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Daily Digest - Thursday, March 13, 2008
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Daily Digest
HIGHLIGHTS
- Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 70, Budget Resolution.
- Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 316, Adjournment Resolution.
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Senate
Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2033-S
Measures Introduced:
Thirty-three bills and eleven resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 2754-2786, S.J. Res. 30, S. Res. 481-489, and S. Con. Res. 71.
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Measures Reported:
S. 694, to direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to reduce the incidence of child injury and death occurring inside or outside of light motor vehicles, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 110-275)
S. 1580, to reauthorize the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 110-276)
S. 352, to provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings, with amendments.
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Measures Passed:
Budget Resolution:
By 51 yeas to 44 nays (Vote No. 85), Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 70, setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013, after taking action on the following amendments proposed there to:
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Adopted:
By 99 yeas to 1 nay (Vote No. 42), Baucus Amendment No. 4160, to provide tax relief to middle-class families and small businesses, property tax relief to homeowners, relief to those whose homes were damaged or destroyed by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and tax relief to America's troops and veterans.
Pages S2036, S2040-41
Bingaman Amendment No. 4173, to provide additional funding resources in fiscal year 2009 for investments in innovation and education in order to improve the competitiveness of the United States.
Pages S2037 S2042
By 53 yeas to 46 nays (Vote No. 44), Conrad Amendment No. 4190, to add a deficit-neutral reserve fund for repealing the 1993 rate increase for the alternative minimum tax for individuals.
Pages S2037, S2042
By 51 yeas to 50 nays, Vice President voting yea (Vote No. 47), Senate agreed to the motion to reconsider Gregg (for Specter/Craig) Amendment No. 4189 (listed above).
Pages S2037, S2043
By 53 yeas to 46 nays (Vote No. 51), Conrad Amendment No. 4204, to add a deficit-neutral reserve fund for repealing the 1993 increase in the income tax on Social Security benefits.
Pages S2037, S2045-46
By 95 yeas to 4 nays (Vote No. 53), Gregg (for Specter) Amendment No. 4203, to increase funding for the National Institutes of Health and the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program.
Pages S2037, S2046-47
By 69 yeas to 30 nays (Vote No. 54), Dorgan Amendment No. 4198, to increase the Indian Health Service by $1,000,000,000 in fiscal year 2009.
Pages S2037, S2047
By 56 yeas to 43 nays (Vote No. 55), Nelson (FL) Amendment No. 4329, to establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to improve energy efficiency and production.
Pages S2047-48
Kennedy Amendment No. 4151, to add a deficit-neutral reserve fund for increasing federal student loan limits to protect students against disruptions in the private credit markets.
Pages S2037, S2049
Murray (for Lincoln) Amendment No. 4194, to provide the Veterans Benefits Administration with additional resources to more effectively meet their increasing workload and to better address the unacceptably large claims backlog.
Pages S2037, S2049-50
Sununu Amendment No. 4221, to save lives, promote overall health care efficiency, and lower the D290cost for the delivery of health care services by facilitating the deployment and use of electronic prescribing technologies by physicians.
Pages S2037, S2050
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Kerry Amendment No. 4332, to promote the modernization of the health care system through the adoption of electronic prescribing technology.
Page S2050
By 95 yeas to 2 nays (Vote No. 57), Kennedy Amendment No. 4350, to increase funding for the Department of Education's English Literacy-Civics Education State Grant program, with an offset.
Pages S2050-51
By 54 yeas to 44 nays (Vote No. 58), Alexander Amendment No. 4222, to take $670,000 used by the EEOC in bringing actions against employers that require their employees to speak English, and instead use the money to teach English to adults through the Department of Education's English Literacy/Civics Education State Grant program.
Pages S2037, S2051
By 53 yeas to 45 nays (Vote No. 59), Menendez Amendment No. 4259, to establish a reserve fund for immigration reform and enforcement.
Pages S2037, S2052
By 61 yeas to 37 nays (Vote No. 60), Sessions Amendment No. 4231, to establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund for border security, immigration enforcement, and criminal alien removal programs.
Pages S2037, S2052-53
Conrad (for Pryor) Amendment No. 4181, to add a deficit-neutral reserve fund for Science Parks.
Pages S2037, S2054
Nelson Modified Amendment No. 4212, to create additional jobs and make a lasting investment in our national infrastructure by increasing fiscal year 2008 infrastructure stimulus funding by designating $3.5 billion in existing stimulus funding in the resolution as discretionary funding.
Pages S2054-55
Reed Modified Amendment No. 4154, to reduce the energy burden of low-income families, seniors, and individuals with disabilities by increasing funding for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) by $1.6 billion in fiscal year 2009
Page S2057
Biden Modified Amendment No. 4164, to increase 2009 funding for the COPS program to $1.15 billion, with an offset.
Pages S2058
Dole Amendment No. 4208, to increase amounts budgeted for States and local governments for expenses related to immigration enforcement training and support under section 287 (g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, with an offset.
Pages S2058-59
Dodd Amendment No. 4254, to increase funding for the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Health Resources and Services Administration for autism research, education, and early detection with an offset.
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Brown/Stabenow Amendment No. 4155, to improve the training of manufacturing workers.
Page S2060
By 49 yeas to 48 nays (Vote No. 67), Brownback Amendment No. 4284, to provide funds for a Commission on Budgetary Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies.
Pages S2060-61
By 89 yeas to 7 nays (Vote No. 68), Kohl Amendment No. 4197, to establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund for a 3-year extension of the pilot program for national and State background checks on direct patient access employees of long-term care facilities or providers.
Pages S2061-62
Reid Amendment No. 4373, to establish a reserve fund for studying the effect of cooperation with local law enforcement.
Page S2063
Conrad (for Enzi) Amendment No. 4214, to establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to terminate certain deductions from mineral revenue payments made to States.
Page S2064
Conrad (for Roberts) Amendment No. 4244, to ensure the viability of small businesses by helping them provide to their employees access to quality child care.
Page S2064
Conrad (for Martinez) Amendment No. 4229, to provide a deficit-neutral reserve fund to provide for State disclosure, through a publicly accessible Internet site, of information relating to payments made under the State Medicaid program to hospitals, nursing facilities, outpatient surgery centers, intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded, institutions for mental disease, or other institutional providers and the number of patients treated by such providers.
Pages S2064, S2064-65
Conrad (for Thune) Amendment No. 4269, to provide for a total of $99,000,000 in COPS Hot Spots funding, as authorized in the Combat Meth Act.
Page S2064, S2065
Conrad (for Hatch) Amendment No. 4297, to provide for a reserve fund for legislation that funds the traumatic brain injury program.
Pages S2064, S2065
Conrad (for Coleman) Amendment No. 4264, to deny funding for the United Nations Durban II Anti-Racism Conference, which has been used as a platform to advance anti-Semitism and for this reason opposed by the United States and 45 other members of the United Nations General Assembly during a vote on December 22, 2007 and direct the savings to veterans.
Pages S2064, S2065
Conrad (for Dole) Amendment No. 4349, to provide the Secretary of Agricultural with the necessary D291funding to effectively address the critical community facility infrastructure needs of our rural areas across the United States.
Pages S2064, S2065
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Conrad (for Barrasso) Amendment No. 4248, to provide for a deficit-neutral reserve fund that preserves and promotes Medicare payment polices that support rural health care providers.
Pages S2064, S2065
Conrad (for Grassley/McCaskill) Amendment No. 4261, to reduce waste in Department of Defense contracting.
Pages S2064, S2065
Conrad (for Vitter) Amendment No. 4243, to fully fund authorized amounts to implement the Adam Walsh Act that will increase enforcement to catch and detain child predators, combat child pornography, and make the Internet safer for our children.
Pages S2064, S2065
Conrad (for Burr) Amendment No. 4153, to develop biodefense medical countermeasures by fully funding the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) in a fiscally responsible manner.
Pages S2064, S2065
Conrad (for Enzi/Barrasso) Amendment No. 4215, to establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to improve the animal health and disease program.
Pages S2064, S2065
Conrad (for Klobuchar) Amendment No. 4287, to establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund for implementation of the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program for members of the National Guard and Reserve.
Pages S2064, S2066
Conrad (for Kennedy) Amendment No. 4148, to increase by $71 million the resources available to the Food and Drug Administration in fiscal year 2009 for food and drug safety.
Pages S2064, S2066
Conrad (for Biden) Amendment No. 4166, to increase fiscal year 2009 funding for Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) by $100 million, with an offset.
Pages S2064, S2066
Conrad (for Feinstein) Amendment No. 4225, to provide for a total of $950,000,000 in outlays for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program in fiscal year 2009.
Pages S2064, S2066
Conrad (for Dodd) Amendment No. 4253, to increase spending for the Maternal and Child Health Block Grant by $184,000,000 in fiscal year 2009, with offset.
Pages S2064, S2066
Conrad (for Klobuchar) Amendment No. 4287, to establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund for implementation of the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program for members of the National Guard and Reserve.
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Conrad (for Kennedy) Amendment No. 4148, to increase by $71 million the resources available to the Food and Drug Administration in fiscal year 2009 for food and drug safety.
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Conrad (for Biden) Amendment No. 4166, to increase fiscal year 2009 funding for Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) by $100 million, with an offset.
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Conrad (for Feinstein) Amendment No. 4225, to provide for a total of $950,000,000 in outlays for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program in fiscal year 2009
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Conrad (for Dodd) Amendment No. 4253, to increase spending for the Maternal and Child Health Block Grant by $184,000,000 in fiscal year 2009, with an offset.
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Conrad (for Klobuchar) Amendment No. 4286, to provide in the deficit-neutral reserve fund for America's veterans and wounded servicemembers and for a post 9/11 GI bill for access of rural veterans to health care and other services.
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Conrad (for Pryor/Kennedy) Amendment No. 4183, to add a deficit-neutral reserve fund to improve student achievement during secondary education, including middle school completion, high school graduation and preparing students for higher education and the workforce.
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Conrad (for Lautenberg/Kerry) Amendment No. 4210, to include rail (including high-speed passenger rail), airport, and seaport projects in the eligibility requirements of the Deficit Neutral Reserve Fund for Investments in America's Infrastructure.
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Conrad (for Dorgan) Amendment No. 4199, to provide for the use of the deficit-neutral reserve fund for tax relief to reinstate and expand the charitable IRA rollover.
