[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 206 (Monday, December 18, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D1339]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

             Week of December 19 through December 22, 2017

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senate will begin consideration of the nomination of 
Jennifer Gillian Newstead, of New York, to be Legal Adviser of the 
Department of State, and vote on confirmation of the nomination at 
approximately 12:10 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 Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: December 19, 
business meeting to consider the nominations of Scott Garrett, of 
New Jersey, to be President, Kimberly A. Reed, of West Virginia, to 
be First Vice President, Mark L. Greenblatt, of Maryland, to be 
Inspector General, and Spencer Bachus III, of Alabama, Judith 
Delzoppo Pryor, of Ohio, and Claudia Slacik, of New York, each to be 
a Member of the Board of Directors, all of the Export-Import Bank, 
10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: December 20, 
Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to hold hearings 
to examine freight movement, 10:30 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: December 19, to hold hearings to 
examine the nominations of Peter Hendrick Vrooman, of New York, to 
be Ambassador to the Republic of Rwanda, and Joel Danies, of 
Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Gabonese Republic, and to serve 
concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to 
the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe, both of the 
Department of State, 2 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Rules and Administration: December 19, to hold 
hearings to examine S. Res. 355, improving procedures for the 
consideration of nominations in the Senate; to be immediately 
followed by a business meeting to consider S. Res. 355, improving 
procedures for the consideration of nominations in the Senate, 2:30 
p.m., SR-301.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Education and the Workforce, December 20, Full 
Committee, hearing entitled ``Examining the Policies and Priorities 
of the U.S. Department of Education'', 2 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.