[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 175 (Monday, November 30, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1374-D1377]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

              Week of December 1 through December 5, 2009

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, at approximately 10 a.m., Senate will continue 
consideration of H.R. 3590, Service Members Home Ownership Tax Act; 
following which, at 11:30 a.m., Senate will begin consideration of the 
nomination of Jacqueline H. Nguyen, to be United States District Judge 
for the Central District of California, and after a period of debate, 
vote on confirmation of the nomination at approximately 12 noon.
  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: December 2, to 
hold hearings to examine over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives reform 
and addressing systemic risk, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Armed Services: December 2, to hold hearings to 
examine Afghanistan, 9 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: December 3, to 
hold hearings to examine the nomination of Ben S. Bernanke, of New 
Jersey, to be Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal 
Reserve System, 10 a.m., SD-106.

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  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: December 1, 
Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security, to hold 
hearings to examine aviation safety, focusing on pilot fatigue, 
10:15 a.m., SR-253.
  December 2, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine 
transportation security challenges post-9/11, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: December 2, to hold 
hearings to examine policy options for reducing greenhouse gas 
emissions, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  December 3, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine H.R. 3276, 
to promote the production of molybdenum-99 in the United States for 
medical isotope production, and to condition and phase out the 
export of highly enriched uranium for the production of medical 
isotopes, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  December 3, Subcommittee on National Parks, to hold hearings to 
examine S. 760, to designate the Liberty Memorial at the National 
World War I Museum in Kansas City, Missouri, as the ``National World 
War I Memorial'', S. 1838, to establish a commission to commemorate 
the sesquicentennial of the American Civil War, S. 2097, to 
authorize the rededication of the District of Columbia War Memorial 
as a National and District of Columbia World War I Memorial to honor 
the sacrifices made by American veterans of World War I, S. 2722, to 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special 
resource study to determine the suitability and feasibility of 
adding the Heart Mountain Relocation Center, in the State of 
Wyoming, as a unit of the National Park System, S. 2726, to modify 
the boundary of the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site in the 
State of South Dakota, S. 2738, to authorize National Mall Liberty 
Fund D.C. to establish a memorial on Federal land in the District of 
Columbia to honor free persons and slaves who fought for 
independence, liberty, and justice for all during the American 
Revolution, H.R. 1849, to designate the Liberty Memorial at the 
National World War I Museum in Kansas City, Missouri, as the 
National World War I Memorial, to establish the World War I 
centennial commission to ensure a suitable observance of the 
centennial of World War I, and H.R. 3689, to provide for an 
extension of the legislative authority of the Vietnam Veterans 
Memorial Fund, Inc. to establish a Vietnam Veterans Memorial visitor 
center, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: December 2, with the 
Subcommittee on Superfund, Toxics and Environmental Health, to hold 
an oversight hearing to examine the Federal Toxic and Substances 
Control Act, 2:30 p.m., SD-406.
  December 3, Subcommittee on Water and Wildlife, to hold hearings 
to examine S. 373, to amend title 18, United States Code, to include 
constrictor snakes of the species Python genera as an injurious 
animal, S. 1519, to provide for the eradication and control of 
nutria in Maryland, Louisiana, and other coastal States, S. 1421, to 
amend section 42 of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the 
importation and shipment of certain species of carp, S. 1965, to 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide financial 
assistance to the State of Louisiana for a pilot program to develop 
measures to eradicate or control feral swine and to assess and 
restore wetlands damaged by feral swine, H.R. 2188, to authorize the 
Secretary of the Interior, through the United States Fish and 
Wildlife Service, to conduct a Joint Venture Program to protect, 
restore, enhance, and manage migratory bird populations, their 
habitats, and the ecosystems they rely on, through voluntary actions 
on public and private lands, S. 1214, to conserve fish and aquatic 
communities in the United States through partnerships that foster 
fish habitat conservation, to improve the quality of life for the 
people of the United States, H.R. 3537, to amend and reauthorize the 
Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Act of 1994, H.R. 