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Conrad (for Dorgan) Amendment No. 4249, to increase the number of organ donations by funding the programs authorized by the Organ Donation and Recovery Improvement Act of 2004.
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Conrad (for Nelson (FL)) Amendment No. 4285, to make funds available to ensure that Survivor Benefit Plan annuities are not reduced by the amount of veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation received by military families.
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Conrad (for Reid) Amendment No. 4162, to establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to provide for the acceleration of the phased-in eligibility of members of the Armed Forces for concurrent receipt of retired pay and veterans' disability compensation.
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Conrad (for Lieberman/Collins) Amendment No. 4211, to increase funding for operations and management of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, with an offset.
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Conrad (for Carper/Coburn) Amendment No. 4176, to provide for a deficit-neutral reserve fund for the increased use of recovery audits.
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Conrad (for Casey) Amendment No. 4172, to include in the deficit-neutral reserve funds for America's veterans and wounded servicemembers and for a post 9/11 GI bill provision for the continuing payment to members of the Armed Forces who are retired or separated from the Armed Forces due to a combat-related injury after September 11, 2001, of bonuses that such members were entitled to before the retirement or separation and would continue to be entitled to were such members not retired or separated.
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Conrad (for Stabenow/Voinovich) Amendment No. 4219, to provide for the use of the deficit-neutral reserve fund for tax relief to encourage struggling companies to invest in new equipment and stimulate the United States economy by allowing the use of accumulated alternative minimum tax and research and development credits in lieu of bonus depreciation.
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Conrad (for Clinton/Warner) Amendment No. 4227, to increase funding for the Administration on Aging by the authorized level of $53,000,000 in fiscal year 2009 for the Lifespan Respite Care Act, which provides much-needed respite care to our Nation's dedicated family caregivers for the elderly and disabled.
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Conrad (for Casey) Amendment No. 4352, to add a deficit-neutral reserve fund for the protection and safety of the Nation's food supply.
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Conrad (for Smith/Clinton) Amendment No. 4364, to provide a deficit-neutral reserve fund to provide for a demonstration project regarding Medicaid coverage of low-income HIV-infected individuals.
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Conrad (for Lincoln/Snowe) Amendment No. 4195, to provide for a deficit-neutral reserve fund for reducing the income threshold for the refundable child tax credit to $10,000 for taxable years 2009 and 2010 with no inflation adjustment to ensure that low-income working families receive the benefit of such credit.
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By 90 yeas to 5 nays (Vote No. 70), Boxer Modified Amendment No. 4368, to increase funding for the Department of Justice for the vigorous enforcement of laws protecting children.
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Conrad (for Brown) Amendment No. 4252, to increase Federal assistance to food banks.
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Conrad (for Chambliss) Amendment No. 4230, to increase fiscal year 2009 funding for the Byrne/Justice Assistance Grant program to $906,000,000, with an offset.
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Conrad (for Obama) Amendment No. 4330, to provide an additional $5 million to the military department's respective Boards for Correction of Military Records to expedite review of cases in which servicemembers with combat-related psychological injuries (such as PTSD) or closed head injuries (such as TBIs) were administered discharges for personality disorders or other discharges resulting in a loss of benefits or care and seek a correction of records or upgraded discharge.
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Conrad (for Thune) Modified Amendment No. 4268, to provide $20,000,000 in fiscal year 2009 to improve safety by increasing funds for tribal justice and law enforcement, with an offset.
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Conrad (for Bunning/Enzi) Amendment No. 4186, to provide a point of order against any budget resolution that fails to achieve an on-budget balance within 5 years.
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Conrad (for Alexander) Amendment No. 4311, to improve education in the United States by providing $300,000,000 for the Teacher Incentive Fund to support State and local school district efforts to reward outstanding teaching and school leadership by improving compensation programs for teachers who have a demonstrated record of improving student academic achievement, teachers who teach in high need subjects such as mathematics and science, and teachers who teach in high need, low income schools.
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Conrad (for Gregg) Amendment No. 4357, to create a point of order against using reconciliation to create new mandatory programs and to place a 20% limit on new direct spending in reconciliation legislation.
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Conrad (for Clinton) Amendment No. 4361, to increase funding for the Department of Agriculture by $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2009 to provide public access to information about the sources of foods distributed through the school lunch program and other nutrition programs under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture.
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Conrad (for Bingaman) Amendment No. 4370, to provide for a deficit-neutral reserve fund to make improvements to ensure access to the Medicare program for low-income senior citizens and other low-income Medicare beneficiaries.
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Conrad (for Dorgan) Amendment No. 4200, to provide for the use of the deficit-neutral reserve fund to invest in clean energy and preserve the environment for the 5-year extension of energy tax incentives.
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Conrad (for Smith/Lincoln) Amendment No. 4334, to increase the funding levels for programs carried out under the Older Americans Act of 1965 by $184,000,000 to keep pace with inflation and increasing numbers of older Americans, and comply with minimum wage requirements for the programs.
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Conrad (for Snowe) Modified Amendment No. 4376, to provide the use of the deficit-neutral reserve fund for tax relief for cafeteria plans.
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Conrad (for Allard) Amendment No. 4159, to ensure that the Secretary of Health and Human Services has continued authority to prevent fraud and protect the integrity of the Medicaid program and SCHIP and to reduce inappropriate spending under those programs.
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Conrad (for Baucus) Amendment No. 4333, to express the sense of the Senate that Medicaid administrative regulations should not undermine Medicaid's role in our Nation's health care system, cap Federal Medicaid spending, or otherwise shift Medicaid cost burdens to State or local governments and their taxpayers and health providers, or undermine the Federal guarantee of health insurance coverage Medicaid provides.
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Conrad (for Kohl) Amendment No. 4255, to increase fiscal year 2009 funding for Juvenile Justice Programs to $560 million, with an offset.
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Conrad (for Hatch) Amendment No. 4283, to express the sense of the Senate that none of the funds recommended by this resolution, or appropriated or otherwise made available under any other Act, to the USPTO shall be diverted, redirected, transferred, or used for any other purpose than for which such funds were intended.
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Conrad (for DeMint) Amendment No. 4345, to provide for a deficit-neutral reserve fund for education reform.
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Conrad (for Cardin) Amendment No. 4220, to increase funding for water quality research programs at the United States Geological Survey, with an offset.
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By 70 yeas to 27 nays (Vote No. 80), Boxer Amendment No. 4379, to facilitate coverage of pregnant women in SCHIP.
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Conrad (for Leahy) Modified Amendment No. 4270, to add a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation that improves the participation of naturalized citizens in the United States political process, strengthens national security by improving and expediting FBI security name checks, and reduces the backlog of naturalization applications for individuals seeking to become naturalized citizens.
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Conrad (for Gregg) Amendment No. 4302, to provide for a reserve fund for legislation to provide access, coverage, and choice for every American to quality and affordable care.
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Conrad (for Clinton) Amendment No. 4300, to provide for a reserve fund for legislation to establish a program, including medical monitoring and treatment, addressing the adverse health impacts linked to the September 11, 2001 attacks.
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Conrad (for Baucus) Amendment No. 4331, to add a deficit-neutral reserve fund to ban abusive and inappropriate sales and marketing tactics used by private insurers offering Medicare Advantage and prescription drug plans.
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Conrad (for Collins) Modified Amendment No. 4209, to provide for renewable energy and energy efficiency tax credits with offsets.
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Conrad (for Specter/Casey) Amendment No. 4375, to express the sense of the Senate regarding Philadelphia Housing Authority's ``Moving to Work Agreement'' with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
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Conrad (for Bunning) Amendment No. 4307, to permanently extend the adoption tax credit and the exclusion for adoption assistance programs included in the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001.
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Conrad (for Graham/DeMint) Amendment No. 4371, to express the sense of the Senate regarding a Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
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By 73 yeas to 23 nays (Vote No. 83), Biden Amendment No. 4245, to restore full funding for the international affairs budget, in support of the reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan, nuclear proliferation, foreign assistance, fighting global AIDS, promoting sustainable development, and other efforts, with an offset.
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By 73 yeas to 23 nays (Vote No. 84), Vitter Amendment No. 4299, expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the need for comprehensive legislation to legalize the importation of prescription drugs from highly industrialized countries with safe pharmaceutical infrastructures.
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Conrad (for Barrasso) Amendment No. 4206, to provide funding to enable certain individuals and entities to comply with the Endangered Species Act of 1973.
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Rejected:
By 47 yeas to 52 nays (Vote No. 43), Graham Modified Amendment No. 4170, to protect families, family farms and small businesses by extending the income tax rate structure, raising the death tax exemption to $5,000,000 and reducing the maximum death tax rate to no more than 35 percent; to keep education affordable by extending the college tuition deduction; and to protect senior citizens from higher taxes on their retirement income, maintain U.S. financial market competitiveness, and promote economic growth by extending the lower tax rates on dividends and capital gains.
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By 49 yeas to 50 nays (Vote No. 45),Gregg (for Specter/Craig) Amendment No. 4189, to repeal section 13203 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 by restoring the Alternative Minimum Tax rates that had been in effect prior thereto.
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By 49 yeas to 51 nays (Vote No. 46), Senate failed to table the motion to reconsider the vote by which Gregg (for Specter/Craig) Amendment No. 4189 (listed above) was rejected by 49 yeas to 50 nays.
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By 49 yeas to 51 nays (Vote No. 48), Gregg (for Specter/Craig) Amendment No. 4189, to repeal section 13203 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 by restoring the Alternative Minimum Tax rates that had been in effect prior thereto, upon reconsideration.
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By 38 yeas to 62 nays (Vote No. 49), Conrad (for Salazar) Modified Amendment No. 4196, to reform the estate tax to avoid subjecting thousands of families, family businesses, and family farms and ranches to the estate tax.
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By 50 yeas to 50 nays (Vote No. 50), Kyl Amendment No. 4191, to protect small businesses, family ranches and farms from the Death Tax by providing a $5 million exemption, a low rate for smaller estates and a maximum rate no higher than 35 percent.
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By 47 yeas to 53 nays (Vote No. 52), Bunning Modified Amendment No. 4192, to repeal the tax increase on Social Security benefits imposed by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993.
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By 47 yeas to 51 nays (Vote No. 56), Alexander Modified Amendment No. 4207, to establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to improve energy efficiency and production.
