[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 99 (Monday, June 12, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E809-E811]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS
Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, agreed to by the Senate of February
4, 1977, calls for establishment of a system for a computerized
schedule of all meetings and hearings of Senate committees,
subcommittees, joint committees, and committees of conference. This
title requires all such committees to notify the Office of the Senate
Daily Digest--designated by the Rules Committee--of the time, place and
purpose of the meetings, when scheduled and any cancellations or
changes in the meetings as they occur.
As an additional procedure along with the computerization of this
information, the Office of the Senate Daily Digest will prepare this
information for printing in the Extensions of Remarks section of the
Congressional Record on Monday and Wednesday of each week.
Meetings scheduled for Tuesday, June 13, 2017 may be found in the
Daily Digest of today's Record.
MEETINGS SCHEDULED
JUNE 14
9:30 a.m.
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
To hold hearings to examine the Romanian anti-corruption
process, focusing on successes and excesses.
SVC-212-210
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9:45 a.m.
Committee on the Judiciary
To hold hearings to examine the nominations of John
Kenneth Bush, of Kentucky, to be United States Circuit
Judge for the Sixth Circuit, Kevin Christopher Newsom,
of Alabama, to be United States Circuit Judge for the
Eleventh Circuit, and Damien Michael Schiff, of
California, to be a Judge of the United States Court of
Federal Claims.
SD-226
10 a.m.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
To hold hearings to examine paving the way for self-
driving vehicles.
SR-253
Committee on Environment and Public Works
To hold hearings to examine S. 517, to amend the Clean
Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid
vapor pressure limitations under such Act.
SD-406
Committee on Finance
Business meeting to consider the nominations of Eric D.
Hargan, of Illinois, to be Deputy Secretary of Health
and Human Services, and David Malpass, of New York, to
be an Under Secretary, Andrew K. Maloney, of Virginia,
to be a Deputy Under Secretary, and Brent James
McIntosh, of Michigan, to be General Counsel, all of
the Department of the Treasury.
SD-215
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
To hold hearings to examine ideology and terror, focusing
on understanding the tools, tactics, and techniques of
violent extremism.
SD-342
10:30 a.m.
Committee on Appropriations
Subcommittee on Department of Defense
To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and
justification for fiscal year 2018 for the Department
of Defense.
SD-192
11 a.m.
Committee on Appropriations
Subcommittee on Legislative Branch
To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and
justification for fiscal year 2018 for the Senate
Sergeant at Arms and the Capitol Police.
SD-124
2 p.m.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Subcommittee on Water and Power
To hold hearings to examine S. 440, to establish a
procedure for the conveyance of certain Federal
property around the Dickinson Reservoir in the State of
North Dakota, S. 677, to authorize the Secretary of the
Interior to coordinate Federal and State permitting
processes related to the construction of new surface
water storage projects on lands under the jurisdiction
of the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of
Agriculture and to designate the Bureau of Reclamation
as the lead agency for permit processing, S. 685, to
authorize the Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority
System and the Musselshell-Judith Rural Water System in
the States of Montana and North Dakota, S. 930, to
require the Administrator of the Western Area Power
Administration to establish a pilot project to provide
increased transparency for customers, S. 1012, to
provide for drought preparedness measures in the State
of New Mexico, S. 1029, to amend the Public Utility
Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to exempt certain small
hydroelectric power projects that are applying for
relicensing under the Federal Power Act from the
licensing requirements of that Act, and S. 1030, to
require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to
submit to Congress a report on certain hydropower
projects.
SD-366
2:30 p.m.
Committee on Appropriations
Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development
To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and
justification for fiscal year 2018 for the National
Nuclear Security Administration.
SD-138
Committee on Foreign Relations
Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation
To hold hearings to examine southeast Europe, focusing on
strengthening democracy and countering malign foreign
influence.
SD-419
Committee on Veterans' Affairs
To hold hearings to examine the President's proposed
budget request for fiscal year 2018 for veterans'
programs and fiscal year 2019 advance appropriations
requests.
SR-418
Special Committee on Aging
To hold hearings to examine military caregivers, focusing
on families serving for the long run.
SD-106
3 p.m.
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
To hold hearings to examine tax reform, focusing on
removing barriers to small business growth.
SR-428A
JUNE 15
9:30 a.m.
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
To hold hearings to examine agricultural research,
focusing on perspectives on past and future successes
for the 2018 Farm Bill.
SR-328A
Committee on Armed Services
To hold hearings to examine the posture of the Department
of the Navy in review of the Defense Authorization
Request for fiscal year 2018 and the Future Years
Defense Program.
