Wednesday, June 17, 2009
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Daily Digest
Senate
Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S6669-S6749
Measures Introduced: Nine bills and two resolutions were introduced, as
follows: S. 1277-1285, and S. Res. 187-188.
Pages S6719-20
Measures Reported:
Special Report entitled ``Revised Allocation to Subcommittees of
Budget Totals From the Concurrent Resolution, Fiscal Year 2009''. (S.
Rept. No. 111-28)
Page S6719
Measures Passed:
Webcaster Settlement Act: Senate passed 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,
clearing the measure for the President.
Pages S6740-41
Antitrust Criminal Penalty Enhancement and Reform Act: Senate passed
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, clearing the measure
for the President.
Page S6741
J. Herbert W. Small Federal Building and United States Courthouse:
Senate passed H.R. 813, to designate the Federal building and United
States courthouse located at 306 East Main Street in Elizabeth City,
North Carolina, as the ``J. Herbert W. Small Federal Building and
United States Courthouse'', clearing the measure for the President.
Page S6741
Ronald H. Brown United States Mission to the United Nations Building:
Senate passed H.R. 837, to designate the Federal building located at
799 United Nations Plaza in New York, New York, as the ``Ronald H.
Brown United States Mission to the United Nations Building'', clearing
the measure for the President.
Page S6741
Year of the Noncommissioned Officer Corps of the United States Army:
Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of
S. Res. 66, designating 2009 as the ``Year of the Noncommissioned
Officer Corps of the United States Army'', and the resolution was then
agreed to.
Page S6741
Congratulating the Los Angeles Lakers: Senate agreed to S. Res. 188,
congratulating the Los Angeles Lakers for winning the 2009 National
Basketball Championship.
Pages S6741-42
Photographic Records Relating to Treatment of Individuals: Senate
passed S. 1285, to provide that certain photographic records relating
to the treatment of any individual engaged, captured, or detained after
September 11, 2001, by the Armed Forces of the United States in
operations outside the United States shall not be subject to disclosure
under section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to
as the Freedom of Information Act), to amend section 552(b)(3) of title
5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of
Information Act) to provide that statutory exemptions to disclosure
requirements of that Act shall specifically cite to the provision of
that Act authorizing exemptions, to ensure and open and deliberative
process in Congress by providing for related legislative proposals to
explicitly state such required citations.
Page S6742
Measures Considered:
Travel Promotion Act: Senate began consideration of S. 1023, to
establish a non-profit corporation to communicate United States entry
policies and otherwise promote leisure, business, and scholarly travel
to the United States, after agreeing to the motion to proceed.
Pages S6683-87, S6706-10
Conference Reports:
Supplemental Appropriations Act--Conference Report: Senate began
consideration of the conference report to accompany H.R. 2346, making
supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2009.
Page S6710
A motion was entered to close further debate on the conference
report, and, in accordance with the provisions of rule XXII of the
Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur on Friday,
June 19, 2009.
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Nomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
Hilary Chandler Tompkins, of New Mexico, to be Solicitor of the
Department of the Interior.
Page S6749
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
Vilma S. Martinez, of California, to be Ambassador to Argentina.
Routine lists in the Army and Navy.
Pages S6743-49
Nomination Withdrawn: Senate received notification of withdrawal of the
following nomination:
Donald Michael Remy, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the
Department of the Army, which was sent to the Senate on April 20, 2009.
Page S6749
Messages from the House
Page S6718
Measures Referred:
Page S6718
Executive Communications:
Pages S6718-19
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages S6720-22
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Pages S6722-30
Additional Statements:
Pages S6715-18
Amendments Submitted:
Pages S6730-40
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
Page S6740
Privileges of the Floor:
Page S6740
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 7:38 p.m.,
until 9:45 a.m. on Thursday, June 18, 2009. (For Senate's program, see
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S6743.)
Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
APPROPRIATIONS: DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Homeland Security approved
for full Committee consideration an original bill making appropriations
for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year 2010.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND BASE CLOSURE PROGRAMS BUDGET
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded a hearing to examine
the Defense Authorization request for fiscal year 2010 and the Future
Years Defense Program for military construction, environmental, and
base closure programs, after receiving testimony from B.J. Penn,
Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Installations and Environment,
Kathleen I. Ferguson, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for
Installations, Joseph F. Calcara, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the
Army for Installations and Housing, and Wayne Arny, Deputy Under
Secretary for Installations and Environment, all of the Department of
Defense.
