[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 143 (Monday, September 16, 2024)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D882-D887]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                     Week of September 17 through 
                           September 20, 2024

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senate will resume consideration of the nomination of 
Mary Kathleen Costello, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District 
Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 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 a time to be 
determined by the Majority Leader, in consultation with the Republican 
Leader.
  At 2:15 p.m., Senate will resume consideration of the motion to 
proceed to consideration of S. 4445, Right to IVF Act. At approximately 
3:30 p.m., Senate expects to vote on the motion to proceed to 
consideration of the bill, upon reconsideration.
  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: September 18, 
Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and 
Research, to hold hearings to examine keeping kids learning in the 
National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program, 2 p.m., 
SD-562.
  Committee on Armed Services: September 17, to hold hearings to 
examine the nominations of Lieutenant General Randall Reed, USAF, to 
be general and Commander, United States Transportation Command, and 
Lieutenant General Xavier T. Brunson, USA, to be general and 
Commander, United Nations Command/Combined Forces Command/United 
States Forces Korea, both of the Department of Defense, 9:30 a.m., 
SH-216.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: September 17, 
Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection, to 
hold hearings to examine risks and harm in the private student 
lending and servicing market, 2:30 p.m., SD-538.
  September 18, Subcommittee on Economic Policy, to hold hearings to 
examine the macroeconomic impacts of potential tax reform in 2025, 2 
p.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: September 18, 
to hold hearings to examine aviation cybersecurity threats, 10 a.m., 
SR-253.
  September 19, Subcommittee on Oceans, Fisheries, Climate Change, 
and Manufacturing, to hold hearings to examine Coast Guard drug 
interdiction and enforcement in the maritime environment, 10 a.m., 
SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: September 19, to hold 
hearings to examine fusion energy technology development and 
commercialization efforts, 10 a.m., SD-366.

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  Committee on Environment and Public Works: September 18, to hold 
hearings to examine America's regional commissions, focusing on 
sharing best practices in regional and economic development, 10 
a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: September 17, to hold hearings to examine 
lowering health care costs for Americans, focusing on the Inflation 
Reduction Act, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: September 19, to hold hearings to 
examine the nominations of John W. McIntyre, of Texas, to be 
Ambassador to the Kingdom of Eswatini, Jeremey Neitzke, of Illinois, 
to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Lesotho, Abigail L. Dressel, of 
Connecticut, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Angola, and to 
serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador 
to the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe, James 
Holtsnider, of Iowa, to be Ambassador to the Independent State of 
Samoa, Brian K. Stimmler, of Nebraska, to be Ambassador to the 
Kyrgyz Republic, and Amanda S. Jacobsen, of Washington, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, all of the 
Department of State, 10:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: September 19, 
business meeting to consider an original resolution directing the 
Senate Legal Counsel to bring a civil action to enforce a subpoena 
of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the 
Senate, an original resolution authorizing the President of the 
Senate to certify the report of the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions of the Senate regarding the refusal of Dr. Ralph 
de la Torre to appear and testify before the Committee, and other 
pending calendar business, 10 a.m., SD-562.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: September 
17, to hold hearings to examine the national security risks of 
replacing nonpartisan civil servants with political appointees, 
focusing on ensuring a trustworthy government, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  September 18, Full Committee, business meeting to continue to 
consider S. 4667, to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
establish the Life Sciences Research Security Board, S. 4373, to 
provide for congressional approval of national emergency 
declarations, S. 4495, to enable safe, responsible, and agile 
procurement, development, and use of artificial intelligence by the 
Federal Government, S. 4675, to require the United States Postal 
Service to submit a comprehensive proposal to the Postal Regulatory 
Commission before implementing any network changes, S. 4630, to 
establish an interagency committee to harmonize regulatory regimes 
in the United States relating to cybersecurity, S. 4654, to amend 
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
to allow Indian tribal governments to directly request fire 
management assistance declarations and grants, S. 4698, to authorize 
the Joint Task Forces of the Department of Homeland Security, S. 
