[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 112 (Monday, July 8, 2024)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D702-D705]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                  Week of July 9 through July 12, 2024

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senate will resume consideration of the nomination of 
Patricia L. Lee, of South Carolina, to be a Member of the Defense 
Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, and vote on the motion to invoke 
cloture thereon at 12 noon. If cloture is invoked on the nomination, 
Senate will vote on confirmation of the nomination at 2:15 p.m.
  Following disposition of the nomination of Patricia L. Lee, Senate 
will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Robin 
Michelle Meriweather, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States 
Court of Federal Claims. If cloture is invoked on the nomination, 
Senate will vote on confirmation of the nomination at 5:45 p.m.
  Following disposition of the nomination of Robin Michelle 
Meriweather, Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the 
nomination of Charles J. Willoughby, Jr., of the District of Columbia, 
to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of 
Columbia.
  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 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: July 10, to 
hold an oversight hearing to examine digital commodities, 10 a.m., 
SR-328A.

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  July 10, Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy, to hold 
hearings to examine the state of rural infrastructure, focusing on 
emergency response, recovery, and resilience, 2:30 p.m., SR-328A.
  Committee on Appropriations: July 11, business meeting to consider 
302(b) Subcommittee allocations, and to markup an original bill 
entitled, ``Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2025'', an 
original bill entitled, ``Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
2025'', and an original bill entitled, ``Military Construction, 
Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025'', 
9:30 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Armed Services: July 11, to hold hearings to examine 
the nominations of Tonya Parran Wilkerson, of Maryland, to be Under 
Secretary for Intelligence and Security, and Michael Louis Sulmeyer, 
of California, to be an Assistant Secretary, both of the Department 
of Defense, 9 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: July 9, to hold 
hearings to examine the Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to 
Congress, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  July 11, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Christy Goldsmith Romero, of Virginia, to be 
Chairperson and Member of the Board of Directors of the Federal 
Deposit Insurance Corporation, Caroline A. Crenshaw, of the District 
of Columbia, to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange 
Commission, Kristin N. Johnson, of Georgia, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of the Treasury, and Gordon I. Ito, of Hawaii, to be a 
Member of the Financial Stability Oversight Council, 10 a.m., SD-
538.
  Committee on the Budget: July 9, to hold hearings to examine CBO's 
updated 2024-2034 budget and economic outlook, 10 a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: July 11, to 
hold hearings to examine the need to protect Americans' privacy and 
the AI Accelerant, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: July 10, to hold 
hearings to examine the nomination of Shannon A. Estenoz, of 
Florida, to be Deputy Secretary of the Interior, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: July 9, Subcommittee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure, to hold an oversight hearing to 
examine the GSA's Public Buildings Service, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  July 10, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the state and 
federal response to the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse on March 
26, 2024, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: July 9, to hold hearings to examine the 
state of child care, focusing on how Federal policy solutions can 
support families, close existing gaps, and strengthen economic 
growth, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  July 10, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Jeffrey Samuel Arbeit, of the District of Columbia, 
Benjamin A. Guider III, of Louisiana, and Cathy Fung, of California, 
each to be a Judge of the United States Tax Court, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: July 10, to received a closed 
briefing on the Columbia River Treaty, 2:15 p.m., SVC-217.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: July 9, 
Subcommittee on Children and Families, to hold hearings to examine 
everyday expenses and everyday Americans, focusing on how high costs 
impact children and families, 10 a.m., SD-562.
  July 11, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine what Congress 
can do to end the medical debt crisis in America, 10 a.m., SD-562.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: July 9, 
business meeting to consider the nominations of Sherri Malloy 
Beatty-Arthur, Rahkel Bouchet, Erin Camille Johnston, Ray D. 
McKenzie, and John Cuong Truong, each to be an Associate Judge of 
the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, 9:45 a.m., SD-342.
  July 10, Full Committee, to hold an oversight hearing to examine 
the Permitting Council, focusing on improving transparency and 
coordination, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  July 11, Full Committee, to hold an oversight hearing to examine 
the U.S. taxpayer funded high-risk virus research, 10:30 a.m., SD-
342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: July 10, to hold hearings to examine 
S. 2783, to amend the Miccosukee Reserved Area Act to authorize the 
expansion of the Miccosukee Reserved Area and to carry out 
activities to protect structures within the Osceola Camp from 
flooding, S. 3406, to amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act 
of 2009 to make a technical correction to the Navajo Nation Water 
Resources Development Trust Fund, to amend the Claims Resolution Act 
of 2010 to make technical corrections to the Taos Pueblo Water 
Development Fund and Aamodt Settlement Pueblos' Fund, S. 3857, to 
take certain land in the State of California into trust for the 
benefit of the Jamul Indian Village of California, and S. 4365, to 
provide public health veterinary services to Indian Tribes and 
Tribal organizations for rabies prevention, 2:30 p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: July 9, to hold hearings to examine 
closing the justice gap, focusing on how to make the civil justice 
system accessible to all Americans, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  July 10, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine certain 
pending nominations, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  July 11, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 1306, to 
reauthorize the COPS ON THE BEAT grant program, and the nominations 
of Embry J. Kidd, of Florida, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the Eleventh Circuit, Adam B. Abelson, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of Maryland, Michelle Williams Court, Anne 
Hwang, and Cynthia Valenzuela Dixon, each to be United States 
District Judge for the Central District of California, Sarah 
Netburn, to be United States District Judge for the Southern 
District of New York, Stacey D. Neumann, to be United States 
District Judge for the District of Maine, Joseph Francis Saporito, 
Jr., to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of 
Pennsylvania, and Meredith A. Vacca, to be United States District 
Judge for the Western District of New York, 10 a.m., SD-G50.

