Tuesday, March 24, 2009
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Daily Digest
Senate
Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S3621-S3737
Measures Introduced: Seventeen bills and two resolutions were
introduced, as follows: S. 672-688, and S. Res. 83-84.
Pages S3657-58
Measures Passed:
Recognizing the Establishment of Collegiate Programs at Gallaudet
University: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from further
consideration of S. Con. Res. 12, recognizing and honoring the signing
by President Abraham Lincoln of the legislation authorizing the
establishment of collegiate programs at Gallaudet University, and the
resolution was then agreed to.
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National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 83,
designating March 25, 2009, as ``National Cerebral Palsy Awareness
Day''.
Pages S3735-36
Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction:
Committee on Foreign Relations was discharged from further
consideration of S. Res. 37, calling on Brazil to comply with the
requirements of the Convention on the Civil Aspects of International
Child Abduction and to assist in the safe return of Sean Goldman to his
father, David Goldman, and the resolution was then agreed to, after
agreeing to the following amendments proposed thereto:
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Murray (for Lautenberg) Amendment No. 697, to amend the resolving
clause.
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Murray (for Lautenberg) Amendment No. 698, to amend the preamble.
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Murray (for Lautenberg) Amendment No. 699, to amend the title.
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Measures Considered:
Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education Act--Agreement:
Senate began consideration of H.R. 1388, to reauthorize and reform the
national service laws, after agreeing to the motion to proceed to
consideration thereto, and taking action on the following amendments
proposed thereto:
Pages S3628-50
Pending:
Mikulski Amendment No. 687, in the nature of a substitute.
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Crapo/Corker Amendment No. 688 (to Amendment No. 687), to increase
the borrowing authority of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Pages S3637-48
Johanns Amendment No. 693 (to Amendment No. 687), to ensure that
organizations promoting competitive and non-competitive sporting events
involving individuals with disabilities may receive direct and indirect
assistance to carry out national service programs.
Pages S3648-49
Baucus/Grassley Amendment No. 692 (to Amendment No. 687), to
establish a Nonprofit Capacity Building Program.
Pages S3649-50
A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further
consideration of the bill at approximately 10:30 a.m., on Wednesday,
March 25, 2008.
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Kris Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached
providing that at 12 noon, on Wednesday, March 25, 2009, Senate begin
consideration of the nomination of David S. Kris, of Maryland, to be an
Assistant Attorney General, and vote on confirmation of the nomination.
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Nomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
Gary Locke, of Washington, to be Secretary of Commerce.
Pages S3734-35, S3737
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
Marisa J. Demeo, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate
Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of
fifteen years.
Florence Y. Pan, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate
Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of
fifteen years.
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Nomination Withdrawn: Senate received notification of withdrawal of the
following nomination:
Stuart Gordon Nash, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate
Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of
fifteen
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years, which was sent to the Senate on January 8, 2009.
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Executive Communications:
Pages S3654-57
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages S3658-59
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Pages S3659-92
Additional Statements:
Pages S3653-54
Amendments Submitted:
Pages S3692-S3733
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
Pages S3733-34
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:37 p.m.,
until 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 25, 2009. (For Senate's program,
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page
S3736.)
Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
U.S. EUROPEAN COMMAND AND U.S. JOINT FORCES COMMAND
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded a hearing to examine
United States European Command and United States Joint Forces Command,
after receiving testimony from General Bantz J. Craddock, USA,
Commander, United States European Command, and General James N. Mattis,
USMC, Commander, United States Joint Forces Command, both of the
Department of Defense.
BANK SUPERVISION AND REGULATION MODERNIZING
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded a
hearing to examine modernizing bank supervision and regulation, after
receiving testimony from William R. Attridge, Connecticut River
Community Bank, Wethersfield, on behalf of the Independent Community
Bankers of America; Daniel A. Mica, Credit Union National Association,
Washington, D.C.; Aubrey B. Patterson, BancorpSouth, Inc., Tupelo,
Mississippi, on behalf of the American Bankers Association; and
Christopher Whalen, Institutional Risk Analytics, Croton-on-Hudson, New
York; and Gail Hillebrand, Consumers Union, Yonkers, New York.
