[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 40 (Wednesday, March 8, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D240-D241]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                             MARCH 9, 2017

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine U.S. 
Central Command and U.S. Africa Command, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: business meeting 
to consider S. 327, to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission 
to provide a safe harbor related to certain investment fund research 
reports, S. 444, to amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to 
expand the investor limitation for qualifying venture capital funds 
under an exemption from the definition of an investment company, S. 
462, to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to refund or 
credit certain excess payments made to the Commission, S. 484, to 
amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to terminate an exemption 
for companies located in Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and any 
other possession of the United States, and S. 488, to increase the 
threshold for disclosures required by the Securities and Exchange 
Commission relating to compensatory benefit plans, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: business meeting to consider the 
nomination of David Friedman, of New York, to be Ambassador to 
Israel; to be immediately followed by a hearing to examine resolving 
the conflict in Yemen, focusing on U.S. interests, risks, and 
policy, 10:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: 
Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs and Federal Management, to hold 
hearings to examine agency use of science in the rulemaking process, 
focusing on proposals for improving transparency and accountability, 
10:15 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider S. 419, 
to require adequate reporting on the Public Safety Officers' 
Benefits program, and the nominations of Danny C. Reeves, of 
Kentucky, to be a Member of the United States Sentencing Commission 
for a term expiring October 31, 2019, and Charles R. Breyer, of 
California, to be a Member of the United States Sentencing 
Commission for a term expiring October 31, 2021, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: to hold a joint hearing with the 
House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine the legislative 
presentation of multiple veterans service organizations, 10 a.m., 
SD-G50.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: closed business meeting to 
consider the nomination of Daniel Coats, of Indiana, to be Director 
of National Intelligence, 2 p.m., SH-219.
  Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine certain 
intelligence matters, 2:10 p.m., SH-219.

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                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, 
Energy, and Credit, hearing entitled ``The Next Farm Bill: Rural 
Development and Energy Programs'', 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research, hearing 
entitled ``The Next Farm Bill: Specialty Crops'', 2 p.m., 1300 
Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, 
hearing entitled ``Members' Day'', 2 p.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Defense, hearing entitled ``Members' Day'', 9:30 
a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and 
Related Agencies, hearing entitled ``Management Challenges at the 
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and 
the Social Security Administration: Views from the Inspectors 
General'', 10 a.m., 2358-B Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, 
oversight hearing on Department of State and Foreign Operations 
Programs, 10 a.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and 
Related Agencies, hearing entitled ``Members' Day'', 10 a.m., 2358-A 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, 
hearing entitled ``Nuclear Deterrence--the Defense Science Board's 
Perspective'', 3:30 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ethics, Full Committee, organizational meeting for 
the 115th Congress, 2 p.m., 1015 Longworth.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Housing and 
Insurance, hearing entitled ``Flood Insurance Reform: FEMA's 
Perspective'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Full Committee, markup on H.R. 910, the ``Fair Access to 
Investment Research Act of 2017''; H.R. 1219, the ``Supporting 
America's Innovators Act of 2017''; H.R. 1257, the ``Securities and 
Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act''; the ``US Territories 
Investor Protection Act of 2017''; H.R. 1343, the ``Encouraging 
Employee Ownership Act of 2017''; and H.R. 1312, the ``Small 
Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act'', 1:30 p.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Undermining Democratic Institutions and Splintering NATO: Russian 
Disinformation Aims'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and 
International Organizations, hearing entitled ``Democracy Under 
Threat in Ethiopia'', 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and 
Infrastructure Protection, hearing entitled ``The Current State of 
DHS Private Sector Engagement for Cybersecurity'', 10 a.m., HVC-210.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Indian, Insular, 
and Alaska Native Affairs, hearing entitled ``Improving and 
Expanding Infrastructure in Tribal and Insular Communities'', 10 
a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Reviewing ATF's Failures in the Death of ICE 
Agent Jaime Zapata''; markup on H.R. 1293, to amend title 5, United 
States Code, to require that the Office of Personnel Management 
submit an annual report to Congress relating to the use of official 
time by Federal employees; the ``Official Time Reform Act of 2017''; 
H.R. 653, the ``Federal Intern Protection Act of 2017''; H.R. 680, 
the ``Eliminating Pornography from Agencies Act''; H. Res. 38, 
expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that offices 
attached to the seat of Government should not be required to 
exercise their offices in the District of Columbia; the ``SOAR 
Reauthorization Act''; H.R. 745, the ``Federal Records Modernization 
Act of 2017''; and the ``Electronic Message Preservation Act of 
2017'', 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Subcommittee on 
Research and Technology, hearing entitled ``National Science 
Foundation Part I: Overview and Oversight'', 11 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Full Committee, markup on the ``Honest and Open New EPA Science 
Treatment Act of 2017''; and the ``EPA Science Advisory Board Reform 
Act of 2017'', 9:30 a.m., 2321 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Investigations, 
Oversight, and Regulations titled, hearing entitled ``An Overview of 
SBA's 7(a) Loan Program'', 11 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Water Resources and Environment, hearing entitled ``Building a 21st 
Century Infrastructure for America: The Role of Federal Agencies in 
Water Infrastructure'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Hearing: Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, to hold a 
joint hearing with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to 
examine the legislative presentation of multiple veterans service 
organizations, 10 a.m., SD-G50.