[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 24 (Friday, February 6, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D121-D123]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

              Week of February 9 through February 14, 2009

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, at approximately 1 p.m., Senate will resume consideration 
of H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, and vote on the 
motion to invoke cloture on the amendment offered by Senator Reid for 
Senators Collins and Nelson (NE) at 5:30 p.m.
  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 Appropriations: February 11, Subcommittee on Energy 
and Water Development, to hold hearings to examine protecting 
residents of the Devils Lake region from rising water, 9:30 a.m., 
SD-138.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: February 10, 
business meeting to consider the nominations of Austan Dean 
Goolsbee, of Illinois, and Cecilia Elena Rouse, of California, both 
to be Members of the Council of Economic Advisers; and an original 
resolution authorizing expenditures for committee operations, 
committee's rules of procedure for the 111th Congress, and 
subcommittee assignments; to be followed by an oversight hearing to 
examine the financial rescue program, focusing on a new plan for the 
Trouble Asset Relief Program (TARP), 10 a.m., SD-106.
  February 12, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine consumer 
protection in the financial regulatory system, focusing on 
strengthening credit card protections, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on the Budget: February 10, to hold hearings to examine 
issues and budget options for health reform, 10 a.m., SD-608.
  February 11, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine policies 
to address the crises in financial and housing markets, 10 a.m., SD-
608.
  February 12, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine Senate 
procedures for consideration of the budget resolution/
reconciliation, 10 a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: February 12, 
organizational business meeting to consider an original resolution 
authorizing expenditures for committee operations, and committee's 
rules of procedure for the 111th Congress; followed by a hearing to 
consider the nominations of Jane Lubchenco, of Oregon, to be Under 
Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere, and John P. Holdren, of 
Massachusetts, to be Director of the Office of Science and 
Technology Policy, both of the Department of Commerce, 10 a.m., SR-
253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: February 10, to hold 
hearings to examine renewable electricity standards proposal, 10 
a.m., SD-366.
  February 11, Full Committee, organizational business meeting to 
consider an original resolution authorizing expenditures for 
committee operations, and subcommittee assignments for the 111th 
Congress, 11:30 a.m., SD-366.
  February 12, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
Department of Energy Loan Guarantee Program, authorized under Title 
17 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, and how the delivery of 
services to support the deployment of clean energy technologies 
might be improved, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: February 10, to receive a closed 
briefing on North Korea, 2:30 p.m., SVC-217.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: February 
11, business meeting to consider S. 160, to provide the District of 
Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat in 
the House of Representatives, S. 303, to reauthorize and improve the 
Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 1999, S. 
69, to establish a fact-finding Commission to extend the study of a 
prior Commission to investigate and determine facts and 
circumstances surrounding the relocation, internment, and 
deportation to Axis countries of Latin Americans of Japanese descent 
from December 1941 through February 1948, and the impact of those 
actions by the United States, and to recommend appropriate remedies, 
and S. 234, to designate the facility of

