[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 68 (Friday, May 7, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D503-D505]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                  Week of May 10 through May 15, 2010

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, at approximately 3 p.m., Senate will resume consideration 
of S. 3217, Restoring American Financial Stability 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 Appropriations: May 12, Subcommittee on Defense, to 
hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 
2011 for the Air Force, 10:30 a.m., SD-192.
  May 13, Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban 
Development, and Related Agencies, to hold an oversight hearing to 
examine the Federal Housing Administration and its role in the 
housing market, 9:30 a.m., SD-138.
  Committee on Armed Services: May 12, Subcommittee on Personnel, to 
hold hearings to examine Reserve component programs in review of the 
Defense Authorization request for fiscal year 2011 and the Future 
Years Defense Program, 10 a.m., SR-222.
  May 13, Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing on operations 
in Afghanistan, 2:30 p.m., SVC-217.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: May 12, to 
hold hearings to examine the future of United States human space 
flight, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: May 11, to hold 
hearings to examine current issues related to offshore oil and gas 
development including the Department of the Interior's recent five 
year planning announcements and the accident in the Gulf of Mexico 
involving the offshore oil rig Deepwater Horizon, 10 a.m., SR-325.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: May 11, Subcommittee on 
Water and Wildlife, with the Subcommittee on Oversight, to hold 
joint hearings to examine the Environmental Protection Agency's 
(EPA) role in protecting ocean health, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  May 11, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine economic and 
environmental impacts of the recent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, 
2:30 p.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: May 11, to resume hearings to examine the 
President's proposed fee on financial institutions regarding the 
Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), part 3, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  May 13, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nomination 
of Alan D. Bersin, of California, to be Commissioner of Customs, 
Department of Homeland Security, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: May 12, to hold hearings to 
examine Sudan, focusing on the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), 
Darfur and the region, 11 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: May 11, 
Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety, to hold hearings to 
examine safe patient handling and lifting standards for a safer 
American workforce, 2:30 p.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: May 12, 
to hold hearings to examine Iran sanctions, focusing on why the 
United States Government does business with companies who do 
business with Iran, 10 a.m., SD-342.

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  May 12, Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery, to hold hearings 
to examine Stafford Act reform, focusing on sharper tools for a 
smarter recovery, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: May 13, to hold an oversight hearing 
to examine Indian school safety, 9:30 a.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: May 11, to hold an oversight hearing 
to examine United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, 10 
a.m., SD-226.
  May 12, Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland Security, to hold 
hearings to examine espionage statutes, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  May 13, Full Committee, business meeting to consider the 
nominations of Goodwin Liu, of California, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, Raymond Joseph Lohier, Jr., of 
New York, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit, 
Leonard Philip Stark, to be United States District Judge for the 
District of Delaware, and Kerry Joseph Forestal, to be United States 
Marshal for the Southern District of Indiana, John Dale Foster, to 
be United States Marshal for the Southern District of West Virginia, 
Gary Michael Gaskins, to be United States Marshal for the Northern 
District of West Virginia, and Dallas Stephen Neville, to be United 
States Marshal for the Western District of Wisconsin, 10 a.m., SD-
226.
  May 13, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Scott M. Matheson, Jr., of Utah, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit, John J. McConnell, Jr., to be 
United States District Judge for the District of Rhode Island, James 
Kelleher Bredar, and Ellen Lipton Hollander, both to be United 
States District Judge for the District of Maryland, and Susan 
Richard Nelson, to be United States District Judge for the District 
of Minnesota, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: May 11, to hold closed hearings 
to consider certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  May 13, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to consider 
certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, May 12, Subcommittee on Conservation, 
Credit, Energy and Research, hearing on H.R. 4785, Rural Energy 
Savings Program Act, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  May 13, full Committee, hearing to review U.S. agriculture policy 
in advance of the 2012 Farm Bill, 9 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, May 12, Subcommittee on Labor, Health 
and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, on Public 
Witnesses, 10 a.m., and 2 p.m., 2358-C Rayburn.
  May 13, Subcommittee on Defense, on Pacific Command/U.S. Forces 
Korea, 10 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  Committee on Armed Services, May 12, Subcommittee on Military 
Personnel, to mark up H.R. 5136, National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2011, 9 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  May 12, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, to mark up H.R. 5136, 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011, 11 a.m., 
2212 Rayburn.
  May 13, Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces, to mark up H.R. 5136, 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011, 2 p.m., 
2118 Rayburn.
  May 13, Subcommittee on Readiness, to mark up H.R. 5136, National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011, 10:30 a.m., 2118 
Rayburn.
  May 13, Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces, to mark 
up H.R. 5136, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2011, 12:30 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  May 13, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and 
Capabilities, to mark up H.R. 5136, National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2011, 9 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, May 12, Subcommittee on Health, 
hearing on Prematurity and Infant Mortality: What Happens When 
Babies Are Born Too Early? 2 p.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  May 12, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
entitled ``Inquiry into the Deepwater Horizon Gulf Coast Oil 
Spill,'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  May 13, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection, 
hearing on the following bills: H.R. 4501, Guarantee of a Legitimate 
Deal Act of 2009; and H.R. 2480, Truth in Fur Labeling Act of 2009, 
1 p.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  May 13, Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the 
Internet, hearing entitled `` The National Broadband Plan: Promoting 
Broadband Adoption,'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  May 13, Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, hearing on the 
following measures to reauthorize the Safe Drinking Water Act State 
Revolving Fund and, the Assistance, Quality and Affordability Act of 
2010 (AQUA) 9:30 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, May 11, Subcommittee on Capitol 
Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises, hearing 
entitled ``The Stock Market Plunge: What Happened and What is 
Next?'' 3 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  May 11, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
entitled ``TARP Oversight: An Update on Warrant Repurchases and 
Benefits to Taxpayers,'' 11 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  May 12, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer 
Credit, hearing entitled ``Use of Credit Information Beyond Lending: 
Issues and Reform Proposals,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  May 12, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations and the 
Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity, joint hearing 
entitled ``Minorities and Women in Financial Regulatory Reform: The 
Need for Increasing Participation and Opportunities for Qualified 
Persons and Businesses,'' 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, May 12, Subcommittee on 
Intelligence, Information Sharing and Terrorism Risk

