Thursday, September 24, 2009
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Daily Digest
HIGHLIGHTS
Senate passed H.R. 2996, Department of the Interior, Environment,
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act.
Senate
Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S9761-S9860
Measures Introduced: Twelve bills and three resolutions were
introduced, as follows: S. 1703-1714, and S. Res. 285-287.
Page S9840
Measures Reported:
Special Report entitled ``Further Revised Allocation to Subcommittees
of Budget Totals From the Concurrent Resolution, Fiscal Year 2010''.
(S. Rept. No. 111-78)
S. 251, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to permit targeted
interference with mobile radio services within prison facilities, with
an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 111-79)
S. 1670, to reform and modernize the limitations on exclusive rights
relating to secondary transmissions of certain signals, with
amendments.
Page S9839
Measures Passed:
Enhanced Partnership With Pakistan Act: Senate passed S. 1707, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2010 through 2014 to promote
an enhanced strategic partnership with Pakistan and its people.
Pages S9812-17
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act: By 77 yeas to 21 nays (Vote No. 298), Senate passed
H.R. 2996, making appropriations for the Department of the Interior,
environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September
30, 2010, agreeing to the committee-reported amendment in the nature of
a substitute, as amended, after taking action on the following
amendments proposed thereto:
Pages S9769-S9812
Adopted:
Feinstein (for Bingaman) Amendment No. 2492, to provide funds for the
Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Fund, with an offset.
Pages S9769, S9772
Feinstein (for Risch/Crapo) Amendment No. 2501, to provide for the
use of certain funds for the Upper Snake/South Fork River Area of
Critical Concern.
Pages S9769, S9772
Feinstein (for Carper) Amendment No. 2505, to require the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a study
on black carbon emissions.
Pages S9769, S9772
Feinstein (for Roberts) Amendment No. 2509, to encourage the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to reassess the
cost-effectiveness of the buyout and relocation of residents of certain
properties in Treece, Kansas.
Pages S9769, S9772
Feinstein Amendment No. 2518, to make technical corrections to
certain State and tribal assistance grants.
Pages S9769, S9773
Feinstein Amendment No. 2519, to extend a special use permit for
Drake's Estero at Point Reyes National Seashore, California.
Pages S9769, S9773
Feinstein (for Feingold) Amendment No. 2522, to clarify the authority
of the Secretary of Agriculture regarding the coordination of biobased
product activities.
Pages S9769, S9773, S9775
Feinstein (for Whitehouse) Modified Amendment No. 2534, to express
the sense of the Senate that the National Vehicle Mercury Switch
Recovery Program is an effective way to address mercury pollution in
the United States and should continue.
Pages S9769, S9773
Feinstein (for Bingaman/Murkowski) Modified Amendment No. 2491, to
modify the composition of the Board of Directors of the National Forest
Foundation.
Pages S9769, S9773-74
Feinstein (for Schumer/Durbin) Amendment No. 2495, to support the
Pest and Disease Revolving Loan Fund.
Pages S9769, S9774
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Feinstein (for Tester) Amendment No. 2507, to limit the increase in
cabin user fees, with an offset.
Pages S9769, S9774
Feinstein (for Bingaman) Modified Amendment No. 2493, to provide
funds for the Flame Fund.
Pages S9769, S9774-75
Coburn Modified Amendment No. 2511, to prohibit no-bid contracts and
grants.
Pages S9800-01
Coburn Amendment No. 2463, to require public disclosure of certain
reports.
Pages S9799, S9801
=========================== NOTE ===========================
On Page D1084, September 24, 2009 the following language
appears: Coburn Amendment No. 2463, to require public disclosure
of certain reports. Page S9799
The online Record has been corrected to read: Coburn Amendment
No. 2463, to require public disclosure of certain reports. Pages
S9799, S9801
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Coburn Amendment No. 2523, to secure our borders and protect our
environment.
Pages S9799, S9801-03
Isakson Further Modified Amendment No. 2504, to encourage the
participation of the National Park Service in activities preserving the
papers and teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., under the Civil
Rights History Project Act of 2009.
