impacting Americans' wallets, 9:30 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on the Budget: July 26, to hold hearings to examine the 
fiscal consequences of climate change on infrastructure, 9:30 a.m., 
SD-608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: July 27, 
business meeting to consider S. 447, to establish a demonstration 
program for the active remediation of orbital debris and to require 
the development of uniform orbital debris standard practices in 
order to support a safe and sustainable orbital environment, S. 484, 
to require the Secretary of Commerce to provide training and 
guidance relating to human rights abuses, including such abuses 
perpetrated against the Uyghur population by the Government of the 
People's Republic of China, S. 1153, to require the Secretary of 
Commerce to establish the National Manufacturing Advisory Council 
within the Department of Commerce, S. 1303, to require sellers of 
event tickets to disclose comprehensive information to consumers 
about ticket prices and related fees, S. 1409, to protect the safety 
of children on the internet, S. 1418, to amend the Children's Online 
Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to strengthen protections relating to 
the online collection, use, and disclosure of personal information 
of children and teens, S. 1421, to require origin and location 
disclosure for new products of foreign origin offered for sale on 
the internet, S. 1648, to facilitate access to the electromagnetic 
spectrum for commercial space launches and commercial space 
reentries, S. 1669, to require the Secretary of Transportation to 
issue a rule requiring access to AM broadcast stations in motor 
vehicles, S. 2086, to require the Secretary of Commerce to establish 
the Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance Grant Program, S. 2116, to require 
the Secretary of Commerce to produce a report that

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provides recommendations to improve the effectiveness, efficiency, 
and impact of Department of Commerce programs related to supply 
chain resilience and manufacturing and industrial innovation, and S. 
2201, to increase knowledge and awareness of best practices to 
reduce cybersecurity risks in the United States, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: July 26, to hold 
hearings to examine opportunities for Congress to reform the process 
for permitting electric transmission lines, pipelines, and energy 
production on Federal lands, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: July 26, business 
meeting to consider S. 2195, to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 
to reauthorize the diesel emissions reduction program, S. 2395, to 
reauthorize wildlife habitat and conservation programs, S. 1381, to 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior, through the Coastal Program 
of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, to work with willing 
partners and provide support to efforts to assess, protect, restore, 
and enhance important coastal landscapes that provide fish and 
wildlife habitat on which certain Federal trust species depend, S. 
1278, to designate the Federal building located at 985 Michigan 
Avenue in Detroit, Michigan, as the ``Rosa Parks Federal Building'', 
and GSA Resolutions; to be immediately followed by hearings to 
examine improving capacity for critical mineral recovery through 
electronic waste recycling and reuse, 9:40 a.m., SD-406.
  July 26, Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety, 
to hold hearings to examine cleaner trains, focusing on 
opportunities for reducing emissions from America's rail network, 
2:30 p.m., SD-406.
  July 27, Subcommittee on Chemical Safety, Waste Management, 
Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight, to hold hearings to 
examine solutions for single-use waste, focusing on expanding refill 
and reuse infrastructure, 9:45 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: July 26, business meeting to consider an 
original bill entitled, ``Modernizing and Ensuring PBM 
Accountability (MEPA) Act'', 2 p.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: July 26, to hold hearings to 
examine U.S. economic security, focusing on addressing economic 
coercion and increasing competitiveness, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  July 26, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Dennis B. Hankins, of Minnesota, to be Ambassador to 
the Republic of Haiti, James C. O'Brien, of Nebraska, to be an 
Assistant Secretary (European and Eurasian Affairs), Nathalie Rayes, 
of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Croatia, and 
Tobin John Bradley, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Guatemala, all of the Department of State, and other pending 
calendar business, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  July 27, Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, 
Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's 
Issues, to hold hearings to examine Haiti, focusing on next steps on 
the international response, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: July 27, 
business meeting to consider S. 2122, to amend the Act of August 16, 
1937 (commonly referred to as the ``National Apprenticeship Act''), 
to expand the national apprenticeship system to include 
apprenticeships, youth apprenticeships, and pre-apprenticeships 
registered under such Act and to promote the furtherance of labor 
standards necessary to safeguard the welfare of apprentices, S. 
2363, to promote and expand high-quality youth apprenticeship 
programs and provide support and incentives to help employees 
establish such programs, S. 161, to extend the Federal Pell Grant 
eligibility of certain short-term programs, S. 2402, to amend the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to establish a career 
pathways grant program, an original bill entitled, ``Investing in 
Sectoral Training Partnerships Act'', and other pending calendar 
business, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: July 26, 
business meeting to continue consideration of S. 2251, to improve 
the cybersecurity of the Federal Government, S. 2291, to establish 
the Northern Border Coordination Center, S. 2289, to direct the 
Director of the Information Security Oversight Office to assess 
foreign influence in the National Industrial Security Program and to 
develop a single, integrated strategy to better identify and 
mitigate such foreign influence, S. 2278, to establish Image 
Adjudicator and Supervisory Image Adjudicator positions in the U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations, S. 2248, 
to require a pilot program on the use of big data analytics to 
identify vessels evading sanctions and export controls and to 
require a report on the availability in the United States of 
emerging and foundational technologies subject to export controls, 
S. 1332, to require the Office of Management and Budget to revise 
the Standard Occupational Classification system to establish a 
separate code for direct support professionals, S. 2219, to amend 
the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to expand access to 
breastfeeding accommodations in the workplace, S. 2292, to improve 
the transparency of purchases by the Federal Government of data or 
information that can be used to identify an individual, S. 2286, to 
improve the effectiveness and performance of certain Federal 
financial assistance programs, S. 1524, to ensure that 
whistleblowers, including contractors, are protected from 
retaliation when a Federal employee orders a reprisal, S. 2283, to 
prohibit the procurement of certain items containing perfluorooctane 
sulfonate (PFOS) or perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and prioritize the 
procurement of products not containing PFAS, S. 2270, to establish 
and maintain a database within each agency for executive branch 
ethics records of noncareer appointees, S. 2293, to establish the 
Chief Artificial Intelligence Officers Council, Chief Artificial 
Intelligence Officers, and Artificial Intelligence Governance 
Boards, S. 2073, to amend title 31, United States Code, to require 
agencies to include a list of outdated or duplicative reporting 
requirements in annual budget justifications, S. 2032, to require 
the reduction of the reliance and expenditures of the Federal 
Government on legacy information technology systems, S. 1973, to 
require the purchase of domestically made flags of the United States 
of America for use by the Federal Government, S. 2256,

