[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 200 (Tuesday, December 5, 2023)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1264-D1265]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                            DECEMBER 6, 2023

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: business 
meeting to consider the nominations of Basil Ivanhoe Gooden, of 
Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural 
Development, and Summer K. Mersinger, of South Dakota, to be a 
Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 12:30 
p.m., S-219, Capitol.
  Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Personnel, to hold 
hearings to examine the status of Department of Defense recruiting 
efforts and plans for fiscal year 2024, 3 p.m., SR-222.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to hold an 
oversight hearing to examine Wall Street firms, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: to hold hearings to 
examine Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act investments in 
habitat and ecosystem restoration, pollinators, and wildlife 
crossings, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine 
transnational repression, focusing on authoritarians targeting 
dissenters abroad, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: business 
meeting to consider the nominations of Hampton Y. Dellinger, of 
North Carolina, to be Special Counsel, Office of Special Counsel, 
and Henry J. Kerner, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Merit 
Systems Protection Board, 11 a.m., SD-562.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: to hold an oversight hearing to 
examine fentanyl in Native communities, focusing on Federal 
perspectives on the growing crisis, 2:30 p.m., SD-628.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to receive a closed briefing on 
certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Member Day'', 9 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Cyber, Information 
Technologies, and Innovation, hearing entitled ``Back to the 
Future'', 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Member 
Day'', 9 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Full Committee, continue markup 
on H.R. 5677, the ``5G Spectrum Authority Licensing Enforcement 
Act''; H.R. 6544, the ``Atomic Energy Advancement Act''; H.R. 5718, 
the ``Nuclear Fuel Security Act of 2023''; H.R. 4167, the 
``Protecting America's Distribution Transformer Supply Chain Act''; 
H.R. 6192, the ``Hands Off Our Home Appliances Act''; H.R. 6185, the 
``Guaranteeing Reliable Infrastructure Development Act''; H.R. 6421, 
the ``Affordable HOMES Act''; H.R. 4045, the ``Hydropower Clean 
Energy Future Act''; legislation on the Promoting Resilient Supply 
Chains Act; legislation on the Deploying American Blockchains Act; 
H.R. 5390, the ``Critical Infrastructure Manufacturing Feasibility 
Act''; H.R. 5398, the ``Advancing Tech Startups Act''; H.R. 5146, 
the ``Advancing Gig Economy Act''; H.R. 3950, the ``Transparency In 
Charges for Key Events Ticketing Act''; H.R. 6568, the ``STOP Act of 
2023''; H.R. 6543, the ``No Hidden Fees on Extra Expenses for Stays 
Act''; H.R. 6125, the ``Online Dating Safety Act of 2023''; H.R. 
5202, the ``Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety 
Reauthorization Act''; H.R. 2964, the ``Wastewater Infrastructure 
Pollution Prevention and Environmental Safety''; H.R. 1797, the 
``Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act''; H.R. 
6132, the ``Awning Safety Act of 2023''; H.R. 4310, the ``Youth 
Poisoning Protection Act''; H.R. 4814, the ``Consumer Safety 
Technology Act''; H.R. 2365, the ``National Plan to End Parkinson's 
Act''; H.R. 5372, the ``Expanding Seniors' Access to Lower Cost 
Medicines Act of 2023''; H.R. 2880, the ``Protecting Patients 
Against PBM Abuses Act''; H.R. 5393, to amend title XVIII of the 
Social Security Act to ensure fair assessment of pharmacy 
performance and quality under Medicare part D, and for other 
purposes; H.R. 5385, the ``Medicare PBM Accountability Act''; H.R. 
5386, the ``Cutting Copays Act''; H.R. 4881, to amend title XVIII of 
the Social Security Act to limit cost sharing for drugs under the 
Medicare program; H.R. 5389, the ``National Coverage Determination 
Transparency Act''; H.R. 133, the ``Mandating Exclusive Review of 
Individual Treatments Act''; H.R. 5396, the ``Coverage Determination 
Clarity Act of 2023''; H.R. 5371, the ``Choices for Increased 
Mobility Act of 2023''; H.R. 5388, the ``Supporting Innovation for

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Seniors Act''; H.R. 5380, to amend title XVIII of the Social 
Security Act to increase data transparency for supplemental benefits 
under Medicare Advantage; H.R. 3842, the ``Expanding Access to 
Diabetes Self-Management Training Act of 2023''; H.R. 5397, the 
``Joe Fiandra Access to Home Infusion Act of 2023''; H.R. 6366, to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to the 
work geographic index for physician payments under the Medicare 
program and to revise the phase-in of clinical laboratory test 
payment changes under such program; H.R. 6369, to amend title XVIII 
of the Social Security Act to extend incentive payments for 
participation in eligible alternative payment models; H.R. 5555, the 
``DMEPOS Relief Act of 2023''; H.R. 6545, the ``the Physician Fee 
Schedule Update and Improvements Act''; H.R. 6364, the ``Medicare 
Telehealth Privacy Act of 2023''; and H.R. 1352, the ``Increasing 
Access to Biosimilars Act of 2023'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Housing and 
Insurance, hearing entitled ``Housing Affordability: Governmental 
Barriers and Market-Based Solutions'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Member Day'', 10 a.m., 310 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 6570, 
the ``Protect Liberty and End Warrantless Surveillance Act'', 10 
a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 
1449, the ``Committing Leases for Energy Access Now Act''; H.R. 
3250, the ``National Museum of Play Recognition Act''; H.R. 3396, 
the ``Fire Department Repayment Act of 2023''; H.R. 5490, the 
``Bolstering Ecosystems Against Coastal Harm Act''; H.R. 6009, the 
``Restoring American Energy Dominance Act''; H.R. 6011, the ``ROWATA 
Act''; H.R. 6233, the ``Community Reclamation Partnerships Act''; 
and H.R. 6285, the ``Alaska's Right to Produce Act of 2023'', 10 
a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Accountability, Subcommittee on 
Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation, 
hearing entitled ``White House Policy on AI'', 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Full Committee, 
markup on H.R. 6494, the ``Promoting Innovation in Pipeline 
Efficiency and Safety Act of 2023''; H.R. 6276, the ``Utilizing 
Space Efficiently and Improving Technologies Act of 2023''; and H.R. 
6278, the ``Maximizing Office Value and Efficiency Act of 2023'', 10 
a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations, hearing entitled ``Background Checks: Are VA HR 
Failures Risking Drug Abuse and Veteran Harm?'', 10 a.m., 360 
Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Oversight, hearing 
entitled ``Hidden Cost: The True Price of Federal Debt to American 
Taxpayers'', 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Tax, hearing entitled ``Tax Policies to Expand 
Economic Growth and Increase Prosperity for American Families'', 2 
p.m., 1100 Longworth.


                             Joint Meeting

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: to hold hearings 
to examine sovereign asset confiscation for Ukrainian victory, 2 
p.m., SD-608.