[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 66 (Friday, May 13, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D503-D505]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                  Week of May 16 through May 21, 2011

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, at 2 p.m., Senate will be in a period of morning business.
  On Tuesday, at 10 a.m., Senate will begin consideration of the 
nomination of Susan L. Carney, of Connecticut, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit, and after a period of debate, 
vote on confirmation thereon at approximately 12 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 Appropriations: May 17, Subcommittee on 
Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, and Related 
Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for 
fiscal year 2012 for the Federal Railroad Administration and the 
National Railroad Passenger Corporation, 10:15 a.m., SD-138.
  May 17, Subcommittee on Department of Defense, to receive a closed 
briefing on the proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2012 for 
the United States Northern Command and the United States Southern 
Command, 10:30 a.m., SVC-217.
  May 18, Subcommittee on Department of Defense, to hold hearings to 
examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 
2012 for the Department of the Army, 10:30 a.m., SD-192.

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  May 18, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, to hold 
hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for 
fiscal year 2012 for the Department of Energy, 2:30 p.m., SD-192.
  May 19, Subcommittee on Department of the Interior, Environment, 
and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget 
estimates for fiscal year 2012 for the United States Forest Service, 
2:30 p.m., SD-124.
  Committee on Armed Services: May 18, 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.
  May 18, Subcommittee on SeaPower, to hold hearings to examine 
Marine Corps acquisition 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: May 17, to hold 
hearings to examine oversight and reauthorization of the Export-
Import Bank of the United States, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  May 18, Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance and Investment, to 
hold hearings to examine the state of the securitization markets, 
9:30 a.m., SD-538.
  May 19, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine public 
transportation, focusing on priorities and challenges for 
reauthorization, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: May 18, 
Subcommittee on Science and Space, to hold hearings to examine 
contributions of space to national imperatives, 10:30 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: May 17, to hold 
hearings to examine S. 516, to extend Outer Continental Shelf leases 
to accommodate permitting delays and to provide operators time to 
meet new drilling and safety requirements, S. 843, to establish 
Outer Continental Shelf lease and permit processing coordination 
offices, S. 916, to facilitate appropriate oil and gas development 
on Federal land and waters, to limit dependence of the United States 
on foreign sources of oil and gas, and S. 917, to amend the Outer 
Continental Shelf Lands Act to reform the management of energy and 
mineral resources on the Outer Continental Shelf, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  May 18, Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests, to hold hearings 
to examine S. 220, to provide for the reforestation of forest 
landscapes, protection of old growth forests, and management of 
national forests in the eastside forests of the State of Oregon, S. 
270, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain 
Federal land to Deschutes County, Oregon, S. 271, to require the 
Secretary of Agriculture to enter into a property conveyance with 
the city of Wallowa, Oregon, S. 278, to provide for the exchange of 
certain land located in the Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forests in 
the State of Colorado, S. 292, to resolve the claims of the Bering 
Straits Native Corporation and the State of Alaska to land adjacent 
to Salmon Lake in the State of Alaska and to provide for the 
conveyance to the Bering Straits Native Corporation of certain other 
public land in partial satisfaction of the land entitlement of the 
Corporation under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, S. 322, 
to expand the Alpine Lakes Wilderness in the State of Washington, to 
designate the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River and Pratt River as wild 
and scenic rivers, S. 382, to amend the National Forest Ski Area 
Permit Act of 1986 to clarify the authority of the Secretary of 
Agriculture regarding additional recreational uses of National 
Forest System land that is subject to ski area permits, and for 
other permits, S. 427, to withdraw certain land located in Clark 
County, Nevada, from location, entry, and patent under the mining 
laws and disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and 
geothermal leasing or mineral materials, S. 526, to provide for the 
conveyance of certain Bureau of Land Management land in Mohave 
County, Arizona, to the Arizona Game and Fish Commission, for use as 
a public shooting range, S. 566, to provide for the establishment of 
the National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System, S. 590, to 
convey certain submerged lands to the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands in order to give that territory the same benefits in 
its submerged lands as Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa 
have in their submerged lands, S. 607, to designate certain land in 
the State of Oregon as wilderness, to provide for the exchange of 
certain Federal land and non-Federal land, S. 617, to require the 
Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal land to Elko 
County, Nevada, and to take land into trust for the Te-moak Tribe of 
Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada, S. 683, to provide for the 
conveyance of certain parcels of land to the town of Mantua, Utah, 
S. 684, to provide for the conveyance of certain parcels of land to 
the town of Alta, Utah, S. 667, to establish the Rio Grande del 
Norte National Conservation Area in the State of New Mexico, S. 729, 
to validate final patent number 27-2005-0081, S. 766, to provide for 
the designation of the Devil's Staircase Wilderness Area in the 
State of Oregon, to designate segments of Wasson and Franklin Creeks 
in the State of Oregon as wild rivers, S. 896, to amend the Public 
Land Corps Act of 1993 to expand the authorization of the 
Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, and the Interior to provide 
service opportunities for young Americans; help restore the nation's 
natural, cultural, historic, archaeological, recreational and scenic 
resources; train a new generation of public land managers and 
enthusiasts; and promote the value of public service, and S. 897, to 
amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to 
clarify that uncertified States and Indian tribes have the authority 
to use certain payments for certain noncoal reclamation projects and 
acid mine remediation programs, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  May 19, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine policies to 
reduce oil consumption through the promotion of advanced vehicle 
technologies and accelerated deployment of electric-drive vehicles, 
including S. 734, to provide for a program of research, development, 
demonstration, and commercial application in vehicle technologies at 
the Department of Education, and S. 948, to promote the deployment 
of plug-in electric drive vehicles, 10 a.m., SD-366.

