Tuesday, June 24, 2008 [[Page D798]] Daily Digest Senate Chamber Action Routine Proceedings, pages S5973-S6096 Measures Introduced: Four bills and three resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 3183-3186, and S. Res. 598-600. Page S6019 Measures Reported: S. 2504, to amend title 36, United States Code, to grant a Federal charter to the Military Officers Association of America. (S. Rept. No. 110-399) S. 2565, to establish an awards mechanism to honor exceptional acts of bravery in the line of duty by Federal law enforcement officers, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Page S6017 Measures Passed: Conrad B. Duberstein United States Bankruptcy Courthouse: Senate passed H.R. 430, to designate the United States bankruptcy courthouse located at 271 Cadman Plaza East in Brooklyn, New York, as the ``Conrad B. Duberstein United States Bankruptcy Courthouse'', clearing the measure for the President. Page S6080 Theodore L. Newton, Jr., and George F. Azrak Border Patrol Station: Senate passed H.R. 2728, to designate the station of the United States Border Patrol located at 25762 Madison Avenue in Murrieta, California, as the ``Theodore L. Newton, Jr., and George F. Azrak Border Patrol Station'', clearing the measure for the President. Page S6080 James M. Ashley and Thomas W.L. Ashley United States Courthouse: Senate passed H.R. 3712, to designate the United States courthouse located at 1716 Spielbusch Avenue in Toledo, Ohio, as the ``James M. Ashley and Thomas W.L. Ashley United States Courthouse.'', clearing the measure for the President. Page S6080 Timothy J. Russert Highway: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs was discharged from further consideration of S. 3145, to designate a portion of United States Route 20A, located in Orchard Park, New York, as the ``Timothy J. Russert Highway'', the bill was then referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works and then discharged from further consideration, and the bill was then passed. Page S6080 Spottswood W. Robinson III and Robert R. Merhige, Jr., Federal Courthouse: Senate passed S. 2403, to designate the new Federal Courthouse, located in the 700 block of East Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia, as the ``Spottswood W. Robinson III and Robert R. Merhige, Jr., Federal Courthouse''. Pages S6080-81 Theodore Roosevelt United States Courthouse: Senate passed S. 2837, to designate the United States courthouse located at 225 Cadman Plaza East, Brooklyn, New York, as the ``Theodore Roosevelt United States Courthouse''. Pages S6080-81 J. James Exon Federal Bureau of Investigation Building: Senate passed S. 3009, to designate the Federal Bureau of Investigation building under construction in Omaha, Nebraska, as the ``J. James Exon Federal Bureau of Investigation Building''. Pages S6080-81 Colonel Charles D. Maynard Lock and Dam: Senate passed H.R. 781, to redesignate Lock and Dam No. 5 of the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System near Redfield, Arkansas, authorized by the Rivers and Harbors Act approved July 24, 1946, as the ``Colonel Charles D. Maynard Lock and Dam'', clearing the measure for the President. Pages S6080-81 Rafael Martinez Nadal United States Customhouse Building: Senate passed H.R. 1019, to designate the United States customhouse building located at 31 Gonzalez Clemente Avenue in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, as the ``Rafael Martinez Nadal United States Customhouse Building'', clearing the measure for the President. Pages S6080-81 Richard B. Anderson Federal Building: Senate passed H.R. 4140, to designate the Port Angeles Federal Building in Port Angeles, Washington, as the ``Richard B. Anderson Federal Building'', clearing the measure for the President. Pages S6080-81 Little Sioux Scout Ranch Tornado: Senate agreed to S. Res. 599, expressing the condolences of the [[Page D799]] Senate to those affected by the tragic events following the tornado that hit the Little Sioux Scout Ranch in Little Sioux, Iowa, on June 11, 2008. Pages S6081-82 Khobar Towers Terrorist Bombing: Committee on Armed Services was discharged from further consideration of H. Con. Res. 32, honoring the members of the United States Air Force who were killed in the June 25, 1996, terrorist bombing of the Khobar Towers United States military housing compound near Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, and the resolution was then agreed to. Page S6082 Commemorating the 44th Anniversary of the Deaths of Civil Rights Workers: Senate agreed to S. Res. 600, commemorating the 44th anniversary of the deaths of civil rights workers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner in Philadelphia, Mississippi, while working in the name of American democracy to register voters and secure civil rights during the summer of 1964, which has become known as ``Freedom Summer''. Pages S6095-96 Measures Discharged: Timothy J. Russert Highway Bill--Referral Agreement: A unanimous- consent agreement was reached providing that the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be discharged from further consideration of S. 3145, to designate a portion of United States Route 20A, located in Orchard Park, New York, as the ``Timothy J. Russert Highway'', and the bill then be referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Page S6080 House Messages: Foreclosure Prevention Act: Senate continued consideration of the motion to concur in the amendments of the House of Representatives to the amendment of the Senate to H.R. 3221, to provide needed housing reform, taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto: Pages S5975-92, S6003-06, S6082-95 Pending: Reid (for Dodd/Shelby) Amendment No. 4983, of a perfecting nature. Page S5975 Bond Amendment No. 4987 (to Amendment No. 4983), to enhance mortgage loan disclosure requirements with additional safeguards for adjustable rate mortgages with an initial fixed rate and loans that contain prepayment penalty. Page S5975 Dole Amendment No. 4984 (to Amendment No. 4983), to improve the regulation of appraisal standards. Page S5975 Sununu Amendment No. 4999 (to Amendment No. 4983), to amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 to exempt qualified public housing agencies from the requirement of preparing an annual public housing agency plan. Page S5975 Kohl Amendment No. 4988 (to Amendment No. 4983), to protect the property and security of homeowners who are subject to foreclosure proceedings. Page S5975 During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the following action: By 83 yeas to 9 nays (Vote No. 155), three-fifths of those Senators duly chosen and sworn, having voted in the affirmative, Senate agreed to the motion to close further debate on the motion to concur in the House Amendment striking section 1 through Title V and inserting certain language to the Senate amendment to the bill with Reid (for Dodd/Shelby) Amendment No. 4983 (listed above). Page S5978 A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that at approximately 