[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 117 (Wednesday, July 12, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D762-D763]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                             JULY 13, 2017

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: to hold 
hearings to examine opportunities in global and local markets, 
specialty crops, and organics, focusing on perspectives for the 2018 
Farm Bill, 9:30 a.m., SR-328A.
  Committee on Appropriations: business meeting to mark up an 
original bill entitled, ``Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, 
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018'', 10:30 a.m., SD-106.
  Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and 
Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget 
estimates and justification for fiscal year 2018 for the Department 
of Transportation, 2 p.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine the 
attempted coup in Montenegro and malign Russian influence in Europe, 
9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to hold hearings 
to examine the Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress, 
9:30 a.m., SD-538.

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  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee 
on Space, Science, and Competitiveness, to hold hearings to examine 
reopening the American frontier, focusing on promoting partnerships 
between commercial space and the United States government to advance 
exploration and settlement, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine the nomination 
of Kevin K. McAleenan, of Hawaii, to be Commissioner of U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security, 10:15 a.m., 
SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine the 
2017 Trafficking in Persons Report, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to hold 
hearings to examine the nominations of Patrick Pizzella, of 
Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of Labor, and Marvin Kaplan, of 
Kansas, and William J. Emanuel, of California, both to be a Member 
of the National Labor Relations Board, 9:30 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider 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, 
Damien Michael Schiff, of California, to be a Judge of the United 
States Court of Federal Claims, Timothy J. Kelly, and Trevor N. 
McFadden, of Virginia, both to be a United States District Judge for 
the District of Columbia, and John W. Huber, of Utah, to be United 
States Attorney for the District of Utah, and Jeffrey Bossert Clark, 
of Virginia, and Beth Ann Williams, of New Jersey, both to be an 
Assistant Attorney General, all of the Department of Justice, 9:30 
a.m., SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to receive a closed briefing on 
certain intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.


                                  House

  Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and 
Risk Management, hearing entitled ``The Future of Farming: Technological 
Innovations, Opportunities, and Challenges for Producers'', 10 a.m., 1300 
Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, Full Committee, markup on the Commerce, 
Justice, Science Appropriations Bill, FY 2018; the Financial Services and 
General Government Appropriations Bill, FY 2018; and the Report on the 
Revised Interim Suballocation of the Budget Allocations, FY 2018, 10 
a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, markup 
on the State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations 
Bill, FY 2018, 3 p.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and 
Related Agencies, markup on the Labor, Health and Human Services, 
Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, FY 2018, 4:30 p.m., 
2358-C Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on Early 
Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, hearing entitled 
``Opportunities for State Leadership of Early Childhood Programs'', 10 
a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Environment, markup 
on legislation on the Drinking Water System Improvement Act, 10 a.m., 
2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Capital Markets, 
Securities, and Investment, hearing entitled ``Impact of the DOL 
Fiduciary Rule on the Capital Markets'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Middle East and North 
Africa, hearing entitled ``America's Interests in the Middle East and 
North Africa: The President's FY 2018 Budget Request'', 1 p.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and 
Intelligence, hearing entitled ``The Persistent Threat: al Qaeda's 
Evolution and Resilience'', 10 a.m., HVC-210.
  Task Force on Denying Terrorists Entry into the United States, hearing 
entitled ``The Terrorist Diaspora: After the Fall of the Caliphate'', 2 
p.m., HVC-210.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual 
Property, and the Internet, hearing entitled ``The Impact of Bad Patents 
on American Businesses'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and 
Alaska Native Affairs, hearing entitled ``Comparing 21st Century Trust 
Land Acquisition with the Intent of the 73rd Congress in Section 5 of the 
Indian Reorganization Act'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Contracting and Workforce; 
and Economic Growth, Tax, and Capital Access, joint hearing entitled 
``The Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act: 
State of Small Business Contracting'', 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations; and Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial 
Affairs, joint hearing entitled ``Examining VA's Processing of Gulf War 
Illness Claims'', 9:30 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Maximizing Access and 
Resources: An Examination of VA Productivity and Efficiency'', 2 p.m., 
334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Tax Policy, hearing on 
``How Tax Reform Will Help America's Small Businesses Grow and Create New 
Jobs'', 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Full Committee, markup on H.R. 3178, the ``Medicare Part B Improvement 
Act of 2017''; H.R. 3168, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act 
to provide continued access to specialized Medicare Advantage plans for 
special needs individuals, and for other purposes; and H.R. 1843, the 
``Restraining Excessive Seizure of Property through the Exploitation of 
Civil Forfeiture Tools Act'', 2 p.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Full Committee, markup on 
the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, 9 a.m., HVC-304. 
This hearing will be closed.


                             Joint Meetings

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: to receive a briefing 
on energy insecurity in Russia's periphery, 3:30 p.m., SD-G11.