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  Select Committee on Intelligence: July 9, to receive a closed 
briefing on certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SVC-217.
  July 10, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine personnel 
vetting, security clearance reform, and Trusted Workforce 2.0, 2:30 
p.m., SH-216.
  Special Committee on Aging: July 11, to hold hearings to examine 
health care transparency, focusing on lowering costs and empowering 
patients, 10 a.m., SD-138.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, July 10, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Examining the Consequences of EPA's Actions on American 
Agriculture'', 2 p.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, July 10, Full Committee, markup on 
the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Bill, FY 2025; the Transportation, Housing 
and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, FY 
2025; and the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, FY 2025; 
and the Revised Report on the Suballocation of the Budget 
Allocations for FY 2025, 9 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and Workforce, July 10, Full Committee, 
markup on H.R. 8932, the ``FAFSA Deadline Act''; H.R. 2941, the 
``Recognizing the Role of Direct Support Professionals Act''; H.R. 
6319, the ``Supporting Accurate Views of Emergency Services Act of 
2023''; H.R. 2574, the ``EMS Counts Act''; and H.J. Res. 142, 
providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, 
United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor 
relating to ``Retirement Security Rule: Definition of an Investment 
Advice Fiduciary'', 10:15 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, July 10, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``The Federal Reserve's Semi-Annual Monetary Policy 
Report'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, July 10, Full Committee, markup on 
H.R. 8926, to modify and reauthorize the Better Utilization of 
Investments Leading to Development Act of 2018; H.R. 8345, to limit 
funds to the United Nations and other organizations that provide any 
status, rights, or privileges beyond observer status to the 
Palestine Liberation Organization, and for other purposes; H. Res. 
1323, rejecting the United Nations decision to place the Israel 
Defense Force on a list of child's rights abusers; H.R. 7151, to 
amend the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 to provide for expedited 
consideration of proposals for additions to, removals from, or other 
modifications with respect to entities on the Entity List, and for 
other purposes; H. Res. 837, reaffirming ties between the United 
States and the Philippines; H.R. 8566, to require reports and 
certain actions with respect to the Republic of Georgia; H. Res. 
554, affirming the nature and importance of the support of the 
United States for the religious and ethnic minority survivors of 
genocide in Iraq; H.R. 1425, to require any convention, agreement, 
or other international instrument on pandemic prevention, 
preparedness, and response reached by the World Health Assembly to 
be subject to Senate ratification; H.R. 7025, to extend and 
authorize annual appropriations for the United States Commission on 
International Religious Freedom through fiscal year 2026; H.J. Res. 
164, providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of 
title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department 
of Commerce relating to ``Revision of Firearms License 
Requirements''; H. Res. 1328, recognizing the actions of the Rapid 
Support Forces and allied militias in the Darfur region of Sudan 
against non-Arab ethnic communities as acts of genocide; H.R. 3042, 
to modify the requirements for candidate countries under the 
