[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 27 (Wednesday, February 15, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D164-D165]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                           FEBRUARY 16, 2017

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine reshaping 
the United States military, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: 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 Finance: 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: to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of David Friedman, of New York, to be Ambassador to 
Israel, Department of State, 10:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian 
Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues, to 
hold hearings to examine democracy and human rights, focusing on the 
case for United States leadership, 2:45 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Rules and Administration: 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: to hold closed hearings to 
examine certain intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, Full Committee, markup on the 
``Pesticide Registration Enhancement Act of 2017''; and H.R. 953, 
the ``Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2017''; hearing entitled 
``Pros and Cons of Restricting SNAP Purchases'', 10 a.m., 1300 
Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Military 
Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, hearing 
entitled ``Members' Day'', 9:30 a.m., HT-2 Capitol.
  Committee on Armed Services, 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, 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, Subcommittee on Environment, 
hearing entitled ``Modernizing Environmental Laws: Challenges and 
Opportunities for Expanding Infrastructure and Promoting Development 
and Manufacturing'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.

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  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Housing and 
Insurance, hearing entitled ``Assessing the U.S.-EU Covered 
Agreement'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Iran on Notice'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, 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.
  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, Full Committee, hearing on 
committee funding for the 115th Congress (continued), 10:45 a.m., 
1310 Longworth.
  Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
  Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice, hearing 
entitled ``The State of Religious Liberty in America'', 1 p.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``NASA: Past, Present, and Future'', 10 a.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax 
and Capital Access, hearing entitled ``State of the Small Business 
Economy'', 11 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Economic 
Opportunity; and Subcommittee on Government Operations of the House 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, hearing entitled ``The 
Use of Official Time for Union Activities at the Department of 
Veterans Affairs'', 12:30 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.