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the United States Postal Service located at 2105 East Cook Street in 
Springfield, Illinois, as the ``Colonel John H. Wilson, Jr. Post 
Office Building'', an original resolution authorizing expenditures 
for committee operations, and committee's rules of procedure for the 
111th Congress, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  February 12, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine 
structuring national security and homeland security at the White 
House, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: February 12, to hold an oversight 
hearing to examine matters relating to Indian affairs, 9:30 a.m., 
SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: February 10, to hold hearings to 
examine the nominations of Elena Kagan, of Massachusetts, to be 
Solicitor General of the United States, and Thomas John Perrelli, of 
Virginia, to be Associate Attorney General, both of the Department 
of Justice, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  February 11, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the need 
for increased fraud enforcement in the wake of the economic 
downturn, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Rules and Administration: February 11, organizational 
business meeting to consider committee's funding resolution for the 
111th Congress, and other pending business, 10:30 a.m., SR-301.
  February 11, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine Senate 
Committee budget requests, 10:45 a.m., SR-301.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: February 12, 
organizational business meeting to consider an original resolution 
authorizing expenditures for committee operations, and committee's 
rules of procedure for the 111th Congress, 9:30 a.m., SR-428A.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: February 11, to hold hearings to 
examine veterans' disability compensation, focusing on the appeals 
process, 9:30 a.m., SR-418.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: February 10, to hold closed 
hearings to consider certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-
219.
  February 11, Full Committee, closed business meeting to consider 
pending intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  February 12, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the world 
threat, 2:30 p.m., SH-216.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Appropriations, February 11, Subcommittee on Defense, 
executive, hearing on Air Force Nuclear Enterprise, 10 a.m., and a 
hearing on Contract Services and Acquisition Management, 1:30 p.m., 
H-140 Capitol.
  February 12, Subcommittee on Defense, hearing on Army Contracting, 
10 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  Committee on Armed Services, February 12, hearing on addressing 
U.S. Strategy in Iraq and Afghanistan: Balancing Interests and 
Resources, 10:30 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  February 12, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and 
Capabilities, hearing on Strategies for Countering Violent Extremist 
Ideologies, 1 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, February 12, hearing on Building a 
Foundation for Families: Fighting Hunger, Investing in Children, 10 
a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Education and Labor, February 11, to mark up the Stop 
Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act of 2009; and to 
consider the Committee Oversight Plan for the 111th Congress, 10 
a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  February 12, hearing on Examining Workers' Rights and Violence 
Against Labor Union Leaders in Colombia, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  February 12, Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning 
and Competitiveness, hearing on New Innovations and Best Practices, 
Under the Workforce Investment Act, 2:30 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, February 10, to meet for 
organizational purposes, and to consider the Committee's Oversight 
Plan for the 111th Congress, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  February 12, Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, hearing on 
The Climate Challenge: National Security Threats and Economic 
Opportunities, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, February 10, hearing entitled 
``An Examination of the Extraordinary Efforts by the Federal Reserve 
Bank to Provide Liquidity in the Current Financial Crisis,'' 1 p.m., 
2128 Rayburn.
  February 11, hearing entitled ``TARP Accountability: Use of 
Federal Assistance by the First TARP Recipients,'' 10 a.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, February 12, Subcommittee on Asia, 
the Pacific, and the Global Environment, hearing on Smart Power: 
Remaking U.S. Foreign Policy in North Korea, 1 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  February 12, Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia, 
hearing on Gaza After the War: What Can Be Built on the Wreckage? 
9:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on House Administration, February 11, to consider 
Committee Funding for the 111th Congress, 10 a.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on the Judiciary, February 11, Subcommittee on Crime, 
Terrorism, and Homeland Security, hearing on Youth Violence: Trends, 
Myths and Solutions, 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  February 12. Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, 
hearing on Libel Tourism, 11 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, February 11, oversight hearing 
entitled, ``Offshore Drilling: Environmental and Commercial 
Perspectives,'' 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  February 12, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, hearing 
on H.R. 493, Coal Ash Reclamation, Environment, and Safety Act of 
2009, 10 a.m.,1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, February 10, to consider S. 22, Omnibus Public 
Land Management Act of 2009, 4:30 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science and Technology, February 11, hearing on 
Electronic Waste: Investing in Research and Innovation to Reuse, 
Reduce, and Recycle, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.

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  February 12, Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation, hearing on 
an Overview of Transportation R&D: Priorities for Reauthorization, 
10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, February 11, hearing entitled ``The 
State of SBA's Entrepreneurial Development Programs and Their Role 
in Promoting an Economic Recovery,'' 1 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  February 11, Subcommittee on Rural Development, Entrepreneurship 
and Trade, hearing entitled ``The Impact of Competitive Bidding on 
Small Businesses in the Durable Medical Equipment Community,'' 10 
a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, February 11, 
Subcommittee on Aviation, hearing on the FAA Reauthorization Act of 
2009, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  February 12, Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public 
Buildings, and Emergency Management, hearing on GSA's Economic 
Recovery Role: Job Creation, Repair, and Energy Efficiency in 
Federal Buildings and Accountability, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, February 12, 
executive, to meet for organizational purposes, 10 a.m., 304 HVC.
  February 13, executive, briefing on Hot-Spots, 9 a.m.; and 
executive, briefing on Counter Intelligence, 10 a.m., 304 HVC.