COMMERCIAL AIR CARRIERS
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on
Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security concluded a hearing to
examine aviation safety, focusing on the role and responsibility of
commercial air carriers and employees, after receiving testimony from
James C. May, Air Transport Association of America, Inc., Roger Cohen,
Regional Airline Association, and Captain John Prater, Air Line Pilots
Association, International, all of Washington, D.C.; and Scott Maurer,
Families of Continental Flight 3407, Moore, South Carolina.
CONSUMER WIRELESS EXPERIENCE
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded
a hearing to examine the consumer wireless experience, focusing on
consumers' current satisfaction with wireless phone service, problems
consumers have experienced with this service, and the Federal
Communications Commission's efforts to assist wireless consumers with
complaints, after receiving testimony from Mark Goldstein, Director,
Physical Infrastructure Issues, Government Accountability Office; John
E. Rooney, United States Cellular Corporation, Chicago, Illinois; Paul
Roth, AT&T Inc., Atlanta, Georgia; Rob Frieden, Penn State University,
University Park, Pennsylvania; Barbara S. Esbin, The Progress and
Freedom Foundation Center for Communications and Competition Policy,
Washington, D.C.; and Victor H. Meena, Cellular South, Inc., Ridgeland,
Mississippi.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee ordered favorably
reported an original bill entitled ``The American Clean Energy
Leadership Act''.
PUBLIC LAND AND FOREST LEGISLATION
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Public Lands
and Forests concluded a hearing to examine S. 409, to secure Federal
ownership and management of significant natural, scenic, and
recreational resources, to provide for the protection of cultural
resources, to facilitate the efficient extraction of mineral resources
by authorizing and directing an exchange of Federal and non-Federal
land, S. 782, to provide for the establishment of the National Volcano
Early Warning and Monitoring
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System, S. 874, to establish El Rio Grande Del Norte National
Conservation Area in the State of New Mexico, S. 1139, to require the
Secretary of Agriculture to enter into a property conveyance with the
city of Wallowa, Oregon, and S. 1140, to direct the Secretary of the
Interior to convey certain Federal land to Deschutes County, Oregon,
after receiving testimony from Senator Kyl; Ned Farquhar, Deputy
Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Land and Minerals Management;
Joel Holtrop, Deputy Chief, National Forest System, United States
Forest Service, Department of Agriculture; Norman Cooeyate, Zuni Tribe,
Phoenix, Arizona, on behalf of the Inter-Tribal Council of Arizona;
David Salisbury, Resolution Copper Mining, LLC, and Roy C. Chavez,
Retired Miners Coalition, both of Superior, Arizona; and Rosemary
Shearer, Superstition Area Land Trust, Apache Junction, Arizona.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE OVERSIGHT
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded an oversight hearing to
examine the Department of Justice, after receiving testimony from Eric
H. Holder Jr., Attorney General, Department of Justice.
SOCIAL SECURITY IN THE 21ST CENTURY
Special Committee on Aging: Committee concluded a hearing to examine
Social Security in the 21st Century, after receiving testimony from
Leon Burzynski, Wisconsin Alliance for Retired Americans, Pewaukee;
Kenneth S. Apfel, University of Maryland School of Public Policy,
College Park; and Joan Entmacher, National Women's Law Center, Melissa
M. Favreault, The Urban Institute, Andrew G. Biggs, American Enterprise
Institute, and John S. Irons, Economic Policy Institute, all of
Washington, DC.
House of Representatives
Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 23 public bills, H.R. 2908-
2917, 2919-2931; and 7 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 155-157; and H. Res.
553-556 were introduced.
Pages H6971-72
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages H6872-73
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
H. Res. 520, impeaching Samuel B. Kent, judge of the United States
District Court for the Southern District of Texas, for high crimes and
misdemeanors (H. Rept. 111-159) and H.R. 2918, making appropriations
for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2010 (H. Rept. 111-160).
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Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Reverend Dr.
Bruce Hargrave, Russia-U.S. Methodist Theological Seminary, Dallas,
Texas.
