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Daily Digest - Monday, June 1, 2009

Monday, June 1, 2009

HIGHLIGHTS

See Resume of Congressional Activity.

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Measures Introduced: One bill was introduced, as follows: S. 1160.

Page S5906

Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the order of Thursday, May 21, 2009 with respect to resuming the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 146, to amend the Federal antitrust laws to provide expanded coverage and to eliminate exemptions from such laws that are contrary to the public interest with respect to railroads, be vitiated; provided further, that the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill, be withdrawn.

Page S5908 

Nomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
Susan Flood Burk, of Virginia, to be Special Representative of the President, with the rank of Ambassador.

Pages S5908 S5910 

Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
Evan J. Segal, of Pennsylvania, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of Agriculture.
Deborah Matz, of Virginia, to be a Member of the National Credit Union Administration Board for a term expiring April 10, 2015.
Ellen Gloninger Murray, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Patricia A. Butenis, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Republic of Maldives.
Christopher William Dell, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Kosovo.
Charles H. Rivkin, of California, to be Ambassador to France, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to Monaco.
Thomas Alfred Shannon, Jr., of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Federative Republic of Brazil.
Nicole Lurie, of Maryland, to be Medical Director in the Regular Corps of the Public Health Service, subject to qualifications therefor as provided by law and regulations, and to be Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, Department of Health and Human Services.
Sonia Sotomayor, of New York, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
Gordon S. Heddell, of the District of Columbia, to be Inspector General, Department of Defense.
J. Michael Gilmore, of Virginia, to be Director of Operational Test and Evaluation, Department of Defense.
Dennis M. McCarthy, of Ohio, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense.
1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral.
Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, and Navy.

Pages S5909-10

Messages from the House:

Page S5906

Measures Referred:

Page S5906

Additional Cosponsors:

Pages S5906-08

Additional Statements:

Pages S5904-05

Notices of Hearings/Meetings:

Page S5908

Adjournment: Senate convened at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 5:59 p.m., until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, June 2, 2009. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S5909.)

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FEMA's POST-KATRINA HOUSING RESPONSIBILITIES

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: On May 22, the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management held a hearing on Still Post-Katrina: How FEMA Decides When Housing Responsibilities End. Testimony was heard from David Garratt, Acting Deputy Administrator, FEMA, Department of Homeland Security; Fred Tombar, III, Senior Advisor to the Secretary, Disaster and Recovery Programs, Department of Housing and Urban Development; and public witnesses.

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2010 for the National Nuclear Security Administration, 10:15 a.m., SD-124.

Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2010 for the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 10:30 a.m., SD-138.

Subcommittee on Defense, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimate for fiscal year 2010 for the Department of the Navy, 10:30 a.m., SD-192.
Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Admiral James G. Starvidis, USN for reappointment to the grade of admiral and to be Commander, United States European Command and Supreme Allied Commander, Europe, Lieutenant General Douglas M. Fraser, USAF to be general and Commander, United States Southern Command, and Lieutenant General Stanley A. McChrystal, USA to be general and Commander, International Security Assistance Force and Commander, United States Forces Afghanistan, all of the Department of Defense, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Catherine Radford Zoi, of California, to be Assistant Secretary for Energy, Efficiency, and Renewable Energy, and William F. Brinkman, of New Jersey, to be Director of the Office of Science, both of the Department of Energy, and Anne Castle, of Colorado, to be Assistant Secretary of the Interior, 2:15 p.m., SD-366.
Committee on Environment and Public Works: to hold hearings to examine the nomination of Victor M. Mendez, of Arizona, to be Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, 10 a.m., SD-406.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery, to hold hearings to examine a status report on emergency preparedness for the 2009 hurricane season, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.

Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nomination of Rand Beers, of the District of Columbia, to be Under Secretary of Homeland Security for National Protection and Programs, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., S-407, Capitol.

Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related D615Agencies, on the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 2 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.

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Select Intelligence Oversight Panel, executive, on the CIA, 5 p.m., H-140 Capitol.
Committee on Rules, to consider the following bills: H.R. 31, Lumbee Recognition Act; and H.R. 1385, Thomasina E. Jordan Indian Tribe of Virginia Federal Recognition Act of 2009, 5 p.m., H-313 Capitol.

