[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 19 (Monday, February 6, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D85-D87]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

              Week of February 7 through February 10, 2012

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senate will be in a period of morning business until 
12:30 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: February 9, to hold hearings to 
examine the nominations of Admiral Samuel J. Locklear III, USN, for 
reappointment to the grade of admiral and to be Commander, United 
States Pacific Command, and Lieutenant General Thomas P. Bostick, 
USA, for reappointment to the grade of lieutenant general and to be 
Chief of Engineers, and Commanding General, United States Army Corps 
of Engineers, both of the Department of Defense, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: February 9, to 
hold hearings to examine the state of the housing market, focusing 
on removing barriers to economic recovery, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on the Budget: February 7, to hold hearings to examine 
the outlook for United States monetary and fiscal policy, 10 a.m., 
SD-608.
  February 9, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine assessing 
inequality, mobility, and opportunity, 10 a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: February 9, to hold 
hearings to examine H.R. 1904, to facilitate the efficient 
extraction of mineral resources in southeast Arizona by authorizing 
and directing an exchange of Federal and non-Federal land, and the 
Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2009, 9:30 
a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Finance: February 7, business meeting to consider an 
original bill entitled, ``The Highway Investment, Job Creation and 
Economic Growth Act of 2012'', 3 p.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: February 7, to hold hearings to 
examine the nominations of Larry Leon Palmer, of Georgia, to be 
Ambassador to Barbados, and to serve concurrently and without 
additional compensation as Ambassador to St. Kitts and Nevis, Saint 
Lucia, Antigua and Barbuda, the Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, 
and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Phyllis Marie Powers, of 
Virginia, to be Ambassador to Republic of Nicaragua, Jonathan Don 
Farrar, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Panama, 
and Julissa Reynoso, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Oriental 
Republic of Uruguay, all of the Department of State, 10 a.m., SD-
419.
  February 7, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Nancy J. Powell, of Iowa, to be Ambassador to India, 
Department of State, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.

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  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: February 7, 
to hold hearings to examine accessible technology, focusing on 
challenges and opportunities, 2:30 p.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: February 9, to hold an oversight 
hearing to examine the Department of Justice's opinion on internet 
gaming, focusing on what's at stake for tribes, 2:15 p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: February 9, business meeting to 
consider S. 1945, to permit the televising of Supreme Court 
proceedings, and the nominations of John Z. Lee, and John J. Tharp, 
Jr., both to be a United States District Judge for the Northern 
District of Illinois, George Levi Russell III, to be United States 
District Judge for the District of Maryland, and Kristine Gerhard 
Baker, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District 
of Arkansas, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: February 7, to hold closed 
hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  February 9, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine 
certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Appropriations: February 7, Subcommittee on 
Legislative Branch, hearing on the FY 2013 budget request of the 
Library of Congress, Government Accountability Office, Government 
Printing Office, and Congressional Budget Office, 9:30 a.m., HT-2 
Capitol.
  February 8, Subcommittee on Defense, hearing on Military Health 
Systems Governance--Army, Navy and Air Force Surgeons General, 10 
a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  February 8, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, hearing on the 
U.S. Capitol Police FY 2013 budget request, 10 a.m., HT-2 Capitol.
  February 9, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, hearing on the 
Architect of the Capitol FY 2013 budget request, 10 a.m., HT-2 
Capitol.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce: February 7, full 
Committee, hearing entitled ``The NLRB Recess Appointments: 
Implications for America's Workers and Employers'', 10 a.m., 2175 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce: February 7, full Committee, 
continue markup of H.R. 3548, the ``North American Energy Access 
Act'', 9 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  February 8, Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, hearing 
entitled ``Cybersecurity: Threats to Communications Networks and 
Private-Sector Responses'', 9:30 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  February 8, Subcommittee on Energy and Power hearing on ``The 
American Energy Initiative: What EPA's Utility MACT Rule Will Cost 
U.S. Consumers'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  February 9, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Review of 
the Proposed Generic Drug and Biosimilars, User Fees and Further 
Examination of Drug Shortages'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services: February 7, Subcommittee on 
Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity, markup of the 
following: the ``Affordable Housing and Self-Sufficiency Improvement 
Act of 2012''; the ``FHA Emergency Fiscal Solvency Act of 2012''; 
and H.R. 32, the ``Homeless Children and Youth Act of 2011'', 10 
a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  February 8, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer 
Credit, hearing entitled ``Legislative Proposals to Promote 
Accountability and Transparency at the Consumer Financial Protection 
Bureau'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  February 8, Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government 
Sponsored Enterprises, hearing entitled ``Limiting the 
Extraterritorial Impact of Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act'', 2 
p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs: February 7, full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Export Controls, Arms Sales, and Reform: Balancing U.S. 
Interests, Part II'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  February 7, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade 
hearing entitled ``The U.S.-Philippines Alliance: Deepening the 
Security and Trade Partnership, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  February 8, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human 
Rights, markup of the following: H.R. 1410, the ``Vietnam Human 
Rights Act of 2011'' and H. Res. 361, concerning efforts to provide 
humanitarian relief to mitigate the effects of drought and avert 
famine in the Horn of Africa, particularly Somalia, Ethiopia, 
Djibouti, and Kenya, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  February 8, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
on Baluchistan, 2:30 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  February 9, Subcommittee on Europe and Eurasia, hearing entitled 
``Creating Jobs: Economic Opportunities in Europe and Eurasia'', 1 
p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security: February 7, Subcommittee on Border 
and Maritime Security, hearing entitled ``Balancing Maritime 
Security and Trade Facilitation: Protecting our Ports, Increasing 
Commerce and Securing the Supply Chain--Part I'', 10 a.m., 311 
Cannon.
  February 7, Subcommittee on Transportation Security, hearing 
entitled ``Screening Partnership Program: Why is a Job-Creating, 
Public-Private Partnership Meeting Resistance at TSA?'', 2 p.m., 311 
Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary: February 7, full Committee, markup of 
H.R. 3541, the ``Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass Prenatal 
Nondiscrimination Act of 2011'', 1:45 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  February 8, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland 
Security, hearing entitled ``Combating Transnational Organized 
Crime: International Money Laundering as a Threat to our Financial 
Systems'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  February 9, Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement, 
hearing entitled ``Regional Perspectives on Agricultural Guestworker 
Programs'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources: February 7, Subcommittee on Water 
and Power, hearing entitled ``Water for Our Future and Job Creation: 
Examining Regulatory and Bureaucratic Barriers to New Surface 
Storage Infrastructure'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  February 7, Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs, 
hearing on H.R. 3532, to empower federally

