[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 177 (Wednesday, November 1, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1157-D1159]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                            NOVEMBER 2, 2017

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Armed Services: 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 Energy and Natural Resources: 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 Senate reconciliation instructions included 
in H. Con Res. 71, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on the Judiciary: 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: to receive a closed briefing on 
certain intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.


                                 House

  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy, hearing 
entitled ``The 2017 Hurricane Season: A Review of Emergency Response 
and Energy Infrastructure Recovery Efforts'', 10:30 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn.

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  Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled 
``Concerns Over Federal Select Agent Program Oversight of Dangerous 
Pathogens'', 10:45 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Housing and 
Insurance, hearing entitled ``Sustainable Housing Finance: Private 
Sector Perspectives on Housing Finance Reform, Part II'', 2 p.m., 
2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 3249, 
the ``Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program Authorization Act of 
2017''; H.R. 1730, the ``Combating Anti-Semitism Act of 2017''; H.R. 
3317, the ``Stopping Abusive Female Exploitation Act''; and H.R. 
4203, the ``Combat Online Predators Act'', 10:30 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, 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, 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.
  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 Science, Space, and Technology, Subcommittee on 
Research and Technology, hearing entitled ``Putting Food on the 
Table--A Review of the Importance of Agriculture Research'', 10:30 
a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Investigations, 
Oversight, and Regulations, hearing entitled ``Operating or 
Rulemaking? A Review of SBA's Opaque Standard Operating Procedures 
Process'', 10:30 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 
299, the ``Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017''; H.R. 
1133, the ``Veterans Transplant Coverage Act of 2017''; H.R. 1900, 
the ``National Veterans Memorial and Museum Act''; H.R. 2123, the 
``VETS Act of 2017''; H.R. 2601, the ``VICTOR Act of 2017''; H.R. 
3634, the ``SERVE Act of 2017''; H.R. 3705, the ``Veterans Fair Debt 
Notice Act of 2017''; H.R. 3949, the ``VALOR Act''; and H.R. 4173, 
to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a study on 
the Veterans Crisis Line, 10:30 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Appearance of Carter W. Page'', 9 a.m., HVC-304. 
This is an open hearing in a closed space.


* These figures include all measures reported, even if there was 
no accompanying report. A total of 180 written reports have been 
filed in the Senate, 378 reports have been filed in the House.

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