Congressional Schedule: Week of March 15, 2010
Senate Floor
Monday, March 15, 2 p.m.
The Senate will reconvene at 2
p.m., and proceed to a period of morning business for one hour. Following
morning business, the chamber will resume consideration of the House message
with respect to a $17.6 billion jobs bill (HR 2847). At 5:30 p.m., the Senate
will vote on a motion to invoke cloture in relation to the measure.
HR 2847 — Hiring Incentives to
Restore Employment Act
House Floor
Monday, March 15, 2 p.m.
The House will convene at 2 p.m.
for legislative business. The chamber is expected to consider measures under
suspension of the rules. Votes are expected at 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, March 16, Noon
The House will convene at 12 p.m.
and is expected to consider measures under suspension of the rules.
Wednesday, March 17, 10 a.m.
The House will convene at 10 a.m.
Thursday, March 18, 10 a.m.
Note The House will convene at 10
a.m.
Friday, March 19, 9 a.m.
Note The House will convene at 9
a.m.
Senate Committee
Schedule
Wednesday
Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
Hearing, Report on EPA Efforts to
Protect Children's Health
Date Wednesday, March 17, 10 a.m.
Place 406 Dirksen Bldg.
Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee
Hearing, Education Act
Reauthorization
Date Wednesday, March 17, 10 a.m.
Place 216 Hart Bldg.
Note Witness added.
·
Arne Duncan, secretary of Education
Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the
Courts
Hearing, Bankruptcy Revision and
Small Business Jobs
Date Wednesday, March 17, 10 a.m.
Place 226 Dirksen Bldg.
Senate Special Aging Committee
Hearing, Rising Drug Prices and
Medicare Part D
Date Wednesday, March 17, 2:30 p.m.
Place 562 Dirksen Bldg.
Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Consumer
Protection, Product Safety, and Insurance
Hearing, FTC Role in Protecting
Financial Services Consumers
Date Wednesday, March 17, 3 p.m.
Place 253 Russell Bldg.
Thursday
Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee
Confirmation Hearing, Coast Guard,
Commerce, NTSB, Marine Mammal, Amtrak Nominations
Date Thursday, March 18, 10 a.m.
Place 253 Russell Bldg.
·
Vice Adm. Robert J. Papp Jr. to be a commandant,
U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
·
Larry Robinson to be assistant secretary of
Commerce for oceans and atmosphere
·
Earl F. Weener to be a member, National
Transportation Safety Board
·
Michael F. Tillman and Daryl J. Boness to be
members, Marine Mammal Commission
·
Jeffrey R. Moreland to be a member, Board of
Directors, Amtrak
Senate Judiciary Committee
Markup, Judiciary Bills,
Nominations
Date Thursday, March 18, 10 a.m.
Place 226 Dirksen Bldg.
·
S 148 — Discount Pricing Consumer Protection Act
·
S 2960 — Refugee Opportunity
Act
·
S 2974 — Return of Talent Act
·
S 1624 — Medical Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2009
·
S 1765 — Hate Crimes Against the Homeless
Statistics Act of 2009
Nominations
·
Josephine S. Tucker to be U.S. District Judge
for the Central District of California
·
Mark A. Goldsmith to be U.S. District Judge for
the Eastern District of Michigan
·
Brian A. Jackson to be U.S. District Judge for
the Middle District of Louisiana
·
Elizabeth E. Foote to be U.S. District Judge for
the Western District of Louisiana
·
Marc T. Treadwell to be U.S. District Judge for
the Middle District of Georgia
·
Wifredo A. Ferrer to be U.S. Attorney for the
Southern District of Florida
·
William N. Nettles to be U.S. Attorney for the
District of South Carolina
Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Science and
Space
Hearing, Commercial Space
Capabilities
Date Thursday, March 18, 2:30 p.m.
Place 253 Russell Bldg.
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General
Government
Hearing, Postal Service Financial
Situation
Date Thursday, March 18, 2:30 p.m.
Place 192 Dirksen Bldg.
·
John E. Potter, postmaster general and CEO , U.S.
Postal Service
·
Panel Ruth Y. Goldway, chairwoman, Postal
Regulatory Commission
·
David C. Williams, inspector general, U.S.
