[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 71 (Tuesday, April 29, 2025)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D407-D409]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                             APRIL 30, 2025

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: to hold hearings to examine 
biomedical research, focusing on keeping America's edge in 
innovation, 10:30 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Airland, to receive a 
closed briefing on America's Air Force, 4 p.m., SVC-217.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: business 
meeting to consider S. 29, to make daylight saving time permanent, 
S. 191, to require the Secretary of Transportation to modify certain 
regulations relating to the requirements for commercial driver's 
license testing and commercial learner's permit holders, S. 196, to 
improve online ticket sales and protect consumers, S. 259, to direct 
the Federal Communications Commission to publish a list of entities 
that hold authorizations, licenses, or other grants of authority 
issued by the Commission and that have certain foreign ownership, S. 
320, to authorize the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977, S. 
580, to require the Secretary of Commerce to provide training and 
guidance relating to human rights abuses, including such abuses 
perpetrated against the Uyghur population by the Government of the 
People's Republic of China, S. 606, to authorize the Administrator 
of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to reimburse 
the Town of Chincoteague, Virginia, for costs directly associated 
with the removal and replacement of certain drinking water wells, S. 
688, to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing at its 
sources globally, S. 725, to direct the Federal Communications 
Commission to issue reports after activation of the Disaster 
Information Reporting System and to make improvements to network 
outage reporting, to categorize public safety telecommunicators as a 
protective service occupation under the Standard Occupational 
Classification system, S. 769, to amend the Research and 
Development, Competition, and Innovation Act to clarify the 
definition of foreign country for purposes of malign foreign talent 
recruitment restriction, S. 1003, to require the Federal 
Communications Commission to issue an order providing that a shark 
attack is an event for which a wireless emergency alert may be 
transmitted, S. 1081, to require the Administrator of the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration to submit certain reports to 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate 
and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of 
Representatives, S. 1278, to require the Under Secretary of Commerce 
for Oceans and Atmosphere to conduct a project to improve forecasts 
of coastal marine fog, S. 1378, to enhance the use by the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of artificial intelligence 
for weather forecasting, S. 1433, to reauthorize the Northwest 
Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Act to promote the protection 
of the resources of the Northwest Straits, S. 1437, to require the 
Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
to establish a program to identify, evaluate, acquire, and 
disseminate commercial Earth remote sensing data and imagery in 
order to satisfy the scientific, operational, and educational 
requirements of the Administration, S. 1492, to require the 
Secretary of Commerce support the leadership of the United States 
with respect to the deployment, use, application, and 
competitiveness of blockchain technology, and the nominations of 
Olivia Trusty, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Federal 
Communications Commission, Jared Isaacman, of Pennsylvania, to be 
Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
and routine lists in the Coast Guard, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: business meeting to 
consider S. 714, to amend the Energy Act of 2020 to include critical 
materials in the definition of critical mineral, and the nominations 
of Preston Griffith, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary, and Dario 
Gil, of New York, to be Under Secretary for Science, both of the 
Department of Energy; to be immediately followed by hearings to 
examine the nominations of Leslie Beyer, of Texas, to be an 
Assistant Secretary, and Andrea Travnicek, of North Dakota, to be an 
Assistant Secretary, both of the Department of the Interior, and 
Theodore J. Garrish, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary 
(Nuclear Energy), and Tristan Abbey, of Florida, to be Administrator 
of the Energy Information Administration, both of the Department of 
Energy, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.

