[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 187 (Monday, November 13, 2023)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1169-D1171]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                      Week of November 14 through 
                           November 17, 2023

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senate will be in a period of morning business.
  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: November 14, to 
hold hearings to examine innovation in American agriculture, 
focusing on leveraging technology and artificial intelligence, 10 
a.m., SR-328A.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: November 14, to 
hold hearings to examine oversight of financial regulators, focusing 
on protecting Main Street not Wall Street, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: November 16, business 
meeting to consider subcommittee assignments for the 118th Congress, 
S. 461, to make certain irrigation districts eligible for Pick-Sloan 
Missouri Basin Program pumping power, 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. 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. 1118, to 
establish the Open Access Evapotranspiration (OpenET) Data Program, 
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. 1348, to redesignate land within certain 
wilderness study areas in the State of Wyoming, 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. 1662, to direct the 
Secretary of the Interior to convey to the Midvale Irrigation 
District the Pilot Butte Power Plant in the State of Wyoming, S. 
1776, to provide for the protection of and investment in certain 
Federal land in the State of California, 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. 
1890, to provide for the establishment of a grazing management 
program on Federal land in Malheur County, Oregon, S. 1955, to amend 
the Central Utah Project Completion Act to authorize expenditures 
for the conduct of certain water conservation measures in the Great 
Salt Lake basin, S. 2160, to amend the Omnibus Public Land 
Management Act of 2009 to authorize certain extraordinary operation 
and maintenance work for urban canals of concern, S. 2169, to 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to carry out watershed 
pilots, S. 2247, to reauthorize the Bureau of Reclamation to provide 
cost-shared funding to implement the endangered and threatened fish 
recovery programs for the Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins, 
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. 3033, to withdraw 
certain Federal land in the Pecos Watershed area of the State of

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New Mexico from mineral 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, 
and S. 3046, to make permanent the authority to collect Shasta-
Trinity National Forest marina fees, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: November 14, 
Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife, to hold hearings to 
examine challenges and opportunities to facilitate wildlife movement 
and improve migration corridors, 2:30 p.m., SD-406.
  November 15, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine 
opportunities in industrial decarbonization, focusing on delivering 
benefits for the economy and the climate, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: November 14, Subcommittee on Health Care, to 
hold hearings to examine ensuring Medicare beneficiary access, 
focusing on a path to telehealth permanency, 2:30 p.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: November 15, to hold hearings to 
examine United States leadership on artificial intelligence in an 
era of strategic competition, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  November 16, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Jeffrey Prescott, of the District of Columbia, to be 
U.S. Representative to the United Nations Agencies for Food and 
Agriculture, with the rank of Ambassador, Charlie Crist, of Florida, 
to be Representative of the United States of America on the Council 
of the International Civil Aviation Organization, with the rank of 
Ambassador, Cardell Kenneth Richardson, Sr., of Virginia, to be 
Inspector General, Nicole Shampaine, of California, for the rank of 
Ambassador during her tenure of service as United States 
Representative to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical 
Weapons, and Joann M. Lockard, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to 
Burkina Faso, all of the Department of State, and other pending 
nominations, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: November 14, 
to hold hearings to examine standing up against corporate greed, 
focusing on how unions are improving the lives of working families, 
10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: November 
14, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Spending Oversight, to hold 
hearings to examine Federal COVID-era spending and preventing future 
fraud, 2:45 p.m., SD-562.
  November 15, Full Committee, business meeting to consider the 
nominations of Harry Coker, Jr., of Kansas, to be National Cyber 
Director, Jeff Rezmovic, of Maryland, to be Chief Financial Officer, 
Department of Homeland Security, and Suzanne Elizabeth Summerlin, of 
Florida, to be General Counsel of the Federal Labor Relations 
Authority, 11 a.m., SD-562.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: November 15, business meeting to 
consider S. 1898, to amend the Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water 
Projects Act to make improvements to that Act, and S. 2088, to 
direct the Secretary of the Interior to complete all actions 
necessary for certain land to be held in restricted fee status by 
the Oglala Sioux Tribe and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, 2:30 p.m., 
SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: November 15, to hold hearings to 
examine pending nominations, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  November 16, Full Committee, business meeting to consider an 
authorization for subpoenas relating to the Supreme Court ethics 
investigation, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Rules and Administration: November 14, business 
meeting to consider S. Res. 444, providing for the en bloc 
consideration of military nominations, 3 p.m., SR-301.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: November 15, to 
hold hearings to examine veteran entrepreneurship, focusing on from 
service to small business success, 2:30 p.m., SR-428A.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: November 15, to hold hearings to 
examine VA's Fourth Mission, focusing on supporting our nation's 
emergency preparedness and response, 3:30 p.m., SR-418.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: November 14, to receive a closed 
briefing on certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SVC-217.
  November 15, Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing on 
certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SVC-217.
  Special Committee on Aging: November 16, to hold hearings to 
examine modern scams, focusing on how scammers are using artificial 
intelligence and how we can fight back, 10 a.m., SD-106.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Armed Services, November 15, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the 
United States'', 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, November 15, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Oversight of the Prudential Regulators'', 9:30 
a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  November 15, Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology 
and Inclusion, hearing entitled ``Crypto Crime in Context: Breaking 
Down the Illicit Activity in Digital Assets'', 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, November 15, Subcommittee on Europe, 
hearing entitled ``The Future of Nagorno-Karabakh'', 10 a.m., HVC-
210.
  November 16, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 6349, to prohibit or 
require notification with respect to certain activities of United 
States persons involving countries of concern, and for other 
purposes; H.R. 533, to amend the Tibetan Policy Act of 2002 to 
modify certain provisions of that Act; H.R. 2766, to support the 
human rights of Uyghurs and members of other minority groups 
residing primarily in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and 
safeguard their distinct identity, and for other purposes; and H.R. 
5375, to require a strategy for bolstering engagement and 
cooperation between the United States, Australia, India, and Japan 
and to seek to establish a

