Wednesday, October 28, 2009
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Daily Digest
Senate
Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S10793-S10867
Measures Introduced: Seventy-three bills and two resolutions were
introduced, as follows: S. 1941-2013, and S. Res. 326-327.
Pages S10850-51
Measures Reported:
Report to accompany S. 1692, to extend the sunset of certain
provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act and the authority to issue national
security letters. (S. Rept. No. 111-92)
Page S10850
Measures Passed:
George Bush Intercontinental Airport 40th Anniversary: Senate agreed
to S. Res. 326, recognizing the 40th anniversary of the George Bush
Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas.
Page S10865
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month 2009: Senate agreed to S.
Res. 327, supporting the goals and ideals of National Domestic Violence
Awareness Month 2009 and expressing the sense of the Senate that
Congress should continue to raise awareness of domestic violence in the
United States and its devastating effects on families and communities,
and support programs designed to end domestic violence.
Pages S10865-66
Measures Considered:
Unemployment Compensation Extension Act: Senate continued consideration
of the motion to proceed to consideration of H.R. 3548, to amend the
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 to provide for the temporary
availability of certain additional emergency unemployment compensation.
Pages S10807-47
A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that on Thursday,
October 29, 2009, any time during morning business, adjournment or
recess of the Senate count post-cloture.
Page S10866
Appointments:
Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China:
The Chair, on behalf of the President of the Senate, and after
consultation with the Republican Leader, pursuant to Public Law 106-
286, appointed the following Member to serve on the Congressional-
Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China: Senator
LeMieux.
Page S10866
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
Gladys Commons, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the
Navy.
Christine H. Fox, of Virginia, to be Director of Cost Assessment and
Program Evaluation, Department of Defense.
1 Air Force nomination in the rank of general.
36 Army nominations in the rank of general.
8 Coast Guard nominations in the rank of admiral.
3 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.
Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, and
Navy.
Pages S10863-65, S10866-67
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
Philip E. Coyle III, of California, to be an Associate Director of
the Office of Science and Technology Policy.
Lawrence G. Romo, of Texas, to be Director of the Selective Service.
Routine lists in the Army.
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Messages from the House:
Page S10849
Measures Referred:
Page S10849
Measures Read the First Time:
Pages S10849-50
Executive Reports of Committees:
Page S10850
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages S10851-52
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Pages S10852-61
Additional Statements:
Pages S10848-49
Amendments Submitted:
Pages S10861-62
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
Pages S10862-63
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
Page S10863
Privileges of the Floor:
Page S10863
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 8:06 p.m.,
until 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, October 29, 2009. (For Senate's program,
see
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the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page
S10866.)
Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
MARKET STRUCTURE ISSUES
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on
Securities, Insurance, and Investment concluded a hearing to examine
dark pools, flash orders, high frequency trading, and other market
structure issues, after receiving testimony from Senator Kaufman; James
Brigagliano, Co-Acting Director, Division of Trading and Markets,
United States Securities and Exchange Commission; Frank Hatheway,
NASDAQ OMX, Washington, D.C.; William O'Brien, Direct Edge, Jersey
City, New Jersey; Christopher Nagy, TD Ameritrade, Omaha, Nebraska;
Daniel Mathisson, Credit Suisse, Robert C. Gasser, Investment
Technology Group, and Adam C. Sussman, TABB Group, all of New York, New
York; and Peter Driscoll, Security Traders Association, Chicago,
Illinois.
COMBATING DISTRACTED DRIVING
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded
a hearing to examine combating distracted driving, focusing on managing
behavioral and technological risks, after receiving testimony from
Senator Schumer; Ray LaHood, Secretary of Transportation; and Julius
Genachowski, Chairman, Federal Communications Commission.
NATURAL GAS IN MITIGATING CLIMATE CHANGE
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded a
hearing to examine the role of natural gas in mitigating climate
change, after receiving testimony from Richard Newell, Administrator,
Energy Information Administration, Department of Energy; Lamar McKay,
BP America Inc., and Jack Fusco, Calpine Corporation, both of Houston,
Texas; David Wilks, Xcel Energy Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota; Edward
Stones, Dow Chemical Company, Washington, D.C.; and Dennis McConaghy,
TransCanada Pipelines, Limited, Calgary, Canada.
