[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 192 (Monday, November 27, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1244-D1247]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                      Week of November 28 through

                            December 1, 2017

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senate will continue consideration of the nomination of 
Gregory G. Katsas, of Virginia, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the District of Columbia Circuit, post-cloture. At approximately 5:30 
p.m., Senate will vote on confirmation of the nomination.
  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: November 30, to hold hearings to 
examine recommendations from outside experts for a future National 
Defense Strategy, 10 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: November 28, 
business meeting to consider the nominations of Brian D. Montgomery, 
of Texas, Robert Hunter Kurtz, of Virginia, and Suzanne Israel 
Tufts, of New York, each to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development; to be immediately followed by a hearing to 
examine the nomination of Jerome H. Powell, of Maryland, to be 
Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 
9:45 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on the Budget: November 28, business meeting to consider 
reconciliation legislation pursuant to H. Con. Res. 71, establishing 
the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal 
year 2018 and

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setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2019 
through 2027, 2:30 p.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: November 29, 
to hold hearings to examine the nomination of Barry Lee Myers, of 
Pennsylvania, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and 
Atmosphere, 10:30 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: November 28, 
Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety, to hold hearings to 
examine the nominations of Kenneth E. Allen, of Kentucky, A. D. 
Frazier, of Georgia, Jeffrey Smith, of Tennessee, and James R. 
Thompson III, of Alabama, each to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  November 29, Full Committee, business meeting to consider the 
nominations of Kathleen Hartnett White, of Texas, to be a Member of 
the Council on Environmental Quality, Andrew Wheeler, of Virginia, 
to be Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, 
and 19 General Services Administration resolutions, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: November 28, to hold hearings to 
examine the nominations of Christopher Ashley Ford, of Maryland, to 
be an Assistant Secretary (International Security and Non-
Proliferation), and Yleem D. S. Poblete, of Virginia, to be an 
Assistant Secretary (Verification and Compliance), both of the 
Department of State, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  November 30, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of M. Lee McClenny, of Washington, to be Ambassador to 
the Republic of Paraguay, Carlos Trujillo, of Florida, to be 
Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States, 
with the rank of Ambassador, and Kenneth J. Braithwaite, of 
Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Norway, all of the 
Department of State, and Brock D. Bierman, of Virginia, to be an 
Assistant Administrator of the United States Agency for 
International Development, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: November 28, 
to hold hearings to examine reauthorizing the Higher Education Act, 
focusing on examining proposals to simplify the Free Application for 
Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), 10 a.m., SD-430.
  November 29, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Alex Michael Azar II, of Indiana, to be Secretary of 
Health and Human Services, 9:30 a.m., SD-430.
  November 30, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the front 
lines of the opioid crisis, focusing on perspectives from states, 
communities, and providers, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on the Judiciary: November 28, to hold hearings to 
examine S. 1241, to improve the prohibitions on money laundering, 10 
a.m., SD-226.
  November 29, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Stuart Kyle Duncan, of Louisiana, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit, David Ryan Stras, of Minnesota, 
to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit, Fernando 
Rodriguez, Jr., to be United States District Judge for the Southern 
District of Texas, and Andrei Iancu, of California, to be Under 
Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the 
United States Patent and Trademark Office, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  November 30, Full Committee, business meeting to consider the 
nominations of Leonard Steven Grasz, of Nebraska, to be United 
States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit, 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, 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, 
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.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: November 29, business meeting to 
consider an original bill entitled, ``Caring for Our Veterans Act of 
2017'', 2:30 p.m., SR-418.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: November 28, to receive a closed 
briefing on certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  November 29, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine 
certain intelligence matters, 3 p.m., SH-219.
  November 30, Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing on 
certain intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Appropriations, November 29, Subcommittee on 
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and 
Related Agencies, hearing entitled ``USDA's Role in Disaster 
Recovery'', 10 a.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  November 29, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related 
Agencies, oversight hearing on the Forest Service, 10 a.m., 2007 
Rayburn.
  November 29, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and 
Related Agencies, oversight hearing on the U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers, 11 a.m., 2362 Rayburn.
  November 29, Financial Services and General Government, oversight 
hearing on the Small Business Administration and the General 
Services Administration, 2 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  November 30, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, oversight hearing 
on the Federal Emergency Management Agency, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  November 30, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related 
Agencies, oversight hearing on the Department of the Interior, 9:30 
a.m., 2007 Rayburn.
  November 30, Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban 
Development, and Related Agencies, hearing entitled ``Department of 
Transportation, Federal

