Tuesday, October 20, 2009
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Daily Digest
HIGHLIGHTS
Senate agreed to the conference report to accompany H.R. 2892,
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act.
Senate
Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S10533-S10585
Measures Introduced: Nineteen bills were introduced, as follows: S.
1800-1818.
Page S10570
Measures Passed:
Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental
and Native American Public Policy Act: Senate passed 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.
Pages S10584-85
Conference Reports:
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act Conference Report:
By 79 yeas to 19 nays (Vote No. 323), Senate agreed to the conference
report to accompany H.R. 2892, making appropriations for the Department
of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010.
Pages S10542-59
Department of Defense Authorization Act Conference Report--Cloture:
Senate began consideration of the conference report to accompany H.R.
2647, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2010 for military
activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and
for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, to provide special
pays and allowances to certain members of the Armed Forces, expand
concurrent receipt of military retirement and VA disability benefits to
disabled military retirees.
Pages S10567-68
A motion was entered to close further debate on the conference
report, and, in accordance with the provisions of rule XXII of the
Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur on Thursday,
October 22, 2009.
Pages S10567-68
Appointments:
National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity:
The Chair announced, on behalf of the President pro tempore, pursuant
to P.L. 110-315, the appointment of the following to be members of the
National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity:
Daniel Klaich of Nevada, Cameron Staples of Connecticut, and Larry
Vanderhoef of California.
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Message from the President: Senate received the following message from
the President of the United States:
Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the continuation of the
national emergency declared in Executive Order 13413 with respect to
blocking the property of persons contributing to the conflict taking
place in the Democratic Republic of the Congo; which was referred to
the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-35)
Page S10570
Sessions Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the
nomination of William K. Sessions III, of Vermont, to be Chair of the
United States Sentencing Commission.
Page S10568
A motion was entered to close further debate on the nomination, and,
in accordance with the provisions of rule XXII of the Standing Rules of
the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur on Thursday, October 22, 2009.
Page S10568
Lange Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time agreement was
reached providing that at approximately 11:30 a.m., on Wednesday,
October 21, 2009, Senate begin consideration of the nomination of
Roberto A. Lange, to be United States District Judge for the District
of South Dakota; that debate on the nomination be limited to 2 hours
equally divided and controlled between Senators Leahy and Sessions, or
their designees; with the vote on confirmation of the nomination
occurring at 2 p.m.
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Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
1 Army nomination in the rank of general.
1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral.
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Messages from the House:
Page S10570
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages S10570-71
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Pages S10571-81
Additional Statements:
Pages S10568-69
Amendments Submitted:
Pages S10581-84
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
Page S10584
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
Page S10584
Privileges of the Floor:
Page S10584
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--323)
Page S10558
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:38 p.m.,
until 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, October 21, 2009. (For Senate's program,
see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page
S10585.)
Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
NATIONAL HOUSING MARKET
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded a
hearing to examine the state of the nation's housing market, after
receiving testimony from Senator Isakson; Shaun Donovan, Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development; Diane Randall, Partnership for Strong
Communities, Hartford, Connecticut; and Ron Phipps, National
Association of Realtors, Emile J. Brinkmann, Mortgage Bankers
Association, and David Crowe, National Association of Home Builders,
all of Washington, DC.
CUSTOMS FACILITATION AND TRADE ENFORCEMENT ACT
Committee on Finance: Committee concluded a hearing to examine S. 1631,
to reauthorize customs facilitation and trade enforcement functions and
programs, after receiving testimony from Jerry Cook, Hanesbrands Inc.,
Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Richard Cotton, NBC Universal, New York,
New York; Ted Sherman, Target, Minneapolis, Minnesota; and Mary Ann
Comstock, UPS Supply Chain Solutions, Inc., Sweet Grass, Montana.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee
concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of Susan Tsui Grundmann,
of Virginia, to be Chairman, and Anne Marie Wagner, of Virginia, to be
a Member, both of the Merit Systems Protection Board, after the
nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf.
MEDICAL BANKRUPTCY FAIRNESS ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight
and the Courts concluded a hearing to examine medical debt, focusing on
bankruptcy reform, including 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, after receiving testimony from
Elizabeth Edwards, Center for American Progress Action Fund, Aparna
Mathur, American Enterprise Institute, and Diana Furchtgott-Roth,
Hudson Institute, all of Washington, DC; John A. E. Pottow, University
of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor; and Kerry Burns, Coventry, Rhode
Island.
