Thursday, October 1, 2009
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Daily Digest
HIGHLIGHTS
See Resume of Congressional Activity.
House agreed to the conference report to accompany H.R. 3183,
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations
Act, 2010.
Senate
Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S9993-S10078
Measures Introduced: Fourteen bills and seven resolutions were
introduced, as follows: S. 1735-1748, S.J. Res. 20, S. Res. 297-300,
and S. Con. Res. 42-43.
Pages S10060-61
Measures Reported:
Report to accompany S. 327, to amend the Violence Against Women Act
of 1994 and the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to
improve assistance to domestic and sexual violence victims and provide
for technical corrections. (S. Rept. No. 111-85)
Page S10060
Measures Passed:
Acceptance of Helen Keller Statue: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 42,
providing for the acceptance of a statue of Helen Keller, presented by
the people of Alabama.
Page S10076
Authorizing Use of Capitol Rotunda: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 43,
authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for the presentation
of the Congressional Gold Medal to former Senator Edward Brooke.
Page S10076
Filipino American History Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 298,
recognizing Filipino American History Month in October 2009.
Pages S10076-77
National Infant Mortality Awareness Month: Senate agreed to S. Res.
299, expressing support for the goals and ideals of National Infant
Mortality Awareness Month 2009.
Page S10077
Fire Prevention Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 300, supporting the
goals and ideals of Fire Prevention Week and the work of firefighters
in educating and protecting the communities of this Nation.
Pages S10077-78
Measures Considered:
Department of Defense Appropriations Act--Agreement: Senate continued
consideration of H.R. 3326, making appropriations for the Department of
Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, taking action on
the following amendment proposed thereto:
Pages S10009-54
Adopted:
Kaufman Modified Amendment No. 2578, to provide for the continuing
support of certain civilian-military training for civilians deploying
to Afghanistan.
Pages S10019, S10021
By 60 yeas to 39 nays (Vote No. 304), Levin Amendment No. 2593,
relating to hearings on the strategy and resources of the United States
with respect to Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Pages S10011-15, S10025
Shelby Amendment No. 2594, to require reports on certain elements of
the ballistic missile defense system.
Pages S10032-33
Brownback Amendment No. 2598, to acknowledge a long history of
official depredations and ill-conceived policies by the Federal
government regarding Indian Tribes and offer an apology to all Native
Peoples on behalf of the United States.
Pages S10036-37
Inouye (for Byrd) Amendment No. 2571, to require a report on the use
by the Department of Defense of live primates in training programs
relating to chemical and biological agents.
Page S10037
Chambliss Modified Amendment No. 2621, to express the Sense of the
Senate on Joint STARS re-engining.
Pages S10040-41
Coburn Amendment No. 2563, to require public disclosure of certain
reports.
Pages S10015, S10052
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Franken Amendment No. 2588, to prohibit the use of funds for any
Federal contract with Halliburton Company, KBR, Inc., any of their
subsidiaries or affiliates, or any other contracting party if such
contractor or a subcontractor at any tier under such contract requires
that employees or independent contractors sign mandatory arbitration
clauses regarding certain claims.
Pages S10027, S10028
Sanders Amendment No. 2617, to require a report on Federal
contracting fraud.
Pages S10033-34, S10044-45, S10052
Sanders Amendment No. 2559, to make available from Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army $12,000,000 for the peer-
reviewed Gulf War Illness Research Program of the Army.
Pages S10035, S10052
Inouye (for Reid/Ensign) Modified Amendment No. 2562, to express the
sense of Congress, and to require a report, on expanding the mission of
the Nevada Test Site.
Pages S10040, S10052
Inouye (for Kyl) Amendment No. 2568, to make available from amounts
available for the Office of the Secretary of Defense $250,000 for the
declassification of the 2001 nuclear posture review.
Page S10052
Inouye (for Nelson (NE)) Amendment No. 2614, to make available from
Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide, $15,000,000 for implementation
of the Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment Act.
Page S10052
Inouye (for Hagan) Amendment No. 2615, to provide that none of the
funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used
to dispose of claims filed regarding water contamination at Camp
Lejeune, North Carolina, until the Agency for Toxic Substances and
Disease Registry (ATSDR) fully completes all current, ongoing
epidemiological and water modeling studies.
Page S10052
Casey Modified Amendment No. 2592, to ensure that work under
contracts under the Logistics Civil Augmentation Program complies with
certain standards.
Pages S10019-21, S10041-44, S10052
Rejected:
By 40 yeas to 59 nays (Vote No. 305), McCain Amendment No. 2575, to
provide for testimony before Congress on the additional forces and
resources required to meet United States objectives with respect to
Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Pages S10009-15, S10026-27
Withdrawn:
Coburn Amendment No. 2569, to restore $294,000,000 for the Armed
Forces to prepare for and conduct combat operations by accounting for
the August 2009 Congressional Budget Office economic assumptions and by
reducing funding for congressionally directed spending items for low-
priority research and development projects.
Pages S10015, S10039, S10040, S10052
Chambliss/Kyl Amendment No. 2608, to appropriate an additional
$900,000,000 for the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund.
Pages S10029-30
Pending:
Coburn Amendment No. 2565, to ensure transparency and accountability
by providing that each member of Congress and the Secretary of Defense
has the ability to review $1,500,000,000 in taxpayer funds allocated to
the National Guard and Reserve components of the Armed Forces.
