Committee on Foreign Relations. The Committee on Foreign Relations is authorized to meet during the ses- sion of the Senate on Wednesday, July 20, 2022, to conduct a hearing. COMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS The Committee on Indian Affairs is authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, July 20, 2022, at 2:30 p.m., to conduct a hearing. COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY The Committee on the Judiciary is authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, July 20, 2022, at 10 a.m., to conduct a hearing. COMMITTEE ON VETERANS’ AFFAIRS The Committee on Veterans’ Affairs is authorized to meet during the ses- sion of the Senate on Wednesday, July 20, 2022, at 3 p.m., to conduct a hearing. SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE The Select Committee on Intel- ligence is authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednes- day, July 20, 2022, at 2:30 p.m., to con- duct a closed business meeting imme- diately followed by a closed briefing. PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR Xx. XXXXXXX. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Xxxxxxxx Xxx- son, in my office, be granted floor privileges until July 21, 2022. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
Committee on Foreign Relations. Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs, to hold hearings to examine principles of United States engagement in Asia, 10 a.m., SD–419. Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine civilian strategy for Afghanistan, focusing on a status report in advance of the London conference, 3 p.m., SD–419. Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider S. 2924, to reauthorize the Boys & Girls Clubs of Amer- ica, in the wake of its Centennial, and its programs and activities, S. 714, to establish the National Criminal Jus- xxxx Commission, S. 1624, to amend title 11 of the United States Code, to provide protection for medical debt homeowners, to restore bankruptcy protections for individuals experiencing economic distress as caregivers to ill, injured, or disabled family members, and to exempt from means testing debtors whose financial problems were caused by serious medical problems, S. 1765, to amend the Hate Crime Statistics Act to include crimes against the homeless, S. 1554, to amend the Juvenile Jus- xxxx and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to prevent later delinquency and improve the health and well-being of maltreated infants and toddlers through the develop- ment of local Court Teams for Maltreated Infants and Toddlers and the creation of a National Court Teams Re- source Center to assist such Court Teams, S. 1789, to re- store fairness to Federal cocaine sentencing, H.R. 1741, to require the Attorney General to make competitive grants to eligible State, tribal, and local governments to establish and maintain certain protection and witness as- sistance programs, and the nominations of X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, of Rhode Island, to be United States Circuit Judge for the First Circuit, Xxxxx X. Xxxx, Xx., of North Carolina, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit, Xxxxxx Xxxx, of North Carolina, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit, and Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx, of Alaska, to be United States Marshal for the District of Alaska, 10 a.m., SD–226.
Committee on Foreign Relations. On Monday, February 25, 2019, Committee received a closed briefing on the conflict in Yemen from Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Arabian Gulf Affairs, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, Department of State; and Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Middle East, Department of Defense. 2019 ANNUAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY REPORT TO CONGRESS Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Intellec- tual Property concluded a hearing to examine the 2019 Annual Intellectual Property Report to Con- xxxxx, after receiving testimony from Xxxxxx Xxxx, Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator, Exec- utive Office of the President. House of Representatives Chamber Action Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 29 pub- lic bills, H.R. 4, 1356–1383; and 6 resolutions, X. Con. Res. 21; and H. Res. 148–152, were intro- duced. Pages H2232–34 Additional Cosponsors: Pages H2235–36 February 26, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST D185 Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today. Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed Representative Xxxxx (IL) to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. Page H2105 Recess: The House recessed at 10:41 a.m. and re- convened at 12 noon. Page H2109 Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 and Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2019— Rule for Consideration: The House agreed to H. Res. 145, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8) to require a background check for every firearm sale, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1112) to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to strengthen the background check procedures to be followed before a Federal fire- arms licensee may transfer a firearm to a person who is not such a licensee, by a yea-and-nay vote of 227 yeas to 194 nays, Roll No. 91, after the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 229 yeas to 191 nays, Roll No. 90. Pages H2119–28
Committee on Foreign Relations to hold hearings to exam- ine assessing the role of the United States in the world, 10:15 a.m., SD–419.
Committee on Foreign Relations. On Monday, February 25, 2019, Committee received a closed briefing on the conflict in Yemen from Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Arabian Gulf Affairs, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, Department of State; and Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Middle East, Department of Defense. 2019 ANNUAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY REPORT TO CONGRESS Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Intellec- tual Property concluded a hearing to examine the 2019 Annual Intellectual Property Report to Con- xxxxx, after receiving testimony from Xxxxxx Xxxx, Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator, Exec- utive Office of the President. House of Representatives Chamber Action Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 29 pub- lic bills, H.R. 4, 1356–1383; and 6 resolutions, X. Con. Res. 21; and H. Res. 148–152, were intro- duced. Pages H2232–34
Committee on Foreign Relations to hold hearings to exam- ine Department of State authorization, focusing on strengthening U.S. diplomacy for the 21st century, 10 a.m., SD–419/VTC. Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Sub- committee on Employment and Workplace Safety, to hold hearings to examine connecting workers and com- munities, focusing on preparing and supporting the broadband workforce, 10 a.m., SD–430.
