Friday, November 6, 2009
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Daily Digest
Senate
Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S11239-S11258
Measures Introduced: Four bills and two resolutions were introduced, as
follows: S. 2747-2750, and S. Res. 343-344.
Page S11253
Measures Reported:
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, with amendments.
Page S11253
Measures Passed:
Majority Party Committee Membership: Senate agreed to S. Res. 343, to
constitute the majority party's membership on certain committees for
the One Hundred Eleventh Congress, or until their successors are
chosen.
Page S11257
Shooting at Fort Hood, Texas: Senate agreed to S. Res. 344,
expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the tragic shooting at
Fort Hood, Texas on November 5, 2009.
Page S11257
Measures Considered:
Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act--
Agreement: Senate continued 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, taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto:
Pages S11239-45
Pending:
Johnson/Hutchison Amendment No. 2730, in the nature of a substitute.
Page S11239
Udall (NM) Amendment No. 2737 (to Amendment No. 2730), to make
available from Medical Services, $150,000,000 for homeless veterans
comprehensive service programs.
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A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that Senate
resume consideration of the bill at approximately 3 p.m., on Monday,
November 9, 2009.
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Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
Joseph G. Pizarchik, of Pennsylvania, to be Director of the Office of
Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement.
David S. Ferriero, of North Carolina, to be Archivist of the United
States.
Barbara J. Bennett, of Virginia, to be Chief Financial Officer,
Environmental Protection Agency. (Prior to this action, Committee on
Environment and Public Works was discharged from further
consideration.)
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Messages from the House:
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Measures Referred:
Page S11252
Executive Communications:
Pages S11252-53
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages S11253-54
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Pages S11254-55
Amendments Submitted:
Pages S11255-57
Privileges of the Floor:
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 12:34 p.m.,
until 2 p.m. on Monday, November 9, 2009. (For Senate's program, see
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page
S11258.)
Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
No committee meetings were held.
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House of Representatives
Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 24 public bills, H.R. 4037-
4060; and 10 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 210-211; and H. Res. 895-902
were introduced.
Pages H12586-88
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages H12588-89
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
H. Res. 903, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3962) to
provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce
the growth in health care spending (H. Rept. 111-330).
Page H12586
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the
following measures:
Congratulating the 2009 Major League Baseball World Series Champions,
the New York Yankees: H. Res. 893, to congratulate the 2009 Major
League Baseball World Series Champions, the New York Yankees, by a \2/
3\ yea-and-nay vote of 386 yeas to 17 nays with 11 voting ``present,''
Roll No. 866;
Pages H12461-62 H12494-96
Small Business Disaster Readiness and Reform Act of 2009: H.R. 3743,
amended, to amend the Small Business Act to improve the disaster relief
programs of the Small Business Administration; and
Pages H12471-73
Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to
H.R. 1299, with an amendment: H. Res. 896, to provide for the
concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 1299, with an
amendment.
Pages H12477-87
Suspensions--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following
measures under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were
postponed:
Small Business Microlending Expansion Act of 2009: H.R. 3737,
amended, to amend the Small Business Act to improve the Microloan
Program;
Pages H12466-69
Amending the Small Business Act to modify certain provisions relating
to women's business centers: H.R. 1838, amended, to amend the Small
Business Act to modify certain provisions relating to women's business
centers;
Pages H12469-71
Small Business Development Centers Modernization Act of 2009: H.R.
