[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 169 (Monday, November 7, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1194-D1195]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

              Week of November 8 through November 12, 2011

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, at approximately 11 a.m., Senate will continue 
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of H.R. 674, 3% 
Withholding Repeal and Job Creation Act.
  On Tuesday, at 12 p.m., Senate will begin consideration of the 
nomination of Evan Jonathan Wallach, of New York, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Federal Circuit, with a vote on confirmation of 
the nomination at approximately 12:15 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 Armed Services: November 8, to hold hearings to 
examine the Committee's investigation into counterfeit electronic 
parts in the Department of Defense supply chain, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  November 10, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine whether 
the Chief, National Guard Bureau should be a member of the Joint 
Chiefs of Staff, 10 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: November 10, to 
hold hearings to examine opportunities and challenges for economic 
development in Indian country, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: November 9, to 
hold hearings to examine securing our nation's transportation 
system, focusing on oversight of Transportation Security 
Administration's current efforts, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: November 8, to hold 
hearings to examine market developments for United States natural 
gas, including the approval process and potential for liquefied 
natural gas exports, 10:30 a.m., SD-366.
  November 10, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending 
calendar business, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: November 9, business 
meeting to consider an original bill entitled, ``Moving Ahead for 
Progress in the 21st Century Act'', 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: November 10, to hold hearings to examine 
unemployment insurance, focusing on the path back to work, 10 a.m., 
SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: November 8, to hold hearings to 
examine the nominations of Roberta S. Jacobson, of Maryland, to be 
Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs, Mari Carmen 
Aponte, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of El Salvador, Adam E. Namm, of New York, to be Ambassador 
to the Republic of Ecuador, and Elizabeth M. Cousens, of Washington, 
to be an Alternate Representative of the United States of America to 
the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations, during 
her tenure of service as Representative of the United States of 
America on the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations, 
and to be Representative of the United States of America on the 
Economic and Social Council of the United Nations, with the rank of 
Ambassador, all of the Department of State, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  November 9, Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South and Central 
Asian Affairs, to hold hearings to examine United States policy in 
Syria, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: November 8, 
to hold hearings to examine beyond No Child Left Behind (NCLB), 
focusing on views on the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Reauthorization Act, 10 a.m., SD-106.
  November 10, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the role 
of health care delivery system reform, focusing on improving quality 
and lowering costs, 2:30 p.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: November 
8, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Nancy Maria Ware, 
to be Director of the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency 
for the District of Columbia, Michael A. Hughes, to be United States 
Marshal for the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, 
Department of Justice, and Danya Ariel Dayson, Peter Arno 
Krauthamer, and John Francis McCabe, all to be an Associate Judge of 
the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, 2 p.m., SD-628.
  November 9, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 1789, 
to improve, sustain, and transform the United States Postal Service, 
H.R. 2061, to authorize the presentation of a United States flag on 
behalf of Federal civilian employees who die of injuries in 
connection with their employment, S. Res. 296, commemorating the 
50th anniversary of the Combined Federal Campaign, and the 
nominations of Nancy Maria Ware, to be Director of the Court 
Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of 
Columbia, Michael A. Hughes, to be United States Marshal for the 
Superior Court of the District of Columbia, Department of Justice, 
and Danya Ariel Dayson, Peter Arno Krauthamer, and John Francis 
McCabe, all to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the 
District of Columbia, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  November 10, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Roslyn Ann Mazer, of Maryland, to be Inspector 
General, Department of Homeland Security, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: November 10, to hold hearings to 
examine S. 1192, to supplement State jurisdiction in Alaska Native 
villages with Federal and tribal resources to improve the quality of 
life in rural Alaska while reducing domestic violence against Native 
women and children and to reduce alcohol and drug abuse and for 
other purposes, S. 872, to amend the Omnibus Indian

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Advancement Act to modify the date as of which certain tribal land 
of the Lytton Rancheria of California is considered to be held in 
trust and to provide for the conduct of certain activities on the 
land, and S. 1763, to decrease the incidence of violent crimes 
against Indian women, to strengthen the capacity of Indian tribes to 
exercise the sovereign authority of Indian tribes to respond to 
violent crimes committed against Indian women, and to ensure that 
perpetrators of violent crimes committed against Indian women are 
held accountable for that criminal behavior, 2:15 p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: November 8, to hold an oversight 
hearing to examine the Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  November 9, Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law, to 
hold hearings to examine health and privacy, focusing on protecting 
health information in a digital world, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
  November 10, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 598, 
to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and ensure respect for State 
regulation of marriage, S. 1793, to amend title 28, United States 
Code, to clarify the statutory authority for the longstanding 
practice of the Department of Justice of providing investigatory 
assistance on request of State and local authorities with respect to 
certain serious violent crimes, H.R. 2076, to amend title 28, United 
States Code, to clarify the statutory authority for the longstanding 
practice of the Department of Justice of providing investigatory 
assistance on request of State and local authorities with respect to 
certain serious violent crimes, S. 1794, to correct and simplify the 
drafting of section 1752 (relating to restricted buildings or 
grounds) of title 18, United States Code, H.R. 347, to correct and 
simplify the drafting of section 1752 (relating to restricted 
buildings or grounds) of title 18, United States Code, H.R. 2189, to 
encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain 
information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of 
law enforcement agencies, and the nominations of Susie Morgan, to be 
United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 
and Michael E. Horowitz, of Maryland, to be Inspector General, 
Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: November 8, to hold closed 
hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  November 10, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine 
certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.