Thursday, February 4, 2010
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Daily Digest
HIGHLIGHTS
Senator-Elect Scott Brown, of Massachusetts, was administered the
oath of Office by the Vice President.
Senate
Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S451-S505
Measures Introduced: Twenty four bills and five resolutions were
introduced, as follows: S. 2982-3005, S.J. Res. 27, and S. Res. 407-
410.
Pages S481-82
Measures Reported:
S. 850, to amend the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection
Act and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to
improve the conservation of sharks, with an amendment in the nature of
a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 111-124)
S. 952, to develop and promote a comprehensive plan for a national
strategy to address harmful algal blooms and hypoxia through baseline
research, forecasting and monitoring, and mitigation and control while
helping communities detect, control, and mitigate coastal and Great
Lakes harmful algal blooms and hypoxia events, with an amendment in the
nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 111-125)
Page S481
Becker Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the
nomination of Craig Becker, of Illinois, to be a Member of the National
Labor Relations Board.
Page S502
A motion was entered to close further debate on the nomination, and,
in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of
the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur on Monday, February 8, 2010.
Page S502
Greenaway and Becker Nominations--Agreement: A unanimous-consent
agreement was reached providing that at 2 p.m., on Monday, February 8,
2010, Senate begin consideration of the nomination of Joseph A.
Greenaway, Jr., of New Jersey, to be United States Circuit Judge for
the Third Circuit, and resume consideration of the nomination of Craig
Becker, of Illinois, to be a Member of the National Labor Relations
Board; with the time until 5 p.m., equally divided and controlled
between the two Leaders, or their designees; and that the debate time
run concurrently with respect to Joseph. A. Greenaway, Jr., of New
Jersey, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit, and
the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Craig Becker, of
Illinois, to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board; that at
5 p.m., Senate vote on confirmation of the nomination of Joseph A.
Greenaway, Jr., of New Jersey, to be United States Circuit Judge for
the Third Circuit; that upon disposition of the nomination of Joseph.
A. Greenaway, Jr., of New Jersey, to be United States Circuit Judge for
the Third Circuit, Senate vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the
nomination of Craig Becker, of Illinois, to be a Member of the National
Labor Relations Board.
Page S502
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
By 60 yeas 37 nays (Vote No. EX. 18), M. Patricia Smith, of New York,
to be Solicitor for the Department of Labor.
Pages S452-56, S505
By unanimous vote of 96 yeas (Vote No. EX. 20), Martha N. Johnson, of
Maryland, to be Administrator of General Services.
Pages S456-68, S505
During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the
following action:
By 82 yeas to 16 nays (Vote No. 19), three-fifths of those Senators
duly chosen and sworn, having voted in the affirmative, Senate agreed
to the motion to close further debate on the nomination.
Page S466
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
Daryl J. Boness, of Maine, to be a Member of the Marine Mammal
Commission for a term expiring May 13, 2013.
Larry Robinson, of Hawaii, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for
Oceans and Atmosphere.
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Elizabeth Erny Foote, of Louisiana, to be United States District
Judge for the Western District of Louisiana.
Mark A. Goldsmith, of Michigan, to be United States District Judge
for the Eastern District of Michigan.
Marc T. Treadwell, of Georgia, to be United States District Judge for
the Middle District of Georgia.
Josephine Staton Tucker, of California, to be United States District
Judge for the Central District of California.
David B. Fein, of Connecticut, to be United States Attorney for the
District of Connecticut for the term of four years.
Timothy Q. Purdon, of North Dakota, to be United States Attorney for
the District of North Dakota for the term of four years.
Parker Loren Carl, of Kentucky, to be United States Marshal for the
Eastern District of Kentucky for the term of four years.
Kerry Joseph Forestal, of Indiana, to be United States Marshal for
the Southern District of Indiana for the term of four years.
Gerald Sidney Holt, of Virginia, to be United States Marshal for the
Western District of Virginia for the term of four years.
Clifton Timothy Massanelli, of Arkansas, to be United States Marshal
for the Eastern District of Arkansas for the term of four years.
Scott Jerome Parker, of North Carolina, to be United States Marshal
for the Eastern District of North Carolina for the term of four years.
3 Coast Guard nominations in the rank of admiral.
Routine lists in the Marine Corps.
Pages S503-05
Messages from the House:
Page S480
Measures Referred:
Page S481
Executive Reports of Committees:
Page S481
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages S482-84
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Pages S484-S501
Additional Statements:
Pages S479-80
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
Page S501
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
Page S502
Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--20)
Pages S456, S466, S467
Adjournment: Senate convened at 12 noon and adjourned at 6:54 p.m.,
until 2 p.m. on Monday, February 8, 2010. (For Senate's program, see
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on pages S502-03.)
Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee ordered
favorably reported 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. 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.
