[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 77 (Thursday, May 20, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D579-D581]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                  Week of May 24 through May 29, 2010

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, at 3 p.m., Senate will begin consideration of H.R. 4899, 
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act. At 4:45 p.m., Senate will 
proceed to consideration of Brownback and Hutchison motions to instruct 
conferees with respect to H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer 
Protection Act, with a series of two roll call votes in relation to the 
motions at approximately 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 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: May 26, to hold 
hearings to examine the nominations of Elisabeth Ann Hagen, of 
Virginia, to be Under Secretary for Food Safety, and Catherine E. 
Woteki, of the District of Columbia, to be Under Secretary for 
Research, Education, and Economics, both of the Department of 
Agriculture, and Sara Louise Faivre-Davis, of Texas, Lowell Lee 
Junkins, of Iowa, and Myles J. Watts, of Montana, all to be a Member 
of the Board of Directors of the Federal Agricultural Mortgage 
Corporation, Farm Credit Administration, 9:30 a.m., SR-328A.
  Committee on Appropriations: May 26, Subcommittee on Interior, 
Environment, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine 
firefighting policy with the U.S. Forest Service and the Department 
of the Interior, 9:30 a.m., SD-124.
  Committee on Armed Services: May 25, Subcommittee on Airland, 
closed business meeting to mark up those provisions which fall under 
the subcommittee's jurisdiction of the proposed National Defense 
Authorization Act for fiscal year 2011, 9 a.m., SR-222.
  May 25, Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, closed 
business meeting to mark up those provisions which fall under the 
subcommittee's jurisdiction of the proposed National Defense 
Authorization Act for fiscal year 2011, 10:30 a.m., SR-222.
  May 25, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, closed 
business meeting to mark up those provisions which fall under the 
subcommittee's jurisdiction of the proposed National Defense 
Authorization Act for fiscal year 2011, 2 p.m., SR-222.
  May 25, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, closed business meeting 
to mark up those provisions which fall under the subcommittee's 
jurisdiction of the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for 
fiscal year 2011, 3:30 p.m., SR-222.
  May 25, Subcommittee on Personnel, closed business meeting to mark 
up those provisions which fall under the subcommittee's jurisdiction 
of the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 
2011, 5 p.m., SR-222.
  May 26, Subcommittee on Seapower, closed business meeting to mark 
up those provisions which fall under the subcommittee's jurisdiction 
of the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 
2011, 9:30 a.m., SR-222.
  May 26, Full Committee, closed business meeting to mark up the 
proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2011, 
2:30 p.m., SR-222.
  May 27, Full Committee, closed business meeting to mark up the 
proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2011, 
9:30 a.m., SR-222.
  May 28, Full Committee, closed business meeting to mark up the 
proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2011, 
9:30 a.m., SR-222.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: May 26, 
Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, to hold hearings to 
examine innovation and inclusion, focusing on the Americans with 
Disabilities Act at 20, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  May 27, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the financial 
state of the airline industry and the implications of consolidation, 
10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: May 25, to hold 
hearings to examine the liability and financial responsibility 
issues related to offshore oil production, including the Deepwater 
Horizon accident in the Gulf of Mexico, including S. 3346, to 
increase the limits on liability under the Outer Continental Shelf 
Lands Act, 10 a.m., SR-325.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: May 27, to hold 
hearings to examine an original bill entitled, ``Water Resources 
Development Act of 2010'', focusing on legislative issues, 10 a.m., 
SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: May 25, to hold hearings to examine reducing 
overpayments and increasing quality in the unemployment system, 10 
a.m., SD-215.
  May 26, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine certain 
nominations, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: May 25, to resume hearings to 
examine Treaty between the United States of America and the Russian 
Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of 
Strategic Offensive Arms, signed in Prague on April 8, 2010, with 
Protocol (Treaty Doc.111-05), focusing on the role of strategic arms 
control in a post-Cold War world, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  May 25, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 3193, to 
establish within the office of the Secretary of State a Coordinator 
for Cyberspace and Cybersecurity Issues, S. 3104, to permanently 
authorize Radio Free Asia, S. Res. 469, recognizing the 60th 
Anniversary of the Fulbright Program in Thailand, S. Res. 532, 
recognizing Expo 2010 Shanghai China and the USA Pavilion at the 
Expo, S. 3317, to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2010 
through 2014 to promote long-term, sustainable rebuilding and 
development in Haiti, and the nominations of Michael P. Meehan, of 
Virginia, and Dana M. Perino, of the District of Columbia, both to 
be a Member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors, and Michael 
James Warren, of the District of Columbia, to be

