[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 146 (Monday, October 3, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1033-D1037]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

               Week of October 4 through October 8, 2011

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, at approximately 11 a.m., Senate will continue 
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 1619, 
Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act. At 2:30 p.m., all post-
cloture time on the motion to proceed will be yielded back, and 
following the reporting of the bill, the Majority Leader will be 
recognized.
  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 Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: October 4, 
Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection, to 
hold hearings to examine consumer protection and middle class wealth 
building in an age of growing household debt, 3 p.m., SD-538.
  October 5, Subcommittee on Economic Policy, to hold hearings to 
examine perspectives on the economic implications of the Federal 
budget deficit, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  October 6, Full Committee, business meeting to consider the 
nominations of Richard Cordray, of Ohio, to be Director, Bureau of 
Consumer Financial Protection, Alan B. Krueger, of New Jersey, to be 
a Member of the Council of Economic Advisers, Executive Office of 
the President, David A. Montoya, of Texas, to be Inspector General, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, Cyrus Amir-Mokri, of 
New York, to be Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, and Patricia M. 
Loui, of Hawaii, and Larry W. Walther, of Arkansas, both to be a 
Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the 
United States; to be immediately followed by a hearing to examine 
the Financial Stability Oversight Council annual report to Congress, 
10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on the Budget: October 4, to hold hearings to examine 
improving the budget process, focusing on strategies for more 
effective congressional budgeting, 9:30 a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: October 4, to hold 
hearings to examine the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board's Shale 
Gas Production Subcommittee's 90-day report, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: October 4, Subcommittee 
on Water and Wildlife, to hold hearings to examine nutrient 
pollution, focusing on an overview of nutrient reduction approaches, 
2:30 p.m., SD-406.
  October 6, Subcommittee on Children's Health and Environmental 
Responsibility, to hold an oversight hearing to examine Federal 
actions to clean up contamination from legacy uranium mining and 
milling operations, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: October 6, to hold hearings to examine tax 
reform options, focusing on incentives for homeownership, 10 a.m., 
SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: October 5, to hold hearings to 
examine the nominations of Susan Denise Page, of Illinois, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of South Sudan, Adrienne S. O'Neal, of 
Michigan, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Cape Verde, Mary Beth 
Leonard, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Mali, 
and Mark Francis Brzezinski, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to 
Sweden, all of the Department of State, 10 a.m., SD-419.