NOMINATION
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded a
hearing to examine the nomination of Thomas L. Strickland, of Colorado,
to be Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, Department
of the Interior, after the nominee, who was introduced by Senator Udall
(CO), testified and answered questions on his own behalf.
THREE MILE ISLAND
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Subcommittee on Clean Air
and Nuclear Safety concluded a hearing to examine Three Mile Island,
focusing on lessons learned over the past 30 years, after receiving
testimony from Dale E. Klein, Chairman, Gregory B. Jaczko, Peter B.
Lyons, and Kristine L. Svinicki, each a Commissioner, and Harold R.
Denton, Former Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, all of
the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; Dick Thornburgh, former Pennsylvania
Governor, K&L Gates LLP, and Marvin S. Fertel, Nuclear Energy
Institute, both of Washington, D.C.; and Peter A. Bradford, Vermont Law
School Institute for Energy and the Environment, South Royalton.
GLOBAL HUNGER CHALLENGES
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to
examine alleviating global hunger, focusing on challenges and
opportunities for United States leadership, after receiving testimony
from Dan Glickman, former Secretary of Agriculture; Catherine Bertini,
former Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme,
Syracuse, New York; David Beckmann, Bread for the World, Washington,
D.C.; Robert Paarlberg, Wellesey College, Wellesey, Massachusetts;
Edwin C. Price, Norman Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture,
College Station, Texas; and Gebisa Ejeta, Purdue University, West
Lafayette, Indiana.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to
examine the nominations of Richard Rahul Verma, of Maryland, to be
Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, who was introduced by
Senator Reid, Melanne Verveer, of the District of Columbia, to be
Ambassador at Large for Women's Global Issues, who was introduced by
Senators Casey and Hutchison, and Esther Brimmer, of the District of
Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary for International Organization
Affairs, who was introduced by Representative Norton, all of the
Department of State, after the nominees testified and answered
questions in their own behalf.
INSURANCE MARKET REFORM
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee
concluded a hearing to examine addressing insurance market reform in
national health reform, after receiving testimony from Sandy Praeger,
Kansas Commissioner of Insurance, Kansas City, on
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behalf of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners; Janet
Stokes Trautwein, National Association of Health Underwriters,
Arlington, Virginia; Ronald A. Williams, Aetna, Inc., Hartford,
Connecticut; Karen Pollitz, Georgetown University Health Policy
Institute, Karen Ignagni, America's Health Insurance Plans, and Len M.
Nichols, New America Foundation, all of Washington, D.C.; and Katherine
Baicker, Harvard School of Public Health Department of Health Policy
and Management, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
CREDIT CARD PRACTICES AND BANKRUPTCY
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight
and the Courts concluded a hearing to examine abusive credit card
practices and bankruptcy, after receiving testimony from Rosemary
Gambardella, United States Bankruptcy Judge for the District of New
Jersey, Newark; Adam J. Levitin, Georgetown University Law Center, and
David C. John, Heritage Foundation Thomas A. Roe Institute for Economic
Policy Studies, both of Washington, D.C.; Mark S. Scarberry, Pepperdine
University School of Law, Malibu, California; and Douglas J. Corey,
North Scituate, Rhode Island.
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: 22 public bills, H.R. 1677-
1698; and 10 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 78-80; and H. Res. 277-279, 282-
285 were introduced.
Pages H3833-35
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages H3835-36
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
H.R. 1259, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with
respect to the distribution of the drug dextromethorphan (H. Rept. 111-
49);
H.R. 1575, to authorize the Attorney General to limit or recover
excessive compensation paid or payable by entities that have received
Federal financial assistance on or after September 1, 2008 (H. Rept.
