[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 74 (Tuesday, April 30, 2024)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D421-D423]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                              MAY 1, 2024

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military 
Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, to hold 
hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for 
fiscal year 2025 for military construction and family housing, 10:30 
a.m., SD-124.
  Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, to 
hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification 
for fiscal year 2025 for the Environmental Protection Agency, 2 
p.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness and 
Management Support, to hold hearings to examine the current 
readiness of the Joint Force, 2 p.m., SR-232A.
  Subcommittee on Seapower, to hold hearings to examine Navy and 
Marine Corps investment programs in review of the Defense 
Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2025 and the Future Years 
Defense Program, 4:30 p.m., SR-222.
  Committee on the Budget: to hold hearings to examine Big Oil's 
evolving efforts to avoid accountability for climate change, 9 a.m., 
SH-216.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: business 
meeting to consider S. 275, to require the Federal

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Communications Commission to establish a vetting process for 
prospective applicants for high-cost universal service program 
funding, S. 690, to direct the Federal Communications Commission to 
evaluate and consider the impact of the telecommunications network 
equipment supply chain on the deployment of universal service, S. 
1291, to require that social media platforms verify the age of their 
users, prohibit the use of algorithmic recommendation systems on 
individuals under age 18, require parental or guardian consent for 
social media users under age 18, and prohibit users who are under 
age 13 from accessing social media platforms, S. 1570, to amend the 
Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Act to require 
hygienic handling of breast milk and baby formula by security 
screening personnel of the Transportation Security Administration 
and personnel of private security companies providing security 
screening, S. 2086, to require the Secretary of Commerce to 
establish the Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance Grant Program, S. 2233, 
to ban the sale of products with a high concentration of sodium 
nitrite to individuals, S. 2714, to establish the National 
Artificial Intelligence Research Resource, S. 3277, to amend the 
Marine Debris Act to reauthorize the Marine Debris Program of the 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, S. 3475, to amend 
title 49, United States Code, to allow the Secretary of 
Transportation to designate an authorized operator of the commercial 
driver's license information system, S. 3788, to reauthorize the 
National Landslide Preparedness Act, S. 3879, to require the Under 
Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and the 
Administrator of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to 
develop a standard methodology for identifying the country of origin 
of red snapper imported into the United States, S. 4178, to 
establish artificial intelligence standards, metrics, and evaluation 
tools, to support artificial intelligence research, development, and 
capacity building activities, to promote innovation in the 
artificial intelligence industry by ensuring companies of all sizes 
can succeed and thrive, an original bill entitled, ``Spectrum and 
National Security Act'', and the nominations of Daniel B. Maffei, of 
New York, and Rebecca F. Dye, of North Carolina, both to be a 
Federal Maritime Commissioner, Jennifer L. Homendy, of Virginia, to 
be Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board, and to be a 
Member of the National Transportation Safety Board, Patrick John 
Fuchs, of Wisconsin, to be a Member of the Surface Transportation 
Board, Samuel H. Slater, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the 
Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Washington Airports 
Authority, and routine lists in the Coast Guard, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: business meeting to 
consider S. 3738, to reauthorize the Great Lakes Restoration 
Initiative, a Committee Resolution to rescind approval of lease 
prospectus by the General Services Administration identified as POH-
01-CL22, and the nomination of Christopher T. Hanson, of Michigan, 
to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 9:45 a.m., SD-
406.
  Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine hacking 
America's health care, focusing on assessing the Change Healthcare 
cyber attack and what's next, 9 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine 
conflict and humanitarian emergency in Sudan; focusing on an urgent 
call to action, 10:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: business 
meeting to consider 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, 11:45 
a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: business meeting to consider S. 616, 
to amend the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Reservation Restoration Act 
to provide for the transfer of additional Federal land to the Leech 
Lake Band of Ojibwe, S. 2796, to provide for the equitable 
settlement of certain Indian land disputes regarding land in 
Illinois, S. 2868, to accept the request to revoke the charter of 
incorporation of the Lower Sioux Indian Community in the State of 
Minnesota at the request of that Community, S. 3022, to amend the 
Indian Health Care Improvement Act to allow Indian Health Service 
scholarship and loan recipients to fulfill service obligations 
through half-time clinical practice, H.R. 1240, to transfer 
administrative jurisdiction of certain Federal lands from the Army 
Corps of Engineers to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, to take such 
lands into trust for the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska; to be 
immediately followed by a hearing 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, 2:30 p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: business meeting to consider the 
Major Medical Lease Committee Resolution; to be immediately followed 
by a hearing the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 
2025, and 2026 advance appropriations requests, for the Department 
of Veterans Affairs, 3:30 p.m., SR-418.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to receive a closed briefing on 
certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SVC-217.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, 
budget hearing on the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm 
Production and Conservation (FPAC) Mission Area, 1 p.m., 2362-A 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Homeland Security, budget hearing on the U.S. 
Coast Guard, 10 a.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, 
budget hearing on the Indian Health Service, 10 a.m., 2008 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and 
Related Agencies, budget hearing on the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 10 a.m., 2358-A Rayburn.