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By a unanimous vote of 97 nays (Vote No. 62), Allard Amendment No. 4246, to raise taxes by an unprecedented $1.4 trillion for the purpose of fully funding 111 new or expanded federal spending programs.
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By 42 yeas to 56 nays (Vote No. 63), Ensign Amendment No. 4240, to require wealthy Medicare beneficiaries to pay a greater share of their Medicare Part D premiums.
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By 43 yeas to 55 nays (Vote No 64), Sanders Amendment No. 4218, to put children ahead of millionaires and billionaires by restoring the pre-2001 top income tax rate for people earning over $1 million, and use this revenue to invest in LIHEAP, IDEA, Head Start, Child Care, nutrition, school construction, and deficit reduction.
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By 40 yeas to 58 nays (Vote No. 65), DeMint Amendment No. 4328, to provide for a deficit-neutral reserve fund for Social Security reform.
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By 29 yeas to 68 nays (Vote No. 66), DeMint (for Allard) Amendment No. 4232, to pay down the Federal debt and eliminate government waste by reducing spending 5 percent on programs rated (as mandated under the Government Performance and Results Act (Public Law 103-62)) ineffective by the Office of Management and Budget Program Assessment Rating Tool.
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Vitter/Inhofe Amendment No. 4309, to create a reserve fund to ensure that Federal assistance does not go to sanctuary cities that ignore the immigration laws of the United States and create safe havens for illegal aliens and potential terrorists. (By 58 yeas to 40 nays (Vote No. 69), Senate tabled the amendment.)
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By 49 yeas to 49 nays (Vote No. 71), Ensign Amendment No. 4335, to increase funding for the Department of Justice for the vigorous enforcement of a prohibition against taking minors across State lines in circumvention of laws requiring the involvement of parents in abortion decisions consistent with the Child Custody Protection Act, which passed the Senate by a bipartisan vote of 65-34, with an offset.
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By 49 yeas to 50 nays (Vote No. 74), Kyl Amendment No. 4348, to provide certainty to taxpayers by extending expiring tax provisions such as the R&D; Tax Credit that helps U.S. companies innovate, the combat pay exclusion for our soldiers in the field, the education deduction to make colleges more affordable and the alternative energy incentives to make the environment cleaner through the end of 2009.
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By 23 yeas to 77 nays (Vote No. 76), Landrieu Amendment No. 4378, to protect family businesses and farmers without increasing our nation's debt by providing for an estate tax that sets the exemption at $5 million and the rate at 35 percent, with the benefits of the exemption recaptured for estates over $100 million, paid for by closing tax loopholes that allow offshore deferral of compensation and transactions entered into solely for the purpose of avoiding taxation.
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By 48 yeas to 50 nays (Vote No. 77), Kyl Amendment No. 4372, to protect small businesses, family ranches and farms from the Death Tax by providing a $5 million exemption, a low rate for smaller estates and a maximum rate no higher than 35%.
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By 47 yeas to 51 nays (Vote No. 78), Grassley Modified Amendment No. 4276, to exempt from pay-as-you-go enforcement modifications to the individual alternative minimum tax (AMT) that prevent millions of additional taxpayers from having to pay the AMT.
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By 41 yeas to 57 nays (Vote No. 79), DeMint Amendment No. 4380, to provide for a deficit-neutral reserve fund for transferring funding for Berkeley, CA earmarks to the Marine Corps.
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By 46 yeas to 52 nays (Vote No. 81), Allard Amendment No. 4233, to require that legislation to D295reauthorize SCHIP include provisions codifying the unborn child regulation.
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By 45 yeas to 51 nays (Vote No. 82), DeMint Amendment No. 4339, to provide for a deficit-neutral reserve fund for providing an above the line Federal income tax deduction for individuals purchasing health insurance outside the workplace.
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Withdrawn:
Inhofe Amendment No. 4239, to express the sense of the Senate on funding for national defense in future fiscal years.
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During consideration of this measure today, the Senate also took the following action:
By 58 yeas to 40 nays (Vote No. 61), three-fifths of those Senators duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate rejected the motion to waive pursuant to section 904(c) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, with respect to Cornyn Amendment No. 4242, to protect the family budget by providing for a budget point of order against legislation that increases income taxes on taxpayers, including hard-working middle-income families, entrepreneurs, and college students. Subsequently, the point of order that the amendment was in violation of section 305 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, was sustained, and the amendment thus fell.
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By 39 yeas to 59 nays (Vote No. 72), three-fifths of those Senators duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate rejected the motion to waive pursuant to section 305(b)(2) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, with respect to DeMint Amendment No. 4340, to create a point of order against bills that would raise gasoline prices. Subsequently, the Chair sustained the point of order that DeMint Amendment No. 4340 was not germane, and the amendment thus fell.
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By 27 yeas to 71 nays (Vote No. 73), three-fifths of those Senators duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate rejected the motion to waive pursuant to section 904(c) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, with respect to Cornyn Amendment No. 4313, to protect the family budget from runaway Government spending by increasing the number of Senators necessary to waive the PAYGO Point of Order from 60 to 100. Subsequently, the point of order that the amendment was in violation of section 305(b)(2) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, was sustained, and the amendment thus fell.
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By 29 yeas to 71 nays (Vote No. 75), three-fifths of those Senators duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate rejected the motion to waive pursuant to section 305(b)(2) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, with respect to DeMint Amendment No. 4347, to establish an earmark moratorium for fiscal year 2009. Subsequently, the Chair sustained the point of order that DeMint Amendment No. 4347 was not germane, and the amendment thus fell.
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A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the enrolling clerk be authorized to make technical and conforming changes to the levels in Title 1 of S. Con. Res. 70 at the direction of the Committee on Budget majority staff, to reflect the effects of amendments agreed to by the Senate.
Adjournment Resolution: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 316, providing for a conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives and a conditional recess or adjournment of the Senate.
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Authorizing Use of the Rotunda: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 71, authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for the presentation of the Congressional Gold Medal to Michael Ellis DeBakey, M.D.
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Congratulating X PRIZE Foundation: Senate agreed to S. Res. 486, to congratulate the X PRIZE Foundation for their efforts to inspire a new generation of viable, super-efficient vehicles that could help break the addiction of the United States to oil and stem the effects of climate change through the Automotive X PRIZE competition.
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National Rehabilitation Counselors Appreciation Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 487, designating March 22, 2008, as National Rehabilitation Counselors Appreciation Day.
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National Safe Place Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 488, designating the week beginning March 16, 2008, as ``National Safe Place Week''.
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Public Radio Recognition Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 489, designating April 2008 as Public Radio Recognition Month.
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Death of former Senator Howard Metzenbaum: Senate agreed to S. Res. 485, relative to the death of Howard Metzenbaum, former United States Senator for the State of Ohio.
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Measures Considered:
New Direction for Energy Independence, National Security, and Consumer Protection Act and the Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act:
Senate resumed consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of H.R. 3221, moving the United States toward greater energy independence and security, developing innovative new technologies, reducing carbon emissions, creating green jobs, protecting consumers, increasing clean renewable energy production, and modernizing our energy infrastructure, and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for D296the production of renewable energy and energy conservation.
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Authorizing Leadership to Make Appointments--Agreement
: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that, notwithstanding the upcoming recess or adjournment of the Senate, the President of the Senate, the President Pro Tempore, and the Majority and Minority Leaders be authorized to make appointments to commissions, committees, boards, conferences, or interparliamentary conferences authorized by law, by concurrent action of the two Houses, or by order of the Senate.
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Authority for Committees-Agreement
: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that, notwithstanding the recess of the Senate, committees be authorized to file legislative and executive matters on Thursday, March 27, 2008, from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon.
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Removal of Injunction of Secrecy:
The injunction of secrecy was removed from the following treaty:
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Protocol Amending 1980 Tax Convention with Canada (Treaty Doc. No. 110-15).
The treaty was transmitted to the Senate today, considered as having been read for the first time, and referred, with accompanying papers, to the Committee on Foreign Relations and ordered to be printed.
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Nominations Confirmed:
Senate confirmed the following nominations:
Michael F. Duffy, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission for a term of six years expiring August 30, 2012.
Kristine L. Svinicki, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the term of five years expiring June 30, 2012.
John E. Osborn, of Delaware, to be a Member of the United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy for a term expiring July 1, 2009.
Ondray T. Harris, of Virginia, to be Director, Community Relations Service, for a term of four years.
David W. Hagy, of Texas, to be Director of the National Institute of Justice.
John S. Bresland, of New Jersey, to be a Member of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board for a term of five years.
John S. Bresland, of New Jersey, to be Chairperson of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board for a term of five years.
Thomas C. Gilliland, of Georgia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for the remainder of the term expiring May 18, 2011.
James Francis Moriarty, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to the People's Republic of Bangladesh.
Javaid Anwar, of Nevada, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation for a term expiring December 10, 2007.
Javaid Anwar, of Nevada, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation for a term expiring December 10, 2013.
William J. Hybl, of Colorado, to be a Member of the United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy for a term expiring July 1, 2009.
Elizabeth F. Bagley, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy for a term expiring July 1, 2008.
Thomas C. Carper, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Reform Board (Amtrak) for a term of five years.
Nancy A. Naples, of New York, to be a Member of the Reform Board (Amtrak) for a term of five years.
Ana M. Guevara, of Florida, to be United States Alternate Executive Director of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development for a term of two years.
Goli Ameri, of Oregon, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Educational and Cultural Affairs).
William Joseph Hawe, of Washington, to be United States Marshal for the Western District of Washington for the term of four years.
Larry Woodrow Walther, of Arkansas, to be Director of the Trade and Development Agency.
Neil Romano, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor.
Gregory B. Jaczko, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the term of five years expiring June 30, 2013.
John J. Sullivan, of Maryland, to be Deputy Secretary of Commerce.
Douglas H. Shulman, of the District of Columbia, to be Commissioner of Internal Revenue for the term prescribed by law.
Robert F. Cohen, Jr., of West Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission for a term of six years expiring August 30, 2012.
David J. Kramer, of Massachusetts, to be Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor.
Jamsheed K. Choksy, of Indiana, to be a Member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2014.
Dawn Ho Delbanco, of New York, to be a Member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2014.
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Gary D. Glenn, of Illinois, to be a Member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2014.
David Hertz, of Indiana, to be a Member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2014.
Marvin Bailey Scott, of Indiana, to be a Member of the National Council on the Humanities for the remainder of the term expiring January 26, 2010.
