Thursday, May 21, 2009
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Daily Digest
HIGHLIGHTS
Senate passed H.R. 2346, Supplemental Appropriations Act.
Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 133, Adjournment Resolution.
Senate
Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S5767-S5889
Measures Introduced: Forty-five bills and ten resolutions were
introduced, as follows: S. 1115-1159, S. Res. 155-163, and S. Con. Res.
24.
Pages S5818-20
Measures Passed:
Supplemental Appropriations Act: By 86 yeas to 3 nays (Vote No. 202),
Senate passed H.R. 2346, making supplemental appropriations for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, as amended, after taking action
on the following amendments proposed thereto:
Pages S5770-S5804
Adopted:
Leahy/Kerry Amendment No. 1191, to provide for consultation and
reports to Congress regarding the International Monetary Fund.
Pages S5771, S5798
Brown Modified Amendment No. 1161, to require the United States
Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund to oppose loans
and other programs of the Fund that do not exempt certain spending by
the governments of heavily indebted poor countries from certain budget
caps and restraints.
Pages S5771, S5799
Corker Modified Amendment No. 1173, to provide for the development of
objectives for the United States with respect to Afghanistan and
Pakistan.
Pages S5770, S5799
Kaufman Modified Amendment No. 1179, to ensure that civilian
personnel assigned to serve in Afghanistan receive civilian-military
coordination training that focuses on counterinsurgency and stability
operations.
Page S5771
McCain Modified Amendment No. 1188, to make available from funds
appropriated by title XI an additional $42,500,000 for assistance for
Georgia.
Pages S5771, S5799
Graham (for Lieberman) Modified Amendment No. 1157, 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).
Pages S5770-71, S5799
Lincoln Modified Amendment No. 1181, to amend the Federal Deposit
Insurance Act with respect to the extension of certain limitations.
Page S5771
Reid (for Hutchison) Modified Amendment No. 1176, to help communities
impacted by Hurricane Ike.
Page S5799
Rejected:
By 30 yeas to 64 nays (Vote No. 201), Merkley (for DeMint) Amendment
No. 1138, to strike the provisions relating to increased funding for
the International Monetary Fund.
Pages S5771, S5782-87
During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the
following action:
By 94 yeas to 1 nay (Vote No. 200), three-fifths of those Senators
duly chosen and sworn, having voted in the affirmative, Senate agreed
to the motion to close further debate on the bill.
Page S5771
Chair sustained a point of order that the following amendments were
not germane post-cloture, and the amendments thus fell:
Bennet/Casey Amendment No. 1167, to require the exclusion of combat
pay from income for purposes of determining eligibility for child
nutrition programs and the special supplemental nutrition program for
women, infants, and children.
Page S5771
Reid Amendment No. 1201 (to Amendment No. 1167), to change the
enactment date.
Page S5771
Hutchison Amendment No. 1189, to protect auto dealers.
Pages S5771, S5780-81, S5788-90
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Risch Amendment No. 1143, to appropriate, with an offset, an
additional $2,000,000,000 for National Guard and Reserve Equipment.
Page S5771
Kyl/Lieberman Amendment No. 1147, to prohibit funds made available
for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to be made available to any person
that has engaged in certain activities with respect to the Islamic
Republic of Iran.
Page S5771
Lieberman Amendment No. 1156, to increase the authorized end strength
for active duty personnel of the Army.
Pages S5570, S5801-04
Isakson Amendment No. 1164, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 to expand the application of the homebuyer credit.
Page S5770
Chambliss Amendment No. 1144, to protect the national security of the
United States by limiting the immigration rights of individuals
detained by the Department of Defense at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base.
Page S5770
Cornyn Amendment No. 1139, to express the sense of the Senate that
the interrogators, attorneys, and lawmakers who tried in good faith to
protect the United States and abide by the law should not be prosecuted
or otherwise sanctioned.
Pages S5770 S5775-77, S5799-S5801
Chair sustained a point of order that the following amendment
contains sense of the Senate language and therefore, is dilatory under
cloture, and the amendment thus fell:
Merkley/Whitehouse Amendment No. 1185, to express the sense of the
Senate on the use by the Department of Defense of funds in the Act for
operations in Iraq in a manner consistent with the United States-Iraq
Status of Forces Agreement.
Page S5771
Senate insisted on its amendment, requested a conference with the
House thereon, and the Chair was authorized to appoint the following
conferees on the part of the Senate: Senators Inouye, Byrd, Leahy,
Harkin, Mikulski, Kohl, Murray, Dorgan, Feinstein, Durbin, Johnson,
Landrieu, Reed, Lautenberg, Nelson (NE), Pryor, Tester, Specter,
Cochran, Bond, McConnell, Shelby, Gregg, Bennett, Hutchison, Brownback,
Alexander, Collins, Voinovich, and Murkowski.
Page S5804
Shi'ite Personal Status Law in Afghanistan: Senate agreed to S. Con.
Res. 19, expressing the sense of Congress that the Shi'ite Personal
Status Law in Afghanistan violates the fundamental human rights of
women and should be repealed, after agreeing to the committee amendment
in the nature of a substitute, and the following amendment proposed
thereto:
Page S5883
Reid (for DeMint) Amendment No. 1224, to amend the preamble.
Pages S5883-84
Yvonne Ingram-Ephraim Post Office Building: Senate passed H.R. 663,
to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located
at 12877 Broad Street in Sparta, Georgia, as the ``Yvonne Ingram-
Ephraim Post Office Building'', clearing the measure for the President.
Page S5884
Stan Lundine Post Office Building: Senate passed H.R. 918, to
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at
300 East 3rd Street in Jamestown, New York, as the ``Stan Lundine Post
Office Building'', clearing the measure for the President.
