Daybook-Wednesday-Congress-House
Associated Press Daybook-Wednesday-Congress-House for Wednesday, Jan. 15.
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Wednesday, Jan. 15 10:00 AM House Financial Services subcommittee hearing on domestic terrorism and extremism - National Security, International Development, and Monetary Policy Subcommittee hearing on 'A Persistent and Evolving Threat: An Examination of the Financing of Domestic Terrorism and Extremism', with testimony from New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness Director Jared Maples; Congressional Research Service Specialist in Financial Economics Rena Miller; Anti-Defamation League Senior Vice President for Programs George Selim; Southern Poverty Law Center Chief Workplace Transformation Officer Lecia Brooks; and Georgetown Law Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection Legal Director Mary McCord
Location: Rm 2128, Rayburn House Office Bldg, Washington, DC
Weblinks: http://financialservices.house.gov, https://twitter.com/FSCDems
Contacts: House Committee on Financial Services press, [email protected], 1 202 225 4247
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Wednesday, Jan. 15 10:00 AM House Science Committee hearing on the climate crisis - Hearing on 'An Update on the Climate Crisis: From Science to Solutions', with testimony from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey School of Environmental and Biological Sciences Associate Professor of Human Ecology Dr Pamela McElwee; Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Deputy Director and Vice President for Research Dr Richard Murray; Fort Lewis College Professor of Biology Dr Heidi Steltzer; Environmental Progress founder and President Michael Shellenberger; and World Resources Institute Global Climate Program Senior Fellow Taryn Fransen
Location: Rm 2318, Rayburn House Office Bldg, Washington, DC
Weblinks: http://science.house.gov, https://twitter.com/HouseScience
Contacts: House Science, Space, and Technology Committee, 1 202 225 6375
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Wednesday, Jan. 15 10:00 AM House Budget Committee hearing on 'why federal investments matter' - Hearing on 'Why Federal Investments Matter: Stability from Congress to State Capitals', with testimony from Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center Senior Fellow Dr Tracy Gordon; Maine Department of Health and Human Services Commissioner Dr Jeanne Lambrew; Erie County, NY, Executive Mark Poloncarz; Arkansas CFO and Department of Finance and Administration Director Larry Walther; and Ohio Office of Budget and Management Director Kim Murnieks
Location: Rm 210, Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC
Weblinks: http://budget.house.gov/, https://twitter.com/HouseBudgetDems
Contacts: Alexandra Weinroth, House Committee on the Budget, [email protected], 1 202 226 7200
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Wednesday, Jan. 15 10:00 AM House Homeland Security Committee hearing on implications of U.S.-Iran tensions - Hearing on 'U.S.-Iran Tensions: Implications for Homeland Security', with testimony from The Washington Institute Geduld Program on Arab Politics Director Barbara Leaf; MEMRI Board of Advisors Special Advisor and Chairman Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Vincent Stewart; Atlantic Council Nonresident Senior Fellow Tom Warrick; and Tata Leadership Group CEO and President Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Anthony Tata * Iran's senior military commander Gen. Qassem Soleimani was killed earlier this month via a drone-launched airstrike outside Baghdad International Airport ordered by President Donald Trump. Since then, Iran launched ballistic missiles at two military bases in Iraq that house U.S. troops, while President Trump faced criticism for tweeting threats to strike Iranian cultural sites, which would be a war crime under international law
Location: Rm 310, Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC
Weblinks: http://homeland.house.gov, https://twitter.com/HomelandDems
Contacts: House Homeland Security Committee, 1 202 226 2616
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Wednesday, Jan. 15 10:00 AM House Armed Services Committee hearing on 'the DoD's role in competing with China' - Hearing on 'DOD's Role in Competing with China', with testimony from former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Michele Flournoy; Center for Strategic and International Studies Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group Director Andrew Philip Hunter; and CNA Senior Fellow Rear Adm. (Ret.) Michael McDevitt
