[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 13, 2018)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D262-D263]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                             MARCH 14, 2018

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, to 
hold hearings to examine Department of Energy atomic energy defense 
activities and programs in review of the Defense Authorization 
Request for fiscal year 2019 and the Future Years Defense Program, 
2:30 p.m., SR-232A.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold 
hearings to examine rebuilding infrastructure in America, focusing 
on Administration perspectives, 10 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: to hold hearings to 
examine an original bill entitled, ``the Agriculture Creates Real 
Employment (ACRE) Act'', 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on Africa and Global 
Health Policy, to hold hearings to examine Somalia's current 
security and stability status, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  Subcommittee on Multilateral International Development, 
Multilateral Institutions, and International Economic, Energy, and 
Environmental Policy, to hold hearings to examine food security, 
2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: to hold an oversight hearing to 
examine opioids in Indian country, 2:30 p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: to hold an oversight hearing to 
examine the Parkland shooting and legislative proposals to improve 
school safety, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: business meeting 
to consider S. 526, to amend the Small Business Act to provide for 
expanded participation in the microloan program, S. 791, to amend 
the Small Business Act to expand intellectual property education and 
training for small businesses, S. 1538, to amend the Small Business 
Act to establish awareness of, and technical assistance for, the 
creation of employee stock ownership plans, S. 1961, to amend the 
Small Business Act to temporarily reauthorize certain pilot programs 
under the Small Business Innovation Research Program and the Small 
Business Technology Transfer Program, S. 1995, to amend the Small 
Business Investment Act of 1958 to improve the number of small 
business investment companies in underlicensed States, S. 2283, to 
amend the Small Business Act to strengthen the Office of Credit Risk 
Management within the Small Business Administration, S. 2419, to 
amend the Small Business Act to improve the technical and business 
assistance services under the SBIR and STTR programs, S. 2527, to 
amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to increase the 
amount of leverage made available to small business investment 
companies, and the nominations of David Christian Tryon, of Ohio, to 
be Chief Counsel for Advocacy, and Hannibal Ware, of the Virgin 
Islands, to be Inspector General, both of the Small Business 
Administration, Time to be announced, Room to be announced.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: to hold a joint hearing with the 
House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine the legislative 
presentation of multiple veterans service organizations, 10 a.m., 
SD-G50.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Defense, budget 
hearing on the U.S. Air Force, 10 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related 
Agencies, budget hearing on the U.S. Army

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Corps of Engineers and Bureau of Reclamation, 10 a.m., 2362-B 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Space Warfighting Readiness: Policies, Authorities, and 
Capabilities'', 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, hearing entitled 
``Department of the Air Force FY 2018 Budget Request for Sea Power 
and Projection Forces'', 2 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, hearing 
entitled ``A Review and Assessment of the Fiscal Year 2019 Budget 
Request for Department of Defense Science and Technology Programs'', 
3:30 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``CBO 
Oversight: Perspectives from Outside Experts'', 10 a.m., 1334 
Longworth.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy, hearing 
entitled ``DOE Modernization: Legislation Addressing Cybersecurity 
and Emergency Response'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Reauthorization of 
Animal Drug User Fees: ADUFA and AGDUFA'', 10:15 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Capital Markets, 
Securities, and Investment, hearing entitled ``Examining the 
Cryptocurrencies and ICO Markets'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Modernizing Export Controls: Protecting Cutting-Edge Technology 
and U.S. National Security'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Transportation and 
Protective Security, hearing entitled ``Examining the President's FY 
2019 Budget Request for the Transportation Security 
Administration'', 2 p.m., HVC-210.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 
401, to designate the mountain at the Devils Tower National 
Monument, Wyoming, as Devils Tower, and for other purposes; H.R. 
3008, the ``George W. Bush Childhood Home Study Act''; H.R. 4609, 
the ``West Fork Fire Station Act of 2017''; H.R. 4851, the 
``Kennedy-King Establishment Act of 2018''; S. 35, the ``Black Hills 
National Cemetery Boundary Expansion Act''; and S. 466, a bill to 
clarify the description of certain Federal land under the Northern 
Arizona Land Exchange and Verde River Basin Partnership Act of 2005 
to include additional land in the Kaibab National Forest, 10:15 
a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Shining Light on the Federal Regulatory 
Process'', 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Information Technology; and Subcommittee on 
Government Operations, joint hearing entitled ``State of Play: 
Federal IT in 2018'', 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, Full Committee, hearing on H.R. 4061, the 
``Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2017''; 
and H.R. 4293, the ``Stress Test Improvement Act of 2017'', 3 p.m., 
H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``National Laboratories: World-Leading Innovation 
in Science'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 4743, 
the ``Small Business 7(a) Lending Oversight Reform Act of 2018''; 
H.R. 5178, the ``Puerto Rico Small Business Contracting Assistance 
Act of 2018''; H.R. 3170, the ``Small Business Development Center 
Cyber Training Act of 2017''; H.R. 4668, the ``Small Business 
Advanced Cybersecurity Enhancements Act of 2017''; H.R. 2655, the 
``Small Business Innovation Protection Act of 2017''; and H.R. 5236, 
the ``Main Street Employee Ownership Act of 2018'', 11 a.m., 2360 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, hearing entitled ``Review 
of Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Request for the Coast Guard and Maritime 
Transportation Programs'', 11 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Tax Policy, hearing 
entitled ``Post Tax Reform Evaluation of Recently Expired Tax 
Provisions'', 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Hearing: Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, to hold a 
joint hearing with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to 
examine the legislative presentation of multiple veterans service 
organizations, 10 a.m., SD-G50.
  Joint Select Committee on Solvency of Multiemployer Pension Plans: 
organizational business meeting to consider committee rules for the 
second session of the 115th Congress, 10 a.m., SD-215.