Page S5884
Major Ed W. Freeman Post Office: Senate passed H.R. 1284, to
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at
103 West Main Street in McLain, Mississippi, as the ``Major Ed W.
Freeman Post Office'', clearing the measure for the President.
Page S5884
Brian K. Schramm Post Office Building: Senate passed H.R. 1595, to
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at
3245 Latta Road in Rochester, New York, as the ``Brian K. Schramm Post
Office Building'', clearing the measure for the President.
Page S5884
Condemning Burmese State Peace and Development Council Actions:
Senate agreed to S. Res. 160, condemning the actions of the Burmese
State Peace and Development Council against Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and
calling for the immediate and unconditional release of Daw Aung San Suu
Kyi.
Pages S5884-85
National Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiecstasia (HHT) Month: Senate
agreed to S. Res. 161, recognizing June 2009 as the first National
Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiecstasia (HHT) month, established to
increase awareness of HHT, which is a complex genetic blood vessel
disorder that affects approximately 70,000 people in the United States.
Page S5885
Langston Golf Course and African-American Golf History: Senate agreed
to S. Res. 162, recommending the Langston Golf Course, located in
northeast Washington, DC and owned by the National Park Service, be
recognized for its important legacy and contributions to African-
American golf history.
Pages S5885-86
National Childhood Stroke Awareness Day: Senate agreed to S. Res.
163, expressing the sense of the Senate with respect to childhood
stroke and designating an appropriate date as ``National Childhood
Stroke Awareness Day''.
Page S5886
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Adjournment Resolution: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 133, providing
for a conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives and a
conditional recess or adjournment of the Senate.
Pages S5886-87
Measures Considered:
Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act--Cloture Agreement: Senate began
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 146, to
amend the Federal antitrust laws to provide expanded coverage and to
eliminate exemptions from such laws that are contrary to the public
interest with respect to railroads.
Page S5887
A motion was entered to close further debate on the motion to
proceed to consideration of the bill, and, in accordance with the
provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, and
pursuant to the unanimous-consent agreement of Thursday, May 21, 2009,
a vote on cloture will occur on Tuesday, June 2, 2009.
Page S5887
Subsequently, the motion to proceed was withdrawn.
Page S5887
A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that Senate
resume consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of the
bill at approximately 3:00 p.m., on Monday, June 1, 2009.
Page S5888
Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act--Cloture Agreement:
Senate began consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of
H.R. 1256, to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug
Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products, to
amend title 5, United States Code, to make certain modifications in the
Thrift Savings Plan, the Civil Service Retirement System, and the
Federal Employees' Retirement System.
Page S5887
A motion was entered to close further debate on the motion to
proceed to consideration of 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 2, 2009.
Page S5887
Subsequently, the motion to proceed was withdrawn.
Page S5887
Signing Authority--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached
providing that on Thursday, May 21, 2009, the Majority Leader be
authorized to sign duly enrolled bills or joint resolutions.
Page S5768
Authorizing Leadership to Make Appointments--Agreement: A unanimous-
consent agreement was reached providing that, notwithstanding the
adjournment of the Senate, the President of the Senate, the President
Pro Tempore, and the Majority and Minority Leaders be authorized to
make appointments to commissions, committees, boards, conferences, or
interparliamentary conferences authorized by law, by concurrent action
of the two Houses, or by order of the Senate.
Page S5887
Authority for Committees--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was
reached providing that, notwithstanding the adjournment of the Senate,
all committees be authorized to file legislative and executive reports
on Friday, May 29, 2009, from 10 a.m. until 12 noon.
Page S5887
Signing Authority--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached
providing that during this adjournment of the Senate, Senator Reed be
authorized to sign duly enrolled bills or joint resolutions.
Page S5887
Message from the President: Senate received the following message from
the President of the United States:
Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a proposed
Agreement for Cooperation Between the Government of the United States
of America and the Government of the United Arab Emirates Concerning
Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy; which was referred to the Committee on
Foreign Relations. (PM-21)
Pages S5816-17
McCarthy Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was
reached providing that after a period of morning business, on Tuesday,
June 2, 2009, Senate begin consideration of the nomination of Regina
McCarthy, of Massachusetts, to be Assistant Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency, and vote on confirmation of the
nomination.
Page S5887
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
Seth David Harris, of New Jersey, to be Deputy Secretary of Labor.
Florence Y. Pan, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate
Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of
fifteen years.
Linda A. Puchala, of Maryland, to be a Member of the National
Mediation Board for a term expiring July 1, 2009.
Linda A. Puchala, of Maryland, to be a Member of the National
Mediation Board for a term expiring July 1, 2012.
Cameron F. Kerry, of Massachusetts, to be General Counsel of the
Department of Commerce.
Sandra Brooks Henriquez, of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
Michael L. Connor, of Maryland, to be Commissioner of Reclamation.
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Judith A. McHale, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary of State for
Public Diplomacy.
Philip J. Crowley, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State
(Public Affairs).
John Q. Easton, of Illinois, to be Director of the Institute of
Education Science, Department of Education for a term of six years.
Priscilla E. Guthrie, of Virginia, to be Chief Information Officer,
Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
John D. Porcari, of Maryland, to be Deputy Secretary of
Transportation.
Daniel Benjamin, of the District of Columbia, to be Coordinator for
Counterterrorism, with the rank and status of Ambassador at Large.
Robert Orris Blake, Jr., of Maryland, to be Assistant Secretary of
State for South Asian Affairs.
Rebecca M. Blank, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for
Economic Affairs.
Peter M. Rogoff, of Virginia, to be Federal Transit Administrator.
Michael S. Barr, of Michigan, to be an Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury.
J. Randolph Babbitt, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Federal
Aviation Administration for the term of five years.
Aneesh Chopra, of Virginia, to be an Associate Director of the Office
of Science and Technology Policy.
