[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 170 (Tuesday, October 17, 2023)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1046-D1047]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                            OCTOBER 18, 2023

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Armed Services: with the Committee on Veterans' 
Affairs, to hold joint hearings to examine military to civilian 
transition, focusing on success after service, 10 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on the Budget: to hold hearings to examine achieving 
health care efficiency, focusing on improving care and lowering 
costs, 10 a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: business 
meeting to consider the nominations of Michael G. Whitaker, of 
Vermont, to be Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, 
Department of Transportation, Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, of Maryland, 
Melissa Holyoak, of Utah, and Andrew N. Ferguson, of Virginia, each 
to be a Federal Trade Commissioner, Anthony Rosario Coscia, of New 
Jersey, Christopher Koos, of Illinois, and Joel Matthew Szabat, of 
Maryland, each to be a Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors, 
Douglas Dziak, of Virginia, to be a Commissioner of the Consumer 
Product Safety Commission, and routine lists in the Coast Guard, 10 
a.m., SR-253.
  Subcommittee on Space and Science, to hold hearings to examine 
promoting safety, innovation, and competitiveness in U.S. commercial 
human space activities, 2 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: to hold hearings to 
examine the implications of Sackett v. U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency for Clean Water Act of wetlands and streams, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine Medicare 
Advantage annual enrollment, focusing on cracking down on deceptive 
practices and improving senior experiences, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Jacob J. Lew, of New York, to be Ambassador to the 
State of Israel, 10:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to hold 
hearings to examine the nomination of Monica M. Bertagnolli, of 
Massachusetts, to be Director of the National Institutes of Health, 
Department of Health and Human Services, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immigration, 
Citizenship, and Border Safety, to hold hearings to examine the 
nation's immigration courts, focusing on preserving due process and 
the rule of law, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: with the Committee on Armed 
Services, to hold joint hearings to examine military to civilian 
transition, focusing on success after service, 10 a.m., SD-G50.


                                 House

  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Innovation, 
Data, and Commerce, hearing entitled ``Safeguarding Data and 
Innovation: Building the Foundation for the Use of Artificial 
Intelligence'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical 
Materials, hearing entitled ``Exposing EPA Efforts to Limit 
Chemicals Needed for Life-Saving Medical Devices and Other Essential 
Products'', 10:30 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``An Examination of the Iranian Regime's Threats to Homeland 
Security'', 1 p.m., 310 Cannon.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
Resources, hearing entitled ``Examining the Biden Administration's 
Unprecedented Obstruction of the BOEM Offshore Leasing Program'', 10 
a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries, hearing on H.R. 
4389, the ``Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation 
Enhancements Act of 2023''; H.R. 4770, the ``Chesapeake Bay Science, 
Education, and Ecosystem Enhancement Act of 2023''; and H.R. 5009, 
the ``WILD Act'', 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled 
``Securing Our Border, Saving Our National Parks'', 2 p.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Accountability, Select Subcommittee on 
the Coronavirus Pandemic, hearing entitled ``Strengthening Biosafety 
and Biosecurity Standards: Protecting Against Future Pandemics'', 9 
a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Subcommittee on 
Oversight and Investigations; and Subcommittee on Research and 
Technology, joint hearing entitled ``Balancing Knowledge and 
Governance: Foundations for Effective Risk Management of Artificial 
Intelligence'', 2:30 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.

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  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Highways and Transit, hearing entitled ``Running on Empty: The 
Highway Trust Fund'', 9:30 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Economic 
Opportunity, hearing on H.R. 522, the ``Deliver for Veterans Act''; 
H.R.2830, the ``Veteran Improvement Commercial Driver License Act of 
2023''; H.R. 3601, the ``Student Veteran Work Study Modernization 
Act''; H.R. 3722, the ``Daniel J. Harvey, Jr. and Adam Lambert 
Improving Servicemember Transition to Reduce Veteran Suicide Act''; 
H.R. 3738, to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in 
the Department of Veterans Affairs the Veterans Economic Opportunity 
and Transition Administration, and for other purposes; H.R. 3816, 
the ``Veterans' Entry to Apprenticeship Act''; H.R. 5190, the 
``Military Family Protection from Debt Act''; H.R. 5702, the 
``Expanding Access for Online Veteran Students Act''; H.R. 5785, to 
amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the requirements of 
the Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship; H.R. 5913, the 
``Consolidating Veteran Employment Services for Improved Performance 
Act of 2023''; H.R. 5914, the ``Consolidating Veteran Employment 
Services for Improved Performance Act of 2023''; H.R. 5956, the 
``G.I. Bill Improvement Act''; and legislation to amend title 38, 
United States Code, to waive the fee for a housing loan guaranteed 
by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for a veteran with a service-
connected disability who applied for such loan before receiving a 
disability rating from the Secretary, 3 p.m., 360 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security, 
hearing entitled ``Protecting Beneficiaries from the Harm of 
Improper Payments'', 2 p.m., 2020 Rayburn.