Wednesday, January 7, 2009
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Daily Digest
Senate
Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S153-S179
Measures Introduced: Thirteen bills and one resolution were introduced,
as follows: S. 22-30, 163-166, and S. Res. 9.
Pages S168-69
Nominations--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached
providing that the nominations to the Office of Inspector General,
except the Office of Inspector General of the Central Intelligence
Agency, be referred in each case to the committee having primary
jurisdiction over the department, agency, or entity, and if and when
reported in each case, then to the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs for not to exceed 20 calendar days, except in
cases when the 20-day period expires while the Senate is in recess or
adjournment, the committee shall have 5 additional calendar days after
the Senate reconvenes to report the nomination, and that if the
nomination is not reported after the expiration of that period, the
nomination be automatically discharged and placed on the Executive
Calendar.
Page S175
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
27 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, and Navy.
Pages S176-79
Messages from the House:
Page S167
Measures Placed on the Calendar:
Pages S153, S167
Measures Read the First Time:
Pages S153-54, S167
Executive Communications:
Pages S167-68
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages S169-70
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Pages S170-75
Additional Statements:
Pages S165-67
Privileges of the Floor:
Page S175
Adjournment: Senate convened at 11:30 a.m. and adjourned at 7:09 p.m.,
until 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, January 8, 2009. (For Senate's program,
see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S176.)
Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
No committee meetings were held.
House of Representatives
Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 62 public bills, H.R. 225-
286; 1 private bill, H.R. 287; and 22 resolutions, H.J. Res. 6-11; H.
Con. Res. 4-10; and H. Res. 23-31, were introduced.
Pages H68-71
Additional Cosponsors:
Page H71
Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed
Representative Tauscher to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
Page H39
Counting of Electoral Votes: The House agreed to S. Con. Res. 1, to
provide for the counting on January 8, 2009, of the electoral votes for
President and Vice President of the United States.
Page H42
Joint Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies: The House agreed to S. Con.
Res. 2, extending the life of the Joint Congressional Committee on
Inaugural Ceremonies. Subsequently, the Chair announced the Speakers
reappointment of the following Members of the House of Representatives
to the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies:
Representatives Pelosi, Hoyer, and Boehner.
Page H42
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Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the
following measures:
Amending chapter 22 of title 44, United States Code, popularly known
as the Presidential Records Act, to establish procedures for the
consideration of claims of constitutionally based privilege against
disclosure of Presidential records: H.R. 35, to amend chapter 22 of
title 44, United States Code, popularly known as the Presidential
Records Act, to establish procedures for the consideration of claims of
constitutionally based privilege against disclosure of Presidential
records, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 359 yeas to 58 nays, Roll No.
5;
Pages H42-45, H49
Amending title 44, United States Code, to require information on
contributors to Presidential library fundraising organizations: H.R.
36, to amend title 44, United States Code, to require information on
contributors to Presidential library fundraising organizations, by a
\2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 388 yeas to 31 nays, Roll No. 6; and
Pages H45-48, H50
Ensuring that the compensation and other emoluments attached to the
office of Secretary of the Interior are those which were in effect on
January 1, 2005: S.J. Res. 3, to ensure that the compensation and other
emoluments attached to the office of Secretary of the Interior are
those which were in effect on January 1, 2005.
Page H48
Recess: The House recessed at 11:00 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon.
Page H49
Administration of the Oath of Office: Representatives-elect Gutierrez,
Hastings (WA), and Rogers (MI) presented themselves in the well of the
House and were administered the oath of office by the Speaker.
Page H49
Moment of Silence: The House observed a moment of silence in honor of
the men and women in uniform who have given their lives in the service
of our nation in Iraq and Afghanistan, their families, and all who
serve in the armed forces and their families.
Page H49
Whole Number of the House: The Speaker announced to the House that the
whole number of the House is 433.
Page H49
Attendance at the Inauguration of the President and Vice President: The
House agreed to H. Res. 23, providing for the attendance of the House
at the Inaugural Ceremonies of the President and Vice President of the
United States.
