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“CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD” mentioning the Department of Interior was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D1305-D1307 on Dec. 11, 2017.
The Department oversees more than 500 million acres of land. Downsizing the Federal Government, a project aimed at lowering taxes and boosting federal efficiency, said the department has contributed to a growing water crisis and holds many lands which could be better managed.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD
Week of December 12 through December 15, 2017
Senate Chamber
On Tuesday, Senate will continue consideration of the nomination of Leonard Steven Grasz, of Nebraska, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit, post-cloture.
Following disposition of the nomination of Leonard Steven Grasz, Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Don R. Willett, of Texas, to be a Circuit Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Following disposition of the nomination of Don R. Willett, Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of James C. Ho, of Texas, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit.
During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any cleared legislative and executive business.
Senate Committees
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: December 13, to hold hearings to examine safeguarding American agriculture in a globalized world, 9:30 a.m., SR-328A.
Committee on Armed Services: December 13, Subcommittee on Personnel, to hold hearings to examine an update on research, diagnosis, and treatment for traumatic brain injury/concussion in servicemembers, 10 a.m., SR-222.
December 13, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, to receive a closed briefing on Department of Defense global counterterrorism operations, 10 a.m., SVC-217.
December 14, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine United States policy and strategy in the Middle East, 10 a.m., SD-G50.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: December 12, 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, 10 a.m., SR-253.
December 12, Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard, to hold hearings to examine national ocean policy, focusing on stakeholder perspectives, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
December 13, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 2202, to amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for the National Transportation Safety Board, S. 2200, to reauthorize the National Integrated Drought Information System, S. 1768, to reauthorize and amend the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program, the nomination of Barry Lee Myers, of Pennsylvania, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, and a routine list in the Coast Guard, 10 a.m., SH-216.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: December 12, business meeting to consider the nominations of Linda Capuano, of Texas, to be Administrator of the Energy Information Administration, Department of Energy, and Timothy R. Petty, of Indiana, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior; to be immediately followed by 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, 10 a.m., SD-
366.
Committee on Environment and Public Works: December 13, business meeting to consider the nomination of R. D. James, of Missouri, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army, Department of Defense, 9:50 a.m., SD-406.
December 13, Full Committee, to hold an oversight hearing to examine the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 10 a.m., SD-406.
Committee on Foreign Relations: December 12, Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation, to hold hearings to examine European energy security, focusing on United States interests and coercive Russian diplomacy, 10 a.m., SD-419.
December 12, Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy, to hold hearings to examine the future of Zimbabwe, 2 p.m., SD-419.
December 13, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine using force, focusing on strategic, political, and legal considerations, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
December 13, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the extradition Treaty between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Kosovo, signed at Pristina on March 29, 2016 (Treaty Doc. 115-02), the extradition Treaty between the United States of America and the Republic of Serbia, signed at Belgrade on August 15, 2016 (Treaty Doc. 115-01), the Treaty between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Kiribati on the Delimitation of Maritime Boundaries, signed at Majuro on September 6, 2013, and the Treaty between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Federated States of Micronesia on the Delimitation of a Maritime Boundary, signed at Koror on August 1, 2014 (Treaty Doc. 114-13), and the United Nations Convention on the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade, done at New York on December 12, 2001, and signed by the United States on December 30, 2003 (Treaty Doc. 114-07), 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
December 14, Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing on new counterterrorism guidance, 10 a.m., SVC-217.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: December 12, 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'', 10 a.m., SD-430.
December 13, Full Committee, 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, Time to be announced, Room to be announced.
December 13, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine implementation of the 21st Century Cures Act, focusing on responding to mental health needs, 10 a.m., SD-430.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: December 14, to hold hearings to examine the nomination of Margaret Weichert, of Georgia, to be Deputy Director for Management, Office of Management and Budget, 10 a.m., SD-342.
Committee on the Judiciary: December 12, to hold an oversight hearing to examine the Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act, 10 a.m., SD-226.
December 13, Full Committee, 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, 10 a.m., SD-
226.
December 13, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights, to hold hearings to examine the consumer welfare standard in antitrust, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
December 14, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 2152, to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for assistance for victims of child pornography, and the nominations of Stuart Kyle Duncan, of Louisiana, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit, David Ryan Stras, of Minnesota, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit, Fernando Rodriguez, Jr., to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas, Andrei Iancu, of California, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and Duane A. Kees, to be United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, Stephen R. McAllister, to be United States Attorney for the District of Kansas, Ronald A. Parsons, Jr., to be United States Attorney for the District of South Dakota, Ryan K. Patrick, to be United States Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, and Michael B. Stuart, to be United States Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, all of the Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SD-226.