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Recess: The House recessed at 10:07 a.m. and reconvened at 1:25 p.m.
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Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
2010: The House continued with consideration of H.R. 2847, making
appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and
Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2010. Consideration is expected to resume tomorrow, June 18th.
Pages H6910-19
Agreed to:
Bordallo amendment (No. 19 printed in the Congressional Record of
June 15, 2009) that increases the appropriation for National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration operations, research, and facilities by
$500,000 and decreases the appropriation for Department of Commerce
salaries and expenses by $500,000 (by a recorded vote of 411 ayes to 14
noes, Roll No. 353);
Pages H6920-22, H6933-34
Moore (WI) amendment (No. 3 printed in the Congressional Record of
June 15, 2009) that decreases the appropriation for Department of
Commerce salaries and expenses by $4 million and increases the
appropriation for the Office on Violence Against Women by $4 million
(by a recorded vote of 425 ayes to 4 noes, Roll No. 354); and
Pages H6922-24, H6934-35
Boswell amendment (No. 41 printed in the Congressional Record of June
15, 2009) that decreases the appropriation for Department of Justice
salaries and expenses by $2.5 million and increases the appropriation
for the National Criminal History Improvement program by $2.5 million
(by a recorded vote of 422 ayes to 2 noes, Roll No. 355).
Pages H6924-26, H6935
Withdrawn:
Broun (GA) amendment (No. 60 printed in the Congressional Record of
June 15, 2009) that was offered and subsequently withdrawn that would
have prohibited use of funds in the bill for application of
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the statistical method known as ``sampling'' when carrying out the 2010
decennial census.
Pages H6955-56
Proceedings Postponed:
Roe (TN) amendment (No. 25 printed in the Congressional Record of
June 15, 2009) that seeks to decrease the appropriations for the
Federal prison system by $97,400,000;
Pages H6926-28
Nadler amendment (No. 31 printed in the Congressional Record of June
15, 2009) that seeks to redirect $5 million from the Office of Justice
programs to Community Oriented Policing Services;
Pages H6928-32
Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX) amendment (No. 35 printed in the
Congressional Record of June 15, 2009) that seeks to insert a provision
for the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate
Program;
Pages H6932-33
Hensarling amendment (No. 6 printed in the Congressional Record of
June 15, 2009) that seeks to strike appropriations for the Legal
Services Corporation;
Pages H6936-40
Lewis (CA) amendment (No. 118 printed in the Congressional Record of
June 15, 2009) that seeks to prohibit the use of funds to implement
Executive Order 13492, issued January 22, 2009, titled ``Review and
Disposition of Individuals Detained at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
and Closure of Detention Facilities'';
Page H6940
Tiahrt amendment (No. 69 printed in the Congressional Record of June
15, 2009) that seeks to prohibit the use of funds to obligate, or pay
the salaries or expenses of personnel who obligate, funds made
available under the following headings in title II of division A of
Public Law 111-5: (1) ``Economic Development Administration--Economic
Development Assistance Programs''; (2) ``National Telecommunications
and Information Administration--Digital-to-Analog Converter Box
Program''; and (3) ``National Institute of Standards and Technology--
Construction of Research Facilities'';
Pages H6942-43
Cuellar amendment (No. 102 printed in the Congressional Record of
June 15, 2009) that seeks to prohibit the use of funds to purchase
light bulbs unless the bulbs have ``Energy Star'' or ``Federal Energy
Management Program'' designation;
Pages H6943-44
Price (GA) amendment (No. 96 printed in the Congressional Record of
June 15, 2009) that seeks to reduce the appropriation made to the
Department of Justice, General Administration, salaries and expenses by
$100,000,000;
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Hodes amendment (No. 98 printed in the Congressional Record of June
15, 2009) that seeks to direct the Director of the Office of Management
and Budget to instruct any department, agency, or instrumentality of
the United States Government receiving appropriations under this Act to
track undisbursed balances in expired grant accounts and include a
detailed annual performance plan;
Pages H6944-45
Nunes amendment (No. 63 printed in the Congressional Record of June
15, 2009) that seeks to prohibit the use of funds to implement the
biological opinion entitled ``Biological Opinion and Conference Opinion