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  October 6, Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps and 
Global Narcotics Affairs, to hold hearings to examine the Peace 
Corps, focusing on the next fifty years, 10:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: October 
4, Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government 
Information, Federal Services, and International Security, to hold 
hearings to examine costs of prescription drug abuse in the Medicare 
Part D program, 10:30 a.m., SD-342.
  October 5, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Ernest Mitchell, Jr., of California, to be 
Administrator of the United States Fire Administration, Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, 10 
a.m., SD-342.
  October 5, Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight, to hold 
hearings to examine food service management contracts, focusing on 
if contractors are overcharging the government, 2 p.m., SD-342.
  October 6, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, to hold 
hearings to examine speculation and compliance with the ``Dodd-Frank 
Act'', 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: October 6, to hold an oversight 
hearing to examine internet infrastructure in native communities, 
focusing on equal access to e-commerce, jobs and the global 
marketplace, 2:15 p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: October 4, Subcommittee on 
Immigration, Refugees and Border Security, to hold hearings to 
examine America's agricultural labor crisis, focusing on enacting a 
practical solution, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  October 4, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Stephanie Dawn Thacker, of West Virginia, to be 
United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit, Michael Walter 
Fitzgerald, to be United States District Judge for the Central 
District of California, Ronnie Abrams, to be United States District 
Judge for the Southern District of New York, Rudolph Contreras, of 
Virginia, to be United States District Judge for the District of 
Columbia, and Miranda Du, to be United States District Judge for the 
District of Nevada, 3 p.m., SD-226.
  October 5, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine considering 
the role of judges under the Constitution of the United States, 2:30 
p.m., SH-216.
  October 6, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 1301, 
to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2012 to 2015 for the 
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, to enhance measures to 
combat trafficking in person, H.R. 368, to amend title 28, United 
States Code, to clarify and improve certain provisions relating to 
the removal of litigation against Federal officers or agencies to 
Federal courts, an original bill entitled, ``Federal Courts 
Jurisdiction and Venue Clarification Act of 2011, H.R. 394, to amend 
title 28, United States Code, to clarify the jurisdiction of the 
Federal courts, an original bill entitled, ``Appeal Time 
Clarification Act of 2011'', H.R. 2633, to amend title 28, United 
States Code, to clarify the time limits for appeals in civil cases 
to which United States officers or employees are parties, S. 1014, 
to provide for additional Federal district judgeships, and the 
nominations of Evan Jonathan Wallach, of New York, to be United 
States Circuit Judge for the Federal Circuit, Dana L. Christensen, 
to be United States District Judge for the District of Montana, 
Cathy Ann Bencivengo, to be United States District Judge for the 
Southern District of California, Gina Marie Groh, to be United 
States District Judge for the Northern District of West Virginia, 
Margo Kitsy Brodie, to be United States District Judge for the 
Eastern District of New York, Adalberto Jose Jordan, of Florida, to 
be United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit, John M. 
Gerrard, to be United States District Judge for the District of 
Nebraska, Mary Elizabeth Phillips, to be United States District 
Judge for the Western District of Missouri, Thomas Owen Rice, to be 
United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Washington, 
David Nuffer, to be United States District Judge for the District of 
Utah, and Steven R. Frank, to be United States Marshal for the 
Western District of Pennsylvania, Martin J. Pane, to be United 
States Marshal for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, and David 
Blake Webb, to be United States Marshal for the Eastern District of 
Pennsylvania, all of the Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: October 4, to hold closed 
hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  October 6, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine 
certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Armed Services, October 4, full Committee, hearing on 
the future of National Defense and the U.S. Military Ten Years After 
9/11: Perspectives from Former Service Chiefs and Vice Chiefs, 10 
a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  October 5, Panel on Defense Financial Management and Auditability 
Reform, hearing entitled ``Is the Financial Management Workforce 
Positioned to Achieve DOD's Financial Improvement Goals?'' 8 a.m., 
2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, October 4, Subcommittee 
on Higher Education and Workforce Training, hearing entitled 
``Modernizing the Workforce Investment Act: Developing an Effective 
Job Training System for Workers and Employers.'' 10 a.m., 2175 
Rayburn.
  October 5, Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, hearing entitled 
``Workplace Safety: Ensuring a Responsible Regulatory Environment.'' 
10 a.m., 2261 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, October 5, Subcommittee on 
Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, hearing entitled ``Protecting 
Children's Privacy in an Electronic World.'' 9 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  October 5, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
entitled ``Administration Efforts on Line-by-Line Budget Review.'' 
9:30 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  October 6, Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, hearing 
entitled ``Chemical Risk Assessment: What Works for Jobs and the 
Economy?'' 9 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, October 4, Subcommittee on 
Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology,

