[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 157 (Monday, October 2, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1033-D1037]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

               Week of October 3 through October 6, 2017

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senate will continue consideration of the nomination of 
Lee Francis Cissna, of Maryland, to be Director of United States 
Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security.
  On Wednesday, Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the 
nomination of Lee Francis Cissna, of Maryland, to be Director of United 
States Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland 
Security.
  Following disposition of the nomination of Lee Francis Cissna, Senate 
will resume consideration of the nomination of Eric D. Hargan, of 
Illinois, to be Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services.
  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: October 5, to 
hold hearings to examine the nominations of Gregory Ibach, of 
Nebraska, to be Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory 
Programs, and William Northey, of Iowa, to be Under Secretary for 
Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, both of the Department of 
Agriculture, 9:30 a.m., SR-328A.
  Committee on Armed Services: October 3, to hold hearings to 
examine the political and security situation in Afghanistan, 10 
a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: October 3, to 
hold hearings to examine Wells Fargo one year later, 10 a.m., SD-
538.
  October 4, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the Equifax 
cybersecurity breach, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on the Budget: October 4, business meeting to markup the 
concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018, 2:30 p.m., 
SD-608.
  October 5, Full Committee, business meeting to continue to markup 
the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018, 10:30 
a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: October 4, 
business meeting to consider S. 1872, to authorize the programs of 
the Transportation Security Administration relating to 
transportation security, S. 1015, to require the Federal 
Communications Commission to study the feasibility of designating a 
simple, easy-to-remember dialing code to be used for a national 
suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system, S. 1534, 
to direct the Federal Communications Commission to amend its rules 
so as to prohibit the application to amateur stations of certain 
private land use restrictions, an original bill entitled, ``American 
Vision for Safer Transportation through Advancement of Revolutionary 
Technologies (AV START) Act'', and the nominations of Ann Marie 
Buerkle, of New York, to be Chairman of the Consumer Product Safety 
Commission, and to be a Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety 
Commission, Howard R. Elliott, of Indiana, to be Administrator of 
the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, 
Department of Transportation, and Walter G. Copan, of Colorado, to 
be Under Secretary for Standards and Technology, Timothy Gallaudet, 
of California, to be Assistant Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere, 
and David J. Redl, of New York, to be Assistant Secretary for 
Communications and Information, all of the Department of Commerce, 
10 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: October 3, to hold 
hearings to examine the status of energy storage technologies, 
reviewing today's technologies, and understanding innovation in 
tomorrow's technologies, 10:30 a.m., SD-366.
  October 3, Subcommittee on Energy, to hold hearings to examine S. 
186, to amend the Federal Power Act to provide that any inacation by 
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission that allows a rate change 
to go into effect shall be treated as an order by the Commission for