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  Committee on Environment and Public Works: to hold hearings to 
examine opportunities to strengthen water infrastructure programs, 
focusing on the IIJA's successes, 10 a.m., SD-562.
  Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine the nomination 
of Rodney Scott, of Oklahoma, to be Commissioner of U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: business meeting to consider the 
nominations of Brian Burch, of Illinois, to be Ambassador to the 
Holy See, Brandon Judd, of Idaho, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Chile, Nicole McGraw, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Croatia, Thomas DiNanno, of Florida, to be Under 
Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, Sarah Rogers, 
of New York, to be Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy, and Allison 
Hooker, of Georgia, to be an Under Secretary (Political Affairs), 
all of the Department of State, 10 a.m., S-116, Capitol.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: business 
meeting to consider S. 558, to provide for the consideration of a 
definition of antisemitism set forth by the International Holocaust 
Remembrance Alliance for the enforcement of Federal 
antidiscrimination laws concerning education programs or activities, 
and S. 163, to require institutions of higher education 
participating in Federal student aid programs to share information 
about title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, including a link to 
the webpage of the Office for Civil Rights where an individual can 
submit a complaint regarding discrimination in violation of such 
title, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Terrance Cole, of Virginia, to be Administrator of 
Drug Enforcement, and Gadyaces Serralta, of Florida, to be Director 
of the United States Marshals Service, both of the Department of 
Justice, 10:15 a.m., SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to receive a closed briefing on 
certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  Special Committee on Aging: to hold hearings to examine the rise 
of Antisemitism and supporting older Americans, 3:30 p.m., SH-216.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Financial Services 
and General Government, oversight hearing on the U.S. Postal 
Service, 10 a.m., 2358-A Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, 
hearing entitled ``Missile Defense and Missile Defeat Programmatic 
Updates'', 3 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Military Personnel, hearing entitled ``Military 
Department Personnel Chiefs: Personal Posture'', 3:30 p.m., 2212 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and Workforce, Subcommittee on Health, 
Employment, Labor, and Pensions, hearing entitled ``Investing for 
the Future: Honoring ERISA's Promise to Participants'', 10:15 a.m., 
2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Communications 
and Technology, hearing entitled ``Global Networks at Risk: Securing 
the Future of Communications Infrastructure'', 10 a.m., 2322 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Energy, hearing entitled ``Assuring Abundant, 
Reliable American Energy to Power Innovation'', 10:15 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Full Committee, markup on 
Financial Services Committee Print providing for reconciliation 
pursuant to H. Con. Res 14, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget 
for Fiscal Year 2025; and H. Res. 259, of inquiry requesting the 
President to provide certain documents in the President's possession 
to the House of Representatives relating to the access provided to 
the staff and advisers of, including any individual working for or 
in conjunction with, the Department of Government Efficiency to the 
systems, applications, and accounts, and any information contained 
therein, of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, 10 a.m., 
2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``The Need for an Authorized State Department'', 10 a.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Full Committee, markup on legislative 
proposals to comply with the reconciliation directive included in 
section 2001 of the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal 
Year 2025, H. Con. Res. 14, 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife 
and Fisheries, hearing entitled ``Advancing Federal Water and 
Hydropower Development: A Stakeholder Perspective'', 10 a.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs, hearing on H.R. 1451, 
the ``Quapaw Tribal Settlement Act of 2025''; H.R. 2302, the 
``Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians Land Transfer Act of 2025''; 
H.R. 2389, the ``Quinault Indian Nation Land Transfer Act''; and 
H.R. 2400, the ``Pit River Land Transfer Act of 2025'', 2 p.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Full Committee, 
markup on Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Reconciliation Committee Print 
providing for reconciliation pursuant to H. Con. Res. 14; H. Res. 
264, of inquiry requesting the President transmit certain documents 
in his possession to the House of Representatives relating to the 
security clearances held by Elon Musk, members of the United States 
Department of Government Efficiency Service, and any other 
individual considered to be a member of the DOGE team; H. Res. 286, 
of inquiry requesting the President to transmit certain documents 
relating to the dangerous, unaccountable use of AI by the United 
States DOGE Service to jeopardize the private information and 
essential services of the American people; and H. Res. 316, of 
inquiry requesting the President to transmit certain documents 
relating to the use of insecure electronic communication platforms, 
including Signal, for official communications and to the compliance 
of the Administration with all Federal records laws, 10 a.m., HVC-
210.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Subcommittee on 
Energy, hearing entitled ``Risky Business Part 2: The DOE Loan 
Guarantee Program'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 1163, 
the ``Prove It Act of 2025''; H.R. 2027, the ``Returning SBA to Main 
Street Act''; H.R. 2987, the

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``Capping Excessive Awarding of SBLC Entrants Act''; H.R. 2931, the 
``Save SBA from Sanctuary Cities Act''; H.R. 2968, the ``Business 
over Ballots Act''; H.R. 2965, the ``Small Business Regulatory 
Reduction Act of 2025''; and H.R. 2966, the ``American Entrepreneurs 
First Act'', 9:45 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Full Committee, 
markup on Committee Print providing for reconciliation pursuant to 
H. Con. Res. 14, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal 
Year 2025, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations, hearing entitled ``Answering the Call: Examining 
VA's Mental Health Policies'', 10 a.m., 360 Cannon.