Tuesday, September 29, 2009
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Daily Digest
Senate
Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S9895-S9942
Measures Introduced: Five bills and four resolutions were introduced,
as follows: S. 1722-1726, and S. Res. 290-293.
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Measures Reported:
Special Report entitled ``Further Revised Allocation to Subcommittees
of Budget Totals from the Concurrent Resolution, FY 2010''. (S. Rept.
No. 111-83)
S. 1451, to modernize the air traffic control system, improve the
safety, reliability, and availability of transportation by air in the
United States, provide for modernization of the air traffic control
system, reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration, with an
amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 111-82)
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Measures Passed:
Majority Party's Membership on Certain Committees: Senate agreed to
S. Res. 290, to constitute the majority party's membership on certain
committees for the One Hundred Eleventh Congress, or until their
successors are chosen.
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Radio Free Asia Extension: Committee on Foreign Relations was
discharged from further consideration of H.R. 3593, to amend the United
States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 to extend by one year the
operation of Radio Free Asia, and the bill was then passed, clearing
the measure for the President.
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United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy
Reauthorization: Committee on Foreign Relations was discharged from
further consideration of H.R. 2131, to amend the Foreign Affairs Reform
and Restructuring Act of 1998 to reauthorize the United States Advisory
Commission on Public Diplomacy, and the bill was then passed, clearing
the measure for the President.
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National Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation was discharged from further consideration
of S. Res. 285, supporting the goals and ideals of national
cybersecurity awareness month and raising awareness and enhancing the
state of cybersecurity in the United States, and the resolution was
then agreed to.
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Honoring Former Senator Henry Louis Bellmon: Senate agreed to S. Res.
293, relative to the death of Henry Louis Bellmon, former United States
Senator for the State of Oklahoma.
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Measures Considered:
Department of Defense Appropriations Act--Agreement: Senate resumed
consideration of H.R. 3326, making appropriations for the Department of
Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, taking action on
the following amendments proposed thereto:
Pages S9906-10, S9910-18
Adopted:
Johanns Amendment No. 2484, prohibiting use of funds to fund the
Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN).
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Pending:
McCain Amendment No. 2558, to strike amounts available for
procurement of C-17 aircraft in excess of the amount requested by the
President in the budget for fiscal year 2010 and to make such amounts
available instead for operation and maintenance in accordance with
amounts requested by the President in that budget and for Operation and
Maintenance, Army, for overseas contingency operations.
Pages S9906-07, S9916-18
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act Conference Report--Agreement: A
unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing that at
approximately 11 a.m., on Wednesday, September 30, 2009, Senate begin
consideration of the conference report to accompany H.R. 2918, making
appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2010; that all debate time until 4:30 p.m. be equally
divided and controlled between Senators Nelson (NE) and Murkowski, or
their designees; provided that if points of order are raised, any vote
on the motions to waive occur beginning at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday,
September 30, 2009, and that no amendments be in
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order to the motions; provided further, that following disposition of
the points of order, and if the motions to waive are successful, Senate
then vote on adoption of the conference report, with two minutes of
debate, equally divided and controlled prior to each vote.
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Department of Defense Authorization Act Conferees--Agreement: A
unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that with respect to
the conferees on the Department of Defense Authorization Act, Senators
Kirk and LeMieux be added to replace the late Senator Kennedy and
recently retired Senator Martinez.
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Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
By unanimous vote of 99 yeas (Vote No. EX. 299), Jeffrey L. Viken, of
South Dakota, to be United States District Judge for the District of
South Dakota.
Pages S9918-21, S9942
Jenny A. Durkan, of Washington, to be United States Attorney for the
Western District of Washington for the term of four years.
Florence T. Nakakuni, of Hawaii, to be United States Attorney for the
District of Hawaii for the term of four years.
Deborah K. R. Gilg, of Nebraska, to be United States Attorney for the
District of Nebraska for the term of four years.