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 25, 2008, Senate continue consideration of the motion to concur and that all time during the adjournment of the Senate count against the post-cloture time for debate under rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate. Page S6096 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 that was originally declared in Executive Order 13219 of June 26, 2001, with respect to the Western Balkans; which was referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM- 54) Page S6015 Nominations--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that on Thursday, June 26, 2008, at a time to be determined by the Majority Leader, following consultation with the Republican Leader, Senate consider the nominations of William T. Lawrence, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Indiana, and G. Murray Snow, to be United States District Judge for the District of Arizona, that they be debated concurrently for 1 hour, with the time equally divided and controlled between the Leaders, or their designees; and that Senate vote on confirmation of the nominations in the order listed, with 2 minutes of debate time, equally divided and controlled in the usual form, between the votes, and the second vote in the sequence be 10 minutes in duration. Page S5992 Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations: By 63 yeas 32 nays (Vote No. EX. 156), Helene N. White, of Michigan, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit. Pages S5993-S6003, S6096 [[Page D800]] Steven T. Walther, of Nevada, to be a Member of the Federal Election Commission for a term expiring April 30, 2009. Pages S6006, S6096 Raymond M. Kethledge, of Michigan, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit. Pages S6003, S6096 Stephen Joseph Murphy III, of Michigan, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan. Pages S6003, S6096 Cynthia L. Bauerly, of Minnesota, to be a Member of the Federal Election Commission for a term expiring April 30, 2011. Pages S6006, S6096 Caroline C. Hunter, of Florida, to be a Member of the Federal Election Commission for a term expiring April 30, 2013. Pages S6006, S6096 Donald F. McGahn, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Federal Election Commission for a term expiring April 30, 2009. Pages S6006, S6096 Matthew S. Petersen, of Utah, to be a Member of the Federal Election Commission for a term expiring April 30, 2011. (Prior to this action, Committee on Rules and Administration was discharged from further consideration.) Pages S6006, S6096 Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations: David D. Pearce, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria. Lyndon L. Olson, Jr., of Texas, to be a Member of the United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy for a term expiring July 1, 2011. Holly A. Kuzmich, of Indiana, to be Assistant Secretary for Legislation and Congressional Affairs, Department of Education. Christopher M. Marston, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary for Management, Department of Education. Page S6096 Nomination Withdrawn: Senate received notification of withdrawal of the following nomination: J. Gregory Copeland, of Texas, to be General Counsel of the Department of Energy, which was sent to the Senate on January 22, 2008. Page S6096 Messages from the House: Pages S6015-16 Measures Referred: Page S6016 Measures Read the First Time: Page S6016 Enrolled Bills Presented: Page S6016 Executive Communications: Pages S6016-17 Executive Reports of Committees: Pages S6017-19 Additional Cosponsors: Pages S6019-21 Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions: Pages S6021-26 Additional Statements: Pages S6011-15 Amendments Submitted: Pages S6026-79 Notices of Hearings/Meetings: Page S6079 Authorities for Committees to Meet: Page S6079 Privileges of the Floor: Page S6080 Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--156) Pages S5978, S6003 Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 10:20 p.m., until 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 25, 2008. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S6096.) Committee Meetings (Committees not listed did not meet) APPROPRIATIONS: DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies approved for full Committee consideration an original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009. CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS ON TRANSPORTATION SECTOR Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded a hearing to examine climate change impacts on the transportation sector, focusing on ways to ensure safe, efficient, and reliable performance of the highway, transit, rail, maritime, pipeline, and aviation networks, after receiving testimony from Vice Admiral Thomas J. Barrett, USN (Ret.), Deputy Secretary of Transportation; James M. Turner, Deputy Director, National Institute of Standards and Technology, and Thomas C. Peterson, Senior Scientist, Climate Services Division, National Climatic Data Center, National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), both of the Department of Commerce; Mead Treadwell, Chairman, United States Arctic Research Commission; John D. Porcari, Maryland Department of Transportation, Hanover, Maryland, on behalf of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials; G. Edward Dickey, Loyola College, Baltimore, Maryland, on behalf of the National Academies; and David Friedman, Union of Concerned Scientists, Edward R. Hamberger, Association of American Railroads, and John M. Meenan, Air Transport Association of America, Inc., all of Washington, D.C. [[Page D801]] BUSINESS MEETING Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee ordered favorably reported the following: S. 2907, to establish uniform administrative and enforcement procedures and penalties for the enforcement of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act and similar statutes; An original bill entitled, ``The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2008''; S. 3160, to reauthorize and amend the National Sea Grant College Program Act; and Sundry promotion lists in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the United States Coast Guard. TRADE FUNCTIONS Committee on Finance: Committee concluded an oversight hearing to examine trade functions, focusing on U.S. Customs and Border Protection and other trade agencies, after receiving testimony from W. Ralph Basham, Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and Julie L. Myers, Assistant Secretary, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, both of the Department of Homeland Security; Timothy E. Skud, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Tax, Trade, and Tariff Policy; Daniel R. Pearson, Vice Chairman, United States International Trade Commission; and Warren Maruyama, General Counsel, Office of the United States Trade Representative. BUSINESS MEETING Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee ordered favorably reported the following: H.R. 176, to authorize the establishment of