[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 84 (Tuesday, May 16, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D533-D535]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                              MAY 17, 2017

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, to 
hold hearings to examine military space organization, policy, and 
programs, 2 p.m., SR-222.
  Subcommittee on Airland, to hold hearings to examine United States 
military small arms requirements, 3:30 p.m., SR-232A.
  Committee on the Budget: to hold hearings to examine running the 
government for less, 10:30 a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold 
hearings to examine current issues in American sports, focusing on 
protecting the health and safety of American athletes, 10 a.m., SR-
253.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: to hold hearings to 
examine improving America's transportation infrastructure, 10 a.m., 
SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Scott P. Brown, of New Hampshire, to be Ambassador to 
New Zealand, and to serve concurrently and without additional 
compensation as Ambassador to the Independent State of Samoa, 
Department of State, 2 p.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. 829, to reauthorize the 
Assistance to Firefighters Grants program, the Fire Prevention and 
Safety Grants program, and the Staffing for Adequate Fire and 
Emergency Response grant program, S. 951, to reform the process by 
which Federal agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and 
guidance documents, 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. 577, to require each agency, in providing 
notice of a rule making, to include a link to a 100 word plain 
language summary of the proposed rule, S. 584, to amend chapter 6 of 
title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the Regulatory 
Flexibility Act), to ensure complete analysis of potential impacts 
on small entities of rules, S. 579, to require agencies to publish 
an advance notice of proposed rule making for major rules, S. 459, 
to designate the area between the intersections of Wisconsin Avenue, 
Northwest and Davis Street, Northwest and Wisconsin Avenue, 
Northwest and Edmunds Street, Northwest in Washington, District of 
Columbia, as ``Boris Nemtsov Plaza'', S. 595, to provide U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection with additional flexibility to 
expedite the hiring process for applicants for law enforcement 
positions, S. 696, to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
appropriately limit the authority to award bonuses to Federal 
employees, S. 504, to permanently authorize the Asia-Pacific 
Economic Cooperation Business Travel Card Program, S. 842, to 
prohibit Federal agencies and Federal contractors from requesting 
that an applicant for employment disclose criminal history record 
information before the applicant has received a conditional offer, 
S. 760, to expand the Government's use and administration of data to 
facilitate transparency, effective governance, and innovation, S. 
831, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 120 West Pike Street in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, as the 
``Police Officer Scott Bashioum Post Office Building'', an original 
bill entitled, ``Department of Homeland Security Blue Campaign 
Authorization Act of 2017'', an original bill entitled, ``Federal 
Agency Customer Experience Act of 2017'', and an original bill 
entitled, ``Saving Federal Dollars Through Better Use of Government 
Purchase and Travel Cards Act of 2017'', 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: business meeting to consider S. 458, 
to support the education of Indian children, S. 691, to extend 
Federal recognition to the Chickahominy Indian Tribe, the 
Chickahominy Indian Tribe-Eastern Division, the Upper Mattaponi 
Tribe, the Rappahannock Tribe, Inc., the Monacan Indian Nation, and 
the Nansemond Indian Tribe, and S. 1116, to amend the Native 
American Business Development, Trade Promotion, and Tourism Act of 
2000, the Buy Indian Act, and the Native American Programs Act of 
1974 to provide industry and economic development opportunities to 
Indian communities; to be immediately followed by an oversight 
hearing to examine the Government Accountability Office's high risk 
list for Indian programs, 2:30 p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: to hold hearings to examine S. 23, 
to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to adopt and implement a standard identification 
protocol for use in the tracking and procurement of biological 
implants by the Department of Veterans Affairs, S. 112, to amend 
title 38, United States Code, to authorize per diem payments

