Tuesday, May 5, 2009
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Daily Digest
Senate
Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S5087-S5168
Measures Introduced: Fourteen bills and four resolutions were
introduced, as follows: S. 969-982, and S. Res. 128-131.
Pages S5127-28
Measures Passed:
Recognizing the Mexican Holiday of Cinco de Mayo: Senate agreed to S.
Res. 128, recognizing the historical significance of the Mexican
holiday of Cinco de Mayo.
Page S5167
Commending Louisiana Jockey Calvin Borel: Senate agreed to S. Res.
129, commending Louisiana jockey Calvin Borel for his victory in the
135th Kentucky Derby.
Page S5167
Majority Party Membership on Certain Committees for the 111th
Congress: Senate agreed to S. Res. 130, to constitute the majority
party's membership on certain committees for the One Hundred Eleventh
Congress, or until their successors are chosen.
Page S5168
Minority Party Appointments for Certain Committees for the 111th
Congress: Senate agreed to S. Res. 131, making minority party
appointments for certain committees for the 111th Congress.
Page S5168
Measures Considered:
Helping Families Save Their Homes Act: Senate continued consideration
of S. 896, to prevent mortgage foreclosures and enhance mortgage credit
availability, taking action on the following amendments proposed
thereto:
Pages S5088-S5120
Adopted:
Dodd (for Feingold/Gillibrand) Modified Amendment No. 1032, to
require the Congressional Oversight Panel to submit a special report on
farm loan restructuring.
Page S5109
By a unanimous vote of 96 yeas (Vote No. 180), Ensign Modified
Amendment No. 1043 (to Amendment No. 1038), of a perfecting nature.
Pages S5100-01, S5109-10
Boxer Amendment No. 1038 (to Amendment No. 1018), to provide for
oversight of a Public-Private Investment Program, and to authorize
monies for the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief
Program to audit and investigate recipients of non-recourse Federal
loans under the Public Private Investment Program and the Term Asset
Loan Facility.
Pages S5099-S5100, S5110
Rejected:
By 31 yeas to 63 nays (Vote No. 178), Corker Amendment No. 1019 (to
Amendment No. 1018), to address safe harbor for certain servicers.
Pages S5088-92
By 47 yeas to 48 nays (Vote No. 179), Thune Amendment No. 1030 (to
Amendment No. 1018), to require the Secretary of the Treasury to use
any amounts repaid by a financial institution that is a recipient of
assistance under the Troubled Assets Relief Program to reduce the
authorization level under the TARP.
Pages S5094-97
By 36 yeas to 59 nays (Vote No. 181), DeMint Amendment No. 1026 (to
Amendment No. 1018), to prohibit the use of Troubled Asset Relief
Program funds for the purchase of common stock.
Pages S5101-06, S5110
Pending:
Dodd/Shelby Amendment No. 1018, in the nature of a substitute.
Page S5088
Dodd (for Grassley/Baucus) Modified Amendment No. 1020 (to Amendment
No. 1018), to enhance the oversight authority of the Comptroller
General of the United States with respect to expenditures under the
Troubled Asset Relief Program.
Pages S5088, S5116-17
Dodd (for Grassley/Baucus) Modified Amendment No. 1021 (to Amendment
No. 1018), to amend Chapter 7 of title 31, United States Code, to
provide the Comptroller General additional audit authorities relating
to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
Pages S5088, S5117, S5118-19
Dodd (for Kerry) Modified Amendment No. 1036 (to Amendment No. 1018),
to protect the interests of bona fide tenants in the case of any
foreclosure on any dwelling or residential real property.
Pages S5092-94, S5110-11, S5112, S5115-16, S5117-18
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Reed/Bond Amendment No. 1040 (to Amendment No. 1018), to amend the
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to reauthorize the Act.
