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COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,
MAY 17, 2017
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Senate
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, to hold hearings to examine military space organization, policy, and programs, 2 p.m., SR-222.
Subcommittee on Airland, to hold hearings to examine United States military small arms requirements, 3:30 p.m., SR-232A.
Committee on the Budget: to hold hearings to examine running the government for less, 10:30 a.m., SD-608.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold hearings to examine current issues in American sports, focusing on protecting the health and safety of American athletes, 10 a.m., SR-
253.
Committee on Environment and Public Works: to hold hearings to examine improving America's transportation infrastructure, 10 a.m., SD-406.
Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine the nomination of Scott P. Brown, of New Hampshire, to be Ambassador to New Zealand, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Independent State of Samoa, Department of State, 2 p.m., SD-419.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: business meeting to consider S. 34, to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for the en bloc consideration in resolutions of disapproval for ``midnight rules'', S. 829, to reauthorize the Assistance to Firefighters Grants program, the Fire Prevention and Safety Grants program, and the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response grant program, S. 951, to reform the process by which Federal agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents, S. 21, to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law, S. 577, to require each agency, in providing notice of a rule making, to include a link to a 100 word plain language summary of the proposed rule, S. 584, to amend chapter 6 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the Regulatory Flexibility Act), to ensure complete analysis of potential impacts on small entities of rules, S. 579, to require agencies to publish an advance notice of proposed rule making for major rules, S. 459, to designate the area between the intersections of Wisconsin Avenue, Northwest and Davis Street, Northwest and Wisconsin Avenue, Northwest and Edmunds Street, Northwest in Washington, District of Columbia, as ``Boris Nemtsov Plaza'', S. 595, to provide U.S. Customs and Border Protection with additional flexibility to expedite the hiring process for applicants for law enforcement positions, S. 696, to amend title 5, United States Code, to appropriately limit the authority to award bonuses to Federal employees, S. 504, to permanently authorize the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Card Program, S. 842, to prohibit Federal agencies and Federal contractors from requesting that an applicant for employment disclose criminal history record information before the applicant has received a conditional offer, S. 760, to expand the Government's use and administration of data to facilitate transparency, effective governance, and innovation, S. 831, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 120 West Pike Street in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, as the
``Police Officer Scott Bashioum Post Office Building'', an original bill entitled, ``Department of Homeland Security Blue Campaign Authorization Act of 2017'', an original bill entitled, ``Federal Agency Customer Experience Act of 2017'', and an original bill entitled, ``Saving Federal Dollars Through Better Use of Government Purchase and Travel Cards Act of 2017'', 10 a.m., SD-342.
Committee on Indian Affairs: business meeting to consider S. 458, to support the education of Indian children, S. 691, to extend Federal recognition to the Chickahominy Indian Tribe, the Chickahominy Indian Tribe-Eastern Division, the Upper Mattaponi Tribe, the Rappahannock Tribe, Inc., the Monacan Indian Nation, and the Nansemond Indian Tribe, and S. 1116, to amend the Native American Business Development, Trade Promotion, and Tourism Act of 2000, the Buy Indian Act, and the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to provide industry and economic development opportunities to Indian communities; to be immediately followed by an oversight hearing to examine the Government Accountability Office's high risk list for Indian programs, 2:30 p.m., SD-628.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: to hold hearings to examine S. 23, to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to adopt and implement a standard identification protocol for use in the tracking and procurement of biological implants by the Department of Veterans Affairs, S. 112, to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize per diem payments under comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans to furnish care to dependents of homeless veterans, S. 324, to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the provision of adult day health care services for veterans, S. 543, to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include in each contract into which the Secretary enters for necessary services authorities and mechanism for appropriate oversight, S. 591, to expand eligibility for the program of comprehensive assistance for family caregivers of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to expand benefits available to participants under such program, to enhance special compensation for members of the uniformed services who require assistance in everyday life, S. 609, to amend the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs Enhancement Act of 2001 and title 38, United States Code, to require the provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers and to expand access to such care and services, S. 681, to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the benefits and services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to women veterans, S. 764, to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the enrollment of veterans in certain courses of education, S. 784, to provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2017, in the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans, S. 804, to improve the provision of health care for women veterans by the Department of Veterans Affairs, S. 899, to amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that the requirements that new Federal employees who are veterans with service-connected disabilities are provided leave for purposes of undergoing medical treatment for such disabilities apply to certain employees of the Veterans Health Administration, S. 1024, to amend title 38, United States Code, to reform the rights and processes relating to appeals of decisions regarding claims for benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, S. 1094, to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the accountability of employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs, an original bill entitled, ``Serving our Rural Veterans Act'', and an original bill entitled, ``Veteran Partners' Efforts to Enhance Reintegration Act'', 2:30 p.m., SR-418.
