[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 29 (Friday, February 17, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D179]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                     COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR MONDAY,

                           FEBRUARY 20, 2017

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  No meetings/hearings scheduled.


                                 House

  No hearings are scheduled.


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  On page D179, February 17, 2017, the following language appears: 
Chamber Action Routine Proceedings, pages S1223-S1416 Measures 
Introduced: Thirty-eight bills and seven resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 405-442, S.J. Res. 23, and S. Res. 62-
67. Pages S1304-05, S1396-97 Measures Reported: S. Res. 62, 
authorizing expenditures by committees of the Senate for the 
periods March 1, 2017 through September 30, 2017, October 1, 2017 
through September 30, 2018, and October 1, 2018 through February 
28, 2019. S. 63, to clarify the rights of Indians and Indian 
tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act. (S. 
Rept. No. 115-3) Pages S1304, S1396 Measures Passed: National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration Transition Authorization Act: 
Senate passed S. 442, to authorize the programs of the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration. Pages S1400-15 Abie Abraham 
VA Clinic: Committee on Veterans' Affairs was discharged from 
further consideration of H.R. 609, to designate the Department of 
Veterans Affairs health care center in Center Township, Butler 
County, Pennsylvania, as the ``Abie Abraham VA Clinic'', and the 
bill was then passed. Page S1415 Joint Session of Congress: Senate 
agreed to H. Con. Res. 23, providing for a joint session of 
Congress to receive a message from the President. Pages S1415-16 
Denali National Park: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged 
from further consideration of S. Res. 55, recognizing February 26, 
2017, as the 100th anniversary of the establishment of Denali 
National Park and Preserve in the State of Alaska, and the 
resolution was then agreed to, after agreeing to the following 
amendment proposed thereto: Page S1416 Cornyn (for Murkowski) 
Amendment No. 191, relating to visitor experiences. Page S1416 
National Speech and Debate Education Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 
65, designating March 3, 2017, as ``National Speech and Debate 
Education Day''. Page S1416 Career and Technical Education Month: 
Senate agreed to S. Res. 66, supporting the goals and ideals of 
Career and Technical Education Month. Page S1416 National Health 
and Wellness Coach Recognition Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 67, 
expressing support for health and wellness coaches and for the 
designation of February 13, 2017, through February 19, 2017, as 
``National Health and Wellness Coach Recognition Week''. Page 
S1416 Washington's Farewell Address--Agreement: A unanimous-
consent agreement was reached providing that at 3 p.m., on Monday, 
February 27, 2017, Senator Sasse be recognized to deliver 
Washington's Farewell Address, as under the previous order. Page 
S1416 Pro Forma Sessions--Agreement: A unanimousconsent agreement 
was reached providing that the Senate adjourn, to then convene for 
pro forma sessions only, with no business being conducted on the 
following dates and times, and that following each pro forma 
session, the Senate adjourn until the next pro forma session: 
Monday, February 20, 2017 at 4:30 p.m.; Thursday, February 23, 
2017 at 9 a.m.; and that when the Senate adjourns on Thursday, 
February 23, 2017, it next convene at 12 noon, on Monday, February 
27, 2016. Page S1416 Ross Nomination--Agreement: Senate resumed 
consideration of the nomination of Wilbur L. Ross, Jr., of 
Florida, to be Secretary of Commerce. Pages S1391-92, S1400 During 
consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action: By 66 yeas to 31 nays (Vote No. 72), Senate 
agreed to the motion to close further debate on the nomination. 
Pages S1391-92 A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached 
providing that at 7 p.m., on Monday, February 27, 2017, all post-
cloture time be considered expired on the nomination and Senate 
vote on confirmation of the nomination. Page S1400 A unanimous-
consent agreement was reached providing that at approximately 12 
noon, on Monday, February 27, 2017, Senate resume consideration of 
the nomination, post-cloture, as under the previous order. Page 
S1416 Nomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following 
nominations: By 51 yeas to 49 nays (Vote No. EX. 68), Mick 
Mulvaney, of South Carolina, to be Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget. Pages S1226-29, S1275 Routine lists in the 
Army, and Navy. Page S1313 By 52 yeas to 46 nays (Vote No. EX. 
71), Scott Pruitt, of Oklahoma, to be Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency. Pages S1229-75, S1275-95, S1315-
91, S1416 During consideration of this nomination today, Senate 
also took the following action: By 54 yeas to 46 nays (Vote No. 
69), Senate agreed to the motion to close further debate on the 