HEALTH CARE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: Committee concluded a
hearing to examine health care solutions for America's small
businesses, after receiving testimony from Karen G. Mills,
Administrator, United States Small Business Administration; Gene
Sperling, Counselor to the Secretary, Department of the Treasury; and
John Arensmeyer, Small Business Majority, Amanda L. Austin, National
Federation of Independent Business, Ann Sullivan, Madison Services
Group, Inc., on behalf of Women Impacting Public Policy, Edmund F.
Haislmaier, The Heritage Foundation, and Keith Ashmus, National Small
Business Association, all of Washington, DC.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee met in closed session to
receive a briefing on certain intelligence matters from officials of
the intelligence community.
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House of Representatives
Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 40 public bills, H.R. 3845-
3884; 7 resolutions, H. Res. 844-845, 847-851 were introduced.
Pages H11514-15
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages H11515-17
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
H. Res. 846, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3585) to
guide and provide for United States research, development, and
demonstration of solar energy technologies (H. Rept. 111-304); and
H.R. 3792, to amend title XXVI of the Public Health Service Act to
revise and extend the program for providing life-saving care for those
with HIV/AIDS (H. Rept. 111-305).
Page H11514
Recess: The House recessed at 12:51 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m.
Page H11465
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the
following measures:
Amending the Fair Credit Reporting Act to provide for an exclusion
from Red Flag Guidelines for certain businesses: H.R. 3763, to amend
the Fair Credit Reporting Act to provide for an exclusion from Red Flag
Guidelines for certain businesses, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 400
yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 790;
Pages H11467-69, H11479-80
Army Specialist Jeremiah Paul McCleery Post Office Building
Designation Act: H.R. 3319, to designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at 440 South Gulling Street in Portola,
California, as the ``Army Specialist Jeremiah Paul McCleery Post Office
Building'', by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 401 yeas with none voting
``nay'', Roll No. 791;
Pages H11469-70, H11480-81
Extending the commercial space transportation liability regime: H.R.
3819, to extend the commercial space transportation liability regime;
Pages H11470-72
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Chemistry Week: H. Res.
793, to support the goals and ideals of National Chemistry Week; and
Pages H11472-74
Supporting the increased understanding of, and interest in, computer
science and computing careers among the public and in schools: H. Res.
558, amended, to support the increased understanding of, and interest
in, computer science and computing careers among the public and in
schools, and to ensure an ample and diverse future technology workforce
through the designation of National Computer Science Education Week, by
a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 405 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No.
792.
Pages H11474-77, H11481
Recess: The House recessed at 3:41 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m.
Page H11479
Moment of Silence: The House observed a moment of silence in honor of
Robert W. Davis, former Member of Congress.
Page H11480
Moment of Silence: The House observed a moment of silence in honor of
Jay W. Johnson, former Member of Congress.
Page H11481
Suspension--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following
measure under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were
postponed:
Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to raising awareness
and enhancing the state of cyber security in the United States: H. Res.
797, to express the sense of Congress with respect to raising awareness
and enhancing the state of cyber security in the United States, and to
support the goals and ideals of the sixth annual National Cyber
Security Awareness Month.
Pages H11477-79
Presidential Messages: Read a message from the President wherein he
made a determination and certification of Haiti's compliance with HOPE
II requirements under PL 110-246--referred to the Committee on Ways and
Means and ordered printed (H. Doc. 111-69).
Pages H11466-67
Read a message from the President wherein he notified Congress that
the emergency declared with respect to significant narcotics
traffickers centered in Colombia is to continue in effect beyond
October 21, 2009--referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and
ordered printed (H. Doc. 111-70).
Page H11467
Read a message from the President wherein he notified Congress that
the national emergency declared with respect to the situation in or in
relation to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the related
measures blocking the property of certain persons contributing to the
conflict in that country, are to continue in effect beyond October 27,
2009--referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered printed
(H. Doc. 111-71).
Page H11482
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and
subsequently presented to the House today appears on page H11481-82.
Senate Referral: S. 1793 was held at the desk.
Pages H11481-82
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Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the
proceedings of today and appear on pages H11479-80, H11480, H11481.
There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 12:30 p.m. and adjourned at 11:48 p.m.
Committee Meetings
INDIAN HEALTH CARE IMPROVEMENT ACT AMENDMENTS OF 2009
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing
on H.R. 2708, Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2009.
Testimony was heard from Yvette Roubideaux, M.D., Director, Indian
Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services; and public
witnesses.
SMALL BUSINESS HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``The High Cost of Small
Business Health Insurance: Limited Options, Limited Coverage.''
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION AGENCY ACT OF 2009
Committee on Financial Assistance: Continued mark up of the 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).
Will continue tomorrow.
GIRLS IN THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and
Homeland Security held a hearing on Girls in the Juvenile Justice
System: Strategies to Help Girls Achieve Their full Potential.