111-50);
H. Res. 280, providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to
the bill (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 (H. Rept. 111-51); and
H. Res. 281, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1404) to
authorize a supplemental funding source for catastrophic emergency
wildland fire suppression activities on Department of the Interior and
National Forest System lands and to require the Secretary of the
Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to develop a cohesive
wildland fire management strategy (H. Rept. 111-52).
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Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed
Representative Doyle to act as Speaker Pro Tempore for today.
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Recess: The House recessed at 11:21 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon.
Pages H3756-57
Committee Election: The House agreed to H. Res. 277, electing the
following Member to the Committee on the Budget: Representative Latta.
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Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the
following measures:
Department of Homeland Security Component Privacy Officer Act of
2009: H.R. 1617, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide
for a privacy official within each component of the Department of
Homeland Security, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 412 yeas to 3 nays,
Roll No. 147;
Pages H3761-63, H3771-72
Requiring the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a program in
the maritime environment for the mobile biometric identification of
suspected individuals, including terrorists, to enhance border
security: H.R. 1148, to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to
conduct a program in the maritime environment for the mobile biometric
identification of suspected individuals, including terrorists, to
enhance border security;
Pages H3763-65
Nuclear Forensics and Attribution Act: H.R. 730, to strengthen
efforts in the Department of Homeland Security to develop nuclear
forensics capabilities to permit attribution of the source of nuclear
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material, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 402 yeas to 16 nays, Roll No.
148;
Pages H3765-69, H3772-73
Expressing support for designation of the week of March 1 through
March 8, 2009, as ``School Social Work Week'': H. Res. 182, to express
support for designation of the week of March 1 through March 8, 2009,
as ``School Social Work Week'', by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 415 yeas
with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 149;
Pages H3769-70, H3773
Recognizing and honoring the signing by President Abraham Lincoln of
the legislation authorizing the establishment of collegiate programs at
Gallaudet University: H. Con. Res. 77, to recognize and honor the
signing by President Abraham Lincoln of the legislation authorizing the
establishment of collegiate programs at Gallaudet University;
Pages H3770-71
Expressing support for designation of a ``Welcome Home Vietnam
Veterans Day'': H. Res. 234, to express support for designation of a
``Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day''; and
Pages H3773-77
Recognizing the 30th anniversary of the Taiwan Relations Act: H. Con.
Res. 55, amended, to recognize the 30th anniversary of the Taiwan
Relations Act.
Pages H3777-80
Suspension--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following
measure under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were
postponed:
Recognizing the 188th anniversary of the independence of Greece and
celebrating Greek and American democracy: H. Res. 273, to recognize the
188th anniversary of the independence of Greece and to celebrate Greek
and American democracy.
Pages H3780-84
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the
proceedings of today and appear on pages H3771-72, H3772-73 and H3773.
There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10:30 a.m. and adjourned at 10:18 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 Federal Law
Enforcement Response to U.S.-Mexico Border Violence. Testimony was
heard from. The following officials of the Department of Justice:
Bill Newell, Special Agent in Charge, Phoenix Division, Bureau of
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives; and Joseph Arabit,
Special Agent in Charge, El Paso, Drug Enforcement Administration;
Phil Gordon, Mayor, Phoenix, Arizona; and a public witness.
SECURITY DEVELOPMENT--PACIFIC COMMAND, EUROPEAN COMMAND AND FORCE KOREA
Committee on Armed Services: Held a hearing on security development in
the areas of responsibility of the U.S. Pacific Command, U.S. European
Command, and U.S. Forces Korea. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of Defense: ADM Timothy J. Keating, USN,
Commander, U.S. Pacific Command; GEN Bantz J. Craddoxck, USA,
Commander, U.S. European Command, NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe;
and GEN Walter L. Sharp, USA, Commander, United Nations Command,
Commander, United Nations Command, Commander, Republic of Korea-U.S.
Combined Forces Command, Commander, U.S. Forces Korea.