Location: Rm 2118, Rayburn House Office Bldg, Washington, DC
Weblinks: http://armedservices.house.gov, https://twitter.com/HASCDemocrats
Contacts: House Armed Services Committee, 1 202 225 4151
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Wednesday, Jan. 15 10:00 AM House Commerce subcommittee hearing on cannabis policies - Health Subcommittee hearing on 'Cannabis Policies for the New Decade', with testimony from Drug Enforcement Administration Diversion Control Division Senior Policy Advisor Matthew Strait; Food and Drug Administration Center for Drug Evaluation and Research Deputy Director for Regulatory Programs Douglas Throckmorton; and NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse Director Nora Volkow
Location: Rm 2123, Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC
Weblinks: http://energycommerce.house.gov/, https://twitter.com/EnergyCommerce
Contacts: House Committee on Energy and Commerce, 1 202 225 3641
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Wednesday, Jan. 15 10:00 AM House Transportation subcommittee hearing on working conditions for airline ground workers - Aviation Subcommittee hearing on 'Oversight of Working Conditions for Airline Ground Workers', with testimony from Miami-Dade County, FL, Commissioner Eileen Higgins; Communications Workers of America Local 3645 Vice President Donielle Prophete; Service Employees International Union's Esteban Barrios; Unite Here Local 23 President Marlene Patrick-Cooper; labor economist Dr Brian Callaci; Airlines for America's Chris Harrison; and RWP Labor's Russell Brown
Location: Rm 2167, Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC
Weblinks: http://transportation.house.gov/, https://twitter.com/TransportDems
Contacts: House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 1 202 225 4472
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Wednesday, Jan. 15 10:00 AM House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing with testimony from SIGAR Sopko - Hearing on 'U.S. Lessons Learned in Afghanistan', with testimony from U.S. Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction John Sopko
Location: Rm 2172, Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC
Weblinks: http://foreignaffairs.house.gov, https://twitter.com/HFACDemocrats
Contacts: House Foreign Affairs Committee, 1 202 225 5021
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Wednesday, Jan. 15 10:00 AM House Oversight and Reform Committee latest hearing on facial recognition technology - Hearing on 'Facial Recognition Technology (Part III): Ensuring Commercial Transparency & Accuracy', with testimony from Future of Privacy Forum Senior Counsel and Director of AI and Ethics Brenda Leong; National Institute of Standards and Technology Information Technology Laboratory Director Dr Charles Romine; New York University AI Now Institute co-founder and Co-Director Meredith Whittaker; Information Technology and Innovation Foundation Center for Data Innovation Director Daniel Castro; and Security Industry Association Senior Director of Government Relations Jake Parker
Location: Rm 2154, Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC
Weblinks: http://oversight.house.gov/
Contacts: House Committee on Oversight and Reform, [email protected], 1 202 225 5051
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Wednesday, Jan. 15 10:00 AM House Natural Resources Committee markup hearing - Markup hearing on 'H.R. 306, Kettle Creek Battlefield Study Act', 'H.R. 496, Sinkhole Mapping Act of 2019', 'H.R. 895, Tribal School Federal Insurance Parity Act', 'H.R. 1702, Free Veterans from Fees Act', 'H.R. 2640, Buffalo Tract Protection Act', 'H.R. 3068, Offshore Wind Jobs and Opportunity Act', 'H.R. 3160, Blackwater Trading Post Land Transfer Act', 'H.R. 3465, Fallen Journalists Memorial Act of 2019', 'H.R. 4248, Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act Amendments of 2019', and 'H.R. 5552, Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020'
Location: Rm 1324, Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC
Weblinks: http://naturalresources.house.gov, https://twitter.com/NRDems
Contacts: Adam Sarvana, House Committee on Natural Resources, [email protected], 1 202 225 6065