5 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
2 Marine Corps nominations in the rank of general.
1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral.
Routine lists in the Air Force, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, and Navy.
Pages S5888-89
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
Paul T. Anastas, of Connecticut, to be an Assistant Administrator of
the Environmental Protection Agency.
Nancy J. Powell, of Iowa, to be Director General of the Foreign
Service.
Cranston J. Mitchell, of Virginia, to be a Commissioner of the United
States Parole Commission for a term of six years.
Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, and Navy.
Page S5888
Messages from the House:
Page S5817
Measures Referred:
Page S5816
Enrolled Bills Presented:
Page S5817
Executive Communications:
Pages S5816-18
Petitions and Memorials:
Page S5818
Executive Reports of Committees:
Page S5818
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages S5820-22
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Pages S5822-74
Additional Statements:
Page S5813
Amendments Submitted:
Pages S5879-81
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
Page S5881
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
Pages S5881-82
Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--202)
Pages S5771, S5787, S5804
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9 a.m. and adjourned, pursuant to the
provisions of H. Con. Res. 133, at 9:51 p.m., until 2 p.m. on Monday,
June 1, 2009. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Majority
Leader in today's Record on page S5888.)
Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
APPROPRIATIONS: NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human
Services, Education, and Related Agencies concluded a hearing to
examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2010 for the National
Institutes of Health, after receiving testimony from Raynard S.
Kington, Acting Director, Anthony S. Fauci, Director, National
Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Elizabeth G. Nabel,
Director, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, and John E.
Niederhuber, Director, National Cancer Institute, all of the National
Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services.
APPROPRIATIONS: NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice,
Science, and Related Agencies concluded a hearing to examine proposed
budget estimates for fiscal year 2010 for the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration, after receiving testimony from Christopher J.
Scolese, Acting Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space
Administration.
APPROPRIATIONS: FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
concluded a hearing to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal
year 2010 for the Food and Drug Administration, after
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receiving testimony from Joshua M. Sharfstein, Acting Commissioner, and
Patrick McGarey, Director, and Norris Cochran, Deputy Assistant
Secretary, both of the Office of Budget, all of the Food and Drug
Administration, Department of Health and Human Services.
APPROPRIATIONS: GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE, GOVERNMENT PRINTING
OFFICE, AND THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative Branch
concluded a hearing to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal
year 2010 for the Government Accountability Office, the Government
Printing Office, and the Congressional Budget Office, after receiving
testimony from Gene L. Dodaro, Acting Comptroller General, Government
Accountability Office; Robert C. Tapella, Public Printer, Government
Printing Office; and Douglas W. Elmendorf, Director, Congressional
Budget Office.
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE 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 the Department of the Air Force, after
receiving testimony from Michael B. Donley, Secretary of the Air Force,
and General Norton A. Schwartz, USAF, Chief of Staff of the Air Force,
both of the Department of Defense.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee ordered
favorably reported the nominations of Peter M. Rogoff, of Virginia, to
be Federal Transit Administrator, Department of Transportation,
Francisco J. Sanchez, of Florida, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for
International Trade, Sandra Brooks Henriquez, of Massachusetts, to be
Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for Public and
Indian Housing, and Michael S. Barr, of Michigan, to be Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury for Financial Institutions.
IMPORTED DRYWALL HEALTH AND PRODUCT SAFETY ISSUES
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on
Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Insurance concluded a hearing
to examine health and product safety issues associated with imported
drywall, after receiving testimony from Senator Landrieu; Lori
Saltzman, Director, Division of Health Sciences, United States Consumer
Product Safety Commission; Michael McGeehin, Director, Division of
Environmental Hazards and Health Effects, National Center for
Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
Department of Health and Human Services; Elizabeth Southerland, Acting
Deputy Director, Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology
Innovation, Environmental Protection Agency; David Krause, Florida
Department of Health State Toxicologist, Tallahassee; Randy Noel, The
National Association of Home Builders, LaPlace, Louisiana; and Richard
J. Kampf, Cape Coral, Florida.
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION BUDGET
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on
Science and Space concluded a hearing to examine the President's
proposed budget request for fiscal year 2010 for the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration, after receiving testimony from
Christopher J. Scolese, Acting Administrator, National Aeronautics and
Space Administration.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee concluded an
oversight hearing to examine the Economic Development Administration,
after receiving testimony from Sandra R. Walters, Chief Financial
Officer, Chief Administrative Officer, Economic Development
Administration, Department of Commerce; James Kennedy, Butler County
Commissioner, Butler, Pennsylvania, on behalf of the National
Association of Regional Councils; LaVern W. Phillips, Woodward
Industrial Foundation, Woodward, Oklahoma; and Leanne Mazer, Tri-County
Council for Western Maryland, Frostburg, on behalf of the National
Association of Development Organizations.
U.S.-PANAMA TRADE PROMOTION AGREEMENT
Committee on Finance: Committee concluded a hearing to examine The
United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement, after receiving
testimony from Everett Eissenstat, Assistant United States Trade
Representative for the Americas; James Owens, Caterpillar, Inc.,
Peoria, Illinois, on behalf of the United States Chamber of Commerce
Business Roundtable; Thea Mei Lee, AFL-CIO, Washington, D.C.; and Sam
Carney, National Pork Producers Council, Adair, Iowa.
STRATEGY FOR AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to
examine a new strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, after receiving
testimony from Admiral Michael G. Mullen, USN, Chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff, Department of Defense.
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FINANCIAL REGULATORY LESSONS FROM ABROAD
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee
concluded a hearing to examine financial regulatory lessons from
abroad, after receiving testimony from David Green, former Head of
International Policy, Financial Services Authority, London, United
Kingdom; Jeffrey Carmichael, Promontory Financial Group Australasia,
Republic of Singapore; W. Edmund Clark, TD Bank Financial Group,
Toronto, Ontario; and David G. Nason, Promontory Financial Group LLC,
Washington, D.C.
