Tuesday, March 17, 2009
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Daily Digest
Senate
Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S3123-S3321
Measures Introduced: Twenty-one bills were introduced, as follows: S.
606-626.
Page S3163
Measures Passed:
Automatic Pay Adjustments for Members of Congress: Senate passed S.
620, to repeal the provision of law that provides automatic pay
adjustments for Members of Congress.
Page S3149
Extension of Programs for Small Businesses: Senate passed H.R. 1541,
to provide for an additional temporary extension of programs under the
Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958,
clearing the measure for the President.
Page S3318
Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act: Senate
passed S. 303, to reauthorize and improve the Federal Financial
Assistance Management Improvement Act of 1999.
Pages S3318-19
Authorizing Use of Capitol Grounds: Committee on Rules and
Administration was discharged from further consideration of H. Con.
Res. 39, authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the District of
Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run, and the resolution
was then agreed to.
Page S3319
Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution: Committee on Rules
and Administration was discharged from further consideration of S.J.
Res. 8, providing for the appointment of David M. Rubenstein as a
citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution,
and the resolution was then passed.
Pages S3319-20
Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution: Committee on Rules
and Administration was discharged from further consideration of S.J.
Res. 9, providing for the appointment of France A. Cordova as a citizen
regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, and the
resolution was then passed.
Page S3320
Measures Considered:
Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Battlefield Protection Act: Senate
began consideration of H.R. 146, 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, after agreeing to the motion to proceed to
consideration thereto, and taking action on the following amendments
proposed thereto:
Pages S3130-41, S3141-49, S3149-56
Pending:
Bingaman Amendment No. 684, in the nature of a substitute.
Pages S3141-49, S3149-56
Coburn Amendment No. 680 (to Amendment No. 684), to ensure that the
general public has full access to our national parks and to promote the
health and safety of all visitors and employees of the National Park
Service.
Pages S3150-52
Coburn Amendment No. 679 (to Amendment No. 684), to provide for the
future energy needs of the United States and eliminate restrictions on
the development of renewable energy.
Pages S3152-54
Coburn Amendment No. 675 (to Amendment No. 684), to prohibit the use
of eminent domain and to ensure that no American has their property
forcibly taken from them by authorities granted under this Act.
Page S3154
A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing that the
following list of amendments be the only first-degree amendments in
order; that upon disposition of the listed amendments, the substitute
amendment, as amended, if amended, be agreed to, and Senate vote on
passage of the bill, with passage of the bill subject to a 60-
affirmative vote threshold; provided debate time prior to a vote on or
in relation to each amendment, be limited to 60 minutes, and that no
amendment be in order to any amendment prior to a vote on or in
relation thereto; provided if there is a sequence of votes on or in
relation to the amendments, then prior to each vote in a sequence,
there be 4 minutes of debate, divided as specified above, provided that
after the first vote in any sequence, subsequent votes be limited to 10
minutes each: Coburn Amendment No. 680 (listed
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above); Coburn Amendment No. 679 (listed above); Coburn Amendment No.
683, relative to striking targeted provisions; Coburn Amendment No. 675
(listed above); Coburn Amendment No. 677, relative to annual report;
and Coburn Amendment No. 682, relative to Subtitle D clarification.
Pages S3140-41
A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further
consideration of the bill on Wednesday, March 18, 2009, following
executive session.
Page S3320
Message from the President: Senate received the following message from
the President of the United States:
Transmitting, pursuant to the provisions of section 1512 of the Strom
Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999
(Public Law 105-261), certification that the export of fine grain
graphite to be used for solar cell applications and for the fabrication
of components used in electronic and semiconductor fabrication is not
detrimental to the U.S. space launch industry, and that the material
and equipment will not measurably improve the missile or space launch
capabilities of the People's Republic of China; which was referred to
the Committee on Foreign Relations. (PM-13)
Page S3161
Kirk Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time agreement was
reached providing that at approximately 10:30 a.m., on Wednesday, March
18, 2009, Senate begin consideration of the nomination of Ronald Kirk,
of Texas, to be United States Trade Representative, and that there be
up to 90 minutes of debate with respect to the nomination, with the
time divided as follows: 30 minutes under the control of the Majority,
and 60 minutes under the control of the Republicans, and that Senate
vote on confirmation of the nomination at a time to be determined by
the Majority Leader, following consultation with the Republican Leader.
