Wednesday, February 3, 2010
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Daily Digest
Senate
Chamber Action
The Senate was not in session today. It will next meet at 12 noon, on
Thursday, February 4, 2010.
Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
BUDGET
Committee on Finance: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the
President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2011 for health
care proposals, after receiving testimony from Kathleen Sebelius,
Secretary of Health and Human Services.
House of Representatives
Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 17 public bills, H.R. 4577-
4593; and 9 resolutions, H.J. Res. 75 and H. Res. 1062-1064, 1066-1070,
were introduced.
Pages H554-55
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages H555-56
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
H. Res. 1065, providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to
the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 45) increasing the statutory limit on
the public debt (H. Rept. 111-411).
Page H554
Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Reverend
Bertrain Bailey, St. John Missionary Baptist Church.
Page H475
Suspension: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the
following measure:
Architect of the Capitol Appointment Act: H.R. 2843, amended, to
provide for the joint appointment of the Architect of the Capitol by
the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President pro tempore
of the Senate, the Majority and Minority Leaders of the House of
Representatives and Senate, and the chairs and ranking minority members
of the committees of Congress with jurisdiction over the Office of the
Architect of the Capitol.
Pages H480-82
Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To provide for the joint
appointment of the Architect of the Capitol by the Speaker of the House
of Representatives, the President pro tempore of the Senate, the
majority and minority leaders of the House of Representatives and
Senate, the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on House
Administration of the House of Representatives, the chair and ranking
minority member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
of the House of Representatives, the chair and ranking minority member
of the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, the chairs
and ranking minority members of the Committees on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives and Senate, and two other designated members
of the Senate, and for other purposes.''.
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Suspension--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following
measure under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were
postponed:
Social Security Disability Applicants' Access to Professional
Representation Act of 2010: H.R. 4532, to provide for permanent
extension of the attorney fee withholding procedures under title II of
the Social Security Act to title XVI of such Act, and to provide for
permanent extension of such procedures under titles II and XVI of such
Act to qualified non-attorney representatives.
Pages H482-86
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Moment of Silence: The House observed a moment of silence in honor of
the men and women in uniform who have given their lives in the service
of our nation in Iraq and Afghanistan, their families, and all who
serve in the armed forces and their families.
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Suspensions--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules
and pass the following measures which were debated on Tuesday, February
2nd:
Recognizing Brescia University for 60 years of leadership in higher
education: H. Res. 1043, amended, to recognize Brescia University for
60 years of leadership in higher education, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote
of 418 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 31;
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Recognizing November 14, 2009, as the 49th anniversary of the first
day of integrated schools in New Orleans, Louisiana: H. Res. 901,
amended, to recognize November 14, 2009, as the 49th anniversary of the
first day of integrated schools in New Orleans, Louisiana, by a \2/3\
yea-and-nay vote of 416 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 32; and
Pages H493-94
Commemorating the 65th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, a
Nazi concentration and extermination camp, honoring the victims of the
Holocaust, and expressing commitment to strengthen the fight against
bigotry and intolerance: H. Res. 1044, to commemorate the 65th
anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, a Nazi concentration and
extermination camp, honor the victims of the Holocaust, and express
commitment to strengthen the fight against bigotry and intolerance, by
a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 414 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No.
33.
Pages H494-95
Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``Commemorating the 65th
anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, a Nazi concentration and
extermination camp, honoring the victims of the Holocaust, and
expressing commitment to strengthen the fight against anti-Semitism,
bigotry, and intolerance.''.
Cybersecurity Enhancement Act: The House began consideration of H.R.
4061, to advance cybersecurity research, development, and technical
standards. Consideration is expected to resume tomorrow, February 4th.
Pages H495-H524
Pursuant to the rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute
recommended by the Committee on Science and Technology now printed in
the bill shall be considered as an original bill for the purpose of
amendment under the 5-minute rule.