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Highway Administration Emergency Relief'', 3 p.m., 2358-A Rayburn.
  December 1, Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban 
Development, and Related Agencies, hearing entitled ``Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, Community Block Grant-Disaster 
Recovery'', 9:30 a.m., 2358-A Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, December 1, Subcommittee on 
Readiness, hearing entitled ``Amphibious Warfare Readiness and 
Training: Interoperability, Shortfalls, and the Way Ahead'', 8 a.m., 
2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, November 29, 
Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, hearing 
entitled ``Financial Challenges Facing the Pension Benefit Guaranty 
Corporation: Implications for Pension Plans, Workers, and 
Retirees'', 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce,  November 29, Subcommittee on 
Energy, hearing entitled ``Powering America: Examining the Role of 
Financial Trading in the Electricity Markets'', 10:15 a.m., 2322 
Rayburn.
  November 29, Subcommittee on Communications and Technology; and 
Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection, joint 
hearing entitled ``Algorithms: How Companies' Decisions About Data 
and Content Impact Consumers'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  November 30, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled 
``Implementing the 21st Century Cures Act: An Update from FDA and 
NIH'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  November 30, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
entitled ``Identity Verification in a Post-Breach World'', 10:15 
a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  November 30, Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, 
hearing entitled ``Latest Developments in Combating Online Sex 
Trafficking'', 2 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services,  November 29, Subcommittee on 
Housing and Insurance, hearing entitled ``Sustainable Housing 
Finance: The Role of Ginnie Mae in the Housing Finance System'', 10 
a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  November 29, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer 
Credit; and Subcommittee on Terrorism and Illicit Finance, joint 
hearing entitled ``Legislative Proposals to Counter Terrorism and 
Illicit Finance'', 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  November 30, Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Securities, and 
Investments, hearing entitled ``Implementation and Cybersecurity 
Protocols of the Consolidated Audit Trail'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  November 30, Subcommittee on Monetary Policy and Trade, hearing 
entitled ``Evaluating the Effectiveness of U.S. Sanctions 
Programs'', 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs,  November 29, Subcommittee on the 
Middle East and North Africa, hearing entitled ``The Latest 
Developments in Saudi Arabia and Lebanon'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  November 29, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human 
Rights, and International Organizations, hearing entitled ``A Global 
Update on Alzheimer's Disease'', 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, November 30, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``World Wide Threats: Keeping America Secure in the 
New Age of Terror'', 10 a.m., HVC-210.
  Committee on the Judiciary, November 29, Full Committee, markup on 
H.R. 38, the ``Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017''; 
legislation on the Fix NICS Act of 2017; and H.R. 2666, the ``AMBER 
Alert in Indian Country Act of 2017'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  November 30, Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and 
the Internet, hearing entitled ``The Role and Impact of Nationwide 
Injunctions by District Courts'', 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources,  November 29, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Modernizing NEPA for the 21st Century'', 10 a.m., 
1324 Longworth.
  November 29, Full Committee, begin markup on H.R. 1778, to provide 
that an order by the Secretary of the Interior imposing a moratorium 
on Federal coal leasing shall not take effect unless a joint 
resolution of approval is enacted, and for other purposes; H.R. 
2630, the ``La Paz County Land Conveyance Act''; H.R. 3117, the 
``Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act of 2017''; H.R. 
3607, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish fees 
for medical services provided in units of the National Park System, 
and for other purposes; H.R. 3979, the ``Keep America's Refuges 
Operational Act''; H.R. 4299, to provide for the indefinite duration 
of certain military land withdrawals, to improve the management of 
lands currently subject to such withdrawals and to make the 
management of such lands more transparent, and for other purposes; 
and H.R. 4300, the ``Admiral Lloyd R. `Joe' Vasey Pacific War 
Commemorative Display Establishment Act'', 4 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  November 30, Full Committee, continue markup on H.R. 1778, to 
provide that an order by the Secretary of the Interior imposing a 
moratorium on Federal coal leasing shall not take effect unless a 
joint resolution of approval is enacted, and for other purposes; 
H.R. 2630, the ``La Paz County Land Conveyance Act''; H.R. 3117, the 
``Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act of 2017''; H.R. 
3607, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish fees 
for medical services provided in units of the National Park System, 
and for other purposes; H.R. 3979, the ``Keep America's Refuges 
Operational Act''; H.R. 4299, to provide for the indefinite duration 
of certain military land withdrawals, to improve the management of 
lands currently subject to such withdrawals and to make the 
management of such lands more transparent, and for other purposes; 
and H.R. 4300, the ``Admiral Lloyd R. 'Joe' Vasey Pacific War 
Commemorative Display Establishment Act'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  November 30, Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans, hearing on 
H.R. 4419, the ``Bureau of Reclamation and Bureau of Indian Affairs 
Water Project Streamlining Act'', 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  November 30, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, hearing 
on H.R. 1675, the ``National Landslide Preparedness Act''; H.R. 
4033, the ``National Geologic Mapping Act Reauthorization Act''; 
legislation to amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to promote

