[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 14]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 19436]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS

  Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, agreed to by the Senate of February 
4, 1977, calls for establishment of a system for a computerized 
schedule of all meetings and hearings of Senate committees, 
subcommittees, joint committees, and committees of conference. This 
title requires all such committees to notify the Office of the Senate 
Daily Digest--designated by the Rules Committee--of the time, place and 
purpose of the meetings, when scheduled and any cancellations or 
changes in the meetings as they occur.
  As an additional procedure along with the computerization of this 
information, the Office of the Senate Daily Digest will prepare this 
information for printing in the Extensions of Remarks section of the 
Congressional Record on Monday and Wednesday of each week.
  Meetings scheduled for Thursday, December 7, 2017 may be found in the 
Daily Digest of today's Record.

                           MEETINGS SCHEDULED

                              DECEMBER 12
     10 a.m.
       Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
       Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation, and 
           the Internet
         To hold hearings to examine digital decision-making, 
           focusing on the building blocks of machine learning and 
           artificial intelligence.
                                                            SR-253
       Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
         To hold an oversight hearing to examine the permitting 
           processes at the Department of the Interior and the 
           Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for energy and 
           resource infrastructure projects and opportunities to 
           improve the efficiency, transparency, and 
           accountability of federal decisions for such projects.
                                                            SD-366
       Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
         To hold hearings to examine the cost of prescription 
           drugs, focusing on an examination of the National 
           Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine report 
           ``Making Medicines Affordable: A National Imperative''.
                                                            SD-430
       Committee on the Judiciary
         To hold an oversight hearing to examine the Ensuring 
           Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act.
                                                            SD-226
     2 p.m.
       Committee on Foreign Relations
       Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy
         To hold hearings to examine the future of Zimbabwe.
                                                            SD-419
     2:30 p.m.
       Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
       Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast 
           Guard
         To hold hearings to examine national ocean policy, 
           focusing on stakeholder perspectives.
                                                            SR-253

                              DECEMBER 13
     Time to be announced
       Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
         Business meeting to consider the nominations of Kenneth 
           L. Marcus, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary for 
           Civil Rights, and Johnny Collett, of Kentucky, to be 
           Assistant Secretary for Special Education and 
           Rehabilitative Services, both of the Department of 
           Education, Scott A. Mugno, of Pennsylvania, to be an 
           Assistant Secretary, and William Beach, of Kansas, to 
           be Commissioner of Labor Statistics, both of the 
           Department of Labor, and other pending nominations.
                                                               TBA
     9:30 a.m.
       Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
         To hold hearings to examine safeguarding American 
           agriculture in a globalized world.
                                                           SR-328A
       Committee on Foreign Relations
         To hold hearings to examine using force, focusing on 
           strategic, political, and legal considerations.
                                                            SD-419
     10 a.m.
       Committee on Armed Services
       Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities
         To receive a closed briefing on Department of Defense 
           global counterterrorism operations.
                                                           SVC-217
       Committee on Armed Services
       Subcommittee on Personnel
         To hold hearings to examine an update on research, 
           diagnosis, and treatment for traumatic brain injury/
           concussion in servicemembers.
                                                            SR-222
       Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
         Business meeting to consider pending calendar business.
                                                            SH-216
       Committee on Environment and Public Works
         To hold an oversight hearing to examine the Nuclear 
           Regulatory Commission.
                                                            SD-406
       Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
         To hold hearings to examine implementation of the 21st 
           Century Cures Act, focusing on responding to mental 
           health needs.
                                                            SD-430
       Committee on the Judiciary
         To hold hearings to examine the nominations of Elizabeth 
           L. Branch, of Georgia, to be United States Circuit 
           Judge for the Eleventh Circuit, R. Stan Baker, to be 
           United States District Judge for the Southern District 
           of Georgia, Charles Barnes Goodwin, to be United States 
           District Judge for the Western District of Oklahoma, 
           Matthew J. Kacsmaryk, to be United States District 
           Judge for the Northern District of Texas, Matthew 
           Spencer Petersen, of Virginia, to be United States 
           District Judge for the District of Columbia, and Eli 
           Jeremy Richardson, to be United States District Judge 
           for the Middle District of Tennessee.
                                                            SD-226
     2:30 p.m.
       Committee on the Judiciary
       Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer 
           Rights
         To hold hearings to examine the consumer welfare standard 
           in antitrust.
                                                            SD-226

                              DECEMBER 14
     10 a.m.
       Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine the nominations of Margaret 
           Weichert, of Georgia, to be Deputy Director for 
           Management, Office of Management and Budget, and John 
           Edward Dupuy, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, 
           Office of Personnel Management.
                                                            SD-342