[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 140 (Monday, November 17, 2014)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1029-D1031]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

             Week of November 18 through November 21, 2014

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senate will begin consideration of S. 2280, Keystone XL 
Pipeline. At 6:15 p.m., Senate will vote on passage of the bill.
  Following which, Senate will vote on confirmation of the nominations 
of Leslie Joyce Abrams, of Georgia, to be United States District Judge 
for the Middle District of Georgia, Mark Howard Cohen, of Georgia, to 
be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia, 
and Eleanor Louise

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Ross, of Georgia, to be United States District Judge for the Northern 
District of Georgia.
  Also, Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion 
to proceed to consideration of S. 2685, USA Freedom 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: November 19, 
business meeting to consider the nominations of Lourdes Maria Castro 
Ramirez, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development, and Therese W. McMillan, of California, to be 
Federal Transit Administrator, Department of Transportation; to be 
immediately followed by an oversight hearing to examine the Federal 
Housing Finance Agency, focusing on balancing stability, growth, and 
affordability in the mortgage market, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  November 21, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer 
Protection, to hold hearings to examine improving financial 
institution supervision, focusing on addressing regulatory capture, 
10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: November 20, 
to hold hearings to examine the Takata airbag recalls and the 
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) recall 
process, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: November 18, business 
meeting to consider the nominations of Virginia Tyler Lodge, and 
Ronald Anderson Walter, both to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority, and Jeffery Martin 
Baran, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, Time to be announced, Room to be announced.
  Committee on Finance: November 18, Subcommittee on Taxation and 
IRS Oversight, to hold hearings to examine tax relief after a 
disaster, focusing on how individuals, small businesses, and 
communities recover, 2:30 p.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: November 19, to hold hearings to 
examine the nomination of Antony Blinken, of New York, to be Deputy 
Secretary of State, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: November 19, 
business meeting to consider S. 2917, Adding Ebola to the FDA 
Priority Review Voucher Program Act, H.R. 669, to amend the Public 
Health Service Act to improve the health of children and help better 
understand and enhance awareness about unexpected sudden death in 
early life, and the nominations of P. David Lopez, of Arizona, to be 
General Counsel, and Charlotte A. Burrows, of the District of 
Columbia, to be a Member, both of the Equal Employment Opportunity 
Commission, Adri Davin Jayaratne, of Michigan, to be Assistant 
Secretary of Labor for Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs, 
Mary Lucille Jordan, of Maryland, and Michael Young, of 
Pennsylvania, both to be a Member of the Federal Mine Safety and 
Health Review Commission, and any pending nominations, 10 a.m., SD-
430.
  November 20, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Lauren McGarity McFerran, of the District of Columbia, 
to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board, 10 a.m., SD-
430.
  November 20, Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging, to hold 
hearings to examine the pricing of generic drugs, 1 p.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: November 
18, to hold hearings to examine the nomination of Earl L. Gay, of 
the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Director of the Office of 
Personnel Management, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  November 19, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine 
preparedness and response to public health threats, focusing on how 
ready we are, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  November 20, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, to hold 
hearings to examine Wall Street bank involvement with physical 
commodities, focusing on the extent to which banks and their holding 
companies own physical commodities like oil, natural gas, aluminum 
and other industrial metals, as well as own or control businesses 
like power plants, oil and gas pipelines, and commodity warehouses, 
9:30 a.m., SD-106.
  November 21, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, to continue 
hearings to examine Wall Street bank involvement with physical 
commodities, focusing on the extent to which banks and their holding 
companies own physical commodities like oil, natural gas, aluminum 
and other industrial metals, as well as own or control businesses 
like power plants, oil and gas pipelines, and commodity warehouses, 
9:30 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: November 19, to hold an oversight 
hearing to examine protecting our children's mental health, focusing 
on preventing and addressing childhood trauma in Indian country, 
2:30 p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: November 20, business meeting to 
consider S. 2520, to improve the Freedom of Information Act, H.R. 
1447, to encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain 
information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of 
law enforcement agencies, and the nominations of Jorge Luis Alonso, 
and John Robert Blakey, both to be a United States District Judge 
for the Northern District of Illinois, Allison Dale Burroughs, to be 
United States District Judge for the District of Massachusetts, 
Jeanne E. Davidson, of Maryland, to be a Judge of the United States 
Court of International Trade, Haywood Stirling Gilliam, Jr., to be 
United States District Judge for the Northern District of 
California, Amos L. Mazzant, III, and Robert William Schroeder III, 
both to be a United States District Judge for the Eastern District 
of Texas, Amit Priyavadan Mehta, to be United States District Judge 
for the District of Columbia, Robert Lee Pitman, to be United States 
District Judge for the Western District of Texas, and Sarah R. 
Saldana, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Homeland 
Security, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: November 19, to 
hold hearings to examine the nomination of Gilberto de Jesus, of 
Maryland, to be Chief Counsel for Advocacy, Small Business 
Administration, 2:30 p.m., SR-428A.