Pages S5106-09
Casey Amendment No. 1033 (to Amendment No. 1018), to enhance State
and local neighborhood stabilization efforts by providing foreclosure
prevention assistance to families threatened with foreclosure and
permitting Statewide funding competition in minimum allocation States.
Pages S5111-12
Coburn Amendment No. 1042 (to Amendment No. 1040), to establish a
pilot program for the expedited disposal of Federal real property.
Pages S5112-15
Dodd (for Reed) Modified Amendment No. 1039 (to Amendment No. 1018),
to address impediments to liquidating warrants.
Page S5116
Dodd (for Boxer) Amendment No. 1035 (to Amendment No. 1018), to
require notice to consumers when a mortgage loan has been sold,
transferred, or assigned to a third party.
Pages S5098-99, S5117
Dodd (for Schumer) Modified Amendment No. 1031 (to Amendment No.
1018), to establish a multifamily mortgage resolution program.
Page S5117
A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing for further
consideration of the bill at approximately 10:30 a.m., on Wednesday,
May 6, 2009, that no further amendments be in order to the bill, and
that Senate vote in the order listed on the pending amendments, with no
amendment in order to any amendment listed; provided that there be 2
minutes of debate equally divided and controlled in the usual form, and
after the first vote, any succeeding votes be limited to 10 minutes
each: Reed Modified Amendment No. 1039 (listed above), Boxer Amendment
No. 1035 (listed above), Casey Amendment No. 1033 (listed above),
Grassley Modified Amendment No. 1020 (listed above), Coburn Amendment
No. 1042 (listed above), Reed Amendment No. 1040 (listed above), Kerry
Modified Amendment No. 1036 (listed above), Schumer Modified Amendment
No. 1031 (listed above), and Grassley Modified Amendment No. 1021
(listed above); provided further, that upon disposition of the listed
amendments, the substitute amendment, as amended, be agreed to, and
Senate vote on passage of the bill.
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Appointments:
Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group Conference: The Chair, on behalf
of the Vice President, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 276d-276g, as amended,
appointed the following Senators as members of the Senate Delegation to
the Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group conference during the 111th
Congress: Senators Sessions, Collins, and Voinovich.
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Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China:
The Chair, on behalf of the President of the Senate, and after
consultation with the Republican Leader, pursuant to Public Law 106-
286, appointed the following Members to serve on the Congressional-
Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China: Senators Corker
and Barrasso.
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Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act--Agreement: A unanimous-consent
agreement was reached providing that upon disposition of S. 896,
Helping Families Save Their Homes Act, Senate proceed to the
consideration of S. 454, to improve the organization and procedures of
the Department of Defense for the acquisition of major weapon systems.
Page S5168
Majority Party Appointment--Agreement: Pursuant to S. Res. 18, and by
unanimous-consent, the Majority Leader made the following appointment
on a temporary basis to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and
Pensions: Senator Whitehouse.
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Message from the President: Senate received the following message from
the President of the United States:
Transmitting a draft list of sites, locations, facilities, and
activities in the United States for declaration to the International
Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), under (the ``U.S.-IAEA Additional
Protocol''), and constitutes a report thereon, as required by section
271 of Public Law 109-401; which was referred to the Committee on
Foreign Relations. (PM-15)
Pages S5126-27
Messages from the House:
Page S5127
Measures Referred:
Page S5127
Enrolled Bills Presented:
Page S5127
Executive Reports of Committees:
Page S5127
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages S5128-30
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Pages S5130-64
Additional Statements:
Page S5126
Amendments Submitted:
Pages S5164-66
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
Page S5166
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
Pages S5166-67
Privileges of the Floor:
Page S5167
Record Votes: Four record votes were taken today. (Total--181)
Pages S5092, S5097, S5110
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:35 p.m.,
until 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 6, 2009. (For Senate's program, see
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S5168.)
Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
COMBATING PIRACY
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded a hearing to examine
ongoing efforts to combat piracy on the high seas, after receiving
testimony from Michele A. Flournoy, Under Secretary for Policy, and
Vice Admiral James A. Winnefeld, Jr., USN, Director for Strategic Plans
and Policy, Joint Chiefs of Staff, both of the Department of Defense;
Stephen D. Mull, Senior Advisor to the Under Secretary of State for
Political Affairs; and James Caponiti, Acting Deputy Administrator,
Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation.
PIRACY ON THE HIGH SEAS
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on
Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine concluded a hearing to
examine piracy on the high seas, focusing on protecting our ships,
crews, and passengers, after receiving testimony from Roy Kienitz,
Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy; Rear Admiral Brian M.
Salerno, Assistant Commandant for Marine Safety, Security, and
Stewardship; Theresa Walen, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for
African Affairs; Philip J. Shapiro, Liberty Maritime Corporation, Lake
Success, New York; and Captain Richard Phillips, Underhill, Vermont,
and Michael A. Perry, Riverview, Florida, both of the Maersk Alabama.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded a
hearing to examine the nominations of Daniel B. Poneman, to be Deputy
Secretary, who was introduced by Senator Warner, and David B. Sandalow,
to be Assistant Secretary for International Affairs and Domestic
Policy, who was introduced by Senator Lugar, both of the Department of
Energy, and Rhea S. Suh, to be Assistant Secretary, and Michael L.
Connor, to be Commissioner of Reclamation, both of the Department of
the Interior, after the nominees testified and answered questions in
their own behalf.
HEALTH CARE COVERAGE
Committee on Finance: Committee concluded a hearing to examine
expanding health care coverage, after receiving testimony from Stuart
M. Butler, Heritage Foundation, John Castellani, Business Roundtable,
Gary Claxton, and Diane Rowland, both of the Henry J. Kaiser Family
Foundation, Donald A. Danner, National Federation of Independent
Business, Jennie Chin Hansen, AARP, Karen Ignagni, America's Health
Insurance Plan, R. Bruce Josten, United States Chamber of Commerce, Len
Nichols, New America Foundation, Ron Pollack, Families USA, Sandy
Praeger, National Association of Insurance Commissioners, Sara
Rosenbaum, George Washington School of Public Health and Health
Services, Raymond C. Scheppach, National Governors Association, Scott
Serota, Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, and Andy Stern, Service
Employees International Union, all of Washington, D.C.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Finance: Committee ordered favorably reported the
nominations of Alan B. Krueger, of New Jersey, to be Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury for Economic Policy, William V. Corr, of
Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services, and
Demetrios J. Marantis, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy United
States Trade Representative.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee ordered favorably reported
the following business items:
S. 345, to reauthorize the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998
through fiscal year 2012, to rename the Tropical Forest Conservation
Act of 1998 as the ``Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act of
2009'';
S. 954, to authorize United States participation in the replenishment
of resources of the International Development Association;
S. 955, to authorize United States participation in, and
appropriations for the United States contribution to, the African
Development Fund and the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative, to
require budgetary disclosures by multilateral development banks, to
encourage multilateral development banks to endorse the principles of
the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative;
S. 838, to provide for the appointment of United States Science
Envoys;
S. Res. 49, to express the sense of the Senate regarding the
importance of public diplomacy;
S. Res. 84, urging the Government of Canada to end the commercial
seal hunt;
S. Con. Res. 19, expressing the sense of Congress that the Shi'ite
Personal Status Law in Afghanistan violates the fundamental human
rights of women and should be repealed; and
The nominations of Johnnie Carson, of Illinois, to be Assistant
Secretary of State for African Affairs, Ivo
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H. Daalder, of Virginia, to be United States Permanent Representative
on the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Luis C. de
Baca, of Virginia, to be Director of the Office to Monitor and Combat
Trafficking, and routine lists in the Foreign Service.
