[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 65 (Monday, April 23, 2018)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D430-D433]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                Week of April 24 through April 27, 2018

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senate will continue consideration of the nomination of 
Stuart Kyle Duncan, of Louisiana, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the Fifth 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 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: April 24, to 
hold hearings to examine the state of rural America, 10 a.m., SR-
328A.
  Committee on Appropriations: April 24, Subcommittee on Department 
of Defense, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates 
and justification for fiscal year 2019 for the Navy and Marine 
Corps, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  April 24, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and 
justification for fiscal year 2019 for the United States Agency for 
International Development, 2:30 p.m., SD-192.
  April 24, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to 
examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 
2019 for the Food and Drug Administration, 2:30 p.m., SD-124.
  April 25, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, to hold 
hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for 
fiscal year 2019 for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 2 p.m., SD-
430.
  April 25, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 
Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and 
justification for fiscal year 2019 for the Department of Justice, 
2:30 p.m., SD-192.
  April 26, Subcommittee on Department of Defense, to hold hearings 
to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal 
year 2019 for the Defense Health Program, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  April 26, Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans 
Affairs, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed 
Department of Defense budget estimates and justification for fiscal 
year 2019 for military construction and family housing, 10:30 a.m., 
SD-138.
  Committee on Armed Services: April 24, to hold hearings to examine 
the posture of the Department of the Air Force in review of the 
Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2019 and the Future 
Years Defense Program, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  April 26, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
Department of Defense budget posture in review of the Defense 
Authorization Request for fiscal year 2019 and the Future Years 
Defense Program, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: April 24, 
Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine 
Infrastructure, Safety and Security, to hold hearings to examine 
maritime transportation, focusing on opportunities and challenges, 
2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  April 25, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 2717, to 
reauthorize provisions relating to the Maritime Administration, S. 
2369, to authorize aboriginal subsistence whaling pursuant to the 
regulations of the International Whaling Commission, S. 2511, to 
require the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere to 
carry out a program on coordinating the assessment and acquisition 
by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of unmanned 
maritime systems, to make available to the public data collected by 
the Administration using such systems, S. 2343, to require the 
Federal Communications Commission to establish a task force for 
meeting the connectivity and technology needs of precision 
agriculture in the United States, and the nominations of Vice 
Admiral Karl L. Schultz, to be Admiral and to be Commandant, and 
Vice Admiral Charles W. Ray, to be Vice Commandant, both of the 
Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, Patrick Fuchs, of 
Wisconsin, and Michelle A. Schultz, of Pennsylvania, both to be a 
Member of the Surface Transportation Board, Department of 
Transportation, Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, of Maryland, to be a 
Federal Trade Commissioner, Rubydee Calvert, of Wyoming, and Laura 
Gore Ross, of New York, both to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and Alan E. 
Cobb, of Kansas, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the 
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, 9:45 a.m., SD-106.
  April 25, Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast 
Guard, to hold hearings to examine enhancing the Marine Mammal 
Protection Act, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: April 24, to hold 
hearings to examine President's proposed budget request for fiscal 
year 2019 for the Forest Service, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Finance: April 24, to hold hearings to examine early 
impressions of the new tax law, 2:30 p.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: April 24, 
business meeting to consider S. 2680, to address the opioid crisis, 
S. 2315, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to 
clarify the regulatory framework with respect to certain 
nonprescription drugs that are marketed without an approved new drug 
application, S. 2597, to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
reauthorize the program of payments to children's hospitals that 
operate graduate medical education programs, S. 382, to require the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop a voluntary 
registry to collect data on cancer incidence among firefighters, and 
the nominations of Sharon Fast Gustafson, of Virginia, to be General 
Counsel of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for a term of 
four years, Jon Parrish Peede, of Mississippi, to be Chairperson of 
the National Endowment for the Humanities for a term of four years, 
and other pending nominations, 10 a.m., SD-430.

