[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 150 (Monday, September 18, 2023)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D885-D887]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                     Week of September 19 through 
                           September 22, 2023

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senate will continue consideration of the nomination of 
Vernon D. Oliver, of Connecticut, to be United States District Judge 
for the District of Connecticut, post-cloture, and vote on confirmation 
thereon at 11:30 a.m.
  Following disposition of the nomination of Vernon D. Oliver, Senate 
will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Rita F. 
Lin, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Northern 
District of California. If cloture is invoked on the nomination, Senate 
will vote on confirmation thereon at 2:15 p.m.
  Following disposition of the nomination of Rita F. Lin, of 
California, Senate will continue consideration of H.R. 4366, Military 
Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
Act.
  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: September 19, Subcommittee on 
Financial Services and General Government, to hold hearings to 
examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 
2024 for the Federal Communications Commission, 2:30 p.m., SD-124.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: September 20, to 
hold hearings to examine artificial intelligence in financial 
services, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  September 20, Subcommittee on Economic Policy, to hold hearings to 
examine child care since the pandemic, focusing on macroeconomic 
impacts of public policy measures, 2 p.m., SD-538.
  Committee on the Budget: September 20, to hold hearings to examine 
public investment, 10 a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: September 20, 
to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Rebecca Kelly 
Slaughter, of Maryland, Melissa Holyoak, of Utah, and Andrew N. 
Ferguson, of Virginia, each to be a Federal Trade Commissioner, and 
Douglas Dziak, of Virginia, to be a Commissioner of the Consumer 
Product Safety Commission, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: September 20, 
Subcommittee on Water and Power, to hold hearings to examine drought 
impacts on drinking water access and water availability, 2:30 p.m., 
SD-366.
  September 21, Full Committee, business meeting to consider 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. 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. 636, to 
establish the Dolores River National Conservation Area and the 
Dolores River Special Management Area in the State of Colorado, to 
protect private water rights in the State, S. 912, to require the 
Secretary of Energy to provide technology grants to strengthen 
domestic mining education, 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. 1015, to require 
the Secretary of Agriculture to convey the Pleasant Valley Ranger 
District Administrative Site to Gila County, Arizona, S. 1059, to 
adjust the boundary of Big Bend National Park in the State of Texas, 
S. 1088, to authorize the relinquishment and in lieu selection of 
land and minerals in the State of North Dakota, to restore land and 
minerals to Indian Tribes within the State of North Dakota, S. 1097, 
to establish the Cesar E. Chavez and the Farmworker Movement 
National Historical Park in the States of California and Arizona, S. 
1254, to designate and expand wilderness areas in Olympic National 
Forest in the State of Washington, and to designate certain rivers 
in Olympic National Forest and Olympic National Park as wild and 
scenic rivers, S. 1277, to modify the boundary of the Mammoth Cave 
National Park in the State of Kentucky, S. 1405, to provide for the 
exchange of certain Federal land and State land in the State of 
Utah, S. 1521, to amend the Federal Power Act to modernize and 
improve the licensing of non-Federal hydropower projects, S. 1634, 
to provide for the designation of certain wilderness areas, 
recreation management areas, and conservation areas in the State of 
Colorado, S. 1657, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
convey certain land to La Paz County, Arizona, S. 1760, to amend the 
Apex Project, Nevada Land Transfer and Authorization Act of 1989 to 
include the city of North Las Vegas, Nevada, and the Apex Industrial 
Park Owners Association, 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 
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service and areas in National Parks in which there is the greatest 
need for cellular service, S. 2020, to amend the Oregon Resource 
Conservation Act of 1996 to reauthorize the Deschutes River 
Conservancy Working Group, S. 2042, to amend the Sloan Canyon 
National Conservation Area Act to adjust the boundary of the Sloan 
Canyon National Conservation Area, S. 2136, to require the Secretary 
of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain 
Federal land to the State of Utah for inclusion in certain State 
parks, S. 2149, to sustain economic development and recreational use 
of National Forest System land in the State of Montana, to add 
certain land to the National Wilderness Preservation System, to 
designate new areas for recreation, and S. 2216, to release from 
wilderness study area designation certain land in the State of 
Montana, to improve the management of that land, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: September 20, 
Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife, to hold hearings to 
examine drinking water infrastructure and tribal communities, 2:30 
p.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: September 19, Subcommittee on Health Care, 
to hold hearings to examine aging in place, focusing on the vital 
role of home health in access to care, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: September 20, business meeting to 
consider the nominations of James C. O'Brien, of Nebraska, to be an 
Assistant Secretary (European and Eurasian Affairs), Dennis B. 
