Friday, June 19, 2009
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Daily Digest
Senate
Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S6829-S6860
Measures Introduced: Seven bills and six resolutions were introduced,
as follows: S. 1306-1312, and S. Res. 193-198.
Pages S6845-46
Measures Passed:
Congratulating the Pittsburgh Penguins: Senate agreed to S. Res. 194,
congratulating the Pittsburgh Penguins on winning the 2009 Stanley Cup
Championship.
Pages S6832-33
Miami Dade College Land Conveyance Act: Committee on the Judiciary
was discharged from further consideration of S. 814, to provide for the
conveyance of a parcel of land held by the Bureau of Prisons of the
Department of Justice in Miami Dade County, Florida, to facilitate the
construction of a new educational facility that includes a secure
parking area for the Bureau of Prisons, and the bill was then passed.
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Recognizing the Democratic Accomplishments of the People of Albania:
Senate agreed to S. Res. 182, recognizing the democratic
accomplishments of the people of Albania and expressing the hope that
the parliamentary elections on June 28, 2009, maintain and improve the
transparency and fairness of democracy in Albania.
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Expressing Support for Iranian Citizens: Senate agreed to S. Res.
193, expressing support for all Iranian citizens who embrace the values
of freedom, human rights, civil liberties, and rule of law.
Pages S6854-55
Expressing the Sense of the Senate on Freedom in Iran: Senate agreed
to S. Res. 196, expressing the sense of the Senate on freedom of the
press, freedom of speech, and freedom of expression in Iran.
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National Archives and Records Administration's 75th Anniversary:
Senate agreed to S. Res. 197, congratulating the men and women of the
National Archives and Records Administration on occasion of its 75th
anniversary.
Pages S6855-56
Observing Juneteenth Independence Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 198,
observing the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day.
Pages S6856-57
Measures Considered:
Travel Promotion Act--Cloture Agreement: Senate resumed 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, taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto:
Pages S6839-40
Pending:
Reid (for Dorgan/Rockefeller) Amendment No. 1347, of a perfecting
nature.
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Reid Amendment No. 1348 (to Amendment No. 1347), to change the
enactment date.
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Reid Amendment No. 1349 (to the language proposed to be stricken by
Amendment No. 1347), to change the enactment date.
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Reid Amendment No. 1350 (to Amendment No. 1349), of a perfecting
nature.
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Reid Motion to commit the bill to the Committee on Commerce, Science,
and Transportation, with instructions.
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Reid Amendment No. 1351 (to the instructions on the motion to
recommit), to change the enactment date.
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Reid Amendment No. 1352 (to Amendment No. 1351), of a perfecting
nature.
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Reid Amendment No. 1353 (to Amendment No. 1352), of a perfecting
nature.
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A motion was entered to close further debate on the bill, and, in
accordance with the provisions of rule XXII of the Standing rules of
the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur on Tuesday, June 23, 2009.
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A motion was entered to close further debate on Reid (for Dorgan/
Rockefeller) Amendment No. 1347, and, in accordance with the provisions
of rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, and pursuant to the
unanimous-consent agreement of Friday, June 19, 2009, a vote on cloture
will occur at 5:30 p.m., on Monday, June 22, 2009
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A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing that Senate
resume consideration of the bill at approximately 3:00 p.m., on Monday,
June 22, 2009, and that the time from 4:30 p.m. until 5:30 p.m., be
equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders, or their
designees; provided that at 5:30 p.m., Senate vote on the motion to
invoke cloture on Reid (for Dorgan/Rockefeller) Amendment No. 1347
(listed above); provided further, the filing deadline for first-degree
amendments be 3:30 p.m., on Monday, June 22, 2009.
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Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
Howard K. Koh, of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant Secretary of
Health and Human Services.
Bonnie D. Jenkins, of New York, for the rank of Ambassador during her
tenure of service as Coordinator for Threat Reduction Programs.