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Quad Intra-Parliamentary Working Group to facilitate closer 
cooperation on shared interests and values, 10 a.m., HVC-210.
  Committee on Homeland Security, November 15, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Worldwide Threats to the Homeland'', 9 a.m., 310 
Cannon.
  Committee on Natural Resources, November 15, Full Committee, 
markup on H.R. 524, to amend the Coastal Barrier Resources Act to 
create an exemption for certain shoreline borrow sites; H.R. 1667, 
the ``Ouachita National Forest Overnight Camping Act''; H.R. 1727, 
the ``Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park Commission 
Extension Act''; 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. 2882, the ``Udall 
Foundation Reauthorization Act of 2023''; H.R. 409, the ``Great Salt 
Lake Stewardship Act''; H.R. 5509, the ``Electronic Permitting 
Modernization Act''; and H.R. 6070, to amend the Military Lands 
Withdrawal Act of 1999 to clarify the authority of Department of 
Defense to conduct certain military activities at the Nevada test 
and training range, and for other purposes, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  November 16, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
entitled ``Reporting for Duty: Examining the Impacts of the 
Department of the Interior's Remote and Telework Policies'', 9 a.m., 
1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, November 15, Full 
Committee, markup on H.R. 6213, the ``National Quantum Initiative 
Reauthorization Act''; and H.R. 6131, the ``Commercial Space Act of 
2023'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, November 15, Full 
Committee, markup on H.R. 3209, the ``I-27 Numbering Act of 2023''; 
H.R. 5903, to authorize the International Boundary and Water 
Commission to accept funds for activities relating to wastewater 
treatment and flood control works, and for other purposes; H.R. 
1586, the ``Forest Protection and Wildland Firefighter Safety Act of 
2023''; H.R. 5473, the ``Promoting Resilient Buildings Act of 
2023''; H.R. 6277, the ``FASTA Reform Act of 2023''; H.R. 6278, the 
``Maximizing Office Value and Efficiency Act of 2023''; H.R. 6260, 
the ``Federal Oversight of Construction Use and Safety Act''; H.R. 
6276, the ``Utilizing Space Efficiently and Improving Technologies 
Act of 2023''; H.R. 6261, the ``Impact of Crime on Public Buildings 
Usage Act of 2023''; H.R. 6241, the ``Federal Use it or Lose it 
Leases Act''; H.R. 6249, the ``Think Differently About Emergencies 
Act''; H.R. 6254, the ``Public Buildings Accountability Act of 
2023''; H.R. 5754, to designate the United States courthouse located 
at 350 W. 1st Street, Los Angeles, California, as the ``Felicitas 
and Gonzalo Mendez United States Courthouse''; H.R. 6316, to amend 
title 40, United States Code, to establish an expiration date of 
certain committee resolutions with respect to leases or projects, 
and for other purposes; and H.R. 6317, to require the Administrator 
of the General Services Administration to submit a report describing 
a process for seeking public comment about proposed changes to 
mandatory design standards for public buildings, and for other 
purposes, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, November 15, Subcommittee on 
Economic Opportunity, markup 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. 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, to amend title, 
United States Code, to improve the processes to approve programs of 
education for purposes of the educational assistance programs of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; H.R. 5956, 
the ``G.I. Bill Improvement Act of 2023''; and H.R. 6193, 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, 10 a.m., 360 
Cannon.
  November 15, Subcommittee on Technology Modernization, hearing 
entitled ``Electronic Health Record Modernization Deep Dive: System 
Uptime'', 12 p.m., 360 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, November 15, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``From Ivory Towers to Dark Corners: Investigating the 
Nexus Between Antisemitism, Tax-Exempt Universities, and Terror 
Financing'', 2 p.m., 1100 Longworth.


                             Joint Meeting

  Joint Economic Committee: November 15, to hold hearings to examine 
aging Americans and a waning workforce, focusing on demographic 
drivers of our deficit, 2:30 p.m., 1334, Longworth Building.