[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 88 (Monday, May 22, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D561-D563]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                  Week of May 23 through May 26, 2017

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senate will resume consideration of the nomination of 
John J. Sullivan, of Maryland, to be Deputy Secretary of State, and 
vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination at approximately 
11 a.m.
  Upon disposition of the nomination of John J. Sullivan, of Maryland, 
to be Deputy Secretary of State, Senate will vote on the motion to 
invoke cloture on the nomination of Amul R. Thapar, of Kentucky, to be 
United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit.
  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 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: May 25, to hold 
hearings to examine the Farm Economy, focusing on perspectives on 
rural America, 10 a.m., SR-328A.
  Committee on Appropriations: May 23, Subcommittee on State, 
Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, to hold hearings to 
examine United States assistance for Central America, 2:30 p.m., SD-
124.
  May 24, Subcommittee on Department of Defense, to hold hearings to 
examine the President's proposed budget request and justification 
for fiscal year 2018 for the Navy and Marine Corps, 10:30 a.m., SD-
192.
  May 25, Subcommittee on Department of Homeland Security, to hold 
hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for 
fiscal year 2018 for the Department of Homeland Security, 10:30 
a.m., SD-138.
  Committee on Armed Services: May 23, to hold hearings to examine 
worldwide threats, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  May 23, Subcommittee on SeaPower, to receive a closed briefing on 
Navy readiness challenges, emerging threats, and the requirements 
underpinning the 355 ship force structure objective, 2:30 p.m., SVC-
217.
  May 23, Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, to hold hearings to examine 
the cyber posture of the Services; with the possibility of a closed 
session in SVC-217, following the open session, 2:30 p.m., SR-222.
  May 24, Subcommittee on SeaPower, to hold hearings to examine 
industry perspectives on options and considerations for achieving a 
355 ship Navy, 9:30 a.m., SR-232A.
  May 24, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, to hold hearings to 
examine Department of Energy atomic energy defense activities and 
programs, 2:30 p.m., SD-G50.
  May 25, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the posture of 
the Department of the Army in review of the Defense Authorization 
Request for fiscal year 2018 and the Future Years Defense Program, 
9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: May 23, business 
meeting to consider the nominations of Mira Radielovic Ricardel, of 
California, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Export 
Administration, and Sigal Mandelker, of New York, to be Under 
Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Crimes, Marshall Billingslea, 
of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing, and 
Heath P. Tarbert, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary, all of 
the Department of the Treasury, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on the Budget: May 25, to hold hearings to examine the 
President's fiscal year 2018 budget proposal, 9:45 a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: May 23, 
Subcommittee on Space, Science, and Competitiveness, to hold 
hearings to examine reopening the American frontier, focusing on 
exploring how the Outer Space Treaty will impact American commerce 
and settlement in space, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  May 24, Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, 
Insurance, and Data Security, to hold hearings to examine pool 
safety, focusing on the tenth anniversary of the Virginia Graeme 
Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: May 25, to hold 
hearings to examine the nominations of Neil Chatterjee, of Kentucky, 
and Robert F. Powelson, of Pennsylvania, both to be a Member of the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and Dan R. Brouillette, of 
Texas, to be Deputy Secretary, all of the Department of Energy, 10 
a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: May 23, Subcommittee on 
Clean Air and Nuclear Safety, to hold hearings to examine making 
implementation of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for 
ground-level ozone attainable, including S. 263, to facilitate 
efficient State implementation of ground-level ozone standards, and 
S. 452, to amend the Clean Air Act to delay the enforcement and 
implementation of the 2015 national ambient air quality standards 
for ozone, 2:30 p.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: May 25, to hold hearings to examine the 
President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2018 for the 
Department of the Treasury, and tax reform, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: May 24, Subcommittee on East Asia, 
the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy, to hold 
hearings to examine American leadership in the Asia-Pacific, 
focusing on economic issues, 2:15 p.m., SD-419.
  May 25, Subcommittee on Multilateral International Development, 
Multilateral Institutions, and International Economic, Energy, and 
Environmental Policy, to hold

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hearings to examine the United Nations Human Rights Council, 2 p.m., 
SD-419.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: May 24, 
to hold hearings to examine border insecurity, focusing on the rise 
of MS-13 and other transnational criminal organizations, 10 a.m., 
SD-342.
  May 25, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, to hold hearings 
to examine stopping the shipment of synthetic opioids, focusing on 
oversight of United States strategy to combat illicit drugs, 9:30 
a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Judiciary: May 23, Subcommittee on Border Security 
and Immigration, to hold hearings to examine building America's 
trust through border security, focusing on progress on the southern 
border, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
  May 24, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Vishal J. Amin, of Michigan, to be Intellectual 
Property Enforcement Coordinator, Executive Office of the President, 
Stephen Elliott Boyd, of Alabama, to be an Assistant Attorney 
General, Department of Justice, and Lee Francis Cissna, of Maryland, 
to be Director of United States Citizenship and Immigration 
Services, Department of Homeland Security, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  May 24, Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism, to hold hearings to 
examine law enforcement access to data stored across borders, 
focusing on facilitating cooperation and protecting rights, 2:30 
p.m., SD-226.
  May 25, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 782, to 
reauthorize the National Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force 
Program, and the nominations of Noel J. Francisco, of the District 
of Columbia, to be Solicitor General of the United States, and Makan 
Delrahim, of California, and Steven Andrew Engel, of the District of 
Columbia, both to be an Assistant Attorney General, all of the 
Department of Justice, Time to be announced, Room to be announced.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: May 24, business 
meeting to consider pending calendar business, Time to be announced, 
Room to be announced.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: May 24, business meeting to 
consider S. 1094, to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
the accountability of employees of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, 2:30 p.m., SR-418.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: May 23, to receive a closed 
briefing on certain intelligence matters, 2:15 p.m., SH-219.
