[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 12 (Monday, January 26, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D60-D61]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

              Week of January 27 through January 30, 2015

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, at approximately 11 a.m., Senate will continue 
consideration of S. 1, Keystone XL Pipeline.
  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: January 28, 
organizational business meeting to consider an original resolution 
authorizing expenditures by the Committee, rules of procedure for 
the 114th Congress, and subcommittee assignments, 4 p.m., SR-328A.
  Committee on Armed Services: January 27, to hold hearings to 
examine global challenges and U.S. national security strategy, 9:30 
a.m., SD-G50.
  January 28, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the impact 
of the ``Budget Control Act of 2011'' and sequestration on national 
security, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.
  January 29, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine global 
challenges and the U.S. national security strategy, 9:30 a.m., SD-
G50.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: January 27, 
organizational business meeting to consider an original resolution 
authorizing expenditures by the Committee, subcommittee assignments, 
and rules of procedure for the 114th Congress; to be immediately 
followed by a hearing to examine perspectives on the strategic 
necessity of Iran sanctions, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  January 29, Full Committee, business meeting to consider an 
original bill entitled, ``Nuclear Weapon Free Iran Act of 2015'', 10 
a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on the Budget: January 28, to hold hearings to examine 
the Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) budget and economic outlook 
for fiscal years 2015-2025, 10 a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: January 28, to 
hold hearings to examine freight rail transportation, focusing on 
enhancing safety, efficiency, and commerce, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  January 29, Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant 
Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security, to hold hearings to 
examine improving the performance of transportation networks, 
focusing on stakeholder perspectives, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: January 29, to hold 
hearings to examine S. 33, to provide certainty with respect to the 
timing of Department of Energy decisions to approve or deny 
applications to export natural gas, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: January 28, to hold 
hearings to examine MAP-21 reauthorization, focusing on Federal and 
state perspectives, 9:30 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: January 27, to hold hearings to examine 
President Obama's 2015 trade policy agenda, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  January 28, Full Committee, business meeting to consider H.R. 22, 
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt employees with 
health coverage under TRICARE or the Veterans Administration from 
being taken into account for purposes of determining the employers 
to which the employer mandate applies under the Patient Protection 
and Affordable Care Act, 11 a.m., SD-215.

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  Committee on Foreign Relations: January 28, organizational 
business meeting to consider an original resolution authorizing 
expenditures by the Committee, subcommittee assignments, and rules 
of procedure for the 114th Congress, 9:45 a.m., SD-419.
  January 29, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine the 
campaign against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), 2 p.m., 
SVC-217.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: January 27, 
to hold hearings to examine No Child Left Behind, focusing on 
supporting teachers and school leaders, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  January 28, Full Committee, organizational business meeting to 
consider an original resolution authorizing expenditures by the 
committee during the 114th Congress, committee rules of procedure, 
subcommittee assignments, S. 192, to reauthorize the Older Americans 
Act of 1965, an original bill entitled, ``Strengthening Education 
Through Research Act'', and any pending nominations, 9:30 a.m., SD-
430.
  January 29, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine employer 
wellness programs, focusing on better health outcomes and lower 
costs, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: January 
28, to hold hearings to examine protecting America from cyber 
attacks, focusing on the importance of information sharing, 2:30 
p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: January 28, organizational business 
meeting to consider selection of the Chairman and Vice Chairman of 
the Committee, committee rules of procedure, and an original 
resolution authorizing expenditures by the committee during the 
114th Congress; to be immediately followed by an oversight hearing 
to examine Indian country priorities for the 114th Congress, 2:30 
p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: January 28, to hold hearings to 
examine the nomination of the Attorney General, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  January 29, Full Committee, to continue hearings to examine the 
nomination of the Attorney General, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Rules and Administration: January 29, organizational 
business meeting to consider an original resolution authorizing 
expenditures by the committee during the 114th Congress, 12 noon, S-
219, Capitol.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: January 28, 
organizational business meeting to consider an original resolution 
authorizing expenditures by the Committee, and rules of procedure 
for the 114th Congress, 10:30 a.m., SR-428A.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: January 27, closed business 
meeting to consider pending calendar business; to be immediately 
followed by a closed briefing on certain intelligence matters, 2:30 
p.m., SH-219.
  January 29, Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing on 
certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  Special Committee on Aging: January 28, to hold hearings to 
examine combating financial exploitation of vulnerable seniors, 2:15 
p.m., SD-562.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Appropriations, January 28, Full Committee, 
organizational meeting for the 114th Congress, 9:15 a.m., 2359 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, January 28, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``A Case for Reform: Improving DOD's Ability to Respond to 
the Pace of Technological Change'', 9:30 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, January 28, Full Committee, 
organizational meeting for the 114th Congress, 9:45 a.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, January 28, 
Subcommittee on Energy, hearing entitled ``Supercomputing and 
American Technology Leadership'', 9 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, January 28, Subcommittee on 
Health, hearing entitled ``Examining the Quality and Cost of VA 
Health Care'', 10:15 a.m., 334 Cannon.