[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 156 (Tuesday, September 26, 2023)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D939-D941]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                      Week of September 27 through
                           September 29, 2023

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senate will continue consideration of the motion to 
proceed to consideration of H.R. 3935, Securing Growth and Robust 
Leadership in American Aviation Act (the legislative vehicle for the 
continuing resolution), post-cloture.
  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 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: September 27, 
to hold hearings to examine foreign ownership in U.S. agriculture, 
10 a.m., SR-328A.
  Committee on Armed Services: September 28, to hold hearings to 
examine the nominations of Derek H. Chollet, of Nebraska, to be 
Under Secretary for Policy, and Cara L. Abercrombie, of Virginia, to 
be an Assistant Secretary, both of the Department of Defense, 9:30 
a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: September 27, 
business meeting to consider S. 2860, to create protections for 
financial institutions that provide financial services to State-
sanctioned marijuana businesses and service providers for such 
businesses, 9:30 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on the Budget: September 27, to hold hearings to examine 
Medicare, 10 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: September 28, to hold 
hearings to examine opportunities to counter the People's Republic 
of China's control of critical mineral supply chains through 
increased mining and processing in the United States as well as 
international engagement and trade, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: September 27, business 
meeting to consider S. 654, to amend the Water Infrastructure 
Improvements for the Nation Act to reauthorize Delaware River Basin 
conservation programs, an original bill entitled, ``Brownfields 
Reauthorization

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Act'', and an original bill entitled, ``Strengthening Coastal 
Communities Act''; to be immediately followed by an oversight 
hearing to examine the General Services Administration, focusing on 
examining the Federal real estate portfolio, 9:45 a.m., SD-406.
  September 28, Subcommittee on Chemical Safety, Waste Management, 
Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight, to hold hearings to 
examine solutions to address beverage container waste, 10 a.m., SD-
406.
  Committee on Finance: September 28, to hold hearings to examine 
the nominations of Marjorie A. Rollinson, of Virginia, to be Chief 
Counsel for the Internal Revenue Service and an Assistant General 
Counsel in the Department of the Treasury, and Patricia Hart Neuman, 
of the District of Columbia, and Demetrios L. Kouzoukas, of 
Virginia, both to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the 
Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund, both to be a 
Member of the Board of Trustees of the Federal Hospital Insurance 
Trust Fund, and both to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the 
Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal 
Disability Insurance Trust Fund, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: September 
27, business meeting to consider 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, 10:15 a.m., SD-562.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: September 27, to hold hearings to 
examine water as a trust resource, focusing on access in Native 
communities, 2:30 p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: September 28, 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 Rules and Administration: September 27, to hold 
hearings to examine AI and the future of our elections, 3:30 p.m., 
SR-301.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: September 27, to hold hearings 
to examine countering China's malign influence operations in the 
United States, 2:30 p.m., SH-216.


