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“COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 2018-06-21” mentioning the U.S. Dept of State was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D708-D709 on June 20, 2018.
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COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,
JUNE 21, 2018
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Senate
Committee on Appropriations: business meeting to markup an original bill making appropriations for the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, an original bill making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and an original bill making appropriations for Financial Services and General Government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, 10:30 a.m., SD-106.
Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine the nomination of Gordon D. Sondland, of Washington, to be Representative of the United States of America to the European Union, with the rank and status of Ambassador, Ronald Gidwitz, of Illinois, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Belgium, Cherith Norman Chalet, of New Jersey, to be Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations for U.N. Management and Reform, with the rank of Ambassador, and to be an Alternate Representative of the United States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations, during her tenure of service as Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations for U.N. Management and Reform, and Brian A. Nichols, of Rhode Island, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Zimbabwe, all of the Department of State, 2 p.m., SD-419.
Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider S. 2245, to include New Zealand in the list of foreign states whose nationals are eligible for admission into the United States as E-1 and E-2 nonimmigrants if United States nationals are treated similarly by the Government of New Zealand, S. 2823, to modernize copyright law, and the nominations of Britt Cagle Grant, of Georgia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit, David James Porter, of Pennsylvania, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit, Holly A. Brady, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Indiana, Andrew Lynn Brasher, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Alabama, James Patrick Hanlon, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Indiana, David Steven Morales, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas, Lance E. Walker, to be United States District Judge for the District of Maine, Edward W. Felten, of New Jersey, and Jane Nitze, of the District of Columbia, both to be a Member of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, and John D. Jordan, to be United States Marshal for the Eastern District of Missouri, Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SD-226.
House
Committee on Armed Services, Full Committee, hearing entitled
``Military Technology Transfer: Threats, Impacts, and Solutions for the Department of Defense'', 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Readiness, hearing entitled ``Aviation Mishap Prevention-a Progress Report'', 3:30 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
Committee on the Budget, Full Committee, continue markup on the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2019, 9 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, hearing entitled ``Growth, Opportunity, and Change in the U.S. Labor Market and the American Workforce: A Review of Current Developments, Trends, and Statistics'', 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy, markup on H.R. 1320, the ``Nuclear Utilization of Keynote Energy Act''; H.R. 6140, the ``Advanced Nuclear Fuel Availability Act''; legislation on the Advancing U.S. Civil Nuclear Competitiveness and Jobs Act; and H.R. 6141, to require the Secretary of Energy to develop a report on a pilot program to site, construct, and operate micro-reactors at critical national security locations, and for other purposes, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
Committee on Financial Services, Full Committee, hearing entitled
``Oversight of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
Full Committee, markup on H.R. 5970, the ``Modernizing Disclosures for Investors Act''; H.R. 6130, the ``Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act''; and legislation on the ``Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act'', 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade, hearing entitled ``Russian and Chinese Nuclear Arsenals: Posture, Proliferation, and the Future of Arms Control'', 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet, hearing entitled ``Examining The Need for New Federal Judges'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Federal Lands, hearing on H.R. 4599, the ``Rock Creek National Park Act of 2017''; H.R. 5148, the ``Protect Public Use of Public Lands Act''; H.R. 5149, the ``Unlocking Public Lands Act''; H.R. 5613, the ``Quindaro Townsite National Historic Landmark Act''; and H.R. 5727, the
``Emery County Public Land Management Act of 2018'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, hearing on H.R. 4644, the ``Yellowstone Gateway Protection Act''; and H.R. 5859, the
``Education and Energy Act of 2018'', 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Subcommittee on Environment, hearing entitled ``State Perspectives on Regulating Background Ozone'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Energy, and Trade, hearing entitled ``Accelerating Agriculture: How Federal Regulations Impact America's Small Farmers'', 10:30 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, hearing entitled
``PIPES Act of 2016 Implementation: Oversight of Pipeline Safety Programs'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``More Than Just Filling Vacancies: A Closer Look at VA Hiring Authorities, Recruiting, and Retention'', 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
Committee on Ways and Means, Full Committee, markup on legislation on the ``Reducing Drug Waste Act of 2018''; H.R. 6138, the
``Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Transparency Act of 2018''; H.R. 4952, to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study and submit a report on the effects of the inclusion of quality increases in the determination of blended benchmark amounts under part C of the Medicare Program; H.R. 3500, The
``Ensuring Integrity in the IRS Workforce Act of 2017''; H.R. 519, the ``Water and Agriculture Tax Reform Act of 2017''; H.R. 6124, the
``Tribal Social Security Fairness Act of 2018''; H.R. 6084, the
``Improving Social Security's Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act'', 9 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``DIA Roles and Mission'', 9 a.m., HVC-304. This hearing will be closed.
Joint Meetings
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: to receive a briefing on illicit trade, 1 p.m., SR-485.
Joint Economic Committee: to hold hearings to examine the need for United States leadership on digital trade, 2:30 p.m., 2318, Rayburn Building.
