[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 120 (Monday, July 17, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D786-D789]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                 Week of July 18 through July 21, 2017

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senate will continue consideration of the nomination of 
Patrick M. Shanahan, of Washington, to be Deputy Secretary of Defense, 
post-cloture, with a vote on confirmation of the nomination at 
approximately 12:15 p.m.
  Upon disposition of the nomination of Patrick M. Shanahan, of 
Washington, to be Deputy Secretary of Defense, Senate will resume 
consideration of the nomination of John Kenneth Bush, of Kentucky, to 
be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit, with a vote on 
the motion to invoke cloture thereon.
  Upon disposition of the nomination of John Kenneth Bush, of Kentucky, 
to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit, Senate will 
resume consideration of the nomination of David Bernhardt, of Virginia, 
to be Deputy Secretary of the Interior, with a vote on the motion to 
invoke cloture thereon.
  During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any cleared 
legislative and executive business.


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Appropriations: July 18, Subcommittee on Agriculture, 
Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
Agencies, business meeting to markup an original bill entitled, 
``Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018'', 10:30 a.m., SD-124.
  July 18, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, business 
meeting to mark up an original bill entitled, ``Energy and Water 
Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018'', 2:30 
p.m., SD-138.
  July 20, Full Committee, business meeting to mark up an original 
bill entitled, ``Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 
2018'', an original bill entitled ``Agriculture, Rural Development, 
Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
Act, 2018'', and subcommittee funding guidance, 10:30 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Armed Services: July 18, to hold hearings to examine 
the nomination of General Paul J. Selva, USAF, for reappointment to 
the grade of general and reappointment to be Vice Chairman of the 
Joint Chiefs of Staff, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  July 18, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of John H. Gibson II, of Texas, to be Deputy Chief 
Management Officer, Ellen M. Lord, of Rhode Island, to be Under 
Secretary for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, Lucian 
Niemeyer, of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Secretary, and Matthew 
P. Donovan, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of the Air Force, all 
of the Department of Defense, 2:30 p.m., SD-G50.
  July 18, Subcommittee on SeaPower, to hold hearings to receive 
testimony on options and considerations for achieving a 355-ship 
Navy from former Reagan administration officials, 4 p.m., SR-222.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: July 18, to hold 
hearings to examine the nominations of J. Paul Compton, Jr., of 
Alabama, to be General Counsel, and Anna Maria Farias, of Texas, and 
Neal J. Rackleff, of Texas, both to be an Assistant Secretary, all 
of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Richard Ashooh, 
of New Hampshire, to be an Assistant Secretary, and Elizabeth Erin 
Walsh, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary and 
Director General of the United States and Foreign Commercial 
Service, both of the Department of Commerce, and Christopher 
Campbell, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Treasury, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  July 20, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine housing 
finance reform, focusing on maintaining access for small lenders, 10 
a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: July 19, to 
hold hearings to examine the nominations of Ajit Varadaraj Pai, of 
Kansas, Jessica Rosenworcel, of Connecticut, and Brendan Carr, of 
Virginia, each to be a Member of the Federal Communications 
Commission, 10 a.m., SD-G50.
  July 20, Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation, 
and the Internet, to hold hearings to examine an update on FirstNet, 
10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: July 18, to hold 
hearings to examine the status and outlook for United States and 
North American energy and resource security, 10:30 a.m., SD-366.
  July 19, Subcommittee on National Parks, to hold hearings to 
examine S. 257, to clarify the boundary of Acadia National Park, S. 
312, to redesignate the Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site as the 
``Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park'', S. 355, to amend the 
Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to provide for a lifetime 
National Recreational Pass for any veteran with a service-connected 
disability, S. 391, to establish the African Burial Ground 
International Memorial Museum and Educational Center in New York, 
New York, S. 841, to designate the Veterans Memorial and Museum in 
Columbus, Ohio, as the National Veterans Memorial and Museum, S. 
926, to authorize the Global War on Terror Memorial Foundation to 
establish the National Global War on Terrorism Memorial as a 
commemorative work in the District of Columbia, S. 1073, to 
authorize Escambia County, Florida, to convey certain property that 
was formerly part of Santa Rosa Island National Monument and that 
was conveyed to Escambia County subject to restrictions on use and 
reconveyance, S. 1202, to modify the boundary of the Little Rock 
Central High School National Historic Site, S. 1403, to amend the 
Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 to establish the 21st Century 
Conservation Service Corps to place youth and veterans in national 
service positions to conserve, restore, and enhance the great 
outdoors of the United States, S. 1438, to redesignate the Jefferson 
National Expansion Memorial in the State of Missouri as the 
``Gateway Arch National

[[Page D787]]

