Congressional Record
111th Congress (2009-2010)
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Daily Digest - Monday, July 27, 2009
Monday, July 27, 2009
Daily Digest
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Senate
Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S8103-8148
Measures Introduced:
Three bills and one resolution were introduced, as follows: S. 1518-1520, and S. Con. Res. 36.
Pages S8134-35
Measures Considered:
Energy and Water Appropriations Act:
Senate began consideration of H.R. 3183, making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, taking action on the following amendment proposed thereto:
Pages S8110-21
Pending:
Dorgan Amendment No. 1813, in the nature of a substitute.
Page S8110
A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further consideration of the bill at approximately 11 a.m., on Tuesday, July 28, 2009.
Page S8148
Nominations Received:
Senate received the following nominations:
Kenneth Albert Spearman, of Florida, to be a Member of the Farm Credit Administration Board, Farm Credit Administration for the remainder of the term expiring May 21, 2010.
Kenneth Albert Spearman, of Florida, to be a Member of the Farm Credit Administration Board, Farm Credit Administration for a term expiring May 21, 2016.
Alexander G. Garza, of Missouri, to be Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security and Chief Medical Officer, Department of Homeland Security.
Richard Serino, of Massachusetts, to be Deputy Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
Page S8148
Nominations Withdrawn:
Senate received notification of withdrawal of the following nominations:
Alexander G. Garza, of Missouri, to be Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs and Chief Medical Officer, Department of Homeland Security, which was sent to the Senate on July 7, 2009.
Richard Serino, of Massachusetts, to be Deputy Administrator and Chief Operating Officer, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, which was sent to the Senate on July 15, 2009.
Kenneth Albert Spearman, of Florida, to be a Member of the Farm Credit Administration Board, Farm Credit Administration for a term expiring May 21, 2014, which was sent to the Senate on July 16, 2009.
Page S8148
Messages from the House:
Pages S8132-33
Measures Referred:
Page S8133
Measures Placed on the Calendar:
Page S8133
Executive Communications:
Pages S8133-34
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages S8135-36
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Pages S8136-37
Additional Statements:
Pages S8131-32
Amendments Submitted:
Pages S8137-48
Privileges of the Floor:
Page S8148
Adjournment:
Senate convened at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 6:37 p.m., until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, July 28, 2009. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S8148.)
Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
No committee meetings were held.
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House of Representatives
Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced:
11 public bills, H.R. 3345-3355; and 2 resolutions, H. Res. 680-681 were introduced.
Pages H8872-73
Additional Cosponsors:
Page H8873
Report Filed:
A report was filed today as follows:
H.R. 3221, to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965, with an amendment (H. Rept. 111-232).
Page H8872
Speaker:
Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed Representative Edwards (MD) to act as Speaker Pro Tempore for today.
Page H8811
Recess:
The House recessed at 12:45 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m.
Page H8813
Suspensions:
The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the following measures:
Veterans' Insurance and Health Care Improvements Act of 2009:
H.R. 3219, amended, to amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements in the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs relating to insurance and health care;
Pages H8813-18
Veterans Nonprofit Research and Education Corporations Enhancement Act of 2009: H.R. 2770, amended, to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify and update provisions of law relating to nonprofit research and education corporations;
Pages H8819-22
Caregiver Assistance and Resource Enhancement Act: H.R. 3155, amended, to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide certain caregivers of veterans with training, support, and medical care;
Pages H8822-25
Recognizing the importance of park and recreation facilities and expressing support for the designation of the month of July as ``National Park and Recreation Month'': H. Res. 288, to recognize the importance of park and recreation facilities and to express support for the designation of the month of July as ``National Park and Recreation Month'';
Pages H8825-26
Waco Mammoth National Monument Establishment Act of 2009: H.R. 1376, amended, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish the Waco Mammoth National Monument in the State of Texas, by a \2/3\ recorded vote of 308 ayes to 74 noes, Roll No. 648;
Pages H8826-29, H8846-47
Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To establish the Waco Mammoth National Monument in the State of Texas, and for other purposes.''.
