U.S. Senate
Senate Floor Activity
The Senate will next convene at 3:00 PM on Monday, November 15.
At 5:30 PM on November 15, the Senate will hold a cloture vote on Executive Calendar #401, Graham Scott Steele, to be Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial Institutions.
Senate Committee Activity
Tuesday, November 16
Energy and Natural Resources, Business meeting to consider the nominations of Laura Daniel-Davis, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior, and Sara C. Bronin, of Connecticut, to be Chairman of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation; to be immediately followed by a hearing to examine the causes, outlook, and implications of domestic and international energy price trends, 10:00 AM, SD-366
Finance, Hearings to examine the nominations of Lisa W. Wang, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary, and Maria Louise Lago, of New York, to be Under Secretary for International Trade, both of the Department of Commerce, 10:15 AM, SD-215
Intelligence, To receive a closed briefing on certain intelligence matters, 2:30 PM, SH-219
Judiciary, An oversight hearing to examine the Department of Homeland Security, 10:00 AM, SD-106
Wednesday, November 17
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Hearings to examine the nominations of Chavonda J. Jacobs-Young, of Georgia, to be Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics, and Margo Schlanger, of Michigan, to be an Assistant Secretary, both of the Department of Agriculture, 10:30 AM, SR-301
Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Business meeting to consider S.594, to double the existing penalties for the provision of misleading or inaccurate caller identification information, S.1127, to require the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to make certain operational models available to the public, S.46, to reauthorize the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000 and to establish the United States Coral Reef Task Force, S.2699, to establish a cybersecurity literacy campaign, the nominations of Laurie E. Locascio, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology, Max Vekich, of Washington, to be a Federal Maritime Commissioner, Christopher A. Coes, of Georgia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Transportation, and routine lists in the Coast Guard; to be immediately followed by a hearing to examine the nominations of Jessica Rosenworcel, of Connecticut, to be a Member of the Federal Communications Commission, Alvaro M. Bedoya, of Maryland, to be a Federal Trade Commissioner, and Jainey Kumar Bavishi, of New York, to be Assistant Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere, and Arun Venkataraman, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary and Director General of the United States and Foreign Commercial Service, both of the Department of Commerce, 10:00 AM, SR-253
Environment and Public Works, Hearings to examine the nomination of Martha Williams, of Montana, to be Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, 10:00 AM, SD-406
Foreign Relations, Hearings to examine Afghanistan, focusing on U.S. policy lessons learned, 10:00 AM, SD-G50/VTC
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Subcommittee on Government Operations and Border Management Hearings to examine security, trade, and travel flows at the Southwest border ports of entry, focusing on the Federal government perspective, 2:30 PM, SD-342/VTC
Indian Affairs, Hearings to examine S.1364, to provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, H.R.1975, to take certain land located in San Diego County, California, into trust for the benefit of the Pala Band of Mission Indians, H.R.2088, to take certain Federal lands in Tennessee into trust for the benefit of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, H.R.4881, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to take into trust for the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona certain land in Pima County, Arizona, 2:30 PM, SD-628
Intelligence, To receive a closed briefing on certain intelligence matters, 2:00 PM, SH-219
Joint Economic Committee, Hearings to examine cryptocurrency, focusing on digital assets and the role of government, 2:30 PM, CHOB-210
Judiciary, Hearings to examine pending nominations, 10:00 AM, SD-226
Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Business meeting to consider S.1617, to modify the requirements for the Administrator of the Small Business Administration relating to declaring a disaster in a rural area, S.1621, to reauthorize and limit the pre-disaster mitigation program of the Small Business Administration, the nomination of Dilawar Syed, of California, to be Deputy Administrator of the Small Business Administration, and other pending calendar business, 2:30 PM, SR-428A
Veterans’ Affairs, Hearings to examine pending legislation, 3:00 PM, SR-418
Thursday, November 18
Aging, Hearings to examine inclusive disaster management, focusing on improving preparedness, response, and recovery, 9:30 AM, SD-562
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Hearings to examine the nomination of Saule T. Omarova, of New York, to be Comptroller of the Currency, 9:30 AM, SD-538/VTC
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Hearings to examine the nominations of Erik Adrian Hooks, of North Carolina, to be Deputy Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, Michael Kubayanda, of Ohio, to be a Commissioner of the Postal Regulatory Commission, Laurel A. Blatchford, of the District of Columbia, to be Controller, Office of Federal Financial Management, Office of Management and Budget, and Ebony M. Scott, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, 10:15 AM, SD-342/VTC
Judiciary, Business meeting to consider S.2629, to establish cybercrime reporting mechanisms, and the nominations of Holly A. Thomas, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, Mary Katherine Dimke, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Washington, Charlotte N. Sweeney, to be United States District Judge for the District of Colorado, Jennifer L. Thurston, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of California, and Hernan D. Vera, and Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong, both to be a United States District Judge for the Central District of California, 9:00 AM, SH-216 |