[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 66 (Tuesday, April 24, 2018)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D441-D443]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                             APRIL 25, 2018

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: 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.
  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.
  Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, to hold hearings to examine 
proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2019 for 
the Government Accountability Office and Congressional Budget 
Office, 3:30 p.m., SD-138.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: 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.
  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 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: 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.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: 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: 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.
  Committee on Rules and Administration: 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: to hold hearings 
to examine preparing small businesses for cybersecurity success, 
3:30 p.m., SR-428A.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, 
budget hearing on the Government Accountability Office, 1 p.m., HT-2 
Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Defense, budget hearing on the Department of 
Defense, 1 p.m., H-140 Capitol. This hearing will be closed.
  Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies, budget hearing entitled 
``Member Day'', 1:30 p.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  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.
  Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, budget hearing on the Library 
of Congress, 2 p.m., HT-2 Capitol.
  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.

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  Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, budget hearing on the U.S. 
House of Representatives, 3 p.m., HT-2 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, budget 
hearing entitled ``Member Day'', 3 p.m., H-309 Capitol.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health, markup 
on H.R. 4275, the ``Empowering Pharmacists in the Fight Against 
Opioid Abuse Act''; H.R. 5041, the ``Safe Disposal of Unused 
Medication Act''; H.R. 5202, the ``Ensuring Patient Access to 
Substance Use Disorder Treatments Act of 2018''; H.R. 5483, the 
``Special Registration for Telemedicine Clarification Act of 2018''; 
legislation on the Improving Access to Remote Behavioral Health 
Treatment Act of 2018; H.R. 449, the ``Synthetic Drug Awareness Act 
of 2017''; H.R. 3545, the ``Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety 
Act''; H.R. 3692, the ``Addiction Treatment Access Improvement Act 
of 2017''; H.R. 4284, the ``Indexing Narcotics, Fentanyl, and 
Opioids Act of 2017''; H.R. 4684, the ``Ensuring Access to Quality 
Sober Living Act of 2017''; H.R. 5002, the ``ACE Research Act''; 
H.R. 5009, the ``Jessie's Law''; H.R. 5102, the ``Substance Use 
Disorder Workforce Loan Repayment Act of 2018''; H.R. 5176, the 
``Preventing Overdoses While in Emergency Rooms Act of 2018''; H.R. 
5197, the ``Alternatives to Opioids (ALTO) in the Emergency 
Department Act''; H.R. 5261, the ``TEACH to Combat Addiction Act of 
2018''; H.R. 5272, the ``Reinforcing Evidence-Based Standards Under 
Law in Treating Substance Abuse Act of 2018''; H.R. 5327, the 
``Comprehensive Opioid Recovery Centers Act 2018''; H.R. 5329, the 
``Poison Center Network Enhancement Act of 2018''; H.R. 5353, the 
``Eliminating Opioid-Related Infectious Diseases Act of 2018''; 
legislation to enhance and improve state-run prescription drug 
monitoring programs; legislation to improve fentanyl testing and 
surveillance; legislation to support the peer support specialist 
workforce; H.R. 3331, to amend title XI of the Social Security Act 
to promote testing of incentive payments for behavioral health 
providers for adoption and use of certified electronic health record 
technology; legislation on the CMS Action Plan; legislation on the 
Welcome to Medicare; legislation on the Adding Resources on Non-
Opioid Alternatives to the Medicare Handbook; legislation on the 
Post-Surgical Injections as an Opioid Alternative; legislation on 
the Alternative Payment Model for Treating Substance Use Disorder; 
legislation on the Use of Telehealth to Treat Opioid Use Disorder; 
legislation on the Incentivizing Non-Opioid Drugs; H.R. 3528, the 
``Every Prescription Conveyed Securely Act''; H.R. 4841, the 
``Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing 
Act of 2018''; legislation on the Mandatory Lock-In; legislation on 
the Beneficiary Education; legislation on the Evaluating Abuse 
Deterrent Formulations; legislation on the Prescriber Notification; 
legislation on the Prescriber Education; legislation on the 
Medication Therapy Management (MTM) Expansion; legislation on the 
CMS/Plan Sharing; H.R. 1925, the ``At-Risk Youth Medicaid Protection 
Act of 2017''; H.R. 3192, the ``CHIP Mental Health Parity Act''; 
H.R. 4005, the ``Medicaid Reentry Act''; H.R. 4998, the ``Health 
Insurance for Former Foster Youth Act''; H.R. 5477, the ``Rural 
Development of Opioid Capacity Services Act''; H.R. 5562, to require 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop a strategy 
implementing certain recommendations relating to the Protecting Our 
Infants Act of 2015, and for other purposes; legislation on the 
Limited repeal of the IMD Exclusion for adult Medicaid beneficiaries 
with substance use disorder; legislation on the Medicaid 
Pharmaceutical Home Act; legislation on the Medicaid DRUG 
Improvement Act; legislation on the Medicaid PARTNERSHIP Act; 
legislation on the Incentives to Create Medicaid Health Homes to 
Treat Substance Use Disorder; legislation on the Medicaid IMD 
ADDITIONAL INFO Act; legislation on the Medicaid Graduate Medical 
Education Transparency Act; legislation on the HUMAN CAPITAL in 
Medicaid Act; legislation on the Require Medicaid Programs to Report 
on All Core Behavioral Health Measures; legislation to amend title 
XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicaid coverage 
protections for pregnant and postpartum women while receiving 
inpatient treatment for a substance use disorder; H.R. 5228, the 
``Stop Counterfeit Drugs by Regulating and Enhancing Enforcement Now 
Act''; H.R. 5554, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
to reauthorize user fee programs relating to new animal drugs and 
generic new animal drugs; legislation on the FDA and International 
Mail; legislation on the 21st Century Tools for Pain and Addiction 
Treatments; legislation on the FDA Opioid Sparing; legislation on 
the FDA Packaging and Disposal; legislation on the FDA Long-term 
Efficacy; and legislation on the FDA Misuse/Abuse, 1 p.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, 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.
  Committee on Homeland Security, 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.
  Committee on House Administration, Full Committee, markup on 
Committee Resolution 115-10; Committee Resolution 115-11; Committee 
Resolution 115-13; Committee Resolution 115-14; Committee Resolution 
115-15; Committee Resolution 115-16; Committee Resolution 115-17; 
and Committee Resolution 115-18, 12 p.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``The Weaponization of the National Environmental Policy Act and the 
Implications of Environmental Lawfare'', 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.

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  Committee on Small Business, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``American Infrastructure and the Small Business Perspective'', 
11:30 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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, Subcommittee on Human Resources, 
hearing entitled ``Jobs and Opportunity: Employer Perspectives on 
the Jobs Gap'', 11:30 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Trade, hearing entitled ``The Opioid Crisis: 
Stopping the Flow of Synthetic Opioids in the International Mail 
System'', 2 p.m., 1100 Longworth.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: to hold hearings to examine how the 
innovation economy leads to growth, 2 p.m., SH-216.