Thursday, January 28, 2010
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Daily Digest
HIGHLIGHTS
Senate passed H.J. Res. 45, Increasing the statutory limit on the
public debt.
Senate
Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S273-S351
Measures Introduced: Ten bills and two resolutions were introduced, as
follows: S. 2960-2969, and S. Res. 400-401.
Page S340
Measures Reported:
H.R. 3276, to promote the production of molybdenum-99 in the United
States for medical isotope production, and to condition and phase out
the export of highly enriched uranium for the production of medical
isotopes, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 111-120)
S. Res. 275, honoring the Minute Man National Historical Park on the
occasion of its 50th anniversary.
S. Res. 297, to recognize the Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve as a
unique and precious ecosystem.
S. 2924, to reauthorize the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, in the
wake of its Centennial, and its programs and activities.
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Measures Passed:
Increasing the Statutory Limit on the Public Debt: By 60 yeas to 39
nays (Vote No. 14), Senate passed H.J. Res. 45, increasing the
statutory limit on the public debt, as amended, after taking action on
the following amendments proposed thereto:
Pages S280-91
Adopted:
By 60 yeas to 40 nays (Vote No. 12), Reid Amendment No. 3305 (to
Amendment No. 3299), to reimpose statutory pay-as-you-go. (A unanimous-
consent agreement was reached providing that the amendment, having
achieved 60 affirmative votes, be agreed to).
Pages S280, S282-83
By 60 yeas to 40 nays (Vote No. 13), Baucus (for Reid) Amendment No.
3299, in the nature of a substitute. (A unanimous-consent agreement was
reached providing that the amendment, having achieved 60 affirmative
votes, be agreed to).
Pages S280, 283-84
Withdrawn:
By 51 yeas to 49 nays (Vote No. 10), Brownback Amendment No. 3309 (to
Amendment No. 3299), to establish a Commission on Congressional
Budgetary Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies. (A unanimous-
consent agreement was reached providing that the amendment, having
failed to achieve 60 affirmative votes, be withdrawn).
Pages S280-81
By 56 yeas to 44 nays (Vote No. 11), Sessions Amendment No. 3308 (to
Amendment No. 3299), to reduce the deficit by establishing 5-year
discretionary spending caps. (A unanimous-consent agreement was reached
providing that the amendment, having failed to achieve 60 affirmative
votes, be withdrawn).
Pages S280, S281-82
Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act:
Senate passed S. 2799, to expand the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996, to
provide for the divestment of assets in Iran by State and local
governments and other entities, to identify locations of concern with
respect to transshipment, reexportation, or diversion of certain
sensitive items to Iran.
Pages S324-32
Lanham Act: Senate passed S. 2968, to make certain technical and
conforming amendments to the Lanham Act.
Pages S349-51
Small Business Act and Small Business Investment Act: Senate passed
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, clearing the measure for the President.
Page S351
Smith Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the nomination
of M. Patricia Smith, of
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New York, to be Solicitor for the Department of Labor.
Page S349
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, and pursuant to the unanimous-consent agreement of
Thursday, January 28, 2010, a vote on cloture will occur at 5:30 p.m.
on Monday, February 1, 2010.
Page S349
Johnson Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the
nomination of Martha N. Johnson, of Maryland, to be Administrator of
General Services.
Page S349
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 1, 2010.
Page S349
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
By 70 yeas to 30 nays (Vote No. Ex. 16), Ben S. Bernanke, of New
Jersey, to be Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System.
Pages S295-S317
During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the
following action:
By 77 yeas to 23 nays (Vote No. 15), 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.
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Messages from the House:
Page S337
Measures Referred:
Page S337
Executive Communications:
Pages S337-40
Executive Reports of Committees:
Page S340
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages S340-42
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Pages S342-48
Additional Statements:
Pages S335-37
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
Page S348
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
Page S348
Record Votes: Seven record votes were taken today. (Total--16)
Pages S281-84, S286, S317
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 6:41 p.m.,
until 9:30 a.m. on Friday, January 29, 2010. (For Senate's program, see
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S351.)
Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
BROADBAND TECHNOLOGY OPPORTUNITIES
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice,
Science, and Related Agencies concluded an oversight hearing to examine
the Department of Commerce's Broadband Technology Opportunities Program
funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, after receiving
testimony from Gary Locke, Secretary, and Lawrence E. Strickling,
Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information, and
Administrator, National Telecommunications and Information
Administration, both of the Department of Commerce.
