[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.