[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 9 (Monday, January 23, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D28-D29]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

              Week of January 24 through January 28, 2012

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, the Senate will be in a period of morning business until 
4 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 the Budget: January 26, to hold hearings to examine 
the outlook for the United States and global economy, 10 a.m., SD-
608.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: January 
25, Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight, to hold hearings 
to examine contract management at Arlington National Cemetery, 2:30 
p.m., SD-342.
  January 26, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, to hold 
hearings to examine taxation of mutual fund commodity investments, 
10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: January 26, business meeting to 
consider S. 1925, to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 
1994, and the nominations of Paul J. Watford, of California, to be 
United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, and Dennis J. 
Erby, to be United States Marshal for the Northern District of 
Mississippi, Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  January 26, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Andrew David Hurwitz, of Arizona, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, Kristine Gerhard Baker, to be 
United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas, 
John Z. Lee, and John J. Tharp, Jr., both to be a United States 
District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, and George 
Levi Russell, III, to be United States District Judge for the 
District of Maryland, 2:15 p.m., SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: January 24, closed business 
meeting to consider certain intelligence matters, 9:45 a.m., SH-219.
  January 26, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine 
certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, January 25, full Committee, markup on 
the following: H.R. 1840, to improve consideration by the Commodity 
Futures Trading Commission of the costs and benefits of its 
regulations and orders; H.R. 2682, Business 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; H.R. 2586, the 
``Swap Execution Facility (SEF) Clarification Act''; H.R. 3336, the 
``Small Business Credit Availability Act''; H.R. 3527, the 
``Protecting Main Street End-Users from Excessive Regulation.'' 9 
a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Armed Services, January 24, full Committee, hearing 
on Department of Defense Perspectives on Financial Improvement and 
Audit Readiness Efforts, 10:30 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, January 24, full Committee, begin markup 
of the following: H.R. 3582, the ``Pro-Growth Budgeting Act of 
2011''; H.R. 3578, the ``Baseline Reform Act of 2011; H.R. 3581, the 
``Budget and Accounting Transparency Act of 2011''; and H.R. 3575, 
the ``Legally Binding Budget Act of 2011.'' 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.

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  January 25, full Committee, continue markup of the following: H.R. 
3582, the ``Pro-Growth Budgeting Act of 2011''; H.R. 3578, the 
``Baseline Reform Act of 2011; H.R. 3581, the ``Budget and 
Accounting Transparency Act of 2011''; and H.R. 3575, the ``Legally 
Binding Budget Act of 2011.'' 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, January 25, Subcommittee on 
Energy and Commerce, hearing entitled ``American Jobs Now: A 
Legislative Hearing on H.R. 3548, the North American Energy Access 
Act.'' 8 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, January 24, Subcommittee on Africa, 
Global Health, and Human Rights, hearing entitled ``Examining 
Ongoing Human Rights Abuses in Vietnam.'' 2 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, January 24, full Committee, markup of 
the following: H.R. 1433, the ``Private Property Rights Protection 
Act of 2011'' and H.R. 3796, the ``Adam Walsh Reauthorization Act of 
2012.'' 10 a.m., 2141 Raybrun.
  Committee on Natural Resources, January 24, Subcommittee on 
National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, hearing on the following: 
H.R. 919, the ``Mohave Valley Land Conveyance Act of 2011''; H.R. 
938, the ``Frank Buckles World War I Memorial Act''; H.R. 1278, to 
direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resources 
study regarding the suitability and feasibility of designating the 
John Hope Franklin Reconciliation Park and other sites in Tulsa, 
Oklahoma, relating to the 1921 Tulsa race riot as a unit of the 
National Park System, and for other purposes''; H.R. 2240, the 
``Lowell National Historical Park Land Exchange Act of 2011''; H.R. 
2489, the ``American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act 
of 2011''; H.R. 3411, to modify a land grant patent issued by the 
Secretary of the Interior; H.R. 3440, the ``Recreational Shooting 
Protection Act.'' 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  January 25, Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Affairs, hearing on 
the following: H.R. 2467, the ``Bridgeport Indian Colony Land Trust, 
Health, and Economic Development Act of 2011''; and S. 292, the 
``Salmon Lake Land Selection Resolution Act.'' 11 a.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, January 24, 
Subcommittee on Health Care, District of Columbia, Census and the 
National Archives, hearing entitled ``McPherson Square: Who Made the 
Decision to Allow Indefinite Camping in the Park?'' 9:30 a.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  January 24, Subcommittee on TARP, Financial Services and Bailouts 
of Public and Private Programs, hearing entitled ``How Will the CFPB 
Function Under Richard Cordray?'' 1:30 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  January 25, Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs, Stimulus Oversight 
and Government Spending, hearing entitled ``Volt Vehicle Fire: What 
did NHTSA Know and When Did They Know It?'' 8 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  January 25, Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service 
and Labor Policy, hearing entitled ``Retirement Readiness: 
Strengthening the Federal Pension System.'' 9 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, January 24, Subcommittee on Legislative and 
Budget Process, hearing on H.R. 114, the ``Biennial Budgeting and 
Appropriations Act of 2011.'' 10:15 a.m., H-313 Capitol.
  January 24, full Committee, hearing on H.R. 1173, the ``Fiscal 
Responsibility and Retirement Security Act of 2011.'' 1:30 p.m., H-
313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, January 24, 
Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight, hearing entitled ``A 
Review of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy.'' 2 p.m., 
2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, January 24, Subcommittee on 
Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, hearing entitled 
``Rating the Rating Schedule--the State of VA Disability Ratings in 
the 21st Century.'' 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, January 24, Subcommittee on Social 
Security, hearing on combating disability waste, fraud and abuse, 
10:30 a.m., B-318 Rayburn.
  House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, January 25, 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: January 25, to 
hold hearings to examine Kazakhstan, focusing on the stability of 
their government, 2 p.m., 2200, Rayburn Building.
  Conference: January 24, meeting of conferees on H.R. 3630, to 
extend the payroll tax holiday, unemployment compensation, Medicare 
physician payment, provide for the consideration of the Keystone XL 
pipeline, 2:30 p.m., 1100, Longworth Building.