[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 180 (Monday, November 28, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1268-D1271]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

              Week of November 29 through December 3, 2011

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, at approximately 11 a.m., Senate will continue 
consideration of S. 1867, Department of Defense Authorization 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 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: December 1, to 
hold hearings to examine continuing oversight of the ``Wall Street 
Reform and Consumer Protection Act'', 10 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: December 1, to 
hold hearings to examine spurring job growth through capital 
formation while protecting investors, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: November 30, 
to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Ajit Varadaraj Pai, 
of Kansas, and Jessica Rosenworcel,

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of Connecticut, both to be a Member of the Federal Communications 
Commission, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: November 29, 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, 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 lists in the Foreign Service, 2:15 p.m., S-116, Capitol.
  December 1, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine United 
States strategic objectives towards Iran, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: December 
1, Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government 
Information, Federal Services, and International Security, to hold 
hearings to examine the financial and societal costs of medicating 
America's foster children, 10:30 a.m., SD-342.
  December 1, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine insider 
trading and congressional accountability, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: December 1, to hold an oversight 
hearing to examine deficit reduction and job creation, focusing on 
regulatory reform in Indian country, 2:15 p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: November 30, Subcommittee on the 
Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights, to hold hearings to 
examine a balanced budget amendment, focusing on constitutionalizing 
the budget debate, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  December 1, Full Committee, business meeting to consider 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, S. 1886, to prevent trafficking in 
counterfeit drugs, S. 678, to increase the penalties for economic 
espionage, 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, David Campos Guaderrama, to be United 
States District Judge for the Western District of Texas, and Kathryn 
Keneally, of New York, to be an Assistant Attorney General, 
Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: November 30, to hold hearings to 
examine Veterans' Affairs mental health care, focusing on addressing 
wait times and access to care, 10 a.m., SR-418.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: November 29, to hold closed 
hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  Special Committee on Aging: November 30, to hold hearings to 
examine the human and taxpayers' cost of antipsychotics in nursing 
homes, 2 p.m., SD-562.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, December 1, Subcommittee on Department 
Operations, Oversight, and Credit, hearing to review updates on USDA 
Inspector General audits, including SNAP fraud detection efforts and 
IT compliance, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, November 30, 
Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training, hearing 
entitled ``Keeping College within Reach: Discussing Ways 
Institutions Can Streamline Costs and Reduce Tuition.'' 10 a.m., 
2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, November 29, full Committee, 
begin markup of the following: H.R. 1633, the ``Farm Dust Regulation 
Prevention Act of 2011''; H.R. 1173, the ``Fiscal Responsibility and 
Retirement Security Act of 2011''; 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''. 4:30 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  November 30, full Committee, continue markup of the following: 
H.R. 1633, the ``Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act of 2011''; H.R. 
1173, the ``Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act of 
2011''; 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''. 10 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  December 1, Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, markup 
of the ``Jumpstarting Opportunity with Broadband Spectrum (JOBS) Act 
of 2011.'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  December 2, Subcommittee on Energy and Power, hearing entitled 
``Expediting the Keystone XL Pipeline: Energy Security and Jobs.'' 
10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, November 30, full Committee, 
markup of the following: H.R. 3213, the ``Small Company Job Growth 
and Regulatory Relief Act of 2011''; H.R. 2682, the ``Business Risk 
Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011''; 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; and H.R. 2586, the ``Swap Execution Facility 
Clarification Act.'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.

