Congressional Record
111th Congress (2009-2010)
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Daily Digest - Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Daily Digest
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Senate
Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S3051-S3117
Measures Introduced:
Eleven bills and one resolution were introduced, as follows: S. 3296-3306, and S. Res. 513.
Page S3091
Measures Passed:
Collector Car Appreciation Day:
Senate agreed to S. Res. 513, designating July 9, 2010, as ``Collector Car Appreciation Day'' and recognizing that the collection and restoration of historic and classic cars is an important part of preserving the technological achievements and cultural heritage of the United States.
Pages S3116-17
Measures Considered:
Restoring American Financial Stability Act--Agreement:
Senate continued consideration of S. 3217, to promote the financial stability of the United States by improving accountability and transparency in the financial system, to end ``too big to fail'', to protect the American taxpayer by ending bailouts, to protect consumers from abusive financial services practices, taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto:
Pages S3061-88
Pending:
Reid (for Dodd/Lincoln) Amendment No. 3739, in the nature of a substitute.
Page S3061
Reid (for Boxer) Amendment No. 3737 (to Amendment No. 3739), to prohibit taxpayers from ever having to bail out the financial sector.
Pages S3061, S3063-70
Snowe/Shaheen Amendment No. 3755 (to Amendment No. 3739), to strike section 1071.
Pages S3071-72
Snowe Amendment No. 3757 (to Amendment No. 3739), to provide for consideration of seasonal income in mortgage loans.
Pages S3072-88
A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further consideration of the bill at approximately 9:30 a.m., on Wednesday, May 5, 2010.
Page S3117
Messages from the House:
Page S3091
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages S3091-93
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Pages S3093-99
Additional Statements:
Pages S3090-91
Amendments Submitted:
Pages S3099-S3116
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
Page S3116
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
Page S3116
Adjournment:
Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:10 p.m., until 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 5, 2010. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S3117.)
Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
TROUBLED ASSET RELIEF PROGRAM
Committee on Finance:
Committee continued hearings to examine the President's proposed fee on financial institutions regarding the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), after receiving testimony from Timothy F. Geithner, Secretary of the Treasury; Steve Bartlett, The Financial Services Roundtable, and James Chessen, American Bankers Association (ABA), both of Washington, D.C.; John K. Sorensen, Iowa Bankers Association, Johnston; and Patrick S. Baird, AEGON USA, LLC, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on behalf of the American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI).
WORK-LIFE PROGRAMS
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs:
Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia concluded a hearing to examine work-life programs, focusing on attracting, retaining and empowering the Federal workforce, after receiving testimony from Cecilia Elena Rouse, Member, Council of Economic Advisers; Jonathan Foley, Senior Advisor to the Director, Office of Personnel Management; Kathleen Lingle, WorldatWork, Scottsdale, Arizona; and Max Stier, Partnership for Public Service, Colleen M. Kelley, National Treasury Employees Union, and Joseph P. Flynn, American Federation of D479Government Employees, AFL-CIO, all of Washington, D.C.
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ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions:
Committee continued hearings to examine Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) reauthorization, focusing on improving America's secondary schools, after receiving testimony from John Capozzi, Elmont Memorial High School, Elmont, New York; Donald D. Deshler, University of Kansas Center for Research and Learning, Lawrence; Richard Harrison, Denver School of Science and Technology (DSST), Denver, Colorado; Tony Habit, North Carolina New Schools Project, Raleigh; Cassius O. Johnson, Jobs for the Future, Boston, Massachusetts; and Karen Webber-N'Dour, National Academy Foundation High School, Baltimore, Maryland.
WALL STREET FRAUD AND FIDUCIARY DUTIES
Committee on the Judiciary:
Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs concluded a hearing to examine Wall Street fraud and fiduciary duties, focusing on if jail time can serve as an adequate deterrent for willful violations, after receiving testimony from Lanny A. Breuer, Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, Department of Justice; Barbara Roper, Consumer Federation of America (CFA), Pueblo, Colorado; Andrew Weissmann, Jenner & Block LLP, and John C. Coffee, Jr., Columbia University Law School, both of New York, New York; Damon A. Silvers, American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), Washington, D.C.; Henry N. Pontell, University of California, Irvine; J.W. Verret, George Mason University School of Law, Arlington, Virginia; and Larry E. Ribstein, University of Illinois College of Law, Champaign.
House of Representatives
Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced:
12 public bills, H.R. 5198-5206; and 7 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 273; and H. Res. 1320-1325 were introduced.
Page H3123
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages H3123-25
Reports Filed:
Reports were filed today as follows:
H. Con. Res. 263, authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run (H. Rept. 111-470);
H. Con. Res. 247, authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (H. Rept. 111-471);
H. Res. 1301, supporting the goals and ideals of National Train Day (H. Rept. 111-472);
H. Res. 1278, in support and recognition of National Safe Digging Month, April, 2010, with amendments (H. Rept. 111-473, Pt. 1); and
H.R. 1722, to improve teleworking in executive agencies by developing a telework program that allows employees to telework at least 20 percent of the hours worked in every 2 administrative workweeks, with amendments (H. Rept. 111-474).