Pages S9940, S9942
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
Gladys Commons, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the
Navy.
Harris D. Sherman, of Colorado, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture
for Natural Resources and Environment.
Harris D. Sherman, of Colorado, to be a Member of the Board of
Directors of the Commodity Credit Corporation.
Steven L. Jacques, of Kansas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing
and Urban Development.
Alan D. Bersin, of California, to be Commissioner of Customs,
Department of Homeland Security.
Michael C. Polt, of Tennessee, to be Ambassador to the Republic of
Estonia.
Adele Logan Alexander, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of
the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26,
2014.
Victoria Angelica Espinel, of the District of Columbia, to be
Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator, Executive Office of the
President.
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Nominations Withdrawn: Senate received notification of withdrawal of
the following nominations:
Harris D. Sherman, of California, to be Under Secretary of
Agriculture for Natural Resources and Environment, which was sent to
the Senate on September 10, 2009.
Harris D. Sherman, of California, to be a Member of the Board of
Directors of the Commodity Credit Corporation, which was sent to the
Senate on September 10, 2009.
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Messages from the House:
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Executive Communications:
Pages S9928-29
Executive Reports of Committees:
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Additional Cosponsors:
Pages S9930-32
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Pages S9932-37
Additional Statements:
Pages S9925-28
Amendments Submitted:
Pages S9937-40
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
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Authorities for Committees to Meet:
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Privileges of the Floor:
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Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--299)
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 11:30 a.m. and adjourned, in accordance
with S. Res. 293, at 6:50 p.m., until 10 a.m. on Wednesday, September
30, 2009. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Majority Leader
in today's Record on page S9942.)
Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
PRIMARY EDUCATION IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Financial Services and
General Government concluded a hearing to examine the use, impact, and
accomplishments of Federal appropriations provided to improve the
education of children in the District of Columbia, after receiving
testimony from Mary M. Levy, Washington Lawyers' Committee for Civil
Rights and Urban Affairs, Robert Cane, Friends of Choice in Urban
Schools, Patricia Weitzel-O'Neill, Archdiocese of Washington, and
Gregory M. Cork, Washington Scholarship Fund, all of Washington, D.C.
PRUDENTIAL BANK SUPERVISION
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded a
hearing to examine strengthening and streamlining Prudential Bank
supervision, focusing on how regulation has evolved and varying
regulatory systems used during the financial crisis, after receiving
testimony from Richard J. Hillman,
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Managing Director, Financial Markets and Community Investment,
Government Accountability Office; Eugene A. Ludwig, Promontory
Financial Group, and Martin Neil Baily, Brookings Institution, both of
Washington, D.C.; and Richard S. Carnell, Fordham University School of
Law, New York, New York.
CHILDREN'S HEALTH PROTECTION
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Subcommittee on Children's
Health concluded a hearing to examine promoting and improving
children's health protections, after receiving testimony from Peter
Grevatt, Director, Office of Children's Health Protection and
Environmental Education, Environmental Protection Agency; Linda S.
Birnbaum, Director, National Institute of Environmental Health
Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human
Services; Mary Story, University of Minnesota School of Public Health,
Minneapolis, on behalf of Healthy Eating Research National Program
Office; and Reid Ewing, University of Utah Department of City and
Metropolitan Planning, Salt Lake City.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Finance: Committee resumed consideration of an original
bill entitled, ``America's Healthy Future Act of 2009'', but did not
complete action thereon, and recessed subject to the call and will meet
again on Wednesday, September 30, 2009.
FEDERAL CONTRACTING DATABASES
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Ad Hoc
Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight concluded a hearing to examine
improving transparency and accessibility of federal contracting
databases, focusing on the correct diagnoses of the problems with
contracting data systems, after receiving testimony from William T.