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  December 1, full Committee, hearing entitled ``Perspectives on the 
Health of the FHA Single-family Insurance Fund.'' 10 a.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  December 1, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
entitled ``Oversight of the Federal Housing Finance Agency.'' 2 
p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, November 30, Subcommittee on Asia 
and the Pacific, hearing entitled ``Compact of Free Association with 
the Republic of Palau: Assessing the 15-year Review.'' 11:30 a.m., 
2226 Rayburn.
  November 30, Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia, 
hearing entitled ``Preserving Progress in Iraq, Part III: Iraq's 
Police Development Program.'' 1 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, November 30, Subcommittee on 
Counterterrorism and Intelligence, hearing entitled ``Boko Haram--
Emerging Threat to the U.S. Homeland.'' 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on House Administration, November 30, full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Review of the Use of Committee Funds of the 112th 
Congress.'' 10:30 a.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on the Judiciary, November 30, full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Constitutional Limitations on States' Authority to 
Collect Sales Taxes in E-commerce.'' 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  November 30, Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement, 
hearing entitled ``Is Secure Communities Keeping Our Communities 
Secure?'' 1:30 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  December 1, full Committee, markup of the following: H.R. 2572, 
the ``Clean Up Government Act of 2011;'' and H.R. 1433, the 
``Private Property Rights Protection Act of 2011''. 10 a.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, December 1, full Committee, 
hearing on the following: H.R. 594, the ``Coastal Jobs Creation Act 
of 2011''; H.R. 1013, the ``Strengthen Fisheries Management in New 
England Act of 2011''; H.R. 1646, the ``American Angler Preservation 
Act''; H.R. 2304, the ``Fishery Science Improvement Act of 2011''; 
H.R. 2610, the ``Asset Forfeiture Fund Reform and Distribution Act 
of 2011''; H.R. 2753, the ``Fishery Management Transparency and 
Accountability Act''; H.R. 2772, the ``Saving Fishing Jobs Act of 
2011''; and H.R. 3061, the ``Flexibility and Access in Rebuilding 
American Fisheries Act of 2011''. 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  December 2, Subcommittee on Water and Power, hearing on the 
following: H.R. 976, to terminate certain hydropower reservations, 
and for other purposes; and H.R. 3263, the ``Lake Thunderbird 
Efficient Use Act of 2011.'' 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  December 2, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public 
Lands, hearing on the following: H.R. 1038, to authorize the 
conveyance of two small parcels of land within the boundaries of the 
Coconino National Forest containing private improvements that were 
developed based upon the reliance of the landowners in an erroneous 
survey conducted in May 1960; H.R. 1237, to provide for a land 
exchange with the Trinity Public Utilities District of Trinity 
County, California, involving the transfer of land to the Bureau of 
Land Management and the Six Rivers National Forest in exchange for 
National Forest System land in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, 
and for other purposes; H.R. 2157, to facilitate a land exchange 
involving certain National Forest System lands in the Inyo National 
Forest, and for other purposes; H.R. 2745 to amend the Mesquite 
Lands Act of 1986 to facilitate implementation of a multispecies 
habitat conservation plan for the Virgin River in Clark County, 
Nevada; H.R. 2947, to provide for the release of the reversionary 
interest held by the United States in certain land conveyed by the 
United States in 1950 for the establishment of an airport in Cook 
County, Minnesota; H.R. 3452, the ``Wasatch Range Recreation Access 
Enhancement Act''; and S. 684, to provide for the conveyance of 
certain parcels of land to the town of Alta, Utah. 10 a.m., room has 
not been assigned.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, November 30, 
Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs, Stimulus Oversight and 
Government Spending, hearing entitled ``The Price of Uncertainty: 
How Much Could DOT's Proposed Billion Dollar Service Rule Cost 
Consumers this Holiday Season?'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  November 30, Subcommittee on Health Care, District of Columbia, 
Census and the National Archives, hearing entitled ``Drug Shortage 
Crisis: Lives are in the Balance.'' 10 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  December 1, full Committee, hearing entitled ``HHS and the 
Catholic Church: Examining the Politicization of Grants.'' 9:30 
a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, November 29, full Committee, hearing on the 
following: H.R. 527, the ``Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act 
of 2011''; H.R. 3010, the ``Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011''; 
and H.R. 3463, to reduce Federal spending and the deficit by 
terminating taxpayer financing of presidential election campaigns 
and party conventions and by terminating the Election Assistance 
Commission. 5 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  December 1, full Committee, hearing on H.R. 10, the ``Regulations 
from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2011.'' 3 p.m., H-313 
Capitol.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, November 30, 
Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight, hearing entitled 
``Stimulus Oversight: An Update on Accountability, Transparency, and 
Performance.'' 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  November 30, Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, hearing 
entitled ``Fostering Quality Science at EPA: Perspectives on Common 
Sense Reform.'' 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  December 1, full Committee, markup of H.R. 3479, the Natural 
Hazards Risk Reduction Act of 2011, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, November 30, full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Disaster Assistance: Is SBA Meeting the Recovery Needs of 
Disaster Victims?'' 1 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  December 1, Subcommittee on Healthcare and Technology, hearing 
entitled ``Cyber Security: Protecting Your Small Business.'' 1 p.m., 
2360 Rayburn.

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  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, November 30, 
Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, hearing entitled 
``The Missouri River Flood: An Assessment of River Management in 
2011 and Operational Plans for the Future.'' 11 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  December 1, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime 
Transportation, hearing entitled ``Protecting U.S. Sovereignty: 
Coast Guard Operations in the Arctic.'' 11 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, November 30, Subcommittee on 
Oversight and Investigations; and Subcommittee on Economic 
Opportunity, joint hearing on the U.S. Department of Veterans 
Affairs Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Certification 
Process, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  December 2, full Committee, hearing on Understanding and 
Preventing Veteran Suicide, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, December 2, Subcommittee on Social 
Security, hearing series entitled ``Securing the Future of the 
Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) Program''. The focus of 
this hearing is the history of the disability insurance program, the 
income security it provides and its financing challenges. 9 a.m., B-
318 Rayburn.


                             Joint Meetings

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: December 2, to 
hold hearings to examine combating anti-Semitism in the Organization 
for Security and Cooperation in Europe region, focusing on taking 
stock of the situation today, including initiatives designed to 
target violent and other manifestations on anti-Semitism in the 
fifty-six North American and European countries that comprise the 
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), 10 a.m., 
2203, Rayburn Building.