[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 173 (Monday, November 14, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1218-D1221]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

             Week of November 15 through November 19, 2011

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, at approximately 11 a.m., Senate will begin consideration 
of the nominations of Sharon L. Gleason, of Alaska, to be United States 
District Judge for the District of Alaska, and Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, 
of California, to be United States District Judge for the Northern 
District of California, and vote on confirmation of the nominations at 
approximately 12 noon.
  On Tuesday, at 2:15 p.m., Senate will continue consideration of H.R. 
2354, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations 
Act.
  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 15, to hold hearings to 
examine security issues relating to Iraq, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  November 15, Full Committee, closed business meeting to consider 
proposed changes to the fiscal year 2012 National Defense 
Authorization Act, 2:30 p.m., SR-236.
  November 17, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Brad Carson, of Oklahoma, to be General Counsel of 
the Department of the Army, Department of Defense, and Kevin A. 
Ohlson, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States Court of 
Appeals for the Armed Forces, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: November 15, to 
hold an oversight hearing to examine the Federal Housing Finance 
Agency, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  November 15, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer 
Protection, to hold hearings to examine financial security issues 
facing older Americans, 3 p.m., SD-538.
  November 16, Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance and Investment, 
to hold hearings to examine a progress report on management and 
structural reforms at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), 
9:30 a.m., SD-538.
  November 17, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Maurice A. Jones, of Virginia, to be a Deputy 
Secretary, and Carol J. Galante, of Virginia, to be an Assistant 
Secretary, both of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
and Thomas Hoenig, to be a Member and Vice Chairperson of the Board 
of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 10 a.m., 
SD-538.
  Committee on the Budget: November 15, to hold hearings to examine 
the economic effects of fiscal policy choices, 10 a.m., SD-608.
  November 16, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine improving 
regulatory performance, focusing on lessons from the United Kingdom, 
2:30 p.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: November 15, 
to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Rebecca M. Blank, of 
Maryland, to be Deputy Secretary of Commerce, and Jon D. Leibowitz, 
of Maryland, and Maureen K. Ohlhausen, of Virginia, both to be a 
Federal Trade Commissioner, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  November 16, Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and 
Coast Guard, to hold hearings to examine the need for continued 
innovation in forecasting and prediction, 10:30 a.m., SR-253.
  November 17, Subcommittee on Science and Space, to hold hearings 
to examine NASA's human space exploration, focusing on direction, 
strategy and progress, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  November 17, Subcommittee on Competitiveness, Innovation, and 
Export Promotion, to hold hearings to examine tourism in America, 
focusing on moving our economy forward, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: November 15, to hold 
hearings to examine the Department of Energy's Quadrennial 
Technology Review (QTR), and S. 1703, to amend the Department of 
Energy Organization Act to require a Quadrennial Energy Review, and 
S. 1807, to amend the Federal Nonnuclear Energy Research and 
Development Act of 1974 to provide for the prioritization, 
coordination, and streamlining of energy research, development, and 
demonstration programs to meet current and future energy needs, 10 
a.m., SD-366.
  November 17, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
Secretary of the Interior's Order No. 3315 to consolidate and 
establish the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement 
within the Bureau of Land Management, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: November 17, with the 
Subcommittee on Superfund, Toxics and Environmental Health, to hold 
joint hearings to examine the ``Safe Chemicals Act'', 10 a.m., SD-
406.
  Committee on Finance: November 17, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Mary John Miller, of Maryland, to be an Under 
Secretary, and Alastair M. Fitzpayne, of Maryland, to be a Deputy 
Under Secretary, both of the Department of the Treasury, Kathleen