Page H500
Agreed to:
Gordon amendment (No. 2 printed in H. Rept. 111-410) that allows
participants in the Federal Cyber Scholarship for Service program to
seek out opportunities for internships, or other meaningful
appointments, in the private sector;
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Matheson amendment (No. 4 printed in H. Rept. 111-410) that requires
the National Science Foundation to study ways to improve detection,
investigation, and prosecution of cyber crimes including piracy of
intellectual property, crimes against children, and organized crime;
Pages H505-06
Roskam amendment (No. 5 printed in H. Rept. 111-410) that strengthens
the involvement of community colleges in the development and
implementation of a national cybersecurity strategy;
Page H506
Edwards (MD) amendment (No. 6 printed in H. Rept. 111-410) that
directs NIST to work in cooperation with State, Federal, and private
sector partners to develop a framework that States may follow in order
to achieve effective cybersecurity practices in a timely and cost
effective manner;
Pages H506-07
Paulsen amendment (No. 7 printed in H. Rept. 111-410) that includes
international cooperation where appropriate as part of the
Cybersecurity Strategic Research and Development Plan;
Pages H507-08
Garamendi amendment (No. 9 printed in H. Rept. 111-410) that provides
for regional workshops as part of the Cybersecurity Awareness and
Education program;
Page H509
McCarthy (NY) amendment (No. 10 printed in H. Rept. 111-410) that
emphasizes that cybersecurity awareness and education efforts focus on
novice computer users, young and elderly populations, low-income
populations, and populations in areas of planned broadband expansion or
deployment;
Pages H509-10
Loretta Sanchez (CA) amendment (No. 11 printed in H. Rept. 111-410)
that adds ``job security clearance and suitability requirements'' to
the issues that are to be considered in the cybersecurity workforce
assessment;
Page H510
Langevin amendment (No. 12 printed in H. Rept. 111-410) that directs
the Cybersecurity Workforce Assessment to examine expanding temporary
assignments of private sector cybersecurity professionals to Federal
agencies;
Pages H510-11
Loretta Sanchez (CA) amendment (No. 13 printed in H. Rept. 111-410)
that facilitates access to realistic threats and vulnerabilities for
academic researchers during the development of the strategic plan in
section 103 Cybersecurity Strategic Research and Development Program.
The amendment also amends section 108 Cybersecurity University-Industry
Task Force to propose guidelines for the sharing
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of lessons learned of the effectiveness of new technologies from the
private sector to the public sector;
Pages H511-12
Shea-Porter amendment (No. 15 printed in H. Rept. 111-410) that
extends the service obligation for recipients of cybersecurity
scholarships or fellowships on a sliding scale depending on the degree
program;
Pages H512-13
Clarke amendment (No. 16 printed in H. Rept. 111-410) that enhances
the existing cybersecurity workforce assessment by including
contractors;
Pages H513-14
Bright amendment (No. 17 printed in H. Rept. 111-410) that requires a
National Academy of Sciences study on the role of community colleges in
cybersecurity education. The study will also identify best practices
related to cybersecurity education between community colleges and four-
year educational institutions;
Pages H514-15
Kratovil amendment (No. 22 printed in H. Rept. 111-410) that
instructs the Director of the National Science Foundation to establish,
on a merit-reviewed and competitive basis, a National Center of
Excellence for Cybersecurity as part of the Networking and Information
Technology and Research Development Program;
Page H518
Lipinski amendment (No. 23 printed in H. Rept. 111-410) that directs
the Comptroller General to submit a report examining weaknesses within
the current cybersecurity infrastructure;
Pages H518-19
Heinrich amendment (No. 25 printed in H. Rept. 111-410) that allows
national laboratories to be included as stakeholders in the
Cybersecurity Strategic Research and Development Plan;
Pages H519-20
Hastings (FL) amendment (No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 111-410) that
addresses the lack of minority representation in the cybersecurity
industry including women and African-Americans, Hispanics, and Native
Americans. The amendment adds language in Sec. 107 to describe how
successful programs are engaging said minorities and in Sec. 108 to
include minority-serving institutions on the Cybersecurity University-
Industry Task Force (by a recorded vote of 417 ayes to 5 noes, Roll No.