4711, to limit the consideration of marijuana use when making an 
employment suitability or security clearance determination, S. 4681, 
to ensure a timely, fair, meaningful, and transparent process for 
individuals to seek redress because they were wrongly identified as 
a threat under the screening and inspection regimes used by the 
Department of Homeland Security, to require a report on the 
effectiveness of enhanced screening programs of the Department of 
Homeland Security, S. 4043, to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
make executive agency telework policies transparent, to track 
executive agency use of telework, S. 4679, to amend title XLI of the 
FAST Act to improve the Federal permitting process, S. 4716, to 
amend section 7504 of title 31, United States Code, to improve the 
single audit requirements, S. 4294, to direct the Secretary of 
Homeland Security to negotiate with the Government of Canada 
regarding an agreement for integrated cross border aerial law 
enforcement operations, S. 59, to implement merit-based reforms to 
the civil service hiring system that replace degree-based hiring 
with skills-and competency-based hiring, S. 4676, to enhance the 
effectiveness of the Shadow Wolves Program, S. 4672, to require the 
Commissioner for U.S. Customs and Border Protection to assess 
current efforts to respond to hazardous weather and water events at 
or near United States borders and, to the extent such efforts may be 
improved, to develop a hazardous weather and water events 
preparedness and response strategy, S. 4697, to enhance the 
cybersecurity of the Healthcare and Public Health Sector, S. 4715, 
to require the National Cyber Director to submit to Congress a plan 
to establish an institute within the Federal Government to serve as 
a centralized resource and training center for Federal cyber 
workforce development, S. 4631, to amend title 41, United States 
Code, to prohibit minimum education requirements for proposed 
contractor personnel in certain contract solicitations, S. 4700, to 
modify the governmentwide financial management plan, S. 4656, to 
amend title 5, United States Code, concerning restrictions on the 
participation of certain Federal employees in partisan political 
activity, S. 4651, to require agencies to use information and 
communications technology products obtained from original equipment 
manufacturers or authorized resellers, S. 4419, to require the 
Science and Technology Directorate in the Department of Homeland 
Security to develop greater capacity to detect, identify, and 
disrupt illicit substances in very low concentrations, S. 4321, to 
amend title 5, United States Code, to prohibit the payment of 
annuities and retired pay to individuals convicted of certain sex 
crimes, S. 2546, to designate the facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 100 North Taylor Lane in Patagonia, 
Arizona, as the ``Jim Kolbe Memorial Post Office'', S. 3946, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 1106 Main Street in Bastrop, Texas, as the ``Sergeant Major Billy 
D. Waugh Post Office'', S. 4077, to designate the facility of the 
United States Postal Service located at 180 Steuart Street in San 
Francisco, California, as the ``Dianne Feinstein Post Office'', H.R. 
5527, to amend section 1078 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2018 to increase the effectiveness of the 
Technology Modernization Fund, H.R. 7219, to ensure that Federal 
agencies rely on the best reasonably available scientific, 
technical, demographic, economic, and statistical information and 
evidence to develop, issue or inform the public of the nature and 
bases of Federal agency rules and guidance, H.R. 7524, to

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amend title 40, United States Code, to require the submission of 
reports on certain information technology services funds to Congress 
before expenditures may be made, H.R. 3254, to amend the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 to establish a process to review applications 
for certain grants to purchase equipment or systems that do not meet 
or exceed any applicable national voluntary consensus standards, 
H.R. 6174, to improve the biodetection functions of the Department 
of Homeland Security, H.R. 272, to amend title 31, United States 
Code, to authorize transportation for Government astronauts 
returning from space between their residence and various locations, 
H.R. 4403, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to make 
improvements to the Securing the Cities program, H.R. 5887, to amend 
chapter 3 of title 5, United States Code, to improve Government 
service delivery, and build related capacity for the Federal 
Government, H.R. 7525, to require the Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget to issue guidance to agencies requiring 
special districts to be recognized as local government for the 
purpose of Federal financial assistance determinations, H.R. 4467, 
to direct the Under Secretary for Management of the Department of 
Homeland Security to assess contracts for covered services performed 
by contractor personnel along the United States land border with 
Mexico, H.R. 599, to designate the facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 3500 West 6th Street, Suite 103 in Los 
Angeles, California, as the ``Dosan Ahn Chang Ho Post Office'', H.R. 
