[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 189 (Friday, December 9, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1341-D1343]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

             Week of December 12 through December 17, 2011

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, at 4:30 p.m., Senate will resume consideration of the 
nomination of Norman L. Eisen, of the District of Columbia, to be 
Ambassador to the Czech Republic, and the nomination of Mari Carmen 
Aponte, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of El Salvador. At 5:30 p.m., Senate will vote on the motion to invoke 
cloture on the nomination of Norman L. Eisen, of the District of 
Columbia, to be Ambassador to the Czech Republic, and if cloture is 
invoked on the nomination, Senate will vote on confirmation of the 
nomination. Following disposition of the nomination of Norman L. Eisen, 
of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to the Czech Republic, 
Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of 
Mari Carmen Aponte, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to 
the Republic of El Salvador.
  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 13, to 
hold hearings to examine MF Global bankruptcy, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  December 15, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine certain 
nominations, 10:30 a.m., SR-328A.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: December 13, 
business meeting to consider the nominations of Maurice A. Jones, of 
Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary, and Carol J. Galante, of 
California, to be an Assistant Secretary, both of the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, and Thomas Hoenig, to be Vice 
Chairperson and a Member of the Board of Directors of the Federal 
Deposit Insurance Corporation; to be immediately followed by an 
oversight hearing to examine the Federal Housing Finance Agency 
(FHFA) part II, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  December 13, Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation and Community 
Development, to hold hearings to

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examine helping homeowners harmed by foreclosures, focusing on 
ensuring accountability and transparency in appeals, 2:30 p.m., SD-
538.
  December 14, Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance and Investment, 
to hold hearings to examine investor risks in capital raising, 9:30 
a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: December 14, 
business meeting to consider S.1449, to authorize the appropriation 
of funds for highway safety programs and for other purposes, S.1950, 
to amend title 49, United States Code, to improve commercial motor 
vehicle safety and reduce commercial motor vehicle-related accidents 
and fatalities, to authorize the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
Administration, S.1952, to improve hazardous materials 
transportation safety and for other purposes, S.1953, to reauthorize 
the Research and Innovative Technology Administration, to improve 
transportation research and development, and a promotion list in the 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  December 15, Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and 
Coast Guard, to hold hearings to examine environmental risks of 
genetically engineered fish, 10:30 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: December 13, 
Subcommittee on Water and Wildlife, to hold hearings to examine our 
nation's water infrastructure, focusing on challenges and 
opportunities, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  December 15, Full Committee, with the Subcommittee on Clean Air 
and Nuclear Safety, to hold joint hearings to examine the Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission's (NRC) near-term task force recommendations 
for enhancing reactor safety in the 21st century, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: December 14, Subcommittee on 
European Affairs, to hold hearings to examine the state of human 
rights and rule of law in Russia, focusing on United States policy 
options, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  December 15, Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps and 
Global Narcotics Affairs, to hold hearings to examine the United 
States-Caribbean shared security partnership, focusing on responding 
to the growth of trafficking narcotics in the Caribbean, 11 a.m., 
SD-419.
  December 15, Subcommittee on African Affairs, to hold hearings to 
examine improving governance in the Democratic Republic of Congo, 
2:15 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: December 13, 
Subcommittee on Children and Families, to hold hearings to examine 
child abuse, focusing on protection, prevention, intervention, and 
deterrence, 10:15 a.m., SD-106.
  December 14, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 1855, 
to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize various 
programs under the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act, and 
the nominations of Wendy M. Spencer, of Florida, to be Chief 
Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and Community 
Service, Deepa Gupta, of Illinois, to be a Member of the National 
Council on the Arts, Christopher Merrill, of Iowa, to be a Member of 
the National Council on the Humanities, Stephanie Orlando, of New 
York, and Gary Blumenthal, of Massachusetts, both to be a Member of 
the National Council on Disability, and a nomination list in the 
Public Health Service, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  December 15, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine 
prescription drug shortages, focusing on examining a public health 
concern and potential solutions, 10 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: December 
14, business meeting to consider pending calendar business, 10 a.m., 
SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: December 13, to hold hearings to 
examine the nomination of Paul J. Watford, of California, to be 
United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  December 14, Full Committee, to hold an oversight hearing to 
examine the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  December 15, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 1821, 
to prevent the termination of the temporary office of bankruptcy 
judges in certain judicial districts, S. 1236, to reduce the 
trafficking of drugs and to prevent human smuggling across the 
Southwest Border by deterring the construction and use of border 
tunnels, and the nomination of Brian C. Wimes, to be United States 
District Judge for the Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri, 10 
a.m., SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: December 13, to hold closed 
hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  Special Committee on Aging: December 15, to hold hearings to 
examine implementing the ``Physician Payment Sunshine Act'', 2:30 
p.m., SD-562.