on the Long-Term Operations of the Central Valley Project and State
Water Project'', issued by the National Marine Fisheries Service and
dated June 4, 2009;
Pages H6945-48
Blackburn amendment (No. 111 printed in the Congressional Record of
June 15, 2009) that seeks to decrease by 5 percent funds that are not
required to be appropriated or otherwise made available by a provision
of law;
Pages H6948-49
Burton (IN) amendment (No. 71 printed in the Congressional Record of
June 15, 2009) that seeks to prohibit the use of funds to relocate the
Office of the Census or employees from the Department of Commerce to
the jurisdiction of the Executive Office of the President;
Pages H6949-50
Price (GA) amendment (No. 97 printed in the Congressional Record of
June 15, 2009) that seeks to reduce the funds appropriated in the Act
by $644,150,000;
Pages H6950-52
Jordan (OH) amendment (No. 100 printed in the Congressional Record of
June 15, 2009) that seeks to reduce the funds appropriated in the Act
by $12,511,000,000;
Pages H6952-53
Reichert amendment (No. 114 printed in the Congressional Record of
June 15, 2009) that seeks to increase the appropriation for Violence
Against Women Prevention and Prosecution Programs by $2.5 million;
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Broun (GA) amendment (No. 59 printed in the Congressional Record of
June 15, 2009) that seeks to prohibit the use of funds to establish or
implement a National Climate Service;
Pages H6953-55
Hensarling amendment (No. 79 printed in the Congressional Record of
June 15, 2009) that seeks to prohibit the use of funds by the Art
Center of the Grand Prairie, Stuttgart, AR, for the Grand Prairie Arts
Initiative;
Pages H6956-57
Hensarling amendment (No. 76 printed in the Congressional Record of
June 15, 2009) that seeks to prohibit the use of funds for the Maine
Department of Marine Resources, Augusta, ME, for Maine Lobster Research
and Inshore Trawl Survey;
Pages H6957-58
Campbell amendment (No. 105 printed in the Congressional Record of
June 15, 2009) that seeks to prohibit the use of funds for the Training
the
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Next Generation of Weather Forecasters project of San Jose State
University, San Jose, California;
Pages H6958-60
Campbell amendment (No. 104 printed in the Congressional Record of
June 15, 2009) that seeks to prohibit the use of funds for the Jamaica
Chamber of Commerce, Jamaica, NY, for the Jamaica Export Center;
Pages H6960-62
Campbell amendment (No. 107 printed in the Congressional Record of
June 15, 2009) that seeks to prohibit the use of funds for the Summer
Flounder and Black Sea Initiative project of the Partnership for the
Mid-Atlantic Fisheries, Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey;
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Flake amendment (No. 87 printed in the Congressional Record of June
15, 2009) that seeks to prohibit the use of funds for operations of the
National Drug Intelligence Center and to decrease appropriations for
the Department of Justice General Administration by $44,023,000;
Pages H6963-64
Flake amendment (No. 86 printed in the Congressional Record of June
15, 2009) that seeks to prohibit the use of funds for the Innovative
Science Learning Center of ScienceSouth, Florence, South Carolina, and
to decrease the appropriation for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration Cross Agency Support by $500,000;
Pages H6964-65
Flake amendment (No. 85 printed in the Congressional Record of June
15, 2009) that seeks to prohibit the use of funds for the Drew
University Environmental Science Initiative of Drew University,
Madison, New Jersey, and to decrease the appropriations for the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Cross Agency Support by
$1 million;
Pages H6965-66
Flake amendment (No. 91 printed in the Congressional Record of June
15, 2009) that seeks to prohibit the use of funds for the Science
Education Through Exploration project of the JASON Project, Ashburn,
Virginia, and to decrease the appropriations for the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration Operations, Research, and Facilities by
$4 million; and
Pages H6966-68
Flake amendment (No. 84 printed in the Congressional Record of June
15, 2009) that seeks to prohibit the use of funds for the Institute for
Seafood Studies project of the Nicholls State University Department of
Biological Sciences, Thibodaux, Louisiana, and to decrease the
appropriations for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Operations, Research, and Facilities by $325,000.
Pages H6968-69
H. Res. 552, the rule providing for further consideration of the
bill, was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 221 yeas to 201 nays, Roll
No. 352, after agreeing to order the previous question by a yea-and-nay
vote of 238 yeas to 180 nays, Roll No. 351.
