Tuesday, June 9, 2009
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Daily Digest
Senate
Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S6319-S6392
Measures Introduced: Twelve bills and ten resolutions were introduced,
as follows: S. 1211-1222, S.J. Res. 17, S. Res. 173-180, and S. Con.
Res. 25.
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Measures Passed:
Native American Heritage Day Act: Senate passed H.J. Res. 40, to
honor the achievements and contributions of Native Americans to the
United States, clearing the measure for the President.
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U.S. Policy During Political Transition in Zimbabwe: Senate agreed to
S. Res. 176, expressing the sense of the Senate on United States policy
during the political transition in Zimbabwe.
Pages S6389-90
International Labour Organization's Adoption of Convention 182:
Senate agreed to S. Res. 177, recognizing the 10th anniversary of the
International Labour Organization's unanimous adoption of Convention
182, ``Concerning the Prohibition and Immediate Action for the
Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour''.
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Supporting Olympic Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 178, supporting
Olympic Day on June 23, 2009, and encouraging the International Olympic
Committee to select Chicago, Illinois as the host city for the 2016
Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Pages S6390-91
Congratulating the American Society of Mechanical Engineers: Senate
agreed to S. Res. 179, congratulating the American Society of
Mechanical Engineers on its 125 years of codes and standards
development.
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Authorizing Testimony and Legal Representation: Senate agreed to S.
Res. 180, to authorize testimony and legal representation in United
States v. Edward Bloomer, Frank Cordaro, Elton Davis, Chester Guinn,
and Renee Espeland.
Pages S6391-92
Measures Considered:
Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act: Senate continued
consideration of H.R. 1256, to protect the public health by providing
the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate
tobacco products, to amend title 5, United States Code, to make certain
modifications in the Thrift Savings Plan, the Civil Service Retirement
System, and the Federal Employees' Retirement System, taking action on
the following amendments proposed thereto:
Pages S6327-29, S6335-40, S6341-42, S6347
Rejected:
By 36 yeas to 60 nays (Vote No. 205), Burr/Hagan Amendment No. 1246
(to Amendment No. 1247), in the nature of a substitute.
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Pending:
Dodd Amendment No. 1247, in the nature of a substitute.
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Schumer (for Lieberman) Amendment No. 1256 (to Amendment No. 1247),
to modify provisions relating to Federal employees retirement.
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A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing for further
consideration of the bill at approximately 10:30 a.m., on Wednesday,
June 10, 2009, and all post-cloture time having expired, there be one
hour of debate prior to a vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the
bill, with the time equally divided and controlled between Senators
Dodd and Enzi, or their designees; provided that upon the use or
yielding back of time, and disposition of Schumer (for Lieberman)
Amendment No. 1256 (to Amendment No. 1247) (listed above), Dodd
Amendment No. 1247 (listed above) be agreed to, and Senate vote on the
motion to invoke cloture on the bill; provided further, that if cloture
is invoked, then post-cloture time be considered to have begun at 12:05
a.m., on Wednesday, June 10, 2009, and that all post-cloture time
continue to run during any recess, adjournment, or period of morning
business.
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Message from the President: Senate received the following message from
the President of the United States:
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Transmitting a legislative proposal relative to the ``Statutory Pay-
As-You-Go Act of 2009,'' or ``PAYGO,'' together with a sectional
analysis; which was referred to the Committee on the Budget. (PM-22)
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Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
Inez Moore Tenenbaum, of South Carolina, to be Chairman of the
Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Inez Moore Tenenbaum, of South Carolina, to be a Commissioner of the
Consumer Product Safety Commission for a term of seven years from
October 27, 2006.
Robert S. Adler, of North Carolina, to be a Commissioner of the
Consumer Product Safety Commission for a term of seven years from
October 27, 2007.
Maria Otero, of the District of Columbia, to be an Under Secretary of
State (Democracy and Global Affairs).
Kenneth H. Merten, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of
Haiti.
William E. Spriggs, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of
Labor.
Routine lists in the Air Force and Navy.
