Thursday, January 21, 2010
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Daily Digest
Senate
Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S61-S134
Measures Introduced: Five bills and five resolutions were introduced,
as follows: S. 2942-2946, S.J. Res. 26, and S. Res. 390-393.
Page S122
Measures Reported:
S. 375, to authorize the Crow Tribe of Indians water rights
settlement, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept.
No. 111-118)
S. 313, to resolve water rights claims of the White Mountain Apache
Tribe in the State of Arizona, with an amendment in the nature of a
substitute. (S. Rept. No. 111-119)
Page S122
Measures Passed:
Relief for Victims of the Earthquake in Haiti: Senate passed H.R.
4462, to accelerate the income tax benefits for charitable cash
contributions for the relief of victims of the earthquake in Haiti,
clearing the measure for the President.
Pages S105-06
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact: Committee on
the Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of S.J. Res.
25, granting the consent and approval of Congress to amendments made by
the State of Maryland, the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the District
of Columbia to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation
Compact, and the resolution was then passed.
Pages S131-32
25th Anniversary of the Victims of Crime Act: Senate agreed to S.
Res. 391, recognizing the 25th anniversary of the enactment of the
Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10601 et seq.) and the
substantial contributions to the Crime Victims Fund made through the
criminal prosecutions conducted by United States Attorneys' offices and
other components of the Department of Justice.
Page S132
Sense of the Senate on the Earthquake in Haiti: Senate agreed to S.
Res. 392, expressing the Sense of the Senate on the humanitarian
catastrophe caused by the January 12, 2010 earthquake in Haiti.
Pages S132-33
Measures Considered:
Increasing the Statutory Limit on the Public Debt--Agreement: Senate
continued consideration of H.J. Res. 45, increasing the statutory limit
on the public debt, taking action on the following amendments proposed
thereto:
Page S72-S113
Withdrawn:
By 53 yeas to 45 nays (Vote No. 2) Thune Amendment No. 3301 (to
Amendment No. 3299), to terminate authority under the Troubled Asset
Relief Program. (A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing
that the amendment, having failed to achieve 60 affirmative votes, be
withdrawn).
Pages S73-74, S75-82, S96-S102
Pending:
Baucus (for Reid) Amendment No. 3299, in the nature of a substitute.
Page S73
Baucus Amendment No. 3300 (to Amendment No. 3299), to protect Social
Security.
Pages S73, S74-75
Conrad/Gregg Amendment No. 3302 (to Amendment No. 3299), to establish
a Bipartisan Task Force for Responsible Fiscal Action, to assure the
long-term fiscal stability and economic security of the Federal
Government of the United States, and to expand future prosperity and
growth for all Americans.
Pages S81, S82-96, S102-05
A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further
consideration of the resolution at approximately 9:30 a.m., on Friday,
January 22, 2010.
Page S133
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
42 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
1 Army nomination in the rank of general.
Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, and Navy.
Page S133-34
Nominations Withdrawn: Senate received notification of withdrawal of
the following nominations:
Erroll G. Southers, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of
Homeland Security, which was sent to the Senate on September 17, 2009.
Jide J. Zeitlin, of New York, to be Representative of the United
States of America to the United Nations for U.N. Management and Reform,
with the
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rank of Ambassador, which was sent to the Senate on September 24, 2009.
Jide J. Zeitlin, of New York, to be Alternate Representative of the
United States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the
United Nations during his tenure of service as Representative of the
United States of America to the United Nations for U.N. Management and
Reform, which was sent to the Senate on September 24, 2009.
Roszell Hunter, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors
of the Export-Import Bank of the United States for a term expiring
January 20, 2013, which was sent to the Senate on October 1, 2009.
Page S134
Messages From the House:
Page S119
Measures Referred:
Page S119
Measures Placed on the Calendar:
Pages S62, S119
Executive Communications:
Pages S119-22
Executive Reports of Committees:
Page S122
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages S122-23
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Pages S123-28
Additional Statements:
Pages S117-19
Amendments Submitted:
Pages S128-31
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
Page S131
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
Page S131
Privileges of the Floor:
Page S131
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--2)
Page S102
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 7:11 p.m.,
until 9:30 a.m. on Friday, January 22, 2010. (For Senate's program, see
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page
S133.)
Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
JOB CREATION
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human
Services, Education, and Related Agencies concluded a hearing to
examine how to save and create jobs, after receiving testimony from
Iowa Governor Chet Culver, Des Moines; Lawrence Mishel, Economic Policy
Institute, Washington, DC; Jerry D. Weast, Montgomery County Public
Schools, Rockville, Maryland; and Marlena Sessions, Workforce
Development Council of Seattle-King County, Seattle, Washington.
INDEPENDENT REVIEW RELATING TO FORT HOOD
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded open and closed
hearings to examine findings and recommendations of the Department of
Defense Independent Review Relating to Fort Hood, after receiving
testimony from Togo D. West, Jr., and Admiral Vernon E. Clark, USN
(Ret.), both Co-Chair, Department of Defense Independent Review
Relating to Fort Hood.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded a
hearing to examine the nominations of Kevin Wolf, of Virginia, to be
Assistant Secretary for Export Administration, who was introduced by
Senator Lincoln, Suresh Kumar, of New Jersey, to be Assistant Secretary
and Director General of the United States and Foreign Commercial
Service, who was introduced by Senator Menendez, 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, who was introduced by Senator Brown, and Orlan
Johnson, of Maryland, and Sharon Y. Bowen, of New York, both to be a
Director of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation, after the
nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf.
CLIMATE CHANGE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded a
hearing to examine the research and development priorities and
imperatives needed to meet the medium- and long-term challenges
associated with climate change, after receiving testimony from Steven
Chu, Secretary of Energy.
U.S. ENGAGEMENT IN ASIA
Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific
Affairs concluded a hearing to examine principles of United States
engagement in Asia, after receiving testimony from Kurt M. Campbell,
Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs; and
Robert Sutter, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, and
Robert Herman, Freedom House, both of Washington, DC.
AFGHANISTAN
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to
examine civilian strategy for Afghanistan, focusing on a status report
in advance of the London conference, after receiving testimony from
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Richard C. Holbrooke, Special Representative for Afghanistan and
Pakistan, Department of State; and Right Honorable David Miliband,
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, London, United
Kingdom.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee ordered favorably reported S.
714, to establish the National Criminal Justice Commission, with an
amendment in the nature of a substitute; and
The nominations of O. Rogeriee Thompson, of Rhode Island, to be
United States Circuit Judge for the First Circuit, and Robert William
Heun, of Alaska, to be United States Marshal for the District of
Alaska.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee held closed hearings on
intelligence matters, receiving testimony from officials of the
intelligence community.
Committee recessed subject to the call.
House of Representatives
Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 18 public bills, H.R. 4484-
4501; and 16 resolutions, H.J. Res. 67-7;1 and H. Res. 1025-1035 were
introduced.
Pages H325-27
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages H327-28
Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Act: The House passed H.R.
3254, to approve the Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement
Agreement, by a yea-and-nay vote of 254 yeas to 158 nays, Roll No. 12.
Pages H272-79, H298
Pursuant to the rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute
recommended by the Committee on Natural Resources now printed in the
bill shall be considered as adopted.
Page H272
H. Res. 1017, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R.
3254, H.R. 3342, and H.R. 1065) was agreed to on Wednesday, January
20th.
Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act: The House passed H.R. 3342, to
authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the
Commissioner of Reclamation, to develop water infrastructure in the Rio
Grande Basin, and to approve the settlement of the water rights claims
of the Pueblos of Nambe, Pojoaque, San Ildefonso, and Tesuque, by a
yea-and-nay vote of 249 yeas to 153 nays, Roll No. 13.
Pages H279-90, H298-99
Pursuant to the rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute
recommended by the Committee on Natural Resources now printed in the
bill shall be considered as adopted.
Page H279
H. Res. 1017, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R.
3254, H.R. 3342, and H.R. 1065) was agreed to on Wednesday, January
20th.
White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act: The House
passed H.R. 1065, to resolve water rights claims of the White Mountain
Apache Tribe in the State of Arizona, by a yea-and-nay vote of 262 yeas
to 147 nays, Roll No. 14.
Pages H290-97, H299
Pursuant to the rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute
recommended by the Committee on Natural Resources now printed in the
bill, modified by the amendment printed in part C of H. Rept. 111-399,
shall be considered as adopted.
Page H290
H. Res. 1017, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R.
3254, H.R. 3342, and H.R. 1065) was agreed to on Wednesday, January
20th.