IMPLICATIONS OF A WARMING ARCTIC
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to
examine the global implications of a warming arctic, after receiving
testimony from Senators Murkowski and Begich; Mead Treadwell, United
States Arctic Research Commission; David Carlson, International Polar
Year International Program Office, London, United Kingdom; Scott
Borgerson, Council on Foreign Relations, Washington, D.C.; Lawson
Brigham, Arctic Council, Anchorage, Alaska; and Lisa Speer, Natural
Resources Defense Council, New York, New York.
PASSPORT ISSUANCE
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland
Security concluded a hearing to examine the passport issuance process,
focusing on ending fraud, after receiving testimony from Brenda S.
Sprague, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs; and
Jess T. Ford, Director, Director, International Affairs and Trade,
Government Accountability Office.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee held closed hearings on
intelligence matters, receiving testimony from officials of the
intelligence community.
Committee recessed subject to the call.
House of Representatives
Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 21 public bills, H.R. 2243-
2263; 1 private bill, H.R. 2264; and 6 resolutions, H.J. Res. 49; H.
Con. Res. 118-119; and H. Res. 401-403 were introduced.
Pages H5168-69
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages H5169-70
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
H. Res. 400, providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 1728)
to amend the Truth in Lending Act to reform consumer mortgage practices
and provide accountability for such practices and to provide certain
minimum standards for consumer mortgage loans (H. Rept. 111-96);
H.R. 1788, to amend the provisions of title 31, United States Code,
relating to false claims to clarify and make technical amendments to
those provisions, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 111-97).
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Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed
Representative Salazar to act as Speaker Pro Tempore for today.
Page H5099
Recess: The House recessed at 11:05 a.m. and reconvened at noon.
Page H5103
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the
following measures:
Geraldine Ferraro Post Office Building Designation Act: H.R. 774, to
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at
46-02 21st Street in Long Island City, New York, as the ``Geraldine
Ferraro Post Office Building'';
Pages H5107-09
Caroline O'Day Post Office Building Designation Act: H.R. 1397, to
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at
41 Purdy Avenue in Rye, New York, as the ``Caroline O'Day Post Office
Building'';
Pages H5109-11
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that public
servants should be commended for their dedication and continued service
to the Nation during Public Service Recognition Week: H. Res. 299, to
express the sense of the House of Representatives 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 throughout the year, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 419 yeas with
none voting ``nay'' and 4 voting ``present'', Roll No. 231;
Pages H5111-13, H5131-32
Elijah Pat Larkins Post Office Building Designation Act: H.R. 1271,
to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located
at 2351 West Atlantic Boulevard in Pompano Beach, Florida, as the
``Elijah Pat Larkins Post Office Building'';
Pages H5113-14
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Charter Schools Week: H.
Res. 382, to support the
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goals and ideals of National Charter Schools Week, to be held May 3
through May 9, 2009;
Pages H5114-16
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Community College Month:
H. Res. 338, to support the goals and ideals of National Community
College Month, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 424 yeas with none voting
``nay'', Roll No. 232;
Pages H5116-18, H5132
Supporting the goals and ideals of Global Youth Service Days: H. Res.
353, to support the goals and ideals of Global Youth Service Days, by a
\2/3\ recorded vote of 424 ayes with none voting ``no'', Roll No. 233;
Pages H5122-23, H5132-33
Honoring the graduating Class of 2009 at the University of
California, Merced: H. Res. 396, amended, to honor the graduating Class
of 2009 at the University of California, Merced;
Pages H5123-25
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Public Works Week: H.
Res. 313, to support the goals and ideals of National Public Works
Week; and
Pages H5125-27
Supporting the goals of Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month: H. Res.
269, to support the goals of Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month.
Pages H5127-29
Suspensions--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following
measures under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were
postponed:
Congratulating the University of North Carolina men's basketball
team: H. Res. 348, to congratulate the University of North Carolina
men's basketball team for winning the 2009 NCAA Division I Men's
Basketball National Championship; and
Pages H5118-22
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Train Day: H. Res. 367,
to support the goals and ideals of National Train Day.
