    [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 36 (Monday, February 24, 2025)]
    [Daily Digest]
    [Pages D177-D179]
    From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                          CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                 Week of February 25 through February 28, 2025

                                 Senate Chamber

      On Tuesday, Senate will continue consideration of the nomination of
    Daniel Driscoll, of North Carolina, to be Secretary of the Army, post-
    cloture, with a vote on confirmation of the nomination at approximately
    11:15 a.m. Following which, Senate will vote on the motion to proceed
    to consideration of S.J. Res. 11, providing for congressional
    disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule
    submitted by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management relating to
    ``Protection of Marine Archaeological Resources'', at approximately 12
    noon.
      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: February 26, to
    hold hearings to examine perspectives from the field, focusing on
    farmer and rancher views on the agricultural economy, 10:30 a.m.,
    SH-216.
      Committee on Armed Services: February 25, to hold hearings to
    examine the nomination of Stephen Feinberg, of New York, to be
    Deputy Secretary of Defense, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
      February 25, Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, to receive a closed
    briefing on Department of Defense cyber operations, 4 p.m., SVC-217.
      February 27, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the
    nomination of John Phelan, of Florida, to be Secretary of the Navy,
    9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
      February 27, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, to receive a closed
    briefing on global nuclear and missile threats, 11:45 a.m., SVC-217.
      Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: February 26,
    Subcommittee on Digital Assets, to hold hearings to examine
    bipartisan legislative frameworks for digital assets, 2:30 p.m., SD-
    538.
      February 27, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the
    nominations of Stephen Miran, of New York, to be Chairman of the
    Council of Economic Advisers, Jeffrey Kessler, of Virginia, to be
    Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security, William
    Pulte, of Florida, to be Director of the Federal Housing Finance
    Agency, and Jonathan McKernan, of Tennessee, to be Director, Bureau
    of Consumer Financial Protection, 10 a.m., SD-538.
      Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: February 25,
    to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Michael Kratsios, of
    South Carolina, to be Director of the Office of Science and
    Technology Policy, and Mark Meador, of Virginia, to be a Federal
    Trade Commissioner, 10 a.m., SR-253.
      February 26, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine
    interdicting illicit drug trafficking, focusing on a view from the
    front lines, 11 a.m., SR-253.
      February 27, Full Committee, business meeting to consider the
    nomination of Steven Bradbury, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary
    of Transportation, and routine lists in the Coast Guard, 10 a.m.,
    SR-253.
      February 27, Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, Freight,
    Pipelines, and Safety, to hold hearings to examine cargo theft,
    focusing on the threat to consumers and the U.S. supply chain, 10:30
    a.m., SR-253.
      Committee on Environment and Public Works: February 26, to hold
    hearings to examine Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
    implementation and case studies, 10 a.m., SD-406.
      Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: February 27,
    business meeting to consider the nomination of Lori Chavez-DeRemer,
    of Oregon, to be Secretary of Labor, and other pending calendar
    business, 9:30 a.m., SD-562.
      February 27, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the
    nomination of Keith Sonderling, of Florida, to be Deputy Secretary
    of Labor, 10 a.m., SD-562.
      Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: February
    25, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Troy Edgar, of
    California, to be Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security, and James
    Bishop, of North Carolina, to be Deputy Director of the Office of
    Management and Budget, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
      February 27, Full Committee, business meeting to consider the
    nominations of Troy Edgar, of California, to be Deputy Secretary of
    Homeland Security, and James

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    Bishop, of North Carolina, to be Deputy Director of the Office of
    Management and Budget, 9 a.m., SD-342.
      Committee on the Judiciary: February 26, to hold hearings to
    examine pending nominations, 10:15 a.m., SD-226.
      February 27, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 331,
    to amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the
    scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and the nominations of
    Todd Blanche, of Florida, to be Deputy Attorney General, and Abigail
    Slater, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Attorney
    General, both of the Department of Justice, 9 a.m., SH-216.
      Committee on Rules and Administration: February 25, business
    meeting to consider an original resolution authorizing expenditures
    by the Committee, an original resolution entitled, ``Omnibus
    Committee Funding Resolution'', and adoption of committee rules of
    procedure for the 119th Congress, 2 p.m., S-219, Capitol.
      Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: February 26, to
    hold hearings to examine managing risk for the long-term in the 7(a)
    loan program, focusing on hearing from lenders, 2:30 p.m., SR-428A.
      Committee on Veterans' Affairs: February 25, to hold joint
    hearings with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine
    the legislative presentation of Disabled American Veterans and multi
    VSOs: AMVETS, Vietnam Veterans of America, Military Order of the
    Purple Heart, Blinded Veterans Association, Veterans Education
    Success, Gold Star Wives of America, Inc., and Reserve Organization
    of America, 10 a.m., 390-CHOB.
      February 26, Full Committee, to hold joint hearings with the House
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine the legislative
    presentation of The American Legion and multi VSOs: Minority
    Veterans of America, Jewish War Veterans of the U.S.A, National
    Association of County Veterans Services Officers, Military Officers
    Association of America, National Association of State Directors of
    Veterans Affairs, D'Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military
    Families, and Wounded Warrior Project, 10 a.m., 390-CHOB.
      Select Committee on Intelligence: February 25, to receive a closed
    briefing on certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
      February 26, Full Committee, closed business meeting to consider
    pending intelligence matters; to be immediately followed by a closed
    briefing on certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
      Special Committee on Aging: February 26, to hold hearings to
    examine combating the opioid epidemic, 3:30 p.m., SD-106.