Woods, Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management, Government
Accountability Office; Vivek Kundra, Federal Chief Information Officer,
Administrator for Electronic Government and Information Technology,
Office of Management and Budget; Adam Hughes, OMB Watch, Washington,
D.C.; and Trey Hodgkins, TechAmerica, Arlington, Virginia.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee
ordered favorably reported the nominations of Richard Serino, of
Massachusetts, to be Deputy Administrator, Federal Emergency Management
Agency, Department of Homeland Security, and Daniel I. Werfel, of
Virginia, to be Controller, Office of Federal Financial Management,
Office of Management and Budget.
BODY BUILDING PRODUCTS
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs concluded a
hearing to examine body building products and hidden steroids, focusing
on enforcement barriers, after receiving testimony from Michael Levy,
Director, Division of New Drugs and Labeling Compliance, Office of
Compliance, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, United States Food
and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services;
Joseph T. Rannazzisi, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of
Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of
Justice; Travis T. Tygart, United States Anti-Doping Agency, Colorado
Springs, Colorado; and Daniel Fabricant, Natural Products Association,
and Richard Kingham, Covington & Burling LLP, both of Washington, D.C.
House of Representatives
Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 16 public bills, H.R. 3659-
3674; and 4 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 192; and H. Res. 782-784, were
introduced.
Pages H10069-70
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages H10070-71
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
H.R. 685, to require a study of the feasibility of establishing the
United States Civil Rights Trail System, with amendments (H. Rept. 111-
267);
H.R. 2442, to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study
and Facilities Act to expand the Bay Area Regional Water Recycling
Program (H. Rept. 111-268);
H.R. 2950, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to allow for
prepayment of repayment contracts between the United States and the
Uintah Water Conservancy District, with an amendment (H. Rept. 111-
269);
H.R. 905, to expand the boundaries of the Thunder Bay National Marine
Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve, with an amendment (H. Rept. 111-
270);
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H.R. 1771, to reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay Office of the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, with an amendment (H. Rept.
111-271);
H.R. 1053, to require the Office of Management and Budget to prepare
a crosscut budget for restoration activities in the Chesapeake Bay
watershed and to require the Environmental Protection Agency to develop
and implement an adaptive management plan, with an amendment (H. Rept.
111-272, Pt. 1);
H.R. 1881, to enhance the transportation security functions of the
Department of Homeland Security by providing for an enhanced personnel
system for employees of the Transportation Security Administration (H.
Rept. 111-273, Pt. 1);
H.R. 1881, to enhance the transportation security functions of the
Department of Homeland Security by providing for an enhanced personnel
system for employees of the Transportation Security Administration (H.
Rept. 111-273, Pt. 2);
H.R. 2711, to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for the
transportation of the dependents, remains, and effects of certain
Federal employees who die while performing official duties or as a
result of the performance of official duties, with an amendment (H.
Rept. 111-274); and
H.R. 2092, to amend the National Children's Island Act of 1995 to
expand allowable uses for Kingman and Heritage Islands by the District
of Columbia, with an amendment (H. Rept. 111-275).
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Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed
Representative Clay to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
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Recess: The House recessed at 12:38 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m.
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Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the
following measures:
United States Civil Rights Trail System Act of 2009: H.R. 685,
amended, to require a study of the feasibility of establishing the
United States Civil Rights Trail System;
Pages H10003-04
Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To require the Secretary
of the Interior to conduct a special resource study regarding the
proposed United States Civil Rights Trail, and for other purposes.''.