On Tuesday, at approximately 11:00 a.m., Senate will resume consideration of the nomination of Regina McCarthy, to be Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and vote on confirmation thereon; following which, Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of H.R. 1256, Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, and vote on cloture thereon.
During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any cleared legislative and executive business.

June 2, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2010 for the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 10:30 a.m., SD-138.

June 2, Subcommittee on Defense, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimate for fiscal year 2010 for the Department of the Navy, 10:30 a.m., SD-192.

June 3, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2010 for the Department of Education, 9:30 a.m., SD-124.

June 3, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2010 for the Department of the Interior, 9:45 a.m., SD-138.

June 4, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2010 for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, to be followed by a closed session at 11:15am in SVC-217, 9:30 a.m., SD-192.

June 4, Subcommittee on Defense, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2010 for the Department of the Air Force, 10:30 a.m., SD-138.

June 4, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2010 for the Department of Agriculture, 2 p.m., SD-192.

June 4, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2010 for the Library of Congress and the Open World Leadership Center, 2:30 p.m., SD-138.
Committee on Armed Services: June 2, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Admiral James G. Starvidis, USN for reappointment to the grade of admiral and to be Commander, United States European Command and Supreme Allied Commander, Europe, Lieutenant General Douglas M. Fraser, USAF to be general and Commander, United States Southern Command, and Lieutenant General Stanley A. McChrystal, USA to be general and Commander, International Security Assistance Force and Commander, United States Forces Afghanistan, all of the Department of Defense, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.

June 3, Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, to receive a closed briefing to examine electricity grid vulnerabilities to critical defense assets and missions, 10 a.m., SVC-217.

June 3, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, to hold hearings to examine the Defense Authorization request for fiscal year 2010 and the Future Years Defense Program for strategic forces programs, 2:30 p.m., SR-232A.

June 3, Subcommittee on Personnel, to hold hearings to examine the Defense Authorization request for fiscal year 2010 and the Future Years Defense Program for military family programs, policies, and initiatives, 2:30 p.m., SR-222.

June 4, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the Defense Authorization request for fiscal year 2010 and the Future Years Defense Program for the Department of the Navy; to be possibly followed by a closed session in SVC-217, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: June 3, to hold hearings to examine a fresh start for new starts, 2 p.m., SD-538.

June 4, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nomination of Herbert M. Allison, Jr., of Connecticut, to be Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial Stability, 9:30 a.m., SD-538.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: June 3, to hold hearings to examine General Motors and Chrysler dealership closures, focusing on dealers and consumers, 2:30 p.m., SD-106.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: June 2, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Catherine Radford Zoi, of California, to be Assistant Secretary for Energy, Efficiency, and Renewable Energy, and William F. Brinkman, of New Jersey, to be Director of the Office of Science, both of the Department of Energy, and Anne Castle, of Colorado, to be Assistant Secretary of the Interior, 2:15 p.m., SD-366.

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June 4, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending energy legislation, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
Committee on Environment and Public Works: June 2, to hold hearings to examine the nomination of Victor M. Mendez, of Arizona, to be Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, 10 a.m., SD-406.

June 4, Full Committee, business meeting to consider the nominations of Peter Silva Silva, of California, to be an Assistant Administrator for Water, and Stephen Alan Owens, of Arizona, to be Assistant Administrator for Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic Substances, both of the Environmental Protection Agency, Time to be announced, Room to be announced.
Committee on Finance: June 5, to hold hearings to examine the nomination of Miriam E. Sapiro, of the District of Columbia, to be a Deputy United States Trade Representative, with the rank of Ambassador, 10 a.m., SD-215.
Committee on Foreign Relations: June 3, to meet in closed session to receive a briefing from national security briefers, 11 a.m., SVC-217.

June 3, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Eric P. Schwartz, of New York, to be Assistant for Population, Refugees, and Migration, and Andrew J. Shapiro, of New York, to be Assistant Secretary for Political-Military Affairs, both of the Department of State, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.

June 4, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine challenges and opportunities for U.S.-China cooperation on climate change, 10 a.m., SD-419.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: June 2, Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery, to hold hearings to examine a status report on emergency preparedness for the 2009 hurricane season, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.

