[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 8 (Tuesday, January 16, 2024)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D42-D43]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

              Week of January 17 through January 19, 2024

                             Senate Chamber

  On Wednesday, Senate will continue consideration of the motion to 
proceed to consideration of H.R. 2872, Amending the Permanent 
Electronic Duck Stamp 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 Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: January 18, to 
hold hearings to examine national security challenges, focusing on 
outpacing China in emerging technology, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on the Budget: January 17, to hold hearings to examine 
closing corporate loopholes that reward offshoring jobs and profits, 
10 a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: January 18, business 
meeting to consider S. 1863, to require the Secretary of Energy to 
conduct a study and submit a report on the greenhouse gas emissions 
intensity of certain products produced in the United States and in 
certain foreign countries, S. 2781, to promote remediation of 
abandoned hardrock mines, S. 3412, to redesignate the Richard H. 
Poff Federal Building located at 210 Franklin Road Southwest in 
Roanoke, Virginia, as the ``Reuben E. Lawson Federal Building'', S. 
3570, to designate the United States courthouse located at 500 West 
Pike Street in Clarksburg, West Virginia, as the ``Irene M. Keeley 
United States Courthouse'', and S. 3577, to designate the Federal 
building located at 300 E. 3rd Street in North Platte, Nebraska, as 
the ``Virginia Smith Federal Building'', 10:30 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: January 17, to receive a closed 
briefing on strategic implications for cross-straits relations of 
the 2024 Taiwan elections, 10 a.m., SVC-217.
  January 18, Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing from the 
Secretary of State, 1:45 p.m., SVC-217.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: January 18, 
to hold hearings to examine addressing long COVID, focusing on 
advancing research and improving patient care, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: January 
17, business meeting to consider the nominations of Cathy Ann 
Harris, of Maryland, to be Chairman, and Henry J. Kerner, of 
Virginia, to be a Member, both of the Merit Systems Protection 
Board, Suzanne Elizabeth Summerlin, of Florida, to be General 
Counsel of the Federal Labor Relations Authority, Jeff Rezmovic, of 
Maryland, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of Homeland 
Security, and Hampton Y. Dellinger, of North Carolina, to be Special 
Counsel, Office of Special Counsel, 9:30 a.m., SD-562.
  January 17, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the Cyber 
Safety Review Board, focusing on expectations, outcomes, and 
enduring questions, 10 a.m., SD-562.
  Committee on the Judiciary: January 17, to hold hearings to 
examine five years of the First Step Act, focusing on reimagining 
rehabilitation and protecting public safety, 10 a.m., SD-G50.
  January 18, Full Committee, business meeting to consider the 
nominations of Seth Robert Aframe, of New Hampshire, to be United 
States Circuit Judge for the First Circuit, Nicole G. Berner, of 
Maryland, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit, 
Joshua Paul Kolar, of Indiana, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the Seventh Circuit, Adeel Abdullah Mangi, of New Jersey, to be 
United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit, Jacquelyn D. 
Austin, to be United States District Judge for the District of South 
Carolina, Amy M. Baggio, and Mustafa Taher Kasubhai, both to be a 
United States District Judge for the District of Oregon, Jacqueline 
Becerra, Melissa Damian, and David Seymour Leibowitz, each to be 
United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, 
Cristal C. Brisco, and Gretchen S. Lund, both to be a United States 
District Judge for the Northern District of Indiana, Edward Sunyol 
Kiel, to be United States District Judge for the District of New 
Jersey, Eumi K. Lee, to be United States District Judge for the 
Northern District of California, Sarah French Russell, to be United 
States District Judge for the District of Connecticut, Kirk Edward 
Sherriff, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern 
District of California, Julie Simone Sneed, to be United States 
District Judge for the Middle District of Florida, Joseph Albert 
Laroski, Jr., of Maryland, and Lisa W. Wang, of the District of 
Columbia, both to be a Judge of the United States Court of 
International Trade, Ramona Villagomez Manglona, to be Judge for the 
District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands, and Deborah 
Robinson, of New Jersey, to be Intellectual Property Enforcement 
Coordinator, Executive Office of the President, 10 a.m., SD-G50.