Pages S9769, S9804
=========================== NOTE ===========================
On Page D1084, September 24, 2009 the following language
appears: Isakson Further Modified Amendment No. 2504, to encourage
the participation of the National Park Service in activities
preserving the papers and teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King,
Jr., under the Civil Rights History Project Act of 2009. Page
S9804
The online Record has been corrected to read: Isakson Further
Modified Amendment No. 2504, to encourage the participation of the
National Park Service in activities preserving the papers and
teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., under the Civil Rights
History Project Act of 2009. Pages S9769, S9804
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Feinstein (for Barrasso) Amendment No. 2535, to provide for the use
of certain funds for an Indian estate planning assistance program.
Page S9804
Feinstein (for Bennett) Amendment No. 2527, to modify the definition
of the term ``Beaver Dam Wash National Conservation Area Map''.
Page S9804
Coburn Modified Amendment No. 2482, to protect property owners from
being included without their knowledge or consent in the Federal
preservation and promotion activities of any National Heritage Area.
Pages S9800, S9806
Dorgan/Conrad Amendment No. 2441, to provide for the inclusion of
property in, or removal of property from, the Northern Plains Heritage
Area.
Page S9807
Reid Amendment No. 2531, to make funds available for preliminary
planning and design of a high-performance green building to consolidate
the multiple offices and research facilities of the Environmental
Protection Agency in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Pages S9794, S9807
=========================== NOTE ===========================
On Page D1084, September 24, 2009 the following language
appears: Reid Amendment No. 2531, to make funds available for
preliminary planning and design of a high-performance green
building to consolidate the multiple offices and research
facilities of the Environmental Protection Agency in Las Vegas,
Nevada. Pages S9794, S9807-11
The online Record has been corrected to read: Reid Amendment No.
2531, to make funds available for preliminary planning and design
of a high-performance green building to consolidate the multiple
offices and research facilities of the Environmental Protection
Agency in Las Vegas, Nevada. Pages S9794, S9807
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Feinstein (for Inhofe) Amendment No. 2445, to provide for the
expedited cleanup of the Tar Creek Superfund Site.
Page S9811
Rejected:
Vitter Amendment No. 2549, to ensure that the Assistant to the
President for Energy and Climate Change (commonly known as the ``White
House Climate Change Czar'') is not directing actions of departments
and agencies funded by this Act. (By 57 yeas to 41 nays (Vote No. 295),
Senate tabled the amendment.)
Pages S9784-94, S9806
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On Page D1084, September 24, 2009 the following language
appears: Vitter Amendment No. 2549, to ensure that the Assistant
to the President for Energy and Climate Change (commonly known as
the ``White House Climate Change Czar'') is not directing actions
of departments and agencies funded by this Act. (By 57 yeas to 41
nays (Vote No. 295), Senate tabled the amendment.) Pages S9784-94
The online Record has been corrected to read: Vitter Amendment
No. 2549, to ensure that the Assistant to the President for Energy
and Climate Change (commonly known as the ``White House Climate
Change Czar'') is not directing actions of departments and
agencies funded by this Act. (By 57 yeas to 41 nays (Vote No.
295), Senate tabled the amendment.) Pages S9784-94, S9806
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Ensign motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on
Appropriations, with instructions to report the same back to the
Senate, with changes. (By 64 yeas to 34 nays (Vote No. 296), Senate
tabled the motion.)
Page S9806
Coburn Amendment No. 2483, to help preserve America's national parks
and other public land treasures by reducing maintenance backlogs that
threaten the health and safety of visitors. (By 79 yeas to 19 nays
(Vote No. 297), Senate tabled the amendment.)
Pages S9799-S9800, S9803-04, S9807
Withdrawn:
Carper Amendment No. 2456, to require the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a study on black carbon
emissions.
Pages S9775, S9769
=========================== NOTE ===========================
On Page D1084, September 24, 2009 the following language
appears: Carper Amendment No. 2456, to require the Administrator
of the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a study on black
carbon emissions. Page S9775
The online Record has been corrected to read: Carper Amendment
No. 2456, to require the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency to conduct a study on black carbon emissions.
Pages S9775, S9769
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During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the
following action:
Cloture Motion--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached
providing that the previously scheduled votes on the motion to invoke
cloture on the committee-reported amendment in the nature of a
substitute, and the motion to invoke cloture on the bill, be withdrawn.