Committee on Foreign Relations. May 3, to hold hearings to examine Department of State authorization, focusing on strengthening U.S. diplomacy for the 21st century, 10 a.m., SD–419/VTC. May 4, Full Committee, business meeting to consider the nominations of Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx, of Georgia, to be Ambassador at Large, Coordinator of United States Government Activities to Combat HIV/AIDS Globally, Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, of California, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Norway, XxxxXxx Loss Xxxxxxx, of Ar- kansas, to be Ambassador to the Republic of the Xxxx- xxxxxxx, Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Korea, and Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Com- monwealth of Australia, all of the Department of State, amendments to the Treaty on Fisheries between the Gov- ernments of Certain Pacific Island States and the Govern- ment of the United States of America (Treaty Doc. 115–3), agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Re- public of Croatia comprising the instrument as con- templated by Article 3(2) of the Agreement on Extra- dition between the United States of America and the Eu- ropean Union, signed June 25, 2003, as to the Applica- tion of the Treaty on Extradition signed on October 25, 1901 (the ‘‘U.S.-Croatia Extradition Agreement’’), and the Agreement between the Government of the United States and the Government of the Republic of Croatia comprising the Instrument as contemplated by Article 3(3) of the Agreement on Mutual Legal Assistance be- tween the United States of America and the European Union signed at Washington on June 25, 2003 (the ‘‘U.S.-Croatia Mutual Legal Assistance Agreement’’), both signed at Washington on December 10, 2019 (Treaty Doc.116–2), amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (the ‘‘Montreal Protocol’’), adopted at Kigali on October 15, 2016, by the Twenty-Eighth Meeting of the Parties to the Mon- treal Protocol (the ‘‘Kigali Amendment’’) (Treaty Doc.117–1), and other pending calendar business, 10 a.m., S–116, Capitol. May 4, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Xxxx Xxxxxxx, of New York, to be Ambassador to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Denmark, Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Re- public of Malta, and Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx, of Colorado, for the rank of Ambassador during ...
Committee on Foreign Relations. April 11, to hold hear- ings to examine the nominations of Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, of Maryland, to be U.S. Representative to United Na- tions, with the rank and status of Ambassador and U.S. Representative in the Security Council of the United Na- tions, and Representative to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations during his tenure of service as Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations, 9:30 a.m., SH–216. April 13, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Xxxxxx Xxxxx, of the District of Co- lumbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State for European April 7, 2005 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST D307 Affairs, and Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, of Virginia, to be Under Sec- retary of State for Arms Control and International Secu- rity, 9:30 a.m., SD–419. Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: April 13, business meeting to consider the nomination of Xxxxxx
Committee on Foreign Relations. Committee concluded a hearing to examine Protocol Amending the Con- vention between the United States of America and the Swiss Confederation for the Avoidance of Double Taxation with Respect to Taxes on Income, signed at Washington on October 2, 1996, signed on Sep- tember 23, 2009, at Washington, as corrected by an exchange of notes effected November 16, 2010 and a related agreement effected by an exchange of notes on September 23, 2009 (Treaty Doc. 112–1), Pro- tocol Amending the Convention between the Gov- ernment of the United States of America and the Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Preven- tion of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on In- come and Capital, signed on May 20, 2009, at Lux- embourg (the ‘‘proposed Protocol’’) and a related agreement effected by the exchange of notes also signed on May 20, 2009 (Treaty Doc. 111–8), Con- vention between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Re- public of Hungary for the Avoidance of Double Tax- ation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Re- spect to Taxes on Income, signed on February 4, 2010, at Budapest (the ‘‘proposed Convention’’) and a related agreement effected by an exchange of notes on February 4, 2010 (Treaty Doc. 111–7), Conven- tion between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Chile for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital, signed in Washington on February 4, 2010, with a Protocol signed the same day, as corrected by exchanges of notes effected Feb- ruary 25, 2011, and February 10 and 21, 2012, and a related agreement effected by exchange of notes (the ‘‘related Agreement’’) on February 4, 2010 (Treaty Doc. 112–8), and Protocol Amending the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters, done at Paris on May 27, 2010 (the ‘‘proposed Protocol’’), which was signed by the United States on May 27, 2010 (Treaty Doc. 112–5), after receiving testimony from Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Inter- national Tax Affairs; Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Chief of Staff, Joint Committee on Taxation; Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, National Foreign Trade Council, Inc., and Xxxxx X. XxXxxxxx, Organization for International Investment, both of Washington, D.C.; and Xxxx X. Xxxxx, XxXxxxxxx and Company, Inc., Sparks, Maryland. DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
Committee on Foreign Relations to hold hearings to exam- ine the nominations of Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Xxxx XxXxxxxx, of Illinois, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Kenya, Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Ghana, and Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx, of Arizona, to be Ambassador to Jamaica, all of the Department of State, 2:30 p.m., SD–419. Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to hold hearings to examine reducing health care costs, fo- cusing on decreasing administrative spending, 10 a.m., SD–430. Committee on the Judiciary: to hold an oversight hearing to examine immigration enforcement and family reunifi- cation efforts, 10 a.m., SH–216. Subcommittee on Oversight, Agency Action, Federal Rights and Federal Courts, to hold an oversight hearing to examine the structure of the Federal courts, 2:30 p.m., SD–226.
