[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 61 (Wednesday, April 10, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E328-E329]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                       SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS

  Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, agreed to by the Senate of February 
4, 1977, calls for establishment of a system for a computerized 
schedule of all meetings and hearings of Senate committees, 
subcommittees, joint committees, and committees of conference. This 
title requires all such committees to notify the Office of the Senate 
Daily Digest--designated by the Rules Committee--of the time, place and 
purpose of the meetings, when scheduled and any cancellations or 
changes in the meetings as they occur.
  As an additional procedure along with the computerization of this 
information, the Office of the Senate Daily Digest will prepare this 
information for printing in the Extensions of Remarks section of the 
Congressional Record on Monday and Wednesday of each week.
  Meetings scheduled for Thursday, April 11, 2024 may be found in the 
Daily Digest of today's Record.

                           MEETINGS SCHEDULED

                                APRIL 16
     10 a.m.
       Committee on Appropriations
       Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
           Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
         To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and 
           justification for fiscal year 2025 for the Department 
           of Agriculture.
                                                            SD-124
       Committee on Appropriations
       Subcommittee on Defense
         To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and 
           justification for fiscal year 2025 for the Navy and 
           Marine Corps.
                                                            SD-192
       Committee on Appropriations
       Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
           Education, and Related Agencies
         To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and 
           justification for fiscal year 2025 for the Department 
           of Health and Human Services.
                                                            SD-138
       Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
       Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community 
           Development
         To hold hearings to examine challenges in preserving the 
           U.S. housing stock.
                                                            SD-538
       Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
         To hold hearings to examine the President's proposed 
           budget request for fiscal year 2025 for the Department 
           of Energy.
                                                            SD-366
       Committee on Foreign Relations
         Business meeting to consider S. 1651, to encourage 
           increased trade and investment between the United 
           States and the countries in the Western Balkans, S. 
           138, to amend the Tibetan Policy Act of 2002 to modify 
           certain provisions of that Act, S. 1829, to impose 
           sanctions with respect to persons engaged in the import 
           of petroleum from the Islamic Republic of Iran, S. 
           3874, to impose sanctions with respect to foreign 
           support for terrorist organizations in Gaza and the 
           West Bank, S. 2626, to impose sanctions with respect to 
           the Supreme Leader of Iran and the President of Iran 
           and their respective offices for human rights abuses 
           and support for terrorism, S. 2336, to address the 
           threat from the development of Iran's ballistic missile 
           program and the transfer or deployment of Iranian 
           missiles and related goods and technology, including 
           materials and equipment, S. 3854, to combat 
           transnational repression abroad, to strengthen tools to 
           combat authoritarianism, corruption, and kleptocracy, 
           to invest in democracy research and development, S. 
           3235, to require a strategy to counter the role of the 
           People's Republic of China in evasion of sanctions 
           imposed by the United States with respect to Iran, S. 
           618, to establish the United States Foundation for 
           International Conservation to promote long-term 
           management of protected and conserved areas, S. 1881, 
           to reauthorize and amend the Nicaraguan Investment 
           Conditionality Act of 2018 and the Reinforcing 
           Nicaragua's Adherence to Conditions for Electoral 
           Reform Act of 2021, S. Res. 505, condemning the use of 
           sexual violence and rape as a weapon of war by the 
           terrorist group Hamas against the people of Israel, S. 
           Res. 357, recognizing the formation of the Alliance for 
           Development in Democracy and urging the United States 
           to pursue deeper ties with its member countries, S. 
           Res. 385, calling for the immediate release of Evan 
           Gershkovich, a United States citizen and journalist, 
           who was wrongfully detained by the Government of the 
           Russian Federation in March 2023, S. Con. Res. 18, 
           calling for the immediate release of Marc Fogel, a 
           United States citizen and teacher, who was given an 
           unjust and disproportionate criminal sentence by the 
           Government of the Russian Federation in June 2022, and 
           the nominations of Stephanie Sanders Sullivan, of 
           Maryland, to be Representative of the United States of 
           America to the African Union, with the rank and status 
           of Ambassador, Pamela M. Tremont, of Virginia, to be 
           Ambassador to the Republic of Zimbabwe, Elizabeth Rood, 
           of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to Turkmenistan, 
           Richard H. Riley IV, of California, to be Ambassador to 
           the Federal Republic of Somalia, David J. Kostelancik, 
           of Illinois, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
           Albania, Kamala Shirin Lakhdhir, of Connecticut, to be 
           Ambassador to the Republic of Indonesia, Stephan A. 
           Lang, of Virginia, to be U.S. Coordinator for 
           International Communications and Information Policy, 
           with the rank of Ambassador, Jennifer M. Adams, of 
           Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Cabo 
           Verde, Courtney Diesel O'Donnell, of California, to be 
           United States Permanent Representative to the United 
           Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural 
           Organization, with the rank of Ambassador, Dorothy 
           Camille Shea, of North Carolina, to be Deputy 
           Representative of the United States of America to the 
           United Nations, with the rank and status of Ambassador 
           and the Deputy Representative of the United States of 
           America in the Security Council of the United Nations, 
           and to be Representative of the United States of 
           America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the 
           United Nations, during her tenure of service as Deputy 
           Representative of the United States of America to the 
           United Nations, Dafna Hochman Rand, of Maryland, to be 
           Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and 
           Labor, Arthur W. Brown, of Pennsylvania, to be 
           Ambassador to the Republic of Ecuador, Richard Mills, 
           Jr., of Georgia, to be Ambassador to the Federal 
           Republic of Nigeria, and Mark Toner, of Pennsylvania, 
           to be Ambassador to the Republic of Liberia, all of the 
           Department of State, Andrew William Plitt, of Maryland, 
           to be an Assistant Administrator of the United States 
           Agency for International Development, Richard L.A. 
           Weiner, of the District of Columbia, to be United 
           States Director of the European Bank for Reconstruction 
           and Development, Elizabeth Shortino, of the District of 
           Columbia, to be United States Executive Director of the 
           International Monetary Fund, routine lists in the 
           Foreign Service, and other pending calendar business.
                                                             S-116
       Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
         To hold an oversight hearing to examine the United States 
           Postal Service.
                                                            SD-342
       Committee on the Judiciary
         To hold hearings to examine eliminating the abuse of 
           solitary confinement, focusing on a legacy of harm.
                                                            SD-G50
       Special Committee on Aging
         To hold hearings to examine the long-term care workforce, 
           focusing on addressing shortages and improving the 
           profession.
                                                            SD-562
     10:30 a.m.
       Committee on Finance
         To hold hearings to examine the President's proposed 
           budget request for fiscal year 2025 for the Internal 
           Revenue Service and the Internal Revenue Service 2024 
           filing season.
                                                            SD-215
     2:30 p.m.
       Committee on the Judiciary
       Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law
         To hold an oversight hearing to examine AI, focusing on 
           election deepfakes.
                                                            SD-226