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hearing entitled ``Audit the Fed: Dodd-Frank, QE3, and Federal 
Reserve Transparency.'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  October 4, Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and 
Trade, hearing entitled ``The World Bank and Multi Lateral 
Development Banks' Authorization.'' 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  October 5, Subcommittee on Capital Markets, markup of the 
following: H.R. 1965, to amend the securities laws to establish 
certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other 
purposes; H.R. 2167, the ``Private Company Flexibility and Growth 
Act''; H.R. 2930, the ``Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act''; H.R. 
2940, the ``Access to Capital for Job Creators Act''; and 
legislation regarding the ``Small Company Job Growth and Regulatory 
Relief Act of 2011.'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  October 6, full Committee, hearing entitled ``The Annual Report of 
the Financial Stability Oversight Council.'' 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  October 6, Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community 
Opportunity, hearing entitled ``The Obama Administration's Response 
to the Housing Crisis.'' 9:30 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, October 4, full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Why Taiwan Matters, Part II.'' 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  October 4, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere; and the 
Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Oversight, 
Investigations, and Management, joint hearing entitled ``Merida Part 
Two: Insurgency and Terrorism in Mexico.'' 2 p.m. in 2172 Rayburn.
  October 4, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human 
Rights, hearing entitled ``A Comprehensive Assessment of U.S. Policy 
Toward Sudan.'' 2 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  October 5, full Committee, markup of the following: H.R. 2830, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2012 and 2013 for the 
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, and for other purposes; 
and H.R. 2059, to prohibit funding to the United Nations Population 
Fund; and legislation to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 
2012 and 2013 for the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, 
and for other purposes. 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, October 4, Subcommittee on Border 
and Maritime Security, hearing entitled ``Does Administrative 
Amnesty Harm our Efforts to Gain and Maintain Operational Control of 
the Border?'' 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  October 5, Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence, 
hearing entitled ``Intelligence Sharing and Terrorist Travel: How 
DHS Addresses the Mission of Providing Security, Facilitating 
Commerce and Protecting Privacy for Passengers Engaged in 
International Travel.'' 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  October 6, Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure 
Protection and Security Technologies, hearing entitled ``Cloud 
Computing: What are the Security Implications?'' 10 a.m., 311 
Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, October 4, full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``A Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution.'' 10 
a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  October 5, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland 
Security, hearing entitled ``The Implementation of Certain 
International Nuclear and Maritime Terrorism Agreements.'' 10 a.m., 
2141 Rayburn.
  October 5, Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement, 
markup to request a Department of Homeland Security Departmental 
Report on the Beneficiary of H.R. 1857, for the relief of Bartosz 
Kumor; followed by a hearing entitled ``STEM the Tide: Should 
America Try to Prevent an Exodus of Foreign Graduates of U.S. 
Universities with Advanced Science Degrees?'' 1:30 p.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  October 6, full Committee, markup of the following: H.R. 313, the 
``Drug Trafficking Safe Harbor Elimination Act of 2011''; H.R. 1254, 
the ``Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2011''; H.R. 2471, to amend 
section 2710 of title 18, United States Code, to clarify that a 
video tape service provider may obtain a consumer's informed, 
written consent on an ongoing basis and that consent may be obtained 
through the Internet; and H.R. 2870, the ``Adam Walsh 
Reauthorization Act of 2011''. 10:30 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, October 4, full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``The President's New National Ocean Policy--A Plan for 
Further Restrictions on Ocean, Coastal and Inland Activities.'' 10 
a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  October 4, Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Affairs, hearing on 
H.R. 2938, the ``Gila Bend Indian Reservation Lands Replacement 
Clarification Act.'' 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  October 4, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public 
Lands, hearing on the following legislation: H.R. 2563, to authorize 
a Wall of Remembrance as part of the Korean War Veterans Memorial 
and to allow certain private contributions to fund that Wall of 
Remembrance; H.R. 1335, to revise the boundaries of the Gettysburg 
National Military Park to include the Gettysburg Train Station, and 
for other purposes; and H.R. 854, to authorize the Peace Corps 
Commemorative Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the 
District of Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes. 2 
p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  October 5, full Committee, markup of the following: H.R. 306, the 
``Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act''; H.R. 443, to provide for the 
conveyance of certain property from the United States to the 
Maniilaq Association located in Kotzebue, Alaska; H.R. 588, to 
redesignate the Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge as the Sam D. 
Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge; H.R. 850, to facilitate a 
proposed project in the Lower St. Croix Wild and Scenic River, and 
for other purposes; H.R. 991, to amend the Marine Mammal Protection 
Act of 1972 to allow importation of polar bear trophies taken in 
sport hunts in Canada before the date the polar bear was determined 
to be a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973; 
H.R. 1162, to provide the Quileute Indian Tribe Tsunami and Flood 
Protection, and for other purposes; H.R. 1461, the ``Mescalero 
Apache Tribe Leasing Authorization Act''; H.R. 1466, to resolve the 
status of certain persons legally residing in the Commonwealth of 
the Northern Mariana Islands under the immigration

