[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 60 (Tuesday, April 9, 2024)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D326-D329]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                             APRIL 10, 2024

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior, 
Environment, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine 
proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2025 for 
the U.S. Forest Service, 10 a.m., SD-124.
  Subcommittee on Homeland Security, to hold hearings to examine 
proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2025 for 
the Department of Homeland Security, 2:30 p.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Armed Services: to hold open and closed hearings to 
examine the posture of United States Special Operations Command and 
United States Cyber Command in review of the Defense Authorization 
Request for fiscal year 2025 and the Future Years Defense Program; 
to be immediately followed by a closed session in SVC-217, 9:30 
a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on 
Economic Policy, to hold hearings to examine MOHELA's performance as 
a student loan servicer, 2:30 p.m., SD-538.
  Committee on the Budget: to hold hearings to examine offshore tax 
evasion by the wealthy and corporations, 10 a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold 
hearings to examine the nominations of Jennifer L. Homendy, of 
Virginia, to be Chairman of the National

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Transportation Safety Board, and Patrick John Fuchs, of Wisconsin, 
to be a Member of the Surface Transportation Board, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Water 
and Power, to hold hearings to examine the federal and non-federal 
role of assessing cyber threats to and vulnerabilities of critical 
water infrastructure in our energy sector, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: to hold hearings to 
examine the state of air quality monitoring technology, 10 a.m., SD-
406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine the 
President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2025 for United 
States Agency for International Development, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: business 
meeting to consider S. 4042, to amend title 44, United States Code, 
to reform the management of Federal records, S. 2871, to advance 
Federal Government innovation through the implementation and use of 
multi-cloud computing software technology, S. 4036, to establish a 
Government Spending Oversight Committee within the Council of the 
Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, S. 4062, to 
establish a pilot program to assess the use of technology to speed 
up and enhance the cargo inspection process at land ports of entry 
along the border, S. 4066, to improve Federal technology 
procurement, S. 3698, to amend title 11, District of Columbia 
Official Code, to revise references in such title to individuals 
with intellectual disabilities, S. 4055, to provide for a pilot 
program to improve contracting outcomes, S. 2278, to establish Image 
Adjudicator and Supervisory Image Adjudicator positions in the U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations, S. 4024, 
to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enable secure and 
trustworthy technology through other transaction contracting 
authority, S. 1897, to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to 
enhance capabilities for outbound inspections at the southern land 
border, S. 3851, to designate the facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 90 McCamly Street South in Battle Creek, 
Michigan, as the ``Sojourner Truth Post Office'', H.R. 5473, to 
amend certain laws relating to disaster recovery and relief with 
respect to the implementation of building codes, H.R. 2754, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 2395 East Del Mar Boulevard in Laredo, Texas, as the ``Lance 
Corporal David Lee Espinoza, Lance Corporal Juan Rodrigo Rodriguez & 
Sergeant Roberto Arizola Jr. Post Office Building'', H.R. 3865, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 101 South 8th Street in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, as the 
``Lieutenant William D. Lebo Post Office Building'', and H.R. 3947, 
to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 859 North State Road 21 in Melrose, Florida, as the 
``Pamela Jane Rock Post Office Building'', 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Spending Oversight, to hold 
hearings to examine improving export controls and enforcement, 3 
p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: to hold an oversight hearing to 
examine the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grant 
program, 10 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: to hold hearings 
to examine the role of child care small businesses in supporting 
parents and the American workforce, 2:30 p.m., SR-428A.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: to hold hearings to examine 
ensuring equity for women veterans at the VA, 3:30 p.m., SR-418.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to receive a closed briefing on 
certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, 
budget hearing on the Government Accountability Office, the 
Government Publishing Office, and the Congressional Budget Office, 9 
a.m., HT-2 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Defense, budget hearing on the U.S. Navy and 
Marine Corps, 10 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Homeland Security, budget hearing on the 
Department of Homeland Security, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and 
Related Agencies, budget hearing on the Department of Education, 10 
a.m., 2358-C Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related 
Agencies, hearing entitled ``Member Day'', 10:30 a.m., 2362-B 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, budget hearing on the U.S. 
Capitol Police, 11 a.m., HT-2 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Defense, budget hearing on the U.S. Army, 2 p.m., 
H-140 Capitol.
  Committee on Armed Services, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``U.S. Military Posture and National Security Challenges in 
Europe'', 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation, 
hearing entitled ``Cyber in an Era of Persistent Engagement: The 
Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request for U.S. Cyber Command and Cyber 
Operations'', 3:30 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and Workforce, Subcommittee on Higher 
Education and Workforce Development, hearing entitled ``FAFSA Fail: 
Examining the Impact on Students, Families, and Schools'', 10:15 
a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health, hearing 
entitled ``Legislative Proposals to Support Patient Access to 
Telehealth Services'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security, hearing 
entitled ``American Nuclear Energy Expansion: Spent Fuel Policy and 
Innovation'', 10:30 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Beyond Scope: How the SEC's Climate Rule Threatens American 
Markets'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Global Health, 
Global Human Rights, and International Organizations, hearing 
entitled ``The Chinese Communist Party's Malign Influence at the 
United Nations--It's Getting Worse'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.

