[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 34 (Monday, February 26, 2018)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D194-D195]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

               Week of February 27 through March 2, 2018

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senate will continue consideration of the nomination of 
Elizabeth L. Branch, of Georgia, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the Eleventh Circuit, post-cloture.
  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 Armed Services: February 27, to hold hearings to 
examine United States Cyber Command in review of the Defense 
Authorization Request for fiscal year 2019 and the Future Years 
Defense Program, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  March 1, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Lieutenant General Paul M. Nakasone, USA, to be 
general and Director, National Security Agency/Chief, Central 
Security Service/Commander, United States Cyber Command, Department 
of Defense, and Brent K. Park, of Tennessee, to be Deputy 
Administrator for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation, National Nuclear 
Security Administration, and Anne Marie White, of Michigan, to be an 
Assistant Secretary (Environmental Management), both of the 
Department of Energy, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: March 1, to hold 
hearings to examine the Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the 
Congress, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: February 28, 
business meeting to consider S. 1520, to expand recreational fishing 
opportunities through enhanced marine fishery conservation and 
management, and the nominations of Joseph Simons, of Virginia, Noah 
Joshua Phillips, of Maryland, Christine S. Wilson, of Virginia, and 
Rohit Chopra, of New York, each to be a Federal Trade Commissioner, 
and Jeffrey DeWit, of Arizona, to be Chief Financial Officer, 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 10 a.m., SD-106.
  March 1, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine 
implementation of positive train control, 10:15 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: February 28, 
Subcommittee on Water and Power, to hold hearings to examine S. 
1142, to extend the deadline for commencement of construction of 
certain hydroelectric projects, S. 1556, to authorize the Secretary 
of the Interior to use designated funding to pay for construction of 
authorized rural water projects, S. 2074, to establish a procedure 
for the conveyance of certain Federal property around the Jamestown 
Reservoir in the State of North Dakota, S. 2166, to maintain annual 
base funding for the Upper Colorado and San Juan fish recovery 
programs through fiscal year 2023, to require a report on the 
implementation of those programs, and H.R. 2786, to amend the 
Federal Power Act with respect to the criteria and process to 
qualify as a qualifying conduit hydropower facility, 10 a.m., SD-
366.
  March 1, Full Committee, to hold an oversight hearing to examine 
private sector and government challenges and opportunities to 
promote the cyber security and resiliency of our nation's critical 
energy infrastructure, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: March 1, to hold 
hearings to examine the Administration's framework for rebuilding 
infrastructure in America, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: February 27, to hold hearings to 
examine the nominations of Kevin Edward Moley, of Arizona, to be an 
Assistant Secretary of State (International Organization Affairs), 
Josephine Olsen, of Maryland, to be Director of the Peace Corps, 
Erik Bethel, of Florida, to be United States Alternate Executive 
Director of the International Bank for Reconstruction and 
Development, and Sean Cairncross, of Minnesota, to be Chief 
Executive Officer, Millennium Challenge Corporation, 2:30 p.m., SD-
419.
  March 1, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Robert Frank Pence, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to 
the Republic of Finland, Department of State, and Judy Lynn Shelton, 
of Virginia, to be United States Director of the European Bank for 
Reconstruction and Development, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: February 27, 
to hold hearings to examine the opioid crisis, focusing on the role 
of technology and data in preventing and treating addiction, 10 
a.m., SD-430.

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  February 28, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 2434, 
to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to reauthorize 
user fee programs relating to new animal drugs and generic new 
animal drugs, S. 292, to maximize discovery, and accelerate 
development and availability, of promising childhood cancer 
treatments, S. 2278, to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
provide grants to improve health care in rural areas, and S. 1091, 
to establish a Federal Task Force to Support Grandparents Raising 
Grandchildren, 9:45 a.m., SD-430.
  March 1, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of John F. Ring, of the District of Columbia, to be a 
Member of the National Labor Relations Board, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: February 
28, business meeting to consider H.R. 2825, to amend the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 to make certain improvements in the laws 
administered by the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the 
nomination of Michael K. Atkinson, of Maryland, to be Inspector 
General of the Intelligence Community, Office of the Director of 
National Intelligence, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  March 1, Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs and Federal 
Management, to hold hearings to examine the role of Federal managers 
in hiring, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: March 1, business meeting to consider 
the nominations of Joel M. Carson III, of New Mexico, to be United 
States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit, Colm F. Connolly, and 
Maryellen Noreika, both to be a United States District Judge for the 
District of Delaware, William F. Jung, to be United States District 
Judge for the Middle District of Florida, Ryan T. Holte, of Ohio, to 
be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims, Jonathan F. 
Mitchell, of Washington, to be Chairman of the Administrative 
Conference of the United States, and Billy J. Williams, to be United 
States Attorney for the District of Oregon, Mark S. James, to be 
United States Marshal for the Western District of Missouri, Daniel 
C. Mosteller, to be United States Marshal for the District of South 
Dakota, and Jesse Seroyer, Jr., to be United States Marshal for the 
Middle District of Alabama, all of the Department of Justice, 10 
a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: February 27, to hold a joint 
hearing with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine the 
legislative presentation of the Disabled American Veterans, 2 p.m., 
SD-G50.
  February 28, Full Committee, to hold a joint hearing with the 
House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine the legislative 
presentation of The American Legion, 10 a.m., SD-G50.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: February 27, to receive a closed 
briefing regarding certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  March 1, Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing regarding 
certain intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Energy and Commerce, February 28, Subcommittee on 
Health, hearing entitled ``Combating the Opioid Crisis: Helping 
Communities Balance Enforcement and Patient Safety'', 1 p.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, February 28, Subcommittee on Africa, 
Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations, 
hearing entitled ``Zimbabwe After Mugabe'', 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, February 28, Subcommittee on 
Federal Lands, hearing on H.R. 1992, the ``Camp Nelson Heritage Park 
Study Act''; H.R. 3008, the ``George W. Bush Childhood Home Study 
Act''; H.R. 4731, to extend the retained use estate for the Caneel 
Bay resort in St. John, United States Virgin Islands, and for other 
purposes; and H.R. 5005, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
conduct a special resource study to determine the suitability and 
feasibility of establishing the birthplace of James Weldon Johnson 
in Jacksonville, Florida, as a unit of the National Park System, 2 
p.m., 1324 Longworth.


                             Joint Meetings

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: February 28, to 
hold hearings to examine seeking justice for and securing the legacy 
of Boris Nemtsov, 3:30 p.m., SD-138.
  Joint Hearing: February 27, Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 
to hold a joint hearing with the House Committee on Veterans' 
Affairs to examine the legislative presentation of the Disabled 
American Veterans, 2 p.m., SD-G50.
  February 28, Full Committee, to hold a joint hearing with the 
House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine the legislative 
presentation of The American Legion, 10 a.m., SD-G50.