[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 201 (Monday, December 11, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1304-D1305]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





           COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2017

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee 
on Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet, to hold 
hearings to examine digital decision-making, focusing on the 
building blocks of machine learning and artificial intelligence, 10 
a.m., SR-253.
  Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard, to 
hold hearings to examine national ocean policy, focusing on 
stakeholder perspectives, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: business meeting to 
consider the nominations of Linda Capuano, of Texas, to be 
Administrator of the Energy Information Administration, Department 
of Energy, and Timothy R. Petty, of Indiana, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of the Interior; to be immediately followed by an 
oversight hearing to examine the permitting processes at the 
Department of the Interior and the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission for energy and resource infrastructure projects and 
opportunities to improve the efficiency, transparency, and 
accountability of federal decisions for such projects, 10 a.m., SD-
366.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on Europe and 
Regional Security Cooperation, to hold hearings to examine European 
energy security, focusing on United States interests and coercive 
Russian diplomacy, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy, to hold hearings 
to examine the future of Zimbabwe, 2 p.m., SD-419.
  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'', 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on the Judiciary: to hold an oversight hearing to 
examine the Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement 
Act, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to receive a closed briefing on 
certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                                 House

  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Full Committee, markup 
on H.R. 4508, the ``Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and 
Prosperity through Education Reform Act'', 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Environment; and 
Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection, joint 
hearing entitled ``Update on the Corporate Average Fuel Economy 
Program (CAFE) and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Motor 
Vehicles'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled 
``Examining Concerns of Patient Brokering and Addiction Treatment 
Fraud'', 10:15 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Full Committee, begin markup on 
H.R. 435, the ``Credit Access and Inclusion Act of 2017''; H.R. 
1457, the ``Making Online Banking Initiation Legal and Easy Act of 
2017''; H.R. 2219, the ``End Banking for Human Traffickers Act of 
2017''; H.R. 2319, the ``Consumer Financial Choice and Capital 
Markets Protection Act of 2017''; H.R. 2948, to amend the S.A.F.E. 
Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 to provide a temporary license for 
loan originators transitioning between employers, and for other 
purposes; H.R. 3179, the ``Transparency and Accountability for 
Business Standards Act''; H.R. 3864, the ``Native American Housing 
Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2017''; 
H.R. 4464, the ``Common Sense Credit Union Capital Relief Act of 
2017''; H.R. 4519, to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to 
repeal certain disclosure requirements related to resource 
extraction, and for other purposes; H.R. 4529, the ``Accelerating 
Access to

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Capital Act of 2017''; H.R. 4537, the ``International Insurance 
Standards Act of 2017''; H.R. 4545, the ``Financial Institutions 
Examination Fairness and Reform Act''; H.R. 4546, the ``National 
Securities Exchange Regulatory Parity Act''; H.R. 4560, the ``GSE 
Jumpstart Reauthorization Act of 2017''; and H.R. 4566, the 
``Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act'', 10 a.m., 
2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Africa, Global 
Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations, 
hearing entitled ``Protecting North Korean Refugees'', 2 p.m., 2200 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade, hearing 
entitled ``The Future of the North American Free Trade Agreement'', 
2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, hearing entitled 
``Cambodia's Descent: Policies to Support Democracy and Human 
Rights'', 2 p.m., 2255 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 1865, 
the ``Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act 
of 2017''; and H.R. 2595, the ``Strengthening the Department of 
Homeland Security Secure Mail Initiative Act'', 10 a.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
Resources, hearing entitled ``Examining Consequences of America's 
Growing Dependence on Foreign Minerals'', 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Full Committee, begin markup on H.R. 200, the ``Strengthening 
Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries 
Management Act''; H.R. 1157, to clarify the United States interest 
in certain submerged lands in the area of the Monomoy National 
Wildlife Refuge, and for other purposes; 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. 1350, to modify the boundary of Voyageurs 
National Park in the State of Minnesota, and for other purposes; 
H.R. 1675, the ``National Landslide Preparedness Act''; H.R. 2888, 
the ``Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park Establishment Act''; 
H.R. 3400, the ``Recreation Not Red-Tape Act''; H.R. 3588, the ``RED 
SNAPPER Act''; H.R. 4033, the ``National Geologic Mapping Act 
Reauthorization Act''; H.R. 4264, the ``Hyde Park Land Conveyance 
Act''; H.R. 4266, the ``Acadia National Park Boundary Clarification 
Act''; H.R. 4465, the ``Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Extension 
Act of 2017''; H.R. 4475, the ``National Volcano Early Warning and 
Monitoring System Act''; H.R. 4568, the ``Enhancing Geothermal 
Production on Federal Lands Act''; S. 825, the ``Southeast Alaska 
Regional Health Consortium Land Transfer Act of 2017''; and S. 1285, 
the ``Oregon Tribal Economic Development Act'', 5 p.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, Full Committee, hearing on H.R. 1638, the 
``Iranian Leadership Asset Transparency Act''; H.R. 2396, the 
``Privacy Notification Technical Clarification Act''; H.R. 4015, the 
``Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2017''; and 
H.R. 4324, the ``Strengthening Oversight of Iran's Access to Finance 
Act'', 3 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management, 
hearing entitled ``The Opioid Epidemic in Appalachia: Addressing 
Hurdles to Economic Development in the Region'', 10 a.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Economic 
Opportunity, hearing entitled ``An Update on the Implementation of 
the Forever GI Bill, the Harry W. Colmery Educational Assistance Act 
of 2017'', 2 p.m., 334 Cannon.