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  May 19, Subcommittee on Water and Power, to hold hearings to 
examine S. 201, to clarify the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the 
Interior with respect to the C.C. Cragin Dam and Reservoir, S. 333, 
to reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of 
construction of a hydroelectric project involving the Little Wood 
River Ranch, S. 334, to reinstate and extend the deadline for 
commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving 
the American Falls Reservoir, S. 419, to authorize the Dry-Redwater 
Regional Water Authority System, S. 499, to authorize the Secretary 
of the Interior to facilitate the development of hydroelectric power 
on the Diamond Fork System of the Central Utah Project, S. 519, to 
further allocate and expand the availability of hydroelectric power 
generated at Hoover Dam, and S. 808, to direct the Secretary of the 
Interior to allow for prepayment of repayment contracts between the 
United States and the Uintah Water Conservancy District, 2:30 p.m., 
SD-366.
  Committee on Finance: May 17, to hold hearings to examine 
financing 21st century infrastructure, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: May 17, to hold hearings to 
examine strategic implications of Pakistan and the region, 9:30 
a.m., SD-419.
  May 17, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 618, to 
promote the strengthening of the private sector in Egypt and 
Tunisia, S. 954, to promote the strengthening of the Haitian private 
sector, S. Con. Res. 15, supporting the goals and ideals of World 
Malaria Day, and reaffirming United States leadership and support 
for efforts to combat malaria as a critical component of the 
President's Global Health Initiative, and the nominations of Daniel 
Benjamin Shapiro, of Illinois, to be Ambassador to Israel, Stuart E. 
Jones, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Hashemite Kingdom of 
Jordan, George Albert Krol, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Uzbekistan, and Henry S. Ensher, of California, to be 
Ambassador to the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, all of 
the Department of State, Mara E. Rudman, of Massachusetts, to be an 
Assistant Administrator of the United States Agency for 
International Development, Matthew Maxwell Taylor Kennedy, of 
California, and James A. Torrey, of Connecticut, both to be a Member 
of the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment 
Corporation, and Sim Farar, of California, and William J. Hybl, of 
Colorado, both to be a Member of the United States Advisory 
Commission on Public Diplomacy, and a promotion list in the Foreign 
Service, 2:15 p.m., S-116, Capitol.
  May 18, Subcommittee on European Affairs, to hold hearings to 
examine Administration priorities for Europe in the 112th Congress, 
2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  May 19, Subcommittee on African Affairs, to hold hearings to 
examine the next steps in Cote d'Ivoire, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: May 17, to 
hold hearings to examine strengthening medical and public health 
preparedness and response, 2:30 p.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: May 17, 
Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government 
Information, Federal Services, and International Security, to hold 
hearings to examine addressing the U.S. Postal Service's financial 
crisis, 10:30 a.m., SD-342.
  May 18, Full Committee, business meeting to continue consideration 
of 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, and S. 792, to authorize the waiver 
of certain debts relating to assistance provided to individuals and 
households since 2005, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  May 19, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine ten years 
after 9/11, focusing on if intelligence reform is working, part II, 
10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: May 17, Subcommittee on Immigration, 
Refugees and Border Security, to hold hearings to examine improving 
security and facilitating commerce at America's northern border and 
ports of entry, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  May 18, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine improving 
efficiency and ensuring justice in the immigration court system, 10 
a.m., SD-226.
  May 19, 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 
S. 890, to establish the supplemental fraud fighting account, 10 
a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: May 19, to hold 
hearings to examine small business recovery, focusing on the 
progress report on ``Small Business Jobs Act of 2010'' 
implementation, 10 a.m., SR-428A.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: May 18, to hold hearings to 
examine seamless transition, focusing on improving Veterans Affairs 
and Department of Defense collaboration, 10 a.m., SR-418.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: May 17, to hold hearings to 
examine the nomination of Lisa O. Monaco, of the District of 
Columbia, to be an Assistant Attorney General, Department of 
Justice, 3:30 p.m., SD-562.
  May 19, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine certain 
intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                            House Committees

  No hearings are scheduled.