[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 67 (Friday, May 11, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D456-D459]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                  Week of May 14 through May 18, 2012

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, at 2 p.m., the Majority Leader will be recognized. At 4:30 
p.m., Senate will begin consideration of the nominations of George Levi 
Russell III, of Maryland, to be United States District Judge for the 
District of Maryland, and John J. Tharp, Jr., of Illinois, to be United 
States District Judge for the

[[Page D457]]

Northern District of Illinois, and vote on confirmation of the 
nominations at approximately 5:30 p.m. Following which, the Senate will 
vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to 
consideration of H.R. 2072, Securing American Jobs Through Exports 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 Appropriations: May 16, Subcommittee on Department of 
Defense, to receive a closed briefing on proposed budget estimates 
for fiscal year 2013 for Northern Command and Southern Command 
Programs, 10:30 a.m., SVC-217.
  May 17, Subcommittee on Department of Defense, to receive a closed 
briefing on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2013 for 
European Command and Special Operations Command Programs, 2 p.m., 
SVC-217.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: May 16, to 
hold an oversight hearing to examine the Federal Communications 
Commission, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  May 17, Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast 
Guard, to hold hearings to examine the United States response to 
tsunami generated marine debris, 10:30 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: May 17, to hold 
hearings to examine S. 2146, to amend the Public Utility Regulatory 
Policies Act of 1978 to create a market-oriented standard for clean 
electric energy generation, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: May 16, Subcommittee on 
Children's Health and Environmental Responsibility, to hold hearings 
to examine growing long-term value, focusing on corporate 
environmental responsibility and innovation, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: May 15, to hold hearings to examine tax 
reform, focusing on what it could mean for tribes and territories, 
10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: May 16, to hold hearings to 
examine the nominations of Peter William Bodde, of Maryland, to be 
Ambassador to the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, Piper Anne 
Wind Campbell, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to 
Mongolia, and Dorothea-Maria Rosen, of California, to be Ambassador 
to the Federated States of Micronesia, all of the Department of 
State, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  May 17, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Edward M. Alford, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to 
the Republic of The Gambia, Mark L. Asquino, of the District of 
Columbia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, 
Douglas M. Griffiths, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Mozambique, and David J. Lane, of Florida, for the rank of 
Ambassador during his tenure of service as U.S. Representative to 
the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture, all of the 
Department of State, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: May 15, 
Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging, to hold hearings to 
examine the cost of HIV/AIDS drugs and the Prize Fund alternative, 
10 a.m., SD-430.
  May 16, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine identifying 
opportunities for health care delivery system reform, focusing on 
lessons from the front line, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: May 16, 
business meeting to consider pending calendar business, 10 a.m., SD-
342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: May 17, to hold an oversight hearing 
to examine fulfilling the Federal trust responsibility, focusing on 
the foundation of the government-to-government relationship, 2:15 
p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: May 16, to hold an oversight hearing 
to examine the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  May 17, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 2554, to 
amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
1968 to extend the authorization of the Bulletproof Vest Partnership 
Grant Program through fiscal year 2017, S. 2276, to permit Federal 
officers to remove cases involving crimes of violence to Federal 
court, S. 2076, to improve security at State and local courthouses, 
S. 2370, to amend title 11, United States Code, to make bankruptcy 
organization more efficient for small business debtors, and the 
nominations of David Medine, of Maryland, to be Chairman, James 
Xavier Dempsey, of California, Elisebeth Collins Cook, of Illinois, 
Rachel L. Brand, of Iowa, and Patricia M. Wald, of the District of 
Columbia, all to be a Member of the Privacy and Civil Liberties 
Oversight Board, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: May 16, to hold hearings to 
examine seamless transition, focusing on a review of the Integrated 
Disability Evaluation System, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: May 15, to hold closed hearings 
to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  Special Committee on Aging: May 15, to hold hearings to examine 
solving the long-term unemployment crisis for older workers, 2:30 
p.m., SD-562.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture: May 16, Subcommittee on General Farm 
Commodities and Risk Management, hearing entitled ``Formulation of 
the 2012 Farm Bill: Commodity Programs and Crop Insurance'', 10 
a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  May 17, Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk 
Management, hearing entitled ``Formulation of the 2012 Farm Bill: 
Commodity Programs and Crop Insurance'', 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  May 17, Full Committee, business meeting to consider H.R. 4235, 
the ``Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification 
Correction Act of 2012''; H.R. 1838, the ``Swaps Bailout Prevention 
Act''; and H.R. 3282, the ``Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act'', 3 
p.m., 1300 Longworth.