Pages S10016, S10040
Barrasso Amendment No. 2567, to prohibit the use of funds for the
Center on Climate Change and National Security of the Central
Intelligence Agency.
Pages S10021-25, S10037-38
Franken (for Bond/Leahy) Amendment No. 2596, to limit the early
retirement of tactical aircraft.
Page S10027
Franken (for Coburn) Amendment No. 2585, to restore certain funds for
the Armed Forces to prepare for and conduct combat operations by
accounting for the August 2009 Congressional Budget Office economic
assumptions and by reducing funding for congressionally directed
spending items for low-priority research and development projects.
Pages S10027, S10052
Franken (for Coburn) Amendment No. 2566, to restore $166,000,000 for
the Armed Forces to prepare for and conduct combat operations, by
eliminating low-priority congressionally directed spending items for
all operations and maintenance accounts.
Pages S10027-28
Sanders/Dorgan Amendment No. 2601, to make available from Overseas
Contingency Operations $20,000,000 for outreach and reintegration
services under the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program.
Page S10035
Lieberman Modified Amendment No. 2616, Relating to the two-stage
ground-based interceptor missile.
Pages S10047-50
A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that when the
Senate resumes consideration of the bill on Tuesday, October 6, 2009,
that the following list of first-degree amendments be the only
amendments remaining in order to the bill, other than any other pending
amendments, if not listed, and the committee substitute amendment; that
no second-degree amendment or side-by-side amendment be in order to any
of the listed amendments, except Barrasso Amendment No. 2567 (listed
above); Franken (for Bond/Leahy) Amendment No. 2596 (listed Above);
Coburn Amendment No. 2565 (listed above); Franken (for Coburn)
Amendment No. 2566
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(listed above); Sanders/Dorgan Amendment No. 2601 (listed above);
Inhofe Amendment No. 2618; McCain Amendment No. 2580; McCain Amendment
No. 2584; McCain Amendment No. 2560, with an Inouye side-by-side
amendment in order and would be voted prior to the vote in relation to
the McCain Amendment No. 2560; McCain Amendment No. 2583; Lieberman
Modified Amendment No. 2616 (listed above); that it be in order for the
managers to offer a managers amendment that has been cleared by the
managers and the two Leaders, and that if offered, the amendment be
considered and agreed to; that in the case in which the managers are
agreeable with a modification of a listed amendment, then the amendment
be so modified with the changes agreed upon; that upon disposition of
the listed amendments, the committee reported substitute, as amended,
be agreed to; and vote on passage of the bill, as amended; that upon
passage, the Senate insist on its amendment, request a conference with
the House on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses, and the Chair be
authorized to appoint conferees on the part of the Senate, with the
Subcommittee appointed as conferees; provided further that if a point
of order is raised and sustained against the substitute amendment, then
it be in order for a new substitute to be offered, minus the offending
provision; that the new substitute be considered and agreed to; no
further amendments be in order, with provisions in this agreement
listed after adoption of the original substitute amendment remaining in
effect; that the vote sequence with respect to the listed amendment be
entered later and that the only debate time remaining be two minutes,
equally divided in the usual form, prior to each vote and that in any
sequenced votes, the vote be limited to ten minutes each after the
first vote, further that the cloture motions be withdrawn.
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Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act--
Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that at
4:00 p.m., Monday, October 5, 2009, Senate begin consideration of H.R.
2847, the Commerce, Justice Appropriations Act; that once the bill is
reported, there be debate only, with no amendments in order except the
committee reported substitute.
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Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
Christine H. Fox, of Virginia, to be Director of Cost Assessment and
Program Evaluation, Department of Defense.
Roszell Hunter, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors
of the Export-Import Bank of the United States for a term expiring
January 20, 2013.
Mark R. Rosekind, of California, to be a Member of the National
Transportation Safety Board for the remainder of the term expiring
December 31, 2009.
Mark R. Rosekind, of California, to be a Member of the National
Transportation Safety Board for a term expiring December 31, 2014.
Paul K. Martin, of Maryland, to be Inspector General, National
Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Carolyn W. Colvin, of Maryland, to be Deputy Commissioner of Social
Security for the term expiring January 19, 2013.
Sara Manzano-Diaz, of Pennsylvania, to be Director of the Women's
Bureau, Department of Labor.
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Messages from the House:
Page S10058
Measures Referred:
Page S10058
Executive Communications:
Pages S10058-60
Petitions and Memorials:
Page S10060
Executive Reports of Committees:
Page S10060
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages S10061-62
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Pages S10062-69
Additional Statements:
Pages S10055-57
Amendments Submitted:
Pages S10069-75
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
Page S10075
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
Page S10075
Privileges of the Floor:
Pages S10075-76
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--305)
Pages S10025, S10027
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 9 p.m.,
until 2 p.m. on Monday, October 5, 2009. (For Senate's program, see the
remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S10078.)
Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Finance: Committee continued consideration of an original
bill entitled, ``America's Healthy Future Act of 2009'', but did not
complete action thereon, and recessed subject to the call and will meet
again on Friday, October 2, 2009.
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AFGHANISTAN'S IMPACT ON PAKISTAN
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to
examine Afghanistan's impact on Pakistan, after receiving testimony
from Maleeha Lodhi, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars,
and Steve Coll, New America Foundation, both of Washington, D.C.; and
Milton A. Bearden, Reston, Virginia.