Rand Beers, of the District of Columbia, to be Under Secretary,
Department of Homeland Security.
Catherine Radford Zoi, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of
Energy (Energy, Efficiency, and Renewable Energy).
William F. Brinkman, of New Jersey, to be Director of the Office of
Science, Department of Energy.
Anne Castle, of Colorado, to be an Assistant Secretary of the
Interior.
Laurie I. Mikva, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Board of
Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July
13, 2010.
Eric P. Goosby, of California, to be Ambassador at Large and
Coordinator of United States Government Activities to Combat HIV/AIDS
Globally.
Martha J. Kanter, of California, to be Under Secretary of Education.
Herbert M. Allison, Jr., of Connecticut, to be an Assistant Secretary
of the Treasury.
Eric P. Schwartz, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of State
(Population, Refugees, and Migration).
Andrew J. Shapiro, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of State
(Political-Military Affairs).
Jane Oates, of New Jersey, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor.
Jamie Michael Morin, of Michigan, to be an Assistant Secretary of the
Air Force.
Jeffrey D. Zients, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Director
for Management, Office of Management and Budget.
Zachary J. Lemnios, of Massachusetts, to be Director of Defense
Research and Engineering.
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.
74 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
24 Army nominations in the rank of general.
1 Marine Corps nomination in the rank of general.
41 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.
Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Foreign Service,
and Navy.
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Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
Joseph A. Greenaway, Jr., of New Jersey, to be United States Circuit
Judge for the Third Circuit.
Beverly Baldwin Martin, of Georgia, to be United States Circuit Judge
for the Eleventh Circuit.
Craig E. Hooks, of Kansas, to be an Assistant Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency.
Mark Henry Gitenstein, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to
Romania.
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Messages from the House:
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Executive Reports of Committees:
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Additional Cosponsors:
Page S6846
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Pages S6846-51
Additional Statements:
Pages S6844-45
Amendments Submitted:
Pages S6851-53
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 3:40 p.m.,
until 2 p.m. on Monday, June 22, 2009. (For Senate's program, see the
remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S6857.)
Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee ordered
favorably reported the nominations of Kathy J. Greenlee, of Kansas, to
be Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services for Aging, and
Kathleen Martinez, of California, to be Assistant Secretary of Labor
for Disability.
Also, committee continued consideration of Affordable Health Choices
Act, but did not complete action thereon, and will meet again on
Monday, June 22, 2009.
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House of Representatives
Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 28 public bills, H.R. 2960-
2987; 1 private bill, H.R. 2988; and 7 resolutions, H. Res. 565-571
were introduced.
Pages H7083-85
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages H7085-87
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
H. Res. 477, directing the Secretary of Defense to transmit to the
House of Representatives the fiscal year 2010 30-year shipbuilding plan
relating to the long-term shipbuilding strategy of the Department of
Defense, as required by section 231 of title 10, United States Code,
with an amendment (H. Rept. 111-167);
H. Res. 478, directing the Secretary of Defense to transmit to the
House of Representatives the fiscal year 2010 30-year aviation plan
relating to the long-term aviation plans of the Department of Defense,
as required by section 231a of title 10, United States Code, with an
amendment (H. Rept. 111-168);
H.R. 2510, to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to reimburse
States for the costs incurred in establishing a program to track and
confirm the receipt of voted absentee ballots in elections for Federal
office and make information on the receipt of such ballots available by
means of online access (H. Rept. 111-169);
H.R. 2728, to provide financial support for the operation of the law
library of the Library of Congress, with an amendment (H. Rept. 111-
170);
H.R. 1016, to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide advance
appropriations authority for certain medical care accounts of the
Department of Veterans Affairs, with amendments (H. Rept. 111-171);
H.R. 1345, to amend title 5, United States Code, to eliminate the
discriminatory treatment of the District of Columbia under the
provisions of law commonly referred to as the ``Hatch Act'' (H. Rept.