TRUST LANDS FOR INDIAN TRIBES
Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine
executive branch authority to acquire trust lands for Indian tribes,
after receiving testimony from Lawrence E. Long, South Dakota Attorney
General, Sacramento, California, on behalf of the Conference of Western
Attorneys General; Edward P. Lazarus, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer and Feld,
LLP, Los Angeles, California; and W. Ron Allen, National Congress of
American Indians, Washington, D.C.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee announced the following
subcommittee assignments:
Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts: Senators
Whitehouse (Chair), Feinstein, Feingold, Schumer, Cardin, Kaufman,
Sessions, Grassley, Kyl, and Graham.
Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights:
Senators Kohl (Chair), Schumer, Whitehouse, Wyden, Klobuchar, Kaufman,
Specter, Hatch, Grassley, and Cornyn.
Subcommittee on the Constitution: Senators Feingold (Chair),
Feinstein, Durbin, Cardin, Whitehouse, Specter, Coburn, Kyl, Cornyn,
and Graham.
Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs: Senators Specter (Chair), Kohl,
Feinstein, Feingold, Schumer, Durbin, Cardin, Klobuchar, Kaufman,
Graham, Hatch, Grassley, Sessions, and Coburn.
Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees and Border Security: Senators
Schumer (Chair), Leahy, Feinstein, Durbin, Whitehouse, Wyden, Cornyn,
Grassley, Kyl, and Sessions.
Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland Security: Senators Cardin
(Chair), Kohl, Feinstein, Schumer, Durbin, Wyden, Kaufman, Kyl, Hatch,
Sessions, Cornyn, and Coburn.
Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law: Senators Durbin (Chair),
Feingold, Cardin, Kaufman, Specter, Coburn, Cornyn, and Graham.
Senators Leahy and Sessions are ex-officio members of each of the
Subcommittees.
RECOVERY ACT CONTRACTING AND ROLE OF SMALL BUSINESS
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: Committee concluded a
hearing to examine the role of small business in recovery act
contracting, after receiving testimony from Joseph G. Jordan, Associate
Administrator, Government Contracting and Business Development, Small
Business Administration; Gerardo Franco, Chief, Procurement Assistance
Division, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization,
Department of Transportation; Sharon Arnold, SSACC, Inc., Pontiac,
Illinois; Joe Flynn, University of Tennessee Center for Industrial
Services, Nashville, on behalf of the Association of Procurement
Technical Assistance Centers; Sylvia Medina, North Wind, Inc., Idaho
Falls, Idaho, on behalf of Women Impacting Public Policy; and Theresa
Alfaro Daytner, Daytner Construction Group, Mt. Airy, Maryland.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Committee ordered favorably reported
the following items:
S. 252, to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance the
capacity of the Department of Veterans Affairs to recruit and retain
nurses and other critical health-care professionals, to improve the
provision of health care veterans;
S. 407, to increase, effective as of December 1, 2009, the rates of
compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the
rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of
certain disabled veterans;
S. 423, to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize advance
appropriations for certain medical care accounts of the Department of
Veterans Affairs by providing two-fiscal year budget authority;
S. 475, to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to guarantee the
equity of spouses of military personnel with regard to matters of
residency;
S. 669, to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the
conditions under which certain persons may be treated as adjudicated
mentally incompetent for certain purposes;
S. 728, to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans'
insurance benefits, with an amendment; and
S. 801, to amend title 38, United States Code, to waive charges for
humanitarian care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to
family members accompanying veterans severely injured after September
11, 2001, as they receive medical care from the Department and to
provide assistance to family caregivers.
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NOMINATIONS
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee concluded a hearing to
examine the nominations of Stephen Woolman Preston, of the District of
Columbia, to be General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency, and
Robert S. Litt, of Maryland, to be General Counsel of the Office of the
Director of National Intelligence, after the nominees testified and
answered questions in their own behalf.
House of Representatives
Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 117 public bills, H.R. 2537-
2643; 2 private bills, H.R. 2644-2645; and 25 resolutions, H.J. Res.
54-55; H. Con. Res. 133-136; and H. Res. 469-473, 475-488 were
introduced.
Pages H6008-6014
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages H6014-16
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
Supplemental report on H.R. 915, to amend title 49, United States
Code, to authorize appropriations for the Federal Aviation
Administration for fiscal years 2009 through 2012, to improve aviation
safety and capacity, and to provide stable funding for the national
aviation system (H. Rept. 111-119, Pt. 2);
H. Res. 474, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2200) to
authorize the Transportation Security Administration's programs
relating to the provision of transportation security (H. Rept. 111-
127); and
H.R. 1736, to provide for the establishment of a committee to
identify and coordinate international science and technology
cooperation that can strengthen the domestic science and technology
enterprise and support United States foreign policy goals, with an
amendment (H. Rept. 111-128).
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Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Reverend Troy
Ehlke, Christ Lutheran Church, Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Adjournment Resolution: The House agreed to H. Con. Res. 133, providing
for a conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives and a
conditional recess or adjournment of the Senate, by a yea-and-nay vote
of 237 yeas to 184 nays, Roll No. 282.
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Privileged Resolution--Intent to Offer: Representative Bishop (UT)
announced his intent to offer a privileged resolution.
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Question of Privilege: The Chair ruled that the resolution offered by
Representative Bishop (UT) did not constitute a question of the
privileges of the House. Agreed to table the motion to appeal the
ruling of the Chair by a yea-and-nay vote of 252 yeas to 172 nays, Roll
No. 283.
