Wednesday, April 1, 2009
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Daily Digest
HIGHLIGHTS
See Resume of Congressional Activity.
Senate
Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S4111-S4230
Measures Introduced: Twenty-two bills and two resolutions were
introduced, as follows: S. 758-780, S. Res. 97, and S. Con. Res. 16.
Pages S4171-72
Measures Passed:
Authorizing Use of Capitol Rotunda: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 54,
permitting the use of the Rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony as part
of the commemoration of the days of remembrance of victims of the
Holocaust.
Page S4226
Commemorating 90 Years of U.S.-Polish Diplomatic Relations: Senate
agreed to S. Res. 9, commemorating 90 years of U.S.-Polish diplomatic
relations, during which Poland has proven to be an exceptionally strong
partner to the United States in advancing freedom around the world.
Page S4227
Celebrating the 60th Anniversary of NATO: Senate agreed to S. Res.
20, celebrating the 60th anniversary of the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization.
Page S4227
Parliamentary Elections in Moldova: Senate agreed to S. Res. 56,
urging the Government of Moldova to ensure a fair and democratic
election process for the parliamentary elections on April 5, 2009.
Pages S4227-28
Measures Considered:
Budget Resolution--Agreement: Senate continued consideration of S. Con.
Res. 13, setting forth the congressional budget for the U.S. Government
for fiscal year 2010, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal year 2009, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels
for fiscal years 2011 through 2014, taking action on the following
amendments proposed thereto:
Pages S4112-64
Adopted:
Lincoln Amendment No. 775, to enhance future GI Bill benefits for
members of the National Guard and Reserve by ensuring those benefits
keep pace with the national average cost of tuition.
Pages S4121-22
Lincoln Amendment No. 774, to provide a deficit-neutral reserve fund
for improving child welfare.
Pages S4122-23
Lieberman Amendment No. 763, to protect the American people from
potential spillover violence from Mexico by providing $550 million in
additional funding for the Department of Homeland Security and the
Department of Justice and supporting the Administration's efforts to
combat drug, gun, and cash smuggling by the cartels, by providing: $260
million for Customs and Border Protection to hire, train, equip, and
deploy additional officers and canines and conduct exit inspections for
weapons and cash; $130 million for Immigration and Customs Enforcement
to hire, train, equip and deploy additional investigators; $50 million
to Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives to hire, train, equip,
and deploy additional agents and inspectors; $20 million for the Human
Smuggling and Trafficking Center; $10 million for the Office of
International Affairs and the Management Directorate at DHS for
oversight of the Merida Initiative; $30 million for Operation
Stonegarden; $10 million to the Department of Justice for competitive
grants to support local, State, and Tribal law enforcement agencies
located along the southern border and in High Intensity Drug
Trafficking Areas to address drug-related criminal activity; $20
million to DHS for tactical radio communications; and $20 million for
upgrading the Traveler Enforcement Communications System.
Pages S4112, S4144, S4145
Casey Amendment No. 783, to establish a reserve fund to fully fund
the Long-Term Stability/Housing for Victims Program.
Pages S4113-14, S4146
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Kerry/Lugar Amendment No. 732, to restore full funding for the
President's request for the international affairs budget, in support of
development programs in Pakistan and Afghanistan, nuclear
nonproliferation, foreign assistance, fighting global AIDS, promoting
sustainable development, and other efforts, with an offset.
Pages S4117-19, S4146
Isakson Amendment No. 762, to provide for a deficit-neutral reserve
fund for providing a nonrefundable Federal income tax credit for the
purchase of a principal residence during a 1-year period.
Pages S4128-29, S4146
Shaheen Amendment No. 776, to establish a reserve fund for monitoring
of FHA-insured lending.
Pages S4129-30, S4146
By a unanimous vote of 98 yeas (Vote No. 121), Ensign Amendment No.
804, to protect middle-income taxpayers from tax increases by providing
a point of order against legislation that increase taxes on them,
including taxes that arise, directly or indirectly, from Federal
revenues derived from climate change or similar legislation.
Pages S4114-17, S4146-47
By 82 yeas to 16 nays (Vote No. 122), Cornyn Amendment No. 806, to
protect small businesses from higher taxes.
Page S4119-21, S4147, S4150-51
Reed Amendment No. 836, to increase funding for the Low-Income Home
Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) by $1.9 billion in FY 2010.
Pages S4135-41, S4148
By 67 yeas to 31 nays (Vote No. 126), Johanns Amendment No. 735, to
prohibit the use of reconciliation in the Senate for climate change
legislation involving a cap and trade system.
Pages S4112, S4141-44, S4149-50
Rejected:
By 43 yeas to 55 nays (Vote No. 119), Alexander Amendment No. 747, to
create runaway debt point of order against consideration of a budget
resolution that projects the ratio of public debt to GDP for any fiscal
year in excess of 90 percent to ensure the continued viability of U.S.
dollar and prevent doubling or tripling the debt burden on future
generations.
Pages S4112, S4145
By 40 yeas to 58 nays (Vote No. 120), Sessions Modified Amendment No.
772, to restore the budget discipline of the Federal Government by
freezing nondefense discretionary spending for fiscal years 2010 and
2011, and limiting the growth of nondefense discretionary spending to 1
percent annually for fiscal years 2012, 2013, and 2014.
