[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 146 (Monday, September 11, 2023)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D859-D861]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

            Week of September 12 through September 15, 2023

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senate will continue consideration of the nomination of 
Tanya J. Bradsher, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs, post-cloture, and vote on confirmation thereon at 11:30 a.m.
  Following disposition of the nomination of Tanya J. Bradsher, Senate 
will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Jeffrey 
Irvine Cummings, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for 
the Northern District of Illinois. If cloture is invoked on the 
nomination, Senate will vote on confirmation thereon at 2:15 p.m.
  Following disposition of the nomination of Jeffrey Irvine Cummings, 
Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to 
proceed to consideration of H.R. 4366, Military Construction, Veterans 
Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024.
  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 Armed Services: September 12, to hold hearings to 
examine the nomination of General David W. Allvin, USAF, for 
reappointment to the grade of general and to be Chief of Staff of 
the Air Force, Department of Defense, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  September 14, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Admiral Lisa M. Franchetti, USN, for reappointment to 
the grade of admiral and to be Chief of Naval Operations, Department 
of Defense, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: September 12, to 
hold an oversight hearing to examine the U.S. Securities and 
Exchange Commission, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  September 12, Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and 
Community Development, to hold hearings to examine housing supply 
and innovation, 2:30 p.m., SD-538.
  Committee on the Budget: September 13, to hold hearings to examine 
how immigration fuels economic growth and our competitive advantage, 
10 a.m., SD-608.

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  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: September 12, 
Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data 
Security, to hold hearings to examine the need for transparency in 
Artificial Intelligence, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: September 13, to hold 
hearings to examine the effects of extreme heat and weather on 
transportation, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: September 14, to hold hearings to 
examine the crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: September 
12, business meeting to consider the nominations of Robert G. Taub, 
of New York, to be a Commissioner of the Postal Regulatory 
Commission, and Tanya Monique Jones Bosier, Danny Lam Hoan Nguyen, 
and Kenechukwu Onyemaechi Okocha, each to be an Associate Judge of 
the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, 10:45 a.m., SD-562.
  September 13, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, to hold 
hearings to examine the PGA Tour-LIV deal, focusing on the Saudi 
Arabian Public Investment Fund's investments in the United States, 
11 a.m., SD-562.
  September 14, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine 
governing AI through acquisition and procurement, 10 a.m., SD-562.
  Committee on the Judiciary: September 12, to hold hearings to 
examine book bans, focusing on how censorship limits liberty and 
literature, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  September 12, Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law, to 
hold an oversight hearing to examine A.I., focusing on legislating 
on artificial intelligence, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
  September 13, Full Committee, to hold an oversight hearing to 
examine the Federal Bureau of Prisons, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  September 14, Full Committee, business meeting to consider the 
nominations of Jerry Edwards, Jr., to be United States District 
Judge for the Western District of Louisiana, 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, Brandon S. Long, to be 
United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 
Matthew James Maddox, to be United States District Judge for the 
District of Maryland, 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, 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, Philip S. Hadji, of 
the District of Columbia, to be a Judge of the United States Court 
of Federal Claims, and Rebecca C. Lutzko, to be United States 
Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, and April M. Perry, to 
be United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 
both of the Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: September 12, to receive a 
closed briefing on certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  September 13, Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing on 
certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Appropriations, September 13, Subcommittee on 
Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, 
oversight hearing on the Department of Veterans Affairs 
Implementation of the Electronic Health Record Modernization 
Initiative, 9:30 a.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and Workforce, September 13, Subcommittee 
on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, hearing entitled ``The 
Impact of Biden's Open Border on the American Workforce'', 10:15 
a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, September 13, Subcommittee on 
Energy, Climate, and Grid Security, hearing entitled ``Keeping the 
Lights On: Enhancing Reliability and Efficiency to Power American 
Homes'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  September 13, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, 
hearing entitled ``Making the Grade?: Audit of the Environmental 
Protection Agency's Clean School Bus Program'', 10:30 a.m., 2322 
Rayburn.
  September 13, Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, 
hearing entitled ``Lights, Camera, Subscriptions: State of the Video 
Marketplace'', 2 p.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  September 14, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled 
``Legislative Proposals to Prevent and Respond to Generic Drug 
Shortages'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, September 13, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Oversight of the Committee on Foreign Investment 
in the United States (CFIUS) and Other Efforts to Strengthen 
National Security in the United States'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  September 14, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Monetary 
Policy, hearing entitled ``Implementing Basel III, What's the Fed's 
Endgame?'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  September 14, Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology 
and Inclusion, hearing entitled ``Digital Dollar Dilemma: The 
Implications of a Central Bank Digital Currency and Private Sector 
Alternatives'', 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, September 14, Subcommittee on the 
Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia, hearing entitled 
``Iran's Escalating Threats: Assessing U.S. Policy Toward Iran's 
Malign Activities'', 10 a.m., HVC-210.
  September 14, Subcommittee on Global Health, Global Human Rights, 
and International Organizations, hearing entitled ``Children are not 
for Sale--Global Efforts to Address Child Trafficking'', 12 p.m., 
2200 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, September 13, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``An Unbearable Price: The