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  Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, 
budget hearing on the Arts and Humanities, 1 p.m., 2008 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and 
Related Agencies, budget hearing on Army Military Construction and 
Family Housing, 2 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Department of the Navy Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request'', 10 a.m., 
2118 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, hearing entitled ``FY25 Budget 
Request for National Security Space Programs'', 3:30 p.m., 2118 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and Workforce, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Examining the Policies and Priorities of the Department 
of Labor'', 10:15 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, 
and Grid Security, hearing entitled ``The Fiscal Year 2025 
Department of Energy Budget'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled 
``Examining the Change Healthcare Cyberattack'', 2 p.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Financial 
Institutions and Monetary Policy, hearing entitled ``Merger Policies 
of the Federal Banking Agencies'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Indo-Pacific, 
hearing entitled ``From 1979 to 2024: Evaluating the Taiwan 
Relations Act and Assessing the Future of U.S.-Taiwan Relations'', 2 
p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and 
Infrastructure Protection, hearing entitled ``Surveying CIRCIA: 
Sector Perspectives on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking'', 2 p.m., 
310 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Select Subcommittee on the 
Weaponization of the Federal Government, hearing entitled ``Hearing 
on the Weaponization of the Federal Government'', 10 a.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  Full Committee, markup on H.R. 743, the ``Protect and Serve Act of 
2023''; H.R. 354, the ``LEOSA Reform Act''; H.R. 3325, the ``Recruit 
and Retain Act''; and H.R. 8146, the ``Police Our Borders Act'', 2 
p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Examining the President's FY 2025 Budget Request for the 
Department of the Interior'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Accountability, Select Subcommittee on 
the Coronavirus Pandemic, hearing entitled ``A Hearing with the 
President of EcoHealth Alliance, Dr. Peter Daszak'', 10 a.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management, 
hearing entitled ``Disaster Mitigation: Reviewing the Effectiveness 
and Costs of FEMA's Resilience Programs'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 
705, the ``Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act''; H.R. 2499, the 
``VA Supply Chain Management System Authorization Act''; H.R. 2911, 
the ``Fairness for Servicemembers and their Families Act of 2023''; 
H.R. 3225, the ``BUILD for Veterans Act''; H.R. 4424, the ``Vietnam 
Veterans Liver Fluke Cancer Study Act''; H.R. 5794, the ``VA Peer 
Review Neutrality Act''; H.R. 5870, the ``Veteran Appeals 
Transparency Act of 2024''; H.R. 6324, the ``FY24 VA Major Medical 
Facility Authorization Act''; H.R. 6373, the ``Veterans STAND Act''; 
H.R. 6452, the ``Veterans Scam and Fraud Evasion Act''; H.R. 6531, 
the ``TRAIN VA Employees Act''; H.R. 6538, the ``VA Correct 
Compensation Act''; H.R. 6874, the ``VA WEB Act''; H.R. 7100, the 
``Prioritizing Veterans' Survivors Act''; H.R. 7150, the ``Survivor 
Benefits Delivery Improvement Act of 2024''; H.R. 7323, the 
``Montgomery GI Bill Selected Reserves Tuition Fairness Act''; H.R. 
7342, the ``Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act''; H.R. 
7347, to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs to report on whether the Secretary will include 
certain psychedelic drugs in the formulary of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs; H.R. 7643, the ``Veterans Congressional Work Study 
Act of 2024''; H.R. 7653, the ``Veterans Employment Readiness Yield 
Act of 2024''; H.R. 7734, the ``Personnel Integrity in Veterans 
Affairs Act''; H.R. 7777, the ``Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-
Living Adjustment Act of 2024''; H.R. 7816, the ``Clear 
Communications for Veterans Claims Act''; Lease Resolutions; and a 
Subpoena Resolution, 10:15 a.m., 360 Cannon.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Subcommittee on 
National Security Agency, hearing entitled ``FY 2025 National 
Security Agency Budget Request'', 2 p.m., HVC-304. This hearing is 
closed.