BUDGET AND ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
Committee on the Budget: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the
budget and economic outlook, focusing on fiscal years 2011-2020, after
receiving testimony from Douglas W. Elmendorf, Director, Congressional
Budget Office.
SOLAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee concluded a joint
hearing with the Subcommittee on Green Jobs and the New Economy to
examine solar energy technology and clean energy jobs, after receiving
testimony from Ken Salazar, Secretary of the Interior; Robert Rogan,
eSolar, Pasadena, California; Robert Gillette, First Solar, New York,
New York; Andrew P. Morriss, University of Illinois College of Law,
Champaign; and Jeff Wolfe, groSolar, White River Junction, Vermont.
RESCUE, RECOVERY, AND RECONSTRUCTION IN HAITI
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to
examine rescue, recovery, and reconstruction in Haiti, focusing on the
extent of the damages, immediate relief needs, intermediate goals, and
the long-term path to recovery, after receiving testimony from Rony
Francois, Georgia Incoming Director of Public Health, Atlanta; Paul
Farmer, United Nations, Boston, Massachusetts; and James Dobbins, The
RAND Corporation, Washington, D.C.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to
examine the nominations of Ian Hoddy Solomon, of Maryland, to be United
States Executive Director of the International Bank for Reconstruction
and Development, Walter Crawford Jones, of
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Maryland, to be United States Director of the African Development Bank,
Douglas A. Rediker, of Massachusetts, to be United States Alternate
Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund, and Leocadia
Irine Zak, of the District of Columbia, to be Director of the Trade and
Development Agency, after the nominees testified and answered questions
in their own behalf.
NOMINATION
Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine
the nomination of Lillian A. Sparks, of Maryland, to be Commissioner of
the Administration for Native Americans, Department of Health and Human
Services, after the nominee testified and answered questions in her own
behalf.
UNEMPLOYMENT ON INDIAN RESERVATIONS
Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee concluded an oversight hearing
to examine unemployment on Indian reservations at 50%, focusing on the
need to create jobs in Indian Country, after receiving testimony from
Donald Laverdure, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of the Assistant
Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs; Jefferson Keel, National
Congress of American Indians, Washington, D.C.; Harvey Spoonhunter,
Northern Arapaho Business Council, Ethete, Wyoming; Gloria O'Neill,
Cook Inlet Tribal Council, Anchorage, Alaska; and Conrad Edwards,
Native Construction Careers Institute, Federal Way, Washington.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee ordered favorably reported the
following business items:
S. 2924, to reauthorize the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, in the
wake of its Centennial, and its programs and activities;
S. 1749, to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the
possession or use of cell phones and similar wireless devices by
Federal prisoners, with an amendment; and
The nominations of James A. Wynn, Jr., of North Carolina, and Albert
Diaz, of North Carolina, both to be United States Circuit Judge for the
Fourth Circuit, and Willie Lee Richardson, Jr., to be United States
Marshal for the Middle District of Georgia, Andr, Birotte, Jr., to be
United States Attorney for the Central District of California, Richard
S. Hartunian, to be United States Attorney for the Northern District of
New York, and Ronald C. Machen, Jr., to be United States Attorney for
the District of Columbia, all of the Department of Justice.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Committee ordered favorably reported
the following business items:
S. 1237, to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the grant
program for homeless veterans with special needs to include male
homeless veterans with minor dependents and to establish a grant
program for reintegration of homeless women veterans and homeless
veterans with children, with amendments;
An original bill entitled, ``Examination of Exposures to
Environmental Hazards During Military Service and Health Care for Camp
Lejeune and Atsugi Naval Air Facility Veterans and their Families
Act''; and
The nomination of Raul Perea-Henze, of New York, to be Assistant
Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Policy and Planning.
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.
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House of Representatives
Chamber Action
The House was not in session today. The House is scheduled to meet at
12 noon on Friday, January 29, 2010 in pro forma session.
Committee Meetings
No committee Meetings were held.
Joint Meetings
No joint committee meetings were held.
COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR FRIDAY,
JANUARY 29, 2010
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Senate
No meetings/hearings scheduled.
House
No committee meetings are scheduled.
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Next Meeting of the SENATE
9:30 a.m., Friday, January 29
Senate Chamber
Program for Friday: Senate will be in a period of morning business.
Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
12 p.m., Friday, January 29
House Chamber
Program for Friday: The House will meet in a pro forma session at 12
noon.