[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 52 (Monday, April 11, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D389-D391]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                Week of April 12 through April 16, 2011

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, at 11 a.m., Senate will begin consideration of the 
nomination of Vincent L. Briccetti, of New York, to be United States 
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, and the 
nomination of John A. Kronstadt, of California, to be United States 
District Judge for the Central District of California. At approximately 
12 noon, the nomination of Vincent L. Briccetti, of New York, to be 
United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 
will be confirmed by consent, and Senate vote on confirmation of the 
nomination of John A. Kronstadt, of California, to be United States 
District Judge for the Central District of California.
  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: April 12, Subcommittee on State, 
Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, to hold hearings to 
examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2012 for the U.S. 
Agency for International Development, 10 a.m., SD-138.
  April 13, Subcommittee on Department of Defense, to receive a 
closed briefing on the proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 
2012 United States Pacific Command (PACOM), 10:30 a.m., S-217, 
Capitol.
  April 13, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, to hold 
hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for 
fiscal year 2012 for the Army Corps of Engineers and Bureau of 
Reclamation, 2 p.m., SD-192.
  April 14, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 
Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for 
fiscal year 2012 for the Department of Commerce, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  April 14, Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans 
Affairs, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed 
budget estimates for fiscal year 2012 for the Department of Army and 
the Department of Air Force, 2 p.m., SD-124.
  April 14, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, to hold hearings to 
examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2012 for the 
Secretary of the Senate, the Senate Sergeant at Arms, and the United 
States Capitol Police, 2:30 p.m., SD-138.
  Committee on Armed Services: April 12, to hold hearings to examine 
U.S. Pacific Command and U.S. Forces Korea in review of the Defense 
Authorization request for fiscal year 2012 and the Future Years 
Defense Program; with the possibility of a closed session in SH-219 
following the open session, 10 a.m., SD-106.
  April 12, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, to 
hold hearings to examine Department of Defense plans and programs 
relating to counterterrorism, counternarcotics, and building 
partnership capacity; with the possibility of a closed session in 
SVC-217 following the open session, 2:30 p.m., SR-232A.
  April 13, Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, to 
hold hearings to examine the current materiel readiness of U.S. 
Forces in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal 
year 2012 and the Future Years Defense Program, 10 a.m., SR-232A.
  April 13, Subcommittee on Personnel, to hold hearings to examine 
the Active, Guard, Reserve, and civilian personnel programs in 
review of the Defense Authorization request for fiscal year 2012 and 
the Future Years Defense Program, 1:30 p.m., SR-222.
  April 13, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, to hold hearings to 
examine ballistic missile defense policies and programs in review of 
the Defense Authorization request for fiscal year 2012 and the 
Future Years Defense Program; with the possibility of a closed 
session in SVC-217 following the open session, 2:30 p.m., SR-232A.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: April 12, 
business meeting to consider the nominations of Katharine G. 
Abraham, of Iowa, and Carl Shapiro, of California, both to be a 
Member of the Council of Economic Advisers, Executive Office of the 
President, and Eric L. Hirschhorn, of Maryland, to be Under 
Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration; to be immediately 
followed by a hearing to examine building the new derivatives 
regulatory framework, focusing on oversight of Title VII of the 
``Dodd-Frank Act'', 2:45 p.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: April 12, business 
meeting to consider S. 99, 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, S. 398, to amend the Energy 
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and Conservation Act to improve energy efficiency of certain 
appliances and equipment, S. 629, to improve hydropower, S. 630, to 
promote marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy research and 
development, an original hydropower bill, and the nomination of 
Peter Bruce Lyons, of New Mexico, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Energy (Nuclear Energy), 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: April 12, with the 
Subcommittee on Water and Wildlife, to hold joint hearings to 
examine natural gas drilling, focusing on public health and 
environmental impacts, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  April 12, Full Committee, with the Subcommittee on Clean Air and 
Nuclear Safety, to hold joint hearings to examine a review of the 
nuclear emergency in Japan and implications for the U.S, 2:45 p.m., 
SD-406.
  April 13, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 782, to 
amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to 
reauthorize that Act, S. 680, to authorize the Administrator of 
General Services to convey a parcel of real property in the District 
of Columbia to provide for the establishment of a National Women's 
History Museum, and S. 710, to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to 
direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to 
establish a hazardous waste electronic manifest system, 9 a.m., SD-
406.
  April 13, Full Committee, to hold an oversight hearing to examine 
domestic renewable fuels, focusing on ethanol and advanced biofuels, 
10 a.m., SD-406.
  April 14, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine issues for 
surface transportation authorization, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: April 12, to hold hearings to examine the 
best practices in tax administration, focusing on a look across the 
globe, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  April 13, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine perspectives 
on deficit reduction, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: April 12, business meeting to 
consider S. Res.109, honoring and supporting women in North Africa 
and the Middle East whose bravery, compassion, and commitment to 
putting the well-being of others before their own have proven that 
courage can be contagious, and the nominations of Nils Maarten Parin 
Daulaire, of Virginia, to be Representative of the United States on 
the Executive Board of the World Health Organization, Joseph M. 