1060, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 1663 East Date Place in San Bernardino, California, as 
the ``Dr. Margaret B. Hill Post Office Building'', H.R. 1098, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 50 East Derry Road in East Derry, New Hampshire, as the ``Chief 
Edward B. Garone Post Office'', H.R. 1555, to designate the facility 
of the United States Postal Service located at 2300 Sylvan Avenue in 
Modesto, California, as the ``Corporal Michael D. Anderson Jr. Post 
Office Building'', H.R. 3608, to designate the facility of the 
United States Postal Service located at 28081 Marguerite Parkway in 
Mission Viejo, California, as the ``Major Megan McClung Post Office 
Building'', H.R. 3728, to designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 25 Dorchester Avenue, Room 1, in 
Boston, Massachusetts, as the ``Caroline Chang Post Office'', H.R. 
5476, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 1077 River Road, Suite 1, in Washington Crossing, 
Pennsylvania, as the ``Susan C. Barnhart Post Office'', H.R. 5640, 
to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 12804 Chillicothe Road in Chesterland, Ohio, as the 
``Sgt. Wolfgang Kyle Weninger Post Office Building'', H.R. 5712, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 220 Fremont Street in Kiel, Wisconsin, as the ``Trooper Trevor J. 
Casper Post Office Building'', H.R. 5985, to designate the facility 
of the United States Postal Service located at 517 Seagaze Drive in 
Oceanside, California, as the ``Charlesetta Reece Allen Post Office 
Building'', H.R. 6073, to designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 9925 Bustleton Avenue in 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as the ``Sergeant Christopher David 
Fitzgerald Post Office Building'', H.R. 6651, to designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 603 West 3rd 
Street in Necedah, Wisconsin, as the ``Sergeant Kenneth E. Murphy 
Post Office Building'', H.R. 7192, to designate the facility of the 
United States Postal Service located at 333 West Broadway in 
Anaheim, California, as the ``Dr. William I. `Bill' Kott Post Office 
Building'', H.R. 7199, to designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at S74w16860 Janesville Road, in 
Muskego, Wisconsin, as the ``Colonel Hans Christian Heg Post 
Office'', H.R. 7423, to designate the facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 103 Benedette Street in Rayville, 
Louisiana, as the ``Luke Letlow Post Office Building'', and 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, Ann C. Fisher, of South Dakota, and Ashley Jay Elizabeth 
Poling, of North Carolina, both to be a Commissioner of the Postal 
Regulatory Commission, and Carmen G. Iguina Gonzalez, and Joseph 
Russell Palmore, both to be an Associate Judge of the District of 
Columbia Court of Appeals, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: September 18, business meeting to 
consider S. 2695, to amend the Indian Law Enforcement Reform Act to 
provide for advancements in public safety services to Indian 
communities, S. 3857, to take certain land in the State of 
California into trust for the benefit of the Jamul Indian Village of 
California, S. 4442, to amend the Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement 
Act of 2010 to make improvements to that Act, and S. 4505, to 
approve the settlement of water rights claims of Ohkay Owingeh in 
the Rio Chama Stream System, to restore the Bosque on Pueblo Land in 
the State of New Mexico; to be immediately followed by a hearing to 
examine the nomination of Patrice H. Kunesh, of Minnesota, to be 
Chairman of the National Indian Gaming Commission, 10 a.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: September 17, to hold hearings to 
examine stemming the tide of hate crimes in America, 10 a.m., SD-
G50.
