03/17/11 Location : TBA
Business meeting to consider the nominations of Kathryn D. Sullivan, of Ohio, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce, Frances M.D. Gulland, of California, to be a Member of the Marine Mammal Commission, Ann D. Begeman, of Virginia, to be a Member
of the Surface Transportation Board, Mario Cordero, of California, to be a Federal Maritime Commissioner, Philip E. Coyle, III, of California, to be an Associate Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, Rebecca F. Dye, of North
Carolina, to be a Federal Maritime Commissioner, and routine lists in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Corps, and Coast
Guard.
03/17/11 3:15 PMLocation : SD-342
Hearings to examine catastrophic preparedness, focusing on if FEMA is ready for the next big
disaster.
03/17/11 2:30 PMLocation : SH-219
Closed business meeting to consider pending calendar
business.
Location : SD-342
Hearings to examine catastrophic preparedness, focusing on if FEMA is ready for the next big
disaster.
Location : SR-323A
Hearings to examine military construction, environmental, and base closure programs in review of the Defense Authorization request for fiscal year 2012 and the Future Years Defense
Program.
Location : SD-138
Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2012 for the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the Government Printing Office (GPO), and the Congressional Budget Office
(CBO).
03/17/11 2:00 PMLocation : SD-608
Hearings to examine the nomination 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.
Location : SD-419
Hearings to examine the nominations of David Bruce Shear, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, and Kurt Walter Tong, of Maryland, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as United States Senior Official
for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Forum, both of the Department of
State.
Location : SD-124
Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2012 for the Food and Drug
Administration.
03/17/11 10:30 AMLocation : SR-253
Hearings to examine investing in Federal research and
development.