[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 140 (Tuesday, September 10, 2024)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D862-D863]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                           SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on the Budget: to hold hearings to examine social 
security, focusing on delivering benefits and protecting retirement 
security, 10 a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold 
hearings to examine the nominations of David Michael Capozzi, of 
Maryland, Samuel E. Lathem, of Delaware, Ronald L. Batory, of New 
Mexico, and Elaine Marie Clegg, of Idaho, all to be a Director of 
the Amtrak Board of Directors, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Water 
and Power, to hold hearings to examine S. 2927, to amend the Omnibus 
Public Land Management Act of 2009 to increase Tribal access to 
water conservation and efficiency grants, S. 4016, to amend the 
Boulder Canyon Project Act to authorize the Secretary of the 
Interior to expend amounts in the Colorado River Dam fund, S. 4242 
and H.R. 4385, to extend authorization of the Reclamation States 
Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991, S. 4245 and H.R. 5770, to 
reauthorize certain United States Geological Survey water data 
enhancement programs, S. 4347, to provide for the conveyance of 
certain Federal land at Swanson Reservoir and Hugh Butler Reservoir 
in the State of Nebraska, S. 4458, to reauthorize the Reclamation 
Rural Water Supply Act of 2006, S. 4576, to amend the Energy and 
Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, to 
reauthorize the Colorado River System conservation pilot program, an 
original bill to establish a new Reclamation program to support 
collaborative positions at eligible partner organizations to help 
develop, fund, and implement water projects with benefits for water 
management and the environment, an original bill to amend the 
Aquifer Recharge Flexibility Act to clarify a provision relating to 
conveyances for aquifer recharge purposes, an original bill to 
authorize additional funding for the San Joaquin River Restoration 
Settlement Program, an original bill to establish an interest-
bearing account for the non-Federal contributions to the Lower 
Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program, an original bill 
to establish the Integrated Water Management Federal Leadership 
Committee and to provide for improved drought resilience and dam 
safety, an original bill to amend Public Law 89-108 to modify the 
authorization of appropriations for State and Tribal, municipal, 
rural, and industrial water supplies, an original bill to make 
certain modifications to the repayment period and payment of 
interest for the Fryingpan-Arkansas project in the State of 
Colorado, an original bill to prohibit the use of amounts from the 
Upper Colorado River Basin Fund to implement a certain record of 
decision, and H.R. 6062, to restore the ability of the people of 
American Samoa to approve amendments to the territorial constitution 
based on majority rule in a democratic act of self-determination, as 
authorized pursuant to an Act of Congress delegating administration 
of Federal territorial law in the territory to the President, and to 
the Secretary of the Interior under Executive Order 10264, dated 
June 29, 1951, under which the Constitution of American Samoa was 
approved and may be amended without requirement for further 
congressional action, subject to the authority of Congress under the 
Territorial Clause in article IV, section 3, clause 2 of the United 
States Constitution, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: to hold hearings to 
examine the nomination of Matthew James Marzano, of Illinois, to be 
a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Julie Smith, of Michigan, to be an Under Secretary 
(Political Affairs), Stephanie L. Hallett, of Florida, to be 
Ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain, Douglas D. Jones, of Maryland, 
to be Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Michael G. Heath, of 
California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Malawi, and Mary E. 
Daschbach, of Rhode Island, to be Ambassador to the Togolese 
Republic, all of the Department of State, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: closed business meeting to 
consider pending intelligence matters; to be immediately followed by 
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; and 
Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture of 
the House Committee on Agriculture, joint hearing entitled ``Severe 
Food Distribution Shortages in Tribal and Elderly Communities'', 10 
a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on the Budget, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Legislative Hearing: Congress and the Congressional Budget Office 
(CBO): Examining Ways to Improve CBO'', 9 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Education and Workforce, Full Committee, markup on 
H.R. 5646, the ``Stop Campus Hazing Act''; H.R. 7233, the ``Jenna 
Quinn Law of 2024''; H.R. 736, the ``PROTECT Kids Act''; H.J. Res. 
181, providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of 
title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department 
of Labor relating to ``Definition of 'Employer'-Association Health 
Plans''; H.R. 3120, the ``Healthy Competition for Better Care Act''; 
and H.R. 9457, the ``Transparent Telehealth Bills Act of 2024'', 
10:15 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, 
and Grid Security, hearing entitled ``From Gas to Groceries: 
Americans Pay the Price of the Biden-Harris Energy Agenda'', 10 
a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled ``A 
Year Removed: Oversight of Securing the U.S. Organ Procurement and 
Transplantation Network Act Implementation'', 10:30 a.m., 2322 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Financial 
Institutions and Monetary Policy, hearing entitled ``Transparency in 
Global Governance'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.