nomination. Pages S1229-30 By 47 yeas to 51 nays (Vote No. 70), 
Senate rejected the motion to extend debate on the nomination. 
Page S1390 Messages from the House: Page S1393 Executive 
Communications: Pages S1393-96 Additional Cosponsors: Pages S1397-
98 Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions: Pages S1398-99 
Additional Statements: Page S1393 Amendments Submitted: Page S1399 
Authorities for Committees to Meet: Page S1399 Privileges of the 
Floor: Pages S1399-S1400 Record Votes: Five record votes were 
taken today. (Total--72) Pages S1229, S1230, S1390-92 Adjournment: 
Senate convened at 10 a.m., on Thursday, February 16, 2017, and 
adjourned at 1:54 p.m., on Friday, February 17, 2017, until 4:30 
p.m. on Monday, February 20, 2017. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S1416.) Committee Meetings (Committees not listed did not meet) 
RESHAPING THE U.S. MILITARY Committee on Armed Services: Committee 
concluded a hearing to examine reshaping the United States 
military, after receiving testimony from David A. Ochmanek, RAND 
Corporation; James P. Thomas, The Telemus Group; Thomas M. 
Donnelly, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research 
Marilyn Ware Center for Security Studies; and Bryan Clark, Center 
for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments. IMPROVING TSA Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on Aviation 
Operations, Safety, and Security concluded a hearing to examine 
stakeholder perspectives on improving the Transportation Security 
Administration for the security of the traveling public, after 
receiving testimony from Stephen A. Alterman, Cargo Airline 
Association, on behalf of Aviation Security Advisory Committee, 
and Sharon Pinkerton, Airlines for America, both of Washington, 
D.C.; Kim Day, Denver International Airport, Denver, Colorado; and 
Mark Laustra, Analogic Corporation, Peabody, Massachusetts. 
NOMINATION Committee on Finance: Committee concluded a hearing 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, after the nominee, who 
was introduced by Senators Donnelly and Young, testified and 
answered questions in her own behalf. NOMINATION Committee on 
Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the 
nomination of David Friedman, of New York, to be Ambassador to 
Israel, Department of State, after the nominee, who was introduced 
by Senator Graham and former Senator Joe Lieberman, testified and 
answered questions in his own behalf. DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS 
Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on Western 
Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, 
Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues concluded a hearing to 
examine democracy and human rights, focusing on the case for 
United States leadership, after receiving testimony from former 
Representative Mark Green, International Republican Institute, 
Carl Gershman, The National Endowment for Democracy, Kenneth 
Wollack, National Democratic Institute, and Hala Aldosari, Arab 
Gulf States Institute, all of Washington, D.C.; Garry Kasparov, 
Human Rights Foundation, New York, New York; and Danilo Maldonado 
Machado. BUSINESS MEETING Committee on Rules and Administration: 
Committee ordered favorably reported an original resolution (S. 
Res. 62) authorizing expenditures by committees of the Senate for 
the periods March 1, 2017 through September 30, 2017, October 1, 
2017 through September 30, 2018, and October 1, 2018 through 
February 28, 2019, and adopted its rules of procedure for the 
115th Congress. INTELLIGENCE Select Committee on Intelligence: 
Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters, receiving 
testimony from officials of the intelligence community. Committee 
recessed subject to the call. BUSINESS MEETING Committee on 
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Committee announced the 
following subcommittee assignments: Subcommittee on Commodities, 
Risk Management, and Trade: Senators Boozman (Chair), Cochran, 
Hoeven, Grassley, Thune, Daines, Perdue, Heitkamp, Brown, Bennet, 
Gillibrand, Donnelly, and Van Hollen. Subcommittee on Rural 
Development and Energy: Senators Ernst (Chair), Cochran, Boozman, 
Hoeven, Thune, Daines, Strange, Van Hollen, Brown, Klobuchar, 
Bennet, Donnelly, and Heitkamp. Subcommittee on Conservation, 
Forestry, and Natural Resources: Senator Daines (Chair), Cochran, 
McConnell, Boozman, Grassley, Strange, Bennet, Leahy, Klobuchar, 
Donnelly, and Casey. Subcommittee on Nutrition, Agricultural 
Research, and Specialty Crops: Senators Strange (Chair), 
McConnell, Boozman, Hoeven, Ernst, Perdue, Casey, Leahy, Brown, 
Gillibrand, and Van Hollen. Subcommittee on Livestock, Marketing, 
and Agriculture Security: Senators Perdue (Chair), McConnell, 
Ernst, Grassley, Thune, Daines, Gillibrand, Leahy, Klobuchar, 
Heitkamp, and Casey. Senators Roberts and Stabenow are ex officio 
members of each subcommittee.
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: Chamber Action The 
Senate continued in the session that began on Thursday, February 
16, 2017. See previous volume of the Congressional Record. 
Committee Meetings No committee meetings were held.


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