[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 43 (Monday, March 13, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D287-D289]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                Week of March 14 through March 17, 2017

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, at approximately 2 p.m., Senate will continue 
consideration of H.J. Res. 42, Department of Labor Rule.
  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 Appropriations: March 15, Subcommittee on Department 
of Defense, to hold closed hearings to examine a ballistic missile 
defense program update, 10:30 a.m., SVC-217.
  March 15, 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, 10:30 a.m., SD-138.
  Committee on Armed Services: March 14, to hold hearings to examine 
information surrounding the Marines United website; to be 
immediately followed by a closed hearing in SR-222, 10 a.m., SD-G50.
  March 15, Subcommittee on Airland, to hold hearings to examine all 
arms warfare in the 21st century, 3:30 p.m., SR-232A.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: March 14, to 
hold hearings to examine reauthorization of the National Flood 
Insurance Program, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  March 15, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine assessing 
U.S. sanctions on Russia, focusing on the next steps, 10 a.m., SD-
538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: March 14, 
Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine 
Infrastructure, Safety and Security, to hold hearings to examine 
continuing to improve truck safety on our nation's highways, 2:30 
p.m., SR-253.

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  March 15, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine unmanned 
aircraft systems, focusing on innovation, integration, successes, 
and challenges, 10 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: March 14, to hold 
hearings to examine opportunities to improve American energy 
infrastructure, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: March 15, to hold 
hearings to examine innovative solutions to control invasive species 
and promote wildlife conservation, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: March 14, to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Robert Lighthizer, of Florida, to be United States 
Trade Representative, with the rank of Ambassador, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: March 15, to hold hearings to 
examine six years of war in Syria, focusing on the human toll, 11 
a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: March 15, 
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, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: March 15, to hold hearings to examine 
visas, focusing on investigating K-1 finance fraud, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  March 15, 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, 2:30 
p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: March 15, to hold hearings to 
examine GAO's high risk list and the Veterans Health Administration, 
2:30 p.m., SR-418.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: March 14, to hold closed 
hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  March 15, Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing on certain 
intelligence matters, 1:30 p.m., SH-219.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, March 15, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Agriculture and Tax Reform: Opportunities for Rural 
America'', 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  March 16, Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and 
Research, hearing entitled ``The Next Farm Bill: Agricultural 
Research'', 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  March 16, Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry, hearing 
entitled ``The Next Farm Bill: Forestry Initiatives'', 2 p.m., 1300 
Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, March 15, Subcommittee on Labor, 
Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, budget 
hearing on Corporation for Public Broadcasting, 10 a.m., 2358-C 
Rayburn.
  March 16, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 
Education, and Related Agencies, hearing entitled ``Investing in the 
Future--Early Childhood Education Programs at the Department of 
Health and Human Services'', 10 a.m., 2358-C Rayburn.
  March 16, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs, hearing entitled ``Members' Day'', 10 a.m., HT-2 Capitol.
  March 16, Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban 
Development, and Related Agencies, oversight hearing on Department 
of Transportation and Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
10 a.m., 2358-A Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, March 15, Subcommittee on Emerging 
Threats and Capabilities, hearing entitled ``Crafting an Information 
Warfare and Counter-Propaganda Strategy for the Emerging Security 
Environment'', 3:30 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  March 16, Subcommittee on Readiness, hearing entitled ``The 
Current State of the U.S. Navy'', 8 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  March 16, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
entitled ``Oversight Review of Infrastructure Needs and Projects 
Ready for Immediate Implementation in the Nuclear Security 
Enterprise'', 2 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  March 16, Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, hearing 
entitled ``The Effect of Sequestration and Continuing Resolutions on 
Army Modernization and Readiness'', 3:30 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, March 15, Full Committee, markup on 
reconciliation submissions, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, March 15, Subcommittee 
on Higher Education and Workforce Development, hearing entitled 
``Improving Federal Student Aid to Better Meet the Needs of 
Students'', 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  March 16, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Honoring Our 
Commitment to Recover and Protect Missing and Exploited Children'', 
10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.

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  Committee on Energy and Commerce, March 15, Subcommittee on 
Energy, hearing entitled ``Modernizing Energy Infrastructure: 
Challenges and Opportunities to Expanding Hydropower Generation'', 
10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  March 15, Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer 
Protection, hearing entitled ``Disrupter Series: Advanced Materials 
and Production'', 10:15 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  March 16, Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer 
Protection, hearing entitled ``Disrupter Series: Smart 
Communities'', 10:15 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  March 16, Subcommittee on Environment, hearing entitled 
``Reinvestment and Rehabilitation of Our Nation's Safe Drinking 
Water Delivery Systems'', 10:15 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ethics, March 15, Full Committee, organizational 
meeting for the 115th Congress, 1:30 p.m., 1015 Longworth.
  Committee on Financial Services, March 16, Subcommittee on 
Monetary Policy and Trade, hearing entitled ``Sound Monetary 
Policy'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  March 16, Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, hearing entitled 
``Flood Insurance Reform: A Community Perspective'', 2 p.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, March 16, Subcommittee on 
Oversight and Management Efficiency, hearing entitled ``Immigration 
Benefits Vetting: Examining Critical Weaknesses in USCIS Systems'', 
9:30 a.m., HVC-210.
  Committee on the Judiciary, March 15, Subcommittee on Immigration 
and Border Security, business meeting on adoption of the 
Subcommittee's Rules of Procedure and Statement of Policy for 
Private Immigration Bills and Statement of Policy on Federal 
Charters and Request DHS Departmental Reports on the Beneficiaries 
of H.R. 349, H.R. 780 and H.R. 461, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  March 15, Full Committee, markup on S. 305, the ``Vietnam War 
Veterans Recognition Act of 2017''; and H.R. 1393, the ``Mobile 
Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017'', 11 a.m., 
2141 Rayburn.
  March 16, Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the 
Internet, hearing entitled ``Bringing Justice Closer to the People: 
Examining Ideas for Restructuring the 9th Circuit'', 10 a.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  March 16, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and 
Investigations, hearing entitled ``Combating Crimes Against 
Children: Assessing the Legal Landscape'', 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, March 15, Subcommittee on Water, 
Power and Oceans, hearing entitled ``Examining the Creation and 
Management of Marine Monuments and Sanctuaries'', 10 a.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  March 16, Subcommittee on Federal Lands, hearing entitled 
``Identifying Innovative Infrastructure Ideas for the National Park 
Service and Forest Service'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, March 16, Full 
Committee, markup on H.R. 756, the ``Postal Service Reform Act of 
2017''; and H.R. 760, the ``Postal Service Financial Improvement Act 
of 2017'', 1:00 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, March 16, Subcommittee on Economic 
Growth, Tax, and Capital Access, hearing entitled ``Cafeteria Plans: 
A Menu of Non-Options for Small Business Owners'', 10 a.m., 2360 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, March 16, 
Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and 
Emergency Management, hearing entitled ``Building a 21st Century 
Infrastructure for America: The National Preparedness System'', 10 
a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, March 15, Subcommittee on Human 
Resources, hearing entitled ``Reauthorization of the Maternal, 
Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program'', 10 a.m., 1100 
Longworth.