[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 48 (Tuesday, March 19, 2024)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D262-D265]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





            COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 2024

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine the final 
report of the Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution Reform 
Commission, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, to hold hearings 
to examine an update on the state of the Department of Defense 
acquisition system, 2 p.m., SR-222.
  Committee on the Budget: to hold hearings to examine the nature of 
climate costs, 10 a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee 
on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security, to hold 
hearings to examine promoting a safe environment in U.S. athletics, 
2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: to hold hearings to 
examine PFAS as hazardous substances, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine President's 
proposed budget request for fiscal year 2025 for the Social Security 
Administration, 2:30 p.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: business meeting to consider the 
nominations of Margaret L. Taylor, of Maryland, to be Legal Adviser, 
Robert William Forden, of California, to be Ambassador to the 
Kingdom of Cambodia, Erik John Woodhouse, of Virginia, to be Head of 
the Office of Sanctions Coordination, with the rank of Ambassador, 
and Michael Sfraga, of Alaska, to be Ambassador at Large for Arctic 
Affairs, all of the Department of State, and other pending calendar 
business, 9:30 a.m., S-116, Capitol.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold 
hearings to examine reforming Federal records management to improve 
transparency and accountability, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Spending Oversight, to hold 
hearings to examine strengthening international cooperation to stop 
the flow of fentanyl into the United States, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: to hold hearings to examine public 
safety and justice resources in Native communities, 2:30 p.m., SD-
628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Nancy L. Maldonado, of Illinois, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit, Georgia N. Alexakis, to be 
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for the Northern District of Illinois, Krissa M. Lanham, and Angela 
M. Martinez, both to be a United States District Judge for the 
District of Arizona, and Sparkle L. Sooknanan, to be United States 
District Judge for the District of Columbia, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine post Dobbs America and 
reproductive freedoms, 2:30 p.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: to hold an 
oversight hearing to examine the President's proposed budget request 
for fiscal year 2025 for the Small Business Administration, 2:30 
p.m., SR-428A.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to receive a closed briefing on 
certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  Special Committee on Aging: to hold hearings to examine keeping 
our promise to older adults and people with disabilities, focusing 
on the status of Social Security today, 10 a.m., SD-562.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, March 20, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``The Danger China Poses to American Agriculture'', 11:30 
a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, March 20, Subcommittee on Energy and 
Water Development and Related Agencies, budget hearing on the 
Department of Energy, 10 a.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  March 20, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 
Education, and Related Agencies, budget hearing on the Department of 
Health and Human Services, 10 a.m., 2358-C Rayburn.
  March 20, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, 
and Related Agencies, hearing entitled ``Quality of Life in the 
Military'', 10:30 a.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, March 20, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``U.S. Military Posture and National Security Challenges in 
the Indo-Pacific Region'', 11:15 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  March 20, Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special Operations, 
hearing entitled ``U.S. Special Operations Forces and Command--
Challenges and Resource Priorities for Fiscal Year 2025'', 3:30 
p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and Workforce, March 20, Subcommittee on 
Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, hearing entitled 
``Examining the Policies and Priorities of the Pension Benefit 
Guaranty Corporation'', 10:15 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, March 20, Full Committee, markup 
on H.R. 7655, the ``Pipeline Safety, Modernization, and Expansion 
Act of 2024''; H.R. 7673, the ``Liberty in Laundry Act''; H.R. 7645, 
the ``Clothes Dryers Reliability Act''; H.R. 7637, the 
``Refrigerator Freedom Act''; H.R. 7626, the ``Affordable Air 
Conditioning Act''; H.R. 7700, the ``Stop Unaffordable Dishwasher 
Standards Act''; H.R. 7650, the ``Air Quality Standards 
Implementation Act of 2024''; H.R. 619, the ``NAPA Reauthorization 
Act''; H.R. 620, the ``Alzheimer's Accountability and Investment 
Act''; H.R. 7218, the ``Building Our Largest Dementia Infrastructure 
for Alzheimer's Act of 2024''; H.R. 4581, the ``Maternal and Child 
Health Stillbirth Prevention Act of 2024''; H.R. 2706, the 
``Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention 
Act''; H.R. 4646, the ``SIREN Reauthorization Act''; H.R. 6160, to 
amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize a lifespan 
respite care program; H.R. 6960, the ``Emergency Medical Services 
for Children Reauthorization Act of 2024''; H.R. 7153, the ``Dr. 
Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act''; 
H.R. 7251, the ``Poison Control Centers Reauthorization Act of 
2024''; H.R. 7224, to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
reauthorize the Stop, Observe, Ask, and Respond to Health and 
Wellness Training Program; H.R. 7208, the ``Dennis John Beningo 
Traumatic Brain Injury Program Reauthorization Act of 2024''; H.R. 
6829, the ``Cardiomyopathy Health Education, Awareness, and 
Research, and AED Training in the Schools Act of 2024''; H.R. 7189, 
the ``Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2024''; H.R. 
7406, the ``DeOndra Dixon INCLUDE Project Act of 2024''; H.R. 3916, 
the ``SCREENS for Cancer Act of 2024''; H.R. 5074, the ``Kidney 
PATIENT Act''; H.R. 2864, the ``Countering CCP Drones Act''; H.R. 
820, the ``Foreign Adversary Communications Transparency Act''; H.R. 
1513, the ``Future Uses of Technology Upholding Reliable and 
Enhancing Networks Act''; and H.R. 7589, the ``Removing Our Unsecure 
Technologies to Ensure Reliability and Security Act'', 10 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, March 20, Subcommittee on Capital 
Markets, hearing entitled ``SEC Overreach: Examining the Need for 
Reform'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  March 20, Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, hearing entitled 
``The Characteristics and Challenges of Today's Homebuyers'', 2 
p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, March 20, Subcommittee on the Middle 
East, North Africa, and Central Asia, hearing entitled ``Pakistan 
After the Elections: Examining the Future of Democracy in Pakistan 
and the U.S.-Pakistan Relationship'', 10:15 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  March 20, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 6727, to establish the 
United States Foundation for International Conservation to promote 
long-term management of protected and conserved areas, and for other 
purposes; H.R. 7256, to require a full review of the bilateral 
relationship between the United States and South Africa; H.R. 7701, 
to require the imposition of sanctions with respect to any foreign 
person that knowingly participates in the construction, maintenance, 
or repair of a tunnel or bridge that connects the Russian mainland 
with the Crimean peninsula; H. Res. 901, expressing support for 
democracy and human rights in Pakistan; H.R. 3334, to provide for 
the imposition of sanctions on members of the National Communist 
Party Congress of the People's Republic of China, and for other 
purposes; H. Res. 1084, condemning the killing of Alexei Navalny and 
calling for the release of all political prisoners in the Russian 
Federation; H.R. 5245, to amend the State Department Basic 
Authorities Act of 1956 to require certain congressional 
notification prior to entering into, renewing, or extending a 
science and technology agreement with the People's Republic of 
China, and for other purposes; H.R. 6831, to reauthorize the 
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and Development Act of 2019, and for other purposes; and H.R. 7710, 
to authorize and encourage the United States Agency for 
International Development to pursue a model of locally led 
development and humanitarian response and expand engagement with 
local partners and increase its local partner base, 12 p.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, March 20, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Examining the Current Status of Iran's Axis of Resistance 
and the Implications for Homeland Security and U.S. Interests'', 10 
a.m., HVC-210. Part of this hearing is closed.
  March 20, Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology, 
hearing entitled ``Securing our Nation from WMDs: A Review of the 
Department of Homeland Security's Countering Weapons of Mass 
Destruction Office'', 2 p.m., 310 Cannon.