Hankins, of Minnesota, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Haiti, 
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 nominations, 10:45 a.m., S-116, Capitol.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: September 21, 
business meeting to consider S. 1573, to reauthorize the Prematurity 
Research Expansion and Education for Mothers who deliver Infants 
Early Act, S. 2415, to amend title III of the Public Health Service 
Act to reauthorize Federal support of States in their work to save 
and sustain the health of mothers during pregnancy, childbirth, and 
the postpartum period, to eliminate disparities in maternal health 
outcomes for pregnancy-related and pregnancy-associated deaths, to 
identify solutions to improve health care quality and health 
outcomes for mothers, S. 1624, to require certain civil penalties to 
be transferred to a fund through which amounts are made available 
for the Gabriella Miller Kids First Pediatric Research Program at 
the National Institutes of Health, an original bill entitled, 
``Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act'', and other 
pending calendar business, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: September 
19, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Spending Oversight, to hold 
hearings to examine advanced technology, focusing on threats to 
national security, 2:30 p.m., SD-562.
  September 21, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Thomas G. Day, of Virginia, to be a Commissioner of 
the Postal Regulatory Commission, and Katherine E. Oler, Judith E. 
Pipe, and Charles J. Willoughby, Jr., each to be an Associate Judge 
of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, 11 a.m., SD-562.
  Committee on the Judiciary: September 19, to hold hearings to 
examine corporate manipulation of Chapter 11 bankruptcy, 10 a.m., 
SD-226.
  September 20, Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency 
Action, and Federal Rights, to hold hearings to examine restoring 
transparency and accountability in the accommodation process, 2:45 
p.m., SD-226.
  September 21, Full Committee, business meeting to consider the 
nominations of Richard E.N. Federico, of Kansas, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit, Joshua Paul Kolar, of Indiana, 
to be United States Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit, Jeffrey 
M. Bryan, to be United States District Judge for the District of 
Minnesota, Eumi K. Lee, to be United States District Judge for the 
Northern District of California, and Deborah Robinson, of New 
Jersey, to be Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator, 
Executive Office of the President, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: September 20, to hold hearings to 
examine improving mental health and suicide prevention measures for 
our Nation's veterans, 3:30 p.m., SR-418.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: September 19, to hold hearings 
to examine advancing intelligence in the era of Artificial 
Intelligence, focusing on addressing the national security 
implications of AI, 2:30 p.m., SH-216.
  Special Committee on Aging: September 21, to hold hearings to 
examine ensuring accessible government technology for people with 
disabilities, older adults, and veterans, 9 a.m., SD-106.


                             Joint Meeting

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: September 20, to 
hold hearings to examine Putin's personal prisoner Vladimir Kara-
Murza, 2 p.m., 2200, Rayburn Building.
  Joint Economic Committee: September 20, to hold hearings to 
examine growing the economy of the future, focusing on job training 
for the clean energy transition, 2:15 p.m., SH-216.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Armed Services, September 20, Subcommittee on Cyber, 
Information Technologies, and Innovation, hearing entitled 
``Industry Perspectives on Defense Innovation and Deterrence'', 9 
a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  September 20, Subcommittee on Military Personnel, hearing entitled 
``Meritocracy in the Military Services: Accession, Promotion, and 
Command Selection'', 1 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, September 20, Full Committee, markup on 
legislation on the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal 
Year 2024, 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.

