[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 197 (Monday, December 4, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1649-E1650]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS

  Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, agreed to by the Senate of February 
4, 1977, calls for establishment of a system for a computerized 
schedule of all meetings and hearings of Senate committees, 
subcommittees, joint committees, and committees of conference. This 
title requires all such committees to notify the Office of the Senate 
Daily Digest--designated by the Rules Committee--of the time, place and 
purpose of the meetings, when scheduled and any cancellations or 
changes in the meetings as they occur.
  As an additional procedure along with the computerization of this 
information, the Office of the Senate Daily Digest will prepare this 
information for printing in the Extensions of Remarks section of the 
Congressional Record on Monday and Wednesday of each week.
  Meetings scheduled for Tuesday, December 5, 2017 may be found in the 
Daily Digest of today's Record.

                           MEETINGS SCHEDULED

                               DECEMBER 6
     9:30 a.m.
       Special Committee on Aging
         To hold hearings to examine America's aging workforce, 
           focusing on opportunities and challenges.
                                                            SD-562

     10 a.m.
       Committee on Environment and Public Works
         To hold hearings to examine the nomination of R. D. 
           James, of Missouri, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
           Army, Department of Defense.
                                                            SD-406
       Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine adapting to defend the 
           Homeland against the evolving international terrorist 
           threat.
                                                            SD-342
       Committee on the Judiciary
         To hold hearings to examine firearm accessory regulation 
           and enforcing Federal and state reporting to the 
           National Instant Criminal Background Check System 
           (NICS).
                                                            SD-226

     2:30 p.m.
       Committee on Environment and Public Works
       Subcommittee on Superfund, Waste Management, and Regulatory 
           Oversight
         To hold hearings to examine challenges facing Superfund 
           and waste cleanup efforts following natural disasters.
                                                            SD-406
       Committee on Foreign Relations
       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.
                                                            SD-419
       Committee on Indian Affairs
         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.
                                                            SD-628

                               DECEMBER 7
     Time to be announced
       Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
         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.
                                                               TBA

     10 a.m.
       Committee on Armed Services
         To hold hearings to examine Department of Defense 
           acquisition reform efforts.
                                                            SD-G50
       Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
         To hold hearings to examine implementation of the 21st 
           Century Cures Act, focusing on progress and the path 
           forward for medical innovation.
                                                            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

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           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.
                                                            SD-226

     2 p.m.
       Select Committee on Intelligence
         To receive a closed briefing on certain intelligence 
           matters.
                                                            SH-219

                              DECEMBER 12
     10 a.m.
       Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
         To hold hearings to examine the cost of prescription 
           drugs, focusing on an examination of the National 
           Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine report 
           ``Making Medicines Affordable: A National Imperative''.
                                                            SD-430

                              DECEMBER 13
     10 a.m.
       Committee on Armed Services
       Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities
         To receive a closed briefing on Department of Defense 
           global counterterrorism operations.
                                                           SVC-217
       Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
         To hold hearings to examine implementation of the 21st 
           Century Cures Act, focusing on responding to mental 
           health needs.
                                                            SD-430

     2:30 p.m.
       Committee on the Judiciary
       Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer 
           Rights
         To hold hearings to examine the consumer welfare standard 
           in antitrust.
                                                            SD-226