educational exchange and development programs for member countries of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), with amendments; H.R. 2553, to amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to provide for the establishment and maintenance of existing libraries and resource centers at United States diplomatic and consular missions to provide information about American culture, society, and history, with amendments; S. 2120, to authorize the establishment of a Social Investment and Economic Development Fund for the Americas to provide assistance to reduce poverty, expand the middle class, and foster increased economic opportunity in the countries of the Western Hemisphere; S. 2166, to provide for greater responsibility in lending and expanded cancellation of debts owed to the United States and the international financial institutions by low-income countries, with amendments; S. 3097, to amend the Vietnam Education Foundation Act of 2000; S. 3168, to authorize United States participation in the replenishment of resources of the International Development Association; S. 3169, to authorize United States participation in, and appropriations for the United States contribution to, the eleventh replenishment of the resources of the African Development Fund; International Convention Against Doping in Sport, adopted by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization on October 19, 2005 (Treaty Doc.110-14); and The nominations of Liliana Ayalde, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Paraguay, John R. Beyrle, of Michigan, to be Ambassador to the Russian Federation, Eric J. Boswell, of the District of Columbia, to be Director of the Office of Foreign Missions, and to have the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service, Asif J. Chaudhry, of Washington, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Moldova, James Culbertson, of North Carolina, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Rosemary Anne DiCarlo, of the District of Columbia, to be an Alternate Representative of the United States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations during her tenure of service as Alternate Representative of the United States of America for Special Political Affairs in the United Nations and to be Alternate Representative of the United States of America for Special Political Affairs in the United Nations, with the rank of Ambassador, David F. Girard-diCarlo, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Austria, John Melvin Jones, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, Tina S. Kaidanow, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Kosovo, Lyndon L. Olson, Jr., of Texas, to be a Member of the United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy, Philip Thomas Reeker, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Macedonia, Kristen Silverberg, of Texas, to be Representative of the United States of America to the European Union, with the rank and status of Ambassador, Lezlee J. Westine, of Virginia, to be a Member of the United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy, and sundry promotion lists in the Foreign Service. COMMODITY MARKETS Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine ending excessive speculation in commodity markets, focusing on legislative options, after receiving testimony from Walter Lukken, Acting Chairman, [[Page D802]] United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission; James Newsome, New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., New York, New York; Michael W. Masters, Masters Capital Management, LLC, Atlanta, Georgia; William F. Quinn, Committee on the Investment of Employee Benefit Assets, Bethesda, Maryland; James J. Angel, Georgetown University McDonough School of Business, Washington, D.C.; and Michael Greenberger, University of Maryland School of Law, Baltimore. ANTIMICROBIALS IN THE U.S. Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the public health impacts of antimicrobial resistant bacterial infections in the United States, focusing on current antimicrobials and continued development of new solutions for the future protection against infectious diseases, after receiving testimony from Fred C. Tenover, Director, Office of Antimicrobial Resistance, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Rear Admiral Linda Tollefson, Assistant Commissioner for Science, United States Food and Drug Administration, both of the Department of Health and Human Services; Jay P. Graham, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland; Lyle Vogel, American Veterinary Medical Association, Schaumburg, Illinois; Patrick J. Brennan, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, on behalf of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America; Barry I. Eisenstein, Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Lexington, Massachusetts; and Brandon Noble, Chester Springs, Pennsylvania. CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law concluded a hearing to examine the issue of genocide from Nuremberg to Darfur, focusing on accountability for crimes against humanity, after receiving testimony from Gayle E. Smith, ENOUGH Project, and Diane Orentlicher, American University Washington College of Law, both of Washington, D.C.; Joey Cheek, Team Darfur, Greensboro, North Carolina; and Daoud Ibrahim Hari, Baltimore, Maryland. House of Representatives Chamber Action Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 10 public bills, H.R. 6352- 6361; and 10 resolutions, H.J. Res. 95; H. Con. Res. 378-381; and H. Res. 1296, 1300-1303, were introduced. Page H6009-10 Additional Cosponsors: Page H6010 Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows: H. Res. 1297, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6275) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide individuals temporary relief from the alternative minimum tax (H. Rept. 110-731); H. Res. 1298, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2176) to provide for and approve the settlement of certain land claims of the Bay Mills Indian Community (H. Rept. 110-732); and H. Res. 1299, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3195) to restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (H. Rept. 110-733). Page H6009 Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed Representative Berkley to act as Speaker Pro Tempore for today. Page H5867 Recess: The House recessed at 9:48 a.m. and reconvened at 10 a.m. Page H5871 Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by a yea-and-nay vote of 239 yeas to 181 nays with 2 voting ``present'', Roll No. 446. Pages H5872, H5963-64 Discharge Petition: Representative Kuhl (NY) moved to discharge the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform from the consideration of H.R. 5656, to repeal a requirement with respect to the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels (Discharge Petition No. 10). Motion to Adjourn: Rejected the Sullivan motion to adjourn by a yea- and-nay vote of 87 yeas to 299 nays, Roll No. 