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  Committee on Education and Workforce, September 20, Subcommittee 
on Higher Education and Workforce Development, hearing entitled 
``Strengthening WIOA: Improving Outcomes for Jobseekers, Employers, 
and Taxpayers'', 10:15 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, September 20, Subcommittee on 
Energy, Climate, and Grid Security, hearing entitled ``American 
Hydropower: Unleashing Reliable, Renewable, Clean Power Across the 
U.S.'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  September 20, Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce, 
hearing entitled ``Mapping America's Supply Chains: Solutions to 
Unleash Innovation, Boost Economic Resilience, and Beat China'', 
10:30 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  September 20, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, 
hearing entitled ``At What Cost: Oversight of How the IRA's Price 
Setting Scheme Means Fewer Cures for Patients'', 2 p.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  September 21, Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, 
hearing entitled ``Connecting Every American: The Future of Rural 
Broadband Funding'', 9 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, September 20, Full Committee, 
markup on H.R. 3378, the ``Agricultural Security Risk Review Act''; 
H.R. 5409, the ``Safeguarding American Farms from Foreign Influence 
Act''; H.R. 760, the ``Chinese Military and Surveillance Company 
Sanctions Act''; H.R. 5472, the ``FinCEN Oversight and 
Accountability Act of 2023''; H.R. 5485, the ``Financial Privacy Act 
of 2023''; H.R. 5119, the ``Protect Small Business and Prevent 
Illicit Financial Activity Act''; legislation on the Combatting 
Foreign Surveillance Spyware Sanctions Act; legislation on the 
Financial Access Improvements Act; legislation on the Russia and 
Belarus Financial Sanctions Act of 2023; legislation on the Foreign 
Affiliates Sharing Pilot Program Extension Act; H.R. 3402, the 
``Power of the Mint Act''; H.R. 5403, the ``CBDC Anti-Surveillance 
State Act''; H.R. 3712, the ``Digital Dollar Pilot Prevention Act'', 
10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, September 20, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``The Financial Costs of Mayorkas' Open Border'', 
10 a.m., 310 Cannon.
  Committee on House Administration, September 20, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Oversight of the Federal Election Commission'', 
10:15 a.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on the Judiciary, September 20, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Oversight of the U.S. Department of Justice'', 10 a.m., 
2141 Rayburn.
  September 20, Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and 
the Internet, hearing entitled ``IP and Strategic Competition with 
China: Part III--IP Theft, Cybersecurity, and AI'', 3 p.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, September 20, Full Committee, 
markup on H.R. 929, the ``Puyallup Tribe of Indians Land Into Trust 
Confirmation Act of 2023''; H.R. 934, to require the Secretary of 
Agriculture to carry out activities to suppress wildfires, and for 
other purposes; H.R. 1786, the ``GROW Act''; H.R. 3448, the 
``American Battlefield Protection Program Enhancement Act''; H.R. 
4051, the ``SHARKED 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., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Accountability, September 20, Full 
Committee, markup on H.R. 4984, the ``D.C. Robert F. Kennedy 
Memorial Stadium Campus Revitalization Act''; H.R. 5040, the 
``Cannabis Users' Restoration of Eligibility Act''; legislation on 
the Modernizing Government Technology Reform Act; H.R. 4428, the 
``Guidance Clarity Act of 2023''; legislation on the Safe and Smart 
Federal Purchasing Act of 2023; and several postal naming measures, 
10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, September 20, 
Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight, hearing entitled ``A 
Bar Too High: Concerns with CEQ's Proposed Regulatory Hurdle for 
Federal Contracting'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, September 20, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Athletes and Innovators: Analyzing NIL's Impact on 
Entrepreneurial Collegiate Athletes'', 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, September 20, Full 
Committee, hearing entitled ``Oversight of the Department of 
Transportation's Policies and Programs'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, September 20, Subcommittee on 
Economic Opportunity, hearing entitled ``Less is More: The Impact of 
Bureaucratic Red Tape on Veterans Education Benefits'', 10 a.m., 360 
Cannon.
  September 20, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, 
hearing entitled ``VA Procurement: Made in America'', 3 p.m., 360 
Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, September 20, Subcommittee on Trade, 
hearing entitled ``Reforming the Generalized System of Preferences 
to Safeguard U.S. Supply Chains and Combat China'', 2 p.m., 1100 
Longworth.