CLIMATE CHANGE
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National
Parks concluded a hearing to examine current and expected impacts of
climate change on units of the National Park System, after receiving
testimony from Jonathan B. Jarvis, Director, National Park Service,
Department of the Interior; Reed F. Noss, University of Central
Florida, Orlando; Iliff McMahan, Jr., Cocke County Mayor, Newport,
Tennessee; and Steven Williams, Wildlife Management Institute,
Gardners, Pennsylvania.
CLEAN ENERGY JOBS AND AMERICAN POWER ACT
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee continued hearings
to examine S. 1733, to create clean energy jobs, promote energy
independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a
clean energy economy, after receiving testimony from former Senator
John Warner; Kathleen Hicks, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for
Strategy, Plans, and Forces; Mayor Michael A. Nutter, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania; Peter Brehm, Infinia Corporation, Kennewick, Washington,
on behalf of the Solar Energy Industries Association; Dan W. Reicher,
Google, Mountain View, California; David Foster, Blue Green Alliance,
Minneapolis, Minnesota; Kate Gordon, Apollo Alliance, San Francisco,
California; Bill Klesse, Valero Energy Corporation, San Antonio, Texas,
on behalf of the National Petrochemical and Refiners Association; Brett
A. Vassey, Virginia Manufacturers Association, Richmond; Vice Admiral
Dennis McGinn, USN, (Ret.), Center for Naval Analysis, Alexandria,
Virginia; Captain Andrew Sloan, USA (Ret.), Truman National Security
Project, and Lieutenant Colonel James Jay Carafano (Ret.), Heritage
Foundation, both of Washington, D.C.; David Crane, NRG Energy Inc.,
Princeton, New Jersey; Ralph Izzo, Public Service Enterprise Group,
Newark, New Jersey; Kevin S. Law, Long Island Power Authority,
Uniondale, New York; Nathaniel O. Keohane, Environmental Defense Fund,
New York, New York; Joel Bluestein, ICF International, Arlington,
Virginia; Barry Hart, Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives,
Jefferson City; Dustin Johnson, South Dakota Public Utilities
Commission, Pierre; Shari T. Wilson, Maryland Department of the
Environment, Baltimore; Ronald E. Young, Elsinore Valley Municipal
Water Agency, Sacramento, on behalf of the California Association of
Sanitation Agencies and National Association of Clean Water Agencies;
Peter C. Frumhoff, Union of Concerned Scientists, Cambridge,
Massachusetts; Larry J. Schweiger, National Wildlife Federation,
Reston, Virginia; Fawn Sharp, Quinault Indian Nation, Taholah,
Washington; James T. Sims, Western Business Roundtable, Lakewood,
Colorado; and Major General Robert H. Scales, (Ret.), Dayton, Maryland.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee
ordered favorably reported the nominations of Rafael Borras, of
Maryland, to be
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Under Secretary of Management for Homeland Security, David S. Ferriero,
of North Carolina, to be Archivist of the United States, National
Archives and Records Administration, and Susan Tsui Grundmann, of
Virginia, and Anne Marie Wagner, of Virginia, both to be a Member of
the Merit Systems Protection Board.
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Ad Hoc
Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight concluded a hearing to examine
new Office of Management and Budget (OMB) guidance to combat waste,
inefficiency, and misuse in federal government contracting, after
receiving testimony from Jeffrey D. Zients, Deputy Director for
Management, Office of Management and Budget.
HEALTH CARE FRAUD
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine
effective strategies for preventing health care fraud, after receiving
testimony from William V. Corr, Deputy Secretary of Health and Human
Services; and Tony West, Assistant Attorney General, Department of
Justice.
401(k) TARGET DATE FUNDS
Special Committee on Aging: Committee concluded a hearing to examine
401(k) target date funds, including building and maintaining 401(k)
savings, and measures to improve participation and savings levels,
after receiving testimony from Barbara D. Bovbjerg, Director,
Education, Workforce, and Income Security, Government Accountability
Office; Andrew J. Donohue, Director, Division of Investment Management,
United States Securities and Exchange Commission; Phyllis C. Borzi,
Assistant Secretary of Labor, Employee Benefits Security
Administration; John Rekenthaler, Morningstar, Chicago, Illinois; Ralph
Derbyshire, Fidelity Investments, Marlborough, Massachusetts; and
Michael Case Smith, Avatar Associates, New York, New York.
