Monday, November 9, 2009
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Daily Digest
HIGHLIGHTS
Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 210, Adjournment Resolution.
Senate
Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S11259-S11303
Measures Introduced: Eight bills and four resolutions were introduced,
as follows: S. 2751-2758, and S. Res. 345-348.
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Measures Passed:
Adjournment Resolution: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 210, providing
for a conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives and a
conditional recess or adjournment of the Senate.
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John `Bud' Hawk Post Office: Senate passed H.R. 955, to designate the
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 10355 Northeast
Valley Road in Rollingbay, Washington, as the ``John `Bud' Hawk Post
Office'', clearing the measure for the President.
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Sergeant Marcus Mathes Post Office: Senate passed H.R. 1516, to
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at
37926 Church Street in Dade City, Florida, as the ``Sergeant Marcus
Mathes Post Office'', clearing the measure for the President.
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In Honor of former Congressman Wesley ``Wes'' Watkins: Senate passed
H.R. 1713, to name the South Central Agricultural Research Laboratory
of the Department of Agriculture in Lane, Oklahoma, and the facility of
the United States Postal Service located at 310 North Perry Street in
Bennington, Oklahoma, in honor of former Congressman Wesley ``Wes''
Watkins, clearing the measure for the President.
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Akron Veterans Memorial Post Office: Senate passed H.R. 2004, to
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at
4282 Beach Street in Akron, Michigan, as the ``Akron Veterans Memorial
Post Office'', clearing the measure for the President.
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John J. Shivnen Post Office Building: Senate passed H.R. 2215, to
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at
140 Merriman Road in Garden City, Michigan, as the ``John J. Shivnen
Post Office Building'', clearing the measure for the President.
Page S11300
Johnny Grant Hollywood Post Office Building: Senate passed H.R. 2760,
to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located
at 1615 North Wilcox Avenue in Los Angeles, California, as the ``Johnny
Grant Hollywood Post Office Building'', clearing the measure for the
President.
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Conrad DeRouen, Jr. Post Office: Senate passed H.R. 2972, to
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at
115 West Edward Street in Erath, Louisiana, as the ``Conrad DeRouen,
Jr. Post Office'', clearing the measure for the President.
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Lim Poon Lee Post Office: Senate passed H.R. 3119, to designate the
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 867 Stockton
Street in San Francisco, California, as the ``Lim Poon Lee Post
Office'', clearing the measure for the President.
Page S11300
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Memorial Post Office: Senate passed
H.R. 3386, to designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 1165 2nd Avenue in Des Moines, Iowa, as the ``Iraq
and Afghanistan Veterans Memorial Post Office'', clearing the measure
for the President.
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Rex E. Lee Post Office Building: Senate passed H.R. 3547, to
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at
936 South 250 East in Provo, Utah, as the ``Rex E. Lee Post Office
Building'', clearing the measure for the President.
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Relocation Expenses Test Programs for Federal Employees: Senate
passed S. 1825, to extend the authority for relocation expenses test
programs for Federal employees, after agreeing to the following
amendment proposed thereto:
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Reid (for Lieberman) Amendment No. 2768, to modify the effective
date.
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United States Agency for International Development (USAID): Committee
on Foreign Relations was discharged from further consideration of S.
Res. 312, expressing the sense of the Senate on empowering and
strengthening the United States Agency for International Development
(USAID), and the resolution was then agreed to, after agreeing to the
following amendments proposed thereto:
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Reid (for Dodd) Amendment No. 2769, to improve the resolution.
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Reid (for Dodd) Amendment No. 2770, to amend the preamble.
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21st Regular Meeting of the International Commission on the
Conservation of Atlantic Tunas: Senate agreed to S. Res. 346,
expressing the sense of the Senate that, at the 21st Regular Meeting of
the International Commission on the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas, the
United States should seek to ensure management of the eastern Atlantic
and Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishery adheres to the scientific advice
provided by the Standing Committee on Research and Statistics and has a
high probability of achieving the established rebuilding target, pursue
strengthened protections for spawning bluefin populations in the
Mediterranean Sea to facilitate the recovery of the Atlantic bluefin
tuna, pursue imposition of more stringent measures to ensure compliance
by all Members with the International Commission for the Conservation
of Atlantic Tunas' conservation and management recommendations for
Atlantic bluefin tuna and other species, and ensure that United States'
quotas of tuna and swordfish are not reallocated to other nations.
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Measures Considered:
Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act--
Agreement: Senate resumed consideration of H.R. 3082, making
appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans
Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2010, taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto:
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Pending:
Johnson/Hutchison Amendment No. 2730, in the nature of a substitute.