34);
Pages H503-04, H520-21
Flake amendment (No. 3 printed in H. Rept. 111-410) that prohibits
the earmarking of funds authorized for grants in the bill (by a
recorded vote of 396 ayes to 31 noes, Roll No. 35);
Pages H504-05, H521-22
Dahlkemper amendment (No. 8 printed in H. Rept. 111-410) that allows
collaboration between and among community colleges, universities, and
Manufacturing Extension Partnership Centers as an additional use for
the Computer and Network Security Capacity Building Grants under the
Cyber Security Research and Development Act (by a recorded vote of 419
ayes to 3 noes, Roll No. 36);
Pages H508-09, H522
Cuellar amendment (No. 14 printed in H. Rept. 111-410) that adds to
the Cybersecurity Strategic Research and Development plan a requirement
to determine how to strengthen all levels of cybersecurity education
and training programs to secure an adequate, well-trained workforce (by
a recorded vote of 416 ayes to 4 noes, Roll No. 37); and
Pages H512, H522-23
Connolly (VA) amendment (No. 18 printed in H. Rept. 111-410) that
emphasizes that promotion of cybersecurity education also must include
``children and young adults'' along with the other targeted audiences
(by a recorded vote of 417 ayes to 4 noes, Roll No. 38).
Pages H515-16, H523-24
Proceedings Postponed:
Halvorson amendment (No. 19 printed in H. Rept. 111-410) that seeks
to add veteran status as an additional item for consideration when
selecting individuals for the Federal Cyber Scholarship for Service;
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Kilroy amendment (No. 20 printed in H. Rept. 111-410) that seeks to
amend the Federal Cyber Scholarship for Service program to include
support for outreach activities that will improve the recruitment of
high school and community college students into cybersecurity-related
fields;
Pages H516-17
Kissell amendment (No. 21 printed in H. Rept. 111-410) that seeks to
instruct the National Science Foundation Director to include language
in its Computer and Network Security Capacity Building Grants mission
statement highlighting importance of curriculum on the principles and
techniques of designing secure software; and
Pages H517-18
Owens amendment (No. 24 printed in H. Rept. 111-410) that seeks to
require the Cybersecurity Strategic Research and Development plan to
include a component on technologies to secure sensitive information
shared among Federal agencies.
Page H519
H. Res. 1051, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was
agreed to by a recorded vote of 237 ayes to 176 noes, Roll No. 30,
after the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 238
yeas to 175 nays, Roll No. 29.
Pages H486-92
Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea-and-nay votes and six recorded votes
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H491-92,
H492, H493, H493-94, H494-95, H520-21, H521-22, H522, H522-23, and
H523. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 8:39 p.m.
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Committee Meetings
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice,
Science, and Related Agencies held a hearing on Science, Technology,
Engineering and Math Education 1. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses.
The Subcommittee also held a hearing on the Economic Development
Administration. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
TRANSPORTATION, AND HUD, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing
and Urban Development, and Related Agencies held a hearing on
Investments in Transportation Improvements: the FY 2011 Budget Request
for the Department of Transportation. Testimony was heard from Ray
LaHood, Secretary of Transportation
DEFENSE BUDGET FY 2011
Committee on Armed Services: Held a hearing on the Fiscal Year 2011
National Defense Authorization Budget Request from the Department of
Defense. Testimony was heard from. The following officials of the
Department of Defense: Robert M. Gates, Secretary; and ADM. Michael G.
Mullen, USN, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff.
SEXUAL ASSAULT IN THE MILITARY SERVICES REPORT
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Personnel held a
hearing on the report of the Defense Task Force on Sexual Assault in
the Military Services. Testimony was heard from the following officials
of the Department of Defense: Louis V. Iasiello, Co-Chair; and BG.
Sharon K.G. Dunbar, USAF, member, both with the Defense Task Force on
Sexual Assault in the Military Services.
ECONOMIC/LABOR PRIORITIES
Committee on Education and Labor: Held a hearing on Strengthening the
Economy and Improving the Lives of American Workers. Testimony was
heard from Hilda Solis, Secretary of Labor.
U.S. POLICY IN YEMEN
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Held a hearing on Yemen on the Brink:
Implications for U.S. Policy. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of State: Jeffrey D. Feltman, Assistant
Secretary, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs and former U.S. Ambassador to
Lebanon; and Robert F. Godec, Principal Deputy Coordinator,
Counterterrorism, Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism, and
former U.S. Ambassador to Tunisia; and public witnesses.
U.S. ROLE IN IRANIAN POLITICAL REFORM
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on the Middle East and South
Asia held a hearing on America and the Iranian Political Reform
Movement: First, Do No Harm. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
COMMITTEE FUNDING REVIEW
Committee on House Administration: Concluded hearings on Review of the
Use of Committee Funds in the First Session of the 111th Congress.
