[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 203 (Wednesday, December 13, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1324-D1325]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                              COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                                             DECEMBER 14, 2017

     (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                                        Senate

       Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine 
     United States policy and strategy in the Middle East, 10 
     a.m., SD-G50.
       Committee on Foreign Relations: to receive a closed 
     briefing on new counterterrorism guidance, 10 a.m., SVC-217.
       Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to 
     hold hearings to examine the nomination of Margaret Weichert, 
     of Georgia, to be Deputy Director for Management, Office of 
     Management and Budget, 10 a.m., SD-342.

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       Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider S. 
     2152, to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for 
     assistance for victims of child pornography, and 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, Andrei 
     Iancu, of California, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for 
     Intellectual Property and Director of the United States 
     Patent and Trademark Office, and Duane A. Kees, to be United 
     States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, Stephen 
     R. McAllister, to be United States Attorney for the District 
     of Kansas, Ronald A. Parsons, Jr., to be United States 
     Attorney for the District of South Dakota, Ryan K. Patrick, 
     to be United States Attorney for the Southern District of 
     Texas, and Michael B. Stuart, to be United States Attorney 
     for the Southern District of West Virginia, all of the 
     Department of Justice, 10 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 Financial Services, Subcommittee on Monetary 
     Policy and Trade, hearing entitled ``Examining the Operations 
     of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States 
     (CFIUS)'', 9 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
       Committee on Foreign Affairs, Full Committee, markup on 
     H.R. 2219, the ``End Banking for Human Traffickers Act of 
     2017''; H.R. 2646, the ``United States-Jordan Defense 
     Cooperation Extension Act''; H.R. 1997, the ``Ukraine 
     Cybersecurity Cooperation Act of 2017''; and H.R. 3851, the 
     ``War Crimes Rewards Expansion Act'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
       Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Federal 
     Lands, hearing on H.R. 4558, the ``Grand Staircase Escalante 
     Enhancement Act'', 9:30 a.m., 1334 Longworth.


                                                Joint Meetings

       Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: to hold 
     hearings to examine assessing accomplishments and challenges 
     of the Magnitsky Act, 9:30 a.m., SD-562.