Carol M. Swain, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2014.
Jeffrey J. Grieco, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development.
Joxel Garcia, of Connecticut, to be Medical Director in the Regular Corps of the Public Health Service, subject to the qualifications therefor as provided by law and regulations, and to be an Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Jan Cellucci, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the National Museum and Library Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 2012.
William J. Hagenah, of Illinois, to be a Member of the National Museum and Library Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 2012.
Mark Y. Herring, of South Carolina, to be a Member of the National Museum and Library Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 2012.
Julia W. Bland, of Louisiana, to be a Member of the National Museum and Library Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 2012.
Sally Epstein Shaywitz, of Connecticut, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the National Board for Education Sciences for a term expiring November 28, 2011.
Frank Philip Handy, of Florida, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the National Board for Education Sciences for a term expiring November 28, 2011.
Jonathan Baron, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the National Board for Education Sciences for a term expiring November 28, 2011.
Margaret Scobey, of Tennessee, to be Ambassador to the Arab Republic of Egypt.
4 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
2 Army nominations in the rank of general.
4 Coast Guard nominations in the rank of admiral.
1 Marine Corps nomination in the rank of general.
19 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.
Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Foreign Service, Marine Corps, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Navy.
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Nominations Received:
Senate received the following nominations:
David R. Hill, of Missouri, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
Barbara McConnell Barrett, of Arizona, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Finland.
T. Vance McMahan, of Texas, to be Representative of the United States of America on the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations, with the rank of Ambassador.
G. Steven Agee, of Virginia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit.
24 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
4 Marine Corps nominations in the rank of general.
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Nominations Withdrawn:
Senate received notification of withdrawal of the following nominations:
Charles A. Gargano, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Austria, which was sent to the Senate on November 7, 2007.
David R. Hill, of Missouri, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, which was sent to the Senate on December 3, 2007.
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Executive Communications:
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Adjournment:
Senate convened at 10:15 a.m. and recessed, as a further mark of respect to the memory of the late former Senator Howard Metzenbum, in accordance with S. Res. 485, at 2:36 a.m., until 12:00 noon on Tuesday, March 18, 2008. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S.)
Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
APPROPRIATIONS: DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Committee on Appropriations:
Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and D298Related Agencies concluded a hearing to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2009 for the Department of Housing and Urban Development, after receiving testimony from Alphonso Jackson, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
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NOMINATIONS
Committee on Armed Services:
Committee ordered favorably reported 2,614 nominations in the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation:
Committee ordered favorably reported the nominations of John J. Sullivan, of Maryland, to be Deputy Secretary of Commerce, and Simon Charles Gros, of New Jersey, to be Assistant Secretary of Transportation for Governmental Affairs, and promotion lists in the United States Coast Guard and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Corps.
Prior to this action, committee concluded a hearing to examine the nomination of John J. Sullivan, of Maryland, to be Deputy Secretary of Commerce, after the nominee testified and answered questions in his own behalf.
FOREST MANAGEMENT IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST REGION
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources:
Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests concluded a hearing to examine old-growth forest science, focusing on policy and management in the Pacific Northwest region, after receiving testimony from Linda Goodman, Regional Forester, Pacific Northwest Region, United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service; James Caswell, Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; Marvin D. Brown, Oregon Department of Forestry, Salem; David A. Perry, and John Tappeiner, both of Oregon State University Department of Forest Engineering, Corvallis; Paul H. Beck, Herbert Lumber Company, Riddle, Oregon; and Randi Spivak, American Lands Alliance, Washington, D.C.
U.S. ECONOMIC INTERESTS AND SECURITY
Committee on Finance:
Committee concluded a hearing to examine customs reauthorization relative to the activity of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, both of the Department of Homeland Security, focusing on strengthening United States economic interests and security, after receiving testimony from Samuel H. Banks, Sandler and Travis Trade Advisory Services, Inc., Washington, D.C.; Charlene N. Stocker, Procter and Gamble Distributing, LLC, Cincinnati, Ohio, on behalf of the American Association of Exporters and Importers; Greg P. Brown, Ford Global Technologies, Dearborn, Michigan; and Antoinette M. Tease, Antoinette M. Tease, P.L.L.C., Billings, Montana.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Foreign Relations:
Committee ordered favorably reported the following:
S. 2731, to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, with amendments; and
The nominations of William Raymond Steiger, of Wisconsin, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Mozambique, Department of State, and a promotion list in the Foreign Service.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions:
Committee ordered favorably reported the following:
S. 579, to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to make grants for the development and operation of research centers regarding environmental factors that may be related to the etiology of breast cancer, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
S. 1810, to amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the provision of scientifically sound information and support services to patients receiving a positive test diagnosis for Down syndrome or other prenatal and postnatal diagnosed conditions, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
S. 999, to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve stroke prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
S. 1760, to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the Healthy Start Initiative, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
S. 1042, to amend the Public Health Service Act to make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute; and
The nominations of Jan Cellucci, of Massachusetts, William J. Hagenah, of Illinois, Mark Y. Herring, of South Carolina, and Julia W. Bland, of Louisiana, each to be a Member of the National Museum and Library Services Board, Jamsheed K. Choksy, of Indiana, Gary D. Glenn, of Illinois, David Hertz, of Indiana, Marvin Bailey Scott, of Indiana, Carol M. Swain, of Tennessee, and Dawn Ho Delbanco, of New York, each to be a Member of the National Council on the Humanities, Jonathan Baron, of Maryland, Sally Epstein Shaywitz, of Connecticut, and Frank Philip Handy, of Florida, each to be a D299Member of the Board of Directors of the National Board for Education Sciences, Javaid Anwar, of Nevada, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation, Neil Romano, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor, Joxel Garcia, of Connecticut, to be Medical Director in the Regular Corps of the Public Health Service and to be an Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services, and Robert F. Cohen, Jr., of West Virginia, and Michael F. Duffy, of the District of Columbia, each to be a Member of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission.
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House of Representatives
Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced:
38 public bills, H.R. 5602-5639; 8 resolutions, H.J. Res. 78-79; and H. Res. 1045-1050 were introduced.
Pages H1700-02
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages H1702-03
Reports Filed:
There were no reports filed today.
Journal:
The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by a yea-and-nay vote of 222 yeas to 183 nays, with 1 voting ``present'', Roll No. 136.
Pages H1621, H1626-27
Moment of Silence:
The House observed a moment of silence in honor of in honor of all those serving in the military, past and present, during the war in Iraq.
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Privileged Resolution--Intent To Offer:
Representative Price (GA) announced his intention to offer a privileged resolution.
Pages H1624-25
Question of Privilege:
The Chair ruled that the resolution offered by Representative Price (GA) did not constitute a question of the privileges of the House. Agreed to table the motion to appeal the ruling of the Chair by a yea-and-nay vote of 222 yeas to 192 nays, Roll No. 135.
Pages H1625-26
Revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008, establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2010 through 2013:
The House passed H. Con. Res. 312, revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008, establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2010 through 2013, by a yea-and-nay vote of 212 yeas to 207 nays, Roll No. 141. Consideration of the measure began on Wednesday, March 12th.
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Rejected:
Kilpatrick amendment in the nature of a substitute (No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 110-548), submitted on behalf of the Congressional Black Caucus, that sought an alternative budget that would balance the budget in FY 2012. The CBC budget would have funded programs and services in the areas of health care, education, veterans benefits and services for low-income families. It also provided for additional services for the administration of justice and funded the recommendations of the House Committee on Homeland Security (by a recorded vote of 126 ayes to 292 noes, Roll No. 137);
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Lee amendment in the nature of a substitute (No. 2 printed in H. Rept. 110-548), submitted on behalf of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, that sought to provide at least $551.7 billion for domestic, non-military discretionary spending in FY09; provide a $118.9 billion economic stimulus package; extend unemployment insurance, food stamp benefits, and Medicaid payments to states; and, spend $468.3 billion on defense. The Progressive Caucus budget balances by FY12 and rebalances again in FY18, upon completion of the Reinvest and Rebuild America Initiative (by a recorded vote of 98 ayes to 322 noes, Roll No. 138); and
Pages H1646-59
Ryan (WI) amendment in the nature of a substitute (No. 3 printed in H. Rept. 110-548) that sought to balance the budget by 2012, retain provisions enacted in 2001/2003, prevent expansion of the AMT for the next 3 years, and achieve full repeal in 2013. Provides total discretionary budget authority of $1.04 trillion in fiscal year 2009, a 4.3-percent increase from 2008 enacted level. It imposes a moratorium on congressional earmarks for the balance of the 110th Congress; requires a separate vote on increasing the public debt; requires cost estimates on conference reports and unreported bills; prohibits domestic add-ons to emergency war spending bills; limits long-term spending commitments; prevents use of reconciliation to increase spending; limits ``advance appropriations'' to $23.565 billion in 2010; provides a $7.3-billion domestic emergency reserve D300fund; provides for contingency war funds; incorporates bipartisan Legislative Line Item Veto. Calls for 1 percent decrease in entitlement program spending (by a recorded vote of 157 ayes to 263 noes, Roll No. 140).
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H. Res. 1036, the rule providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution, was agreed to on Wednesday, March 12th.
Oath of Office--Seventh Congressional District of Indiana:
Representative-elect Andre Carson presented himself in the well of the House and was administered the Oath of Office by the Speaker. Earlier, the Clerk of the House transmitted a facsimile copy of a letter from Mr. Matthew Tusing, Deputy Secretary of State, Office of the Indiana Secretary of State, indicating that, according to the unofficial results of the Special Election held on March 11, 2008, the Honorable Andre Carson was elected Representative to Congress for the Seventh Congressional District, State of Indiana.
Pages H1660, H1699
Whole Number of the House:
The Speaker announced to the House that, in light of the administration of the oath to the gentleman from Indiana, Mr. Andre Carson, the whole number of the House is adjusted to 431.
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Call of the House:
The Speaker called the House to order and ascertained the presence of a quorum (384 present, Roll No. 139).
Pages H16760-61
Suspension--Proceedings Resumed:
The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the following measure which was debated on Wednesday, March 12th:
Recognizing the exceptional sacrifice of the 69th Infantry Regiment, known as the Fighting 69th, in support of the Global War on Terror:
H. Res. 991, recognizing the exceptional sacrifice of the 69th Infantry Regiment, known as the Fighting 69th, in support of the Global War on Terror, by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 406 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 142.