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Recess: The House recessed at 8:48 p.m. and reconvened at 11:03 p.m.
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Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes and three recorded votes
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H6917-18,
H6918, H6933-34, H6934-35, H6935. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 11:59 p.m.
Committee Meetings
STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS FY 2010
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations,
and Related Programs approved for full Committee action the State,
Foreign Operations, and Related Programs appropriations for Fiscal Year
2010.
FINANCIAL INVESTMENT MEASURES
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Health, Employment,
Labor and Pensions approved for full Committee action, as amended, the
following bills: H.R. 1984, 401(k) Fair Disclosure for Retirement
Security Act of 2009; and H.R. 1988, Conflicted Investment Advice
Prohibition Act of 2009.
FOOD SAFETY ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 2009
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R.
2749, Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009.
NORTH KOREA MISSILE TESTS/PARTY TALKS
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific and the
Global Environment, and the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation
and Trade held a joint hearing on North Korea's Nuclear and Missile
Tests and the Six-Party Talks: Where Do We Go from Here? Testimony was
heard from Thomas C. Hubbard, former Ambassador to the Republics of
Korea, the Philippines and Palau; Richard C. Bush, III, former National
Intelligence Officer for East Asia; and public witnesses.
U.S. BROADCASTING TO CUBA
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International
Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight held a hearing on TV Marti:
A Station in Search of an Audience? Testimony was heard from
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Jess Ford, Director, International Affairs and Trade Team, GAO; and
public witnesses.
IDENTITY THEFT VICTIMS BILL OF RIGHTS
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on
Information Policy, Census and National Archives held a hearing
entitled ``Identity Theft: Victims Bills of Rights.'' Testimony was
heard from Betsy Broder, Assistant Director, Division of Privacy and
Identity Protection, FTC; Jason M. Weinstein, Deputy Assistant Attorney
General, Criminal Division, Department of Justice; Daniel Bertoni,
Director, Education, Workforce and Income Security, GAO; and public
witnesses.
NUCLEAR FUEL RECYCLING
Committee on Science and Technology: Held a hearing on Advancing
Technology for Nuclear Fuel Recycling: What Should Our Research,
Development and Demonstration Strategy Be? Testimony was heard from
Mark Peters, Deputy Associate Laboratory Director, Argonne National
Laboratory, Department of Energy; and public witnesses.
POLAR-ORBITING OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE
Committee on Science and Technology: Subcommittee on Investigations and
Oversight continued hearings on Independent Assessment of the National
Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System. Testimony
was heard from David Powner, Director, Information Technology
Management Issues, GAO; Mary Glackin, Deputy Under Secretary, Oceans
and Atmosphere and Deputy Administrator, NOAA, Department of Commerce;
and a public witness.
INNOVATION RESEARCH TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS
Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing on Legislative Initiatives
to Strengthen and Modernize the SBIR and STTR Programs. Testimony was
heard from public witnesses.
Joint Meetings
No joint committee meetings were held.
COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,
JUNE 18, 2009
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Senate
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation,
Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, to hold
hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2010
for the Department of Transportation, 9:30 a.m., SD-138.
Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, to hold hearings to
examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2010 for the
United States Army Corps of Engineers and the Bureau of Reclamation,
10:15 a.m., SD-192.
Subcommittee on Defense, to hold hearings to receive testimony
from outside witnesses, 10:30 a.m., SD-124.
Full Committee, business meeting to mark up the Homeland Security
and Legislative Branch Appropriations Bills and the 302(b)
Allocations for fiscal year 2010, 3 p.m., SD-106.
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and
Capabilities, to hold hearings to examine the Defense Authorization
request for fiscal year 2010 and the Future Years Defense Program
for United States Special Operations Command, 2:30 p.m., SR-222.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to hold hearings
to examine the President's proposal to modernize the financial
regulatory system, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee
on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine, to hold hearings to
examine freight transportation in America, focusing on options for
improving the nation's network, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
Committee on Environment and Public Works: business meeting to
consider S. 787, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to
clarify the jurisdiction of the United States over waters of the
United States, S. 878, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control
Act to modify provisions relating to beach monitoring, S. 937, to
amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to ensure that sewage
treatment plants monitor for and report discharges of raw sewage, S.
