Wednesday, April 26, 2017

TitleTimeLocation
Building a 21st Century Infrastructure for America: The State of Railroad, Pipeline, and Hazardous Materials Safety Regulations and Opportunities for Reform
Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials (Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure)
10:00 AM 2167 RHOB
“A Legislative Proposal to Create Hope and Opportunity for Investors, Consumers, and Entrepreneurs”
Committee on Financial Services
10:00 AM 2128 RHOB
Advances in the Search for Life
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
10:00 AM 2318 RHOB
H.R.___, the Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2017
Subcommittee on Environment (Committee on Energy and Commerce)
10:00 AM 2123 RHOB
Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Prisons and the U.S. Marshals Service
Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations (Committee on the Judiciary)
10:00 AM 2141 RHOB
Unfunded Mandates: Examining Federally Imposed Burdens on State and Local Governments
Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Affairs (Committee on Oversight and Accountability)
10:00 AM 2154 RHOB
Hearing on Stopping Disability Fraud: Risk, Prevention, and Detection
Subcommittee on Social Security (Committee on Ways and Means)
10:00 AM 2020 RHOB
Military Assessment of the Security Challenges in the Indo-Asia-Pacific Region
Committee on Armed Services
10:00 AM 2118 RHOB
H.R. 1180, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017.
Committee on Education and the Workforce
10:30 AM 2175 RHOB
Storm Watch: Making Sure SBA’s Disaster Loan Program is Prepared
Committee on Small Business
11:00 AM 2360 RHOB
U.S. Pacific Command
Subcommittee on Defense (Committee on Appropriations)
1:30 PM
“Reviewing the Unintended Consequences of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act”
Subcommittee on Government Operations (Committee on Oversight and Accountability)
2:00 PM 2154 RHOB
Creating a Flexible and Effective Information Technology Management and Acquisition System: Elements for Success in a Rapidly Changing Landscape
Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities (Committee on Armed Services)
2:00 PM 2118 RHOB
Hearing on the 2017 Tax Filing Season
Subcommittee on Oversight (Committee on Ways and Means)
2:00 PM 1100 LHOB
The Questionable Case for Easing Sudan Sanctions
Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations (Committee on Foreign Affairs)
2:30 PM 2200 RHOB
China’s Technological Rise: Challenges to U.S. Innovation and Security
Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific (Committee on Foreign Affairs)
2:30 PM 2172 RHOB
The Committee on Natural Resources on Wednesday April 26, 2017, at 4:00 p.m. The Committee will consider the following bills: • H.R. 220 (Rep. Don Young of AK), To authorize the expansion of an existing hydroelectric project, and for other purposes; • H.R. 497 (Rep. Paul Cook), To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain public lands in San Bernardino County, California, to the San Bernardino Valley Water Conservation District, and to accept in return certain exchanged non-public lands, and for other purposes. “Santa Ana River Wash Plan Land Exchange Act”; • H.R. 660 (Rep. Paul Gosar), To require the Secretary of the Interior to submit to Congress a report on the efforts of the Bureau of Reclamation to manage its infrastructure assets. “Bureau of Reclamation Transparency Act”; • H.R. 1073 (Rep. Don Beyer), To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish a structure for visitor services on the Arlington Ridge tract, in the area of the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial, and for other purposes; • H.R. 1135 (Rep. James Clyburn), To reauthorize the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation program; • H.R. 1500 (Rep. Joseph Crowley), To redesignate the small triangular property located in Washington, DC, and designated by the National Park Service as reservation 302 as “Robert Emmet Park”, and for other purposes. “Robert Emmet Park Act of 2017”; • H.R. 1654 (Rep. Tom McClintock), To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to coordinate Federal and State permitting processes related to the construction of new surface water storage projects on lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture and to designate the Bureau of Reclamation as the lead agency for permit processing, and for other purposes. “Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act”; • H.R. 1715 (Rep. Bennie Thompson of MS), To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the Medgar Evers House, located in Jackson, Mississippi, and for other purposes. “Medgar Evers House Study Act”; • H.R. 1769 (Rep. David Valadao), To affirm an agreement between the United States and Westlands Water District dated September 15, 2015, and for other purposes. “San Luis Unit Drainage Resolution Act”; • H.R. 1807 (Rep. Louie Gohmert), To exempt from the Lacey Act and the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 certain water transfers between any of the States of Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana. “Public Water Supply Invasive Species Compliance Act of 2017”; • H.R. 1873 (Rep. Doug LaMalfa), To amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to enhance the reliability of the electricity grid and reduce the threat of wildfires to and from electric transmission and distribution facilities on Federal lands by facilitating vegetation management on such lands. “Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act”; • H.R. 1967 (Rep. Doug Lamborn), To amend the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 to authorize pumped storage hydropower development utilizing multiple Bureau of Reclamation reservoirs. “Bureau of Reclamation Pumped Storage Hydropower Development Act”; and • H.R. 2085 (Rep. Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan), To approve an agreement between the United States and the Republic of Palau, and for other purposes. On Wednesday, April 26, 2017, the Committee will convene at 4:00 p.m. in 1324 Longworth House Office Building for opening statements only. The Committee will reconvene on Thursday, April 27, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. in the 1324 Longworth House Office Building.
Committee on Natural Resources
4:00 PM 1324 LHOB