[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 15 (Tuesday, January 26, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D63]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

              Week of January 27 through January 29, 2016

                             Senate Chamber

  On Wednesday, Senate will begin consideration of S. 2012, Energy 
Policy Modernization Act. At 5:15, Senate will begin consideration of 
the nomination of John Michael Vazquez, of New Jersey, to be United 
States District Judge for the District of New Jersey, with a vote on 
confirmation of the nomination, at approximately 5:30 p.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 Armed Services: January 27, to hold hearings to 
examine military space launch and the use of Russian-made rocket 
engines; with the possibility of a closed session in SVC-217 
following the open session, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  January 27, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, to hold hearings to 
examine the future nuclear posture of the United States, 2:30 p.m., 
SR-232A.
  Committee on Finance: January 28, to hold hearings to examine 
helping Americans prepare for retirement, focusing on increasing 
access, participation and coverage in retirement savings plans, 10 
a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: January 28, business meeting to 
consider H.R. 757, to improve the enforcement of sanctions against 
the Government of North Korea, H.R. 1493, to protect and preserve 
international cultural property at risk due to political 
instability, armed conflict, or natural or other disasters, S. 1882, 
to support the sustainable recovery and rebuilding of Nepal 
following the recent, devastating earthquakes near Kathmandu, S. 
2231, to express the sense of Congress that the Government of the 
Maldives should immediately release former President Mohamed Nasheed 
from prison and release all other political prisoners in the 
country, as well as guarantee due process for and respect the human 
rights of all of the people of the Maldives, S. 2426, to direct the 
Secretary of State to develop a strategy to obtain observer status 
for Taiwan in the International Criminal Police Organization, S. 
Res. 347, honoring the memory and legacy of Anita Ashok Datar and 
condemning the terrorist attack in Bamako, Mali, on November 20, 
2015, and a list in the Foreign Service, 10 a.m., S-116, Capitol.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: January 28, 
to hold hearings to examine generic drug user fee amendments, 
focusing on accelerating patient access to generic drugs, 10 a.m., 
SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: January 
28, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, to hold hearings to 
examine the Department of Health and Human Services's placement of 
migrant children, focusing on vulnerabilities to human trafficking, 
10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: January 27, to hold hearings to 
examine attacking America's epidemic of heroin and prescription drug 
abuse, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  January 27, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Clare E. Connors, to be United States District Judge 
for the District of Hawaii, and Elizabeth J. Drake, of Maryland, 
Jennifer Choe Groves, of Virginia, and Gary Stephen Katzmann, of 
Massachusetts, each to be a Judge of the United States Court of 
International Trade, 2 p.m., SD-226.
  January 28, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 247, 
to amend section 349 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to deem 
specified activities in support of terrorism as renunciation of 
United States nationality, H.R. 1428, to extend Privacy Act remedies 
to citizens of certified states, S. 483, to improve enforcement 
efforts related to prescription drug diversion and abuse, S. 1890, 
to amend chapter 90 of title 18, United States Code, to provide 
Federal jurisdiction for the theft of trade secrets, S. 2040, to 
deter terrorism, provide justice for victims, and the nominations of 
Mary S. McElroy, to be United States District Judge for the District 
of Rhode Island, and Susan Paradise Baxter, and Marilyn Jean Horan, 
both to be a United States District Judge for the Western District 
of Pennsylvania, 10 a.m., S-116, Capitol.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: January 28, to 
hold hearings to examine reauthorization of the Small Business 
Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer programs, 
focusing on the importance of small business innovation to national 
and economic security, 10 a.m., SR-428A.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: January 28, to receive a closed 
briefing on certain intelligence matters, 2:15 p.m., SH-219.


                            House Committees

  No hearings are scheduled.