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to authorize the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure 
Security Agency to establish an apprenticeship program and to 
establish a pilot program on cybersecurity training for veterans and 
members of the Armed Forces transitioning to civilian life, and S. 
2260, to require transparency in notices of funding opportunity, 9 
a.m., SD-562.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: July 26, to hold hearings to examine 
Native priorities for the 2023 Farm Bill reauthorization, 2:30 p.m., 
SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: July 26, to hold hearings to examine 
the nominations of Margaret M. Garnett, to be United States District 
Judge for the Southern District of New York, Jennifer L. Hall, of 
Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for the District of 
Delaware, Brandy R. McMillion, to be United States District Judge 
for the Eastern District of Michigan, Karoline Mehalchick, to be 
United States District Judge for the Middle District of 
Pennsylvania, and Joseph Albert Laroski, Jr., of Maryland, and Lisa 
W. Wang, of the District of Columbia, both to be a Judge of the 
United States Court of International Trade, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  July 26, Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, to hold an 
oversight hearing to examine the United States Patent and Trademark 
Office, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Rules and Administration: July 26, to hold a joint 
oversight hearing with the Committee on House Administration to 
examine the Capitol Police Board, 3:30 p.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: July 26, to hold 
hearings to examine pathways to women's entrepreneurship, focusing 
on understanding opportunities and barriers, 10 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: July 26, to hold hearings to 
examine implementing the PACT Act, 3 p.m., SR-418.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: July 26, closed business meeting 
to consider pending intelligence matters; to be immediately followed 
by a closed briefing on certain intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-
219.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, July 27, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 
4763, the ``Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century 
Act'', 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Education and Workforce, July 27, Subcommittee on 
Higher Education and Workforce Development, hearing entitled 
``Lowering Costs and Increasing Value for Students, Institutions, 
and Taxpayers'', 10:15 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, July 27, Full Committee, markup 
on H.R. 3385, the ``Diaspora Link Act''; H.R. 3369, the ``AI 
Accountability Act''; H.R. 4510, the ``NTIA Reauthorization Act of 
2023''; H.R. 1435, the ``Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases 
Act''; H.R. 4468, the ``Choice in Automobile Retail Sales Act of 
2023''; and H.R. 4469, the ``No Fuel Credits for Batteries Act of 
2023'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, July 27, Full Committee, markup 
on H.R. 4766, the ``Clarity for Payment Stablecoins Act of 2023''; 
legislation on the Keep Your Coins Act of 2023; H.R. 4790, the 
``Guiding Uniform and Responsible Disclosure Requirements and 
Information Limits Act of 2023''; H.R. 4767, the ``Protecting 
Americans' Retirement Savings from Politics Act''; H.R. 4823, the 
``American Financial Institution Regulator Sovereignty and 
Transparency Act''; H.R. 4655, the ``Businesses Over Activists 
Act''; H.J. Res. 66, a joint resolution disapproving the rule 
submitted by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau relating to 
``Small Business Lending Under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act 
(Regulation B)'', 9 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, July 27, Subcommittee on Oversight 
and Accountability, hearing entitled ``A Failure to Plan: Examining 
the Biden Administration's Preparation for the Afghanistan 
Withdrawal'', 10 a.m., HVC-210.
  July 27, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Illicit IT: 
Bankrolling Kim Jong Un'', 2 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  July 27, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, hearing entitled 
``Colombia's Descent to Socialism: Assessing Gustavo Petro's 
Presidency'', 2:30 p.m., HVC-210.
  Committee on the Judiciary, July 27, Subcommittee on Crime and 
Federal Government Surveillance, hearing entitled ``Oversight of the 
Drug Enforcement Administration'', 10 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  July 27, Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government, 
hearing entitled ``The Dangers and Due Process Violations of 
`Gender-Affirming Care' for Children'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  July 27, Full Committee, markup on a Report Recommending that the 
House of Representatives Cite Mark Zuckerberg for Contempt of 
Congress'', 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, July 27, Subcommittee on Energy 
and Mineral Resources, hearing entitled ``Safeguarding American Jobs 
and Economic Growth: Examining the Future of the Offshore Leasing 
Program'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  July 27, Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries, hearing on 
H.R. 1437, the ``Black Vulture Relief Act of 2023''; H.R. 1792, the 
``South Pacific Tuna Treaty Act of 2023''; H.R. 2950, the ``Coastal 
Habitat Conservation Act of 2023''; H.R. 2982, the ``New York-New 
Jersey Watershed Protection Act''; H.R. 4051, the ``SHARKED Act''; 
H.R. 4094, the ``Great Salt Lake Stewardship Act''; H.R. 4587, the 
``Red Snapper Act''; and H.R. 4596, the ``Upper Colorado and San 
Juan River Basins Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Reauthorization 
Act of 2023'', 10:15 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  July 27, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
entitled ``Examining Barriers to Access: Ongoing Visitor Experience 
Issues at America's National Parks'', 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  July 27, Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs, hearing on 
legislation on the Restoring Accountability in the Indian Health 
Service Act of 2023, 2:15 p.m., 1334 Longworth.