  September 17, Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law, to 
hold an oversight hearing to examine AI, focusing on insiders' 
perspectives, 2 p.m., SD-226.
  September 19, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 
1306, to reauthorize the COPS ON THE BEAT grant program, S. 2220, to 
amend title 35, United States Code, to invest in inventors in the 
United States, maintain the United States as the leading innovation 
economy in the world, and protect the property rights of the 
inventors that grow the economy of the United States, S. 2140, to 
amend title 35, United States Code, to address matters relating to 
patent subject matter eligibility, S. 4713, to amend chapter 11 of 
title 35, United States Code, to require the voluntary collection of 
demographic information for patent inventors, S. 2082, to make 
technical corrections relating to the Justice Against Sponsors of 
Terrorism Act, and the nominations of Ryan Young Park, of North 
Carolina, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit, 
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be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of 
Wisconsin, Jonathan E. Hawley, to be United States District Judge 
for the Central District of Illinois, April M. Perry, to be United 
States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, Gail A. 
Weilheimer, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern 
District of Pennsylvania, and Joseph R. Adams, to be United States 
Marshal for the Northern District of West Virginia, David L. Lemmon 
II, to be United States Marshal for the Southern District of West 
Virginia, and Bobby Jack Woods, to be United States Marshal for the 
Eastern District of Kentucky, all of the Department of Justice, 10 
a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: September 18, to 
hold hearings to examine streamlining and coordinating support for 
rural small businesses, 2:30 p.m., SR-428A.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: September 18, to hold hearings to 
examine current and future VA budget challenges, focusing on 
providing for veterans, 3 p.m., SR-418.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: September 17, to receive a 
closed briefing on certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SVC-217.
  September 18, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine foreign 
threats to elections in 2024, focusing on roles and responsibilities 
of U.S. tech providers, 2:30 p.m., SH-216.
  Special Committee on Aging: September 19, to hold hearings to 
examine how scammers are stealing from older adults, focusing on 
fighting fraud, 10 a.m., SD-106.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Appropriations, September 18, Subcommittee on 
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, 
oversight hearing on Inspectors General of the Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, Department of Transportation, and the 
National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak), 10 a.m., 2358-A 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, September 18, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``The Findings and Recommendations of the Commission on the 
National Defense Strategy'', 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  September 19, Subcommittee on Military Personnel, hearing entitled 
``Oversight of Extremism Policies in the Army'', 10 a.m., 2118 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, September 18, 
Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, hearing entitled ``Examining 
the Biden-Harris Attacks on Tipped Workers'', 10:15 a.m., 2175 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, September 18, Full Committee, 
markup on H.R. 670, the ``Think Differently Database Act''; H.R. 