Millennium Challenge Act of 2003, and for other purposes; H.R. 7914, 
to require the imposition of sanctions on the Popular Resistance 
Committees and other associated entities, and for other purposes; 
H.R. 8232, to authorize the Secretary of State to withdraw from the 
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the 
Near East Federal funds previously made available to such 
organization; H.R. 8924, to require the Secretary of Commerce to 
identify and report on foreign adversary entities using intellectual 
property related to emerging technology without a license, and for 
other purposes; H.R. 8892, to modify certain provisions relating to 
bilateral agreements and AUKUS defense trade cooperation under the 
Arms Export Control Act, and for other purposes; H.R. 8936, to 
provide protection, support, and humanitarian assistance to Rohingya 
refugees and internally displaced people as well as promote 
accountability and a path out of genocide and crimes against 
humanity for Rohingya; and H.R. 8934, to require the imposition of 
sanctions with respect to foreign persons engaged in piracy, and for 
other purposes, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on House Administration, July 10, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Oversight of the Library of Congress'', 10:15 
a.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on the Judiciary, July 10, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Collusion in the Global Alliance for Responsible Media'', 
10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Oversight and Accountability, July 10, Full 
Committee, hearing entitled ``Oversight of the U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency'', 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, July 10, Full 
Committee, markup on legislation on the NASA Reauthorization Act of 
2024, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, July 10, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Main Street Realities: Examining the Current Economic 
Landscape in America'', 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, July 10, 
Subcommittee on Aviation, hearing entitled ``Eliminating 
Bottlenecks: Examining Opportunities to Recruit, Retain, and Engage 
Aviation Talent'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, July 10, Subcommittee on 
Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, hearing on H.R. 2971, 
the ``Veterans Claims Education Act of 2023''; H.R. 6362, the 
``Protecting Benefits for Disabled Veterans Act of 2023''; H.R. 
6507, the ``Mark Our Place Act''; H.R. 7729, the ``Dennis and Lois 
Krisfalusy Act''; H.R. 8792, the ``Flowers for Fallen Heroes Act of 
2024''; H.R. 8854, the ``Ensuring Veterans' Final Resting Place

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Act of 2024''; H.R. 8910, the ``Dayton National Cemetery Expansion 
Act of 2024''; H.R. 8893, the ``Preserving Veterans' Legacy Act of 
2024''; H.R. 8874, the ``Modernizing All Veterans and Survivors 
Claims Processing Act''; H.R. 8881, the ``Rural Veterans' Improved 
Access to Benefits Act of 2024''; H.R. 8879, the ``Improving VA 
Training for Military Sexual Trauma Claims Act''; legislation on the 
Veterans 2nd Amendment Restoration Act; legislation on the 
Safeguarding Veterans 2nd Amendment Rights Act; legislation on the 
Simplifying Forms for Veterans Claims Act; legislation on the Board 
of Veterans Appeals' Attorney Retention and Backlog Reduction Act; 
legislation on the Veterans' Burial Improvement Act; legislation on 
the VA Insurance Improvement Act; and legislation on the Survivor 
Benefits Update Act, 10:15 a.m., 360 Cannon.


                             Joint Meeting

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: July 10, to hold 
hearings to examine war crimes and complicity from Syria to Ukraine, 
2 p.m., 2247, Rayburn Building.