  Committee on House Administration, March 20, Subcommittee on 
Modernization, hearing entitled ``Legislative Proposals to Support 
Modernizing the Congressional Research Service and the Use of 
Federal Data'', 10:30 a.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on the Judiciary, March 20, Subcommittee on the 
Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust, hearing 
entitled ``Reining in the Administrative State: Agency Adjudication 
and Other Agency Action'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, March 20, Subcommittee on Federal 
Lands, hearing on H.R. 5015, the ``Seedlings for Sustainable Habitat 
Restoration Act of 2023''; H.R. 5499, the ``Congressional Oversight 
of the Antiquities Act''; H.R. 6085, to prohibit the implementation 
of the Draft Resource Management Plan and Environmental Impact 
Statement for the Rock Springs RMP Revision, Wyoming; H.R. 6209, the 
``Sloan Canyon Conservation and Lateral Pipeline Act''; H.R. 6547, 
the ``Colorado Energy Prosperity Act''; and H.R. 7006, to prohibit 
natural asset companies from entering into any agreement with 
respect to land in the State of Utah or natural assets on or in such 
land, 10:15 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  March 20, Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs, hearing 
entitled ``Advancing Tribal Self-Determination: Examining the 
Opportunities and Challenges of the 477 Program'', 2 p.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  March 20, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, hearing 
entitled ``Assessing Domestic Offshore Energy Reserves and Ensuring 
U.S. Energy Dominance'', 2 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Accountability, March 20, Full 
Committee, hearing entitled ``Influence Peddling: Examining Joe 
Biden's Abuse of Public Office'', 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, March 20, Full 
Committee, markup on H.R. 272, the ``ASTRO Act''; H.R. 6219, the 
``ASCEND Act''; H.R. 7687, the ``NASA Streamlining Partnerships''; 
H.R. 4152, the ``Space Resources Institute Act''; H.R. 7630, the 
``ANCHOR Act''; H.R. 7686, the ``Malign Foreign Talent Recruitment 
Program Definition Clarification''; H.R. 7073, the ``Next Generation 
Pipelines R&D Act''; and H.R. 7685, the ``IMPACT Act'', 10 a.m., 
2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, March 20, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Conducting Oversight: Testimony from the Small Business 
Administrator'', 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, March 20, Full 
Committee, markup on H.R. 7659, the ``Coast Guard Authorization Act 
of 2024''; H.R. 6140, the ``Facilitating Access to Swiftly Transport 
Goods during a Publicly Announced State of Emergency Situation 
Act''; and General Services Administration Capital Investment and 
Leasing Program Resolutions, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, March 20, Subcommittee on Economic 
Opportunity, hearing on H.R. 6656, the ``Stuck on Hold Act''; H.R. 
7323, to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs to disapprove courses of education offered by a 
public institution of higher learning that does not charge the in-
State tuition rate to a veteran using certain educational assistance 
under title 10 of such Code; legislation to amend title 38, United 
States Code, to provide for a limitation on the amount of 
entitlement to educational assistance payable for flight training 
under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department 
of Veterans Affairs; legislation to amend title 38, United States 
Code, to provide for the restoration of entitlement of individuals 
entitled to educational assistance under the laws administered by 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs who use such entitlement to pursue 
a course or program of education at an educational institution found 
to have violated certain prohibitions on advertising, sales, and 
enrollment practices, and for other purposes; legislation to amend 
titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to make improvements to 
certain programs for a member nearing separation, or for a veteran 
who recently separated, from the Armed Forces, and for other 
purposes; H.R. 6225, the ``Expanding Home Loans for Guard and 
Reservists Act''; legislation to amend title 38, United States Code, 
to authorize the use of Department of Veterans Affairs work-study 
allowance to carry out casework, policy making, and oversight 
related to the activities of the Department at certain congressional 
offices; legislation to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
update certain terminology regarding veteran employment; and 
legislation on the Fair Access to Co-ops for Veterans Act of 2024, 
10:30 a.m., 360 Cannon.
  March 20, Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial 
Affairs, hearing entitled ``Lost in Translation: How VA's Disability 
Claims and Appeals Letters Should be Simplified'', 1 p.m., 360 
Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, March 20, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``President's Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request with Health 
and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra'', 2 p.m., 1100 
Longworth.

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