House of Representatives
Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 14 public bills, H.R. 3947-
3960; and 2 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 206 and H. Res. 874, were
introduced.
Pages H12043-44
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages H12044-45
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
Conference report on H.R. 2996, making appropriations for the
Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 2010 (H. Rept. 111-316);
H. Res. 875, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3854) to
amend the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of
1958 to improve programs providing access to capital under such Acts
(H. Rept. 111-317);
H. Res. 876, providing for consideration of the conference report to
accompany the bill (H.R. 2996) making appropriations for the Department
of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2010 (H. Rept. 111-318); and
H.R. 3570, to amend title 17, United States Code, to reauthorize the
satellite statutory license and to conform the satellite and cable
statutory licenses to all-digital transmissions, with amendments (H.
Rept. 111-319).
Pages H11871-H11983, H12043
Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Rabbi Jacob
Luski, Congregation B'Nai, St. Petersburg, Florida.
Page H11871
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the
following measures:
Providing for an additional temporary extension of programs under the
Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958: S.
1929, amended, to provide for an additional temporary extension of
programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment
Act of 1958;
Pages H11986-87
Allowing the funding for the interoperable emergency communications
grant program established under the Digital Television Transition and
Public Safety Act of 2005 to remain available until expended through
fiscal year 2012: S. 1694, to allow the funding for the interoperable
emergency communications grant program established under the Digital
Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to remain available
until expended through fiscal year 2012, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of
420 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 819;
Pages H11987-89, H12008-09
Expressing support for designation of October 13, 2009, as National
Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day: H. Res. 787, to express support
for
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designation of October 13, 2009, as National Metastatic Breast Cancer
Awareness Day;
Pages H11990-92
Supporting the goals and ideals of a national day of remembrance on
October 30, 2009, for American nuclear weapons program workers and
uranium miners, millers, and haulers: H. Res. 790, amended, to support
the goals and ideals of a national day of remembrance on October 30,
2009, for American nuclear weapons program workers and uranium miners,
millers, and haulers;
Pages H11992-95
Recognizing the 150th anniversary of John Brown's raid in Harpers
Ferry, West Virginia: H. Res. 568, amended, to recognize the 150th
anniversary of John Brown's raid in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia;
Pages H11995-97
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Adoption Day and National
Adoption Month: H. Res. 831, to support the goals and ideals of
National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month by promoting national
awareness of adoption and the children in foster care awaiting
families, celebrating children and families involved in adoption,
recognizing current programs and efforts designed to promote adoption,
and encouraging people in the United States to seek improved safety,
permanency, and well-being for all children;
Pages H12001-04
Raising the awareness of the need for crime prevention in communities
across the country and expressing support for designation of October 1,
2009, through October 3, 2009, as ``Celebrate Safe Communities'' Week,
and October as ``Crime Prevention Month'': H. Con. Res. 177, to raise
the awareness of the need for crime prevention in communities across
the country and to express support for designation of October 1, 2009,
through October 3, 2009, as ``Celebrate Safe Communities'' Week, and
October as ``Crime Prevention Month''; and
Pages H12004-06
Federal Judiciary Administrative Improvements Act of 2009: H.R. 3632,
to provide improvements for the operations of the Federal courts.
Pages H12006-08
Suspensions--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following
measures under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were
postponed:
Recognizing Hispanic Heritage Month and celebrating the vast
contributions of Hispanic Americans to the strength and culture of the
United States: H. Res. 783, amended, to recognize Hispanic Heritage
Month and to celebrate the vast contributions of Hispanic Americans to
the strength and culture of the United States and
Pages H11997-99
Expressing support for designation of a ``National Firefighters
Memorial Day'' to honor and celebrate the firefighters of the United
States: H. Res. 729, amended, to express support for designation of a
``National Firefighters Memorial Day'' to honor and celebrate the
firefighters of the United States.