Park'', S. 1459, to establish Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National 
Park in the State of South Carolina, and S. 1522, to establish an 
Every Kid Outdoors program, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  July 20, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Brenda Burman, of Arizona, to be Commissioner of 
Reclamation, and Susan Combs, of Texas, and Douglas W. Domenech, of 
Virginia, both to be an Assistant Secretary, all of the Department 
of the Interior, and Paul Dabbar, of New York, to be Under Secretary 
for Science, David S. Jonas, of Virginia, to be General Counsel, and 
Mark Wesley Menezes, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary, all of the 
Department of Energy, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: July 19, to hold 
hearings to examine S. 1514, to amend certain Acts to reauthorize 
those Acts and to increase protections for wildlife, 10 a.m., SD-
406.
  July 20, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife, to hold 
hearings to examine innovative financing and funding, focusing on 
addressing America's crumbling water infrastructure, 10 a.m., SD-
406.
  Committee on Finance: July 18, to hold hearings to examine 
comprehensive tax reform, focusing on prospects and challenges, 9 
a.m., SD-215.
  July 18, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of David J. Kautter, of Virginia, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of the Treasury, 11 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: July 18, to hold hearings to 
examine the nominations of Callista L. Gingrich, of Virginia, to be 
Ambassador to the Holy See, Nathan Alexander Sales, of Ohio, to be 
Coordinator for Counterterrorism, with the rank and status of 
Ambassador at Large, George Edward Glass, of Oregon, to be 
Ambassador to the Portuguese Republic, and Carl C. Risch, of 
Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Secretary (Consular Affairs), all 
of the Department of State, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  July 18, Subcommittee on Multilateral International Development, 
Multilateral Institutions, and International Economic, Energy, and 
Environmental Policy, to hold hearings to examine ``The Four 
Famines'', focusing on root causes and a multilateral action plan, 
2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  July 19, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Luis E. Arreaga, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Guatemala, and Sharon Day, of Florida, to be Ambassador 
to the Republic of Costa Rica, both of the Department of State, 2 
p.m., SD-419.
  July 19, Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, 
Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's 
Issues, to hold hearings to examine the collapse of the rule of law 
in Venezuela, focusing on what the United States and the 
international community can do to restore democracy, 4:15 p.m., SD-
419.
  July 20, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Kay Bailey Hutchison, of Texas, to be United States 
Permanent Representative on the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty 
Organization, with the rank and status of Ambassador, Kelly Knight 
Craft, of Kentucky, to be Ambassador to Canada, and Robert Wood 
Johnson IV, of New York, to be Ambassador to the United Kingdom of 
Great Britain and Northern Ireland, all of the Department of State, 
9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: July 19, 
business meeting to consider the nominations of Marvin Kaplan, of 
Kansas, and William J. Emanuel, of California, both to be a Member 
of the National Labor Relations Board, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: July 19, 
business meeting to consider the nomination of David P. Pekoske, of 
Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security; to be 
immediately followed by a hearing to examine the Postal Service's 
actions during the 2016 campaign season, focusing on implications 
for the Hatch Act, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: July 19, to hold an oversight hearing 
to examine the Department of Justice's enforcement of the Foreign 
Agents Registration Act, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  July 20, Full Committee, business meeting to consider the 
nominations of Christopher A. Wray, of Georgia, to be Director of 
the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Jeffrey Bossert Clark, of 
Virginia, and Beth Ann Williams, of New Jersey, both to be an 
Assistant Attorney General, and John W. Huber, to be United States 
Attorney for the District of Utah, all of the Department of Justice, 
and Trevor N. McFadden, of Virginia, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of Columbia, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: July 19, to hold hearings to 
examine the nominations of Thomas G. Bowman, of Florida, to be 
Deputy Secretary, Brooks D. Tucker, of Maryland, to be an Assistant 
Secretary (Congressional and Legislative Affairs), and James Byrne, 
of Virginia, to be General Counsel, all of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, and Michael P. Allen, of Florida, Amanda L. 
Meredith, of Virginia, and Joseph L. Toth, of Wisconsin, each to be 
a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, 
1:30 p.m., SR-418.
  July 20, Full Committee, business meeting to consider the 
nominations of Thomas G. Bowman, of Florida, to be Deputy Secretary, 
Brooks D. Tucker, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary 
(Congressional and Legislative Affairs), and James Byrne, of 
Virginia, to be General Counsel, all of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, and Michael P. Allen, of Florida, Amanda L. Meredith, of 
Virginia, and Joseph L. Toth, of Wisconsin, each to be a Judge of 
the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, Time to be 
announced, Room to be announced.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: July 18, to receive a closed 
briefing on certain intelligence matters, 3:30 p.m., SH-219.
  July 19, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Susan M. Gordon, of Virginia, to be Principal Deputy 
Director of National Intelligence, Robert P. Storch, of the District 
of Columbia, to be Inspector General of the National Security 
Agency, Department of Defense, and Isabel Marie Keenan Patelunas, of 
Pennsylvania, to be Assistant Secretary for Intelligence and 
Analysis, Department of the Treasury, 9 a.m., SH-216.