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a Member of the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private 
Investment Corporation, 2:15 p.m., S-116, Capitol.
  May 26, Subcommittee on African Affairs, to hold hearings to 
examine assessing challenges and opportunities for peace in Sudan, 
2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: May 25, to 
resume hearings to examine Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
(ESEA) reauthorization, focusing on early childhood education, 2 
p.m., SD-430.
  May 26, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 2781, to 
change references in Federal law to mental retardation to references 
to an intellectual disability, and to change references to a 
mentally retarded individual to references to an individual with an 
intellectual disability, and the nominations of David K. Mineta, of 
California, to be Deputy Director for Demand Reduction, Office of 
National Drug Control Policy, and Adam Gamoran, of Wisconsin, 
Deborah Loewenberg Ball, of Michigan, Margaret R. McLeod, of the 
District of Columbia, and Bridget Terry Long, of Massachusetts, all 
to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the National Board for 
Education Sciences, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  May 27, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine building a 
secure future for multiemployer pension plans, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: May 26, to hold hearings to examine 
the nomination of Tracie Stevens, of Washington, to be Chairman of 
the National Indian Gaming Commission, 10 a.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: May 26, Subcommittee on the 
Constitution, to hold hearings to examine the legality and efficacy 
of line-item veto proposals, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  May 27, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 193, to 
create and extend certain temporary district court judgeships, H.R. 
4506, to authorize the appointment of additional bankruptcy judges, 
H.R. 1933, to direct the Attorney General to make an annual grant to 
the A Child Is Missing Alert and Recovery Center to assist law 
enforcement agencies in the rapid recovery of missing children, H.R. 
908, to amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 
1994 to reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert 
Program, and the nominations of Robert Neil Chatigny, of 
Connecticut, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Second 
Circuit, John A. Gibney, Jr., to be United States District Judge for 
the Eastern District of Virginia, and Stephanie A. Finley, to be 
United States Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana, Scott 
Jerome Parker, to be United States Marshal for the Eastern District 
of North Carolina, Darryl Keith McPherson, to be United States 
Marshal for the Northern District of Illinois, and Gervin Kazumi 
Miyamoto, to be United States Marshal for the District of Hawaii, 
all of the Department of Justice, and Daniel J. Becker, of Utah, 
James R. Hannah, of Arkansas, Gayle A. Nachtigal, of Oregon, John B. 
Nalbandian, of Kentucky, Marsha J. Rabiteau, of Connecticut, and 
Hernan D. Vera, of California, all to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the State Justice Institute, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  May 27, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer 
Rights, to hold hearings to examine the United/Continental Airlines 
merger, focusing on how consumers will fare, 2:15 p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Rules and Administration: May 25, to hold hearings to 
examine the nomination of William J. Boarman, of Maryland, to be 
Public Printer, 10 a.m., SR-301.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: May 27, to 
resume hearings to examine the impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil 
spill on small businesses, Time to be announced, SR-428A.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: May 25, to hold closed hearings 
to consider certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  May 27, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to consider 
certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  Special Committee on Aging: May 26, to hold hearings to examine 
dietary supplements, focusing on what seniors need to know, 2 p.m., 
SD-562.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Appropriations, May 27, Subcommittee on Interior, 
Environment, and Related Agencies, hearing on BP-Transocean 
Deepwater Horizon Oil Disaster: Ongoing Response and Environmental 
Impacts, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and Labor, May 27, Subcommittee on Higher 
Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness, hearing Examining 
GAO's Findings on Efforts to Improve Oversight of Low-Income and 
Minority Serving Institutions, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, May 25, Subcommittee on Energy 
and Environment, hearing on Combating the BP Oil Spill, 2 p.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  May 27, full Committee, hearing on Developments in Synthetic 
Genomics and Implications for Health and Energy, 10 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  May 27, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Promoting the 
Development of Antibiotics and Ensuring Judicious Use in Humans,'' 
10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, May 25, hearing entitled `` The 
Administration's Proposal to Preserve and Transform Public and 
Assisted Housing: The Transforming Rental Assistance Initiative,'' 
10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  May 26, Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government 
Sponsored Enterprises, hearing entitled ``FHFA Oversight: Current 
State of the Housing Government Sponsored Enterprises,'' 2 p.m., 
2128 Rayburn.
  May 26, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
entitled ``Anti-Money Laundering: Blocking Terrorist Financing and 
Its Impact on Lawful Charities,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, May 25, Subcommittee on Africa and 
Global Health, hearing on The Great Lakes Region: Current Conditions 
and U.S. Policy, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  May 27, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere and the 
Subcommittee on Border, Maritime and Global Counterterrorism of the 
Committee on Homeland Security, joint hearing on U.S.-Mexico 
Security Cooperation: Next Steps for the Merida Initiative, 10 a.m., 
331 Cannon.