Pages H11999-H12001
Suspensions--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules
and agree to the following measures which were debated on Tuesday,
October 27th:
Welcoming to the United States and to Washington, D.C., His All
Holiness Bartholomew, Archbishop of Constantinople, New Rome,
Ecumenical Patriarch: H. Res. 838, amended, to welcome to the United
States and to Washington, D.C., His All Holiness Bartholomew,
Archbishop of Constantinople, New Rome, Ecumenical Patriarch on his
upcoming trip on October 20, 2009, through November 6, 2009, by a \2/3\
yea-and-nay vote of 424 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 820 and
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Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``Welcoming to the United
States and to Washington, D.C., His All Holiness Bartholomew,
Archbishop of Constantinople, New Rome, Ecumenical Patriarch on his
current trip on October 20, 2009, through November 6, 2009.''.
Page H12010
Honoring the 2560th anniversary of the birth of Confucius: H. Res.
784, to honor the 2560th anniversary of the birth of Confucius and
recognizing his invaluable contributions to philosophy and social and
political thought, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 361 yeas to 47 nays
with 13 voting ``present'', Roll No. 821.
Pages H12010-11
Suspension--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules
and agree to the following measure which was debated on Monday, October
26th:
Congratulating the Northwestern University Wildcats on winning the
2009 NCAA women's lacrosse championship: H. Res. 824, to congratulate
the Northwestern University Wildcats on winning the 2009 NCAA women's
lacrosse championship, and to commend Northwestern University for its
pursuit of athletic and academic excellence, by a \2/3\ recorded vote
of 416 ayes with none voting ``no'', Roll No. 822.
Pages H12011-12
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes and one recorded vote
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H12008-
09, H12010, H12010-11, and H12011-12. There were no quorum calls.
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Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:23 p.m.
Committee Meetings
FOOD-CONSERVATION-ENERGY ACT IMPLEMENTATION
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic
Agriculture held a hearing to review the implementation of the
Horticulture and Organic Agriculture Title of the Food, Conservation,
and Energy Act of 2008. Testimony was heard from Rayne Pegg,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.
DISCUSSION DRAFT--INVESTOR PROTECTION ACT OF 2009
Committee on Financial Services: Began consideration of October 1, 2009
Discussion Draft of the Investor Protection Act of 2009 (to be reported
as H.R. 3817, To provide the Securities and Exchange Commission with
additional authorities to protect investors from violations of the
securities laws).
Will continue November 3.
IRAN REFINED PETROLEUM SANCTIONS ACT OF 2009
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 2194,
Iran Refined Petroleum Sanctions Act of 2009.
MIDDLE EAST REGIONAL OVERVIEW
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on the Middle East and South
Asia held a hearing on A Regional Overview of the Middle East.
Testimony was heard from Jeffrey D. Feltman, Assistant Secretary,
Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, Department of State.
FOOTBALL HEAD INJURIES
Committee on the Judiciary: Held a hearing on Legal Issues Relating to
Football Head Injuries. Testimony was heard from Representative
Pascrell; Roger Goodell, Commissioner, National Football League;
DeMaurice Smith, Executive Director, NFL Players Association; and
public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Ordered reported the following bills:
H.R. 2213, as amended, To reauthorize the Neotropical Migratory Bird
Conservation Act; H.R. 2888, as amended, Devils's Staircase Wilderness
Act of 2009; H.R. 2781, as amended, To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers
Act to designate segments of the Molalla River in Oregon, as components
of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System; H.R. 86, as, amended, To
eliminate an unused lighthouse reservation, provide management
consistency by bringing the rocks and small islands along the coast of
Orange County, California, and meet the original Congressional intent
of preserving Orange County's rocks and small islands; and H.R. 118, To
authorize the addition of 100 acres to Morristown National Historical
Park.
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Held a hearing entitled
``Executive Compensation: How Much is Too Much?'' Testimony was heard
from Kenneth R. Feinberg, Special Master for TARP Executive
Compensation; and public witnesses.
CONFERENCE REPORT--INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES
APPROPRIATIONS FY 2010
Committee on Rules: Granted, by a non-record vote, a rule providing for
consideration of the conference report to accompany H.R. 2996, the
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
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. Finally, 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 Dicks and Simpson.
SMALL BUSINESS FINANCING AND INVESTMENT ACT OF 2009
Committee on Rules: Granted, by a record vote of 7-3, a structured rule
providing for consideration of H.R. 3854, the ``Small Business
Financing and Investment Act of 2009''. The rule provides one hour of
general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking
minority member of the Committee on Small Business. 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
printed in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules shall be
considered as adopted in the House and in the Committee of the Whole.