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under comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans to 
furnish care to dependents of homeless veterans, S. 324, to amend 
title 38, United States Code, to improve the provision of adult day 
health care services for veterans, S. 543, to amend title 38, United 
States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include 
in each contract into which the Secretary enters for necessary 
services authorities and mechanism for appropriate oversight, S. 
591, to expand eligibility for the program of comprehensive 
assistance for family caregivers of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, to expand benefits available to participants under such 
program, to enhance special compensation for members of the 
uniformed services who require assistance in everyday life, S. 609, 
to amend the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs 
Enhancement Act of 2001 and title 38, United States Code, to require 
the provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all 
Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers and to expand access 
to such care and services, S. 681, to amend title 38, United States 
Code, to improve the benefits and services provided by the 
Department of Veterans Affairs to women veterans, S. 764, to amend 
title 38, United States Code, to improve the enrollment of veterans 
in certain courses of education, S. 784, to provide for an increase, 
effective December 1, 2017, in the rates of compensation for 
veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of 
dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain 
disabled veterans, S. 804, to improve the provision of health care 
for women veterans by the Department of Veterans Affairs, S. 899, to 
amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that the requirements 
that new Federal employees who are veterans with service-connected 
disabilities are provided leave for purposes of undergoing medical 
treatment for such disabilities apply to certain employees of the 
Veterans Health Administration, S. 1024, to amend title 38, United 
States Code, to reform the rights and processes relating to appeals 
of decisions regarding claims for benefits under the laws 
administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, S. 1094, to amend 
title 38, United States Code, to improve the accountability of 
employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs, an original bill 
entitled, ``Serving our Rural Veterans Act'', and an original bill 
entitled, ``Veteran Partners' Efforts to Enhance Reintegration 
Act'', 2:30 p.m., SR-418.
  Special Committee on Aging: to hold hearings to examine aging with 
community, focusing on building connections that last a lifetime, 
9:30 a.m., SD-562.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``State 
of the Rural Economy: Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue'', 10 
a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Interior, 
Environment, and Related Agencies, hearing entitled ``American 
Indian and Alaska Native Public Witness Hearing'', 9 a.m., 2007 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and 
Related Agencies, oversight hearing entitled ``Advances in 
Biomedical Research'', 10 a.m., 2358-C Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, budget hearing entitled 
``House of Representatives: FY 2018 Budget'', 10 a.m., HT-2 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, 
hearing entitled ``American Indian and Alaska Native Public Witness 
Hearing'', 1 p.m., 2007 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, 
oversight hearing on the Judiciary, 2 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, budget hearing entitled 
``Architect of the Capitol: FY 2018 Budget'', 2 p.m., HT-2 Capitol.
  Committee on Armed Services, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Initial Findings of the Section 809 Panel: Setting the Path for 
Streamlining and Improving Defense Acquisition'', 10 a.m., 2118 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Military Personnel, hearing entitled ``Military 
Personnel Posture: FY 2018'', 3:30 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Full Committee, markup 
on H.R. 2353, the ``Strengthening Career and Technical Education for 
the 21st Century Act'', 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Communications 
and Technology, hearing entitled ``Future of Emergency Alerting'', 
10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Examining Initiatives 
to Advance Public Health'', 10:15 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Western 
Hemisphere, hearing entitled ``Energy Opportunities in South 
America'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats, hearing 
entitled ``The Balkans: Threats to Peace and Stability'', 2 p.m., 
2200 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, hearing entitled 
``Revitalizing U.S.-ASEAN Relations'', 2:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on House Administration, Committee on House 
Administration, hearing entitled, ``Transforming GPO for the 21st 
Century and Beyond'', 11 a.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, 
Homeland Security, and Investigations, hearing entitled ``Challenges 
Facing Law Enforcement in the 21st Century'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
Resources, hearing entitled ``Reviewing Recent State Successes with 
the Rigs to Reefs Program'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Federal Lands, hearing entitled ``Seeking Better 
Management of America's Overgrown, Fire-Prone National Forests'', 2 
p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Small Business, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``SBA's 7(a) Loan Program: A Detailed Review'', 11 a.m., 2360 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``The Need to Reform FAA and Air Traffic Control to 
Build a 21st Century Aviation System for America'', 10 a.m., 2167 
Rayburn.

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  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 91, 
the ``Building Supportive Networks for Women Veterans Act''; H.R. 
467, the ``VA Scheduling Accountability Act''; H.R. 1005, to improve 
the provision of adult day health care services for veterans; H.R. 
1162, the ``No Hero Left Untreated Act''; H.R. 1329, the ``Veterans' 
Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2017''; H.R. 1461, the 
``VET Protection Act of 2017''; H.R. 1545, the ``VA Prescription 
Data Accountability Act 2017''; H.R. 1662, to prohibit smoking in 
any facility of the Veterans Health Administration; H.R. 1725, the 
``Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2017''; H.R. 1848, the 
``Veterans Affairs Medical Scribe Pilot Act of 2017''; and H.R. 
2288, the ``Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 
2017'', 10:30 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Human Resources, 
hearing entitled ``Opportunities for Youth and Young Adults to Break 
the Cycle of Poverty'', 10 a.m., 2020 Rayburn.


                             Joint Meetings

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: to hold hearings 
to examine the growing Russian military threat in Europe, focusing 
on assessing and addressing the challenge, 9:30 a.m., SVC-208.
  Joint Economic Committee: to hold hearings to examine the state of 
social capital in America today, 10 a.m., SD-106.