1845, amended, to amend the Small Business Act to modernize Small
Business Development Centers;
Pages H12473-77
Expressing support for designation of the week beginning on November
9, 2009, as National School Psychology Week: H. Res. 700, amended, to
express support for designation of the week beginning on November 9,
2009, as National School Psychology Week;
Pages H12487-88
Honoring the lives of the brave soldiers and civilians of the United
States Army who died or were wounded in the tragic attack of November
5, 2009 at Fort Hood, Texas: H. Res. 895, to honor the lives of the
brave soldiers and civilians of the United States Army who died or were
wounded in the tragic attack of November 5, 2009 at Fort Hood, Texas;
Pages H12488-93
Expressing support for Chinese human rights activists Huang Qi and
Tan Zuoren: H. Res. 877, to express support for Chinese human rights
activists Huang Qi and Tan Zuoren for engaging in peaceful expression
as they seek answers and justice for the parents whose children were
killed in the Sichuan earthquake of May 12, 2008;
Pages H12535-40
Recognizing the 20th anniversary of the remarkable events leading to
the end of the Cold War and the creation of a Europe, whole, free, and
at peace: H. Res. 892, to recognize the 20th anniversary of the
remarkable events leading to the end of the Cold War and the creation
of a Europe, whole, free, and at peace;
Pages H12540-44
Honoring the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic
relations between the United States and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
and the 10th anniversary of the accession to the throne of His Majesty
King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein: H. Res. 833, amended, to honor the
60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between
the United States and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and the 10th
anniversary of the accession to the throne of His Majesty King Abdullah
II Ibn Al Hussein; and
Pages H12544-46
Recognizing the 30th anniversary of the Iranian hostage crisis: H.
Con. Res. 209, to recognize the 30th anniversary of the Iranian hostage
crisis, during which 52 United States citizens were held hostage for
444 days from November 4, 1979, to January 20, 1981.
Pages H12546-49
Adjournment Resolution: The House agreed to H. Con. Res. 210, providing
for a conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives and a
conditional recess or adjournment of the Senate, by a yea-and-nay vote
of 235 yeas to 179 nays, Roll No. 865.
Pages H12493-94
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Oath of Office--Twenty-Third Congressional District of New York:
Representative-elect William L. Owens presented himself in the well of
the House and was administered the Oath of Office by the Speaker.
Earlier, the Clerk of the House transmitted a facsimile copy of a
letter from Mr. Todd D. Valentine and Mr. Robert A. Brehm, Co-Executive
Directors of the New York State Board of Elections, indicating that,
according to the unofficial returns of the Special Election held
November 3, 2009, the Honorable William L. Owens was elected
Representative to Congress for the Twenty-Third Congressional District,
State of New York.
Pages H12495-96
Whole Number of the House: The Speaker announced to the House that, in
light of the administration of the oath to the gentleman from New York,
Mr. Owens, the whole number of the House is adjusted to 435.
Page H12496
Moment of Silence: The House observed a moment of silence in honor of
the victims of the violence in Orlando, Florida today, November 6,
2009.
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Suspensions--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules
and pass the following measures which were debated on Thursday,
November 5th:
Corporal Joseph A. Tomci Post Office Building Designation Act: H.R.
3788, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service
located at 3900 Darrow Road in Stow, Ohio, as the ``Corporal Joseph A.
Tomci Post Office Building'', by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 415 yeas
to 1 nay, Roll No. 867 and
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Jack F. Kemp Post Office Building Designation Act: S. 1211, to
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at
60 School Street, Orchard Park, New York, as the ``Jack F. Kemp Post
Office Building'', by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 408 yeas with none
voting ``nay'', Roll No. 868.
Pages H12497-98
Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2009: The House passed 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, by a recorded vote of 230 ayes to 193 noes, Roll No. 875.
Consideration of the measure began on Thursday, November 5th.
Pages H12498-H12535
Rejected the Dent motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on
Homeland Security with instructions to report the same back to the
House forthwith with amendments, by a recorded vote of 189 ayes to 236
noes, Roll No. 874;
Pages H12533-34
Pursuant to the rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute
printed in part A of H. Rept. 111-327 shall be considered as an
original bill for the purpose of amendment under the 5-minute rule, in
lieu of the amendments in the nature of a substitute recommended by the
Committees on Homeland Security and Energy and Commerce now printed in
the bill.
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Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To amend the Homeland
Security Act of 2002 to enhance security and protect against acts of
terrorism against chemical facilities, to amend the Safe Drinking Water
Act to enhance the security of public water systems, and to amend the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act to enhance the security of
wastewater treatment works, and for other purposes.''.
