[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 193 (Tuesday, November 28, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1252-D1253]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                           NOVEMBER 29, 2017

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: 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: 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 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: 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.
  Committee on the Judiciary: 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.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: 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: to hold closed hearings to 
examine certain intelligence matters, 3 p.m., SH-219.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, 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.
  Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, 
oversight hearing on the Forest Service, 10 a.m., 2007 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related 
Agencies, oversight hearing on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 11 
a.m., 2362 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, 
oversight hearing on the Small Business Administration and the 
General Services Administration, 2 p.m., 2358-C Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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, Subcommittee on Energy, hearing 
entitled ``Powering America: Examining the Role of Financial Trading 
in the Electricity Markets'', 10:15 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.

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  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.
  Committee on Financial Services, 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.
  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.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Middle East and 
North Africa, hearing entitled ``The Latest Developments in Saudi 
Arabia and Lebanon'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  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 the Judiciary, 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.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Modernizing NEPA for the 21st Century'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  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.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
  Subcommittee on Information Technology; and Subcommittee on 
Intergovernmental Affairs, joint hearing entitled ``Cybersecurity of 
Voting Machines'', 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, 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, Subcommittee on 
Environment, hearing entitled ``The Future of WOTUS: Examining the 
Role of States'', 10:15 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Highway to Headache: Federal Regulations on the Small Trucking 
Industry'', 11 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Aviation, hearing entitled ``Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Emerging 
Uses in a Changing National Airspace'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations, hearing entitled ``Examining VA's Failure to Address 
Provider Quality and Safety Concerns'', 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.


                             Joint Meetings

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