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to
examine violence against women, focusing on global costs and
consequences, after receiving testimony from Melanne Verveer,
Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues, and Stephen J. Rapp,
Ambassador-at-Large for War Crime Issues, both of the Department of
State; Major General Patrick Cammaert (Ret.), United Nations Department
of Peacekeeping Operations, New York, New York; Donald Steinberg,
International Crisis Group, Brussels, Belgium; Geeta Rao Gupta,
International Center for Research on Women, Washington, D.C.; and Esta
Soler, Family Violence Prevention Fund, San Francisco, California.
NOMINATION
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee
concluded a hearing to examine the nomination of David S. Ferriero, of
North Carolina, to be Archivist of the United States, National Archives
and Records Administration, after the nominee, who was introduced by
Senator Hagan, testified and answered questions in his own behalf.
On July 31, 2009, committee announced the following subcommittee
assignments:
Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations: Senators Levin (Chair),
Carper, Pryor, McCaskill, Tester, Bennet, Coburn, Collins, McCain, and
Ensign.
Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal
Workforce, and the District of Columbia: Senators Akaka (Chair), Levin,
Landrieu, Burris, Bennet, Voinovich, Graham, and Bennett.
Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information,
Federal Services, and International Security: Senators Carper (Chair),
Levin, Akaka, Pryor, McCaskill, Burris, McCain, Coburn, Voinovich, and
Ensign.
Ad Hoc Subcommittee on State, Local, and Private Sector Preparedness
and Integration: Senators Pryor (Chair), Akaka, Landrieu, Tester,
Bennet, Ensign, Voinovich, and Graham.
Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery: Senators Landrieu (Chair),
McCaskill, Burris, Graham, and Bennett.
Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight: Senators McCaskill
(Chair), Levin, Carper, Pryor, Tester, Bennet, Bennett, Collins,
Coburn, McCain, and Graham.
(The Chairman and Ranking Minority Member of the Full Committee are
also ex-officio members of every subcommittee.)
On September 29, 2009, committee announced the following subcommittee
assignments:
Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations: Senators Levin (Chair),
Carper, Pryor, McCaskill, Tester, Kirk, Coburn, Collins, McCain, and
Ensign.
Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal
Workforce, and the District of Columbia: Senators Akaka (Chair), Levin,
Landrieu, Burris, Kirk, Voinovich, Graham, and Bennett.
Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information,
Federal Services, and International Security: Senators Carper (Chair),
Levin, Akaka, Pryor, McCaskill, Burris, McCain, Coburn, Voinovich, and
Ensign.
Ad Hoc Subcommittee on State, Local, and Private Sector Preparedness
and Integration: Senators Pryor (Chair), Akaka, Landrieu, Tester,
Ensign, Voinovich, and Graham.
Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery: Senators Landrieu (Chair),
McCaskill, Burris, Graham, and Bennett.
Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight: Senators McCaskill
(Chair), Levin, Carper, Pryor, Tester, Kirk, Bennett, Collins, Coburn,
McCain, and Graham.
(The Chairman and Ranking Minority Member of the Full Committee are
also ex-officio members of every subcommittee.)
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee ordered favorably reported the
nominations of Roberto A. Lange, to be United States District Judge for
the District of South Dakota, Joseph A. Greenaway, Jr., of New Jersey,
to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit, Irene Cornelia
Berger, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of
West Virginia, Charlene Edwards Honeywell, to be United States District
Judge for the Middle District of Florida, David Lyle Cargill, Jr., to
be United States Marshal for the District of New Hampshire, and Timothy
J. Heaphy, to be United States Attorney for the Western District of
Virginia, both of the Department of Justice.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee held closed hearings on
intelligence matters, receiving testimony from officials of the
intelligence community.
Committee recessed subject to call.
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House of Representatives
Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 32 public bills, H.R. 3687-
3718; and 8 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 193; and H. Res. 789-795, were
introduced.
Pages H10455-57
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages H10457-58
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
H.R. 2393, to amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee
Voting Act to improve procedures for the collection and delivery of
marked absentee ballots of absent overseas uniformed services voters
(H. Rept. 111-281).
Page H10455
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed
Representative Davis (TN) to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
Page H10411
Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Reverend Dr.
Adam Dooley, Red Bank Baptist Church, Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Page H10411
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010--Motion to go
to Conference: The House agreed to the Price (NC) motion to disagree to
the Senate amendment and agree to a conference on H.R. 2892, making
appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 2010.
Pages H10413-18
Agreed to the Rogers (KY) motion to instruct conferees on the bill by
a yea-and-nay vote of 258 yeas to 163 nays, Roll No. 746.
Pages H10413-18
The Chair appointed the following conferees: Representatives Price
(NC), Serrano, Rodriguez, Ruppersberger, Mollohan, Lowey, Roybal-
Allard, Farr, Rothman (NJ), Obey, Rogers (KY), Carter, Culberson, Kirk,
Calvert, and Lewis (CA).
Pages H10419-20
Moment of Silence: The House observed a moment of silence in honor of
the men and women in uniform who have given their lives in the service
of our nation in Iraq and Afghanistan, their families, and all who
serve in the armed forces and their families.
