[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 185 (Monday, November 13, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1209-D1211]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                      Week of November 14 through

                           November 17, 2017

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senate will continue consideration of the nomination of 
Steven Gill Bradbury, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the 
Department of Transportation, post-cloture.
  Following disposition of the nomination of Steven Gill Bradbury, 
Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of 
David G. Zatezalo, of West Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of Labor 
for Mine Safety and Health.
  Following disposition of the nomination of David G. Zatezalo, Senate 
will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Joseph 
Otting, of Nevada, to be Comptroller of the Currency, Department of the 
Treasury.
  Following disposition of the nomination of Joseph Otting, Senate will 
vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Donald C. 
Coggins, Jr., of South Carolina, to be United States District Judge for 
the District of South Carolina.
  Following disposition of the nomination of Donald C. Coggins, Jr., 
Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of 
Dabney Langhorne Friedrich, of California, 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 Appropriations: November 15, Subcommittee on Military 
Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, to hold 
hearings to examine Department of Veterans Affairs efforts to 
prevent and combat opioid over medication, 2:30 p.m., SD-124.
  Committee on Armed Services: November 14, to hold hearings to 
examine the nominations of Anthony Kurta, of Montana, to be a 
Principal Deputy Under Secretary, and James E. McPherson, of 
Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Department of the Army, both 
of the Department of Defense, and Gregory E. Maggs, of Virginia, to 
be a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed 
Forces, 10 a.m., SD-G50.
  November 16, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of John C. Rood, of Arizona, to be Under Secretary for 
Policy, and Randall G. Schriver, of Virginia, to be an Assistant 
Secretary, both of the Department of Defense, 10 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: November 14, 
Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, Insurance, and 
Data Security, to hold hearings to examine technology in 
agriculture, focusing on data-driven farming, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.

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  November 16, Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and 
Coast Guard, to hold hearings to examine Coast Guard readiness, 
focusing on how far we can stretch our Nation's only multi-mission, 
military force, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: November 14, to hold an 
oversight hearing to examine hurricane recovery efforts in Puerto 
Rico and the United States Virgin Islands, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  November 15, Full Committee, business meeting to consider, 
pursuant to H. Con. Res. 71, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget 
for Fiscal Year 2018, reconciliation legislation to authorize the 
Secretary of the Interior to establish and administer a competitive 
oil and gas program in the non-wilderness portion of the Arctic 
National Wildlife Refuge, known as the ``1002 Area'' or Coastal 
Plain, 9 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: November 14, 
Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety, to hold hearings to 
examine S. 1857, to establish a compliance deadline of May 15, 2023, 
for Step 2 emissions standards for new residential wood heaters, new 
residential hydronic heaters, and forced-air furnaces, S. 203, to 
reaffirm that the Environmental Protection Agency may not regulate 
vehicles used solely for competition, S. 839, to allow for judicial 
review of any final rule addressing national emission standards for 
hazardous air pollutants for brick and structural clay products or 
for clay ceramics manufacturing before requiring compliance with 
such rule, and S. 1934, to prevent catastrophic failure or shutdown 
of remote diesel power engines due to emission control devices, 10 
a.m., SD-406.
  November 15, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine promoting 
American leadership in reducing air emissions through innovation, 10 
a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: November 14, business meeting to continue 
consideration of an original bill entitled, ``Tax Cuts and Jobs 
Act'', 9 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: November 14, business meeting to 
consider S. 1928, to establish a review of United States 
multilateral aid, and the nominations of Eric M. Ueland, of Oregon, 
to be an Under Secretary (Management), Lisa A. Johnson, of 
Washington, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Namibia, Sean P. 
Lawler, of Maryland, to be Chief of Protocol, and to have the rank 
of Ambassador during his tenure of service, 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, and routine lists in the Foreign Service, all of the 
Department of State; to be immediately followed by a hearing to 
examine the authority to order the use of nuclear weapons, 10 a.m., 
SD-419.
  November 14, Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and 
International Cybersecurity Policy, to hold hearings to examine 
American leadership in the Asia-Pacific, focusing on the view from 
Beijing, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  November 16, Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing on new 
counterterrorism guidance, 10 a.m., SVC-217.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: November 14, 
to hold hearings to examine gene editing technology, focusing on 
innovation and impact, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  November 15, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine 
encouraging healthy communities, focusing on perspective from the 
Surgeon General, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  November 15, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Mitchell Zais, of South Carolina, to be Deputy 
Secretary, James Blew, of California, to be Assistant Secretary for 
Planning, Evaluation, and Policy Development, and Timothy Kelly, of 
Michigan, to be Assistant Secretary for Career, Technical, and Adult 
Education, all of the Department of Education, and Kate S. 
O'Scannlain, of Maryland, to be Solicitor, and Preston Rutledge, of 
the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary, both of the 
Department of Labor, 2:30 p.m., SD-430.
  Committee on the Judiciary: November 15, to hold hearings to 
examine the nominations of James C. Ho, of Texas, to be United 
States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit, Don R. Willett, of 
Texas, to be a Circuit Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the 
Fifth Circuit, Claria Horn Boom, to be United States District Judge 
for the Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky, John W. Broomes, 
to be United States District Judge for the District of Kansas, 
Rebecca Grady Jennings, to be United States District Judge for the 
Western District of Kentucky, and Robert Earl Wier, to be United 
States District Judge for the Eastern District of Kentucky, 10 a.m., 
SD-226.
  November 16, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 2070, 
to amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, 
to reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert 
Program, and to promote initiatives that will reduce the risk of 
injury and death relating to the wandering characteristics of some 
children with autism, and 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, 
Mark Saalfield Norris, Sr., to be United States District Judge for 
the Western District of Tennessee, and Scott W. Brady, to be United 
States Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, and Andrew 
E. Lelling, to be United States Attorney for the District of 
Massachusetts for the term of four years, both of the Department of 
Justice, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: November 14, to receive a closed 
briefing on certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  November 16, Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing on 
certain intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Appropriations, November 15, Subcommittee on Military 
Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, hearing 
entitled ``2018 Veterans