DEFENSE HEALTH IT
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Personnel and the
Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities held
a joint hearing on Department of Defense Health Information Technology:
AHTLA is ``Intolerable,'' Where Do We Go From Here? Testimony was heard
from the following officials of the Department of Defense: LTG Eric
Schoomaker, USA, Commanding General, U.S. Army Medical Command, The
Surgeon General, U.S. Army; LTC Hon S. Pak, USA, Chief Medical
Information Officer, U.S. Army; RADM Thomas R. Cullison, USN, Deputy
Surgeon General, U.S. Navy; MG Charles Bruce Green, USAF, Deputy
Surgeon General, U.S. Air Force; LTC Donald Kowalewski, USAF, Internal
Medicine Consultant to the Air Force Surgeon General, U.S. Air Force;
S. Ward Casscells, M.D., Assistant Secretary, Health Affairs; Charles
Campbell, Chief Informant Officer, Military Health System; COL Claude
Hines, Jr., Program Manager, Defense Health Information Management
Systems; Tommy J. Morris, Acting Director, Office of Deputy Assistant
Secretary, Force, Health Protection and Readines Programs; and Tim
Harp, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Command, Control, Computers,
Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance and Information
Technology Acquisition.
RETIREMENT INVESTMENT ADVISERS
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Health, Employment,
Labor and Pensions held a hearing on Retirement Security: The
Importance of an Independent Investment Adviser. Testimony was heard
from Charles Jeszeck, Assistant Director, Education, Workforce and
Income Security Issues, GAO; and public witnesses.
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FTC CONSUMER CREDIT PROTECTION
Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and
Consumer Protection held a hearing on Consumer Credit and Debt: The
Role of the Federal Trade Commission in Protecting the Public.
Testimony was heard from Jon Leibowitz, Chairman, FTC; and public
witnesses.
HEALTHCARE ACCESS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing
on Making Health Care Work for American families: Improving Access to
Care. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
AIG--FEDERAL OVERSIGHT
Committee on Financial Services: Held a hearing entitled ``Oversight of
the Federal Government's Intervention at American International
Group.'' Testimony was heard from Timothy F. Geithner, Secretary of the
Treasury; Ben S. Bernanke, Chairman, Board of Governors, Federal
Reserve System; and William C. Dudley, President and CEO, Federal
Reserve Bank of New York.
LEBANON UPDATE
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on the Middle East and South
Asia held a hearing on Update on Lebanon. Testimony was heard from
Jeffrey D. Feltman, Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Eastern
Affairs, Department of State and former Ambassador to Lebanon.
MILITARY MEDICAL ACCOUNTABILITY
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Commercial and
Administrative Law held a hearing on H.R. 1478, Carmelo Rodriguez
Military Medical Accountability Act of 2009. Testimony was heard from
Representative Hinchey; and public witnesses.
OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF ENERGY DEVELOPMENT
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral
Resources and the Subcommittee on Insular Affair, Oceans and Wildlife
held a joint oversight hearing entitled ``Energy Development on the
Outer Continental Shelf and the Future of our Oceans.'' Testimony was
heard from Ian A. Bowles, Secretary, Executive Office of Energy and
Environmental Affairs, State of Massachusetts; 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. 689, To
interchange the administrative jurisdiction of certain Federal lands
between the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management; H.R.
1078, Harriet Tubman National Historical Park and Harriet Tubman
Underground Railroad National Historical Park Act; and H.R. 1275, Utah
Recreational Land Exchange Act of 2009. Testimony was heard from
Representatives Herger, Matheson, Arcuri, Edwards of Maryland; and
Kratovil; Michael Nedd, Acting Deputy Director, Bureau of Land
Management, Department of the Interior; and public witnesses.
FEDERAL LAND ASSISTANCE, MANAGEMENT AND ENHANCEMENT (FLAME) ACT
Committee on Rules: The Committee granted, by a non-record vote, a
structured rule providing for consideration of H.R. 1404, the ``Federal
Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement (FLAME) Act.''
The rule provides for one hour of general debate equally divided and
controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee
on Natural Resources.