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  Full Committee, hearing entitled ``USAID's Foreign Policy and 
International Development Priorities in the Era of Great Power 
Competition'', 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 
5302, the ``Michel O. Maceda Memorial Act''; H.R. 7404, the 
``Subterranean Border Defense Act''; H.R. 7433, the ``Law 
Enforcement Support and Transnational Repression Hotline Act''; H.R. 
7443, the ``Combating Transnational Repression Act of 2024''; H.R. 
7439, the ``Strengthening State and Local Efforts to Combat 
Transnational Repression Act''; and H.R. 7832, the ``Emerging 
Innovative Border Technologies Act'', 10 a.m., 310 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual 
Property, and the Internet, hearing entitled ``Artificial 
Intelligence and Intellectual Property: Part III--IP Protection for 
AI-Assisted Inventions and Creative Works'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations, hearing entitled ``Biden's Border Crisis: Examining 
the Impacts of International Cartels Targeting Indian Country'', 
10:15 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries, hearing entitled 
``The National Wildlife Refuge System at Risk: Impacts of the U.S. 
Fish and Wildlife Service's Proposed BIDEH Rule'', 10:45 a.m., 1334 
Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Accountability, Full Committee, markup 
on H.R. 7109, to require a citizenship question on the decennial 
census, to require reporting on certain census statistics, and to 
modify apportionment of Representatives to be based on United States 
citizens instead of all persons; H.R. 7868, to require the Director 
of the Office of Personnel Management to take certain actions with 
respect to the health insurance program carried out under chapter 89 
of title 5, United States Code, and for other purposes; H.R. 7524, 
to amend title 40, United States Code, to require the submission of 
reports on certain information technology services funds to Congress 
before expenditures may be made, and for other purposes; legislation 
to amend title 41, United States Code, to prohibit minimum 
experience or educational requirements for proposed contractor 
personnel in certain contract solicitations, and for other purposes; 
H.R. 7867, to amend the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 to 
require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to 
establish a limit for the total amount of additional unfunded 
regulatory costs that may be imposed in a fiscal year, and for other 
purposes; H.R. 272, to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
authorize transportation for Government astronauts returning from 
space between their residence and various locations, and for other 
purposes; H.R. 3019, to establish an inspections regime for the 
Bureau of Prisons, and for other purposes; H.R. 7869, to correct the 
inequitable denial of enhanced retirement and annuity benefits to 
certain U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers; H.R. 1555, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 2300 Sylvan Avenue in Modesto, California, as the ``Corporal 
Michael D. Anderson Jr. Post Office Building''; H.R. 1823, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 207 East Fort Dade Avenue in Brooksville, Florida, as the 
``Specialist Justin Dean Coleman Memorial Post Office Building''; 
H.R. 3354, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 220 North Hatcher Avenue in Purcellville, 
Virginia, as the ``Secretary of State Madeleine Albright Post Office 
Building''; H.R. 5867, to designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 109 Live Oaks Boulevard in 
Casselberry, Florida, as the ``Colonel Joseph William Kittinger II 
Post Office Building''; H.R. 6633, to designate the facility of the 
United States Postal Service located at 9355 113th Street in 
Seminole, Florida, as the ``Army SSG Ryan Christian Knauss Memorial 
Post Office Building''; H.R. 7180, to designate the facility of the 
United States Postal Service located at 80 1st Street in Kingsland, 
Arkansas, as the ``Kingsland `Johnny Cash' Post Office''; H.R. 7199, 
to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at S74w16860 Janesville Road, in Muskego, Wisconsin, as the 
``Colonel Hans Christian Heg Post Office''; H.R. 7385, to designate 
the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 29 
Franklin Street in Petersburg, Virginia, as the ``John Mercer 
Langston Post Office Building''; H.R. 7417, to designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 135 West 
Spring Street in Titusville, Pennsylvania, as the ``Edwin L. Drake 
Post Office Building''; H.R. 7423, to designate the facility of the 
United States Postal Service located at 103 Benedette Street in 
Rayville, Louisiana, as the ``Luke Letlow Post Office Building''; 
H.R. 7606, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 1087 Route 47 South in Rio Grande, New Jersey, as 
the ``Carlton H. Hand Post Office Building''; and H.R. 7607, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at Block 1025, Lots 18 and 19, Northeast Corner of U.S. Route 9 
South and Main Street in the Township of Middle, County of Cape May, 
New Jersey, as the ``George Henry White Post Office Building'', 10 
a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management, 
hearing entitled ``From Headquarters Building to Field Offices: 
Examining the FBI's Real Estate Needs and Strategy'', 10 a.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Tax Day: Exploring the Adverse Effects of High Taxes and a Complex 
Tax Code'', 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Disability 
Assistance and Memorial Affairs, hearing on H.R. 1083, the ``Caring 
for Survivors Act of 2023''; H.R. 2911, the ``Fairness for 
Servicemembers and Their Families Act of 2023''; H.R. 3651, the 
``Love Lives On Act of 2023''; H.R. 7100, the ``Prioritizing 
Veterans' Survivors Act''; H.R. 7150, the ``Survivor Benefits 
Delivery Improvement Act of 2024''; H.R. 7777, the ``Veterans' 
Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2024''; H.R. 7793, the 
``Veterans Appeals Options Expansion Act of 2024''; H.R. 7816, the 
``Clear Communication for Veterans Claims Act''; legislation to 
amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the duty of the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide a veteran with a medical

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examination in connection with certain claims for disability 
compensation under the laws administered by the Secretary, and for 
other purposes; legislation to amend title 38, United States Code, 
to improve matters relating to medical examinations for veterans 
disability compensation, and for other purposes; legislation to 
amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the efficiency of 
adjudications and appeals of claims for benefits under laws 
administered by Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
purposes; and legislation to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
provide for certain revisions to the manual of the Veterans Benefits 
Administration and to improve the quality of the adjudication of 
claims for benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes, 1:30 p.m., 360 Cannon.


                             Joint Meeting

  Joint Economic Committee: to hold hearings to examine investing in 
early childhood education, 2:30 p.m., SH-216.