Pages S4112, S4144-46
By 44 yeas to 54 nays (Vote No. 123), Gregg Amendment No. 835, to
establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to address our Nation's long
term fiscal problems.
Pages S4123-25, S4129, S4147-48
By 43 yeas to 55 nays (Vote No. 124), Crapo Amendment No. 844, to
protect the fiscal discipline on discretionary spending exercised by
the reported budget resolution by extending the resolution's
discretionary spending limits to exactly the same level as already
assumed in the resolution to make sure that debt is not increased
further than contemplated by this budget resolution as a result of
subsequent budget resolutions or appropriation bills.
Pages S4130-35, S4148
By 44 yeas to 54 nays (Vote No. 127), Kyl Amendment No. 793, to
protect all patients by prohibiting the use of data obtained from
comparative effectiveness research to deny coverage of items or
services under Federal health care programs and to ensure that
comparative effectiveness research accounts for advancement in genomics
and personalized medicine, the unique needs of health disparity
populations, and differences in the treatment response and the
treatment preferences of patients.
Pages S4125-28, S4150
Pending:
Ensign Amendment No. 805, to require certain higher-income
beneficiaries enrolled in the Medicare prescription drug benefit to pay
higher premiums, as is currently required for physicians' services and
outpatient services, and as proposed in the budget of the U.S.
Government most recently submitted by the President.
Page S4132
McCain Amendment No. 882, in the nature of a substitute.
Pages S4151-53
During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the
following action:
By 42 yeas to 56 nays (Vote No. 125), three-fifths of those Senators
duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate
rejected the motion to waive pursuant to section 904 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, with respect to Whitehouse/Boxer
Amendment No. 869, relative to a deficit-neutral reserve fund to invest
in clean energy and preserve the environment. Subsequently, the point
of order that the amendment was in violation of section 305(b)(2) of
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, was sustained, and the amendment
thus fell.
Pages S4148-49
A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing for further
consideration of the resolution at 10 a.m., on Thursday, April 2, 2009,
and that there be 90 minutes remaining for debate, equally divided and
controlled between the Chair and Ranking Member of the Committee on the
Budget, or their designees; with 40 minutes of that time for debate
relative to the McCain Amendment No. 882 (listed above), with 20
minutes deducted for each manager, with the time for debate on McCain
Amendment No. 882, equally divided and controlled
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in the usual form; provided that the vote sequence of amendments be
established with the Chair and Ranking Member of the Committee on the
Budget, concurring on any order; provided that during any sequence of
votes established, that there be 2 minutes of debate prior to any vote,
equally divided and controlled in the usual form; provided further,
that after the first vote in any sequence, the remaining votes be 10
minutes in duration.
Page S4228
Civil Access to Justice Act--Referral Agreement: A unanimous-consent
agreement was reached providing that the Committee on the Judiciary be
discharged from further consideration S. 718, to amend the Legal
Services Corporation Act to meet special needs of eligible clients,
provide for technology grants, improve corporate practices of the Legal
Services Corporation, and the bill then be referred to the Committee on
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Page S4226
Messages from the House:
Pages S4169-70
Measures Referred:
Page S4170
Executive Reports of Committees:
Pages S4170-71
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages S4172-74
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Pages S4174-97
Additional Statements:
Pages S4168-69
Amendments Submitted:
Pages S4197-S4226
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
Page S4226
Privileges of the Floor:
Page S4226
Record Votes: Nine record votes were taken today. (Total--127)
Page S4145, S4146, S4146-47, S4147, S4148, S4149, S4149-50, S4150
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 8:56 p.m.,
until 10 a.m. on Thursday, April 2, 2009. (For Senate's program, see
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page
S4228.)
Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Committee concluded
a hearing to examine the nominations of Kathleen A. Merrigan, of
Massachusetts, to be Deputy Secretary, who was introduced by Senator
Leahy, Joe Leonard, Jr., of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant
Secretary for Civil Rights, who was introduced by Representative
Kilpatrick, and James W. Miller, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary for
Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, who was introduced by Senator
Conrad, all of the Department of Agriculture, after the nominees
testified and answered questions in their own behalf.
CIVILIAN CASUALTIES OF WAR
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations,
and Related Programs concluded a hearing to examine assistance for
civilian casualties of war, after receiving testimony from Dirk
Dijkerman, Acting Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Democracy,
Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, U.S. Agency for International
Development; Ca Va Tran, Vietnam Assistance for the Handicapped,
McLean, VA; John W. Chromy, CHF International, Washington, DC; Erica
Gaston, Campaign for Innocent Victims in Conflict (CIVIC), New Orleans,
LA; and Jonathan Tracy, National Institute of Military Justice, Falls
Church, VA.
U.S. POLICY TOWARD AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded a hearing to examine
U.S. Policy toward Afghanistan and Pakistan, after receiving testimony
from Michele A. Flournoy, Under Secretary for Policy, General David H.
Petraeus, USA, Commander, U.S. Central Command, and Admiral Eric T.
Olson, USN, Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command, all of the
Department of Defense.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Armed Services: Committee ordered favorably reported the
nominations of Ashton B. Carter, of Massachusetts, to be Under
Secretary for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, and James N.