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 bill
shall be considered as read. The rule waives all points of order
against provisions in the bill.
The rule makes in order only those amendments printed in the report.
The amendments made in order may be offered only in the order printed
in this report, may be offered only by a Member designated in this
report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time
specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the 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 Rahall and Representatives Minnick, Connolly of
Virginia, Lujan, Hastings of Washington, and Goodlatte.
OMNIBUS PUBLIC LAND MANAGEMENT ACT--CONSIDERATION OF SENATE AMENDMENTS
Committee on Rules: The Committee granted, by a non-record vote, a rule
making in order a motion by the Chair of the Committee on Natural
Resources to concur in the Senate amendments to H.R. 146, the Omnibus
Public Land Management Act of 2009.
The rule waives all points of order against the motion except clause
10 of rule XXI. The rule provides that the Senate amendments and the
motion shall be considered as read. The rule provides one hour of
debate on the motion equally divided and
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controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee
on Natural Resources. Testimony was heard from Chairman Rahall and
Representatives Hastings of Washington, Bishop of Utah and Radanovich.
FEDERAL VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH/DEVELOPMENT
Committee on Science and Technology: Subcommittee on Energy and
Environment held a hearing to Examine Federal Vehicle Technology
Research and Development Programs. Testimony was heard from Steven
Chalk, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, Department of Energy; and public witnesses.
INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE PARTNERSHIPS
Committee on Science and Technology: Subcommittee on Research and
Science Education held a hearing on Coordination of International
Science Partnerships. Testimony was heard from Jon Strauss, Chairman,
Task Force on International Science, National Science Board, NSF; and
public witnesses.
COAST GUARD ACQUISITION POLICIES AND PROGRAMS
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Coast
Guard and Maritime Transportation held a hearing on Overview of Coast
Guard Acquisition Policies and Programs. Testimony was heard from RADM
Gary Blote, USCG, Assistant Commandant, Acquisition, U.S. Coast Guard,
Department of Homeland Security, and John P. Hutton, Director,
Acquisition and Sourcing Management, GAO.
POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Disability Assistance
and Memorial Affairs held a hearing on the Nexus between Engaged in
Combat with the Enemy and PTSD in an Era of Changing Warfare Tactics.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of
Defense: RADM David J. Smith, USN, Joint Staff Surgeon; COL Robert
Ireland, Program Director, Mental Health Policy, Office of the
Assistant Secretary, Health Affairs; Bradley G. Mayes, Director,
Compensation and Pension Service; Antonette Zeiss, Deputy Chief
Officer, Mental Health Services; and Maureen Murdoch, M.D., Core
Investigator, Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research, Minneapolis
Veterans Affairs Medical Center, all with the Veterans Health
Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs; representatives of
veterans organizations; and public witnesses.
SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY BACKLOG
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Social Security and the
Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support held a joint hearing
on Eliminating the Social Security Disability Backlog. Testimony was
heard from the following officials of the SSA: Michael J. Astrue,
Commissioner; and Patrick O'Carroll, Inspector General; Dan Bertoni,
Director, Disability Issues for the Education, Workforce and Income
Security Team, GAO; and public witnesses.
CLIMATE LEGISLATION TRADE ASPECTS
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Trade held a hearing on
Trade Aspects of Climate Change Legislation. Testimony was heard from
public witnesses.
SRP BRIEFING
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to
receive a briefing on SRP. The Committee was briefed by departmental
witnesses.
Joint Meetings
No joint committee meetings were held.
COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,
MARCH 25, 2009
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Senate
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense, to hold
hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for
fiscal year 2010 for National Guard and Reserve, 10 a.m., SD-192.
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Personnel, to hold
hearings to examine reserve component programs of the Department of
Defense, 2:30 p.m., SR-232A.
Committee on the Budget: business meeting to mark up the
concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010, 2:30 p.m.,
SD-608.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee
on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security, to hold hearings to
examine Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization, focusing on
NextGen and the benefits of modernization, 9:45 a.m., SR-253.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Energy,
to hold hearings to examine how to improve energy market
transparency and regulation, 2 p.m., SD-366.
