Tuesday, March 3, 2009
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Daily Digest
Senate
Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2649-S2722
Measures Introduced: Twelve bills and two resolutions were introduced,
as follows: S. 510-521, S.J. Res. 13, and S. Res. 62.
Page S2691
Measures Reported:
Special Report entitled ``Report on the Activities of the Committee
on Armed Services, 110th Congress, First and Second Sessions''. (S.
Rept. No. 111-5)
Page S2691
Measures Passed:
Stanley J. Roszkowski United States Courthouse: Senate passed S. 520,
to designate the United States Courthouse under construction at 327
South Church Street, Rockford, Illinois, as the ``Stanley J. Roszkowski
United States Courthouse''.
Page S2721
Measures Considered:
Omnibus Appropriations Act: Senate continued consideration of H.R.
1105, making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2009, taking action on the following amendments proposed
thereto:
Pages S2652-58, S2659-78
Rejected:
By 32 yeas to 63 nays (Vote No. 74), McCain Amendment No. 592, in the
nature of a substitute.
Pages S2652-58
By 33 yeas to 61 nays (Vote No. 75), Ensign Modified motion to commit
the bill to the Committee on Appropriations, with instructions.
Pages S2659-63
By 40 yeas to 55 nays (Vote No. 76), Hutchison motion to commit the
bill to the Committee on Appropriations, with instructions.
Pages S2663-64, S2673-74
Pending:
Coburn Amendment No. 596, to require the use of competitive
procedures to award contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements
funded under this Act.
Pages S2667-68
Coburn Amendment No. 608, to provide for the Emmett Till Unsolved
Civil Rights Crime Act from funds already provided for the Weed and
Seed Program.
Pages S2668-69
Coburn Modified Amendment No. 623, to prohibit taxpayer dollars from
being earmarked to 14 clients of a lobbying firm under Federal
investigation for making campaign donations in exchange for political
favors for the group's clients.
Pages S2669, S2670-73
Coburn Amendment No. 610, to prohibit funding for congressional
earmarks for wasteful and parochial pork projects.
Pages S2669-70
Wicker Amendment No. 607, to require that amounts appropriated for
the United Nations Population Fund are not used by organizations which
support coercive abortion or involuntary sterilization.
Pages S2674-76, S2678
Thune Amendment No. 635, to provide funding for the Emergency Fund
for Indian Safety and Health, with an offset.
Pages S2676-77
Murkowski Amendment No. 599, to modify a provision relating to the
repromulgation of final rules by the Secretary of the Interior and the
Secretary of Commerce.
Pages S2677-78
A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further
consideration of the bill at 9:30 a.m., on Wednesday, March 4, 2009.
Page S2721
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
Seth David Harris, of New Jersey, to be Deputy Secretary of Labor.
21 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
10 Marine Corps nominations in the rank of general.
Pages S2721-22
Messages from the House:
Page S2691
Measures Referred:
Page S2691
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages S2691-92
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Pages S2692-S2718
Amendments Submitted:
Pages S2718-21
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
Page S2721
Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--76)
Pages S2657, S2663, S2674
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:24 p.m.,
until 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 4, 2009. (For Senate's program, see
the
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remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S2721.)
Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
DEFENSE ACQUISITIONS
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded a hearing to examine
acquisition of major weapons systems by the Department of Defense, and
S. 454, to improve the organization and procedures of the Department of
Defense for the acquisition of major weapon systems, after receiving
testimony from Michael J. Sullivan, Director, Acquisition and Sourcing
Management, Government Accountability Office; Jacques S. Gansler,
former Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and
Logistics, Defense Science Board Task Force on Industrial Structure for
Transportation, College Park, Maryland; Paul G. Kaminski, National
Research Council, Fairfax Station, Virginia; and Charles Adolph,
Defense Science Board Task Force on Developmental Test and Evaluation,
Albuquerque, New Mexico.
CONSUMER PROTECTIONS IN FINANCIAL SERVICES
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded a
hearing to examine consumer protections in financial services, after
receiving testimony from Steve Bartlett, Financial Services Roundtable,
and Ellen Seidman, New America Foundation, both of Washington, D.C.;
and Patricia A. McCoy, University of Connecticut School of Law,
Hartford.
ECONOMIC AND BUDGET CHALLENGES
Committee on the Budget: Committee concluded a hearing to examine
economic and budget challenges for the short and long term, after
receiving testimony from Ben S. Bernanke, Chairman, Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System.
