Tuesday, November 3, 2009
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Daily Digest
HIGHLIGHTS
House and Senate met in a Joint Meeting to receive Her Excellency
Dr. Angela Merkel, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Senate
Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S11007-S11062
Measures Introduced: Four bills were introduced, as follows: S. 2722-
2725.
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Measures Passed:
National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month: Committee on
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions was discharged from further
consideration of S. Res. 291, expressing support for the goals of
National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month by promoting national
awareness of adoption and the children awaiting families, celebrating
children and families involved in adoption, and encouraging Americans
to secure safety, permanency, and well-being for all children, and the
resolution was then agreed to.
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Measures Considered:
Unemployment Compensation Extension Act: Senate continued consideration
of H.R. 3548, to amend the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 to
provide for the temporary availability of certain additional emergency
unemployment compensation, taking action on the following amendments
proposed thereto:
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Pending:
Reid (for Baucus/Reid) Amendment No. 2712, in the nature of a
substitute.
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Reid Amendment No. 2713 (to Amendment No. 2712), to change the
enactment date.
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Reid Amendment No. 2714 (to Amendment No. 2713), of a perfecting
nature.
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Reid Amendment No. 2715 (to the language proposed to be stricken by
Amendment No. 2712), to change the enactment date.
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Reid Amendment No. 2716 (to Amendment No. 2715), of a perfecting
nature.
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A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing for further
consideration of the bill at approximately 11:30 a.m., on Wednesday,
November 4, 2009, and all post-cloture time be considered expired, all
amendments to the substitute and bill be withdrawn, no further
amendments be in order, and the substitute amendment be agreed to; that
the Senate then have general debate until 12:15 p.m., with the time
equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders, or their
designees; that a 12:15 p.m., Senate vote on the motion to invoke
cloture on the bill, and that if cloture is invoked, the post-cloture
time be considered to have begun running as if cloture had been invoked
at 11:45 p.m., on Tuesday, November 3.
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Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
Victoria A. Lipnic, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission for the remainder of the term
expiring July 1, 2010.
Victoria A. Lipnic, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission for a term expiring July 1, 2015.
Paul R. Verkuil, of Florida, to be Chairman of the Administrative
Conference of the United States for the term of five years.
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Messages from the House:
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Measures Referred:
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Executive Communications:
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Additional Cosponsors:
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Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
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Additional Statements:
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Authorities for Committees to Meet:
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Privileges of the Floor:
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:02 p.m.,
until 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, November 4, 2009. (For Senate's program,
see
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the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page
S11061.)
Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee began markup of S.
1733, to create clean energy jobs, promote energy independence, reduce
global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy, but
did not complete action thereon, and will meet again on Wednesday,
November 4.
INCREASING HEALTH COSTS FACING SMALL BUSINESSES
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee
concluded a hearing to examine increasing health costs facing small
businesses, after receiving testimony from Sandy Praeger, Kansas
Insurance Commissioner, Topeka, on behalf of the National Association
of Insurance Commissioners; Art Cullen, The Storm Lake Times, Storm
Lake, Iowa; Walter Rowen, Susquehanna Glass, Columbia, Pennsylvania;
Douglas Holtz-Eakin, DHE Consulting, LLC, Arlington, Virginia; Karen
Bender, Oliver Wyman Actuarial Consulting, Inc., Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
and Jonathan Gruber, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee met in closed session to
receive a briefing on certain intelligence matters from officials of
the intelligence community.
House of Representatives
Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 28 public bills, H.R. 3986-
4013; and 3 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 207; and H. Res. 886-887 were
introduced.
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Additional Cosponsors:
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Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
H. Res. 884, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3639) to
amend the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act
of 2009 to establish an earlier effective date for various consumer
protections (H. Rept. 111-326) and
H. Res. 885, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2868) to
amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to extend, modify, and recodify
the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security to enhance security
and protect against acts of terrorism against chemical facilities (H.
Rept. 111-327).
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Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed
Representative Blumenauer to act as Speaker Pro Tempore for today.
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Recess: The House recessed at 8:15 a.m. and reconvened at 9:00 a.m.
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Recess: The House recessed at 9:02 a.m. for the purpose of receiving
Her Excellency Dr. Angela Merkel, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of
Germany. The House reconvened at noon, and agreed that the proceedings
had during the Joint Meeting be printed in the Record.
