[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 166 (Monday, October 16, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1090-D1091]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

              Week of October 17 through October 20, 2017

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senate will continue consideration of the nomination of 
David Joel Trachtenberg, of Virginia, to be a Principal Deputy Under 
Secretary of Defense, and vote on confirmation of the nomination at 
approximately 10:30 a.m.
  During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any cleared 
legislative and executive business.

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                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Armed Services: October 19, to hold hearings to 
examine the roles and responsibilities for defending the Nation from 
cyber attack; with the possibility of a closed session in SVC-217, 
following the open session, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: October 17, to 
hold hearings to examine consumer data security and the credit 
bureaus, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: October 18, business 
meeting to consider the nominations of Michael Dourson, of Ohio, to 
be Assistant Administrator for Toxic Substances, and William L. 
Wehrum, of Delaware, Matthew Z. Leopold, of Florida, and David Ross, 
of Wisconsin, each to be an Assistant Administrator, all of the 
Environmental Protection Agency, Paul Trombino III, of Wisconsin, to 
be Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, Department 
of Transportation, and Jeffery Martin Baran, of Virginia, to be a 
Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: October 18, to hold hearings to 
examine the nominations of Thomas L. Carter, of South Carolina, for 
the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as 
Representative of the United States of America on the Council of the 
International Civil Aviation Organization, Jennifer Gillian 
Newstead, of New York, to be Legal Adviser, and Manisha Singh, of 
Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary (Economic and Business 
Affairs), all of the Department of State, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  October 19, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine 
modernizing the Food for Peace program, 10:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: October 17, 
to hold hearings to examine the cost of prescription drugs, focusing 
on how the drug delivery system affects what patients pay, 10 a.m., 
SD-430.
  October 18, Full Committee, business meeting to consider the 
nominations of Patrick Pizzella, of Virginia, to be Deputy 
Secretary, Cheryl Marie Stanton, of South Carolina, to be 
Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division, and David G. Zatezalo, 
of West Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety and 
Health, all of the Department of Labor, Janet Dhillon, of 
Pennsylvania, and Daniel M. Gade, of North Dakota, both to be a 
Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Carlos G. 
Muniz, of Florida, to be General Counsel, Department of Education, 
Peter B. Robb, of Vermont, to be General Counsel of the National 
Labor Relations Board, and Gerald W. Fauth, of Virginia, Kyle 
Fortson, of the District of Columbia, and Linda A. Puchala, of 
Maryland, each to be a Member of the National Mediation Board, 9:30 
a.m., SD-430.
  October 19, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine how 
healthy choices can improve health outcomes and reduce costs, 10 
a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: October 
18, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Jeff Tien Han 
Pon, of Virginia, to be Director, and Michael Rigas, of 
Massachusetts, to be Deputy Director, both of the Office of 
Personnel Management, and Emily Webster Murphy, of Missouri, to be 
Administrator of General Services, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  October 18, Subcommittee on Federal Spending Oversight and 
Emergency Management, to hold hearings to examine Federal support 
for research, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: October 17, to hold hearings to 
examine the nominations of Gregory G. Katsas, of Virginia, to be 
United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit, 
Jeffrey Uhlman Beaverstock, to be United States District Judge for 
the Southern District of Alabama, Emily Coody Marks, and Brett 
Joseph Talley, both to be a United States District Judge for the 
Middle District of Alabama, and Holly Lou Teeter, to be United 
States District Judge for the District of Kansas, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  October 18, Full Committee, to hold an oversight hearing to 
examine the Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  October 19, Full Committee, business meeting to consider the 
nominations of Stephanos Bibas, of Pennsylvania, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit, Allison H. Eid, of Colorado, to 
be United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit, Annemarie 
Carney Axon, to be United States District Judge for the Northern 
District of Alabama, Michael Lawrence Brown, to be United States 
District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia, Thomas Alvin 
Farr, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of 
North Carolina, William M. Ray II, to be United States District 
Judge for the Northern District of Georgia, Liles Clifton Burke, to 
be United States District Judge for the Northern District of 
Alabama, Walter David Counts III, to be United States District Judge 
for the Western District of Texas, Michael Joseph Juneau, to be 
United States District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana, 
A. Marvin Quattlebaum, Jr., to be United States District Judge for 
the District of South Carolina, Karen Gren Scholer, to be United 
States District Judge for the Northern District of Texas, Tilman 
Eugene Self III, to be United States District Judge for the Middle 
District of Georgia, and John C. Demers, of Virginia, to be an 
Assistant Attorney General, Scott C. Blader, to be United States 
Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, Mark A. Klaassen, to 
be United States Attorney for the District of Wyoming, William C. 
Lamar, to be United States Attorney for the Northern District of 
Mississippi, John R. Lausch, Jr., to be United States Attorney for 
the Northern District of Illinois, and J. Douglas Overbey, to be 
United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee, all of 
the Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: October 17, to hold hearings to 
examine the nomination of Christopher R. Sharpley, of Virginia, to 
be Inspector General, Central Intelligence Agency, 2:30 p.m., SH-
216.


                            House Committees

  No hearings are scheduled.