SMART GRID TECHNOLOGIES AND INITIATIVES
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded an
oversight hearing to examine the progress on smart grid initiatives
authorized in the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, and
funded in the stimulus bill, and opportunities and impediments in
installation of smart grid technologies, after receiving testimony from
Suedeen G. Kelly, Commissioner, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission;
Patrick D. Gallagher, Deputy Director, National Institute of Standards
and Technology, Department of Commerce; Patricia Hoffman, Acting
Assistant Secretary of Energy for Electricity Delivery and Energy
Reliability; Frederick F. Butler, New Jersey Board of Public Utilities,
Newark, on behalf of the National Association of Regulatory Utility
Commissioners; Edward Lu, Google, Inc., Mountain View, California;
Katherine Hamilton, The GridWise Alliance, Washington, D.C.; and Evan
R. Gaddis, National Electrical Manufacturers Association, Rosslyn,
Virginia.
IRANIAN POLITICAL AND NUCLEAR REALITIES
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to
examine Iranian political and nuclear realities and United States
policy options, after receiving testimony from Frank G. Wisner, former
United States Ambassador to Zambia, Egypt, the Philippines, and India,
and Richard N. Haass, Council on Foreign Relations, both of New York,
New York; Mark Fitzpatrick, International Institute for Strategic
Studies, London, United Kingdom; and Karim Sadjadpour, Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace, Washington, D.C.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee met in closed session to
receive a briefing on certain intelligence matters from officials of
the intelligence community.
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House of Representatives
Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 37 public bills, H.R. 1253-
1289; 2 private bills, H.R. 1290-1291; and 12 resolutions, H.J. Res.
27-36; and H. Res. 203-204 were introduced.
Pages H2923-25
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages H2925-26
Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
Recess: The House recessed at 10:55 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon.
Page H2889
Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, Rev. Lawrence
L. Vollink, National Chaplain, American Legion, Ypsilanti, Michigan.
Pages H2889-90
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and agree to the
following measures:
Honoring the life and service of Dr. William Spoelhof, president
emeritus of Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan: H. Res. 91,
amended, to honor the life and service of Dr. William Spoelhof,
president emeritus of Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan and
Pages H2893-94
Congratulating the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg,
Virginia, for more than 100 years of service and leadership to the
United States: H. Res. 77, to congratulate the University of Mary
Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia, for more than 100 years of
service and leadership to the United States, by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote
of 414 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 93.
Pages H2894-95, H2900-01
Recess: The House recessed at 1:05 p.m. and reconvened at 3:31 p.m.
Page H2899
Suspensions--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules
and pass the following measures which were debated on Monday, March
2nd:
Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Battlefield Protection Act: H.R.
146, amended, to amend the American Battlefield Protection Act of 1996
to establish a battlefield acquisition grant program for the
acquisition and protection of nationally significant battlefields and
associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812, by a 2/3
yea-and-nay vote of 394 yeas to 13 nays, Roll No. 91 and
Page H2899
Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To establish a battlefield
acquisition grant program for the acquisition and protection of
nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the
Revolutionary War and the War of 1812, and for other purposes.''.
Page H2899
Civil War Battlefield Preservation Act of 2009: H.R. 548, amended, to
assist citizens, public and private institutions, and governments at
all levels in planning, interpreting, and protecting sites where
historic battles were fought on American soil during the armed
conflicts that shaped the growth and development of the United States,
by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 402 yeas to 13 nays, Roll No. 92.
Pages H2899-H2900
Suspensions--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following
measures under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were
postponed:
Designating March 2, 2009, as ``Read Across America Day'': H. Res.
146, to designate March 2, 2009, as ``Read Across America Day'' and
Pages H2895-97
Commending the University of Southern California Trojan football team
for its victory in the 2009 Rose Bowl: H. Res. 153, to commend the
University of Southern California Trojan football team for its victory
in the 2009 Rose Bowl.
Pages H2897-98
Privileged Resolution--Intent to Offer: Representative Flake announced
his intent to offer a privileged resolution.
Page H2901
Investigative Subcommittees of the Committee on Standards of Official
Conduct: The Chair announced that the Speaker named the following
Members of the House of Representatives to be available to serve on
investigative subcommittees of the Committee on Standards of Official
Conduct for the 111th Congress: Representatives Baldwin, Carnahan,
Cleaver, Davis (CA), Ellison, Gonzalez, Hirono, and Miller (NC).
Page H2901
Investigative Subcommittees of the Committee on Standards of Official
Conduct: Read a letter from Representative Boehner, Minority Leader, in
which he designated the following Members of the House of
Representatives to be available for service on the investigative
subcommittees of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct during
the 111th Congress: Representatives Bishop (UT), Blackburn, Crenshaw,
Lincoln Diaz-Balart (FL), Latham, Lucas, Myrick, Simpson, and Walden.