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Messages from the House:
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Measures Referred:
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Measures Placed on the Calendar:
Pages S6319, S6363
Executive Reports of Committees:
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Additional Cosponsors:
Pages S6364-66
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Pages S6366-88
Additional Statements:
Pages S6362-63
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
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Authorities for Committees to Meet:
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Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--205)
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:37 p.m.,
until 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 10, 2009. (For Senate's program, see
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page
S6392.)
Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
APPROPRIATIONS: DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY AND THE INTERNAL REVENUE
SERVICE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Financial Services and
General Government concluded a hearing to examine proposed budget
estimates for fiscal year 2010 for the Department of the Treasury and
the Internal Revenue Service, after receiving testimony from Timothy F.
Geithner, Secretary of the Treasury, and Douglas Shulman, Commissioner,
Internal Revenue Service.
APPROPRIATIONS: DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense concluded a
hearing to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2010 for
the Department of Defense, after receiving testimony from Robert Gates,
Secretary, and Admiral Michael Mullen, USN, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of
Staff, both of the Department of Defense.
APPROPRIATIONS: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human
Services, Education, and Related Agencies concluded a hearing to
examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2010 for the
Department of Health and Human Services, after receiving testimony from
Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION REQUEST
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Airland concluded a
hearing to examine the Defense Authorization request for fiscal year
2010 and the Future Years Defense Program for tactical aviation
programs, after receiving testimony from Vice Admiral David Architzel,
USN, Principal Deputy, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy
for Research, Development, and Acquisition, Lieutenant General George
J. Trautman III, USMC, Deputy Commandant for Aviation, United States
Marine Corps, Lieutenant General Mark D. Shackelford, USAF, Military
Deputy, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for
Acquisition, Rear Admiral Allen G. Myers, USN, Director, Warfare
Integration/Senior National Representative, Office of the Chief of
Naval Operations, and Major General Marke F. Gibson, USAF, Director of
Operations, Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Plans and
Requirements, Department of the Air Force, all of the Department of
Defense.
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BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Armed Services: Committee ordered favorably reported three
nominations in the Army, Navy, and Air Force.
OCEANS AND ECONOMIC FUTURE
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on
Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard concluded a hearing to
examine the role of the oceans in our nation's economic future, after
receiving testimony from Deerin Babb-Brott, Massachusetts Executive
Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs Assistant Secretary of
Oceans and Coastal Zone Management, Boston; Judith T. Kidlow, National
Ocean Economics Program, Moss Landing, California; Alexandra Cousteau,
Blue Legacy International, Washington, D.C.; William Fenical,
University of California Scripps Institution of Oceanography, San
Diego; Brad Warren, Sustainable Fisheries Partnership, Seattle,
Washington; and Willett Kempton, University of Delaware College of
Earth Ocean and Environment, Newark.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee ordered favorably
reported the nominations of Catherine Radford Zoi, of California, to be
Assistant Secretary for Energy, Efficiency, and Renewable Energy, and
William F. Brinkman, of New Jersey, to be Director of the Office of
Science, both of the Department of Energy, and Anne Castle, of
Colorado, to be Assistant Secretary of the Interior.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY OVERSIGHT
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee concluded a joint
hearing with the Subcommittee on Oversight to examine scientific
integrity and transparency reforms at the Environmental Protection
Agency, after receiving testimony from Lisa P. Jackson, Administrator,
Environmental Protection Agency; John B. Stephenson, Director, Natural
Resources and Environment, Government Accountability Office; Francesca
T. Grifo, Union of Concerned Scientists and, Kenneth P. Green, American
Enterprise Institute, both of Washington, D.C.; and Lynn R. Goldman,
Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore,
Maryland.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to
examine the nomination of Ellen O. Tauscher, of California, to be Under
Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, after
the nominee, who was introduced by Senator Feinstein and Representative
Hoyer, testified and answered questions in her own behalf.
NOMINATION
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to
examine the nomination of Eric P. Goosby, of California, to be
Ambassador at Large and Coordinator of United States Government
Activities to Combat HIV/AIDS Globally, Department of State, after the
nominee testified and answered questions in his own behalf.