[[Page D431]]


  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: April 24, 
to hold hearings to examine mitigating America's cybersecurity risk, 
10 a.m., SD-342.
  April 25, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Christopher Krebs, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary 
for National Protection and Programs, Department of Homeland 
Security, 3 p.m., SD-342.
  April 26, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, to hold an 
oversight hearing to examine Department of Health and Human Services 
and Department of Homeland Security efforts to protect unaccompanied 
alien children from human trafficking and abuse, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: April 25, to hold hearings to examine 
H.R. 597, to take lands in Sonoma County, California, into trust as 
part of the reservation of the Lytton Rancheria of California, and 
H.R. 1491, to reaffirm the action of the Secretary of the Interior 
to take land into trust for the benefit of the Santa Ynez Band of 
Chumash Mission Indians, 2:30 p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: April 24, to hold hearings to examine 
the plight of international parental child abduction and its effect 
on American families, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  April 25, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Andrew S. Oldham, of Texas, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit, Alan D. Albright, to be United 
States District Judge for the Western District of Texas, Thomas S. 
Kleeh, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District 
of West Virginia, Peter J. Phipps, to be United States District 
Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania, and Michael J. 
Truncale, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern 
District of Texas, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
  April 26, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 2644, to 
ensure independent investigations and judicial review of the removal 
of a special counsel, and S. 2559, to amend title 17, United States 
Code, to implement the Marrakesh Treaty, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  April 27, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine pending 
nominations, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Rules and Administration: April 25, business meeting 
to markup S. Res. 355, improving procedures for the consideration of 
nominations in the Senate, 3:30 p.m., SR-301.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: April 25, to 
hold hearings to examine preparing small businesses for 
cybersecurity success, 3:30 p.m., SR-428A.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: April 25, to hold hearings to 
examine the nomination of Ronny Lynn Jackson, of Texas, to be 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 2:30 p.m., SD-G50.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: April 24, to hold closed 
hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  April 26, Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing regarding 
certain intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Appropriations, April 25, Subcommittee on Legislative 
Branch, budget hearing on the Government Accountability Office, 1 
p.m., HT-2 Capitol.
  April 25, Subcommittee on Defense, budget hearing on the 
Department of Defense, 1 p.m., H-140 Capitol. This hearing will be 
closed.
  April 25, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, budget hearing entitled 
``Member Day'', 1:30 p.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  April 25, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 
Education, and Related Agencies, budget hearing entitled ``FY 2019 
Pipeline to the Workforce'', 2 p.m., 2358-C Rayburn.
  April 25, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, budget hearing on 
the Library of Congress, 2 p.m., HT-2 Capitol.
  April 25, Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban 
Development, and Related Agencies, budget hearing on the Office of 
Housing and the Federal Housing Administration, 2 p.m., 2358-A 
Rayburn.
  April 25, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, budget hearing on 
the U.S. House of Representatives, 3 p.m., HT-2 Capitol.
  April 25, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General 
Government, budget hearing entitled ``Member Day'', 3 p.m., H-309 
Capitol.
  April 26, Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban 
Development, and Related Agencies, budget hearing on the Federal 
Highway Administration, the Federal Transit Administration, and the 
U.S. Maritime Administration, 9:30 a.m., 2358-A Rayburn.
  April 26, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General 
Government, budget hearing on the Securities and Exchange 
Commission, 9:30 a.m., 2362-B Rayburn.
  April 26, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 
Education, and Related Agencies, budget hearing entitled ``FY 2019 
Public Witness Hearing'', 10 a.m., 2358-C Rayburn.
  April 26, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs, budget hearing on the United States Agency for 
International Development, 10 a.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  April 26, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 
Agencies, budget hearing on the Department of Justice, 10:30 a.m., 
2359 Rayburn.
  April 26, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related 
Agencies, budget hearing on the Environmental Protection Agency, 2 
p.m., 2007 Rayburn.
  April 26, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General 
Government, budget hearing on the Federal Communications Commission, 
2 p.m., 2358-A Rayburn.
  April 26, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, budget hearing 
entitled ``Member Day'', 3:30 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, April 26, Subcommittee on Readiness, 
markup on H.R. 5515, the ``National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2019'', 9 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.

