Wednesday, November 4, 2009
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Daily Digest
HIGHLIGHTS
Senate passed H.R. 3548, Unemployment Compensation Extension Act.
Senate
Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S11063-S11130
Measures Introduced: Five bills and five resolutions were introduced,
as follows: S. 2726-2730, and S. Res. 333-337.
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Measures Reported:
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. 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''.
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''.
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.
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Measures Passed:
Unemployment Compensation Extension Act: By a unanimous vote of 98
yeas (Vote No. 334), Senate passed H.R. 3548, to amend the Supplemental
Appropriations Act, 2008 to provide for the temporary availability of
certain additional emergency unemployment compensation, as amended,
after taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto:
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Adopted:
Reid (for Baucus/Reid) Amendment No. 2712, in the nature of a
substitute.
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Withdrawn:
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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During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the
following action:
By 97 yeas to 1 nay (Vote No. 333), 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 bill.
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National Military Family Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 336,
expressing the sense of the Senate regarding designation of the month
of November 2009 as ``National Military Family Month''.
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Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act--
Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing
that at approximately 11:30 a.m., on Thursday, November 5, 2009, Senate
will resume consideration of H.R. 2847, making appropriations for the
Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and consider the motion
to proceed to the motion to reconsider the vote by which cloture was
not invoked on the committee-reported substitute amendment; that the
motion to proceed be agreed to and the motion to reconsider be agreed
to; and that prior to the vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the
substitute amendment, there be 40 minutes of debate, equally divided
and controlled as follows: 20 minutes under the control of Senator
Vitter, and 20 minutes total for Senators Mikulski and Shelby; that
upon the use or yielding back of time, Senate vote on the motion to
invoke cloture on the substitute amendment.
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Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act--
Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that
upon disposition of H.R. 2847, Senate begin consideration of H.R. 3082,
making appropriations for military construction, the Department of
Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2010, and that immediately after the bill is reported,
Senator Johnson, or his designee, be recognized to call up the
substitute amendment, which is the text of S. 1407, the Senate
committee-reported bill.
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National Metro Safety Act Referral--Agreement: A unanimous-consent
agreement was reached providing that the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation be discharged from further consideration of
S. 1560, to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to establish
national safety standards for transit agencies operating heavy rail on
fixed guideway, and the bill then be referred to the Committee on
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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Kumar Nomination Referral--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was
reached providing that the nomination of Suresh Kumar, of New Jersey,
to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Director General of the
United States and Foreign Commercial Service, received in the Senate on
October 29, 2009 and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and
Urban Affairs on November 2, 2009 be jointly referred to the Committee
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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Nomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
Tara Jeanne O'Toole, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary for Science
and Technology, Department of Homeland Security.
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Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
Albert Diaz, of North Carolina, to be United States Circuit Judge for
the Fourth Circuit.
James A. Wynn, Jr., of North Carolina, to be United States Circuit
Judge for the Fourth Circuit.
Grayling Grant Williams, of Maryland, to be Director of the Office of
Counternarcotics Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security.
John Gibbons, of Massachusetts, to be United States Marshal for the
District of Massachusetts for the term of four years.
Robert William Heun, of Alaska, to be United States Marshal for the
District of Alaska for the term of four years.
3 Army nominations in the rank of general.
1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral.
Routine lists in the Army.
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Messages from the House:
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Measures Referred:
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Enrolled Bills Presented:
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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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Amendments Submitted:
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Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
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Authorities for Committees to Meet:
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Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--334)
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 7:32 p.m.,
until 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, November 5, 2009. (For Senate's program,
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page
S11130.)
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Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
OCEAN GOVERNANCE AND POLICY
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on
Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard concluded a hearing to
examine the future of ocean governance, focusing on building national
ocean policy, after receiving testimony from Nancy H. Sutley, Chair,
White House Council on Environmental Quality; Jane Lubchenco, Under
Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration; Admiral Thad W. Allen, Commandant, U.S.
Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security; Laura Davis, Associate
Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Billy Frank, Jr., Northwest Indian
Fisheries Commission, Olympia, Washington; and Dennis Takahashi-Kelso,
Ocean Conservancy, Matthew Paxton, Ball Janik, on behalf of the Coastal
Conservation Association, and Carolyn Elefant, Ocean Renewable Energy
Coalition, all of Washington, D.C.
NATIONAL PARKS BILLS
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National
Parks concluded a hearing 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,
after receiving testimony from Senator Kirk; and Katherine H.
Stevenson, Assistant Director, Business Services, National Park
Service, Department of the Interior.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee continued
consideration 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 Thursday, November 5.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Finance: Committee concluded a hearing 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, who was introduced by Senator Enzi, 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,
after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own
behalf.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to
examine the nominations of Daniel W. Yohannes, of Colorado, to be Chief
Executive Officer, Millennium Challenge Corporation, who was introduced
by Senator Bennet, and 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, and Gustavo Arnavat, of New York, to be United States Executive
Director of the Inter-American Development Bank, after the nominees
testified and answered questions in their own behalf.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee
ordered favorably reported the following bills:
S. 1649, to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction,
to prepare for attacks using
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weapons of mass destruction, with an amendment in the nature of a
substitute;
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, with an amendment in the nature of a
substitute;
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, with an amendment in the
nature of a substitute;
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''.
FEDERAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT PROCESS
Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee concluded an oversight hearing
to examine the Federal acknowledgment process, after receiving
testimony from George T. Skibine, Acting Principal Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Indian Affairs, and R. Lee Fleming, Director, Office of
Federal Acknowledgement, both of the Department of the Interior; Frank
Ettawageshik, National Congress of American Indians, Washington, D.C.;
John Sinclair, Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana,
Havre; Ann Tucker, Muscogee Nation of Florida, Bruce; and Patty
Ferguson-Bohnee, Arizona State University Sandra Day O'Connor College
of Law Indian Legal Clinic, Tempe.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine
the nominations of Thomas I. Vanaskie, of Pennsylvania, to be United
States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit, who was introduced by
Senator Casey, 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, after the nominees testified and answered questions in
their own behalf.
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House of Representatives
Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 13 public bills, H.R. 4014-
4026; and 4 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 208; and H. Res. 888-890 were
introduced.
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Additional Cosponsors:
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Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
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 an amendment (H. Rept. 111-328).
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Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Reverend
Carlton Cross, First United Methodist Church, Prescott, Arkansas.
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Suspensions--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules
and agree to the following measures which were debated on Tuesday,
November 3rd:
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, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay
vote of 405 yeas to 1 nay with 2 voting ``present'', Roll No. 843;
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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, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 409 yeas to 5 nays,
Roll No. 844;
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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,
by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 421 yeas to 1 nay, Roll No. 852;
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Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``Recognizing the scourge of
pneumonia, urging the United States and the world to mobilize
cooperation and focus resources to fight pneumonia and save children's
lives, and recognizing November 2 as World Pneumonia Day.''.
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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, by a
\2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 422 yeas to 1 nay, Roll No. 853; and
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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, by a
\2/3\ recorded vote of 421 ayes to 1 no, Roll No. 854.
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Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``Calling on the Government
of Sri Lanka to address the human rights and humanitarian needs of its
civilian internally displaced Tamil population currently living in
government-run camps by working with the United Nations and the
international community to implement a process of release and
resettlement of such internally displaced persons (IDPs), and allowing
foreign aid groups to provide relief and resources throughout the
process.''.
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Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009: The House passed
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, by a recorded vote of 331 ayes to 92
noes, Roll No. 851.
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Rejected the Castle motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on
Financial Services with instructions to report the same back to the
House forthwith with an amendment, by a recorded vote of 171 ayes to
253 noes, Roll No. 850.
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Pursuant to the rule, 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 H. Rept. 111-326,
shall be considered as adopted in the House and in the Committee of the
Whole and
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the bill, as amended, shall be considered as the original bill for the
purpose of further amendment under the 5-minute rule.
