Friday, October 9, 2009
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Daily Digest
Senate
Chamber Action
Senate met at 10:00:11 a.m. in pro forma session, and adjourned at
10:00:46 a.m. until 2 p.m., on Tuesday, October 13, 2009.
Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
RESTORING CREDIT TO MANUFACTURERS
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on
Economic Policy concluded a hearing to examine restoring credit to
manufacturers, after receiving testimony from David Andrea, Motor &
Equipment Manufacturers Association, Troy, Michigan; Robert Kiener,
Precision Machined Products Association, Brecksville, Ohio; and Stephen
Wilson, American Bankers Association, Lebanon, Ohio.
House of Representatives
Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: There were no public bills or
resolutions introduced in today's Record.
Additional Cosponsors:
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Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
H.R. 3433, to amend the North American Wetlands Conservation Act to
establish requirements regarding payment of the non-Federal share of
the costs of wetlands conservation projects in Canada that are funded
under that Act (H. Rept. 111-296) and
H.R. 3537, to amend and reauthorize the Junior Duck Stamp
Conservation and Design Program Act of 1994 (H. Rept. 111-297).
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Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed
Representative Griffith to act as Speaker Pro Tempore for today.
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Quorum Calls--Votes: There were no yea-and-nay votes, and there were no
recorded votes. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 10:02 a.m.
Committee Meetings
No committee meetings were held.
CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD
Week of October 12 through October 17, 2009
On Tuesday, at approximately 3 p.m., Senate will resume consideration
of H.R. 2847, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, and vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the
committee-reported amendment in the nature of a substitute at 5:30 p.m.
Upon completion of H.R. 2847, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act, Senate will resume consideration of the
conference report to accompany H.R. 3183, Energy and Water Development
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act.
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: October 14,
Subcommittee on Financial Institutions, to hold
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hearings to examine the state of the banking industry, 2:30 p.m. SD-
538.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: October 14, to
hold hearings to examine combating distracted driving, focusing on
managing behavioral and technological risks, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
October 15, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the
nominations of Erroll G. Southers, of California, to be Assistant
Secretary of Homeland Security, Patrick Gallagher, of Maryland, to
be Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology,
Department of Commerce, and Elizabeth M. Robinson, of Virginia, to
be Chief Financial Officer, National Aeronautics and Space
Administration, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: October 14, to hold
hearings to examine energy and related economic effects of global
climate change legislation, 10 a.m., SD-366.
Committee on Finance: October 13, business meeting to resume
consideration of an original bill entitled ``America's Healthy
Future Act of 2009'', 10 a.m., SH-216.
Committee on Foreign Relations: October 15, Subcommittee on
International Operations and Organizations, Human Rights, Democracy
and Global Women's Issues, to hold hearings to examine, 2:30 p.m.,
SD-419.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: October 14,
business meetings to consider any pending nominations, 10 a.m., SD-
430.
October 15, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine equal
health care for equal premiums, focusing on women, 10:30 a.m., SD-
430.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: October
14, to hold hearings to examine the past, present, and future of
policy czars, 10 a.m., SD-342.
October 14, Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management,
the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, with the
Special Committee on Aging, to hold joint hearings to examine the
cost of federal long-term care insurance, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
Committee on Judiciary: October 14, to hold hearings to examine
prohibiting price fixing and other anticompetitive conduct in the
health insurance industry, 10 a.m., SD-226.
October 15, Full Committee, 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. 369, to prohibit brand name drug companies from
compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic
drug into the market, and S. 379, to provide fair compensation to
artists for use of their sound recordings, and the nominations of
Jacqueline H. Nguyen and Dolly M. Gee, both to be a United States
District Judge for the Central District of California, and Edward
Milton Chen and Richard Seeborg, both to be a United States District
Judge for the Northern District of California, 10 a.m., SD-226.
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: October 15, to
hold hearings to examine health care solutions for America's small
businesses, 10 a.m., SD-628.
Select Committee on Intelligence: October 13, to hold hearings to
examine the nomination of David C. Gompert, of Virginia, to be
Principal Day, Director of National Intelligence, Office of the
Director of National Intelligence, 2:30 p.m. SD-106.
October 15, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to consider
certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., S-407, Capitol.
Special Committee on Aging: October 14, with the Committee on
Homeland Security and Government Affairs, Subcommittee on Oversight
of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of
Columbia, to hold joint hearings to examine the cost of federal
long-term care insurance, 2:30 p.m.; SD-342.
House Committees
Committee on Armed Services, October 14, hearing on Afghanistan:
Getting the Strategy Right, 10 a.m., 210 HVC.
October 15, Defense Acquisition Reform Panel, hearing on Can the
Department of Defense Protect Taxpayers: When It Pays Its
Contractors? 8 a.m., 1310 Longworth.