Page H12535
Agreed to:
Hastings (FL) amendment (No. 3 printed in H. Rept. 111-327) that
establishes a point of contact within the Office of Chemical Facility
Security responsible for interagency coordination. Requires the
Secretary to liaise with State Emergency Response Commissions and Local
Emergency Planning Committees to update emergency planning and training
procedures;
Pages H12519-20
Flake amendment (No. 6 printed in H. Rept. 111-327) that prevents
earmarking in a new grant program established in the bill, and
clarifies that Congress presumes that grants awarded through that
program will be awarded on a competitive basis, and if they are not,
requires the Secretary to submit a report to Congress as to why not;
Pages H12524-25
Schrader amendment (No. 7 printed in H. Rept. 111-327) that requires
DHS to conduct a study on the scope and potential impacts of the
provisions that require the use of safer processes or chemicals on
manufacturers or retailers of pesticide or fertilizer;
Page H12525
Halvorson amendment (No. 9 printed in H. Rept. 111-327) that permits
the Secretary to provide guidance, tools, methodologies, or software to
assist small covered chemical facilities in complying with the security
requirements;
Pages H12527-28
Foster amendment (No. 10 printed in H. Rept. 111-327) that directs
the Secretary to establish appropriate protocols and security
procedures for covered chemical facilities that are also Universities
and Academic labs, separate from commercial chemical facilities; and
Pages H12528-29
Thompson (MS) manager's amendment (No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 111-327)
that makes a number of technical corrections and fixes typos and
verbiage
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issues (by a recorded vote of 253 ayes to 168 noes, Roll No. 869).
Pages H12515-17, H12529-30
Rejected:
Barton (TX) amendment (No. 2 printed in H. Rept. 111-327) that sought
to place provisions in the bill allowing the new Federal chemical
facility regulations enacted by this bill to preempt state and local
laws that ``hinder, pose obstacles to, or frustrate the purpose of the
federal program'' (by a recorded vote of 165 ayes to 262 noes, Roll No.
870);
Pages H12517-19, H12530
Dent amendment (No. 4 printed in H. Rept. 111-327) that sought to
strike Title I, affecting chemical facilities, and replace it with an
extension of the Department of Homeland Security's current regulatory
authority under section 550(b) of the Department of Homeland Security
Appropriations Act, 2007 (by a recorded vote of 186 ayes to 241 noes,
Roll No. 871);
Pages H12520-22, H12530-31
Dent amendment (No. 5 printed in H. Rept. 111-327) that sought to
strike section 2111, which requires assessments and implementation of
methods to reduce the consequences of a terrorist attack (by a recorded
vote of 193 ayes to 236 noes, Roll No. 872); and
Pages H12522-24, H12531-32
McCaul amendment (No. 8 printed in H. Rept. 111-327) that sought to
strike the citizen enforcement section of the bill (by a recorded vote
of 196 ayes to 232 noes, Roll No. 873).
Pages H12526-27, H12532
Agreed that the Clerk be authorized to make technical and conforming
changes to reflect the actions of the House.
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H. Res. 885, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was
agreed to on Thursday, November 5th.
Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he
notified Congress that the national emergency with respect to the
proliferation of weapons of mass destruction that was declared in
Executive Order 12938, as amended, is to continue in effect for 1 year
beyond November 14, 2009--referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
and ordered printed (H. Doc. 111-75).
Page H12535
Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea-and-nay votes and seven recorded votes
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H12494,
H12494-95, H12496-97, H12497-98, H12429-30, H12530, H12530-31, H12531-
32, H12532, H12534 and H12534-35. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 2:26 a.m.
Committee Meetings
COMMITTEE PRINT--FINANCIAL STABILITY IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2009
Committee on Financial Services: Continued consideration of the
Committee Print of the Financial Stability Improvement Act of 2009.
Will continue November 17.
