[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 87 (Monday, May 20, 2024)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D526-D529]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                  Week of May 21 through May 24, 2024

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senate will continue consideration of the nomination of 
Krissa M. Lanham, of Arizona, to be United States District Judge for 
the District of Arizona, and vote on the motion to invoke cloture 
thereon at 11:30 a.m. If cloture is invoked on the nomination, Senate 
will vote on confirmation thereon at 2:15 p.m.
  Following disposition of the nomination of Krissa M. Lanham, Senate 
will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Angela 
M. Martinez, of Arizona, to be United States District Judge for the 
District of Arizona.
  Also, Senate expects to consider S.J. Res. 58, providing for 
congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States 
Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to 
``Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for 
Consumer Furnaces''.
  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 Appropriations: May 21, Subcommittee on Defense, to 
hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification 
for fiscal year 2025 for the Army, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  May 21, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and 
justification for fiscal year 2025 for the Department of State, 2:30 
p.m., SD-138.
  May 22, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, to hold 
hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for 
fiscal year 2025 for the Department of Energy, including the 
National Nuclear Security Administration, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  May 22, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, to hold hearings to 
examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 
2025 for the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate and the 
United States Capitol Police, 2:30 p.m., SD-124.
  May 23, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 
Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and 
justification for fiscal year 2025 for the National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration and for the National Science Foundation, 9:30 
a.m., SD-192.
  May 23, 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 National Institutes of Health, 10 a.m., SD-124.
  May 23, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related 
Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and 
justification for fiscal year 2025 for Indian Country, 10:30 a.m., 
SD-138.
  Committee on Armed Services: May 21, Subcommittee on Strategic 
Forces, to hold hearings to examine Department of Defense space 
activities in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal 
Year 2025 and the Future Years Defense Program, 9:30 a.m., SR-222.
  May 22, 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, 4:45 p.m., SR-222.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: May 22, 
Subcommittee on Economic Policy, to hold hearings to examine 
protecting consumers' pocketbooks, focusing on lowering food prices 
and combatting corporate price gouging and consolidation, 2:30 p.m., 
SD-538.
  Committee on the Budget: May 22, to hold hearings to examine water 
scarcity in a changing climate, 10:30 a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: May 21, 
Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, Maritime, Freight, and 
Ports, to hold hearings to examine the roadway safety crisis and 
highlighting community solutions, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: May 21, to hold 
hearings to examine the opportunities, risks, and challenges 
associated with growth in demand for electric power in the United 
States, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: May 22, business 
meeting to consider S. 4359, to amend the National Dam Safety 
Program Act to reauthorize that Act, S. 3564, to amend title 40, 
United States Code, to include Indian Tribes among entities that may 
receive Federal surplus real property for certain purposes, S. 3880, 
to amend the Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act of 2016 to make 
improvements to that Act, S. 4293, to designate the United States 
courthouse annex located at 310 South Main Street in London, 
Kentucky, as the ``Eugene E. Siler, Jr. United States Courthouse 
Annex'', H.R. 4688, to direct the Administrator of General Services 
to sell the property known as the Webster School, and an original 
bill entitled, ``Water Resources Development Act of 2024''; to be 
immediately followed by a hearing to examine Federal programs for 
the circular economy, focusing on state and local perspectives on 
efforts to improve reuse and recycling, 9:45 a.m., SD-406.