                                APRIL 17
     9:30 a.m.
       Committee on Armed Services
         To hold hearings to examine the Department of Energy and 
           National Nuclear Security Administration atomic energy 
           defense activities 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.
                                                            SD-G50
     10 a.m.
       Committee on Environment and Public Works
         To hold hearings to examine the nomination of Christopher 
           T. Hanson, of Michigan, to be a Member of the Nuclear 
           Regulatory Commission.
                                                            SD-406
       Committee on Finance
         To hold hearings to examine the President's 2024 trade 
           policy agenda.
                                                            SD-215
       Committee on Foreign Relations
         To hold hearings to examine modernizing United States 
           alliances and partnerships in the Indo-Pacific.
                                                            SD-419

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       Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine the nominations of Colleen 
           Duffy Kiko, of North Dakota, and Anne Marie Wagner, of 
           Virginia, both to be a Member of the Federal Labor 
           Relations Authority, and David Huitema, of Maryland, to 
           be Director of the Office of Government Ethics.
                                                            SD-342
       Committee on the Judiciary
         To hold hearings to examine pending nominations.
                                                            SD-226
     2 p.m.
       Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
       Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations
         To hold hearings to examine Boeing's broken safety 
           culture, focusing on firsthand accounts.
                                                            SD-342
     2:30 p.m.
       Committee on Appropriations
       Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 
           Agencies
         To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and 
           justification for fiscal year 2024 for the Department 
           of Justice.
                                                            SD-192
       Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
       Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security
         To hold hearings to examine feeding a healthier America, 
           focusing on current efforts and potential opportunities 
           for Food is Medicine.
                                                            SD-430
       Committee on Indian Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine S. 465, to require Federal 
           law enforcement agencies to report on cases of missing 
           or murdered Indians, and S. 2695, to amend the Indian 
           Law Enforcement Reform Act to provide for advancements 
           in public safety services to Indian communities.
                                                            SD-628
     3 p.m.
       Committee on Armed Services
       Subcommittee on Personnel
         To hold hearings to examine the Department of Defense's 
           efforts to ensure servicemembers' access to safe, high-
           quality pharmaceuticals.
                                                            SD-G50
     3:30 p.m.
       Committee on Veterans' Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine pending legislation.
                                                            SR-418
     4 p.m.
       Committee on Armed Services
       Subcommittee on Airland
         To hold hearings to examine Army modernization in review 
           of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 
           2025 and the Future Years Defense Program.
                                                           SR-232A
     4:45 p.m.
       Committee on Armed Services
       Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
         To hold hearings to examine the Department of Energy's 
           atomic energy defense activities and Department of 
           Defense nuclear weapons programs in review of the 
           Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2025 and 
           the Future Years Defense Program.
                                                            SR-222

                                APRIL 18
     10 a.m.
       Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine the President's proposed 
           budget request for fiscal year 2025 for the Department 
           of Homeland Security, focusing on resources and 
           authorities requested to protect and secure the 
           homeland.
                                                            SD-342