[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 175 (Tuesday, October 24, 2023)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1075-D1077]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

              Week of October 25 through October 27, 2023

                             Senate Chamber

  On Wednesday, Senate will resume consideration of H.R. 4366, Military 
Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
Act. At 11:30 a.m., Senate will continue consideration of the 
nomination of Jessica Looman, of Minnesota, to be Administrator of the 
Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor, post-cloture, and vote on 
confirmation thereon. Following disposition of the nomination of 
Jessica Looman, Senate will continue consideration of H.R. 4366, with 
addition roll call votes expected.
  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 Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: October 26, to 
hold hearings to examine combating the networks of illicit finance 
and terrorism, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on the Budget: October 25, to hold hearings to examine 
how climate change threatens supply chains, 10 a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: October 25, 
Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining, to hold hearings 
to examine S. 175, to codify certain public land orders relating to 
the revocation of certain withdrawals of public land in the State of 
Alaska, S. 297, to amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 
of 1976 to authorize certain construction activities on public 
lands, S. 1348, to redesignate land within certain wilderness study 
areas in the State of Wyoming, S. 1719, to amend the Healthy Forests 
Restoration Act of 2003 to establish emergency fireshed management 
areas, S. 1764, to improve Federal activities relating to wildfires, 
S. 1889, to provide for the recognition of certain Alaska Native 
communities and the settlement of certain claims under the Alaska 
Native Claims Settlement Act, S. 2132, to require the Secretary of 
Agriculture to establish a pilot program for the establishment and 
use of a pre-fire-suppression stand density index, S. 2151, to amend 
the Southwest Forest Health and Wildlife Prevention Act of 2004 to 
require the establishment of an additional Institute under that Act, 
S. 2581, to extend the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-
Determination Act of 2000, S. 2615, to amend the Alaska Native 
Claims Settlement Act to provide that Village Corporations shall not 
be required to convey land in trust to the State of Alaska for the 
establishment of Municipal Corporations, S. 2855, to modernize and 
streamline the permitting process for broadband infrastructure on 
Federal land, S. 2867, to address the forest health crisis on the 
National Forest System and public lands, S. 2991, to improve 
revegetation and carbon sequestration activities in the United 
States, S. 3033, to withdraw certain Federal land in the Pecos 
Watershed area of the State of New Mexico from mineral

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entry, S. 3036, to require the Secretary of the Interior to convey 
to the State of Utah certain Federal land under the administrative 
jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management within the boundaries 
of Camp Williams, Utah, S. 3044, to redesignate the Mount Evans 
Wilderness as the ``Mount Blue Sky Wilderness'', S. 3045, to provide 
for the transfer of administrative jurisdiction over certain Federal 
land in the State of California, S. 3046, to make permanent the 
authority to collect Shasta-Trinity National Forest marina fees, 
H.R. 3324, to extend the authority to collect Shasta-Trinity Marina 
fees through fiscal year 2029, S. 3062, to provide for the removal 
of small-diameter trees in fire hazard areas, and S. 3079, to 
establish a policy regarding appraisal and valuation services for 
real property for a transaction over which the Secretary of the 
Interior has jurisdiction, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  October 26, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine Federal 
offshore energy strategy and policies, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: October 26, 
Subcommittee on Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental 
Justice, and Regulatory Oversight, to hold hearings to examine 
evaluating alternative materials for single-use plastics, 10 a.m., 
SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: October 25, to hold hearings to examine paid 
leave, focusing on policy, practice, and impact on the workforce, 10 
a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: October 25, business meeting to 
consider the nomination of Jacob J. Lew, of New York, to be 
Ambassador to the State of Israel, Department of State, and other 
pending nominations, 10 a.m., S-116, Capitol.
  October 25, Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security 
Cooperation, to hold hearings to examine the Department of State's 
strategy for security in the Black Sea region, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: October 25, 
business meeting to consider the nominations of Monica M. 
Bertagnolli, of Massachusetts, to be Director of the National 
Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, 
Charlotte A. Burrows, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of 
the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Erika L. McEntarfer, of 
the District of Columbia, to be Commissioner of Labor Statistics, 
Department of Labor, Amanda Wood Laihow, of Maine, to be a Member of 
Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, and other pending 
calendar business, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: October 
25, business meeting to consider S. 2685, to make data and internal 
guidance on excess personal property publicly available, S. 2866, to 
improve the customer experience of the Federal Government, ensure 
that Federal services are simple, seamless, and secure, S. 3029, to 
amend title 5, United States Code, to increase death gratuities and 
funeral allowances for Federal employees, S. 2150, to establish an 
Interagency Council on Service to promote and strengthen 
opportunities for military service, national service, and public 
service for all people of the United States, S. 2087, to reauthorize 
the Congressional Award Act, S. 2414, to require agencies with 
working dog programs to implement the recommendations of the 
Government Accountability Office relating to the health and welfare 
of working dogs, S. 1258, to require the Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget to submit to Congress an annual report on 
projects that are over budget and behind schedule, S. 3071, to amend 
section 324 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act to incentivize States, Indian Tribes, and Territories 
to close disaster recovery projects by authorizing the use of excess 
funds for management costs for other disaster recovery projects, and 
S. 3067, to require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency to conduct an evaluation and submit to Congress a 
report on ways to reduce the complexity of the cost effectiveness 
requirements for hazard mitigation assistance, 10:30 a.m., SD-562.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: October 25, to hold hearings to 
examine implementing the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the 
Inflation Reduction Act in native communities, 2 p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: October 25, to hold hearings to 
examine ensuring the safety and well-being of unaccompanied 
children, 10 a.m., SD-G50.
  October 25, Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law, to hold 
hearings to examine the human rights of foster children, 2:30 p.m., 
SD-226.
  October 26, Full Committee, business meeting to consider 
subcommittee assignments, and the nominations of Mustafa Taher 
Kasubhai, to be United States District Judge for the District of 
Oregon, John A. Kazen, to be United States District Judge for the 
Southern District of Texas, Eumi K. Lee, to be United States 
District Judge for the Northern District of California, Shanlyn A.S. 
Park, and Micah W.J. Smith, both to be a United States District 
Judge for the District of Hawaii, and Jamel Semper, to be United 
States District Judge for the District of New Jersey, 10 a.m., SH-
216.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: October 25, to hold hearings to 
examine VA accountability and transparency, focusing on quality care 
and benefits for veterans, 3:30 p.m., SR-418.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: October 25, to receive a closed 
briefing on certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  Special Committee on Aging: October 26, to hold hearings to 
examine access to therapies for people with rare, progressive, and 
serious diseases, 10 a.m., SD-106.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Financial Services, October 26, Subcommittee on 
Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled ``Moving the Money: 
Understanding the Iranian Regime's Access to Money Around the World 
and How They Use It to Support Terrorism'', 9 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, October 26, Subcommittee on Social 
Security, hearing entitled ``One Million Claims and Growing: 
Improving Social Security's Disability Adjudication Process'', 9 
a.m., 2020 Rayburn.

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                             Joint Meeting

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: October 25, to 
hold hearings to examine Hamas' hostages, Putin's prisoners, and 
freeing international captives, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth Building.