The bill, as amended, shall be considered as the original bill for the
purpose of further amendment and shall be considered as read. The rule
waives all points of order against provisions of the bill, as amended.
The rule makes in order only those further amendments printed in part
B of the report of the Committee on Rules. Each such amendment may be
offered only in the order printed in this report, may be offered only
by a Member designated, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable
for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled
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by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment,
and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question. All
points of order against the amendments in part B except for clauses 9
and 10 of rule XXI are waived. The rule provides that for those
amendments reported from the Committee of the Whole, the question of
their adoption shall be put to the House en gros and without demand for
division of the question. The rule provides one motion to recommit with
or without instructions. The rule provides that the Chair may entertain
a motion that the Committee rise only if offered by the chair of the
Small Business Committee or a designee. The rule provides that the
Chair may not entertain a motion to strike out the enacting words of
the bill. The rule provides that it shall be in order at any time
through the legislative day of October 30, 2009, for the Speaker to
entertain motions that the House suspend the rules relating to a
measure addressing unemployment compensation. Testimony was heard from
Chairwoman Velazquez and Representatives Ryan of Ohio, Graves and Foxx.
RECOVERY ACT BROADBAND INVESTMENTS
Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing entitled ``The Recovery Act
and Broad Evaluation of Broadband Investments on Small Businesses and
Job Creation.'' Testimony was heard from Lawrence E. Strickling,
Assistant Secretary, Communications and Information, National
Telecommunications and Information Administration, Department of
Commerce; Jonathan Adelstein, Administrator, Rural Utilities Service,
USDA; and a public witness.
NEXTGEN AVIATION
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on
Aviation held a hearing on NEXTGEN: A Review of the RTCA Mid-Term
Implementation Task Force Report. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of Transportation: Hank
Krabowski, Chief Operating Officer, Air Traffic Organization; Margaret
Gilligan, Associate Administrator, Aviation Safety, both with the FAA;
and Calvin L. Scovel III, Inspector General; Gerald Dillingham,
Director, Physical Infrastructure Issues, GAO; and public witnesses.
VETERANS' MEASURES
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Ordered reported the following bills:
H.R. 3949, Veterans' Small Business Assistance and Servicemenbers
Protection Act of 2009; and, as amended, H.R. 1168, Veterans Retraining
Act of 2009.
BRIEFING--OVERHEAD ARCHITECTURE
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Technical
and Tactical Intelligence met in executive session to receive a
briefing on Overhead Architecture. The Subcommittee was briefed by
departmental witnesses.
Joint Meetings
ORGANIZATION FOR SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN EUROPE
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe. Commission concluded
a hearing to examine advancing United States interests in the
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) region,
after receiving testimony from Philip H. Gordon, Assistant Secretary
for European and Eurasian Affairs, and Michael H. Posner, Assistant
Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, both of the
Department of State; and Alexander Vershbow, Assistant Secretary of
Defense for International Security Affairs.
NEW PUBLIC LAWS
(For last listing of Public Laws, see Daily Digest, p. D1230)
H.R. 2892, making appropriations for the Department of Homeland
Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010. Signed on
October 28, 2009. (Public Law 111-83)
COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,
OCTOBER 29, 2009
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Senate
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on
Housing, Transportation and Community Development, to hold hearings
to examine modernizing affordable housing for seniors and people
with disabilities, 10:30 a.m., SD-538.
Full Committee, business meeting to consider an original bill
entitled ``Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability and
Divestment Act of 2009'', and revised subcommittee organization for
the 111th Congress, 2:30 p.m., SD-538.
Committee on the Budget: to hold hearings to examine performance-
informed budgeting, focusing on opportunities to reduce cost and
improve service, 10 a.m., SD-608.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee
on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security, to hold hearings to
examine reauthorization of the National Transportation Safety Board,
10 a.m., SR-253.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Public
Lands and Forests, to hold hearings to examine S. 555, to provide
for the exchange of certain land located
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in the Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forests in the State of Colorado,
S. 607, to amend the National Forest Ski Area Permit Act of 1986 to
clarify the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture regarding
additional recreational uses of National Forest System land that are
subject to ski area permits, S. 721, to expand the Alpine Lakes
Wilderness in the State of Washington, to designate the Middle Fork
Snoqualmie River and Pratt River as wild and scenic rivers, S. 1122,
to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the
Interior to enter into cooperative agreements with State foresters
authorizing State foresters to provide certain forest, rangeland,
and watershed restoration and protection services, S. 1328 and H.R.