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Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009--Conference Report: The
House agreed to the conference report to accompany S. 454, to improve
the organization and procedures of the Department of Defense for the
acquisition of major weapon systems, by a yea-and-nay vote of 411 yeas
with none voting ``no'', Roll No. 286.
Pages H5898-H5900, H5907-12
H. Res. 463, the rule providing for consideration of the conference
report, was agreed to by a voice vote, after agreeing to order the
previous question without objection.
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Suspension--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules
and pass the following measure which was debated on Tuesday, May 19th:
Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking Act of 2009: H.R. 1676, amended, to
prevent tobacco smuggling and to ensure the collection of all tobacco
taxes, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 397 yeas to 11 nays, Roll No.
287.
Pages H5912-13
FAA Reauthorization Act of 2009: The House passed H.R. 915, to amend
title 49, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for the
Federal Aviation Administration for fiscal years 2009 through 2012, to
improve aviation safety and capacity, and to provide stable funding for
the national aviation system, by a recorded vote of 277 ayes to 136
noes, Roll No. 291.
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Rejected the Campbell motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure with instructions to report the same
back to the House forthwith with an amendment, by a recorded vote of
154 ayes to 263 noes, Roll No. 290.
Pages H5978-80
Pursuant to the rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute
printed in part A of H. Rept. 111-126, modified by the amendment
printed in part B of such report, shall be considered as adopted in the
House and in the Committee of the Whole,
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in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure now printed in the
bill. The bill, as amended, shall be considered as the original bill
for the purpose of further amendment under the 5-minute rule.
Page H5928
Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To amend title 49, United
States Code, to authorize appropriations for the Federal Aviation
Administration for fiscal years 2010 through 2012, to improve aviation
safety and capacity, to provide stable funding for the national
aviation system, and for other purposes.''.
Page H5981
Agreed to:
Oberstar manager's amendment (No. 1 printed in part C of H. Rept.
111-126) that makes sundry changes to the bill;
Pages H5959-66
Lee (NY) amendment (No. 2 printed in part C of H. Rept. 111-126) that
requires GAO, within 3 months of enactment, to initiate a study into
commercial airline pilot training and certification programs. The GAO
shall submit the report to Congress within 12 months of the study's
initiation;
Pages H5966-68
Richardson amendment (No. 3 printed in part C of H. Rept. 111-126)
that requires the Transportation Secretary, within 180 days of
enactment, to issue regulations to require each air carrier to provide
each of its passengers an option to receive a text message (or other
comparable electronic service), subject to any fees applicable under
the contract of the passenger for the electronic service, from the air
carrier consisting of a notification of any change in the status of the
flight of such passenger prior to boarding. This would only apply to
air carriers that earn at least one-percent of the domestic passenger
service revenue;
Pages H5968-69
Cuellar amendment (No. 5 printed in part C of H. Rept. 111-126), as
modified, that directs the FAA Administrator to study the FAA radar
signal locations and their impact on the development of renewable
energy technologies, and to make recommendations as necessary for
relocation of FAA radars and testing and deployment as needed;
Pages H5970-71
Murphy (CT) amendment (No. 7 printed in part C of H. Rept. 111-126)
that provides that when conducting an appraisal for purchase or
property under the Airport Improvement Program, the appraisal must not
consider either the increased or decreased value of the property due to
the property's inclusion in a potential project;
Page H5972
Cassidy amendment (No. 8 printed in part C of H. Rept. 111-126) that
amends section 417 (review of air carrier flight delays, cancellations,
and associated causes) so that the Inspector General study includes the
effect that limited air carrier service operations on routes have on
the frequency of delays and cancellations on such routes;
Pages H5972-73
Kilroy amendment (No. 9 printed in part C of H. Rept. 111-126) that
requires the GAO to study, within one year of enactment, the
effectiveness of FAA oversight activities related to preventing or
mitigating the effects of dense continuous smoke in the cockpit of
commercial aircraft;
Page H5973
Lowey amendment (No. 11 printed in part C of H. Rept. 111-126) that
directs the FAA to initiate a rulemaking process to determine the
authorization of Westchester County Airport to reinstate limits on
overnight aircraft operations;
Page H5975
Ackerman amendment (No. 12 printed in part C of H. Rept. 111-126)
that provides that Congress finds the FAA did not follow FAA policy
statements in determining whether the proposed College Point Marine
Transfer Station in New York if constructed would constitute a hazard
to air navigation. It also requires the FAA Administrator to take such
actions as may be necessary to designate the proposed College Point
Marine Transfer Station in New York City, New York, as a hazard to air
navigation;
Pages H5975-77
Burgess amendment (No. 4 printed in part C of H. Rept. 111-126) that
expresses the sense of Congress that FAA whistleblowers be granted the
full protection of the law (by a recorded vote of 420 ayes with none
voting ``no'', Roll No. 288); and
Pages H5969-70, H5977
McCaul amendment (No. 6 printed in part C of H. Rept. 111-126) that
prohibits authorized funds from being used to name a project or program
for an individual then serving as a Member, Delegate, Resident
Commissioner, or Senator of the United States Congress (by a recorded
vote of 417 ayes to 2 noes, Roll No. 289).
Pages H5971-72, H5977-78
Withdrawn:
Frelinghuysen amendment (No. 10 printed in part C of H. Rept. 111-
126) that was offered and subsequently withdrawn that would have
required the FAA to study the proposed New York/New Jersey/Philadelphia
Class B modification design change. The study would determine the
effect of the change on the environment, with an emphasis on airplane
noise. The study would state whether the change was considered in
conjunction with the New York/New Jersey/Philadelphia Airspace
Redesign.
Pages H5974-75
Agreed that the Clerk be authorized to make technical and conforming
changes to reflect the actions of the House.
