Congressional Record
111th Congress (2009-2010)
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Daily Digest - Friday, May 14, 2010
Friday, May 14, 2010
Daily Digest
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Senate
Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S3769-S3792
Measures Introduced:
One bill and six resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 3377, and S. Res. 526-531.
Pages S3782-83
Measures Reported:
H.R. 4899, making emergency supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and summer jobs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 111-188)
Page S3782
Measures Passed:
Special Agent Samuel Hicks Families of Fallen Heroes Act:
Senate passed H.R. 2711, to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for the transportation and moving expenses for the immediate family of certain Federal employees who die in the performance of their duties, after withdrawing the committee amendments, and agreeing to the following amendments proposed thereto:
Pages S3788-89
Dodd (for Lieberman) Amendment No. 4043, in the nature of a substitute.
Page S3789
Dodd (for Lieberman) Amendment No. 4044, to amend the title.
Page S3789
RV Centennial Celebration Month: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 410, supporting and recognizing the goals and ideals of ``RV Centennial Celebration Month'' to commemorate 100 years of enjoyment of recreation vehicles in the United States, and the resolution was then agreed to.
Page S3789
Celebrating the Lives of Fallen Police Officers in Washington State: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 521, commemorating and celebrating the lives of Deputy Sheriff Stephen Michael Gallagher, Jr., Officer Timothy Q. Brenton, Officer Tina G. Griswold, Officer Ronald Wilbur Owens II, Sergeant Mark Joseph Renninger, Officer Gregory James Richards, and Deputy Sheriff Walter Kent Mundell, Jr. who gave their lives in the service of the people of Washington State in 2009, and the resolution was then agreed to.
Pages S3789-90
National Search and Rescue Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 526, designating May 16 through May 22, 2010, as ``National Search and Rescue Week''.
Pages S3790-91
National Childhood Stroke Awareness Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 527, supporting the designation of an appropriate date as ``National Childhood Stroke Awareness Day''.
Page S3791
National MPS Awareness Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 528, designating May 15, 2010, as ``National MPS Awareness Day''.
Page S3791
Celebrating the Life and Achievements of Lena Mary Calhoun Horne: Senate agreed to S. Res. 529, celebrating the life and achievements of Lena Mary Calhoun Horne and honoring her for her triumphs against racial discrimination and her steadfast commitment to the civil rights of all people.
Pages S3791-92
National Women's Health Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 530, supporting the goals and ideals of ``National Women's Health Week 2010''.
Page S3792
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 S3769-78
Pending:
Reid (for Dodd/Lincoln) Amendment No. 3739, in the nature of a substitute.
Page S3769
Brownback Modified Amendment No. 3789 (to Amendment No. 3739), to provide for an exclusion from the authority of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection for certain automobile manufacturers.
Page S3769
Brownback (for Snowe/Pryor) Amendment No. 3883 (to Amendment No. 3739), to ensure small business fairness and regulatory transparency.
Page S3769
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Specter Modified Amendment No. 3776 (to Amendment No. 3739), to amend section 20 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to allow for a private civil action against a person that provides substantial assistance in violation of such Act.
Page S3769
Dodd (for Leahy) Amendment No. 3823 (to Amendment No. 3739), to restore the application of the Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers.
Page S3769
Whitehouse Amendment No. 3746 (to Amendment No. 3739), to restore to the States the right to protect consumers from usurious lenders.
Page S3769
Dodd (for Rockefeller) Amendment No. 3758 (to Amendment No. 3739), to preserve the Federal Trade Commission's rule making authority.
Page S3769
Udall (CO) Amendment No. 4016 (to Amendment No. 3739), to improve consumer notification of numerical credit scores used in certain lending transactions.
Pages S3772-78
A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that Senate resume consideration of the bill at approximately 3 p.m. on Monday, May 17, 2010.