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Udall (NM) Amendment No. 2737 (to Amendment No. 2730), to make
available from Medical Services, $150,000,000 for homeless veterans
comprehensive service programs.
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Johnson Amendment No. 2733 (to Amendment No. 2730), to increase by
$50,000,000 the amount available for the Department of Veterans Affairs
for minor construction projects for the purpose of converting unused
Department of Veterans Affairs structures into housing with supportive
services for homeless veterans, and to provide an offset.
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Franken/Johnson Amendment No. 2745 (to Amendment No. 2730), to ensure
that $5,000,000 is available for a study to assess the feasibility and
advisability of using service dogs for the treatment or rehabilitation
of veterans with physical or mental injuries or disabilities.
Pages S11267-68
Inouye Amendment No. 2754 (to Amendment No. 2730), to permit
$68,500,000, as requested by the Missile Defense Agency of the
Department of Defense, to be used for the construction of a test
facility to support the Phased Adaptive Approach for missile defense in
Europe, with an offset.
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Coburn Amendment No. 2757 (to Amendment No. 2730), to require public
disclosure of certain reports.
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Durbin Amendment No. 2759 (to Amendment No. 2730), to enhance the
ability of the Department of Veterans Affairs to recruit and retain
health care administrators and providers in underserved rural areas.
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Durbin Amendment No. 2760 (to Amendment No. 2730), to designate the
North Chicago Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Illinois, as the
``Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center''.
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A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further
consideration of the bill at approximately 11 a.m., on Tuesday,
November 10, 2009.
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Message from the President: Senate received the following message from
the President of the United States:
Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the continuation of the
national emergency with respect to the proliferation of weapons of mass
destruction that was declared in Executive Order 12938 on November 14,
1994, as received during the adjournment of the Senate on November 6,
2009; which was referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and
Urban Affairs. (PM-38)
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Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
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By 72 yeas 16 nays (Vote No. EX. 342), Andre M. Davis, of Maryland,
to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit.
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By unanimous vote of 88 yeas (Vote No. EX. 343), Charlene Edwards
Honeywell, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the
Middle District of Florida.
Pages S11282-83, S11303
David C. Gompert, of Virginia, to be Principal Deputy Director of
National Intelligence.
Pages S11298-99, S11303
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
Joshua Gotbaum, of the District of Columbia, to be Director of the
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
Eileen Chamberlain Donahoe, of California, for the rank of Ambassador
during her tenure of service as the United States Representative to the
UN Human Rights Council.
Laura E. Kennedy, of New York, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign
Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, for the rank of Ambassador during
her tenure of service as U.S. Representative to the Conference on
Disarmament.
Carolyn Hessler Radelet, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy
Director of the Peace Corps.
Raul Perea-Henze, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of
Veterans Affairs (Policy and Planning).
A routine list in the Foreign Service.
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Messages from the House:
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Measures Referred:
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Additional Cosponsors:
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Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
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Additional Statements:
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Amendments Submitted:
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Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
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Authorities for Committees to Meet:
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Privileges of the Floor:
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Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--343)
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 7:52 p.m.,
until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, November 10, 2009. (For Senate's program, see
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S11302.)
Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
CHESAPEAKE BAY PROGRAMS
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Subcommittee on Water and
Wildlife concluded a hearing to examine S. 1816, to amend the Federal
Water Pollution Control Act to improve and reauthorize the Chesapeake
Bay Program, and S. 1311, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control
Act to expand and strengthen cooperative efforts to monitor, restore,
and protect the resource productivity, water quality, and marine
ecosystems of the Gulf of Mexico, after receiving testimony from Bryon
Griffith, Director, Gulf of Mexico Program, and J. Charles Fox, Senior
Advisor to Administrator Lisa P. Jackson, both of the Environmental
Protection Agency; Donald F. Boesch, University of Maryland Center for
Environmental Science, Cambridge; Ann Pesiri Swanson, Chesapeake Bay
Commission, Annapolis, Maryland; Peter Hughes, Red Barn Consulting,
Inc., East Petersburg, Pennsylvania; and Susan Parker Bodine, Barnes
and Thornburg, Washington, D.C.
House of Representatives
Chamber Action
The House was not in session today. The House is scheduled to meet at
2 p.m. on Monday, November 16, 2009, pursuant to the provisions of H.
Con. Res. 210.-
Committee Meetings
No committee meetings were held.
Joint Meetings
No joint committee meetings were held.