441. Pages H5875-76 Motion to Adjourn: Rejected the Culberson motion to adjourn by a yea- and-nay vote of 75 yeas to 309 nays, Roll No. 442. Pages H5904-05 Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the following measures: Amending titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under [[Page D803]] the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access: H.R. 6331, amended, to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 355 yeas to 59 nays, Roll No. 443; Pages H5876-H5904, H5905-16 Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2008: H.R. 6327, amended, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, by a \2/3\ recorded vote of 422 ayes with none voting ``no'', Roll No. 447; Pages H5916-21, H5964 Fostering Connections to Success Act: H.R. 6307, amended, to amend parts B and E of title IV of the Social Security Act to assist children in foster care in developing or maintaining connections to family, community, support, health care, and school; Pages H5921-32 Veterans' Epilepsy Treatment Act of 2008: H.R. 2818, amended, to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the establishment of Epilepsy Centers of Excellence in the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs; Pages H5944-49 Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the establishment of epilepsy centers of excellence in the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs.''. Page H5949 Euripides Rubio Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic Designation Act: H.R. 4289, to name the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic in Ponce, Puerto Rico, as the ``Euripides Rubio Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic''; Pages H5972-74 Credit Union, Bank, and Thrift Regulatory Relief Act of 2008: H.R. 6312, to advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth, modify credit union regulatory standards and reduce burdens, and to provide regulatory relief and improve productivity for insured depository institutions; Pages H5979-84 Expressing heartfelt sympathy for the victims and their families following the tornado that hit Little Sioux, Iowa, on June 11, 2008: H. Res. 1283, to express heartfelt sympathy for the victims and their families following the tornado that hit Little Sioux, Iowa, on June 11, 2008; and Pages H5988-91 Federal Advisory Committee Act Amendments of 2008: H.R. 5687, amended, to amend the Federal Advisory Committee Act to increase the transparency and accountability of Federal advisory committees. Pages H5994-97 Adjournment Resolution: The House agreed to H. Con. Res. 379, 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 225 yeas to 197 nays, Roll No. 445. Pages H5949, H5962-63 Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act of 2008: The House began consideration of H.R. 5876, to require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs. Further proceedings were postponed. Pages H5949-62 Representative Bachmann moved to recommit the bill to the Committee on Education and Labor with instructions to report the same back to the House promptly with an amendment. Further proceedings were postponed. Pages H5961-62 Pursuant to the rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and Labor now printed in the bill shall be considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule. Page H5956 Accepted: George Miller (CA) manager's amendment (No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 110-717) that makes three changes to the definition of ``covered program'', expands the definition to include public residential programs, and strikes the exclusion of psychiatric residential treatment facilities and the exclusion of foster care group homes. The amendment strikes the requirement for the Secretary of HHS to make unannounced site inspections of covered programs at least once every two years, and it strikes Section 5. The amendment requires the Secretary to report to Congress on the activities of the national toll- free hotline, directs the Secretary to conduct a study on the outcomes of residential programs, and amends one of the standards to require a timeline about notifying parents (by a recorded vote of 422 ayes with none voting ``no'', Roll No. 444). Pages H5959-61 H. Res. 1276, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was agreed to on Friday, June 20th. Discharge Petition: Representative Tancredo moved to discharge the Committee on Rules from the consideration of H. Res. 1240, providing for the consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 111) establishing [[Page D804]] a Select Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (Discharge Petition No. 11). Suspension--Failed: The House failed to agree to suspend the rules and pass the following measure: Protecting consumers from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels: H.R. 6346, amended, to protect consumers from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 276 yeas to 146 nays, Roll No. 448. Pages H5934-49, H5964-65 Suspensions--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following measures under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were postponed: Supporting the goals and ideals of National Save for Retirement Week: H. Res. 1294, to support the goals and ideals of National Save for Retirement Week; Pages H5932-34 Expressing the sense of Congress in support of further research and activities to increase public awareness, professional education, diagnosis, and treatment of Dandy-Walker syndrome and hydrocephalus: H. Con. Res. 163, amended, to express the sense of Congress in support of further research and activities to increase public awareness, professional education, diagnosis, and treatment of Dandy-Walker syndrome and hydrocephalus; Pages H5940-42 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there should be an increased Federal commitment supporting the development of innovative advanced imaging technologies for prostate cancer detection and treatment: H. Res. 353, amended, to express the sense of the House of Representatives that there should be an increased Federal commitment supporting the development of innovative advanced imaging technologies for prostate cancer detection and treatment; Pages H5942-44 Supporting the goals and ideals of the Year of the American Veteran: H. Res. 1098, to support the goals and ideals of the Year of the American Veteran; Pages H5965-68 Supporting the goals and ideals of Vietnam Veterans Day and calling on the American people to recognize such a day: H. Res. 1231, to support the goals and ideals of Vietnam Veterans Day and calling on the American people to recognize such a day; Pages H5968-69 Elwood ``Bud'' Link Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic Designation Act: H.R. 2245, to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic in Wenatchee, Washington, as the Elwood ``Bud'' Link Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic; Pages H5969-70 Michael Bilirakis Department of Veterans Affairs Spinal Cord Injury Center Designation Act: H.R. 4264, to name