Pages H2901-02
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page
H2890.
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Senate Referrals: S. Con. Res. 9 was referred to the Committee on
Energy and Commerce and S.J. Res. 12 was referred to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
Page H2922
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the
proceedings of today and appear on pages H2899, H2900, H2900-01. There
were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10:30 a.m. and adjourned at 6:21 p.m.
Committee Meetings
COMMERCE JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice,
Science, and Related Agencies held a hearing on Science Overview.
Testimony was heard from Ralph Cicerone, President, National Academy of
Sciences.
The Subcommittee also held a hearing The Place of NASA Science in the
Overall Science Enterprise. Testimony was heard Leonard Fish, former
Associate Administrator, Space Science and Applications; and a public
witness.
DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense held a hearing on
Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury Programs. Testimony was
heard from Ellen Embry, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Force Heath
Protection; GEN Loree Sutton, Special Assistant to the Assistant
Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) for Psychological Health and
Traumatic Brain Injury.
HOMELAND SECURITY
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Homeland Security held a
hearing on Health Services for Detainees in U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement (ICE) Custody. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of Homeland Security: Dora
Schirio, Special Advisor to the Secretary of Homeland Security; and the
following officials of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
(ICE): Jim Hayes, Director, Office of Detention and Removal Operation;
CAPT Jose Rodreguez, Director, Division of Immigrant Health Services;
and Alicia Puente Cackley, Director, Health Care, GAO.
INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Commttee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and
Related Agencies held a hearing on Department of the Interior
Oversight. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the GAO:
Robin Nazzaro, Director, for Natural Resources and Environment and
Frank Russo, Director for Natural Resources and Environment; and Mary
Kendall, Acting Inspector General, Department of the Interior.
RECRUITING, RETENTION AND END STRENGTH OVERVIEW
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Personnel held a
hearing on recruiting, retention and end strength overview. Testimony
was heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense:
Curtis Gilroy, Director, Accessions Policy, Office of the Under
Secretary for Personnel and Readiness; LTG Michael D. Rochelle, USA,
Deputy Chief Of Staff, Headquarters, U.S. Army; VADM Mark E. Ferguson
III, USN, Chief of Navy Operations, Total Force; LTG Richard S.
Coleman, USMC, Deputy Commandant, Manpower and Reserve Affairs,
Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps; LTG Richard Y. Newton, III, USAF,
Deputy Chief of Staff, Manpower and Personnel, Headquarters, U.S. Air
Force; LTG Clyde A. Vaughn, ARNG, Director, Army National Guard; LTG
Jack C. Stultz, USAR, Chief U.S. Army Reserve and Commanding General;
U.S. Army Reserve Command; VADM Dirk J. Debbink, USN, Chief, Navy
Reserve; LTG John W. Bergman, USMCR, Commander, Marine Forces Reserve;
LTG Harry M. Wyatt, III, ANG Director, Air National Guard; Charles E.
Stenner, Jr., AFR, Chief, Air Force Reserve; and RADM, Daniel R. May,
USCG, Chief, Coast Guard Reserve Forces.
DOD FUEL DEMAND MANAGEMENT
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness held a hearing
on Department of Defense fuel demand management at forward management
at forward-deployed locations and operational initiatives. Testimony
was heard from Alan R. Shaffer, Acting Director, Defense Research and
Engineering, Department of Defense; and William M. Solis, Director,
Defense Capabilities and Management, GAO.
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional
Threats and Capabilities held a hearing on Special Operations Forces:
Challenges and Opportunities. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses.
PRESIDENT'S FY 2010 BUDGET
Committee on the Budget, Held a hearing on the President's Fiscal Year
2010 Budget. Testimony was heard from Peter Orszag, Director, OMB.
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ENCOURAGING FAMILY-FRIENDLY WORKFORCE POLICIES
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Workforce Protections
held a hearing on Encouraging Family-Friendly Workplace Policies.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
U.S.-BOLIVIA RELATIONS
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere
held a hearing on U.S.-Bolivia Relations: Looking Ahead. Testimony was
heard from public witnesses.
FEMA's GULF COAST REBUILDING
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Emergency
Communications, Preparedness and Response held a hearing entitled
``FEMA's Gulf Coast Rebuilding Efforts: The Path Forward.'' Testimony
was heard from the following officials of the Department of Homeland
Security: David Garratt, Acting Deputy Administrator, and James Walke,
Acting Assistant Administrator, both with FEMA's Disaster Assistance
Directorate; Stanley J. Czerwinski, Director, Strategic Issues, GAO;
and public witnesses.