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Pension Protection Technical Corrections Act of 2007:
Agreed by unanimous consent that the Clerk be authorized to engross H.R. 3361, to make technical corrections related to the Pension Protection Act of 2006, in the form of the bill placed at the desk.
Pages H1685-90
Order of Procedure:
Agreed by unanimous consent that it be in order, on the legislative day of March 13, 2008, at a time to be determined by the Speaker, that the House resolve itself into a secret session as though pursuant to clause 9, rule XVII; that debate held in secret session continue for not to exceed one hour, equally divided and controlled; and at the conclusion of that debate, the secret session shall be dissolved.
Pages H1690-99
Agreed by unanimous consent that when the secret session of the House is dissolved pursuant to the previous order of the House, the House stand adjourned.
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Recess:
The House recessed at 7:33 p.m. and at 10:11 p.m., the House began proceedings held in secret session.
Page H1699
Quorum Calls--Votes:
Four yea-and-nay votes and three recorded votes developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H1626, H1626-27, H1645-46, H1659, H1680, H1683-84, and H1684. One quorum call (Roll No. 139) developed during the proceedings of today and appears on pages H1660-61
Adjournment:
The House met at 10:30 a.m. and adjourned at 11:09 p.m.
Committee Meetings
AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FDA APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations:
Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies held a hearing on FNCS Budget. Testimony was heard from Nancy Montanez Johner, Under Secretary, Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services, USDA.
DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations:
Subcommittee on Defense held a hearing on Navy Posture. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of the Navy: Donald C. Winter, Secretary; ADM Gary Roughead, USN, Chief of Naval Operations; and LTG James T. Conway, USMC, Deputy Commandant of the Marine Corps.
The Subcommittee also met in executive session to hold a hearing on Navy Acquisition. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of the Navy: John S. Thackrah, Assistant Secretary; VADM Barry McCullough, USN, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Integration of Capabilities and Resources (N8); and LTG James F. Amos, USMC, Deputy Commandant, Combat Development and Integration.
ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations:
Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development held a hearing on DOE--Science Research. Testimony was heard from Raymond L. Orbach, Under Secretary, Science, Department of Energy.
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FINANCIAL SERVICES, GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations:
Subcommittee on Financial Services,
and General Government held a hearing on Supreme Court. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Supreme Court of the United States: Anthony Kennedy; and Clarence Thomas, both Associate Justices.
HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations:
Subcommittee on Homeland Security held a hearing on Federal Emergency Management Agency--Is the agency on the right track? Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Homeland Security: David R. Paulison, Administrator, FEMA; and Matt Jadacki, Deputy Inspector General; and public witnesses.
INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations:
Subcommittee on Interior,
Environment and Related Agencies continued appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
LABOR, HHS, EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations:
Subcommittee on Labor,
Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies continued appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations:
Subcommittee on Legislative Branch held a hearing U.S. House of Representatives Budget. Testimony was heard from the following officers of the House of Representatives: Daniel Beard, CAO; Lorraine Miller, Clerk; and Wilson Livingood, Sergeant-at-Arms.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, VETERANS' AFFAIRS APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations:
Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies on Air Force Budget. Testimony was heard from GEN T. Michael Moseley, USAF, Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force.
The Subcommittee also continued appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
EUROPEAN, SOUTHERN AND AFRICA COMMAND BUDGET
Committee on Armed Services:
Held a hearing on Fiscal Year 2009 National Defense Authorization Budget Request for the U.S. European Command, Southern Command and Africa Command. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense: GEN Bantz J. Craddock, USA, Commander, U.S. European Command; ADM James Stavridis, USN, Commander, U.S. Southern Command; and GEN William E. Ward, USA, Commander, U.S. Africa Command.
DEFENSE DEPARTMENT ENERGY POSTURE
Committee on Armed Services:
Subcommittee on Readiness held a hearing on Department of Defense Energy Posture. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense: Wayne Arny, Deputy Under Secretary, Installations and Environment; Chris DiPetto, Deputy Director, Systems and Software Engineering (Development Test and Evaluation), Office of the Under Secretary (Acquisition and Technology); and GEN Michael P. C. Carns, USAF (Ret.), Chairman, Defense Science Board Task Force on Energy Strategy; and David M. Walker, Comptroller General, GAO.
IRREGULAR WARFARE THREAT ENVIRONMENT
Committee on Armed Services:
Subcommittee on Terrorism,Unconventional Threats and Capabilities held a hearing on Fiscal Year 2009 National Defense Authorization Budget Request--Department of Defense Science and Technology: Responding to the 21st Century Irregular Warfare Threat Environment. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense: Allan Shaffer, Principle Deputy Director, Defense Research and Engineering; Thomas H. Killion, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Research and Technology, Department of the Army; RADM William Landay, III, USN, Chief of Naval Research, Assistant Deputy Commandant of the Marine Corps for Science, Technology and Engineering, Director, Test, Evaluation and Technology Requirements; Terry Jaggers, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Science, Technology and Engineering, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Acquisition; and Anthony J. Tether, Director, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.
BLACK COLLEGES OUTLOOK
Committee on Education and Labor:
Held a hearing on America's Black Colleges and Universities: Models of Excellence and Challenges for the Future. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Energy and Commerce:
Ordered reported the following bills: H.R. 3754,
To authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to accept, as part of a settlement, diesel emission reduction Supplemental Environmental Projects, and for other purposes; D302H.R. 1198, amended, Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2007; H.R. 2464, amended, Wakefield Act; H.R. 1237, amended, Cytology Proficiency Improvement Act of 2007; H.R. 3701, amended, Keeping Seniors Safe From Falls Act of 2007; H.R. 2063, amended, Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis, Management Act of 2007; H.R. 3825, amended, Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007; and H.R. 1418, amended, Reauthorization of the Traumatic Brain Injury Act.
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COMMERCE BUDGET
Committee on Energy and Commerce:
Held a hearing entitled ``Department of Commerce Budget for Fiscal Year 2009.'' Testimony was heard from Carlos M. Gutierrez, Secretary of Commerce.
CREDIT CARDHOLDERS' BILL OF RIGHTS
Committee on Financial Services:
Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit held a hearing on The Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights: Providing New Protections for Consumers. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
REDUCING GLOBAL CHILD MORTALITY
Committee on Foreign Affairs:
Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health held a hearing on Child Survival: The Unfinished Agenda to Reduce Global Child Mortality. Testimony was heard from Kent R. Hill, Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Global Health, U.S. Agency for International Development, Department of State; former Senator William H. Frist of Tennessee; and public witnesses.
WAR POWERS--CONGRESSIONAL PERSPECTIVE
Committee on Foreign Affairs:
Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight held a hearing on War Powers for the 21st Century: The Congressional Perspective. Testimony was heard from Representatives Jones of North Carolina; and former Representatives Mickey Edwards of Oklahoma; and David E. Skaggs of Colorado.
THREAT ASSESSMENT AND COORDINATION GROUP
Committee on Homeland Security:
Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing and Terrorism Risk Assessment held a hearing entitled ``Making Homeland Security Intelligence Work for State, Local, and Tribal Partners: An Interagency Threat Assessment Coordination Group (ITACG) Progress Report.'' Testimony was heard from Thomas E. McNamara, Program Manager, Information Sharing Environment, Office of the Director of National Intelligence; Michael E. Leiter, Acting Director, National Counterterrorism Center; Charles E. Allen, Under Secretary, Intelligence and Analysis, Department of Homeland Security; and Wayne Murphy, Assistant Director, Directorate of Intelligence, FBI, Department of Justice.
ORPHAN WORKS
Committee on the Judiciary:
Subcommittee on Courts,
the Internet, and Intellectual Property held a hearing on Promoting the Use of Orphan Works: Balancing the Interests of Copyright Owners and Users. Testimony was heard from Marybeth Peters, Register of Copyrights, U.S. Copyright Office, Library of Congress; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--OFF-ROAD VEHICLES ON FEDERAL LAND
Committee on Natural Resources:
Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands held an oversight hearing on the Impacts of Unmanaged Off-Road Vehicles on Federal Land. Testimony was heard from Henri Bisson, Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; Joel Holtrop, Deputy Chief, National Forest System, Forest Service, USDA; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources:
Subcommittee on Water and Power held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 317, Arkansas Valley Conduit Act; H.R. 4841, Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians Settlement Act; and H.R. 5293, Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation Water Rights Settlement Act. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of the Interior: Majel Russell, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Indian Affairs; the following officials of the Bureau of Reclamation: Karl Wirkus, Deputy Commissioner for Operations; and Robert Johnson, Commissioner; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform:
Ordered reported the following measures: S. 550, To preserve existing judgeships on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia; H.R. 5551, To amend title 11, District of Columbia Official Code, to implement the increase provided under the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2008, in the amount of funds made available for the compensation of attorneys representing indigent defendants in the District of Columbia courts; H.R. 4106, amended, Telework Improvements Act if 2007; H.R. 2780, to amend section 8339(p) of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the method for computing certain annuities under the Civil Service Retirement System which are based on part-time service; H.R. 4881, Contracting and Tax Accountability Act of 2007; H.R. 3033, amended, Contractors and Federal Spending Accountability Act of 2007; H.R. 3928, as amended, D303Government Contractor Accountability Act of 2007; H.R. 3548, amended, Plain Language in Government Communications Act of 2007; H. Con. Res. 310, Expressing support for a national day of remembrance for Harriet Ross Tubman; H. Res. 578, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there should be established a National Watermelon Month; H. Res. 886, amended, Expressing sympathy to the victims and families of the tragic acts of violence in Colorado Springs, Colorado and Arvada, Colorado; H. Res. 892, amended, Expressing support for designation of March 11, 2008, as ``National Funeral Directors and Mortician Recognition Day''; H. Res. 952, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there should be established a National Teacher Day to honor and celebrate teachers in the United States; H. Res. 994, amended, Expressing support for the designation of a National Glanzmann's Thrombasthenia Awareness Day; H. Res. 1005, amended, Supporting the goals and ideals of Borderling Personality Awareness Month; H. Res. 1016, amended, Expressing the condolences of the House of Representatives on the death of William F. Buckley, Jr; H. Res. 1021, amended, Supporting the goals, ideals, and history of National Women's History Month; H.R. 4185, To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 11151 Valley Boulevard in El Monte, California, as the ``Marisol Heredia Post Office Building;'' H.R. 5395, To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 11001 Dunklin Drive in St. Louis, Missouri, as the ``William ``Bill'' Clay Post Office Building;'' H.R. 5472, To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2650 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street, Indianapolis, Indiana, as the ``Julia M. Carson Post Office Building;'' H.R. 5479, To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 117 North Kidd Street in Ionia, Michigan, as the ``Alonzo Woodruff Post Office Building;'' H.R. 5483, To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 10449 White Granite Drive in Oakton, Virginia, as the ``Private First Class David H. Sharrett II Post Office Building;'' H.R. 5489, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6892 Main Street in Gloucestor, Virginia, as the ``Congresswoman Jo Ann S. Davis Post Office;'' H.R. 5517, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 7231 FM 1960 in Humble, Texas, as the ``Texas Military Veterans Post Office;'' and H.R. 5528, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 120 Commercial Street in Brockton, Massachusetts, as the ``Rocky Marciano Post Office Building.''