Page H50
Committee Elections: The House agreed to H. Res. 24, electing the
following Members to certain standing committees of the House of
Representatives: Committee on Appropriations: Representatives Murtha,
Dicks, Mollohan, Kaptur, Visclosky, Lowey, Serrano, DeLauro, Moran
(VA), Olver, Pastor, Price (NC), Edwards (TX), Kennedy, Hinchey,
Roybal-Allard, Farr, Jackson (IL), Kilpatrick (MI), Boyd, Fattah,
Rothman, Bishop (GA), Berry, Lee (CA), Schiff, Honda, McCollum, Israel,
Ryan (OH), Ruppersberger, Chandler, Wasserman Schultz, Rodriguez,
Lincoln Davis (TN), and Salazar. Committee on Armed Services:
Representatives Spratt, Ortiz, Taylor, Abercrombie, Reyes, Snyder,
Smith (WA), Loretta Sanchez (CA), McIntyre, Tauscher, Brady (PA),
Andrews, Davis (CA), Langevin, Larsen (WA), Cooper, Marshall, Bordallo,
Boren, Ellsworth, Patrick Murphy (PA), Johnson (GA), Shea-Porter,
Courtney, Loebsack, Gillibrand, Sestak, Giffords, Tsongas, Nye, Pingree
(ME), Kissell, Heinrich, Kratovil, Massa, and Bright. Committee on
Energy and Commerce: Representatives Dingell, Markey (MA), Boucher,
Pallone, Gordon (TN), Rush, Eshoo, Stupak, Engel, Gene Green (TX),
DeGette, Capps, Doyle, Harman, Schakowsky, Gonzalez, Inslee, Baldwin,
Ross, Weiner, Matheson, Butterfield, Melancon, Barrow, Hill, Matsui,
Christensen, Castor, Sarbanes, Murphy (CT), Space, McNerney, Sutton,
Braley (IA), and Welch. Committee on Financial Services:
Representatives Kanjorski, Waters, Maloney, Gutierrez, Velazquez, Watt,
Ackerman, Sherman, Meeks (NY), Moore (KS), Capuano, Hinojosa, Clay,
McCarthy (NY), Baca, Lynch, Miller (NC), Scott (GA), Al Green (TX),
Cleaver, Bean, Moore, Hodes, Ellison, Klein (FL), Wilson (OH),
Perlmutter, Donnelly (IN), Foster, Carson (IN), Speier, Childers,
Minnick, Adler (NJ), Kilroy, Driehaus, Kosmas, Grayson, Himes, Peters,
and Maffei. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure:
Representatives Rahall, DeFazio, Costello, Norton, Nadler (NY), Corrine
Brown (FL), Filner, Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX), Taylor, Cummings,
Tauscher, Boswell, Holden, Baird, Larsen (WA), Capuano, Bishop (UT),
Michaud, Carnahan, Napolitano, Lipinski, Hirono, Altmire, Walz, Shuler,
Arcuri, Mitchell, Carney, Hall (NY), Kagen, Cohen, Richardson, Sires,
Edwards (MD), Ortiz, Hare, Boccieri, Schauer, Markey (CO), Griffith,
McMahon, Perriello, Titus, and Teague. Committee on Ways and Means:
Representatives Stark, Levin, McDermott, Lewis (GA), Neal (MA), Tanner,
Becerra, Doggett, Pomeroy, Thompson (CA), Larson (CT), Blumenauer,
Kind, Pascrell, Berkley, Crowley, Van Hollen, Meek (FL), Schwartz (PA),
Davis (AL), Davis (IL), Etheridge, Linda T. Sanchez (CA), Higgins, and
Yarmuth.
Pages H66-67
Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and
subsequently presented to the House today and a message received from
the Senate today appear on pages H39 and H42.
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Senate Referrals: S. Res. 2 and S. Res. 8 were held at the desk.
Pages H39, H42
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes developed during the
proceedings of today and appear on pages H49 and H50. There were no
quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10:00 a.m. and adjourned at 3:14 p.m.
Committee Meetings
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION
Committee on Rules: Met for organizational purposes. The Committee
adopted its rules of procedure for the 111th Congress.
Joint Meetings
No joint committee meetings were held.
COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,
JANUARY 8, 2009
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Senate
Committee on the Budget: to hold hearings to examine the
Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Budget and Economic Outlook, 10
a.m., SD-608.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hearings to
examine current energy security challenges, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
Committee on Environment and Public Works: to hold oversight
hearings to examine the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and the
recent major coal ash spill, 10 a.m., SD-406.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to hold
hearings to examine the nomination of Thomas A. Daschle to be
Secretary of Health and Human Services, 10 a.m., SD-430.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold
hearings to examine lessons from the terrorist attacks in Mumbai,
India, 1:30 p.m., SD-342.
Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine ways to
help state and local law enforcement during an economic downturn, 10
a.m., SD-226.
House
No committee meetings are scheduled.
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Next Meeting of the SENATE
10:30 a.m., Thursday, January 8
Senate Chamber
Program for Thursday: Senate will be in a period of morning business.
(At 12:45 p.m., Senate will proceed as a body to the House of
Representatives for a joint session to count the electoral votes.)
(Senate will recess from 3:30 p.m. until 4:45 p.m. for the Democratic
party conference.)
Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
10 a.m., Thursday, January 8
House Chamber
Program for Thursday: The House will meet in Joint Session with the
Senate to count the electoral votes for President and Vice President of
the United States.
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Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
HOUSE
Alexander, Rodney, La., E28
Berman, Howard L., Calif., E25
Brown, Henry E., Jr., S.C., E28
Brown-Waite, Ginny, Fla., E28, E34, E35, E37
Cardoza, Dennis A., Calif., E32
Conyers, John, Jr., Mich., E26, E27, E27
Costello, Jerry F., Ill., E29
Courtney, Joe, Conn., E30, E36
Dreier, David, Calif., E25
Frank, Barney, Mass., E32
Gutierrez, Luis V., Ill., E29
Hastings, Alcee L., Fla., E34
Jackson-Lee, Sheila, Tex., E28
Kirk, Mark Steven, Ill., E25
Larsen, Rick, Wash., E28
Miller, Candice S., Mich., E32
Murphy, Christopher S., Conn., E30
Norton, Eleanor Holmes, D.C., E26, E29
Pascrell, Bill, Jr., N.J., E29
Ross, Mike, Ark., E31
Ryan, Tim, Ohio, E33
Sires, Albio, N.J., E31
Tanner, John S., Tenn., E31, E35
Tauscher, Ellen O., Calif., E33
Westmoreland, Lynn A., Mac, Ga., E34
Woolsey, Lynn C., Calif., E31
Wu, David, Ore., E30
Young, C.W. Bill, Fla., E36