                             Joint Meeting

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: September 27, to 
hold hearings to examine the United Nations and Ukraine, 2 p.m., 
2200 Rayburn Building.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Armed Services, September 28, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Examining Irregularity in the Strategic Basing Process 
for U.S. Space Command'', 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and Workforce, September 28, Subcommittee 
on Higher Education and Workforce Development, hearing entitled 
``How SCOTUS's Decision on Race-Based Admissions is Shaping 
University Policies'', 10:15 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, September 28, Subcommittee on 
Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled ``Investigating the 
Role of Electric Infrastructure in the Catastrophic Maui Fire'', 10 
a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  September 28, Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security, 
hearing entitled ``Powering America's Economy, Security, and Our Way 
of Life: Examining the State of Grid Reliability'', 10:30 a.m., 2322 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, September 28, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Reclaiming Congress's Article I Powers: 
Counterterrorism AUMF Reform'', 10 a.m., HVC-210.
  September 28, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Communism on Our 
Doorstep: The Threat of China's Malign Influence in Latin America'', 
2 p.m., HVC-210.
  September 28, Subcommittee on Indo-Pacific, hearing entitled 
``Lasers and Water Cannons: Exposing the Chinese Communist Party's 
Harassment in the South China Sea'', 2 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, September 28, Subcommittee on 
Transportation and Maritime Security, hearing entitled ``Projecting 
Presence and Power in the Indo-Pacific: An Examination of the United 
States Coast Guard's Contributions to Maritime Security'', 10 a.m., 
310 Cannon.
  Committee on House Administration, September 28, Full Committee, 
markup on Committee Resolution 118-22, updates and modernizes the 
Members Congressional Handbook; Committee Resolution 118-23, updates 
and modernizes the Committee Handbook; Committee Resolution 118-24, 
updates and modernizes the Eligible Congressional Member 
Organization (ECMO) Handbook; Committee Resolution 118-21, to 
approve an additional Committee Consultant Contract Agreement with 
the Committee on the Budget; legislation to updates House Rule 24 
Clause 8 to clarify the Franking blackout period is 60 days prior to 
an election in which the members name will appear on a ballot to 
bring House Rules in line with the statute; H.R. 3196, the 
``Architect of the Capitol Appointment Act of 2023''; H. Res. 458, 
requiring foreign state media outlets with credentialed members in 
the House news media galleries to comply with the Foreign Agents 
Registration Act by prohibiting the admission into such galleries of 
reporters and correspondents who are representatives of such outlets 
who are not in compliance with the requirements of such Act, and for 
other purposes; legislation which Extends the Federal Election 
Commission's Administrative Fine Program by 10 years; H.R. 4474, the 
``Confirmation of Congressional Observer Access Act of 2023''; and 
H.R. 4460, the ``NO VOTE for Non-Citizens Act'', 12 p.m., 1310 
Longworth.
  Committee on the Judiciary, September 28, Full Committee, markup 
on legislation on the Federal Accountability in Interviews Reform 
Act; H.R. 1105, the ``Debbie Smith Act of 2023''; legislation on the 
Rape Kit Backlog Progress Act of 2023; H.R. 4531, the ``Support

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for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act''; H.R. 2553, the 
``No More Political Prosecutions Act''; H.J. Res. 11, proposing an 
amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the 
number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve; and H.R. 786, 
to amend title 28, United States Code, to provide an additional 
place for holding court for the Pecos Division of the Western 
District of Texas, and for other purposes, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, September 28, Subcommittee on 
Water, Wildlife and Fisheries, hearing on H.R. 2437, to revise the 
boundaries of a unit of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources 
System in Topsail, North Carolina, and for other purposes; H.R. 
3415, the ``Pilot Butte Power Plant Conveyance Act''; H.R. 4385, the 
``Drought Preparedness Act''; and H.R. 5490, the ``BEACH Act'', 10 
a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  September 28, Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs, hearing 
entitled ``Tribal Autonomy and Energy Development: Implementation of 
the Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act'', 
10:15 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  September 28, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, 
hearing on H.R. 1121, the ``Protecting American Energy Production 
Act''; and H.R. 5616, the ``BRIDGE Production Act of 2023'', 2:15 
p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Accountability, September 28, Full 
Committee, hearing entitled ``The Basis for an Impeachment Inquiry 
of President Joseph R. Biden, Jr.'', 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, September 28, Subcommittee on Rural 
Development, Energy and Supply Chains, hearing entitled ``Energy 
Independence: How Burdensome Regulations are Crushing Offshore Small 
Energy Producers'', 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,  September 28, 
Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, hearing entitled 
``Clean Water Infrastructure Financing: State and Local Perspectives 
and Recent Developments'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, September 28, Subcommittee on 
Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, hearing entitled ``VA's 
Fiduciary Program: Ensuring Veterans' Benefits are Properly 
Managed'', 10 a.m., 360 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, September 28, Subcommittee on Work 
and Welfare, hearing entitled ``Modernizing Child Welfare to Protect 
Vulnerable Children'', 10 a.m., 2020 Rayburn.
  September 28, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 5688, the 
``Bipartisan HSA Improvement Act of 2023''; and H.R. 5687, the ``HSA 
Modernization Act of 2023'', 1 p.m., 1100 Longworth.