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GENETICALLY ENGINEERED PLANT CONTAMINATION COSTS
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform:
Subcommittee on Domestic Policy held a hearing on Is USDA Accounting for Costs to Farmers Caused by Contamination from Genetically Engineered Plants? Testimony was heard from Cindy Smith, Administrator, Animal and Plant Inspection Service, USDA; and public witnesses.
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE ACT OF 2007
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform:
Subcommittee on Federal Workforce,
Postal Services and the District of Columbia held a hearing on H.R. 3268, Government Accountability Office Act of 2007. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the GAO: Gene Dodaro, Acting Comptroller General; Paul Coran, Chairman, and Anne Wagner, General Counsel, both with the Personnel Appeals Board; and Shirley Jones, Employee Advisory Counsel; Curtis Copeland, Specialist in American National Government, CRS, Library of Congress; and public witnesses.
EPA LIBRARY CLOSURES
Committee on Science and Technology:
Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight held a hearing on EPA Library Closures: Better Access for a Broader Audience? Testimony was heard from John Stephenson, Director, Natural Resources and Environment, GAO; and public witnesses.
NASA SCIENCE PROGRAMS BUDGET
Committee on Science and Technology:
Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics held a hearing on NASA's Science Programs: Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Request and Issues. Testimony was heard from S. Alan Stern, Associate Administrator, Science Mission Directorate, NASA; and public witnesses.
SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH PROGRAM
Committee on Small Business:
Held a hearing entitled ``Legislation to Reauthorize the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program. Testimony was heard from Steven C. Preston, Administrator, SBA; and public witnesses.
U.S. PARALYMPIC MILITARY PROGRAM
Committee on Veterans' Affairs:
Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity held a hearing on U.S. Paralympic Military Program. Testimony was heard from Danny D. Scott, M.D., Physical and Rehabilitation Service, Denver VA Medical Center, Department of Veterans Affairs; representatives of veterans organizations; and public witnesses.
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VA POST IN-PATIENT CARE
Committee on Veterans' Affairs:
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations,
hearing on Care of Seriously Wounded After In-Patient Care. Testimony was heard from Madhulika Agarwal, M.D., Chief Patient Care Services Officer, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs; and public witnesses.
IRS BUDGET/TAX SEASON
Committee on Ways and Means:
Subcommittee on Oversight held a hearing on 2008 tax return filing season, IRS operations the fiscal Year 2009 budget proposals, and National Taxpayer Advocate's Annual Report. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the IRS, Department of the Treasury: Linda Stiff, Acting Commissioner; and Nina E. Olson, National Taxpayer Advocate.
OVERHEAD ARCHITECTURE
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence:
Met in executive session to hold a hearing on Overhead Architecture. Testimony was heard from departmental witnesses.
BRIEFINGS--HOT SPOTS AND SOUTHWEST BORDER SECURITY
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence:
Subcommittee on Terrorism, Human Intelligence, Analysis and Counterintelligence, met in executive session to receive a briefing on Hot Spots. The Subcommittee was briefed by departmental witnesses.
The Subcommittee also met in executive session to receive a briefing on Southwest Border Security. The Subcommittee was briefed by departmental witnesses.
EPA--IMPLICATIONS OF SUPREME COURT DECISION
Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming:
Held a hearing entitled ``Massachusetts
v
U.S. EPA Part II: Implications of the Supreme Court Decision.'' Testimony was heard from Stephen L. Johnson, Administrator, EPA; from the following officials of the State of Kansas: Josh Svaty, member of the House; and Roderick Bermby, Secretary, Department of Health and Environment; and public witnesses.
Joint Meetings
MUSEUM OF THE HISTORY OF POLISH JEWS
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe:
Commission concluded a hearing to examine Poland's Museum of the History of Polish Jews, after receiving testimony from Sigmund Rolat, Museum of the History of Polish Jews North American Council, New York, New York; and Ewa Junczyk-Ziomecka, Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland, and Ewa Wierzycka, Museum of the History of Polish Jews, both of Warsaw, Poland.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs:
Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, to hold hearings to examine ways to reform the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) system, 10 a.m., SD-342.
Committee on Armed Services,
Subcommittee on Military Personnel, hearing on Mental Health Overview, 9 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces, hearing on Fiscal Year 2009 National Defense Authorization Budget Request for Navy Shipbuilding, 10 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
Committee on Education and Labor,
hearing on Ensuring the Availability of Federal Student Loans, 9 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
Committee on the Judiciary,
hearing on the following bills:
H.R. 2176, To provide for and approve the settlement of certain land claims of the Bay Mills Indian Community; and H.R. 4115, To provide for and approve the settlement of certain land claims of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
March 13, 2008
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Final Resume of Congressional Activity
FIRST SESSION OF THE ONE HUNDRED TENTH CONGRESS
The first table gives a comprehensive resume of all legislative business transacted by the Senate and House.
The second table accounts for all nominations submitted to the Senate by the President for Senate confirmation.
- DATA ON LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY
January 4 through December 31, 2007
Senate: Days in session
House: 190
Total: 164
..
Senate: Time in session
House: 1,375 hrs., 54 House: K
Total: 1,477 hrs., 52
Total: K
..
Congressional Record:
Pages of proceedings
House: 16,071
Total: 16,951
..
Extensions of Remarks
House: ..
Total: 2,664
..
Senate: Public bills enacted into law
House: 30
Total: 135
..
Senate: Private bills enacted into law
House: ..
Total: ..
..
Senate: Bills in conference
House: 5
Total: 7
..
Senate: Measures passed, total
House: 621
Total: 1,127
1,748
Senate bills
House: 102
Total: 44
..
House bills
House: 147
Total: 516
..
Senate joint resolutions
House: 5
Total: 3
..
House joint resolutions
House: 6
Total: 8
..
Senate concurrent resolutions
House: 28
Total: 9
..
House concurrent resolutions
House: 32
Total: 94
..
Simple resolutions
House: 301
Total: 453
..
Senate: Measures reported, total*
House: 422
Total: 486
908
Senate bills
House: 257
Total: 2
..
House bills
House: 72
Total: 328
..
Senate joint resolutions
House: 5
Total: ..
..
House joint resolutions
House: 1
Total: ..
..
Senate concurrent resolutions
House: 8
Total: ..
..
House concurrent resolutions
House: 6
Total: 7
..
Simple resolutions
House: 73
Total: 149
..
Senate: Special reports
House: 22
Total: 8
..
Senate: Conference reports
House: 1
Total: 12
..
Senate: Measures pending on calendar
House: 333
Total: 48
..
Senate: Measures introduced, total
House: 3,033
Total: 6,194
9,227
Bills
House: 2,524
Total: 4,930
..
Joint resolutions
House: 27
Total: 75
..
Concurrent resolutions
House: 64
Total: 278
..
Simple resolutions
House: 418
Total: 911
..
Senate: Quorum calls
House: 6
Total: 9
..
Senate: Yea-and-nay votes
House: 442
Total: 648
..
Senate: Recorded votes
House: ..
Total: 529
..
Senate: Bills vetoed
House: 1
Total: 6
..
Senate: Vetoes overridden
House: 1
Total: 1
..
- DISPOSITION OF EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS
January 4 through December 31, 2007
Civilian Nominations, totaling 490, disposed of as follows:
Other Civilian Nominations, totaling 3,807, disposed of as follows:
Air Force Nominations, totaling 6,096, disposed of as follows:
Army Nominations, totaling 6,721, disposed of as follows:
Navy Nominations, totaling 4,691, disposed of as follows:
Marine Corps Nominations, totaling 1,342, disposed of as follows:
(110th Cong., 1st Sess.)
March 13, 2008
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BILLS ENACTED INTO PUBLIC LAW (110TH, 1ST SESSION)
Law No.
BILLS VETOED
H.R. 1591,making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes. Vetoed May 1, 2007.
S. 5, to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for human embryonic stem cell research. Vetoed June 20, 2007.
H.R. 976, to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes.Vetoed Oct. 3, 2007.
H.R. 1495,to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, and for other purposes. Vetoed Nov. 2, 2007.Veto Overridden and became Public Law 110-149, Nov. 9, 2007.
H.R. 3043,making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Vetoed Nov. 13, 2007.
H.R. 3963,to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the Children's Health Insurance Program, and forother purposes. Vetoed Dec. 12, 2007.
H.R. 1585,to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. Vetoed Dec. 28, 2007.