PROHIBITING IMPORTS OF PYTHON SNAKES
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and
Homeland Security held a hearing on H.R. 2811, To amend title 18,
United States Code, to include constrictor snakes of the species Python
genera as an injurious animal. Testimony was heard from Representative
Meek of Florida; Dan Ashe, Deputy Director, Fish and Wildlife Service,
Department of the Interior; and public witnesses.
THE ``AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE FOR AMERICA ACT'' AND THE ``MEDICARE
PHYSICIAN PAYMENT REFORM ACT OF 2009''
The Committee on Rules: granted, by a record vote of 6 to 4, a rule
providing for consideration of H.R. 3962, the Affordable Health Care
for America Act, under a structured rule. The rule provides four hours
of debate in the House to be equally divided and controlled by the
chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and
Commerce, the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on
Ways and Means, and the chair and ranking minority member of the
Committee on Education and Labor. The rule waives all points of order
against consideration of the bill except for clauses 9 and 10 of rule
XXI.
The rule provides that the amendment printed in part A of the Rules
Committee report, perfected by the modification printed in part B of
the report, shall be considered as adopted. The rule waives all points
of order against provisions of the bill, as amended and provides that
the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
The rule makes in order the further amendment printed in part C of
the Rules Committee report if offered by Representative Stupak of
Michigan or his designee, which shall be in order without intervention
of any point of order except those arising under clause 9 of rule XXI,
shall be considered as read, shall be separately debatable for 20
minutes equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an
opponent, and shall not be subject to a demand for a division of the
question. The rule makes in order the further amendment in the nature
of a substitute printed in part D of the Committee report, if offered
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by Representative Boehner of Ohio or his designee, which shall be in
order
without intervention of any point of order, shall be considered as
read, and shall be separately debatable for one hour equally divided
and controlled by the proponent and an opponent. The rule provides one
motion to recommit with or without instructions, which shall be
considered as read.
The rule provides that during consideration of an amendment printed
in the Committee report accompanying this rule, the Chair may postpone
the question of adoption as though under clause 8 of rule XX.
The rule also provides for consideration of H.R. 3961, the Medicare
Physician Payment Reform Act of 2009 under a closed rule. The rule
provides one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair
and ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill
except for clauses 9 and 10 of rule XXI, and provides that the bill
shall be considered as read. The rule waives all points of order
against provisions of the bill. The rule provides one motion to
recommit with or without instructions. The rule provides that in the
engrossment of H.R. 3961, the Clerk shall add the text of H.R. 2920, as
passed by the House, as new matter at the end of H.R. 3961. Testimony
was heard from Chairmen Rangel and George Miller of California;
Representatives Pallone, Stupak, Berkley, Jackson-Lee of Texas, Kagen,
Klein of Florida, Johnson of Georgia, Kaptur, Dahlkemper, Barton of
Texas, Deal of Georgia, Walden, Burgess, Blackburn, Gingrey of Georgia,
Scalise, Pitts, Camp, Brady of Texas, Kline of Minnesota, McKeon, Roe
of Tennessee, Sessions, Foxx, Emerson, Kirk, Lipinski, Fleming, Smith
of New Jersey, and King of Iowa.
Joint Meetings
EMPLOYMENT
Joint Economic Committee: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the
employment situation for October 2009, after receiving testimony from
Keith Hall, Commissioner, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR SATURDAY,
NOVEMBER 7, 2009
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Senate
No meetings/hearings are scheduled.
House
No committee meetings are scheduled.
CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD
Week of November 9 through November 14, 2009
Senate Chamber
On Monday, at approximately 3 p.m., Senate will resume consideration
of H.R. 3082, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations
Act. Also, at 4:30 p.m., Senate will begin consideration of the
nomination of Andre M. Davis, of Maryland, to be United States Circuit
Judge for the Fourth Circuit, and after a period of debate, vote on
confirmation of the nomination at 5:30 p.m.
During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any cleared
legislative and executive business.