Pages S9761, S9769
=========================== NOTE ===========================
On Page D1084, September 24, 2009 the following language
appears: Cloture Motion--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement
was reached providing that the previously scheduled votes on the
motion to invoke cloture on the committee-reported amendment in
the nature of a substitute, and the motion to invoke cloture on
the bill, be withdrawn. Page S9761
The online Record has been corrected to read: Cloture Motion--
Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing
that the previously scheduled votes on the motion to invoke
cloture on the committee-reported amendment in the nature of a
substitute, and the motion to invoke cloture on the bill, be
withdrawn. Pages S9761, S9769
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Chair sustained a point of order against Collins Amendment No. 2498,
to provide that no funds may be used for the administrative expenses of
any official identified by the President to serve in a position without
express statutory authorization and which is responsible for the
interagency development or coordination of any rule, regulation, or
policy unless the President certifies to Congress that such official
will respond to all reasonable requests to testify before, or provide
information to, any congressional committee with jurisdiction over such
matters, and such official submits certain reports biannually to
Congress, as being in violation of Rule XVI of the Standing Rules of
the Senate, which prohibits legislation on an appropriation bill, and
the amendment thus fell.
Pages S9769, S9799
=========================== NOTE ===========================
On Page D1084, September 24, 2009 the following language
appears: Chair sustained a point of order against Collins
Amendment No. 2498, to provide that no funds may be used for the
administrative expenses of any official identified by the
President to serve in a position without express statutory
authorization and which is responsible for the interagency
development or coordination of any rule, regulation, or policy
unless the President certifies to Congress that such official will
respond to all reasonable requests to testify before, or provide
information to, any congressional committee with jurisdiction over
such matters, and such official submits certain reports biannually
to Congress, as being in violation of Rule XVI of the Standing
Rules of the Senate, which prohibits legislation on an
appropriation bill, and the amendment thus fell. Page S9769
The online Record has been corrected to read: Chair sustained a
point of order against Collins Amendment No. 2498, to provide that
no funds may be used for the administrative expenses of any
official identified by the President to serve in a position
without express statutory authorization and which is responsible
for the interagency development or coordination of any rule,
regulation, or policy unless the President certifies to Congress
that such official will respond to all reasonable requests to
testify before, or provide information to, any congressional
committee with jurisdiction over such matters, and such official
submits certain reports biannually to Congress, as being in
violation of Rule XVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate, which
prohibits legislation on an appropriation bill, and the amendment
thus fell. Pages S9769, S9799
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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 Feinstein, Byrd, Leahy,
Dorgan, Mikulski, Kohl, Johnson, Reed, Nelson (NE), Tester, Inouye,
Alexander, Cochran, Bennett, Gregg, Murkowski, Collins, and Bond.
Page S9812
=========================== NOTE ===========================
On Page D1084, September 24, 2009 the following language
appears: 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
Feinstein, Byrd, Leahy, Dorgan, Mikulski, Kohl, Johnson, Reed,
Nelson (NE), Tester, Inouye, Alexander, Cochran, Bennett, Gregg,
Murkowski, and Collins. Page S9812
The online Record has been corrected to read: 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 Feinstein, Byrd, Leahy, Dorgan,
Mikulski, Kohl, Johnson, Reed, Nelson (NE), Tester, Inouye,
Alexander, Cochran, Bennett, Gregg, Murkowski, Collins, and Bond.
Page S9812
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Fiscal Year 2010 Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act:
Senate passed H.R. 3607, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
extend the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway
Trust Fund, to amend title 49, United States Code, to extend
authorizations for the airport improvement program, clearing the
measure for the President.
Page S9856
Reserve Officers Association Modernization Act: Senate passed S.
1599, to amend title 36, United States Code, to include in the Federal
charter of the
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Reserve Officers Association leadership positions newly added in its
constitution and bylaws.
Page S9856
Military Officers Association of America: Committee on the Judiciary
was discharged from further consideration of S. 832, to amend title 36,
United States Code, to grant a Federal charter to the Military Officers
Association of America, and the bill was then passed.