FINANCIAL STABILITY
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded a
hearing to examine the implications of the ``Volcker Rules'' for
financial stability, after receiving testimony from E. Gerald Corrigan,
Goldman, Sachs and Co., and John Reed, both of New York, New York;
Simon Johnson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of
Management, and Hal S. Scott, Harvard Law School, both of Cambridge,
Massachusetts; and Barry Zubrow, JPMorgan Chase, Far Hills, New Jersey.
BUDGET
Committee on the Budget: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the
President's proposed budget request and revenue proposals for fiscal
year 2011, after receiving testimony from Timothy F. Geithner,
Secretary of the Treasury.
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded
a hearing to examine financial services and products, focusing on the
role of the Federal Trade Commission in protecting consumers, after
receiving testimony from Jonathan D. Leibowitz, Chairman, Federal Trade
Commission.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY BUDGET
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded a
hearing to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal
year 2011 for the Department of Energy, after receiving testimony from
Steven Chu, Secretary of Energy.
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TOXIC CHEMICALS EXPOSURE
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Subcommittee on Superfund,
Toxics and Environmental Health concluded a hearing to examine current
science on public exposures to toxic chemicals, including the extent to
which the Environmental Protection Agency incorporates information from
biomonitoring studies into its assessments of chemicals, after
receiving testimony from Steve Owens, Assistant Administrator, Office
of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, Environmental
Protection Agency; Henry Falk, Acting Director, National Center for
Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, and Linda Birnbaum,
Director, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National
Institutes of Health, and Director, National Toxicology Program, both
of the Department of Health and Human Services; John Stephenson,
Director, Natural Resources and Environment, Government Accountability
Office; Kenneth A. Cook, Environmental Working Group, Washington, D.C.;
Charles McKay, Hartford Hospital Department of Traumatology and
Emergency Medicine, Hartford, Connecticut; Tracey J. Woodruff,
University of California Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and
Reproductive Sciences, San Francisco; and Molly Jones Gray, Seattle,
Washington.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee ordered favorably
reported General Services Administration (GSA) resolutions.
BUDGET
Committee on Finance: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the
President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2011, after
receiving testimony from Peter Orszag, Director, Office of Management
and Budget.
HAITI RECONSTRUCTION
Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on International
Development and Foreign Assistance, Economic Affairs and International
Environmental Protection concluded a hearing to examine Haiti
reconstruction, focusing on smart planning moving forward, after
receiving testimony from Robert Maguire, Trinity Washington University,
and Mark L. Schneider, International Crisis Group, both of Washington,
D.C.; and Charles MacCormack, Save the Children, Westport, Connecticut.
FOREIGN CORRUPTION
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Permanent
Subcommittee on Investigations concluded a hearing to examine keeping
foreign corruption out of the United States, focusing on four case
histories, after receiving testimony from David T. Johnson, Assistant
Secretary, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement
Affairs, Department of State; Janice Ayala, Assistant Director, Office
of Investigations, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement,
Department of Homeland Security; James H. Freis, Jr., Director,
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, Department of the Treasury;
Jeffery C. Birrell, The Grace Group, McLean, Virginia; William J. Fox,
Bank of America, Charlotte, North Carolina; Brenda K. Cobb, Insured
Aircraft Title Service, Inc., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Wiecher
Mandemaker, HSBC Bank USA, N.A., Washington, D.C.; Michael Jay Berger,
and George I. Nagler, both of Beverly Hills, California; and Neal
Baddin, West Hollywood, California.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee ordered
favorably reported the nominations of Craig Becker, of Illinois, to be
a Member of the National Labor Relations Board, Cynthia L. Attwood, of
Virginia, to be a Member of the Occupational Safety and Health Review
Commission, Irvin M. Mayfield, Jr., of Louisiana, to be a Member of the
National Council on the Arts, and Kathleen S. Tighe, of Virginia, to be
Inspector General, Department of Education,
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee ordered favorably reported 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, and
Christopher H. Schroeder, of North Carolina, and Mary L. Smith, of
Illinois, both to be an Assistant Attorney General, both of the
Department of Justice.
COMCAST/UNIVERSAL MERGER
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition
Policy and Consumer Rights to examine the Comcast/NBC Universal Merger,
focusing on the future of competition and consumers, after receiving
testimony from Brian L. Roberts, Comcast Corporation, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania; Jeff Zucker, NBC Universal, New York, New York; Colleen
Abdoulah, WOW!, Denver, Colorado; and Mark Cooper, Consumer Federation
of America, and Andrew Schwartzman, Media Access Project, both of
Washington, D.C.
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BUSINESS MEETING
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee met in closed session to
consider pending intelligence matters.
Committee recessed subject to the call.
House of Representatives
Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 22 public bills, H.R. 4594-
4615; and 7 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 234 and H. Res. 1071-1076, were
introduced.
Pages H601-02
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages H602-03
Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed
Representative Baldwin to act as Speaker Pro Tempore for today.
Page H557
Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Reverend Andrew
Walton, Capitol Hill Presbyterian Church.
