[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 14, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D282-D283]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                             MARCH 15, 2017

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Department of 
Defense, to hold closed hearings to examine a ballistic missile 
defense program update, 10:30 a.m., SVC-217.
  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: 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: 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: to hold 
hearings to examine unmanned aircraft systems, focusing on 
innovation, integration, successes, and challenges, 10 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: to hold hearings to 
examine innovative solutions to control invasive species and promote 
wildlife conservation, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: 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: 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: to hold hearings to examine visas, 
focusing on investigating K-1 fiance fraud, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  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: 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: to receive a closed briefing on 
certain intelligence matters, 1:30 p.m., SH-219.

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                                 House

  Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and 
Capabilities, hearing entitled ``Crafting an Information Warfare and 
Counter-Propaganda Strategy for the Emerging Security Environment'', 
4:15 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Digital Commerce 
and Consumer Protection, hearing entitled ``Disrupter Series: 
Advanced Materials and Production'', 1 p.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Energy, hearing entitled ``Modernizing Energy 
Infrastructure: Challenges and Opportunities to Expanding Hydropower 
Generation'', 1:15 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water, Power and 
Oceans, hearing entitled ``Examining the Creation and Management of 
Marine Monuments and Sanctuaries'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, Full Committee, hearing on H.R. 1367, to 
improve the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to hire 
and retain physicians and other employees of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; H.R. 1259, the ``VA 
Accountability First Act of 2017''; and H.R. 1181, the ``Veterans 
2nd Amendment Protection Act'', 3:30 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Human Resources, 
hearing entitled ``Reauthorization of the Maternal, Infant, and 
Early Childhood Home Visiting Program'', 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.