Pages H3122-23
Speaker:
Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed Representative Yarmuth to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
Page H3083
Recess:
The House recessed at 12:40 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m.
Page H3084
Suspensions:
The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the following measures:
Honoring the National Science Foundation for 60 years of service to the Nation:
H. Res. 1307, to honor the National Science Foundation for 60 years of service to the Nation, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 370 yeas to 2 nays, Roll No. 243;
Pages H3085-87, H3097-98
Recognizing the need to improve the participation and performance of America's students in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields: H. Res. 1213, to recognize the need to improve the participation and performance of America's students in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields and to support the ideals of National Lab Day, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 378 yeas to 2 nays, Roll No. 244;
Pages H3087-90, H3098-99
Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the laser: H. Res. 1310, to recognize the 50th anniversary of the laser;
Pages H3090-91
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the United States Television Infrared Observation Satellite: H. Res. 1231, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the United States Television Infrared Observation Satellite, the world's first meteorological satellite, D480launched by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration on April 1, 1960, and fulfilling the promise of President Eisenhower to all nations of the world to promote the peaceful use of space for the benefit of all mankind;
Pages H3091-92
Commemorating the 400th anniversary of the first use of the telescope for astronomical observation by the Italian scientist Galileo Galilei: H. Res. 1269, to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the first use of the telescope for astronomical observation by the Italian scientist Galileo Galilei;
Pages H3092-94
Redesignating the Department of the Navy as the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps: H.R. 24, to redesignate the Department of the Navy as the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps; and
Pages H3094-96
Honoring the USS New Mexico as the sixth Virginia-class submarine commissioned by the U.S. Navy to protect and defend the United States: H. Res. 1132, amended, to honor the USS New Mexico as the sixth Virginia-class submarine commissioned by the U.S. Navy to protect and defend the United States, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 378 yeas to 1 nay, Roll No. 245.
Pages H3096-97, H3099-H3100
Recess:
The House recessed at 3:21 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m.
Page H3097
Moment of Silence:
The House observed a moment of silence in honor of Angelo Roncallo, former Member of Congress.
Page H3098
Presidential Message:
Read a message from the President wherein he notified Congress that the national emergency with respect to the actions of the Government of Syria is to continue in effect beyond May 11, 2010--referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered printed (H. Doc. 111-105).
Page H3100
Quorum Calls--Votes:
Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H3097-98, H3098-99, H3099-H3100. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment:
The House met at 12:30 p.m. and adjourned at 10:36 p.m.
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Committee Meetings
SUPPORTING AMERICA'S EDUCATORS: IMPORTANCE OF QUALITY TEACHERS AND LEADERS
Committee on Education and Labor:
Held a hearing on Supporting America's Educators: The Importance of Quality Teachers and Leaders. Testimony was heard from Jeanne Burns, Associate Commissioner, Teacher Education Initiatives, Board of Regents, State of Louisiana; Marie Parker-McElroy, Instructional Coach, Fairfax County Public Schools, State of Virginia; Tony Bennett, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Department of Education, State of Indiana; and public witnesses.
Joint Meetings
INTER-ETHNIC CONFLICT
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe.
Commission concluded a hearing to examine mitigating inter-ethnic conflict in the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OCSE) region, focusing on persisting tensions, after receiving testimony from Heidi Tagliavini, Under Secretary of State for Switzerland; Peter Semneby, European Union Special Representative for the South Caucasus, Brussels, Belgium; and Soren Jessen-Peterson, former United Nations Head of Mission in Kosovo, Washington, DC.
Committee on Appropriations:
Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2011 for the National Institutes of Health, 9:30 a.m., SD-124.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources:
Subcommittee on National Parks, to hold hearings to examine the National Park Service's implementations of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
Committee on Environment and Public Works:
Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety, to hold an oversight hearing to examine the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 10 a.m., SD-406.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs:
to hold hearings to examine terrorists and guns, focusing on the nature of the threat and proposed reforms, 10 a.m., SD-342.
Committee on the Judiciary:
to hold hearings to examine the increased importance of the Violence Against Women Act in a time of economic crisis, 10 a.m., SD-226.
Committee on Rules and Administration:
to hold hearings to examine voting by mail, focusing on state and local experiences, 10 a.m., SR-301.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs:
to hold an oversight hearing to examine traumatic brain injury (TBI), focusing on progress in treating the signature wound of the current conflicts, 9:30 a.m., SR-418.
United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control:
to hold hearings to examine violence in Mexico and Ciudad Juarez and its implications for the United States, 10 a.m., SD-562.