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Directing the Secretary of the Interior to allow for prepayment of
repayment contracts between the United States and the Uintah Water
Conservancy District: H.R. 2950, amended, to direct the Secretary of
the Interior to allow for prepayment of repayment contracts between the
United States and the Uintah Water Conservancy District;
Pages H10006-07
Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel Remediation Act of 2009: H.R. 3123,
amended, to direct the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the
Bureau of Reclamation, to remedy problems caused by a collapsed
drainage tunnel in Leadville, Colorado;
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Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve
Boundary Modification Act: H.R. 905, amended, to expand the boundaries
of the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve,
by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 286 yeas to 107 nays, Roll No. 740;
Pages H10007-09, H10040
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Life Insurance Awareness
Month: H. Res. 16, to support the goals and ideals of National Life
Insurance Awareness Month, by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 394 yeas to 1
nay, Roll No. 741;
Pages H10013-14, H10040-41
Honoring the life and accomplishments of Jim Johnson: H. Res. 693, to
honor the life and accomplishments of Jim Johnson and to extend the
condolences of the House of Representatives to his family on the
occasion of his death;
Pages H10015-16
Supporting the goals and ideals of Sickle Cell Disease Awareness
Month: H. Con. Res. 186, to support the goals and ideals of Sickle Cell
Disease Awareness Month;
Pages H10016-18
Congratulating the Chula Vista Park View Little League team of Chula
Vista, California, for winning the 2009 Little League World Series
Championship: H. Res. 725, to congratulate the Chula Vista Park View
Little League team of Chula Vista, California, for winning the 2009
Little League World Series Championship;
Pages H10018-19
Expressing the support for and honoring September 17, 2009 as
``Constitution Day'': H. Res. 734, amended, to express the support for
and to honor September 17, 2009 as ``Constitution Day''; and
Pages H10019-20
Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``Expressing support for the
goals and ideals of Constitution Day''.
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Providing for an additional temporary extension of programs under the
Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958:
Agreed to the Senate amendment to H.R. 3614, to provide for an
additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act
and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958.
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Recess: The House recessed at 3:56 p.m. and reconvened at 6:02 p.m.
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Suspensions--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following
measures under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were
postponed:
Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program Expansion Act of 2009: H.R.
2442, amended, to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater
Study and Facilities Act to expand the Bay Area Regional Water
Recycling Program;
Pages H10004-06
Chesapeake Bay Science, Education, and Ecosystem Enhancement Act of
2009: H.R. 1771, amended, to reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay Office of
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and
Pages H10009-12
Chesapeake Bay Accountability and Recovery Act of 2009: H.R. 1053,
amended, to require the Office of Management and Budget to prepare a
crosscut budget for restoration activities in the Chesapeake Bay
watershed and to require the Environmental Protection Agency to develop
and implement an adaptive management plan.
Pages H10012-13
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010--Motion to go to Conference:
The House agreed to the DeLauro motion to disagree to the Senate
amendment and agree to a conference on H.R. 2997, making appropriations
for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and
Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2010.
Pages H10021-23
Agreed to the Kingston motion to instruct conferees on the bill by a
yea-and-nay vote of 359 yeas to 41 nays, Roll No. 742.
Pages H10021-23, H10041-42
Later, the Chair appointed the following conferees: Representatives
DeLauro, Farr, Boyd, Bishop (GA), Davis (TN), Kaptur, Hinchey, Jackson
(IL), Obey, Kingston, Latham, Emerson, Alexander, and Lewis (CA).
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Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure--Communication: Read a
letter from Chairman Oberstar wherein he transmitted copies of 11
resolutions to authorize appropriations for the General Services
Administration's FY 2010 Capital Investment and Leasing Program adopted
by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on September 24,
2009.
Pages H10023-40
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and
subsequently presented to the House today appears on page H10020.
Senate Referrals: S. 1717 was held at the desk.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the
proceedings of today and appear on pages H10040, H10040-41, and H10041-
42. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 12:30 p.m. and adjourned at 10:57 p.m.
Committee Meetings
CRIME VICTIMS RIGHTS ACT OF 2009
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and
Homeland Security held a hearing on Crime Victims Rights Act of 2004.
Testimony was heard from Eileen Larence, Director, Homeland Security
and Justice Issues, GAO; the following officials of the Department of
Justice: Mary Lou Leary, Acting Assistant Attorney General, Office of
Justice Programs, and Laurence E. Rothenberg, Deputy Assistant Attorney
General, Office of Legal Policy; and public witnesses.