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Joint Meeting to receive Her Excellency Dr. Angela Merkel, Chancellor
of the Federal Republic of Germany: The House and Senate met in a Joint
Meeting to receive Her Excellency Dr. Angela Merkel, Chancellor of the
Federal Republic of Germany. She was escorted into the Chamber by a
committee comprised of Representatives Hoyer, Clyburn, Larson (CT),
Becerra, DeLauro, Berman, Slaughter, Delahunt, Carnahan, McMahon,
Boehner, Cantor, Pence, McCotter, McMorris Rodgers, McCarthy (CA),
Dreier, Ros-Lehtinen, Wilson (SC), and Poe; and Senators Reid, Durbin,
Kerry, Merkley, McConnell, Kyl, Alexander, Murkowski, Cornyn, and
Thune.
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Suspensions--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules
and pass the following measures which were debated on Monday, November
2nd:
Veterans' Small Business Assistance and Servicemembers Protection Act
of 2009: H.R. 3949, amended, to amend title 38, United States Code, and
the Servicemember Civil Relief Act, to make certain improvements in the
laws relating to benefits administered by the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 382 yeas to 2 nays, Roll No.
835;
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Recognizing the 60th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift's success: H.
Res. 398, to recognize the 60th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift's
success, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 367 yeas with none voting
``nay'', Roll No. 836;
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Expressing support for designation of a National Veterans History
Project Week: H. Res. 866, to express support for designation of a
National Veterans History Project Week to encourage public
participation in a nationwide project that collects and preserves the
stories of the men and women who served our nation in times of war and
conflict, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 389 yeas with none voting
``nay'', Roll No. 837;
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Max J. Beilke Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic
Designation Act: H.R. 3157, to name the Department of Veterans Affairs
outpatient clinic in Alexandria, Minnesota, as the ``Max J. Beilke
Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic'', by a \2/3\ yea-and-
nay vote of 398 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 839; and
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Honoring President Lincoln's Gettysburg Address on ``Dedication
Day'', November 19, 2009: H. Res. 736, to honor President Lincoln's
Gettysburg Address on ``Dedication Day'', November 19, 2009, by a \2/3\
recorded vote of 393 ayes with none voting ``no'', Roll No. 840.
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Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and agree to the
following measure:
Calling on the President and the Secretary of State to oppose
unequivocally any endorsement or further consideration of the ``Report
of the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict'' in
multilateral fora: H. Res. 867, amended, to call on the President and
the Secretary of State to oppose unequivocally any endorsement or
further consideration of the ``Report of the United Nations Fact
Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict'' in multilateral fora, by a \2/3\
yea-and-nay vote of 344 yeas to 36 nays with 22 voting ``present'',
Roll No. 838.
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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 Postponed: The House debated the following
measures under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were
postponed:
Recognizing the 60th anniversary of the founding of Radio Free
Europe/Radio Liberty: H. Res. 641, amended, to recognize the 60th
anniversary of the founding of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty;
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Condemning the illegal extraction of Madagascar's natural resources:
H. Res. 839, amended, to condemn the illegal extraction of Madagascar's
natural resources;
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Calling on the United States Government and the international
community to address the human rights and humanitarian needs of Sri
Lanka's Tamil internally displaced persons (IDPs) currently living in
government-run camps: H. Res. 711, amended, to call on the United
States Government and the international community to address the human
rights and humanitarian needs of Sri Lanka's Tamil internally displaced
persons (IDPs) currently living in government-run camps by supporting
the release of such IDPs, implementing and facilitating an independent
oversight of the process of release and resettlement, and allowing
foreign aid groups to provide relief and resources to such IDPs;
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Recognizing the scourge of pneumonia, urging the United States and
the world to mobilize cooperation and prioritize resources to fight
pneumonia and save children's lives, and recognizing November 2 as
World Pneumonia Day: H. Res. 863, amended, to recognize the scourge of
pneumonia, to urge the United States and the world to mobilize
cooperation and prioritize resources to fight pneumonia and save
children's lives, and to recognize November 2 as World Pneumonia Day;
and
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Congratulating the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) on its 40th
anniversary and recognizing its significant accomplishments and
contributions: H. Res. 858, to congratulate the Inter-American
Foundation (IAF) on its 40th anniversary and to recognize its
significant accomplishments and contributions.