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laws of the United States; H.R. 1505, the ``National Security and 
Federal Lands Protection Act''; H.R. 1556, to amend the Omnibus 
Indian Advancement Act to allow certain land to be used to generate 
income to provide funding for academic programs, and for other 
purposes; H.R. 1740, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to 
designate a segment of Illabot Creek in Skagit County, Washington, 
as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System; H.R. 
2060, the ``Central Oregon Jobs and Water Security Act''; H.R. 2351, 
the ``North Cascades National Park Service Complex Fish Stocking 
Act''; H.R. 2352, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
adjust the boundary of the Stephen Mather Wilderness and the North 
Cascades National Park in order to allow the rebuilding of a road 
outside of the floodplain while ensuring that there is no net loss 
of acreage to the Park or the Wilderness, and for other purposes; 
H.R. 2360, the ``Providing for Our Workforce and Energy Resources 
(POWER) Act''; H.R. 2578, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act 
related to a segment of the Lower Merced River in California, and 
for other purposes; H.R. 2752, the ``BLM Live Internet Auctions 
Act''; H.R. 2803, to direct the Secretary of the Interior, acting 
through the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and 
Enforcement, to conduct a technological capability assessment, 
survey, and economic feasibility study regarding recovery of 
minerals, other than oil and natural gas, from the shallow and deep 
seabed of the United States; H.R. 2842, the ``Bureau of Reclamation 
Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act of 2011''; 
H.R. 2915, the ``American Taxpayer and Western Area Power 
Administration Customer Protection Act of 2011''; and H.R. 3069, the 
``Endangered Salmon and Fisheries Predation Prevention Act''. 10 
a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  October 6, full Committee, hearing entitled ``BOEMRE/U.S. Coast 
Guard Joint Investigation Team Report.'' 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, October 4, full 
Committee, hearing entitled ``Where is the Peace Dividend? Examining 
the Final Report to Congress of the Commission on Wartime 
Contracting.'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  October 6, Subcommittee on Health Care, District of Columbia, 
Census and the National Archives, hearing entitled ``Obamacare's 
Employer Penalty and its Impact on Temporary Workers.'' 9:30 a.m., 
2154 Rayburn.
  October 6, Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, and 
Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform, hearing entitled 
``Protecting Taxpayer Dollars: Are Federal Agencies Making Full Use 
of Suspension and Debarment Sanctions?'' 9:30 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, October 4, 
Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, hearing entitled ``Quality 
Science for Quality Air.'' 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, October 5, full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Adding to Uncertainty: The Impact of DOL/NLRB Decisions 
and Proposed Rules on Small Businesses.'' 1 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  October 6, Subcommittee on Contracting and Workforce, hearing 
entitled ``Subpar Subcontracting: Challenges for Small Businesses 
Contractors.'' 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, October 4, 
Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, hearing 
entitled ``What Will It Cost: Protecting the Taxpayer from an 
Unachievable Coast Guard Acquisition Program.'' 10:30 a.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  October 5, Subcommittee on Aviation, hearing entitled ``A 
Comprehensive Review of FAA's NextGen Program: Costs, Benefits, 
Progress, and Management.'' 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, October 5, Subcommittee on 
Economic Opportunity, hearing entitled ``Reviewing the Progress of 
the Partnership between the United States Paralympics and the 
Department of Veterans Affairs to Promote Adaptive Sports.'' 10 
a.m., 334 Cannon.
  October 6, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``The Federal 
Recovery Coordination Program: Assessing Progress Toward 
Improvement.'' 8:30 a.m., 340 Cannon.
  October 6, Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial 
Affairs, hearing entitled ``Arlington National Cemetery: An Update 
on Reform and Progress.'' 10:30 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, October 6, Subcommittee on Human 
Resources, hearing reviewing unemployment benefit proposals in the 
President's latest jobs plan and assessing whether they will help 
the long-term unemployed return to work, 9 a.m., B-318 Rayburn.
  House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, October 4, full 
Committee, hearing entitled ``Cyber Threats and Ongoing Efforts to 
Protect the Nation.'' 10 a.m., HVC 210.
  October 6, full Committee, hearing entitled ``Domestic Threat 
Intelligence.'' 10 a.m., HVC 210.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: October 4, to hold hearings to examine 
the economic outlook, 10 a.m., SD-G50.


*These figures include all measures reported, even if there was no 
accompanying report. A total of 86 written reports have been filed 
in the Senate, a total of 229 reports have been filed in the 
House.             
  **Proceedings on Roll Call No. 484 were vacated by unanimous 
consent.

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