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  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Great Power Competition in Africa'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Europe, hearing entitled ``Countering Malign PRC 
Influence in Europe'', 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 
9460, the ``DHS Joint Task Forces Reauthorization Act of 2024''; 
H.R. 9459, the ``PATHS Act''; and H.R. 9458, the ``Enhancing 
Stakeholder Support and Outreach for Preparedness Grants Act'', 10 
a.m., 310 Cannon.
  Committee on House Administration, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``American Confidence in Elections: Looking Ahead to the 
2024 General Election'', 9:30 a.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Full Committee, markup on H.R. 9488, the ``Secure Handling of 
Internet Electronic Donations Act''; H.R. 7764, the ``Commission to 
Study the Potential Transfer of the Weitzman National Museum of 
American Jewish History to the Smithsonian Institution Act''; H.R. 
6394, the ``Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule Act''; 
H.R. 6969, to direct the Joint Committee on the Library to procure a 
statue of Benjamin Franklin for placement in the Capitol; H.R. 9489, 
to Sunset the Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress, and for 
Other Purposes; H.R. 9487, to amend the Legislative Reorganization 
Act of 1970 to authorize the Legislative Counsel of the House of 
Representatives to designate more than one of the attorneys of the 
Office of the Legislative Counsel as a Deputy Legislative Counsel, 
and for other purpose; and H.R. 9490, to revise certain authorities 
of the Government Publishing Office, and for other Purposes, 11:30 
a.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime and Federal 
Government Surveillance, hearing entitled ``The Consequences of 
Soft-On-Crime-Policies'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and 
Antitrust, hearing entitled ``The Role of Pharmacy Benefit 
Managers'', 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Full Committee, hearing on 
legislation to amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 
and for other purposes; H.J. Res. 168, providing for congressional 
disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the 
rule submitted by the Council on Environmental Quality relating to 
``National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations 
Revisions Phase 2''; and H.R. 6129, the ``Studying NEPA's Impact on 
Projects Act'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Full Committee, 
markup on H.R. 9197, the ``Small Business Artificial Intelligence 
Advancement Act''; H.R. 9194, the ``Nucleic Acid Screening for 
Biosecurity Act''; H.R. 9211, the ``LIFT AI Act''; H.R. 9215, the 
``Workforce for AI Trust Act''; H.R. 9402, the ``NSF AI Education 
Act of 2024''; H.R. 9403, the ``Expanding AI Voices Act''; H.R. 
5077, the ``CREATE AI Act''; legislation on the AI Advancement and 
Reliability Act; legislation on the AI Development Practices Act; 
and legislation on the TAME Extreme Weather Act, 10 a.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Water Resources and Environment, hearing entitled ``Waters of the 
United States Implementation Post-Sackett Decision: Experiences and 
Perspectives'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on 
legislation to amend title 38, United States Code (U.S.C.), to 
include a representative of the National Association of State 
Veterans Homes on the Geriatrics and Gerontology Advisory Committee 
of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA); legislation on the 
Veterans' Mental Health Access Act; legislation to amend title 38, 
U.S.C., to require that non-citizen appointees to positions in the 
Veterans Health Administration are subjected to background 
investigations prior to employment; legislation on the Enhancing 
Faith-Based Support for Veterans Act of 2024; legislation on the No 
Wrong Door for Veterans Act; H.R. 9324, the ``Protecting Veteran 
Access to Telemedicine Services Act''; legislation on the 
Safeguarding VA's Healthcare Workforce Act; legislation on the 
Veterans Supporting Prosthetics Opportunities and Recreational 
Therapy Act; legislation on the Service Dogs Assisting Veterans Act; 
H.R. 9146, the ``Ensuring Continuity in Veterans Health Act''; H.R. 
7504, the ``Rural Veterans Transportation to Care Act''; H.R. 6330, 
the ``Veterans Sentinel Act''; H.R. 8562, the ``Parity for Native 
Hawaiian Veterans Act''; H.R. 6291, the ``Have You Served Act''; 
H.R. 9301, to direct the Secretary of VA to include two counties in 
New Mexico in a certain Veterans Integrated Service Network; and 
legislation on the Conflict of Interest Waiver for VA Researchers, 
10 a.m., 360 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 9495, 
the ``Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages 
Act''; H.R. 3269, the ``Law Enforcement Innovate to De-Escalate 
Act''; H.R. 190, the ``Saving Gig Economy Taxpayers Act''; H.R. 
9461, the ``USA Workforce Investment Act''; and H.R. 9462, the 
``Educational Choice for Children Act of 2024'', 10 a.m., 1100 
Longworth.