Pages S9856-57
Sidney M. Aronovitz United States Courthouse: Committee on
Environment and Public Works was discharged from further consideration
of H.R. 2913, to designate the United States courthouse located at 301
Simonton Street in Key West, Florida, as the ``Sidney M. Aronovitz
United States Courthouse'', and the bill was then passed, clearing the
measure for the President.
Page S9857
Ralph Regula Federal Building and United States Courthouse: Committee
on Environment and Public Works was discharged from further
consideration of H.R. 1687, to designate the federally occupied
building located at McKinley Avenue and Third Street, SW., Canton,
Ohio, as the ``Ralph Regula Federal Building and United States
Courthouse'', and the bill was then passed, clearing the measure for
the President.
Page S9857
Albert Armendariz, Sr., United States Courthouse: Committee on
Environment and Public Works was discharged from further consideration
of H.R. 2053, to designate the United States courthouse located at 525
Magoffin Avenue in El Paso, Texas, as the ``Albert Armendariz, Sr.,
United States Courthouse'', and the bill was then passed, clearing the
measure for the President.
Page S9857
William O. Lipinski Federal Building: Committee on Environment and
Public Works was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 2498, to
designate the Federal building located at 844 North Rush Street in
Chicago, Illinois, as the ``William O. Lipinski Federal Building'', and
the bill was then passed, clearing the measure for the President.
Page S9857
Galveston Historical Foundation: Committee on Environment and Public
Works was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 2121, to
authorize the Administrator of General Services to convey a parcel of
real property in Galveston, Texas, to the Galveston Historical
Foundation, and the bill was then passed, clearing the measure for the
President.
Page S9857
Fatalities in Storms and Floods in the State of Georgia: Senate
agreed to S. Res. 286, expressing condolences to the families of the
individuals killed during unusual storms and floods in the State of
Georgia between September 18 and September 21, 2009, and expressing
gratitude to all of the emergency personnel who continue to work with
unyielding determination to meet the needs of Georgia's residents.
Page S9858
Measures Considered:
Department of Defense Appropriations Act--Agreement: Senate began
consideration of H.R. 3326, making appropriations for the Department of
Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010.
Pages S9817-32
A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further
consideration of the bill at 9:30 a.m., on Friday, September 25, 2009.
Page S9859
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
Peggy E. Gustafson, of Illinois, to be Inspector General, Small
Business Administration. (Prior to this action, Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs was discharged from further
consideration.)
Jonathan B. Jarvis, of California, to be Director of the National
Park Service.
Pages S9860, S9859
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On Page D1085, September 24, 2009 the following language
appears: Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following
nominations: Peggy E. Gustafson, of Illinois, to be Inspector
General, Small Business Administration. (Prior to this action,
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs was
discharged from further consideration.) Jonathan B. Jarvis, of
California, to be Director of the National Park Service. Page
S9860
The online Record has been corrected to read: Nominations
Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations: Peggy E.
Gustafson, of Illinois, to be Inspector General, Small Business
Administration. (Prior to this action, Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs was discharged from further
consideration.) Jonathan B. Jarvis, of California, to be Director
of the National Park Service. Pages S9860, S9859
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Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
Frederick D. Barton, of Maine, to be an Alternate Representative of
the United States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of
the United Nations, during his tenure of service as Representative of
the United States of America on the Economic and Social Council of the
United Nations.
Bill Delahunt, of Massachusetts, to be a Representative of the United
States of America to the Sixty-fourth Session of the General Assembly
of the United Nations.
Elaine Schuster, of Florida, to be a Representative of the United
States of America to the Sixty-fourth Session of the General Assembly
of the United Nations.
Christopher H. Smith, of New Jersey, to be a Representative of the
United States of America to the Sixty-fourth Session of the General
Assembly of the United Nations.
Mary Burce Warlick, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of
Serbia.
Wellington E. Webb, of Colorado, to be an Alternate Representative of
the United States of America to the Sixty-fourth Session of the General
Assembly of the United Nations.
Jide J. Zeitlin, of New York, to be Representative of the United
States of America to the United Nations for U.N. Management and Reform,
with the rank of Ambassador.
Jide J. Zeitlin, of New York, to be Alternate Representative of the
United States of America to the
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Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations during his
tenure of service as Representative of the United States of America to
the United Nations for U.N. Management and Reform.
