[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 150 (Monday, September 18, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D988-D989]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

            Week of September 19 through September 22, 2017

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senate will resume consideration of the nomination of 
Noel J. Francisco, of the District of Columbia, to be Solicitor General 
of the United States, and vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the 
nomination at 11 a.m. If cloture is invoked on the nomination, Senate 
will vote on confirmation of the nomination at 12:15 p.m.

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  Following disposition of the nomination of Noel J. Francisco, Senate 
will resume consideration of the nomination of William J. Emanuel, of 
California, to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board, and 
vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination.
  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 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: September 19, to 
hold hearings to examine the nominations of Stephen Censky, of Missouri, 
to be Deputy Secretary, and Ted McKinney, of Indiana, to be Under 
Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, both of the 
Department of Agriculture, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Armed Services: September 19, to hold hearings to examine 
recent Navy incidents at sea, 10 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: September 19, to 
hold hearings to examine S. 1693, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
to clarify that section 230 of that Act does not prohibit the enforcement 
against providers and users of interactive computer services of Federal 
and State criminal and civil law relating to sex trafficking, 10:30 a.m., 
SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: September 19, business 
meeting to consider the nominations of Richard Glick, of Virginia, and 
Kevin J. McIntyre, of Virginia, both to be a Member of the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, and David S. Jonas, of Virginia, to be General 
Counsel, all of the Department of Energy, and Joseph Balash, of Alaska, 
to be an Assistant Secretary, and Ryan Douglas Nelson, of Idaho, to be 
Solicitor, both of the Department of the Interior; to be immediately 
followed by a hearing to examine the vegetation management requirements 
for electricity assets located on Federal lands and to receive testimony 
on Section 2310 of S. 1460, to provide for the modernization of the 
energy and natural resources policies of the United States, and H.R. 
1873, to amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to 
enhance the reliability of the electricity grid and reduce the threat of 
wildfires to and from electric transmission and distribution facilities 
on Federal lands by facilitating vegetation management on such lands, 
9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: September 20, to hold 
hearings to examine the nominations of Michael Dourson, of Ohio, to be 
Assistant Administrator for Toxic Substances, and Matthew Z. Leopold, of 
Florida, David Ross, of Wisconsin, and William L. Wehrum, of Delaware, 
each to to be an Assistant Administrator, all of the Environmental 
Protection Agency, and Jeffery Martin Baran, of Virginia, to be a Member 
of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: September 19, to hold hearings to examine 
business tax reform, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: September 19, business meeting to 
consider H.R. 390, to provide emergency relief for victims of genocide, 
crimes against humanity, and war crimes in Iraq and Syria, for 
accountability for perpetrators of these crimes, S. Res. 168, supporting 
respect for human rights and encouraging inclusive governance in 
Ethiopia, an original bill entitled, ``Trafficking Victims Protection 
Reauthorization Act of 2017'', and the nominations of Barbara Lee, of 
California, and Christopher Smith, of New Jersey, both to be a 
Representative to the Seventy-second Session of the General Assembly of 
the United Nations, Doug Manchester, of California, to be Ambassador to 
the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, Kathleen Troia McFarland, of New York, 
to be Ambassador to the Republic of Singapore, Stephen B. King, of 
Wisconsin, to be Ambassador to the Czech Republic, and John R. Bass, of 
New York, to be Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, all of 
the Department of State, and Steven T. Mnuchin, of California, to be 
United States Governor of the International Monetary Fund, United States 
Governor of the African Development Bank, United States Governor of the 
Inter-American Development Bank, United States Governor of the 
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, United States 
Governor of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, United 
States Governor of the African Development Fund, and United States 
Governor of the Asian Development Bank; to be immediately followed by a 
hearing to examine the nominations of Jon M. Huntsman, Jr., of Utah, to 
be Ambassador to the Russian Federation, and A. Wess Mitchell, of 
Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary (European and Eurasian Affairs), 
both of the Department of State, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: September 19, to 
hold hearings to examine the nominations of Carlos G. Muniz, of Florida, 
to be General Counsel, Department of Education, and Janet Dhillon, of 
Pennsylvania, and Daniel M. Gade, of North Dakota, both to be a Member of 
the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: September 20, 
Subcommittee on Federal Spending Oversight and Emergency Management, to 
hold hearings to examine end of the year spending, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: September 20, to hold hearings to examine 
the nominations of Allison H. Eid, of Colorado, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit, Annemarie Carney Axon, to be United 
States District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, Michael 
Lawrence Brown, to be United States District Judge for the Northern 
District of Georgia, Thomas Alvin Farr, to be United States District 
Judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina, and William M. Ray II, 
to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia, 
10 a.m., SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: September 19, to receive a closed 
briefing on certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  Special Committee on Aging: September 20, to hold hearings to examine 
disaster preparedness and response, focusing on the special needs of 
older Americans, 9 a.m., SD-562.


                            House Committees

  No hearings are scheduled.