03/16/11 2:30 PMLocation : S-216
Business meeting to consider the nominations of Heather A. Higginbottom, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, and Carolyn N. Lerner, of Maryland, to be Special
Counsel, Office of Special Counsel.
Location : SVC-217
To receive a closed briefing on Afghanistan, focusing on progress and
expectations.
Location : SD-226
Hearings to examine the nominations of Bernice Bouie Donald, of Tennessee, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit, J. Paul Oetken, and Paul A. Engelmayer, both to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New
York, and Ramona Villagomez Manglona, to be Judge for the District Court for the Northern Mariana
Islands.
Location : TBA
Organizational business meeting to consider subcommittee assignments and the nominations of Kelvin K. Droegemeier, of Oklahoma, to be a Member of the National Science Board, National Science Foundation, and Jonathan Andrew Hatfield, of Virginia, to
be Inspector General, Corporation for National and Community
Service.
Location : SVC-217
To receive a closed briefing on the updated National Intelligence Estimate on Iran and other related
matters.
03/16/11 2:00 PMLocation : SD-342
Business meeting to consider an original bill entitled, "Supporting Employee Competency and Updating Readiness Enhancements for (SECURE) Facilities Act of 2011", S.550, to improve the provision of assistance to fire departments, an
original bill entitled, "Electronic Rulemaking Improvement Act of 2011", S.531, to amend section 5542 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that any hours worked by Federal firefighters under a qualified trade-of-time
arrangement shall be excluded for purposes of determinations relating to overtime pay, S.300, to prevent abuse of Government charge cards, S.498, to ensure objective, independent review of task and delivery orders, S.191, to direct the Department of
Homeland Security to undertake a study on emergency communications, S.514, to amend chapter 21 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that fathers of permanently disabled or deceased veterans shall be included with mothers of such veterans as
preference eligibles for treatment in the civil service, and the nominations of Heather A. Higginbottom, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, and Carolyn N.
Lerner, of Maryland, to be Special Counsel, Office of Special
Counsel.
Location : SD-124
Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2012 for the Environmental Protection
Agency.
Location : CHOB-210
Hearings to examine Northern Ireland, focusing on justice in individual cases and accountability for past abuses by security services in the
region.
Location : SH-216
Hearings to examine securities lending in retirement
plans.
03/16/11 11:00 AMLocation : SD-192
Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2012 for the Department of the
Navy.
