[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 140 (Monday, November 17, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1608]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                       SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS

  Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, agreed to by the Senate of February 
4, 1977, calls for establishment of a system for a computerized 
schedule of all meetings and hearings of Senate committees, 
subcommittees, joint committees, and committees of conference. This 
title requires all such committees to notify the Office of the Senate 
Daily Digest--designated by the Rules Committee--of the time, place and 
purpose of the meetings, when scheduled and any cancellations or 
changes in the meetings as they occur.
  As an additional procedure along with the computerization of this 
information, the Office of the Senate Daily Digest will prepare this 
information for printing in the Extensions of Remarks section of the 
Congressional Record on Monday and Wednesday of each week.
  Meetings scheduled for Tuesday, November 18, 2014 may be found in the 
Daily Digest of today's Record.

                           MEETINGS SCHEDULED

                              NOVEMBER 19
     10 a.m.
       Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
         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.
                                                            SD-538
       Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
         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.
                                                            SD-430
       Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine preparedness and response to 
           public health threats, focusing on how ready we are.
                                                            SD-342
       Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
         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.
                                                       SVC-203-202
     10:30 a.m.
       Committee on Veterans' Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine veterans' mental health and 
           suicide.
                                                            SR-418
     2:15 p.m.
       Special Committee on Aging
         To hold hearings to examine the private industry's role 
           in stemming the tide of phone scams.
                                                            SD-562
     2:30 p.m.
       Committee on Foreign Relations
         To hold hearings to examine the nomination of Antony 
           Blinken, of New York, to be Deputy Secretary of State.
                                                            SD-419
       Committee on Indian Affairs
         To hold an oversight hearing to examine protecting our 
           children's mental health, focusing on preventing and 
           addressing childhood trauma in Indian country.
                                                            SD-628
       Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
         To hold hearings to examine the nomination of Gilberto de 
           Jesus, of Maryland, to be Chief Counsel for Advocacy, 
           Small Business Administration.
                                                           SR-428A

                              NOVEMBER 20
     9:30 a.m.
       Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
       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.
                                                            SD-106
     10 a.m.
       Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
         To hold hearings to examine the Takata airbag recalls and 
           the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's 
           (NHTSA) recall process.
                                                            SR-253
       Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
         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.
                                                            SD-430
       Committee on the Judiciary
         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.
                                                            SD-226
     1 p.m.
       Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
       Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging
         To hold hearings to examine the pricing of generic drugs.
                                                            SD-430
     2:30 p.m.
       Select Committee on Intelligence
         To hold hearings to examine certain intelligence matters.
                                                            SD-562

                              NOVEMBER 21
     9:30 a.m.
       Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
       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.
                                                            SD-106
     10 a.m.
       Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
       Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer 
           Protection
         To hold hearings to examine improving financial 
           institution supervision, focusing on addressing 
           regulatory capture.
                                                            SD-538

                               DECEMBER 2
     9:30 a.m.
       Committee on Armed Services
         To hold hearings to examine the nominations of Robert M. 
           Scher, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant 
           Secretary for Strategy, Plans, and Capabilities, David 
           J. Berteau, to be Assistant Secretary for Logistics and 
           Material Readiness, Alissa M. Starzak, of New York, to 
           be General Counsel of the Department of the Army, and 
           Admiral Harry B. Harris, Jr., USN, for reappointment to 
           the grade of admiral and to be Commander, United States 
           Pacific Command, all of the Department of Defense.
                                                            SH-216

                             POSTPONEMENTS

                              NOVEMBER 19
     11 a.m.
       Committee on the Judiciary
         To hold hearings to examine The FANS Act, focusing on if 
           sports blackouts and antitrust exemptions are harming 
           fans, consumers, and the games themselves.
                                                            SD-226