[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 13 (Thursday, January 22, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D66-D67]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

              Week of January 26 through January 31, 2009

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, at 4 p.m., Senate will consider the nomination of Timothy 
F. Geithner, of New York, to be Secretary of the Treasury, and vote on 
confirmation of the nomination.
  Also, Senate will begin consideration of H.R. 2, Children's Health 
Insurance Program Reauthorization Act.
  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 Armed Services: January 27, to hold hearings to 
examine challenges facing the Department of Defense, 9:30 a.m., SD-
106.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: January 27, to 
hold hearings to examine investment securities fraud, focusing on 
regulator and oversight concerns, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on the Budget: January 28, to hold hearings to examine 
federal response to the housing and financial crisis, 10 a.m., SD-
608.
  January 29, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the global 
economy, focusing on outlook, risks, and implications for policy, 10 
a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: January 28, business meeting to 
consider the nominations of James B. Steinberg, to be Deputy 
Secretary, and Jacob J. Lew, to be Deputy Secretary for Management 
and Resources, both of the Department of State, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  January 28, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine global 
climate change, 10 a.m., SD-419.

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  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: January 27, 
to hold hearings to examine access to prevention and public health 
for high risk populations, 10 a.m., TBD.
  January 29, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine quality in 
health reform, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: January 
28, to hold hearings to examine lessons from the Mumbai, India 
terrorist attacks, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: January 27, to hold hearings to 
examine health information technology (IT), focusing on protecting 
Americans' privacy in the digital age, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  January 28, Full Committee, business meeting to consider the 
nomination of Eric H. Holder, Jr., to be Attorney General, 10 a.m., 
SH-216.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: January 28, to hold an oversight 
hearing to examine veterans' disability compensation, focusing on 
the appeals process, 9:30 a.m., SR-418.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Armed Services, January 27, hearing on the priorities 
of the Department of Defense in the new Administration, 1:30 p.m., 
2118 Rayburn.
  January 28, Subcommittee on Military Personnel, hearing on Sexual 
Assault in the Military: Victim Support and Advocacy, 10 a.m., 2212 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, January 27, to meet for 
organizational purposes, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, January 28, to meet for 
organizational purposes, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on House Administration, January 27, to meet for 
organizational purposes, 1 p.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on the Judiciary, January 27, Subcommittee on 
Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties, hearing on H.R. 
157, District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2009, 10 a.m., 
2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science and Technology, January 28, to meet for 
organizational purposes, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, January 28, to meet for 
organizational purposes, 1 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, January 28, 
Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, 
hearing on Freight and Passenger Rail: Present and Future Roles, 
Performance, Benefits, and Needs, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.