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Quorum Calls--Votes: Five yea-and-nay votes and one recorded vote
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H12204-
05, H12205-06, H12206, H12245, H12246 and H12246-47. There were no
quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 8 a.m. and adjourned at 11:19 p.m.
Committee Meetings
SPORTS ANTI-DOPING PROGRAMS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and
Consumer Protection held a hearing entitled ``The NFL StarCaps Case:
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Sports' Anti-Doping Programs At A Legal Crossroads?'' Testimony was
heard from Roger Goodell, Commissioner, National Football League;
DeMaurice Smith, Executive Director, National Football League Players'
Association; Rob Manfred, Executive Vice President, Labor and Human
Resources, Office of the Commissioner of Baseball, Major League
Baseball; Michael S. Weiner, General Counsel, Major League Baseball
Players Association; and public witnesses.
RADIOACTIVE IMPORT DETERRENCE ACT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and
Environment approved for full Committee action, as amended, H.R. 515,
Radioactive Import Deterrence Act.
FINANCIAL PROTECTION MEASURES
Committee on Financial Services: Continued consideration of the
following: an Amendment in the nature of a substitute October 16, to
H.R. 2609, Federal Insurance Office Act of 2009; a Committee Print
(October 29, 2009) of the Financial Stability Improvement Act of 2009;
and H.R. 3904, Overdraft Protection Act.
Will continue tomorrow.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Emergency
Communications, Preparedness and Response approved for full committee
action, without amendments, the following bills: H.R. 3837,
Strengthening and Updating Resources and Equipment Act; H.R. 3978,
First Responder Anti-Terrorism Training Resources Act; and H.R. 3980,
To provide for identifying and eliminating redundant reporting
requirements and developing meaningful performance metrics for homeland
security preparedness grants, and for other purposes.
THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN MANAGEMENT
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on Federal
Workforce, Postal Service and the District of Columbia held a hearing
entitled ``Managing the Thrift Savings Plan to Thrive.'' Testimony was
heard from Greg Long, Executive Director, Federal Retirement Thrift
Investment Board; and public witnesses.
EXPEDITED CARD REFORM FOR CONSUMERS ACT OF 2009
Committee on Rules: Granted, by a non-record vote, a structured rule
providing for consideration of H.R. 3639, the Expedited CARD Reform for
Consumers Act of 2009. The rule provides one hour of general debate
equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member
of the Committee on Financial Services. The rule waives all points of
order against consideration of the bill except clauses 9 and 10 of rule
XXI. The rule provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute
recommended by the Committee on Financial Services now printed in the
bill, modified by the amendment printed in part A of the report of the
Committee on Rules, shall be considered as adopted and provides that
the bill, as amended, shall be considered as the original bill for the
purpose of further amendment under the five-minute rule and shall be
considered as read. The rule waives all points of order against bill,
as amended. The rule makes in order only those further amendments
printed in part B of the report of the Committee on Rules. The
amendments made in order may be offered only in the order printed in
the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report,
shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified
in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an
opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject
to a demand for a division of the question in the House or in the
Committee of the Whole. All points of order against the amendments in
part B of the report except for clauses 9 and 10 of rule XXI are
waived. The rule provides that for those amendments reported from the
Committee of the Whole, the question of their adoption shall be put to
the House en gros and without demand for division of the question. The
rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. The
rule provides that the Chair may entertain a motion that the Committee
rise only if offered by the chair of the Committee on Financial
Services or his designee and that the Chair may not entertain a motion
to strike out the enacting words of the bill (as described in clause 9
of rule XVIII). Testimony was heard from Chairman Frank of
Massachusetts; and Representative Markey of Colorado.