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  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: November 19, to hold hearings to 
examine veterans' mental health and suicide, 10:30 a.m., SR-418.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: November 18, to hold closed 
hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  November 20, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine certain 
intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SD-562.
  Special Committee on Aging: November 19, to hold hearings to 
examine the private industry's role in stemming the tide of phone 
scams, 2:15 p.m., SD-562.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Armed Services, November 19, Subcommittee on Military 
Personnel, hearing entitled ``Religious Accommodations in the Armed 
Services'', 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, November 19, Subcommittee on 
Health, hearing entitled ``Examining Medical Product Development in 
the Wake of the Ebola Epidemic'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  November 19, Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, hearing 
entitled ``Cyanotoxins in Drinking Water'', 10:15 a.m., 2322 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, November 19, Subcommittee on 
Housing and Insurance, hearing entitled ``Opportunities for a 
Private and Competitive Sustainable Flood Insurance Market'', 2 
p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, November 19, Full Committee, markup 
on the following legislative measures: H.R. 2901, the ``Senator Paul 
Simon Water for the World Act of 2013''; H.R. 5206, to allow Foreign 
Service and other executive agency employees to designate 
beneficiaries of their death benefits; and H.R. 5685, the ``Rewards 
for Justice Congressional Notification Act of 2014'', 10 a.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  November 19, Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, 
markup on H.R. 5648, to improve defense cooperation between the 
United States and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, 2 p.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  November 19, Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, 
hearing entitled ``Next Steps for U.S. Foreign Policy on Syria and 
Iraq'', 2:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  November 20, Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, 
hearing entitled ``Examining What a Nuclear Iran Deal Means for 
Global Security'', 1 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, November 19, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Oversight of the United States Secret Service'', 10 a.m., 
2141 Rayburn. A portion of this hearing will close.
  November 19, Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and 
the Internet, hearing entitled ``Copyright Issues in Education and 
for the Visually Impaired'', 3 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, November 19, Subcommittee on 
Energy and Mineral Resources, hearing entitled ``Volcano Hazards: 
Exploring the National Preparation and Response'', 1 p.m., 1334 
Longworth.
  November 20, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and 
Insular Affairs, hearing entitled ``Is the Midway Atoll National 
Wildlife Refuge Being Properly Managed?'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, November 19, 
Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and the 
Census, hearing entitled ``Examining Data Security at the United 
States Postal Service'', 10:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, November 19, 
Subcommittee on Oversight, hearing entitled ``The Role of the White 
House Chief Technology Officer in the HealthCare.gov Website 
Debacle'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, November 19, Subcommittee on 
Economic Opportunity, hearing entitled ``The Role of the State 
Approving Agencies in Ensuring Quality Education Programs for 
Veterans'', 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  November 19, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on the following 
legislative measures: H.R. 4720, the ``Medal of Honor Priority Care 
Act''; H.R. 4887, the ``Expanding Care for Veterans Act''; H.R. 
4977, the ``COVER Act''; H.R. 5059, the ``Clay Hunt SAV Act''; H.R. 
5475, to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the care 
provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to newborn children; 
and H.R. 5484, the ``Toxic Exposure Research Act of 2014'', 2 p.m., 
334 Cannon.
  November 20, Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial 
Affairs, hearing entitled ``Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation 
Fund: Inquiry into the Adequacy of Process in Verifying 
Eligibility'', 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, November 19, Full 
Committee, business meeting to consider Member access requests, 10 
a.m., HVC-304. This meeting may close.
  November 20, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Cybersecurity 
Threats: The Way Forward'', 9 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.


                             Joint Meetings

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: November 19, to 
hold hearings to examine combating corruption in the Organization 
for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) region, focusing on 
the link between security and good governance, including a need to 
build effective institutions and the important role played by civil 
society in combating corruption, 10 a.m., SVC-203-202.