PROLONGED DETENTION
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Constitution concluded
a hearing to examine the legal, moral, and national security
consequences of prolonged detention, after receiving testimony from
Sarah H. Cleveland, Columbia Law School, New York, New York; and
Richard Klingler, Sidley Austin LLP, David H. Laufman, Kelley, Drye,
and Warren LLP, Tom Malinowski, Human Rights Watch, Elisa Massimino,
Human Rights First, and David B. Rivkin, Jr., Baker and Hostetler LLP,
on behalf of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies Center for Law
and Counterterrorism, all of Washington, D.C.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee held closed hearings on
intelligence matters, receiving testimony from officials of the
intelligence community.
Committee recessed subject to the call.
House of Representatives
Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 19 public bills, H.R.2765-
2783; and 5 resolutions, H. Res. 520-524 were introduced.
Pages H6413-14
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages H6414-16
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
H. Res. 522, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1886) to
authorize democratic, economic,
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and social development assistance for Pakistan, to authorize security
assistance for Pakistan, and for other purposes, and providing for
consideration of the bill (H.R. 2410) to authorize appropriations for
the Department of State and the Peace Corps for fiscal years 2010 and
2011, to modernize the Foreign Service, and for other purposes (H.
Rept. 111-143).
Pages H6372, H6413
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed
Representative Edwards (MD) to act as Speaker Pro Tempore for today.
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Recess: The House recessed at 11:25 a.m. and reconvened at noon.
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Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the
following measures:
Condemning the murder of Dr. George Tiller, who was shot to death at
his church on May 31, 2009: H. Res. 505, to condemn the murder of Dr.
George Tiller, who was shot to death at his church on May 31, 2009, by
a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 423 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No.
316;
Pages H6318, H6320-25, S6357-58
Witness Security and Protection Grant Program Act of 2009: H.R. 1741,
amended, to require the Attorney General to make competitive grants to
eligible State, tribal, and local prosecutors to establish and maintain
certain protection and witness assistance programs, by a \2/3\ yea-and-
nay vote of 412 yeas to 11 nays, Roll No. 315;
Pages H6325-29, S6357
Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To require the Attorney
General to make competitive grants to eligible State, tribal, and local
governments to establish and maintain certain protection and witness
assistance programs.''.
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Antitrust Criminal Penalty Enhancement and Reform Act of 2004
Extension Act: H.R. 2675, to amend title II of the Antitrust Criminal
Penalty Enhancement and Reform Act of 2004 to extend the operation of
such title for a 1-year period ending June 22, 2010;
Pages H6329-30
Webcaster Settlement Act of 2009: H.R. 2344, to amend section 114 of
title 17, United States Code, to provide for agreements for the
reproduction and performance of sound recordings by webcasters;
Pages H6330-32
Condemning the murder of Army Private William Long and the wounding
of Army Private Quinton Ezeagwula: H. Res. 515, amended, to condemn the
murder of Army Private William Long and the wounding of Army Private
Quinton Ezeagwula, who were shot outside the Army Navy Career Center in
Little Rock, Arkansas on June 1, 2009;
Pages H6332-35
Recognizing National Physical Education and Sport Week: H. Res. 503,
to recognize National Physical Education and Sport Week;
Pages H6335-38
Supporting the goals and ideals of the Intermediate Space Challenge
in Mojave, California: H. Res. 411, to support the goals and ideals of
the Intermediate Space Challenge in Mojave, California;
Pages H6342-45
Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Act: H.R. 2751, to accelerate
motor fuel savings nationwide and provide incentives to registered
owners of high polluting automobiles to replace such automobiles with
new fuel efficient and less polluting automobiles, by a \2/3\ yea-and-
nay vote of 298 yeas to 119 nays with 2 voting ``present'', Roll No.