ADMINISTRATION'S FLU VACCINE PROGRAM
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Held a hearing entitled
``The Administration's Flu Vaccine Program: Health, Safety and
Distribution.'' Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of Health and Human Services: Thomas R. Frieden, M.D.,
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; and Anthony S.
Fauci, M.D., Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious
Diseases; and Jesse Goodman, M.D., Acting Chief Scientist and Deputy
Commissioner, Scientific Administration and Medical Programs, FDA.
BILLION DOLLAR KATRINA INFRASTRUCTURE LOGJAM
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on
Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management held a
hearing on Final Breakthrough on the Billion Dollar Katrina
Infrastructure Logjam: How is it Working? Testimony was heard from
Stephen Daniels, Chairman, Civilian Board of Contract Appeals, GSA; the
following officials of FEMA, Department of Homeland Security: David
Garratt, Acting Deputy Administrator; and Charles R. Axton, FEMA Lead,
Unified Public Assistance Project Decision Team, Gulf Coast Recovery
Office; Paul Rainwater, Executive Director, Recovery Authority, State
of Louisiana; and a public witness.
Joint Meetings
STABILITY IN THE WESTERN BALKANS
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe. Commission concluded
a hearing to examine the Western
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Balkans, focusing on policy responses to today's challenges, including
current United States and the European Union efforts to maintain
stability in the Western Balkans and prepare the countries of the
region for European and Euro-Atlantic integration, after receiving
testimony from Stuart E. Jones, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for
European and Eurasian Affairs; and Bjorn Lyrvall, Director-General for
Political Affairs, Foreign Ministry of Sweden, Stockholm.
COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,
SEPTEMBER 30, 2009
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Senate
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: to hold
hearings to examine the nominations of Bartholomew Chilton, of
Maryland, Jill Sommers, of Kansas, and Scott D. O'Malia, of
Michigan, all to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading
Commission, Edward M. Avalos, of New Mexico, to be Under Secretary
for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, Edward M. Avalos, and Harris
D. Sherman, of California, to be Under Secretary for Natural
Resources and Environment, both to be a Member of the Board of
Directors of the Commodity Credit Corporation, both of the
Department of Agriculture, and Kenneth Albert Spearman, of Florida,
to be a Member of the Farm Credit Administration Board, Farm Credit
Administration, 9:45 a.m., SR-328A.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on
Security and International Trade and Finance, to hold hearings to
examine international cooperation to modernize financial regulation,
2:30 p.m., SD-538.
Committee on Finance: business meeting to continue consideration
of an original bill entitled ``America's Healthy Future Act of
2009'', 10 a.m., SH-216.
Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on African Affairs,
to hold hearings to examine exploring United States policy options
toward Zimbabwe's transition, 10:15 a.m., SD-419.
Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs, to hold hearings
to examine United States policy toward Burma, focusing on its impact
and effectiveness, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: business
meeting to consider an original bill entitled ``Ryan White HIV/AIDS
Treatment Extension Act of 2009'', and the nominations of Brenda
Dann-Messier, of Rhode Island, to be Assistant Secretary for
Vocational and Adult Education, and Alexa E. Posny, of Kansas, to be
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative
Services, both of the Department of Education, and George H. Cohen,
of Virginia, to be Federal Mediation and Conciliation Director,
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, and any pending
nominations, 10 a.m., SD-430.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold
hearings to examine eight years after 9/11, focusing on confronting
the terrorist threat to the homeland, 10 a.m., SD-342.
Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government
Information, Federal Services, and International Security, to hold
hearings to examine controlled substance abuse in Medicaid, 3 p.m.,
SD-342.
Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine advancing
freedom of information in the New Era of Responsibility, 10 a.m.,
SD-226.
Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts, to hold
hearings to examine responding to the growing need for federal
judgeships, focusing on the Federal Judgeship Act of 2009, 2:30
p.m., SD-226.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: to hold hearings to examine
Veterans Affairs contracts for health services, 9:30 a.m., SR-418.