Page S3792
Message from the President:
Senate received the following message from the President of the United States:
Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the continuation of the national emergency that was originally declared in Executive Order 13047 of May 20, 1997, with respect to Burma; which was referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-56)
Page S3782
Messages from the House:
Page S3782
Additional Cosponsors:
Page S3783
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Pages S3783-87
Additional Statements:
Pages S3781-82
Amendments Submitted:
Pages S3787-88
Adjournment:
Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 11:43 a.m., until 2 p.m. on Monday, May 17, 2010. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S3792.)
Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
No committee meetings were held.
House of Representatives
Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced:
1 public bill, H.R. 5318 was introduced.
Page H3486
Additional Cosponsors:
Page H3486
Reports Filed:
There were no reports filed today.
Speaker:
Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed Representative Capps to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
Page H3485
Presidential Message:
Read a message from the President wherein he notified Congress that the national emergency declared with respect to Burma is to continue beyond May 20, 2010--referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered printed (H. Rept. 111-115).
Page H3485
Senate Message:
Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and subsequently presented to the House today appears on pages H3485-86.
Senate Referrals:
S. 1132 was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and S. 2768 was held at the desk.
Pages H3485-86
Quorum Calls--Votes:
There were no Yea and Nay votes, and there were no Recorded votes. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment:
The House met at 11:30 a.m. and adjourned at 11:36 a.m.
Committee Meetings
No committee meetings were held.
Joint Meetings
No joint committee meetings were held.
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On
Monday
, at approximately 3 p.m., Senate will resume consideration of S. 3217, Restoring American Financial Stability Act, and vote on a series of amendments at 5:30 p.m.
During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any cleared legislative and executive business.
Committee on Appropriations: May 18, Subcommittee on Defense, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2011 for the Pacific Command and European Command programs, 10 a.m., SVC-217.
May 19, Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2011 for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (Metro), 3:30 p.m., SD-138.
May 20, Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine the progress in ending veterans' homelessness, 10 a.m., SD-124.
May 20, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine investing in mine safety, focusing on preventing another disaster, 2 p.m., SD-106.
May 20, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, to hold hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2011 for the Federal Trade Commission, 2:30 p.m., SD-192.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs:
May 20, Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance and Investment, to hold hearings to examine the causes and lessons of the May 6th market plunge, 10 a.m., SD-538.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation:
May 18, to hold hearings to examine response efforts to the Gulf Coast oil spill, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
May 19, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine S. 3302, to amend title 49, United States Code, to establish new automobile safety standards, make better motor vehicle safety information available to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the public, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
May 20, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nomination of Carl Wieman, of Colorado, to be an Associate Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources:
May 18, to resume hearings to examine issues related to offshore oil and gas exploration including the accident involving the Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico, 11 a.m., SR-325.
May 19, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the proposed Constitution of the U.S. Virgin Islands, S. 2941, to provide supplemental ex gratia compensation to the Republic of the Marshall Islands for impacts of the nuclear testing program of the United States, H.R. 3940, to amend Public Law 96-597 to clarify the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to extend grants and other assistance to facilitate political status public education programs for the peoples of the non-self-governing territories of the United States, and H.R. 2499, to provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process for the people of Puerto Rico, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
May 19, Subcommittee on National Parks, to hold hearings to examine S. 349, to establish the Susquehanna Gateway National Heritage Area in the State of Pennsylvania, S. 1596, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire the Gold Hill Ranch in Coloma, California, S. 1651, to modify a land grant patent issued by the Secretary of the Interior, S. 1750, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the General of the Army George Catlett Marshall National Historic Site at Dodona Manor in Leesburg, Virginia, S. 1801, to establish the First State National Historical Park in the State of Delaware, S. 1802 and H.R. 685, bills to require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study regarding the proposed United States Civil Rights Trail, S. 2953 and H.R. 3388, bills to modify the boundary of Petersburg National Battlefield in the Commonwealth of Virginia, S. 2976, to designate as wilderness certain land and inland water within the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in the State of Michigan, S. 3159 and H.R. 4395, bills to revise the boundaries of the Gettysburg National Military Park to include the Gettysburg Train Station, S. 3168, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire certain non-Federal land in the State of Pennsylvania for inclusion in the Fort Necessity National Battlefield, and S. 3303, to establish the Chimney Rock National Monument in the State of Colorado, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
May 20, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine S. 2921, to provide for the conservation, enhanced recreation opportunities, and development of renewable energy in the California Desert Conservation Area, to require the Secretary of the Interior to designate certain offices to serve as Renewable Energy Coordination Offices for coordination of Federal permits for renewable energy projects and transmission lines to integrate renewable energy development, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
Committee on Environment and Public Works:
May 18, to hold hearings to examine Federal response to the recent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, 2:30 p.m., SD-406.