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Suspensions--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules
and agree to the following measures which were debated on Wednesday,
September 30th:
Congratulating the University of Washington women's softball team for
winning the 2009 Women's College World Series: H. Res. 517, to
congratulate the University of Washington women's softball team for
winning the 2009 Women's College World Series, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay
vote of 421 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 747;
Pages H10418-19
Recognizing the 100th anniversary of the State News at Michigan State
University: H. Res. 487, to recognize the 100th anniversary of the
State News at Michigan State University, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of
413 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 748;
Page H10419
Supporting the goals and ideals of Tay-Sachs Awareness Month: H. Res.
692, amended, to support the goals and ideals of Tay-Sachs Awareness
Month, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 415 yeas with none voting
``nay'', Roll No. 750;
Pages H10423-24
Expressing the sense of Congress that China release democratic
activist Liu Xiaobo from imprisonment: H. Con. Res. 151, amended, to
express the sense of Congress that China release democratic activist
Liu Xiaobo from imprisonment, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 410 yeas
to 1 nay, Roll No. 751; and
Page H20424
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the
employees of the Department of Homeland Security, their partners at all
levels of government, and the millions of emergency response providers
and law enforcement agents nationwide should be commended for their
dedicated service: H. Res. 731, to express the sense of the House of
Representatives that the employees of the Department of Homeland
Security, their partners at all levels of government, and the millions
of emergency response providers and law enforcement agents nationwide
should be commended for their dedicated service on the Nation's front
lines in the war against acts of terrorism.
Page H10433
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
2010--Conference Report: The House agreed to the conference report to
accompany H.R. 3183, making appropriations for energy and water
development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September
30, 2010, by a yea-and-nay vote of 308 yeas to 114 nays, Roll No. 752.
Pages H10424-33
H. Res. 788, the rule providing for consideration of the conference
report, was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 234 yeas to 181 nays,
Roll No. 749.
Pages H10420-23
Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to
meet at 10 a.m. tomorrow, and further, when the House adjourns on that
day, it adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 6th for
morning-hour debate.
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Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page
H10411.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Seven yea-and-nay votes developed during the
proceedings of today and appear on pages H10417-18, H10418-19, H10419,
H10422-23, H10423-24, H10424, and H10432-33. There were no quorum
calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 5:26 p.m.
Committee Meetings
EUROPEAN MISSILE DEFENSE PLAN
Committee on Armed Services: Held a hearing on the President's new plan
for missile defenses in Europe and the implications for international
security. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of Defense: GEN James E. Cartwright, USMC, Vice Chairman,
Joint Chiefs of Staff; Michele A. Flournoy, Under Secretary, Policy;
and LTG Patrick J. O'Reilly, USA, Director, Missile Defense Agency; and
Ellen O. Tauscher, Under Secretary, Arms Control and International
Security, Department of State.
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG AMERICANS
Committee on Education and Labor: Held a hearing on Ensuring Economic
Opportunities for Young Americans. Testimony was heard from Jane Oates,
Assistant Secretary, Employment and Training Administration, Department
of Labor; and public witnesses.
DRINKING WATER SYSTEM SECURITY ACT; CHEMICAL FACILITY ANTI-TERRORISM
ACT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and
Environment held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 3258, Drinking
Water System Security Act of 2009 and H. R. 2868, Chemical Facility
Anti-Terrorism Act of 2009. Testimony was heard from Peter Silva,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Water, EPA; Rand Beers, Under
Secretary, National Protection and Programs Directorate, Department of
Homeland Security; and public witnesses.
FINANCIAL REFORM PROPOSALS--FEDERAL RESERVE PERSPECTIVES
Committee on Financial Services: Held a hearing entitled ``Federal
Reserve Perspectives on Financial Regulatory Reform Proposals.''
Testimony was heard from Ben S. Bernanke, Chairman, Board of Governors,
Federal Reserve System.
AFGHAN ELECTIONS
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on the Middle East and South
Asia held a hearing on the Afghan Elections: Who Lost What? Testimony
was heard from J. Alexander Thier, Director, Afghanistan and Pakistan,
U.S. Institute for Peace; W. Lorne Craner, former Assistant Secretary,
Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, Department of State; and public
witnesses.
CITIZEN AND COMMUNITY PREPAREDNESS
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Emergency
Communications, Preparedness and Response held a hearing entitled
``Preparedness: State of Citizen and Community Preparedness.''
Testimony was heard from Tim Manning, Deputy Administrator, National
Preparedness, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of
Homeland Security; William Jenkins, Jr., Director, Homeland Security
and Justice, GAO; and public witnesses.
REQUEST TO DHS FOR DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS ON BENEFICIARIES OF PRIVATE
BILLS
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship,
Refugees, Border Security and International Law approved Requests to
the Department of Homeland Security for Departmental Reports on the
Beneficiaries of two private relief bills.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests
and Public Lands held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 86, To
eliminate an unused lighthouse reservation, provide management
consistency by bringing the rocks and small islands along the coast of
Orange County, California and meet the original Congressional intent of
preserving Orange County's rocks and small islands; H.R. 118, To
authorize the addition of 100 acres to Morristown National Historical
Park; H.R. 1925, America's Red Rock Wilderness Act of 2009; H.R. 2689,
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and
feasibility of designating the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford,
Virginia, as a unit of the National Park System; H.R. 2781, To amend
the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the Molalla
River in Oregon, as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers
System; and H.R. 2888, Devil's Staircase Wilderness Act of 2009.
