[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 79 (Tuesday, May 15, 2018)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D526-D527]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,
MAY 16, 2018
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Senate
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Department of the
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to
examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year
2019 for the Environmental Protection Agency, 9:30 a.m., SD-124.
Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies,
to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and
justification for fiscal year 2019 for the Federal Bureau of
Investigation; to be immediately followed by a closed session in
SVC-217, 2:30 p.m., SD-138.
Subcommittee on Department of Homeland Security, to hold hearings
to examine the role of the Department of Homeland Security in
stopping the flow of opioids, methamphetamines, and other dangerous
drugs, 2:30 p.m., SD-192.
Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and
Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine railroad safety
initiatives, 3:30 p.m., SD-124.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold
hearings to examine the nominations of Joseph Ryan Gruters, of
Florida, to be a Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors, Jennifer
L. Homendy, of Virginia, to be a Member of the National
Transportation Safety Board, and Heidi R. King, of California, to be
Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,
Department of Transportation, 10 a.m., SR-253.
Subcommittee on Space, Science, and Competitiveness, to hold
hearings to examine the future of the International Space Station;
focusing on Administration perspectives, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
Committee on Foreign Relations: business meeting to consider the
nominations of Francis R. Fannon, of Virginia, to be an Assistant
Secretary (Energy Resources), Jonathan R. Cohen, of California, to
be the Deputy Representative of the United States of America to the
United Nations, with the rank and status of Ambassador, and the
Deputy Representative of the United States of America in the
Security Council of the United Nations, and to be Representative of
the United States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly
of the United Nations, during his tenure of service as Deputy
Representative of the United States of America to the United
Nations, and David B. Cornstein, of New York, to be Ambassador to
Hungary, all of the Department of State, Eliot Pedrosa, of Florida,
to be United States Alternate Executive Director of the Inter-
American Development Bank, and Jackie Wolcott, of Virginia, to be
Representative of the United States of America to the International
Atomic Energy Agency, with the rank of Ambassador, and to be
Representative of the United States of America to the Vienna Office
of the United Nations, with the rank of Ambassador; to be
immediately followed by a hearing to examine S.J. Res. 59, to
authorize the use of military force against the Taliban, al Qaeda,
the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, and designated associated
forces, and to provide an updated, transparent, and sustainable
statutory basis for counterterrorism operations, 10 a.m., SD-419.
Committee on Indian Affairs: business meeting to consider S. 1400,
to amend title 18, United States Code, to enhance protections of
Native American tangible cultural heritage, and S. 2804, to provide
for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs
of the Department of Agriculture for Indian Country; to be
immediately followed by an oversight hearing to examine safety and
security at Bureau of Indian Education schools, 2:30 p.m., SD-628.
Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine Cambridge
Analytica and the future of data privacy, 10 a.m., SD-226.
Select Committee on Intelligence: closed business meeting to
consider pending business; to be immediately followed by a closed
hearing to examine certain intelligence matters, 9:15 a.m., SH-219.
House
Committee on Appropriations, Full Committee, markup on the FY 2019
Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations
Bill; and the FY 2019 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug
Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 10 a.m.,
2118 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and
Related Agencies, markup on the FY 2019 Transportation, Housing and
Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 5 p.m.,
2358-A Rayburn.
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Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on Health,
Employment, Labor, and Pensions, hearing entitled ``Enhancing
Retirement Security: Examining Proposals to Simplify and Modernize
Retirement Plan Administration'', 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Communications
and Technology, hearing entitled ``Telecommunications, Global
Competitiveness, and National Security'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Environment, hearing entitled ``Legislation
Addressing New Source Review Permitting Reform'', 10:15 a.m., 2322
Rayburn.
Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Capital Markets,
Securities, and Investment, hearing entitled ``Oversight of the
SEC's Division of Enforcement'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Terrorism and Illicit Finance, hearing entitled
``Implementation of FinCEN's Customer Due Diligence Rule'', 2 p.m.,
2128 Rayburn.
Committee on House Administration, Full Committee, hearing
entitled ``The U.S. Capitol Visitor Center--Ten Years of Serving
Congress and the American People'', 11 a.m., 1310 Longworth.
Committee on Natural Resources, Full Committee, markup on H.R.
224, the ``Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act''; H.R. 857, the
``California Off-Road Recreation and Conservation Act''; H.R. 3045,
the ``Eastern Legacy Extension Act''; H.R. 3186, the ``Every Kid
Outdoors Act''; H.R. 3916, the ``FISH Act''; and H.R. 4419, the
``Bureau of Reclamation and Bureau of Indian Affairs Water Project
Streamlining Act'', 10:15 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Full Committee,
hearing entitled ``Workforce for the 21st Century: Analyzing the
President's Management Agenda'', 1:30 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Committee on Rules, Full Committee, hearing on H.R. 2, the
``Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018'' [Amendment Consideration],
3 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Full Committee,
hearing entitled ``Using Technology to Address Climate Change'', 10
a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
Committee on Small Business, Full Committee, hearing entitled
``Intellectual Property 101: How Small Business Owners Can Utilize
Intellectual Property Protections in Their Businesses'', 2 p.m.,
2360 Rayburn.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Full Committee, hearing entitled
``Member Day: Testimony and Proposals on the Department of Veterans
Affairs'', 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
Committee on Ways and Means, Full Committee, hearing entitled
``Tax Reform: Growing Our Economy and Creating Jobs'', 10 a.m., 1100
Longworth.
Full Committee, markup on H.R. 5774, the ``Combatting Opioid Abuse
for Care in Hospitals Act''; H.R. 5775, the ``Providing Reliable
Options for Patients and Educational Resources Act''; H.R. 5776, the
``Medicare and Opioid Safe Treatment Act''; H.R. 5773, the
``Preventing Addiction for Susceptible Seniors Act''; H.R. 5676, the
``SENIOR Communities Protection Act''; H.R. 5723, the ``Expanding
Oversight of Opioid Prescribing and Payment Act''; and legislation
on Securing the International Mail Against Opioids Act of 2018, 2
p.m., 1100 Longworth.
Joint Meetings
Joint Committee on Printing: organizational business meeting for
the 115th Congress, 3:30 p.m., S-219, Capitol.
Joint Committee on the Library: organizational business meeting
for the 115th Congress, 3:45 p.m., S-219, Capitol.