Committee on Environment and Public Works: to hold hearings to
examine transportation investment, 10 a.m., SD-406.
Committee on Finance: Subcommittee on Health Care, to hold
hearings to examine the role of long-term care in health reform,
2:30 p.m., SD-215.
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Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine the
nomination of Christopher R. Hill, of Rhode Island, a Career Member
of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Career Minister, to be
Ambassador to the Republic of Iraq, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine foreign policy and the
global economic crisis, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold
hearings to examine Southern border violence, focusing on homeland
security threats, vulnerabilities, and responsibilities, 9:30 a.m.,
SD-342.
Committee on the Judiciary: to hold an oversight hearing to
examine the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: to hold hearings
to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year
2010 for the Small Business Administration, 10:30 a.m., SR-428A.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: to hold hearings to examine State-
of-the-Art information technology (IT) solutions for Veterans'
Affairs benefits delivery, 9:30 a.m., SR-418.
Special Committee on Aging: to hold hearings to examine an update
from the Alzheimer's Study Group, 10:30 a.m., SD-106.
House
Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit,
Energy and Research, hearing to review the USDA administration of
conservation program contracts, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Defense, on Combat
Aircraft Acquisition, 10 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
Subcommittee on Financial Services, and General Government, on
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 10 a.m., 2220 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Homeland Security and the Subcommittee on
Legislative Branch, joint hearing on Protecting our Nation's
Leaders: Challenges of 2008 Presidential Campaign and the 56th
Presidential Inauguration, 2 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies, on
Native-American and Alaska Natives Issues, 9:30 a.m., and 1:30 p.m.,
B-308 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and
Related Agencies, on Raising Wages and Living Standards for Families
and Workers, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and
Related Agencies, on European Command, 10 a.m., and on Department of
Defense/Veterans Affairs Medical Transition, 2 p.m., H-143 Capitol.
Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs, on
Public Witnesses, 9:30 a.m., 2358 A Rayburn.
Committee on Armed Services,, hearing on Effective
Counterinsurgency: How the Use and Misuse of Reconstruction Funding
Affects the War Effort in Iraq and Afghanistan, 10 a.m., 2118
Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on
Contingency Contracting: Has the Call for Urgent Reform Been
Answered? 4 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Readiness, hearing on readiness and sustainment of
the Navy's surface fleet, 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
Committee on the Budget, to mark the Concurrent Resolution on the
Budget for Fiscal Year 2010, 10:30 a.m., 210 Cannon.
Committee on Education and Labor, hearing on GAO's Undercover
Investigation: Wage Theft of America's Vulnerable Workers, 10 a.m.,
2175 Rayburn.
Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy and
Environment, hearing on Adaptation Policies in Climate legislation,
9:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
Committee on Financial Services, hearing entitled ``Exploring the
Balance between Increased Credit Availability and Prudent Lending
Standards,'' 10 a.m., followed by a markup of the following
measures: To amend the executive compensation provisions of the
Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, to prohibit
unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based
on performance standards; and H. Res. 251, Directing the Secretary
of the Treasury to transmit to the House of Representatives all
information in his possession relating to specific communications
with American International Group, Inc, (AIG), 2:15 p.m., 2128
Rayburn.
Committee on Foreign Affairs, to mark up H. Res. 152, Expressing
the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States
remains committed to the North Atlantic Treaty; followed by a
hearing on Climate Change and the Arctic: New Frontiers of National
Security, 9:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
Committee on House Administration, to mark up the following
measures: Providing for the expenses of certain committees of the
House of Representatives in the One Hundred Eleventh Congress;
Dismissing the election contest relating to the office of
Representatives from the First Congressional District of Hawaii;
H.R. 1299, Capitol Police Administrative Technical Corrections Act
of 2009; House Reservists Pay Adjustment Act of 2009; H.R. 151,
Daniel Webster Congressional Clerkship Act of 2009; H.R. 749, To
amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to permit candidates
for election for Federal office to designate an individual who will
be authorized to disburse funds of the authorized campaign
committees of the candidate in the event of the death of the
candidate; H.R. 415, Fallen Heroes Flag Act of 2009; and Committee
Resolution No. 111-5, providing Official Mail Allowance to Committee
of the House for the 111th Congress, 11 a.m., 1310 Longworth.