[[Page D432]]


  April 26, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, 
markup on H.R. 5515, the ``National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2019'', 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  April 26, Subcommittee on Military Personnel, markup on H.R. 5515, 
the ``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019'', 11 
a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  April 26, Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, markup on 
H.R. 5515, the ``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2019'', 12:30 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  April 26, Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, markup 
on H.R. 5515, the ``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2019'', 1:30 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  April 26, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, markup on H.R. 5515, 
the ``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019'', 3 
p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, April 26, Subcommittee 
on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, hearing entitled 
``Worker-Management Relations: Examining the Need to Modernize 
Federal Labor Law'', 9:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, April 26, Subcommittee on 
Environment, hearing entitled ``The Fiscal Year 2019 Environmental 
Protection Agency Budget'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  April 26, Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer 
Protection, hearing entitled ``Perspectives on Reform of the CFIUS 
Review Process'', 10:15 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  April 27, Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer 
Protection, hearing entitled ``Do Not Call: Combating Robocalls and 
Caller ID Spoofing'', 9 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, April 25, Subcommittee on Housing 
and Insurance, hearing entitled ``HUD's Role in Rental Assistance: 
An Oversight and Review of Legislative Proposals on Rent Reform'', 2 
p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  April 26, Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Securities, and 
Investment, hearing entitled ``Oversight of the SEC's Division of 
Corporation Finance'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  April 27, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer 
Credit, hearing entitled ``Implementation of FinCEN's Customer Due 
Diligence Rule--Financial Institution Perspective'', 9:15 a.m., 2128 
Rayburn. -
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, April 26, Full Committee, markup on 
legislation on the Department of State Authorization Act of 2018, 10 
a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  April 26, Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats, 
hearing entitled ``Mass Migration in Europe: Assimilation, 
Integration, and Security'', 1 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  April 26, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade; 
and Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, joint hearing 
entitled ``Grading Counterterrorism Cooperation with the GCC 
States'', 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, April 25, Subcommittee on Border 
and Maritime Security, hearing entitled ``Border Security, Commerce 
and Travel: Commissioner McAleenan's Vision for the Future of CBP'', 
2 p.m., HVC-210.
  April 26, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Strengthening the 
Safety and Security of Our Nation: The President's FY2019 Budget 
Request for the Department of Homeland Security'', 10 a.m., HVC-210.
  Committee on the Judiciary, April 25, Full Committee, business 
meeting to consider subcommittee assignments, and markup on H.R. 
3356, the ``Prison Reform and Redemption Act''; H.R. 68, the 
``Tiffany Joslyn Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Program 
Reauthorization Act of 2017''; and H.R. 1689, the ``Private Property 
Rights Protection Act of 2017'', 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  April 26, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Filtering Practices 
of Social Media Platforms'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, April 25, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``The Weaponization of the National Environmental Policy 
Act and the Implications of Environmental Lawfare'', 2 p.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  April 26, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, hearing 
entitled ``Examining the Critical Importance of Offshore Energy 
Revenue Sharing for Gulf Producing States'', 10 a.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  April 26, Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native 
Affairs, hearing on H.R. 211, the ``Chugach Region Lands Study 
Act''; and H.R. 5317, to repeal section 2141 of the Revised Statutes 
to remove the prohibition on certain alcohol manufacturing on Indian 
lands, 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, April 26, Full 
Committee, hearing entitled ``Waste and Inefficiency in the Federal 
Government: GAO's 2018 Duplication Report'', 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, April 26, 
Subcommittee on Environment; and Subcommittee on Space, joint 
hearing entitled ``Surveying the Space Weather Landscape'', 10 a.m., 
2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, April 25, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``American Infrastructure and the Small Business 
Perspective'', 11:30 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  April 26, Subcommittee on Contracting and Workforce, hearing 
entitled ``No Man's Land: Middle-Market Challenges for Small 
Business Graduates'', 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, April 25, Subcommittee on 
Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, hearing entitled 
``Review of VA's Life Insurance Programs'', 2:30 p.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, April 25, Subcommittee on Human 
Resources, hearing entitled ``Jobs and Opportunity: Employer 
Perspectives on the Jobs Gap'', 11:30 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  April 25, Subcommittee on Trade, hearing entitled ``The Opioid 
Crisis: Stopping the Flow of Synthetic Opioids in the International 
Mail System'', 2 p.m., 1100 Longworth.
  April 26, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled on 
``Identifying Innovative Practices and Technology in Health Care'', 
10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.

[[Page D433]]


  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, April 26, Subcommittee 
on the Central Intelligence Agency, hearing entitled ``Fiscal Year 
2019 Budget Hearing'', 9 a.m., HVC-304. This hearing will be closed.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: April 25, to hold hearings to examine 
how the innovation economy leads to growth, 1 p.m., SH-216.
  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: April 27, to 
hold hearings to examine the Bitkov case and the United Nations 
International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala, 9:15 a.m., 
Room to be announced.