[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 170 (Monday, October 23, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1111-D1113]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

              Week of October 24 through October 27, 2017

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senate will continue consideration of the motion to 
concur in the amendment of the House to the amendment of the Senate to 
H.R. 2266, Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief 
Requirements Act, post-cloture.
  Following disposition of the House message to accompany H.R. 2266, 
Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of 
Scott L. Palk, to be United States District Judge for the Western 
District of Oklahoma.
  Following disposition of the nomination of Scott L. Palk, Senate will 
vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Trevor N. 
McFadden, of Virginia, to be United States District Judge for the 
District of Columbia.
  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 Armed Services: October 25, Subcommittee on SeaPower, 
to receive a closed briefing on the major threats facing naval 
forces and the Navy's current and planned capabilities to meet those 
threats, 9:30 a.m., SVC-217.
  October 26, Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing on Niger, 
9:30 a.m., SVC-217.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: October 24, 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.
  October 26, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Brian D. Montgomery, of Texas, Robert Hunter Kurtz, 
of Virginia, and Suzanne Israel Tufts, of New York, each to be an 
Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 10 a.m., SD-
538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: October 24, 
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.
  October 25, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
commercial satellite industry, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: October 26, to hold 
hearings to examine advanced cyber technologies that could be used 
to help protect electric grids and other energy infrastructure from 
cyberattacks, 9:45 a.m., SD-366.