Senate Committees
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: November 10,
Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation and Community Development,
to hold hearings to examine ending veterans' homelessness, 10 a.m.,
SD-538.
November 10, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine
protecting consumers from overdraft fees, focusing on the Fairness
and Accountability in Receiving Overdraft Coverage Act, 3 p.m., SD-
538.
Committee on the Budget: November 10, to hold hearings to examine
bipartisan process proposals for long-term fiscal stability, 9:30
a.m., SD-608.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: November 10, to hold
hearings to examine policy options for reducing greenhouse gas
emissions, 10 a.m., SD-366.
Committee on Environment and Public Works: November 9,
Subcommittee on Water and Wildlife, to hold hearings to examine S.
1816, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to improve
and reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay Program, and S. 1311, to amend
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to expand and strengthen
cooperative efforts to monitor, restore, and protect the resource
productivity, water quality, and marine ecosystems of the Gulf of
Mexico, 3 p.m., SD-406.
Committee on Finance: November 10, to hold hearings to examine
climate change legislation, focusing on considerations for future
jobs, 10 a.m., SD-215.
Committee on Foreign Relations: November 10, to hold hearings to
examine protocol Amending the Convention between the Government of
the United States of America and the Government of the French
Republic for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of
Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital, signed
at Paris on August 21, 1994, as Amended by the Protocol signed on
December 8, 2004, signed January 13, 2009, at Paris, together with a
related Memorandum of Understanding, signed January 13, 2009 (Treaty
Doc. 111-04), protocol Amending the Convention between the
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United States of America and New Zealand for the Avoidance of Double
Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion With Respect to Taxes
on Income, signed on December 1, 2008, at Washington (Treaty Doc.
111-03), convention Between the Government of the United States of
America and the Government of Malta for the Avoidance of Double
Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes
on Income, signed on August 8, 2008, at Valletta (Treaty Doc. 111-
01), treaty between the Government of the United States of America
and the Government of the Republic of Rwanda Concerning the
Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment, signed at
Kigali on February 19, 2008 (Treaty Doc. 110-23), and international
Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, adopted
by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations on
November 3, 2001, and signed by the United States on November 1,
2002 (the ``Treaty'') (Treaty Doc. 110-19), 9 a.m., SD-419.
November 10, Full Committee, to receive a briefing on Sudan, 10:30
a.m., SVC-217.
November 10, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 1524,
to strengthen the capacity, transparency, and accountability of
United States foreign assistance programs to effectively adapt and
respond to new challenges of the 21st century, S. 1739, to promote
freedom of the press around the world, S. 1067, to support
stabilization and lasting peace in northern Uganda and areas
affected by the Lord's Resistance Army through development of a
regional strategy to support multilateral efforts to successfully
protect civilians and eliminate the threat posed by the Lord's
Resistance Army and to authorize funds for humanitarian relief and
reconstruction, reconciliation, and transitional justice, proposed
legislation deploring the rape and assault of women in Guinea and
the killing of political protesters, H. Con. Res. 36, calling on the
President and the allies of the United States to raise in all
appropriate bilateral and multilateral fora the case of Robert
Levinson at every opportunity, urging Iran to fulfill their promises
of assistance to the family of Robert Levinson, and calling on Iran
to share the results of its investigation into the disappearance of
Robert Levinson with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Hague
Convention on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other
Forms of Family Maintenance, adopted at The Hague on November 23,
2007, and signed by the United States on that same date (Treaty Doc.
110-21), the nominations of Jose W. Fernandez, of New York, to be
Assistant Secretary for Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs,
William E. Kennard, of the District of Columbia, to be
Representative of the United States of America to the European
Union, with the rank and status of Ambassador, John F. Tefft, of
Virginia, to be Ambassador to Ukraine, Michael C. Polt, of
Tennessee, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Estonia, and Cynthia
Stroum, of Washington, to be Ambassador to Luxembourg, all of the
Department of State, and James LaGarde Hudson, of the District of
Columbia, to be United States Director of the European Bank for
Reconstruction and Development, and routine lists in the Foreign
Service, 2:15 p.m., S-116, Capitol.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: November 10,
Subcommittee on Children and Families, to hold hearings to examine
H1N1 and paid sick days, 9:30 a.m., SD-430.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: November
10, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Erroll G.