Page H557
Cybersecurity Enhancement Act: The House passed H.R. 4061, to advance
cybersecurity research, development, and technical standards, by a yea-
and-nay vote of 422 yeas to 5 nays, Roll No. 43. Consideration of the
measure began yesterday, February 3rd.
Pages H559-63
Agreed to:
Halvorson amendment (No. 19 printed in H. Rept. 111-410) that was
debated on February 3rd that adds veteran status as an additional item
for consideration when selecting individuals for the Federal Cyber
Scholarship for Service (by a recorded vote of 424 ayes with none
voting ``no'', Roll No. 39);
Pages H559-60
Kilroy amendment (No. 20 printed in H. Rept. 111-410) that was
debated on February 3rd that amends 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 (by a recorded vote of 419 ayes to 4
noes, Roll No. 40);
Page H560
Kissell amendment (No. 21 printed in H. Rept. 111-410) that was
debated on February 3rd that instructs 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 (by a recorded vote of 423 ayes to 6 noes, Roll No. 41); and
Pages H560-61
Owens amendment (No. 24 printed in H. Rept. 111-410) that was debated
on February 3rd that requires the Cybersecurity Strategic Research and
Development plan to include a component on technologies to secure
sensitive information shared among Federal agencies (by a recorded vote
of 430 ayes with none voting ``no'', Roll No. 42).
Pages H561-62
Agreed that the Clerk be authorized to make technical and conforming
changes to reflect the actions of the House.
Page H563
H. Res. 1051, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was
agreed to yesterday, February 3rd.
Suspensions--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules
and pass the following measures which were debated on Tuesday, February
2nd:
Honoring the life and sacrifice of Medgar Evers and congratulating
the United States Navy for naming a supply ship after Medgar Evers: H.
Res. 1022, to honor the life and sacrifice of Medgar Evers and to
congratulate the United States Navy for naming a supply ship after
Medgar Evers, by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 426 yeas with none voting
``nay'', Roll No. 44;
Pages H571-72
Expressing support for designation of January 2010 as ``National
Stalking Awareness Month'' to raise awareness and encourage prevention
of stalking: H. Res. 960, to express support for designation of January
2010 as ``National Stalking Awareness Month'' to raise awareness and
encourage prevention of stalking; and
Page H593
Criminal History Background Checks Pilot Extension Act: S. 2950, to
extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal
history background checks.
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Suspension--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules
and pass the following measure which was debated on Wednesday, February
3rd:
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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, by a 2/3 yea-and-nay
vote of 412 yeas to 6 nays, Roll No. 47.
Pages H573-74
Increasing the statutory limit on the public debt: The House agreed to
the Senate amendment to H. J. Res. 45, to increase the statutory limit
on the public debt.
Pages H574-93
Pursuant to the rule, the portion of the Senate amendment prior to
title I is considered as agreed to.
Page H593
On a division of the question, the House adopted the second portion
of the Senate amendment comprising titles I and II by a yea-and-nay
vote of 233 yeas to 187 nays, Roll No. 48.
Page H593
H. Res. 1065, the rule providing for consideration of the Senate
amendment, was agreed to by a recorded vote of 217 ayes to 212 noes,
Roll No. 46, after the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay
vote of 233 yeas to 195 nays, Roll No. 45.
Pages H563-71, H572-73
Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns on Friday, February
5th it adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 9th for
morning hour debate.
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Quorum Calls Votes: Five yea-and-nay votes and five recorded votes
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H559-60,
H560, H561, H561-62, H562-63, H571-72, H572, H573, H573-74, and H593.
There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 4:48 p.m.
Committee Meetings
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice,
Science, and Related Agencies continued hearings on Science,
Technology, Engineering and Math Education 2. Testimony was heard from
public witnesses.
QUADRENNIAL DEFENSE REVIEW
Committee on Armed Services: Held a hearing on the 2009 Quadrennial
Defense Review. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of Defense: Michele A. Flourney, Under Secretary, Policy;
VADM P. Stephen Stanley, USN, Director, Force Structure, Resources, and
Assessment, J8, The Joint Staff; and Christine Fox, Director, Cost
Assessment and Program Evaluation.
PREVENTING HARMFUL RESTRAINT AND SECLUSION IN SCHOOLS ACT
Committee on Education and Labor: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R.
4247, Preventing Harmful Restraint and Seclusion in Schools Act.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES FY 2011 BUDGET
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Held a hearing on Department of
Health and Human Services Fiscal Year 2011 Budget. Testimony was heard
from Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services.
COMCAST/NBC UNIVERSAL MERGER
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Communications,
Technology and the Internet held a hearing entitled ``An Examination of
the Proposed Combination of Comcast and NBC Universal.'' Testimony was
heard from public witnesses.
HOMELAND SECURITY EMPLOYEE TRAVEL POLICIES
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Management,
Investigations, and Oversight held a hearing entitled ``Furthering the
Mission or Having Fun: Lax Travel Policies Cost DHS Millions.''