Testimony was heard from the following Committees, Chairman and
Members: Chairwoman Slaughter and David Dreier, Ranking Member,
Committee on Rules; Chairman Rahall and Doc Hastings of Washington,
Ranking Member, Committee on Natural Resources; Chairman Conyers and
Darrell Issa, Committee on the Judiciary; Chairman Towns, and Darrell
Issa, Ranking Member, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform; and
Chairman Barney Frank of Massachusetts, and Spencer Bachus, Ranking
Member, Committee on Financial Services.
CAMPAIGN FINANCE SUPREME COURT ACTIVISM
Committee on House Administration: Held a hearing on Defining the
Future of Campaign Finance in an Age of Supreme Court Activism.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
SUPREME COURT'S CORPORATE CAMPAIGN FINANCE RULING
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil
Rights, and Civil Liberties held a hearing on the First Amendment and
Campaign Finance After Citizens United. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses.
D.C. HALFWAY HOUSES
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on Federal
Workforce, Postal Service and the District of Columbia held a hearing
entitled ``Half Way Home to the District: The Role of Halfway Houses in
Reducing Crime and Recidivism in the Nation's Capital.'' Testimony was
heard from Louis Eichenlaub, Mid-Atlantic Regional Director, Bureau of
Prisons, Department of Justice; Adrienne Poteat, Acting Director, Court
Services and Offender Supervision, District of Columbia; and public
witnesses.
DEBT LIMIT INCREASE
Committee on Rules: Committee granted, by a record vote of 8 to 3, a
rule providing for the consideration
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of the Senate amendment to H.J. Res. 45, increasing the statutory limit
on the public debt and the ``Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.'' The
rule makes in order a motion offered by the Majority Leader or his
designee that the House concur in the Senate amendment to H.J. Res. 45.
The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the
motion except those arising under clause 10 of rule XXI. The rule
provides that the Senate amendment shall be considered as read. The
rule provides one hour of debate on the motion equally divided and
controlled by the Majority Leader and Minority Leader or their
designees.
The rule provides that the question on adoption of the motion shall
be divided between concurring in the matter preceding title I of the
Senate amendment and concurring in the matter comprising titles I and
II of the Senate amendment. The first portion of the divided question
shall be considered as adopted. If the second portion of the divided
question fails of adoption, then the House shall be considered to have
made no disposition of the Senate amendment. Testimony was heard from
Representatives Neal, Andrews and Camp.
NASA KEY ISSUES AND CHALLENGES
Committee on Science and Technology: Subcommittee on Space and
Aeronautics held a hearing on Key Issues and Challenges Facing NASA:
Views of the Agency's Watchdogs. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of NASA: Paul K. Martin, Inspector General; VADM Joseph W.
Dyer, USN (ret.), Chair, Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel; and Cristina
T. Chaplain, Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management, GAO.
NEXT GENERATION PASSENGER SCREENING TECHNOLOGIES
Committee on Science and Technology: Subcommittee on Technology and
Innovation held a hearing on Passenger Screening R&D: Responding to
President Obama's Call to Develop and Deploy the Next Generation of
Screening Technologies. Testimony was heard from Brad Buswell, Deputy
Under Secretary, Science and Technology Directorate, Department of
Homeland Security; Bert Coursey, Program Manager, Coordinated National
Security Standards Program, National Institute of Standards and
Technology, Department of Commerce; Penrose Albright, Principal
Associate Director, Global Security, Lawrence Livermore National
Laboratory; and a public witness.
FEMA'S URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE PROGRAM
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management held a
hearing on FEMA's Urban Search and Rescue Program in Haiti: How to
Apply Lessons Learned at Home. Testimony was heard from William
Carwille, Assistant Administrator, Response and Recovery, FEMA,
Department of Homeland Security; and public witnesses.
VETERANS' BENEFITS IMPROVEMENT ACT
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Disability Assistance
and Memorial Affairs held a hearing on Implementation and Status Update
on the Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act, P.L. 110-389. Testimony was
heard from Bradley G. Mayes, Director, Compensation and Pension
Service, Veterans Benefit Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs; representatives of veterans organizations; and a public
witness.