  May 24, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine certain 
intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  May 25, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine certain 
intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Appropriations, May 24, Subcommittee on Agriculture, 
Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
Agencies, budget hearing on the Office of the Secretary of the 
Department of Agriculture, 10 a.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  May 24, Subcommittee on Defense, oversight hearing on the National 
Guard and Reserve, 10 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  May 24, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, 
oversight hearing on the General Services Administration, 10 a.m., 
H-310, Capitol.
  May 24, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related 
Agencies, budget hearing on the Corps of Engineers (Civil Works) and 
the Bureau of Reclamation, 10:30 a.m., 2362-B Rayburn.
  May 24, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 
Education, and Related Agencies, budget hearing on the Department of 
Education, 11 a.m., 2358-C Rayburn.
  May 24, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related 
Agencies, budget hearing on the Indian Health Service, 1 p.m., 2007 
Rayburn.
  May 24, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 
Agencies, budget hearing on the Department of Justice, 1:30 p.m., 
2359 Rayburn.
  May 24, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, budget hearing on the 
Department of Homeland Security, 3 p.m., 2358-A Rayburn.
  May 25, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, budget hearing on the 
Food and Drug Administration, 10 a.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  May 25, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 
Agencies, budget hearing on the Department of Commerce, 10:30 a.m., 
H-309 Capitol.
  May 25, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related 
Agencies, budget hearing on the Forest Service, 9:30 a.m., 2007 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, May 24, Subcommittee on Seapower and 
Projection Forces, hearing entitled ``Department of the Navy FY 2018 
Budget Request for Seapower and Projection Forces'', 2 p.m., 2212 
Rayburn.
  May 24, Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, hearing 
entitled ``Ground Force Modernization Budget Request'', 3:30 p.m., 
2118 Rayburn.
  May 25, Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, hearing 
entitled ``Department of the Air Force FY 2018 Budget Request for 
Seapower and Projection Forces'', 8 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  May 25, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, hearing entitled 
``Fiscal Year 2018 Priorities for Nuclear Forces and Atomic Energy 
Defense Activities'', 9 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, May 24, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``The President's Fiscal Year 2018 Budget'', 9:30 a.m., 1334 
Longworth.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, May 24, Subcommittee on 
Higher Education and Workforce Development, hearing entitled 
``Empowering Students and Families to Make Informed Decisions on 
Higher Education'', 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, May 24, Subcommittee on the Western 
Hemisphere, markup on H. Res. 201, expressing support to the 
Government of Argentina for its investigation into the terrorist 
bombing of the Embassy of Israel in Buenos Aires on March 17, 1992; 
H. Res. 259, expressing concern and condemnation over the political, 
economic, social, and humanitarian crisis in Venezuela; H. Res. 336, 
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the United States--Mexico Partnership; and H.R. 1918, the 
``Nicaragua Investment Conditionality Act of 2017'', 1 p.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  May 24, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade, 
hearing entitled ``Nuclear Deal Fallout: The Global Threat of 
Iran'', 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  May 25, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 2484, the ``Women, Peace, 
and Security Act of 2017''; and S. 371, the ``Department of State 
Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017, Improvements Act'', 9:30 a.m., 
2172 Rayburn.
  May 25, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human 
Rights, and International Organizations, hearing entitled ``Vietnam: 
Why Religious Freedom and Human Rights Are Critical to U.S. National 
Interest'', 12:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on House Administration, May 24, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Oversight of the Architect of the Capitol's Office of 
Inspector General'', 11 a.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on the Judiciary, May 24, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 
2431, the ``Michael Davis, Jr. and Danny Oliver in Honor of State 
and Local Law Enforcement Act''; H.R. 2407, to amend the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 to establish United States Citizenship and 
Immigration Services, and for other purposes; H.R. 2406, to amend 
section 442 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize United 
States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and for other purposes; 
and the ``Secret Service Reauthorization Act of 2017'', 10 a.m., 
2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, May 24, Subcommittee on Oversight 
and Investigations, hearing entitled ``Examining Impacts of Federal 
Natural Resources Laws Gone Astray'', 9 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  May 24, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, hearing on 
the ``Community Reclamation Partnerships Act'', 2 p.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, May 24, Subcommittee 
on the Interior, Energy and the Environment; and Subcommittee on 
Intergovernmental Affairs, joint hearing entitled, ``Examining `Sue 
and Settle' Agreements: Part I'', 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  May 25, Subcommittee on Government Operations; and Subcommittee on 
Intergovernmental Affairs, joint hearing entitled ``Improper 
Payments in the Federal Government: Student Aid'', 10 a.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, May 24, Subcommittee 
on Research and Technology; and Subcommittee on Oversight, joint 
hearing entitled ``Examining the Overhead Cost of Research'', 10 
a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, May 25, Subcommittee on Contracting 
and Workforce; and Subcommittee on Investigations, Oversight, and 
Regulations, joint hearing entitled ``All Work and No Pay: Change 
Orders Delayed for Small Construction Contractors'', 10 a.m., 2360 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, May 24, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Budget Request for 
Fiscal Year 2018'', 10:30 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  May 24, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
entitled ``VA Financial Management'', 2 p.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, May 24, Full Committee, markup on 
H.R. 2372, ``Veterans Equal Treatment Ensures Relief and Access Now 
Act''; H.R. 2579, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
allow the premium tax credit with respect to unsubsidized COBRA 
continuation coverage; and H.R. 2581, the ``Verify First Act'', 10 
a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  May 24, Full Committee, hearing on President Trump's budget 
proposals for fiscal year 2018, 2 p.m., 1100 Longworth.