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  Committee on Oversight and Accountability, July 27, Full 
Committee, hearing entitled ``Oversight and Reauthorization of the 
Office of National Drug Control Policy'', 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  July 27, Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services, 
hearing entitled ``Hemp in the Modern World: The Yearslong Wait for 
FDA Action'', 2 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  July 27, Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, hearing 
entitled ``Because I Said So: Examining the Science and Impact of 
COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates'', 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, July 27, Full 
Committee, markup on H.R. 4755, the ``Privacy Enhancing Technology 
Research Act''; H.R. 4824, the ``Carbon Sequestration Collaboration 
Act''; legislation on the Abandoned Well Remediation Research and 
Development Act; H.R. 1069, the ``Clean Energy Demonstration 
Transparency Act of 2023''; H.R. 3915, the ``Aviation Weather 
Improvement Act''; and legislation on the Fire Weather Development 
Act of 2023, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, July 27, Full 
Committee, markup on H.R. 1547, the ``One Seat Ride Act''; H.R. 
4693, the ``Tennessee Valley Authority Salary Transparency Act''; 
H.R. 4762, to amend title 49, United States Code, to extend the non-
premium war risk insurance program; H. Res. 609, the ``Expressing 
opposition to Central Business District Tolling Program of New York 
City''; H.R. 1752, the ``Eliminating Barriers to Rural Internet 
Development Grant Eligibility Act''; H.R. 532, to designate the 
Federal building and United States courthouse located at 600 East 
First Street in Rome, Georgia, as the ``Harold L. Murphy Federal 
Building and United States Courthouse''; H.R. 4688, to direct the 
Administrator of General Service to sell the property known as the 
Webster School; and General Services Administration Capital 
Investment and Leasing Program Resolutions, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  July 27, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, 
hearing entitled ``Review of the Recapitalization of the United 
States Coast Guard Surface, Air, IT, and Shoreside Assets'', 2 a.m., 
2253 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, July 27, Subcommittee on 
Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, hearing entitled ``VA 
Disability Exams: Are Veterans Receiving Quality Services?'', 10 
a.m., 360 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, July 27, Subcommittee on Oversight, 
hearing entitled ``The Employee Retention Tax Credit Experience: 
Confusion, Delays, and Fraud'', 2 p.m., 1100 Longworth.


                             Joint Meeting

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: July 26, to hold 
hearings to examine rescuing Ukrainian children and women from 
Russia's aggression, 10 a.m., 2200, Rayburn Building.
  Joint Hearing: July 26, Senate Committee on Rules and 
Administration, to hold a joint oversight hearing with the Committee 
on House Administration to examine the Capitol Police Board, 3:30 
p.m., SD-G50.
  Joint Economic Committee: July 27, to hold hearings to examine the 
economic impact of diabetes, 10 a.m., SD-192.