Page H5981
H. Res. 464, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was
agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 234 yeas to 178 nays, Roll No. 285,
after agreeing
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to order the previous question by a yea-and-nay vote of 246 yeas to 175
nays, Roll No. 284.
Pages H5906-07
Public Interest Declassification Board--Appointment: Read a letter from
Representative Boehner, Minority Leader, in which he reappointed
Admiral William O. Studeman of Great Falls, Virginia to the Public
Interest Declassification Board.
Page H5983
National Council on the Arts--Reappointment: Read a letter from
Representative Boehner, Minority Leader, in which he reappointed
Representative Tiberi to the National Council on the Arts.
Page H5993
Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards--Appointment: The Chair
announced the Speaker's appointment of the following Members of the
House of Representatives to the Commission on Congressional Mailing
Standards: Representatives Davis (CA), Sherman, and Edwards (MD).
Page H5993
Mexico-United States Interparliamentary Group--Appointment: The Chair
announced the Speaker's appointment of the following Members of the
House of Representatives to the Mexico-United States Interparliamentary
Group: Representatives McCaul, Dreier, Mack, Bilbray, and Nunes.
Page H5993
Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he
transmitted the text of a proposed Agreement for Cooperation Between
the Government of the United States of America and the Government of
the United Arab Emirates Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy--
referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered printed (H.
Doc. 111-43).
Pages H5983-84
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page
H5895.
Senate Referrals: S. 614 was referred to the Committees on Financial
Services and House Administration.
Page H6006
Quorum Calls--Votes: Six yea-and-nay votes and four recorded votes
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H5904,
H5905-06, H5906-07, H5907, H5912, H5913, H5977, H5978, H5979-80, H5980-
81. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and at 9.27 p.m., the House
stands adjourned until 3 p.m. on Monday, May 25, 2009 unless it sooner
has received a message from the Senate transmitting its concurrence in
H. Con. Res. 133, in which case the House shall stand adjourned
pursuant to that concurrent resolution.
Committee Meetings
LOW CARBON FUEL STANDARDS PROPOSALS
Committee on Agriculture: Held a hearing to review low carbon fuel
standard proposals. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FDA, AND RELATED AGENCIES
APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies held a
hearing on FDA. Testimony was heard from John M. Sharfstein, M.D.,
Acting Commissioner, FDA, Department of Health and Human Services.
DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense held a hearing on
Defense Health Program. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of Defense: Ellen Embrey, Deputy Assistant
Secretary, Force Health Readiness and Protection; LTG Eric Shoomaker,
Army Surgeon General, and Commander, U.S. Army Medical Command; VADM
Adam M. Robinson, Surgeon General, U.S. Navy; LTG James G. Roudebush,
USAF, Surgeon General, U.S. Air Force; and the following officials of
the Joint Task Force Capital Region Medicine: VADM John M. Mateczun,
USN., and BG Philip Volope, Deputy Commander, USA.
ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water
Development, and Related Agencies held a hearing on Nuclear Security
Administration (NNSA): Nuclear Nonproliferation and Weapons. Testimony
was heard from the following officials of the Department of Energy:
Thomas P. A`Agostino, Under Secretary, Nuclear Security and
Administrator of NNSA; A. Garrett Harencak, Principal Assistant Deputy
Administrator, Military Application; and Kenneth Baker, Principal
Assistant Deputy Administrator, Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation.
FINANCIAL SERVICES, GENERAL GOVERNMENT AND RELATED AGENCIES
APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Financial Services,
General Government and Related Agencies held a hearing on Treasury
Department. Testimony was heard from Timothy Geithner, Secretary of the
Treasury.
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INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and
Related Agencies held a hearing on the U.S. Geological Survey.
Testimony was heard from Suzette Kimball, Acting Director, U.S.
Geological Survey, Department of the Interior.
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces held a
hearing on Fiscal Year 2010 National Defense Authorization Budget
Request for Army Acquisition, Reset, and Modernization Programs.
Testimony was heard from Department of Defense: David G. Ahern,
Director, Portfolio Systems Acquisition, Office of the Under Secretary,
Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics; LTG N. Ross Thompson, III, USA,
Military Deputy to the Assistant Secretary, Acquisition, Logistics and
Technology, U.S. Army; and LTG Stephen M. Speakes, USA, Deputy Chief of
Staff , G-8, U.S. Army.
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Personnel held a
hearing on Fiscal Year 2010 National Defense Authorization Budget
Request on Military Personnel Overview. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of Defense: Gail H. McGinn,
Acting Under Secretary, Personnel and Readiness; LTG Michael D.
Rochelle, USA, Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1; VADM Mark E. Ferguson, III,
USN, Chief of Navel Personnel, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Total
Force; LTG Ronald S. Coleman, USMC, Deputy Commandant, Manpower and
Reserve Affairs, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps; and LTG Richard Y.
Newton, III, USAF, Deputy Chief of Staff, Manpower and Personnel,
Headquarters, U.S. Air Force.
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Strategic Forces held a
hearing on Fiscal Year 2010 National Defense Authorization Budget
Request for National Security Space and Missile Defense Programs.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of
Defense: GEN C. Robert Kehler, USAF, Commander, Air Force Space
Command; and LTG Patrick J. O`Reilly, USA, Director, Missile Defense
Agency.
STATE OF THE ECONOMY
Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on the State of the Economy.
Testimony was heard from Douglas Elmendorf, Director, CBO.
INCREASING STUDENT AID THROUGH LOAN REFORM
Committee on Education and Labor: Held a hearing on Increasing Student
Aid Through Loan Reform. Testimony was heard from Robert Shireman,
Deputy Under Secretary, Department of Education; John F. Remondi, Vice
Chairman and Chief Financial Officer Sallie Mae; and public witnesses.