Page H8847
Blue Ridge Parkway and Town of Blowing Rock Land Exchange Act of 2009: H.R. 1121, amended, to authorize a land exchange to acquire lands for the Blue Ridge Parkway from the Town of Blowing Rock, North Carolina, by a \2/3\ recorded vote of 377 ayes with none voting ``no'', Roll No. 649; and
Pages H8829-30, H8847-48
Recognizing and celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the entry of Hawaii into the Union as the 50th State: H. Res. 593, amended, to recognize and celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the entry of Hawaii into the Union as the 50th State, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 378 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 647.
Pages H8839-42, H8846
Recess:
The House recessed at 5:16 p.m. and reconvened at 6:31 p.m.
Page H8846
Suspensions--Proceedings Postponed:
The House debated the following measures under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were postponed:
Disabled Veterans Home Improvement and Structural Alteration Grant Increase Act of 2009:
H.R. 1293, to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an increase in the amount payable by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to veterans for improvements and structural alterations furnished as part of home health services;
Pages H8818-19
Southern Sea Otter Recovery and Research Act: H.R. 556, amended, to establish a program of research, recovery, and other activities to provide for the recovery of the southern sea otter;
Pages H8830-31
Marine Turtle Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2009: H.R. 509, amended, to reauthorize the Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004;
Pages H8831-32
Congratulating the Louisiana State University baseball team for winning the 2009 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I College World Series: H. Res. 616, to congratulate the Louisiana State University baseball team for winning the 2009 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I College World Series;
Pages H8832-34
Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Amendments Act of 2009: H.R. 1035, to amend the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental and Native American Public Policy Act of 1992 to honor the legacy of Stewart L. Udall;
Pages H8834-36
Recognizing the service, sacrifice, honor, and professionalism of the Noncommissioned Officers of the United States Army: H.J. Res. 44, to recognize the service, sacrifice, honor, and professionalism of the Noncommissioned Officers of the United States Army;
Pages H8836-39
Expressing support for designation of the month of September as ``National Hydrocephalus Awareness Month'': H. Res. 373, to express support for D922designation of the month of September as ``National Hydrocephalus Awareness Month'';
Pages H8842-43
Coach Jodie Bailey Post Office Building Designation Act: H.R. 3072, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 9810 Halls Ferry Road in St. Louis, Missouri, as the ``Coach Jodie Bailey Post Office Building''; and
Pages H8843-44
Supporting the goals and ideals of Veterans of Foreign Wars Day: H. Res. 483, to support the goals and ideals of Veterans of Foreign Wars Day.
Pages H8844-45
Quorum Calls--Votes:
One yea-and-nay vote and two recorded votes developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H8846, H8846-47, H8847-48. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment:
The House met at 12:30 p.m. and adjourned at 10:50 p.m.
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Committee Meetings
EXECUTIVE ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2009
Committee on the Judiciary:
Subcommittee on Crime,
Terrorism, and Homeland Security held a hearing on H.R. 743, Executive Accountability Act of 2009. Testimony was heard from Representative Jones; Louis Fisher, Specialist in Constitutional Law, Law Library, Library of Congress; and public witnesses.
POST-KATRINA--BUREAUCRACY REFORM
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure:
Subcommittee on Economic Development,
Public Buildings and Emergency Management held a hearing on Post-Katrina: What it Takes to Cut Bureaucracy and Assure a More Rapid Response After a Catastrophic Disaster. Testimony was heard from Representative Loebsack; Craig Fugate, Administrator, FEMA, Department of Homeland Security; Francis X. McCarthy, Federalism, Federal Elections and Emergency Management Section, CRS, Library of Congress; and public witnesses.
Joint Meetings
No joint committee meetings were held.
Committee on Appropriations:
Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, business meeting to mark up proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2010 for Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies, 2:30 p.m., SD-138.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs:
business meeting to consider the nomination of Deborah Matz, of Virginia, to be a Member of the National Credit Union Administration Board; to be immediately followed by a hearing to examine regulatory modernization, focusing on insurance, 9:30 a.m., SD-538.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation:
to hold hearings to examine national hurricane research, 10 a.m., SR-253.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources:
business meeting to consider pending calendar business; to be immediately followed by a hearing to examine the nominations of Anthony Marion Babauta, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary, and Jonathan B. Jarvis, of California, to be Director, National Park Service, both of the Department of the Interior, James J. Markowsky, of Massachusetts, to be Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy, and Warren F. Miller, Jr., of New Mexico, to be Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy, and to be Director of the Office of the Civilian Radioactive Waste Management, both of the Department of Energy, 10 a.m., SD-366.