Suspensions--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules
and pass the following measures which were debated on Wednesday,
January 20th:
Expressing condolences to and solidarity with the people of Haiti: H.
Res. 1021, to express condolences to and solidarity with the people of
Haiti in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake of January 12,
2010, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 411 yeas to 1 nay, Roll No. 15;
Pages H299-H300
Nuclear Forensics and Attribution Act: Agreed to the Senate amendment
to H.R. 730, to strengthen efforts in the Department of Homeland
Security to develop nuclear forensics capabilities to permit
attribution of the source of nuclear material, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay
vote of 397 yeas to 10 nays, Roll No. 16;
Pages H300-01
Private First Class Garfield M. Langhorn Post Office Building
Designation Act: H.R. 3250, to designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at 1210 West Main Street in
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Riverhead, New York, as the ``Private First Class Garfield M. Langhorn
Post Office Building''; and
Page H301
Expressing support for the designation of an Early Detection Month
for breast cancer and all forms of cancer: H. Con. Res. 158, amended,
to express support for the designation of an Early Detection Month for
breast cancer and all forms of cancer.
Page H301
Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to
meet at 10 a.m. tomorrow, and further, when the House adjourns on that
day, it adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 26th for
morning-hour debate.
Page H306
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page
H269.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Five yea-and-nay votes developed during the
proceedings of today and appear on pages H298, H298-99, H299, H300,
H300-01. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 4:29 p.m.
Committee Meetings
AIR FORCE NUCLEAR SECURITY ROADMAP STATUS
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Strategic Forces held a
hearing on the status of the Air Force nuclear security roadmap.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the U.S. Air Force,
Department of Defense: LTG Frank G. Klotz, USAF, Commander, Air Force
Global Strike Command; MG C. Donald Alston, USAF, Assistant Chief of
Staff, Strategic Deterrent and Nuclear Integration, Headquarters, U.S.
Air Force; and BG Everett H. Thomas, USAF, Commander, Air Force Nuclear
Weapons Center.
LONG-TERM DEFICITS PERSPECTIVES
Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on Perspectives on Long-Term
Deficits. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
RADIO SPECTRUM/SPECTRUM RELOCATION
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Communications,
Technology, and the Internet approved for full Committee action the
following bills: H.R. 3125, as amended, Radio Spectrum Inventory Act;
and H.R. 3019, Spectrum Relocation Improvement Act of 2009.
CRIB SAFETY
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Crib Safety: Assessing the
Need for Better Oversight.'' Testimony was heard from Inez Moore
Tenenbaum, Chairman, Consumer Product Safety Commission; and public
witnesses.
BANK FAILURE AND SEIZURES
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Financial Institutions
and Consumer Credit held a hearing entitled ``The Condition of
Financial Institutions: Examining the Failure and Seizure of an
American Bank.'' Testimony was heard from the following officials of
the Department of the Treasury: David Miller, Director, Investments;
and Jennifer Kelly, Senior Deputy Comptroller, Midsize/Community Bank
Supervision, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency; Mitchell
Glassman, Director, Division of Resolutions and Receiverships, FDIC;
and public witnesses.
JUDGE PORTEOUS IMPEACHMENT
Committee on the Judiciary: Task Force on Impeachment voted to
recommend articles of impeachment against U.S. District Judge G. Thomas
Porteous to the full Committee.
BILLY's LAW
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and
Homeland Security held a hearing on H.R. 3695, Billy's Law. Testimony
was heard from Representatives Murphy of Connecticut, and Poe of Texas;
the following officials of the Department of Justice: Stephen L.
Morris, Deputy Assistant Director, Criminal Justice Information
Services Division, FBI; and Kristina Rose, Acting Director, National
Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs; and a public witness.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests
and Public Lands held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 2788,
Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial Act; H.R. 2944, Southern
Arizona Public Lands Protection Act of 2009; H.R. 3914, San Juan
Mountains Wilderness Act of 2009; H.R. 4003, Hudson River Valley
Special Resource Study Act; H.R. 4192, Stornetta Public Lands
Outstanding Natural Area Act of 2009; and H.R. 4395, To revise the
boundaries of the Gettysburg National Military Park to include the
Gettysburg Train Station, and for other purposes. Testimony was heard
from Representatives Calvert, Thompson of California, Platts and
Salazar;
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Marcilynn Burke, Deputy Director, BLM, Department of the Interior; Jay
Jensen, Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and the Environment,
USDA; and public witnesses.
