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COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,
FEBRUARY 7, 2019
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Senate
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: organizational business meeting to consider committee rules, subcommittee assignments, and an original resolution authorizing expenditures by the committee for the 116th Congress, Time to be announced, Room to be announced.
Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine United States Africa Command and United States Southern Command in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2020 and the Future Years Defense Program, 10:15 a.m., SD-G50.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hearings to examine the status and outlook of energy innovation in the United States, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
Committee on Foreign Relations: organizational business meeting to consider committee rules, subcommittee assignments, and an original resolution authorizing expenditures by the committee for the 116th Congress, 2 p.m., S-116, Capitol.
Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider committee rules, subcommittee assignments, an original resolution authorizing expenditures by the committee for the 116th Congress, and the nominations of William Pelham Barr, of Virginia, to be Attorney General, and Donald W. Washington, of Texas, to be Director of the United States Marshals Service, both of the Department of Justice, Bridget S. Bade, of Arizona, and Eric D. Miller, of Washington, both to be a United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, Paul B. Matey, of New Jersey, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit, Eric E. Murphy, of Ohio, and Chad A. Readler, of Ohio, both to be a United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit, Allison Jones Rushing, of North Carolina, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit, Rossie David Alston, Jr., to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia, Roy Kalman Altman, Rodolfo Armando Ruiz II, and Rodney Smith, each to be a United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, Raul M. Arias-Marxuach, to be United States District Judge for the District of Puerto Rico, Thomas P. Barber, and Wendy Williams Berger, both to be a United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida, J. Campbell Barker, and Michael J. Truncale, both to be a United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Texas, Pamela A. Barker, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio, Kenneth D. Bell, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of North Carolina, Jean-Paul Boulee, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia, Holly A. Brady, and Damon Ray Leichty, both to be a 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, Brian C. Buescher, to be United States District Judge for the District of Nebraska, James David Cain, Jr., to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana, Stephen R. Clark, Sr., to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri, Clifton L. Corker, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Tennessee, Daniel Desmond Domenico, to be United States District Judge for the District of Colorado, Karin J. Immergut, to be United States District Judge for the District of Oregon, Matthew J. Kacsmaryk, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Texas, Corey Landon Maze, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, David Steven Morales, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas, Sarah Daggett Morrison, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio, Carl J. Nichols, to be United States District Judge for the District of Columbia, Howard C. Nielson, Jr., to be United States District Judge for the District of Utah, J. Nicholas Ranjan, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania, Wendy Vitter, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana, T. Kent Wetherell II, and Allen Cothrel Winsor, both to be a United States District Judge for the Northern District of Florida, Joshua Wolson, and John Milton Younge, both to be a United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Patrick R. Wyrick, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Oklahoma, M. Miller Baker, of Louisiana, and Timothy M. Reif, of the District of Columbia, both to be a Judge of the United States Court of International Trade, and Richard A. Hertling, of Maryland, and Ryan T. Holte, of Ohio, both to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims, 10 a.m., SH-216.
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: organizational business meeting to consider committee rules and an original resolution authorizing expenditures by the committee for the 116th Congress, Time to be announced, S-216, Capitol.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: organizational business meeting to consider committee rules and an original resolution authorizing expenditures by the committee for the 116th Congress, Time to be announced, Room to be announced.
Select Committee on Intelligence: to receive a closed briefing on certain intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.
House
Committee on Agriculture, Full Committee, organizational meeting, 11 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies, hearing entitled ``Energy Trends and Outlook'', 10 a.m., 2362-B Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, hearing entitled ``Office of Congressional Workplace Rights'', 10 a.m., HT-2 Capitol.
Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, hearing entitled ``Open World Leadership Center'', 11 a.m., HT-2 Capitol.
Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, hearing entitled ``Quality of Life in the Military'', 10 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
Committee on the Budget, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Investing in America's Economic and National Security'', 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
Committee on Education and Labor, Full Committee, hearing entitled
``Gradually Raising the Minimum Wage to $15: Good for Workers, Good for Businesses, and Good for the Economy'', 10:15 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled ``Examining the Failures of the Trump Administration's Inhumane Family Separation Policy'', 10:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, hearing entitled
``Preserving an Open Internet for Consumers, Small Businesses, and Free Speech'', 11 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
Committee on House Administration, Full Committee, organizational meeting, 10 a.m., 1310 Longworth.
Committee on the Judiciary, Full Committee, markup on a resolution authorizing issuance of a subpoena to Acting Attorney General Matthew G. Whitaker to secure his appearance and testimony at the hearing of the Committee regarding oversight of the U.S. Department of Justice; and H.R. 948, the ``No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act of 2019'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife, hearing entitled ``Healthy Oceans and Healthy Economies: The State of Our Oceans in the 21st Century'', 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax, and Capital Access, hearing entitled ``Exploring Challenges and Opportunities of Underserved Businesses in the 21st Century'', 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Full Committee, organizational meeting, and hearing entitled ``The Cost of Doing Nothing: Why Investing in Our Nation's Infrastructure Cannot Wait'', 9:30 a.m., HVC-210.
Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Oversight, hearing entitled ``Legislative Proposals and Tax Law Related to Presidential and Vice-Presidential Tax Returns'', 2 p.m., 1100 Longworth.