CHEMICAL FACILITY ANTI-TERRORISM ACT OF 2009
Committee on Rules: Granted, by a non-record vote, a structured rule
providing for consideration of H.R. 2868, the ``Chemical Facility Anti-
Terrorism Act of 2009.'' The rule provides 90 minutes of general debate
equally divided among and controlled by the chair and ranking minority
member of the Committee on Homeland Security, the chair and ranking
minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and the chair
and ranking minority member of the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure. The rule waives all points of order against
consideration of the bill except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of
rule XXI. The rule provides that in lieu of the amendments in the
nature of a substitute recommended by the Committees on
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Homeland Security and Energy and Commerce now printed in the bill, the
amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in part A of the report
accompanying this rule shall be considered as an original bill for the
purpose of amendment and shall be considered as read. The rule waives
all points of order against the amendment in the nature of a substitute
except those arising under clause 10 of rule XXI. The rule makes in
order only those amendments printed in part B of the report of the
Committee on Rules. Each such amendment may be offered only in the
order printed in the report of the Committee on Rules, may be offered
only by a Member designated, shall be considered as read, shall be
debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and
controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to
amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the
question. All points of order against the amendments printed in part B
of the Committee report are waived except for clauses 9 and 10 of rule
XXI. The rule provides one motion to recommit with or without
instructions. The rule provides that the Chair may entertain a motion
that the Committee rise only if offered by the chair of the Committee
on Homeland Security or a designee. The rule provides that the Chair
may not entertain a motion to strike out the enacting words of the
bill. Finally, the rule authorizes the Speaker to entertain motions
that the House suspend the rules at any time through the legislative
day of November 7, 2009. The Speaker or her designee shall consult with
the Minority Leader or his designee on the designation of any matter
for consideration pursuant to this rule. Testimony was heard from
Representatives Thompson of Mississippi, Markey of Massachusetts;
Oberstar, Jackson-Lee of Texas, Hastings of Florida; Dent, Austria and
Scalise.
Joint Meetings
RUSSIAN NEWSROOMS
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe. Commission received a
briefing on life in a Russian newsroom from Dmitry Muratov, Nonaya
Gazeta, Maxim Trudolyubov, Vedomosti, and Grigory Shvedov, The
Caucasian Knot, all of Moscow, Russia.
COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,
NOVEMBER 4, 2009
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Senate
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee
on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard, to hold hearings
to examine the future of ocean governance, focusing on building
national ocean policy, 10 a.m., SR-253.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on
National Parks, to hold hearings to examine S. 1369, to amend the
Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the Molalla
River in the State of Oregon, as components of the National Wild and
Scenic Rivers System, S. 1405, to redesignate the Longfellow
National Historic Site, Massachusetts, as the ``Longfellow House-
Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site'', S. 1413, to
amend the Adams National Historical Park Act of 1998 to include the
Quincy Homestead within the boundary of the Adams National
Historical Park, S. 1767 and H.R. 1121, bills to authorize a land
exchange to acquire land for the Blue Ridge Parkway from the Town of
Blowing Rock, North Carolina, S. Res. 275, honoring the Minute Man
National Historical Park on the occasion of its 50th anniversary,
H.R. 2802, to provide for an extension of the legislative authority
of the Adams Memorial Foundation to establish a commemorative work
in honor of former President John Adams and his legacy, H.R. 3113,
to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment of
the Elk River in the State of West Virginia for study for potential
addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and H.R.
1287, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into a
partnership with the Porter County Convention, Recreation and
Visitor Commission regarding the use of the Dorothy Buell Memorial
Visitor Center as a visitor center for the Indiana Dunes National
Lakeshore, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
Committee on Environment and Public Works: business meeting to
continue consideration of S. 1733, to create clean energy jobs,
promote energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and
transition to a clean energy economy, 10 a.m., SD-406.
Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine the nominations
of Michael W. Punke, of Montana, to be a Deputy United States Trade
Representative, with the rank of Ambassador, Department of State,
Islam A. Siddiqui, of Virginia, to be Chief Agricultural Negotiator,
Office of the United States Trade Representative, with the rank of
Ambassador, and Michael F. Mundaca, of New York, to be Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury, 10 a.m., SD-215.
Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine the
nominations of Jide J. Zeitlin, of New York, to be Alternate
Representative to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United
Nations during his tenure of service as Representative to the United
Nations for U.N. Management and Reform, and to be Representative to
the United Nations for U.N. Management and Reform, with the rank of
Ambassador, Frederick D. Barton, of Maine, to be Representative of
the United States of America on the Economic and Social Council of
the United Nations, with the rank of Ambassador, and Carmen
Lomellin, of Virginia, to be Permanent Representative to the
Organization of American States, with the rank of Ambassador, all of
the Department of State, Gustavo Arnavat, of New York, to be United
States Executive Director of the Inter-American Development Bank,
and Daniel W. Yohannes,
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of Colorado, to be Chief Executive Officer, Millennium Challenge
Corportation, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: business
meeting to consider S. 1649, to prevent the proliferation of weapons
of mass destruction, to prepare for attacks using weapons of mass
destruction, S. 1862, to provide that certain Secret Service
employees may elect to transition to coverage under the District of
Columbia Police and Fire Fighter Retirement and Disability System,
H.R. 553, to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a
strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and
other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified
homeland security and other information, S. 1755, to direct the
Department of Homeland Security to undertake a study on emergency
communications, 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, S. 1825, to
extend the authority for relocation expenses test programs for
Federal employees, S. 1860, to permit each current member of the
Board of Directors of the Office of Compliance to serve for 3 terms,
H.R. 955, to designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 10355 Northeast Valley Road in Rollingbay,
Washington, as the ``John `Bud' Hawk Post Office'', H.R. 1516, to
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located
at 37926 Church Street in Dade City, Florida, as the ``Sergeant
Marcus Mathes Post Office'', H.R. 1713, to name the South Central
Agricultural Research Laboratory of the Department of Agriculture in
Lane, Oklahoma, and the facility of the United States Postal Service
located at 310 North Perry Street in Bennington, Oklahoma, in honor
of former Congressman Wesley ``Wes'' Watkins, H.R. 2004, to
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located
at 4282 Beach Street in Akron, Michigan, as the ``Akron Veterans
Memorial Post Office'', H.R. 2760, to designate the facility of the
United States Postal Service located at 1615 North Wilcox Avenue in
Los Angeles, California, as the ``Johnny Grant Hollywood Post Office
Building'', H.R. 2972, to designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at 115 West Edward Street in Erath,
Louisiana, as the ``Conrad DeRouen, Jr. Post Office'', H.R. 3119, to
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located
at 867 Stockton Street in San Francisco, California, as the ``Lim
Poon Lee Post Office'', H.R. 3386, to designate the facility of the
United States Postal Service located at 1165 2nd Avenue in Des
Moines, Iowa, as the ``Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Memorial Post
Office'', H.R. 3547, to designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 936 South 250 East in Provo, Utah, as the
``Rex E. Lee Post Office Building'', and H.R. 2215, to designate the
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 140 Merriman
Road in Garden City, Michigan, as the ``John J. Shivnen Post Office
Building'', 10 a.m., SD-342.
Committee on Indian Affairs: to hold an oversight hearing to
examine the Federal acknowledgment process, 2:15 p.m., SD-628.
Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine the
nominations of Thomas I. Vanaskie, of Pennsylvania, to be United
States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit, Christina Reiss, to be
United States District Judge for the District of Vermont, Louis B.
Butler, Jr., to be United States District Judge for the Western
District of Wisconsin, Abdul K. Kallon, to be United States District
Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, and Victoria Angelica
Espinel, of the District of Columbia, to be Intellectual Property
Enforcement Coordinator, Executive Office of the President, 2 p.m.,
SD-226.
House
Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade
and Consumer Protection and the Subcommittee on Communications,
Technology and the Internet, joint hearing on Driven To Distraction:
Technological Devices and Vehicles Safety, 9:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
Committee on Financial Services, to mark up H.R. 3817, To provide
the Securities and Exchange Commission with additional authorities
to protect investors from violations of the securities laws, and for
other purposes; and to begin consideration of a Committee Print
(October 29, 2009) of the Financial Stability Improvement Act of
2009, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
Committee on Foreign Affairs, hearing on Copenhagen and Beyond: Is
There a Successor to the Kyoto Protocol? 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
Committee on House Administration, to consider the following: H.R.
3224, To authorize the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian
Institution to plan, design, and construct a vehicle maintenance
building at the vehicle maintenance branch of the Smithsonian
Institution located in Suitland, Maryland, and for other purposes;
H.R. 28843, Architect of the Capitol Appointment Act of 2009; H.R.