SD-G50
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs and Federal Management
To hold hearings to examine agency approaches to
reorganization, focusing on the Office of Management
and Budget's memorandum on the Federal workforce.
SD-342
10 a.m.
Committee on Appropriations
Subcommittee on Departments of Labor, Health and Human
Services, and Education, and Related Agencies
To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and
justification for fiscal year 2018 for the Department
of Health and Human Services.
SD-138
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
To hold hearings to examine fostering economic growth,
focusing on midsized, regional, and large institution
perspective.
SD-538
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
To hold hearings to examine the President's proposed
budget request for fiscal year 2018 for the Forest
Service.
SD-366
Committee on Environment and Public Works
Business meeting to consider the nomination of Kristine
L. Svinicki, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission.
SD-406
Committee on the Judiciary
Business meeting to consider the nominations of David C.
Nye, to be United States District Judge for the
District of Idaho, Scott L. Palk, to be United States
District Judge for the Western District of Oklahoma,
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, and Lee Francis Cissna,
of Maryland, to be Director of United States
Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
SD-226
10:15 a.m.
Committee on Foreign Relations
To hold hearings to examine the nomination of Mark Andrew
Green, of Wisconsin, to be Administrator of the United
States Agency for International Development.
SD-419
11 a.m.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs
To hold hearings to examine S. 75, to provide for the
reconsideration of claims for disability compensation
for veterans who were the subjects of experiments by
the Department of Defense during World War II that were
conducted to assess the effects of mustard gas or
lewisite on people, S. 111, to require the Secretary of
Defense to establish a process to determine whether
individuals claiming certain service in the Philippines
during World War II are eligible for certain benefits
despite not being on the Missouri List, S. 410, to
amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the
transfer of unused Post-9/11 Educational Assistance
benefits to additional dependents upon the death of the
originally designated dependent, S. 473, the amend
title 38, United States Code, to make qualification
requirements for entitlement to Post-9/11 Education
Assistance more equitable, to improve support of
veterans receiving such educational assistance, S. 758,
to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to
the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry's
review and publication of illness and conditions
relating to veterans stationed at Camp Lejeune, North
Carolina, and their family members, S. 798, to amend
title 38, United States Code, to expand the Yellow
Ribbon G.I. Education Enhancement Program to apply to
individuals pursuing programs of education while on
active duty, to recipients of the Marine Gunnery
Sergeant John David Fry scholarship, and to programs of
education pursued on half-time basis or less, S. 844,
to amend
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title 38, United States Code, to consider certain time
spent by members of reserve components of the Armed
Forces while receiving medical care from the Secretary
of Defense as active duty for purposes of eligibility
for Post-9/11 Educational Assistance, S. 882, to amend
title 38, United States Code, to provide for the
entitlement to educational assistance under the Post-9/
11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department of
Veterans Affairs for members of the Armed Forces
awarded the Purple Heart, S. 1192, to amend title 38,
United States Code, to provide for pro-rated charges to
entitlement to educational assistance under Department
of Veterans Affairs Post-9/11 Educational Assistance
Program for certain licensure and certification tests
and national tests, S. 1209, to amend title 38, United
States Code, to increase the amount of special pension
for Medal of Honor recipients, S. 1218, to promote
Federal employment for veterans, S. 1277, to require
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a high
technology education pilot program, and an original
bill to authorize a dependent to transfer Post-9/11
Educational Assistance in cases in which the dependent
received entitlement from an individual who
subsequently died.
SR-418
1:30 p.m.
Select Committee on Intelligence
To receive a closed briefing on certain intelligence
matters.
SH-219
2:30 p.m.
Select Committee on Intelligence
To hold closed hearings to examine certain intelligence
matters.
SH-219
JUNE 20
10 a.m.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
To hold hearings to examine the President's proposed
budget request for fiscal year 2018 for the Department
of the Interior.
SD-366
2:30 p.m.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining
To hold hearings to examine collaborative initiatives,
focusing on restoring watersheds and large landscapes
across boundaries through state and Federal
partnerships.
SD-366
JUNE 22
10 a.m.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
To hold hearings to examine the President's proposed
budget request for fiscal year 2018 for the Department
of Energy.
SD-366
JUNE 27
10:30 a.m.
Committee on Appropriations
Subcommittee on Departments of Labor, Health and Human
Services, and Education, and Related Agencies
To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and
justification for fiscal year 2018 for the Department
of Labor.
SD-138