09/12/12 2:45 PMLocation : SD-419
Hearings to examine the nominations of Joseph E. Macmanus, of New York, to be Representative to the Vienna Office of the United Nations, with the rank of Ambassador, and to be Representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency, with the rank
of Ambassador, Sharon English Woods Villarosa, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Mauritius, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Republic of Seychelles, and Walter North, of Washington, to be
Ambassador to Papua New Guinea, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Solomon Islands, and Ambassador to the Republic of Vanuatu, all of the Department of
State.
09/12/12 2:00 PMLocation : SR-253
Hearings to examine the path from low-Earth orbit (LEO) to
Mars.
09/12/12 10:00 AMLocation : SD-406
A joint oversight hearing to examine the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) implementation of recommendations for enhancing nuclear reactor safety in the 21st
century.
Location : SD-226
Hearings to examine the Citizens United court and the continuing importance of the "Voting Rights
Act".
Location : SR-418
Business meeting to consider S.3340, to improve and enhance the programs and activities of the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs regarding suicide prevention and resilience and behavioral health disorders for members of
the Armed Forces and veterans, S.3322, to strengthen enforcement and clarify certain provisions of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, and chapter 43 of title 38, United States Code, and to
reconcile, restore, clarify, and conform similar provisions in other related civil rights statutes, S.3313, to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the assistance provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to women veterans, to improve
health care furnished by the Department, S.2259, to provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2012, in the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the
survivors of certain disabled veterans, S.2241, to ensure that veterans have the information and protections they require to make informed decisions regarding use of Post-9/11 Educational Assistance, and S.1707, to amend title 38, United States
Code, to clarify the conditions under which certain persons may be treated as adjudicated mentally incompetent for certain
purposes.
Location : SD-342
Hearings to examine the future of the General Services
Administration.
Location : SVC-217
To receive a closed briefing on an intelligence update on Syria and
Iran.
09/12/12 9:30 AMLocation : SD-366
Hearings to examine S.3469, to establish a new organization to manage nuclear waste, provide a consensual process for siting nuclear waste facilities, ensure adequate funding for managing nuclear
waste.
