Wednesday, January 14, 2009
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Daily Digest
Senate
Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S353-S399
Measures Introduced: Twenty bills were introduced, as follows: S. 231-
250.
Page S388
Measures Passed:
Congratulating University of Florida Football Team: Committee on the
Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 13,
congratulating the University of Florida football team for winning the
2008 Bowl Championship Series (BCS) national championship, and the
resolution was then agreed to, after agreeing to the following
amendment proposed thereto:
Pages S398-99
Reid (for Nelson (FL)) Amendment No. 22, of a perfecting nature.
Pages S398-99
Measures Considered:
Lands Bill: Senate continued consideration of S. 22, to designate
certain land components of the National Wilderness Preservation System,
to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the
Interior and the Department of Agriculture, taking action on the
following amendments proposed thereto:
Pages S353-80
Pending:
Reid Amendment No. 15, to change the enactment date.
Page S353
Reid Amendment No. 16 (to Reid Amendment No. 15), of a perfecting
nature.
Page S354
Motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources, with instructions to report back forthwith, with Reid
Amendment No. 17, to change the enactment date.
Page S354
Reid Amendment No. 18 (to the instructions of the motion to
recommit), of a perfecting nature.
Page S354
Reid Amendment No. 19 (to Reid Amendment No. 18), of a perfecting
nature.
Page S354
During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the
following action:
By 68 yeas to 24 nays (Vote No. 2), 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 bill.
Pages S356-57
A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing for further
consideration of the bill at approximately 12 p.m., on Thursday,
January 15, 2009, that all post-cloture time be yielded back, except
for 10 minutes to be equally divided and controlled between Senators
Bingaman and Coburn, or their designees; that upon the use or yielding
back of that time, the pending amendments be withdrawn, that the
managers amendments which have been cleared by the Leaders and Managers
be in order, and that if cleared, the amendments be considered and
agreed to, and Senate vote on passage of the bill.
Pages S380, S399
Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement
was reached providing that on Thursday, January 15, 2009 following the
vote on passage of S. 22, Lands Bill, Senate vote on the motion to
invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 181,
Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act.
Page S380
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
3 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
42 Army nominations in the rank of general.
Page S399
Messages from the House:
Pages S385-86
Enrolled Bills Presented:
Page S386
Executive Communications:
Pages S386-88
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages S388-89
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Page S389
Additional Statements:
Pages S385-98
Amendments Submitted:
Page S398
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
Page S398
Privileges of the Floor:
Page S398
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--2)
Page S357
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 8:35 p.m.,
until 10 a.m. on Thursday,
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January 15, 2009. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the
Majority Leader in today's Record on page S399.)
Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
NOMINATION
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Committee concluded
a hearing to examine the nomination of Thomas J. Vilsack, to be
Secretary of Agriculture, after the nominee, who was introduced by
Senators Harkin and Grassley, testified and answered questions in his
own behalf.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee concluded a
hearing to examine the nominations of Lisa P. Jackson, to be
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, who was
introduced by Senators Lautenberg and Menendez, and Nancy Helen Sutley,
to be Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality, after the
nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee
concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of Peter R. Orszag, of
Massachusetts, to be Director, who was introduced by Representatives
John Spratt and Paul Ryan, and Robert L. Nabors II, of New Jersey, to
be Deputy Director, who was introduced by Representative David Obey,
both of the Office of Management and Budget, after the nominees
testified and answered questions in their own behalf.
NOMINATION
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to
examine the nomination of Eric K. Shinseki, to be Secretary of Veterans
Affairs, after the nominee, who was introduced by Senator Inouye and
former Senator Robert J. Dole, testified and answered questions in his
own behalf.
House of Representatives
Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 54 public bills, H.R. 493-546;
and 7 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 21, and H. Res. 59-61, 63-65, were
introduced.
Pages H323-25
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages H325-26
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
H. Res. 62, providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R.
384) to reform the Troubled Assets Relief Program of the Secretary of
the Treasury and ensure accountability under such Program (H. Rept.
111-3).
Page H323
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed
Representative Tauscher to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
Page H199
Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, Rev. Dr.
