[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 175 (Monday, October 30, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1141-D1143]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

              Week of October 31 through November 3, 2017

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senate will continue consideration of the nomination of 
Amy Coney Barrett, of Indiana, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the Seventh Circuit, post-cloture.
  Following disposition of the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett, Senate 
will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Joan 
Louise Larsen, of Michigan, to be United States Circuit Judge for the 
Sixth Circuit.
  Following disposition of the nomination of Joan Louise Larsen, Senate 
will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Allison 
H. Eid, of Colorado, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth 
Circuit.
  Following disposition of the nomination of Allison H. Eid, Senate 
will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of 
Stephanos Bibas, of Pennsylvania, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the Third Circuit.
  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 31, to receive a closed 
briefing on recent Navy collisions at sea, 10 a.m., SVC-217.
  November 2, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Mark T. Esper, of Virginia, to be Secretary of the 
Army, Robert L. Wilkie, of North Carolina, to be Under Secretary for 
Personnel and Readiness, Joseph Kernan, of Florida, to be Under 
Secretary for Intelligence, and Guy B. Roberts, of Virginia, to be 
an Assistant Secretary, all of the Department of Defense, 9:30 a.m., 
SD-G50.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: November 1, 
business meeting to consider 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; 
to be immediately followed by a hearing to examine the nominations 
of Scott Garrett, of New Jersey, to be President, Kimberly A. Reed, 
of West Virginia, to be First Vice President, Mark L. Greenblatt, of 
Maryland, to be Inspector General, and Spencer Bachus III, of 
Alabama, Judith Delzoppo Pryor, of Ohio, and Claudia Slacik, of New 
York, each to be a Member of the Board of Directors, all of the 
Export-Import Bank, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: October 31, to 
hold hearings to examine the nominations of Leon A. Westmoreland, of 
Georgia, to be a Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors, Raymond 
Martinez, of New Jersey, to be Administrator of the Federal Motor 
Carrier Safety Administration, Diana Furchtgott-Roth, of Maryland, 
to be an Assistant Secretary of Transportation, and Bruce Landsberg, 
of South Carolina, to be a Member of the National Transportation 
Safety Board, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  October 31, Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and 
Coast Guard, to hold hearings to examine exploring Native American 
subsistence rights and international treaties, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  November 1, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of James Bridenstine, of Oklahoma, to be Administrator 
of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Dana Baiocco, 
of Ohio, to be a Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety 
Commission, and Nazakhtar Nikakhtar, of Maryland, and Neil Jacobs, 
of North Carolina, both to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce, 10 
a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: October 31, to hold 
hearings to examine new efficiency opportunities provided by 
advanced building management and control systems, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  November 2, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
potential for oil and gas exploration and development in the non-
wilderness portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, known as 
the ``1002 Area'' or Coastal Plain, to raise sufficient revenue 
pursuant to the

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Senate reconciliation instructions included in H. Con. Res. 71, 9:30 
a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: November 1, to hold hearings to 
examine the nominations of Irwin Steven Goldstein, of New York, to 
be Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy, Rebecca Eliza Gonzales, of 
Texas, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Lesotho, Lisa A. Johnson, 
of Washington, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Namibia, James 
Randolph Evans, of Georgia, to be Ambassador to Luxembourg, and Sean 
P. Lawler, of Maryland, to be Chief of Protocol, and to have the 
rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service, all of the 
Department of State, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  November 1, Subcommittee on Multilateral International 
Development, Multilateral Institutions, and International Economic, 
Energy, and Environmental Policy, to hold hearings to examine energy 
and international development, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: October 31, 
to hold hearings to examine implementation of the 21st Century Cures 
Act, focusing on achieving the promise of health information 
technology, 2:30 p.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: October 
31, to hold an oversight hearing to examine the 2017 hurricane 
season, focusing on the Federal response, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  October 31, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 2020 
Census, focusing on cost overruns, information security, and 
accuracy, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: November 1, to hold an oversight 
hearing to examine building tribal economies, focusing on 
modernizing tax policies that work for Indian country, 2:30 p.m., 
SD-628.
  Committee on Judiciary: October 31, Subcommittee on Crime and 
Terrorism, to hold hearings to examine extremist content and Russian 
disinformation online, focusing on working with tech to find 
solutions, 2:30 p.m., SH-216.
  November 1, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Leonard Steven Grasz, of Nebraska, to be United 
States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit, Terry A. Doughty, to be 
United States District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana, 
Terry Fitzgerald Moorer, to be United States District Judge for the 
Southern District of Alabama, and Mark Saalfield Norris, Sr., to be 
United States District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee, 
10 a.m., SD-226.
  November 2, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 807, 
to provide anti-retaliation protections for antitrust 
whistleblowers, and the nominations of Gregory G. Katsas, of 
Virginia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the District of 
Columbia Circuit, Jeffrey Uhlman Beaverstock, to be United States 
District Judge for the Southern District of Alabama, Emily Coody 
Marks, and Brett Joseph Talley, both to be a United States District 
Judge for the Middle District of Alabama, Holly Lou Teeter, to be 
United States District Judge for the District of Kansas, and Matthew 
G. T. Martin, to be United States Attorney for the Middle District 
of North Carolina, and Christina E. Nolan, to be United States 
Attorney for the District of Vermont, both of the Department of 
Justice, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: October 31, to hold hearings to 
examine the nomination of John C. Demers, of Virginia, to be an 
Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice, 9:30 a.m., SD-
106.
  October 31, Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing on 
certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  November 1, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine social 
media influence in the 2016 United States elections, 9:30 a.m., SH-
216.
  November 2, Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing on 
certain intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Appropriations, November 1, Subcommittee on State, 
Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, oversight hearing entitled 
``Accountable Soft Power in the National Interest'', 10 a.m., 2359 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, November 1, Subcommittee on 
Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection, hearing entitled 
``Securing Consumers' Credit Data in the Age of Digital Commerce'', 
10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  November 1, Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, hearing 
entitled ``Oversight of FirstNet: State Perspectives'', 10:15 a.m., 
2322 Rayburn.
  November 2, Subcommittee on Energy, hearing entitled ``The 2017 
Hurricane Season: A Review of Emergency Response and Energy 
Infrastructure Recovery Efforts'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  November 2, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
entitled ``Concerns Over Federal Select Agent Program Oversight of 
Dangerous Pathogens'', 10:15 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, November 1, Subcommittee on 
Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled ``Examining the 
Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery Program'', 10 
a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  November 1, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer 
Credit, hearing entitled ``Data Security: Vulnerabilities and 
Opportunities for Improvement'', 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  November 2, Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, hearing 
entitled ``Sustainable Housing Finance: Private Sector Perspectives 
on Housing Finance Reform, Part II'', 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  November 3, Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Securities, and 
Investment, hearing entitled ``Legislative Proposals to Improve 
Small Businesses' and Communities' Access to Capital'', 9:15 a.m., 
2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, November 1, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``An Insider's Look at the North Korean Regime'', 10 a.m., 
2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, November 1, Committee on Homeland 
Security, hearing entitled ``Assessing FEMA's Preparedness and 
Response Capabilities'', 9:30 a.m., HVC-210.
  Committee on the Judiciary, November 1, Subcommittee on Regulatory 
Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law,

