[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 196 (Friday, December 1, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1272-D1275]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

              Week of December 4 through December 8, 2017

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, Senate will resume consideration of the nomination of 
Kirstjen Nielsen, of Virginia, to be Secretary of Homeland Security, 
and vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination at 5:30 p.m.
  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: December 5, Subcommittee on 
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and 
Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine addressing the opioid 
crisis in America, focusing on prevention, treatment, and recovery, 
10 a.m., SD-124.
  Committee on Armed Services: December 7, to hold hearings to 
examine Department of Defense acquisition reform efforts, 10 a.m., 
SD-G50.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: December 5, 
business meeting to consider S. 2155, to promote economic growth, 
provide tailored regulatory relief, and enhance consumer 
protections, and the nomination of Jerome H. Powell, of Maryland, to 
be Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 
10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: December 5, to hold 
hearings to examine the nominations of Timothy R. Petty, of Indiana, 
to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior, and Linda Capuano, of 
Texas, to be Administrator of the Energy Information Administration, 
Department of Energy, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  December 5, Subcommittee on Energy, to hold hearings to examine S. 
1336, to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize 
hydroelectric production incentives and hydroelectric efficiency 
improvement incentives, S. 1455, to amend the United States Energy 
Storage Competitiveness Act of 2007 to direct the Secretary of 
Energy to establish new goals for the Department of Energy relating 
to energy storage and to carry out certain demonstration projects 
relating to energy storage, S. 1563, to authorize the Office of 
Fossil Energy to develop advanced separation technologies for the 
extraction and recovery of rare earth elements and minerals from 
coal and coal byproducts, S. 1851, to require the Secretary of 
Energy to

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establish an energy storage research program, demonstration and 
deployment program, and technical assistance and grant program, S. 
1876, to direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a program to 
advance energy storage deployment by reducing the cost of energy 
storage through research, development, and demonstration, S. 1981, 
to amend the Natural Gas Act to expedite approval of exports of 
small volumes of natural gas, and S. 2030, to deem the compliance 
date for amended energy conservation standards for ceiling light 
kits to be January 21, 2020, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: December 6, to hold 
hearings to examine the nomination of R. D. James, of Missouri, to 
be an Assistant Secretary of the Army, Department of Defense, 10 
a.m., SD-406.
  December 6, Subcommittee on Superfund, Waste Management, and 
Regulatory Oversight, to hold hearings to examine challenges facing 
Superfund and waste cleanup efforts following natural disasters, 
2:30 p.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: December 5, business meeting to 
consider S. 1118, to reauthorize the North Korea Human Rights Act of 
2004, S. 1901, to require global economic and political pressure to 
support diplomatic denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, 
including through the imposition of sanctions with respect to the 
Government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and any 
enablers of the activities of that Government, and to reauthorize 
the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004, S. 447, to require 
reporting on acts of certain foreign countries on Holocaust era 
assets and related issues, S. Res. 150, recognizing threats to 
freedom of the press and expression around the world and reaffirming 
freedom of the press as a priority in efforts of the United States 
Government to promote democracy and good governance, S. Res. 139, 
condemning the Government of Iran's state-sponsored persecution of 
its Baha'i minority and its continued violation of the International 
Covenants on Human Rights, and the nominations of Eric M. Ueland, of 
Oregon, to be an Under Secretary (Management), and James Randolph 
Evans, of Georgia, to be Ambassador to Luxembourg, both of the 
Department of State; to be immediately followed by a hearing in SD-
419 to examine the President, Congress, and shared authority over 
the international accords, 2:30 p.m., S-116, Capitol.
  December 6, Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, 
and Counterterrorism, to hold hearings to examine beyond ISIS, 
focusing on countering terrorism, radicalization, and promoting 
stability in North Africa, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: December 5, 
to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Kenneth L. Marcus, of 
Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, and Johnny 
Collett, of Kentucky, to be Assistant Secretary for Special 
Education and Rehabilitative Services, both of the Department of 
Education, and Scott A. Mugno, of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant 
Secretary, and William Beach, of Kansas, to be Commissioner of Labor 
Statistics, both of the Department of Labor, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  December 7, Full Committee, business meeting to consider the 
nominations of Mitchell Zais, of South Carolina, to be Deputy 
Secretary, and James Blew, of California, to be Assistant Secretary 
for Planning, Evaluation, and Policy Development, both of the 
Department of Education, 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, and other 
pending nominations, Time to be announced, Room to be announced.
  December 7, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine 
implementation of the 21st Century Cures Act, focusing on progress 
and the path forward for medical innovation, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: December 
6, to hold hearings to examine adapting to defend the Homeland 
against the evolving international terrorist threat, 10 a.m., SD-
342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: December 6, business meeting to 
consider S. 1870, to amend the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 to 
secure urgent resources vital to Indian victims of crime; to be 
immediately followed by a hearing to examine S. 664, to approve the 
settlement of the water rights claims of the Navajo in Utah, to 
authorize construction of projects in connection therewith, and S. 
1770, to approve the settlement of water rights claims of the 
Hualapai Tribe and certain allottees in the State of Arizona, to 
authorize construction of a water project relating to those water 
rights claims, 2:30 p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: December 6, to hold hearings to 
examine firearm accessory regulation and enforcing Federal and state 
reporting to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System 
(NICS), 10 a.m., SD-226.
  December 7, 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.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: December 5, to receive a closed 
briefing on certain intelligence matters, 3 p.m., SH-219.
  December 7, Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing on 
certain intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.
  Special Committee on Aging: December 6, to hold hearings to 
examine America's aging workforce, focusing on opportunities and 
challenges, 9:30 a.m., SD-562.