Torsella, of Pennsylvania, to be Representative of the United States 
of America to the United Nations for U.N. Management and Reform, 
with the rank of Ambassador, and to be Alternate Representative of 
the United States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly 
of the United Nations, during his tenure of service as 
Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations 
for U.N. Management and Reform, Suzan D. Johnson Cook, of New York, 
to be Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom, 
Robert Patterson, of New York, to be Ambassador to Turkmenistan, 
Jonathan Scott Gration, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Kenya, Michelle D. Gavin, of the District of Columbia, 
to be Ambassador to the Republic of Botswana, David Bruce Shear, of 
New York, to be Ambassador to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, and 
Kurt Walter Tong, of Maryland, for the rank of Ambassador during his 
tenure of service as United States Senior Official for the Asia-
Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Forum, all of the Department of 
State, and Ben S. Bernanke, of New Jersey, to be United States 
Alternate Governor of the International Monetary Fund, 2:15 p.m., S-
116, Capitol.
  April 13, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine 
international development policy priorities in the fiscal year 2012 
budget, 2 p.m., SD-419.
  April 14, Subcommittee on African Affairs, to hold hearings to 
examine assessing the fiscal year 2012 budget for Africa, 2:30 p.m., 
SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: April 13, 
business meeting to consider any pending nominations, Time to be 
announced, Room to be announced.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: April 12, 
Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government 
Information, Federal Services, and International Security, to hold 
hearings to examine the President's plan for eliminating wasteful 
spending in information technology, 10:30 a.m., SD-342.
  April 12, Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the 
Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, to hold hearings to 
examine financial literacy, focusing on empowering Americans to make 
informed financial decisions, 2:30 p.m., SD-628.
  April 13, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 679, to 
reduce the number of executive positions subject to Senate 
confirmation, S. 772, to protect Federal employees and visitors, 
improve the security of Federal facilities and authorize and 
modernize the Federal Protective Service, S. 550, to improve the 
provision of assistance to fire departments, S. 300, to prevent 
abuse of Government charge cards, S. 498, to ensure objective, 
independent review of task and delivery orders, S. 762, to improve 
the Federal Acquisition Institute, S. 191, to direct the Department 
of Homeland Security to undertake a study on emergency 
communications, S. 514, to amend chapter 21 of title 5, United 
States Code, to provide that fathers of permanently disabled or 
deceased veterans shall be included with mothers of such veterans as 
preference eligibles for treatment in the civil service, S. Res. 
128, expressing the sense of the Senate that public servants should 
be commended for their dedication and continued service to the 
Nation during Public Service Recognition Week, May 1 through 7, 
2011, and the nomination of Rafael Borras, of Maryland, to be Under 
Secretary of Homeland Security for Management, 11 a.m., SD-342.
  April 14, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine Federal 
regulation, focusing on how to best advance the public interest, 10 
a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: April 14, to hold hearings to examine 
S. 636, to provide the Quileute Indian Tribe Tsunami and Flood 
Protection, S. 703, to amend the Long-Term Leasing Act, and S. 546, 
to extend the Federal recognition to the Little Shell Tribe of 
Chippewa Indians of Montana, 2:15 p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: April 12, Subcommittee on the 
Constitution, to hold hearings to examine the ``Fair

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Elections Now Act'', focusing on a comprehensive response to 
Citizens United, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  April 12, Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs, to hold hearings to 
examine cyber security, focusing on responding to the threat of 
cyber crime and terrorism, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
  April 13, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine fulfilling 
our commitment to support victims of crime, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  April 13, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Henry F. Floyd, of South Carolina, to be United 
States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit, Nelva Gonzales Ramos, 
to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of 
Texas, Richard Brooke Jackson, to be United States District Judge 
for the District of Colorado, Sara Lynn Darrow, to be United States 
District Judge for the Central District of Illinois, and Lisa O. 
Monaco, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Attorney 
General, Department of Justice, 3 p.m., SD-226.
  April 14, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 350, to 
require restitution for victims of criminal violations of the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act, S. 623, to amend chapter 111 of 
title 28, United States Code, relating to protective orders, sealing 
of cases, disclosures of discovery information in civil actions, and 
the nominations of Bernice Bouie Donald, of Tennessee, to be United 
States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit, and Virginia A. Seitz, 
of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Attorney General, 
and Denise Ellen O'Donnell, of New York, to be Director of the 
Bureau of Justice Assistance, both of the Department of Justice, 10 
a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Rules and Administration: April 13, business meeting 
to consider the nomination of William J. Boarman, of Maryland, to be 
Public Printer, Government Printing Office, 10 a.m., SR-301.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: April 13, to hold hearings to 
examine veterans' employment, focusing on improving the transition 
from the battlefield to the workforce, 10 a.m., SR-418.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: April 14, to hold closed 
hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  Special Committee on Aging: April 13, to hold hearings to examine 
the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the reform of the medical 
device approval process, 2 p.m., SD-562.