111-172); and
H.R. 1752, to provide that the usual day of paying salaries in or
under the House of Representatives may be established by regulations of
the Committee on House Administration, with amendments (H. Rept. 111-
173);
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Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed
Representative Weiner to act as Speaker Pro Tempore for today.
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Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by
voice vote.
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Consideration of Suspension: Agreed by unanimous consent that it may be
in order today for the Speaker to entertain a motion to suspend the
rules and adopt H. Res. 560.
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Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and agree to the
following measure:
Expressing support for all Iranian citizens who embrace the values of
freedom, human rights, civil liberties, and rule of law: H. Res. 560,
to express support for all Iranian citizens who embrace the values of
freedom, human rights, civil liberties, and rule of law, by a \2/3\
yea-and-nay vote of 405 yeas to 1 nay with 2 voting ``present'', Roll
No. 411.
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Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2010: The House passed H.R.
2918, making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 2010, by a yea-and-nay vote of 232 yeas to
178 nays, Roll No. 413.
Pages H7027-33, H7039-40, H7041-53
Agreed to the Kingston motion to recommit the bill to the Committee
on Appropriations with instructions to report the same back to the
House forthwith with amendments by a yea-and-nay vote of 374 yeas to 34
nays, Roll No. 412. Subsequently, Representative Wasserman Schultz
reported the bill back to the House with an amendment and the amendment
was agreed to by voice vote.
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Agreed to:
McCarthy (NY) amendment (No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 111-161) that
requires $250,000 of the funds appropriated to the Library of Congress
be allocated for the Civil Rights Oral History Project.
Pages H7050-51
H. Res. 559, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was
agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 226 yeas to 179 nays, Roll No. 410,
after agreeing to order the previous question by a yea-and-nay vote of
230 yeas to 177 nays, Roll No. 409.
Pages H7039-40
Call of the House: The Speaker called the House to order and
ascertained the presence of a quorum (395 present, Roll No. 414).
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Impeaching Samuel B. Kent, judge of the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Texas: The House agreed to 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.
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The House agreed to Article I of the resolution by a yea-and-nay vote
of 389 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 415.
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The House agreed to Article II of the resolution by a yea-and-nay
vote of 385 ayes with none voting ``no'', Roll No. 416.
Pages H7065-66
The House agreed to Article III of the resolution by a yea-and-nay
vote of 381 ayes with none voting ``no'', Roll No. 417.
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The House agreed to Article IV of the resolution by a yea-and-nay
vote of 372 ayes with none voting ``no'' and 1 voting ``present'', Roll
No. 418.
Pages H7066-67
Privileged Resolution: The House agreed to H. Res. 565, appointing and
authorizing managers for the impeachment of Samuel B. Kent, a judge of
the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
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Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to
meet at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 23rd for morning hour debate.
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Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page
H7075.
Senate Referrals: S. Con. Res. 23 was referred to the Committee on
Foreign Affairs and S. 814 was held at the desk.
Pages H7075, H7082
Quorum Calls--Votes: Six yea-and-nay votes and three recorded votes
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H7039-40,
H7040, H7040-41, H7052, H7053, H7054, H7064-65, H7065, H7066 and H7066-
67. One quorum call (Roll No. 414) developed during the proceedings of
today and appears on page H7054.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 5:21 p.m.
Committee Meetings
TRANSPORTATION, HUD, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing
and Urban Development, and Related Agencies approved for full Committee
the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
appropriations for FY 2010.
ECONOMIC CASE FOR HEALTH REFORM
Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on The Economic Case for Health
Reform. Testimony was heard from Christina Romer, Chair, Council of
Economic Advisers.
ECONOMIC DISASTER AREA ACT
Committee on Financial Services: Held a hearing entitled ``The Economic
Disaster Area Act of 2009.'' Testimony was heard from Representatives
Cardoza and Costa; Tommy Jones, Mayor, City of Los Banos, California;
and Bill Johnson, Director, Department of Economic and Community
Affairs, State of Alabama.
