[Daily Digest]
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From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                             MARCH 7, 2018

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on the Budget: to hold hearings to examine Department of 
Defense audit and business operations reform at the Pentagon, 10:30 
a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Joseph E. Macmanus, of New York, to be Ambassador to 
the Republic of Colombia, Marie Royce, of California, to be an 
Assistant Secretary (Educational and Cultural Affairs), Robin S. 
Bernstein, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Dominican Republic, 
and Edward Charles Prado, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the 
Argentine Republic, all of the Department of State, 2:30 p.m., SD-
419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: business 
meeting to consider the nominations of John F. Ring, of the District 
of Columbia, to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board, 
Frank T. Brogan, of Pennsylvania, to be Assistant Secretary for 
Elementary and Secondary Education, and Mark Schneider, of the 
District of Columbia, to be Director of the Institute of Education 
Science, both of the Department of Education, Marco M. Rajkovich, 
Jr., of Kentucky, to be a Member of the Federal Mine Safety and 
Health Review Commission, and other pending nominations, Time to be 
announced, Room to be announced.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to 
continue a business meeting to consider H.R. 2825, to amend the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 to make certain improvements in the 
laws administered by the Secretary of Homeland Security, 10 a.m., 
SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of John B. Nalbandian, of Kentucky, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit, Kari A. Dooley, to be United 
States District Judge for the District of Connecticut, Dominic W. 
Lanza, to be United States District Judge for the District of 
Arizona, Jill Aiko Otake, to be United States District Judge for the 
District of Hawaii, and Joseph H. Hunt, of Maryland, to be an 
Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Subcommittee on Oversight, Agency Action, Federal Rights and 
Federal Courts, to hold hearings to examine small business 
bankruptcy, focusing on assessing the system, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: to hold a joint hearing with the 
House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine the legislative 
presentation of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, 
10 a.m., SD-G50.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold hearings to examine 
security clearance reform, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.
  Special Committee on Aging: to hold hearings to examine stopping 
senior scams, 1 p.m., SD-562.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, 
budget hearing on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 10 a.m., 
2362-A Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Defense, budget hearing on the Navy and Marine 
Corps, 10 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  Committee on Armed Services, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Assessing Military Service Acquisition Reform'', 10 a.m., 2118 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, hearing entitled 
``The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Lightning II Program'', 2 
p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, hearing entitled ``U.S. 
Strategic Forces Posture and the Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Request'', 
3:30 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Member's Day Hearing on Oversight of the Congressional Budget 
Office'', 10:30 a.m., 1334 Longworth.

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  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Digital Commerce 
and Consumer Protection, hearing entitled ``Review of Emerging 
Tech's Impact on Retail Operations and Logistics'', 10 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Environment, hearing entitled ``The Future of 
Transportation Fuels and Vehicles'', 10:15 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Housing and 
Insurance, hearing on H.R. 5059, the ``State Insurance Regulation 
Preservation Act'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, 
hearing entitled ``Legislative Proposals to Reform the Current Data 
Security and Breach Notification Regulatory Regime'', 2 p.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Africa, Global 
Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations, 
hearing entitled ``China in Africa: The New Colonialism?'', 2 p.m., 
2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 
4176, the ``Air Cargo Security Improvement Act of 2017''; H.R. 4227, 
the ``Vehicular Terrorism Prevention Act of 2017''; H.R. 4467, the 
``Strengthening Aviation Security Act of 2017''; H.R. 4627, the 
``Shielding Public Spaces from Vehicular Terrorism Act''; H.R. 5074, 
the ``DHS Cyber Incident Response Teams Act''; H.R. 5079, the ``DHS 
Field Engagement Accountability Act''; H.R. 5081, the ``Surface 
Transportation Security and Technology Accountability Act of 2018''; 
H.R. 5089, the ``Strengthening Local Transportation Security 
Capabilities Act of 2018''; H.R. 5094, the ``Enhancing Suspicious 
Activity Reporting Initiative Act''; H.R. 5099, the ``Enhancing DHS' 
Fusion Center Technical Assistance Program''; and H.R. 5131, the 
``Surface Transportation Security Improvement Act of 2018'', 10:30 
a.m., HVC-210.
  Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection; and 
Subcommittee on Oversight and Management Efficiency, joint hearing 
entitled ``Examining DHS' Efforts to Strengthen its Cybersecurity 
Workforce'', 2 p.m., HVC-210.
  Committee on House Administration, Full Committee, business 
meeting on Committee Resolution 115-9, to allocate funds from the 
Committee reserve fund, 1 p.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 2152, 
the ``Citizens' Right to Know Act of 2017'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 
520, the ``National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production 
Act''; H.R. 4731, to extend the retained use estate for the Caneel 
Bay resort in St. John, United States Virgin Islands, and for other 
purposes; and H.R. 5133, the ``Federal Land Transaction Facilitation 
Act Reauthorization of 2018'', 10:15 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on 
Information Technology, hearing entitled ``Game Changers: Artificial 
Intelligence Part II, Artificial Intelligence and the Federal 
Government'', 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Subcommittee on 
Space, hearing entitled ``An Overview of the National Aeronautics 
and Space Administration Budget for Fiscal Year 2019'', 10 a.m., 
2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Regulatory Reform and Rollback: The Effects on Small Businesses'', 
2 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Highways and Transit, hearing entitled ``Building a 21st Century 
Infrastructure for America: Long-Term Funding for Highways and 
Transit Programs'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, hearing 
entitled ``Implementation of Coast Guard Programs'', 2 p.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations, hearing on H.R. 3497, the ``Modernization of Medical 
Records Access for Veterans Act of 2017''; H.R. 4245, the 
``Veterans' Electronic Health Record Modernization Oversight Act of 
2017''; legislation on purchase card misuse; and legislation on the 
Medical Surgical Prime Vendor program, 2 p.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security, 
hearing entitled ``Lacking a Leader: Challenges Facing the SSA after 
over 5 Years of Acting Commissioners'', 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Hearing: Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, to hold a 
joint hearing with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to 
examine the legislative presentation of the Veterans of Foreign Wars 
of the United States, 10 a.m., SD-G50.
  Joint Economic Committee: to hold hearings to examine the Economic 
Report of the President, 2 p.m., SH-216.