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Agreed to:
Hensarling amendment (No. 1 printed in part B of H. Rept. 111-326)
that clarifies that changes to a credit card agreement that reduce a
customer's interest rate or other fees can be implemented immediately,
instead of being subject to the 45-day waiting period required under
the CARD Act of 2009 (by a recorded vote of 427 ayes with none voting
``no'', Roll No. 845);
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McCarthy (NY) amendment (No. 2 printed in part B of H. Rept. 111-326)
that provides that any card issuer that imposes a moratorium on
increases in rates, fees and terms and conditions of a contract would
be exempt from the accelerated date for the provision requiring an
issuer to apply a customer's payment in excess of the minimum amount
due, to the highest rate balance (by a recorded vote of 427 ayes with
none voting ``no'', Roll No. 846);
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Maffei amendment (No. 3 printed in part B of H. Rept. 111-326) that
sets the effective date of certain provisions of the CARD Act of 2009
to the enactment date of this Act (by a recorded vote of 251 ayes to
174 noes, Roll No. 847);
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Sutton amendment (No. 4 printed in part B of H. Rept. 111-326) that
prevents the closure of a credit card account in response to the
imposition of a new fee from negatively impacting a consumer's credit
report or credit score (by a recorded vote of 353 ayes to 71 noes, Roll
No. 848); and
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Sutton amendment (No. 5 printed in part B of H. Rept. 111-326) that
imposes a moratorium on increasing annual percentage rates, fees and
finance charges, as well as a moratorium on changing the terms for
repayment of outstanding balances on credit card accounts, for nine
months after enactment of this Act (by a recorded vote of 249 ayes to
173 noes, Roll No. 849).
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H. Res. 884, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was
agreed to by a recorded vote of 234 ayes to 175 noes, Roll No. 842,
after the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 228
yeas to 176 nays, Roll No. 841.
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Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and agree to the
following measures:
Recognizing the Commissioning of the USS New York LPD 21: H. Res.
856, to recognize the Commissioning of the USS New York LPD 21, by a
\2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 420 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No.
855 and
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Recognizing the tragic loss of life that occurred at the Cherry Mine
in Cherry, Illinois, on its 100th anniversary: H. Res. 752, amended, to
recognize the tragic loss of life that occurred at the Cherry Mine in
Cherry, Illinois, on its 100th anniversary and the contributions to
worker and mine safety that resulted from this and other disasters.
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Suspensions--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following
measures under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were
postponed:
Honoring and recognizing the service and achievements of current and
former female members of the Armed Forces: H. Res. 868, to honor and
recognize the service and achievements of current and former female
members of the Armed Forces;
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Congratulating the first graduating class of the United States Air
Force Academy on their 50th graduation anniversary and recognizing
their contributions to the Nation: H. Con. Res. 139, amended, to
congratulate the first graduating class of the United States Air Force
Academy on their 50th graduation anniversary and to recognize their
contributions to the Nation;
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Recognizing the efforts of career and technical colleges to educate
and train workers for positions in high-demand industries: H. Res. 880,
amended, to recognize the efforts of career and technical colleges to
educate and train workers for positions in high-demand industries; and
Pages H12330-31
Expressing support for the goals and ideals of National Family
Literacy Day: H. Res. 878, to express support for the goals and ideals
of National Family Literacy Day.
Pages H12332-34
Quorum Calls--Votes: Six yea-and-nay votes and nine recorded votes
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H12299-
H12300, H12300-01, H12301, H12302, H12317-18, H12318, H12318-19,
H12319-20, H12320, H12322, H12323, H12334, H12335, H12335-36 and
H12336-37. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 10:35 p.m.
Committee Meetings
DISTRACTED DRIVING
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and
Consumer Protection and the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology
and the Internet held a joint hearing on Driven To Distraction:
Technological Devices and Vehicle Safety.