[[Page D788]]


  July 19, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine 
certain intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.
  July 20, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine 
certain intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, July 19, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``The State of Infrastructure in Rural America'', 10 a.m., 
1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, July 19, Full Committee, markup on 
the Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Bill, FY 2018; and the Subcommittee on Labor, Health 
and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
Bill, FY 2018, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, July 19, Full Committee, markup on the 
Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2018, 10 a.m., 
1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, July 19, Full Committee, 
markup on H.R. 2823, the ``Affordable Retirement Advice for Savers 
Act'', 2:30 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, July 20, Subcommittee on Health, 
hearing entitled ``Examining Bipartisan Legislation to Improve the 
Medicare Program'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, July 19, Subcommittee on Monetary 
Policy and Trade, hearing entitled ``Restricting North Korea's 
Access to Finance'', 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  July 20, Subcommittee on Monetary Policy and Trade, hearing 
entitled ``Monetary Policy v. Fiscal Policy: Risks to Price 
Stability and the Economy'', 9:30 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, July 19, Subcommittee on the Western 
Hemisphere, hearing entitled ``Implementing the U.S.-Caribbean 
Strategic Engagement Act'', 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  July 19, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade, 
markup on H.R. 425, the ``FTO Passport Revocation Act of 2017''; and 
H.R. 1196, the ``Counterterrorism Screening and Assistance Act of 
2017'', 2 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  July 19, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, hearing 
entitled ``Saudi Arabia's Troubling Educational Curriculum'', 2:15 
p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, July 19, Subcommittee on Immigration 
and Border Security, hearing entitled ``Agricultural Guestworkers: 
Meeting the Growing Needs of American Agriculture'', 2 p.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  July 20, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and 
Investigations, hearing entitled ``Gangs in Our Communities: Drugs, 
Human Trafficking, and Violence'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, July 19, Full Committee, markup on 
H.R. 424, the ``Gray Wolf State Management Act of 2017''; H.R. 717, 
the ``Listing Reform Act''; H.R. 1274, the ``State, Tribal, and 
Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act''; H.R. 2603, the 
``SAVES Act''; and H.R. 3131, the ``Endangered Species Litigation 
Reasonableness Act'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  July 19, Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans, hearing entitled 
``Exploring the Successes and Challenges of the Magnuson-Stevens 
Act'', 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  July 20, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, hearing 
entitled ``Seeking Innovative Solutions for the Future of Hardrock 
Mining'', 9 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, July 19, Full 
Committee, markup on H.R. 378, the ``Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 
2017''; H.R. 1132, the ``Political Appointee Burrowing Prevention 
Act''; H.R. 2897, to authorize the Mayor of the District of Columbia 
and the Director of the National Park Service to enter into 
cooperative management agreements for the operation, maintenance, 
and management of units of the National Park System in the District 
of Columbia, and for other purposes; H.R. 2989, the ``Frederick 
Douglass Bicentennial Commission Act''; H.R. 3031, the ``TSP 
Modernization Act of 2017''; H.R. 3210, the ``Securely Expediting 
Clearances Through Reporting Transparency Act of 2017''; H.R. 3243, 
the ``FITARA Enhancement Act of 2017''; and H.R. 3244, to amend 
title 5, United States Code, to provide for annual surveys of 
Federal employees, and for other purposes, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, July 19, Full 
Committee, hearing on ``Energy Innovation: Letting Technology 
Lead'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, July 19, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Reversing the Entrepreneurship Decline'', 11 a.m., 2360 
Rayburn.
  July 20, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Energy, and Trade; and 
Subcommittee on Health and Technology, joint hearing entitled, 
``21st Century Medicine: How Telehealth Can Help Rural 
Communities'', 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, July 19, 
Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, hearing entitled 
``Building a 21st Century Infrastructure for America: Implementation 
of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 and the 
Water Resources Development Act of 2016'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, July 19, Full Committee, markup on 
H.R. 95, the ``Veterans' Access to Child Care Act''; H.R. 282, the 
``Military Residency Choice Act''; H.R. 918, the ``Veteran Urgent 
Access to Mental Healthcare Act''; H.R. 1058, the ``VA Provider 
Equity Act''; H.R. 1690, the ``Department of Veterans Affairs Bonus 
Transparency Act''; H.R. 1848, the ``Veterans Affairs Medical Scribe 
Pilot Act of 2017''; H.R. 2006, the ``VA Procurement Efficiency and 
Transparency Act''; H.R. 2749, the ``Protecting Business 
Opportunities for Veterans Act of 2017''; H.R. 2772, the ``SEA 
Act''; H.R. 2781, the ``Ensuring Veteran Enterprise Participation in 
Strategic Sourcing Act''; H.R. 3218, the ``Harry W. Colmery Veterans 
Educational Assistance Act of 2017''; and to require the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to provide 
educational assistance to

[[Page D789]]

certain former members of the Armed Forces for education and 
training as physician assistants of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, to establish pay grades and require competitive pay for 
physician assistants of the Department, and for other purposes, 10 
a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, July 19, Subcommittee on Oversight, 
hearing entitled ``Efforts to Combat Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in the 
Medicare Program'', 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  July 19, Subcommittee on Tax Policy, hearing entitled ``How Tax 
Reform Will Simplify Our Broken Tax Code and Help Individuals and 
Families'', 2 p.m., 1100 Longworth.


                             Joint Meetings

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: July 19, to hold 
hearings to examine illicit cigarette smuggling in the Organization 
for Security and Co-operation in Europe region, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.