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Wednesday, Jan. 15 10:00 AM Schedule for transmission of articles of impeachment from House of Representatives to Senate - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announces impeachment managers, via press conference, HVC Studio A (10:00 AM EST). Later, the House of Representatives holds vote on 'A resolution appointing and authorizing managers for the impeachment trial of Donald John Trump, President of the United States' (expected between 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM EST). Rep. Pelosi later signs the articles of impeachment in an engrossment ceremony, H-207 (approximately 5:00 PM EST). Soon afterwards, the articles are directed to House Clerk Cheryl Johnson, who signs them before preparing them for delivery to the Senate. She then carries them to the Senate packaged in two folders, accompanied by House Sergeant at Arms Paul Irving
Location: U.S. Capitol, Washington, DC
Weblinks: http://www.speaker.gov, https://twitter.com/SpeakerPelosi
Contacts: House Speaker press, 1 202 226 7616
Unilateral coverage ONLY for news conference and engrossment ceremony. Johnson and Irving depart the House side from the hallway just outside the House Democratic Cloakroom/Rayburn Room and proceed to the Senate on the second floor, walking through the Will Rogers area (approximately 5:15 PM EST, POOL coverage fed on CAP DA 9), Statuary Hall (approximately 5:16 PM EST, POOL coverage fed on CAP DAs 10 and 11), and the Rotunda (approximately 5:17 PM EST, POOL coverage fed on CAP DA 12. Unilateral coverage also allowed. Cameras must be preset by 4:15pm). Editorial press may view the procession from the Statuary Hall balcony. Media will not be permitted to follow the procession as it moves to the Senate side
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Wednesday, Jan. 15 10:30 AM House Commerce subcommittee hearing on legislation to promote media marketplace diversity - Communications and Technology Subcommittee hearing on 'Lifting Voices: Legislation to Promote Media Marketplace Diversity', with testimony from Multicultural Media, Telecom and Internet Council President and CEO Maurita Coley; National Urban League Senior Vice President for Advocacy & Policy Clint Odom; Santa Clara University School of Law Associate Professor Catherine Sandoval; and ShootingStar President/CEO Diane Sutter
Location: Rm 2322, Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC
Weblinks: http://energycommerce.house.gov/, https://twitter.com/EnergyCommerce
Contacts: House Committee on Energy and Commerce, 1 202 225 3641
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Wednesday, Jan. 15 11:30 AM House Small Business Committee hearing on patent diversity - Hearing on 'Enhancing Patent Diversity for America's Innovators', with testimony from Cornell University W.E. Cornell Program Director Andrea Ippolito; Brookings Institution Fellow Dr Rashawn Ray; The Commercializer Managing Member and Principal Consultant Janeya Griffin; and U.S. Chamber of Commerce Vice President for Strategic Alliances and Outreach Rick Wade
Location: Rm 2360, Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC
Weblinks: http://smallbusiness.house.gov/, https://twitter.com/HouseSBCDems
Contacts: House Small Business Committee, 1 202 225 4038
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Wednesday, Jan. 15 12:00 PM House votes on sending President Trump's articles of impeachment to Senate - House of Representatives meets for legislative business, with agenda including vote on 'A resolution appointing and authorizing managers for the impeachment trial of Donald John Trump, President of the United States', passage of which triggers the formal beginning of the trial in the Senate tomorrow * The chamber impeached President Trump last month, for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, following an inquiry into 'the extent to which he jeopardized national security by pressing Ukraine to interfere with the 2020 election and by withholding security assistance provided by Congress to help Ukraine counter Russian aggression, as well as any efforts to cover up these matters' * Agenda today also includes 'H.R. 1230 - Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act'
Location: U.S. Capitol, Washington, DC
Weblinks: http://www.house.gov/
Contacts: House of Representatives Press Gallery, 1 202 225 3945
10:00 a.m. for Morning Hour debate and 12:00 p.m. for legislative business. FIRST VOTE PREDICTED: 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. LAST VOTE PREDICTED: 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
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Wednesday, Jan. 15 2:00 PM House Foreign Affairs subcommittee hearing on Mexico - Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security, and Trade Subcommittee hearing on 'Strengthening Security and the Rule of Law in Mexico', with testimony from University of San Diego Professor of Political Science Dr David Shirk; Washington Office on Latin America Director for Mexico and Migrant Rights Maureen Meyer; and Center for Strategic & International Studies Americas Program Senior Associate (Non-resident) Richard Miles