[[Page D458]]


  May 18, Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry, 
hearing entitled ``Formulation of the 2012 Farm Bill: Energy and 
Forestry Programs'', 9:30 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, May 16, Subcommittee on 
Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, hearing 
entitled ``Exploring State Success in Expanding Parent and Student 
Options'', 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, May 16, Subcommittee on 
Communications and Technology, hearing entitled ``Broadband Loans 
and Grants'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  May 16, Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, 
hearing entitled ``Where the Jobs Are: Promoting Tourism to 
America'', 10:15 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, May 16, Subcommittee on Financial 
Institutions, hearing entitled ``The Impact of the Dodd-Frank Act: 
What It Means to be a Systemically Important Financial 
Institution'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  May 16, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
entitled ``Oversight of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's 
Structured Transaction Program'', 2 p.m., 2220 Rayburn.
  May 16, Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade, 
hearing entitled ``Increasing Market Access for U.S. Financial Firms 
in China: Update on Progress of the Strategic and Economic 
Dialogue'', 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  May 17, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Examining the 
Settlement Practices of U.S. Financial Regulators'', 10 a.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  May 17, Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community 
Opportunity, hearing entitled ``U.S. Insurance Sector: International 
Competitiveness and Jobs'', 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, May 15, Subcommittee on Africa, 
Global Health, and Human Rights, hearing entitled ``Chen Guangcheng: 
His Case, Cause, Family, and Those Who are Helping Him'', 1 p.m., 
2172 Rayburn.
  May 16, Subcommittee on Middle East and South Asia, hearing 
entitled ``Assessing U.S. Foreign Policy Priorities and Needs Amidst 
Economic Challenges in South Asia'', 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  May 16, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
entitled ``Status of the Processing of the Camp Ashraf Residents'', 
2:30 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  May 17, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Iran Sanctions: 
Strategy, Implementation, and Enforcement'', 10 a.m., 2127 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, May 16, Subcommittee on 
Transportation Security, hearing entitled ``Access Control Point 
Breaches at Our Nation's Airports: Anomalies or Systemic Failures?'' 
10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  May 17, Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Management, 
hearing entitled ``Department of Homeland Security: An Examination 
of Ethical Standards'', 9:30 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  May 18, Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence, hearing 
entitled ``Terrorist Financing Since 9/11: Assessing an Evolving al 
Qaeda and State Sponsors of Terrorism'', 9:30 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, May 16, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Implementation of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act'', 
10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  May 17, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, 
hearing entitled ``Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act'', 10 
a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  May 17, Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement, 
hearing entitled ``Welcoming Business Travelers and Tourists to 
America Act of 2011'', 1 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  May 17, Subcommittee on Constitution, hearing entitled ``District 
of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act'', 4 p.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, May 17, Subcommittee on Fisheries, 
Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs, hearing on H.R. 3065, the 
``Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act''; and H.R. 
3706, to create the Office of Chief Financial Officer of the 
Government of the Virgin Islands, and for other purposes, 2 p.m., 
1334 Longworth.
  May 17, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, 
hearing on H.R. 1103, the ``American Memorial Park Tinian Annex 
Act''; H.R. 3100, the ``San Antonio Missions National Historical 
Park Boundary Expansion Act''; H.R. 3365, the ``Federal Land 
Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization of 2011''; H.R. 4400, 
the ``Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr. Salt Pond Visitor Center''; and S. 270, 
the ``La Pine Land Conveyance Act'', 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, May 16, Subcommittee 
on Regulatory Affairs, Stimulus and Government Spending, hearing 
entitled ``The Obama Administration's Green Energy Gamble: What Have 
All the Taxpayer Subsidies Achieved?'' 9:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  May 16, Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service and 
Labor Policy, hearing entitled ``Hatch Act: Options for Reform'', 
9:30 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, May 17, Subcommittee 
on Technology and Innovation, hearing entitled ``Working for a Fire 
Safe America: Examining United States Fire Administration 
Priorities'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, May 16, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``U.S. Trade Strategy: What's Next for Small Business 
Exporters?'' 1 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, May 16, 
Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime, hearing entitled 
``Creating American Jobs and Assuring the Safety and Security of 
America's Waterways: A Review of the Coast Guard's 5-year Capital 
Improvement Plan'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, May 16, Subcommittee on Health, 
hearing entitled ``Optimizing Care for Veterans with Prosthetics'', 
10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  May 16, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, hearing entitled 
``Examining Executive Order #13607 and Its Impact on Schools and 
Veterans'', 2 p.m., 340 Cannon.

[[Page D459]]


  Committee on Ways and Means, May 16, Subcommittee on Oversight, 
hearing entitled ``Examining Operations and Oversight of Tax-Exempt 
Organizations'', 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  May 17, Subcommittee on Trade, hearing entitled ``Supporting 
Economic Growth and Job Creation Through Customs Trade 
Modernization, Facilitation, and Enforcement'', 10 a.m., 1100 
Longworth.
  May 17, Subcommittee on Human Resources, hearing entitled ``State 
TANF Spending and Its Impact on Work Requirements'', 2 p.m., 1100 
Longworth.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: May 16, to hold hearings to examine how 
the taxation of labor and transfer payments affect growth and 
employment, 2 p.m., SD-G50.