Special Committee on Aging: to hold hearings to examine aging with community, focusing on building connections that last a lifetime, 9:30 a.m., SD-562.
House
Committee on Agriculture, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``State of the Rural Economy: Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue'', 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, hearing entitled ``American Indian and Alaska Native Public Witness Hearing'', 9 a.m., 2007 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, oversight hearing entitled ``Advances in Biomedical Research'', 10 a.m., 2358-C Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, budget hearing entitled
``House of Representatives: FY 2018 Budget'', 10 a.m., HT-2 Capitol.
Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, hearing entitled ``American Indian and Alaska Native Public Witness Hearing'', 1 p.m., 2007 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, oversight hearing on the Judiciary, 2 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, budget hearing entitled
``Architect of the Capitol: FY 2018 Budget'', 2 p.m., HT-2 Capitol.
Committee on Armed Services, Full Committee, hearing entitled
``Initial Findings of the Section 809 Panel: Setting the Path for Streamlining and Improving Defense Acquisition'', 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Military Personnel, hearing entitled ``Military Personnel Posture: FY 2018'', 3:30 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
Committee on Education and the Workforce, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 2353, the ``Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act'', 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, hearing entitled ``Future of Emergency Alerting'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Examining Initiatives to Advance Public Health'', 10:15 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, hearing entitled ``Energy Opportunities in South America'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats, hearing entitled ``The Balkans: Threats to Peace and Stability'', 2 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, hearing entitled
``Revitalizing U.S.-ASEAN Relations'', 2:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
Committee on House Administration, Committee on House Administration, hearing entitled, ``Transforming GPO for the 21st Century and Beyond'', 11 a.m., 1310 Longworth.
Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations, hearing entitled ``Challenges Facing Law Enforcement in the 21st Century'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, hearing entitled ``Reviewing Recent State Successes with the Rigs to Reefs Program'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
Subcommittee on Federal Lands, hearing entitled ``Seeking Better Management of America's Overgrown, Fire-Prone National Forests'', 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
Committee on Small Business, Full Committee, hearing entitled
``SBA's 7(a) Loan Program: A Detailed Review'', 11 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``The Need to Reform FAA and Air Traffic Control to Build a 21st Century Aviation System for America'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 91, the ``Building Supportive Networks for Women Veterans Act''; H.R. 467, the ``VA Scheduling Accountability Act''; H.R. 1005, to improve the provision of adult day health care services for veterans; H.R. 1162, the ``No Hero Left Untreated Act''; H.R. 1329, the ``Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2017''; H.R. 1461, the
``VET Protection Act of 2017''; H.R. 1545, the ``VA Prescription Data Accountability Act 2017''; H.R. 1662, to prohibit smoking in any facility of the Veterans Health Administration; H.R. 1725, the
``Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2017''; H.R. 1848, the
``Veterans Affairs Medical Scribe Pilot Act of 2017''; and H.R. 2288, the ``Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017'', 10:30 a.m., 334 Cannon.
Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Human Resources, hearing entitled ``Opportunities for Youth and Young Adults to Break the Cycle of Poverty'', 10 a.m., 2020 Rayburn.
Joint Meetings
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: to hold hearings to examine the growing Russian military threat in Europe, focusing on assessing and addressing the challenge, 9:30 a.m., SVC-208.
Joint Economic Committee: to hold hearings to examine the state of social capital in America today, 10 a.m., SD-106.