3433, to amend the North American Wetlands Conservation Act to 
establish requirements regarding payment of the non-Federal share of 
the costs of wetlands conservation projects in Canada that are 
funded under that Act, and H.R. 509, to reauthorize the Marine 
Turtle Conservation Act of 2004, 2 p.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: December 1, to hold hearings to 
examine the nomination of Rajiv J. Shah, of Washington, to be 
Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
Development, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  December 1, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Anne Slaughter Andrew, of Indiana, to be Ambassador 
to the Republic of Costa Rica, David Daniel Nelson, of Minnesota, to 
be Ambassador to the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, Betty E. King, of 
New York, to be Representative of the United States of America to 
the Office of the United Nations and Other International 
Organizations in Geneva, with the rank of Ambassador, Laura E. 
Kennedy, of New York, for the rank of Ambassador during her tenure 
of service as United States Representative to the Conference on 
Disarmament, and Eileen Chamberlain Donahoe, of California, for the 
rank of Ambassador during her tenure of service as the United States 
Representative to the U.N. Human Rights Council, all of the 
Department of State, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  December 3, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine 
Afghanistan, focusing on assessing the road ahead, 9 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: December 
1, business meeting to consider the nomination of Alan C. Kessler, 
of Pennsylvania, to be a Governor of the United States Postal 
Service, 12 noon, S-216, Capitol.
  December 2, Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery, to hold 
hearings to examine disaster case management, focusing on developing 
a comprehensive national program focused on outcomes, 2:30 p.m., SD-
342.
  December 3, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Caryn A. Wagner, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of 
Homeland Security for Intelligence and Analysis, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: December 3, business meeting to 
consider pending calendar business; to be immediately followed by an 
oversight hearing to examine expanding dental health care in Indian 
Country; to be immediately followed by an oversight hearing to 
examine Contract Health Services, 2:15 p.m., SD-628.

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  Committee on the Judiciary: December 1, to hold hearings to 
examine the nomination of O. Rogeriee Thompson, of Rhode Island, to 
be United States Circuit Judge for the First Circuit, 10 a.m., SD-
226.
  December 2, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
Supreme Court, focusing on Americans' access to courts, 10 a.m., SD-
226.
  December 3, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 448, 
to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing 
conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by 
certain persons connected with the news media, S. 714, to establish 
the National Criminal Justice Commission, S. 1624, to amend title 11 
of the United States Code, to provide protection for medical debt 
homeowners, to restore bankruptcy protections for individuals 
experiencing economic distress as caregivers to ill, injured, or 
disabled family members, and to exempt from means testing debtors 
whose financial problems were caused by serious medical problems, S. 
1765, to amend the Hate Crime Statistics Act to include crimes 
against the homeless, S. 1353, to amend title 1 of the Omnibus Crime 
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1986 to include nonprofit and 
volunteer ground and air ambulance crew members and first responders 
for certain benefits, S. 678, to reauthorize and improve the 
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, and the 
nominations of Thomas I. Vanaskie, of Pennsylvania, to be United 
States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit, Louis B. Butler, Jr., to 
be United States District Judge for the Western District of 
Wisconsin, Denny Chin, of New York, to be United States Circuit 
Judge for the Second Circuit, Rosanna Malouf Peterson, to be United 
States District Judge for the Eastern District of Washington, and 
William M. Conley, to be United States District Judge for the 
Western District of Wisconsin, and Susan B. Carbon, of New 
Hampshire, to be Director of the Violence Against Women Office, John 
H. Laub, of the District of Columbia, to be Director of the National 
Institute of Justice, Sharon Jeanette Lubinski, to be United States 
Marshal for the District of Minnesota, Mary Elizabeth Phillips, to 
be United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, 
Sanford C. Coats, to be United States Attorney for the Western 
District of Oklahoma, and Stephen James Smith, to be United States 
Marshal for the Southern District of Georgia, all of the Department 
of Justice, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: December 1, to hold hearings to 
examine the nominations of Philip S. Goldberg, of the District of 
Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and 
Research, and Caryn A. Wagner, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of 
Homeland Security for Intelligence and Analysis, 2:30 p.m., SH-216.