Miller, Jr., of Virginia, to be Deputy Under Secretary for Policy, both
of the Department of Defense.
Also, committee ordered favorably reported 3,952 nominations in the
Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps.
RENEWABLE FUEL STANDARD OVERSIGHT
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Subcommittee on Clean Air
and Nuclear Safety concluded an oversight hearing to examine the
Environmental Protection Agency's renewable fuel standard, after
receiving testimony from Charles T. Drevna, National Petrochemical and
Refiners Association, on behalf of National Marine Manufacturers
Association and Outdoor Power Equipment Institute, A. Blakeman Early,
American Lung Association, and Michael McAdams, Advanced Biofuels
Association, all of Washington, DC; Kelly J. Tiller, University of
Tennessee, Knoxville; and Nathanael Greene, Natural Resources Defense
Council, New York, NY.
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BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee ordered favorably
reported the nomination of Thomas L. Strickland, of Colorado, to be
Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the
Interior.
USAID IN THE 21ST CENTURY
Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on International
Development and Foreign Assistance, Economic Affairs and International
Environmental Protection concluded a hearing to examine United States
Agency for International Development (USAID) in the 21st Century, after
receiving testimony from Andrew Natsios, The Walsh School of Foreign
Service, and Carol Lancaster, Mortara Center for International Studies,
both of Georgetown University, and Steven Radelet, Center for Global
Development, all of Washington, DC.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee
ordered favorably reported the following items:
H.R. 35, to amend chapter 22 of title 44, U.S. 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, with an amendment in the nature of
a substitute;
S. 615, to provide additional personnel authorities for the Special
Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction;
S. 507, to provide for retirement equity for Federal employees in
nonforeign areas outside the 48 contiguous States and the District of
Columbia, with an amendment;
S. 713, to require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency to quickly and fairly address the abundance of
surplus manufactures housing units stored by the Federal Government
around the country at taxpayer expense, with an amendment;
S. 574, to enhance citizen access to Government information and
services by establishing that Government documents issued to the public
must be written clearly, with an amendment;
S. Res. 87, expressing the sense of the Senate that public servants
should be commended for their dedication and continued service to the
Nation during Public Service Recognition Week, May 4 through 10, 2009;
and
The nominations of Jane Holl Lute, of New York, to be Deputy
Secretary of Homeland Security, and John Berry, of the District of
Columbia, to be Director of the Office of Personnel Management.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine
the nominations of David F. Hamilton, of Indiana, to be U.S. Circuit
Judge for the Seventh Circuit, who was introduced by Senators Lugar and
Bayh, Ronald H. Weich, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant
Attorney General, Department of Justice, who was introduced by Senator
Reid, and R. Gil Kerlikowske, of Washington, to be Director of National
Drug Control Policy, Executive Office of the President, who was
introduced by Senators Cantwell and Murray, after the nominees
testified and answered questions in their own behalf.
NOMINATION
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: Committee concluded a
hearing to examine the nomination of Karen Gordon Mills, of Maine, to
be Administrator of the Small Business Administration, after the
nominee, who was introduced by Senator Snowe, testified and answered
questions in her own behalf.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: Committee ordered
favorably reported the nomination of Karen Gordon Mills, of Maine, to
be Administrator of the Small Business Administration.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to
examine the nominations of W. Scott Gould, of the District of Columbia,
to be Deputy Secretary, who was introduced by Senator Reed, and Ladda
Tammy Duckworth, of Illinois, to be Assistant Secretary for Public and
Intergovernmental Affairs, who was introduced by Senator Durbin, both
of the Department of Veterans Affairs, after the nominees testified and
answered questions in their own behalf.
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House of Representatives
Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 32 public bills, H.R. 1833-
1864; and 8 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 91-92; and H. Res. 312-315, 317-
318 were introduced.
Pages H4395-97
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages H4397-98
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
H. Res. 316, providing for further consideration of the concurrent
resolution (H. Con. Res. 85) setting forth the congressional budget for
the United States Government for fiscal year 2010 and including the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2009 and 2011 through
2014 (H. Rept. 111-73).
Page H4395
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed
Representative Tauscher to act as Speaker Pro Tempore for today.
Page H4253
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the
following measures:
Federal Retirement Reform Act of 2009: H.R. 1804, to amend title 5,
United States Code, to make certain modifications in the Thrift Savings
Plan, the Civil Service Retirement System, and the Federal Employees'
Retirement System and
Pages H4268-75
Congratulating the on-premise sign industry for its contributions to
the success of small businesses: H. Res. 298, to congratulate the on-
premise sign industry for its contributions to the success of small
businesses.
Pages H4369-70
Privileged Resolution: The House agreed to table H. Res. 312, raising a
question of the privileges of the House, by a yea-and-nay vote of 217
yeas to 185 nays with 16 voting ``present'', Roll No. 175.
Pages H4283-83
Suspension--Failed: The House failed to agree to suspend the rules and
pass the following measure:
End Government Reimbursement of Excessive Executive Disbursements
(End GREED) Act: H.R. 1575, amended, to authorize the Attorney General
to limit or recover excessive compensation paid or payable by entities
that have received Federal financial assistance on or after September
1, 2008, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 223 yeas to 196 nays, Roll No.
178.