8107, the ``Ensuring Access to Medicaid Buy-in Programs Act of 
2024''; H.R. 8108, to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to 
add a Medicaid State plan requirement with respect to the 
determination of residency of certain individuals serving in the 
Armed Forces; H.R. 3433, the ``Give Kids a Chance Act of 2024''; 
H.R. 7188, the ``Shandra Eisenga Human Cell and Tissue Product 
Safety Act''; H.R. 7623, the ``Telehealth Modernization Act of 
2024''; H.R. 3227, the ``Ensuring Seniors' Access to Quality Care 
Act''; H.R. 9067, the ``Building America's Health Care Workforce 
Act''; H.R. 7155, the ``United States-Abraham Accords Cooperation 
and Security Act of 2024''; H.J. Res. 139, providing for 
congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States 
Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid 
Services relating to ``Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Minimum 
Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care Facilities and Medicaid 
Institutional Payment Transparency Reporting''; H.R. 7890, the 
``Children and Teens' Online Privacy Protection Act''; H.R. 7891, 
Kids Online Safety Act''; H.R. 8449, the ``AM Radio for Every 
Vehicle Act''; H.J. Res. 163, providing for congressional 
disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the 
rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to 
``New Source Performance Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From 
New, Modified, and Reconstructed Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric 
Generating Units; Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions 
From Existing Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; and 
Repeal of the Affordable Clean Energy Rule''; H.J. Res. 133, 
providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, 
United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental 
Protection Agency relating to ``Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards 
for Heavy-Duty Vehicles-Phase 3''; and H.J. Res. 117, providing for 
congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States 
Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency 
relating to ``Reconsideration of the National Ambient Air Quality 
Standards for Particulate Matter'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  September 19, Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and 
Critical Materials, hearing entitled ``Holding the Biden-Harris EPA 
Accountable for Radical Rush-to-Green Spending'', 10 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  September 19, Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce, 
hearing entitled ``Federal Trade Commission Practices: A Discussion 
on Past Versus Present'', 10:30 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, September 18, Subcommittee on 
Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Inclusion, hearing entitled 
``Dazed and Confused: Breaking Down the SEC's Politicized Approach 
to Digital Assets'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  September 18, Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, 
and International Financial Institutions, hearing entitled 
``Protecting Americans' Savings: Examining the Economics of the 
Multi-Billion Dollar Romance Confidence Scam Industry'', 2 p.m., 
2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, September 18, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Great Power Competition in the Indo-Pacific'', 10 
a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  September 19, Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and 
Central Asia, hearing entitled ``Israel and the Middle East at a 
Crossroads: How Tehran's Terror Campaign Threatens the U.S. and our 
Allies'', 10 a.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  September 19, Subcommittee on Oversight and Accountability, 
hearing entitled ``Money is Policy, Part II:

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Analyzing Select State Department Grant Awards'', 10 a.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  September 19, Full Committee, markup on Committee Report, 
Recommending the House of Representatives find Antony Blinken, 
Secretary, U.S. Department of State, in contempt of Congress for 
refusal to comply with a subpoena duly issued by the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  September 20, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, hearing 
entitled ``Maduro Stole the Elections Again: The Response to Fraud 
in Venezuela'', 11 a.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, September 18, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``A Country Without Borders: How the Biden-Harris 
Open Borders Policies Have Undermined Our Safety and Security'', 10 
a.m., 310 Cannon.
  September 19, Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, 
and Intelligence; and Subcommittee on Border Security and 
Enforcement, joint hearing entitled ``Beyond the Border: Terrorism 
and Homeland Security Consequences of Illegal Immigration'', 10 
a.m., 310 Cannon.
  Committee on House Administration, September 18, Subcommittee on 
Modernization, hearing entitled ``Continuity of Congress: Preparing 
for the Future by Learning from the Past'', 12 p.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on the Judiciary, September 18, Subcommittee on Crime 
and Federal Government Surveillance, hearing entitled ``Oversight of 
Homeland Security Investigations'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, September 18, Subcommittee on 
Federal Lands, hearing on H.R. 1479, the ``Chiricahua National Park 
Act''; H.R. 1504, the ``Apex Area Technical Corrections Act''; H.R. 
8931, to redesignate Saratoga National Historical Park as Saratoga 
National Battlefield Park; H.R. 8946, the ``Reversionary Interest 
Conveyance Act''; H.R. 9159, the ``Appalachian Trail Centennial 
Act''; H.R. 9492, to amend Public Law 99-338 with respect to Kaweah 
Project permits; HR. 9516, the ``Military Families National Parks 
Access Enhancement Act''; and S. 612, the ``Lake Tahoe Restoration 
Reauthorization Act'', 10:15 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  September 19, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 3283, the 
``Facilitating DIGITAL Applications Act''; H.R. 4235, the ``Wildfire 
Technology DEMO Act''; H.R. 5103, the ``FISHES Act''; H.R. 6012, the 
``Fire Safe Electrical Corridors Act of 2023''; H.R. 6085, to 
prohibit the implementation of the Draft Resource Management Plan 
and Environmental Impact Statement for the Rock Springs RMP 
Revision, Wyoming; H.R. 6107, the ``Urban Canal Modernization Act''; 
H.R. 6547, the ``Colorado Energy Prosperity Act''; H.R. 6826, to 
designate the visitor and education center at Fort McHenry National 
Monument and Historic Shrine as the Paul S. Sarbanes Visitor and 
Education Center; H.R. 6843, to expand the boundaries of the 
Atchafalaya National Heritage Area to include Lafourche Parish, 
Louisiana; H.R. 7332, the ``Utah State Parks Adjustment Act''; H.R. 
