2011 Legislative Schedule

Tuesday, January 31st

Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee Hearing on Consumer Bureau Oversight
10:00 am in 538 Dirksen
Witnesses: Richard Cordray, director, Consume Financial Protection Bureau

Senate Select Intelligence Committee Hearing on Worldwide Threats to U.S. National Security
10:00 am in Hart 216
Witnesses: Robert S. Mueller III- director, FBI; Ronald Burgess, director, Defense Intelligence Agency and others

Wednesday, February 1st

House Energy & Commerce Committee hearing on Report of Commission on America’s Nuclear Future
9:30 am in 2322 Rayburn
Witnesses: Lee Hamilton and Retired Air Force Gen. Brent Scowcroft, co- chairmen, Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future and others

House Small Business Hearing on Job Creation and Small Business Assessment
1:00 pm in 2360 Rayburn
Witnesses: Dennis J. Jacobe, chief economist, Gallup; Peter Ferrara, senior fellow in entitlement and budget policy, Heartland Institute, Chicago, Ill.

Thursday, February 2nd

Senate Budget Committee Hearing on Budget and Economic Outlook
10:00 am in Dirksen 608
Witnesses: Douglas W. Elmendorf, director, Congressional Budget Office

Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee Hearing on Report of Commission on America’s Nuclear Future
9:30 am in 366 Dirksen
Witnesses: Lee Hamilton and Retired Air Force Gen. Brent Scowcroft, co-chairman, Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future

House Budget Committee Hearing On State of the U.S. Economy
10:00 am in 210 Cannon
Witnesses: Ben S. Bernanke- Federal Reserve Chairman

House Financial Services Committee Hearing on MF Global Bankruptcy
10:00 am in 2128 Rayburn
Part II- How MF Global managed risk

House Foreign Affairs Committee Hearing on Current Situation in Iran
10:00 am in 2172 Rayburn
Witnesses: Norman Bailey, president, Institute for Global Economic Growth and former mission manager for Cuba and Venezuela, Office of the Director of National Intelligence; Michael A. Braun, managing partner, Spectre Group International LLC and former chief of operations, Drug Enforcement Administration and others

House Oversight & Government Reform Committee Hearing on ATF ‘Fast and Furious’ Weapons Operations
9:00 am in 2154 Rayburn
Witnesses: Eric H. Holder Jr. – attorney general

Future Committee Hearings

Senate Armed Services Committee Hearings on Fiscal 2013 Defense Authorization
9:30 am in Dirksen G-50
Witnesses: Gen. Martin E. Dempsey- chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Leon Panetta- secretary of Defense

Senate Armed Services Committee Heading on Fiscal 2013 Defense Authorization: Army
9:00 am in Dirksen 106
Witnesses: John McHugh, secretary of the Army; Gen. Raymond T. Odlierno, chief of staff, U.S. Army and others

February 20 – 24 State Work Period for both House and Senate (Presidents’ Day February 20)

Senate in 5 weeks

March 5- NO VOTE in Senate (Monday)

March 12 – NO VOTE in Senate (Monday) House district work period 12-6th

March 19 – NO VOTE in Senate (Monday)

April 2 – April 13 State Work Period for both House and Senate (Passover April 6-7; Good Friday April 6; Easter April 8)

2 weeks

April 30 - May 4 State Work Period for both House and Senate

Senate in 3 weeks

May 28 – June 1 State Work Period for Senate (Memorial Day May 28) May21-29th House District work period

June 11-15 House District Work Period

July 2 – July 6 State Work Period for both House and Senate (Independence Day July 4)

Senate In 4 weeks

August 6 – September 7 State Work Period for both House and Senate (Labor Day September 3)

Target adjournment – TBD
Republican Convention week of August 27-30
Democratic Convention week of Sept 3-6