To redesignate the White Rocks National Recreation Area in the State of Vermont as the ``Robert T. Stafford White Rocks National Recreation Area''
To revise the composition of the House of Representatives Page Board to equalize the number of members representing the majority and minority parties and to include a member representing the parents of pages and a member representing former pages, and for other purposes
To provide a new effective date for the applicability ofcertain provisions of law to Public Law 105-331
To provide for an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 through July 31, 2007, and for other purposes
Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2007, and for other purposes
To amend the Antitrust Modernization Commission Act of 2002, to extend the term of the Antitrust Modernization Commission and to make a technical correction
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1300 North Frontage Road West in Vail, Colorado, as the ``Gerald R. Ford, Jr. Post Office Building''
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 152 North 5th Street in Laramie, Wyoming, as the ``Gale W. McGee Post Office''
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1700 Main Street in Little Rock, Arkansas, as the ``Scipio A. Jones Post Office Building''
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 16150 Aviation Loop Drive in Brooksville, Florida, as the ``Sergeant Lea Robert Mills Brooksville Aviation Branch Post Office''
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3903 South Congress Avenue in Austin,Texas, as the ``Sergeant Henry Ybarra III Post Office Building''
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2633 11th Street in Rock Island, Illinois, as the ``Lane Evans Post Office Building''
To designate the United States courthouse located at 555 Independence Street in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, as the ``Rush Hudson Limbaugh, Sr. United States Courthouse''
To designate the United States courthouse at South Federal Place in Santa Fe, New Mexico, as the ``Santiago E. Campos United States Courthouse''
To designate the Federal building located at 400 Maryland Avenue Southwestin the District of Columbia as the Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building
To provide for the construction, operation, and maintenance of an arterial road in St. Louis County, Missouri
To endorse further enlargement of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and to facilitate the timely admission of new members to NATO, and for other purposes
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide waivers relating to grants for preventive health measures with respect to breast and cervical cancers
To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to reinstate certain provisions relating to the nutrition services incentive program
To redesignate the Federal building located at 167 North Main Street in Memphis, Tennessee, as the ``Clifford Davis and Odell Horton FederalBuilding''
To amend the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 to reauthorize the United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy
To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting, and for other purposes
To amend the Public Health Service Act to add requirements regarding trauma care, and for other purposes
To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to extend the authority to withhold from public availability a financial disclosure report filed by an individual who is a judicial officer or judicial employee, to the extent necessary toprotect the safety of that individual or a family member of that individual, and for other purposes
To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse and customhouse located at 515 West First Street in Duluth, Minnesota, as the ``Gerald W. Heaney Federal Building and United States Courthouse and Customhouse''
To amend the Congressional Charter of The American National Red Cross to modernize its governance structure, to enhance the ability of the board of governors of The American National Red Cross to support the critical mission of The American National Red Cross in the 21st century, and forother purposes
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 5757 Tilton Avenue in Riverside, California, as the ``Lieutenant Todd Jason Bryant Post Office''
Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 60 Calle McKinley, West in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, as the ``Miguel Angel Garcia Mendez Post Office Building''
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 500 West Eisenhower Street in Rio Grande City, Texas, as the ``Lino Perez, Jr. Post Office''
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4230 Maine Avenue in Baldwin Park, California, as the ``Atanacio Haro-Marin Post Office''
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 320 South Lecanto Highway in Lecanto,Florida, as the ``Sergeant Dennis J. Flanagan Lecanto Post Office Building''
To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to conform the District charter to revisions made by the Council of the District of Columbia relating to public education
To amend chapter 35 of title 28, United States Code, to preserve the independence of United States attorneys
To suspend the requirements of the Department of Housing and Urban Development regarding electronic filing of previous participation certificates and regarding filing of such certificates with respect to certain low-income housing investors
To increase the number of Iraqi and Afghani translators and interpreters who may be admitted to the United States as special immigrants, and for other purposes
To reauthorize the program of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for loan guarantees for Indian housing
To provide that the Executive Director of the Inter-American Development Bank or the Alternate Executive Director of the Inter-American Development Bank may serve on the Board of Directors of the Inter-American Foundation
To authorize the transfer of certain funds from the Senate Gift Shop Revolving Fund to the Senate Employee Child Care Center
To repeal certain sections of the Act of May 26, 1936, pertaining to the Virgin Islands
To amend title 4, United States Code, to authorize the Governor of a State, territory, or possession of the United States to order that the National flag be flown athalf-staff in that State, territory, or possession in the event of the death of a member of the Armed Forces from that State, territory, or possession who dies while serving on active duty
To extend the authorities of the Andean Trade Preference Act until September 30, 2009
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 127 East Locust Street in Fairbury, Illinois, as the ``Dr. Francis Townsend Post Office Building''
To temporarily extend the programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes
To redesignate a Federal building in Albuquerque, New Mexico, as the ``Raymond G. Murphy Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center''
To designate a United States courthouse located in Fresno, California, as the ``Robert E. Coyle United StatesCourthouse''
To modify the boundaries of Grand Teton National Park toinclude certain land within the GT Park Subdivision, and for other purposes
To provide for the extension of transitional medical assistance (TMA) and the abstinence education program through the end of fiscal year 2007, and for other purposes
To ensure national security while promoting foreign investment and the creation and maintenance of jobs, to reform the process by which such investments are examined for any effect they may have on national security, to establish the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, and for other purposes
To enable the Department of State to respond to a critical shortage of passport processing personnel, and for otherpurposes
To temporarily extend the programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes
Approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003, and for other purposes
To provide for the implementation of the recommendations of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide an exception to the 60-day limit on Medicare reciprocal billing arrangements between two physicians during the period in which one of the physicians is ordered to active duty as a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces
To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to provide additional procedures for authorizing certainacquisitions of foreign intelligence information and forother purposes
To authorize additional funds for emergency repairs and reconstruction of the Interstate I-35 bridge located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, that collapsed on August 1, 2007, to waive the $100,000,000 limitation on emergency relief funds for those emergency repairs and reconstruction, and for other purposes
To provide for an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 through December 15, 2007, and for other purposes
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6301 Highway 58 in Harrison, Tennessee, as the ``Claude Ramsey Post Office''
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 508 East Main Street in Seneca, SouthCarolina, as the ``S/Sgt Lewis G. Watkins Post Office Building''
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 118 Minner Avenue in Bakersfield, California, as the ``Buck Owens Post Office''
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4551 East 52nd Street in Odessa, Texas, as the ``Staff Sergeant Marvin ''Rex'' Young Post OfficeBuilding``
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 896 Pittsburgh Street in Springdale, Pennsylvania, as the ''Rachel Carson Post Office Building''
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 561 Kingsland Avenue in University City, Missouri, as the ``Harriett F. Woods Post Office Building''
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 601 Banyan Trail in Boca Raton, Florida, as the ``Leonard W. Herman Post Office''
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 11033 South State Street in Chicago, Illinois, as the ``Willye B. White Post Office Building''
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 20805 State Route 125 in Blue Creek, Ohio, as the ``George B. Lewis Post Office Building''
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14536 State Route 136 in Cherry Fork,Ohio, as the ``Staff Sergeant Omer T. 'O.T.' Hawkins Post Office''
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 408 West 6th Street in Chelsea, Oklahoma, as the ``Clem Rogers McSpadden Post Office Building''
To invest in innovation through research and development, and to improve the competitiveness of the United States
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3916 Milgen Road in Columbus, Georgia, as the ``Frank G. Lumpkin, Jr. Post Office Building''
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 309 East Linn Street in Marshalltown,Iowa, as the ``Major Scott Nisely Post Office''
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 301 Boardwalk Drive in Fort Collins, Colorado, as the ``Dr. Karl E. Carson Post Office Building''
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 103 South Getty Street in Uvalde, Texas, as the ``Dolph Briscoe, Jr. Post Office Building''
To amend chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, to make individuals employed by the Roosevelt Campobello International Park Commission eligible to obtain Federalhealth insurance
To authorize the Coquille Indian Tribe of the State of Oregon to convey land and interests in land owned by theTribe
To authorize the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe of Indians of the State of Michigan to convey land and interests in land owned by the Tribe
To improve the use of a grant of a parcel of land to theState of Idaho for use as an agricultural college, and for other purposes
To waive application of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to a specific parcel of real property transferred by the United States to 2 Indian tribes in the State of Oregon, and for other purposes
Granting the consent and approval of Congress to an interstate forest fire protection compact
To amend the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007, to strike a requirement relating to forage producers
To provide greater transparency in the legislative process
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue coins in commemoration of Native Americans and the important contributions made by Indian tribes and individual Native Americans to the development of the United States and the history of the United States, and for other purposes
To establish a United States-Poland parliamentary youth exchange program, and for other purposes
To provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 601 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2008
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and for medical devices, to enhance the postmarket authorities of the Food and Drug Administration with respect to the safety of drugs, and for other purposes
To provide authority to the Peace Corps to provideseparation pay for host country resident personal services contractors of the Peace Corps
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 365 West 125th Street in New York, New York, as the ``Percy Sutton Post Office Building''
To designate a portion of Interstate Route 395 located in Baltimore, Maryland, as ``Cal Ripken Way''
To extend the trade adjustment assistance program under the Trade Act of 1974 for 3 months
To provide for the extension of transitional medical assistance (TMA), the abstinence education program, and the qualifying individuals (QI) program, and for other purposes
Increasing the statutory limit on the public debt
Making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2008, and for other purposes
To make permanent the waiver authority of the Secretary of Education with respect to student financial assistance during a war or other military operation or national emergency
To amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to renew and amend the provisions for the enhanced review of covered pesticide products, to authorize fees for certain pesticide products, and to extend and improve the collection of maintenance fees, and for other purposes
To award a congressional gold medal to Michael Ellis DeBakey, M.D
To amend the penalty provisions in the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, and for other purposes
To extend the District of Columbia College Access Act of1999
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 69 Montgomery Street in Jersey City, New Jersey, as the ``Frank J. Guarini Post Office Building''
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 555 South 3rd Street Lobby in Memphis, Tennessee, as the ``Kenneth T. Whalum, Sr. Post Office Building''