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Testimony was heard from Ray LaHood, Secretary of Transportation;
Julius Genachowski, Chairman, FCC; former Representative Steve Largent
of Oklahoma; and public witnesses.
INVESTOR PROTECTION ACT
Committee on Financial Services: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R.
3817, Investor Protection Act of 2009.
COPENHAGEN AND BEYOND: IS THERE A SUCCESSOR TO THE KYOTO PROTOCOL?
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Held a hearing on Copenhagen and Beyond:
Is There a Successor to the Kyoto Protocol? Testimony was heard from
Todd D. Stern, Special Envoy for Climate Change, Department of State;
former Senator Timothy E. Wirth, State of Colorado; Eileen Claussen,
former Assistant Secretary, Oceans and International Environmental and
Scientific Affairs, Department of State; and a public witness.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on House Administration: Ordered reported the following
bills: 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.
2843, 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; and, as amended, H.R. 3542, State Admission Day Recognition
Act of 2009.
The Committee also agreed to the following: Committee Resolution
(111-6), to adopt voucher documentation standards; and Committee
Resolution (111-7), to prohibit text messaging while driving on
official business.
USA PATRIOT AMENDMENTS ACT OF 2009
Committee on the Judiciary: Began consideration of H.R. 3845, USA
PATRIOT Amendments Act of 2009.
Will continue tomorrow.
INDIAN LAND TRUSTS
Committee on Natural Resources: Held a 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, 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. Testimony was heard from Representatives Arcuri and
Cole; Donald Laverdure, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Indian Affairs,
Department of the Interior; Richard Blumenthal, Attorney General, State
of Connecticut; and public witnesses.
AMERICAN SAMOA RESOURCES--EMPLOYMENT PROTECTION
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans
and Wildlife, hearing on H.R. 3583, American Samoa Protection of
Industry, Resources, and Employment Act. Testimony was heard from
Togiola T. A. Tulafono, Governor, American Samoa; Nikolao Pula,
Director, Office of Insular Affairs, Department of the Interior; and
public witnesses.
CYBERSECURITY COORDINATION AND AWARENESS ACT
Committee on Science and Technology: Subcommittee on Technology and
Innovation favorably approved for full Committee action the
Cybersecurity Coordination and Awareness Act.
SMALL BUSINESS AND THE ESTATE TAX
Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing entitled ``Small Businesses
and the Estate Tax: Identifying Reforms to Meet the Needs of Small
Firms and Family Farmers.'' Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
WATER RESOURCES INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Water
Resources and Environment held a hearing on Recovery Act: Progress
Report on Water Resources Infrastructure Investment. Testimony was
heard from Nanci E. Gelb, Deputy Director, Office of Ground Water and
Drinking Water, Office of Water, EPA; Jo-Ellen Darcy, Assistant
Secretary, Civil Works, Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army;
John Hanger, Secretary, Department of Environmental Protection, State
of Pennsylvania; and public witnesses.
BRIEFING--DOD QUARTERLY UPDATE
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to
receive a briefing on Department of
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Defense Quarterly Update. The Committee was briefed by departmental
witnesses.
Joint Meetings
No joint committee meetings were held.
NEW PUBLIC LAWS
(For last listing of Public Laws, see Daily Digest, p. D1269)
S. 1818, to amend the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in
National Environmental and Native American Public Policy Act of 1992 to
honor the legacy of Stewart L. Udall. Signed on November 3, 2009.
(Public Law 111-90)
COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,
NOVEMBER 5, 2009
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Senate
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to hold hearings
to examine the nominations of Steven L. Jacques, of Kansas, to be
Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for Public
Affairs, Eric L. Hirschhorn, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary of
Commerce for Export Administration, and Marisa Lago, of New York, to
be Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for International Markets and
Development, 9:30 a.m., SD-538.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Water
and Power, to hold hearings to examine S. 1757, to provide for the
prepayment of a repayment contract between the United States and the
Uintah Water Conservancy District, S. 1758, to provide for the
allocation of costs to project power with respect to power
development within the Diamond Fork System, and S. 1759, to
authorize certain transfers of water in the Central Valley Project,
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, 9 a.m., SD-406.
Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine the
nominations of Jeffrey L. Bleich, of California, to be Ambassador to
Australia, David Huebner, of California, to be Ambassador to New
Zealand, and to serve concurrently and without additional
compensation as Ambassador to Samoa, Robert R. King, of Virginia, to
be Special Envoy on North Korean Human Rights Issues, with the rank
of Ambassador, and Peter Alan Prahar, of Virginia, to be Ambassador
to the Federated States of Micronesia, all of the Department of
State, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to hold
hearings to examine the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, 10 a.m.,
SD-430.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold
hearings to examine business formation and financial crime, focusing
on finding a legislative solution, 10 a.m., SD-342.
Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider S. 448
and H.R. 985, bills to maintain the free flow of information to the
public by providing conditions for the federally compelled
disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news
media, S. 714, to establish the National Criminal Justice
Commission, S. 1490, to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to
ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to
enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other
protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse
of personally identifiable information, S. 139, to require Federal
agencies, and persons engaged in interstate commerce, in possession
of data containing sensitive personally identifiable information, to
disclose any breach of such information, 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.
1472, to establish a section within the Criminal Division of the
Department of Justice to enforce human rights laws, to make
technical and conforming amendments to criminal and immigration laws
pertaining to human rights violations, S. 1147, to prevent tobacco
smuggling, to ensure the collection of all tobacco taxes, and the
nominations of Ketanji Brown Jackson, of Maryland, to be a Member of
the United States Sentencing Commission, Jane Branstetter Stranch,
of Tennessee, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth
Circuit, Benjamin B. Tucker, of New York, to be Deputy Director for
State, Local, and Tribal Affairs, Office of National Drug Control
Policy, and Kenyen Ray Brown, to be United States Attorney for the
Southern District of Alabama, Stephanie M. Rose, to be United States
Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa, and Nicholas A.
Klinefeldt, to be United States Attorney for the Southern District
of Iowa, all of the Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SD-226.
Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs, to hold hearings to examine
reducing recidivism at the local level, 2 p.m., SD-226.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: to hold hearings to examine
Veterans' Affairs and Indian Health Service cooperation, 10 a.m.,
SR-418.
Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to
consider certain intelligence matters, 3 p.m., S-407, Capitol.
House
Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Oversight and
Investigations, hearing on Iraq and Afghanistan: Perspectives on
U.S. Strategy, Part II, 10:30 a.m., 2226 Rayburn.
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Committee on Education and Labor, Subcommittee on Healthy Families
and Communities, hearing on Preventing Child Abuse and Improving
Responses to Families in Crisis, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
Committee on Energy and Commerce, to mark up H.R. 515, Radioactive
Import Deterrence Act, 11 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
Committee on Financial Services, to consider a Committee Print of
the Financial Stability Improvement Act of 2009, 10 a.m., 2128
Rayburn.
Committee on the Judiciary, to continue consideration of H.R.
3845, U.S. PATRIOT Act 2009, and to consider the following measures:
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, 11
a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, hearing
on Combating Organized Retail Crime--The Role of Federal Law
Enforcement, 9:30 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral
Resources and the Subcommittee on Water and Power, joint oversight
hearing entitled ``Getting Past Gridlock: Models for Renewable
Energy Siting and Transmission,'' 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife, hearing on
H.R. 3940, To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to extend
grants and other assistance to facilitate a political status public
education program for the people of Guam, 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, hearing
on the following bills: 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. 2476, Ski Area Recreational Opportunity
Enhancement Act of 2009; H.R. 3388, Petersburg National Battlefield
Boundary Modification Act; H.R. 3603, To rename the Ocmulgee
National Monument; H.R. 3759, BLM Contract Extension Act; and H.R.
