[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 40 (Monday, March 12, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D236-D237]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                Week of March 13 through March 16, 2012

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, at approximately 11 a.m., Senate will resume 
consideration of S. 1813, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st 
Century, and vote on or in relation to DeMint Amendment No. 1756 and 
Bingaman Amendment No. 1759, at 12 p.m. At 2:15 p.m., Senate will vote 
on or in relation to up to 20 amendments and passage of the bill.
  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: March 14, to 
hold hearings to examine risk management and commodities in the 2012 
farm bill, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Appropriations: March 14, Subcommittee on Department 
of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, to hold an 
oversight hearing to examine Federal onshore and offshore energy 
development programs in the Department of the Interior, 9:30 a.m., 
SD-124.
  March 14, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for 
fiscal year 2013 for the United States Agency for International 
Development, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  March 14, Subcommittee on Departments of Labor, Health and Human 
Services, and Education, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to 
examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2013 for the 
Department of Labor, 10:30 a.m., SD-138.
  March 14, Subcommittee on Department of Defense, to hold hearings 
to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2013 for the 
Department of the Air Force, 10:30 a.m., SD-192.
  March 14, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, to hold 
hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2013 
for the Department of Energy, 2:30 p.m., SD-192.
  March 15, Subcommittee on Transportation and Housing and Urban 
Development, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2013 for the Department of 
Transportation, 9 a.m., SD-138.
  March 15, Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans 
Affairs, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed 
budget estimates for fiscal year 2013 for the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, 10 a.m., SD-124.
  March 15, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 
Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for 
fiscal year 2013 for the Federal Bureau of Investigation; to be 
immediately followed by a closed session in SH-219 following the 
open session, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  March 15, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, to hold hearings to 
examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2013 for the 
Government Accountability Office, Government Printing Office, and 
the Congressional Budget Office, 2:30 p.m., SD-138.
  Committee on Armed Services: March 13, to hold hearings to examine 
U.S. Southern Command and U.S. Northern Command in review of the 
Defense Authorization request for fiscal year 2013 and the Future 
Years Defense Program; with the possibility of a closed session in 
SVC-217 following the open session, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  March 14, Subcommittee on Personnel, to hold hearings to examine 
the Active, Guard, Reserve, and civilian personnel programs in 
review of the Defense Authorization request for fiscal year 2013 and 
the Future Years Defense Program, 2 p.m., SR-232A.

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  March 14, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, to hold hearings to 
examine strategic forces programs of the National Nuclear Security 
Administration and the Department of Energy's Office of 
Environmental Management in review of the Department of Energy 
budget request for fiscal year 2013; with the possibility of a 
closed session in SVC-217 following the open session, 2:30 p.m., SR-
222.
  March 15, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
Department of the Navy in review of the Defense Authorization 
request for fiscal year 2013 and the Future Years Defense Program; 
with the possibility of a closed session in SVC-217 following the 
open session, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: March 14, 
Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection, to 
hold hearings to examine issues in the prepaid card market, 2:30 
p.m., SD-538.
  March 15, Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance and Investment, 
with the Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation and Community 
Development, to hold joint hearings to examine strengthening the 
housing market and minimizing losses to taxpayers, 2:30 p.m., SD-
538.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: March 13, to hold 
hearings to examine the report of the Independent Consultant's 
Review with Respect to the Department of Energy Loan and Loan 
Guarantee Portfolio, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: March 15, with the 
Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety, to hold joint hearings 
to examine lessons from Fukushima one year later, focusing on the 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) implementation of 
recommendations for enhancing nuclear reactor safety in the 21st 
century, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: March 15, to hold hearings to examine 
Russia's World Trade Organization (WTO) accession-implications for 
the United States, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: March 13, to hold hearings to 
examine the nominations of Frederick D. Barton, of Maine, to be an 
Assistant Secretary of State (Conflict and Stabilization 
Operations), and to be Coordinator for Reconstruction and 
Stabilization, and William E. Todd, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to 
the Kingdom of Cambodia, both of the Department of State, and Sara 
Margalit Aviel, of California, to be United States Alternate 
Executive Director of the International Bank for Reconstruction and 
Development, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  March 14, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine Sudan and 
South Sudan, focusing on independence and insecurity, 10 a.m., SD-
419.
  March 14, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Pamela A. White, of Maine, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Haiti, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, of Louisiana, to be 
Director General of the Foreign Service, and Gina K. Abercrombie-
Winstanley, of Ohio, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Malta, all 
of the Department of State, 3 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: March 14, 
to hold hearings to examine Congress, focusing on reform proposals 
for the 21st century, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  March 14, Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the 
Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, to hold hearings to 
examine managing interagency nuclear nonproliferation efforts, 
focusing on if nuclear materials around the world are effectively 
secured, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: March 15, to hold an oversight 
hearing to examine Indian water rights, focusing on promoting the 
negotiation and implementation of water settlements in Indian 
country, 2:15 p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: March 13, to hold hearings to examine 
the Freedom of Information Act, focusing on safeguarding critical 
infrastructure information and the public's right to know, 10:30 
a.m., SD-226.
  March 14, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of William J. Kayatta, Jr., of Maine, to be United 
States Circuit Judge for the First Circuit, John Thomas Fowlkes, 
Jr., to be United States District Judge for the Western District of 
Tennessee, Kevin McNulty, and Michael A. Shipp, both to be a United 
States District Judge for the District of New Jersey, and Stephanie 
Marie Rose, to be United States District Judge for the Southern 
District of Iowa, 2:45 p.m., SD-226.
  March 15, Full Committee, business meeting to consider the 
nominations of Richard Gary Taranto, of Maryland, to be United 
States Circuit Judge for the Federal Circuit, Robin S. Rosenbaum, to 
be United States District Judge for the Southern District of 
Florida, and Gregory K. Davis, to be United States Attorney for the 
Southern District of Mississippi, Department of Justice, 10 a.m., 
SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: March 14, to hold hearings to 
examine ending homelessness among veterans, focusing on Veterans' 
Affairs progress on its five year plan, 10 a.m., SR-418.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: March 15, to hold closed 
hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.