Special Committee on Aging: to hold hearings to examine how
successful health systems keep costs low and quality high, 11 a.m.,
SD-106.
House
Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit,
Energy, and Research, hearing to review the implementation of the
research title of the 2008 Farm Bill, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
Committee on Armed Services, hearing on the status of ongoing U.S.
efforts in Iraq, 10 a.m., 210 HVC.
Committee on Education and Labor, hearing on Teacher Equity:
Effective Teachers for All Children, 11 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
Committee on Energy and Commerce, to mark up the following bills:
H.R. 2221, Data Accountability and Trust Act; H.R. 1319, Informed
P2P User Act; and H.R. 2190, Mercury Pollution Reduction Act, 10
a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
Committee on Financial Services, hearing entitled ``Perspectives
on the Consumer Financial Protection Agency,'' 10 a.m., 2128
Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government
Sponsored Enterprises, hearing entitled ``Reforming Credit Rating
Agencies,'' 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Transportation
Security and Infrastructure Protection, hearing entitled ``The
Future of the Registered Traveler Program,'' 2 p.m., 311 Cannon.
Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and
Homeland Security, hearing on Cyberbullying and other Online Safety
Issues for Children, including the following bills: H.R. 1966, Megan
Meier Cyberbullying Prevention Act; and H.R. 3630, Adolescent Web
Awareness Requires Education Act, 3 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
Committee on Natural Resources, to mark up the following bills:
H.R. 2489, AmericaView Geospatial Imagery Mapping Program Act; H.R.
1471, To expand the boundary of the Jimmy Carter National Historic
Site in the State of Georgia, to redesignate the unit as a National
Historical Part, and for other purposes; H.R. 2213, To reauthorize
the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation
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Act; H.R. 3537, Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program
Reauthorization Act of 2009; 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, and
for other purposes; H.R. 1065, White Mountain Apache Tribe Water
Rights Quantification Act of 2009; H.R. 3254, Taos Pueblo Indian
Rights Settlement Act; and H.R. 3342, Aamodt Litigation Settlement
Act, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, hearing entitled
``Credit Rating Agencies and the Next Financial Crisis,'' 10 a.m.,
2154 Rayburn.
Committee on Science and Technology, Subcommittee on Energy and
Environment, to consider the following bills: H.R. 3650, Harmful
Algal Blooms and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act of
2009; H.R. 3585, Solar Technology Roadmap Act; and H.R. 3598, Energy
and Water Research Integration Act, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
Committee on Small Business, hearing entitled `` Expiring Tax
Incentives: Examining Their Importance for Small Businesses on the
Road to an Economic Recovery,'' 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on
Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, hearing on A Review of the
Coast Guard's Search and Rescue Mission, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and
Emergency Management, hearing on This is NOT a Test: Will the
Nation's Emergency Alert System Deliver the President's Message to
the Public? 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs, hearing on Energy Efficiency at
the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Subcommittee on
Terrorism, Human Intelligence, Analysis, and Counterintelligence,
executive, briefing on Hot Spots, 4 p.m., 304 HVC.
Joint Meetings
Conference: meeting of conferees on H.R. 2997, making
appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug
Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2010, 3 p.m., S-127, Capitol.
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Next Meeting of the SENATE
10 a.m., Wednesday, September 30
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Senate Chamber
Program for Wednesday: After the transaction of any morning business
(not to extend beyond one hour), Senate will begin consideration of the
conference report to accompany H.R. 2918, Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, with a series of at least 3 votes at approximately
4:30 p.m.
(Senate will recess from 12:30 p.m. until 2:15 p.m. for their
respective party conferences.)
Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
10 a.m., Wednesday, September 30
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House Chamber
Program for Wednesday: Consideration of the following suspensions: (1)
H. Res. 731--Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that
the employees of the Department of Homeland Security should be
commended for their dedicated service on the Nation's front lines in
the war against acts of terrorism; (2) H. Res. 517--Congratulating the
University of Washington women's softball team; (3) H. Res. 769--
Recognizing the benefits of service-learning as a teaching strategy;
(4) H. Res. 487--Recognizing the 100th anniversary of the State News at
Michigan State University; (5) H. Res. 90--Supporting the goals and
ideals of National Campus Safety Awareness Month; (6) S. Con. Res. 41--
A concurrent resolution providing for the acceptance of a statue of
Helen Keller; (7) H. Res. 692--Supporting the goals and ideals of Tay-
Sachs Awareness Month; (8) H. Res. 314--Honoring and saluting Hillerich
& Bradsby Co.; (9) S. 1289--Foreign Evidence Request Efficiency Act;
(10) H.R. 1727--Managing Arson Through Criminal History Act; (11) H.
Res. 757--Supporting the goals and ideals of a National Day of
Remembrance for Homicide Victims; (12) H.R. 1333--Exempts the
transportation, shipment, receipt, or importation of explosive
materials for delivery to a federally recognized Indian tribe or an
agency of such a tribe from various Federal criminal prohibitions
relating to explosives; (13) H. Res. 739--Honoring the life of Dr.
Norman E. Borlaug; (14) H. Con. Res. 151--Expressing the sense of
Congress that China release democratic activist Liu Xiaobo from
imprisonment; (15) H. Con. Res. 51--Recognizing the 50th anniversary of
the signing of the Antarctic Treaty; (16) S. 1707--Authorizing
appropriations for fiscal years 2010 through 2014 to promote an
enhanced strategic partnership with Pakistan and its people.
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Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
HOUSE
Bachmann, Michele, Minn., E2388
Berry, Marion, Ark., E2395
Bishop, Rob, Utah, E2393
Boozman, John, Ark., E2393
Brady, Robert A., Pa., E2390, E2392, E2398
Capuano, Michael E., Mass., E2381
Carney, Christopher P., Pa., E2394, E2395
Carson, Andre, Ind., E2392
Costello, Jerry F., Ill., E2383
DeLauro, Rosa L., Conn., E2383, E2394
Duncan, John J., Jr., Tenn., E2396
Ellison, Kieth, Minn., E2386
Gonzalez, Charles A., Tex., E2397
Gordon, Bart, Tenn., E2389
Grayson, Alan, Fla., E2381
Gutierrez, Luis V., Ill., E2396
Hastings, Alcee L., Fla., E2391
Inglis, Bob, S.C., E2394
Issa, Darrell E., Calif., E2387
Johnson, Henry C. ``Hank'', Jr., Ga., E2393
Jones, Walter B., N.C., E2394
Kanjorski, Paul E., Pa., E2382
Kingston, Jack, Ga., E2385
Kucinich, Dennis J., Ohio, E2386, E2388, E2389, E2391, E2392,
E2397
Lance, Leonard, N.J., E2384
LaTourette, Steven C., Ohio, E2387
Marchant, Kenny, Tex., E2389
Meek, Kendrick B., Fla., E2391, E2398
Moran, James P., Va., E2383
Pascrell, Bill, Jr., N.J., E2390, E2398
Paul, Ron, Tex., E2388
Payne, Donald M., N.J., E2396, E2398
Rangel, Charles B., N.Y., E2382
Richardson, Laura, Calif., E2381
Rogers, Mike, Ala., E2395
Ross, Mike, Ark., E2395
Sestak, Joe, Pa., E2393, E2397
Space, Zachary T., Ohio, E2384, E2386, E2387, E2389, E2390,
E2391, E2392, E2393, E2394, E2395
Stupak, Bart, Mich., E2388
Tanner, John S., Tenn., E2385
Towns, Edolphus, N.Y., E2381, E2382, E2383, E2384, E2386
Turner, Michael R., Ohio, E2390
Visclosky, Peter J., Ind., E2385
Woolsey, Lynn C., Calif., E2397