June 2, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nomination of Rand Beers, of the District of Columbia, to be Under Secretary of Homeland Security for National Protection and Programs, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.

June 3, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nomination of Martha N. Johnson, of Maryland, to be Administrator, General Services Administration, 10 a.m., SD-342.

June 3, Ad Hoc Subcommittee on State, Local, and Private Sector Preparedness and Integration, to hold hearings to examine pandemic flu, 2 p.m., SD-342.
Committee on the Judiciary: June 3, to hold hearings to examine The Uniting American Families Act, focusing on addressing inequalities in federal immigration law, 10 a.m., SD-226.

June 4, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 417, to enact a safe, fair, and responsible state secrets privilege Act, S. 257, to amend title 11, United States Code, to disallow certain claims resulting from high cost credit debts, S. 448 and H.R. 985, bills to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media, and the nominations of David F. Hamilton, of Indiana, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit, Andre M. Davis, of Maryland, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit, and Thomas E. Perez, of Maryland, to be Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights Division, Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SD-226.
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: June 4, to hold hearings to examine SBIR and STTR reauthorization, focusing on ensuring a strong future for small business in federal research and development, 9:30 a.m., SR-428A.
Select Committee on Intelligence: June 2, to hold closed hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., S-407, Capitol.

June 4, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., S-407, Capitol.
Special Committee on Aging: June 3, to hold hearings to examine the value of long-term care insurance, 2 p.m., SH-216.

Committee on Agriculture, June 3. Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry, hearing to review the future of forestry in the United States, 1:30 p.m., 1300 Longworth.

June 4, Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management, hearing to review implications of the CFTC v. Zelener case, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
Committee on Appropriations, June 2, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, , Education, and Related Agencies, on the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 2 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.

June 2, Select Intelligence Oversight Panel, executive, on the CIA, 5 p.m., H-140 Capitol.

June 3. Subcommittee on Defense, on Air Force Posture, 9 a..m., on Navy and Marine Corps Posture, 1:30 p.m., H-140 Capitol.

June 3, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies, on the Secretary of Energy, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.

June 3, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, on the Secretary of Education, 2 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.

June 4, Subcommittee on Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, on the Secretary of Transportation, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
Committee on Armed Services, June 3, Defense Acquisition Reform Panel, hearing on Coordinating Requirements, Budgets, and Acquisition: How Does It Affect Costs and Acquisition Outcomes, 8 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.

June 3, Subcommittee on Readiness, hearing on the Fiscal Year 2010 National Defense Authorization Budget Request for Military Construction, Family Housing, Base Closure, Facilities Operations and Maintenance, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.

June 4, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on Thinkers and Practitioners: Do Senior Professional Military Education Schools Produce Strategists? 10 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.

June 4, Subcommittee on Terrorism Unconventional Threats and Capabilities, hearing on the Fiscal Year 2010 National Authorization Budget Request for the U.S. Special Operations Command, 1 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.

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Committee on the Budget, June 3, hearing on Challenges Facing the Economy: The View of the Federal Reserve, 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
Committee on Education and Labor, June 4, hearing on Building on What Works at Charter Schools, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
Committee on Energy and Commerce, June 4, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled ``Commercial Sales of Military Technologies,'' 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.

June 4, Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and the Internet, hearing on oversight of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
Committee on Financial Services, June 3, Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises, hearing entitled ``The Present Condition and Future Status of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac,'' 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.

June 3, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, hearing entitled ``Remittances: Regulation and Disclosure in a New Economic Environment,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.

June 4, Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity, hearing entitled ``The Section 8 Voucher Reform Act,''10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
Committee on Foreign Affairs, June 4, Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health, hearing on Local and Regional Purchases: Opportunities to Enhance U.S. Food Aid, 10:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.

June 4, Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific and Global Environment, hearing on Agent Orange: What Efforts Are Being Made To Address The Continuing Impact of Dioxin in Vietnam? 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
Committee on Homeland Security, June 4, Subcommittee on Management, Investigations, and Oversight, hearing entitled ``The FY 2010 Budget for Departmental Management and Operations at DHS,'' 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
Committee on the Judiciary, June 3, Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy, hearing on Pay to Delay: Are Patent Settlements That Delay Generic Drug Market Entry Anticompetitive? 10 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.

