[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 13 (Friday, January 29, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D65-D67]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

              Week of February 1 through February 6, 2010

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, at approximately 3 p.m., Senate will resume consideration 
of the nomination of M. Patricia Smith, of New York, to be Solicitor 
for the Department of Labor, and after a period of debate, vote on the 
motion to invoke cloture thereon 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 Armed Services: February 2, to hold hearings to 
examine the Defense Authorization request for fiscal year 2011, the 
Future Years Defense Program, the 2011 Quadrennial Defense Review, 
and the 2011 Missile Defense Review; to be immediately followed by a 
hearing to examine the ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy, 9 a.m., SD-
G50.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: February 2, to 
hold hearings to examine prohibiting certain high-risk investment 
activities by banks and bank holding companies, 2:30 p.m., SD-538.
  February 4, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
implications of the ``Volcker Rules'' for financial stability, 10 
a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on the Budget: February 2, to hold hearings to examine 
the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2011, 10 
a.m., SD-608.
  February 4, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
President's proposed budget request and revenue proposals for fiscal 
year 2011, 10 a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: February 4, to 
hold hearings to examine financial services and products, focusing 
on the role of the Federal Trade Commission in protecting consumers, 
2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: February 2, to hold 
hearings to examine the nominations of Larry Persily, of Alaska, to 
be Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation 
Projects, and Patricia A. Hoffman, of Virginia, to be Assistant 
Secretary of Energy for Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, 
2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  February 4, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2011 for the 
Department of Energy, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: February 4, 
Subcommittee on Superfund, Toxics and Environmental Health, to hold 
hearings to examine current science on public exposures to toxic 
chemicals, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: February 2, to hold hearings to examine the 
President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2011, 10 a.m., 
SD-215.
  February 3, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2011 for health 
care proposals, 3:30 p.m., SD-215.
  February 4, Full Committee, to continue hearings to examine the 
President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2011, 10 a.m., 
SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: February 2, to hold hearings to 
examine the nominations of Donald E. Booth, of Virginia, to be 
Ambassador to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Bisa 
Williams, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Niger, 
and Beatrice Wilkinson Welters, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, all of the Department of State, 
10:30 a.m., SD-419.
  February 2, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Rosemary Anne DiCarlo, of the District of Columbia, 
to be Representative of the United States of America to the Sessions 
of the General Assembly of the United Nations, during her tenure of 
service as Deputy Representative of the United States of America to 
the United Nations, and to be the Deputy Representative of the 
United States of America to the United Nations, with the rank and 
status of Ambassador and the Deputy

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Representative of the United States of America in the Security 
Council of the United Nations, Brooke D. Anderson, of California, to 
be an Alternate Representative of the United States of America to 
the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations during 
her tenure of service as Alternate Representative of the United 
States of America for Special Political Affairs in the United 
Nations, and to be Alternate Representative of the United States of 
America for Special Political Affairs in the United Nations, with 
the rank of Ambassador, Allan J. Katz, of Florida, to be Ambassador 
to the Portuguese Republic, Ian C. Kelly, of Maryland, to be U. S. 
Representative to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in 
Europe, with the rank of Ambassador, and Judith Ann Stewart Stock, 
of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and 
Cultural Affairs, all of the Department of State, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  February 2, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Scott H. DeLisi, of Minnesota, to be Ambassador to 
the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, Harry K. Thomas, Jr., of 
New York, to be Ambassador to the Republic of the Philippines, and 
David Adelman, of Georgia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Singapore, all of the Department of State, 3:30 p.m., SD-419.
  February 4, Subcommittee on International Development and Foreign 
Assistance, Economic Affairs and International Environmental 
Protection, to hold hearings to examine Haiti reconstruction, 
focusing on smart planning moving forward, 3 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: February 2, 
to hold hearings to examine the nomination of Craig Becker, of 
Illinois, to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board, 4 
p.m., SD-430.
  February 4, Full Committee, business meeting to consider the 
nomination of Craig Becker, of Illinois, to be a Member of the 
National Labor Relations Board, and any pending nominations, 10 
a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: February 
4, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, to hold hearings to 
examine keeping foreign corruption out of the United States, 
focusing on four case histories, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: February 4, business meeting to 
consider S. 1789, to restore fairness to Federal cocaine sentencing, 
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. 1554, to 
amend the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to 
prevent later delinquency and improve the health and well-being of 
maltreated infants and toddlers through the development of local 
Court Teams for Maltreated Infants and Toddlers and the creation of 
a National Court Teams Resource Center to assist such Court Teams, 
H.R. 1741, to require the Attorney General to make competitive 
grants to eligible State, tribal, and local governments to establish 
and maintain certain protection and witness assistance programs, S. 
1132, to amend title 18, United States Code, to improve the 
provisions relating to the carrying of concealed weapons by law 
enforcement officers, and the nominations of Edward Milton Chen, to 
be United States District Judge for the Northern District of 
California, and Louis B. Butler, Jr., to be United States District 
Judge for the Western District of Wisconsin, and Christopher H. 
Schroeder, of North Carolina, Mary L. Smith, of Illinois, and Dawn 
Elizabeth Johnsen, of Indiana, all to be an Assistant Attorney 
General, all of the Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  February 4, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and 
Consumer Rights, to hold hearings to examine the Comcast/NBC 
Universal Merger, focusing on the future of competition and 
consumers, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Rules and Administration: February 2, to hold 
hearings to examine the Supreme Court's decision to allow unlimited 
corporate spending in elections, 10 a.m., SR-301.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: February 2, to hold hearings to 
examine the world wide threat, 2:30 p.m., SH-216.
  February 4, Full Committee, closed business meeting to consider 
pending calendar business, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Appropriations, February 3, Subcommittee on Commerce, 
Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, on Science, Technology, 
Engineering and Math Education 1, 10 a.m, and on Economic 
Development Administration, 2 p.m., H-309 Capitol.
  February 3, Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban 
Development, and Related Agencies, on Investments in Transportation 
Improvements: the FY 2011 Budget Request for the Department of 
Transportation., 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  February 4, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and 
Related Agencies, to continue on Science, Technology, Engineering 
and Math Education 2, 10 a.m., H-309 Capitol.
  Committee on Armed Services, February 3, hearing on the Fiscal 
Year 2011 National Defense Authorization Budget Request from the 
Department of Defense, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  February 3, Subcommittee on Military Personnel, hearing on the 
report of the Defense Task Force on Sexual Assault in the Military 
Services, 10 a.m., 210 HVC.
  February 4, full Committee, hearing on the 2009 Quadrennial 
Defense Review, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, February 2, hearing on the President's 
Fiscal Year 2011 Budget, 2 p.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Education and Labor, February 3, hearing on 
Strengthening the Economy and Improving the Lives of American 
Workers, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, February 4, hearing on 
Department of Health and Human Services Fiscal Year 2011 Budget, 2 
p.m., 2123 Rayburn.