Committee on Finance:
May 20, Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure, to hold hearings to examine clean technology manufacturing competitiveness, focusing on the role of tax incentives, 2:30 p.m., SD-215.
Committee on Foreign Relations:
May 18, to hold hearings to examine the new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START), 10 a.m., SD-106.
May 19, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine empowering Haiti to rebuild better, 10 a.m., SD-419.
May 19, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the history and lessons of the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START), 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
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Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions:
May 18, to resume hearings to examine Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) reform, focusing on supporting student health, physical education, and well-being, 2:30 p.m., SD-430.
May 19, Subcommittee on Children and Families, to hold hearings to examine the state of American children, 10 a.m., SD-430.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs:
May 17, to hold hearings to examine the Gulf Coast disaster, focusing on assessing the nation's response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
May 17, Full Committee, business meeting to resume consideration of S. 3196, to amend the Presidential Transition Act of 1963 to provide that certain transition services shall be available to eligible candidates before the general election, H.R. 1454, to provide for the issuance of a Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp, H.R. 1345, to amend title 5, United States Code, to eliminate the discriminatory treatment of the District of Columbia under the provisions of law commonly referred to as the ``Hatch Act'', H.R. 2092, to amend the National Children's Island Act of 1995 to expand allowable uses for Kingman and Heritage Islands by the District of Columbia, S. 3066, to correct the application of the Non-Foreign Area Retirement Equity Assurance Act of 2009 (5 U.S.C. 5304 note) to employees paid saved or retained rates, H.R. 3978, to amend the Implementing Recommendations of the 9-11 Commission Act of 2007 to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to accept and use gifts for otherwise authorized activities of the Center for Domestic Preparedness that are related to preparedness for and response to terrorism, S. 3200, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 23 Genesee Street in Hornell, New York, as the ``Zachary Smith Post Office Building'', S. 3012 and H.R. 4425, bills to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2-116th Street in North Troy, New York, as the Martin G. ``Marty'' Mahar Post Office, H.R. 4214, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 45300 Portola Avenue in Palm Desert, California, as the ``Roy Wilson Post Office'', S. 2945 and H.R. 3250, bills to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1210 West Main Street in Riverhead, New York, as the ``Private First Class Garfield M. Langhorn Post Office Building'', H.R. 3634, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 109 Main Street in Swifton, Arkansas, as the ``George Kell Post Office'', H.R. 4624, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 125 Kerr Avenue in Rome City, Indiana, as the ``SPC Nicholas Scott Hartge Post Office'', S. 3013 and H.R. 4628, bills to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 216 Westwood Avenue in Westwood, New Jersey, as the ``Sergeant Christopher R. Hrbek Post Office Building'', H.R. 4017, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 43 Maple Avenue in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, as the ``Ann Marie Blute Post Office'', H.R. 3892, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 101 West Highway 64 Bypass in Roper, North Carolina, as the ``E.V. Wilkins Post Office'', H.R. 4547, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 119 Station Road in Cheyney, Pennsylvania, as the ``Captain Luther H. Smith, U.S. Army Air Forces Post Office'', S. 2874 and H.R. 3951, bills to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2000 Louisiana Avenue in New Orleans, Louisiana, as the ``Roy Rondeno, Sr. Post Office Building'', H.R. 4095, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 9727 Antioch Road in Overland Park, Kansas, as the ``Congresswoman Jan Meyers Post Office Building'', H.R. 4139, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 7464 Highway 503 in Hickory, Mississippi, as the ``Sergeant Matthew L. Ingram Post Office'', H.R. 4238, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 930 39th Avenue in Greeley, Colorado, as the ``W.D. Farr Post Office Building'', and H.R. 4840, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1979 Cleveland Avenue in Columbus, Ohio, as the ``Clarence D. Lumpkin Post Office'', 5:30 p.m., S-216, Capitol.
