May 8, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 76 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session
SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS; Congressional Record Vol. 165, No. 76
(Extensions of Remarks - May 08, 2019)
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[Extensions of Remarks] [Pages E561-E562] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, agreed to by the Senate of February 4, 1977, calls for establishment of a system for a computerized schedule of all meetings and hearings of Senate committees, subcommittees, joint committees, and committees of conference. This title requires all such committees to notify the Office of the Senate Daily Digest--designated by the Rules Committee--of the time, place and purpose of the meetings, when scheduled and any cancellations or changes in the meetings as they occur. As an additional procedure along with the computerization of this information, the Office of the Senate Daily Digest will prepare this information for printing in the Extensions of Remarks section of the Congressional Record on Monday and Wednesday of each week. Meetings scheduled for Thursday, May 9, 2019 may be found in the Daily Digest of today's Record. MEETINGS SCHEDULED MAY 14 10 a.m. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources To hold hearings to examine the importance of and path to achieving mineral security, including S. 1052, to authorize the Office of Fossil Energy to develop advanced separation technologies for the extraction and recovery of rare earth elements and minerals from coal and coal byproducts, and S. 1317, to facilitate the availability, development, and environmentally responsible production of domestic resources to meet national material or critical mineral needs. SD-366 Committee on the Judiciary To hold hearings to examine 5G, focusing on national security concerns, intellectual property issues, and the impact on competition and innovation. SD-226 10:15 a.m. Committee on Finance To hold hearings to examine challenges in the retirement system. SD-215 2:30 p.m. Committee on the Budget To hold hearings to examine fixing a broken budget and spending process, focusing on the perspectives of two former Chairmen. SD-608 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining To hold hearings to examine S. 242, to require the Secretary of Agriculture to release reversionary and reserved interests in certain land in the Coconino National Forest in the State of Arizona, S. 258, to prohibit oil and gas leasing on the National Forest System land in the Ruby Mountains Ranger District located in the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Elko and White Pine Counties, Nevada, S. 434, to provide for a report on the maintenance of Federal land holdings under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior, S. 490, to designate a mountain ridge in the State of Montana as ``B-47 Ridge'', S. 499, to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to apply to territories of the United States, to establish offshore wind lease sale requirements, to provide dedicated funding for coral reef conservation, S. 526, to withdraw certain Bureau of Land Management land from mineral development, S. 1079, to provide for the withdrawal and protection of certain Federal land in the State of New Mexico, and S. 1262, to designate certain land administered by the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service in the State of Oregon as wilderness and national recreation areas, to withdraw certain land located in Curry County and Josephine County, Oregon, from all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws, location, entry, and patent under the mining laws, and operation under the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws. SD-366 3 p.m. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Aviation and Space To hold hearings to examine the emerging space environment, focusing on operational, technical, and policy challenges. SD-562 MAY 15 9:30 a.m. Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2020 for the Department of Agriculture Forest Service. SD-124 Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs To hold an oversight hearing to examine financial regulators. SD-538 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Business meeting to consider S. 411, to establish a Counterterrorism Advisory Board, S. 1275, to require the collection of voluntary feedback on services provided by agencies, S. 580, to amend the Act of August 25, 1958, commonly known as the ``Former Presidents Act of 1958'', with respect to the monetary allowance payable to a former President, S. 347, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 40 Fulton Street in Middletown, New York, as the ``Benjamin A. Gilman Post Office Building'', S. 1196, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1715 Linnerud Drive in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, as the ``Fire Captain Cory Barr Post Office Building'', S. Con. Res. 15, expressing support for the designation of October 28, 2019, as ``Honoring the Nation's First Responders Day'', H.R. 995, to amend chapter 3 of title 5, United States Code, to require the publication of settlement agreements, H.R. 1079, to require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to issue guidance on electronic consent forms, H.R. 1608, to amend the Federal Advisory Committee Act to increase the transparency of Federal advisory committees, H.R. 1654, to amend title 44, United States Code, to modernize the Federal Register, H.R. 1590, to require an exercise related to terrorist and foreign fighter travel, H.R. 540, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 770 Ayrault Road in Fairport, New York, as the ``Louise and Bob Slaughter Post Office'', H.R. 828, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 25 Route 111 in Smithtown, New York, as the ``Congressman Bill Carney Post Office'', H.R. 829, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1450 Montauk Highway in Mastic, New York, as the ``Army Specialist Thomas J. Wilwerth Post Office Building'', an original bill entitled, ``Improve Data on Sexual Violence Act'', an original bill entitled, ``Repeal Insurance Plans of the Multi-State Program Act'', an original bill entitled, ``Supply Chain Counterintelligence Training Act of 2019'', an original bill entitled, ``Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2019'', an original bill entitled, ``Representative Payee Fraud Prevention Act of 2019'', an original bill entitled, ``Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2019'', an original bill entitled, ``Stopping Improper Payments to Deceased People Act'', an original bill entitled, ``Setting Manageable Analysis Requirements in Text Act of 2019'', and the nominations of James A. Crowell IV, and Jason Park, both to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, Ron A. Bloom, of New York, and Roman Martinez IV, of Florida, both to be a Governor of the United States Postal Service, Dale Cabaniss, of Virginia, to be Director of the Office of Personnel Management, and Michael Eric Wooten, of Virginia, to be Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy. SD-342 [[Page E562]] 10 a.m. Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Department of Defense To hold closed hearings to examine an intelligence program update and global threat assessment. SVC-217 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Business meeting to consider S. 384, to require the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, to help facilitate the adoption of composite technology in infrastructure in the United States, S. 737, to direct the National Science Foundation to support STEM education research focused on early childhood, S. 1228, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide for enhanced penalties for pirate radio, S. 1289, to require the Secretary of Commerce to conduct an assessment and analysis of the effects of broadband deployment and adoption on the economy of the United States, and S. 1294, to require Federal agencies with jurisdiction over broadband deployment to enter into an interagency agreement related to certain types of funding for broadband deployment. SD-G50 Committee on Environment and Public Works To hold an oversight hearing to examine the Council on Environmental Quality. SD-406 2:30 p.m. Committee on Rules and Administration To hold an oversight hearing to examine the Election Assistance Commission. SR-301 Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship To hold hearings to examine reauthorization of the Small Business Administration's innovation programs. SR-428A Committee on Veterans' Affairs To hold hearings to examine the nomination of James Byrne, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs. SR-418 3 p.m. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power To hold hearings to examine issues and challenges at the Power Marketing Administrations. SD-366 MAY 16 10 a.m. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources To hold hearings to examine the Department of Energy's carbon capture, utilization, and storage programs, including S. 1201, to amend the fossil energy research and development provisions of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to enhance fossil fuel technology. SD-366 MAY 20 4 p.m. Committee on Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support Closed business meeting to markup those provisions which fall under the subcommittee's jurisdiction of the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2020. SR-232A 5 p.m. Committee on Armed Services Subcommittee on Airland Closed business meeting to markup those provisions which fall under the subcommittee's jurisdiction of the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2020. SR-232A 5:30 p.m. Committee on Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces Closed business meeting to markup those provisions which fall under the subcommittee's jurisdiction of the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2020. SR-232A MAY 21 9:30 a.m. Committee on Armed Services Subcommittee on Cybersecurity Closed business meeting to markup those provisions which fall under the subcommittee's jurisdiction of the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2020. SR-232A 11 a.m. Committee on Armed Services Subcommittee on SeaPower Closed business meeting to markup those provisions which fall under the subcommittee's jurisdiction of the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2020. SR-232A 2:30 p.m. Committee on Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel Business meeting to markup those provisions which fall under the subcommittee's jurisdiction of the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2020. SD-G50 3:30 p.m. Committee on Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities Closed business meeting to markup those provisions which fall under the subcommittee's jurisdiction of the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2020. SR-232A MAY 22 9 a.m. Committee on Armed Services Closed business meeting to markup the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2020. SR-222 MAY 23 12 noon Committee on Armed Services Closed business meeting to markup the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2020. SR-222