Select Committee on Intelligence: December 12, to receive a closed briefing on certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
December 14, Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing on certain intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.
House Committees
Committee on Armed Services, December 13, Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, hearing entitled ``Addressing Physiological Episodes in Fighter, Attack, and Training Aircraft'', 3:30 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
Committee on Energy and Commerce, December 13, Subcommittee on Energy, hearing entitled ``The Impacts and Future of North American Energy Trade'', 10:15 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
Committee on Financial Services, December 14, Subcommittee on Monetary Policy and Trade, hearing entitled ``Examining the Operations of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS)'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
Committee on Foreign Affairs, December 14, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 2219, the ``End Banking for Human Traffickers Act of 2017''; and H.R. 2646, the ``United States-Jordan Defense Cooperation Extension Act'', 9:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
Committee on Homeland Security, December 13, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 1486, the ``Securing American Non-Profit Organizations Against Terrorism Act of 2017''; H.R. 4433, the
``Securing Department of Homeland Security Firearms Act of 2017''; H.R. 4553, the ``Terrorist Screening and Targeting Review Act of 2017''; H.R. 4555, the ``DHS Interagency Counterterrorism Task Force Act of 2017''; H.R. 4559, the ``Global Aviation System Security Reform Act of 2017''; H.R. 4561, the ``Security Assessment Feasibility for Equipment Testing and Evaluation of Capabilities for our Homeland Act''; H.R. 4564, the ``Post-Caliphate Threat Assessment Act of 2017''; H.R. 4567, the ``DHS Overseas Personnel Enhancement Act of 2017''; H.R. 4569, the ``Counterterrorism Information Sharing Improvement Act of 2017''; H.R. 4577, the
``Domestic Explosives Detection Canine Capacity Building Act of 2017''; H.R. 4578, the ``Counter Terrorist Network Act''; and H.R. 4581, the ``Screening and Vetting Passenger Exchange Act of 2017'', 9:30 a.m., HVC-210.
Committee on the Judiciary, December 13, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Oversight Hearing with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
Committee on Natural Resources, December 13, Full Committee, continue markup on H.R. 200, the ``Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act''; H.R. 1157, to clarify the United States interest in certain submerged lands in the area of the Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge, and for other purposes; H.R. 1349, to amend the Wilderness Act to ensure that the use of bicycles, wheelchairs, strollers, and game carts is not prohibited in Wilderness Areas, and for other purposes; H.R. 1350, to modify the boundary of Voyageurs National Park in the State of Minnesota, and for other purposes; H.R. 1675, the ``National Landslide Preparedness Act''; H.R. 2888, the ``Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park Establishment Act''; H.R. 3400, the
``Recreation Not Red-Tape Act''; H.R. 3588, the ``RED SNAPPER Act''; H.R. 4033, the ``National Geologic Mapping Act Reauthorization Act''; H.R. 4264, the ``Hyde Park Land Conveyance Act''; H.R. 4266, the ``Acadia National Park Boundary Clarification Act''; H.R. 4465, the ``Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Extension Act of 2017''; H.R. 4475, the ``National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System Act''; H.R. 4568, the ``Enhancing Geothermal Production on Federal Lands Act''; S. 825, the ``Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium Land Transfer Act of 2017''; and S. 1285, the ``Oregon Tribal Economic Development Act'', 12:30 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
December 14, Subcommittee on Federal Lands, hearing on H.R. 4558, the ``Grand Staircase Escalante Enhancement Act'', 9:30 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, December 13, Full Committee, hearing entitled, ``Oversight of the Bureau of Prisons and Inmate Reentry'', 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, December 13, Subcommittee on Research and Technology, hearing entitled ``Head Health Challenge: Preventing Head Trauma from Football Field to Shop Floor to Battlefield'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
December 13, Subcommittee on Energy, hearing entitled ``Advancing Solar Energy Technology: Research Trumps Deployment'', 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs, December 13, Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, hearing entitled ``Pre-
Discharge Claims Programs: Are VA and DOD Effectively Serving Separating Military Personnel?'', 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
Committee on Ways and Means, December 13, Subcommittee on Oversight, hearing entitled ``IRS Reform: The Taxpayer's Experience'', 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
December 13, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Examining the Drug Supply Chain'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
Joint Meetings
December 13, Senate Committee on Finance, meeting of conferees on H.R. 1, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018, 2 p.m., HC-5, Capitol.
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: December 14, to hold hearings to examine assessing accomplishments and challenges of the Magnitsky Act, 9:30 a.m., SD-562.