314;
Pages H6345-57
Congratulating and saluting the seventieth anniversary of the
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA): H. Res. 472, to
congratulate and salute the seventieth anniversary of the Aircraft
Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) and their dedication to general
aviation, safety and the important contribution general aviation
provides to the United States;
Pages H6360-62
Recognizing the numerous contributions of the recreational boating
community and the boating industry to the continuing prosperity and
affluence of the United States: H. Res. 410, to recognize the numerous
contributions of the recreational boating community and the boating
industry to the continuing prosperity and affluence of the United
States;
Pages H6366-68
Expressing support for designation of June 10th as ``National
Pipeline Safety Day'': H. Res. 484, to express support for designation
of June 10th as ``National Pipeline Safety Day'';
Pages H6368-70
Recognizing National Homeownership Month and the importance of
homeownership in the United States: H. Res. 502, to recognize National
Homeownership Month and the importance of homeownership in the United
States;
Pages H6370-72
Celebrating the life of Millard Fuller: H. Res. 385, to celebrate the
life of Millard Fuller, a life which provides all the evidence one
needs to believe in the power of the human spirit to inspire hope and
lift the burdens of poverty and despair from the shoulders of one's
fellow man; and
Pages H6372-73
Honoring and congratulating the U.S. Border Patrol on its 85th
anniversary: H. Res. 498, to honor and congratulate the U.S. Border
Patrol on its 85th anniversary.
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Suspensions--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following
measures under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were
postponed:
Recognizing the significant accomplishments of the AmeriCorps: H.
Res. 453, to recognize the significant accomplishments of the
AmeriCorps and to encourage all citizens to join in a national effort
to salute AmeriCorps members and alumni, and raise awareness about the
importance of national and community service;
Pages H6338-42
Recognizing the 25th anniversary of the National Center for Missing
and Exploited Children: H. Res. 454, to recognize the 25th anniversary
of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children; and
Pages H6358-60
Ralph Regula Federal Building and United States Courthouse
Designation Act: H.R. 1687, amended, to designate the Federal building
and United States courthouse located at McKinley Avenue and Third
Street, SW., Canton, Ohio, as the ``Ralph Regula Federal Building and
United States Courthouse''.
Pages H6362-66
Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he
transmitted a legislative proposal, the ``Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act
of 2009,'' or ``PAYGO,'' together with a sectional analysis--referred
to the Committee on the Budget and ordered printed (H. Doc. 111-46).
Pages H6377-78
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on pages
H6315-16.
Senate Referral: S. 256 was referred to the Committee on Energy and
Commerce and the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pages H6316, H6412
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the
proceedings of today and appear on pages H6356-57, H6357 and H6357-58.
There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10:30 a.m. and adjourned at 11:57 p.m.
Committee Meetings
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS';
SUBCOMMITTEE ALLOCATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Ordered reported the following: as
amended, the Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Appropriations for
fiscal year 2010; and Subcommittee Allocations. 302(b).
ARMY POSTURE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense held a hearing on
Army Posture. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of the Army: Pete Geren, Secretary; and GEN George W. Casey,
Chief of Staff.
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative Branch
approved for full Committee action the Legislative Branch
Appropriations for the fiscal year 2010.
DEFINING FAIR GREEN MARKETING PRACTICES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and
Consumer Protection held a hearing entitled ``It's Too Easy Being
Green: Defining Fair Green Marketing Practices.'' Testimony was heard
from James Kohm, Director, Enforcement Division, FTC; and public
witnesses.
CLIMATE LEGISLATION; ALLOWANCE ALLOCATION POLICIES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and
Environment held a hearing entitled ``Allowance Allocation Policies in
Climate Legislation: Assisting Consumers, Investing in A Clean Energy
Future, and Adapting to Climate Change.'' Testimony was heard from
public witnesses.
OVER-THE-COUNTER DERIVATIVES MARKET REGULATION
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Capital Markets,
Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises, hearing entitled ``The
Effective Regulation of the Over-the-Counter Derivatives Markets.''
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
GUATEMALA OUTLOOK
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere held a
hearing on Guatemala at a Crossroads. Testimony was heard from Stephen
Johnson, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Western
Hemisphere Policy; Mark Schneider, former Director, Peace Corps; and
public witnesses.
FEMA BUDGET
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee Emergency Communications,
Preparedness and Response held a hearing entitled `` The FY 2010 Budget
for the Federal Emergency Management Agency.'' Testimony was heard from
W. Craig Fugate, Administrator, FEMA.
SCIENCE/HEALTH/NUCLEAR DETECTION BUDGETS
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Emerging Threats,
Cybersecurity and Science and Technology held a hearing entitled ``The
FY 2010
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Budget for the Directorate for Science and Technology, the Office of
Health Affairs, and the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office.'' Testimony
was heard from the following officials of the Department of Homeland
Security: Brad Buswell, Acting Under Secretary, Science and Technology
Directorate; Chuck Gallaway, Acting Director, Domestic Nuclear
Detection Office; and Jon Krohmer, Acting Assistant Secretary and Chief
Medical Officer, Office of Health Affairs.