Islam A. Siddiqui, of Virginia, to be Chief Agricultural Negotiator,
Office of the United States Trade Representative, with the rank of
Ambassador.
A routine list in the Foreign Service.
Pages S9859-60
Messages from the House:
Page S9837
Measures Referred:
Pages S9837-38
Enrolled Bills Presented:
Page S9838
Executive Communications:
Pages S9838-39
Executive Reports of Committees:
Pages S9839-40
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages S9840-42
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Pages S9842-54
Additional Statements:
Pages S9835-37
Amendments Submitted:
Pages S9854-55
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
Page S9855
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
Pages S9855-56
Record Votes: Four record votes were taken today. (Total--298)
Page S9806, S9807, S9812
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 7:12 p.m.,
until 9:30 a.m. on Friday, September 25, 2009. (For Senate's program,
see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page
S9859.)
Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Armed Services: Committee ordered favorably reported 2,559
nominations in the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps.
MISSILE DEFENSE IN EUROPE
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded a hearing to examine
the President's decision on missile defense in Europe, after receiving
testimony from Michele A. Flournoy, Under Secretary for Policy, General
James E. Cartwright, USMC, Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, and
Lieutenant General Patrick J. O'Reilly, USA, Director, Missile Defense
Agency, all of the Department of Defense.
EMERGENCY ECONOMIC STABILIZATION ACT
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded a
hearing to examine the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act, one year
later, focusing on the status of efforts to address transparency and
accountability issues, after receiving testimony from Herbert M.
Allison, Jr., Assistant Secretary for Financial Stability, Neil
Barofsky, Special Inspector General, Troubled Asset Relief Program,
both of the Department of the Treasury; Gene L. Dodaro, Acting
Comptroller General of the United States, Government Accountability
Office; and Elizabeth Warren, Chairman, Congressional Oversight Panel.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Finance: Committee continued consideration of an original
bill entitled, ``America's Healthy Future Act of 2009'', but did not
complete action thereon, and recessed subject to the call and will meet
again on Friday, September 25, 2009.
GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Subcommittee
on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal
Services, and International Security concluded a hearing to examine the
government, focusing on performance, including key management practices
in an agency which managers' reported use of performance information
has improved, looking at agencies with relatively low use of
performance information and the factors that contribute to this
condition, and review the role the President and Congress can play in
promoting a results-oriented and collaborative culture in the federal
government, after receiving testimony from Jeffrey D. Zients, Deputy
Director for Management of the Office of Management and Budget; Bernice
Steinhardt, Director, Strategic Issues, Government Accountability
Office; W. Craig Fugate, Administrator, Federal Emergency Management
Agency, Department of Homeland Security; Rhea Suh, Assistant Secretary
for Policy, Management and Budget, Department of the Interior; Michelle
Snyder, Acting Deputy Administrator and the Deputy Chief Operating
Officer, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health
and Human Services; and Paul L. Posner, George Mason University Public
Administration Program, Clifton, Virginia.
U.S. DIPLOMATIC READINESS
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Subcommittee
on Oversight of Government
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Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia
concluded a hearing to examine a review of United States diplomatic
readiness, focusing on the staffing and foreign language challenges
facing the foreign service, after receiving testimony from Nancy J.
Powell, Director General, Foreign Service, Department of State; Jess T.
Ford, Director, International Affairs and Trade, Government
Accountability Office; and Ronald E. Neumann, American Academy of
Diplomacy, and Susan Rockwell Johnson, American Foreign Service
Association, both of Washington, D.C.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee ordered favorably reported the
following business items:
S. 1670, to reform and modernize the limitations on exclusive rights
relating to secondary transmissions of certain signals, with an
amendment in the nature of a substitute; and
The nominations of Paul Joseph Fishman, to be United States Attorney
for the District of New Jersey, Jenny A. Durkan, to be United States
Attorney for the Western District of Washington, Florence T. Nakakuni,
to be United States Attorney for the District of Hawaii, Deborah K. R.
Gilg, to be United States Attorney for the District of Nebraska, and
Ignacia S. Moreno, of New York, to be Assistant Attorney General, all
of the Department of Justice.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee met in closed session to
receive a briefing on certain intelligence matters from officials of
the intelligence community.
