Friday, January 16, 2009
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Daily Digest
HIGHLIGHTS
Senator-Elect Edward E. Kaufman, of Delaware, was administered
the oath of office by the Vice President.
Senate
Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S633-S659
Measures Introduced: Eight bills and four resolutions were introduced,
as follows: S. 274-281, S.J. Res. 6, and S. Res. 15-17.
Page S652
Measures Reported:
S. 275, to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and
improve the Children's Health Insurance Program.
Page S652
Measures Passed:
Acknowledging Griffin Boyette Bell: Senate agreed to S. Res. 15,
acknowledging the lifelong service of Griffin Boyette Bell, a legal
icon, to the State of Georgia and to the United States.
Pages S657-58
National School Counseling Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 16,
designating the week of February 2 through February 6, 2009, as
``National School Counseling Week''.
Page S658
U.S. Airways Flight 1549: Senate agreed to S. Res. 17, recognizing
and honoring Captain Chesley ``Sully'' Sullenberger III, his co-pilot
Jeffrey Skiles, the crewmembers of U.S. Airways Flight 1549, and the
first responders, ferry operators and tug boat drivers of New York
City, for their heroic and intuitive roles in the safe emergency
landing of U.S. Airways Flight 1549.
Pages S658-59
Message from the President: Senate received the following message from
the President of the United States:
Transmitting, pursuant to law, the Economic Report of the President
dated January 2009 with the Annual Report of the Council of Economic
Advisers for 2009; which was referred to the Joint Economic Committee.
(PM-7)
Pages S650-52
Measures Placed on the Calendar:
Page S652
Additional Cosponsors:
Page S652
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Pages S652-56
Additional Statements:
Page S650
Amendments Submitted:
Page S656
Authorities for Committees To Meet:
Page S656
Privileges of the Floor:
Pages S656-57
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 2:52 p.m.,
until 3 p.m. on Tuesday, January 20, 2009. (For Senate's program, see
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S659.)
Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
NOMINATION
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine
the nomination of Eric H. Holder, to be Attorney General of the United
States, after receiving testimony from Louis J. Freeh, former Director,
Federal Bureau of Investigations, Department of Justice; Frances Fragos
Townsend, former Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Advisor to
President George W. Bush; Chuck Canterbury, Fraternal Order of Police,
Washington, D.C.; John Payton, National Association for the Advancement
of Colored People (NAACP) Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., New
York, New York; Richard Hahn, R. Hahn and Company, Inc., Seal Beach,
California; Joseph F. Connor, Glen Rock, New Jersey; and Stephen P.
Halbrook, Fairfax, Virginia.
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House of Representatives
Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 13 public bills, H.R. 598-610;
and 1 resolution, H. Res. 73, were introduced.
Pages H386-87
Additional Cosponsors:
Page H387
Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed
Representative Edwards (MD) to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
Page H383
Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he
transmitted to Congress the Economic Report of the President--referred
to the Joint Economic Committee and ordered printed (H. Doc. 111-2).
Pages H383-85
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and
subsequently presented to the House today appears on page H385.
Senate Referrals: S. 22 was held at the desk and S. 273 was referred to
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Page H385
Quorum Calls--Votes: There were no yea-and-nay votes, and there were no
recorded votes. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 4 p.m. and adjourned at 4:08 p.m.
Committee Meetings
No committee hearings were held.
Joint Meetings
No joint committee meetings were held.
NEW PUBLIC LAWS
S.J. Res. 3, ensuring that the compensation and other emoluments
attached to the office of Secretary of the Interior are those which
were in effect on January 1, 2005. Signed on January 16, 2009. (Public
Law 111-1)
CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD
Week of January 19 through January 24, 2009
Senate Chamber
On Tuesday, at approximately 3 p.m., Senate will be in a period of
morning business.
During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any cleared
legislative and executive business.
Senate Committees
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Committee on the Budget: January 21, to hold hearings to examine
addressing short- and long-term fiscal challenges, 10 a.m., SD-608.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: January 21, to
hold hearings to examine the nomination of Ray LaHood, to be
Secretary of Transportation, 2 p.m., SR-253.
Committee on Finance: January 21, to hold hearings to examine the
nomination of Timothy F. Geithner, of New York, to be Secretary of
the Treasury, 10 a.m., SD-215.
Committee on Foreign Relations: January 21, business meeting to
consider the nomination of Susan E. Rice, to be Permanent
Representative to the United Nations, with the rank and status of
Ambassador, 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, 2:30 p.m., S-116, Capitol.
January 22, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending
calendar business; immediately followed by a hearing to examine the
nominations of James B. Steinberg, to be Deputy Secretary, and Jacob
J. Lew, to be Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources, both of
the Department of State, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: January 22,
to hold hearings to examine what States are doing to keep citizens
healthy, 10 a.m., SD-430.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: January
21, to hold hearings to examine the financial crisis and the
breakdown of financial governance, 10 a.m., SD-342.
Select Committee on Intelligence: January 22, to hold hearings to
examine the nomination of Dennis Blair to be Director of National
Intelligence, 10 a.m., SH-216.
House Committees
Committee on Appropriations, January 21, to meet for
organizational purposes; followed by a markup of the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, 12 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
Committee on Armed Services, January 22, hearing on preventing
weapons of mass destruction proliferation and terrorism, 10 a.m.,
2118 Rayburn.
Committee on Education and Labor, January 21, to meet for
organizational purposes, 5:15 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
Committee on Energy and Commerce, January 21, to mark up the
Digital Television Extension Act, 1:30 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
January 22, to consider the portions of the economic recovery
package under the Committee on Energy and Commerce's jurisdiction,
10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
Committee on House Administration, January 22, to meet for
organizational purposes, 1 p.m., 1310 Longworth.
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Committee on the Judiciary, January 22, to meet for organizational
purposes, 10 a.m., and to hold a hearing on the following bills:
H.R. 200, Helping Families Save Their Homes in Bankruptcy Act of
2009; and H.R. 225, Emergency Homeownership and Equity Protection
Act, 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, January 22,
hearing on Infrastructure Investment: Ensuring an Effective Economic
Recovery Package, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs, January 22, to meet for
organizational purposes, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
Committee on Ways and Means, January 22, to mark up H.R. 598, To
provide for a portion of the economic recovery package relating to
revenue measures, unemployment, and health, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
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Next Meeting of the SENATE
3 p.m., Tuesday, January 20
Senate Chamber
Program for Tuesday: Senate will be in a period of morning business.
Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
10 a.m., Tuesday, January 20
House Chamber
Program for Tuesday: Inauguration of the President and Vice President
of the United States.
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Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
HOUSE
Frank, Barney, Mass., E108
Kennedy, Patrick J., R.I., E108
McHugh, John M., N.Y., E107
Maloney, Carolyn B., N.Y., E109
Oberstar, James L., Minn., E108
Thompson, Mike, Calif., E107, E109
Woolsey, Lynn C., Calif., E107