Southers, of California, to be Assistant Secretary of Homeland
Security, and Daniel I. Gordon, of the District of Columbia, to be
Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy, 10 a.m., SD-342.
Committee on the Judiciary: November 10, to hold hearings to
examine strengthening our criminal justice system, focusing on
extending the Innocence Protection Act, 10 a.m., SD-226.
Select Committee on Intelligence: November 10, to hold closed
hearings to consider certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., S-407,
Capitol.
House Committees
No committee meetings are scheduled.
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Next Meeting of the SENATE
2 p.m., Monday, November 9
Senate Chamber
Program for Monday: After the transaction of any morning business (not
to extend beyond 3 p.m.), Senate will resume consideration of H.R.
3082, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act.
Also, at 4:30 p.m., Senate will begin consideration of the nomination
of Andre M. Davis, of Maryland, to be United States Circuit Judge for
the Fourth Circuit, and after a period of debate, vote on confirmation
of the nomination at 5:30 p.m.
Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
9 a.m., Saturday, November 7
House Chamber
Program for Saturday: Consideration of H.R. 3962--Affordable Health
Care for America Act (Subject to a Rule).
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Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
HOUSE
Alexander, Rodney, La., E2735, E2735
Austria, Steve, Ohio, E2740
Bachmann, Michele, Minn., E2746
Barrett, J. Gresham, S.C., E2745
Berman, Howard L., Calif., E2743, E2747
Blackburn, Marsha, Tenn., E2733
Brady, Kevin, Tex., E2739, E2739
Capuano, Michael E., Mass., E2743
Clyburn, James E., S.C., E2749
Coffman, Mike, Colo., E2747
Courtney, Joe, Conn., E2742
DeLauro, Rosa L., Conn., E2738
Ellsworth, Brad, Ind., E2735, E2748
Eshoo, Anna G., Calif., E2738
Etheridge, Bob, N.C., E2737
Farr, Sam, Calif., E2738, E2750
Fattah, Chaka, Pa., E2736
Gerlach, Jim, Pa., E2734, E2735
Gingrey, Phil, Ga., E2742
Granger, Kay, Tex., E2736
Green, Al, Tex., E2738, E2747
Hare, Phil, Ill., E2748
Hastings, Doc, Wash., E2736
Hensarling, Jeb, Tex., E2736
Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie, S.D., E2733
Hodes, Paul W., N.H., E2746
Holt, Rush D., N.J., E2749
Johnson, Eddie Bernice, Tex., E2737
Johnson, Sam, Tex., E2735, E2741, E2747
Larson, John B., Conn., E2746
Levin, Sander M., Mich., E2735, E2740, E2743, E2744
Loebsack, David, Iowa, E2739
Lungren, Daniel E., Calif., E2748
McCollum, Betty, Minn., E2745
McMorris Rodgers, Cathy, Wash., E2746
Mack, Connie, Fla., E2746
Meek, Kendrick B., Fla., E2742
Moran, James P., Va., E2748
Pence, Mike, Ind., E2733
Poe, Ted, Tex., E2737
Rahall, Nick J., II, W.Va., E2744
Ross, Mike, Ark., E2734
Sanchez, Linda T., Calif., E2741
Sarbanes, John P., Md., E2744
Schiff, Adam B., Calif., E2741
Shuster, Bill, Pa., E2739, E2740
Thompson, Mike, Calif., E2745
Tiahrt, Todd, Kans., E2734
Walden, Greg, Ore., E2734
Wittman, Robert J., Va., E2736
Woolsey, Lynn C., Calif., E2740, E2741, E2747
Yarmuth, John A., Ky., E2740
Young, Don, Alaska, E2737, E2745