SMALL/MEDIUM-SIZED MANUFACTURERS SUPPORT PROGRAMS
Committee on Science and Technology: Subcommittee on Technology and
Innovation held a hearing on Commerce Department Programs to Support
Job Creation and Innovation at Small-and Medium-Sized Manufacturers.
Testimony was heard from Dennis F. Hightower, Deputy Secretary,
Department of Commerce; and public witnesses.
LONG-TERM SOLUTION FOR POST-9/11 G.I. BILL
Committee on Veterans Affairs: Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity
held a hearing on Long-Term Solution for Post-9/11 G.I. Bill. Testimony
was heard from the following officials of the Department of Veterans
Affairs: CPT Mark Krause, USN (ret.), Program Manager, Space and Naval
Warfare Systems Center Atlantic; and Roger W. Baker, Assistant
Secretary, Information and Technology.
TRANSITIONING VETERANS
Committee on Veterans Affairs: Subcommittee on Oversight and
Investigations held a hearing on Transitioning Heroes: New Era Same
Problems? Testimony was heard from Noel Koch, Deputy Under Secretary,
Office of Wounded Warrior Care and Transition Policy, Department of
Defense; Madhulika Agarwal, M.D., Chief Officer, Office of Patient Care
Services, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs; representatives of veterans organizations; and a public
witness..
BRIEFING--CYBERSECURITY
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to
receive a briefing on Cybersecurity Threats. The Committee was briefed
by departmental witnesses.
Joint Meetings
MOLDOVA
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: Commission concluded
a hearing to examine democratic change and challenges in Moldova, after
receiving testimony from Vlad Filat, Prime Minister of the Republic of
Moldova.
COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR FRIDAY,
JANUARY 22, 2010
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Senate
No meetings/hearings scheduled.
House
Committee on Financial Services, hearing entitled ``Compensation
in the Financial Industry,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
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Next Meeting of the SENATE
9:30 a.m., Friday, January 22
Senate Chamber
Program for Friday: Senate will continue consideration of H.J. Res. 45,
increasing the statutory limit on the public debt.
Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
10 a.m., Friday, January 22
House Chamber
Program for Friday: The House will meet in pro forma session at 10 a.m.
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Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
HOUSE
Blunt, Roy, Mo., E73
Brown, Henry E., Jr., S.C., E65
Capps, Lois, Calif., E72
Chandler, Ben, Ky., E65
Childers, Travis W., Miss., E62
Coffman, Mike, Colo., E74
Duncan, John J., Jr., Tenn., E65, E66
Faleomavaega, Eni F.H., American Samoa, E72, E73
Fattah, Chaka, Pa., E63
Forbes, J. Randy, Va., E60
Frelinghuysen, Rodney P., N.J., E66, E67
Garrett, Scott, N.J., E57
Giffords, Gabrielle, Ariz., E71
Green, Gene, Tex., E74
Guthrie, Brett, Ky., E64
Hall, Ralph M., Tex., E58, E59, E60, E61, E61
Hastings, Alcee L., Fla., E73
Hensarling, Jeb, Tex., E64, E65
Herger, Wally, Calif., E60
Higgins, Brian, N.Y., E61
Jackson-Lee, Sheila, Tex., E57, E68
Johnson, Eddie Bernice, Tex., E61, E67, E71, E74
Klein, Ron, Fla., E59
Langevin, James R., R.I., E70
Lynch, Stephen F., Mass., E70
McCollum, Betty, Minn., E73
Michaud, Michael H., Me., E59
Miller, Candice S., Mich., E59
Miller, Jeff, Fla., E63
Mitchell, Harry E., Ariz., E63
Moran, Jerry, Kans., E65
Murphy, Tim, Pa., E74
Neal, Richard E., Mass., E58
Pelosi, Nancy, Calif., E57
Poe, Ted, Tex., E74
Rahall, Nick J., II, W.Va., E66
Rohrabacher, Dana, Calif., E64
Ryan, Tim, Ohio, E63
Sestak, Joe, Pa., E62
Sires, Albio, N.J., E71
Smith, Lamar, Tex., E71
Sullivan, John, Okla., E71
Tiahrt, Todd, Kans., E58, E59
Van Hollen, Chris, Md., E60
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie, Fla., E60, E61
Wilson, Joe, S.C., E57
Wolf, Frank R., Va., E68, E68