[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 15 (Monday, January 30, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D83-D85]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

              Week of January 31 through February 3, 2017

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, at approximately 12 noon, Senate will begin consideration 
of the nomination of Elaine L. Chao, of Kentucky, to be Secretary of 
Transportation, and vote on confirmation of the nomination at 
approximately 12:20 p.m.
  Following disposition of the nomination of Elaine L. Chao, Senate 
will continue consideration of the nomination of Rex W. Tillerson, of 
Texas, to be Secretary of State, post-cloture.
  During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any cleared 
legislative and executive business.


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: January 31, 
organizational business meeting to consider committee rules, and an 
original resolution authorizing expenditures by the committee during 
the 115th Congress, Time to be announced, S-216, Capitol.
  Committee on the Budget: February 1, business meeting to consider 
the nomination of Mick Mulvaney, of South Carolina, to be Director 
of the Office of Management and Budget, Time to be announced, Room 
to be announced.
  February 1, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
Congressional Budget Office's budget and economic outlook, focusing 
on fiscal years 2017-2027, 10:30 a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: February 1, to 
hold hearings to examine a growth agenda, focusing on reducing 
unnecessary regulatory burdens, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: January 31, 
organizational business meeting to consider an original resolution 
authorizing expenditures by the committee during the 115th Congress, 
subcommittee membership, and the nominations of Ryan Zinke, of 
Montana, to be Secretary of the Interior, and James Richard Perry, 
of Texas, to be Secretary of Energy, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: February 1, 
organizational business meeting to consider committee rules, an 
original resolution authorizing expenditures by

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the committee during the 115th Congress, and the nomination of Scott 
Pruitt, of Oklahoma, to be Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency, 10:45 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: January 31, organizational business meeting 
to consider committee rules, subcommittee assignments, designation 
of members to serve on the Joint Committee on Taxation, designation 
of members to serve on the Congressional Oversight Group, 
designation of members to serve as Congressional Trade Advisors on 
Trade Policy and Negotiations, an original resolution authorizing 
expenditures by the committee during the 115th Congress, and the 
nominations of Steven T. Mnuchin, of California, to be Secretary of 
the Treasury, and Thomas Price, of Georgia, to be Secretary of 
Health and Human Services, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: January 31, organizational 
business meeting to consider committee rules, an original resolution 
authorizing expenditures by the committee during the 115th Congress, 
and subcommittee membership, 10 a.m., S-116, Capitol.
  January 31, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine 
confronting the North Korea threat, focusing on reassessing policy 
options, 10:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: January 31, 
organizational business meeting to consider committee rules and 
subcommittee membership during the 115th Congress, and the 
nomination of Elisabeth Prince DeVos, of Michigan, to be Secretary 
of Education, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  February 1, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
Affordable Care Act, focusing on stabilizing the individual health 
insurance market, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: February 
1, organizational business meeting to consider committee rules, and 
an original resolution authorizing expenditures by the committee 
during the 115th Congress; to be immediately followed by a closed 
briefing from Department of Homeland Security officials, 9:40 a.m., 
SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: January 31, organizational business 
meeting to consider committee rules, and an original resolution 
authorizing expenditures by the committee during the 115th Congress, 
11 a.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: January 31, organizational business 
meeting to consider committee rules, S. 178, to prevent elder abuse 
and exploitation and improve the justice system's response to 
victims in elder abuse and exploitation cases, and the nomination of 
Jeff Sessions, of Alabama, to be Attorney General, Department of 
Justice, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: February 1, to hold hearings to 
examine the nomination of David J. Shulkin, of Pennsylvania, to be 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 2:30 p.m., SD-106.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: January 31, to hold closed 
hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  February 2, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine 
certain intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.
  Special Committee on Aging: February 1, organizational business 
meeting to consider committee rules, and an original resolution 
authorizing expenditures by the committee during the 115th Congress; 
to be immediately followed by a hearing to examine stopping senior 
scams, focusing on developments in financial fraud affecting 
seniors, 2:30 p.m., SD-562.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, February 1, Full Committee, 
organizational meeting for the 115th Congress, 10 a.m., 1300 
Longworth.
  Committee on Armed Services, February 1, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``The State of the World: National Security Threats and 
Challenges'', 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  February 2, Full Committee, business meeting for consideration of 
the committee oversight plan for 115th Congress, 10 a.m., 2118 
Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, February 2, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``The Congressional Budget Office's Budget and Economic 
Outlook'', 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, February 1, Full 
Committee, hearing entitled ``Rescuing Americans from the Failed 
Health Care Law and Advancing Patient-Centered Solutions'', 10 a.m., 
2175 Rayburn.
  February 2, Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and 
Secondary Education, hearing entitled ``Helping Students Succeed 
Through the Power of School Choice'', 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, February 1, Subcommittee on 
Health, hearing entitled ``Strengthening Medicaid and Prioritizing 
the Most Vulnerable'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  February 1, Subcommittee on Energy, hearing entitled ``The 
Electricity Sector's Efforts to Respond to Cybersecurity Threats'', 
10:15 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  February 2, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Patient 
Relief from Collapsing Health Markets'', 10:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  February 2, Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, hearing 
entitled ``Reauthorization of NTIA'', 10:45 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, February 2, Full Committee, 
organizational meeting for the 115th Congress, 11 a.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, February 1, Subcommittee on 
Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade; and Subcommittee on Europe, 
Eurasia, and Emerging Threats, joint hearing entitled ``Next Steps 
in the `Special Relationship'--Impact of a U.S.-U.K. Free Trade 
Agreement'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  February 2, Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa; and 
Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and 
International Organizations, joint hearing entitled ``Israel, the 
Palestinians, and the United Nations: Challenges for the New 
Administration'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.

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  Committee on Homeland Security, February 1, Full Committee, 
organizational meeting for the 115th Congress, 10 a.m., HVC-210.
  February 2, Subcommittee on Transportation and Protective 
Security, hearing entitled ``The Future of the Transportation 
Security Administration'', 10 a.m., HVC-210.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, February 1, Full 
Committee, hearing entitled ``Empowering the Inspectors General'', 
10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  February 1, Subcommittee on Government Operations, hearing 
entitled ``Five Years Later: A Review of the Whistleblower 
Protection Enhancement Act'', 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  February 2, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Improving Security 
and Efficiency at OPM and the National Background Investigations 
Bureau'', 9 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  February 2, Full Committee, markup on H. J. Res. 27, disapproving 
the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the 
Death with Dignity Act of 2016; the ``Federal Records Modernization 
Act of 2017''; and the ``Electronic Message Preservation Act of 
2017'', 1 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, February 1, Full Committee, 
organizational meeting for the 115th Congress, 11 a.m., 2360 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, February 1, Full 
Committee, hearing entitled ``Building a 21st Century Infrastructure 
for America'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.