Pages H4275-83, H4285-86
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 H4286
Suspension--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules
and agree to the following measure which was debated on Tuesday, March
31st:
Honoring the lives, and mourning the loss, of Sergeant Mark Dunakin,
Sergeant Ervin Romans, Sergeant Daniel Sakai, and Officer John Hege: H.
Res. 290, to honor the lives, and mourn the loss, of Sergeant Mark
Dunakin, Sergeant Ervin Romans, Sergeant Daniel Sakai, and Officer John
Hege, members of the Oakland Police Department in California who were
brutally slain in the line of duty, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 417
yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 179.
Pages H4286-87
Amending the executive compensation provisions of the Emergency
Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to prohibit unreasonable and
excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance
standards: The House passed H.R. 1664, to amend the executive
compensation provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of
2008 to prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and
compensation not based on performance standards, by a recorded vote of
247 ayes to 171 noes with 1 voting ``present'', Roll No. 182.
Pages H4262-68, H4287-H4310
Pursuant to the rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute
recommended by the Committee on Financial Services now printed in the
bill shall be considered as an original bill for the purpose of
amendment under the 5-minute rule.
Pages H4262, H4294-95
Agreed to:
Frank (MA) amendment (No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 111-71) that further
clarifies that an institution does not become subject to the
limitations on compensation in this bill as a result of doing business
with an institution that has received a direct capital investment under
either the TARP or HERA. Exempts severance pay from coverage if the
payment is made in the ordinary course to an employee who has been with
the institution at least 5 years prior to dismissal, as long as that
payment is not greater than the employee's annual salary or $250,000.
Requires the compensation data that an institution must report annually
to the Treasury to include contributions made for the benefit of an
employee's immediate family members. Creates a Commission on
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Executive Compensation to study the executive compensation system for
recipients of direct capital investments under the TARP and make
recommendations for legislative and regulatory action;
Pages H4295-98
Cardoza amendment (No. 2 printed in H. Rept. 111-71) that allows the
Treasury Secretary to exempt financial institutions receiving TARP
funds under a certain threshold;
Pages H4298-H4300
Bilirakis amendment (No. 5 printed in H. Rept. 111-71) that clarifies
that an institution that is not a TARP recipient will not be subject to
the requirements of the bill as a result of doing business with a TARP
recipient;
Pages H4304-05
Bean amendment (No. 4 printed in H. Rept. 111-71) that allows
institutions that enter into a payment schedule with Treasury on terms
set by Treasury to no longer be subject to the bonus and compensation
restrictions created by the Act. If an institution defaults on its
payment schedule, any bonuses and compensation that exceed the
regulations promulgated in accordance to the Act would be subject to
clawback (by a recorded vote of 228 ayes to 198 noes with 1 voting
``present'', Roll No. 180); and
Pages H4302-04, H4308-09
Dahlkemper amendment (No. 7 printed in H. Rept. 111-71) that
clarifies the definition of executive compensation to include payments
made before, during and after employment, and makes explicit that the
definition of compensation considered under the standards to be
prepared by the Secretary are to include payment of money, transfers of
property or provision of services (by a recorded vote of 246 ayes to
180 noes with 1 voting ``present'', Roll No. 181).
Pages H4306-08, H4309
Rejected:
Meeks (NY) amendment (No. 3 printed in H. Rept. 111-71) that sought
to exempt from compensation standards any institutions that receive
TARP funding or payment agreements entered into before the enactment of
this bill and
Pages H4300-02
DeFazio amendment (No. 6 printed in H. Rept. 111-71) that sought to
amend the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to make the
shareholder vote on executive compensation packages binding upon the
board of directors.
Pages H4305-06
H. Res. 306, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was
agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 236 yeas to 175 nays with 1 voting
``present'', Roll No. 177, after agreeing to order the previous
question without objection.
Page H4285
Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to
meet at 9 a.m. tomorrow.
Page H4310
Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act: The House began
consideration of H.R. 1256, to protect the public health by providing
the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate
tobacco products. Further proceedings were postponed.
Pages H4310-68
Pursuant to the rule, the amendment printed in part A of H. Rept.
111-72 shall be considered as adopted.
Page H4318
Proceedings Postponed:
Buyer amendment in the nature of a substitute (printed in part B of
H. Rept. 111-72) that seeks to create a Tobacco Harm Reduction Center
under the Department of HHS to regulate all tobacco products and
establishes a regulatory scheme to provide for tobacco prevention,
education, and cessation programs.
Page H4318
H. Res. 307, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was
agreed to by voice vote after agreeing to order the previous question
without objection.
Page H4318
Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government
for fiscal year 2010 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 2009 and 2011 through 2014: The House began consideration
of H. Con. Res. 85, to set forth the congressional budget for the
United States Government for fiscal year 2010 and including the
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2009 and 2011 through
2014. Further proceedings were postponed.
Pages H4257-62, H4370-93
H. Con. Res. 305, the rule providing for consideration of the
resolution, was agreed to by a yea-and-nay of 234 yeas to 179 nays,
Roll No. 176, after agreeing to order the previous question without
objection.
Pages H4257, H4284-85
Commission on Wartime Contracting--Appointment: Read a letter from
Representative Boehner, Minority Leader, in which he appointed The
Honorable Christopher Shays of Connecticut to the Commission on Wartime
Contracting.
