[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 126 (Monday, September 23, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D898-D899]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

            Week of September 24 through September 27, 2013

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, at 11:15 a.m., Senate will begin consideration of the 
nomination of Todd M. Hughes, of the District of Columbia, to be United 
States Circuit Judge for the Federal Circuit, with a vote on 
confirmation of the nomination, at approximately 11:45 a.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: September 25, to 
hold hearings to examine reauthorizing the ``Terrorism Risk 
Insurance Act'' (TRIA), focusing on the state of the terrorism risk 
insurance market, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  September 25, Subcommittee on National Security and International 
Trade and Finance, to hold hearings to examine assessing the 
investment climate and improving market access in financial services 
in India, 2:30 p.m., SD-538.
  Committee on the Budget: September 24, to hold hearings to examine 
the impact of political uncertainty on jobs and the economy, 2:30 
p.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: September 24, 
Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard, to 
hold hearings to examine the role of certification in rewarding 
sustainable fishing, 10:30 a.m., SR-253.
  September 24, Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant 
Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security, to hold hearings to 
examine rebuilding the nation's infrastructure, focusing on 
leveraging innovative financing to supplement Federal investment, 
2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: September 24, 
Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety, to hold hearings to 
examine black carbon, focusing on a global health problem with low-
cost solutions, 10:30 a.m., SD-406.
  September 25, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the need 
to invest in America's infrastructure and preserve Federal 
transportation funding, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: September 24, to hold hearings to 
examine the nominations of Dwight L. Bush, Sr., of the District of 
Columbia, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Morocco, Mark Bradley 
Childress, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the United Republic of 
Tanzania, Thomas Frederick Daughton, of Arizona, to be Ambassador to 
the Republic of Namibia, Matthew T. Harrington, of Virginia, to be 
Ambassador to the Kingdom of Lesotho, Eunice S. Reddick, of the 
District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Niger, 
John Hoover, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Sierra Leone, and Michael Stephen Hoza, of Washington, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of Cameroon, all of the Department of 
State, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  September 24, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Tomasz P. Malinowski, of the District of Columbia, to 
be Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Keith 
Michael Harper, of Maryland, for the rank of Ambassador during his 
tenure of service as United States Representative to the

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UN Human Rights Council, Crystal Nix-Hines, of California, for the 
rank of Ambassador during her tenure of service as the United States 
Permanent Representative to the United Nations Educational, 
Scientific, and Cultural Organization, and Pamela K. Hamamoto, of 
Hawaii, to be Representative to the Office of the United Nations and 
Other International Organizations in Geneva, with the rank of 
Ambassador, all of the Department of State, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  September 25, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Philip S. Goldberg, of the District of Columbia, to 
be Ambassador to the Republic of the Philippines, Robert O. Blake, 
Jr., of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Indonesia, 
Karen Clark Stanton, of Michigan, to be Ambassador to the Democratic 
Republic of Timor-Leste, and Amy Jane Hyatt, of California, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of Palau, all of the Department of State, 
2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  September 26, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Rose Eilene Gottemoeller, of Virginia, to be Under 
Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, Frank A. 
Rose, of Massachusetts, to be Assistant Secretary for Verification 
and Compliance, and Adam M. Scheinman, of Virginia, to be Special 
Representative of the President for Nuclear Nonproliferation, with 
the rank of Ambassador, all of the Department of State, 10 a.m., SH-
216.
  September 26, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Timothy M. Broas, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to 
the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Donald Lu, of California, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of Albania, and Robert A. Sherman, of 
Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to the Portuguese Republic, all of 
the Department of State, 2 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: September 24, 
to hold hearings to examine United States efforts to reduce 
healthcare-associated infections, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  September 26, Subcommittee on Children and Families, to hold 
hearings to examine how newborn screening saves lives, focusing on 
the past, present, and future of the newborn screening system, 10 
a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: September 
25, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Carol Waller 
Pope, of the District of Columbia, Ernest W. Dubester, of Virginia, 
and Patrick Pizzella, of Virginia, all to be a Member of the Federal 
Labor Relations Authority, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  September 26, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine 
reforming and renewing the postal service, part II, focusing on 
promoting a 21st century workforce, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: September 25, to hold hearings to 
examine the nominations of Carolyn B. McHugh, of Utah, to be United 
States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit, Pamela L. Reeves, to be 
United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Tennessee, 
Vince Girdhari Chhabria, to be United States District Judge for the 
Northern District of California, and James Maxwell Moody, Jr., to be 
United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas, 
2:30 p.m., SD-226.
  September 26, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 42, 
to provide anti-retaliation protections for antitrust 
whistleblowers, S. 822, to protect crime victims' rights, to 
eliminate the substantial backlog of DNA samples collected from 
crime scenes and convicted offenders, to improve and expand the DNA 
testing capacity of Federal, State, and local crime laboratories, to 
increase research and development of new DNA testing technologies, 
to develop new training programs regarding the collection and use of 
DNA evidence, to provide post conviction testing of DNA evidence to 
exonerate the innocent, to improve the performance of counsel in 
State capital cases, and the nominations of Robert Leon Wilkins, to 
be United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit, 
Brian J. Davis, to be United States District Judge for the Middle 
District of Florida, Timothy L. Brooks, to be United States District 
Judge for the Western District of Arkansas, James Donato, and Beth 
Labson Freeman, both to be United States District Judge for the 
Northern District of California, Pedro A. Delgado Hernandez, to be 
United States District Judge for the District of Puerto Rico, 
Patricia M. Wald, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, and Zachary Thomas 
Fardon, to be United States Attorney for the Northern District of 
Illinois, Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Rules and Administration: September 24, business 
meeting to markup the Omnibus Budget resolution for Senate 
committees for the period October 1, 2013, through February 28, 
2015, 10 a.m., SR-301.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: September 24, to hold closed 
hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  September 26, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine Foreign 
Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) legislation, 2 p.m., SH-216.
  Special Committee on Aging: September 25, to hold hearings to 
examine the state of the American senior, focusing on the changing 
retirement landscape for baby boomers, 2:15 p.m., SD-562.
  United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control: 
September 25, to hold hearings to examine dangerous synthetic drugs, 
2:30 p.m., SD-138.


                            House Committees

  Committee on the Budget, September 26, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``The Congressional Budget Office's Long-Term Budget 
Outlook'', 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, September 26, Subcommittee on the 
Western Hemisphere, hearing entitled ``A Closer Look at Cuba and its 
Recent History of Proliferation'', 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, September 26, Subcommittee on 
Border and Maritime Security, hearing entitled ``Fulfilling A Key 9/
11 Commission Recommendation: Implementing Biometric Exit'', 10:30 
a.m., 311 Cannon.