Page S3318
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
David F. Hamilton, of Indiana, to be United States Circuit Judge for
the Seventh Circuit.
Kathleen Sebelius, of Kansas, to be Secretary of Health and Human
Services.
William V. Corr, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of Health and
Human Services.
Demetrios J. Marantis, of the District of Columbia, to be a Deputy
United States Trade Representative, with the rank of Ambassador.
Rose Eilene Gottemoeller, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary
of State (Verification and Compliance).
William Craig Fugate, of Florida, to be Administrator of the Federal
Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, and Coast Guard.
Page S3320
Nomination Withdrawn: Senate received notification of withdrawal of the
following nomination:
Demetrios J. Marantis, of the District of Columbia, to be a Deputy
United States Trade Representative, with the rank of Ambassador, which
was sent to the Senate on March 16, 2009.
Page S3321
Messages from the House:
Page S3161
Measures Referred:
Page S3161
Executive Communications:
Pages S3161-62
Executive Reports of Committees:
Pages S3162-63
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages S3163-64
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Pages S3164-88
Additional Statements:
Pages S3160-61
Amendments Submitted:
Pages S3188-S3317
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
Page S3317
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
Pages S3317-18
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:39 p.m.,
until 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 18, 2009. (For Senate's program,
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page
S3320.)
Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
SOUTHERN, NORTHERN, AFRICA, AND TRANSPORTATION COMMANDS
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded a hearing to examine
United States Southern Command, United States Northern Command, United
States Africa Command, and United States Transportation Command, after
receiving testimony from Admiral James G. Stavridis, USN, Commander,
United States Southern Command; General Victor E. Renuart, Jr., USAF,
Commander, United States Northern Command and North American Aerospace
Defense Command; General William E. Ward, USA, Commander, United States
Africa Command; and General Duncan J. McNabb, USAF, United States
Transportation Command.
INSURANCE REGULATION
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded a
hearing to examine perspectives on modernizing insurance regulation,
after receiving testimony from Michael T. McRaith, Illinois
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Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Springfield, on
behalf of National Association of Insurance Commissioners; Frank
Keating, American Council of Life Insurers, Franklin W. Nutter,
Reinsurance Association of America, and J. Robert Hunter, Consumer
Federation of America, all of Washington, D.C.; William R. Berkley,
W.R. Berkley Corporation, Greenwich, Connecticut, on behalf of the
American Insurance Association; Spencer M. Houldin, Ericson Insurance,
Washington Depot, Connecticut, on behalf of Independent Insurance
Agents and Brokers of America, Inc.; and John T. Hill, Magna Carta
Companies, New York, New York, on behalf of National Association of
Mutual Insurance Companies.
OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF AND ENERGY DEVELOPMENT
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded an
oversight hearing to examine energy development on public lands and the
Outer Continental Shelf, focusing on the range of issues associated
with the development of energy resources from public lands and the
Outer Continental Shelf, after receiving testimony from Ken Salazar,
Secretary of the Interior; Philip D. Moeller, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission; Dan Arvizu, Director, National Renewable Energy Laboratory,
Department of Energy; Joanna Prukop, New Mexico Energy, Minerals, and
Natural Resources Department, Santa Fe; George Cooper, Theodore
Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, Washington, D.C.; Steven R. Kopf,
Pacific Energy Ventures, LLC, Portland, Oregon; and Robert Bryce,
Austin, Texas.
FRAUD SCHEMES AND OFFSHORE TAX EVASION
Committee on Finance: Committee concluded a hearing to examine tax
issues related to fraud schemes and an update on offshore tax evasion
legislation, after receiving testimony from Doug Shulman, Commissioner,
Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury; Michael Brostek,
Director, Strategic Issues Team, Government Accountability Office; and
William Josephson, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver, and Jacobson, LLP,
New York, New York.
MEXICAN DRUG CARTELS
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs concluded a
joint hearing with the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control
to examine law enforcement responses to Mexican drug cartels, after
receiving testimony from William Hoover, Assistant Director, Field
Operations, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and
Anthony P. Placido, Assistant Administrator, Intelligence Division,
Drug Enforcement Agency, both of Department of Justice; Kumar C.