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Devastating Human Costs of the Biden-Mayorkas Border Crisis'', 10 
a.m., 310 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, September 13, Subcommittee on Crime 
and Federal Government Surveillance, hearing entitled ``Children are 
Not for Sale: Examining the Threat of Exploitation of Children in 
the U.S. and Abroad'', 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  September 14, Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and 
Enforcement, hearing entitled ``Terrorist Entry Through the 
Southwest Border'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, September 13, Subcommittee on 
Energy and Mineral Resources, hearing entitled ``Examining the 
Methodology and Structure of the U.S. Geological Survey's Critical 
Minerals List'', 10:15 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  September 14, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, 
hearing entitled ``Examining Systemic Government Overreach at CEQ'', 
10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Accountability, September 13, Full 
Committee, hearing entitled ``Unsuitable Litigation: Oversight of 
Third-Party Litigation Funding'', 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  September 13, Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and 
Foreign Affairs, hearing entitled ``A Dangerous Strategy: Examining 
the Biden Administration's Failures on Iran'', 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  September 14, Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, 
hearing entitled ``Oh Doctor, Where Art Thou? Pandemic Erosion of 
the Doctor-Patient Relationship'', 10 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  September 14, Subcommittee on Government Operations and the 
Federal Workforce, hearing entitled ``Oversight of Federal Agencies' 
Post-Pandemic Telework Policies'', 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  September 14, Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information 
Technology, and Government Innovation, hearing entitled ``How are 
Federal Agencies Harnessing Artificial Intelligence?'', 1 p.m., 2247 
Rayburn.
  September 14, Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services, 
hearing entitled ``The Inflation Reduction Act: A Year in Review'', 
2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, September 14, Full 
Committee, hearing entitled ``An Update on the Department of 
Energy's Science and Technology Priorities'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, September 13, Subcommittee on 
Economic Growth, Tax, and Capital Access, hearing entitled 
``Enabling Success: Examining the Competitive Landscape for Small 
Businesses'', 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  September 14, Full Committee, markup on legislation to amend the 
Small Business Economic Policy Act of 1980 to examine how the 
competitiveness of small businesses is affected by the enforcement 
of Federal antitrust laws, and for other purposes; legislation to 
amend the Small Business Act to require a report on the performance 
of the Office of Rural Affairs, to require a report on the 
memorandum of understanding between the Small Business 
Administration and the Department of Agriculture entered into on 
April 4, 2018, and for other purposes; legislation to amend the 
Small Business Act to enhance the Office of Rural Affairs, and for 
other purposes; legislation to require the Administrator of the 
Small Business Administration to provide a link to resources for 
submitting reports on suspected fraud relating to certain COVID-19 
loans; and legislation to prohibit individuals convicted of 
defrauding the Government from receiving any assistance from the 
Small Business Administration, and for other purposes, 9:45 a.m., 
2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, September 13, 
Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, hearing entitled ``The Future 
of Automated Commercial Motor Vehicles: Impacts on Society, the 
Supply Chain, and U.S. Economic Leadership'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, September 14, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``VA Electronic Health Record Modernization: Get 
Well Soon?'', 10:30 a.m., 360 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, September 14, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Member Day Hearing'', 9 a.m., 1100 Longworth.