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  Committee on Finance: May 21, to hold hearings to examine child 
savings accounts and other tax-advantaged accounts benefiting 
American children, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  May 21, Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and Global 
Competitiveness, to hold hearings to examine trade enforcement and 
entry of merchandise at U.S. ports, 2:30 p.m., SD-215.
  May 22, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the Family 
First Prevention Services Act, focusing on successes, roadblocks, 
and opportunities for improvement, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  May 23, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the front 
lines of the fentanyl crisis, focusing on supporting communities and 
combating addiction through prevention and treatment, 10 a.m., SD-
215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: May 21, to hold hearings to 
examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2025 
for the Department of State, focusing on American diplomacy and 
global leadership, 10:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: May 21, 
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, 2:30 p.m., 
SD-430.
  May 22, Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety, to hold 
hearings to examine new standards and practices in mining, focusing 
on health and safety, 2:30 p.m., SD-430.
  May 23, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 3679, to 
reauthorize the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, 
S. 3765, to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the 
Emergency Medical Services for Children program, S. 4351, to amend 
the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize certain poison control 
programs, S. 3775, to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
reauthorize the BOLD Infrastructure for Alzheimer's Act, S. 4325, to 
amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the program 
relating to lifespan respite care, S. 3757, to reauthorize the 
congenital heart disease research, surveillance, and awareness 
program of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, S. 4045, 
to require a study on public health impacts as a consequence of the 
February 3, 2023, train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, the 
nomination of Stephen H. Ravas, of Maryland, to be Inspector 
General, Corporation for National and Community Service, and other 
pending calendar business, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: May 21, 
Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, to hold hearings to 
examine fraud and Zelle, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  May 22, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine restoring 
Congressional oversight over emergency powers, focusing on exploring 
options to reform the National Emergencies Act, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: May 22, to hold an oversight hearing 
to examine public safety and justice resources in Native 
communities, 2:30 p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: May 21, to hold hearings to examine 
competition in the prescription drug market, focusing on ensuring 
affordable and accessible medications, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  May 21, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice and Counterterrorism, to 
hold hearings to examine prison labor in America, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
  May 22, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine pending 
nominations, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  May 23, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 1306, to 
reauthorize the COPS ON THE BEAT grant program, 10 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: May 22, business 
meeting to consider S. 3772, to amend the Small Business Act to 
require that plain writing statements regarding the solicitation of 
subcontractors be included in certain subcontracting plans, S. 3971, 
to amend the Small Business Act to require reporting on additional 
information with respect to small business concerns owned and 
controlled by women, qualified HUBZone small business concerns, and 
small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans, S. 4341, 
to require plain language and the inclusion of key words in covered 
notices that are clear, concise, and accessible to small business 
concerns, and an original bill entitled, ``The STEP Modernization 
Act of 2024'', Time to be announced, Room to be announced.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: May 22, closed business meeting 
to consider pending intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  Special Committee on Aging: May 23, to hold hearings to examine 
the Older Americans Act, focusing on the local impact of the law and 
the upcoming reauthorization, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Appropriations, May 21, Subcommittee on Military 
Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, markup on the 
Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Bill, FY 2025, 6 p.m., H-140 Capitol.
  May 22, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, hearing entitled 
``Nutritious Foods in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
(SNAP)'', 10 a.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  May 22, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs, budget hearing on the Department of State, 10 a.m., 2359 
Rayburn.
  May 23, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, markup on the 
Subcommittee on Legislative Branch Appropriations Bill, FY 2025, 
8:30 a.m., 2362-B Rayburn.
  May 23, Full Committee, markup on the Military Construction, 
Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, FY 2025, 
10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, May 22, Full Committee, markup on 
H.R. 8070, the ``Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025'', 10 a.m., 
2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, May 23, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Breaking Up Health Care Monopolies: Examining the Budgetary 
Effects of Health Care Consolidation'', 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.