June 3, Task Force on Judicial Impeachment, hearing to consider Possible Impeachment of United States District Judge Samuel B. Kent, 12 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.

June 4, Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, hearing on H.R. 1508, Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2009, 11 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.

June 4, Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties, hearing on H.R. 984, State Secret Protection Act of 2009, 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.

June 4, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, hearing on Indigent Representation: A Growing National Crisis, 9:30 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.

June 5, Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy, hearing on H.R. 569, Equal Justice For Our Military Act of 2009, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
Committee on Natural Resources, June 3, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1061, Hoh Indian Tribe Safe Homelands Act; H.R. 2040, To authorize a process by which the Secretary of the Interior shall process acquisitions of certain real property by the Samish Indian Nation into trust; and H.R. 1035, Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Amendments Act of 2009, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.

June 4, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, oversight hearing entitled ``Unconventional Fuels, Part I: Shale Gas Potential,'' 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.

June 4, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands and the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife, joint oversight hearing on White-nose Syndrome: What's Killing Bats in the Northeast, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, June 4, to mark up the following measures: Government Accountability Office Improvement Act of 2009; H.R. 1345, District of Columbia Hatch Act Reform Act of 2009; H.R. 2392, Government Information Transparency Act; H. Res. 420, Celebrating the symbol of the United States Flag and supporting the goals and ideals of Flag Day; H. Res. 435, Celebrating Asian Pacific American Heritage Month; H.R. 2325, To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1300 Matamoros Street in Laredo, Texas, as the ``Laredo Veterans Post Office;'' H.R. 2422, To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 702 East University Avenue in Georgetown, Texas, as the ``Lyle G. West Post Office Building;'' and H.R. 2470, To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 19190 Cochran Boulevard FRNT in Port Charlotte, Florida, as the ``Lieutenant Commander Roy H. Boehm Post Office Building,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Committee on Rules, June 2, to consider the following bills: H.R. 31, Lumbee Recognition Act; and H.R. 1385, Thomasina E. Jordan Indian Tribe of Virginia Federal Recognition Act of 2009, 5 p.m., H-313 Capitol.

June 3, to consider H.R. 626, Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2009, 3 p.m., H-3113 Capitol.
Committee on Science and Technology, June 3, to mark up H.R. 2407, National Climate Service Act of 2009, 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.

June 4, Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, hearing on a New Direction for Federal Oil Spill Research and Development, 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.

June 4, Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation, to mark up H.R. 2569, To reauthorize surface transportation research, development, and technology transfer activities, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
Committee on Small Business, June 3, hearing entitled ``Common Ground: Fining Consensus on Health Reform, the Small Business Perspective,'' 1 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.

June 4, Subcommittee on Contracting and Technology, hearing entitled ``Legislative Initiatives to Strengthen and Modernize the SBIR amd STTR programs.'' 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, June 3, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, hearing on Agency Budgets and Priorities for FY 2010, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.

June 4, full Committee, to consider the following measures: H.R. 2093, Clean Coastal Environment and Public Health Act of 2009; the Sustainable Watershed D618Planning Act; the Maritime Workforce Development Act; the Coast Guard Modernization Act; H.R. 2121, To provide for the transfer of certain Federal Property to the Galveston Historical Foundation; H.R. 1687, To designate the Federal building and United States Courthouse located at McKinley Avenue and Third Street, S.W., Canton, Ohio, as the ``Ralph Regula Federal Office Building and United States Courthouse;'' H.R. 2053, To designate the United States Courthouse located at 525 Magoffin Avenue in El Paso, Texas, as the ``Albert Armendariz, Sr., United States Courthouse;'' H. Res. 410, Recognizing the numerous contributions of the recreational boating community and the boating industry to the continuing prosperity and affluence of the United States; General Services Administration Section 11(b) resolution, and other pending business, 11 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.

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Committee on Veterans' Affairs, June 3, hearing on a National Commitment to End Veterans Homelessness, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.

June 3, Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 952, COMBAT PTSD Act; and H.R. 2270, Benefits for Qualified World War II Veterans Act of 2009, 2 p.m., 334 Cannon.