690, to amend the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act to
reauthorize the Act, S. 479, to amend the Chesapeake Bay Initiative
Act of 1998 to provide for the continuing authorization of the
Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network, and S. 933, to
amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and the Great Lakes
Legacy Act of 2002 to reauthorize programs to address remediation of
contaminated sediment, 9:30 a.m., SD-406.
Committee on Foreign Relations: to receive a briefing to examine
treaty negotiations with Russia, 2 p.m., SVC-217.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: business
meeting to continue consideration of Affordable Health Choices Act,
subcommittee assignments, and any pending nominations, 10:30 a.m.,
SR-325.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold
hearings to examine state business incorporation practices, focusing
on the Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance
Act, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider S. 417,
to enact a safe, fair, and responsible state secrets privilege Act,
S. 257, to amend title 11, United States Code, to disallow certain
claims resulting from high cost credit debts, S. 448 and H.R. 985,
bills to maintain the
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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. 369, to prohibit brand name drug
companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the
entry of a generic drug into the market, S. 1107, to amend title 28,
United States Code, to provide for a limited 6-month period for
Federal judges to opt into the Judicial Survivors' Annuities System
and begin contributing toward an annuity for their spouse and
dependent children upon their death, and the nominations of Tristram
J. Coffin, of Vermont, to be United States Attorney for the District
of Vermont, Joyce White Vance, of Alabama, to be United States
Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, and Preet Bharara, of
New York, to be United States Attorney for the Southern District of
New York, 10 a.m., SD-226.
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: business meeting
to mark up S. 1233, to reauthorize and improve the SBIR and STTR
programs and for other purposes, and S. 1229, to reauthorize and
improve the entrepreneurial development programs of the Small
Business Administration, 10 a.m., SR-428A.
Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to
examine certain intelligence matters, 2 p.m., S-407, Capitol.
House
Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Interior,
Environment, and Related Agencies, to mark up appropriations for
fiscal year 2010 for Interior, Environment and Related Agencies, 11
a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
Committee on the Budget, hearing on Statutory PAYGO, 10:30 a.m.,
210 Cannon.
Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade
and Consumer Protection, and the Subcommittee on Communications,
Technology and the Internet, joint hearing on Behavioral
Advertising: Industry Practices and Consumers' Expectations, 10
a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Medical Devices: Are
Current Regulations Doing Enough for Patients?'' 9:30 a.m., 2322
Rayburn.
Committee on Financial Services, hearing entitled ``The
Administration's Plan for the Restructuring of the American
Financial Regulatory System,'' 1 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled ``
Strengthening Oversight and Preventing Fraud in FHA and other HUD
Programs,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Europe, hearing on
the Prague Conference on Holocaust Era Assets: An Overview, 1:30
p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade, hearing on
the Export Administration Act: A Review of Outstanding Policy
Considerations, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, hearing on U.S. Efforts to
Combat Arms Trafficking to Mexico: Report from the Government
Accountability Office (GAO), 11 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
Committee on Homeland Security, to mark up H.R. 2868, Chemical
Facility Antiterrorism Act of 2009, 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and