689, bills to provide for the exchange of administrative
jurisdiction over certain Federal land between the Forest Service
and the Bureau of Land Management, S. 1442, to amend the Public
Lands Corps Act of 1993 to expand the authorization of the
Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, and the Interior to provide
service-learning opportunities on public lands, establish a grant
program for Indian Youth Service Corps, help restore the Nation's
natural, cultural, historic, archaeological, recreational, and
scenic resources, train a new generation of public land managers and
enthusiasts, and promote the value of public service, and H.R. 129,
to authorize the conveyance of certain National Forest System lands
in the Los Padres National Forest in California, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
Committee on Environment and Public Works: to continue hearings to
examine S. 1733, to create clean energy jobs, promote energy
independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a
clean energy economy, 9:30 a.m., SD-406.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to hold
hearings to examine helping workers preserve retirement security
through a recession, 10 a.m., SD-430.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs:
Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government
Information, Federal Services, and International Security, to hold
hearings to examine Federal cyber defense, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider S. 448,
to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing
conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by
certain persons connected with the news media, H.R. 985, to maintain
the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions
for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain
persons connected with the news media, S. 714, to establish the
National Criminal Justice Commission, S. 1490, to prevent and
mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of
security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law
enforcement assistance, and other protections against security
breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable
information, S. 139, to require Federal agencies, and persons
engaged in interstate commerce, in possession of data containing
sensitive personally identifiable information, to disclose any
breach of such information, S. 1624, to amend title 11 of the United
States Code, to provide protection for medical debt homeowners, to
restore bankruptcy protections for individuals experiencing economic
distress as caregivers to ill, injured, or disabled family members,
and to exempt from means testing debtors whose financial problems
were caused by serious medical problems, S. 1472, to establish a
section within the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice to
enforce human rights laws, to make technical and conforming
amendments to criminal and immigration laws pertaining to human
rights violations, and the nominations of Barbara Milano Keenan, of
Virginia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit,
Carmen Milagros Ortiz, to be United States Attorney for the District
of Massachusetts, and Edward J. Tarver, to be United States Attorney
for the Southern District of Georgia, both of the Department of
Justice, and Ketanji Brown Jackson, of Maryland, to be a Member of
the United States Sentencing Commission, 10 a.m., SD-226.
Select Committee on Intelligence: to receive a closed briefing on
certain intelligence matters from officials of the intelligence
community, 2:30 p.m., S-407, Capitol.
House
Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit,
Energy, and Research, hearing to review the future of next
generation biofuels, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
Committee on Armed Services, Defense Acquisition Reform Panel,
hearing on Can DOD Improve Innovation and Competition in Acquisition
by Better Utilizing Small Business? 8 a.m., 1310 Longworth.
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on Defeating
the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) and Other Asymmetric Threats:
Reviewing the Performance and Oversight of the Joint IED Defeat
Organization (JIEDDO), 10 a.m., 210 HVC.
Committee on Education and Labor, hearing on Nevada's Workplace
Health and Safety Enforcement Program: OSHA's Finding and
Recommendations, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
Committee on Energy and Commerce, to mark up H.R. 3126, Consumer
Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
Committee on Financial Services, hearing entitled ``Systemic
Regulation, Prudential Matters, Resolution Authority and
Securitization,'' 9:30 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Africa and Global
Health, hearing on A Call to Action on Food Security: the
Administration's Global Strategy, 9:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Management,
Investigations and Oversight, hearing entitled ``Creating `One DHS'
Part I: Standardizing Department of Homeland Security Financial
Management,'' 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and
Homeland Security, hearing on Racial Disparities in the Criminal
Justice System, 9:30 a.m., and to mark up H.R. 1064, Youth Prison
Reduction through Opportunities, Mentoring, Intervention, Support,
and Education Act, 10:30 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, to mark up the
following measurers: H.R. 1506, to provide that
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claims of the United States to certain documents relating to
Franklin Delano Roosevelt shall be treated as waived and
relinquished in certain circumstances; H. Res. 159, Honoring the New
Hampshire State Senate for becoming the 1st statewide legislative
body with a majority of women in the United States; H. Res. 727,
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Ovarian Cancer Awareness
Month; H. Res. 736, Honoring President Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
on `` Dedication Day'', November 19, 2009; H. Res. 742,
Congratulating the Warner Robins Little League softball team from
Warner Robins, Georgia, on winning the 2009 Little League Softball
World Series; H. Res. 743, Honoring the life of Frank McCourt for
his many contributions to American literature, education and
culture; H. Res. 780, Recognizing the celebration of Filipino
American History Month in October; H. Res. 798, Conveying the best
wishes of the House of Representatives to those celebrating Diwali;
H.R. 1849, World War I Memorial and Centennial Act of 2009; H.R.
