[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 111 (Wednesday, June 28, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D720-D721]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                             JUNE 29, 2017

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: business 
meeting to consider H.R. 1029, to amend the Federal Insecticide, 
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to improve pesticide registration and 
other activities under the Act, to extend and modify fee 
authorities, and the nomination of J. Christopher Giancarlo, of New 
Jersey, to be Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission; 
to be immediately followed by a hearing to examine conservation and 
forestry, focusing on perspectives on the past and future direction 
for the 2018 Farm Bill, 9 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, 
Science, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed 
budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2018 for the 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 10 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; to be 
immediately followed by a closed session in SVC-217, following the 
open session, 10:15 a.m., SD-124.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to hold hearings 
to examine principles of housing finance reform, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: business 
meeting to consider S. 1405, to amend title 49, United States Code, 
to authorize appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration, 
S. 875, to require the Comptroller General of the United States to 
conduct a study and submit a report on filing requirements under the 
Universal Service Fund programs, S. 1426, to amend the Ted Stevens 
Olympic and Amateur Sports Act to expand the purposes of the 
corporation, to designate the United States Center for Safe Sport, 
S. 1393, to streamline the process by which active duty military, 
reservists, and veterans receive commercial driver's licenses, and 
the nominations of David P. Pekoske, of Maryland, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of Homeland Security, Robert L. Sumwalt III, of South 
Carolina, to be a Member of the National Transportation Safety 
Board, and Derek Kan, of California, to be Under Secretary of 
Transportation for Policy, 9 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: business meeting to 
consider S. 822, to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to modify provisions 
relating to grants, S. 1447, to reauthorize the diesel emissions 
reduction program, S. 1359, to amend the John F. Kennedy Center Act 
to authorize appropriations for the John F. Kennedy Center for the 
Performing Arts, S. 810, to facilitate construction of a bridge on 
certain property in Christian County, Missouri, S. 1395, to revise 
the boundaries of certain John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources 
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units in Delaware, General Services Administration resolutions, and 
the nominations of Annie Caputo, of Virginia, and David Wright, of 
South Carolina, each to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, and Susan Parker Bodine, of Maryland, to be an Assistant 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, 12 noon, SD-
406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: business meeting to consider the 
nomination of Mark Andrew Green, of Wisconsin, to be Administrator 
of the United States Agency for International Development, and 
routine lists in the Foreign Service, Time to be announced, S-216, 
Capitol.
  Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider S. 1312, 
to prioritize the fight against human trafficking in the United 
States, S. 1311, to provide assistance in abolishing human 
trafficking in the United States, and the nominations of Stephen 
Elliott Boyd, of Alabama, to be an Assistant Attorney General, 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, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to 
examine certain intelligence matters, 10 a.m., SH-219.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, Full Committee, markup on Legislative 
Branch Appropriations Bill, FY 2018, 10:30 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, 
markup on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Bill, FY 2018, 2 p.m., 2362-B Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, markup 
on Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill, FY 
2018, 3 p.m., 2358-A, Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Full Committee, markup 
on H.R. 986, the ``Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2017''; H.R. 
2776, the ``Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act''; and H.R. 2775, 
the ``Employee Privacy Protection Act'', 11:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health, markup 
on H.R. 767, the ``SOAR to Health and Wellness Act of 2017''; H.R. 
880, the ``MISSION ZERO Act''; H.R. 931, the ``Firefighter Cancer 
Registry Act of 2017''; and H.R. 2422, the ``Action for Dental 
Health Act of 2017'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Middle East and 
North Africa, markup on H. Res. 185, to call on the Government of 
Iran to fulfill repeated promises of assistance in the case of 
Robert Levinson, the longest held United States civilian in our 
Nation's history; H. Res. 218, to recognize the importance of the 
United States-Israel economic relationship and encouraging new areas 
of cooperation; H. Res. 274, to condemn the Government of Iran's 
state-sponsored persecution of its Baha'i minority and its continued 
violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights; H. Res. 
317, to call for the unconditional release of United States citizens 
and legal permanent resident aliens being held for political 
purposes by the Government of Iran; H. Res. 359, to urge the 
European Union to designate Hizballah in its entirety as a terrorist 
organization and increase pressure on it and its members; and H.R. 
2646, the ``United States-Jordan Defense Cooperation Extension 
Act'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, 
Commercial and Antitrust Law, hearing entitled ``Recent Trends in 
International Antitrust Enforcement'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
Resources, hearing entitled ``Examining Access to Oil and Gas 
Development on Federal Lands'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Subcommittee on 
Space, hearing entitled ``In-Space Propulsion: Strategic Choices and 
Options'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax, 
and Capital Access, hearing entitled ``A Review of SBA's 504/CDC 
Loan Program'', 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations, hearing on H.R. 2006, the ``VA Procurement 
Efficiency and Transparency Act''; H.R. 2749, the ``Protecting 
Business Opportunities for Veterans Act of 2017''; H.R. 2781, the 
``Ensuring Veteran Enterprise Participation in Strategic Sourcing 
Act''; and legislation to improve the hiring, training, and 
efficiency of acquisition personnel and organizations of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes, 10 a.m., 334 
Cannon.
  Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, hearing on H.R. 282, the 
``Military Residency Choice Act''; H.R. 1690, the ``Department of 
Veterans Affairs Bonus Transparency Act''; H.R. 2631, the ``Justice 
for Servicemembers Act of 2017''; H.R. 2772, the ``SEA Act''; 
legislation to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish assistance for adaptations 
of residences of veterans in rehabilitation programs under chapter 
31 of such title, and for other purposes; and legislation to amend 
title 38, United States Code, to permit appraisers approved by the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make appraisals for purposes of 
chapter 37 of such title based on inspections performed by third 
parties, 2 p.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security; and 
Subcommittee on Oversight, joint hearing entitled ``Complexities and 
Challenges of Social Security Coverage and Payroll Tax Compliance 
for State and Local Governments'', 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Ongoing Intelligence Activities'', 9 a.m., HVC-
304. This hearing will be closed.