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purposes of rehearing and court review, S. 1059, to extend the 
authorization of the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 
1978 relating to the disposal site in Mesa County, Colorado, S. 
1337, to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to make certain 
strategic energy infrastructure projects eligible for certain loan 
guarantees, S. 1457, to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to 
direct the Secretary of Energy to carry out demonstration projects 
relating to advanced nuclear reactor technologies to support 
domestic energy needs, S. 1799, to amend the Energy Policy Act of 
2005 to facilitate the commercialization of energy and related 
technologies developed at Department of Energy facilities with 
promising commercial potential, and S. 1860 and H.R. 1109, bills to 
amend section 203 of the Federal Power Act, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: October 4, 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.
  October 5, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Paul Trombino III, of Wisconsin, to be Administrator 
of the Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, 
9:30 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: October 3, to hold hearings to examine 
international tax reform, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  October 4, Full Committee, business meeting to consider and 
original bill entitled, ``Keep Kids' Insurance Dependable and Secure 
(KIDS) Act of 2017'', 9:30 a.m., SD-215.
  October 5, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Jeffrey Gerrish, of Maryland, to be a Deputy United 
States Trade Representative (Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and 
Industrial Competitiveness), Department of State, Gregory Doud, of 
Kansas, to be Chief Agricultural Negotiator, Office of the United 
States Trade Representative, and Jason Kearns, of Colorado, to be a 
Member of the United States International Trade Commission, 10 a.m., 
SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: October 3, to hold hearings to 
examine the nomination of Kenneth Ian Juster, of New York, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of India, Department of State, 10 a.m., 
SD-419.
  October 3, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Larry Edward Andre, Jr., of Texas, to be Ambassador 
to the Republic of Djibouti, Peter Henry Barlerin, of Colorado, to 
be Ambassador to the Republic of Cameroon, Eric P. Whitaker, of 
Illinois, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Niger, Michael James 
Dodman, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of 
Mauritania, Nina Maria Fite, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to 
the Republic of Angola, Daniel L. Foote, of New York, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of Zambia, and David Dale Reimer, of 
Ohio, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Mauritius, and to serve 
concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to 
the Republic of Seychelles, all of the Department of State, 2 p.m., 
SD-419.
  October 4, Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing regarding 
ordered departure of personnel from the U.S. Embassy in Havana, 
Cuba, 9:15 a.m., SVC-217.
  October 4, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine pending 
nominations; to be immediately followed by a Subcommittee on Western 
Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human 
Rights, and Global Women's Issues hearing to examine the future of 
Iraq's minorities, focusing on what's next after ISIS, 10:30 a.m., 
SD-419.
  October 5, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 1118, 
to reauthorize the North Korea Human Rights Act of 2004, S. 832, to 
enhance the transparency and accelerate the impact of programs under 
the African Growth and Opportunity Act and the Millennium Challenge 
Corporation, S. Res. 245, calling on the Government of Iran to 
release unjustly detained United States citizens and legal permanent 
resident aliens, and S. Res. 211, condemning the violence and 
persecution in Chechnya, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  October 5, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine pending 
nominations, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: October 3, to 
hold hearings to examine the Every Student Succeeds Act, focusing on 
unleashing State innovation, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  October 4, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Cheryl Marie Stanton, of South Carolina, to be 
Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division, and David G. Zatezalo, 
of West Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety and 
Health, both of the Department of Labor, and Peter B. Robb, of 
Vermont, to be General Counsel of the National Labor Relations 
Board, 3 p.m., SD-430.
  October 5, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the Federal 
response to the opioid crisis, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: October 
3, to hold hearings to examine the nomination of John Marshall 
Mitnick, of Virginia, to be General Counsel, Department of Homeland 
Security, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
  October 4, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 146, to 
strengthen accountability for deployment of border security 
technology at the Department of Homeland Security, S. 1847, to amend 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to ensure that the needs of 
children are considered in homeland security, trafficking, and 
disaster recovery planning, S. 1281, to establish a bug bounty pilot 
program within the Department of Homeland Security, S. 1769, to 
require a new or updated Federal website that is intended for use by 
the public to be mobile friendly, S. 1305, to provide U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection with adequate flexibility in its employment 
authorities, S. 1791, to amend the Act of August 25, 1958, commonly 
known as the ``Former Presidents Act of 1958'', with respect to the 
monetary allowance payable to a former President, S. 708, to improve 
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ability of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to interdict fentanyl, 
other synthetic opioids, and other narcotics and psychoactive 
substances that are illegally imported into the United States, H.R. 
3210, to require the Director of the National Background 
Investigations Bureau to submit a report on the backlog of personnel 
security clearance investigations, H.R. 70, to amend the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act to increase the transparency of Federal 
advisory committees, an original bill entitled, ``TSA LEAP Pay 
Reform Act of 2017'', an original bill entitled, ``Direct Hire of 
Students and Recent Graduates Act of 2017'', an original bill 
entitled, ``Temporary and Term Appointments Act of 2017'', an 
original bill entitled, ``Voluntary Separation Incentive Payment 
Adjustment Act of 2017'', an original bill entitled, ``FITARA 
Enhancement Act of 2017'', an original bill entitled, ``Reporting 
Efficiently to Proper Officials in Response to Terrorism Act of 
2017'', an original bill entitled, ``Whistleblower Protection 
Coordination Act'', and the nomination of John Marshall Mitnick, of 
Virginia, to be General Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, 10 
a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: October 4, business meeting to 
consider 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; to be immediately followed by an oversight hearing to 
examine Indian gaming, focusing on new issues and opportunities for 
success in the next 30 years, 2:30 p.m., SH-216.
  Committee on the Judiciary: October 3, to hold an oversight 
hearing to examine the Administration's decision to end Deferred 
Action for Childhood Arrivals, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  October 4, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Stephanos Bibas, of Pennsylvania, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit, Liles Clifton Burke, to be 
United States District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, 
Michael Joseph Juneau, to be United States District Judge for the 
Western District of Louisiana, A. Marvin Quattlebaum, Jr., to be 
United States District Judge for the District of South Carolina, 
Tilman Eugene Self III, to be United States District Judge for the 
Middle District of Georgia, and John C. Demers, of Virginia, to be 
an Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SD-
226.
  October 4, Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law, to 
hold hearings to examine Equifax, focusing on continuing to monitor 
data-broker cybersecurity, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
  October 5, Full Committee, business meeting to consider the 
nominations of Amy Coney Barrett, of Indiana, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit, Joan Louise Larsen, of 
Michigan, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit, 
William L. Campbell, Jr., to be United States District Judge for the 
Middle District of Tennessee, Thomas Lee Robinson Parker, to be 
United States District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee, 
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, William M. Ray II, to be United States 
District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia, Eric S. 
Dreiband, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Attorney General, Robert 
M. Duncan, Jr., to be United States Attorney for the Eastern 
District of Kentucky for the term of four years, Charles E. Peeler, 
to be United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia for 
the term of four years, and Brian D. Schroder, to be United States 
Attorney for the District of Alaska, all of the Department of 
Justice, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: October 4, to hold hearings to 
examine the nominations of Melissa Sue Glynn, of the District of 
Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary (Enterprise Integration), 
Cheryl L. Mason, of Virginia, to be Chairman of the Board of 
Veterans' Appeals, and Randy Reeves, of Mississippi, to be Under 
Secretary for Memorial Affairs, all of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, 2:30 p.m., SR-418.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: October 3, to receive a closed 
briefing on certain intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.
  October 4, Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing on certain 
intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  October 5, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine 
certain intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.
  Special Committee on Aging: October 4, to hold hearings to examine 
efforts to combat robocalls, 9 a.m., SD-562.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Education and the Workforce, October 4, Full 
Committee, markup on H.R. 3441, the ``Save Local Business Act'', 10 
a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, October 4, Subcommittee on 
Environment, hearing entitled ``Air Quality Impacts of Wildfires: 
Perspectives of Key Stakeholders'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  October 5, Subcommittee on Energy, hearing entitled ``Powering 
America: Consumer-Oriented Perspectives on Improving the Nation's 
Electricity Markets'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, October 4, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Examining the SEC's Agenda, Operations, and 
Budget'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  October 5, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Examining the 
Equifax Data Breach'', 9:15 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, October 4, Subcommittee on the 
Middle East and North Africa, hearing entitled ``State Department's 
Antiterrorism Assistance Program: The GAO Review'', 10 a.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  October 4, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade, 
hearing entitled ``Iranian Backed Militias: Destabilizing the Middle 
East'', 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  October 5, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``The Rohingya Crisis: 
U.S. Response to the Tragedy in Burma'', 9 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.

