Rescheduled - Exploring VA's Oversight of Contract Disability Examinations 334 CHOB (10:30 AM); A Continued Review of GI Bill Payment Delays 334 CHOB (4:00 PM)

Natural Resources - The Committee on Natural Resources has scheduled a markup beginning on November 15, 2018, at 9:30 a.m. The Committee will consider the following bills: • H.R. 3593 (Rep. Mike Johnson), To amend the Wilderness Act to authorize U.S. Customs and Border Protection to conduct certain activities to secure the international land borders of the United States, and for other purposes. “Securing Our Borders and Wilderness Act”; • H.R. 5025 (Rep. Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen), To amend the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act to limit the imposition of penalties against a person fishing on a United States flag fishing vessel in certain areas of the Pacific Ocean based on a report by an observer on such a vessel; • H.R. 6507 (Rep. Glenn Thompson), To amend the Oil Region National Heritage Area Act to reauthorize the Oil Region National Heritage Area, and for other purposes. “Oil Region National Heritage Area Reauthorization Act”; • H.R. 6602 (Rep. Frank A. LoBiondo), To reauthorize the New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route, and for other purposes; • H.R. 6652 (Rep. Dan Newhouse), To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain facilities, easements, and rights-of-way to the Kennewick Irrigation District, and for other purposes. • H.R. 6939 (Rep. Liz Cheney), To protect and ensure multiple use and public access to public lands in Wyoming per the request of the respective counties, and for other purposes. “Restoring Local Input and Access to Public Lands Act of 2018”; • S. 245 (Sen. John Hoeven), A bill to amend the Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self Determination Act of 2005, and for other purposes. “Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 2017”; and • S. 669 (Sen. Jeff Merkley), A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to assess sanitation and safety conditions at Bureau of Indian Affairs facilities that were constructed to provide affected Columbia River Treaty tribes access to traditional fishing grounds and expend funds on construction of facilities and structures to improve those conditions, and for other purposes. “Columbia River In-Lieu and Treaty Fishing Access Sites Improvement Act”. 1324 LHOB (9:30 AM)

Oversight & Govt Reform - “Examining Misconduct and Retaliation at the U.S. Forest Service” 2154 RHOB (10:00 AM)

JSBA - Business meeting to markup the Committee's report, recommendations, and legislative language. LHOB-1334 (10:30 AM)

Banking - Hearings to examine the semiannual testimony on the Federal Reserve's supervision and regulation of the financial system. SD-538 (10:00 AM)

Energy - Hearings to examine the nominations of Rita Baranwal, of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Nuclear Energy), Bernard L. McNamee, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and Raymond David Vela, of Texas, to be Director of the National Park Service, Department of the Interior. SD-366 (10:00 AM)

Environment - Hearings to examine funding needs for wildlife conservation, recovery, and management. SD-406 (10:00 AM)

Finance - Business meeting to consider the nominations of Andrew M. Saul, of New York, to be Commissioner of Social Security for the term expiring January 19, 2019, and Gail S. Ennis, of Maryland, to be Inspector General, both of the Social Security Administration, and Gordon Hartogensis, of Connecticut, to be Director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. SD-215 (10:00 AM)

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs - Hearings to examine the nominations of Ronald D. Vitiello, of Illinois, to be an Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security, and Richard S. Tischner, of Virginia, to be Director of the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia. SD-342 (10:00 AM)

Intelligence - To receive a closed briefing on certain intelligence matters. SH-219 (02:00 PM)

Judiciary - Business meeting to consider S.2432, to amend the charter of the Future Farmers of America, H.R.4100, to amend title 36, United States Code, to revise the Federal charter for the Foundation of the Federal Bar Association, S.3339 and H.R.3996, bills to amend title 28, United States Code, to permit other courts to transfer certain cases to United States Tax Court, and the nominations of Bridget S. Bade, of Arizona, and Eric D. Miller, of Washington, both to be a United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth 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, Thomas P. Barber, and Wendy Williams Berger, both to be a United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida, Pamela A. Barker, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio, Karin J. Immergut, to be United States District Judge for the District of Oregon, Corey Landon Maze, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, Sarah Daggett Morrison, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio, Rodney Smith, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, T. Kent Wetherell II, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Florida, Richard A. Hertling, of Maryland, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims, and Kim Gaffney, to be United States Marshal for the Western District of Wisconsin, Bradley Jay LaRose, to be United States Marshal for the District of Vermont, and Douglas J. Strike, to be United States Marshal for the Northern District of Iowa, all of the Department of Justice. SD-226 (10:00 AM)