  December 3, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to consider 
certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., S-407, Capitol.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, December 2, Subcommittee on 
Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research, hearing to review the 
potential economic impacts of climate change on the farm sector, 10 
a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  December 3, Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and 
Research, hearing to review the costs and benefits of agriculture 
offsets, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Armed Services, December 2, hearing on assessing the 
Guam war claims process, 1 p.m., HVC.
  December 2, Subcommittee on Readiness and the Subcommittee on 
Military Personnel, joint hearing on The New Walter Reed: Are We on 
The Right Track? 10 a.m., 210 HVC.
  December 3, full Committee, hearing on Afghanistan: The Results of 
the Strategic Review,'' 1 p.m., 210 HVC.
  Committee on Education and Labor, December 2, Subcommittee on 
Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions, hearing on Examining the 
Delphi Bankruptcy's Impact on Workers and Retirees, 10:30 2175 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, December 2, Subcommittee on 
Energy and Environment, hearing on Impacts of H.R. 3795, Over-the-
Counter Derivatives Markets Act of 2009, on Energy Markets, 1 p.m., 
2322 Rayburn.
  December 2, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Breast 
Cancer Screening Recommendations'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  December 3, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer 
Protection, hearing on the Calling Card Consumer Protection Act, 10 
a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services,  December 2, to continue markup 
of the following bills: H.R. 3996, Financial Stability Improvement 
Act of 2009; and H.R. 2609, Federal Insurance Office Act of 2009, 
9:30 a.m., followed by a hearing entitled ``FY09 FHA Actuarial 
Report,'' 10:30 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  December 3, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 2266, Reasonable 
Prudence in Regulation Act; and H.R. 2267, Internet Gambling 
Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act, 10 a.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, December 2, hearing on U.S. Strategy 
in Afghanistan, 1:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  December 3, Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health, hearing on 
Sudan: A review of the Administrations' New Policy and A Situation 
Update, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
   Committee on Homeland Security, December 3, hearing entitled 
``The United States Secret Service and Presidential Protection: An 
Examination of a System Failure,'' 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, December 3, Subcommittee on Commercial 
and Administrative Law, hearing on Protecting Employees in Airline 
Bankruptcies, 1:30 p.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  December 3, Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and 
Civil Liberties, hearing on the Civil Rights Division of the 
Department of Justice, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, December 2, hearing on H.R. 725, 
Indian Arts and Crafts Amendments Act of 2009, 10 a.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, December 2, hearing 
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Meter Silence Minority Owned Radio Stations?'' 10 a.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  December 2, Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and 
National Archives, hearing entitled ``The 2010 Census: How Complete 
Count Committees, Local Governments, Philanthropic Organizations, 
Not-for-Profits, and the Business Community Can Contribute to a 
Successful Census,'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  December 3, full Committee, hearing entitled ``Post-Katrina 
Recovery: Restoring Health Care in the New Orleans Region,'' 10 
a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, December 2, to consider H.R. 4154, Permanent 
Estate Tax Relief for Families, Farmers, and Small Businesses Act of 
2009, 3 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science and Technology, December 2, Subcommittee on 
Space and Aeronautics, hearing on Ensuring the Safety of Human Space 
Flight, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  December 3, Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, hearing on 
Marine and Hydrokinetic Energy Technology: Finding the Path to 
Commercialization, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, December 2, 
Subcommittee on Aviation, hearing on Commercial Space 
Transportation, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  December 2, Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public 
Buildings, and Emergency Management, hearing on Stimulus Tracking 
Number 4: Ensuring Money Means Security when Building GSA Border 
Stations to Protect the U.S.A., 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, December 2, hearing on VA Health 
Care Funding: Appropriations to Programs, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, 
December 2, hearing entitled ``The Administration's View on the 
State of Climate Science,'' 10 a.m., B-318 Rayburn.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: December 4, to hold hearings to examine 
the employment situation for November 2009, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  Joint Economic Committee: December 2, to hold hearings to examine 
unregulated markets, focusing on regulatory reform in the financial 
sector, 10 a.m., 210, Cannon Building.