Committee on Foreign Relations:
to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Michael H. Posner, of New York, to be Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Mark Henry Gitenstein, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to Romania, Ertharin Cousin, of Illinois, for the rank of Ambassador during her tenure of service as a Representative to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture, David Killion, of the District of Columbia, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as the Permanent Representative to the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Karen Kornbluh, of New York, to be Representative to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, with the rank of Ambassador, and Glyn T. Davies, of the District of Columbia, to be Representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency, with the rank of Ambassador, all of the Department of State, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
Full Committee, business meeting to consider the nominations of Arturo A. Valenzuela, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs, Thomas Alfred Shannon, Jr., of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Federative Republic of Brazil, 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, Charles Aaron Ray, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Zimbabwe, Gayleatha Beatrice Brown, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador to Burkina Faso, Earl Michael Irving, of California, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Swaziland, Pamela Jo Howell Slutz, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Burundi, Patricia Newton Moller, of Arkansas, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Guinea, Jerry P. Lanier, of North Carolina, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Uganda, Alfonso E. Lenhardt, of New York, to be Ambassador to the United Republic of Tanzania, Samuel Louis Kaplan, of Minnesota, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Morocco, James B. Smith, of New Hampshire, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Miguel Humberto Diaz, of Minnesota, to be Ambassador to the Holy See, Fay Hartog-Levin, of Illinois, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Stephen J. Rapp, of Iowa, to be Ambassador at Large for War Crimes Issues, and Donald Henry Gips, of Colorado, to be Ambassador to the Republic of South Africa, all of the Department of State; to be immediately followed by a hearing to examine the nominations of William Carlton Eacho III, of Maryland, D923to be Ambassador to the Republic of Austria, Matthew Winthrop Barzun, of Kentucky, to be Ambassador to Sweden, Bruce J. Oreck, of Colorado, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Finland, James B. Foley, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Croatia, Philip D. Murphy, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany, Judith Gail Garber, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Latvia, Douglas W. Kmiec, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Malta, and John R. Bass, of New York, to be Ambassador to Georgia, all of the Department of State, in SD-419, 2:15 p.m., S-116, Capitol.
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Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs:
to hold hearings to examine the nomination of Alexander G. Garza, of Missouri, to be Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs and Chief Medical Officer, Department of Homeland Security, 10 a.m., SD-342.
Committee on the Judiciary:
business meeting to consider the nominations of Sonia Sotomayor, of New York, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, A. Thomas McLellan, of Pennsylvania, to be Deputy Director of National Drug Control Policy, Alejandro N. Mayorkas, of California, to be Director of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security, and Christopher H. Schroeder, of North Carolina, to be an Assistant Attorney General, and Cranston J. Mitchell, of Virginia, to be a Commissioner of the United States Parole Commission, both of the Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SH-216.
Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland Security, to hold hearings to examine closing Guantanamo Bay, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
Select Committee on Intelligence:
to hold closed hearings to consider certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., S-407, Capitol.
Committee on Agriculture,
Subcommittee Livestock, Dairy and Poultry, to continue hearings to review economic conditions facing the dairy industry, part three, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
Committee on Appropriations,
Subcommittee on Agriculture,
Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, hearing on Protecting the Public Health in a Global Economy Ensuring that Meat and Poultry Imports Meet U.S. Standards, 11 a.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
Committee on Armed Services,
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on Investing in Our Military Leaders: The Role of Professional Military Education in Officer Development, 1 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities, hearing on chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high-yield explosives consequence management, 10 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
Committee on Financial Services,
to mark up H.R. 3269, Corporate and Financial Institution Compensation Fairness Act of 2009, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
Committee on Foreign Affairs,
Subcommittee on Europe, hearing on the Reset Button Has Been Pushed: Kicking Off a New Era in U.S.-Russian Relations, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
Committee on the Judiciary,
Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, hearing on Medical Debt: Is Our Healthcare System Bankrupting Americans? 11 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Crime, to mark up the following bills:
H.R. 2811, to amend title 18, United States Code, to include constrictor snakes of the species Python genera as an injuries animal; and H.R. 3327, Ramos-Compean Justice Act of 2009, 1 p.m., 2237 Rayburn.