Location: Rm 2172, Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC
Weblinks: http://foreignaffairs.house.gov, https://twitter.com/HFACDemocrats
Contacts: House Foreign Affairs Committee, 1 202 225 5021
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Wednesday, Jan. 15 2:00 PM House Homeland Security subcommittee hearing on 'confronting the rise in anti-Semitic domestic terrorism' - Intelligence & Counterterrorism Subcommittee hearing on 'Confronting the Rise in Anti-Semitic Domestic Terrorism', with testimony from ADL (Anti-Defamation League) CEO Jonathan Greenblatt; Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America Executive Director Nathan Diament; New York Police Department Deputy Commissioner of Intelligence & Counterterrorism John Miller; Homeland Security Advisory Council Subcommittee for the Prevention of Targeted Violence Against Faith-Based Organizations Co-Chairs Gen. (Ret.) John Allen and Paul Goldenberg; Antonin Scalia Law School Professor Eugene Kontorovich; and Foundation for the Defense of Democracies founder and President Clifford May
Location: Rm 310, Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC
Weblinks: http://homeland.house.gov, https://twitter.com/HomelandDems
Contacts: House Homeland Security Committee, 1 202 226 2616
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Wednesday, Jan. 15 2:00 PM House Science subcommittee hearing on the DOE Office of Science - Energy Subcommittee hearing on 'The Department of Energy's Office of Science: Exploring the Next Frontiers in Energy Research and Scientific Discovery', with testimony from DOE Office of Science Director Dr Chris Fall
Location: Rm 2318, Rayburn House Office Bldg, Washington, DC
Weblinks: http://science.house.gov, https://twitter.com/HouseScience
Contacts: House Science, Space, and Technology Committee, 1 202 225 6375
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Wednesday, Jan. 15 2:00 PM House Financial Services subcommittee hearing on the FASB and PCAOB - Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship and Capital Markets Subcommittee hearing on 'Overseeing the Standard Setters: An Examination of the Financial Accounting Standards Board and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board', with testimony from FASB Chairman Russell Golden; and PCAOB Chairman William Duhnke III
Location: Rm 2128, Rayburn House Office Bldg, Washington, DC
Weblinks: http://financialservices.house.gov, https://twitter.com/FSCDems
Contacts: House Committee on Financial Services press, [email protected], 1 202 225 4247
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Wednesday, Jan. 15 2:00 PM Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission hearing on 20 years of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act - Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission hearing on 'The Trafficking Victims Protection Act at 20: A Look Back - and a Look Ahead', on the effect the legislation has had in addressing sex and labor trafficking around the world, including analyzing the efficacy of the act, the contributions of the annual Trafficking in Persons reports, the role played by other U.S. Govt agencies (such as the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Justice), and emerging trends in both sex and labor trafficking, along with recommendations for further legislative action. Witnesses are U.S. Ambassador-at-Large Large to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons Amb. John Cotton Richmond, HHS Office of Trafficking in Persons Director Katherine Chon, ECPAT-USA Executive Director Lori Cohen, Solidarity Center Senior Specialist in Migration and Human Trafficking Neha Misra, International Catholic Migration Commission U.S. Liaison Office head Limnyuy Konglim, and Elliptic co-founder Dr Tom Robinson
Location: Rm 2200, Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC
Weblinks: http://tlhrc.house.gov/, https://twitter.com/TLHumanRights
Contacts: Kimberly Stanton, Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, [email protected], 1 202 225 3599
This hearing will be open to Members of Congress, congressional staff, the interested public, and the media
