[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 43 (Monday, March 13, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E319-E320]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS

  Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, agreed to by the Senate of February 
4, 1977, calls for establishment of a system for a computerized 
schedule of all meetings and hearings of Senate committees, 
subcommittees, joint committees, and committees of conference. This 
title requires all such committees to notify the Office of the Senate 
Daily Digest--designated by the Rules Committee--of the time, place and 
purpose of the meetings, when scheduled and any cancellations or 
changes in the meetings as they occur.
  As an additional procedure along with the computerization of this 
information, the Office of the Senate Daily Digest will prepare this 
information for printing in the Extensions of Remarks section of the 
Congressional Record

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on Monday and Wednesday of each week.
  Meetings scheduled for Tuesday, March 14, 2017 may be found in the 
Daily Digest of today's Record.

                           MEETINGS SCHEDULED

                                MARCH 15
     10 a.m.
       Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine assessing U.S. sanctions on 
           Russia, focusing on the next steps.
                                                            SD-538
       Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
         To hold hearings to examine unmanned aircraft systems, 
           focusing on innovation, integration, successes, and 
           challenges.
                                                            SD-106
       Committee on Environment and Public Works
         To hold hearings to examine innovative solutions to 
           control invasive species and promote wildlife 
           conservation.
                                                            SD-406
       Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
         Business meeting to consider S. 34, to amend chapter 8 of 
           title 5, United States Code, to provide for the en bloc 
           consideration in resolutions of disapproval for 
           ``midnight rules'', S. 21, to amend chapter 8 of title 
           5, United States Code, to provide that major rules of 
           the executive branch shall have no force or effect 
           unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into 
           law, S. 317, to provide taxpayers with an annual report 
           disclosing the cost and performance of Government 
           programs and areas of duplication among them, S. 500, 
           to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to make the 
           Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for Health 
           Affairs responsible for coordinating the efforts of the 
           Department of Homeland Security related to food, 
           agriculture, and veterinary defense against terrorism, 
           S. 218, to restrict the inclusion of social security 
           account numbers on documents sent by mail by the 
           Federal Government, S. 188, to prohibit the use of 
           Federal funds for the costs of painting portraits of 
           officers and employees of the Federal Government, H.R. 
           274, to provide for reimbursement for the use of modern 
           travel services by Federal employees traveling on 
           official Government business, H.R. 366, to amend the 
           Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Under 
           Secretary for Management of the Department of Homeland 
           Security to make certain improvements in managing the 
           Department's vehicle fleet, an original bill entitled, 
           ``Dr. Chris Kirkpatrick Whistleblower Protection Act'', 
           an original bill entitled, ``Office of Special Counsel 
           Reauthorization Act'', an original bill entitled, 
           ``Follow the Rules Act'', an original bill entitled, 
           ``Regulatory Accountability Act'', and the nomination 
           of Elaine C. Duke, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary 
           of Homeland Security.
                                                            SD-342
       Committee on the Judiciary
         To hold hearings to examine visas, focusing on 
           investigating K-1 fiance fraud.
                                                            SD-226
     10:30 a.m.
       Committee on Appropriations
       Subcommittee on Department of Defense
         To hold closed hearings to examine a ballistic missile 
           defense program update.
                                                           SVC-217
       Committee on Appropriations
       Subcommittee on Departments of Labor, Health and Human 
           Services, and Education, and Related Agencies
         To hold hearings to examine STEM education, focusing on 
           preparing students for the careers of today and the 
           future.
                                                            SD-138
     11 a.m.
       Committee on Foreign Relations
         To hold hearings to examine six years of war in Syria, 
           focusing on the human toll.
                                                            SD-419
     1:30 p.m.
       Select Committee on Intelligence
         To receive a closed briefing on certain intelligence 
           matters.
                                                            SH-219
     2:30 p.m.
       Committee on the Judiciary
       Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism
         To hold hearings to examine the Modus Operandi and 
           toolbox of Russia and other autocracies for undermining 
           democracies throughout the world.
                                                            SD-226
       Committee on Veterans' Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine GAO's high risk list and the 
           Veterans Health Administration.
                                                            SR-418
     3:30 p.m.
       Committee on Armed Services
       Subcommittee on Airland
         To hold hearings to examine all arms warfare in the 21st 
           century.
                                                           SR-232A

                                MARCH 20
     11 a.m.
       Committee on the Judiciary
         To hold hearings to examine the nomination of Neil M. 
           Gorsuch, of Colorado, to be an Associate Justice of the 
           Supreme Court of the United States.
                                                            SH-216

                                MARCH 21
     10 a.m.
       Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
         To hold hearings to examine FDA user fee agreements, 
           focusing on improving medical product innovation for 
           patients.
                                                            SD-430

                                MARCH 22
     9 a.m.
       Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
         To hold hearings to examine the nomination of R. 
           Alexander Acosta, of Florida, to be Secretary of Labor.
                                                            SD-430
     10 a.m.
       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.
                                                            SD-G50

                                MARCH 29
     3 p.m.
       Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
         To hold hearings to examine how small businesses confront 
           and shape regulations.
                                                           SR-428A

                             POSTPONEMENTS

                                MARCH 15
     2:30 p.m.
       Special Committee on Aging
         To hold hearings to examine raising grandchildren in the 
           opioid crisis and beyond.
                                                            SD-562