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recognized Indian tribes to accept restricted fee tribal lands, and 
for other purposes, 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: February 7, 
Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental 
Relations and Procurement Reform, hearing entitled ``Jobs for 
Wounded Warriors: Increasing Access to Contracts for Service 
Disabled Veterans'', 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  February 7, Subcommittee on Government Organization, Efficiency 
and Financial Management, hearing entitled ``Solutions Needed: 
Improper Payments Total $115 Billion in Federal Misspending'', 10 
a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  February 7, full Committee, business meeting, 1:30 p.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  February 8, full Committee, hearing entitled ``The Right to 
Choose: Protecting Union Workers from Forced Political 
Contributions'', 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: February 7, full 
Committee, markup of the following: H.R. 3834, the ``Advancing 
America's Networking and Information Technology Research and 
Development Act of 2012''; and H.R. 3199, to Provide a Comprehensive 
Assessment of the Scientific and Technical Research on the 
Implications of the Use of Mid-Level Ethanol Blends, and for other 
purposes, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  February 8, full Committee, hearing entitled ``Assessing America's 
Nuclear Future--A Review of the Blue Ribbon Commission's Report to 
the Secretary of Energy'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business: February 8, full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Placing Federal Tax Dollars at Risk: How the Small 
Business Administration Mismanages the Modernization of its 
Information Technology'', 1 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  February 9, full Committee, hearing entitled ``Construction 
Contracting: Barriers to Small Business Participation'', 10 a.m., 
2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: February 8, 
Subcommittee on Aviation, hearing entitled ``A Review of Issues 
Associated with Protecting and Improving our Nation's Aviation 
Satellite-based Global Positioning System Infrastructure'', 11 a.m., 
2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: February 9, Subcommittee on 
Oversight and Investigations, hearing on Reforming VA's Flawed 
Fiduciary System, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means: February 7, Subcommittee on Health, 
hearing on ``Programs that Reward Physicians Who Deliver High 
Quality and Efficient Care'', 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  February 8, full Committee, hearing on how accounting rules affect 
how businesses evaluate tax policy, 9 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: February 9, full 
Committee, hearing on ongoing intelligence activities, 9 a.m., HVC-
304. This is a closed hearing.


                             Joint Meetings

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: February 8, to 
hold hearings to examine Ireland's leadership of the Organization 
for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), focusing on its 
future year-long leadership of the 56-nation OSCE, based in Vienna, 
Austria, and its work in promoting democracy, human rights and the 
rule of law, 11:30 a.m., B318, Rayburn Building.
  Joint Economic Committee: February 7, to hold hearings to examine 
bolstering the economy, focusing on helping American families by 
reauthorizing the payroll tax cut and unemployment insurance (UI) 
benefits, 2:30 p.m., SH-216.
  Conference: February 7, 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, 10 a.m., HVC-201.