NEW PUBLIC LAWS
(For last listing of Public Laws, see Daily Digest, p. D1288)
H.R. 1209, to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in
recognition and celebration of the establishment of the Medal of Honor
in 1861,
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America's highest award for valor in action against an enemy force
which can be bestowed upon an individual serving in the Armed Services
of the United States, to honor the American military men and women who
have been recipients of the Medal of Honor, and to promote awareness of
what the Medal of Honor represents and how ordinary Americans, through
courage, sacrifice, selfless service and patriotism, can challenge fate
and change the course of history. Signed on November 6, 2009. (Public
Law 111-91)
H.R. 3548, to amend the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 to
provide for the temporary availability of certain additional emergency
unemployment compensation. Signed on November 6, 2009. (Public Law 111-
92)
H.R. 3606, to amend the Truth in Lending Act to make a technical
correction to an amendment made by the Credit CARD Act of 2009. Signed
on November 6, 2009. (Public Law 111-93)
H.J. Res. 26, proclaiming Casimir Pulaski to be an honorary citizen
of the United States posthumously. Signed on November 6, 2009. (Public
Law 111-94)
S. 832, to amend title 36, United States Code, to grant a Federal
charter to the Military Officers Association of America. Signed on
November 6, 2009. (Public Law 111-95)
S. 1694, to allow the funding for the interoperable emergency
communications grant program established under the Digital Television
Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to remain available until
expended through fiscal year 2012. Signed on November 6, 2009. (Public
Law 111-96)
COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2009
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Senate
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on
Housing, Transportation and Community Development, to hold hearings
to examine ending veterans' homelessness, 10 a.m., SD-538.
Committee on the Budget: to hold hearings to examine bipartisan
process proposals for long-term fiscal stability, 9:30 a.m., SD-608.
Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine climate change
legislation, focusing on considerations for future jobs, 10 a.m.,
SD-215.
Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine
protocol Amending the Convention between the Government of the
United States of America and the Government of the French Republic
for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal
Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital, signed at Paris
on August 21, 1994, as Amended by the Protocol signed on December 8,
2004, signed January 13, 2009, at Paris, together with a related
Memorandum of Understanding, signed January 13, 2009 (Treaty
Doc.111-04), protocol Amending the Convention between the United
States of America and New Zealand for the Avoidance of Double
Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion With Respect to Taxes
on Income, signed on December 1, 2008, at Washington (Treaty
Doc.111-03), convention Between the Government of the United States
of America and the Government of Malta for the Avoidance of Double
Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes
on Income, signed on August 8, 2008, at Valletta (Treaty Doc.111-
01), treaty between the Government of the United States of America
and the Government of the Republic of Rwanda Concerning the
Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment, signed at
Kigali on February 19, 2008 (Treaty Doc.110-23), and international
Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, adopted
by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations on
November 3, 2001, and signed by the United States on November 1,
2002 (the ``Treaty'') (Treaty Doc.110-19), 9 a.m., SD-419.
Full Committee, to receive a briefing on Sudan, 10:30 a.m., SVC-
217.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Subcommittee
on Children and Families, to hold hearings to examine H1N1 and paid
sick days, 9:30 a.m., SD-430.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold
hearings to examine the nominations of Erroll G. Southers, of
California, to be Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security, and
Daniel I. Gordon, of the District of Columbia, to be Administrator
for Federal Procurement Policy, 10 a.m., SD-342.
Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine
strengthening our criminal justice system, focusing on extending the
Innocence Protection Act, 10 a.m., SD-226.
Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to
consider certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., S-407, Capitol.
House
No committee meetings are scheduled.
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Next Meeting of the SENATE
10 a.m., Tuesday, November 10
Senate Chamber
Program for Tuesday: After the transaction of any morning business (not
to extend beyond one hour), Senate will continue consideration of H.R.
3082, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act.
(Senate will recess from 12:30 p.m. until 2:15 p.m. for their
respective party conferences.)
(At approximately 10 a.m., Senate will observe a moment of silence to
honor the victims of the attack at Fort Hood, Texas that occurred on
November 5, 2009.)
Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2 p.m., Monday, November 16
House Chamber
Program for Monday: To be announced.
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Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
HOUSE
Blumenauer, Earl, Ore., E2756
Brady, Kevin, Tex., E2752
Brady, Robert A., Pa., E2755
Broun, Paul C., Ga., E2753
Carter, John R., Tex., E2753
Connolly, Gerald E., Va., E2756
Ellison, Kieth, Minn., E2751
Holt, Rush D., N.J., E2754, E2756
Kind, Ron, Wisc., E2754
King, Peter T., N.Y., E2753
Moran, Jerry, Kans., E2754
Murtha, John P., Pa., E2752
Paul, Ron, Tex., E2755
Reyes, Silvestre, Tex., E2754
Sanchez, Linda T., Calif., E2756
Serrano, Jose E., N.Y., E2753
Smith, Lamar, Tex., E2755
Souder, Mark E., Ind., E2753
Woolsey, Lynn C., Calif., E2752