Committee on the Judiciary, to continue markup of H.R. 1139, COPS
Improvements Act of 2009; and to mark up H.R. 985, Free Flow of
Information Act of 2009, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on
Federal Workforce, Postal Service and the District of Columbia, to
mark up H.R. 626, Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2009,
followed by a hearing on Restoring the Financial Stability of the
U.S.
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Postal Service: What Needs to be Done? 9:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and
Procurement, hearing on Roles and Responsibilities of Inspectors
General in Financial Markets Regulatory Agencies, 2 p.m., 2247
Rayburn.
Committee on Science and Technology, to mark up the following:
H.R. 1580, Electronic Waste Research and Development Act; and H.R.
1145, National Water Research and Development Initiative Act of
2009, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
Committee on Small Business, hearing entitled ``Oversight of the
Small Business Administration and its Programs,'' 2 p.m., 2360
Rayburn.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs, to mark up the following bills:
H.R. 1171, Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program Reauthorization
Act of 2009; H.R. 1377, To amend title 38, United States Code, to
expand veterans' eligibility for reimbursement by the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs for emergency treatment furnished in a non-
Department facility; and H.R. 1513, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-
Living Adjustment Act of 2009, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, briefing on
NSA, 9:30 a.m., HVC.
Subcommittee on Terrorism, Human Intelligence, Analysis and
Counterintelligence, executive, briefing on Hot Spots, 4 p.m., HVC.
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Next Meeting of the SENATE
9:30 a.m., Wednesday, March 25
Senate Chamber
Program for Wednesday: After the transaction of any morning business
(not to extend beyond one hour), Senate will continue consideration of
H.R. 1388, Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education Act.
Also, at 12 noon, Senate will begin consideration of the nomination of
David S. Kris, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Attorney General, and
vote on confirmation thereon.
(Senate will recess from 12:30 p.m. until 2 p.m. for the Democratic
party conference.)
Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
10 a.m., Wednesday, March 25
House Chamber
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Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
HOUSE
Baca, Joe, Calif., E755
Bachmann, Michele, Minn., E752
Bilbray, Brian P., Calif., E750
Brown-Waite, Ginny, Fla., E748, E753
Burgess, Michael C., Tex., E753, E755
Carson, Andre, Ind., E751
Castle, Michael N., Del., E751
Clarke, Yvette D., N.Y., E748
Clay, Wm. Lacy, Mo., E752
Courtney, Joe, Conn., E749
Crowley, Joseph, N.Y., E750
Doyle, Michael F., Pa., E755
Engel, Eliot L., N.Y., E749
Garrett, Scott, N.J., E749
Hastings, Doc, Wash., E753
Kingston, Jack, Ga., E745, E747
Lance, Leonard, N.J., E747, E748, E749, E750, E753, E756, E757, E758,
E759
Lee, Christopher John, N.Y., E747
LoBiondo, Frank A., N.J., E751
McCarthy, Carolyn, N.Y., E757
McCollum, Betty, Minn., E748
Meek, Kendrick B., Fla., E755
Miller, Jeff, Fla., E758
Pascrell, Bill, Jr., N.J., E755
Rangel, Charles B., N.Y., E750
Rehberg, Denny, Mont., E756
Reyes, Silvestre, Tex., E758
Richardson, Laura, Calif., E752
Ruppersberger, C.A. Dutch, Md., E751
Speier, Jackie, Calif., E759
Turner, Michael R., Ohio, E752
Woolsey, Lynn C., Calif., E758
Young, Don, Alaska, E746