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  Committee on Homeland Security, October 4, Full Committee, markup 
on H.R. 3548, the ``Border Security for America Act of 2017'', 10 
a.m., HVC-210.
  Committee on the Judiciary, October 4, Full Committee, markup on 
H.R. 3711, the ``Legal Workforce Act''; and legislation on the 
Agricultural Guest worker Act, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, October 4, Full Committee, 
continue markup on H.R. 210, the ``Native American Energy Act''; 
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. 1488, the ``Indiana 
Dunes National Park Act''; H.R. 2600, to provide for the conveyance 
to the State of Iowa of the reversionary interest held by the United 
States in certain land in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, and for other 
purposes; H.R. 2603, the ``SAVES 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; and H.R. 
3131, the ``Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act'', 10 
a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  October 4, Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native 
Affairs, hearing on H.R. 146, the ``Eastern Band Cherokee Historic 
Lands Reacquisition Act''; H.R. 2402, the ``San Juan County 
Settlement Implementation Act''; and H.R. 2606, the ``Stigler Act 
Amendments of 2017'', 2 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, October 4, 
Subcommittee on Space, hearing entitled ``Powering Exploration: An 
Update on Radioisotope Production and Lessons Learned from 
Cassini'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee On Small Business, October 4, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Small Business Tax Reform: Modernizing the Code for the 
Nation's Job Creators'', 11 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  October 5, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Energy, and Trade, hearing 
entitled ``High-Tech Agriculture: Small Firms on the Frontier of 
Agribusiness'', 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, October 4, 
Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, 
hearing entitled ``Building a 21st Century Infrastructure for 
America: Rail Stakeholders' Perspectives'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, October 4, Subcommittee on Oversight, 
hearing entitled ``IRS Reform: Challenges to Modernizing IT 
Infrastructure'', 9 a.m., 2020 Rayburn.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: October 3, to hold hearings to examine 
tax reform and entrepreneurship, 10 a.m., 1100, Longworth Building.
  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: October 3, to 
hold hearings to examine combating kleptocracy with incorporation 
transparency, 2:30 p.m., SD-562.


* These figures include all measures reported, even if there was 
no accompanying report. A total of 163 reports have been filed in 
the Senate, 336 reports have been filed in the House.

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