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Kerrigan, of Massachusetts, to be a Judge of the United States Tax 
Court, and Henry J. Aaron, of the District of Columbia, to be a 
Member of the Social Security Advisory Board, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: November 15, business meeting to 
consider S. Res. 227, calling for the protection of the Mekong River 
Basin and increased United States support for delaying the 
construction of mainstream dams along the Mekong River, S. Res. 316, 
expressing the sense of the Senate regarding Tunisia's peaceful 
Jasmine Revolution, S. Res. 317, expressing the sense of the Senate 
regarding the liberation of Libya from the dictatorship led by 
Muammar Qaddafi, and the nominations of Michael Anthony McFaul, of 
California, to be Ambassador to the Russian Federation, 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 Representative of the United States 
of America on the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations, 
with the rank of Ambassador, and 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, all of the Department of 
State, and routine lists in the Foreign Service, 2:15 p.m., S-116, 
Capitol.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: November 15, 
to hold hearings to examine medical devices, focusing on protecting 
patients and promoting innovation, 2:30 p.m., SD-G50.
  November 17, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine ``The 
Americans with Disabilities Act'' and accessible transportation, 
focusing on challenges and opportunities, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: November 
15, to hold hearings to examine the nomination of Roslyn Ann Mazer, 
of Maryland, to be Inspector General, Department of Homeland 
Security, 3 p.m., SD-342.
  November 16, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine 
contractors, 9 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: November 17, to hold an oversight 
hearing to examine the future of internet gaming, focusing on what's 
at stake for tribes, 2:15 p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: November 15, Subcommittee on Crime and 
Terrorism, to hold hearings to examine the ``Fix Gun Checks Act'', 
focusing on better state and Federal compliance, and smarter 
enforcement, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
  November 16, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Kathryn Keneally, of New York, to be an Assistant 
Attorney General, Department of Justice, and Brian C. Wimes, to be 
United States District Judge for the Eastern and Western Districts 
of Missouri, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
  November 17, Full Committee, business meeting to consider 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, S. 
1792, to clarify the authority of the United States Marshals Service 
to assist other Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies 
in the investigation of cases involving sex offenders and missing 
children, S. 671, to authorize the United States Marshals Service to 
issue administrative subpoenas in investigations relating to 
unregistered sex offenders, and the nominations of Jacqueline H. 
Nguyen, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the 
Ninth Circuit, Gregg Jeffrey Costa, to be United States District 
Judge for the Southern District of Texas, and David Campos 
Guaderrama, to be United States District Judge for the Western 
District of Texas, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: November 15, to hold closed 
hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 3:30 p.m., SH-219.
  November 17, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine 
certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control: 
November 16, to hold hearings to examine the United States-Caribbean 
Security Cooperation, focusing on drug-related violence in the 
Caribbean and United States security assistance through the 
Caribbean Basin Security Initiative, 2:30 p.m., SD-562.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Armed Services, November 16, Subcommittee on Tactical 
Air and Land Forces, hearing on United States Marine Corps 
Acquisition and Modernization, 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  November 17, Panel on Defense Financial Management and Audibility 
Reform, hearing on Industry Perspectives on Achieving Audit 
Readiness, 8 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  November 18, Panel on Business Challenges within the Defense 
Industry, hearing on Creating a 21st Century Defense Industry, 9 
a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, November 16, 
Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary 
Education, hearing entitled ``Education Research: Identifying 
Effective Programs to Support Students and Teachers.'' 10 a.m., 2175 
Rayburn.