Testimony was heard from Eileen Larence, Director, Homeland Security
and Justice Issues, GAO; Thomas Stickrath, Director, Department of
Youth Services, State of Ohio; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans
and Wildlife held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1672,
Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Authorization Act of
2009; and H.R. 2548, Keep America's Waterfronts Working Act of 2009.
Testimony was heard from Representative Pingree; David M. Kennedy,
Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, NOAA,
Department of Commerce; and public witnesses.
NATIONAL ARCHIVES ADVISORY COMMITTEES EFFECTIVENESS
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on Policy,
Census, and National Archives held a hearing entitled ``National
Archives: Advisory Committees and their Effectiveness.'' Testimony was
heard from the following officials of the National Archives and Records
Administration: Sharon Fawcett, Assistant Archivist for Presidential
Libraries; and Martha Morphy, Chief Information Officer; Robert Flaak,
Director, Committee Management Secretariat, GSA; and Christopher Greer,
Assistant Director, Information Technology, R&D, Office of Science and
Technology Policy.
SPACE TECHNOLOGY ROADMAP ACT
Committee on Rules: Committee granted, by non-record vote, a structured
rule providing for consideration of H.R. 3585, the ``Solar Technology
Roadmap Act.'' The rule provides one hour of general debate equally
divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the
Committee on Science and Technology. 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 the amendment in the nature of a substitute
recommended by the Committee on Science and Technology 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 further makes in order only those amendments printed in 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 this 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 are waived except
those arising under clause 9 or 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 Science and Technology or his designee. Finally, the rule provides
that the Chair may not entertain a motion to strike out the enacting
words of the bill. Testimony was heard from Chairman Gordon and
Representatives Titus and Hall of Texas.
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YOUNG-ELDERLY--SPECIAL NEEDS DISASTER CARE
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on
Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management held a
hearing on Looking Out for the Very Young, the Elderly and Others with
Special Needs: Lessons from Katrina and other Major Disasters.
Testimony was heard from Tim Manning, Deputy Administrator, National
Preparedness, FEMA, Department of Homeland Security; and public
witnesses.
Joint Meetings
No joint committee meetings were held.
COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,
OCTOBER 21, 2009
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Senate
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee
on Science and Space, to hold hearings to examine space, focusing on
the value, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hearings to
examine the costs and benefits for energy consumers and energy
prices associated with the allocation of greenhouse gas emission
allowances, 9:45 a.m., SD-366.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: business
meeting to consider the nominations of Craig Becker, of Illinois,
Mark Gaston Pearce, of New York, and Brian Hayes, of Massachusetts,
all to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board, Rolena
Klahn Adorno, of Connecticut, and Marvin Krislov, of Ohio, both to
be a Member of the National Council on the Humanities, and Gloria
Valencia-Weber, of New Mexico, Julie A. Reiskin, of Colorado, Martha
L. Minow, of Illinois, John Gerson Levi, of Illinois, and Robert
James Grey, Jr., of Virginia, all to be a Member of the Board of
Directors of the Legal Services Corporation, 10 a.m., SD-430.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold
hearings to examine H1N1 flu, focusing on monitoring the nation's
response, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine the
nominations of Jane Branstetter Stranch, of Tennessee, to be United
States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit, and Benjamin B. Tucker,
of New York, to be Deputy Director for State, Local, and Tribal
Affairs, Office of National Drug Control Policy, 2 p.m., SD-226.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: to hold hearings to examine S.
977, to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide improved
benefits for veterans who are former prisoners of war, S. 1109, to
provide veterans with individualized notice about available
benefits, to streamline application processes or the benefits, S.
1118, to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an
increase in the amount of monthly dependency and indemnity
compensation payable to surviving spouses by the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs, S. 1155, to amend title 38, United States Code, to
establish the position of Director of Physician Assistant Services
within the office of the Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for
health, S. 1204, to amend the Department of Veterans Affairs Health
Care Programs Enhancement Act of 2001 to require the provision of
chiropractic care and services to veterans at all Department of
Veterans Affairs medical centers, S. 1237, to amend title 38, United
States Code, to expand the grant program for homeless veterans with
special needs to include male homeless veterans with minor
dependents and to establish a grant program for reintegration of
homeless women veterans and homeless veterans with children, S.
