[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 24 (Friday, February 10, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D143-D145]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

             Week of February 13 through February 17, 2017

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, at approximately 12 noon, Senate will resume consideration 
of the nomination of Steven T. Mnuchin, of California, to be Secretary 
of the Treasury, post-cloture, with up to seven hours of debate 
remaining on the nomination, and vote on confirmation of the nomination 
at approximately 7 p.m.
  Following disposition of the nomination of Steven T. Mnuchin, Senate 
will begin consideration of the nomination of David J. Shulkin, of 
Pennsylvania, to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs, with up to ten 
minutes of debate, and vote on confirmation of the nomination.
  On Tuesday, Senate will begin consideration of the nomination of 
Linda E. McMahon, of Connecticut, to be Administrator of the Small 
Business Administration, and vote on confirmation of the nomination at 
approximately 11 a.m.
  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 Appropriations: February 15, Subcommittee on 
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and 
Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine mental health care, 
focusing on examining treatments and services, 10:30 a.m., SD-138.
  Committee on Armed Services: February 14, to receive a closed 
briefing on long-term defense challenges and strategies, 9:30 a.m., 
SVC-217.
  February 14, Subcommittee on Personnel, to hold hearings to 
examine Department of Defense single servicemember and military 
family readiness programs, 2:30 p.m., SR-222.
  February 15, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, to 
receive a closed briefing on Anti-Access Area Denial challenges in 
Europe, 10 a.m., SVC-217.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: February 14, to 
hold hearings to examine the Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to 
the Congress, 10 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: February 15, 
Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine 
Infrastructure, Safety and Security, to hold hearings to examine 
stakeholder perspectives on our multimodal transportation system, 
2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  February 16, Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and 
Security, to hold hearings to examine stakeholder perspectives on 
improving the Transportation Security Administration for the 
security of the traveling public, 10:30 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: February 15, to hold an 
oversight hearing to examine modernization of the Endangered Species 
Act, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: February 16, to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Seema Verma, of Indiana, to be Administrator of the 
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and 
Human Services, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: February 15, to hold hearings to 
examine ending modern slavery, focusing on building on success, 10 
a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: February 16, 
to hold hearings to examine the nomination of Andrew F. Puzder, of 
Tennessee, to be Secretary of Labor, 10 a.m., SD-430.

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  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: February 
15, to hold hearings to examine government operations susceptible to 
waste, fraud, and mismanagement, 2:45 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Rules and Administration: February 16, organizational 
business meeting to consider committee rules, an original resolution 
authorizing expenditures by the Committee during the 115th Congress, 
and the omnibus budget resolution for Senate Committees, 10 a.m., 
SR-301.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: February 14, to hold closed 
hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  February 16, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine 
certain intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.
  Special Committee on Aging: February 15, to hold hearings 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 15, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Rural Economic Outlook: Setting the Stage for the Next 
Farm Bill'', 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  February 16, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Pros and Cons of 
Restricting SNAP Purchases'', 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, February 15, Subcommittee on 
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and 
Related Agencies, oversight hearing on the USDA Office of Inspector 
General, 10 a.m., 2362A Rayburn.
  February 15, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, hearing entitled 
``Members' Day'', 2 p.m., HT-2 Capitol.
  February 16, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans 
Affairs, and Related Agencies, hearing entitled ``Members' Day'', 
9:30 a.m., HT-2 Capitol.
  Committee on Armed Services, February 14, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``The Evolving Threat of Terrorism and Effective 
Counterterrorism Strategies'', 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  February 16, Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, hearing 
entitled ``Military Services 5th Generation Tactical Aircraft 
Challenges and F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program Update'', 9 a.m., 
2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, February 14, 
Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, hearing 
entitled ``Restoring Balance and Fairness to the National Labor 
Relations Board'', 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  February 15, Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and 
Secondary Education, hearing entitled ``Providing Vulnerable Youth 
the Hope of a Brighter Future Through Juvenile Justice Reform'', 10 
a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  February 16, Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, hearing 
entitled ``Federal Wage and Hour Policies in the Twenty-First 
Century Economy'', 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, February 14, Subcommittee on 
Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection, hearing entitled ``Self-
Driving Cars: Road to Deployment'', 10:15 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  February 15, Subcommittee on Energy, hearing entitled 
``Modernizing Energy and Electricity Delivery Systems: Challenges 
and Opportunities to Promote Infrastructure Improvement and 
Expansion'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  February 16, Subcommittee on Environment, hearing entitled 
``Modernizing Environmental Laws: Challenges and Opportunities for 
Expanding Infrastructure and Promoting Development and 
Manufacturing'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, February 15, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Monetary Policy and the State of the Economy'', 
10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  February 16, Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, hearing 
entitled ``Assessing the U.S.-EU Covered Agreement'', 10 a.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, February 14, Subcommittee on 
Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade, hearing entitled ``Defeating 
Terrorism in Syria: A New Way Forward'', 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  February 16, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Iran on Notice'', 
10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, February 14, Subcommittee on 
Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications, hearing 
entitled ``The Future of FEMA: Stakeholder Recommendations for the 
Next Administrator'', 10 a.m., HVC-210.
  February 16, Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security, hearing 
entitled ``A Dangerous and Sophisticated Adversary: The Threat to 
the Homeland Posed by Cartel Operations'', 10 a.m., HVC-210.
  February 16, Subcommittee on Oversight and Management Efficiency, 
hearing entitled ``Watchdog Recommendations: A Better Way Ahead to 
Manage the Department of Homeland Security'', 2 p.m., HVC-210.
  Committee on House Administration, February 15, Full Committee, 
hearing on committee funding for the 115th Congress, 10:30 a.m., 
1310 Longworth.
  February 16, Full Committee, hearing on committee funding for the 
115th Congress (continued), 10:45 a.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on the Judiciary, February 14, Subcommittee on Courts, 
Intellectual Property, and the Internet, hearing entitled ``Judicial 
Transparency and Ethics'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  February 16, Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and 
Antitrust Law, hearing on H.R. 372, the ``Competitive Health 
Insurance Reform Act of 2017'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  February 16, Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice, 
hearing entitled ``The State of Religious Liberty in America'', 2 
p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, February 14, Full 
Committee, markup on H.R. 195, the ``Federal Register Printing 
Savings Act of 2017''; H.R. 624, the ``Social Security Fraud 
Prevention Act of 2017''; the