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  Committee on Energy and Commerce, November 15, Subcommittee on 
Health, markup of H.R. 1173, the ``Fiscal Responsibility and 
Retirement Security Act of 2011.'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  November 16, Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, markup 
of the following: H.R. 3309, the ``Federal Communications Commission 
Process Reform Act of 2011''; and H.R. 3310, the ``Federal 
Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2011.'' 9 
a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  November 17, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
entitled ``The Solyndra Failure: Views from DOE Secretary Chu.'' 9 
a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  November 18, Subcommittee on Commerce, hearing entitled ``Internet 
Gaming: Regulating in an Online World.'' 9 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, November 15, full Committee, 
markup of H.R. 1221, the ``Equity in Government Compensation Act of 
2011.'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  November 15, Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government 
Sponsored Enterprises, markup of the following: H.R. 2586, the 
``Swap Execution Facility Clarification Act''; H.R. 2779, to exempt 
inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory requirements put in 
place by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection 
Act; H.R. 3045, the ``Retirement Income Protection Act of 2011''; 
H.R. 1838, to repeal a provision of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street 
Reform and Consumer Protection Act prohibiting any Federal bailout 
of swap dealers or participants; and H.R. 2308, the ``SEC Regulatory 
Accountability Act.'' Noon (or at the conclusion of the full 
Committee markup), 2128 Rayburn.
  November 16, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer 
Credit; and the Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government 
Sponsored Enterprises, joint hearing on H.R. 1697, the ``Communities 
First Act.'' 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  November 16, Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community 
Opportunity, hearing entitled ``Insurance Oversight and Legislative 
Proposals.'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  November 17, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer 
Credit, markup of the following: H.R. 1588, the ``Consumer Rental 
Purchase Agreement Act''; and H.R. 1723, the ``Common Sense Economic 
Recovery Act of 2011.'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, November 15, Subcommittee on Europe 
and Eurasia, hearing entitled ``The State of Affairs in the 
Balkans.'' 11 a.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  November 15, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, hearing 
entitled ``Feeding the Dragon: Reevaluating U.S. Development 
Assistance to China.'' 11:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  November 16, full Committee, hearing entitled ``Righting the 
Enduring Wrongs of the Holocaust: Insurance Accountability and Rail 
Justice.'' 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  November 17, full Committee, mark-up of the following: H.R. 2918, 
the ``Taiwan Policy Act of 2011;'' and H.R. 2992, the ``Taiwan 
Airpower Modernization Act of 2011.'' 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  November 17, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human 
Rights, hearing entitled ``The 2011 International Religious Freedom 
Report.'' 3 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  November 17, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and 
Trade, ``Narcoterrorism and the Long Reach of U.S. Law Enforcement, 
Part II.'' 2 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, November 15, Subcommittee on 
Border and Maritime Security, hearing entitled ``Protecting the 
Homeland: How can DHS use DOD Technology to Secure the Border?'' 10 
a.m., 311 Cannon.
  November 15, Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence, 
markup of H.R. 3140, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to 
direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to prioritize the 
assignment of officers and analysts to certain State and urban area 
fusion centers to enhance the security of mass transit systems. 2 
p.m., 311 Cannon.
  November 17, Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure 
Protection, and Security Technologies will hold a hearing entitled 
``S&T on a Budget: Finding Smarter Approaches to Spur Innovation, 
Impose Discipline, Drive Job Creation and Strengthen Homeland 
Security.'' 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  November 17, Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and 
Communications, hearing entitled ``Ensuring Coordination and 
Cooperation: A Review of the Emergency Communications Offices Within 
the Department of Homeland Security.'' 2 p.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, November 15, Subcommittee on Crime, 
Terrorism, and Homeland Security, hearing entitled ``Cyber Security: 
Protecting America's New Frontier.'' 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  November 15, Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative 
Law, hearing entitled ``Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign 
Judgments.'' 1:30 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  November 16, full Committee, hearing on H.R. 3261, the ``Stop 
Online Piracy Act.'' 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  November 17, full Committee, markup of the following: H.R. 1996, 
the ``Government Litigation Savings Act''; H.R. 1864, the ``Mobile 
Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2011''; H.R. 3256, 
the ``Deport Convicted Foreign Criminals Act of 2011''; and H.R. 
2815, to revise the Federal charter for the Blue Star Mothers of 
America, Inc., to reflect a change in eligibility requirements for 
membership. 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, November 15, Subcommittee on 
National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, hearing on ``Forest 
Service Regulatory Roadblocks to Productive Land Use and Recreation: 
Proposed Planning Rule, Special-use Permits, and Travel 
Management.'' 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  November 16, full Committee, hearing entitled ``The Future of U.S. 
Oil and Natural Gas Development on Federal Lands and Waters.'' 10 
a.m., 1324 Longworth.