8219, the ``Lahaina National Heritage Area Act''; H.R. 8413, the 
``Swanson and Hugh Butler Reservoirs Land Conveyances Act''; H.R. 
8704, to require the Secretary of Commerce to establish a grant 
program to foster enhanced coexistence between ocean users and North 
Atlantic right whales and other large cetacean species; H.R. 8811, 
the ``America's Conservation Enhancement Reauthorization Act of 
2024''; H.R. 9533, the ``ESA Amendments Act of 2024''; and S. 612, 
the ``Lake Tahoe Restoration Reauthorization Act'', 10:15 a.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Accountability, September 18, Full 
Committee, markup on H.R. 3642, the ``Executive Branch 
Accountability and Transparency Act of 2023''; legislation on the 
Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2024; 
legislation on the Federal Register Modernization Act; H.R. 5300, 
the ``GAO Inspector General Parity Act''; legislation on the Federal 
Acquisition Security Council Improvement Act of 2024; legislation on 
the Value Over Cost Act; legislation on the Federal Improvement in 
Technology Procurement Act; H.R. 9566, the ``Source Code 
Harmonization And Reuse in Information Technology Act''; H.R. 5536, 
the ``Grant Transparency Act of 2023''; legislation on the 
Protecting Taxpayers Wallet Act; legislation on the Manager 
Attitudes and Notions According to Government Employee Responses 
Act; H.R. 8784, the ``Full Responsibility and Expedited Enforcement 
Act''; H.R. 825, the ``Banning Operations and Leases with the 
Illegitimate Venezuelan Authoritarian Regime Act''; and several 
postal naming measures, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  September 19, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``A Legacy of 
Incompetence: Consequences of the Biden-Harris Administration's 
Policy Failures'', 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, September 19, 
Subcommittee on Environment; and Subcommittee on Energy, joint 
hearing entitled ``Navigating the Blue Frontier: Evaluating the 
Potential of Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal Approaches'', 10 a.m., 
2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, September 18, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Holding the SBA Accountable: Testimony from Small 
Business Administrator Guzman'', 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, September 18, Full 
Committee, markup on H.R. 8689, the ``Amtrak Executive Bonus 
Disclosure Act''; H.R. 3149, to designate United States Route 20 in 
the States of Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Nebraska, Iowa, 
Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, and Massachusetts 
as the ``National Medal of Honor Highway'', and for other purposes; 
H.R. 3988, the ``Assuring that Robust, Thorough, and Informed 
Congressional Leadership is Exercised Over National Emergencies 
Act''; H.R. 6435, the ``Making Aid for Local Disasters Equal Now 
Act''; H.R. 2672, the ``FEMA Loan Interest Payment Relief Act''; 
H.R. 6997, the ``Disaster Contract Improvement Act''; H.R. 8530, the 
``Improving Federal Building Security Act of 2024''; H.R. 2892, the 
``Weather Alert Response and Notification Act''; H.R. 6984, to 
designate the Federal building located at 300 E. 3rd Street in North 
Platte, Nebraska, as the ``Virginia Smith Federal Building'', and 
for other purposes; legislation to require the Administrator of 
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related to United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth, and for other 
purposes; H.R. 8692, the ``Amtrak Transparency and Accountability 
for Passengers and Taxpayers Act''; H.R. 9135, the ``Ensuring 
Airline Resiliency to Reduce Delays and Cancellations Act''; H.R. 
