[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 4 (Friday, January 9, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D20-D21]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

              Week of January 11 through January 17, 2009

                             Senate Chamber

  On Sunday, at approximately 2 p.m., Senate will vote on the motion to 
invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 22, 
Lands Bill.
  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: January 14, to 
hold hearings to examine the nomination of Thomas J. Vilsack, to be 
Secretary of Agriculture, 10 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Armed Services: January 15, to hold hearings to 
examine the nominations of William J. Lynn III, to be Deputy 
Secretary, Robert F. Hale, to be Under Secretary (Comptroller) and 
Chief Financial Officer, Michele Flournoy, to be Under Secretary for 
Policy, and Jeh Charles Johnson, to be General Counsel, all of the 
Department of Defense, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: January 13, to 
hold hearings to examine the nomination of Shaun Donovan, of New 
York, to be Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 10 a.m., SD-
538.
  January 15, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Mary Schapiro, of New York, to be Chairman of the 
Securities and Exchange Commission, Christina Romer, of California, 
to be Chair of the Council of Economic Advisors, Austan Goolsbee, of 
Illinois, and Cecilia Rouse, of New Jersey, each to be a Member of 
the Council of Economic Advisors, and Daniel Tarullo, of Maryland, 
to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 
System, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on the Budget: January 13, to hold hearings to examine 
the nominations of Peter R. Orszag, of Massachusetts, to be 
Director, and Robert L. Nabors II, of New Jersey, to be Deputy 
Director, both of the Office of Management and Budget, 9 a.m., SD-
608.

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  January 15, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the debt 
outlook and its implications for policy, 10 a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: January 13, to hold 
hearings to examine the nomination of Steven Chu, to be Secretary of 
Energy, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  January 15, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Ken Salazar to be Secretary of the Interior, 9:30 
a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: January 14, to hold 
hearings to examine the nominations of Lisa P. Jackson, to be 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and Nancy 
Helen Sutley, to be Chairman of the Council on Environmental 
Quality, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: January 13, to hold hearings to 
examine the nomination of Hillary R. Clinton, to be Secretary of 
State, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  January 15, Full Committee, business meeting to consider the 
nomination of Hillary R. Clinton, to be Secretary of State; to be 
followed by a hearing to examine the nomination of Susan E. Rice, to 
be Representative to the United Nations, with the rank and status of 
Ambassador, and the Representative in the Security Council of the 
United Nations, and to be Representative to the Sessions of the 
General Assembly of the United Nations during her tenure of service 
as Representative to the United Nations, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: January 13, 
to hold hearings to examine the nomination of Arne Duncan to be 
Secretary of Education, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  January 14, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending 
calendar business, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  January 15, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine investing 
in health information technology (IT), focusing on stimulus for a 
healthier America, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: January 
14, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Peter R. Orszag, 
of Massachusetts, to be Director, and Robert L. Nabors II, of New 
Jersey, to be Deputy Director, both of the Office of Management and 
Budget, 2 p.m., SD-342.
  January 15, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Janet A. Napolitano, to be Secretary of Homeland 
Security, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: January 15, to hold hearings to 
examine job creation and economic stimulus in Indian country, 2:30 
p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: January 15, to hold hearings to 
examine the nomination of Eric H. Holder, to be Attorney General of 
the United States, 9:30 a.m., SR-325.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: January 14, to hold hearings to 
examine the nomination of Eric Shinseki, to be Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs, 10 a.m., SD-106.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Armed Services, January 14, to meet for 
organizational purposes, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, January 15, hearing entitled 
``The U.S. Climate Action Partnership,'' 10:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, January 13, to meet to discuss 
``Priorities for the Next Administration: Use of TARP Funds under 
EESA,'' 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, January 13, to consider the following: H.R. 
384, TARP Reform and Accountability Act of 2009; and the Children's 
Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009, 5 p.m., H-313 
Capitol.
  Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, 
January 15, to meet for organizational purposes; followed by a 
hearing on ``Reinvigorating the Economy through Stimulus 
Legislation: Opportunities for All,'' 1:45 p.m., room to be 
announced.