12/14/11 Location : TBA
Business meeting to consider the nomination of Rebecca R. Wodder, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Fish and
Wildlife.
12/14/11 10:00 AMLocation : SD-226
An oversight hearing to examine the Federal Bureau of
Investigation.
Location : SD-430
Business meeting to consider S.1855, to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize various programs under the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act, and the nominations of Wendy M. Spencer, of Florida, to be Chief Executive Officer of
the Corporation for National and Community Service, Deepa Gupta, of Illinois, to be a Member of the National Council on the Arts, Christopher Merrill, of Iowa, to be a Member of the National Council on the Humanities, Stephanie Orlando, of New York,
and Gary Blumenthal, of Massachusetts, both to be a Member of the National Council on Disability, and a nomination list in the Public Health
Service.
Location : SD-419
Hearings to examine the state of human rights and rule of law in Russia, focusing on United States policy
options.
Location : SR-253
Business meeting to consider S.1449, to authorize the appropriation of funds for highway safety programs and for other purposes, S.1950, to amend title 49, United States Code, to improve commercial motor vehicle safety and reduce commercial motor
vehicle-related accidents and fatalities, to authorize the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, S.1952, to improve hazardous materials transportation safety and for other purposes, S.1953, to reauthorize the Research and Innovative
Technology Administration, to improve transportation research and development, and a promotion list in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
Location : SR-418
Hearings to examine the nominations of Margaret Bartley, of Maryland, Coral Wong Pietsch, of Hawaii, and Gloria Wilson Shelton, of Maryland, all to be a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans
Claims.
Location : SD-342
Business meeting to consider an original bill entitled, "Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act of 2012", S.1515, to permit certain members of the United States Secret Service and certain members of the United States Secret
Service Uniformed Division who were appointed in 1984, 1985, or 1986 to elect to be covered under the District of Columbia Police and Firefighter Retirement and Disability System in the same manner as members appointed prior to 1984, H.R.2297, to
promote the development of the Southwest waterfront in the District of Columbia, H.R.789, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 20 Main Street in Little Ferry, New Jersey, as the "Sergeant Matthew J.
Fenton Post Office", and H.R.2422, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 45 Bay Street, Suite 2, in Staten Island, New York, as the "Sergeant Angel Mendez Post
Office".
12/14/11 9:45 AMLocation : SD-215
Hearings to examine alternative energy tax incentives, focusing on the effect of short-term extensions on alternative technology investment, domestic manufacturing, and
jobs.
12/14/11 9:30 AMLocation : SD-342
Business meeting to consider an original bill entitled, "Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act of 2012", S.1515, to permit certain members of the United States Secret Service and certain members of the United States Secret
Service Uniformed Division who were appointed in 1984, 1985, or 1986 to elect to be covered under the District of Columbia Police and Firefighter Retirement and Disability System in the same manner as members appointed prior to 1984, H.R.2297, to
promote the development of the Southwest waterfront in the District of Columbia, H.R.789, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 20 Main Street in Little Ferry, New Jersey, as the "Sergeant Matthew J.
Fenton Post Office", and H.R.2422, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 45 Bay Street, Suite 2, in Staten Island, New York, as the "Sergeant Angel Mendez Post
Office".
Location : SD-538
Hearings to examine investor risks in capital raising, including S.1824, to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration under that Act, S.1831, to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to eliminate
the prohibition against general solicitation as a requirement for a certain exemption under Regulation D, S.1933, to increase American job creation and economic growth by improving access to the public capital markets for emerging growth companies,
and S.1970, to amend the securities laws to provide for registration exemptions for certain crowdfunded
securities.