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Assessment, hearing entitled ``A DHS Intelligence Enterprise: Still 
Just a Vision or Reality?'' 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on House Administration, May 11, to continue hearings on 
H.R. 5175, Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in 
Elections Act, 5 p.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on the Judiciary, May 11, Subcommittee on Crime, 
Terrorism, and Homeland Security, hearing on the following bills: 
H.R. 4080, Criminal Justice Reinvestment Act of 2009; and H.R. 4055, 
Honest Opportunity Probation with Enforcement (HOPE) Initiative Act 
of 2009, 4 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  May 13, full Committee, hearing on the United States Department of 
Justice, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, May 13, Subcommittee on Energy and 
Mineral Resources, oversight hearing entitled ``Up in the Air: The 
BLM's Disappearing Helium Program,'' 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, May 12, hearing on 
H.R. 4869, Restroom Gender Parity in Federal Buildings Act, 10 a.m., 
2154 Rayburn.
  May 12, Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service and the 
District of Columbia, oversight hearing entitled ``The Price is 
Right, or Is It?: An Examination of USPS Workshare Discounts and 
Products That Do Not Cover Their Costs,'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  May 12, Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and 
Procurement, to mark up H.R. 2142, Government Efficiency, 
Effectiveness, and Performance Improvement Act of 2009, 2 p.m., 2247 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, May 11, to consider H.R. 5116, America 
COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010,
5 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Small Business, May 12, hearing entitled ``Small 
Businesses and Broadband: An Engine for Economic Growth and Job 
Creation,'' 1 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, May 12, 
Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, hearing on Update 
on Metro New Orleans Storm Protection and Louisiana Coastal Area 
Program, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, May 12, to mark up pending 
business, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, May 13, Subcommittee on Select 
Revenue Measures, hearing on the proposals to establish an 
infrastructure bank, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, May 12, Subcommittee 
on Terrorism, Human Intelligence, Analysis and Counterintelligence, 
executive, briefing on Indication and Warning Methodologies, 10:30 
a.m., and executive, briefing on Financial Intelligence, 1 p.m., 
304-HVC.
  May 13, full Committee, executive, briefing on National 
Counterterrorism Center Budget for Fiscal Year 2011, time to be 
announced, 304-HVC.