[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 158 (Monday, December 10, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1017-D1019]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

             Week of December 11 through December 14, 2012

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, at approximately 11 a.m., Senate will resume 
consideration of the motion to proceed to

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consideration of S. 3637, Transaction Account Guarantee Program, with a 
vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to 
consideration of the bill at 2:15 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 Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: December 11, to 
hold hearings to examine streamlining and strengthening Housing and 
Urban Development's (HUD's) rental housing assistance programs, part 
II, 10:30 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Finance: December 11, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Ronald Lee Buch, of Virginia, and Albert G. Lauber, 
of the District of Columbia, both to be a Judge of the United States 
Tax Court, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  December 12, Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources, and 
Infrastructure, to hold hearings to examine tax reform and Federal 
energy policy, focusing on incentives to promote energy efficiency, 
10 a.m., SD-215.
  December 13, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine improving 
care for dually-eligible beneficiaries, focusing on a progress 
update, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: December 13, Subcommittee on Near 
Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs, to hold hearings to 
examine terrorist networks in Pakistan and proliferation of 
improvised explosive devices (IEDs); to be immediately followed by a 
closed hearing in SVC-217, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on the Judiciary: December 12, to hold hearings to 
examine the nominations of Shelly Deckert Dick, to be United States 
District Judge for the Middle District of Louisiana, Andrew Patrick 
Gordon, to be United States District Judge for the District of 
Nevada, Ketanji Brown Jackson, of Maryland, to be United States 
District Judge for the District of Columbia, and Beverly Reid 
O'Connell, to be United States District Judge for the Central 
District of California, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  December 12, Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and 
Human Rights, to hold hearings to examine ending the school-to-
prison pipeline, 2 p.m., SD-226.
  December 13, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 1223, 
to address voluntary location tracking of electronic communications 
devices, and S. 1560, to enhance access to controlled substances for 
residents of institutional long-term care facilities, 10 a.m., SD-
226.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: December 13, to 
hold hearings to examine Hurricane Sandy, focusing on assessing the 
Federal response and small business recovery efforts, 10 a.m., SR-
428A.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: December 12, to hold hearings to 
examine the nominations of Keith Kelly, of Montana, to be Assistant 
Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment and Training, and 
William S. Greenberg, of New Jersey, to be a Judge of the United 
States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, 10 a.m., SR-418.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: December 11, to hold closed 
hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  December 13, Full Committee, to hold a closed business meeting to 
consider certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, December 13, Subcommittee on General 
Farm Commodities and Risk Management, hearing on ``Dodd-Frank 
Derivatives Reform: Challenges Facing U.S. and International 
Markets'', 9 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Financial Services, December 13, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Examining the Impact of the Volcker Rule on 
Markets, Businesses, Investors and Job Creation, Part II'', 9 a.m., 
2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, December 11, Subcommittee on Africa, 
Global Health, and Human Rights, hearing entitled ``The Devastating 
Crisis in Eastern Congo'', 3 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, December 12, Subcommittee on 
Communications and Technology, hearing entitled ``Keeping the New 
Broadband Spectrum Law on Track'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  December 13, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``State of 
Uncertainty: Implementation of PPACA's Exchanges and Medicaid 
Expansion'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, December 13, Full Committee, markup of 
H.J. Res. 819, Directing the Attorney General of the United States 
to transmit to the House of Representatives, not later than 14 days 
after the date of the adoption of this resolution, any documents and 
legal memoranda in the Attorney General's possession relating to the 
practice of targeted killing of United States citizens and targets 
abroad; H.R. 4216, the ``Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act''; and 
H.R. 6014, the ``Katie Sepich Enhanced DNA Collection Act'', 9 a.m., 
2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, December 12, Full 
Committee, hearing entitled ``HGH Testing in the NFL: Is the Science 
Ready?'', 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, December 11, Full Committee, hearing providing 
for consideration of motions to suspend the rules, 5 p.m., H-313, 
Capitol.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, December 12, Full 
Committee, hearing entitled ``The Future of NASA: Perspectives on 
Strategic Vision for America's Space Program'', 9:30 a.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, December 13, Full 
Committee, hearing entitled ``Northeast Corridor Future: Options for 
High-Speed Rail Development and Opportunities for Private Sector 
Participation'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, December 12, Full Committee, 
business meeting to approve Activities Report for the Committee on 
Veterans' Affairs, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.

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  Committee on Ways and Means, December 12, Subcommittee on Human 
Resources, hearing entitled ``Proposal to Reduce Child Deaths Due to 
Maltreatment'', 2 p.m., 1100 Longworth.
  House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, December 13, 
Full Committee, business meeting on Investigative Report on the U.S. 
National Security Issues Posed by Chinese Telecommunications 
Companies Huawei and ZTE, 8:30 a.m., HVC-304. This is a closed 
meeting.
  December 13, Full Committee, hearing on ongoing intelligence 
activities, 10:30 a.m., HVC-304. This is a closed hearing.