8995, the ``Baby Changing on Board Act''; H.R. 4043, to amend the 
Save Our Seas 2.0 Act to expand eligibility for certain wastewater 
infrastructure grants, and for other purposes; H.R. 9037, the 
``Federal Emergency Mobilization Accountability (FEMA) Workforce 
Planning Act''; H.R. 9541, the ``Promoting Opportunities to Widen 
Electrical Resilience Act of 2024''; H.R. 3356, the ``Motor Carrier 
Safety Screening Modernization Act''; H.R. 8505, the ``Household 
Goods Shipping Consumer Protection Act''; H.R. 7779, the ``Good 
Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act of 2024''; 
H.R. 1720, the ``Ocean Pollution Reduction Act II''; H.R. 8728, the 
``State-Managed Disaster Relief Act''; H.R. 1605, the ``Natural 
Disaster Recovery Program Act of 2023''; H.R. 8616, the ``Ensuring 
Quality Investments in Preparedness Act of 2024''; H.R. 9121, the 
``Fire Management Assistance Grants for Tribal Governments Act''; 
H.R. 5623, the ``Addressing Addiction After Disasters Act''; H.R. 
6083, the ``Duplications of Benefits Victims Relief Act''; H.R. 
9313, the ``Think Differently About Building Accessibility Act''; 
H.R. 9024, the ``Extreme Weather and Heat Response Modernization 
Act''; H.R. 8610, the ``Counter-UAS Authority Security, Safety, and 
Reauthorization Act''; and General Services Administration Capital 
Investment and Leasing Program Resolutions, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, September 18, Subcommittee on 
Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, hearing entitled 
``Examining VA's Challenges with Ensuring Quality Contracted 
Disability Compensation Examinations'', 10:15 a.m., 360 Cannon.
  September 18, Subcommittee on Health, markup on H.R. 9496, to 
amend title 38, United States Code, 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; H.R. 9324, the ``Protecting Veteran Access to Telemedicine 
Services Act of 2024''; H.R. 9478, the ``Veterans Supporting 
Prosthetics Opportunities and Recreational Therapy Act''; H.R. 9525, 
the ``Service Dogs Assisting Veterans Act''; H.R. 7504, the ``Rural 
Veterans Transportation to Care Act''; H.R. 9301, the ``New Mexico 
Rural Veteran Health Care Access Act''; H.R. 9485, the ``Enhancing 
Faith-Based Support for Veterans Act of 2024''; H.R. 9438, the ``No 
Wrong Door for Veterans Act''; H.R. 9146, the ``Ensuring Continuity 
in Veterans Health Act''; and H.R. 8562, the ``Parity for Native 
Hawaiian Veterans Act'', 2:30 p.m., 360 Cannon.
  September 18, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Dial 
988+1: Examining the Operations of the Veterans Crisis Line'', 2:30 
p.m., 360 Cannon.
  September 19, Subcommittee on Technology Modernization, hearing 
entitled ``VA's Open Cash Register: Fraud, Waste, Abuse and Revenue 
Operations'', 9 a.m., 360 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, September 18, Subcommittee on Health, 
hearing entitled ``Investing in a Healthier America: Chronic Disease 
Prevention and Treatment'', 2 p.m., 1100 Longworth.
  September 20, Subcommittee on Trade, hearing entitled ``Protecting 
American Innovation by Establishing and Enforcing Strong Digital 
Trade Rules'', 9 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United 
States and the Chinese Communist Party, September 19, Full 
Committee, hearing entitled ``How the CCP Uses the Law to Silence 
Critics and Enforce its Rule'', 9:15 a.m., HVC-210.


                             Joint Meeting

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: September 18, to 
hold hearings to examine Russia's imperial identity, 2 p.m., 2358C-
RHOB.