May 20, Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight, to hold hearings to examine counternarcotics contracts in Latin America, 10:30 a.m., SD-342.
May 20, Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, to hold hearings to examine efforts to right-size the Federal employee-to-contractor mix, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
Committee on the Judiciary:
May 18, Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law, to hold hearings to examine drug enforcement and rule of law, focusing on Mexico and Colombia, 10 a.m., SD-226.
May 19, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine renewing America's commitment to the refugee convention, focusing on the Refugee Protection Act of 2010, 10 a.m., SD-226.
May 20, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 193, to create and extend certain temporary district court judgeships, H.R. 4506, to authorize the appointment of additional bankruptcy judges, H.R. 1933, to direct the Attorney General to make an annual grant to the A Child Is Missing Alert and Recovery Center to assist law enforcement agencies in the rapid recovery of missing children, and the nomination of John A. Gibney, Jr., to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia, 10 a.m., SD-226.
Committee on Rules and Administration:
May 19, to resume hearings to examine the filibuster, focusing on the filibuster today and its consequences, 10 a.m., SR-301.
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship:
May 19, to hold hearings to examine the nomination of Marie Collins Johns, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Administrator of the Small Business Administration, 10 a.m., SR-428A.
May 19, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the Small Business Administration (SBA) Disaster Assistance Program and the impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on small businesses, 11 a.m., SR-428A.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs:
May 19, to hold hearings to examine S. 1780, to amend title 38, United States D542Code, to deem certain service in the reserve components as active service for purposes of laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, S. 1866, to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the eligibility of parents of certain deceased veterans for interment in national cemeteries, S. 1939, to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify presumptions relating to the exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of the Republic of Vietnam, S. 1940, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a study on the effects on children of exposure of their parents to herbicides used in support of the United States and allied military operations in the Republic of Vietnam during the Vietnam era, S. 2751, to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Big Spring, Texas, as the George H. O'Brien, Jr., Department of Veterans Medical Center, S. 3035, to require a report on the establishment of a Polytrauma Rehabilitation Center or Polytrauma Network Site of the Department of Veterans Affairs in the northern Rockies or Dakotas, S. 3107, to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2010, in 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, S. 3192, to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the tolling of the timing of review for appeals of final decisions of the Board of Veterans' Appeals, S. 3234, to improve employment, training, and placement services furnished to veterans, especially those serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, S. 3286, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program on the award of grants to State and local government agencies and nonprofit organizations to provide assistance to veterans with their submittal of claims to the Veterans Benefits Administration, S. 3314, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Appalachian Regional Commission to carry out a program of outreach for veterans who reside in Appalachia, S. 3325, to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the waiver of the collection of copayments for telehealth and telemedicine visits of veterans, S. 3330, to amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements in the administration of medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, S. 3348, to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the treatment of documents that express disagreement with decisions of the Board of Veterans' Appeals and that are misfiled with the Board within 120 days of such decisions as motions for reconsideration of such decisions, S. 3352, to amend title 38, United States Code, to exempt reimbursements of expenses related to accident, theft, loss, or casualty loss from determinations of annual income with respect to pensions for veterans and surviving spouses and children of veterans, S. 3355, to provide for an Internet website for information on benefits, resource, services, and opportunities for veterans and their families and caregivers, S. 3367, to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the rate of pension for disabled veterans who are married to one another and both of whom require regular aid and attendance, S. 3368, to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize certain individuals to sign claims filed with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs on behalf of claimants, and S. 3370, to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the process by which an individual files jointly for social security and dependency and indemnity compensation, 9:30 a.m., SR-418.