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Wednesday, Jan. 15 3:00 PM Former New Orleans Saint and ALS advocate Steve Gleason honored with Congressional Gold Medal - Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony honoring amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) advocate and former New Orleans Saints safety Steve Gleason, with participants including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, and Minority Whip Steve Scalise, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, and Assistant Minority Leader Patty Murray, Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy, Democratic Rep. Cedric Richmond, and Saints quarterback Drew Brees * Medal is the highest honor Congress can bestow on a civilian. Gleason is the first-ever NFL player to receive it, and one of fewer than 200 people overall * The Team Gleason charitable organization has provided almost $10 million in services to over 15,000 people living with ALS
Location: Statuary Hall, U.S. Capitol, Washington, DC
Weblinks: http://www.speaker.gov, https://twitter.com/SpeakerPelosi
Contacts: House Speaker press, 1 202 226 7616
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Wednesday, Jan. 15 4:30 PM House Dems roll out 'Older Americans Bill of Rights' - House Democratic Caucus Task Force on Aging and Families release the 'Older Americans Bill of Rights', via event featuring Chairman Hakeem Jeffries, Task Force on Aging and Families Co-Chairs Jan Schakowsky, Doris Matsui, and Conor Lamb, and Vice Chairs Lucille Roybal-Allard, Debbie Dingell, Ayanna Pressley, and Ted Deutch
Location: HC-8, U.S. Capitol, Washington, DC
Weblinks: http://www.dems.gov/, https://twitter.com/HouseDemocrats
Contacts: Michael Hardaway , Office of Rep. Hakeem Jeffries , [email protected], 1 202 679 1439 ; Christie Stephenson, House Democratic Caucus press, [email protected], 1 202 226 4519;
Watch live at https://www.facebook.com/HouseDemocrats * Only accredited media are eligible to attend
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Thursday, Jan. 16 9:00 AM House meets for legislative business - House of Representatives meets for legislative business, with agenda expected to include 'H.J.Res. 76 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to 'Borrower Defense Institutional Accountability''
Location: U.S. Capitol, Washington, DC
Weblinks: http://www.house.gov/
Contacts: House of Representatives Press Gallery, 1 202 225 3945
last votes expected no later than 3:00 p.m.
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Thursday, Jan. 16 10:00 AM Dem Rep. Ted Deutch and interfaith leaders hold vigil marking 10 years since 'Citizens United' ruling - Franciscan Action Network holds '10 Years of Citizens United: Vigil to Restore A Faithful Democracy' event, marking the anniversary of the 'Citizens United v. FEC' U.S. Supreme Court ruling that prohibits the govt from restricting political donations from corporations, including companies, nonprofits, and labor unions. Speakers include Democratic Rep. Red Deutch, NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice's Sister Simone Campbell, Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism's Rabbi Jonah Pesner, Presbyterian Church reverend Jimme Hawkins, and National Council of Churches' Rev. Dr Leslie Copeland-Tune. Agenda includes speaking program on the steps of the United Methodist Building, before participants proceed to Section 8 of the U.S. Capitol Lawn for a public prayer
Location: United Methodist Building, 100 Maryland Ave NE, Washington, DC
Weblinks: https://franciscanaction.org/, https://twitter.com/franciscannet
Contacts: Lee Morrow, Network Lobby for Catholic Social Justice, [email protected], 1 202 601 7871
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Friday, Jan. 17 10:00 AM House Judiciary subcommittee latest field hearing on online platforms and market power - Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law Subcommittee field hearing on 'Online Platforms and Market Power, Part 5: Competitors in the Digital Economy', with testimony from Sonos CEO Patrick Spence; PopSockets founder and CEO David Barnett; Basecamp CTO and co-founder David Heinemeier Hansson; and Tile Vice President and General Counsel Kirsten Daru
Location: University of Colorado Law School, 2450 Kittredge Loop Dr, Boulder, CO
Weblinks: http://judiciary.house.gov/, https://twitter.com/HouseJudiciary
Contacts: House Judiciary Committee, 1 202 225 3951
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Friday, Jan. 17 - Monday, Jan. 27 House breaks for Martin Luther King Day recess - House of Representatives breaks for Martin Luther King Day District Work Period * No votes in the chamber today
Weblinks: http://www.house.gov/
Contacts: House of Representatives Press Gallery, 1 202 225 3945