Page H4393
Quorum Calls--Votes: Five yea-and-nay votes and three recorded votes
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H4283-84,
H4284-85, H4285, H4285-86, H4286-87, H4308, H4309, H4309-10. There were
no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 12:30 a.m.
Committee Meetings
STATE OF THE FARM ECONOMY
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and
Risk Management held a hearing to review the state of the farm economy.
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Testimony was heard from Joe Glauber, Chief Economist, USDA; Howard K.
Gruenspecht, Acting Administrator, Energy Information Administration,
Department of Energy; Jason R. Henderson, Vice President and Branch
Executive, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City; and public witnesses.
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice,
Science, and Related Agencies held a hearing on Legal Services
Corporation; and on Justice Reinvestment. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Legal Services Corporation: Helaine Barnett,
President; and Lillian BeVier, Vice Chair, Board of Directors; Jerry
Madden, Vice-Chair, House Corrections Committee, House of
Representatives, Texas; Roger Werholtz, Secretary, Department of
Corrections, Kansas; and a public witness.
DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense held a hearing on
Shipbuilding Programs. Testimony was heard from the following officials
of the Department of the Navy: Allison Stiller, Deputy Assistant
Secretary, for Ships; and VADM Barry McCullough, USN, Deputy Chief,
Naval Operations for Resources.
HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Homeland Security held a
hearing on Cargo and Container Security: Keeping a Lid on Threats.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of
Homeland Security: Jayson Ahern, Acting Commissioner; and Thomas
Winkowski, Assistant Commissioner, Office of Field Operations, both
with Customs and Border Protection; and Charles Gallaway, Acting
Director, Domestic Nuclear Detection Office.
INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and
Related Agencies held a hearing on Wildfire Suppression. Testimony was
heard from Robin M. Nazzaro, Director, Natural Resources and
Environment, GAO; Hank Kashdan, Associate Chief, U.S. Forest Service,
USDA; Pam Haze, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Budget and Business,
Department of the Interior; and a public witness.
LABOR, HHS, EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human
Services, Education and Related Agencies held a hearing on Pathways to
Health Reform: Implementing the National Strategy to Reduce Healthcare-
Associated Infections. Testimony was heard from the following officials
of the Department of Health and Human Services: Don Wright, M.D.,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Health; Richard Besser, M.D.,
Acting Director, CDC; and Carolyn Clancy, Director, Agency for
Healthcare and Quality; and public witnesses.
TRANSPORTATION, HUD APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing
and Urban Development, and Related Agencies held a hearing on The
Future of High Speed Rail, Intercity Passenger Rail and Amtrak.
Testimony was heard from Susan Fleming, Director, Physical
Infrastructure, GAO; Joe Boardman, President and CEO, Amtrak; Jolene M.
Molitoris, Director, Department of Transportation, Ohio; and a public
witness.
MEASURING VALUE AND EFFICIENCY
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Defense Acquisition Reform
Panel held a hearing on Measuring Value and Efficiency: How to Assess
the Performance of the Defense Acquisition System. Testimony was heard
from David G. Ahern, Director, Portfolio Systems Acquisition, Office of
the Under Secretary, Acquisitions, Technology, and Logistics,
Department of Defense; and Mike J. Sullivan, Director, Acquisitions and
Sourcing Management, GAO.
COORDINATING CONTRACT SUPPORT ON THE BATTLEFIELD
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Oversight and
Investigations held a hearing on Coordinating Contract Support on the
Battlefield: Defense, State and U.S. AID. Testimony was heard from Gary
Motsek, Assistant Deputy Under Secretary, Program Support, Department
of Defense; the following officials of the Department of State: William
Moser, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Logistics Management; and Maureen A.
Shauket, Senior Procurement Executive Director, Office of Acquisition
and Assistance, U.S. Agency for International Development; and John
Hutton, Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management, GAO.
NATIONAL SECURITY PERSONNEL SYSTEM--THE WAY FORWARD
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness held a hearing
on the National Security Personnel System--the Way Forward. Testimony
was heard from Brad Bunn, Program Executive Officer, National Security
Personnel System, Department of
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Defense; Brenda Farrell, Director, Defense Capabilities and Management,
GAO; John L. Crum, Director, Office of Policy and Evaluation, U.S.
Merit Systems Protection Board, and a public witness.
CREDIT CARDHOLDER'S BILL OF RIGHTS ACT
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Financial Institutions
and Consumer Credit began mark up of H.R. 627, Credit Cardholders' Bill
of Rights Act of 2009.
Will continue tomorrow.
FUTURE OF FUSION CENTERS
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Intelligence,
Information Sharing and Terrorism Risk Assessment held a hearing
entitled ``The Future of Fusion Centers: Potential Promise and
Dangers.'' Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of Homeland Security: Robert Riegle, Director, State and
Local Program Office, Office of Intelligence and Analysis; and David
Gersten, Acting Deputy Officer, Programs and Compliance; John Bateman,
Assistant Commander, Bureau of Information Analysis, Department of
Public Safety, State of Texas; and public witnesses.
MANAGING ASBESTOS AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS AT THE SMITHSONIAN
Committee on House Administration: Held a hearing on Management of
Asbestos and Hazardous Materials at the Smithsonian Institution.
