[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 153 (Monday, November 29, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1121-D1123]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

              Week of November 30 through December 4, 2010

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, at 9 a.m., Senate will continue consideration of S. 510, 
FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, and vote on or in relation to the 
motion to suspend Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, for 
the purposes of proposing and considering Coburn Amendment No. 4696, to 
be followed by a vote on or in relation to the motion to suspend Rule 
XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, for the purposes of proposing 
and considering Coburn Amendment No. 4697, and on passage of S. 510, at 
approximately 9:15 a.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: December 2, to hold hearings to 
examine the report on the Department of Defense Working Group that 
conducted a comprehensive review of the issues associated with a 
repeal of section 654 of title 10, United States Code, ``Policy 
Concerning Homosexuality in the Armed Forces'', 9 a.m., SD-G50.
  December 3, Full Committee, to continue hearings to examine the 
report on the Department of Defense Working Group that conducted a 
comprehensive review of the issues associated with a repeal of 
section 654 of title 10, United States Code, ``Policy Concerning 
Homosexuality in the Armed Forces'', 9 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: December 1, to 
hold hearings to examine problems in mortgage servicing from 
modification to foreclosure, part 2, 9:30 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: November 30, 
to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Scott C. Doney, of 
Massachusetts, to be Chief Scientist of the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, and Mario Cordero, of California, and 
Rebecca F. Dye, of North Carolina, both to be a Federal Maritime 
Commissioner, Federal Maritime Commission, 3:30 p.m., SR-253.
  December 1, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine transition 
and implementation, focusing on the NASA Authorization Act of 2010, 
10:30 a.m., SR-253.
  December 1, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine mini med 
policies, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  December 2, Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, 
and Insurance, to hold an oversight hearing to examine the Consumer 
Product Safety Commission, focusing on product safety in the holiday 
season, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  December 2, Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and 
Security, to hold hearings to examine international aviation 
screening standards, 2:15 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: November 30, business 
meeting to consider H.R. 5651, to designate the Federal building and 
United States courthouse located at 515 9th Street in Rapid City, 
South Dakota, as the ``Andrew W. Bogue Federal Building and United 
States Courthouse'', H.R. 5706, to designate the building occupied 
by the Government Printing Office located at 31451 East United 
Avenue in Pueblo, Colorado, as the ``Frank Evans Government Printing 
Office Building'', H.R. 5773, to designate the Federal building 
located at 6401 Security Boulevard in Baltimore, Maryland, commonly 
known as the Social Security Administration Operations Building, as 
the ``Robert M. Ball Federal Building'', H.R. 4387, to designate the 
Federal building located at 100 North Palafox Street in Pensacola, 
Florida, as the ``Winston E. Arnow Federal Building'', H.R. 5282, to 
provide funds to the Army Corps of Engineers to hire veterans and 
members of the Armed Forces to assist the Corps with curation and 
historic preservation activities, H.R. 4973, to amend the Fish and 
Wildlife Act of 1956 to reauthorize volunteer programs and community 
partnerships for national wildlife refuges, S. 3874, to amend the 
Safe Drinking Act to reduce lead in drinking water, and S. 3973, to 
amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize and modify 
provisions relating to the diesel emissions reduction program, Time 
to be announced, Room to be announced.
  Committee on Finance: December 2, to hold hearings to examine tax 
reform, focusing on historical trends in income and revenue, 10 
a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: December 1, to hold hearings to 
examine Latin America in 2010, focusing on

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opportunities, challenges, and the future of the United States 
policy in the hemisphere, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  December 2, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 2982, 
to combat international violence against women and girls, S. 3688, 
to establish an international professional exchange program, S. 
