Monday, February 9, 2009
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Daily Digest
Senate
Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1991-S2035
Measures Introduced: Eight bills were introduced, as follows: S. 394-
401.
Page S2027
Measures Considered:
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Senate resumed consideration of
H.R. 1, making supplemental appropriations for job preservation and
creation, infrastructure investment, energy efficiency and science,
assistance to the unemployed, and State and local fiscal stabilization,
for fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, taking action on the
following amendments proposed thereto:
Pages S1992-S2024
Pending:
Reid (for Collins/Nelson (NE)) Amendment No. 570, in the nature of a
substitute.
Pages S1992-S2024
During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the
following action:
By 61 yeas to 36 nays (Vote No. 59), three-fifths of those Senators
duly chosen and sworn, having voted in the affirmative, Senate agreed
to the motion to close further debate on Reid (for Collins/Nelson (NE))
Amendment No. 570 (listed above).
Page S2024
A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further
consideration of the bill at 10 a.m., on Tuesday, February 10, 2009,
and that the 10 minutes prior to the 12 noon vote on Tuesday, February
10, 2009, be equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders, or
their designees, with the Majority Leader controlling the final 5
minutes prior to the vote.
Pages S2008, S2030
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
Michele A. Flournoy, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary of Defense
for Policy.
Jeh Charles Johnson, of New York, to be General Counsel of the
Department of Defense.
Robert F. Hale, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Defense
(Comptroller).
Pages S2030, S2035
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
1 Air Force nomination in the rank of general.
6 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.
Routine lists in the Air Force, and Navy.
Page S2035
Nomination Withdrawn: Senate received notification of withdrawal of the
following nomination:
Thomas Andrew Daschle, of South Dakota, to be Secretary of Health and
Human Services, which was sent to the Senate on January 20, 2009.
Page S2035
Messages from the House:
Page S2027
Enrolled Bills Presented:
Page S2027
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages S2027-28
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Pages S2028-29
Additional Statements:
Pages S2026-27
Amendments Submitted:
Pages S2029-30
Privileges of the Floor:
Page S2030
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--59)
Page S2024
Adjournment: Senate convened at 1 p.m. and adjourned at 6:38 p.m.,
until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, February 10, 2009. (For Senate's program, see
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page
S2030.)
Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
No committee meetings were held.
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House of Representatives
Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 19 public bills, H.R. 911-929,
and 5 resolutions, H. Res. 136-140, were introduced.
Pages H1079-80
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages H1080-81
Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed
Representative Davis (CA) to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
Page H1047
Recess: The House recessed at 2:17 p.m. and reconvened at 4 p.m.
Page H1049
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the
following measure:
Airline Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act: H.R. 912, to amend
the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to clarify the eligibility
requirements with respect to airline flight crews.
Page H1053
Suspensions--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following
measures under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were
postponed:
Supporting the goals and ideals of ``National Girls and Women in
Sports Day'': H. Res. 114, to support the goals and ideals of
``National Girls and Women in Sports Day'' and
Pages H1049-51
Recognizing and commending University of Oklahoma quarterback Sam
Bradford for winning the 2008 Heisman Trophy and for his academic and
athletic accomplishments: H. Res. 60, to recognize and commend
University of Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford for winning the 2008
Heisman Trophy and for his academic and athletic accomplishments.
Pages H1051-53
Committee Leave of Absence: Read a letter from Representative Boren
wherein he notified the House that he would be taking a leave of
absence from his position on the House Armed Services Committee.
Page H1055
Privileged Resolution: The House agreed to H. Res. 137, making
technical corrections to H. Res. 24.
Pages H1067-68
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and
subsequently presented to the House today appears on page H1047.
Senate Referrals: S. 383 was referred to the Committees on Financial
Services and Oversight and Government Reform.
Page H1077
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 2 p.m. and adjourned at 7:20 p.m.
Committee Meetings
No committee meetings were held.
Joint Meetings
No joint committee meetings were held.
