[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 194 (Wednesday, November 29, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1260-D1261]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                           NOVEMBER 30, 2017

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine 
recommendations from outside experts for a future National Defense 
Strategy, 10:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: 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: 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: 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

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the Western District of Kentucky, and Robert Earl Wier, to be United 
States District Judge for the Eastern District of Kentucky, 10:30 
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 Appropriations, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, 
oversight hearing on the Federal Emergency Management Agency, 10 
a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, 
oversight hearing on the Department of the Interior, 9:30 a.m., 2007 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and 
Related Agencies, hearing entitled ``Department of Transportation, 
Federal Highway Administration Emergency Relief'', 3 p.m., 2358-A 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health, hearing 
entitled ``Implementing the 21st Century Cures Act: An Update from 
FDA and NIH'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled 
``Identity Verification in a Post-Breach World'', 10:15 a.m., 2322 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, hearing entitled 
``Latest Developments in Combating Online Sex Trafficking'', 2 p.m., 
2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Capital Markets, 
Securities, and Investments, hearing entitled ``Implementation and 
Cybersecurity Protocols of the Consolidated Audit Trail'', 10 a.m., 
2128 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Monetary Policy and Trade, hearing entitled 
``Evaluating the Effectiveness of U.S. Sanctions Programs'', 2 p.m., 
2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, 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, 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, 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.
  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.
  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 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, 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 Transportation and Infrastructure, Full Committee, 
markup on H.R. 4460, the ``Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2017''; 
H.R. 3814, the ``No Human Trafficking on Our Roads Act''; and H.R. 
3813, the ``Combating Human Trafficking in Commercial Vehicles 
Act'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Testimony of Erik Prince'', 3 p.m., HVC-304. This 
hearing will be open in a closed space.