Silvester S. Beaman, Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church,
Wilmington, Delaware.
Page H199
Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming--
Appointment: The Chair announced the Speaker's appointment of the
following Members of the House of Representatives to the Select
Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming: Representative
Markey (MA), Chairman and Representative Sensenbrenner.
Page H199
Committee Election: The House agreed to H. Res. 59, electing the
following minority member to a standing committee: Committee on Rules:
Representative Foxx.
Page H216
Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009: The
House passed H.R. 2, to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to
extend and improve the Children's Health Insurance Program, by a
recorded vote of 289 ayes to 139 noes, Roll No. 16.
Pages H216-68
Rejected the Deal (GA) motion to recommit the bill to the Committee
on Energy and Commerce with instructions to report the same back to the
House forthwith with an amendment, by a yea-and-nay vote of 179 yeas to
247 nays, Roll No. 15.
Pages H264-67
H. Res. 52, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was
agreed to by a recorded vote of 244 ayes to 178 noes, Roll No. 14,
after agreeing without objection to order the previous question.
Pages H203-16
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and agree to the
following measure:
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Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require each
standing committee to hold periodic hearings on the topic of waste,
fraud, abuse, or mismanagement in Government programs which that
committee may authorize: H. Res. 40, amended, to amend the Rules of the
House of Representatives to require each standing committee to hold
periodic hearings on the topic of waste, fraud, abuse, or mismanagement
in Government programs which that committee may authorize, by a \2/3\
yea-and-nay vote of 423 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 18.
Pages H268-73, H281
TARP Reform and Accountability Act of 2009: The House began
consideration of H.R. 384, to reform the Troubled Assets Relief Program
of the Secretary of the Treasury and ensure accountability under such
Program. Further proceedings were postponed.
Pages H282-90, H290-99
H. Res. 53, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was
agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 235 yeas to 191 nays, Roll No. 17,
after agreeing without objection to order the previous question.
Pages H273-81
Privileged Resolution: The House agreed to H. Res. 61, to provide for
the attendance of the House at the Inaugural Ceremonies of the
President and Vice President of the United States.
Page H290
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page
H199.
Senate Referrals: S. 60 was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Page H321
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes and two recorded votes
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H216,
H266-67, H267-68, H280-81, and H281. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10:00 a.m. and adjourned at 10:28 p.m.
Committee Meetings
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Met for organizational purposes.
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Met for organizational purposes.
TARP REFORM AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2009
Committee on Rules: Granted, by a non-record vote, a rule providing for
further consideration of H.R. 384, the TARP Reform and Accountability
Act of 2009, under a structured rule. No further general debate shall
be in order. The rule provides that the bill shall be considered as
read. The rule waives all points of order against provisions in the
bill.
The rule makes in order only those amendments printed in the report
of the Committee on Rules. The amendments made in order may be offered
only in the order printed in the Committee report, may be offered only
by a Member designated in the Rules Committee report, shall be
considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the
Committee report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an
opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject
to a demand for a division of the question in the House or in the
Committee of the Whole. All points of order against the amendments
except for clauses 9 and 10 of rule XXI are waived. The rule provides
one motion to recommit with or without instructions. The rule provides
a motion to proceed under section 115 of the Emergency Economic
Stabilization Act if offered by the Majority Leader or his designee
which may be offered not later than the legislative day of January 22,
2009. Testimony was heard from Representatives Speier, Jackson-Lee
(TX), Kaptur, Corrine Brown (FL), Hinchey, Kennedy, Welch, Neugebauer,
Gohmert, Dent, and Bilirakis.
SMALL BUSINESS ECONOMY
Committee on Small Business: Met with non-governmental persons to
discuss the State of the Small Business Economy and Identifying
Policies to Promote an Economic Recovery.
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION
Committee on Ways and Means: Met for organizational purposes.
Joint Meetings
No joint committee meetings were held.
COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,
JANUARY 15, 2009
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Senate
Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine the
nominations of William J. Lynn III, to be Deputy Secretary, Robert
F. Hale, to be Under Secretary (Comptroller) and Chief Financial
Officer, Michele Flournoy, to be Under Secretary for Policy, and Jeh
Charles Johnson, to be General Counsel, all of the Department of
Defense, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to hold hearings
to examine the nominations of Mary Schapiro, of New York, to be
Chairman of the Securities
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and Exchange Commission, Christina Romer, of California, to be Chair
of the Council of Economic Advisors, Austan Goolsbee, of Illinois,
and Cecilia Rouse, of New Jersey, each to be a Member of the Council
of Economic Advisors, and Daniel Tarullo, of Maryland, to be a
Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 10
a.m., SD-538.
Committee on the Budget: to hold hearings to examine the debt
outlook and its implications for policy, 10 a.m., SD-608.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hearings to
examine the nomination of Ken Salazar, to be Secretary of the
Interior, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
Committee on Finance: organizational business meeting to consider
committee's rules of procedure for the 111th Congress, and an
original bill to reauthorize the Children's Health Insurance
Program, 11:15 a.m., SD-215.
Committee on Foreign Relations: business meeting to consider the
nomination of Hillary R. Clinton, to be Secretary of State; to be
followed by a hearing to examine the nomination of Susan E. Rice, to
be Representative to the United Nations, with the rank and status of
Ambassador, and the Representative in the Security Council of the
United Nations, and to be Representative to the Sessions of the
General Assembly of the United Nations during her tenure of service
as Representative to the United Nations, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to hold
hearings to examine investing in health information technology (IT),
focusing on stimulus for a healthier America, 10 a.m., SD-430.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold
hearings to examine the nomination of Janet A. Napolitano, to be
Secretary of Homeland Security, 10 a.m., SD-342.
Committee on Indian Affairs: to hold hearings to examine job
creation and economic stimulus in Indian country, 2:30 p.m., SD-628.
Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine the
nomination of Eric H. Holder, to be Attorney General of the United
States, 9:30 a.m., SR-325.
House
Committee on Energy and Commerce, hearing entitled ``The U.S.
Climate Action Partnership,'' 9 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to meet for
organizational purposes, 11 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, to
meet for organizational purposes, 1:55 p.m., followed by a hearing
on ``Reinvigorating the Economy through Stimulus Legislation:
Opportunities for All,'' 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
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Next Meeting of the SENATE
10 a.m., Thursday, January 15
Senate Chamber
Program for Thursday: After the transaction of any morning business
(not to extend beyond 12 noon), Senate will continue consideration of
S. 22, Lands Bill, consider certain amendments and after a period of
debate, vote on the bill thereon at 12 p.m.; to be followed by a vote
on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to
consideration of S. 181, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act.
Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
10 a.m., Thursday, January 15
House Chamber
Program for Thursday: Complete consideration of H.R. 384--TARP Reform
and Accountability Act of 2009.
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Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
HOUSE
Ackerman, Gary L., N.Y., E90
Baca, Joe, Calif., E91
Barrett, J. Gresham, S.C., E90
Brown, Henry E., Jr., S.C., E83
Davis, Susan A., Calif., E84
Garrett, Scott, N.J., E91
Green, Gene, Tex., E85
Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie, S.D., E86
Honda, Michael M., Calif., E89
Kagen, Steve, Wisc., E83, E89
Larson, John B., Conn., E82
Lynch, Stephen F., Mass., E90
McCollum, Betty, Minn., E89
McGovern, James P., Mass., E87
Mack, Connie, Fla., E84
Mitchell, Harry E., Ariz., E86
Myrick, Sue Wilkins, N.C., E83
Paul, Ron, Tex., E88
Price, David E., N.C., E90
Radanovich, George, Calif., E82, E85, E89
Rahall, Nick J., II, W.Va., E82
Rangel, Charles B., N.Y., E86
Reyes, Silvestre, Tex., E85
Schakowsky, Janice D., Ill., E85
Sessions, Pete, Tex., E81, E84, E84, E86, E88, E89
Slaughter, Louise McIntosh, N.Y., E86
Tauscher, Ellen O., Calif., E90
Visclosky, Peter J., Ind., E81
Young, C.W. Bill, Fla., E81