JUDGE SAMUEL B. KENT IMPEACHMENT
Committee on the Judiciary: Task Force on Judicial Impeachment voted to
forward to the full Committee the articles of impeachment against U.S.
District Judge Samuel B. Kent.
CELL TAX FAIRNESS ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Commercial and
Administrative Law held a hearing on H.R. 1521, Cell Tax Fairness Act
of 2009. Testimony was heard from Mara Candelaria Reardon, member,
House of Representatives, State of Indiana; Joseph A. Gibbons, member,
House of Representatives, State of Florida; and public witnesses.
JUVENILE JUSTICE ACCOUNTABILITY AND IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2009
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and
Homeland Security held a hearing on H.R. 2289, Juvenile Justice
Accountability and Improvement Act of 2009. Testimony was heard from
James Fox, District Attorney, San Mateo County, California; and public
witnesses.
DRUGS/CHEMICALS WATER SUPPLY POLLUTION
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans
and Wildlife held an oversight hearing entitled ``Overdose: How Drugs
and Chemicals in Water Supplies and the Environment are Harming our
Fish and Wildlife.'' Testimony was heard from Tracy Collier, Director,
Environmental Conservation Division, Northwest Fisheries Science
Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, Department of
Commerce; Matt Larsen, Associate Director, Water, U.S. Geological
Survey, Department of the Interior; Anne C. Perry, member, House of
Representatives, State of Maine; and public witnesses.
PAKISTAN ENDURING ASSISTANCE AND COOPERATION ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 2009
FOREIGN RELATIONS AUTHORIZATION ACT, FISCAL YEARS 2010 AND 2011
Committee on Rules: Granted, by a non-record vote, a structured rule
for H.R. 1886, providing one hour of general debate in the House
equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority
member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs. The rule waives all points
of order against consideration of the bill except for clauses 9 and 10
of rule XXI. The amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by
the Committee on Foreign Affairs now printed in the bill, modified by
the amendment printed in part A of the report of the Committee on
Rules, shall be considered as adopted. The rule waives all points of
order against provisions of the bill, as amended. The rule provides
that the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. The rule makes
in order the further amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in
part B of the report of the Committee on Rules, if offered by
Representative Ros-Lehtinen of Florida or her designee, which shall be
in order without intervention of any point of order except those
arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI, shall be considered as read,
and shall be separately debatable for 30 minutes equally divided and
controlled by the proponent and an opponent. The rule provides one
motion to recommit with or without instructions.
The resolution also provides for consideration of H.R. 2410, the
``Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011,''
under a structured rule. The rule provides one hour of debate equally
divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the
Committee on Foreign Affairs and waives all points of order against
consideration of the bill except clauses 9 and 10 of rule XXI. The rule
provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended
by the Committee on Foreign Affairs, now printed in the bill, shall be
considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment and shall
be considered as read. The rule waives all points of order against the
amendment in the nature of a substitute except for clause 10 of rule
XXI. The rule makes in order only those amendments printed in part C of
the report of the Committee on Rules. The rule provides that the
amendments made in order may be offered only in the order printed in
the report of the Committee on Rules, may be offered only by a Member
designated in the Committee report, shall be considered as read, shall
be debatable for the time specified in this report equally divided and
controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to
amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the
question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. The rule waives
all points of order against the amendments printed in the report except
for clauses 9 and 10 of rule XXI. The rule provides one motion to
recommit H.R. 2410 with or without instructions. Finally, the rule
provides
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that in the engrossment of H.R. 2410, the text of H.R. 1886, as passed
by the House, shall be added as new matter at the end of H.R. 2410.
Testimony was heard from Chairman Berman and Representatives Polis,
Nadler (NY), Holt, Davis (CA), Larsen (WA), McCollum, Cuellar, Ros-
Lehtinen, Smith (NJ), Burton (IN), Royce, Castle, and Kirk.