Committee on the Budget, October 14, hearing on the Cost of
Current Defense Plans: An Analysis of Budget Issues, 10 a.m., 210
Cannon.
Committee on Education and Labor, October 14, Subcommittee on
Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness, hearing on
Ensuring Student Eligibility Requirements for Federal Aid, 10 a.m.,
2175 Rayburn.
Committee on Energy and Commerce, October 15, Subcommittee on
Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection, hearing on The Minority
Business Development Agency: Enhancing the Prospects for Success, 1
p.m., 2322 Rayburn.
October 15, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing
entitled ``Insured But Not Covered: The Problem of Underinsurance,''
1:30 p.m., 2322 Rayburn.
October 16, Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, hearing on
H.R. 515, Radioactive Import Deterrence Act, 9:30 a.m., 2123
Rayburn.
Committee on Financial Assistance, October 14, to consider the
following measures: October 2, Discussion Draft of the Over-the-
Counter Derivatives Markets Act of 2009; September 25, Discussion
Draft of the Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 (to be
reported as H.R. 3126, Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of
2009); H.R. 3763, To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to provide
for an exclusion from Red Flag Guidelines for certain businesses;
and H.R. 3639 Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009, 10
a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
Committee on Foreign Affairs, October 14, Subcommittee on Asia,
The Pacific and The Global Environment, to mark up H. Con. Res. 153,
Honoring the 111th anniversary of the independence of the
Philippines; followed by a hearing on the Future of APEC, (Asian-
Pacific Economic Cooperation), 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
October 15, full Committee, hearing on Afghanistan Policy at the
Crossroads, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
October 15, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, to mark up
H.R. 2134, Western Hemisphere
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Drug Policy Commission Act of 2009; followed by a hearing on
Assessing U.S. Drug Policy in the Americas, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
Committee on Homeland Security, October 14, hearing entitled
``Diversity at the Department of Homeland Security: Continuing
Challenges and New Opportunities,'' 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
Committee on the Judiciary, October 14, to mark up the following
bills: H.R. 42, Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of
Latin Americans of Japanese Descent Act; H.R. 1425, Wartime
Treatment Study Act; and H.R. 3237, To enact certain laws relating
to national and commercial space programs title 51, United States
Code, ``National and Commercial Space Programs,'' 10:15 a.m., 2141
Rayburn.
October 15, hearing on Ramifications of Auto Industry
Bankruptcies, Part IV, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
Committee on Natural Resources, October 15, Subcommittee on
Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife, hearing on H.R. 3644, Bay-
Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) Regional Program and
National Environment Literacy Grant Program Act, 10 a.m., 1324
Longworth.
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, October 14, hearing
entitled ``AIG Bonuses: Audit Report of the Special Inspector
General,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Committee on Rules, October 13, to consider H.R. 2442, Bay Area
Regional Water Recycling Program Expansion Act of 2009, 5 p.m., H-
313 Capitol.
Committee on Science and Technology, October 14, Subcommittee on
Technology and Innovation, to mark up the Fire Grants
Reauthorization Act of 2009, 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
Committee on Small Business, October 14, hearing entitled
``Increasing Access to Capital for Small Businesses, 1 p.m., 2360
Rayburn.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, October 14,
Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials,
hearing on High-Speed Rail in the United States: Opportunities and
Challenges, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs, October 14, hearing on the Update
on the State of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, 10 a.m.,
334 Cannon.
October 15, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, hearing on VA
Status Report on Post-9/11 G.I. Bill, 2 p.m., 334 Cannon.
October 15, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on Identifying the
Causes of Inappropriate Billing Practices by the VA, 10 a.m., 334
Cannon.
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, October 14,
Subcommittee on Terrorism, Human Intelligence and
Counterintelligence, executive, briefing on Hot Spots, 4 p.m., 304-
HVC.
October 15, full Committee, executive, briefing on National
Security Council Update, 12 p.m., 304-HVC.
Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming,
October 15, hearing entitled ``Fraudulent Letters Opposing Clean
Energy Legislation,'' 9:30 a.m., room to be announced.
Joint Meetings
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: October 14, to
hold hearings to examine promoting tolerance and understanding in
the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
region, focusing on the role of the personal representatives, 10
a.m., SVC-208/209.
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Next Meeting of the SENATE
2 p.m., Tuesday, October 13
Senate Chamber
Program for Tuesday: After the transaction of any morning business (not
to extend beyond 3 p.m.), 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 committee-reported amendment in the nature of a substitute at
5:30 p.m.
Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
12:30 p.m., Tuesday, October 13
House Chamber
Program for Tuesday: To be announced.
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Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
HOUSE
Blumenauer, Earl, Ore., E2503
Posey, Bill, Fla., E2503