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of
Homeland Security: Elaine Duke, Under Secretary, Management; and Carl
Mann, Assistant Inspector General, Inspections, Office of Inspector
General.
STATE TAXATION
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Commercial and
Administrative Law held a hearing on State Taxation: The Role of
Congress in Defining Nexus. Testimony was heard from R. Bruce Johnson,
Commissioner, Tax Commission, State of Utah; and public witnesses.
CALIFORNIA DROUGHT ASSISTANCE
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Water and Power held a
hearing on H.R. 4225, To authorize drought assistance adjustments to
provide immediate funding for projects and activities that will help
alleviate record unemployment and diminished agricultural production
related to the drought in California. Testimony was heard from
Representatives Cardoza and Nunes; Michael Connor, Commissioner, Bureau
of Reclamation, Department of the Interior; John McCamman, Director,
Department of
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Fish and Game, State of California; and a public witness.
GEOENGINEERING
Committee on Science and Technology: Subcommittee on Energy and
Environment continued hearings on Geoengineering II: The Scientific
Basis and Engineering Challenges. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses.
COLLEGE SCIENCE-TECH ENGINEERING-MATH EDUCATION
Committee on Science and Technology: Subcommittee on Research and
Science Education, held a hearing on Strengthening Undergraduate and
Graduate STEM Education. Testimony was heard from Joan Ferrini-Mundy,
Acting Assistant Director, Directorate for Education and Human
Resources, NSF; and public witnesses.
FAA AIRLINE SAFETY/PILOT TRAINING
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on
Aviation held a hearing on Update: The Federal Aviation
Administration's Call to Action on Airline Safety and Pilot Training.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of
Transportation: J. Randolph Babbitt, Administrator, FAA; and Calvin L.
Scovel III, Inspector General.
VA BUDGET REQUEST
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Held a hearing on VA's Budget Request
for Fiscal Year 2011 and Fiscal Year 2012. Testimony was heard from
Eric K. Shinseki, Secretary of Veterans Affairs; and representative of
veterans organizations.
Joint Meetings
No joint committee meetings were held.
NEW PUBLIC LAWS
(For last listing of Public Laws, see Daily Digest, p. D65)
H.R. 1817, to designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 116 North West Street in Somerville, Tennessee, as
the ``John S. Wilder Post Office Building''. Signed on January 29,
2010. (Public Law 111-128)
H.R. 2877, to designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 76 Brookside Avenue in Chester, New York, as the
``1st Lieutenant Louis Allen Post Office''. Signed on January 29, 2010.
(Public Law 111-129)
H.R. 3072, to designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 9810 Halls Ferry Road in St. Louis, Missouri, as the
``Coach Jodie Bailey Post Office Building''. Signed on January 29,
2010. (Public Law 111-130)
H.R. 3319, to designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 440 South Gulling Street in Portola, California, as
the ``Army Specialist Jeremiah Paul McCleery Post Office Building''.
Signed on January 29, 2010. (Public Law 111-131)
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''. Signed on January
29, 2010. (Public Law 111-132)
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''. Signed on January 29,
2010. (Public Law 111-133)
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''. Signed on January 29, 2010.
(Public Law 111-134)
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''. Signed on January 29, 2010.
(Public Law 111-135)
H.R. 4508, to provide for an additional temporary extension of
programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment
Act of 1958. Signed on January 29, 2010. (Public Law 111-136)
H.R. 1377, to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand veteran
eligibility for reimbursement by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for
emergency treatment furnished in a non-Department facility. Signed on
February 1, 2010. (Public Law 111-137)
S. 692, to provide that claims of the United States to certain
documents relating to Franklin Delano Roosevelt shall be treated as
waived and relinquished in certain circumstances. Signed on February 1,
2010. (Public Law 111-138)
COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR FRIDAY,
FEBRUARY 5, 2010
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Senate
No meetings/hearings scheduled.
House
No committee meetings are scheduled.
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Joint Meetings
Joint Economic Committee: to hold hearings to examine the
employment situation for January 2010, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD
Week of February 8 through February 13, 2010
Senate Chamber
On Monday, at 2 p.m., Senate will debate concurrently the nominations
of Joseph A. Greenaway, Jr., of New Jersey, to be United States Circuit
Judge for the Third Circuit, and Craig Becker, of Illinois, to be a
Member of the National Labor Relations Board, and after a period of
debate, vote on confirmation of the nomination of Joseph A. Greenaway,
Jr., of New Jersey, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third
Circuit, and vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of
Craig Becker, of Illinois, to be a Member of the National Labor
Relations Board, at 5 p.m.
During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any cleared
legislative and executive business.
Senate Committees
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Committee on Armed Services: February 9, to hold hearings to
examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2011
for Defense Authorization and the Future Years Defense Program, 9:30
a.m., SDG-50.