Kibble, Deputy Director, Investigations, Immigration and Customs
Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security; Terry Goddard, Arizona
Attorney General, Phoenix; Denise Dresser, Instituto Tecnologico
Autonomo de Mexico, Mexico City; and Jorge Luis Aguirre, El Paso,
Texas.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee held closed hearings on
intelligence matters, receiving testimony from officials of the
intelligence community.
Committee recessed subject to call.
House of Representatives
Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 35 public bills, H.R. 1541-
1575; 1 private bill, H.R. 1576; and 8 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 75;
and H. Res. 249, 251-256, were introduced.
Pages H3525-27
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages H3527-28
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
H. Res. 250, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1388) to
reauthorize and reform the national service laws (H. Rept. 111-39).
Page H3525
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed
Representative Jackson-Lee (TX) to act as Speaker Pro Tempore for
today.
Page H3441
Recess: The House recessed at 11:14 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon.
Page H3446
Privileged Resolution--Intent to Offer: Representative Flake announced
his intention to offer a privileged resolution.
Pages H3446-47
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the
following measures:
Supporting the goals and ideals of Professional Social Work Month and
World Social Work Day: H. Res. 240, amended, to support the goals and
ideals of Professional Social Work Month and World Social Work Day, by
a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 421 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No.
128;
Pages H3451-52, H3469-70
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Supporting the goals and ideals of National Women's History Month: H.
Res. 211, to support the goals and ideals of National Women's History
Month, by a \2/3\ recorded vote of 418 ayes with none voting ``no'',
Roll No. 129;
Pages H3453-56, H3470-71
Establishing a pilot program in certain United States district courts
to encourage enhancement of expertise in patent cases among district
judges: H.R. 628, to establish a pilot program in certain United States
district courts to encourage enhancement of expertise in patent cases
among district judges, by a \2/3\ recorded vote of 409 ayes to 7 noes,
Roll No. 130;
Pages H3456-59, H3471
Stop AIDS in Prison Act of 2009: H.R. 1429, to provide for an
effective HIV/AIDS program in Federal prisons;
Pages H3459-63
John ``Bud'' Hawk Post Office Designation Act: H.R. 955, to designate
the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 10355
Northeast Valley Road in Rollingbay, Washington, as the ``John `Bud'
Hawk Post Office'';
Pages H3463-64
Reducing Information Control Designations Act: H.R. 1323, amended, to
require the Archivist of the United States to promulgate regulations
regarding the use of information control designations; and
Pages H3464-67
Providing for an additional temporary extension of programs under the
Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958: H.R.
1541, to provide for an additional temporary extension of programs
under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of
1958.
Pages H3468-69
Suspension--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following
measure under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were
postponed:
Lance Corporal Matthew P. Pathenos Post Office Building Designation
Act: H.R. 1216, to designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 1100 Town and Country Commons in Chesterfield,
Missouri, as the ``Lance Corporal Matthew P. Pathenos Post Office
Building''.
Pages H3467-68
Board of Visitors to the United States Coast Guard Academy--
Appointment: The Chair announced the Speaker's appointment of the
following Members of the House of Representatives to the Board of
Visitors to the United States Coast Guard Academy: Representatives
Courtney and Coble.
Page H3471
Presidential Message: Read a message from the President certifying that
export of certain items to the People's Republic of China is not
detrimental to the U.S. space launch industry--referred to the
Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered printed (H. Rept. 111-25).
Pages H3471-72
Quorum Calls--Votes:One yea-and-nay vote and two recorded votes
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H3469-70,
H3470-71, and H3471. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10:30 a.m. and adjourned at 11:36 p.m.
Committee Meetings
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice,
Science, and Related Agencies held a hearing on Status of Climate
Change Science. Testimony was heard from Susan Solomon, Earth System
Research Laboratory, NOAA.
DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense held a hearing on
Military Personnel-Air Force. Testimony was heard from LTG Richard
Newton, Deputy Chief of Staff, Manpower and Reserve Affairs; and Craig
W. Duehring, Assistant Secretary, Manpower and Reserve Affairs, both
with the Department of the Air Force.
ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water
Development, and Related Agencies held a hearing on Nuclear Weapons
Complex. Testimony was heard from Thomas D'Agostino, Administrator,
National Nuclear Security Administration, Department of Energy; A. G.
