[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 69 (Monday, April 24, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D441-D443]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                Week of April 25 through April 28, 2017

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senate will continue consideration of the nomination of 
Rod J. Rosenstein, of Maryland, to be Deputy Attorney General, post-
cloture.
  Upon disposition of the nomination of Rod J. Rosenstein, of Maryland, 
to be Deputy Attorney General, Senate will vote on the motion to invoke 
cloture on the nomination of R. Alexander Acosta, of Florida, to be 
Secretary of Labor.
  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: April 25, Subcommittee on State, 
Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, to hold hearings to 
examine United States assistance for Egypt, 2:15 p.m., SD-124.
  April 26, Subcommittee on Department of Defense, to hold hearings 
to examine a review of National Guard and Reserve programs and 
readiness, 10:30 a.m., SD-192.
  April 27, Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans 
Affairs, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine 
preventing veteran suicide, 10:30 a.m., SD-124.
  Committee on Armed Services: April 25, to hold hearings to examine 
policy and strategy in the Asia-Pacific, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  April 27, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine United 
States Pacific Command and United States Forces Korea, 9:30 a.m., 
SD-G50.
  April 27, Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, to hold hearings to 
examine cyber-enabled information operations, 2:30 p.m., SR-222.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: April 27, to 
hold hearings to examine countering Russia, focusing on further 
assessing options for sanctions, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: April 26, to 
hold hearings to examine reopening the American frontier, focusing 
on reducing regulatory barriers and expanding American free 
enterprise in space, 10 a.m., SR-253.

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  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: April 27, to hold 
hearings to examine H.R. 339, to amend Public Law 94-241 with 
respect to the Northern Mariana Islands, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: April 26, to hold 
hearings to examine the technical, scientific, and legal basis of 
the Waters of the United States Rule, 10:15 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: April 25, business meeting to consider an 
original resolution waiving certain provisions of the Trade Act of 
1974 relating to the appointment of the United States Trade 
Representative, and 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: April 25, to hold hearings to 
examine the crisis in Libya, focusing on next steps and United 
States policy options, 9:45 a.m., SD-419.
  April 26, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Tulinabo Salama Mushingi, of Virginia, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of Senegal, and to serve concurrently and 
without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Republic of 
Guinea-Bissau, and Todd Philip Haskell, of Florida, to be Ambassador 
to the Republic of the Congo, both of the Department of State, 1:30 
p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: April 26, 
business meeting to consider S. 652, to amend the Public Health 
Service Act to reauthorize a program for early detection, diagnosis, 
and treatment regarding deaf and hard-of-hearing newborns, infants, 
and young children, S. 849, to support programs for mosquito-borne 
and other vector-borne disease surveillance and control, an original 
bill entitled, ``National Clinical Care Commission Act'', an 
original bill entitled, ``Protecting Patient Access to Emergency 
Medications Act'', and the nomination of Scott Gottlieb, of 
Connecticut, to be Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Department of 
Health and Human Services, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: April 26, 
to hold hearings to examine duplication, waste, and fraud in Federal 
programs, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: April 25, to hold hearings to examine 
intellectual property, focusing on making our lives healthier, 
safer, and more productive, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  April 26, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Amul R. Thapar, of Kentucky, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit, and Makan Delrahim, of 
California, to be an Assistant Attorney General, Department of 
Justice, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: April 26, to 
hold hearings to examine the challenges and opportunities of running 
a small business in rural America, 10 a.m., SR-428A.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: April 25, to receive a closed 
briefing on certain intelligence matters, 2:15 p.m., SH-219.
  April 25, Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing on certain 
intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  April 26, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Courtney Elwood, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of 
the Central Intelligence Agency, 10 a.m., SD-106.
  April 27, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine 
certain intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.
  Special Committee on Aging: April 27, to hold hearings to examine 
aging without community, focusing on the consequences of isolation 
and loneliness, 9:45 a.m., SH-216.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Appropriations, April 26, Subcommittee on Defense, 
oversight hearing on U.S. Pacific Command, 1:30 p.m., H-140 Capitol. 
This hearing will be closed.
  Committee on Armed Services, April 26, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Military Assessment of the Security Challenges in the 
Indo-Asia-Pacific Region'', 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  April 26, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, 
hearing entitled ``Creating a Flexible and Effective Information 
Technology Management and Acquisition System: Elements for Success 
in a Rapidly Changing Landscape'', 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  April 27, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Member Day'', 10 
a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  April 27, Subcommittee on Military Personnel, hearing entitled 
``Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder/Traumatic Brain Injury'', 2 p.m., 
2118 Rayburn.
  April 28, Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, hearing 
entitled ``Amphibious Warfare in a Contested Environment'', 8 a.m., 
2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, April 26, Full 
Committee, markup of H.R. 1180, the ``Working Families Flexibility 
Act of 2017'', 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  April 27, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Strengthening 
Accreditation to Better Protect Students and Taxpayers'' 10 a.m., 
2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, April 26, Subcommittee on 
Environment, hearing on ``Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 
2017'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  April 27, Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer 
Protection, hearing entitled ``Outdoor Recreation: Vast Impact of 
the Great Outdoors'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, April 26, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``A Legislative Proposal to Create Hope and Opportunity for 
Investors, Consumers, and Entrepreneurs'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  April 27, Subcommittee on Terrorism and Illicit Finance, hearing 
entitled ``Safeguarding the Financial System from Terrorist 
Financing'', 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, April 26, Subcommittee on Africa, 
Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations, 
hearing entitled ``The Questionable Case for Easing Sudan 
Sanctions'', 2:30 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  April 26, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, hearing entitled 
``China's Technological Rise: Challenges to U.S. Innovation and 
Security'', 2:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.