1302, to provide for the introduction of pay-for-performance
compensation mechanisms into contracts of the Department of Veterans
Affairs with community-based outpatient clinics for the provisions
of health care services, S. 1394, to direct the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs to acknowledge the receipt of medical, disability,
and pension claims and other communications submitted by claimants,
S. 1427, to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a
Hospital Quality Report Card Initiative to report on health care
quality in Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Centers, S. 1429,
to establish a commission on veterans and members of the Armed
Forces with post traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury,
or other mental health disorders, to enhance the capacity of mental
health care providers to assist such veterans and members, to ensure
such veterans are not discriminated against, S. 1444, to amend title
38, United States Code, to clarify the meaning of ``combat with the
enemy'' for purposes of service-connection of disabilities, S. 1467,
to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide coverage under
Traumatic Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance for adverse reactions
to vaccinations administered by the Department of Defense, S. 1483,
to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic in
Alexandria, Minnesota, as the ``Max J. Beilke Department of Veterans
Affairs Outpatient Clinic'', S. 1518, to amend title 38, United
States Code, to furnish hospital care, medical services, and nursing
home care to veterans who were stationed at Camp Lejeune, North
Carolina, while the water was contaminated at Camp Lejeune, S. 1531,
to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish within the
Department of Veterans Affairs the position of Assistant Secretary
for Acquisition, Logistics, and Construction, S. 1547, to amend
title 38, United States Code, and the United States Housing Act of
1937 to enhance and expand the assistance provided by the Department
of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Housing and Urban
Development to homeless veterans and veterans at risk of
homelessness, S. 1556, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
to permit facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs to be
designated as voter registration agencies, S. 1607, to amend title
38, United States Code, to provide for certain rights and benefits
for persons who are absent from positions of employment to receive
medical treatment for service-connected disabilities, and S. 1668,
to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the inclusion
of certain active duty service in the reserve components as
qualifying service for purposes of
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Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program, and any pending calendar
business, 9:30 a.m., SR-418.
United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control: to
hold hearings to examine United States counternarcotics strategy in
Afghanistan, 11 a.m., SD-138.
House
Committee on Agriculture, to consider derivatives legislation; and
to approve the Dunloup Creek Watershed of West Virginia and the Cape
Cod Watershed of Massachusetts projects, 2 p.m., 1300 Longworth.
Subcommittee on Rural Development, Biotechnology, Specialty Crops
and Foreign Agriculture, hearing to examine U.S. Department of
Agriculture rural business programs, conditions for rural
entrepreneurship and business development, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
Committee on Armed Services, hearing on U.S. Military Redeployment
from Iraq: Issues and Challenges, 10 a.m., 210 HVC.
Committee on Energy and Commerce, to consider the following bills:
H.R. 3276, American Medical Isotopes Production Act of 2009; H.R.
3258. Drinking Water System Security Act of 2009; H.R. 2868,
Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2009; and H.R. 2190, Mercury
Pollution Reduction Act, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
Committee on Financial Assistance, to continue mark up of the
Discussion Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 (to be reported
as H.R. 3126, Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2009), 10 a.m.,
2128 Rayburn.
Committee on Foreign Affairs, hearing on U.S. Policy Toward Burma,
10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights and
Oversight, hearing on International Violence Against Women: Stories
and Solutions, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
Committee on House Administration, to mark up the following: H.R.
3224, To authorize the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian 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. 1729, Student VOTER
Act of 2009; H.R. 2843, Architect of the Capitol Appointment Act of
2009; H.R. 3489, To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 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.
3542, State Admission Day Recognition Act of 2009; a Committee
Resolution, to adopt voucher documentation standards; and a
Committee Resolution to prohibit text messaging while driving on
official business, 11 a.m., 1310 Longworth.
Subcommittee on Elections, hearing on Modernizing the Election
Registration Process, 1 p.m., 1310 Longworth.
Committee on the Judiciary, to mark up the following bills: H.R.
3596, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009;
H.R. 412, 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 as title 51, United States Code,
``National and Commercial Space Programs,'' 10:15 a.m., 2141
Rayburn.
Committee on Natural Resources, hearing on H.R. 2523, Helping
Expedite and Advance Responsible Tribal Homeownership Act or the
HEARTH Act, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on
Information Policy, Census, and National Archives, hearing entitled:
``The 2010 Census Master Address File: Issues and Concerns,'' 2
p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Committee on Rules, to consider H.R. 3619, Coast Guard
Authorization Act of 2010, 3 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
Committee on Science and Technology, to consider the following
bills: H.R. 3791, Fire Grants Reauthorization Act of 2009; and H.R.
3820, Natural Hazards Risk Reduction Act of 2009, 10 a.m., 2318
Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, hearing on Biomass for
Thermal Energy and Electricity Through a Research and Development
Portfolio for the Future, 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
Committee on Small Business, to mark up the Small Business
Financial and Investment Act of 2009, 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
Committee on Veterans Affairs, Subcommittee Disability Assistance
and Memorial Affairs, to mark up the following: H.R. 761, To amend
title 38, United States Code, to provide for the eligibility of
parents of certain deceased veterans for interment in national
cemeteries; H.R. 3485, Veterans Pensions Protection Act, and other
pending business, 10 a.m., 340 Cannon.