Testimony was heard from Senators Hatch, and Robert F. Bennett of Utah;
Representatives Matheson, Perriello, Schrader and Campbell; Robert V.
Abbey, Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior;
Joel Holtrop,
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Deputy Chief, Forest Service, National Forest System, USDA; Gregory
Bell, Lieutenant Governor of Utah; and public witnesses.
TRANSNATIONAL DRUG ENTERPRISES THREATS
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on National
Security and Foreign Affairs held a hearing entitled ``Transnational
Drug Enterprises Threats to Global Stability and U.S. National Security
from Southwest Asia, Latin America, and West Africa.'' Testimony was
heard from. public witnesses.
FINDING BUILDING BLOCKS OF THE UNIVERSE
Committee on Science and Technology: Subcommittee on Energy and
Environment held a hearing on Finding the Building Blocks of the
Universe. Testimony was heard from Dennis Kovar, Director, Office of
High Energy Physics, Department of Energy; and public witnesses.
RECOVERY ACT TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRESS
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Held a hearing on
Recovery Act: 225-Day Progress Report for Transportation Infrastructure
Investment. Testimony was heard from Ray H. LaHood, Secretary of
Transportation; John Cox, Director, Department of Transportation, State
of Wyoming; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS VETERANS MEASURES
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing
on the following: H.R. 1017, Chiropractic Care Available to All
Veterans Act; H.R. 1036, Veterans Physical Therapy Services Improvement
Act of 2009; H.R. 2504, to amend title 38, United States Code, to
provide for an increase in the annual amount authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out
comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans; H.R. 2559, Help
Our Homeless Veterans Act; H.R. 2735, To amend title 38, United States
Code, to make improvements to the comprehensive service program for
homeless veterans; H.R. 3073, To amend title 38, United States Code, to
direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a grant program
to provide assistance to veterans who are at risk of becoming homeless;
H.R. 3441, To provide for automatic enrollment of veterans returning
from combat zones into the VA medical system. The Subcommittee also had
a draft discussion on Homelessness and Graduate Psychology Education
and Psychiatric Service Dogs. Testimony was heard from Representatives
Filner, Herseth Sandlin, Hare, Teague, Rodriguez, Nye and Arcuri; Peter
H. Dougherty, Director, Homeless Veterans Programs, Office of Public
and Intergovernmental Affairs, Department of Veterans Affairs; and
representatives of veterans organizations.
PENSION PLAN FUNDING LEVELS INVESTMENT ADVICE
Committee on Ways and Means: Held a hearing on funding levels of
defined benefit pension plans and the rules that apply to investment
advice. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
UPDATE ON SECURITY CLEARANCE REFORM
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Subcommittee on
Intelligence Community Management held a hearing on Update on Security
Clearance Reform. Testimony was heard from Jeffrey Zients, Deputy
Director, Management, OMB; John Berry, Director, OPM; David Shedd,
Principal Deputy Director, National Intelligence, Office of the
Director of National Intelligence; Brenda Farrell, Director, Defense
Capabilities and Management, GAO; and Beth McGrath, Assistant Deputy
Chief Management Officer, Department of Defense.
Joint Meetings
No joint committee meetings were held.
NEW PUBLIC LAWS
(For last listing of Public Laws, see Daily Digest, p. D1114)
H.R. 3614, to provide for an additional temporary extension of
programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment
Act of 1958. Signed on September 30, 2009. (Public Law 111-66)
S. 1677, to reauthorize the Defense Production Act of 1950, and for
other purposes. Signed on September 30, 2009. (Public Law 111-67)
H.R. 2918, making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 2010. Signed on October 1, 2009.
(Public Law 111-68)
H.R. 3607, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the
funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund,
to amend title 49, United States Code, to extend authorizations for the
airport improvement program. Signed on October 1, 2009. (Public Law
111-69)
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COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR FRIDAY,
OCTOBER 2, 2009
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Senate
Committee on Finance: business meeting to continue consideration
of an original bill entitled ``America's Healthy Future Act of
2009'', 10 a.m., SH-216.
House
No committee meetings are scheduled.
Joint Meetings
Joint Economic Committee: to hold hearings to examine the
employment situation for September 2009, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.
CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD
Week of October 5 through October 10, 2009
Senate Chamber
On Monday, at approximately 4 p.m., Senate will begin consideration
of H.R. 2847, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act.
On Tuesday, Senate will resume consideration of H.R. 3326, Department
of Defense Appropriations Act.
During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any cleared
legislative and executive business.
Senate Committees
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: October 6, to
hold hearings to examine minimizing potential threats from Iran,
focusing on administration perspectives on economic sanctions and
other United States policy options, 9:30 a.m., SD-538.
October 7, Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance and Investment,
to hold hearings to examine securitization of assets, focusing on
problems and solutions, 2:30 p.m., SD-538.
October 8, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the future
of the mortgage market and the housing enterprises, 10 a.m., SD-538.
October 9, Subcommittee on Economic Policy, to hold hearings to
examine restoring credit to manufacturers, 9:30 a.m., SD-538.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: October 6,
Subcommittee on Competitiveness, Innovation, and Export Promotion,
to hold hearings to examine promoting export success for small and
medium-sized businesses, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
October 7, Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, to hold
hearings to examine reauthorization of the Satellite Home Viewer
Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004, 10 a.m., SR-253.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: October 8, to hold
hearings to examine the nominations of Marcia K. McNutt, of
California, to be Director of the United States Geological Survey,
Department of the Interior, and Arun Majumdar, of California, to be
Director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency--Energy,
Department of Energy, 10 a.m., SD-366.
