[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 116 (Tuesday, July 11, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D748-D749]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





            COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY, JULY 12, 2017

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Department of the 
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to 
examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 
2018 for the Indian Health Service, Department of Health and Human 
Services, 9:30 a.m., SD-124.
  Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and 
Related Agencies, business meeting to markup an original bill 
entitled, ``Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018'', 2:30 p.m., SD-124.
  Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of David Joel Trachtenberg, of Virginia, to be a 
Principal Deputy Under Secretary, Owen West, of Connecticut, to be 
an Assistant Secretary, Ryan McCarthy, of Illinois, to be Under 
Secretary of the Army, and Charles Douglas Stimson, of Virginia, to 
be General Counsel of the Department of the Navy, all of the 
Department of Defense, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold 
hearings to examine force multipliers, focusing on how 
transportation and supply chain stakeholders are combating human 
trafficking, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  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 
System 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; 
to be immediately followed by a hearing to examine the use of the 
Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act and 
innovative financing in improving infrastructure to enhance safety, 
mobility, and economic opportunity, 9:45 a.m., 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; to be immediately followed by 
a hearing to examine the Taylor Force Act, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and International 
Cybersecurity Policy, to hold hearings to examine American 
leadership in the Asia Pacific, focusing on promoting democracy, 
human rights, and the rule of law, 2:15 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: to hold hearings to examine S. 943, 
to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct an accurate 
comprehensive student count for the purposes of calculating formula 
allocations for programs under the Johnson-O'Malley Act, S. 1223, to 
repeal the Klamath Tribe Judgment Fund Act, and S. 1285, to allow 
the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians, 
the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon, the 
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon, the Confederated 
Tribes of Warm Springs, and the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of 
Indians to lease or transfer certain lands, 2:30 p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Christopher A. Wray, of Georgia, to be Director of the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice, 9:30 a.m., 
SD-226.
  Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration, to hold hearings 
to examine the problem of visa overstays, focusing on a need for 
better tracking and accountability, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
  Special Committee on Aging: to hold hearings to examine nourishing 
our golden years, focusing on how proper and adequate nutrition 
promote healthy aging and positive outcomes, 9:30 a.m., SD-562.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``The 
Next Farm Bill: Technology and Innovation in Specialty Crops'', 10 
a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, Full Committee, markup on the 
Agriculture Appropriations Bill, FY 2018; and the Energy and Water 
Appropriations Bill, FY 2018, 10:30 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, 
markup on the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Bill, FY 2018, 3 p.m., 2007 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Homeland Security, markup on the Homeland Security 
Appropriations Bill, FY 2018, 4:30 p.m., 2008 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Redefining Joint Employer

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Standards: Barriers to Job Creation and Entrepreneurship'', 10:15 
a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations, hearing entitled ``Combating the Opioid Crisis: 
Battles in the States'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Examining Medical 
Product Manufacturer Communications'', 10:15 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Monetary Policy and the State of the Economy'', 10 a.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, 
hearing entitled ``Examining Legislative Proposals to Provide 
Targeted Regulatory Relief to Community Financial Institutions'', 2 
p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Beyond Microfinance: Empowering Women in the Developing World'', 
10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, hearing entitled 
``Advancing U.S. Interests in the Western Hemisphere: The FY 2018 
Budget Request'', 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, hearing entitled ``Black 
Flags over Mindanao: Terrorism in Southeast Asia'', 2:30 p.m., 2200 
Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 469, 
the ``Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and 
Settlements Act of 2017''; and H.R. 2851, the ``Stop the Importation 
and Trafficking of Synthetic Analogues Act of 2017'', 10 a.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
Resources, hearing entitled ``Evaluating Federal Offshore Oil and 
Gas Development on the Outer Continental Shelf'', 10 a.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on 
Government Operations; and Subcommittee on Information Technology, 
joint hearing entitled ``General Services Administration--
Acquisition Oversight and Reform'', 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, Full Committee, hearing on H.R. 2810, the 
``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018'' 
amendment consideration , 3 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Subcommittee on 
Research and Technology, hearing entitled ``U.S. Fire Administration 
and Fire Grant Programs Reauthorization: Examining Effectiveness and 
Priorities'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Help or Hindrance? A Review of SBA's Office of the Chief 
Information Officer'', 11 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management, 
hearing entitled ``Implementing the Federal Assets Sale and Transfer 
Act (FASTA): Maximizing Taxpayer Returns and Reducing Waste in Real 
Estate'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Care Where It Counts: Assessing VA's Capital Asset Needs'', 10 
a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, markup 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 H.R. 3169, the ``VA Acquisition 
Workforce Improvement and Streamlining Act'', 1 p.m., 334 Cannon.
  Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, markup on H.R. 282, the 
``Military Residency Choice Act''; H.R. 1690, the ``Department of 
Veterans Affairs Bonus Transparency Act''; and H.R. 2772, the ``SEA 
Act'', 2 p.m., 334 Cannon.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: to hold hearings to examine a record six 
million United States job vacancies, focusing on reasons and 
remedies, 10 a.m., 2020, Rayburn Building.