[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 70 (Tuesday, April 25, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D448-D449]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                             APRIL 26, 2017

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: 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.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: 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.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: 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 Foreign Relations: 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: 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, S. 920, to 
establish a National Clinical Care Commission, S. 916, to amend

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the Controlled Substances Act with regard to the provision of 
emergency medical services, 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: to hold 
hearings to examine duplication, waste, and fraud in Federal 
programs, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: 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: 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: 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.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, 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, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Military Assessment of the Security Challenges in the Indo-Asia-
Pacific Region'', 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  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.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Full Committee, markup 
on H.R. 1180, the ``Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017'', 
10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Environment, 
hearing on ``Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2017'', 10 a.m., 
2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``A Legislative Proposal to Create Hope and Opportunity for 
Investors, Consumers, and Entrepreneurs'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.
  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.
  Committee on the Judiciary, 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, 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, the ``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.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on 
Intergovernmental Affairs, hearing entitled ``Unfunded Mandates: 
Examining Federally Imposed Burdens on State and Local Government'', 
10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Government Operations, hearing entitled 
``Reviewing the Unintended Consequences of the Foreign Account Tax 
Compliance Act'', 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Advances in the Search for Life'', 10 a.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Storm Watch: Making Sure SBA's Disaster Loan Program is 
Prepared'', 11 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, hearing entitled 
``Building a 21st Century Infrastructure for America: The State of 
Railroad, Pipeline, and Hazardous Materials Safety Regulations and 
Opportunities for Reform'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security, 
hearing entitled ``Stopping Disability Fraud: Risk, Prevention, and 
Detection'', 10 a.m., 2020 Rayburn.
  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: to hold hearings 
to examine democracy and human rights abuses in Russia, 9:30 a.m., 
SD-124.