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  Committee on Homeland Security, May 26, Subcommittee on 
Intelligence, Information Sharing and Terrorism Risk Assessment, 
hearing entitled ``Internet Terror Recruitment and Tradecraft: How 
Can We Address an Evolving Tool While Protecting Free Speech?'' 10 
a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, May 25, Subcommittee on Commercial and 
Administrative Law, hearing on H.R. 4677, Protecting Employees and 
Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act of 2010, 11 a.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  May 25, Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy, hearing on 
H.R. 5281, Removal Clarification Act of 2010, 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  May 25, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security, 
hearing on H.R. 3040, Senior Financial Empowerment Act of 2009, 2:30 
p.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  May 26, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, 
hearing on United States v. Stevens: The Supreme Court's Decision 
Invalidating the Crush Video Statute, time to be announced, 2141 
Rayburn.
  May 27, full Committee, hearing on the Legal Liability Issues 
Surrounding the Gulf Coast Oil Disaster, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, May 25, Subcommittee on Insular 
Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife, hearing on H.R. 5284, Sikes Act 
Amendments Act of 2010, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  May 25, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, 
oversight hearing on Building on America's Best Idea: The Next 
Century of the National Park System, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  May 26 and 27, full Committee, oversight hearings entitled ``Outer 
Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Strategy and Implications of the 
Deepwater Horizon Rig Explosion,'' 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, May 26, Subcommittee 
on Domestic Policy, hearing entitled ``Assessing EPA's Efforts to 
Measure and Reduce Mercury Pollution from Dentist Offices,'' 2 p.m., 
2154 Rayburn.
  May 27, full Committee, hearing regarding the circumstances 
surrounding the recall of popular children's medicines produced by 
Johnson & Johnson/McNeil Consumer Healthcare, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science and Technology, May 26, hearing to review the 
Proposed National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Human 
Spaceflight Plan, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  May 27, Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation, hearing on 
Interoperability in Public Safety Communications Equipment, 10 a.m., 
2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, May 25, hearing entitled ``Heroes of 
Small Business,'' 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, May 25, 
Subcommittee Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency 
Management, hearing on Eliminating Waste and Managing Space in 
Federal Courthouses: GAO Recommendations on Courthouse Construction, 
Courtroom Sharing, and Enforcing Congressionally Authorized Limits 
on Size and Cost, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  May 26, full Committee, hearing on Recovery Act: Progress Reports 
for Infrastructure Investments, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, May 27, Subcommittee on Health, 
hearing on the following measures: H.R. 4062, Veterans' Health and 
Radiation Safety Act; H.R. 4505, To enable State homes to furnish 
nursing home care to parents any of whose children died while 
serving in the Armed Forces; Draft legislation on Outreach; and 
pending business, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, May 27, Subcommittee on Oversight, 
hearing on tobacco smuggling in the United States and other excise 
tax compliance issues, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.


                             Joint Meetings

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: May 25, to hold 
hearings to examine Holocaust era assets after the Prague 
conference, 2:30 p.m., SR-428A.
  Joint Economic Committee: May 26, to hold hearings to examine how 
to minimize the impact of the great recession on young workers, 10 
a.m., 210, Cannon Building.