Homeland Security, hearing on Secure and Responsible Drug Disposal,
10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Insular Affairs,
Oceans and Wildlife, hearing on H.R. 21, Ocean Conservation
Education, and National Strategy for the 21st Century Act, 10 a.m.,
1324 Longworth.
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, to mark up the
following measures: H. Con. Res. 127, Recognizing the significance
of National Caribbean-American Heritage Month; H. Con. Res. 142,
Supporting National Men's Health Week; H. Res. 350. Honoring the
life and accomplishments of Harry Kalas for his invaluable
contributions to the national pasttime of baseball, and the Nation;
H. Res. 469, Honoring the life of Wayman Lawrence Tisdale and
expressing the condolences of the House of Representatives on his
passing; H. Res. 476, Celebrating the 30th anniversary of June as
``Black Music Month;'' H.R. 483, Supporting the goals and ideals of
Veterans of Foreign Wars Day; 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;'' and
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;''
9:45 a.m., followed by a joint hearing with the Subcommittee on
National Security, and Foreign Affairs, entitled `` Afghanistan and
Pakistan: Oversight of a New Interagency Strategy,'' 10 a.m., 2154
Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Domestic Policy, hearing entitled ``After Injury,
the Battle Begins: Evaluating Workers' Compensation for Civilian
Contractors in War Zones,'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization and
Procurement, hearing entitled `` Oversight of Federal Financial
Management,'' 2 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
Committee on Rules, to consider Legislative Branch Appropriations
Act of 2010, 3 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
Committee on Science and Technology, Subcommittee on Space and
Aeronautics, hearing External Perspectives on the FY 2010 NASA
Budget Request and Related Issues, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Rural Development,
Entrepreneurship and Trade, hearing on Textile Import Enforcement:
Is the Playing Field Level for American Small Businesses? 10 a.m.,
2360 Rayburn.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Disability
Assistance and Memorial Affairs, hearing on Addressing the Backlog:
Can VA Manage One Million Claims? 2 p.m., 334 Cannon.
Subcommittee on Health, hearing on the following measures: H.R.
2770, Veterans Nonprofit Research and Education Corporations
Enhancement Act of 2009; H.R. 1293, Disabled Veterans Home
Improvement and Structural Alteration Grant Increase Act of 2009;
H.R. 1197,
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Medal of Honor Health Care Equity Act of 2009; H.R. 1302, To amend
title 38, United States Code, to establish the position of Director
of Physician Assistant Services within the office of the Under
Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health; H.R. 1335, To amend title
38, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs from collecting certain copayments from veterans who are
catastrophically disabled; H.R. 1546, Caring for Veterans with
Traumatic Brain Injury Act of 2009; H.R. 2734, Health Care for
Family Caregivers Act of 2009; H.R. 2738, to amend title 38, United
States Code, to provide travel expenses for family caregivers
accompanying veterans to medical treatment facilities; and Draft
Legislation on Extending Healthcare to Vietnam-era Veterans Exposed
to Herbicides and Gulf War Veterans, Providing Supportive Services
for Family Caregivers of Veterans, and Requiring VA to Collect
Survey Data on Family Caregivers, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
Committee on Ways and Means, and the Subcommittee on Select
Revenue Measures and the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy
and Technology of the Committee on Financial Services, joint hearing
on New Market Tax Credit Program, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, to mark up H.R. 2701,
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, 9 a.m., 304-
HVC.
Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming,
hearing entitled ``Global Warming's Growing Concerns: Impacts on
Agriculture and Forestry,'' 9:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
Joint Meetings
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: to hold hearings
to examine upcoming Kyrgyzstan elections, 2 p.m., 1539, Longworth
Building.
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Next Meeting of the SENATE
9:45 a.m., Thursday, June 18
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Senate Chamber
Program for Thursday: After the transaction of any morning business
(not to extend beyond one hour), Senate will begin consideration of S.
Con. Res. 26, Slavery Apology Concurrent Resolution, and after a period
of debate, vote on adoption of the resolution; following which, Senate
will continue consideration of the conference report to accompany H.R.
2346, Supplemental Appropriations Act.
Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
10 a.m., Thursday, June 18
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House Chamber
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Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010.