October 8, Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests, to hold
hearings to examine S. 522, to resolve the claims of the Bering
Straits Native Corporation and the State of Alaska to land adjacent
to Salmon Lake in the State of Alaska and to provide for the
conveyance to the Bering Straits Native Corporation of certain other
public land in partial satisfaction of the land entitlement of the
Corporation under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, S. 865
and H.R. 1442, bills to provide for the sale of the Federal
Government's reversionary interest in approximately 60 acres of land
in Salt Lake City, Utah, originally conveyed to the Mount Olivet
Cemetery Association under the Act of January 23, 1909, S. 881, to
provide for the settlement of certain claims under the Alaska Native
Claims Settlement Act, S. 940, to direct the Secretary of the
Interior to convey to the Nevada System of Higher Education certain
Federal land located in Clark and Nye counties, Nevada, S. 1272, to
provide for the designation of the Devil's Staircase Wilderness Area
in the State of Oregon, to designate segments of Wasson and Franklin
Creeks in the State of Oregon as wild or recreation rivers, and S.
1689, to designate certain land as components of the National
Wilderness Preservation System and the National Landscape
Conservation System in the State of New Mexico, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
Committee on Finance: October 8, to hold hearings to examine the
nominations of Jim R. Esquea, of New York, to be Assistant
Secretary, and Bryan Hayes Samuels, of Illinois, to be Commissioner
on Children, Youth, and Families, both of the Department of Health
and Human Services, 10 a.m., SD-215.
Committee on Foreign Relations: October 6, to hold hearings to
examine Hague Convention on the International Recovery of Child
Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance, adopted at The Hague
on November 23, 2007, and signed by the United States on that same
date (Treaty Doc. 110-21), 10 a.m., SD-419.
October 6, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine Al-Qaeda,
focusing on Afghanistan, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
October 7, Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South and Central
Asian Affairs, to hold hearings to examine the proposed agreement
between the United States and the United Arab Emirates on civilian
nuclear cooperation, 10 a.m., SD-419.
October 8, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the
nominations of William E. Kennard, of the District of Columbia, to
be Representative to the European Union, with the rank and status of
Ambassador, and Cynthia Stroum, of Washington, to be Ambassador to
Luxembourg, both of the Department of State, and James Legarde
Hudson, of the District of Columbia, to be
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United States Director of the European Bank for Reconstruction and
Development, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: October 7,
business meeting to consider the nominations of M. Patricia Smith,
of New York, to be Solicitor, Lorelei Boylan, of New York, to be
Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division, Joseph A. Main, of
Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety and Health, and
William E. Spriggs, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary for
Policy, all of the Department of Labor, and Regina M. Benjamin, of
Alabama, to be Surgeon General of the Public Health Service,
Department of Health and Human Services, and any pending
nominations, 10 a.m., SD-430.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: October
7, Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government
Information, Federal Services, and International Security, to hold
hearings to examine the 2010 census, focusing on a status update of
key decennial operations, 3 p.m., SD-342.
Committee on the Judiciary: October 6, Subcommittee on Human
Rights and the Law, to hold hearings to examine accountability for
human rights violators, 10 a.m., SD-226.
October 6, Subcommittee on the Constitution, to hold hearings to
examine the history and legality of executive branch ``czars'', 2
p.m., SD-226.
October 7, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine workplace
fairness, 10 a.m., SD-226.
October 7, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the
nominations of Barbara Milano Keenan, of Virginia, to be United
States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit, Laurie O. Robinson, of
the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Attorney General,
Department of Justice, and Ketanji Brown Jackson, of Maryland, to be
a Member of the United States Sentencing Commission, 4 p.m., SD-226.
October 8, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 448 and
H.R. 985, bills to maintain the free flow of information to the
public by providing conditions for the federally compelled
disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news
media, S. 1692, to extend the sunset of certain provisions of the
USA PATRIOT Act and the authority to issue national security
letters, and S. 369, to prohibit brand name drug companies from
compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic
drug into the market, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
October 8, Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees and Border
Security, to hold hearings to examine comprehensive immigration
reform, focusing on faith-based perspectives, 3 p.m., SD-226.
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: October 6, to
hold hearings to examine the Recovery Act for small businesses,
focusing on what is working and what comes next, 10 a.m., SR-485.
October 8, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine health care
solutions for America's small businesses, 10 a.m., Room to be
announced.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: October 8, to hold hearings to
examine the Department of Defense and Veterans' Affairs response to
certain military exposures, 9:30 a.m., SD-562.
Select Committee on Intelligence: October 6, to hold closed
hearings to consider certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., S-407,
Capitol.
October 8, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to consider
certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., S-407, Capitol.
House Committees
Committee on Agriculture, October 7, Subcommittee on Conservation,
Credit, Energy and Research, hearing to review implementation of the
conservation title of the 2008 Farm Bill, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
Committee on Armed Services, October 8, Defense Acquisition Reform
Panel, hearing on the Department of Defense's Rapid Acquisition
Process: Is It a Model for Improving Acquisition? 8 a.m., 2261
Rayburn.