ENERGY DEPARTMENT ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
Committee on Science and Technology: Subcommittee on Energy and
Environment held a hearing on Environmental Research at the Department
of Energy. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
WOMEN VETERANS HEALTH CARE; VA HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing
on Assessing CARES and the Future of VA's Health Infrastructure.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of
Veterans Affairs: Everett Alvarez, Jr., Chairman, CARES Commission; and
Donald H. Orndoff, Director, Office of Construction and Management;
Mark Goldstein, Director, Physical Infrastructure Issues, GAO; and
representatives of veterans organizations.
EARLY CHILDHOOD HOME VISITATION PROGRAMS
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Income Security and Family
Support, held a hearing on Proposals to Provide Federal Funding for
Early Childhood Home Visitation Programs. Testimony was heard from Joan
Sharp, Executive Director, Council for Children and Families, State of
Washington; and public witnesses.
HUMINT
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to
hold a hearing on HUMINT. Testimony was heard from departmental
witnesses.
HOT SPOTS BRIEFING
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Terrorism,
Human Intelligence, Analysis and Counterintelligence met in executive
session to receive a briefing on Hot Spots. The Committee was briefed
by departmental witnesses.
Joint Meetings
TROUBLED ASSET RELIEF PROGRAM
Joint Economic Committee: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the
Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) accountability and oversight,
focusing on the strength of financial institutions, after receiving
testimony from Elizabeth Warren, Chair, Congressional Oversight Panel
for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), Department of the
Treasury.
COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,
JUNE 10, 2009
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Senate
Committee on Armed Services: business meeting to consider certain
pending civilian nominations, 11 a.m., SR-222.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: business meeting
to consider the nominations of Mercedes Marquez, of California, to
be Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for
Community Planning and Development, and Herbert M. Allison, Jr., of
Connecticut, to be Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial
Stability; to be followed by a hearing to examine the state of the
domestic automobile industry, focusing on the impact of federal
assistance, 2:30 p.m., SD-538.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee
on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security, to hold hearings to
examine aviation safety, focusing on the Federal Aviation
Administration's role in the oversight of air carriers, 2:30 p.m.,
SR-253.
Committee on Environment and Public Works: business meeting to
consider the nominations of Peter Silva Silva, of California, to be
Assistant Administrator for Water, and Stephen Alan Owens, of
Arizona, to be Assistant Administrator for Prevention, Pesticides,
and Toxic Substances, both of the Environmental Protection Agency,
and Victor M. Mendez, of Arizona, to be Administrator of the Federal
Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, Time to be
announced, Room to be announced.
Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine the
nomination of Kurt M. Campbell, of the District of Columbia, to be
Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs,
9:45 a.m., SD-419.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: business
meeting to consider the nominations of Howard K. Koh, of
Massachusetts, to be Assistant Secretary of Health and Human
Services, Martha J. Kanter, of California, to be Under Secretary of
Education, Jane Oates, of New Jersey, to be Assistant Secretary of
Labor for Employment and Training Administration, and Laurie I.
Mikva, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the
Legal Services Corporation, Time to be announced, Room to be
announced.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold
hearings to examine the nominations of Tara Jeanne O'Toole, of
Maryland, to be Under Secretary for Science and Technology,
Department of Homeland Security, and Jeffrey D. Zients, of the
District of Columbia, to be Deputy Director for Management, Office
of Management and Budget, 10 a.m., SD-342.
Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight, to hold hearings to
examine allegations of waste, fraud, and
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abuse in security contracts at the United States Embassy in Kabul,
Afghanistan, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine the
continued importance of the Violence Against Women Act, 10 a.m., SD-
226.
Committee on Rules and Administration: to hold hearings to examine
the nomination of John J. Sullivan, of Maryland, to be a Member of
the Federal Election Commission, 2:30 p.m., SR-301.
Full Committee, business meeting to consider the nomination of
John J. Sullivan, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Federal
Election Commission, 3 p.m., SR-301.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: to hold an oversight hearing to
examine the Department of Veterans Affairs' construction process,
9:30 a.m., SR-418.