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timely exploration for geothermal resources under geothermal leases, 
and for other purposes; and legislation to provide for the 
establishment of the National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring 
System, 2:30 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform,  November 29, 
Subcommittee on the Interior, Energy and Environment; and 
Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Affairs, joint hearing entitled 
``Regulatory Reform Task Forces Check-In: Part III'', 10 a.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  November 29, Subcommittee on Information Technology; and 
Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Affairs, joint hearing entitled 
``Cybersecurity of Voting Machines'', 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  November 30, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 2623, the ``Lessening 
Regulatory Costs and Establishing a Federal Regulatory Budget Act of 
2017''; H.R. 4431, the ``Correcting Miscalculations in Veterans' 
Pensions Act''; H.R. 3638, to designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 1100 Kings Road in Jacksonville, 
Florida, as the ``Rutledge Pearson Post Office Building''; H.R. 
3655, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 1300 Main Street in Belmar, New Jersey, as the ``Dr. 
Walter S. McAfee Post Office Building''; H.R. 4042, to designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1415 West 
Oak Street, in Kissimmee, Florida, as the ``Borinqueneers Post 
Office Building''; H.R. 4285, to designate the facility of the 
United States Postal Service located at 123 Bridgeton Pike in 
Mullica Hill, New Jersey, as the ``James C. `Billy' Johnson Post 
Office Building''; and H.R. 4301, to designate the facility of the 
United States Postal Service located at 201 Tom Hall Street in Fort 
Mill, South Carolina, as the ``J. Elliott Williams Post Office 
Building'', 1 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules,  November 29, Full Committee, hearing on H.R. 
1699, the ``Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act of 2017''; 
and H.R. 4182, the ``Ensuring a Qualified Civil Service Act of 
2017'', 3 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology,  November 29, 
Subcommittee on Environment, hearing entitled ``The Future of WOTUS: 
Examining the Role of States'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,  November 29, 
Subcommittee on Aviation, hearing entitled ``Unmanned Aircraft 
Systems: Emerging Uses in a Changing National Airspace'', 10 a.m., 
2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, November 29, Subcommittee on 
Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled ``Examining VA's 
Failure to Address Provider Quality and Safety Concerns'', 10 a.m., 
334 Cannon.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence,  November 30, Full 
Committee, hearing entitled ``Testimony of Erik Prince'', 3 p.m., 
HVC-304. This hearing will be open in a closed space.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: November 29, to hold hearings to examine 
the economic outlook with Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen, 10 
a.m., 1100 Longworth Building.