3489, To amend the Help America Vote Act of 1972 to prohibit State
election officials from accepting a challenge to an individual's
eligibility to register to vote in an election for Federal office or
to vote in an election for Federal office in a jurisdiction on the
grounds that the individual resides in a household in the
jurisdiction which is subject to foreclosure proceedings or that the
jurisdiction was adversely affected by a hurricane or other major
disaster, and for other purposes; H.R. 1719, Voter Registration
Modernization Act of 2009; H.R. 3542, State Admission Day
Recognition Act of 2009; Committee Resolution (111-6), to adopt
voucher documentation standards; and Committee Resolution (111-7),
to prohibit text messaging while driving on official business, 11
a.m., 1310 Longworth.
Committee on the Judiciary, to mark up the following measures:
H.R. 3845, USA PATRIOT Amendments Act of 2009; H.R. 984, State
Secret Protection Act of 2009; and H. Res. 871, Directing the
Attorney General to transmit to the House of Representatives certain
documents, records, memos, correspondence, and other communications
regarding medical malpractice reform, 12:30 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
Committee on Natural Resources, hearing on the following bills:
H.R. 3742, To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the
authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust
for Indian tribes; and H.R. 3697,
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To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the
Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes,
10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife, hearing on
H.R. 3583, American Samoa Protection of Industry, Resources, and
Employment Act, 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
Committee on Science and Technology, Subcommittee on Technology
and Innovation, to mark up the Cybersecurity Coordination and
Awareness Act, 10:30 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
Committee on Small Business, hearing entitled ``Small Businesses
and the Estate Tax: Identifying Reforms to Meet the Needs of Small
Firms and Family Farmers,'' 1 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on
Water Resources and Environment, hearing on Recovery Act: Progress
Report on Water Resources Infrastructure Investment, 10 a.m., 2167
Rayburn.
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, briefing on
Department of Defense Quarterly Update, 3 p.m., 304 HVC.
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Next Meeting of the SENATE
9:30 a.m., Wednesday, November 4
Senate Chamber
Program for Wednesday: After the transaction of any morning business
(not to extend beyond two hours), Senate will continue consideration of
H.R. 3548, Unemployment Compensation Extension Act, and after a period
of debate, vote on the motion to invoke cloture thereon at 12:15 p.m.
Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
10 a.m., Wednesday, November 4
House Chamber
Program for Wednesday: Consideration of H.R. 3639--Expedited CARD
Reform for Consumers Act of 2009 (Subject to a Rule).
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Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
HOUSE
Andrews, Robert E., N.J., E2697
Arcuri, Michael A., N.Y., E2692
Becerra, Xavier, Calif., E2697
Cassidy, Bill, La., E2691
Cuellar, Henry, Tex., E2699
Davis, Danny K., Ill., E2691
Edwards, Donna F., Md., E2701
Farr, Sam, Calif., E2699
Gutierrez, Luis V., Ill., E2698
Hastings, Doc, Wash., E2696
Herger, Wally, Calif., E2697
Hodes, Paul W., N.H., E2691
Johnson, Sam, Tex., E2698
Jordan, Jim, Ohio, E2696
King, Peter T., N.Y., E2695
Klein, Ron, Fla., E2696
Larson, John B., Conn., E2702
Latham, Tom, Iowa, E2691, E2692
McCarthy, Carolyn, N.Y., E2701
Meek, Kendrick B., Fla., E2696
Miller, Jeff, Fla., E2700
Norton, Eleanor Holmes, D.C., E2693
Nunes, Devin, Calif., E2698
Pascrell, Bill, Jr., N.J., E2698
Platts, Todd Russell, Pa., E2692
Poe, Ted, Tex., E2692, E2695
Richardson, Laura, Calif., E2691
Rogers, Mike, Ala., E2695
Schock, Aaron, Ill., E2702
Shuster, Bill, Pa., E2695
Speier, Jackie, Calif., E2701
Teague, Harry, N.M., E2697
Thompson, Mike, Calif., E2691, E2697, E2699
Titus, Dina, Nev., E2700
Visclosky, Peter J., Ind., E2692, E2695, E2700
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie, Fla., E2696
Wilson, Joe, S.C., E2698
Wolf, Frank R., Va., E2693
Woolsey, Lynn C., Calif., E2699