[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 170 (Monday, October 23, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1110-D1111]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY,

                            OCTOBER 24, 2017

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to hold hearings 
to examine the nominations of David J. Ryder, of New Jersey, to be 
Director of the Mint, Department of the Treasury, and Hester Maria 
Peirce, of Ohio, and Robert J. Jackson, Jr., of New York, both to be 
a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee 
on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard, to hold hearings 
to examine reauthorization of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act, focusing on fisheries science, 2:30 
p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Finance: business meeting to consider 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, Time to be announced, 
SD-215.
  Full Committee, 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 a.m., SD-
215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine United 
States policy towards Burma, focusing on geopolitical, economic, and 
humanitarian considerations, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: closed business meeting to 
markup pending intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and 
Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, oversight hearing 
entitled ``The Role of Facilities and Administrative Costs in 
Supporting NIH-Funded Research'', 10 a.m., 2358-C Rayburn.

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  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations, hearing entitled ``Examining HHS's Public Health 
Preparedness for and Response to the 2017 Hurricane Season'', 10 
a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Housing and 
Insurance, hearing entitled ``The Federal Government's Role in the 
Insurance Industry'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and 
Infrastructure Protection; and Subcommittee on Higher Education and 
Workforce Development of the House Committee on Education and the 
Workforce, joint hearing entitled ``Public-Private Solutions to 
Educating a Cyber Workforce'', 2 p.m., HVC-210.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Full Committee, begin markup on 
legislation on the Agricultural Guestworker Act; and H.R. 3711, the 
``Legal Workforce Act'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on 
Government Operations; and Subcommittee on Healthcare, Benefits, and 
Administrative Rules, joint hearing entitled ``Regulatory Reform 
Task Forces Check-In'', 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Information Technology, hearing entitled 
``Oversight of Federal Political Advertisement Laws and 
Regulations'', 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, Full Committee, hearing on the Senate 
Amendment to H. Con. Res. 71, a concurrent resolution establishing 
the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal 
year 2018 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for 
fiscal years 2019 through 2027, 3 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Subcommittee on 
Research and Technology; and Subcommittee on Energy, joint hearing 
entitled ``American Leadership in Quantum Technology'', 10 a.m., 
2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Full Committee, hearing on 
legislation to establish a permanent Veterans Choice Program; 
legislation to modify VA's authority to enter into agreements with 
State homes to provide nursing home care to veterans, to direct the 
Secretary to carry out a program to increase the number of graduate 
medical education residency positions, and for other purposes; 
legislation to direct VA to conduct a study of the Veterans Crisis 
Line; legislation to direct VA to furnish mental health care to 
veterans at community or non-profit mental health providers 
participating in the Veterans Choice Program; legislation on the 
Veteran Coordinated Access and Rewarding Experiences Act; H.R. 1133, 
the ``Veterans Transplant Coverage Act of 2017''; H.R. 2123, the 
``VETS Act of 2017''; H.R. 2601, the ``VICTOR Act of 2017''; and 
H.R. 3642, the ``Military SAVE Act'', 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.