Eggenberger, Chairman, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board; Philip
Coyle, former Associate Director, Livermore Laboratory; Everet Beckner.
former Deputy Administrator, Defense Programs, National Nuclear
Security Administration, Department of Energy; and Richard Garwin,
former Chairman, Arms Control and Nonproliferation Advisory Board,
Department of State.
HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Homeland Security held a
hearing on Interoperable Communications. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of Homeland Security: W. Ross
Ashley, Assistant Administrator, Grant Programs, FEMA; David Boyd,
Director, Command Control and Interoperability Division, Directorate
for Science and Technology; and Chris Essid, Director, Office of
Emergency Communications.
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STATUS OF U.S. STRATEGIC PROGRAMS
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Strategic Forces held a
hearing on the status of U.S. strategic programs. Testimony was heard
from GEN Kevin P. Chilton, USAF, Command, U.S. Strategic Command.
HIGHWAYS/MASS TRANSIT FINANCING
Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on Budgeting for
Transportation: Financing Investments in Highways and Mass Transit.
Testimony was heard from Debra L. Miller, Secretary, Department of
Transportation, Kansas; Tyler Duvall, former Assistant Secretary,
Transportation Policy, Department of Transportation; and a public
witness.
EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT
Committee on Education and Labor: Held a hearing on The Importance of
Early Childhood Development. Testimony was heard from Harriet Meyer,
Co-Chair Early Learning Council, State of Illinois; Holly Robinson,
Commissioner, Department of Early Care and Learning, State of Georgia;
and public witnesses.
U.S. EXPORT PROMOTION
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and
Consumer Protection held a hearing on Stimulating the Economy through
Trade: Examining the Role of Export Promotion. Testimony was heard from
Michelle O'Neill, Acting Under Secretary, International Trade,
International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce; Suzanne
Hale, Acting Administrator, Foreign Agriculture Service, USDA; Loren
Yager, Director, International Affairs and Trade, GAO; and public
witnesses.
AFFORDABLE HEALTH COVERAGE
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing
on Making Health Care Work for American Families: Ensuring Affordable
Coverage. Testimony was heard from Mila Kofman, Superintendent of
Insurance, Bureau of Insurance, State of Maine; and public witnesses.
FINANCIAL SERVICES SYSTEMIC RISK REGULATION
Committee on Financial Services: Held a hearing entitled ``Perspectives
on Regulation of Systemic Risk in the Financial Services Industry.''
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
FEMA PREPAREDNESS/RESPONSE MISSION
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Emergency
Communications, Preparedness and Response held a hearing on PKEMRA
Implementation: An Examination of FEMA's Preparedness and Response
Mission. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of Homeland Security: Richard Skinner, Inspector General;
and Corey Gruber, Acting Deputy Administrator, National Preparedness
Directorate, FEMA; William Jenkins, Director, Homeland Security and
Justice, GAO; and public witnesses.
GOVERNMENT BANKING CONSOLIDATION/ANTITRUST LAW
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts and Competition
Policy held a hearing on Too Big To Fail?: The Role of Antitrust Law in
Government-Funded Consolidation in the Banking Industry. Testimony was
heard from Deborah A. Garza, former Assistant Attorney General,
Division of Antitrust, Department of Justice; and public witnesses.
OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF ENERGY LEASING
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral
Resources held an oversight hearing entitled ``Leasing and Development
of Oil and Gas Resources on the Outer Continental Shelf.''. Testimony
was heard from the following officials of the Department of the
Interior: Chris Oynes, Associate Director, Offshore Energy and Minerals
Management Program, Minerals Management Service; and Mary L. Kendall,
Acting Inspector General; Frank Rusco, Director, Natural Resources and
Environment, GAO; and public witnesses.
NATIONAL SERVICE REFORM
Committee on Rules: The Committee granted, by a non-record vote, a
structured rule providing for consideration of H.R. 1388, the
Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education (GIVE) Act. The
rule provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled
by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Education
and Labor. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of
the bill except clauses 9 and 10 of rule XXI. The rule provides that
the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the
Committee on Education and Labor now printed in the bill shall be
considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment and shall
be considered as read. The rule waives all points of order against the
amendment in the nature of a substitute except for clause 10 of rule
XXI.
