[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 55 (Wednesday, March 29, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D365-D367]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                             MARCH 30, 2017

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: business 
meeting to consider the nomination of Sonny Perdue, of Georgia, to 
be Secretary of Agriculture, Time to be announced, S-216, Capitol.
  Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Heather Wilson, of South Dakota, to be Secretary of 
the Air Force, Department of Defense, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: business meeting to 
consider S. 35, to transfer administrative jurisdiction over certain 
Bureau of Land Management land from the Secretary of the Interior to 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for inclusion in the Black Hills 
National Cemetery, S. 55/H.R. 46, bills to authorize the Secretary 
of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of Fort Ontario 
in the State of New York, S. 97, to enable civilian research and 
development of advanced nuclear energy technologies by private and 
public institutions, to expand theoretical and practical knowledge 
of nuclear physics, chemistry, and materials science, S. 99, to 
require the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and 
feasibility of designating the President James K. Polk Home in 
Columbia, Tennessee, as a unit of the National Park System, S. 117, 
to designate a mountain peak in the State of Montana as ``Alex 
Diekmann Peak'', S. 131, to provide for the exchange of certain 
National Forest System land and non-Federal land in the State of 
Alaska, S. 167, to designate a National Memorial to Fallen Educators 
at the National Teachers Hall of Fame in Emporia, Kansas, S. 189, to 
modify the boundary of the Fort Scott National Historic Site in the 
State of Kansas, S. 190, to provide for consideration of the 
extension under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 
nonapplication of No-Load Mode energy efficiency standards to 
certain security or life safety alarms or surveillance systems, S. 
199, to authorize the use of the active capacity of the Fontenelle 
Reservoir, S. 213, to designate the wilderness within the Lake Clark 
National Park and Preserve in the State of Alaska as the Jay S. 
Hammond Wilderness Area, S. 214, to authorize the expansion of an 
existing hydroelectric project, S. 215, to authorize the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission to issue an order continuing a stay of 
a hydroelectric license for the Mahoney Lake hydroelectric project 
in the State of Alaska, S. 216, to require the Secretary of the 
Interior to submit to Congress a report on the efforts of the Bureau 
of Reclamation to manage its infrastructure assets, S. 217, to amend 
the Denali National Park Improvement Act to clarify certain 
provisions relating to the natural gas pipeline authorized in the 
Denali National Park and Preserve, S. 225/H.R. 699, bills to amend 
the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to modify provisions 
relating to certain land exchanges in the Mt. Hood Wilderness in the 
State of Oregon, S. 226, to exclude power supply circuits, drivers, 
and devices to be connected to, and power, light-emitting diodes or 
organic light-emitting diodes providing illumination or ceiling fans 
using direct current motors from energy conservation standards for 
external power supplies, S. 239, to amend the National Energy 
Conservation Policy Act to encourage the increased use of 
performance contracting in Federal facilities, S. 267, to provide 
for the correction of a survey of certain land in the State of 
Alaska, S. 280/H.R. 618, bills to authorize, direct, expedite, and 
facilitate a