the Department of Veterans Affairs spinal cord injury center in Tampa, Florida, as the ``Michael Bilirakis Department of Veterans Affairs Spinal Cord Injury Center''; Pages H5970-72 Bruce W. Carter Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center Designation Act: H.R. 4918, to name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Miami, Florida, as the ``Bruce W. Carter Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center''; Pages H5974-75 Expressing gratitude for the contributions of the American GI Forum on its 60th anniversary: H. Res. 1291, to express gratitude for the contributions of the American GI Forum on its 60th anniversary; Pages H5975-77 Recognizing National Homeownership Month and the importance of homeownership in the United States: H. Res. 1271, to recognize National Homeownership Month and the importance of homeownership in the United States; Pages H5977-79 Expressing support for designation of September 2008 as ``Gospel Music Heritage Month'' and honoring gospel music for its valuable and longstanding contributions to the culture of the United States: H. Con. Res. 370, to express support for designation of September 2008 as ``Gospel Music Heritage Month'' and to honor gospel music for its valuable and longstanding contributions to the culture of the United States; Pages H5984-88 Expressing the sense of the Congress that a National Dysphagia Awareness Month should be established: H. Con. Res. 195, to express the sense of the Congress that a National Dysphagia Awareness Month should be established; Pages H5991-92 Expressing support for designation of June 30 as ``National Corvette Day'': H. Res. 970, to express support for designation of June 30 as ``National Corvette Day''; and Pages H5992-93 Honoring the life of Robert Mondavi: H. Con. Res. 365, to honor the life of Robert Mondavi. Pages H5993-94 CPSC Reform Act--Motion to Instruct Conferees: The House began consideration of the Kirk motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 4040, to establish consumer product safety standards and other safety requirements for children's products and to reauthorize and modernize the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Further proceedings were postponed. Pages H5997-98 Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he notified Congress that the national emergency declared with respect to the Western Balkans is to continue in effect beyond June 26, [[Page D805]] 2008--referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered printed (H. Doc. 110-127). Page H5965 Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page H5872. Senate Referrals: S. 3180 was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor. Page H6008 Quorum Calls--Votes: Six yea-and-nay votes and two recorded votes developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H5875-76, H5904-05, H5916, H5960-61, H5962-63, H5963-64, H5964, and H5964-65. There were no quorum calls. Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 10:56 p.m. Committee Meetings ENERGY MARKETS TRADING Committee on Agriculture: Held a hearing to review trading in energy markets. Testimony was heard from Walter Lukken, Acting Chairman, CFTC. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, VETERANS' AFFAIRS AND HOMELAND APPROPRIATIONS; BUDGET ALLOCATIONS Committee on Appropriations: Ordered reported the following: Report on the Suballocation of Budget Allocations, Fiscal Year 2009; Report on the Revised Suballocation of Budget Allocations, Fiscal Year 2008; and as amended, the Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2009: Military Construction, Veterans' Affairs, and Related Agencies; and Homeland Security. CLASSIFIED APPROPRIATIONS RECOMMENDATIONS Committee on Appropriations: Intelligence Oversight Panel met in executive session and approved Recommendations for Classified Appropriations. SAFE COMMISSION ACT--LONG-TERM FISCAL CHALLENGE Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on H.R. 3654, SAFE Commission Act, and the Long-Term Fiscal Challenge. Testimony was heard from David M. Walker, former Comptroller General, GAO; and public witnesses. IS OSHA FAILING TO ADEQUATELY ENFORCE CONSTRUCTION SAFETY RULES Committee on Education and Labor: Held a hearing on Is OSHA Failing to Adequately Enforce Construction Safety Rules? Testimony was heard from Edwin G. Foulke, Jr., Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health, Department of Labor; Robert LiMandri, Acting Building Commissioner, New York City; and public witnesses. HEALTH EQUITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2007 Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on H.R. 3014, Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2007. Testimony was heard from Representative Clyburn; the following officials of the Department of Health and Human Services: John Ruffin, Director, National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities, NIH; and Garth Graham, M.D., Deputy Assistant Secretary, Minority Heath, Office of Public Health and Science, Office of the Assistant Secretary, Health; and public witnesses. UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUTURE Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet held a hearing on The Future of Universal Service: To Whom, By Whom, For What, and How Much? Testimony was heard from public witnesses. MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES Committee on Financial Services: Ordered reported, as amended, the following bills: H.R. 3329, Homes for Heroes Act of 2007; H.R. 6309, Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act of 2008; H.R. 4461, Community Building Code Administration Grant Act of 2007; and H.R. 4049, Money Service Business Act of 2007. Will continue markup tomorrow. BUSINESS ACTIVITY TAX SIMPLIFICATION ACT OF 2008 Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law held a hearing on H.R. 5267, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2008. Testimony was heard from Representatives Boucher and Goodlatte; R. Bruce Johnson, Commissioner, Tax Commission, State of Utah; and public witnesses. NATIONAL SECURITY LETTERS REFORM ACT OF 2007; SUBPOENA Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Constitution approved for full Committee action H.R. 3189, National Security Letters Reform Act of 2007. The Subcommittee also approved a resolution authorizing the Chairman to issue a subpoena to compel the testimony of Douglas Feith. ONLINE PHARMACIES AND THE PROBLEM OF INTERNET DRUG ABUSE Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security held a hearing on Online Pharmacies and the Problem of Internet Drug Abuse. Testimony was heard from Joseph T. Rannazzisi, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office [[Page D806]] of Diversion Control. Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice; and public witnesses. WILDLIFE WITHOUT BORDERS AUTHORIZATION ACT; OVERSIGHT--CHANGING CLIMATE--IMPACT ON WILDLIFE AND OCEANS Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans oversight hearing on Planning for a Changing Climate and its Impacts on Wildlife and Oceans; and a hearing on H.R. 4455, Wildlife Without Borders Authorization Act. Testimony was heard from Margaret Davidson, Director, Coastal Services Center, NOAA, Department of Commerce; the following officials of the Department of the Interior; Dan Ashe, Science Advisor to the Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; and Kaush Arha, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife and Parks; David K. Whitehurst, Director, Wildlife Division, Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, State of Virginia; Tony Bruello, Deputy Secretary, Climate Change and Energy, Resources Agency, State of California; and public witnesses. OVERSIGHT--IMPACTS OF INVASIVE QUAGGA MUSSELS Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Water and Power held an oversight hearing on The Silent Invasion: Finding Solutions to Minimize the Impacts of Invasive Quagga Mussels on Water Rates, Water Infrastructure and the Environment. Testimony was heard from Karl Wirkus, Deputy Commissioner for Operations, Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the Interior; and public witnesses. AEY CONTRACTS EXAMINATION Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Held a hearing on Examination of AEY Contracts with the U.S. Government. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense: BGN William N. Phillips, USA, Commanding General, Picatinny Arsenal, Commander, Joint Munitions and Lethality Life Cycle Management Command; Jeffery P. Pasons, Executive Director, Army Contracting Command (Provisional) U.S. Army Materiel Command; and Mitchell Howell, Executive Director, Ground Systems and Munitions Division, Defense Contract Management Agency; and Stephen D. Mull, Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Political Military Affairs, Department of State. OVERSIGHT--COALITION SUPPORT FUNDS FOR PAKISTAN Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs held a hearing on Oversight of Coalition Support Funds for Pakistan. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the GAO: Charles Michael Johnson, Jr., Director, International Affairs and Trade; and Steve Sebastian, Director, Financial Management and Assurance Team; the following officials of the Department of Defense: MG Bobby Wilkes (Ret.), Deputy Assistant Secretary, South Asia, Office of the Secretary; and John P. Roth, Deputy Comptroller (Program/Budget), Office of the Under Secretary (Comptroller); and Ambassador Stephen D. Mull, Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau for Political-Military Affairs, Department of State. ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX RELIEF ACT OF 2008 Committee on Rules: Granted, by a record vote of 9 to 3, a closed rule providing for consideration of H.R. 6275, the ``Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2008.'' The rule provides 1 hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means. 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 Ways and Means shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. The rule waives all points of order against provisions of the bill, as amended. The rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Finally, notwithstanding the operation of the previous question, the Chair may postpone further consideration until a time designated by the Speaker. Testimony was heard from Representatives Neal and Brady of Texas. ADA RESTORATION ACT OF 2007 Committee on Rules: The Committee granted, by a non-record vote, a closed rule providing for consideration of H.R. 3195, the ``ADA Restoration Act of 2007.'' The rule provides 1 hour of general debate, with 40 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Education and Labor and 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill except clauses 9 and 10 of rule XXI. The rule provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and Labor now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. All points of order against provisions of the bill, as amended, are waived. [[Page D807]] The rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Finally, the rule provides that, notwithstanding the operation of the previous question, the Chair may postpone further consideration of the bill to a time designated by the Speaker. Testimony was heard from Chairman George Miller of California; and Chairman Conyers LAND CLAIMS--BAY MILLS INDIAN COMMUNITY AND SAULT STE. MARINE TRIBE OF CHIPPEWA INDIANS Committee on Rules: Committee granted, by a non-record vote, a closed rule providing for consideration of H.R. 2176, to provide for and approve the settlement of certain land claims of the Bay Mills Indian Community. The rule provides 1 hour of debate in the House, with 40 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Natural Resources, and 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill except for clauses 9 and 10 of rule XXI. In lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Natural Resources now printed in the bill, the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in the Rules Committee 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 provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Finally, the rule provides that the Chair may postpone further consideration of the bill to a time designated by the Speaker. Testimony was heard from Chairmen Rahall and Conyers; and Representatives Stupak, Berkley, Miller of Michigan and Campbell of California. AMERICAN DECLINE OR RENEWAL Committee on Science and Technology, Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight continued hearings on American Decline or Renewal? Part 2-- the Past and Future of Skilled Work. Testimony was heard from Paul Brubaker, Administrator, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Department of Transportation; Randall Iwasaki, Chief Deputy Director, Department of Transportation, State of California; and public witnesses. EFFICIENT ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE Committee on Science and Technology: Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation held a hearing on Sustainable, Energy-Efficient Road Infrastructure. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION NETWORK Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, hearing on Connecting Communities: The Role of the Surface Transportation Network in Moving People and Freight. Testimony was heard from Jim Lynch, Director and CEO, Department of Transportation, State of Montana; H. B. Limehouse, Jr., Secretary, Department of Transportation, State of South Carolina; and public witnesses. COMPREHENSIVE WATERSHED MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING Committee on Transportation: Subcommittee on Water Resources, and Environment held a hearing on Comprehensive Watershed Management and Planning. Testimony was heard from Steven L. Stockton, Director, Civil Works, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army; and public witnesses. NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVES--VA/DOD COOPERATION AND REINTEGRATION Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing on VA/DOD Cooperation and Reintegration of National Guard and Reserves. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of the Army: COL Corinne Ritter, USA Director, Army Reserve Surgeon Office Forward, U.S. Army Reserve; and SMA Janet Salotti, USA (Ret.). Chief of Reintegration, Office of Joint Manpower and Personnel, National Guard Bureau; MG Marianne Mathewson- Chapman, USA (Ret.), National Guard and Reserve Coordinator, Office of Outreach to Guard and Reserve Families, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs; and representatives of veterans organizations. PROTECTING SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFICIARIES Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Social Security held a hearing on Protecting Social Security Beneficiaries from Predatory Lending and Other Harmful Financial Institution Practices. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the SSA: Patrick P. O'Carroll, Jr., Inspector General; and Marianna LaCanfora, Assistant Deputy Commissioner, Retirement and Disability Policy; Gary Grippo, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fiscal Operations, Department of the Treasury; Steve Fritts, Associate Director, Risk Management Policy and Examination Support Branch, Division of Supervision and Consumer Protection, FDIC; and public witnesses. [[Page D808]] COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25, 2008 (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) Senate Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, business meeting to mark up proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2009 for the Energy Information Administration, focusing on forecasts for oil and gasoline prices, 11 a.m., SD-192. Committee on Armed Services: to hold closed hearings to examine the current situation in Afghanistan, 2:30 p.m., SR-222. Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: business meeting to consider the nominations of Neel T. Kashkari, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, Christopher R. Wall, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce, Sheila McNamara Greenwood, of Louisiana, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Susan D. Peppler, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Joseph J. Murin, of Pennsylvania, to be President, Government National Mortgage Association, Luis Aguilar, of Georgia, Troy A. Paredes, of Missouri, and Elisse Walter, of Maryland, all to be Members of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Donald B. Marron, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Council of Economic Advisers, and Michael E. Fryzel, of Illinois, to be a Member of the National Credit Union Administration Board, 2:30 p.m., SD-538. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hearings to examine the increased global energy demand, focusing on the challenges for meeting future energy needs, while developing new technologies to address the current and future global climate change, 9:30 a.m., SD-366. Committee on Environment and Public Works: to hold hearings to examine the future federal role for surface transportation, 10 a.m., SD-406. Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine a new strategy for an enhanced partnership with Pakistan, 9:30 a.m., SD- 419. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: business meeting to consider S. 2583, to amend the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002 (31 U.S.C. 3321 note) in order to prevent the loss of billions in taxpayer dollars, S. 1924, to amend chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, to create a presumption that a disability or death of a Federal employee in fire protection activities caused by any of certain diseases is the result of the performance of such employee's duty, H.R. 5683, to make certain reforms with respect to the Government Accountability Office, S. 3013, to provide for retirement equity for Federal employees in nonforeign areas outside the 48 contiguous States and the District of Columbia, S. 3175, to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to reauthorize the predisaster hazard mitigation program, to make technical corrections to that Act, S. 2382, to require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to quickly and fairly address the abundance of surplus manufactured housing units stored by the Federal Government around the country at taxpayer expense, S. 2148, to provide for greater diversity within, and to improve policy direction and oversight of, the Senior Executive Service, S. 2816, to provide for the appointment of the Chief Human Capital Officer of the Department of Homeland Security by the Secretary of Homeland Security, S. 3015, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 18 S. G Street, Lakeview, Oregon, as the ``Dr. Bernard Daly Post Office Building'', H.R. 5395 and S. 2622, bills to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 11001 Dunklin Drive in St. Louis, Missouri, as the ``William `Bill' Clay Post Office Building'', H.R. 5479, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 117 North Kidd Street in Ionia, Michigan, as the ``Alonzo Woodruff Post Office Building'', H.R. 4185, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 11151 Valley Boulevard in El Monte, California, as the ``Marisol Heredia Post Office Building'', H.R. 5528, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 120 Commercial Street in Brockton, Massachusetts, as the ``Rocky Marciano Post Office Building'', H.R. 3721, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1190 Lorena Road in Lorena, Texas, as the ``Marine Gunnery Sgt. John D. Fry Post Office Building'', H.R. 5517, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 7231 FM 1960 in Humble, Texas, as the ``Texas Military Veterans Post Office'', H.R. 5168, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 19101 Cortez Boulevard in Brooksville, Florida, as the ``Cody Grater Post Office Building'', S. 3082, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1700 Cleveland Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri, as the ``Reverend Earl Abel Post Office Building'', and the nomination of Elaine C. Duke, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary for Management, Department of Homeland Security, 10 a.m., SD-342. Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Constitution, to hold hearings to examine laptop searches and other violations of privacy faced by Americans returning from overseas travel, 9 a.m., SD-226. Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: to hold hearings to examine solutions to cope with the rise in home heating oil prices, 10 a.m., SR-428A. House Committee on Appropriations, to mark up the following Appropriations for Fiscal year 2009: Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies; Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies; and Financial Services and General Government, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn. Committee on Armed Services, June 25, hearing on China: Recent Security Developments, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn. Committee on Education and Labor, to mark up H.R. 3289, PRE-K Act, 11:15 a.m., 2175 Rayburn. Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health, to consider the Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication through Healthcare Technology Act of 2008, 11 a.m., 2123 Rayburn. [[Page D809]] Committee on Financial Services, to continue markup of the following bills: H.R. 6306, To authorize United States participation in, and appropriations for the United States contributions to, the fifteenth replenishment of the resources of the International Development Association and the eleventh replenishment of the resources of the African Development Fund, and for other purposes; H.R. 6315, To authorize United States participation in, and appropriations for the United States contribution to, an international clean technology fund, and for other purposes; H.R. 1746, Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act of 2007; H.R. 5767, Payments System Protection Act; and H.R. 6308, Municipal; Bond Fairness Act.; and to consider pending Committee business, 11 a.m., 2128 Rayburn. Committee on Foreign Affairs, hearing on Foreign Assistance Reform: Rebuilding U.S. Civilian Development and Diplomatic Capacity in the 21st Century, 11 a.m., 2172 Rayburn. Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia, hearing on More Than Just the 123 Agreement: The Future of U.S.-Indo Relations, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn. Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection, hearing on The Goodyear Explosion: Ensuring Our Nation is Secure by Developing a Risk Management Framework for Homeland Security, 2 p.m., 311 Cannon. Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, hearing on the Executive Office for United States Attorneys, 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn. Committee on Natural Resources, to consider the following: a Committee Resolution dealing with emergency withdrawal of certain federal lands near Grand Canyon National Park; H.R. 415, To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the Taunton River in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers; H.R. 1286, Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail Designation Act; H.R. 1210, Utah Recreational Land Exchange Act of 2007; H.R. 6041, To redesignate the Rio Grande American Canal in El Paso, Texas, as the ``Travis C. Johnson Canal''; H.R. 1907, Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act; and H.R. 3227, To direct the Secretary of the Interior to continue stocking fish in certain lakes in the North Cascades National Park, Ross Lake National Recreation Area, and Lake Chelan National Recreation Area, 11 a.m., 1324 Longworth. Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, hearing on Waste, Fraud, and Abuse at K-Town: One Year Later, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn. Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement, hearing on ID Cards: Reissuing Border Crossing Cards, 2 p.m., 2247 Rayburn. Committee on Rules, to consider the following: H.R. 6052, Saving Energy Through Public Transportation Act of 2008; and H.R. 6355, Air Service Improvement Act of 2008. 3:30 p.m., H-313 Capitol. Committee on Science and Technology, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 4174, Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act of 2007; H.R. 5618, National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2008; and H.R. 6314, Fulfilling the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Act of 2008, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn. Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Regulations, Health Care and Trade, hearing entitled ``The Impact of Online Advertising on Small Firms,'' 10 a.m., 1539 Longworth. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials, hearing on Implementation of the Pipeline Inspection, Protection, and Enforcement and Safety Act of 2006, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn. Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, and the Subcommittee on Intelligence Community Management of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, joint hearing on National Security Implications of Global Climate, 210 Cannon. Joint Meetings Joint Economic Committee: to hold hearings to examine the United States economy, focusing on the skyrocketing oil prices, 9:30 a.m., SD-106. Conference: meeting of conferees on H.R. 4040, to establish consumer product safety standards and other safety requirements for children's products and to reauthorize and modernize the Consumer Product Safety Commission, 3:30 p.m., SD-106. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (USPS 087ÿ09390). The Periodicals postage is paid at Washington, D.C. 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POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the Superintendent of Documents, Congressional Record, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402, Along with the entire mailing label from the last issue received. [[Page D810]] _______________________________________________________________________ Next Meeting of the SENATE 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, June 25 Senate Chamber Program for Wednesday: Senate will continue consideration of the motion to concur in the amendments of the House of Representatives to the amendment of the Senate to H.R. 3221, Foreclosure Prevention Act. Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 10 a.m., Wednesday, June 25 House Chamber Program for Wednesday: To be announced. _______________________________________________________________________ Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue HOUSE Allen, Thomas H., Me., E1328 Baca, Joe, Calif., E1328 Bachmann, Michele, Minn., E1329 Bartlett, Roscoe G., Md., E1334 Berkley, Shelley, Nev., E1327 Blackburn, Marsha, Tenn., E1327 Burgess, Michael C., Tex., E1326 Cohen, Steve, Tenn., E1327 Davis, Danny K., Ill., E1325 DeLauro, Rosa L., Conn., E1332 Fossella, Vito, N.Y., E1326 Frank, Barney, Mass., E1333 Gingrey, Phil, Ga., E1333 Gordon, Bart, Tenn., E1331 Hare, Phil, Ill., E1326 Higgins, Brian, N.Y., E1323 Johnson, Timothy V., Ill., E1329 Jones, Stephanie Tubbs, Ohio, E1326 Kildee, Dale E., Mich., E1332 Kind, Ron, Wisc., E1330 Kucinich, Dennis J., Ohio, E1323 Langevin, James R., R.I., E1334 Latham, Tom, Iowa, E1330, E1330 Lewis, Ron, Ky., E1323, E1329 McGovern, James P., Mass., E1334 Maloney, Carolyn B., N.Y., E1333 Meek, Kendrick B., Fla., E1333 Mica, John L., Fla., E1331 Nadler, Jerrold, N.Y., E1327 Nunes, Devin, Calif., E1328 Paul, Ron, Tex., E1325 Pearce, Stevan, N.M., E1323, E1326, E1329 Rangel, Charles B., N.Y., E1324, E1329 Rush, Bobby L., Ill., E1330 Sali, Bill, Idaho, E1323 Sanchez, Linda T., Calif., E1328 Shuster, Bill, Pa., E1327 Sires, Albio, N.J., E1329 Stark, Fortney Pete, Calif., E1324, E1325 Tanner, John S., Tenn., E1330 Van Hollen, Chris, Md., E1333 Walberg, Timothy, Mich., E1324, E1328 Wolf, Frank R., Va., E1325