[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 171 (Tuesday, October 24, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1120-D1121]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                            OCTOBER 25, 2017

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Armed Services: 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, 9:15 
a.m., SVC-217.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold 
hearings to examine the commercial satellite industry, 10 a.m., SR-
253.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: 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 Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on Africa and Global 
Health Policy, to receive a closed briefing on Nigeria security, 10 
a.m., SVC-217.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: 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 Veterans' Affairs: 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.
  Special Committee on Aging: to hold hearings to examine working 
and aging with disabilities from school to retirement, 2:30 p.m., 
SD-562.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, 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, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Federal Efforts to Combat the Opioid Crisis: A Status Update on 
CARA and Other Initiatives'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, hearing entitled 
``Oversight of the Federal Communications Commission'', 2 p.m., 2322 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Housing and 
Insurance, hearing entitled ``Sustainable Housing Finance: Private 
Sector Perspectives on Housing Finance Reform'', 10 a.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Examining the Equifax Data 
Breach'', 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``State Voter Registration List Maintenance'', 11 a.m., 
1310 Longworth.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Full Committee, continue markup on 
H.R. 4092, the ``AG Act''; and H.R. 3711, the ``Legal Workforce 
Act'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Empowering State Based Management Solutions for Greater Sage 
Grouse Recovery'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  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, 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, 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, Subcommittee on Contracting and 
Workforce, hearing entitled ``GAO Audit Reveals Half-Measures Taken 
by Small Business Advocates'', 11 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.

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  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Disability 
Assistance and Memorial Affairs, hearing entitled ``Examining How 
VBA Can Effectively Prevent and Manage Overpayments'', 10:30 a.m., 
334 Cannon.
  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, 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: to hold hearings to examine the economic 
outlook, 10 a.m., 1100, Longworth Building.