[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 100 (Tuesday, June 13, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D647-D649]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                             JUNE 14, 2017

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  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, 
10:30 a.m., SD-192.
  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, 11 a.m., SD-124.
  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, 2:30 p.m., 
SD-138.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: business meeting 
to consider the nominations of Kevin Allen Hassett, of 
Massachusetts, to be Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, 
and Pamela Hughes Patenaude, of New Hampshire, to be Deputy 
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 2:15 p.m., S-216, 
Capitol.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold 
hearings to examine paving the way for self-driving vehicles, 10 
a.m., SR-253.
  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

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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, 2 p.m., SD-366.
  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, 
10 a.m., 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, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  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, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  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, 10 a.m., 
SD-342.
  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, 9:45 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: to hold hearings 
to examine tax reform, focusing on removing barriers to small 
business growth, 3 p.m., SR-428A.
  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, 2:30 p.m., SR-418.
  Special Committee on Aging: to hold hearings to examine military 
caregivers, focusing on families serving for the long run, 2:30 
p.m., SD-106.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on State, Foreign 
Operations, and Related Programs, budget hearing on the Department 
of the Treasury--International Programs, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, 
budget hearing on the Department of State, 2 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on Health, 
Employment, Labor, and Pensions, hearing entitled ``Legislative 
Reforms to the National Labor Relations Act: H.R. 2776, Workforce 
Democracy and Fairness Act; H.R. 2775, Employee Privacy Protection 
Act; and H.R. 2723, Employee Rights Act'', 10:15 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy, hearing 
entitled ``States' Perspectives on Energy Security Planning, 
Emergency Preparedness, and State Energy Programs'', 10 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Examining the Extension 
of Safety Net Health Programs'', 10:15 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 
1422, the ``Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act''; 
H.R. 1558, the ``Repeatedly Flooded Communities Preparation Act''; 
H.R. 2246, the ``Taxpayer Exposure Mitigation Act of 2017''; H.R. 
2565, to require the use of replacement cost value in determining 
the premium rates for flood insurance coverage under the National 
Flood Insurance Act, and for other purposes; H.R. 2868, the 
``National Flood Insurance Program Policyholder Protection Act of 
2017''; H.R. 2875, the ``National Flood Insurance Program 
Administrative Reform Act of 2017''; and H.R. 2874, the ``21st 
Century Flood Reform Act'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``The FY 2018 Foreign Affairs Budget'', 9 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and 
International Organizations, markup on H.R. 1415, the ``End 
Neglected Tropical Diseases Act'', 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and 
International Organizations, hearing entitled ``Africa's Current and 
Potential Famines'', 2:15 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 
2825, the ``Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act of 
2017'', 11 a.m., HVC-210.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Full Committee, markup on H.J. Res. 
76, granting the consent and approval of Congress for the 
Commonwealth of Virginia, the State of Maryland, and the District of 
Columbia to enter into a compact relating to the establishment of 
the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission; H.J. Res. 92, granting 
the consent and approval of Congress for the Commonwealth of 
Virginia, the State of Maryland, and the District of Columbia to 
amend the Washington Area Transit Regulation Compact; H.R. 495, the 
``Protection of Children Act of 2017''; and H.R. 2826, the ``Refugee 
Program Integrity Restoration Act of 2017'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Federal Lands, 
hearing on a legislative measure to provide for the preservation of 
sportsmen's heritage and enhance recreation opportunities on Federal 
land, and for other purposes, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.

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  Committee on Small Business, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``A 
Cautionary Tale: A Review of SBA's Failed FY 2014 Agency 
Restructure'', 11 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 2742, 
the ``Modernizing the Interstate Placement of Children in Foster 
Care Act''; H.R. 2857, the ``Supporting Families in Substance Abuse 
Treatment Act''; H.R. 2834, the ``Partnership Grants to Strengthen 
Families Affected by Parental Substance Abuse Act''; H.R. 2866, the 
``Reducing Barriers for Relative Foster Parents Act''; H.R. 2847, 
the ``Improving Services for Older Youth in Foster Care Act''; H.R. 
2842, the ``Accelerating Individuals into the Workforce Act'', 10 
a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Subcommittee on 
Department of Defense Intelligence and Overhead Architecture, 
hearing entitled ``Ongoing Intelligence Activities: FY 18 Budget 
Request'', 10 a.m., HVC-304. This hearing will be closed.


                             Joint Meetings

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: to hold hearings 
to examine the Romanian anti-corruption process, focusing on 
successes and excesses, 9:30 a.m., SVC-212-210.