Committee on Natural Resources,
Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife, hearing on H.R. 3086, Global Wildlife Conservation, Coordination, and Enhancement Act of 2009, 1 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
Committee on Rules,
to consider H.R. 3326, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010, 3 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,
Subcommittee on Water Resources, and Environment, hearing on The Tennessee Valley Authority's Kingston Ash Slide: Evaluation of Potential Causes and Updates on Cleanup Efforts, 10:30 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence,
executive, briefing on Department of Defense Quarterly Update, 1 p.m., 304 HVC.
Subcommittee on Intelligence Community Management, executive, briefing on Information Sharing in the Intelligence Community, 2:30 p.m., 304 HCV.
Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming,
hearing entitled ``New Energy Technologies: What's Around the Corner?'' 9:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
Joint Economic Committee:
to hold hearings to examine current trends in foreclosures and what can be done to prevent them, 10 a.m., 210 Cannon Building.
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Program for Tuesday:
After the transaction of any morning business (not to extend beyond one hour), Senate will continue consideration of H.R. 3183, Energy and Water Appropriations Act.
(Senate will recess from 12:30 p.m. until 2:15 p.m. for their respective party conferences.)
Next Meeting of the
Program for Tuesday:
Consideration of the following suspensions: (1) H.R. 3325--To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to reauthorize for 1 year the Work Incentives Planning and Assistance program and the Protection and Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social Security program; (2) H.R. 1803--Veterans Business Center Act of 2009; (3) H.R. 1807--Educating Entrepreneurs through Today's Technology Act; (4) S.
T2XXX
--Extending the SBIR Act of 2009; (5) H.R. 1665--Coast Guard Acquisition Reform Act; (6) H. Res. 508--Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the general aviation industry should be recognized for its contributions to the United States; (7) H.R. 2093--Clean Coastal Environment and Public Health Act; (8) H.R. 1752--To provide that the usual day for paying salaries in or under the House of Representatives may be established by regulations of the Committee on House Administration; (9) H.R. 2510--Absentee Ballot Track, Receive, and Confirm Act; (10) H.R. 2728--William Orton Law Library Improvement and Modernization Act; and (11) H.R. 2749--Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009.
HOUSE
Akin, W. Todd, Mo., E2015
Bilirakis, Gus M., Fla., E2013
Bishop, Rob, Utah, E2017
Broun, Paul C., Ga., E2021
Carter, John R., Tex., E2018
Castle, Michael N., Del., E2014
Clyburn, James E., S.C., E2021
Coble, Howard, N.C., E2011, E2018
Cohen, Steve, Tenn., E2011
Connolly, Gerald E., Va., E2025
Culberson, John Abney, Tex., E2018
Davis, Geoff, Ky., E2023
Diaz-Balart, Mario, Fla., E2022
Ehlers, Vernon J., Mich., E2019
Engel, Eliot L., N.Y., E2015
Franks, Trent, Ariz., E2013
Giffords, Gabrielle, Ariz., E2019
Gohmert, Louie, Tex., E2020, E2023
Griffith, Parker, Ala., E2011, E2013, E2017
Holt, Rush D., N.J., E2011
Kilroy, Mary Jo, Ohio, E2022
McCarthy, Carolyn, N.Y., E2013
McKeon, Howard P. ``Buck'', Calif., E2016
Murtha, John P., Pa., E2019
Poe, Ted, Tex., E2024
Posey, Bill, Fla., E2014
Putnam, Adam H., Fla., E2021, E2025
Quigley, Mike, Ill., E2015
Radanovich, George, Calif., E2012
Rehberg, Denny, Mont., E2012
Rogers, Mike, Ala., E2016
Shimkus, John, Ill., E2015
Smith, Christopher H., N.J., E2014, E2020, E2023
Smith, Lamar, Tex., E2025
Souder, Mark E., Ind., E2022
Space, Zachary T., Ohio, E2024
Tanner, John S., Tenn., E2015
Terry, Lee, Nebr., E2020
Van Hollen, Chris, Md., E2011, E2013
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