AMERICAN CLEAN ENERGY AND SECURITY ACT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R.
2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009.
OVERSIGHT--MUNICIPAL FINANCE
Committee on Financial Services: Held a hearing entitled ``Legislative
Proposals to Improve the Efficiency and Oversight of Municipal
Finance.'' Testimony was heard from Martha Mahan Haines, Chief, Office
of Municipal Securities, SEC; Bill Apgar, Senior Advisor to the
Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban Development; David W.
Wilcox, Deputy Director, Division of Research and Statistics, Board of
Governors, Federal Reserve System; Thomas C. Leppert, Mayor, Dallas,
Texas; and public witnesses.
SECTION 8 VOUCHER REFORM ACT
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Housing and Community
Opportunity held a hearing entitled ``The Section 8 Voucher Reform
Act.'' Testimony was heard from Shaun Donovan, Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development.
PIRACY
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and
Global Counterterrorism met in executive session to hold a briefing on
piracy. Testimony was heard from departmental witnesses.
MILITARY AND OVERSEAS VOTING OBSTACLES AND POTENTIAL SOLUTION
Committee on House Administration: Held a hearing on Military and
Overseas Voting: Obstacles and Potential Solutions. Testimony was heard
from the following officials of the Department of Defense: Gail McGinn,
Acting Under Secretary, Personnel and Readiness; and CAPT Patricia
Garcia, USAF, Voting Assistance Officer, U.S. Air Force; Rokey Suleman,
General Registrar, Fairfax County, Virginia; and Jessie Jane Duff,
Gunnery Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps (Ret.).
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RAMIFICATIONS OF AUTO INDUSTRY BANKRUPTCIES
Committee on the Judiciary: Held a hearing on Ramifications of Auto
Industry Bankruptcies. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
FEDERAL COCAINE SENTENCING UNFAIRNESS
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and
Homeland Security held a held a hearing on Unfairness in Federal
Cocaine Sentencing: Is it time to Crack the 100 to 1 Disparity?
including discussion of the following bills: H.R. 1459, Fairness in
Cocaine Sentencing Act of 2009; H.R. 1466, Major Drug Trafficking
Prosecution Act of 2009; H.R. 265, Drug Sentencing Reform and Cocaine
Kingpin Trafficking Act of 2009; H.R. 2178, Crack-Cocaine Equitable
Sentencing Act of 2009; and H.R. 18, Powder-Crack Cocaine Penalty
Equalization Act of 2009. Testimony was heard from Representatives
Rangel, Jackson-Lee of Texas; Bartlett and Waters; Lanny A. Breuer,
Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, Department of Justice;
Ricardo H. Hinojosa, U.S. District Court Judge, Southern District of
Texas and Acting Chair, U.S. Sentencing Commission; and public
witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--FUTURE OF FOREST ECONOMY
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests
and Public Lands held an oversight hearing on the Future of the Forest
Economy. Testimony was heard from Representative Herger; Randy Moore,
Regional Forester, Forest Service, USDA; Steve Wilensky, Calaveras
County District 2 Supervisor, San Andreas, California; and public
witnesses.
STAKEHOLDERS' VIEWS ON THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on
Information Policy, Census, and National Archives held a hearing
entitled ``Stakeholders' Views on the National Archives and Records
Administration (NARA).'' Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION AUTHORIZATION ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted, by a non-record vote, a structured rule
providing for consideration of H.R. 2200, the ``Transportation Security
Administration Authorization Act.'' The rule provides one hour of
general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking
minority member of the Committee on Homeland Security.
The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill
except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. The rule
provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended
by the Committee on Homeland Security shall be considered as an
original bill for the purpose of amendment and shall be considered as
read. The rule waives all points of order against the amendment in the
nature of a substitute except those arising under clause 10 of rule
XXI.
The rule makes in order only those amendments printed in the report
of the Committee on Rules. The amendments made in order may be offered
only in the order printed in the Committee report, may be offered only
by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read,
shall be debatable for the time specified in this report equally
divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be
subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for a
division of the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole.
All points of order against the amendments except those arising under
clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI are waived. Finally, the rule provides one
motion to recommit with or without instructions. Testimony was heard
from Chairman Thompson of Mississippi and Representatives Snyder,
Jackson-Lee of Texas, Dent, Souder, Daniel E. Lungren of California,
Bachus, Mich and Hastings of Washington.
SMALL BIOFUELS AND FAMILY FARMERS
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Regulations and Healthcare
held a hearing entitled ``Impacts of Outstanding Regulatory Policy on
Small Biofuels Producers and Family Farmers.'' Testimony was heard from
Cheryl Cook, Deputy Under Secretary, Rural Development, USDA; Margo
Oge, Director, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, Office of Air
and Radiation, EPA; and public witnesses.
VETERANS MEASURES
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Disability Assistance
and Memorial Affairs held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1522,
United States Cadet Nurse Corps Equity Act; H.R. 1982, Veterans
Entitlement to Service (VETS) Act of 2009, and H.R. 2270, Benefits for
Qualified World War II Veterans Act of 2009. Testimony was heard from
Representatives Lowey and Kilpatrick, of Michigan; and Bradely G.
Mayes, Director, Compensation and Pension Service, Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity
held a hearing on the following
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bills: H.R. 1037, Pilot College Work Study Programs for Veterans Act of
2009; H.R. 1098, Veterans Worker Retraining Act of 2009; H.R. 1168,
Veterans Retraining Act of 2009; H.R. 1172, To direct the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs to include on the Internet website of the Department
of Veterans Affairs a list of organizations that provide scholarships
to veterans and their survivors; H.R. 1821, Equity for Injured Veterans
Act of 2009; H.R. 1879, National Guard Employment Protection Act of
2009; and H.R. 2180, To amend title 38, United States Code, to waive
housing loan fees for certain veterans with service-connected
disabilities called to active service. Testimony was heard from
Representative Coffman; Keith M. Wilson, Director, Office Education
Service, Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs; and John C. McWilliam, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Veterans'
Employment and Training Service, Department of Labor.