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  Committee on Environment and Public Works: October 25, business 
meeting to consider the nominations of Michael Dourson, of Ohio, to 
be Assistant Administrator for Toxic Substances, and William L. 
Wehrum, of Delaware, Matthew Z. Leopold, of Florida, and David Ross, 
of Wisconsin, each to be an Assistant Administrator, all of the 
Environmental Protection Agency, Paul Trombino III, of Wisconsin, to 
be Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, Department 
of Transportation, and Jeffery Martin Baran, of Virginia, to be a 
Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; to be immediately 
followed by a hearing to examine an original bill entitled, ``the 
Wildfire Prevention and Mitigation Act of 2017'', 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: October 24, 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.
  October 24, 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: October 24, to hold hearings to 
examine United States policy towards Burma, focusing on 
geopolitical, economic, and humanitarian considerations, 10 a.m., 
SD-419.
  October 25, Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy, to 
receive a closed briefing on Niger security, 10 a.m., SVC-217.
  October 26, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 1928, 
to establish a review of United States multilateral aid, S. Res. 
279, reaffirming the commitment of the United States to promote 
democracy, human rights, and the rule of law in Cambodia, and the 
nominations of Michele Jeanne Sison, of Maryland, to be Ambassador 
to the Republic of Haiti, Peter Hoekstra, of Michigan, to be 
Ambassador to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Kenneth Ian Juster, of 
New York, to be Ambassador to the Republic of India, Larry Edward 
Andre, Jr., of Texas, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Djibouti, 
Daniel J. Kritenbrink, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the 
Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Kathleen M. Fitzpatrick, of the 
District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of 
Timor-Leste, Richard Duke Buchan III, of Florida, to be Ambassador 
to the Kingdom of Spain, and to serve concurrently and without 
additional compensation as Ambassador to Andorra, Richard Grenell, 
of California, to be Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany, 
Jamie McCourt, of California, to be Ambassador to the French 
Republic, and to serve concurrently and without additional 
compensation as Ambassador to the Principality of Monaco, Edward T. 
McMullen, Jr., of South Carolina, to be Ambassador to the Swiss 
Confederation, and to serve concurrently and without additional 
compensation as Ambassador to the Principality of Liechtenstein, 
Peter Henry Barlerin, of Colorado, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Cameroon, 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, 
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, and Eric 
P. Whitaker, of Illinois, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Niger, 
all of the Department of State, 9:30 a.m., S-116, Capitol.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: October 26, 
to hold hearings to examine free speech on college campuses, 10 
a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: October 
25, business meeting to consider the nominations of Jeff Tien Han 
Pon, of Virginia, to be Director, and Michael Rigas, of 
Massachusetts, to be Deputy Director, both of the Office of 
Personnel Management, and Emily Webster Murphy, of Missouri, to be 
Administrator of General Services, 10:30 a.m., SD-342.
  October 26, Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs and Federal 
Management, to hold hearings to examine improving oversight of the 
regulatory process, focusing on lessons from state legislatures, 10 
a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: October 25, business meeting to 
consider S. 1223, to repeal the Klamath Tribe Judgment Fund Act; to 
be immediately followed by a hearing to examine S. 1870, to amend 
the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 to secure urgent resources vital to 
Indian victims of crime, S. 1953, to amend the Tribal Law and Order 
Act of 2010 and the Indian Law Enforcement Reform Act to provide for 
advancements in public safety services to Indian communities, and S. 
1942, to direct the Attorney General to review, revise, and develop 
law enforcement and justice protocols appropriate to address missing 
and murdered Indians, 2:30 p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: October 26, business meeting to 
consider S. 807, to provide anti-retaliation protections for 
antitrust whistleblowers, and the nominations of Allison H. Eid, of 
Colorado, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit, 
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, Walter David 
Counts III, to be United States District Judge for the Western 
District of Texas, 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, Karen Gren Scholer, to be United States 
District Judge for the Northern District of Texas, Tilman Eugene 
Self III, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District 
of Georgia, and John F. Bash, to be United States Attorney for the 
Western District of Texas, Erin Angela Nealy Cox, to be United 
States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, and R. Andrew 
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North Carolina, all of the Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: October 26, to 
hold hearings to examine strengthening the entrepreneurial ecosystem 
for women, 10:30 a.m., SR-428A.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: October 25, business meeting to 
consider the nominations of Melissa Sue Glynn, of the District of 
Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary (Enterprise Integration), 
Randy Reeves, of Mississippi, to be Under Secretary for Memorial 
Affairs, and Cheryl L. Mason, of Virginia, to be Chairman of the 
Board of Veterans' Appeals, all of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, Time to be announced, Room to be announced.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: October 24, closed business 
meeting to markup pending intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  October 26, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine 
certain intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.
  Special Committee on Aging: October 25, to hold hearings to 
examine working and aging with disabilities from school to 
retirement, 2:30 p.m., SD-562.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Appropriations, October 25, Subcommittee on Labor, 
Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, 
oversight hearing entitled ``Down Syndrome: Update on the State of 
the Science and Potential for Discoveries Across Other Major 
Diseases'', 10 a.m., 2358-C Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, October 25, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Federal Efforts to Combat the Opioid Crisis: A 
Status Update on CARA and Other Initiatives'', 10 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  October 25, Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, hearing 
entitled ``Oversight of the Federal Communications Commission'', 2 
p.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, October 25, Subcommittee on 
Housing and Insurance, hearing entitled ``Sustainable Housing 
Finance: Private Sector Perspectives on Housing Finance Reform'', 10 
a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  October 25, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Examining the 
Equifax Data Breach'', 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, October 25, Subcommittee on the 
Middle East and North Africa, hearing entitled ``The President's 
Iran Decision: Next Steps'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on House Administration, October 25, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``State Voter Registration List Maintenance'', 11 
a.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on the Judiciary, October 25, Full Committee, continue 
markup on legislation on the Agricultural Guestworker Act; and H.R. 
3711, the ``Legal Workforce Act'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  October 26, Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security, 
hearing entitled ``Oversight of the United States Refugee Admissions 
Program'', 9 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, October 25, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Empowering State Based Management Solutions for 
Greater Sage Grouse Recovery'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  October 25, Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native 
Affairs, hearing on H.R. 215, the ``American Indian Empowerment Act 
of 2017'', 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, October 25, 
Subcommittee on Government Operations; and Subcommittee on Health 
Care, Benefits, and Administrative Rules, joint hearing entitled 
``Ongoing Management Challenges at IRS'', 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, October 25, 
Subcommittee on Oversight, hearing entitled ``Bolstering the 
Government's Cybersecurity: Assessing the Risk of Kaspersky Lab 
Products to the Federal Government'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, October 25, Subcommittee on 
Contracting and Workforce, hearing entitled ``GAO Audit Reveals 
Half-Measures Taken by Small Business Advocates'', 11 a.m., 2360 
Rayburn.
  October 26, Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax, and Capital 
Access, hearing entitled ``Financing Through Fintech: Online 
Lending's Role in Improving Small Business Capital Access'', 10 
a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, October 25, Subcommittee on 
Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, hearing entitled 
``Examining How VBA Can Effectively Prevent and Manage 
Overpayments'', 10:30 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  October 25, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, markup on H.R. 
815, to amend title 38, United States Code, to adjust certain limits 
on the guaranteed amount of a home loan under the home loan program 
of the Department of Veterans Affairs; H.R. 3018, the ``Veterans' 
Entry to Apprenticeship Act''; H.R. 3634, the ``Securing Electronic 
Records for Veterans' Ease Act of 2017''; H.R. 3949, the ``VALOR 
Act''; H.R. 3965, the ``Veterans Armed for Success Act''; 
legislation to amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate the 
applicability of certain provisions of the Administrative Procedure 
Act to housing and business loan programs of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs; legislation to amend title 38, United States Code, 
to make certain improvements to the use of educational assistance 
provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs for flight training 
programs, 2 p.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways And Means, October 25, Subcommittee on Trade, 
hearing entitled ``Miscellaneous Tariff Bill: Providing Tariff 
Relief to U.S. Manufacturers Through the New MTB Process'', 2 p.m., 
1100 Longworth.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: October 25, to hold hearings to examine 
the economic outlook, 10 a.m., 1100, Longworth Building.