Committee on Education and Labor, October 8, Subcommittee on
Healthy Families and Communities, hearing on Examining Innovative
Practices to Improve Child Nutrition, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
Committee on Energy and Commerce, October 7, Subcommittee on
Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection, hearing entitled ``Growing
U.S. Trade in Green Technology,'' 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
October 7, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on the following bills:
H.R. 1740, Breast Cancer Education and Awareness Requires Learning
Young Act of 2009; H.R. 1691, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act
of 2009; H.R. 2279, Eliminating Disparities in Breast Cancer
Treatment Act of 2009; H.R. 995, Mammogram and MRI Availability Act
of 2009; and H.R. 2042, Better Screening Test for Women Act, 10
a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
Committee on Financial Services, October 6, hearing entitled
``Capital Markets Regulatory Reform: Strengthening Investor
Protection, Enhancing Oversight of Private Pools of Capital and
Creating a National Insurance Office,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
October 7, hearing entitled ``Reform of the Over-the-Counter
Derivative Market: Limited Risk and Ensuring Fairness,'' 10 a.m.,
2128 Rayburn.
October 8, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 2382, Credit Card
Interchange Fees Act of 2009; and H.R. 3639, Expedited CARD Reform
for Consumers Act of 2009, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
October 8, Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity,
hearing entitled ``The Future of the Federal Housing
Administration's Capital Reserves: Assumptions, Predictions and
Implications for Homebuyers,'' 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
Committee on the Judiciary, October 8, Subcommittee on
Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, hearing on Civil
Rights Under Fire: Recent Supreme Court Decisions, 9:30 a.m., 2141
Rayburn.
Committee on Natural Resources, October 7, full Committee,
oversight hearing entitled ``Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA),'' 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, October 7,
Subcommittee on Domestic Policy, hearing entitled
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``Medicaid's Efforts to Reform Since the Preventable Death of
Deamonte Driver: A Progress Report,'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Committee on Science and Technology, October 7, to consider
pending measures, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
October 8, Subcommittee on Research and Science Education, hearing
on Investing in High-Risk, High-Reward Research, 1 p.m., 2318
Rayburn.
Committee on Small Business, October 7, hearing entitled ``The
State of the Nation's Housing Sector: An Examination of the First
Time Buyer's Credit and Future Policies to Sustain a Recovery.'' 1
p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, October 6,
Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, hearing on
Protecting and Restoring America's Great Waters: The Long Island
Sound, 11 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
October 7, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime
Transportation, hearing on Qualifications and Credentialing of
Mariners: A Continuing Examination, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs, October 8, Subcommittee on
Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, hearing on the following
bills: H.R. 761, to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide
for the eligibility of parents of certain deceased veterans for
interment in national cemeteries; H.R. 3485, Veterans Pensions
Protection Act; H.R. 2243, Surviving Spouses' Benefit Improvement
Act of 2009; H.R. 3544, National Cemeteries Expansion Act of 2009;
and draft legislation, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
October 8, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, to mark up
pending measures, 1 p.m., 334 Cannon.
Committee on Ways and Means, October 7, Subcommittee on Select
Revenue Measurers, hearing on tax incentives for distressed
communities, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
October 8, Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support,
hearing to evaluate the response of ``safety net'' programs during
the recession, 10 a.m., B-318 Rayburn.
*These figures include all measures reported, even if there was no
accompanying report. A total of 84 written reports have been filed
in the Senate, a total of 280 reports have been filed in the
House.
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Resume of Congressional Activity
FIRST SESSION OF THE ONE HUNDRED ELEVENTH CONGRESS
The first table gives a comprehensive resume of all legislative
business transacted by the Senate and House.
The second table accounts for all nominations submitted to the
Senate by the President for Senate confirmation.
EXECUTIVE DATA ON LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY
January 6 through September 30, 2009
Senate House Total
Days in session............... 135 118 ..
Time in session............... 972 hrs., 32 916 hrs., 43 ..
Congressional Record:
Pages of proceedings........... 9,992 10,409 ..
Extensions of Remarks.......... .. 2,407 ..
Public bills enacted into law. 19 46 ..
Private bills enacted into law .. .. ..
Bills in conference........... 7 6 ..
Measures passed, total........ 350 692 ..
Senate bills................... 50 18 ..
House bills.................... 61 285 ..
Senate joint resolutions....... 5 4 ..
House joint resolutions........ 4 6 ..
Senate concurrent resolutions.. 18 8 ..
House concurrent resolutions... 25 50 ..
Simple resolutions............. 187 321 ..
Measures reported, total...... *134 *266 ..
Senate bills................... 75 1 ..
House bills.................... 26 163 ..
Senate joint resolutions....... 1 .. ..
House joint resolutions........ .. .. ..
Senate concurrent resolutions.. 4 .. ..
House concurrent resolutions... .. 7 ..
Simple resolutions............. 28 95 ..
Special reports............... 20 7 ..
Conference reports............ .. 7 ..
Measures pending on calendar.. 99 36 ..
Measures introduced, total.... 2,080 4,719 ..
Bills.......................... 1,724 3,678 ..
Joint resolutions.............. 19 61 ..
Concurrent resolutions......... 41 192 ..
Simple resolutions............. 296 788 ..
Quorum calls.................. 3 2 ..