TAX-EXEMPT AND TAXABLE GOVERNMENT BONDS ISSUES
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures
held a hearing on issues involving tax-exempt and taxable government
bonds. Testimony was heard from Alan Krueger, Assistant Secretary,
Economic Policy, Department of the Treasury; Patrick McCoy, Director of
Finance, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York State; and
public witnesses.
BRIEFING--EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to
hold a briefing on Executive Overview. Testimony was heard from Michael
Morrell, Director of Intelligence, CIA.
Joint Meetings
No joint committee meetings were held.
COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR FRIDAY,
MAY 22, 2009
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Senate
No meetings/hearings scheduled.
House
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management,
hearing on Still Post-Katrina: How FEMA Decides When Housing
Responsibilities End, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
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Next Meeting of the SENATE
2 p.m., Monday, June 1
Senate Chamber
Program for Monday: After the transaction of any morning business (not
to extend beyond 3 p.m.), Senate will resume consideration of the
motion to proceed to consideration of S. 146, Railroad Antitrust
Enforcement Act.
Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2 p.m., Tuesday, June 2
House Chamber
Program for Tuesday: To be announced.
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Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
HOUSE
Ackerman, Gary L., N.Y., E1256
Adler, John H., N.J., E1246
Andrews, Robert E., N.J., E1239
Bachmann, Michele, Minn., E1233, E1249, E1253
Becerra, Xavier, Calif., E1226
Berman, Howard L., Calif., E1228, E1252
Bilbray, Brian P., Calif., E1255
Bishop, Timothy H., N.Y., E1235
Blumenauer, Earl, Ore., E1236, E1245, E1255
Bordallo, Madeleine Z., Guam, E1245, E1248, E1253
Burgess, Michael C., Tex., E1243, E1245, E1247, E1249, E1251, E1252
Carney, Christopher P., Pa., E1239
Coffman, Mike, Colo., E1234
Conyers, John, Jr., Mich., E1240
Cooper, Jim, Tenn., E1226
Costello, Jerry F., Ill., E1230
Courtney, Joe, Conn., E1226
Cuellar, Henry, Tex., E1248
DeGette, Diana, Colo., E1246
DeLauro, Rosa L., Conn., E1246
Donnelly, Joe, Ind., E1235
Ehlers, Vernon J., Mich., E1250
Eshoo, Anna G., Calif., E1237
Fleming, John, La., E1233
Forbes, J. Randy, Va., E1249
Garrett, Scott, N.J., E1231
Gerlach, Jim, Pa., E1233, E1234
Giffords, Gabrielle, Ariz., E1241
Goodlatte, Bob, Va., E1248
Green, Al, Tex., E1230
Halvorson, Deborah L., Ill., E1232
Hare, Phil, Ill., E1230
Harman, Jane, Calif., E1250
Hensarling, Jeb, Tex., E1257
Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie, S.D., E1229
Higgins, Brian, N.Y., E1233
Hirono, Mazie K., Hawaii, E1231, E1243, E1252
Holt, Rush D., N.J., E1251
Honda, Michael M., Calif., E1238
Issa, Darrell E., Calif., E1235
Jackson-Lee, Sheila, Tex., E1257, E1258, E1259, E1260, E1261, E1261,
E1262, E1263
Johnson, Timothy V., Ill., E1229
Kanjorski, Paul E., Pa., E1236
Kennedy, Patrick J., R.I., E1237, E1249
Kildee, Dale E., Mich., E1234
Kissell, Larry, N.C., E1227, E1252
Klein, Ron, Fla., E1225, E1229
Kucinich, Dennis J., Ohio, E1231, E1232, E1235, E1237
Larson, John B., Conn., E1243
LaTourette, Steven C., Ohio, E1246
Latta, Robert E., Ohio, E1248
Lee, Barbara, Calif., E1239
Lewis, John, Ga., E1228
Lofgren, Zoe, Calif., E1227
McCollum, Betty, Minn., E1254
Maloney, Carolyn B., N.Y., E1226, E1227, E1240, E1243
Markey, Edward J., Mass., E1236
Matsui, Doris O., Calif., E1242, E1256
Miller, George, Calif., E1238
Miller, Jeff, Fla., E1232
Paul, Ron, Tex., E1239, E1242, E1247
Payne, Donald M., N.J., E1225, E1241
Pelosi, Nancy, Calif., E1225
Perriello, Thomas S.P., Va., E1254
Polis, Jared, Colo., E1257
Quigley, Mike, Ill., E1253
Reichert, David G., Wash., E1244, E1252
Roskam, Peter J., Ill., E1226
Rothman, Steven R., N.J., E1237
Roybal-Allard, Lucille, Calif., E1244
Ruppersberger, C.A. Dutch, Md., E1231, E1251
Space, Zachary T., Ohio, E1227, E1228, E1229, E1230
Speier, Jackie, Calif., E1258, E1259, E1260, E1261
Stark, Fortney Pete, Calif., E1240
Terry, Lee, Nebr., E1229
Thompson, Mike, Calif., E1241, E1254
Tsongas, Niki, Mass., E1234, E1251
Visclosky, Peter J., Ind., E1244, E1246
Wamp, Zach, Tenn., E1246
Waxman, Henry A., Calif., E1262
Wolf, Frank R., Va., E1234
Woolsey, Lynn C., Calif., E1241, E1248, E1250, E1254
Wu, David, Ore., E1255
Young, Don, Alaska, E1232, E1257