1633, to require the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation 
with the Secretary of State, to establish a program to issue Asia-
Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards, S. 3798, to 
authorize appropriations of United States assistance to help 
eliminate conditions in foreign prisons and other detention 
facilities that do not meet minimum human standards of health, 
sanitation, and safety, S. Con. Res. 71, recognizing the United 
States national interest in helping to prevent and mitigate acts of 
genocide and other mass atrocities against civilians, and supporting 
and encouraging efforts to develop a whole of government approach to 
prevent and mitigate such acts, treaty between the Government of the 
United States of America and the Government of the Republic of 
Rwanda Concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of 
Investment, signed at Kigali on February 19, 2008 (Treaty Doc. 110-
23), international Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and 
Agriculture, adopted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the 
United Nations on November 3, 2001, and signed by the United States 
on November 1, 2002 (the ``Treaty'') (Treaty Doc. 110-19), and the 
nominations of Thomas R. Nides, of the District of Columbia, to be 
Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources, William R. 
Brownfield, of Texas, to be Assistant Secretary for International 
Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, and Suzan D. Johnson Cook, of 
New York, to be Ambassador at Large for International Religious 
Freedom, all of the Department of State, Paige Eve Alexander, of 
Georgia, to be an Assistant Administrator of the United States 
Agency for International Development, and Alan J. Patricof, of New 
York, and Mark Green, of Wisconsin, both to be a Member of the Board 
of Directors of the Millennium Challenge Corporation, 2 p.m., S-116, 
Capitol.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: December 1, 
business meeting to consider S. 3817, to amend the Child Abuse 
Prevention and Treatment Act, the Family Violence Prevention and 
Services Act, the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption 
Reform Act of 1978, and the Abandoned Infants Assistance Act of 1988 
to reauthorize the Acts, S. 3199, to amend the Public Health Service 
Act regarding early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of hearing 
loss, S. 3036, to establish the Office of the National Alzheimer's 
Project, S. 1275, to establish a National Foundation on Physical 
Fitness and Sports to carry out activities to support and supplement 
the mission of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and 
Sports, H.R. 2941, to reauthorize and enhance Johanna's Law to 
increase public awareness and knowledge with respect to gynecologic 
cancers, an original bill entitled, ``The Museum and Library 
Services Act of 2010'', and the nominations of Anthony Bryk, of 
California, Robert Anacletus Underwood, of Guam, and Kris D. 
Gutierrez, of Colorado, all to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the National Board for Education Sciences, Sean P. Buckley, of 
New York, to be Commissioner of Education Statistics, Department of 
Education, Susan H. Hildreth, of Washington, to be Director of the 
Institute of Museum and Library Services, Cora B. Marrett, of 
Wisconsin, to be Deputy Director of the National Science Foundation, 
and Allison Blakely, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the 
National Council on the Humanities, and subcommittee assignments; to 
be immediately followed by a hearing to examine the Pension Benefit 
Guaranty Corporation, focusing on management and oversight, 9:45 
a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: November 
30, business meeting to consider S. 3784, to designate the facility 
of the United States Postal Service located at 4865 Tallmadge Road 
in Rootstown, Ohio, as the ``Marine Sgt. Jeremy E. Murray Post 
Office'', H.R. 5758, to designate the facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 2 Government Center in Fall River, 
Massachusetts, as the ``Sergeant Robert Barrett Post Office 
Building'', H.R. 6118, to designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE., in 
Washington, D.C., as the ``Dorothy I. Height Post Office'', H.R. 
6237, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 1351 2nd Street in Napa, California, as the ``Tom 
Kongsgaard Post Office Building'', H.R. 6387, to designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 337 West 
Clark Street in Eureka, California, as the ``Sam Sacco Post Office 
Building'', and the nomination of Eugene Louis Dodaro, of Virginia, 
to be Comptroller General of the United States, Government 
Accountability Office, 9 a.m., S-216, Capitol.
