[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 34 (Monday, February 27, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D197-D199]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

               Week of February 28 through March 3, 2017

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, at approximately 10 a.m., Senate will continue 
consideration of the nomination of Ryan Zinke, of Montana, to be 
Secretary of the Interior.
  Following disposition of the nomination of Ryan Zinke, Senate will 
resume consideration of the nomination of Benjamin S. Carson, Sr., of 
Florida, to be Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, to be 
followed by the nomination of James Richard Perry, of Texas, to be 
Secretary of Energy.
  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 Armed Services: March 1, Subcommittee on Emerging 
Threats and Capabilities, to receive a closed briefing on global 
counterterrorism, 10:15 a.m., SVC-217.
  March 2, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine cyber 
strategy and policy, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on the Budget: March 1, business meeting to consider 
committee rules of procedure for the 115th Congress, 10:30 a.m., SD-
608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: March 1, to 
hold hearings to examine improving access to infrastructure for 
communities across the country, 10 a.m., SD-106.
  March 2, Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation, 
and the Internet, to hold hearings to examine the value of spectrum 
to the U.S. economy, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: March 1, to hold 
hearings to examine flood control infrastructure, focusing on safety 
questions raised by current events, 10:30 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: March 1, business meeting to consider the 
nomination of Seema Verma, of Indiana, to be Administrator of the 
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid

[[Page D198]]

Services, Department of Health and Human Services, 10:30 a.m., SD-
215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: February 28, to hold hearings to 
examine Iraq after Mosul, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  March 2, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine Venezuela, 
focusing on options for U.S. policy, 10:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: March 1, 
to hold hearings to examine the effects of border insecurity and 
immigration enforcement on American communities, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: February 28, to hold hearings to 
examine improving outcomes for youth in the juvenile justice system, 
10 a.m., SD-226.
  March 1, Full Committee, business meeting to consider the 
nominations of Charles R. Breyer, of California, and Danny C. 
Reeves, of Kentucky, each to be a Member of the United States 
Sentencing Commission, S. 419, to require adequate reporting on the 
Public Safety Officers' Benefits program, and committee rules of 
procedure for the 115th Congress, Time to be announced, Room to be 
announced.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: February 28, to hold a joint 
hearing with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine the 
legislative presentation of the Disabled American Veterans, 2 p.m., 
SD-G50.
  March 1, Full Committee, to hold a joint hearing with the House 
Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine the legislative 
presentation of The American Legion, 10 a.m., SD-G50.
  March 1, Full Committee, to hold a joint hearing with the House 
Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine the legislative 
presentation of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, 2 
p.m., SD-G50.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: February 28, to hold hearings to 
examine the nomination of Daniel Coats, of Indiana, to be Director 
of National Intelligence; to be immediately followed by a closed 
hearing in SH-219, 2 p.m., SD-106.
  March 2, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine 
certain intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, March 1, Full Committee, markup on the 
budget views and estimates letter of the Committee on Agriculture 
for the agencies and programs under the jurisdiction of the 
Committee for fiscal year 2018, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, March 1, Subcommittee on Homeland 
Security, hearing entitled ``Members' Day'', 9:30 a.m., 2008 
Rayburn.
  March 1, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education, hearing entitled ``Members' Day'', 10 a.m., 2358-B 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, March 1, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Cyber Warfare in the 21st Century: Threats, Challenges 
and Opportunities'', 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  March 1, Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, hearing 
entitled ``U.S. Ground Force Capability and Modernization Challenges 
in Eastern Europe'', 3:30 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  March 2, Subcommittee on Military Personnel, hearing entitled 
``Overview of Military Review Board Agencies'', 10:30 a.m., 2118 
Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, March 2, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Members' Day'', 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, March 1, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Legislative Proposals to Improve Health Care 
Coverage and Provide Lower Costs for Families'', 10 a.m., 2175 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, March 2, Subcommittee on Health, 
hearing entitled ``Examining FDA's Generic Drug and Biosimilar User 
Fee Programs'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, March 1, Full Committee, hearing on 
Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, 10 a.m., 
2141 Rayburn. A portion of this hearing will be closed.
  March 2, Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice, 
hearing entitled ``Oversight of the Judgement Fund'', 9 a.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, March 1, Subcommittee on Water, 
Power and Oceans, hearing entitled ``Modernizing Western Water and 
Power Infrastructure in the 21st Century'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, March 1, 
Subcommittee on the Interior, Energy and Environment; and 
Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Affairs, joint hearing entitled 
``Examining Environmental Barriers to Infrastructure Development'', 
10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  March 1, Subcommittee on National Security, hearing entitled ``VA: 
Path to Reform'', 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  March 2, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Transparency at TSA'', 
10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, March 1, Full 
Committee, markup on the ``NIST Cybersecurity Framework, Assessment, 
and Auditing Act of 2017'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, March 1, Full Committee, markup on 
the committee's budget views and estimates for Fiscal Year 2018, 11 
a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  March 2, Subcommittee on Contracting and Workforce, hearing 
entitled ``Learning from History: Ideas to Strengthen and Modernize 
the HUBZone Program'', 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, March 1, 
Subcommittee on Aviation, hearing entitled ``Building a 21st Century 
Infrastructure for America: State of American Airports'', 11 a.m., 
2167 Rayburn.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, March 2, Full 
Committee, business meeting on the committee's views and estimates, 
HVC-304. This meeting will be closed.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Hearing: February 28, Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 
to hold a joint hearing with the House Committee on Veterans' 
Affairs to examine the legislative presentation of the Disabled 
American Veterans, 2 p.m., SD-G50.

[[Page D199]]


  March 1, Full Committee, to hold a joint hearing with the House 
Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine the legislative 
presentation of The American Legion, 10 a.m., SD-G50.
  March 1, Full Committee, to hold a joint hearing with the House 
Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine the legislative 
presentation of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, 2 
p.m., SD-G50.