                                House Committees

      Committee on Appropriations, February 26, Subcommittee on
    Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, hearing entitled
    ``American Indian and Alaska Native Public Witness Hearing Day 2'',
    9:30 a.m., 2008 Rayburn.
      February 26, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services,
    Education, and Related Agencies, hearing entitled ``Federal
    Investments in Elementary Education'', 10:30 a.m., 2358-C Rayburn.
      February 26, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related
    Agencies, hearing entitled ``American Indian and Alaska Native
    Public Witness Hearing Day 2'', 1:30 p.m., 2008 Rayburn.
      February 26, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and
    Related Agencies, oversight hearing on the Federal Bureau of
    Prisons, 2 p.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
      February 27, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related
    Agencies, hearing entitled ``American Indian and Alaska Native
    Public Witness Hearing Day 3'', 9 a.m., 2008 Rayburn.
      Committee on Armed Services, February 26, Full Committee, hearing
    entitled ``Strengthening America's Defense Industrial Base,
    Workforce, and Production Lines to Deter War'', 10 a.m., 2118
    Rayburn.
      February 26, Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special Operations,
    hearing entitled ``The Role of Special Operations in Great Power
    Competition'', 1:30 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
      Committee on Education and Workforce, February 26, Full Committee,
    hearing entitled ``Unleashing America's Workforce and Strengthening
    Our Economy'', 10:15 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
      Committee on Energy and Commerce, February 26, Subcommittee on
    Health, hearing entitled ``An Examination of How Reining in PBMs
    Will Drive Competition and Lower Costs for Patients'', 10 a.m., 2123
    Rayburn.
      February 26, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing
    entitled ``Examining the Biden Administration's Energy and
    Environment Spending Push'', 10:30 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
      Committee on Financial Services, February 26, Subcommittee on
    Capital Markets, hearing entitled ``The Future of American Capital:
    Strengthening Public and Private Markets by Increasing Investor
    Access and Facilitating Capital Formation'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
      Committee on Homeland Security, February 26, Full Committee,
    markup on the Committee's Oversight Plan; H.R. 1000, to amend the
    Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for education and training
    programs and resources of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure
    Security Agency of the Department of Homeland Security, and for
    other purposes; H. Res. 113, directing the Secretary of Homeland
    Security to transmit to the House of Representatives certain
    documents relating to Department of Homeland Security policies and
    activities related to the security of Department information and
    data and the recruitment and retention of its workforce; and H. Res.
    114, directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to transmit to the
    House of Representatives certain documents relating to Department of
    Homeland Security policies and activities related to domestic
    preparedness and collective response to terrorism and the
    Department's cybersecurity activities, 10 a.m., 310 Cannon.
      Committee on the Judiciary, February 26, Full Committee, markup on
    H.R. 875, the ``Protect Our Communities from DUIs Act''; H.R. 176,
    the ``No Immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act''; H.R. 1071,
    the ``No Censors on our Shores Act''; and the Committee's
    Authorization and Oversight Plan, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
      February 27, Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government
    Surveillance, hearing entitled ``Protecting

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    Victims of Human Trafficking and Online Exploitation'', 9 a.m., 2141
    Rayburn.
      Committee on Natural Resources, February 26, Subcommittee on
    Water, Wildlife and Fisheries, hearing entitled ``Evaluating the
    Implementation of the Marine Mammal Protection Act and the
    Endangered Species Act'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
      Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, February 26,
    Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory
    Affairs, hearing entitled ``Leading the Charge: Opportunities to
    Strengthen America's Energy Reliability'', 9:30 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
      February 26, Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency,
    hearing entitled ``America Last: How Foreign Aid Undermined U.S.
    Interests Around the World'', 11 a.m., 210 Capitol.
      Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, February 26,
    Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, hearing entitled ``Step by
    Step: The Artemis Program and NASA's Path To Human Exploration of
    the Moon, Mars, and Beyond'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
      Committee on Small Business, February 26, Full Committee, hearing
    entitled ``Fostering American Innovation: Insights into SBIR and
    STTR Programs'', 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
      Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, February 26, Full
    Committee, markup on the Committee's Authorization and Oversight
    Plan; H.R. 1182, the ``Compressed Gas Cylinder Safety and Oversight
    Improvements Act of 2025''; H. Con. Res. 9, authorizing the use of
    the Capitol Grounds for the National Peace Officers Memorial Service
    and the National Honor Guard and Pipe Band Exhibition; H.R. 501, the
    ``Promoting Resilient Buildings Act of 2025''; H.R. 744, the
    ``Disaster Management Costs Modernization Act''; and H.R. 1382, to
    amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with respect to San
    Francisco Bay restoration, and for other purposes, 10 a.m., 2167
    Rayburn.
      Committee on Ways and Means, February 26, Full Committee, markup
    on H.R. 1491, the ``Disaster Related Extension of Deadlines Act'';
    H.R. 517, the ``Filing Relief for Natural Disasters Act''; H.J. Res.
    25, disapproving the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service
    related to ``Gross Proceeds Reporting by Brokers That Regularly
    Provide Services Effectuating Digital Asset Sales'', 10 a.m., 1100
    Longworth.

                                 Joint Meeting

      Joint Hearing: February 25, Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs,
    to hold joint hearings with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
    to examine the legislative presentation of Disabled American
    Veterans and multi VSOs: AMVETS, Vietnam Veterans of America,
    Military Order of the Purple Heart, Blinded Veterans Association,
    Veterans Education Success, Gold Star Wives of America, Inc., and
    Reserve Organization of America, 10 a.m., 390-CHOB.
      February 26, Full Committee, to hold joint hearings with the House
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine the legislative
    presentation of The American Legion and multi VSOs: Minority
    Veterans of America, Jewish War Veterans of the U.S.A, National
    Association of County Veterans Services Officers, Military Officers
    Association of America, National Association of State Directors of
    Veterans Affairs, D'Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military
    Families, and Wounded Warrior Project, 10 a.m., 390-CHOB.