COMBATING ARMS TRAFFICKING TO MEXICO
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere held a
hearing on U.S. Efforts to Combat Arms Trafficking to Mexico: Report
from the Government Accountability Office. Testimony was heard from
Jess T. Ford, Director, International Affairs and Trade Team, GAO.
CHEMICAL FACILITY ANTI-TERRORISM ACT OF 2009
Committee on Homeland Security: Continued markup of H.R. 2868, Chemical
Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2009.
Will continue June 23.
COAST GUARD CIVIL RIGHTS/DIVERSITY
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Coast
Guard and Maritime Transportation held a hearing on a Continuing
Examination of Civil Rights Services and Diversity in the Coast Guard.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the U.S. Coast
Guard, Department of Homeland Security: VADM Clifford I. Pearson, USCG,
Chief of Staff; and Terri A. Dickerson, Director, Office of Civil
Rights; and CAPT. Stephen B. Latta, USN, (Ret.), Dean of Admissions,
U.S. Naval Academy.
Joint Meetings
No joint committee meetings were held.
CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD
Week of June 22 through June 27, 2009
Senate Chamber
On Monday, at approximately 3:00 p.m., Senate will resume
consideration of S. 1023, Travel Promotion Act, and after a period of
debate, vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Reid (for Dorgan/
Rockefeller) Amendment No. 1347 at 5:30 p.m.
During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any cleared
legislative and executive business.
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Senate Committees
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Committee on Appropriations: June 23, Subcommittee on Interior,
Environment, and Related Agencies, business meeting to mark up
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2010 for the Interior,
Environment and Related Agencies, 10 a.m., SD-124.
Committee on Armed Services: June 23, Subcommittee on Personnel,
closed business meeting to mark up those provisions which fall under
the subcommittee's jurisdiction of the proposed National Defense
Authorization Act for fiscal year 2010, 9:30 a.m., SR-232A.
June 23, Subcommittee on Airland, closed business meeting to mark
up those provisions which fall under the subcommittee's jurisdiction
of the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year
2010, 11 a.m., SR-222.
June 23, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, closed business meeting
to mark up those provisions which fall under the subcommittee's
jurisdiction of the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for
fiscal year 2010, 2 p.m., SR-222.
June 23, Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, closed
business meeting to mark up those provisions which fall under the
subcommittee's jurisdiction of the proposed National Defense
Authorization Act for fiscal year 2010, 3:30 p.m., SR-232A.
June 23, Subcommittee on SeaPower, closed business meeting to mark
up those provisions which fall under the subcommittee's jurisdiction
of the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year
2010, 5:30 p.m., SR-222.
June 24, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, closed
business meeting to mark up those provisions which fall under the
subcommittee's jurisdiction of the proposed National Defense
Authorization Act for fiscal year 2010, 9:30 a.m., SR-232A.
June 24, Full Committee, closed business meeting to mark up the
proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2010,
2:30 p.m., SR-222.
June 25, Full Committee, closed business meeting to mark up the
proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2010,
9:30 a.m., SR-222.
June 26, Full Committee, closed business meeting to mark up the
proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2010,
9:30 a.m., SR-222.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: June 22,
Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance and Investment, to hold
hearings to examine over-the-counter derivatives, focusing on
modernizing oversight to increase transparency and reduce risks, 3
p.m., SD-538.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: June 23,
Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine, to hold
hearings to examine high-speed passenger rail, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
Committee on Environment and Public Works: June 24, to hold
hearings to examine the nominations of Colin Scott Cole Fulton, of
Maryland, and Paul T. Anastas, of Connecticut, both to be an
Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, 10
a.m., SD-406.
June 25, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine impacts of
highway trust fund insolvency, 10 a.m., SD-406.