February 9, Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing on
policies, procedures, and practices relating to the transfer of
detainees held at the Guantanamo Detention Facility, 2:30 p.m., SVC-
217.
February 10, Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing on the
status of the Nuclear Posture Review, 2:30 p.m., SVC-217.
February 11, Full Committee, to resume hearings to examine the
``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: February 10,
Subcommittee on Security and International Trade and Finance, to
hold hearings to examine equipping financial regulators with the
tools necessary to monitor systemic risk, 9:30 a.m., SD-538.
Committee on the Budget: February 9, to hold hearings to examine
the economic outlook and risks for the Federal budget and debt, 10
a.m., SD-608.
February 10, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine setting
and meeting an appropriate target for fiscal sustainability, 10
a.m., SD-608.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: February 9, to
hold hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for
fiscal year 2011 for the Department of Transportation, 2:30 p.m.,
SR-253.
February 11, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine aviation
security, focusing on passenger screening technology and advanced
screening methods, 10 a.m., SR-253.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: February 9, to hold
hearings to examine financial transmission rights and other
electricity market mechanisms, 10 a.m., SD-366.
February 9, Subcommittee on Water and Power, to hold an oversight
hearing to examine the Bureau of Reclamation's implementation of the
SECURE Water Act, (Title 9501 of Public Law 111-11) and the Bureau
of Reclamation's Water Conservation Initiative which includes the
Challenge Grant Program, the Basin Study Program and the Title XVI
Program, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
February 10, Full Committee, business meeting to consider any
pending nominations; to be immediately followed by a hearing to
examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2011
for the Department of the Interior, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
February 11, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the
Department of Energy's Loan Guarantee Program, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
Committee on Environment and Public Works: February 9, to hold
hearings to examine the nominations of William D. Magwood IV, of
Maryland, William Charles Ostendorff, of Virginia, and George
Apostolakis, of Massachusetts, all to be a Member of the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, 10 a.m., SD-406.
February 9, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the
nominations of Arthur Allen Elkins, Jr., of Maryland, to be
Inspector General, Environmental Protection Agency, Earl F. Gohl,
Jr., of the District of Columbia, to be Federal Cochairman of the
Appalachian Regional Commission, and Sandford Blitz, of Maine, to be
Federal Cochairperson of the Northern Border Regional Commission,
2:30 p.m., SD-406.
February 10, Subcommittee on Water and Wildlife, to hold hearings
to examine collaborative solutions to wildlife and habitat
management, 10 a.m., SD-406.
February 10, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the
nominations of Marilyn A. Brown, of Georgia, Barbara Short Haskew,
of Tennessee, Neil G. McBride, of Tennessee, and William B. Sansom,
of Tennessee, all to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the
Tennessee Valley Authority, 2:30 p.m., SD-406.
February 11, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine global
warming impacts, including public health, in the United States, 10
a.m., SD-406.
Committee on Foreign Relations: February 9, business meeting to
consider S. 2961, to provide debt relief to Haiti, S. 1382, to
improve and expand the Peace Corps for the 21st century, a simple
resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the recovery,
rehabilitation, and rebuilding of Haiti following the humanitarian
crisis caused by the January 12, 2010 earthquake in Haiti, S. Res.
400, urging the implementation of a comprehensive strategy to
address instability in Yemen, S. Res. 404, supporting full
implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement and other
efforts to promote peace and stability in Sudan, and the nominations
of Leocadia Irine Zak, of the District of Columbia, to be Director
of the
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Trade and Development Agency, Walter Crawford Jones, of Maryland, to
be United States Director of the African Development Bank, and
Douglas A. Rediker, of Massachusetts, to be United States Alternate
Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund, and Ian Hoddy
Solomon, of Maryland, to be United States Executive Director of the
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Donald E.
Booth, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Federal Democratic
Republic of Ethiopia, Bisa Williams, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador
to the Republic of Niger, Beatrice Wilkinson Welters, of Virginia,
to be Ambassador to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Scott H.
DeLisi, of Minnesota, to be Ambassador to the Federal Democratic
Republic of Nepal, Harry K. Thomas, Jr., of New York, to be
Ambassador to the Republic of the Philippines, David Adelman, of
Georgia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Singapore, Rosemary
Anne DiCarlo, of the District of Columbia, to be Representative of
the United States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly
of the United Nations, during her tenure of service as Deputy
Representative of the United States of America to the United
Nations, and to be the Deputy Representative of the United States of
America to the United Nations, with the rank and status of
Ambassador and the Deputy Representative of the United States of
America in the Security Council of the United Nations, Brooke D.