Testimony was heard from G. Wayne Clough, Secretary, the Smithsonian
Institution.
U.S. ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION AUDIT REVIEW AND AGENCY SPENDING
Committee on House Administration: Subcommittee on Elections held a
hearing on 2008 Audit Review and Agency Spending by the Election
Assistance Commission. Testimony was heard from the following officials
of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission: Curtis Crider, Inspector
General; Gineen Beach, Chairwoman; Gracia Hillman, Vice-Chairwoman;
Donetta Davidson, Commissioner; and Thomas Wilkey, Executive Director.
TAXPAYER PROTECTION LEGISLATION
Committee on the Judiciary: Held a hearing on Proposals to Fight Fraud
and Protect Taxpayers, including the following measures: H.R. 1748,
Fight Fraud Act of 2009; H.R. 1292, To amend title I, of the Omnibus
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to establish a National
White Collar Crime Center grants program for purposes of improving the
identification, investigation, and prosecution of certain criminal
conspiracies and activities and terrorist conspiracies and activities;
H.R. 1667, War Profiteering Prevention Act of 2009; the False Claims
Corrections Act; the Financial Crimes Resources Act of 2009; the Money
Laundering Correction Act of 2009; and H.R. 78, Stop Mortgage Fraud
Act. Testimony was heard from Representatives Cummings, Abercrombie and
Biggert; the following officials of the Department of Justice: Rita
Glavin, Acting Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division; and John
Pistole, Deputy Director, FBI; Jonathan Mintz, Department of Consumer
Affairs, New York City; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Natural Resources: Held an oversight hearing on Supreme
Court decision Carcieri v. Salazar Ramifications to Indian Tribes.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2010
Committee on Rules: Granted, by a non-record vote, a structured rule
providing for further consideration of H. Con. Res. 85, the concurrent
resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010. The rule makes in order
only those amendments printed in the report. Each amendment may be
offered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by
a Member designated, and shall be considered as read. Each amendment is
debatable for 40 minutes equally divided and controlled by the
proponent and an opponent. The rule waives all points of order against
the amendments printed in the report. The adoption of any amendment in
the nature of a substitute shall constitute the completion of
consideration of the concurrent resolution for amendment. The rule also
permits the chair of the Committee on the Budget to offer amendments to
achieve mathematical consistency. Finally, the rule provides that it
shall be in order, after adoption of H. Con. Res. 85, for the Speaker
to take from the table S. Con. Res. 13 and to consider S. Con. Res. 13
in the House without intervention of any point of order. It shall be in
order to move without intervention of any point of order to strike all
after the resolving clause of S. Con. Res. 13 and insert in lieu
thereof the provisions of H. Con. Res. 85 as passed by the House. If
the motion and Senate concurrent resolution are adopted, it shall be in
order to move that the House insist on its amendment and request a
conference with the Senate. Testimony was heard from Chairman Spratt,
Representatives Scott (VA), Woolsey, Lee, Watson, Ryan (WI), Jordan,
Tiahrt, Kline (MN), and Cassidy.
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NETWORKING AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACT
Committee on Science and Technology: Held a hearing on Networking and
Information Technology Research and Development Act of 2009. Testimony
was heard from public witnesses.
IRS OVERSIGHT
Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing on IRS Oversight: Are Tax
Compliance Costs Slowing the Economic Recovery? Testimony was heard
from Donald Shulman, Commissioner, IRS, Department of the Treasury; and
a public witness.
CIVIL RIGHT SERVICES AND DIVERSITY INITIATIVES IN THE COAST GUARD
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Coast
Guard and Maritime Transportation held a hearing on Civil Rights
Services and Diversity Initiatives in the Coast Guard. Testimony was
heard from the following officials of the U.S. Coast Guard, Department
of Homeland Security: Terri Dickerson, Director, Coast Guard Office of
Civil Rights; and RADM Jody A. Breckenridge, USCG, Assistant
Commandant, Human Resources.
HEALTH REFORM IN THE 21ST CENTURY
Committee on Ways and Means: Held a hearing on Health Reform in the
21st Century: Reforming the Health Care Delivery System. Testimony was
heard from Glenn M. Hackbarth, Chairman, Medicare Payment Advisory
Commission; and public witnesses.
BRIEFINGS--NORTH KOREA UPDATE; AND AFGHANISTAN
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to
receive a briefing on North Korea update. The Committee was briefed by
departmental witnesses.
The Committee also met in executive session to receive a briefing on
Afghanistan. The Committee was briefed by departmental witnesses.
INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY--MANAGEMENT ISSUES
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on
Intelligence Community Management held a hearing on Management Issues
in the Intelligence Community. Testimony was heard from Ed Maguire,
Inspector General, Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
Joint Meetings
No joint committee meetings were held.
COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,
APRIL 2, 2009
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Senate
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation,
Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, to hold
hearings to examine the role of the Federal Housing Administration
(FHA) in addressing the housing crisis, 10 a.m., SD-138.
Committee on Armed Services: business meeting to mark up S. 454,
to improve the organization and procedures of the Department of
Defense for the acquisition of major weapon systems, 9 a.m., SD-106.