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Committee on Appropriations,
Subcommittee on Defense, executive, on Missile Defense Agency, 10 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
Committee on Armed Services,
hearing on developments in security and stability in Afghanistan, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
Committee on Education and Labor,
Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions, hearing on H.R. 3721, Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act, 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
Committee on Energy and Commerce,
to mark up the following bills:
H.R. 3993, Calling Card Consumer Protection Act; and H.R. 3655, Bereaved Consumer's Bill of Rights Act, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
Committee on the Judiciary,
hearing on the United States Patent and Trademark Office, 10:15 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties, hearing on Electronic Communications Privacy Act Reform, 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
Committee on Natural Resources,
to mark up the following bills:
H.R. 4349, Hoover Power Allocation Act of 2009; H.R. 2889, Oregon Caves National Monument Boundary Adjustment Act of 2009; H.R. 4438, San Antonio Missions National Historical Park Leasing and Boundary Expansion Act of 2010; H.R. 4491, Buffalo Soldiers in the National Parks Study Act; H.R. 4493, Marianas Trench Marine National Monument Management Enhancement Act of 2010; H.R. 3511, Marianas Trench Marine National Monument Visitor Facility Authorization Act of 2009; and H. Res. 1254, Directing the Secretary of the Interior to transmit to the House of Representatives certain information relating to the Secretary's Treasured Landscape Initiative, potential designation of National Monuments, and High Priority Land-Rationalization Efforts, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform,
Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service and the District of Columbia, hearing entitled ``Housing D.C. Code Felons Far Away From Home: Effects on Crime, Recidivism and Reentry,'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement, to mark up H.R. 4900, Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2010, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Committee on Rules,
to consider H.R. 5019, Home Star Energy Retrofit Act of 2010, 3 p.m., 313-Capitol.
Committee on Science and Technology,
Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, hearing on Mitigating the Impact of Volcanic Ash Clouds on Aviation--What Do We Need to Know,'' 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
Committee on Small Business,
hearing entitled ``Tax Initiatives that Promote Small Business Growth,'' 1 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,
Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, hearing on Assessing the Implementation and Impacts of the Clean Truck Programs at the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach, 11 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs,
hearing on Health Effects of the Vietnam War--The Aftermath, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence,
executive, briefing on IC Personnel Management, 3 p.m., 304 HVC.
Joint Economic Committee:
to hold hearings to examine how to promote job creation, 1 p.m., 210, Cannon Building.
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Program for Wednesday:
Senate will continue consideration of S. 3217, Restoring American Financial Stability Act.
Next Meeting of the
Program for Wednesday:
Consideration of the following suspensions: (1) H.R. 5160--Haiti Economic Lift Program Act of 2010; (2) H. Res. 1272--Commemorating the 40th anniversary of the May 4, 1970, Kent State University shootings; (3) H. Res. 1157--Congratulating the National Urban League on its 100th year of service to the United States; (4) H. Res. 1312--Recognizing the roles and contributions of America's teachers to building and enhancing our Nation's civic, cultural, and economic well-being; (5) H. Res. 1149--Supporting the goals and ideals of National Charter School Week, to be held May 2 through May 8, 2010; (6) H.R. 2421--Mother's Day Centennial Commemorative Coin Act; (7) H. Res. 1295--Celebrating the role of mothers in the United States and supporting the goals and ideals of Mother's Day; (8) H. Res. 1247--Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that public servants should be commended for their dedication and continued service to the Nation during Public Service Recognition Week, May 3 through 9, 2010, and throughout the year; (9) H.R. 1722--Telework Improvements Act; (10) H. Res. 1301--Supporting the goals and ideals of National Train Day; (11) H. Con. Res. 247--Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby; (12) H. Con. Res. 263--Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run; and (13) H. Res. 1278--In support and recognition of National Safe Digging Month, April, 2010.
HOUSE
Adler, John H., N.J., E733
Andrews, Robert E., N.J., E735
Bachmann, Michele, Minn., E743
Berkley, Shelley, Nev., E740
Berman, Howard L., Calif., E736
Bishop, Sanford D., Jr., Ga., E744
Bordallo, Madeleine Z., Guam, E734
Braley, Bruce L., Iowa, E734, E740, E741
Coffman, Mike, Colo., E743
Cooper, Jim, Tenn., E735
Costa, Jim, Calif., E740
Cummings, Elijah E., Md., E733
Faleomavaega, Eni F.H., American Samoa, E736
Grayson, Alan, Fla., E739
Green, Gene, Tex., E744
Grijalva, Raul M., Ariz., E733
Hall, John J., N.Y., E738
Harman, Jane, Calif., E744
Higgins, Brian, N.Y., E733
Hirono, Mazie K., Hawaii, E744
Hoyer, Steny H., Md., E743
Israel, Steve, N.Y., E734
Johnson, Eddie Bernice, Tex., E741
Klein, Ron, Fla., E745
Kucinich, Dennis J., Ohio, E734, E735, E742, E745
Latham, Tom, Iowa, E734
McDermott, Jim, Wash., E743
Miller, Jeff, Fla., E734
Petri, Thomas E., Wisc., E738, E741
Poe, Ted, Tex., E742
Richardson, Laura, Calif., E742, E745
Rohrabacher, Dana, Calif., E739
Ross, Mike, Ark., E740
Sanchez, Loretta, Calif., E737
Schmidt, Jean, Ohio, E739
Schock, Aaron, Ill., E738
Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr., Wisc., E739
Skelton, Ike, Mo., E742, E744
Speier, Jackie, Calif., E736, E737, E737, E738, E739
Stearns, Cliff, Fla., E737
Tiahrt, Todd, Kans., E741
Young, Don, Alaska, E745
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