Anderson, of California, to be an Alternate Representative of the
United States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of
the United Nations during her tenure of service as Alternate
Representative of the United States of America for Special Political
Affairs in the United Nations, and to be Alternate Representative of
the United States of America for Special Political Affairs in the
United Nations, with the rank of Ambassador, Allan J. Katz, of
Florida, to be Ambassador to the Portuguese Republic, Ian C. Kelly,
of Maryland, to be U.S. Representative to the Organization for
Security and Cooperation in Europe, with the rank of Ambassador, and
Judith Ann Stewart Stock, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of
State for Educational and Cultural Affairs, all of the Department of
State, and a promotion list in the Foreign Service, 2:15 p.m., S-
116, Capitol.
February 10, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine foreign
policy priorities in the fiscal year 2011 International Affairs
budget, 2:30 p.m., SH-216.
February 11, Subcommittee on International Operations and
Organizations, Human Rights, Democracy and Global Women's Issues, to
hold hearings to examine the future of U.S. public diplomacy, 10
a.m., SD-419.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: February 11,
to hold hearings to examine a stronger workforce investment system
for a stronger economy, 10 a.m., SD-430.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: February
9, Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal
Workforce, and the District of Columbia, to hold hearings to examine
foster care and family services in the District of Columbia,
focusing on challenges and solutions, 10:30 a.m., SD-342.
February 10, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the
proposed budget request for fiscal year 2011 for the Department of
Homeland Security, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
February 11, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the
lessons and implications of the Christmas day attack, focusing on
watchlisting and pre-screening, 10 a.m., SD-342.
February 11, Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management,
Government Information, Federal Services, and International
Security, to hold hearings to examine the census, focusing on a
progress report on the Census Bureau's preparedness for the
enumeration, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
Committee on Indian Affairs: February 11, business meeting to
consider pending calendar business; to be immediately followed by an
oversight hearing to examine the President's proposed budget request
for fiscal year 2011 for tribal programs and initiatives, 2:15 p.m.,
SD-628.
Committee on the Judiciary: February 9, Subcommittee on Human
Rights and the Law, to hold hearings to examine child prostitution
and sex trafficking in the United States, 10 a.m., SD-226.
February 10, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine combating
cyber crime and identity theft in the digital age, 10 a.m., SD-226.
February 10, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine certain
nominations, 4 p.m., SD-226.
February 11, Full Committee, 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, S. 2772, to establish a criminal justice
reinvestment grant program to help States and local jurisdictions
reduce spending on corrections, control growth in the prison and
jail populations, and increase public safety, and the nominations of
Dawn Elizabeth Johnsen, of Indiana, to be an Assistant Attorney
General, Genevieve Lynn May, to be United States Marshal for the
Eastern District of Louisiana, and James P. Lynch, of the District
of Columbia, to be Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics, all
of the Department of Justice, and Nancy D. Freudenthal, to be United
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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, and Timothy S.
Black, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District
of Ohio, 10 a.m., SD-226.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: February 10, to hold hearings to
examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2011
for the Department of Veterans Affairs, 9:30 a.m., SR-418.
Select Committee on Intelligence: February 9, to hold closed
hearings to consider certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-
219.
February 11, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to consider
certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
House Committees
Committee on Agriculture, February 10, hearing to review U.S.
Agricultural sales to Cuba, 11 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
February 11, Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk
Management, hearing to review implementation of changes to the
Commodity Exchange Act contained in the 2008 Farm bill, 10 a.m.,
1300 Longworth.
Committee on Appropriations, February 9, Subcommittee on Homeland
Security, on the FY2011 Budget Request, 3 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
February 10, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food
and Drug Administration and Related Agencies, on Food and Drug
Administration FY2011 Budget Request, 10 a.m., 2362A Rayburn.
February 10, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and
Related Agencies, on National Science Foundation/National Science
Board, 10 a.m., and on International Trade Administration, 2 p.m.,
H-309 Capitol.
February 10, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and
Related Agencies, on U.S. Corps of Engineers, FY2011 Budget, 10
a.m., 2362B Rayburn.
February 10, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans'
Affairs, and Related Agencies, on DOD Quality of Life, 10 a.m., H-
143 Capitol.
February 10, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related
Programs, and Related programs, on the FY2011 Budget Request, 9:30
a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
February 11, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and
Related Agencies, on Outside Witnesses and Members of Congress, 10
a.m., and 2 p.m., H-309 Capitol.
February 11, Subcommittee on Interior and Environment, and Related
Agencies, on the FY 2011 Budget Requests, 9:30 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
Committee on Armed Services, February 10, Subcommittee on
Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities, hearing on
private sector perspectives on Department of Defense information
technology and cybersecurity activities, 2:30 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
February 11, full Committee, hearing on the Fiscal Year 2011
National Defense Authorization Budget Request from the Department of
the Air Force, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
Committee on the Budget, February 10, hearing on the Treasury
Department Fiscal Year 2011 Budget, 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
February 11, hearing on the Department of Education Fiscal Year
2011 Budget, 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
Committee on Education and Labor, February 10, hearing on Building
a Stronger Economy: Spurring Reform, and Innovation in American
Education, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
Committee on Energy and Commerce, February 10, Subcommittee on
Energy and Environment, hearing on Oversight of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 9:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
February 10, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled Medical
Radiation: An Overview of the Issues, 2 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
February 11, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer
Protection, hearing on Examining Domestic and International Actions
on Persistent, Bioaccumulative, and Toxic Chemicals, 10 a.m., 2123
Rayburn.