House
Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Rural Development,
Biotechnology, Specialty Crops and Foreign Agriculture, hearing to
review rural development programs operated by the U.S. Department of
Agriculture, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Interior,
Environment, and Related Agencies, to mark up the Interior,
Environment, and Related Agencies appropriations for fiscal year
2010, 9 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
Committee on Education and Labor, Subcommittee on Health,
Employment, Labor and Pensions, hearing on Examining the Single
Payer Health Care Option, 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
Committee on Energy and Commerce, to consider the following
resolutions of inquiry: H. Res. 446, Of inquiry requesting the
President and directing the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency and the Director of the Office of Management and
Budget to provide certain documents to the House of Representatives
relating to the Environmental Protection Agency's proposed find that
greenhouse gas emissions are a danger to public health and welfare;
H. Res. 449, Of inquiry requesting the President to provide certain
documents in his possession to the House of Representatives relating
to the Environmental Protection Agency's April proposed finding that
greenhouse gas emissions are a danger to public health and welfare;
and H. Res. 462, Requesting that the President transmit to the House
of Representatives all information in his possession relating to
specific communications with Chrysler LLC (``Chrysler''), following
conclusion of the meeting of the Subcommittee on Health, 2123
Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and the Internet,
hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1084, Commercial Advertisement
Loudness Mitigation Act (CALM); H.R. 1147, Local Community Radio Act
of 2009; and H.R. 1133, Family Telephone Connection Protection Act
of 2009, 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Health, to mark up H.R. 2749, Food Safety
Enhancement Act of 2009, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on International
Organizations, Human Rights and Oversight, hearing on the Uighurs: A
History of Persecution, 9 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade, hearing on
Foreign Policy Implications of U.S. Efforts to Address the
International Financial Crisis: TARP, TALF and the G-20 Plan, 1
p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
Commitee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Transportation
Security and Infrastructure Protection hearing entitled ``The FY
2010 Budget for the National Protection and Programs Directorate and
the Transportation Security Administration,'' 2 p.m., 311 Cannon.
Committee on House Administration, to mark up the following
measures: H.R. 1196, To authorize the Chief Administrative Officer
of the House of Representatives to carry out a series of
demonstration projects to promote the use of innovative technologies
in reducing energy consumption and promoting energy efficiency and
cost savings in the House of Representatives; H.R. 2510, Absentee
Ballot Tract, Receive and Confirm Act; H.R. 1604, Universal Right to
Vote by Mail Act of 2009; H.R. 512, Federal Election Integrity Act
of 2009; H.R. 2728, William Orton Law Library Improvement and
Modernization Act; H.R. 1752, To provide that the usual day for
paying salaries in or under the House of Representatives may be
established by regulations of the Committee on House Administration;
H.R. 2185, Architect of the Capitol Appointment Act of 2009; H. Con.
Res. 135, Directing the Architect of the Capitol to place a marker
in Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center which
acknowledges the role that slave labor played in the construction of
the United States Capitol; H. Con. Res. 131, Directing the Architect
of the Capitol to engrave the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag and
the National Motto of ``In God We Trust'' in the Capitol Visitor
Center; and a resolution pertaining to IG recommendations for
financial documentation, 11 a.m., 210 Cannon.
Committee on the Judiciary, to mark up the following: a measure to
amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit recognition and
enforcement of foreign defamation judgments; and a proposed
resolution of Articles of impeachment against U.S. District Judge
Samuel B. Kent, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
Committee on Natural Resources, to mark up the following bills:
H.R. 1612, Public Lands Service Corps Act of 2009; H.R. 1916,
Migratory Bird Habitat Investment and Enhancement Act; H.R. 556,
Southern Sea Otter Recovery and Research Act; H.R. 934, To convey
certain submerged lands to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands in order to give that territory the same benefits in its
submerged lands as Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa have
in their submerged lands; H.R. 1080, Illegal, Unreported, and
Unregulated Fishing Enforcement Act of 2009; H.R. 2188, Joint
Ventures for Bird Habitat Conservation Act of 2009; H.R. 509, Marine
Turtle Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2009; H.R. 1454,
Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of
2009; H.R. 1275, Utah Recreational Land Exchange Act of 2009; H.R.