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Affairs Electronic Health Record'', 9:30 a.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, November 15, Subcommittee on 
Environment, markup on H.R. 1917, the ``Blocking Regulatory 
Interference from Closing Kilns Act of 2017''; H.R. 453, the 
``Relief from New Source Performance Standards Act of 2017''; H.R. 
350, the ``Recognizing the Protection of Motorsports Act of 2017''; 
and H.R. 1119, the ``Satisfying Energy Needs and Saving the 
Environment Act'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  November 16, Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, 
hearing entitled ``The Race to 5G and its Potential to Revolutionize 
American Competitiveness'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, November 15, Full Committee, markup 
on H. Res. 336, reaffirming a strong commitment to the United 
States-Mexico Partnership; H. Res. 401, urging China, South Korea, 
Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos, 
India, and all nations to outlaw the dog and cat meat trade and to 
enforce existing laws against the trade; H. Res. 407, condemning the 
persecution of Christians around the world; H.R. 1164, the ``Taylor 
Force Act''; H.R. 1415, the ``End Neglected Tropical Diseases Act''; 
H.R. 2712, the ``Palestinian International Terrorism Support 
Prevention Act of 2017''; H.R. 3542, the ``Hamas Human Shields 
Prevention Act''; H.R. 3776, the ``Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2017''; H. 
Con. Res. 90, condemning ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya and 
calling for an end to the attacks in and an immediate restoration of 
humanitarian access to the state of Rakhine in Burma, 10 a.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  November 15, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, hearing 
entitled ``Development Finance in Asia: U.S. Economic Strategy Amid 
China's Belt and Road'', 2:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, November 15, Subcommittee on 
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection, hearing entitled 
``Maximizing the Value of Cyber Threat Information Sharing'', 2 
p.m., HVC-210.
  Committee on the Judiciary, November 15, Full Committee, markup on 
H.R. 170, the ``Protect and Grow American Jobs Act'', 10 a.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, November 15, Subcommittee on 
Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs, hearing on H.R. 212, the 
``EFFECT Act'', H.R. 2320, the ``Samish Indian Nation Land 
Conveyance Act of 2017''; and H.R. 3225, the ``Oregon Tribal 
Economic Development Act'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  November 15, Subcommittee on Federal Lands, hearing on H.R. 801, 
the ``Route 66 National Historic Trail Designation Act''; H.R. 2888, 
the ``Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park Establishment Act''; 
H.R. 3979, the ``Keep America's Refuges Operational Act''; and H.R. 
4266, the ``Acadia National Park Boundary Clarification Act'', 10:30 
a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, November 15, Full 
Committee, hearing entitled ``Recommendations and Reforms from the 
Inspectors General'', 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  November 15, Subcommittee on Information Technology; and 
Subcommittee on Government Operations, joint hearing entitled ``The 
Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA) 
Scorecard 5.0'', 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, November 15, Full Committee, hearing on H.R. 
1, the ``Tax Cuts and Jobs Act'', 12 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, November 15, Full 
Committee, markup on legislation on the Department of Energy 
Research Infrastructure Act of 2017; legislation on the Accelerating 
American Leadership in Science Act of 2017; legislation on the 
Nuclear Energy Research Infrastructure Act of 2017; legislation on 
the STEM Research and Education Effectiveness and Transparency Act; 
H.R. 4323, the ``Supporting Veterans in STEM Careers Act''; H.R. 
4254, the ``Women in Aerospace Education Act''; H.R. 3397, the 
``Building Blocks of STEM Act''; and legislation on the United 
States Fire Administration, AFG, and SAFER Program Reauthorization 
Act of 2017, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.


                             Joint Meetings

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: November 15, to 
hold hearings to examine the victims of Turkey's failing rule of 
law, 9:30 a.m., SD-124.