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  November 18, full Committee, hearing entitled ``ANWR: Jobs, Energy 
and Deficit Reduction.'' 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  November 18, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, hearing 
on the following: the ``American-Made Energy and Infrastructure Jobs 
Act''; the ``Alaskan Energy for American Jobs Act''; ``Protecting 
Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, 
Energy, and Resource Security Act;'' and the ``Coal Miner Employment 
and Domestic Energy Infrastructure Protection Act.''
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform,  November 15, 
Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service and Labor 
Policy, hearing entitled ``Back to the Basics: Is OPM Meeting its 
Mission?'' 9:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  November 15, Subcommittee on National Security, Homeland Defense 
and Foreign Operations, hearing entitled ``Progress of the Obama 
Administration's Policy Toward Iran.'' 10 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  November 15, Subcommittee on TARP, Financial Services and Bailouts 
of Public and Private Programs, hearing entitled ``How Roadblocks in 
Public Markets Prevent Job Creation on Main Street.'' 9:30 a.m., 
2203 Rayburn.
  November 16, full Committee, hearing entitled ``Pay for 
Performance: Should Fannie and Freddie Executives Be Receiving 
Millions in Bonuses?'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  November 16, Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, 
Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform, hearing entitled 
``On the Frontlines in the Acquisition Workforce's Battle Against 
Taxpayer Waste.'' 1:30 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  November 17, full Committee, business meeting, 9:30 a.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, November 15, full Committee, hearing on 
providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules, 3 p.m., 
H-313 Capitol.
  November 16, full Committee, markup of H.R. 10, the ``Regulations 
From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2011.'' 2 
p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, November 15, 
Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, hearing entitled ``Exploring 
Mars and Beyond: What's Next for U.S. Planetary Science?'' 10 a.m., 
2318 Rayburn.
  November 15, Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation, markup of 
the ``Natural Hazards Risk Reduction Act of 2011.'' 1 p.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  November 17, Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, hearing 
entitled ``Fostering Quality Science at EPA: The Need for Common 
Sense Reform.'' 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, November 17, Subcommittee on 
Agriculture, Energy and Trade, hearing entitled ``Adrift in New 
Regulatory Burdens and Uncertainty: A Review of Proposed and 
Potential Regulations on Family Farmers.'' 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, November 16, 
Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, hearing entitled 
``Hydraulic Fracturing of Shale Beds: Ensuring Regulatory Approaches 
that Will Help Protect Jobs and Domestic Energy Production.'' 10 
a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, November 15, full Committee, 
hearing on Potential Budgetary Savings Within VA: Recommendations 
from Veterans' Service Organizations, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, November 15, Subcommittee on 
Oversight, hearing on the Small Business Health Insurance Tax Credit 
created by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, 10:30 
a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  November 17, Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures, hearing on 
the international tax reform discussion draft released on October 
26, 2011 by the Committee on Ways and Means, 10 a.m., 1100 
Longworth.
  House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, November 17, 
full Committee, hearing on ongoing intelligence activities, 10 a.m., 
HVC-304. This is a closed hearing.


                             Joint Meetings

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: November 15, to 
hold hearings to examine Belarus, focusing on the ongoing crackdown 
and forces for change, including the extent and impact of the 
crackdown on the lives of its victims and on the larger society, and 
what more can be done by the United States and European partners to 
promote democratic change in Belarus, 10:30 a.m., 210, Cannon 
Building.
  Joint Economic Committee: November 17, to hold hearings to examine 
if tax reform can boost business investment and job creation, 10 
a.m., SH-216.
  Joint Economic Committee: November 16, to hold hearings to examine 
manufacturing in the United States of America, focusing on paving 
the road to job creation, 2 p.m., SH-216.
  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: November 15, to 
hold hearings to examine the Arab Spring and Coptic Winter, focusing 
on sectarian violence and democratic transition in Egypt, 2 p.m., 
210, Cannon Building.