1442, To provide for the sale of the Federal Government's
reversionary interest in approximately 60 acres of land in Salt
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Lake City, Utah, originally conveyed to the Mount Olivet Cemetery
Association under the Act of January 23, 1909; H.R. 129, To
authorize the conveyance of certain National Forest System lands in
the Los Padres National Forest in California; H.R. 409, To provide
for the conveyance of certain Bureau of Land Management land in the
State of Nevada to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway; and H.R. 762, To
validate final patent number 27-2005-0081, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on
Federal Workforce, Postal Service and the District of Columbia,
oversight hearing on the Environmental Restoration Program at Spring
Valley, 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs, oversight
hearing entitled ``Commission on Wartime Contracting: Interim
Findings and Path Forward,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Committee on Science and Technology, Subcommittee on Research and
Science Education, hearing on Cyber Security R&D, 10 a.m., 2318
Rayburn.
Committee on Small Business, hearing entitled ``Laying the
Groundwork for Economic Recovery: Expanding Small Business Access to
Capital,'' 1 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on
Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, hearing on Control of Anti-
Fouling Systems on Ships, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs, to mark up the following bills:
H.R. 1016, Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act
of 2009; H.R. 1211, Women Veterans Health Care Improvement Act; H.R.
952, COMBAT PTSD; H.R. 1037, Pilot College Work Study Programs for
Veterans Act of 2009; H.R. 1098, Veterans' Worker Retraining Act of
2009; H.R. 1172, To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to
include on the Internet website of the Department of Veterans
Affairs a list of organizations that provide scholarships to
veterans and their survivors; H.R. 1821, Equity for Insured Veterans
Act of 2009; and H.R. 2180, To amend title 38, United States Code,
to waive housing loan fees for certain veterans with service-
connected disabilities called to active service, 10 a.m., 334
Cannon.
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Subcommittee on
Technical and Tactical Intelligence, executive, briefing on Tasking,
Processing, Exploitation and Dissemination Integration, 10:30 a.m.,
and, executive, briefing on Cyber Update, 2 p.m., 304-HVC Capitol.
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Next Meeting of the SENATE
9:30 a.m., Wednesday, June 10
Senate Chamber
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(not to extend beyond one hour), Senate will continue consideration of
H.R. 1256, Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, and after
one hour of debate, vote on the motion to invoke cloture thereon.
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10 a.m., Wednesday, June 10
House Chamber
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Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011 (Subject to a Rule).
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Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
HOUSE
Baca, Joe, Calif., E1346
Barrett, J. Gresham, S.C., E1355
Blumenauer, Earl, Ore., E1347
Clyburn, James E., S.C., E1354
DeLauro, Rosa L., Conn., E1357
Emerson, Jo Ann, Mo., E1350
Farr, Sam, Calif., E1353
Filner, Bob, Calif., E1359
Garrett, Scott, N.J., E1347
Gingrey, Phil, Ga., E1345, E1346, E1348, E1349, E1352, E1357
Griffith, Parker, Ala., E1345
Hill, Baron P., Ind., E1347
Hodes, Paul W., N.H., E1349
Johnson, Eddie Bernice, Tex., E1352, E1358
Johnson, Henry C. ``Hank'', Jr., Ga., E1349
Latta, Robert E., Ohio, E1346, E1353, E1354, E1358
McCarthy, Carolyn, N.Y., E1348
McDermott, Jim, Wash., E1357
McHugh, John M., N.Y., E1345
Moore, Dennis, Kans., E1350
Murtha, John P., Pa., E1349
Neal, Richard E., Mass., E1355
Perlmutter, Ed, Colo., E1345, E1346, E1348, E1349, E1351, E1353, E1354,
E1355, E1357, E1358
Putnam, Adam H., Fla., E1349
Roskam, Peter J., Ill., E1345
Schrader, Kurt, Ore., E1351, E1353
Shea-Porter, Carol, N.H., E1355
Shuster, Bill, Pa., E1354, E1358
Skelton, Ike, Mo., E1354
Stark, Fortney Pete, Calif., E1351
Tiberi, Patrick J., Ohio, E1358
Tonko, Paul, N.Y., E1352
Towns, Edolphus, N.Y., E1345, E1346, E1348, E1349, E1351, E1353
Waters, Maxine, Calif., E1356