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Daily Digest Committee Meetings/Hearings Schedule
This document provides a brief description of each committee meeting and hearing scheduled to take place today, and on days thereafter. The time and location of each meeting/hearing is identified. Meetings that have been canceled or postponed are also noted.
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Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009
9:30 am |
| Armed Services |
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Hearings to examine the nominations of William J. Lynn III, to be Deputy Secretary, Robert F. Hale, to be Under Secretary (Comptroller) and Chief Financial Officer, Michele Flournoy, to be Under Secretary for Policy, and Jeh Charles Johnson, to be
General Counsel, all of the Department of Defense.
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SD-106 |
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9:30 am |
| Energy and Natural Resources |
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Hearings to examine the nomination of Ken Salazar, to be Secretary of the
Interior.
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SD-G50 |
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9:30 am |
| Foreign Relations |
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Business meeting to consider the nomination of Hillary R. Clinton, to be Secretary of State; to be followed by a hearing to examine the nomination of Susan E. Rice, to be Representative to the United Nations, with the rank and status of Ambassador,
and the Representative in the Security Council of the United Nations, and to be Representative to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations during her tenure of service as Representative to the United
Nations.
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SH-216 |
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9:30 am |
| Judiciary |
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Hearings to examine the nomination of Eric H. Holder, to be Attorney General of the United
States.
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SR-325 |
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10:00 am |
| Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs |
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Hearings to examine the nominations of Mary Schapiro, of New York, to be Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Christina Romer, of California, to be Chair of the Council of Economic Advisors, Austan Goolsbee, of Illinois, and Cecilia
Rouse, of New Jersey, each to be a Member of the Council of Economic Advisors, and Daniel Tarullo, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System.
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SD-538 |
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10:00 am |
| Budget |
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Hearings to examine the debt outlook and its implications for
policy.
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SD-608 |
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10:00 am |
| Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs |
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Hearings to examine the nomination of Janet A. Napolitano, to be Secretary of Homeland
Security.
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SD-342 |
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10:00 am |
| Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions |
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Hearings to examine investing in health information technology (IT), focusing on stimulus for a healthier
America.
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SD-430 |
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11:15 am |
| Finance |
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Organizational business meeting to consider committee's rules of procedure for the 111th Congress, and an original bill to reauthorize the Children's Health Insurance
Program.
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SD-215 |
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2:30 pm |
| Indian Affairs |
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Hearings to examine job creation and economic stimulus in Indian
country.
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SD-628 |
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Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2009
10:00 am |
| Budget |
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Hearings to examine addressing short- and long-term fiscal
challenges.
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SD-608 |
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10:00 am |
| Finance |
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Hearings to examine the nomination of Timothy F. Geithner, of New York, to be Secretary of the
Treasury.
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SD-215 |
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10:00 am |
| Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs |
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Hearings to examine the financial crisis and the breakdown of financial
governance.
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SD-342 |
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10:00 am |
| Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions |
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Organizational business meeting to consider committee's rules of procedure for the 111th Congress, and any pending
nominations.
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SD-430 |
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2:00 pm |
| Commerce, Science, and Transportation |
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Hearings to examine the nomination of Ray LaHood, to be Secretary of
Transportation.
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SR-253 |
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2:30 pm |
| Foreign Relations |
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Business meeting to consider the nomination of Susan E. Rice, to be Permanent Representative to the United Nations, with the rank and status of Ambassador, and to be Representative to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations during
her tenure of service as Representative to the United
Nations.
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S-116 |
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Thursday, Jan. 22, 2009
9:30 am |
| Foreign Relations |
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Hearings to examine the nominations of James B. Steinberg, to be Deputy Secretary, and Jacob J. Lew, to be Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources, both of the Department of
State.
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SD-419 |
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9:30 am |
| Foreign Relations |
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Business meeting to consider pending calendar
business.
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SD-419 |
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10:00 am |
| Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions |
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Hearings to examine what States are doing to keep citizens
healthy.
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SD-430 |
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Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2009
9:30 am |
| Armed Services |
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Hearings to examine challenges facing the Department of
Defense.
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SD-106 |
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