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  Committee on Education and Workforce, May 22, Subcommittee on 
Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, hearing entitled ``Big 
Labor Lies: Exposing Union Tactics to Undermine Free and Fair 
Elections'', 10:15 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  May 23, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Calling for 
Accountability: Stopping Antisemitic College Chaos'', 9:45 a.m., 
2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, May 22, Subcommittee on 
Communications and Technology, hearing on a Legislative Proposal to 
Sunset Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, 10 a.m., 2322 
Rayburn.
  May 22, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Check Up: 
Examining FDA Regulation of Drugs, Biologics, and Devices'', 10:30 
a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  May 22, Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security, 
hearing entitled ``Green Building Policies: Jeopardizing the 
American Dream of Homeownership'', 2 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, May 22, Subcommittee on Housing 
and Insurance, hearing entitled ``PHA Oversight: How Scandals and 
Mismanagement Harm Residents and Taxpayers'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, May 22, Full Committee, markup on 
H.R. 8437, to provide for congressional oversight of proposed 
changes to arms sales to Israel; H.R. 8315, to amend the Export 
Control Reform Act of 2018 to prevent foreign adversaries from 
exploiting United States artificial intelligence and other enabling 
technologies, and for other purposes; and H. Res. 616, expressing 
support for the people of Afghanistan, condemning the Taliban's 
assault on human rights and the specific targeting of women, girls, 
and members of religious and ethnic minorities, and expressing 
support for any Afghans who assisted in the United States mission in 
Afghanistan, 9 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  May 22, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``The State of American 
Diplomacy in 2024: Global Instability, Budget Challenges, and Great 
Power Competition'', 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  May 23, Subcommittee on Oversight and Accountability, hearing 
entitled ``Money is Policy: Assessing Shortcomings in the State 
Department's Foreign Assistance Grants Process'', 10:30 a.m., 2200 
Rayburn.
  May 23, Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and Central 
Asia, hearing entitled ``Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request for Near 
Eastern Affairs'', 10:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, May 22, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Advancing Innovation (AI): Harnessing Artificial 
Intelligence to Defend and Secure the Homeland'', 10 a.m., 310 
Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, May 22, Select Subcommittee on the 
Weaponization of the Federal Government, hearing entitled ``Hearing 
on the Weaponization of the Federal Government'', 10 a.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  May 22, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 1398, the ``Protect 
America's Innovation and Economic Security from CCP Act''; H.R. 
7909, the ``Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act''; and H.R. 
8296, the ``GAO Database Modernization Act'', 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  May 23, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Oversight of the Bureau 
of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives'', 10 a.m. 2141 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, May 22, Subcommittee on Water, 
Wildlife and Fisheries, hearing on H.R. 7776, the ``Help Hoover Dam 
Act''; H.R. 7872, the ``Colorado River Salinity Control Fix Act''; 
H.R. 7938, the ``Klamath Basin Water Agreement Support Act of 
2024''; and H.R. 8263, the ``Rural Jobs and Hydropower Expansion 
Act'', 10:15 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  May 22, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, hearing 
entitled ``Examining the President's FY 2025 Budget Request for the 
United States Geological Survey and the Office of Surface Mining 
Reclamation and Enforcement'', 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  May 23, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, hearing 
entitled ``Examining the President's FY 2025 Budget Request for the 
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, the Bureau of Safety and 
Environmental Enforcement, and the Office of Natural Resources 
Revenue'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Accountability, May 22, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Oversight of Our Nation's Largest Employer: 
Reviewing the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Pt. II'', 10 
a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  May 22, Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, hearing 
entitled ``A Hearing with the National Institute of Allergy and 
Infectious Diseases Senior Scientific Advisor, Dr. David Morens'', 2 
p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  May 23, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Oversight of the 
Department of Energy'', 9 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  May 23, Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal 
Workforce, hearing entitled ``What We Have Here is a Failure to 
Collaborate: Review of GAO's Annual Duplication Report'', 1 p.m., 
2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, May 22, Full 
Committee, hearing entitled ``Check Up: Examining FDA Regulation of 
Drugs, Biologics, and Devices'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, May 22, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Burdensome Regulations: Examining the Biden 
Administration's Failure to Consider Small Businesses'', 10 a.m., 
2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, May 23, 
Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, hearing 
entitled ``Review of Fiscal Year 2025 Maritime Transportation Budget 
Requests, Pt 2: The Coast Guard'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, May 23, Subcommittee on Oversight 
and Investigations, hearing entitled ``Outstanding or 
Unsatisfactory?: Examining Whether the Biden Administration is 
Holding VA's Leaders Accountable'', 2:30 p.m., 360 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, May 22, Full Committee, business 
meeting on documents protected under Internal Revenue Code section 
6103, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.

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  May 23, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``The Collapse of 
Private Practice: Examining the Challenges Facing Independent 
Medicine'', 9 a.m., 1100 Longworth.


                             Joint Meeting

  Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies--2024: May 
22, organizational business meeting to designate the Chair, 
designate the 2025 Inaugural site, approve the Inaugural budget, and 
designate official staff representatives, 11:45 a.m., S-219, 
Capitol.