Senate committee hearings this week

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

Jan. 27, Hearings to examine counterterrorism lessons from the U.S. government's failure to prevent the Fort Hood attack, 10:30 a.m., 342 Dirksen Senate Office Building 

Jan. 27, Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery; Hearings to examine claims and social services in the aftermath of Deepwater Horizon oil spill, 1:30 pm., 342 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Judiciary Committee

Jan. 26, Hearings to examine protecting American taxpayers, focusing on accomplishments and ongoing challenges in the fight against fraud, 10 a.m., 226 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Jan. 27, Business meeting to consider pending calendar business, 10 a.m., 226 Dirksen Senate Office BuildingEnergy and Natural Resources Committee 

Jan. 26, Hearings to examine the report and recommendations, including any recommendations for legislative action, issued by the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling, 9:30 a.m., 325 Russell Senate Office Building 

Environment and Public Works Committee 

Jan. 26, Hearings to examine transportation's role in supporting the economy and job creation, 10 a.m., 406 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Budget Committee 

Jan. 27, Hearings to examine the budget and economic outlook for fiscal years 2011-2021, 10 a.m., 608 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee 

Jan. 27, Committee on Hearings to examine the Affordable Care Act, focusing on the impact of health insurance reform on health care consumers, 10 a.m., 430 Dirksen Senate Office Building 

Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee 

Jan. 27, Hearings to examine encouraging entrepreneurship in economically disadvantaged, rural and traditionally under-served areas, 10:30 a.m., 428A Russell Senate Office Building