Pages H5129-31
Presidential Message: Read a message from the President transmitting a
report which lists the sites, locations, facilities, and activities in
the United States which will be declared to the International Atomic
Energy Agency (IAEA), under the Protocol Additional to the Agreement
between the United States of America and the International Atomic
Energy Agency for the Application of Safeguards in the United States of
America--referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be
printed (H. Doc. 111-37).
Pages H5133-34
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes and one recorded vote
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H5131-32,
H5132 and H5133. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10:30 a.m. and adjourned at 9:29 p.m.
Committee Meetings
NATIONAL ANIMAL ID SYSTEM
Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry
and the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and the
Science and Technology of the Committee on Homeland Security held a
joint hearing to review the National Animal Identification System.
Testimony was heard from John R. Clifford, Deputy Administrator,
Veterinary Services, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA;
Tom McGinn, Chief Veterinarian, Director, Food, Agriculture and
Veterinary Defense, Department of Homeland Security; David C. Smith,
Assistant Director, Division of Animal Industry, Department of
Agriculture and Markets, State of New York; Kevin Kirk, Department of
Agriculture, State of Michigan; and a public witness.
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative Branch
continued appropriation hearings,. Testimony was heard from Members of
Congress, and public witnesses.
ARMY/AIR NATIONAL GUARD EQUIPMENT PROGRAMS
Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces held a
hearing on the Army National Guard and Air National Guard equipment
programs. Testimony was heard from the following official of the
National Guard, Department of Defense: LTG Harry M. Wyatt III, ANG,
Director, Air National Guard; and MG Raymond W. Carpenter, ARNG, Acting
Deputy Director, Army National Guard.
CYBERSPACE WARFIGHTING DOMAIN
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional
Threats and Capabilities held a hearing on Cyberspace Warfighting
Domain: Policy, Management and Technical Challenges to Mission
Assurance. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of Defense: LTG William Shelton, USAF, Chief of Warfighting
Integration, Chief Information Officer, Office of the Secretary of the
Air Force; Robert Lenz, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Cyber, Identify and
Information Assurance and Senior Information Assurance Official; LTG
Keith Alexander, USA, Commander, Joint Functional Component Command
Network Warfare, Director, NSA; Rob Carey, Chief Information Officer,
U.S. Navy; and Mike Krieger, Deputy Chief Information Officer/G-6, U.S.
Army.
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WORKFORCE INVESTMENT
Committee on Education and Labor, Subcommittee on Higher Education,
Lifelong Learning and Competitiveness continued hearings on New
Innovations and Best Practices under the Workforce Investment Act.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
DATA ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRUST ACT; INFORMED P2P USER ACT
Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and
Consumer Protection held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 2221,
Data Accountability and Trust Act; and H.R. 1319, Informed P2P User
Act. Testimony was heard from Eileen Harrington, Acting Director,
Bureau of Consumer Protection, FTC; and public witnesses.
LEHMAN BROTHERS BANKRUPTCY'S STATE/LOCAL EFFECT
Committee on Financial Services: Held a hearing entitled ``The Effect
of the Lehman Brothers Bankruptcy on State and Local Governments.''
Testimony was heard from Representatives Eshoo and Speier; and public
witnesses.
FEDERAL INSPECTORS GENERAL
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Oversight and
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``The Role of Inspectors
General: Minimizing and Mitigating Waste, Fraud and Abuse.'' Testimony
was heard from Eric Thorson, Inspector General, Department of the
Treasury; Elizabeth A. Coleman, Inspector General, Board of Governors,
Federal Reserve System; and Jon T. Rymer, Inspector General, FDIC.
U.S.-PAKISTAN RELATIONSHIP
Committee on Foreign Affairs, Held a hearing on From Strategy to
Implementation: The Future of the U.S.-Pakistan Relationship. Testimony
was heard from Richard C. Holbrooke. Special Representative for
Afghanistan and Pakistan, Department of State; and public witnesses.
