[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 9 (Tuesday, January 16, 2018)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D40-D42]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                            JANUARY 17, 2018

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: business meeting 
to consider the nominations of Jerome H. Powell, of Maryland, to be 
Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 
Randal Quarles, of Colorado, to be a Member of the Board of 
Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Brian D. Montgomery, of 
Texas, and Robert Hunter Kurtz, of Virginia, both to be an Assistant 
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and David J. Ryder, of 
New Jersey, to be Director of the Mint, Department of the Treasury; 
to be immediately followed by a hearing to examine combating money 
laundering and other forms of illicit finance, focusing on 
Administration perspectives on reforming and strengthening Bank 
Secrecy Act enforcement, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold 
hearings to examine terrorism and social media, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Water 
and Power, to hold hearings to examine the Bureau of Reclamation's 
title transfer process and potential benefits to Federal and non-
Federal stakeholders, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: to hold hearings to 
examine America's water infrastructure needs and challenges, 
focusing on Federal panel perspectives, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: business meeting to consider the nominations 
of Alex Michael Azar II, of Indiana, to be Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, and Kevin K. McAleenan, of Hawaii, to be 
Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of 
Homeland Security; to be immediately followed by a hearing to 
examine the nominations of Dennis Shea, of Virginia, to be a Deputy 
United States Trade Representative (Geneva Office), with the rank of 
Ambassador, and C. J. Mahoney, of Kansas, to be a Deputy United 
States Trade Representative (Investment, Services, Labor, 
Environment, Africa, China, and the Western Hemisphere), with the 
rank of Ambassador, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to hold 
hearings to examine facing 21st century public

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health threats, focusing on our nation's preparedness and response 
capabilities, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold 
hearings to examine Medicaid and the opioid epidemic, focusing on 
unintended consequences, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: to hold an oversight hearing to 
examine breaking new ground in agribusiness opportunities in Indian 
Country, 2:30 p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism, to 
hold hearings to examine the long-term care needs of first 
responders injured in the line of duty, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: to hold hearings to examine the 
state of the Department of Veterans Affairs, focusing on a progress 
report on implementing 2017 Department of Veterans Affairs reform 
legislation, 2 p.m., SR-418.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Michael K. Atkinson, of Maryland, to be Inspector 
General of the Intelligence Community, and Jason Klitenic, of 
Maryland, to be General Counsel, both of the Office of the Director 
of National Intelligence, 11:30 a.m., SH-216.


                                 House

  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health, markup 
on H.R. 1876, the ``Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 
2017''; H.R. 2026, the ``Pharmaceutical Information Exchange Act''; 
and legislation on the Over-the-Counter Monograph Safety, 
Innovation, and Reform Act of 2018, 11:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 
1264, the ``Community Financial Institution Exemption Act''; H.R. 
1426, the ``Federal Savings Association Charter Flexibility Act of 
2017''; H.R. 2226, the ``Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access 
Act''; H.R. 2255, the ``Housing Opportunities Made Easier Act''; 
H.R. 2319, the ``Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets 
Protection Act of 2017''; H.R. 3746, the ``Business of Insurance 
Regulatory Reform Act of 2017''; H.R. 4061, the ``Financial 
Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2017''; H.R. 4550, 
the ``Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2017''; H.R. 
4566, the ``Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act''; 
H.R. 4607, the ``Comprehensive Regulatory Review Act''; H.R. 4725, 
the ``Community Bank Reporting Relief Act''; H.R. 4738, the ``Mutual 
Fund Litigation Reform Act''; H.R. 4768, the ``National Strategy for 
Combating the Financing of Transnational Criminal Organizations 
Act''; H.R. 4771, the ``Small Bank Holding Company Relief Act of 
2018''; H.R. 4790, the ``Volcker Rule Regulatory Harmonization 
Act''; H.R. 4785, the ``American Customer Information Protection 
Act''; and H.R. 4792, the ``Small Business Access to Capital After a 
Natural Disaster Act'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Terrorism, 
Nonproliferation, and Trade; and Subcommittee on Asia and the 
Pacific, joint hearing entitled ``More Than a Nuclear Threat: North 
Korea's Chemical, Biological, and Conventional Weapons'', 2 p.m., 
2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and 
Infrastructure Protection, hearing entitled ``CDM, the Future of 
Federal Cybersecurity?'', 2 p.m., HVC-210.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 4170, 
the ``Disclosing Foreign Influence Act'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Full Committee, begin markup on 
H.R. 146, the ``Eastern Band Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition 
Act''; H.R. 443, the ``James K. Polk Presidential Home Study Act''; 
H.R. 553, to redesignate Gravelly Point Park, located along the 
George Washington Memorial Parkway in Arlington County, Virginia, as 
the Nancy Reagan Memorial Park, and for other purposes; H.R. 805, 
the ``Tulare Youth Recreation and Women's History Enhancement Act''; 
H.R. 1417, the ``National Law Enforcement Museum Exhibits Act''; 
H.R. 2987, the ``21st Century Conservation Service Corps Act of 
2017''; H.R. 3058, ``Gateway Arch National Park Designation Act''; 
H.R. 3225, the ``Oregon Tribal Economic Development Act''; and H.R. 
3961, the ``Kissimmee River Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 
2017'', 10:15 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs, hearing 
on H.R. 4506, the ``Jobs for Tribes Act'', 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on 
National Security, hearing entitled ``Battlefield Successes and 
Challenges--Recent Efforts to Win the War against ISIS'', 10 a.m., 
2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, Subcommittee on Rules and Organization of the 
House, hearing entitled ``Members' Day Hearing on Article I: 
Effective Oversight and the Power of the Purse'', 10:30 a.m., H-313 
Capitol.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Subcommittee on 
Space, hearing entitled ``An Update on NASA Commercial Crew Systems 
Development'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Strengthening SBA's 7(a) Loan Program'', 11 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, hearing entitled ``The 
State of the U.S. Flag Maritime Industry'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``The Denver Replacement Medical Center: Light at the End of the 
Tunnel?'', 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Oversight, hearing 
entitled ``The Opioid Crisis: The Current Landscape and CMS Actions 
to Prevent Opioid Misuse'', 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.

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