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 202 South Dumont Avenue in Woonsocket, South Dakota, as the ``Eleanor McGovern Post Office Building''
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 44 North Main Street in Hughesville, Pennsylvania, as the ``Master Sergeant Sean Michael Thomas Post Office''
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3 Quaker Ridge Road in New Rochelle, New York, as the ``Robert Merrill Postal Station''
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 326 South Main Street in Princeton, Illinois, as the ``Owen Lovejoy Princeton Post Office Building''
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 954 Wheeling Avenue in Cambridge, Ohio, as the ``John Herschel Glenn, Jr. Post Office Building''
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 805 Main Street in Ferdinand, Indiana, as the ``Staff Sergeant David L. Nord Post Office''
To amend Public Law 106-348 to extend the authorization for establishing a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor veterans who became disabled while serving in the Armed Forces of the United States
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at Highway 49 South in Piney Woods, Mississippi, as the ``Laurence C. and Grace M. Jones Post Office Building''
To amend the Internet Tax Freedom Act to extend the moratorium on certain taxes relating to the Internet and to electronic commerce
To temporarily extend the programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965, to amend the definition of an eligible not-for-profit holder, and for other purposes
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of VeteransAffairs to develop and implement a comprehensive program designed to reduce the incidence of suicide among veterans
To increase, effective as of December 1, 2007, the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans
To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Augusta, Georgia, as the ``Charlie Norwood Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center''
To provide nationwide subpoena authority for actions brought under the September 11 Victim Compensation Fund of 2001
To provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, and for other purposes
To recognize the Navy UDT-SEAL Museum in Fort Pierce, Florida, as the official national museum of Navy SEALS and their predecessors
Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for otherpurposes
To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Asheville, North Carolina, as the ``Charles George Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center''
To name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical facility in Iron Mountain, Michigan, as the ``Oscar G. Johnson Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility''
Providing for the reappointment of Roger W. Sant as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution
To provide technical corrections to Public Law 109-116 (2 U.S.C. 2131a note) to extend the time period for the Joint Committee on the Library to enter into an agreement to obtain a statue of Rosa Parks, and for other purposes
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 701 Loyola Avenue in New Orleans, Louisiana, as the ``Louisiana Armed Services Veterans Post Office''
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 203 North Main Street in Vassar, Michigan, as the ``Corporal Christopher E. Esckelson Post Office Building''
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 950 West Trenton Avenue in Morrisville, Pennsylvania, as the ``Nate DeTample Post Office Building''
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 570 Broadway in Bayonne, New Jersey, as the ``Dennis P. Collins Post Office Building''
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 216 East Main Street in Atwood, Indiana, as the ``Lance Corporal David K. Fribley Post Office''
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 235 Mountain Road in Suffield, Connecticut, as the ``Corporal Stephen R. Bixler Post Office''
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 200 North William Street in Goldsboro, North Carolina, as the ``Philip A. Baddour, Sr. Post Office''
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 202 East Michigan Avenue in Marshall,Michigan, as the ``Michael W. Schragg Post Office Building''
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1430 South Highway 29 in Cantonment, Florida, as the ``Charles H. Hendrix Post Office Building''
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1400 Highway 41 North in Inverness, Florida, as the ``Chief Warrant Officer Aaron Weaver Post Office Building''
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4320 Blue Parkway in Kansas City, Missouri, as the ``Wallace S. Hartsfield Post Office Building''
To reauthorize the African Elephant Conservation Act and the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994
To reauthorize the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997
To reauthorize the Head Start Act, to improve program quality, to expand access, and for other purposes
To amend title 49, United States Code, to modify age standards for pilots engaged in commercial aviation operations
To provide for an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 through May 23, 2008, and for other purposes
Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2008, and for other purposes
To implement the United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement
To provide that the great hall of the Capitol Visitor Center shall be known as Emancipation Hall
To move the United States toward greater energy independence and security,to increase the production of clean renewable fuels, to protect consumers,to increase the efficiency of products, buildings, and vehicles, to promote research on and deploy greenhouse gas capture and storage options, and to improve the energy performance of the Federal Government, and for other purposes
To exclude from gross income payments from the Hokie Spirit Memorial Fund to the victims of the tragic event at Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude discharges of indebtedness on principal residences from gross income, and for other purposes
To provide for a research program for remediation of closed methamphetamine production laboratories, and for other purposes
To amend the National Organ Transplant Act to provide that criminialpenalties do not apply to human organ paired donation, and for otherpurposes
To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic in Green Bay, Wisconsin, as the ``Milo C. Huempfner Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic''
To designate the United States courthouse located at 301North Miami Avenue, Miami, Florida, as the ``C. Clyde Atkins United States Courthouse''
To amend section 5112(p)(1)(A) of title 31, United States Code, to allow an exception from the $1 coin dispensing capability requirement for certain vending machines
To amend the Arizona Water Settlements Act to modify therequirements for the statement of findings
Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2008, and for other purposes
To amend title 39, United States Code, to extend the authority of the United States Postal Service to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research
To amend section 1091 of title 18, United States Code, to allow the prosecution of genocide in appropriate circumstances
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 175 South Monroe Street in Tiffin, Ohio, as the ``Paul E. Gillmor Post Office Building''
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make technical corrections
To rename the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development as the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Providing for the reappointment of Patricia Q. Stonesifer as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution
To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic in Tulsa, Oklahoma, as the ``Ernest Childers Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic''
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve compensation benefits for veterans in certain cases of impairment of vision involving both eyes, to provide for the use of the National Directory of New Hires for income verification purposes, to extend the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide an educational assistance allowance for qualifying workstudy activities, and to authorize the provision of bronze representationsof the letter ``V'' for the graves of eligible individuals buried in private cemeteries in lieu of Government-provided headstones or markers
To designate the Federal building located at 210 Walnut Street in Des Moines, Iowa, as the ``Neal Smith Federal Building''
To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 100 East 8th Avenue in Pine Bluff,Arkansas, as the ``George Howard, Jr. Federal Building and United States Courthouse''
To extend the Terrorism Insurance Program of the Department of the Treasury, and for other purposes
Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 744 West Oglethorpe Highway in Hinesville, Georgia, as the ``John Sidney 'Sid' Flowers Post Office Building''
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 16731 Santa Ana Avenue in Fontana, California, as the ``Beatrice E. Watson Post Office Building''
To amend the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 topermit individuals who have served as employees of the Office of Compliance to serve as Executive Director, Deputy Executive Director, or General Counsel of the Office, and to permit individuals appointed to such positions to serve one additional term
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 797 Sam Bass Road in Round Rock, Texas, as the ``Marine Corps Corporal Steven P. Gill Post Office Building''
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 567 West Nepessing Street in Lapeer, Michigan, as the ``Turrill Post Office Building''
To authorize a major medical facility project to modernize inpatient wards at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Atlanta, Georgia
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 11 Central Street in Hillsborough, New Hampshire, as the ``Officer Jeremy Todd Charron Post Office''
To amend the Public Health Service Act to modify the program for the sanctuary system for surplus chimpanzees by terminating the authority for the removal of chimpanzeesfrom the system for research purposes
Granting the consent of Congress to the International Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of Understanding
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make technical corrections, and for other purposes
To amend titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act to extend provisions under the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP programs, and for other purposes
To authorize State and local governments to divest assets in companies that conduct business operations in Sudan, to prohibit United States Government contracts with such companies, and for other purposes
To promote accessibility, accountability, and openness in Government by strengthening section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act), and for other purposes
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the term of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue
To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members, and for other purposes
To provide for the transfer of the Library of Congress police to the United States Capitol Police, and for other purposes
To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to fraud in connection with major disaster or emergency funds
To improve the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and for other purposes
March 13, 2008
TABLE OF COMMITTEE ABBREVIATIONS
AG
- Aging
Agr
- Agriculture
ANF
- Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
App
- Appropriations
AS-H
- Armed Services (House)
AS-S
- Armed Services (Senate)
BHUA
- Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Bud
- Budget
CST
- Commerce, Science, and Transportation
E&L;
- Education and Labor
EC
- Energy and Commerce
ENR
- Energy and Natural Resources
EPW
- Environment and Public Works
ETH
- Ethics
Fin
- Finance
FS
- Financial Services
FA
- Foreign Affairs
FR
- Foreign Relations
HEL&P;
- Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
HS
- Homeland Security
HS&GA;
- Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
HA
- House Administration
HK
- Hurricane Katrina
IA
- Indian Affairs
Int
- Intelligence
Jud
- Judiciary
NR
- Natural Resources
OGR
- Oversight and Government Reform
R
- Rules
RAdm
- Rules and Administration
Sci
- Science and Technology
SB
- Small Business
SOC
- Standards of Official Conduct
TI
- Transportation and Infrastructure
VA
- Veterans' Affairs
WM
- Ways and Means
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Program for Tuesday:
Senate will meet in a pro forma session.
Program for Friday:
Consideration of the Senate amendment to H.R. 3773--FISA Amendments Act of 2008.
HOUSE
Baca, Joe, Calif., E387
Biggert, Judy, Ill., E384
Bishop, Sanford D., Jr., Ga., E407
Bordallo, Madeleine Z., Guam, E396
Boustany, Charles W., Jr., La., E405
Braley, Bruce L., Iowa, E394
Burgess, Michael C., Tex., E395, E399, E403, E404, E406
Capps, Lois, Calif., E390
Cardoza, Dennis A., Calif., E392
Castor, Kathy, Fla., E384
Clarke, Yvette D., N.Y., E406
Cohen, Steve, Tenn., E403
Costello, Jerry F., Ill., E386
Clyburn, James E., S.C., E394
Davis, Susan A., Calif., E406
Diaz-Balart, Lincoln, Fla., E386
Dicks, Norman D., Wash., E396
Donnelly, Joe, Ind., E395, E398
Engel, Eliot L., N.Y., E403
Eshoo, Anna G., Calif., E401
Gordon, Bart, Tenn., E395, E397
Graves, Sam, Mo., E383, E385, E387, E388, E390, E391, E393, E394
Gutierrez, Luis V., Ill., E394
Johnson, Eddie Bernice, Tex., E403
Johnson, Sam, Tex., E399
Kaptur, Marcy, Ohio, E405
Larson, John B., Conn., E394, E397
Latham, Tom, Iowa, E394, E397, E402, E404, E406, E406, E407, E408, E409
McCollum, Betty, Minn., E407
Michaud, Michael H., Me., E388
Miller, Jeff, Fla., E408
Murphy, Patrick J., Pa., E385
Nadler, Jerrold, N.Y., E392
Neal, Richard E., Mass., E385
Paul, Ron, Tex., E383
Pearce, Stevan, N.M., E387
Poe, Ted, Tex., E395, E398, E403, E404
Porter, Jon C., Nev., E404
Price, David E., N.C., E389
Rahall, Nick J., II, W.Va., E383
Rangel, Charles B., N.Y., E390
Reichert, David G., Wash., E408
Richardson, Laura, Calif., E393
Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana, Fla., E405
Sali, Bill, Idaho, E387
Schakowsky, Janice D., Ill., E407
Schiff, Adam B., Calif., E391
Shimkus, John, Ill., E389
Solis, Hilda L., Calif., E401
Space, Zachary T., Ohio, E390
Thornberry, Mac, Tex., E389
Towns, Edolphus, N.Y., E383, E384, E387, E388, E389, E391, E393
Udall, Mark, Colo., E408
Wilson, Joe, S.C., E388
Wolf, Frank R., Va., E391
Woolsey, Lynn C., Calif., E386
(Senate proceedings for today will be continued in the next issue of the Record.)
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