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, briefing on
Update on Counternarcotics Efforts in Mexico, 10 a.m., and
executive, hearing on Patriot Act Reauthorization, 2 p.m., 304 HVC.
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Next Meeting of the SENATE
9:30 a.m., Wednesday, October 21
__________
Senate Chamber
Program for Wednesday: After the transaction of any morning business
(not to extend beyond two hours), Senate will begin consideration of
the nomination of Roberto A. Lange, to be United States District Judge
for the District of South Dakota, and after a period of debate, vote on
confirmation of the nomination at 2 p.m. Also, Senate is expected to
vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to
consideration of S. 1776, Medicare Physicians Fairness Act.
Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
10 a.m., Wednesday, October 21
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House Chamber
Program for Wednesday: Consideration of the following suspensions: (1)
H.R. 3792--Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act; (2) H.R. 3632--
Federal Judiciary Administrative Improvements Act; (3) H. Con. Res.
177--Raising the awareness of the need for crime prevention in
communities across the country and expressing support for designation
of October 1, 2009, through October 3, 2009, as ``Celebrate Safe
Communities Week,'' and October as ``Crime Prevention Month''; (4) H.
Res. 811--Expressing support for designation of October 2009 as
``National Principals Month''; (5) H. Res. 837--Recognizing Kentucky
Wesleyan College; (6) H. Res. 660--Recognizing the distinguished
history of the Laurinburg Normal Industrial Institute; (7) H. Res.
836--Expressing support for Teen Read Week; (8) S. Con. Res. 43--
Authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for the presentation
of the Congressional Gold Medal to former Senator Edward Brooke; (9) H.
Res. 823--Expressing deep condolences to the families, friends, and
colleagues of those killed and injured in the attack on the United
Nations World Food Program office in Islamabad, Pakistan, on October 5,
2009, and support for the WFP's mission to bring emergency food aid to
the most vulnerable people of Pakistan and around the world; (10) H.
Res. 761--Remembering and commemorating the lives and work of the
Jesuit Fathers on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of their deaths
at the University of Central America Jose Simeon Canas located in San
Salvador, El Salvador on November 16, 1989; (11) H. Res. 672--Calling
on the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to release
imprisoned bloggers and respect Internet freedom; and (12) H. Res.
175--Condemning the Government of Iran for its state-sponsored
persecution of its Baha'i minority and its continued violation of the
International Covenants on Human Rights.
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Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
HOUSE
Adler, John H., N.J., E2576
Andrews, Robert E., N.J., E2578
Bishop, Rob, Utah, E2574
Boozman, John, Ark., E2587
Clay, Wm. Lacy, Mo., E2583
Connolly, Gerald E., Va., E2586, E2588
Conyers, John, Jr., Mich., E2575, E2577, E2579, E2581, E2584
Davis, Geoff, Ky., E2576
Farr, Sam, Calif., E2580
Gerlach, Jim, Pa., E2573
Granger, Kay, Tex., E2577
Harper, Gregg, Miss., E2573
Hastings, Alcee L., Fla., E2578
Hensarling, Jeb, Tex., E2574
Inglis, Bob, S.C., E2588
Johnson, Eddie Bernice, Tex., E2581, E2584, E2585
Kanjorski, Paul E., Pa., E2580
Kilroy, Mary Jo, Ohio, E2587
Lewis, John, Ga., E2586
Loebsack, David, Iowa, E2574
Lynch, Stephen F., Mass., E2577, E2581
Maloney, Carolyn B., N.Y., E2579
Meek, Kendrick B., Fla., E2576
Miller, Candice S., Mich., E2584
Miller, George, Calif., E2578
Minnick, Walt., Idaho, E2576
Mitchell, Harry E., Ariz., E2573
Neugebauer, Randy, Tex., E2578
Olver, John W., Mass., E2583
Pascrell, Bill, Jr., N.J., E2575, E2580, E2585
Rogers, Mike, Ala., E2585
Serrano, Jose E., N.Y., E2583
Simpson, Michael K., Idaho, E2579
Smith, Adam, Wash., E2586
Souder, Mark E., Ind., E2585
Space, Zachary T., Ohio, E2573
Titus, Dina, Nev., E2586
Towns, Edolphus, N.Y., E2574, E2576, E2577, E2579, E2580,
E2582, E2585
Wexler, Robert, Fla., E2577