[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 91 (Thursday, May 25, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D588-D589]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
THE FARM ECONOMY
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Committee concluded 
a hearing to examine the Farm Economy, focusing on perspectives on 
rural America, after receiving testimony from Robert Johansson, Chief 
Economist, Department of Agriculture; Nathan S. Kauffman, Assistant 
Vice President, Economist, and Omaha Branch Executive, Federal Reserve 
Bank of Kansas City; Alec Sheffer, Agri-AFC, Montgomery, Alabama; and 
Bruce Weber, Oregon State University, and Rural Policy Research 
Institute, Corvallis.
APPROPRIATIONS: DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Department of Homeland 
Security concluded a hearing to examine proposed budget estimates and 
justification for fiscal year 2018 for the Department of Homeland 
Security, after receiving testimony from John F. Kelly, Secretary of 
Homeland Security.
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded a hearing 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, after receiving testimony from Robert M. Speer, Acting 
Secretary of the Army, and General Mark A. Milley, USA, Chief of Staff 
of the Army, both of the Department of Defense.
PRESIDENT'S PROPOSED BUDGET
Committee on the Budget: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the 
President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2018, after 
receiving testimony from Mick Mulvaney, Director, Office of Management 
and Budget.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine the nominations of Neil Chatterjee, of Kentucky, who 
was introduced by Senator McConnell, and Robert F. Powelson, of 
Pennsylvania, who was introduced by Senator Toomey, both to be a Member 
of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and Dan R. Brouillette, of 
Texas, who was introduced by Senator Cornyn, to be Deputy Secretary, 
all of the Department of Energy, after the nominees testified and 
answered questions in their own behalf.
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY BUDGET
Committee on Finance: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the 
President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2018 for the 
Department of the Treasury, and tax reform, after receiving testimony 
from Steven T. Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee ordered favorably reported 
the following business items:
  S. 722, to impose sanctions with respect to Iran in relation to 
Iran's ballistic missile program, support for acts of international 
terrorism, and violations of human rights, with an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute;
  S. 1221, to counter the influence of the Russian Federation in Europe 
and Eurasia, with amendments;
  S. 905, to require a report on, and to authorize technical assistance 
for, accountability for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and 
genocide in Syria, with amendments;
  H.R. 601, to enhance the transparency and accelerate the impact of 
assistance provided under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to promote 
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basic education in developing countries, to better enable such 
countries to achieve universal access to quality basic education and 
improved learning outcomes, to eliminate duplication and waste, with an 
amendment;
  S. 1141, to ensure that the United States promotes the meaningful 
participation of women in mediation and negotiation processes seeking 
to prevent, mitigate, or resolve violent conflict;
  S. Res. 114, expressing the sense of the Senate on humanitarian 
crises in Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan, and Yemen, with amendments;
  S. Res. 18, reaffirming the United States-Argentina partnership and 
recognizing Argentina's economic reforms, with amendments;
  S. Res. 176, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the reunification 
of Jerusalem; and
  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, and routine lists in the Foreign Service.
THE UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on Multilateral 
International Development, Multilateral Institutions, and International 
Economic, Energy, and Environmental Policy concluded a hearing to 
examine the United Nations Human Rights Council, after receiving 
testimony from Kristen Silverberg, former Assistant Secretary for 
International Organization Affairs, and Tom Malinowski, former 
Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, both of the 
Department of State; Hillel C. Neuer, United Nations Watch, Geneva, 
Switzerland; and Ted Piccone, The Brookings Institution, Washington, 
D.C.
STOPPING THE SHIPMENT OF SYNTHETIC OPIOIDS
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Permanent 
Subcommittee on Investigations concluded a hearing to examine stopping 
the shipment of synthetic opioids, focusing on oversight of United 
States strategy to combat illicit drugs, after receiving testimony from 
Gregory D. Thome, Director, Office of Specialized and Technical 
Agencies, Bureau of International Organization Affairs, Department of 
State; Robert Cintron, Vice President, Network Operations, and Tammy 
Whitcomb, Acting Inspector General, both of the United States Postal 
Service; Robert E. Perez, Executive Assistant Commissioner, Office of 
Operations Support, Customs and Border Protection, Department of 
Homeland Security; Thomas Synan Jr., Newtown Police Department, 
Newtown, Ohio; Thomas P. Gilson, Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner, 
Cleveland, Ohio; Norm Schenk, United Parcel Service, Inc., Washington, 
D.C.; Michael Botticelli, Boston Medical Center Grayken Center for 
Addiction Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts; and Terry L. Horton, 
Christiana Care Health System, Wilmington, Delaware.
BUSINESS MEETING
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee met in closed session to 
consider pending intelligence matters.
  Committee recessed subject to the call.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee met in closed session to 
receive a briefing on certain intelligence matters from officials of 
the intelligence community.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee held closed hearings on 
intelligence matters, receiving testimony from officials of the 
intelligence community.
  Committee recessed subject to the call.