[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 162 (Monday, December 17, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D1041]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

             Week of December 18 through December 21, 2012

                             Senate Chamber

   On Tuesday, at approximately 11 a.m., Senate will continue 
consideration of H.R. 1, Full-Year Continuing Appropriations 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 Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: December 18, 
Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance and Investment, to hold 
hearings to examine computerized trading venues, focusing on what 
should the rules of the road be, 9:30 a.m., SD-538.
  December 19, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer 
Protection, to hold hearings to examine consumer credit reports, 10 
a.m., SD-538.
  December 20, Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation and Community 
Development, to hold hearings to examine recovering from superstorm 
Sandy, focusing on rebuilding our infrastructure, 11 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: December 18, 
business meeting to consider pending calendar business, Time to be 
announced, S-216, Capitol.
  Committee on Finance: December 18, business meeting to consider 
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, Time to be announced, Room to be announced.
  December 20, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of William B. Shultz, of the District of Columbia, to be 
General Counsel of the Department of Health and Human Services, and 
Christopher J. Meade, of New York, to be General Counsel for the 
Department of the Treasury, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: December 19, to receive a closed 
briefing on the Accountability Review Board, 8:30 a.m., SVC-217.
  December 20, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine Benghazi, 
focusing on the attacks and the lessons learned, 9 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on the Judiciary: December 19, to hold hearings to 
examine the state of the right to vote after the 2012 election, 10 
a.m., SD-226.
  December 20, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 1560, 
to enhance access to controlled substances for residents of 
institutional long-term care facilities, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: December 19, business meeting to 
consider 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, Time to be announced, 
S-216, Capitol.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: December 18, to hold closed 
hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  December 20, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine 
certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Armed Services, December 19, Full Committee, hearing 
on an update on the evolving security situation in the Democratic 
Republic of the Congo and implications for U.S. national security, 
10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, December 19, 
Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, hearing 
entitled ``Challenges Facing Multiemployer Pension Plans: Evaluating 
PBGC's Insurance Program and Financial Outlook'', 10 a.m., 2175 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, December 20, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Benghazi Attack, Part II: The Report of the 
Accountability Review Board'', 1 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, December 19, Full Committee, markup on 
H.R. 6654, To provide for the exchange of information related to 
trade enforcement, and for other purposes, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, December 18, 
Full Committee, hearing on ongoing intelligence activities, 4:30 
p.m., HVC-304. This is a closed hearing.
  December 19, Full Committee, hearing on ongoing intelligence 
activities, 10 a.m., HVC-304. This is a closed hearing.
  December 20, Full Committee, business meeting, Investigative 
Report on the U.S. National Security Issues Posed by Chinese 
Telecommunications Companies Huawei and ZTE, 9 a.m., HVC-304.
  December 20, Full Committee, hearing on ongoing intelligence 
activities, 9:30 a.m., HVC-304. This is a closed hearing.