House of Representatives
Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 10 public bills, H.R. 3639-3648;
and 8 resolutions, H. Res. 770-771, 773-778 were introduced.
Pages H9961-62
Additional Cosponsors:
Page H9962
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
Conference report on H.R. 2918, making appropriations for the Legislative
Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010 (H. Rept. 111-265) and
H. Res. 772, providing for consideration of the conference report to
accompany the bill (H.R. 2918) making appropriations for the Legislative
Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010 (H. Rept. 111-266).
Pages H9924-46, H9961
Committee Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Barrett (SC),
wherein he resigned from the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct,
effective today.
Pages H9901-02
Committee Election: The House agreed to H. Res. 770, electing a minority
member to a standing committee: Committee on Standards of Official Conduct:
Representative McCaul.
Page H9902
Providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules: The House
agreed to H. Res. 766, providing for consideration of motions to suspend the
rules, by a yea-and-nay vote of 235 yeas to 182 nays, Roll No. 735, after it
was agreed to order the previous question without objection.
Pages H9905-07
Suspension--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules and
agree to the following measure which was debated on Tuesday, September 22nd:
Expressing support for designation of September 23, 2009, as ``National
Job Corps Day'': H. Con. Res. 163, to express support for designation of
September 23, 2009, as ``National Job Corps Day'', by a 2/3 recorded vote of
413 ayes to 4 noes, Roll No. 736.
Page H9907
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the following
measure:
Medicare Premium Fairness Act: H.R. 3631, to amend title XVIII to provide
for the application of a consistent Medicare part B premium for all Medicare
beneficiaries in a budget neutral manner for 2010, by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote
of 406 yeas to 18 nays, Roll No. 737.
Pages H9908-15
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page
H9901.
Senate Referrals: S. Con. Res. 41 was referred to the Committee on House
Administration.
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Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes and one recorded vote developed
during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H9906-07, H9907, H9915.
There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 4:08 p.m.
Committee Meetings
DOD--SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
Committee on Armed Services: Defense Acquisition Reform Panel held a hearing
on DOD Supply Chain Management: Can the Department Identify and
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Meet Its Supply Needs Efficiently? Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of Defense: MG Gary T. McCoy, USAF, Commander,
Air Force Global Logistics Support Center; and Nancy Heimbaugh, Senior
Procurement Executive and Director, Acquisition Management, Defense
Logistics Agency; and William M. Solis, Director, Defense Capabilities and
Management Team, GAO.
PUBLIC SAFETY INTEROPERABLE BROADBAND NETWORK
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Communications, Technology
and the Internet held a hearing entitled ``A National Interoperable
Broadband Network for Public Safety: Recent Developments.'' Testimony was
heard from William Bratton, Chief of Police, Police Department, Los Angeles,
California; and public witnesses.
SYSTEMIC RISK AND RESOLUTION ISSUES
Committee on Financial Services: Held a hearing entitled ``Experts'
Perspectives on Systemic Risk and Resolution Issues.'' Testimony was heard
from Paul Volcker, former Chairman, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve
System; Arthur Levitt, Jr., former Chairman, SEC; and public witnesses.
SECURITIZATION OF LIFE INSURANCE SETTLEMENTS
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance
and Government Sponsored Enterprises held a hearing entitled ``Recent
Innovations in Securitization.'' Testimony was heard from Paula Dubberly,
Associate Director, Division of Corporation Finance, SEC; Susan E. Voss,
Commissioner, Department of Insurance, State of Iowa; and public witnesses.
HOMELAND SECURITY'S INTELLIGENCE ROLE
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information
Sharing and Terrorism Risk Assessment held a hearing entitled ``I&A
Reconceived: Defining a Homeland Security Intelligence Role.'' Testimony was
heard from Bart Johnson, Acting Under Secretary, Office of Intelligence and
Analysis, Department of Homeland Security.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Ordered reported the following
measures: H. Con. Res. 186, Supporting the goals and ideals of Sickle Cell
Disease Awareness Month; H. Res. 725, Congratulating the Chula Vista Park
View Little League team of Chula Vista, California, for winning the 2009
Little League World Series Championship; H. Res. 734, as amended, Expressing
the support for and honoring September 17, 2009 as ``Constitution Day''; H.