Committee on Financial Services, February 10, hearing entitled
``Unwinding Emergency Federal Reserve Liquidity Programs and
Implications for Economic Recovery,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
February 11, full Committee and the Committee on Small Business,
joint hearing entitled ``Condition of Small Business and Commercial
Real Estate Lending in Local Markets,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
Committee on Foreign Affairs, February 10, hearing on The Google
Predicament: Transforming U.S. Cyberspace Policy to Advance
Democracy, Security, and Trade, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
February 10, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, hearing on
Haiti: Moving from Crisis to Recovery, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
February 11, Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health, hearing on
Review of PEPFAR: Enhancements/Improvements in Efficiency and
Quality, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
February 11, Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific and the Global
Environment, hearing on U.S.-Japan Relations: Enduring Ties, Recent
Developments, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
Committee on Homeland Security, February 11, hearing entitled
``The President's FY 2011 Budget Request for the Department of
Homeland Security,'' 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
Committee on the Judiciary, February 10, hearing on Sharing and
Analyzing Information to Prevent Terrorism, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
Committee on Natural Resources, February 10, to mark up the
following bills: H.R. 1078, Harriet Tubman National Historical Park
and Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park
Act; H.R. 4003, Hudson River Valley Special Resource Study Act; H.R.
4192, Stornetta Public Lands Outstanding Natural Area Act of 2009;
H.R. 1738, Downey Regional Water Reclamation and Groundwater
Augmentation Project of 2009; H.R. 4252, Inland Empire Perchlorate
Ground Water Plume
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Assessment Act of 2009; H.R. 765, Nellis Dunes National Off-Highway
Vehicle Recreation Area Act of 2009; H.R. 1769, Alpine Lakes
Wilderness Additions and Pratt and Middle Fork Snoqualmie Rivers
Protection Act; H.R. 2788, Distinguished Flying Cross National
Memorial Act; and H.R. 4395, To revise the boundaries of the
Gettysburg National Military Park to include the Gettysburg Train
Station, and for other purposes, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
February 11, Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife,
oversight hearing on the 15th Conference of the Parties to the
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), 2
p.m., 1324 Longworth.
February 11, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public
Lands, oversight hearing on the Fiscal Year 2011 Budget Requests for
National Parks Service, Forest Service and Bureau of Land
Management, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
February 11, Subcommittee on Water and Power, hearing on the
following bills: H.R. 3671, Upper Mississippi River Basin Protection
Act; H.R. 4349, Hoover Power Allocation Act of 2009; and H.R. 4579,
South San Diego County Water Reclamation Project of 2009, 10 a.m.,
1334 Longworth.
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, February 10, hearing
entitled ``Toyota Gas Pedals: Is the Public at Risk?'' 2 p.m., 2154
Rayburn.
February 10, Subcommittee on Federal Work Force, Postal Service
and the District of Columbia, hearing on H.R. 4489, To amend chapter
89 of title 5, United States Code, to ensure program integrity,
transparency, and cost savings in the pricing and contracting of
prescription drug benefits under the Federal Employees Health
Benefits Program, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
February 10, Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and
National Archives, hearing entitled ``The 2010 Census Communications
Contract: The Media Plan in Hard to Count Areas,'' 10 a.m., 2247
Rayburn.
February 11, full Committee, to consider pending business, 10
a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
February 11, Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign
Affairs, hearing entitled ``Sexual Assault in the Military Part IV:
Are We Making Progress?'' 12 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Committee on Science and Technology, February 10, hearing on the
Administration's FY 2011 Research and Development Budget Proposal,
10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
February 10, Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight, hearing
on Rare Earth Minerals and 21st Century Industry, 2 p.m., 2318
Rayburn.
February 11, full Committee, hearing on the Department of Energy
FY 2010 Research and Development Budget Proposal, 10 a.m., 2318
Rayburn.
Committee on Small Business, February 10, hearing entitled ``Small
Business Administration Budget for Fiscal Year 2011,'' 1 p.m., 2360
Rayburn.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, February 9,
Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, hearing on Asian
Carp and the Great Lakes, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
February 10, full Committee, hearing on Recovery Act: One-Year
Progress Report for Transportation and Infrastructure Investments,
10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
February 11, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime
Transportation, hearing on a Review of Coast Guard Acquisition
Programs and Policies, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
February 11, Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous
Materials, hearing on Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation
Board, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs, February 10, Subcommittee on
Health, hearing on H.R. 4241, To amend chapter 17 of title 38,
United States Code, to allow for increased flexibility in payments
for State Veterans homes; followed by a hearing on the Veterans
Health Administration's Fiscal Year 2011 Budget, 1 p.m., 334 Cannon.