June 25, Subcommittee on Water and Wildlife, to hold hearings to
examine the impacts of mountaintop removal coal mining on water
quality in Appalachia, 3:30 p.m., SD-406.
Committee on Foreign Relations: June 23, Subcommittee on African
Affairs, to hold hearings to examine drug trafficking in West
Africa, 10 a.m., SD-419.
June 24, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the
nomination of Capricia Penavic Marshall, to be Chief of Protocol,
and to have the rank of Ambassador during her tenure of service,
Department of State, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
June 25, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the
nomination of Maria Otero, of the District of Columbia, to be Under
Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs, 11 a.m., SD-
419.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: June 22,
business meeting to continue consideration of Affordable Health
Choices Act, subcommittee assignments, and any pending nominations,
3 p.m., SR-325.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: June 24,
to hold hearings to examine type 1 diabetes research progress, 9
a.m., SD-106.
Committee on Indian Affairs: June 25, to hold hearings to examine
S. 797, to amend the Indian Law Enforcement Reform Act, the Indian
Tribal Justice Act, the Indian Tribal Justice Technical and Legal
Assistance Act of 2000, and the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 to improve the prosecution of, and response to,
crimes in Indian country, 2:15 p.m., SD-628.
Committee on the Judiciary: June 24, to hold hearings to examine
the nominations of A. Thomas McLellan, of Pennsylvania, to be Deputy
Director of National Drug Control Policy, Alejandro N. Mayorkas, of
California, to be Director of the United States Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security, and
Christopher H. Schroeder, of North Carolina, to be an Assistant
Attorney General, Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SD-226.
June 25, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine ``The Matthew
Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act.'', 10 a.m., SD-226.
June 25, Full Committee, 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, H.R. 985 and S. 448,
bills to maintain the free flow of information to the public by
providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of
information by certain persons connected with the news media, and S.
396, for the relief of Marcos Antonio Sanchez-Diaz, 12 noon, SD-226.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: June 24, to hold an oversight
hearing to examine the Department of Veterans Affairs quality
management activities, 9:30 a.m., SR-418.
Select Committee on Intelligence: June 23, to hold closed hearings
to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., S-407, Capitol.
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Special Committee on Aging: June 24, to hold hearings to examine
emergency preparedness, aging and special needs, 10:30 a.m., SD-562.
Joint Meetings
Joint Economic Committee: June 25, to hold hearings to examine
predatory lending and reverse redlining, 10 a.m., Room to be
announced.
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: June 23, to hold
hearings to examine religious liberty, media freedom, and the rule
of law in Russia, 10 a.m., SVC-203/202.
House Committees
Committee on Agriculture, June 24 and 25, Subcommittee on General
Farm Commodities and Risk Management, hearings to review
implementation of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, 10
a.m., 1300 Longworth.
Committee on Appropriations, June 23, to mark up the following
appropriations for fiscal year 2010: State, Foreign Operations and
Related Programs; and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and
Related Agencies, 4 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
June 25, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related
Agencies, to mark up appropriations for fiscal year 2010 for Energy
and Water Development, 9 a.m., 2362-B Rayburn.
June 25, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General
Government, to mark up appropriations for fiscal year 2010 for
Financial Services and General Government, 2 p.m., 2358-A Rayburn.
Committee on Armed Services, June 25, Subcommittee on Oversight
and Investigations, hearing on Raising Thinking from the Tactical to
the Operational Level: and II at the Services' and Joint Command and
Staff Colleges, 9 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
Committee on the Budget, June 23, hearing on Statutory PAYGO, 10
a.m., 210 Cannon.
Committee on Education and Labor, June 23, hearing on The Tri-
Committee Draft Proposal for Health Care Reform, 12 p.m., 2175
Rayburn.