Res. 693, Honoring the life and accomplishments of Jim Johnson and extending
the condolences of the House of Representatives to his family on the
occasion of his death; H.R. 3547, To designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at 936 South 250 East in Provo, Utah, as the
``Rex E. Lee Post Office Building''; and H. Res. 16, Supporting the goals
and ideals of National Life Insurance Awareness Month.
CONFERENCE REPORT--LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS, FISCAL YEAR 2010
Committee on Rules: Committee granted, by a non-record vote, a rule for
consideration of the conference report to accompany H.R. 2918, the
``Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2010.'' The rule waives all points
of order against the conference report and against its consideration. The
rule provides that the conference report shall be considered as read. The
rule provides that the previous question shall be considered as ordered
without intervention of any motion except one hour of debate and one motion
to recommit, if applicable. Testimony was heard from Representatives
Wasserman Schultz and Jordan.
BIOLOGIC DRUGS DEVELOPMENT
Committee on Science and Technology: Subcommittee on Technology and
Innovation held a hearing on the Potential Need for Measurement Standards to
Facilitate the Research and Development of Biologic Drugs. Testimony was
received from Steven Kozlowski, Director, Office of Biotechnology Products,
Office of Pharmaceutical Science, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research,
FDA, Department of Health and Human Services; Willie May, Director, Chemical
Science and Technology Laboratory, National Institute of Standards of
Technology, Department of Commerce; and public witnesses.
FEDERAL LAWS SPURRING ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Contracting and Technology held
a hearing entitled ``The Roles of Federal Labs in Spurring Innovation and
Entrepreneurship Across the U.S.'' Testimony was heard from the following
officials of NASA: Cynthia Lee, Associate Director, Langley Research Center;
and Bruce Underwood, Technical Manager, Wallops Space Flight Facility; Paul
G. Sebesta, Center Director, National Center for Agricultural Utilization
Research, Agricultural Research Service, USDA; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Ordered reported the
following: H.R. 3619, as amended, Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2009;
H.R. 3618, Clean Hull Act of 2009; H.R. 3305, To designate the Federal
building and United States courthouse located at 224 South Boulder Avenue in
Tulsa, Oklahoma, as the ``H. Dale Cook Federal Building and United States
Courthouse''; H. Con. Res. 138, Recognizing the 40th anniversary of the
George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas; H.
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Res. 465, as amended, Recognizing the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway
Association on the occasion of its 10th anniversary; H.R. 719, as amended,
Commending Russ Meyer on his induction into the National Aviation Hall of
Fame; H.R. 1700, as amended, National Women's History Museum Act of 2009.
The Committee also approved GSA Capital Investment Program Resolutions.
HONORING THE FALLEN
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and
Memorial Affairs held a hearing on Honoring the Fallen: How Can We Better
Serve America's Veterans and Their Families? Testimony was heard from Max
Cleland, Secretary, American Battle Monuments Commission; Katherine
Stevenson, Assistant Director, Business Services, National Park Service,
Department of the Interior; the following officials of the Departments of
Veterans Affairs: John C. Metzler, Superintendent, Arlington National
Cemetery, and Steve L. Muro, Acting Under Secretary, Memorial Affairs, both
with the National Cemetery Administration; representatives of veterans
organizations; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Veterans Affairs: Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity held a
hearing on the following bills: H.R. 294, Veteran-Owned Small Business
Promotion Act of 2009; H.R. 1169, To amend title 38, United States Code, to
increase the amount of assistance provided by the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs to disabled veterans for specially adapted housing and automobiles
and adapted equipment; H.R. 1182, Military Spouses Residency Relief Act;
H.R. 2416, To require the Department of Veterans Affairs to use purchases of
goods or services through the Federal supply schedules for the purpose of
meeting certain contracting goals for participation by small business
concerns owned and controlled by veterans, including veterans with service-
connected disabilities; H.R. 2461, Veterans Small Business Verification Act;
H.R. 2614, Veterans' Advisory Committee on Education Reauthorization Act of
2009; H.R. 2696, Servicemembers Rights Protection Act; H.R. 2874, Helping
Active Duty Deployed Act of 2009; H.R. 2928, To amend title 38, United
States Code, to provide for an apprenticeship and on-job training program
under the Post 9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program; H.R. 3223, to
amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the Department of Veterans
Affairs contracting goals and references for small business concerns owned
and controlled by veterans; H.R. 3554, National Guard Education Equity Act;
H.R. 3561, To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the amount of
educational assistance provided to certain veterans for flight training;
H.R. 3577, Education Assistance to Realign New Eligibilities for Dependents
(EARNED) Act of 2009; and other draft legislation. Testimony was heard from
Representatives Filner, Rodriguez, Carter, Miller of North Carolina,
Loebsack, and Connolly of Virginia; Keith M. Wilson, Director, Office of
Education Service, Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs; representatives of veterans organizations; and a public witness.