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                            House Committees

  Committee on Education and the Workforce, December 6, Subcommittee 
on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, hearing entitled 
``Workplace Leave Policies: Opportunities and Challenges for 
Employers and Working Families'', 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, December 7, Subcommittee on 
Environment, hearing entitled ``The Mission of the U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  December 8, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
entitled ``Examining the Role of the Department of Energy in Energy 
Sector Cybersecurity'', 9 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, December 6, Subcommittee on 
Housing and Insurance, hearing entitled ``Sustainable Housing 
Finance: Private Sector Perspectives on Housing Finance Reform, Part 
IV'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  December 7, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
entitled ``Examining the Office of Financial Research'', 10 a.m., 
2128 Rayburn.
  December 7, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer 
Credit, hearing entitled ``Legislative Proposals for a More 
Efficient Federal Financial Regulatory Regime: Part II'', 2 p.m., 
2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, December 6, Subcommittee on Africa, 
Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations, 
hearing entitled ``Advancing Human Rights to Combat Extremism'', 10 
a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  December 6, Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats, 
hearing entitled ``Brexit: A Negotiation Update'', 2 p.m., 2200 
Rayburn.
  December 6, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, hearing entitled 
``U.S. Policy Towards Tibet: Access, Religious Freedom, and Human 
Rights'', 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  December 7, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Counterterrorism 
Efforts in Africa'', 9:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, December 7, Subcommittee on 
Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications, hearing 
entitled ``Examining the Department of Homeland Security's Efforts 
to Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction'', 10 a.m., HVC-210.
  Committee on House Administration, December 7, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Preventing Sexual Harassment in the Congressional 
Workplace: Examining Reforms to the Congressional Accountability 
Act'', 10 a.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on the Judiciary, December 7, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation'', 10 
a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, December 6, Subcommittee on Water, 
Power and Oceans, hearing on H.R. 4465, the ``Endangered Fish 
Recovery Programs Extension Act of 2017'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  December 7, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
entitled ``Transforming the Department of the Interior for the 21st 
Century'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  December 7, Subcommittee on Federal Lands, hearing on H.R. 805, 
the ``Tulare Youth Recreation and Women's History Enhancement Act''; 
H.R. 1349, to amend the Wilderness Act to ensure that the use of 
bicycles, wheelchairs, strollers, and game carts is not prohibited 
in Wilderness Areas, and for other purposes; H.R. 3371, the ``Modoc 
County Land Transfer and Economic Development Act of 2017''; and 
H.R. 3961, the ``Kissimmee River Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 
2017'', 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, December 7, 
Subcommittee on Information Technology, hearing entitled ``Oversight 
of IT and Cybersecurity at the Department of Veterans Affairs'', 2 
p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, December 5, Full Committee, hearing on H.R. 
38, the ``Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017'', 2 p.m., H-313 
Capitol.
  December 6, Full Committee, hearing on H.R. 477, the ``Small 
Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification 
Act of 2017''; and H.R. 3971, the ``Community Institution Mortgage 
Relief Act of 2017'', 3 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, December 6, 
Subcommittee on Research and Technology, hearing entitled ``From Lab 
to Market: A Review of NSF Innovation Corps'', 10 a.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  December 6, Subcommittee on Space, hearing entitled ``NASA's Next 
Four Large Telescopes'', 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, December 7, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``New Names, Same Problems: The VA Medical Surgical 
Prime Vendor Program'', 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.


* These figures include all measures reported, even if there was 
no accompanying report. A total of 188 written reports have been 
filed in the Senate, 432 reports have been filed in the House.

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