3250, To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service
located at 1210 West Main Street in Riverhead, New York, as the
``Private First Class Garfield M. Langhorn Post Office Building;''
H.R. 3539, To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 427 Harrison Avenue in Harrison, New Jersey, as
the ``Patricia D. McGinty-Juhl Post Office Building;'' H.R. 3634, To
designate the United States Postal Service located at 109 Main
Street in Switon, Arkansas, as the ``George Kell Post Office;'' H.R.
3667, To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service
located at 16555 Springs Street in White Springs, Florida, as the
``Clyde L. Hillhouse Post Office Building;'' H.R. 3767, To designate
the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 170
North Main Street in Smithfield, Utah, as the ``W. Hazen Hillyard
Post Office Building;'' H.R. 3788, To designate the facility of the
United States Postal Service located at 3900 Darrow Road in Stow,
Ohio, as the ``Corporal Joseph A. Tomci Post Office Building;'' S.
748, To redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Service
located at 2777 Logan Avenue in San Diego, California, as the
``Cesar E. Chavez Post Office;'' and S. 1211, A bill to designate
the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 60
School Street, Orchard Park, New York, as the ``Jack F. Kemp Post
Office Building;'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Committee on Science and Technology, Subcommittee on Energy and
Environment, hearing on the Next Generation of Fusion Energy
Research, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on
Highways and Transit, hearing on Addressing the Problem of
Distracted Driving, 9:30 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Subcommittee on
Terrorism, Human Intelligence, Analysis and Counterintelligence,
executive, briefing on Hot Spots, 11 a.m., 304 HVC.
Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming,
hearing entitled ``Fraudulent Letters Opposing Clean Energy
Legislation,'' 9:30 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
Joint Meetings
Joint Economic Committee: to hold hearings to examine the impact
of the Recovery Act on economic growth, 10 a.m., 2237 Rayburn
Building.
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Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
HOUSE
Aderholt, Robert B., Ala., E2645, E2652
Bachmann, Michele, Minn., E2650
Bachus, Spencer, Ala., E2645
Calvert, Ken, Calif., E2648, E2652
Camp, Dave, Mich., E2648
Capuano, Michael E., Mass., E2651
Cassidy, Bill, La., E2645
Clarke, Yvette D., N.Y., E2648, E2650
Davis, Susan A., Calif., E2647
Hoekstra, Peter, Mich., E2647
Honda, Michael M., Calif., E2649
Israel, Steve, N.Y., E2646
Johnson, Timothy V., Ill., E2646
Langevin, James R., R.I., E2649
Larson, John B., Conn., E2652
Lipinski, Daniel, Ill., E2645
Luetkemeyer, Blaine, Mo., E2651
McGovern, James P., Mass., E2651
Massa, Eric J.J., N.Y., E2648
Mitchell, Harry E., Ariz., E2645, E2647
Murphy, Christopher S., Conn., E2650
Murphy, Patrick J., Pa., E2646, E2652
Pascrell, Bill, Jr., N.J., E2649
Poe, Ted, Tex., E2647
Quigley, Mike, Ill., E2647
Richardson, Laura, Calif., E2650
Rogers, Mike, Ala., E2648
Smith, Adam, Wash., E2646
Space, Zachary T., Ohio, E2651
Stark, Fortney Pete, Calif., E2651
Wolf, Frank R., Va., E2646
Young, C.W. Bill, Fla., E2645