[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 183 (Thursday, November 9, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1200-D1201]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
AVIATION READINESS: WHAT'S THE FLIGHT PLAN?
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness held a hearing 
entitled ``Aviation Readiness: What's the Flight Plan?''. Testimony was 
heard from Major General William Gayler, Commanding General, U.S. Army 
Aviation Center of Excellence and Fort Rucker; Lieutenant General Chris 
Nowland, Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, U.S. Air Force, 
Headquarters; Lieutenant General Steven Rudder, Deputy Commandant for 
Aviation, U.S. Marine Corps; Vice Admiral Mike Shoemaker, Commander, 
Naval Air Forces, U.S. Navy.
PERSPECTIVES ON MIXED MARTIAL ARTS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and 
Consumer Protection held a hearing entitled ``Perspectives on Mixed 
Martial Arts''. Testimony was heard from Greg Sirb, Executive Director, 
Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission; and public witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURE
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Environment held a 
hearing on legislation on the Farm Regulatory Certainty Act. Testimony 
was heard from Representatives Costa and Newhouse; and public 
witnesses.
RESOLVING THE POLITICAL CRISIS IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, 
Global Human Rights, and International Organizations held a hearing 
entitled ``Resolving the Political Crisis in the Democratic Republic of 
the Congo''. Testimony was heard from Donald Yamamoto, Acting Assistant 
Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs, Department of State; Cheryl 
Anderson, Acting Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Africa, U.S. 
Agency for International Development; and public witnesses.

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AN UPDATE ON NASA EXPLORATION SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Space held 
a hearing entitled ``An Update on NASA Exploration Systems 
Development''. Testimony was heard from William Gerstenmaier, Associate 
Administrator, Human Exploration and Operations Directorate, National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration; and a public witness.
COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS
Full Committee concluded a markup on H.R. 1, the ``Tax Cuts and Jobs 
Act''. H.R. 1 was ordered reported, as amended.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.