MANAGING OUR OCEAN AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans
and Wildlife held an oversight hearing entitled ``Managing Our Ocean
and Wildlife Resources in a Dynamic Environment: Priorities for the New
Administration and the 111th Congress.'' Testimony was heard from
public witnesses.
ROLE OF FEDERAL LANDS IN COMBATING CLIMATE CHANGE
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests
and Public Lands held an oversight hearing entitled ``The Role of
Federal Lands in Combating Climate Change.'' Testimony was heard from
Gail Kimbell, Chief, Forest Service, USDA; Thomas R. Armstrong, Senior
Advisory, Global Change Program, U.S. Geological Survey, Department of
the Interior; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests
and Public Lands held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1018, To
amend the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act to improve the
management and long-term health of wild free-roaming horses and burros;
and H.R. 409, To provide for the conveyance of certain Bureau of Land
Management land in the state of Nevada to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Testimony was heard from Ed Roberson, Assistant Director, Renewable
Resources and Planning, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the
Interior; and public witnesses.
VA HEALTH LEGISLATION
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing
on the following bills: H.R. 784, To amend title 38, United States
Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress
quarterly reports on vacancies in mental health professional positions
in Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities; H.R. 785, To
direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program
to provide outreach and training to certain college and university
mental health centers relating to the mental health of veterans of
Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom; and other draft
legislation. Testimony was heard from Representatives Tsongas, Filner,
and Herseth Sandlin; Gerald M. Cross, MD, Principal Deputy Under
Secretary, Health, Department of Veterans Affairs, and public
witnesses.
VA DOCUMENT TAMPERING/MISHANDLING
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Disability Assistance
and Memorial Affairs and the Subcommittee on Oversight and
Investigation held a joint hearing on Document Tampering and
Mishandling at the Veterans Benefits Administration. Testimony was
heard from the following officials of the Department of Veterans
Affairs: Belinda Finn, Assistant Inspector General, Auditing, Office of
Inspector General; and Michael Walcoff, Deputy Under Secretary,
Benefits; Veterans Benefits Administration; and public witnesses.
PRESIDENT'S FISCAL YEAR 2010 BUDGET OVERVIEW
Committee on Ways and Means: Held a hearing on the President's Fiscal
Year 2010 Budget Overview. Testimony was heard from Timothy F.
Geithner, Secretary of the Treasury.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
Joint Meetings
No joint committee meetings were held.
COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,
MARCH 4, 2009
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Senate
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: to hold
hearings to examine improving nutrition for America's children in
difficult economic times, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
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Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine the President's
proposed budget for fiscal year 2010, 10 a.m., SD-215.
Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold closed briefing to examine
Iran status report, focusing on nuclear and political issues, 2:30
p.m., SVC-217.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold
hearings to examine systemic risk and breakdown of financial
governance, 9 a.m., SD-342.
Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, to hold hearings to
examine tax haven banks and United States tax compliance, focusing
on obtaining names of United States clients with Swiss Accounts,
2:30 p.m., SH-216.
Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine getting to
the truth through a nonpartisan commission of inquiry, 10 a.m., SD-
106.
Special Committee on Aging: to hold hearings to examine health
reform in an aging America, 10 a.m., SD-562.
House
Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice,
Science, and Related Agencies, on the Place of NOAA Science in the
Overall Science Enterprise, 10 a.m., H-309 Capitol.
Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies,
on Department of Energy: Project Management Oversight, 2 p.m., 2362B
Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies, on EPA
Oversight, 2 p.m., B-308 Rayburn.
Committee on Energy and Commerce, to mark up the following
measures: Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act;
Dextromethorphan Distribution Act; Early Hearing Detection and
Intervention Act; Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations
Clarification Act; H.R. 20, Melanie Blocker Stokes Mom's Opportunity
to Access Health Education, Research, and Support for Postpartum
Depression Act; H.R. 479, Wakefield Act; H.R. 577, Vision Care for
Kids Act of 2009; H.R. 756, National Pain Care Policy Act of 2009;
H.R. 914, Physician Workforce Enhancement Act of 2009; H.R. 1210,
Arthritis Prevention, Control, and Cure Act, and H.R. 307,
Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Act, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Financial
Institutions and Consumer Credit, hearing entitled ``TARP Oversight:
Is TARP Working for Main Street?'' 2:30 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
Committee on Homeland Security, hearing entitled ``Examining
287(g): The Role of State and Local Law Enforcement in Immigration
Law,'' 2 p.m., 311 Cannon.