  December 2, Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, 
Government Information, Federal Services, and International 
Security, to hold hearings to examine finding solutions to the 
challenges facing the United States Postal Service, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: November 30, Subcommittee on Crime and 
Drugs, to hold hearings to examine enforcement of the Foreign 
Corrupt Practices Act, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  December 1, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 3675, 
to amend chapter 11 of title 11, United States Code, to address 
reorganization of small businesses, S. 2888, to amend section 205 of 
title 18, United States Code, to exempt qualifying law school 
students participating in legal clinics from the application of the 
general conflict of interest rules under such section, S. 3728, to 
amend title 17, United States Code, to extend protection to fashion 
design, S. 1598, to amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 
to establish a permanent background check system, and the 
nominations of Robert Neil Chatigny, and Susan L. Carney, both of 
Connecticut, both to be United States Circuit Judge for the Second 
Circuit, Amy Totenberg, to be United States District Judge for the 
Northern District of Georgia, James Emanuel Boasberg, and Amy Berman 
Jackson, both to be United States District Judge for the District of 
Columbia, James E. Shadid, and Sue E. Myerscough, both to be United 
States District Judge for the Central District of Illinois, James E. 
Graves, Jr., of Mississippi, to be United

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States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit, Paul Kinloch Holmes III, 
to be United States District Judge for the Western District of 
Arkansas, Anthony J. Battaglia, to be United States District Judge 
for the Southern District of California, Edward J. Davila, to be 
United States District Judge for the Northern District of 
California, Diana Saldana, to be United States District Judge for 
the Southern District of Texas, Max Oliver Cogburn, Jr., to be 
United States District Judge for the Western District of North 
Carolina, Marco A. Hernandez, and Michael H. Simon, both to be 
United States District Judge for the District of Oregon, and Steve 
C. Jones, to be United States District Judge for the Northern 
District of Georgia, and Michele Marie Leonhart, of California, to 
be Administrator of Drug Enforcement, and Stacia A. Hylton, of 
Virginia, to be Director of the United States Marshals Service, both 
of the Department of Justice, and Patti B. Saris, of Massachusetts, 
and Dabney Langhorne Friedrich, of Maryland, both to be a Member of 
the United States Sentencing Commission, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: December 2, to hold closed 
hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Armed Services, November 30, Subcommittee on 
Oversight and Investigations, hearing on Continued Engagement: 
Department of Defense Responses to the Committee's April 2010 Report 
on Professional Military Education, 9 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  November 30, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats, 
and Capabilities, hearing on the Crisis in the Democratic Republic 
of Congo: Implications for U.S. National Security, 2 p.m., 2118 
Rayburn.
  December 1, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, hearing on the 
status of the phased adaptive approach, 2 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, December 2, Subcommittee on 
Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection hearing on ``Do-Not-Track' 
Legislation: Is Now the Right Time?'' 10:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, November 30, Subcommittee on 
International Monetary Policy and Trade, hearing entitled 
``Investments Tied to Genocide: Sudan Divestment and Beyond,'' 2 
p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, December 1, hearing on Implementing 
Tougher Sanctions on Iran: A Progress Report, 9:30 a.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  December 2, Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health, hearing on 
Zimbabwe: From Crisis to Renewal, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, December 1, Subcommittee on Courts and 
Competition Policy, hearing on Antitrust Laws and Their Effects on 
Health Care Providers, Insurers and Patients, 10:30 a.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  December 2, full Committee, hearing on Foreclosed Justice: Causes 
and Effects of the Foreclosure Crisis, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  December 3, Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and 
Civil Liberties, hearing on Civil Liberties and National Security, 
10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, November 30, to consider S. 3307, Healthy 
Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, 3 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, December 1, executive, 
briefing on WikiLeaks Unauthorized Disclosures of Classified 
Information, 11 a.m., 304-HVC.
  December 1, Subcommittee on Intelligence Community Management, 
hearing on Update on Security Clearance Reform, 1 p.m., 2253 
Rayburn.
  December 2, full Committee, executive, briefing on Update on North 
Korea, 9:30 a.m., 304-HVC.
  Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, 
December 1, hearing entitled ``Not Going Away: America's Energy 
Security, Jobs and Climate Challenges,'' 11 a.m., 210 Cannon.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: December 3, to hold hearings to examine 
the employment situation for November 2010, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.