The rule makes in order only those amendments printed in the Rules
Committee report. The amendments made in order may be offered only in
the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member
designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be
debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and
controlled by the
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proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall
not be subject to a demand for a division of the question in the House
or in the Committee of the Whole. All points of order against the
amendments except for clauses 9 and 10 of rule XXI are waived. The rule
provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Testimony
was heard from Chairman George Miller of California and Representatives
Titus, Pingree, Perriello, Hunter and Roe.
ENERGY RESEARCH/DEVELOPMENT
Committee on Science and Technology: Held a hearing on New Directions
for Energy Research and Development at the U.S. Department of Energy.
Testimony was heard from Steven Chu, Secretary of Energy.
VISION CENTER EXCELLENCE
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Oversight and
Investigations held a hearing on the Vision Center of Excellence: What
Has Been Accomplished in Thirteen Months? Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of Veterans Affairs: James
Orcutt, M.D., Chief of Ophthalmology; and Madhulika Agarwal, M.D.,
Chief Officer, Patient Care Services Office, both with the Veterans
Health Administration; Jack Smith, M.D., Deputy Assistant Secretary,
Clinical Policy and Programs, Department of Defense; and public
witnesses.
MEDICARE PAYMENT POLICY REPORT
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on
MedPAC's Annual March Report to the Congress on Medicare Payment
Policy. Testimony was heard from Glenn M. Hackbarth, Chairman, Medicare
Payment Advisory Commission.
BRIEFING--NSA COMPLIANCE ISSUES
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: met in executive session to
hold a briefing on NSA Compliance Issues. Testimony was heard from
departmental witnesses.
Joint Meetings
No joint committee meetings were held.
COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,
MARCH 18, 2009
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Senate
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense, to hold
hearings to examine Department of Defense medical programs, 10:30
a.m., SD-192.
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Personnel, to hold
hearings to examine the incidence of suicides of United States
Servicemembers and initiatives within the Department of Defense to
prevent military suicides, 2:45 p.m., SH-216.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on
Securities, Insurance and Investment, to hold hearings to examine
risk management oversight at Federal financial regulators, 2:30
p.m., SD-538.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold
hearings to examine the nomination of Gary Locke, of Washington, to
be Secretary of Commerce, 10 a.m., SR-253.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hearings to
examine nuclear energy development; to be immediately followed by a
business meeting to consider the nomination of David J. Hayes, of
Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of the Interior, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
Committee on Finance: Subcommittee on Health Care, to hold
hearings to examine what is health care quality and who decides,
2:30 p.m., SD-215.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: business
meeting to consider S. 277, to amend the National and Community
Service Act of 1990 to expand and improve opportunities for service,
10 a.m., SD-430.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Ad Hoc
Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery, to hold hearings to examine
findings from the Disaster Recovery Subcommittee Special Report and
working with the Administration on a way forward, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine the
National Academy of Science's report Strengthening Forensic Science
in the United States: A Path Forward, 10 a.m., SD-226.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: to hold joint hearings to examine
the legislative presentation of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, 9:30
a.m., 334, Cannon Building.
House
Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice,
Science and Related Agencies, on Critical On-going Satellite Climate
Change Datasets, 10 a.m., and 2 p.m., H-309 Capitol.
Subcommittee on Defense, on Military Personnel-Army, 10 a.m., H-
140 Capitol.
Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and
Related Agencies, on Public Witnesses, 10 a.m., and 2 p.m., 2358C
Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and
Related Agencies, on Livable Communities, Transit Oriented
Development & Incorporating Green Building Practices into Federal
Housing and Transportation Policy 2 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
Committee on Armed Services, hearing on security developments in
the areas of responsibility of the U.S. Southern Command, Northern
Command, Africa Command, and Joint Forces Command, 10 a.m., 2118
Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Military Personnel and the Subcommittee on
Readiness, joint hearing on Medical Infrastructure: Are Health
Affairs/TRICARE Management Activity Priorities Aligned with Service
Requirements? 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
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Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, hearing on space and U.S.
security, 1 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
Committee on the Budget, hearing on Department of Defense Fiscal
Year 2010 Budget, 10 a.m., and to continue Members' Day-Part Two, 2
p.m., 210 Cannon.
Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy and
Environment, hearing on Competitiveness and Climate Policy: Avoiding
Leakage of Jobs and Emissions, 9:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
Committee on Financial Services,, Subcommittee on Capital Markets,
Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises, hearing entitled
``American International Group's Impact on the Global Economy:
During and After Federal Intervention.'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
Committee on Foreign Affairs, hearing on Striking the Appropriate
Balance: The Defense Department's Expanding Role in Foreign
Assistance, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, hearing on Guns, Drugs and
Violence: The Merida Initiative and the Challenge in Mexico, 2 p.m.,
2172 Rayburn.
Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Intelligence,
Information Sharing and Terrorism Risk Assessment, hearing on
Homeland Security Intelligence: Its Relevance and Limitations, 10
a.m., 311 Cannon.
Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure
Protection, hearing entitled ``100% Air Cargo Screening: Can We
Secure America's Skies?'' 2 p.m., 311 Cannon.
Committee on the Judiciary, to mark up the following: H.R. 1107,
To enact certain laws relating to public contracts as title 41,
United States Code, ``Public Contracts,'' H.R. 1139, COPS
Improvements Act of 2009; and the End GREED Act, 1 p.m., 2141
Rayburn.
Committee on Natural Resources, hearing on the following bills:
H.R. 31, Lumbee Recognition Act; and H.R. 1385, Thomasina E. Jordan
Indian Tribes of Virginia Federal Recognition Act of 2009, 10 a.m.,
1324 Longworth.
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, to mark up the
following: Title IV of H.R. 1256, Family Smoking Prevention and
Tobacco Control Act; H. Res. 223; Honoring the life, achievements,
and contributions of Paul Harvey, affectionately known for his
signature line, ``This is Paul Harvey . . . Good Day;'' and H.R.
774, 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,'' 1 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Committee on Small Business, hearing entitled ``The
Administration's FY Year 2010 Budget and Medicare: How Will Small
Providers be Impacted?'' 1 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on
Aviation, hearing on ATC Modernization and NextGen: Near-Term
Achievable Goals, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, briefing
CIA Intelligence Activities, 3:30 p.m., 302-HVC.
Joint Meetings
Joint Hearing: Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, to hold
joint hearings to examine the legislative presentation of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars, 9:30 a.m., 334, Cannon Building.
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Next Meeting of the SENATE
9:30 a.m., Wednesday, March 18
Senate Chamber
Program for Wednesday: After the transaction of any morning business
(not to extend beyond one hour), Senate will begin consideration of the
nomination of Ronald Kirk, of Texas, to be United States Trade
Representative, and after a period of debate, vote on confirmation of
the nomination at a time to be determined by the Majority Leader;
following which, Senate will continue consideration of H.R. 146,
Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Battlefield Protection Act.
Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
10 a.m., Wednesday, March 18
House Chamber
Program for Wednesday: Consideration of H.R. 1388--Generations
Invigorating Volunteerism and Education Act (Subject to a Rule).
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Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue.
HOUSE
Austria, Steve, Ohio, E691
Baca, Joe, Calif., E684
Bachmann, Michele, Minn., E685
Brown, Henry E., Jr., S.C., E690
Brown-Waite, Ginny, Fla., E686
Calvert, Ken, Calif., E689, E690
Carson, Andre, Ind., E687
Diaz-Balart, Mario, Fla., E685
Duncan, John J., Jr., Tenn., E683
Eshoo, Anna G., Calif., E687
Gerlach, Jim, Pa., E682
Heinrich, Martin, N.M., E683
Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie, S.D., E687
Jackson-Lee, Sheila, Tex., E693
Johnson, Eddie Bernice, Tex., E690
Johnson, Timothy V., Ill., E686
Kaptur, Marcy, Ohio, E692
Kucinich, Dennis J., Ohio, E681
Levin, Sander M., Mich., E682
McHugh, John M., N.Y., E686
Meek, Kendrick B., Fla., E684
Myrick, Sue Wilkins, N.C., E690
Miller, George, Calif., E692
Pomeroy, Earl, N.D., E684
Radanovich, George, Calif., E685
Rangel, Charles B., N.Y., E684
Scott, David, Ga., E681
Scott, Robert C. ``Bobby'', Va., E691
Shimkus, John, Ill., E682, E683, E685, E686, E688, E689, E690
Slaughter, Louise McIntosh, N.Y., E689
Tiahrt, Todd, Kans., E686
Towns, Edolphus, N.Y., E681