[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 155 (Monday, November 4, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1047-D1049]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                   Week of November 5 through 8, 2013

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, at approximately 10 a.m., Senate will continue 
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 815, 
Employment Non-Discrimination 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 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: November 5, 
Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry and Natural Resources, to 
hold hearings to examine wildfires, 2:30 p.m., SR-328A.
  Committee on Armed Services: November 7, to hold hearings to 
examine the impact of sequestration on the national defense; 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: November 5, to 
hold hearings to examine housing finance reform, focusing on 
protecting small lender access to the secondary mortgage market, 10 
a.m., SD-538.
  November 7, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine housing 
finance reform, focusing on essential elements to provide affordable 
options for housing, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: November 5, 
Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security, to hold 
hearings to examine the United States aviation industry and jobs, 
focusing on keeping American manufacturing competitive, 2:30 p.m., 
SR-253.
  November 6, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
``America Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence 
in Technology, Education, and Science Act'' (America COMPETES), 
focusing on science and the United States economy, 2:30 p.m., SR-
253.
  November 7, Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, 
and Insurance, to hold hearings to examine patent assertion 
entities, focusing on demand letters and consumer protection, 10 
a.m., SR-253.

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  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: November 7, to hold an 
oversight hearing to examine the Draft Regional Recommendation 
regarding the Columbia River Treaty, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: November 5, 
Subcommittee on Oversight, to hold hearings to examine methane 
emissions from oil and gas operations, 2:30 p.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: November 6, to hold hearings to examine 
health insurance exchanges, focusing on an update from the 
Administration, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: November 5, to hold hearings to 
examine the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, 
2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  November 6, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Carolyn Hessler Radelet, of Virginia, to be Director 
of the Peace Corps, and Michael G. Carroll, of New York, to be 
Inspector General, United States Agency for International 
Development, 10:30 a.m., SD-419.
  November 7, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Heather Anne Higginbottom, of the District of 
Columbia, to be Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources, Sarah 
Sewall, of Massachusetts, to be Under Secretary for Civilian 
Security, Democracy, and Human Rights, and Richard Stengel, of New 
York, to be Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy, all of the 
Department of State, 11 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: November 5, 
to hold hearings to examine the online Federal health insurance 
marketplace, focusing on enrollment challenges and the path forward, 
10 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: November 
6, business meeting to consider S. 994, to expand the Federal 
Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 to increase 
accountability and transparency in Federal spending, S. 1611, to 
require certain agencies to conduct assessments of data centers and 
develop data center consolidation and optimization plans, S. 1499, 
to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 278 Main Street in Chadron, Nebraska, as the ``Sergeant 
Cory Mracek Memorial Post Office'', S. 1512, to designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1335 
Jefferson Road in Rochester, New York, as the ``Specialist Theodore 
Matthew Glende Post Office'', and the nominations of William Ward 
Nooter, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the 
District of Columbia, and Tony Hammond, of Missouri, and Nanci E. 
Langley, of Hawaii, both to be a Commissioner of the Postal 
Regulatory Commission, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  November 6, Subcommittee on Emergency Management, 
Intergovernmental Relations, and the District of Columbia, to hold 
hearings to examine the ongoing recovery from Hurricane Sandy one 
year later, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  November 7, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine Social 
Security disability benefits, focusing on if judges, doctors, and 
lawyers abused programs, part II, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: November 5, Subcommittee on Bankruptcy 
and the Courts, to hold hearings to examine if limiting the scope of 
civil discovery will diminish accountability and leave Americans 
without access to justice, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  November 6, Full Committee, to hold an oversight hearing to 
examine the Bureau of Prisons and cost-effective strategies for 
reducing recidivism, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  November 6, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Michelle T. Friedland, of California, to be United 
States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, Christopher Reid Cooper, 
to be United States District Judge for the District of Columbia, 
Gerald Austin McHugh, Jr., and Edward G. Smith, both to be a United 
States District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and 
M. Douglas Harpool, to be United States District Judge for the 
Western District of Missouri, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
  November 7, Subcommittee on Oversight, Federal Rights and Agency 
Action, to hold hearings to examine rules delayed on auto safety and 
mental health, 1:30 p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: November 6, to hold hearings to 
examine the nominations of Sloan D. Gibson, of the District of 
Columbia, to be Deputy Secretary, Linda A. Schwartz, of Connecticut, 
to be Assistant Secretary for Policy and Planning, and Constance B. 
Tobias, of Maryland, to be Chairman of the Board of Veterans' 
Appeals, all of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 10 a.m., SR-418.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: November 5, to hold closed 
hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  November 7, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine 
certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  Special Committee on Aging: November 6, to hold hearings to 
examine transportation, focusing on independence for seniors, 2:15 
p.m., SD-562.


* These figures include all measures reported, even if there was 
no accompanying report. A total of 115 written reports have been 
filed in the Senate, 256 reports have been filed in the House.

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