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“SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS” mentioning the Department of Interior was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on pages E1193-E1194 on Sept. 23, 2019.
The Department oversees more than 500 million acres of land. Downsizing the Federal Government, a project aimed at lowering taxes and boosting federal efficiency, said the department has contributed to a growing water crisis and holds many lands which could be better managed.
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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 Tuesday, September 24, 2019 may be found in the Daily Digest of today's Record.
MEETINGS SCHEDULED
SEPTEMBER 25
9:15 a.m.
Committee on Environment and Public Works
Business meeting to consider S. 2260, to provide for the improvement of domestic infrastructure in order to prevent marine debris, S. 2099, to redesignate the
Sullys Hill National Game Preserve in the State of
North Dakota as the White Horse Hill National Game
Preserve, the nominations of Aurelia Skipwith, of
Indiana, to be Director of the United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, and
Katherine Andrea Lemos, of California, to be a Member of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, and to be Chairperson of the Chemical Safety and Hazard
Investigation Board, and 8 General Services
Administration resolutions.
SD-40610 a.m.
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
To hold hearings to examine perspectives on the livestock and poultry sectors.
SD-106
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
To hold hearings to examine facilitating faster payments in the United States.
SD-538
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
To hold hearings to examine fishery failures, focusing on improving the disaster declaration and relief process.
SH-216
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Business meeting to consider S. 334, to authorize the construction of the Musselshell-Judith Rural Water
System and study of the Dry-Redwater Regional Water
Authority System in the States of Montana and North
Dakota, S. 607, to amend the Department of Energy
Organization Act to address insufficient compensation of employees and other personnel of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, S. 860, to amend the Omnibus
Public Land Management Act of 2009 to modify the terms of the Jackson Gulch rehabilitation project in
Colorado, S. 990, to authorize the Secretary of the
Interior to participate in the implementation of the
Platte River Recovery Implementation Program First
Increment Extension for threatened and endangered species in the Central and Lower Platte River Basin, S.
1570, to provide flexibility to allow greater aquifer recharge, S. 1602, to amend the United States Energy
Storage Competitiveness Act of 2007 to establish a research, development, and demonstration program for grid-scale energy storage systems, S. 1751, to amend the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 to authorize pumped storage hydropower development utilizing multiple
Bureau of Reclamation reservoirs, S. 1758, to extend a repayment contract relating to the Purgatoire River
Water Conservancy District and to authorize the
District to develop an excess capacity contract to offset repayment costs, S. 1821, to amend the Energy
Independence and Security Act of 2007 to provide for research on, and the development and deployment of, marine energy, S. 1882, to make available the continued use of Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program project use power by the Kinsey Irrigation Company and the Sidney
Water Users Irrigation District, S. 1931, to require the Administrator of the Western Area Power
Administration to establish a pilot project to provide increased transparency for customers, S. 2044, to amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to establish an Aging Infrastructure Account, to amend the
Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978 to provide additional funds under that Act, to establish a review of flood control rule curves pilot project within the
Bureau of Reclamation, S. 2094 and H.R. 2114, bills to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to provide
Federal financial assistance to States to implement, review, and revise State energy security plans, S.
2095, to provide for certain programs and developments in the Department of Energy concerning the cybersecurity and vulnerabilities of, and physical threat to, the electric grid, S. 2137, to promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry,
S. 2300, to amend the Energy Independence and Security
Act of 2007 to establish a program to incentivize innovation and to enhance the industrial competitiveness of the United States by developing technologies to reduce emissions of nonpower industrial sectors, S. 2332, to provide for the modernization of the electric grid, S. 2333, to provide for enhanced energy grid security, S. 2334, to require the Secretary of Energy to establish the 21st Century Energy
Workforce Advisory Board, S. 2335, to accelerate smart building development, and H.R. 1420, to amend the
Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to promote energy efficiency via information and computing technologies.
SD-366
Committee on the Judiciary
To hold hearings to examine pending nominations.