February 11, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, hearing on the
following bills: H.R. 3257, Military Family Leave Act of 2009; H.R.
3484, To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the authority
for certain qualifying work-study activities for purposes of the
educational assistance programs of the Department of Veterans
Affairs; H.R. 3579, To amend title 38, United States Code, to
provide for an increase in the amount of the reporting fees payable
to educational institutions that enroll veterans receiving
educational assistance from the Department of Veterans, and for
other purposes; H.R. 3813, Veterans Training Act; H.R. 3948, Test
Prep for Heroes Act; H.R. 3979, Protecting Americans from Drug
Marketing Act; H.R. 4079, To amend title 38, United States Code, to
temporarily remove the requirement for employers to increase wages
for veterans enrolled in on-the-job training programs; H.R. 4203, To
amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs to provide veterans certain educational assistance
payments through direct deposit; H.R. 4359, WARMER Act; and H.R.
4469, To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide for
protection of child custody arrangements for parents who are members
of the Armed Forces deployed in support of a contingency operation,
1 p.m., 334 Cannon.
February 11, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing
on U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General
and Office of Information Technology Budget Requests for Fiscal Year
2011, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
Committee on Ways and Means, February 11, hearing on The
President's Fiscal Year 2011 Budget proposals for the Department of
Health and Human Services, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, February 10,
executive, briefing on Radicalization Analysis, 10 a.m., 304 HVC.
Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming,
February 11, hearing entitled ``Clearing the Smoke: Understanding
the Impacts of Black Carbon Pollution,'' 9:30 a.m., room to be
announced.
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Joint Meetings
Joint Economic Committee: February 11, to hold hearings to examine
the economic outlook, 10 a.m., SH-216.
Joint Economic Committee: February 9, to hold hearings to examine
the road to economic recovery, focusing on policies to create jobs
and continue growth, 10 a.m., 210, Cannon Building.
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Next Meeting of the SENATE
2 p.m., Monday, February 8
Senate Chamber
Program for Monday: Senate will debate concurrently the nominations of
Joseph A. Greenaway, Jr., of New Jersey, to be United States Circuit
Judge for the Third Circuit, and Craig Becker, of Illinois, to be a
Member of the National Labor Relations Board, and after a period of
debate, vote on confirmation of the nomination of Joseph A. Greenaway,
Jr., of New Jersey, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third
Circuit, and vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of
Craig Becker, of Illinois, to be a Member of the National Labor
Relations Board, at 5 p.m.
Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
9 a.m., Friday, February 5
House Chamber
Program for Friday: The House will meet in pro forma session at 9 a.m.
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Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
HOUSE
Akin, W. Todd, Mo., E163
Altmire, Jason, Pa., E151
Barrett, J. Gresham, S.C., E161
Bean, Melissa L., Ill., E152
Blumenauer, Earl, Ore., E165
Bonner, Jo, Ala., E155, E158
Boozman, John, Ark., E159
Brown, Henry E., Jr., S.C., E166
Castor, Kathy, Fla., E165
Clay, Wm. Lacy, Mo., E154
Davis, Danny K., Ill., E163
Davis, Geoff, Ky., E153
DeLauro, Rosa L., Conn., E161, E168
Ellsworth, Brad, Ind., E156
Eshoo, Anna G., Calif., E154
Etheridge, Bob, N.C., E156
Frank, Barney, Mass., E157
Frelinghuysen, Rodney P., N.J., E158
Gallegly, Elton, Calif., E156
Guthrie, Brett, Ky., E153
Hastings, Alcee L., Fla., E162
Inslee, Jay, Wash., E160
Johnson, Eddie Bernice, Tex., E162
Kildee, Dale E., Mich., E164
Kilroy, Mary Jo, Ohio, E151
Kingston, Jack, Ga., E153
LoBiondo, Frank A., N.J., E160
McCarthy, Carolyn, N.Y., E154
McClintock, Tom, Calif., E154, E155
Miller, Jeff, Fla., E153
Mitchell, Harry E., Ariz., E151
Nadler, Jerrold, N.Y., E167
Peters, Gary C., Mich., E167
Poe, Ted, Tex., E152
Polis, Jared, Colo., E158
Reichert, David G., Wash., E154, E160, E168
Rogers, Mike, Ala., E166
Rothman, Steven R., N.J., E160
Sanchez, Loretta, Calif., E161
Schakowsky, Janice D., Ill., E165, E167
Schmidt, Jean, Ohio, E161
Skelton, Ike, Mo., E164
Smith, Adrian, Nebr., E162, E168
Speier, Jackie, Calif., E151, E155
Tanner, John S., Tenn., E153
Thompson, Bennie G., Miss., E164
Van Hollen, Chris, Md., E162
Wilson, Joe, S.C., E152, E160
Woolsey, Lynn C., Calif., E154, E156