                            House Committees

  Committee on the Budget, January 18, Full Committee, markup on 
H.R. 5779, the ``Fiscal Commission Act of 2023''; H.R. 6952, the 
``Fiscal State of the Nation Act''; and H.R. 6957, the ``Debt-to-GDP 
Transparency and Stabilization Act'', 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.

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  Committee on Education and Workforce, January 18, Subcommittee on 
Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, hearing 
entitled ``Preparing Students for Success in the Skills-Based 
Economy'', 10:15 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, January 18, Subcommittee on 
Energy, Climate, and Grid Security, hearing entitled ``Fueling 
America's Economy: Legislation to Improve Safety and Expand U.S. 
Pipeline Infrastructure'', 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  January 18, Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce, 
hearing entitled ``NIL Playbook: Proposal to Protect Student 
Athletes' Dealmaking Rights'', 10:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, January 18, Subcommittee on 
Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled ``Oversight of the 
SEC's Proposed Climate Disclosure Rule: A Future of Legal Hurdles'', 
10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, January 18, Subcommittee on Western 
Hemisphere, hearing entitled ``The Myth of the New Cuban 
Entrepreneurs: An Analysis of the Biden Administration's Cuba 
Policy'', 2 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, January 18, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Voices for the Victims: The Heartbreaking Reality 
of the Mayorkas Border Crisis'', 9:30 a.m., 310 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, January 18, Full Committee, markup on 
Ratification of Subcommittee Assignments; H.R. 5736, the ``Federal 
Accountability in Interviews Reform Act''; H.R. 1508, the 
``Traveler's Gun Rights Act''; H.R. 1709, the ``Tribal Firearm 
Access Act''; H.R. 5585, the ``Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety 
Act''; H.R. 6976, the ``Protect Our Communities from DUIs Act''; 
H.R. 6678, the ``Consequences for Social Security Fraud Act''; and 
H.R. 6679, the ``No Immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act'', 
10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, January 18, Subcommittee on 
Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled ``Reporting for Duty: 
Examining the Impacts of the Department of the Interior's Remote and 
Telework Policies'', 10:15 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  January 18, Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries, hearing 
on H.R. 897, the ``Alabama Underwater Forest National Marine 
Sanctuary and Protection Act''; H.R. 3925, the ``Youth Coastal 
Fishing Program Act of 2023''; H.R. 5441, the ``Long Island Sound 
Restoration and Stewardship Reauthorization Act of 2023''; and H.R. 
6235, the ``Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control 
Amendments Act of 2023'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  January 18, Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs, hearing on 
H.R. 6062, to restore the ability of the people of American Samoa to 
approve amendments to the territorial constitution based on majority 
rule in a democratic act of self-determination, as authorized 
pursuant to an Act of Congress delegating administration of Federal 
territorial law in the territory to the President, and to the 
Secretary of the Interior under Executive Order 10264, dated June 
29, 1951, under which the Constitution of American Samoa was 
approved and may be amended without requirement for further 
congressional action, subject to the authority of Congress under the 
Territorial Clause in article IV, section 3, clause 2 of the United 
States Constitution; and H.R. 6273, the ``Guam Host Community 
Compensation Act'', 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Accountability, January 18, 
Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory 
Affairs, hearing entitled ``The Next Generation: Empowering American 
Nuclear Energy'', 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, January 18, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Unleashing Main Street's Potential: Examining Avenues to 
Capital Access'', 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, January 18, 
Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, 
hearing entitled ``Oversight and Examination of Railroad Grade 
Crossing Elimination and Safety'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.


                             Joint Meeting

  Joint Economic Committee: January 17, to hold hearings to examine 
policy approaches to increasing the supply of affordable housing, 
focusing on rebuilding the American Dream, 2:30 p.m., SH-216.