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Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
HOUSE
Aderholt, Robert B., Ala., E1452
Adler, John H., N.J., E1463
Arcuri, Michael A., N.Y., E1474
Bachmann, Michele, Minn., E1473
Bachus, Spencer, Ala., E1437
Barrett, J. Gresham, S.C., E1436, E1445, E1475
Barton, Joe, Tex., E1461
Becerra, Xavier, Calif., E1471
Bilbray, Brian P., Calif., E1447
Bilirakis, Gus M., Fla., E1440
Bishop, Sanford D., Jr., Ga., E1444
Blackburn, Marsha, Tenn., E1472
Blumenauer, Earl, Ore., E1474, E1477
Bonner, Jo, Ala., E1450
Broun, Paul C., Ga., E1444
Buchanan, Vern, Fla., E1443
Cantor, Eric, Va., E1465
Cao, Anh ``Joseph'', La., E1479
Carney, Christopher P., Pa., E1478
Carter, John R., Tex., E1462
Castle, Michael N., Del., E1433
Clyburn, James E., S.C., E1479
Coble, Howard, N.C., E1447
Connolly, Gerald E., Va., E1438, E1441, E1461
Conyers, John, Jr., Mich., E1475
Davis, Geoff, Ky., E1465
Davis, Susan A., Calif., E1459
Ellison, Kieth, Minn., E1471
Forbes, J. Randy, Va., E1447
Franks, Trent, Ariz., E1445
Garrett, Scott, N.J., E1477, E1478
Gerlach, Jim, Pa., E1462
Gonzalez, Charles A., Tex., E1476
Graves, Sam, Mo., E1434, E1466, E1467
Griffith, Parker, Ala., E1444, E1470
Guthrie, Brett, Ky., E1434
Gutierrez, Luis V., Ill., E1456
Hastings, Alcee L., Fla., E1473
Higgins, Brian, N.Y., E1462, E1465
Hoekstra, Peter, Mich., E1438
Issa, Darrell E., Calif., E1433
Johnson, Eddie Bernice, Tex., E1475
Johnson, Timothy V., Ill., E1464, E1466
Kildee, Dale E., Mich., E1473
Kilroy, Mary Jo, Ohio, E1455
King, Peter T., N.Y., E1453
King, Steve, Iowa, E1473
Klein, Ron, Fla., E1439
Lance, Leonard, N.J., E1438, E1443, E1446
Larson, John B., Conn., E1466
LaTourette, Steven C., Ohio, E1468
Latta, Robert E., Ohio, E1441, E1471, E1473, E1478
Levin, Sander M., Mich., E1471
Lungren, Daniel E., Calif., E1464
Lynch, Stephen F., Mass., E1476
McCarthy, Carolyn, N.Y., E1444
McCollum, Betty, Minn., E1455, E1457
McHugh, John M., N.Y., E1472
McMorris Rodgers, Cathy, Wash., E1446, E1448
Maloney, Carolyn B., N.Y., E1449, E1464, E1474
Manzullo, Donald A., Ill., E1444, E1448
Markey, Edward J., Mass., E1464
Michaud, Michael H., Me., E1455
Miller, Candice S., Mich., E1440
Miller, Gary G., Calif., E1440
Miller, Jeff, Fla., E1454
Mitchell, Harry E., Ariz., E1437
Moran, James P., Va., E1448
Moran, Jerry, Kans., E1455
Murphy, Patrick J., Pa., E1465, E1477, E1478
Myrick, Sue Wilkins, N.C., E1465
Napolitano, Grace F., Calif., E1476
Neugebauer, Randy, Tex., E1448, E1449
Ortiz, Solomon P., Tex., E1454, E1456
Pascrell, Bill, Jr., N.J., E1470
Paul, Ron, Tex., E1444, E1476
Poe, Ted, Tex., E1470, E1476
Putnam, Adam H., Fla., E1441, E1444, E1446, E1449
Quigley, Mike, Ill., E1472
Rangel, Charles B., N.Y., E1439, E1445, E1450
Rehberg, Denny, Mont., E1443
Rogers, Mike, Ala., E1463
Roskam, Peter J., Ill., E1442
Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana, Fla., E1457
Royce, Edward R., Calif., E1472
Sanchez, Linda T., Calif., E1455, E1463
Schiff, Adam B., Calif., E1471
Schmidt, Jean, Ohio, E1455
Shuler, Heath, N.C., E1470
Simpson, Michael K., Idaho, E1469
Sires, Albio, N.J., E1439
Slaughter, Louise McIntosh, N.Y., E1439
Smith, Christopher H., N.J., E1450
Smith, Lamar, Tex., E1475
Speier, Jackie, Calif., E1462
Stark, Fortney Pete, Calif., E1471
Sutton, Betty, Ohio, E1442
Thompson, Glenn, Pa., E1476
Tiahrt, Todd, Kans., E1479
Towns, Edolphus, N.Y., E1433, E1441
Van Hollen, Chris, Md., E1439, E1477
Walden, Greg, Ore., E1454
Westmoreland, Lynn A., Mac, Ga., E1472
Whitfield, Ed, Ky., E1435
Wilson, Joe, S.C., E1436
Wittman, Robert J., Va., E1435, E1467
Wolf, Frank R., Va., E1445
Woolsey, Lynn C., Calif., E1476
Wu, David, Ore., E1445
Young, C.W. Bill, Fla., E1467
Young, Don, Alaska, E1468