CREDIT CARDS--FEDERAL ARBITRATION ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Commercial and
Administrative Law held a hearing on the Federal Arbitration Act: Is
the Credit Card Industry Using It To Quash Legal Claims? Testimony was
heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans
and Wildlife held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 509, Marine
Turtle Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2009; H.R. 556, Southern Sea
Otter Recovery and Research Act; and H.R. 1454, Multinational Species
Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2009. Testimony was heard
from Representative Farr; Rowan Gould, Acting Director, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; and public witnesses.
NORTHERN ROCKIES ECOSYSTEM PROTECTION ACT
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests
and Public Lands held a hearing on H.R. 980, Northern Rockies Ecosystem
Protection Act. Testimony was heard from Representatives Maloney and
Rehberg; Joel Holtrop, Deputy Chief, National Forest System, Forest
Service, USDA; Michael Nedd, Acting Deputy Director, Bureau of Land
Management, Department of the Interior; Judy Boyle, House Member, State
Legislature, State of Idaho; and public witnesses.
SECURITY FEDERAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on
Government Management, Organization, and Procurement held a hearing
entitled ``Cybersecurity: Emerging Threats, Vulnerabilities, and
Challenges in Securing Federal Information Systems.'' Testimony was
heard from Robert F. Lentz, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Cyber,
Identity, and Information Assurance, Department of Defense; John
Streufert, Deputy Chief Information Officer for Information Security,
Bureau of Information Resource Management, Department of State; Gregory
Wilshusen, Director, Information Security Issues, GAO; and public
witnesses.
MORTGAGE REFORM AND ANTI-LENDING ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted, by a non-record vote, a rule providing for
consideration of H.R. 1728, the Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory
Lending Act. The rule provides for one hour of general debate equally
divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the
Committee on Financial Services. The rule waives all points of order
against consideration of the bill except those arising under clause 9
and 10 of rule XXI. The rule provides that the Committee of the Whole
shall rise without motion after general debate and that no further
consideration of the bill shall occur except pursuant to a subsequent
order of the House. Testimony was heard from Chairman Barney Frank and
Representative Price of Georgia.
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NATIONAL CLIMATE SERVICE DEVELOPMENT
Committee on Science and Technology: Subcommittee on Energy and
Environment held a hearing on Expanding Climate Services at the NOAA:
Developing the National Climate Service. Testimony was heard from Jane
Lubchenco, Under Secretary, NOAA, Department of Commerce; and public
witnesses.
RECOVERY ACT OVERSIGHT
Committee on Science and Technology: Subcommittee on Investigations and
Oversight held a hearing on Follow the Money Part II: Government and
Public Resources for Recovery Act Oversight. Testimony was heard from
Gene Dodaro, Acting Comptroller General, GAO; Earl Devaney, Chairman,
Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board; and public witnesses.
GSA STIMULUS FUND OVERSIGHT
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on
Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management held a
hearing on Tracking Hearing #2:GSA Stimulus Funds-Up, Out, and Creating
Jobs. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the GSA;
William Guerin, Project Management Office Executive; Brian Miller,
Inspector General; and Shapour Abadi, St. Elizabeth's Project
Executive; and Michael Gallagher, Assistant Deputy Commissioner,
Budget, Finance, and Management, SSA.
BRIEFING--INTELLIGENCE FOR U.S. MARINE DEPLOYMENT TO AFGHANISTAN
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to
receive a briefing on Intelligence for the U.S. Marine Deployment to
Afghanistan. The Committee was briefed by departmental witnesses.
BRIEFING--PERU
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to
receive a briefing on Peru. The Committee was briefed by departmental
witnesses.
Joint Meetings
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
Joint Economic Committee: Committee concluded hearings to examine the
current economic outlook, after receiving testimony from Ben S.