SD-226
Committee on Veterans' Affairs
To hold hearings to examine toxic exposure, focusing on examining the Department of Veterans Affairs's presumptive disability decision-making process.
SR-41810:15 a.m.
Committee on Foreign Relations
To hold hearings to examine United States policy in
Mexico and Central America, focusing on ensuring effective policies to address the crisis at the border.
SD-419
Special Committee on Aging
To hold hearings to examine promoting healthy aging, focusing on living your best life long into your golden years.
SD-5621:30 p.m.
Committee on Foreign Relations
Business meeting to consider S. 1590, to amend the State
Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to authorize rewards for thwarting wildlife trafficking linked to transnational organized crime, S. 1678, to express
United States support for Taiwan's diplomatic alliances around the world, S. 1838, to amend the Hong Kong
Policy Act of 1992, S. 2372, to enhance global engagement to combat marine debris, S. 2503, to reauthorize the United States Commission on
International Religious Freedom, S. Res. 183, reaffirming the vital role of the United States-Japan alliance in promoting peace, stability, and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region and beyond, S. Res. 236, reaffirming the strong partnership between Tunisia and the United States and supporting the people of Tunisia in their continued pursuit of democratic reforms, S.
Res. 277, remembering the 25th Anniversary of the bombing of the Argentine Israelite Mutual Association
(AMIA) Jewish Community Center in Buenos Aires,
Argentina, and recommitting to efforts to uphold justice for the 85 victims of the attacks, S. Res. 318, to support the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, and the Sixth Replenishment, and other pending calendar business.
S-1162:30 p.m.
Committee on Armed Services
Subcommittee on Cybersecurity
To receive a closed briefing on Department of Defense cyber operations.
SVC-217
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
To hold hearings to examine countering domestic terrorism, focusing on the evolving threat.
SD-342
SEPTEMBER 2610 a.m.
Committee on the Judiciary
Business meeting to consider S. 2132, to promote security and provide justice for United States victims of international terrorism, S. 2511, to amend title 40,
United States Code, to provide the Marshal of the
Supreme Court of the United States and Supreme Court
Police with the authority to protect the Chief Justice of the United States, any Associate Justice of the
Supreme Court, and other individuals in any location, and the nominations of Halil Suleyman Ozerden, of
Mississippi, to be United States Circuit Judge for the
Fifth Circuit, David B. Barlow, to be United States
District Judge for the District of Utah, John
Fitzgerald Kness, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, R. Austin
Huffaker, Jr., to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Alabama, Lee Philip Rudofsky, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern
District of Arkansas, Justin Reed Walker, to be United
States District Judge for the Western District of
Kentucky, Eleni Maria Roumel, of Maryland, to be a
Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims,
Steven J. Menashi, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit, Karen Spencer Marston, to be
United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Richard Earnest Myers II, to be United
States District Judge for the Eastern District of North
Carolina, Anuraag Singhal, to be United States District
Judge for the Southern District of Florida, and Kenneth
Charles Canterbury, Jr., of South Carolina, to be
Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and
Explosives, and David M. DeVillers, to be United States
Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, both of the
Department of Justice.
SD-22610:30 a.m.
Committee on Appropriations
Business meeting to markup an original bill making appropriations for Interior, Environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, an original bill making appropriations for Commerce,
Justice, Science, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, an original bill making appropriations for Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and an original bill making appropriations for Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020.
SD-10610:45 a.m.
Committee on Foreign Relations
Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and International
Cybersecurity Policy
To hold hearings to examine the Hong Kong emergency, focusing on securing freedom, autonomy, and human rights.
SD-4192 p.m.
Select Committee on Intelligence
Closed business meeting to consider pending intelligence matters; to be immediately followed by a closed hearing to examine certain intelligence matters.
SH-219
POSTPONEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 252:30 p.m.
Committee on Environment and Public Works
Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety
To hold hearings to examine reducing emissions while driving economic growth, focusing on industry-led initiatives.
SD-406