Committee on the Judiciary, hearing on H.R. 848, Performance
Rights Act, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
Committee on Natural Resources, hearing on H. J. Res. 18,
Providing for congressional disapproval of the rule submitted by the
Department of the Interior and the Department of Commerce under
chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, relating to interagency
cooperation under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA), 10 a.m.,
1324 Longworth.
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on
National Security and Foreign Affairs, hearing on Afghanistan and
Pakistan: Understanding a Complex Threat Environment, 10 a.m., 2154
Rayburn.
Committee on Science and Technology, hearing on 21st Century Water
Planning: the Importance of a Coordinated Federal Approach, 10 a.m.,
2318 Rayburn.
Committee on Small Business, hearing entitled ``The State of the
Renewable Fuels Industry in the Current Economy,'' 1 p.m., 2360
Rayburn.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to mark up the
following measure: ``Water Quality Investment Act of 2009'', 10
a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs,, Subcommittee on Economic
Opportunity, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 147, To amend the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow taxpayers to designate a
portion of their income tax payment to provide assistance to
homeless veterans; H.R. 228, To direct the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs to establish a scholarship program for students seeking a
degree or certificate in the areas of visual impairment and
orientation and mobility; H.R. 297, Veterans Vocational
Rehabilitation and Employment Subsistence Allowance Improvement Act
of 2009; H.R. 466, Wounded Veteran Job Security Act; H.R. 929, To
amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs to carry out a program of training to provide
eligible veterans with skills relevant to the job market; H.R. 942,
Veterans Self-Employment Act of 2009; H.R. 950, To amend chapter 33
of title 38, United States Code, to increase educational assistance
for certain veterans pursuing a program of education offered through
distance learning; H.R. 1088, Mandatory Veterans Specialist Training
Act of 2009; H.R. 1089, Veterans Employment Rights Realignment Act
of 2009; and other draft legislation, 1 p.m., 340 Cannon.
Committee on Ways and Means, To continue hearings on the overview
of the President's Budget proposals for fiscal year 2010, 2 p.m.,
1100 Longworth.
Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming,
hearing entitled ``Preparing for Copenhagen: How Developing
Countries Are Fighting Climate Change'', 9:30 a.m., 210 Cannon.
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Next Meeting of the SENATE
9:30 a.m., Wednesday, March 4
Senate Chamber
Program for Wednesday: Senate will continue consideration of H.R. 1105,
Omnibus Appropriations Act.
(Senate will recess from 10:40 a.m. until 12 p.m. for a Joint Meeting
of Congress to receive an address from British Prime Minister Gordon
Brown. Senators will meet in the Senate Chamber at 10:30 a.m. to
proceed as a body to the House of Representatives at 10:40 a.m.)
Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
10 a.m., Wednesday, March 4
House Chamber
Program for Wednesday: Joint Meeting with the Senate to receive an
Address from the Right Honorable Gordon Brown, Prime Minister of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
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HOUSE
Abercrombie, Neil, Hawaii, E525
Arcuri, Michael A., N.Y., E530
Baca, Joe, Calif., E524
Barrett, J. Gresham, S.C., E535
Braley, Bruce L., Iowa, E534
Brown, Henry E., Jr., S.C., E519
Buchanan, Vern, Fla., E529
Capuano, Michael E., Mass., E534
Conyers, John, Jr., Mich., E536
Crenshaw, Ander, Fla., E520
Diaz-Balart, Lincoln, Fla., E528
Etheridge, Bob, N.C., E524
Giffords, Gabrielle, Ariz., E532
Granger, Kay, Tex., E526
Graves, Sam, Mo., E534
Halvorson, Deborah L., Ill., E534
Hastings, Alcee L., Fla., E527
Hirono, Mazie K., Hawaii, E532
Kanjorski, Paul E., Pa., E525, E527, E531, E533
Kildee, Dale E., Mich., E532
King, Peter T., N.Y., E532, E537
King, Steve, Iowa, E533
Kirk, Mark Steven, Ill., E530
Kucinich, Dennis J., Ohio, E536
Lance, Leonard, N.J., E526
Lungren, Daniel E., Calif., E528
Mack, Connie, Fla., E526
Maloney, Carolyn B., N.Y., E529, E532, E533
Mitchell, Harry E., Ariz., E535
Moran, Jerry, Kans., E531
Nadler, Jerrold, N.Y., E530
Platts, Todd Russell, Pa., E528
Roybal-Allard, Lucille, Calif., E529
Ryan, Tim, Ohio, E533
Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr., Wisc., E526
Sestak, Joe, Pa., E524, E534
Spratt, John M., Jr., S.C., E537
Tauscher, Ellen O., Calif., E528
Terry, Lee, Nebr., E525
Thompson, Bennie G., Miss., E528