[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 153 (Monday, September 25, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1002-D1003]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY,

                           SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of General Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., USMC, for 
reappointment to the grade of general and reappointment to be 
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to hold an 
oversight hearing to examine the Securities and Exchange Commission, 
10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee 
on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, Insurance, and Data 
Security, to hold hearings to examine Federal Trade Commission 
stakeholder perspectives, focusing on reform proposals to improve 
fairness, innovation, and consumer welfare, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hearings to 
examine the nominations of Bruce J. Walker, of New York, to be an 
Assistant Secretary (Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability), 
and Steven E. Winberg, of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Secretary 
(Fossil Energy), both of the Department of Energy, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: business meeting to consider the 
nominations of Jon M. Huntsman, Jr., of Utah, to be Ambassador to 
the Russian Federation, Justin Hicks Siberell, of Maryland, to be 
Ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain, and A. Wess Mitchell, of 
Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary (European and Eurasian 
Affairs), all of the Department of State, and J. Steven Dowd, of 
Florida, to be United States Director of the African Development 
Bank; to be immediately followed by a hearing to examine managing 
security assistance to support foreign policy, 10:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine special 
counsels and the separation of powers, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to receive a closed briefing on 
certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                                 House

  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy, hearing 
entitled ``Powering America: Technology's Role in Empowering 
Consumers'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``The Department of State Redesign'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Transportation and 
Protective Security, hearing entitled ``Raising the Standard: DHS's 
Efforts to Improve Aviation Security Around the Globe'', 10 a.m., 
HVC-210.
  Subcommittee on Oversight and Management Efficiency, hearing 
entitled ``DHS Financial Systems: Will Modernization Ever Be 
Achieved'', 2 p.m., HVC-210.
  Committee on House Administration, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Transforming GPO for the 21st Century and Beyond: Part 
3--Federal Depository Library Program'', 10:15 a.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water, Power and 
Oceans, hearing on H.R. 200, the ``Strengthening Fishing Communities 
and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act''; H.R. 2023, 
the ``Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act of 2017''; 
H.R. 3588, the ``RED SNAPPER Act''; and legislation to amend and 
reauthorize the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery

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Conservation and Management Act, and for other purposes, 10 a.m., 
1334 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs, hearing 
on H.R. 3535, the ``Ruffey Rancheria Restoration Act of 2017''; H.R. 
3650, the ``Lumbee Recognition Act''; and H.R. 3744, the ``Tribal 
Recognition Act of 2017'', 2 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Recommendations of the Commission on Evidence-
Based Policymaking'', 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on the Interior, Energy, and Environment, hearing 
entitled ``Examining America's Nuclear Waste Management and 
Storage'', 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Water Resources and Environment, hearing entitled ``Building a 21st 
Century Infrastructure for America: Water Stakeholders' 
Perspectives'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on 
H.R. 93, to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
increased access to Department of Veterans Affairs medical care for 
women veterans; H.R. 501, the ``VA Transparency Enhancement Act of 
2017''; H.R. 1063, the ``Veteran Prescription Continuity Act''; H.R. 
1066, the ``VA Management Alignment Act of 2017''; H.R. 1943, the 
``Restoring Maximum Mobility to Our Nation's Veterans Act of 2017''; 
H.R. 1972, the ``VA Billing Accountability Act''; H.R. 2147, the 
``Veterans Treatment Court Improvement Act of 2017''; H.R. 2225, the 
``Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act''; H.R. 2327, the ``PAWS Act of 
2017''; and legislation on the VA's Health Professionals Educational 
Assistance Program, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.