VA CONTRACT HEALTH CARE
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing
to review VA Contract Health Care: Project HERO. Testimony was heard
from the following officials of the Department of Veterans Affairs:
Belinda Finn, Assistant Inspector General, Audit and Evaluations,
Office of the Inspector General; and Gary Baker, Chief Business
Officer, Veterans Health Administration; Sidath Viranga Panangala,
Specialist in Veterans Policy, Congressional Research Service, Library
of Congress; and representatives of veterans organizations.
PRESIDENT'S FY 2011 BUDGET
Committee on Ways and Means: Held a hearing on the President's Budget
for Fiscal Year 2011 Budget. Testimony was heard from Timothy Geithner,
Secretary of the Treasury; and Peter Orszag, Director, OMB.
ANNUAL THREAT ASSESSMENT
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Held a hearing on the
Annual Threat Assessment, Part 1, and executive, Part II. Testimony was
heard from Dennis C. Blair, Director, Office of the Director of
National Intelligence.
COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,
FEBRUARY 4, 2010
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Senate
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: business meeting
to consider the nominations of Kevin Wolf, of Virginia, to be
Assistant Secretary for Export Administration, Suresh Kumar, of New
Jersey, to be Assistant Secretary and Director General of the United
States and Foreign Commercial Service, and David W. Mills, of
Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement, all of
the Department of Commerce, Douglas A.
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Criscitello, of Virginia, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department
of Housing and Urban Development, Theodore W. Tozer, of Ohio, to be
President, Government National Mortgage Association, and Orlan
Johnson, of Maryland, and Sharon Y. Bowen, of New York, both to be a
Director of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation; to be
immediately followed by a hearing to examine the implications of the
``Volcker Rules'' for financial stability, 10:30 a.m., SD-538.
Committee on the Budget: to hold hearings to examine the
President's proposed budget request and revenue proposals for fiscal
year 2011, 10 a.m., SD-608.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold
hearings to examine financial services and products, focusing on the
role of the Federal Trade Commission in protecting consumers, 2:30
p.m., SR-253.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hearings to
examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2011
for the Department of Energy, 10 a.m., SD-366.
Committee on Environment and Public Works: business meeting to
consider General Services Administration (GSA) resolutions, Time to
be announced, Room to be announced.
Subcommittee on Superfund, Toxics and Environmental Health, to
hold hearings to examine current science on public exposures to
toxic chemicals, 10 a.m., SD-406.
Committee on Finance: to continue hearings to examine the
President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2011, 10 a.m.,
SD-215.
Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on International
Development and Foreign Assistance, Economic Affairs and
International Environmental Protection, to hold hearings to examine
Haiti reconstruction, focusing on smart planning moving forward, 3
p.m., SD-419.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: business
meeting to consider the nomination of Craig Becker, of Illinois, to
be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board, and any pending
nominations, 10 a.m., SD-430.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Permanent
Subcommittee on Investigations, to hold hearings to examine keeping
foreign corruption out of the United States, focusing on four case
histories, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider S. 1789,
to restore fairness to Federal cocaine sentencing, 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. 1765, to amend the Hate Crime Statistics Act to
include crimes against the homeless, S. 1554, to amend the Juvenile
Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to prevent later
delinquency and improve the health and well-being of maltreated
infants and toddlers through the development of local Court Teams
for Maltreated Infants and Toddlers and the creation of a National
Court Teams Resource Center to assist such Court Teams, H.R. 1741,
to require the Attorney General to make competitive grants to
eligible State, tribal, and local governments to establish and
maintain certain protection and witness assistance programs, S.
1132, to amend title 18, United States Code, to improve the
provisions relating to the carrying of concealed weapons by law
enforcement officers, and the nominations of Edward Milton Chen, to
be United States District Judge for the Northern District of
California, Louis B. Butler, Jr., to be United States District Judge
for the Western District of Wisconsin, Nancy D. Freudenthal, to be
United States District Judge for the District of Wyoming, Denzil
Price Marshall, Jr., to be United States District Judge for the
Eastern District of Arkansas, Benita Y. Pearson, to be United States
District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio, Timothy S. Black,
to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of
Ohio, and Christopher H. Schroeder, of North Carolina, Mary L.
Smith, of Illinois, and Dawn Elizabeth Johnsen, of Indiana, all to
be an Assistant Attorney General, and James P. Lynch, of the
District of Columbia, to be Director of the Bureau of Justice
Statistics, all of the Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SD-226.
Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights,
to hold hearings to examine the Comcast/NBC Universal Merger,
focusing on the future of competition and consumers, 2:30 p.m., SD-
226.
Select Committee on Intelligence: closed business meeting to
consider pending calendar business, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
House
Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice,
Science, and Related Agencies, to continue hearings on Science,
Technology, Engineering and Math Education 2, 10 a.m., H-309
Capitol.
Committee on Armed Services, hearing on the 2009 Quadrennial
Defense Review, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
Committee on Education and Labor, to mark up H.R. 4247, Preventing
Harmful Restraint and Seclusion in Schools Act, 11 a.m., 2175
Rayburn.
Committee on Energy and Commerce, hearing on Department of Health
and Human Services Fiscal Year 2011 Budget, 2 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and the Internet,
hearing entitled ``An Examination of the Proposed Combination of
Comcast and NBC Universal,'' 9:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Management,
Investigations, and Oversight, hearing entitled ``Furthering the
Mission or Having Fun: Lax Travel Policies Cost DHS Millions,'' 10
a.m., 311 Cannon.
Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Commercial and
Administrative Law, hearing on State Taxation: The Role of Congress
in Defining Nexus, 11 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water and Power,
hearing on H.R. 4225, to authorize drought assistance adjustments to
provide immediate funding for
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projects and activities that will help alleviate record unemployment
and diminished agricultural production related to the drought in
California, 10 a.m., 1324 Rayburn.
Committee on Science and Technology, Subcommittee on Energy and
Environment, hearing on Geoengineering II: The Scientific Basis and
Engineering Challenges, 10 a.m., 2325 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Research and Science Education, hearing on
Strengthening Undergraduate and Graduate STEM Education, 10:30 a.m.,
2318 Rayburn.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on
Aviation, hearing on Update: The Federal Aviation Administrations's
Call to Action on Airline Safety and Pilot Training, 10 a.m., 2167
Rayburn.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs, hearing on VA's Budget Request for
Fiscal Year 2011 and Fiscal Year 2012, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
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Next Meeting of the SENATE
12 p.m., Thursday, February 4
Senate Chamber
Program for Thursday: Senate will resume consideration of the
nomination of M. Patricia Smith, of New York, to be Solicitor for the
Department of Labor, and after a period of debate, vote on confirmation
of the nomination; following which, Senate will resume consideration of
the nomination of Martha N. Johnson, of Maryland, to be Administrator
of General Services, and after a period of debate, vote on the motion
to invoke cloture on the nomination, and if cloture is invoked, vote on
confirmation of the nomination.
Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
10 a.m., Thursday, February 4
House Chamber
Program for Thursday: Complete consideration of H.R. 4061--
Cybersecurity Enhancement Act. Consideration of the Senate amendment to
H.J. Res. 45--Increasing the statutory limit on the public debt
(Subject to a Rule).
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Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
HOUSE
Andrews, Robert E., N.J., E141
Barrett, J. Gresham, S.C., E145
Brown-Waite, Ginny, Fla., E143
Carney, Christopher P., Pa., E142
Castle, Michael N., Del., E139, E140, E141
Coble, Howard, N.C., E142
Coffman, Mike, Colo., E148
Faleomavaega, Eni F.H., American Samoa, E145
Green, Al, Tex., E146, E148
Honda, Michael M., Calif., E143
Kagen, Steve, Wisc., E140
Kaptur, Marcy, Ohio, E146
Kennedy, Patrick J., R.I., E140
Kucinich, Dennis J., Ohio, E140
Larson, John B., Conn., E144
Lipinski, Daniel, Ill., E141
Maloney, Carolyn B., N.Y., E146, E148
Mitchell, Harry E., Ariz., E141
Peters, Gary C., Mich., E140
Pitts, Joseph R., Pa., E143
Poe, Ted, Tex., E141
Putnam, Adam H., Fla., E144
Radanovich, George, Calif., E139, E142, E145
Rangel, Charles B., N.Y., E144
Sherman, Brad, Calif., E147
Shuster, Bill, Pa., E142
Skelton, Ike, Mo., E144
Smith, Lamar, Tex., E139, E146
Sullivan, John, Okla., E145
Weiner, Anthony D., N.Y., E147
Woolsey, Lynn C., Calif., E139