Yea-and-nay votes............. 303 377 ..
Recorded votes................ .. 366 ..
Bills vetoed.................. .. .. ..
Vetoes overridden............. .. .. ..
DISPOSITION OF EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS
January 6 through September 30, 2009
Civilian nominations, totaling 513, disposed of as
follows:
Confirmed..........................................343...
Unconfirmed........................................159...
Withdrawn...........................................11...
Other Civilian nominations, totaling 1,865, disposed of as
follows:
Confirmed........................................1,183...
Unconfirmed........................................682...
Air Force nominations, totaling 7,093, disposed of as
follows:
Confirmed........................................5,804...
Unconfirmed......................................1,289...
Army nominations, totaling 6,451, disposed of as follows:
Confirmed........................................6,400...
Unconfirmed.........................................51...
Navy nominations, totaling 4,376, disposed of as follows:
Confirmed........................................3,659...
Unconfirmed........................................717...
Marine Corps nominations, totaling 1,482, disposed of as
follows:
Confirmed........................................1,479...
Unconfirmed..........................................3...
Summary
Total nominations carried over from the First Session....0
Total nominations received this Session.............21,780
Total confirmed.....................................18,868
Total unconfirmed....................................2,901
Total withdrawn.........................................11
Total returned to the White House........................0
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Next Meeting of the SENATE
2 p.m., Monday, October 5
Senate Chamber
Program for Monday: After the transaction of any morning business (not
to extend beyond 4 p.m.), Senate will begin consideration of H.R. 2847,
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act.
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House Chamber
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Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue.
HOUSE
Abercrombie, Neil, Hawaii, E2428
Adler, John H., N.J., E2435
Austria, Steve, Ohio, E2424
Bachus, Spencer, Ala., E2430
Barrett, J. Gresham, S.C., E2417
Berkley, Shelley, Nev., E2414
Bishop, Sanford D., Jr., Ga., E2409
Blunt, Roy, Mo., E2426
Brady, Kevin, Tex., E2436
Camp, Dave, Mich., E2412
Cantor, Eric, Va., E2417, E2422
Carson, Andre, Ind., E2423
Christensen, Donna M., The Virgin Islands, E2410
Clarke, Yvette D., N.Y., E2429
Clay, Wm. Lacy, Mo., E2426
Coffman, Mike, Colo., E2433
Cohen, Steve, Tenn., E2434, E2437
Conyers, John, Jr., Mich., E2420
Davis, Danny K., Ill., E2432
Dent, Charles W., Pa., E2420
Duncan, John J., Jr., Tenn., E2435
Emerson, Jo Ann, Mo., E2431
Eshoo, Anna G., Calif., E2418
Faleomavaega, Eni F.H., American Samoa, E2425
Farr, Sam, Calif., E2413
Frelinghuysen, Rodney P., N.J., E2431
Garrett, Scott, N.J., E2411
Giffords, Gabrielle, Ariz., E2410, E2416
Gordon, Bart, Tenn., E2412, E2420, E2424
Green, Al, Tex., E2433
Hare, Phil, Ill., E2429
Hastings, Alcee L., Fla., E2430
Herger, Wally, Calif., E2424
Hirono, Mazie K., Hawaii, E2411
Inslee, Jay, Wash., E2427, E2434
Jackson-Lee, Sheila, Tex., E2428
Johnson, Eddie Bernice, Tex., E2418
Jones, Walter B., N.C., E2435
King, Peter T., N.Y., E2421
Kucinich, Dennis J., Ohio, E2412, E2413, E2414, E2416, E2416, E2417,
E2433
Larson, John B., Conn., E2425
Lee, Barbara, Calif., E2424
Lipinski, Daniel, Ill., E2419
McCollum, Betty, Minn., E2418
Michael E. McMahon, N.Y., E2412
McMorris Rodgers, Cathy, Wash., E2432
McNerney, Jerry, Calif., E2431
Marshall, Jim, Ga., E2427
Miller, Jeff, Fla., E2422
Minnick, Walt., Idaho, E2416
Mitchell, Harry E., Ariz., E2421
Moore, Gwen, Wisc., E2409
Murtha, John P., Pa., E2409
Olson, Pete, Tex., E2419
Pallone, Frank, Jr., N.J., E2427
Pomeroy, Earl, N.D., E2434
Price, Tom, Ga., E2417, E2423
Quigley, Mike, Ill., E2434
Rahall, Nick J., II, W.Va., E2411
Rangel, Charles B., N.Y., E2430, E2436
Reichert, David G., Wash., E2424
Richardson, Laura, Calif., E2432
Roe, David P., Tenn., E2413
Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana, Fla., E2433
Rush, Bobby L., Ill., E2421
Sessions, Pete, Tex., E2421, E2422, E2422
Shimkus, John, Ill., E2417, E2418
Smith, Lamar, Tex., E2423
Souder, Mark E., Ind., E2426
Space, Zachary T., Ohio, E2409, E2410, E2410, E2411, E2412
Teague, Harry, N.M., E2428, E2429, E2435
Visclosky, Peter J., Ind., E2420
Weiner, Anthony D., N.Y., E2423
Wilson, Joe, S.C., E2410
Wittman, Robert J., Va., E2420, E2422
Young, Don, Alaska, E2421
Faleomavaega, Eni F.H., American Samoa, E2425