                            House Committees

  Committee on the Budget, December 15, full Committee, markup of 
H.R. 3521, the ``Expedited Line-Item Veto and Rescissions Act of 
2011.'' 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, December 14, Subcommittee on 
Communications and Technology, hearing entitled ``ICANN's Top-Level 
Domain Name Program.'' 9 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, December 14, Subcommittee on 
Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises, markup of the 
following: the ``Private Mortgage Market Investment Act''; and H.R. 
2483, the ``Whistleblower Improvement Act of 2011.'' 10 a.m., HVC-
210 Capitol.
  December 15, Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government 
Sponsored Enterprises, hearing on H.R. 3606, the ``Reopening 
American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies Act of 2011.'' 
9:30 a.m., HVC-210 Capitol.
  December 15, Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community 
Opportunity hearing entitled ``The Homeless Children and Youth Act 
of 2011: Proposals to Promote Economic Independence for Homeless 
Children and Youth.'' 10 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  December 15, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
entitled ``The Collapse of MF Global.'' 1 p.m., HVC-210 Capitol.

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  Committee on Foreign Affairs, December 14, Subcommittee on the 
Middle East and South Asia, hearing entitled ``Confronting Damascus: 
U.S. Policy toward the Evolving Situation in Syria.'' 10 a.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  December 15, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, markup of the 
following: H.R. 3401, to apply counterinsurgency tactics under a 
coordinated and targeted strategy to combat the terrorist insurgency 
in Mexico waged by transnational criminal organizations, and for 
other purposes; and H.R. 2542, to withhold twenty percent of United 
States assessed and voluntary contributions to the Organization of 
American States (OAS) for every permanent council meeting that takes 
place where Article 20 of the Inter-American Charter is not invoked 
with regard to Venezuela's recent constitutional reforms, and for 
other purposes. 11 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, December 13, Subcommittee on Crime, 
Terrorism, and Homeland Security, hearing on H.R. 1823, the 
``Criminal Code Modernization and Simplification Act of 2011.'' 10 
a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  December 13, Subcommittee on the Constitution, hearing entitled 
``The Costs and Burdens of Civil Discovery.'' 1:30 p.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  December 14, Subcommittee on the Constitution, hearing entitled 
``Judicial Reliance on Foreign Law.'' 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, December 13, Subcommittee on 
Energy and Mineral Resources, hearing on the following: H.R. 2512, 
the ``Three Kids Mine Remediation and Reclamation Act''; and H.R. 
3479, the ``Natural Hazards Risk Reduction Act of 2011''. 10 a.m., 
1324 Longworth.
  December 15, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and 
Insular Affairs, hearing on the following: the Harris Neck National 
Wildlife Refuge and How the Federal Government Obtained Title to 
This Land and Promises Made to the Original Landowners; H.R. 1171, 
the ``Marine Debris Act Reauthorization Amendments of 2011''; and S. 
363, to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to convey property of 
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to the City of 
Pascagoula, Mississippi, and for other purposes. 10 a.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, December 14, full 
Committee, hearing entitled ``The Leadership of the Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  December 14 full Committee, hearing entitled ``HHS and the 
Catholic Church: Examining the Politicization of Grants (minority 
day of hearing).'' 1:30 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  December 15, Subcommittee on TARP, Financial Services and Bailouts 
of Public and Private Programs, hearing entitled ``What the Euro 
Crisis Means for Taxpayers and the U.S. Economy, Pt. I.'' 10 a.m., 
2154 Rayburn.
  December 16, Subcommittee on TARP, Financial Services and Bailouts 
of Public and Private Programs, hearing entitled ``What the Euro 
Crisis Means for Taxpayers and the U.S. Economy, Pt. II.'' 9:30 
a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, December 12, full Committee, hearing on H.R. 
3630, the ``Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011.'' 
5:30 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Small Business, December 15, Subcommittee on 
Investigations, Oversight and Regulations, hearing entitled ``New 
Medical Loss Ratios: Increasing Health Care Value or Just 
Eliminating Jobs?'' 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, December 13, 
Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and 
Emergency Management, hearing entitled ``The Effectiveness of Our 
Nation's Public Alert System.'' 9:30 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  December 14, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, 
hearing entitled ``Integrated Planning and Permitting: An 
Opportunity for EPA to Provide Communities with Flexibility to Make 
Smart Investments in Water Quality.'' 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  December 15, full Committee, hearing entitled ``California's High-
Speed Rail Plan: Skyrocketing Costs & Project Concerns.'' 10 a.m., 
2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, December 14, Subcommittee on 
Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled ``Is it Working: 
Reviewing VA's Compensated Work Therapy Program.'' 10 a.m., 334 
Cannon.
  December 15, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, hearing 
entitled ``Reviewing the Implementation of the VOW to Hire Heroes 
Act of 2011.'' 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, December 14, Subcommittee on Trade, 
hearing on the Trans-Pacific Partnership, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.