SOLAR HEATS UP
Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming: Held a hearing
entitled ``Solar Heats Up: Accelerating Widespread Deployment.'' Testimony
was heard from public witnesses.
Joint Meetings
NEWSPAPERS
Joint Economic Committee: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the
future of newspapers, focusing on the impact on the economy and democracy,
after receiving testimony from Tom Rosentiel, Pew Research Center's Project
for Excellence in Journalism, and Denise Rolark Barnes, The Washington
Informer, both of Washington, D.C.; Paul Starr, Princeton University Woodrow
Wilson School, Princeton, New Jersey; and John Sturm, Newspaper Association
of America, Arlington, Virginia.
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS
Conferees agreed to file a conference report on the differences between the
Senate and House passed versions of H.R. 2918, making appropriations for the
Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010.
F
COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR FRIDAY,
SEPTEMBER 25, 2009
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Senate
Committee on Finance: business meeting to continue consideration of an
original bill entitled ``America's Healthy Future Act of 2009'', Time to
be announced, SH-216.
House
Committee on Financial Services, hearing on H.R. 1207, Federal Reserve
Transparency Act of 2009, 9 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
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Next Meeting of the SENATE
9:30 a.m., Friday, September 25
Senate Chamber
Program for Friday: Senate will continue consideration of H.R. 3326,
Department of Defense Appropriations Act.
(At 3:30 p.m., Senator-Designate Paul Kirk, of Massachusetts, will be
administered the oath of office by the Vice President.)
Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
9 a.m., Friday, September 25
House Chamber
Program for Friday: Consideration of the conference report to accompany
H.R. 2918--Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2010 (Subject to a
Rule).
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Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
HOUSE
Abercrombie, Neil, Hawaii, E2357
Baldwin, Tammy, Wisc., E2359
Barrett, J. Gresham, S.C., E2357, E2364
Cole, Tom, Okla., E2368
Cuellar, Henry, Tex., E2359
DeLauro, Rosa L., Conn., E2360, E2367
Gerlach, Jim, Pa., E2359
Graves, Sam, Mo., E2364
Halvorson, Deborah L., Ill., E2360, E2360, E2361
Hastings, Alcee L., Fla., E2363, E2364, E2365
Jackson-Lee, Sheila, Tex., E2355
Kanjorski, Paul E., Pa., E2362, E2365
Kildee, Dale E., Mich., E2361
Lofgren, Zoe, Calif., E2357
McClintock, Tom, Calif., E2361, E2362
McCotter, Thaddeus G., Mich., E2365
McGovern, James P., Mass., E2363
Michaud, Michael H., Me., E2357
Ortiz, Solomon P., Tex., E2360
Pence, Mike, Ind., E2355, E2358, E2367
Poe, Ted, Tex., E2358
Roskam, Peter J., Ill., E2355
Roybal-Allard, Lucille, Calif., E2366
Ruppersberger, C.A. Dutch, Md., E2363
Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho, Northern Mariana Islands, E2358
Sanchez, Loretta, Calif., E2359
Sessions, Pete, Tex., E2361
Space, Zachary T., Ohio, E2357, E2361, E2362, E2363, E2363, E2363,
E2364, E2364, E2365, E2366
Sutton, Betty, Ohio, E2359, E2359
Thompson, Mike, Calif., E2362, E2366
Westmoreland, Lynn A., Ga., E2363
Wilson, Joe, S.C., E2360, E2367
Woolsey, Lynn C., Calif., E2356, E2361, E2366
Young, C.W. Bill, Fla., E2358