Bernanke, Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR
WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 2009
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Senate
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water
Development, to hold hearings to examine the range of innovative,
non-geologic applications for the beneficial reuse of carbon dioxide
from coal and other fossil fuel facilities, 9 a.m., SD-192.
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, to
receive a closed briefing to examine space issues, 2:15 p.m., SVC-
217.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to hold hearings
to examine regulating and resolving institutions considered to be
too big to fail, 9:30 a.m., SD-538.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee
on Communications and Technology, to hold hearings to examine the
future of journalism, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: business meeting to
consider pending legislation on siting of interstate electric
transmission facilities, energy finance, and nuclear energy, 10
a.m., SD-366.
Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine
engaging Iran, focusing on obstacles and opportunities, 9:30 a.m.,
SD-419.
Subcommittee on European Affairs, to hold hearings to examine NATO
post-60, focusing on institutional challenges moving forward, 2:30
p.m., SD-419.
Committee on the Judiciary: to hold an oversight hearing to
examine the Department of Homeland Security, 10 a.m., SD-226.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: to hold hearings to examine the
nominations of Roger W. Baker, of Virginia, to be Assistant
Secretary for Information and Technology, William A. Gunn, of
Virginia, to be General Counsel, Jose D. Riojas, of Texas, to be
Assistant Secretary for Operations, Security, and Preparedness, and
John U. Sepulveda, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary for Human
Resources, all of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 9:30 a.m., SR-
418.
Special Committee on Aging: to hold hearings to examine solutions
to stop Medicare and Medicaid fraud from hurting seniors and
taxpayers, 2 p.m., SH-216.
House
Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit,
Energy and Research, hearing to review the impact of the indirect
land use and renewable biomass provisions in the renewable fuel
standard, 11 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch,
on House of Representatives Budget, 10 a.m., H-144 Capitol.
Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and
Related Agencies, on Army Budget, 10 a.m., and on Navy/Marine Corps
Budget, 2 p.m., H-143 Capitol.
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Committee on Armed Services, hearing on the Department of Defense
at High Risk: The Chief Management Officer's Recommendations for
Acquisition Reform and Related High Risk Areas, 10 a.m., and a
hearing on the report of the Congressional Commission on the
Strategic Posture of the United States, 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
Committee on Education and Labor, to mark up H.R. 2187, 21st
Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act, 10 a.m.,
2175 Rayburn.
Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Housing and
Community Opportunity, hearing entitled ``Legislative Solutions for
Preventing Loan Modification and Foreclosure Rescue Fraud,'' 10
a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Africa and Global
Health, hearing on Global Health Emergencies Hit Home: The Swine Flu
Outbreak, 9 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Transportation
Security and Infrastructure, to mark up H.R. 2200, Transportation
Security Administration Authorization Act, 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
Committee on House Administration, hearing on Necessary
Renovations to House Office Buildings, 11 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and
Homeland Security, hearing on Escalating Violence in Mexico and the
Southwest Border as a Result of the Illicit Drug Trade, 2 p.m., 2141
Rayburn.
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, to consider the
following measures: H.R. 2812, Enhanced Oversight of State and Local
Economic Recovery Act; H.R. 885, Improved Financial and Commodity
Markets Oversight and Accountability Act; H.R. 626, Federal
Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2009; H. Con. Res. 84,
Supporting the goals and objectives of a National Military
Appreciation Month; H. Res. 356, Supporting support for the
designation of February 8, 2010, as the ``Boys Scouts of America
Day,'' in celebration of the Nation's largest youth scouting
organization's 100th anniversary; H. Res. 370, Expressing support
for designation of April 27, 2009, as ``National Healthy Schools
Day;'' H. Res., 388, Celebrating the role of mothers in the United
States and supporting the goals and ideals of Mother's Day; H.R.
