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Committee Meetings
FINANCIAL INDUSTRY COMPENSATION
Committee on Financial Services: Held a hearing entitled ``Compensation 
in the Financial Industry.'' Testimony was heard from public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.


                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

              Week of January 25 through January 30, 2010

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, at approximately 3 p.m., Senate will resume consideration 
of H.J. Res. 45, increasing the statutory limit on the public debt.
  Also, at 5:30 p.m., Senate will begin consideration of the nomination 
of Rosanna Malouf Peterson, of Washington, to be United States District 
Judge for the Eastern District of Washington, and after a period of 
debate, vote on confirmation of the nomination at 6 p.m.
  On Tuesday, Senate will continue consideration of H.J. Res. 45, 
increasing the statutory limit on the public debt, and after a period 
of debate, Senate vote on or in relation to Baucus Amendment No. 3300 
(to Amendment No. 3299), to be followed by a vote with respect to 
Conrad/Gregg Amendment No. 3302 (to Amendment No. 3299) at 11:30 a.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 Appropriations: January 28, Subcommittee on Commerce, 
Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, to hold an oversight hearing 
to examine the Department of Commerce's Broadband Technology 
Opportunities Program funded by the American Recovery and 
Reinvestment Act of 2009, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Armed Services: January 27, to receive a closed 
briefing on cyber security, 3 p.m., SVC-217.
  Committee on the Budget: January 28, to hold hearings to examine 
the budget and economic outlook, focusing on fiscal years 2011-2020, 
10 a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: January 26, to 
hold hearings to examine the nominations of Michael Peter Huerta, of 
the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Administrator of the Federal 
Aviation Administration, and David T. Matsuda, of the District of 
Columbia, to be Administrator of the Maritime Administration,

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both of the Department of Transportation, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: January 28, with the 
Subcommittee on Green Jobs and the New Economy, to hold joint 
hearings to examine solar energy technology and clean energy jobs, 
10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: January 28, to hold hearings to 
examine Haiti, focusing on rescue, recovery and reconstruction, 9:30 
a.m., SD-419.
  January 28, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Ian Hoddy Solomon, of Maryland, to be United States 
Executive Director of the International Bank for Reconstruction and 
Development, Walter Crawford Jones, of Maryland, to be United States 
Director of the African Development Bank, Douglas A. Rediker, of 
Massachusetts, to be United States Alternate Executive Director of 
the International Monetary Fund, and Leocadia Irine Zak, of the 
District of Columbia, to be Director of the Trade and Development 
Agency, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: January 27, 
business meeting to consider any pending nominations, Time to be 
announced, Room to be announced.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: January 
26, to continue hearings to examine intelligence reform focusing on 
the lessons and implications of the attack on flight 253 on December 
25, 2009, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  January 27, Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, 
Government Information, Federal Services, and International 
Security, to hold hearings to examine cutting the Federal 
government's energy bill, focusing on an examination of the 
sustainable Federal government executive order, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: January 28, to hold hearings to 
examine the nomination of Lillian A. Sparks, of Maryland, to be 
Commissioner of the Administration for Native Americans, Department 
of Health and Human Services; to be immediately followed by an 
oversight hearing to examine unemployment on Indian reservations at 
50%, focusing on the need to create jobs in Indian Country, 2:15 
p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: January 28, business meeting to 
consider S. 2924, to reauthorize the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, 
in the wake of its Centennial, and its programs and activities, S. 
1624, to amend title 11 of the United States Code, to provide 
protection for medical debt homeowners, to restore bankruptcy 
protections for individuals experiencing economic distress as 
caregivers to ill, injured, or disabled family members, and to 
exempt from means testing debtors whose financial problems were 
caused by serious medical problems, S. 1765, to amend the Hate Crime 
Statistics Act to include crimes against the homeless, S. 1554, to 
amend the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to 
prevent later delinquency and improve the health and well-being of 
maltreated infants and toddlers through the development of local 
Court Teams for Maltreated Infants and Toddlers and the creation of 
a National Court Teams Resource Center to assist such Court Teams, 
S. 1789, to restore fairness to Federal cocaine sentencing, H.R. 
1741, to require the Attorney General to make competitive grants to 
eligible State, tribal, and local governments to establish and 
maintain certain protection and witness assistance programs, S. 
1749, to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the 
possession or use of cell phones and similar wireless devices by 
Federal prisoners, and the nominations of James A. Wynn, Jr., and 
Albert Diaz, of North Carolina, both to be United States Circuit 
Judge for the Fourth Circuit, and Willie Lee Richardson, Jr., to be 
United States Marshal for the Middle District of Georgia, Department 
of Justice, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: January 28, business meeting to 
consider the nomination of Raul Perea-Henze, of New York, to be 
Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Policy and Planning, and 
any pending calendar business, 9:30 a.m., SR-418.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: January 26, to hold closed 
hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  January 28, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine 
certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Armed Services, January 27, hearing on al Qa'ida in 
2010: How Should the U.S. Respond? 10 a.m., 210 HVC.
  Committee on the Budget, January 27, hearing on the Budget and 
Economic Outlook, 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, January 27, Subcommittee on 
Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection, hearing on H.R. 3655, 
Bereaved Consumer's Bill of Rights Act of 2009, 10 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, January 27, Subcommittee on 
International Monetary Policy and Trade, hearing entitled ``The 
State of Global Microfinance: How Public and Private Funds Can 
Effectively Promote Financial Inclusion for All,'' 2 p.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, January 27, hearing entitled 
``Flight 253: Learning Lessons from an Averted Tragedy,'' 10 a.m., 
311 Cannon.
  Committee on House Administration, January 27, hearing on Review 
of the Use of Committee Funds in the First Session of the 111th 
Congress, 10 a.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on Natural Resources, January 27, Subcommittee on 
Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife, hearing on H.R. 4416, Great 
Ape Conservation Reauthorization Amendments Act of 2010, 10 a.m., 
1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, January 27, hearing 
entitled ``The Federal Bailout of AIG''; followed by a markup of the 
following measures: H. Res. 267, Recognizing the cultural and 
historical significance of Nowruz, expressing appreciation to 
Iranian-Americans for their contributions to society, and wishing 
Iranian-Americans and the people of Iran a prosperous new year; H.R. 
526, Recognizing the 70th anniversary of John Mercer Langston Golf 
Course; H. Res. 957, Honoring Jimmie Johnson, 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup 
Champion; H. Res. 1014, Recognizing and supporting the goals and 
ideals of North American Inclusion Month; H.R. 4238,

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To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 930 39th Avenue in Greeley, Colorado, as the ``W.D. Farr 
Post Office Building;'' and H.R. 4425, to designate the facility of 
the United States Postal Service located at 2-116th Street in North 
Troy, New York, as the ``Martin G. `Marty' Mahar Post Office,'' 10 
a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, January 26, to consider the following bills: 
H.R. 3726, Castle Nugent Historic Site Establishment Act of 2009; 
and H.R. 4474, Idaho Wilderness Water Facilities Act, 5 p.m., H-313 
Capitol.
  Committee on Science and Technology, January 27, hearing on the 
Advanced Research Projects Agency--Energy (ARPA-E): Assessing the 
Agency's Progress and Promise in Transforming the U.S. Energy 
Innovation System, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, January 27, 
Subcommittee on Aviation, hearing on Reauthorization of the National 
Transportation Safety Board, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, January 27, executive, 
briefing on Fort Hood, 3 p.m., 304 HVC.
  January 27, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, 
executive, briefing on Peru, 1:30 p.m., 304 HVC.