Postal Service
·
Phillip Herr, director, Physical Infrastructure
Issues, Government Accountability Office
House Committee
Schedule
Monday
House Budget Committee
Markup Reconciliation Act of 2010
(Health Care)
Date Monday, March 15, 3 p.m.
Place 210 Cannon Bldg.
Tuesday
House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Workforce Protections
Subcommittee Hearing Revising OSHA
Regulations
Date Tuesday, March 16, 10 a.m.
Place 2175 Rayburn Bldg.
House Appropriations Committee
Hearing, Fiscal 2011 Economic
Outlook
Date Tuesday, March 16, 10 a.m.
Place 2359 Rayburn Bldg.
·
Peter R. Orszag, director, Office of Management
and Budget
·
Timothy F. Geithner, secretary of the Treasury
·
Christina Romer, chairwoman, Council of Economic
Advisers
House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban
Development, and Related Agencies
Hearing, Intermodal Transportation
Connections
Date Tuesday, March 16, 2 p.m.
Place 2358-A Rayburn Bldg.
·
Wayne Johnson, director of logistics, American
Gypsum Co.
·
John Wolfe, executive director, Port of Tacoma
·
Beverley K. Swaim-Staley, secretary, Maryland
Department of Transportation
·
Richard F. Timmons, president, American Short
Line and Regional Railroad Association
·
Timothy P. Lynch, senior vice president,
American Trucking Associations
Wednesday
House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services,
Education, and Related Agencies
Hearing, Fiscal 2011
Appropriations: Labor, HHS, Education
Topic Labor and Education
Priorities, Elementary and Secondary Education
Date Wednesday, March 17, 9:45 a.m.
Place 2358-C Rayburn Bldg.
·
Karen Lee, president, National Association of
State Workforce Agencies
·
Evelyn Ganzglass, director, Workforce
Development, Center for Law and Social Policy
·
Peg Seminario, director of safety and health,
AFL-CIO
·
Nancy Donaldson, director, Washington Office,
International Labor Organization
·
Gene Wilhoit, executive director, Council of
Chief State School Officers
·
Daniel Domenech, executive director, American
Association of School Administrators
·
Randi Weingarten, President, American Federation
of Teachers
·
Dennis Van Roekel, President, National Education
Association
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Topic Department of Education
Date Thursday, March 18, 10 a.m.
Place 2359 Rayburn Bldg.
·
Arne Duncan, secretary of Education
House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation Security and
Infrastructure Protection
Hearing, Airport Checkpoint
Security
Date Wednesday, March 17, 2 p.m.
Place 311 Cannon Bldg.
·
Robin Kane, assistant administrator, Office of
Security Technology, Transportation Security Administration, Department of
Homeland Security (DHS)
·
Bradley Buswell, deputy undersecretary of
Homeland Security, Science and Technology Directorate
·
William Petracci, test director, Independent Test
and Evaluation, Transportation Security Laboratory, Science and Technology
Directorate, DHS
·
Stephen Lord, director, Homeland Security and
Justice Teams, Government Accountability Office
·
Kenneth Dunlap, director of security,
International Air Transport Association
·
Charles Barclay, president, American Association
of Airport Executives
House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation
Hearing, On-Demand Aircraft
Operator Oversight
Date Wednesday, March 17, 2 p.m.
Place 2167 Rayburn Bldg.
Thursday
House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary
and Secondary Education
Hearing, Needs of Diverse Students
Date Thursday, March 18, 10 a.m.
Place 2175 Rayburn Bldg.
House Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and
Government Sponsored Enterprises
Hearing, Insurance Holding Company
Supervision
Date Thursday, March 18, 10 a.m.
Place 2128 Rayburn Bldg.
House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban
Development, and Related Agencies
Hearing, Maintaining a Safe
Aviation System
Date Thursday, March 18, 2 p.m.
Place 2358-A Rayburn Bldg.
·
Gina Marie Lindsey, executive director, Los
Angeles World Airports
·
Trish (?) Gilbert, executive vice president,
National Air Traffic Controllers Association
·
Pete Bunce, president and CEO, General Aviation
Manufacturers Association
·
James C. May, president and CEO, Air Transport
Association
·
Margaret Jenny, president, RTCA [Radio Technical
Commission for Aeronautics]
House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and Environment
Hearing Home Energy Retrofits
Date Thursday, March 18, 9:30 a.m.
Place 2123 Rayburn Bldg.