1817, To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service
located at 116 North West Street in Somerville, Tennessee, as the
``John S. Wilder Post Office Building; H.R. 2090, To designate the
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 431 State
Street in Ogdensburg, New York, as the ``Frederic Remington Post
Office Building;'' H.R. 2162, To designate the facility of the
United States Postal Service located at 123 11th Avenue South in
Nampa, Idaho, as the ``Herbert A. Littleton Postal Station;'' H.R.
2173, To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service
located at 1009 Crystal Road in Island Falls, Maine, as the ``Carl
B. Smith Post Office;'' and H.R. 2174, To designate the facility of
the United States Postal Service, located at 18 Main Street in
Howland, Maine, as the ``Clyde Hichborn Post Office,'' 1 p.m., 2154
Rayburn.
Committee on Rules, to consider H.R. 1728, Mortgage Reform and
Anti-Predatory Lending Act, 3 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
Committee on Small Business, hearing entitled ``Legislation to
Reauthorize and Modernize SBA's Entrepreneurial Development
Programs,'' 1 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs, to mark up the following bills:
H.R. 23, Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II
Act of 2009; H.R. 466, Wounded Veteran Job Security Act; H.R. 1088,
Mandatory Veteran Specialist Training Act of 2009; H.R. 1089,
Veterans Employment Rights Realignment Act of 2009; and H.R. 1170,
To amend chapter 21 of title 38, United States Code, to establish a
grant program to encourage the development of new assistive
technologies for specially adopted housing, 10:15 a.m., 334 Cannon.
Committee on Ways and Means, hearing to welcome the Secretary of
Health and Human Services, and to continue hearings on Health Reform
in the 21st Century, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Subcommittee on
Terrorism Human Intelligence, Analysis, and Counterintelligence,
executive, hearing on Russia, 4 p.m., 304 HVC.
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Next Meeting of the SENATE
9:30 a.m., Wednesday, May 6
Senate Chamber
Program for Wednesday: After the transaction of any morning business
(not to extend beyond one hour), Senate will continue consideration of
S. 896, Helping Families Save Their Homes Act, and after a period of
debate, vote on certain amendments, and vote on passage of the bill.
Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
10 a.m., Wednesday, May 6
House Chamber
Program for Wednesday: Consideration of the following suspensions: (1)
H.R. 1107--To enact certain laws relating to public contracts as title
41, United States Code, ``Public Contracts''; (2) H. Res. 391--
Recognizing May as ``National Foster Care Month''; and (3) S. 386--
Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009. Consideration of H.R.
1728--Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act (Subject to a
Rule).
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Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
HOUSE
Barrett, J. Gresham, S.C., E1062
Bonner, Jo, Ala., E1057, E1063
Burton, Dan, Ind., E1064, E1066
Carnahan, Russ, Mo., E1063
Coble, Howard, N.C., E1060
Courtney, Joe, Conn., E1058
Crowley, Joseph, N.Y., E1063
Graves, Sam, Mo., E1059
Grayson, Alan, Fla., E1061
Green, Al, Tex., E1065
Green, Gene, Tex., E1061
Harper, Gregg, Miss., E1060
Honda, Michael M., Calif., E1065
Johnson, Eddie Bernice, Tex., E1060, E1064, E1068
Kanjorski, Paul E., Pa., E1062
Kucinich, Dennis J., Ohio, E1066
Lee, Barbara, Calif., E1058, E1059
McCollum, Betty, Minn., E1063
Marchant, Kenny, Tex., E1062
Miller, Jeff, Fla., E1062
Mitchell, Harry E., Ariz., E1058
Ortiz, Solomon P., Tex., E1058
Pascrell, Bill, Jr., N.J., E1063
Roybal-Allard, Lucille, Calif., E1066
Sanchez, Linda T., Calif., E1057, E1061
Shuler, Heath, N.C., E1060, E1064
Skelton, Ike, Mo., E1059
Speier, Jackie, Calif., E1057, E1064
Visclosky, Peter J., Ind., E1059