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  February 4, Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and the 
Internet, hearing entitled ``An Examination of the Proposed 
Combination of Comcast and NBC Universal,'' 9:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, and the Committee on Small 
Business, joint hearing entitled ``Condition of Small Business and 
the Commercial Real Estate Lending in Local Markets,'' 10 a.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, February 3, hearing on Yemen on the 
Brink: Implications for U.S. Policy, 9:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  February 3, Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia, 
hearing on America and the Iranian Political Reform Movement: First, 
Do No Harm, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, February 4, Subcommittee on 
Management, Investigations, and Oversight, hearing entitled 
``Furthering the Mission or Having Fun: Lax Travel Policies Cost DHS 
Millions,'' 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on House Administration, February 3, to continue 
hearings on Review of the Use of Committee Funds in the First 
Session of the 111th Congress, 10 a.m., 1310 Longworth.
  February 3, hearing on Defining the Future of Campaign Finance in 
an Age of Supreme Court Activism, 1 p.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on the Judiciary, February 3, Subcommittee on the 
Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties, hearing on the 
First Amendment and Campaign Finance After Citizens United, 10 a.m., 
2141 Rayburn.
  February 4, Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, 
hearing on State Taxation: The Role of Congress in Defining Nexus, 
11 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, February 4, Subcommittee on Water 
and Power, hearing on H.R. 4225, To authorize drought assistance 
adjustments to provide immediate funding for projects and activities 
that will help alleviate record unemployment and diminished 
agricultural production related to the drought in California, 10 
a.m., 1324 Rayburn.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, February 3, 
Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service and the District 
of Columbia, hearing entitled ``Half Way Home to the District: The 
Role of Halfway Houses in Reducing Crime and Recidivism in the 
Nation's Capitol,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  February 4, full Committee, oversight hearing entitled ``Toyota 
Gas Pedals: Is the Public At Risk?'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, February 2, to consider H.R. 4061, 
Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2009, 5 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science and Technology, February 3, Subcommittee on 
Space and Aeronautics, hearing on Key Issues and Challenges Facing 
NASA: Views of the Agency's Watchdogs, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  February 3, Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation, hearing on 
Passenger Screening R&D: Responding to President Obama's Call to 
Develop and Deploy the Next General of Screening Technologies, 2 
p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  February 4, Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, hearing on 
Geoengineering II: The Scientific Basis and Engineering Challenges, 
10 a.m., 2325 Rayburn.
  February 4, Subcommittee on Research and Science Education, 
hearing on Strengthening Undergraduate and Graduate STEM Education, 
10:30 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, February 3, 
Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and 
Emergency Management, hearing on FEMA's Urban Search and Rescue 
Program in Haiti: How to Apply Lessons Learned at Home, 2 p.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  February 4, Subcommittee on Aviation, hearing on Update: The 
Federal Aviation Administration's Call to Action on Airline Safety 
and Pilot Training, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, February 3, Subcommittee on 
Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, hearing on 
Implementation and Status Update on the Veterans' Benefits 
Improvement Act, P.L. 110-389, 2 p.m., 334 Cannon.
  February 3, Subcommittee on Health, hearing to review of VA 
Contract Health Care: Project HERO, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  February 4, full Committee, hearing on VA's Budget Request for 
Fiscal Year 2011 and Fiscal Year 2012, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, February 3, hearing on the 
President's Budget for Fiscal Year 2011 Budget, 10 a.m., and 2 p.m., 
1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, February 3, hearing on 
the Annual Threat Assessment, Part 1, 9 a.m., and executive, Part 
II, 210 HVC.


                             Joint Meetings

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: February 2, to 
hold hearings to examine Kazakhstan's leadership of the Organization 
for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), 10 a.m., 1100, 
Longworth Building.
  Joint Economic Committee: February 5, to hold hearings to examine 
the employment situation for January 2010, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.