June 24, full Committee, to mark up the 401(k) Fair Disclosure and
Pension Security Act of 2009, 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
Committee on Energy and Commerce, June 23, 24 and 25, Subcommittee
on Health, hearings on draft health reform legislation, 9:30 a.m.,
2123 Rayburn.
June 24, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection,
and the Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health of the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, joint hearing on U.S.-Africa Trade Relations:
Creating a Platform for Economic Growth, 2 p.m., 2322 Rayburn.
Committee on Financial Services, June 24, hearing entitled
``Regulatory Restructuring: Enhancing Consumer Financial Products
Regulation,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
June 24, Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology,
hearing entitled `` Maintaining the Federal Reserve's Role and
Independence in Monetary Policy,'' 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
June 25, full Committee, hearing entitled ``Legislative Options
for Preserving Federally-and State-Assisted Affordable Housing and
Preventing Displacement of Low-Income, Elderly and Disabled
Tenants,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
June 25, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions, and Consumer
Credit, hearing entitled ``Improving Consumer Financial Literacy
under the New Regulatory System,'' 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
Committee on Foreign Affairs, June 24, hearing on the July Summit
and Beyond: Prospects for U.S.-Russia Nuclear Arms Reduction, 10
a..m., 2172 Rayburn.
June 25, Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health, hearing on
Somalia: Prospects for Lasting Peace and a Unified Response to
Extremism and Terrorism, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
June 25, Subcommittee on Asia, The Pacific and the Global
Environment, hearing on Japan's Changing Role, 10 a.m., 2200
Rayburn.
June 25, Subcommittee on Middle East and South Asia, hearing on A
Regional Overview of South Asia, 9:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
Committee on Homeland Security, June 23, to continue markup of
H.R. 2868, Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2009, 5:30 p.m.,
Cannon.
June 24, Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing and
Terrorism Risk Assessment, hearing entitled ``FY2010 Budget for the
Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland
Security,'' 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
Committee on the Judiciary, June 24, to mark up the following
measures: H. Res. 537, Requesting that the President and directing
that the Attorney General transmit to the House of Representative
all information in their possession relating to specific
communications regarding detainees and foreign persons suspected of
terrorism; H.R. 1478, Carmelo Rodriguez Military Medical
Accountability Act of 2009; H.R. 1843, John Hope Franklin Tulsa-
Greenwood Race Riot Claims Accountability Act of 2009; and H.R. 984,
State Secret Protection Act of 2009, 10:15 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
June 25, Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law,
hearing on Accountability, Transparency, and Uniformity in Corporate
Deferred and Non-Prosecution Agreements, 11 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
Committee on Natural Resources, June 24, hearing on H.R. 2499,
Puerto Rico Democracy Act of 2009, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
June 25, full Committee, hearing on H.R. 2708, Indian Health Care
Improvement Act Amendments of 2009, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, June 23, oversight
hearing entitled ``The Future of the V-22 Osprey: Costs,
Capabilities, and Challenges,'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
June 24, Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service and the
District of Columbia, hearing entitled ``FEHBP's Prescription Drug
Benefits: Deal or No Deal?'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
June 25, full Committee and the Subcommittee on Domestic Policy,
to continue joint hearings entitled ``Bank of America and Merrill
Lynch: How Did a Private
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Deal Turn Into a Federal Bailout?, Part II ,'' 10 a.m., 2154
Rayburn.
June 25, Subcommittee on Information, Policy, Census and National
Archives, hearing entitled ``Census Data and Its Use in Federal
Formula Funding,'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Committee on Rules, June 23, to consider the following bills: H.R.
2892, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010; and
H.R. 2647, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010,
5 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
Committee on Science and Technology, June 24, to mark up the
following bills: H..R. 2965, Enhancing Small Business Research and
Innovation Act of 2009; H.R. 2729, To authorize the designation of
National Environmental Research Parks by the Secretary of Energy,
and for other purposes; and H.R. 1622, To provide for a program of
research, development, and demonstration on natural gas vehicles, 10
a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
June 25, Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight, hearing on
The Science of Security: Lessons Learned in Developing, Testing and
Operating Advanced Radiation Monitors, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
June 25, Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation, hearing on
Assessing Cybersecurity Activities at NIST and DHS, 2 p.m., 2318
Rayburn.