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hearing entitled ``Net Neutrality and the Role of Antitrust'', 10 
a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  November 1, Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice, 
hearing on H.R. 490, the ``Heartbeat Protection Act of 2017'', 11:30 
a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  November 1, Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security, 
hearing entitled ``Oversight of the Executive Office for Immigration 
Review'', 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, November 2, Subcommittee on Water, 
Power and Oceans, hearing on H.R. 221, the ``Hydrographic Services 
Improvement Amendments Act''; H.R. 1176, the ``Keep America's 
Waterfronts Working Act''; and S. 140, to amend the White Mountain 
Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010 to clarify the 
use of amounts in the WMAT Settlement Fund, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform November 1, 
Subcommittee on National Security, hearing entitled ``Overview of 16 
Years of Involvement in Afghanistan'', 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  November 2, Full Committee, markup on legislation on the 
Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2017; legislation 
on the Ensuring a Qualified Civil Service Act of 2017; H.R. 1132, 
the ``Political Appointee Burrowing Prevention Act''; H.R. 3076, the 
``Creating Advanced Streamlined Electronic Services for Constituents 
Act of 2017''; H.R. 4043, the ``Whistleblower Protection Extension 
Act of 2017''; legislation to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
extend the authority to conduct telework travel expenses test 
programs, and for other purposes; legislation on the Settlement 
Agreement Information Database Act; H.R. 3121, the ``All-American 
Flag Act''; legislation on the Preparedness and Risk Management for 
Extreme Weather Patterns Assuring Resilience and Effectiveness Act 
of 2017; H.R. 1850, to designate the facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 907 Fourth Avenue in Lake Odessa, 
Michigan, as the ``Donna Sauers Besko Post Office''; H.R. 2672, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 520 Carter Street in Fairview, Illinois, as the ``Sgt. Douglas J. 
Riney Post Office''; H.R. 2673, to designate the facility of the 
United States Postal Service located at 514 Broadway Street in 
Pekin, Illinois, as the ``Lance Corporal Jordan S. Bastean Post 
Office''; H.R. 3821, to designate the facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 430 Main Street in Clermont, Georgia, as 
the ``Zachary Addington Post Office''; and H.R. 3893, to designate 
the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 100 
Mathe Avenue in Interlachen, Florida, as the ``Robert H. Jenkins 
Post Office'', 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  November 2, Subcommittee on the Interior, Energy, and Environment, 
hearing entitled ``Examining the Regulation of Shark Finning in the 
United States'', 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, November 1, Full Committee, hearing on H.R. 
849, the ``Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2017''; and 
H.R. 3922, the ``Community Health And Medical Professionals Improve 
Our Nation Act of 2017'', 3 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, November 1, 
Subcommittee on Energy, hearing entitled ``The Future of Low Dose 
Radiation Research'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  November 2, Subcommittee on Research and Technology, hearing 
entitled ``Putting Food on the Table--A Review of the Importance of 
Agriculture Research'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, November 2, Subcommittee on 
Investigations, Oversight, and Regulations, hearing entitled 
``Operating or Rulemaking? A Review of SBA's Opaque Standard 
Operating Procedures Process'', 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, November 2, Full 
Committee, hearing entitled ``Emergency Response and Recovery: 
Central Takeaways from the Unprecedented 2017 Hurricane Season'', 10 
a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, November 2, Full Committee, markup 
on pending legislation, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, November 1, Russia 
Investigative Task Force, hearing entitled ``Impact of Russian 
Advertisements on Social Media'', 2 p.m., HVC-210.
  November 2, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Appearance of 
Carter W. Page'', 9 a.m., HVC-304. This is an open hearing in a 
closed space.