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land exchange in El Paso and Teller Counties, Colorado, S. 285/H.R. 
689, bills to ensure adequate use and access to the existing Bolts 
Ditch headgate and ditch segment within the Holy Cross Wilderness in 
Eagle County, Colorado, S. 286/H.R. 698, bills to require a land 
conveyance involving the Elkhorn Ranch and the White River National 
Forest in the State of Colorado, S. 287, to update the map of, and 
modify the maximum acreage available for inclusion in, the 
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, S. 289/H.R. 698, bills to 
adjust the boundary of the Arapaho National Forest, Colorado, S. 
331, to remove the use restrictions on certain land transferred to 
Rockingham County, Virginia, S. 346, to provide for the 
establishment of the National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring 
System, S. 363, to revise the authorized route of the North Country 
National Scenic Trail in northeastern Minnesota and to extend the 
trail into Vermont to connect with the Appalachian National Scenic 
Trail, S. 385, to promote energy savings in residential buildings 
and industry, S. 392, to establish the 400 years of African-American 
History Commission, S. 401, to establish the Appalachian Forest 
National Heritage Area, S. 432, to designate the Cerro del Yuta and 
Rio San Antonio Wilderness Areas in the State of New Mexico, S. 466, 
to clarify the description of certain Federal land under the 
Northern Arizona Land Exchange and Verde River Basin Partnership Act 
of 2005 to include additional land in the Kaibab National Forest, S. 
490, to reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of 
construction of a hydroelectric project involving the Gibson Dam, S. 
491, to reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of 
construction of a hydroelectric project involving Clark Canyon Dam, 
S. 501, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain 
segments of East Rosebud Creek in Carbon County, Montana, as 
components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System, S. 502, to modify 
the boundary of Voyageurs National Park in the State of Minnesota, 
S. 508, to provide for the conveyance of certain Federal land in the 
State of Oregon, S. 513, to designate the Frank and Jeanne Moore 
Wild Steelhead Special Management Area in the State of Oregon, S. 
566, to withdraw certain land in Okanogan County, Washington, to 
protect the land, S. 590, to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 
to maintain or replace certain facilities and structures for 
commercial recreation services at Smith Gulch in Idaho, S. 617, to 
amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain segments 
of the Farmington River and Salmon Brook in the State of Connecticut 
as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, S. 627, 
to establish the Maritime Washington Heritage Area in the State of 
Washington, S. 644, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
conduct a special resource study of the Medgar Evers House, located 
in Jackson, Mississippi, S. 703, to extend the authority of the 
Secretary of the Interior to carry out the Equus Beds Division of 
the Wichita Project, S. 710, to reinstate and extend the deadline 
for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project 
involving Jennings Randolph Dam, S. 713, to establish the Mountains 
to Sound Greenway National Heritage Area in the State of Washington, 
S. 714, to amend Public Law 103-434 to authorize Phase III of the 
Yakima River Basin Water Basin Water Enhancement Project for the 
purposes of improving water management in the Yakima River basin, S. 
723, to extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a 
hydroelectric project, S. 724, to amend the Federal Power Act to 
modernize authorizations for necessary hydropower approvals, S. 729, 
to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire approximately 
44 acres of land in Martinez, California, for inclusion in the John 
Muir National Historic Site, S. 730, to extend the deadline for 
commencement of construction of certain hydroelectric projects, S. 
731, to establish the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage 
Area, S. 733, to protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
hunting, fishing, and shooting, S. 734, to extend a project of the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission involving the Cannonsville Dam, 
H.R. 88, to modify the boundary of the Shiloh National Military Park 
located in Tennessee and Mississippi, to establish Parker's 
Crossroads Battlefield as an affiliated area of the National Park 
System, H.R. 267, to redesignate the Martin Luther King, Junior, 
National Historic Site in the State of Georgia, H.R. 381, to 
designate a mountain in the John Muir Wilderness of the Sierra 
National Forest as ``Sky Point'', H.R. 494, to expand the boundary 
of Fort Frederica National Monument in the State of Georgia, H.R. 
538, to redesignate Ocmulgee National Monument in the State of 
Georgia and revise its boundary, H.R. 558, to adjust the boundary of 
the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park to include the 
Wallis House and Harriston Hill, H.R. 560, to amend the Delaware 
Water Gap National Recreation Area Improvement Act to provide access 
to certain vehicles serving residents of municipalities adjacent to 
the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, H.R. 863, to 
facilitate the addition of park administration at the Coltsville 
National Historical Park, and subcommittee assignments, 9:30 a.m., 
SD-366.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the potential for 
infrastructure improvements to create jobs and reduce the cost of 
living through all-of-the-above energy and mineral production in 
Alaska, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine United 
States interests, values, and the American people, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: business 
meeting to consider the nomination of R. Alexander Acosta, of 
Florida, to be Secretary of Labor, Time to be announced, S-216, 
Capitol.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold hearings to examine 
disinformation, focusing on a primer in Russian active measures and 
influence campaigns, 10 a.m., SD-106.


                                 House

  Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Readiness; and 
Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, joint hearing 
entitled ``The Current State of U.S. Transportation Command'', 9 
a.m., 2118 Rayburn.

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  Subcommittee on Strategic Forces; and Subcommittee on Terrorism, 
Nonproliferation, and Trade of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 
joint hearing entitled ``Consequences and Context for Russia's 
Violations of the INF Treaty'', 10:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on the Constitution and 
Civil Justice, hearing on H.R. 1689, the ``Private Property Rights 
Protection Act'', 9 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Contracting and 
Workforce, hearing entitled ``SBA's Entrepreneurial Development 
Programs: Resources to Assist Small Businesses'', 10 a.m., 2360 
Rayburn.