3804, National Park Service Authorities and Corrections Act of 2009,
10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform,, Subcommittee on
Federal Workforce, Postal Service and the District of Columbia,
hearing entitled ``More than Stamps: Adapting the Postal Service to
a Changing World,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census and the National
Archives, hearing entitled ``The National Archives' Ability to
Safeguard the Nation's Electronic Records,'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Committee on Science and Technology, hearing on Geoengineering:
Assessing the Implications of Large-Scale Climate Intervention, 10
a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to mark up the
following measures: the Hazardous Material Transportation Safety Act
of 2009; H.R. 3377, Disaster Response, Recovery, and Mitigation
Enhancement Act of 2009; H.R. 1174, FEMA Independence Act of 2009;
H. Res. 841, Expressing support for designation of November 29,
2009, as `` Drive Safer Sunday;'' and General Services
Administration Capital Investment and Leasing Program Resolutions,
11 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Select Revenue
Measures, hearing on Foreign Bank Account Reporting and Tax
Compliance, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, to consider non-
committee member requests for access to classified information, 2
p.m., 304 HVC.
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, executive, briefing
on Peru, 10:30 a.m., 304 HVC.
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Next Meeting of the SENATE
9:30 a.m., Thursday, November 5
Senate Chamber
Program for Thursday: After the transaction of any morning business
(not to extend beyond two hours), Senate will resume consideration of
H.R. 2847, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, and after a period of debate, vote on the motion to
invoke cloture on the substitute amendment; following which, Senate
will begin consideration of H.R. 3082, Military Construction and
Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, and Senator Johnson, or his
designee, be recognized to call up the substitute amendment.
Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
10 a.m., Thursday, November 5
House Chamber
Program for Thursday: Consideration of H.R. 2868--Chemical Facility
Anti-Terrorism Act of 2009 (Subject to a Rule).
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Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
HOUSE
Arcuri, Michael A., N.Y., E2717
Baca, Joe, Calif., E2719
Bean, Melissa L., Ill., E2705
Blumenauer, Earl, Ore., E2717
Brady, Robert A., Pa., E2712, E2716
Braley, Bruce L., Iowa, E2718
Brown, Henry E., Jr., S.C., E2705
Capps, Lois, Calif., E2718
Christensen, Donna M., The Virgin Islands, E2717
Courtney, Joe, Conn., E2713
Duncan, John J., Jr., Tenn., E2711
Graves, Sam, Mo., E2706, E2707, E2708, E2709, E2710, E2711, E2712,
E2713, E2714, E2715
Guthrie, Brett, Ky., E2716, E2717
Hirono, Mazie K., Hawaii, E2707
Inslee, Jay, Wash., E2716
Johnson, Timothy V., Ill., E2708
Kingston, Jack, Ga., E2705
Klein, Ron, Fla., E2715
Lance, Leonard, N.J., E2711
Larson, John B., Conn., E2710, E2719
LoBiondo, Frank A., N.J., E2706
McCollum, Betty, Minn., E2718
McMahon, Michael E., N.Y., E2717
Miller, Candice S., Mich., E2709
Miller, Jeff, Fla., E2715
Mitchell, Harry E., Ariz., E2705
Nunes, Devin, Calif., E2707
Oberstar, James L., Minn., E2714
Pascrell, Bill, Jr., N.J., E2707
Paul, Ron, Tex., E2711
Paulsen, Erik, Minn., E2714
Poe, Ted, Tex., E2716
Polis, Jared, Colo., E2706
Price, Tom, Ga., E2711
Rahall, Nick J., II, W.Va., E2707
Rangel, Charles B., N.Y., E2708, E2719
Sanchez, Linda T., Calif., E2709, E2720
Sherman, Brad, Calif., E2705
Smith, Adam, Wash., E2709
Stupak, Bart, Mich., E2713, E2718
Thompson, Mike, Calif., E2714
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie, Fla., E2713
Waxman, Henry A., Calif., E2711
Westmoreland, Lynn A., Ga., E2712
Wolf, Frank R., Va., E2709