June 4, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 1037, Pilot College Work Study Programs for Veterans Act of 2009; H.R. 1098, Veterans' Worker Retaining Act of 2009; H.R. 1172, To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include on the Internet website of the Department of Veterans Affairs a list of organizations that provide scholarships to veterans and their survivors; H.R. 1821, Equity for Injured Veterans Act of 2009; H.R. 1879, National Guard Employment Protection Act of 2009; and H.R. 2180, To amend title 38, United States Code, to waive housing loan fees for certain veterans with service-connected disabilities called to active service, 1 p.m., 340 Cannon.

June 4, Subcommittee on Health, to mark up H.R. 1211, Women Veterans Health Care Improvement Act; followed by a hearing on Meeting the Needs of Family Caregivers of Veterans, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
Committee on Ways and Means, June 4, Subcommittee on Oversight, hearing on IRS operations, the fiscal year 2010 budget proposals, and the 2009 tax return filing season, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, June 3, executive, hearing on Human Capital, 4 p.m., 304 HVC. Capitol.

June 4, executive, briefing on Intelligence Matters, 2 p.m., 304 HVC Capitol.

June 4, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, executive, hearing on Intelligence Matters, 10 a.m., 304 HVC, Capitol.

June 5, Subcommittee on Terrorism, HUMINT, Analysis, and Counterintelligence, executive, briefing on Hot Spots, 9 a.m., 304 HVC Capitol.

Joint Economic Committee: June 5, to hold hearings to examine the employment situation for May 2009, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.
June 1, 2009

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Resume of Congressional Activity

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.

EXECUTIVE DATA ON LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY

Congressional Record:

Pages of proceedings

House: 5,889
Total: 6,016

..

Extensions of Remarks

House: ..
Total: 1,264

..

Senate: Public bills enacted into law
House: 12
Total: 11

..

Senate: Private bills enacted into law
House: ..
Total: ..

..

Senate: Bills in conference
House: 1
Total: 1

..

Senate: Measures passed, total
House: 166
Total: 340

506

Senate bills

House: 23
Total: 10

..

House bills

House: 17
Total: 120

..

Senate joint resolutions

House: 4
Total: 2

..

House joint resolutions

House: 1
Total: 2

..

Senate concurrent resolutions

House: 10
Total: 3

..

House concurrent resolutions

House: 15
Total: 28

..

Simple resolutions

House: 96
Total: 175

..

Senate: Measures reported, total
House: 52
Total: 123

175

Senate bills

House: 19
Total: 1

..

House bills

House: 5
Total: 69

..

Senate joint resolutions

House: ..
Total: ..

..

House joint resolutions

House: ..
Total: ..

..

Senate concurrent resolutions

House: 3
Total: ..

..

House concurrent resolutions

House: ..
Total: 4

..

Simple resolutions

House: 25
Total: 49

..

Senate: Special reports
House: 12
Total: 3

..

Senate: Conference reports
House: ..
Total: 3

..

Senate: Measures pending on calendar
House: 42
Total: 22

..

Senate: Measures introduced, total
House: 1,352
Total: 3,316

4,668

Bills

House: 1,149
Total: 2,637

..

Joint resolutions

House: 16
Total: 55

..

Concurrent resolutions

House: 24
Total: 136

..

Simple resolutions

House: 163
Total: 488

..

Senate: Quorum calls
House: 1
Total: 1

..

Senate: Yea-and-nay votes
House: 202
Total: 183

..

Senate: Recorded votes
House: ..
Total: 107

..

Senate: Bills vetoed
House: ..
Total: ..

..

Senate: Vetoes overridden
House: ..
Total: ..

..

DISPOSITION OF EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS

Civilian nominations, totaling 232, disposed of as follows:

Other Civilian nominations, totaling 832, disposed of as follows:

Air Force nominations, totaling 4,825, disposed of as follows:

Navy nominations, totaling 719, disposed of as follows:

Marine Corps nominations, totaling 1,475, disposed of as follows:

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Program for Tuesday: After the transaction of any morning business (not to extend beyond 11 a.m.), Senate will resume consideration of the nomination of Regina McCarthy, to be Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and vote on confirmation thereon; following which, Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of H.R. 1256, Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, and vote on cloture thereon.
Senate: (Senate will recess from 12:30 p.m. until 2:15 p.m. for their respective party conferences.)

Program for Tuesday: To be announced.

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