Committee on Environment and Public Works: to hold hearings to
examine the nomination of Regina McCarthy, of Massachusetts, to be
an Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and Radiation, of the
Environmental Protection Agency, 10 a.m., SD-406.
Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine the nomination
of Kathleen Sebelius, of Kansas, to be Secretary of Health and Human
Services, 10 a.m., SD-215.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold
hearings to examine recovery and reinvestment spending, 10 a.m., SD-
342.
Committee on Indian Affairs: to hold hearings to examine S. 313,
to resolve water rights claims of the White Mountain Apache Tribe in
the State of Arizona, S. 443, to transfer certain land to the United
States to be held in trust for the Hoh Indian Tribe, to place land
into trust for the Hoh Indian Tribe, S. 633, to establish a program
for tribal colleges and universities within the Department of Health
and Human Services and to amend the Native American Programs Act of
1974 to authorize the provision of grants and cooperative agreements
to tribal colleges and universities, and H.R. 326, to direct the
Secretary of the Interior to take lands in Yuma County, Arizona,
into trust as part of the reservation of the Cocopah Tribe of
Arizona, 10 a.m., SD-628.
Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider S. 515,
to amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for patent reform,
10 a.m., SD-226.
House
Committee on Agriculture, to review Federal food safety systems,
10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice,
Science and Related Agencies, on Outside Witnesses and Members of
Congress, 10 a.m., H-309 Capitol.
Subcommittee on Defense, executive, on Missile Defense Agency
Overview, 10 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Immigration Enforcement and
Citizenship Verification, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, on
Minerals Management Service Oversight, 1:30 p.m., B-308 Rayburn.
Committee on Armed Services, hearing on the New Strategy for
Afghanistan and Pakistan and developments in
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U.S. Central Command and Special Operations Command, 10 a.m., 2118
Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Military Personnel, hearing on improving recovery
and full accounting of POW/MIA personnel from all past conflicts, 2
p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and
Capabilities, hearing on Terrorism and the New Age of Irregular
Warfare: Challenges and Opportunities, 3:30 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Communications,
Technology, and the Internet, hearing on Oversight of the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Broadband, 9:30 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Health, hearing on Making Health Care Work for
American Families: Saving Money, Saving Lives, 10 a.m., 2123
Rayburn.
Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Financial
Institutions and Consumer Credit, to continue mark up of H.R. 627,
Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2009, 2 p.m., followed by
a hearing on H.R. 1214, Payday Loan Reform Act of 2009, 2:30 p.m.,
2128 Rayburn.
Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific,
and the Global Environment, hearing on the South Pacific Tuna
Treaty: Next Steps for Renewal, 10 a.m., 2200 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Middle East and South Asia, hearing on U.S.
Strategy for Afghanistan: Achieving Peace and Stability in the
Graveyard of Empires, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade, hearing on
Export Controls and Satellite Technology, 1 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
Committee on Homeland Security, hearing entitled ``Homeland
Security Policymaking: HSC at a Crossroads and Presidential Study
Directive 1,'' 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Commercial and
Administrative Law, hearing on Consumer Debt: Are Credit Cards
Bankrupting Americans? 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil
Liberties, to mark up the John Hope Franklin Tulsa-Greenwood Race
Riot Claims Accountability Act of 2009, 9:30 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border
Security and International Law, and the Subcommittee on
Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, joint hearing on the
Public Safety and Civil Rights Implications of State and Local
Enforcement of Federal Immigration Laws, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
Committee on Natural Resources,, Subcommittee on National Parks,
Forests and Public Lands, hearing on H.R. 1612, Public Lands
Services Corps Act of 2009, 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, to consider the
following measures: H. Res. 214, Recognizing the efforts of the
countless volunteers who helped the Commonwealth of Kentucky recover
from the ice storm of January 2009; H. Res. 254, Recognizing the
designation of March 2009 as Irish American Heritage Month and
honoring the significance of Irish Americans in the history and
progress of the United States; H.R. 1516, To designate the facility
of the United States Postal Service located at 37926 Church Street
in Dade City, Florida, as the ``Sergeant Marcus Mathes Post
Office;'' and H.R. 1595, To designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at 3245 Latta Road in Rochester, New
York, as the ``Brian K. Schramm Post Office Building,'' followed by
a hearing on the Collapse and Federal Rescue of AIG and What it
Means for the U.S. Economy, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Rural Development,
Entrepreneurship and Trade, hearing on legislative Initiatives to
Modernize the SBA's Entrepreneurial Development Programs, 10:30
a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to consider the
following measures: H.R. 1665, Coast Guard Acquisition Reform Act of
2009; H.R. 1746, Pre-Disaster Mitigation Act of 2009; H.R. 1747,
Great Lakes Icebreaker Replacement Act; H.R. 1178, To direct the
Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on the
use of Civil Air Patrol personnel and resources to support homeland
security missions; a resolution Supporting the goals and ideals of
National Public Works Week; H. Res. 269, Supporting the goals of
Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month; and other pending business, 11
a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Economic
Opportunity, hearing on Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment
Programs, 1 p.m., 334 Cannon.
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, briefing on
Signals Intelligence, 2 p.m., 304 HVC.
Subcommittee on Terrorism, Human Intelligence, Analysis, and
Counterintelligence, executive, briefing on Global Deployment, 10
a.m., 304 HVC.
