The Senate resumes consideration of a bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act for five years. At noon, Democrat William “Mo” Cowan of Massachusetts will be sworn in to temporarily fill former Democratic Sen. John Kerry’s seat.
Judiciary marks up pending legislation and votes on pending nominations. 10:30 a.m., S-216 Capitol
Hearings
Armed Services holds a hearing on the response of the Department of Defense to the attack on U.S. facilities in Benghazi, Libya. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin E. Dempsey will testify. 10 a.m., G-50 Dirksen
Health, Education, Labor and Pensions holds a hearing on No Child Left Behind and state flexibility wavers. 10 a.m., 216 Hart
Environment and Public Works holds an oversight hearing on the implementation of Army Corps of Engineers water resources policies. 10:30 a.m., 406 Dirksen
Intelligence holds a confirmation hearing on the nomination of John O. Brennan to be CIA director. 2:30 p.m., 216 Hart
Lois Lerner, director of exempt organizations for the IRS, arrives for a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on the investigation of the IRS' targeting of political groups. Lerner invoked her Fifth Amendment right to not testify and caused a protest from some committee members when she offered an opening statement and engaged in dialogue with members before invoking the right.
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