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  April 27, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Syria After the 
Missile Strikes: Policy Options'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  April 27, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade, 
hearing entitled ``Afghanistan's Terrorist Resurgence: Al-Qaeda, 
ISIS, and Beyond'', 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, April 27, Subcommittee on 
Transportation and Protective Security, hearing entitled 
``Checkpoint of the Future: Evaluating TSA's Innovation Task Force 
Initiative'', 2 p.m., HVC-210.
  Committee on the Judiciary, April 26, Subcommittee on Crime, 
Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations, hearing entitled 
``Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Prisons and the U.S. Marshals 
Service'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, April 26, Full Committee, markup 
on H.R. 220, to authorize the expansion of an existing hydroelectric 
project, and for other purposes; H.R. 497, the ``Santa Ana River 
Wash Plan Land Exchange Act''; H.R. 660, the ``Bureau of Reclamation 
Transparency Act''; H.R. 1073, to authorize the Secretary of the 
Interior to establish a structure for visitor services on the 
Arlington Ridge tract, in the area of the U.S. Marine Corps War 
Memorial, and for other purposes; H.R. 1135, to reauthorize the 
Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation 
program; H.R. 1500, the ``Robert Emmet Park Act of 2017''; H.R. 
1654, the ``Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act''; H.R. 1715, 
the ``Medgar Evers House Study Act''; H.R. 1769, ``San Luis Unit 
Drainage Resolution Act''; H.R. 1807, the ``Public Water Supply 
Invasive Species Compliance Act of 2017''; H.R. 1873, the 
``Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act''; H.R. 1967, 
the ``Bureau of Reclamation Pumped Storage Hydropower Development 
Act''; and H.R. 2085, to approve an agreement between the United 
States and the Republic of Palau, and for other purposes, 4 p.m., 
1324 Longworth.
  April 27, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 220, to authorize the 
expansion of an existing hydroelectric project, and for other 
purposes; H.R. 497, the ``Santa Ana River Wash Plan Land Exchange 
Act''; H.R. 660, the ``Bureau of Reclamation Transparency Act''; 
H.R. 1073, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish a 
structure for visitor services on the Arlington Ridge tract, in the 
area of the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial, and for other purposes; 
H.R. 1135, to reauthorize the Historically Black Colleges and 
Universities Historic Preservation program; H.R. 1500, the ``Robert 
Emmet Park Act of 2017''; H.R. 1654, the ``Water Supply Permitting 
Coordination Act''; H.R. 1715, the ``Medgar Evers House Study Act''; 
H.R. 1769, ``San Luis Unit Drainage Resolution Act''; H.R. 1807, the 
``Public Water Supply Invasive Species Compliance Act of 2017''; 
H.R. 1873, the ``Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection 
Act''; H.R. 1967, the ``Bureau of Reclamation Pumped Storage 
Hydropower Development Act''; and H.R. 2085, to approve an agreement 
between the United States and the Republic of Palau, and for other 
purposes (continued), 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, April 26, 
Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Affairs, hearing entitled 
``Unfunded Mandates: Examining Federally Imposed Burdens on State 
and Local Government'', 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  April 26, Subcommittee on Government Operations, hearing entitled 
``Reviewing the Unintended Consequences of the Foreign Account Tax 
Compliance Act'', 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  April 27, Subcommittee on National Security, hearing entitled, 
``The Border Wall: Strengthening our National Security'', 10 a.m., 
2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, April 26, Full 
Committee, hearing entitled ``Advances in the Search for Life'', 10 
a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, April 26, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Storm Watch: Making Sure SBA's Disaster Loan Program is 
Prepared'', 11 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  April 27, Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax, and Capital 
Access, hearing entitled, ``Small Business: The Key to Economic 
Growth'', 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, April 27, Subcommittee on 
Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, markup of pending 
legislation, 10:30 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, April 26, Subcommittee on Social 
Security, hearing entitled ``Stopping Disability Fraud: Risk, 
Prevention, and Detection'', 10 a.m., 2020 Rayburn.
  April 26, Subcommittee on Oversight, hearing entitled ``Examining 
the 2017 Tax Filing Season'', 2 p.m., 1100 Longworth.


                             Joint Meetings

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: April 26, to 
hold hearings to examine democracy and human rights abuses in 
Russia, 9:30 a.m., SD-124.