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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 16, 2019 may be found in the Daily Digest of today's Record.
MEETINGS SCHEDULED
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
Committee on Foreign Relations
To receive a closed briefing on the prospects for Afghan peace.
SVC-217
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 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
To hold hearings to examine climate change and the agriculture sector.
SR-328A
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
10 a.m.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
To hold hearings to examine combating illicit financing by anonymous shell companies through the collection of beneficial ownership information.
SD-538
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
To hold hearings to examine opportunities to advance renewable energy and energy efficiency efforts in the
United States.
SD-366
Committee on the Judiciary
To hold hearings to examine the digital advertising ecosystem and the impact of data privacy and competition policy.
SD-226
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
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet
To hold hearings to examine the use of persuasive technology on internet platforms, focusing on optimizing for engagement.
SD-106
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Subcommittee on Federal Spending Oversight and Emergency
Management
To hold hearings to examine the Government Accountability
Office's annual duplication report.
SD-342
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
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 the Interior.
SD-124
Special Committee on Aging
To hold hearings to examine aging and disability in the
21st century, focusing on how technology can help maintain health and quality of life.
SD-562
10 a.m.
Committee on Appropriations
Subcommittee on Department of Defense
To hold closed hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2020 for the Missile Defense Agency.
SVC-217
Committee on Environment and Public Works
To hold hearings to examine legislation to address the risks associated with per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
SD-406
Committee on the Judiciary
To hold hearings to examine pending nominations.
SD-226
2:30 p.m.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
To hold hearings to examine reauthorization of the Small
Business Administration Office of Advocacy.
SD-106
Committee on Veterans' Affairs
To hold hearings to examine S. 123, to require the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into a contract or other agreement with a third party to review appointees in the Veterans Health Administration who had a license terminated for cause by a State licensing board for care or services rendered at a non-Veterans
Health Administration facility and to provide individuals treated by such an appointee with notice if it is determined that an episode of care or services to which they received was below the standard of care, S.
221, to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Under Secretary of Health to report major adverse personnel actions involving certain health care employees to the National Practitioner Data Bank and to applicable State licensing boards, S. 318, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish medically necessary transportation for newborn children of certain women veterans, S. 450, to require the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to expedite the onboarding process for new medical providers of the Department of Veterans
Affairs, to reduce the duration of the hiring process for such medical providers, S. 514, to amend title 38,
United States Code, to improve the benefits and services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to women veterans, S. 524, to establish the Department of Veterans Affairs Advisory Committee on Tribal and
Indian Affairs, S. 711, to amend title 38, United
States Code, to expand eligibility for mental health services from the Department of Veterans Affairs to include members of the reserve components of the Armed
Forces, S. 746, to require the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs to conduct a study on the accessibility of websites of the Department of Veterans Affairs to individuals with disabilities, S. 785, to improve mental health care provided by the Department of
Veterans Affairs, S. 805, to amend title 38, United
States Code, to improve the processing of veterans benefits by the Department of Veterans Affairs, to limit the authority of the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs to recover overpayments made by the Department and other amounts owed by veterans to the United
States, to improve the due process accorded veterans with respect to such recovery, S. 850, to extend the authorization of appropriations to the Department of
Veterans Affairs for purposes of awarding grants to veterans service organizations for the transportation of highly rural veterans, S. 857, to amend title 38,
United States Code, to increase the amount of special pension for Medal of Honor recipients, S. 980, to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the provision of services for homeless veterans, S. 1101, to ensure that only licensed health care providers furnish disability examinations under a certain Department of
Veterans Affairs pilot program for use of contract physicians for disability examinations, S. 1154, to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish an advisory committee on the implementation by the
Department of Veterans Affairs of an electronic health record, an original bill entitled, ``Janey Ensminger
Act of 2019'', and an original bill to amend title 38,
United States Code, to extend the authority of the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to continue to pay educational assistance or subsistence allowances to eligible persons when educational institutions are temporarily closed.
SR-418
MAY 23
9 a.m.
Committee on Armed Services
Closed business meeting to markup the proposed National
Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2020.
SR-222
9:30 a.m.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
To hold hearings to examine resources needed to protect and secure the homeland.
SD-342