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COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY,
FEBRUARY 10, 2009
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Senate
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: business meeting
to consider the nominations of Austan Dean Goolsbee, of Illinois,
and Cecilia Elena Rouse, of California, both to be Members of the
Council of Economic Advisers; and an original resolution authorizing
expenditures for committee operations, committee's rules of
procedure for the 111th Congress, and subcommittee assignments; to
be followed by an oversight hearing to examine the financial rescue
program, focusing on a new plan for the Troubled Asset Relief
Program (TARP), 2:30 p.m., SD-106.
Committee on the Budget: to hold hearings to examine issues and
budget options for health reform, 10 a.m., SD-608.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hearings to
examine renewable electricity standards proposal, 10 a.m., SD-366.
Committee on Foreign Relations: to receive a closed briefing on
North Korea, 2:30 p.m., SVC-217.
Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine the
nominations of Elena Kagan, of Massachusetts, to be Solicitor
General of the United States, and Thomas John Perrelli, of Virginia,
to be Associate Attorney General, both of the Department of Justice,
10 a.m., SD-226.
Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to
consider certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
House
Committee on Energy and Commerce, to meet for organizational
purposes, and to consider the Committee's Oversight Plan for the
111th Congress, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
Committee on Financial Services, hearing entitled ``An Examination
of the Extraordinary Efforts by the Federal Reserve Bank to Provide
Liquidity in the Current Financial Crisis,'' 1 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
Committee on Rules, to consider S. 22, Omnibus Public Land
Management Act of 2009, 4:30 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
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Next Meeting of the SENATE
10 a.m., Tuesday, February 10
Senate Chamber
Program for Tuesday: Senate will continue consideration of H.R. 1,
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, and after a period of debate,
vote on or in relation to Reid (for Collins/Nelson (NE)) Amendment No.
570 at 12 noon, and vote on passage of the bill.
(Senate will recess until 2:15 p.m. for their respective party
conferences following the votes on or in relation to H.R. 1, American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act.)
Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
12:30 p.m., Tuesday, February 10
House Chamber
Program for Tuesday: Consideration of the following suspensions: (1) H.
Res. 134--Recognizing the 50th Anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King,
Jr.'s visit to India, and the positive influence that the teachings of
Mahatma Gandhi had on Dr. King's work during the Civil Rights Movement;
(2) H. Con. Res. 35--Honoring and praising the National Association for
the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) on the occasion of its 100th
anniversary; (3) H. Res. 71--Acknowledging the lifelong service of
Griffin Boyette Bell to the State of Georgia and the United States as a
legal icon; (4) H.R. 908--Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert
Program Reauthorization; (5) H.R. 448--Elder Abuse Victims Act; (6)
H.R. 632--National Silver Alert Act; (7) H.R. 554--National
Nanotechnology Initiative Amendments Act; (8) H.R. 631--Water Use
Efficiency and Conservation Research Act; (9) H. Res. 117--Supporting
the goals and ideals of National Engineers Week; (10) H.R. 469--
Produced Water Utilization Act; and (11) H. Res. 140--Honoring John
Dingell for holding the record as the longest serving Member of the
House of Representatives.
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Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
HOUSE
Andrews, Robert E., N.J., E224
Baca, Joe, Calif., E220
Bachmann, Michele, Minn., E223
Berkley, Shelley, Nev., E220
Bishop, Sanford D., Jr., Ga., E224
Capps, Lois, Calif., E219
Davis, Susan A., Calif., E222
Eshoo, Anna G., Calif., E224
Frank, Barney, Mass., E222
Kanjorski, Paul E., Pa., E219
McCaul, Michael T., Tex., E222
Miller, Candice S., Mich., E219
Radanovich, George, Calif., E220, E223
Rangel, Charles B., N.Y., E220
Rogers, Mike, Ala., E223
Shuler, Heath, N.C., E221
Skelton, Ike, Mo., E221
Smith, Adam, Wash., E224
Stark, Fortney Pete, Calif., E221
Waxman, Henry A., Calif., E223