The Senate will reconvene at 2
p.m., be in a period of morning business for one hour, then resume
consideration of legislation to provide for an increase in the federal
statutory debt limit (H J Res 45). At 5:30 p.m., the Senate will begin
consideration of the nomination of Rosanna Malouf Peterson to be a U.S. district
court judge. A roll call vote on confirmation is expected at 6 p.m.
H J Res 45 — A joint resolution
increasing the statutory limit on the public debt.
Tuesday, Jan. 26, Time TBA
The Senate will be in session. Roll
call votes are expected.
House Floor
Monday, Jan. 25, Time TBA
The House is not in session.
Tuesday, Jan. 26, 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.
Wednesday, Jan. 27, 10 a.m.
The House will convene at 10 a.m.
for legislative business. The chamber is expected to consider measures under
suspension of the rules, and bills that would establish a national historic
site in the Virgin Islands and would authorize water facilities in Idaho. The House will
recess at 5 p.m., and is expected to meet at approximately 8:45 pm for a joint
session with the Senate for the State of the Union address.
Thursday, Jan. 28, Time TBA
The House is not in session.
Friday, Jan. 29, Time TBA
The House is not in session.
Senate Committee
Schedule
Tuesday
Senate Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Hearing, Aviation Security and Flight 253
DateTuesday, Jan.
26, 10 a.m.
Place342 Dirksen
Bldg.
Thomas H. Kean, former chairman, National Commission on
Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States
Lee H. Hamilton, former vice chairman, National Commission
on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States
Senate Commerce,
Science and Transportation Committee
Michael
Huerta to be deputy administrator, Federal Aviation Administration,
Department of Transportation (DOT)
David
T. Matsuda to be administrator, Maritime Administration, DOT
Timothy
McGee to be assistant secretary of Commerce, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration
Wednesday
Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee
Markup, HELP Nominations Vote
DateWednesday, Jan. 27, Time TBA
Placelocation TBA
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on
Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and
International Security
Hearing, Sustainable Energy and the
Federal Government
The hearing will explore steps
Congress can take beyond the executive order, including the Collins-Carper
"Federal Agency Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2009."
DateWednesday, Jan. 27, 2:30 p.m.
Place342 Dirksen Bldg.
·S 1830 — Federal Agency Energy Efficiency
Improvement Act of 2009
Witnesses
·Nancy Sutley, chairwoman, President's Council on
Environmental Quality
·Richard Kidd, program manager, Federal Energy
Management Program, Department of Energy
·Sam Pulcrano, vice president of sustainability,
U.S. Postal Service
·Dorothy Robyn, deputy undersecretary of Defense
for installations and environment
Thursday
Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Green Jobs and the
New Economy
Hearing Solar Energy Technology and
Jobs
DateThursday, Jan. 28, 10 a.m.
Place406 Dirksen Bldg.
·Ken Salazar, secretary of Interior
·Robert Rogan, senior vice president for the Americas,
eSolar
·Andrew P. Morriss, professor of law and
business, University
of Illinois, and senior
fellow, Institute for Energy Research (IER)
·Rob Gillette, CEO, First Solar
·Jeff Wolfe, CEO, groSolar
Senate Budget Committee
Hearing, Budget and Economic
Outlook
DateThursday, Jan. 28, 10 a.m.
Place608 Dirksen Bldg.
Douglas W. Elmendorf, director,
Congressional Budget Office
Senate Judiciary Committee
Markup, Judiciary Bills,
Nominations
DateThursday, Jan. 28, 10 a.m.
Place226 Dirksen Bldg.
Agenda
·S 1624 — Medical Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2009
·S 1765 — Hate Crimes Against the Homeless
Statistics Act of 2009
·S 1554 — Safe Babies Act of 2009
·S 1789 — Fair Sentencing Act of 2009
·HR 1741 — Witness Security and Protection Grant
Program Act of 2009
·S 2924 — Boys & Girls Clubs Centennial
Reauthorization Act of 2009
·S 1749 — Cell Phone Contraband Act of 2009
Nominations
·James A. Wynn Jr. to be U.S. circuit
judge for the 4th Circuit
·Albert Diaz to be U.S. circuit judge for the 4th
Circuit
·Willie L. Richardson to be U.S. marshal
for the Middle District of Georgia
House Committee
Schedule
Wednesday
House Budget Committee
Hearing, Budget and Economic
Outlook
DateWednesday, Jan. 27, 10 a.m.
Place210 Cannon Bldg.
Douglas Elmendorf, director,
Congressional Budget Office
House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation
Hearing, NTSB Reauthorization
DateWednesday, Jan. 27, 10 a.m.
Place2167 Rayburn Bldg.
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Hearing, The New York Federal
Reserve Bank and AIG
DateWednesday, Jan. 27, 10 a.m.
Place2154 Rayburn Bldg.
·Timothy F. Geithner, secretary of the Treasury,
and former president, Federal Reserve Bank of New York (FRBNY)
·Thomas C. Baxter, executive vice president and
general counsel, FRBNY
·Neil Barofsky, special inspector general,
Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP)
·Elias Habayeb, former senior vice president and
chief financial officer, Financial Services Division, AIG
·Henry Paulson, former secretary of the Treasury
(invited)
·Stephen Friedman, former chairman, FRBNY, and
current member, Board of Directors, Goldman Sachs (invited)
House Homeland Security Committee
Hearing, Aviation Security and
Flight 253
DateWednesday, Jan. 27, 10 a.m.
Place311 Cannon Bldg.
·Jane Holl Lute, deputy secretary of Homeland
Security
·Patrick F. Kennedy, undersecretary of State for
management
·Michael E. Leiter, director, NationalCounterterrorismCenter