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``Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily 
Burdensome Act of 2017''; the ``Regulatory Integrity Act of 2017''; 
the ``OIRA Insight, Reform, and Accountability Act''; the ``DC 
Courts and Public Defender Service Voluntary Separation Incentive 
Payments Act''; and H.R. 653, the ``Federal Intern Protection Act of 
2017'', 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  February 15, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``GAO's 2017 High 
Risk Report: 34 Programs in Peril'', 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  February 15, Subcommittee on the Interior, Energy and Environment, 
hearing entitled ``Examining Federal Programs that Serve Tribes and 
Their Members'', 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  February 16, Subcommittee on Government Operations; and 
Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity of the House Committee on 
Veterans' Affairs, hearing entitled ``The Use of Official Time for 
Union Activities at the Department of Veterans Affairs'', 2 p.m., 
2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, February 14, Full Committee, hearing on H.J. 
Res. 69, providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of 
title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Department of 
the Interior relating to ``Non-Subsistence Take of Wildlife, and 
Public Participation and Closure Procedures, on National Wildlife 
Refuges in Alaska''; and H.J. Res. 43, providing for congressional 
disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the 
final rule submitted by Secretary of Health and Human Services 
relating to compliance with title X requirements by project 
recipients in selecting subrecipients, 3 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, February 14, 
Subcommittee on Research and Technology, hearing entitled 
``Strengthening U.S. Cybersecurity Capabilities'', 10 a.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  February 15, Subcommittee on Energy; and Subcommittee on 
Oversight, joint hearing entitled ``Risky Business: The DOE Loan 
Guarantee Program'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  February 16, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``NASA: Past, 
Present, and Future'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, February 15, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Start-ups Stalling? The Tax Code as a Barrier to 
Entrepreneurship'', 11 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  February 16, Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax and Capital 
Access, hearing entitled ``State of the Small Business Economy'', 11 
a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, February 15, 
Subcommittee on Aviation, hearing entitled ``Building a 21st Century 
Infrastructure for America: State of American Aviation 
Manufacturing'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, February 14, Subcommittee on 
Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, hearing entitled 
``Exploring National Work Queue's Impact on Claims Processing'', 
10:30 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, February 15, Subcommittee on Human 
Resources, hearing entitled ``The Geography of Poverty'', 10 a.m., 
1100 Longworth.