*These figures include all measures reported, even if there was no
accompanying report. A total of 13 written reports have been filed
in the Senate, a total of 72 reports have been filed in the House.
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Resume of Congressional Activity
FIRST SESSION OF THE ONE HUNDRED ELEVENTH CONGRESS
The first table gives a comprehensive resume of all legislative
business transacted by the Senate and House.
The second table accounts for all nominations submitted to the
Senate by the President for Senate confirmation.
EXECUTIVE DATA ON LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY
January 6 through March 31, 2009
Senate House Total
Days in session............... 53 46 ..
Time in session............... 386 hrs., 5 292 hrs., 13 ..
Congressional Record:
Pages of proceedings........... 4,109 4,252 ..
Extensions of Remarks.......... .. 834 ..
Public bills enacted into law. 4 8 ..
Private bills enacted into law .. .. ..
Bills in conference........... .. .. ..
Measures passed, total........ 88 202 290
Senate bills................... 16 5 ..
House bills.................... 8 76 ..
Senate joint resolutions....... 4 1 ..
House joint resolutions........ 1 2 ..
Senate concurrent resolutions.. 7 2 ..
House concurrent resolutions... 7 15 ..
Simple resolutions............. 45 101 ..
Measures reported, total...... *34 *70 104
Senate bills................... 11 1 ..
House bills.................... .. 35 ..
Senate joint resolutions....... .. .. ..
House joint resolutions........ .. .. ..
Senate concurrent resolutions.. 1 .. ..
House concurrent resolutions... .. 4 ..
Simple resolutions............. 22 30 ..
Special reports............... 9 1 ..
Conference reports............ .. 1 ..
Measures pending on calendar.. 33 17 ..
Measures introduced, total.... 871 2,267 3,138
Bills.......................... 747 1,824 ..
Joint resolutions.............. 13 42 ..
Concurrent resolutions......... 15 90 ..
Simple resolutions............. 96 311 ..
Quorum calls.................. 1 1 ..
Yea-and-nay votes............. 118 122 ..
Recorded votes................ .. 51 ..
Bills vetoed.................. .. .. ..
Vetoes overridden............. .. .. ..
DISPOSITION OF EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS
January 6 through March 31, 2009
Civilian nominations, totaling 120, disposed of as
follows:
Confirmed...........................................40...
Unconfirmed.........................................76...
Withdrawn............................................4...
Other Civilian nominations, totaling 10, disposed of as
follows:
Confirmed............................................4...
Unconfirmed..........................................6...
Air Force nominations, totaling 4,688, disposed of as
follows:
Confirmed..........................................222...
Unconfirmed......................................4,466...
Army nominations, totaling 1,007, disposed of as follows:
Confirmed..........................................436...
Unconfirmed........................................571...
Navy nominations, totaling 128, disposed of as follows:
Confirmed...........................................35...
Unconfirmed.........................................93...
Marine Corps nominations, totaling 1,458, disposed of as
follows:
Confirmed...........................................74...
Unconfirmed......................................1,384...
Summary
Total nominations carried over from the First Session....0
Total nominations received this Session..............7,411
Total confirmed........................................811
Total unconfirmed....................................6,596
Total withdrawn..........................................4
Total Returned to the White House........................0
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Next Meeting of the SENATE
10 a.m., Thursday, April 2
Senate Chamber
Program for Thursday: Senate will continue consideration of S. Con.
Res. 13, Budget Resolution.
Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
9 a.m., Thursday, April 2
House Chamber
Program for Thursday: Complete consideration of H.R. 1256--Family
Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (Subject to a Rule).
Complete consideration of H. Con. Res. 85--Concurrent Resolution on the
Budget for Fiscal Year 2010 (Subject to a Rule).
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Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
HOUSE
Alexander, Rodney, La., E849
Bartlett, Roscoe G., Md., E843
Calvert, Ken, Calif., E841
Cleaver, Emanuel, Mo., E837
Cole, Tom, Okla., E835
Connolly, Gerald E., Va., E848
Conyers, John, Jr., Mich., E847
Cuellar, Henry, Tex., E835
Davis, Artur, Ala., E846
Diaz-Balart, Mario, Fla., E845
Engel, Eliot L., N.Y., E836
Eshoo, Anna G., Calif., E842
Filner, Bob, Calif., E844, E848
Hoyer, Steny H., Md., E847
Jackson-Lee, Sheila, Tex., E835, E841, E844
Johnson, Timothy V., Ill., E836
Larson, John B., Conn., E846
Latham, Tom, Iowa, E835, E836, E843
Markey, Betsy, Colo., E843
Moran, James P., Va., E840
Murtha, John P., Pa., E845
Nadler, Jerrold, N.Y., E839
Oberstar, James L., Minn., E840, E843
Poe, Ted, Tex., E847
Rangel, Charles B., N.Y., E838, E842
Reyes, Silvestre, Tex., E845, E846, E847, E848, E848, E849, E850, E850,
E850, E851
Schiff, Adam B., Calif., E837, E839
Sessions, Pete, Tex., E843
Shuster, Bill, Pa., E838
Skelton, Ike, Mo., E835, E836, E842
Terry, Lee, Nebr., E840
Woolsey, Lynn C., Calif., E838