Committee on Small Business, June 24, hearing entitled ``Health IT
Adoption and the New Challenges Faced by Solo and Small Group
Healthcare Practices,'' 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, June 24,
Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, to mark up the Surface
Transportation Authorization Act of 2009, 11 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
June 25, full Committee, hearing on Recovery Act: 120-Day Progress
Report for Transportation Programs, 11 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs, June 24, Subcommittee on
Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, hearing on the following
bills: H.R. 2379, Veterans/Group Life Insurance Improvement Act of
2009; H.R. 2713, Disabled Veterans Life Insurance Enhancement Act;
and H.R. 2774, Families of Veterans Financial Security Act, 2 p.m.,
334 Cannon.
Committee on Ways and Means, June 24, to continue hearing on
Health Reform in the 21st Century: Proposals to Reform the Health
System, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
June 25, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations and the
Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures, joint hearing on Highway
and Transit Investment Needs, 10:30 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
June 25, Subcommittee on Trade, hearing on Trade Advisory
Committee System, 1:30 p.m., B-318 Rayburn.
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, June 25, executive,
briefing on Iran, 3 p.m., 304 HVC.
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Next Meeting of the SENATE
2 p.m., Monday, June 22
Senate Chamber
Program for Monday: After the transaction of any morning business (not
to extend beyond one hour), Senate will resume consideration of S.
1023, Travel Promotion Act, and after a period of debate, vote on the
motion to invoke cloture on Reid (for Dorgan/Rockefeller) Amendment No.
1347, of a perfecting nature, at 5:30 p.m.
Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
10:30 a.m., Tuesday, June 23
House Chamber
Program for Tuesday: To be announced.
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Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
HOUSE
Alexander, Rodney, La., E1503
Barrett, J. Gresham, S.C., E1503
Bishop, Rob, Utah, E1513
Blumenauer, Earl, Ore., E1513
Bonner, Jo, Ala., E1506, E1507, E1509, E1512, E1514
Butterfield, G.K., N.C., E1508
Buyer, Steve, Ind., E1515
Calvert, Ken, Calif., E1515, E1516
Costa, Jim, Calif., E1507, E1515
Ellison, Kieth, Minn., E1512
Etheridge, Bob, N.C., E1511
Franks, Trent, Ariz., E1512, E1514
Gerlach, Jim, Pa., E1504
Gingrey, Phil, Ga., E1515
Hall, Ralph M., Tex., E1504
Heller, Dean, Nev., E1512
Higgins, Brian, N.Y., E1504
Holt, Rush D., N.J., E1509
Johnson, Timothy V., Ill., E1512
King, Peter T., N.Y., E1506
Kirk, Mark Steven, Ill., E1506
Kucinich, Dennis J., Ohio, E1505, E1505, E1507, E1516
Lance, Leonard, N.J., E1509
Latta, Robert E., Ohio, E1505
McCarthy, Carolyn, N.Y., E1505
McCarthy, Kevin, Calif., E1510
McNerney, Jerry, Calif., E1506
Markey, Edward J., Mass., E1513
Mica, John L., Fla., E1511
Miller, Candice S., Mich., E1505
Miller, Jeff, Fla., E1503
Moran, James P., Va., E1508
Paul, Ron, Tex., E1508
Poe, Ted, Tex., E1503
Putnam, Adam H., Fla., E1510
Radanovich, George, Calif., E1511, E1515
Reichert, David G., Wash., E1509
Richardson, Laura, Calif., E1512
Schmidt, Jean, Ohio, E1513
Schwartz, Allyson Y., Pa., E1505
Sires, Albio, N.J., E1505