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Select Committee on Intelligence:
May 18, to hold closed hearings to consider certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
May 20, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to consider certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
Committee on Appropriations,
May 20, Subcommittee on Defense, on Public Witnesses, 10 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
Committee on Armed Services,
May 19, to mark up H.R. 5136, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
Committee on Education and Labor,
May 18, hearing to examine GAO's Review of Selected Head Start Grantees, 1:30 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
May 19, hearing on Research and Best Practices on Successful School Turnaround, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
May 20, hearing on the Impact of Concussions on High School Athletes, 9 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
Committee on Energy and Commerce,
May 20, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled ``Update on Toyota and NHTSA's Response to the Problem of Sudden Unintended Acceleration,'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
Committee on Financial Services,
May 18, hearing entitled ``Initiatives to Promote Small Business Lending, Jobs and Economic Growth,'' 1 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
May 19, to consider H.R. 5297, Small Business Lending Fund Act of 2010, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
May 20, Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade and the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology, joint hearing entitled ``The Role of the International Monetary Fund and Federal Reserve in Stabilizing Europe,'' 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
May 21, Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises, hearing entitled ``Accounting and Auditing Standards: Pending Proposals and Emerging Issues,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
Committee on Foreign Affairs,
May 20, Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific and the Global Environment, oversight hearing on the Compact of Free Association with the Republic of the Marshall Islands: Medical Treatment of the Marshallese People, U.S. Nuclear Tests, Nuclear Claims Tribunal, Forced Resettlement, Use of Kwajalein Atoll for Missile Programs and Land Use Development, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
May 20, Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights and Oversight, hearing on Afghanistan Reconstruction Oversight, 9:30 a..m., 2172 Rayburn.
Committee on Homeland Security,
May 19, hearing entitled ``Viewpoints on Homeland Security: A Discussion with the 9/11 Commissioners,'' 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
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Committee on the Judiciary,
May 19, Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties, hearing on Racial Profiling and the Use of Suspect Classifications in Law Enforcement Policy, 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
May 20, Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, hearing on the Administrative Conference of the United States, 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
May 20, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, hearing on Rape Kit Backlogs: Failing the Test of Providing Justice to Sexual Assault Survivors, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
May 21, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, hearing on United States v. Stevens: The Supreme Court's Decision Invalidating the Crush Video Statute, 9:30 a.m., Rayburn.
Committee on Natural Resources,
May 18, Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife, hearing on the implementation of Public Law 110-229 to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam, 3 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform,
May 19, Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and the District of Columbia, hearing entitled ``Jobs, Jobs, Jobs: Transforming Federal Hiring,'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
May 19, Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs, hearing entitled ``Defense Acquisitions: One Year After Reform,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
May 20, full Committee, hearing entitled ``Running out of Time:
Telecommunications Transition Delays Wasting Millions of Federal Dollars,'' 9 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Committee on Rules,
May 19, hearing and markup on a resolution granting the authority provided under clause 4(c)(3) of rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives to the Committee on Education and Labor for purposes of its investigations into underground coal mining safety, 2 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
Committee on Science and Technology,
May 19, hearing on Charting the Course for American Nuclear Technology: Evaluating the Department of Energy's Nuclear Energy Research and Development Roadmap, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
May 20, Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight, hearing on Preventing Harm--Protecting Health: Reforming CDC's Environmental Public Health Practices, 9 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,
May 19, hearing on Deepwater Horizon: Oil Spill Prevention and Response Measures and Natural Resources Impacts, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
May 20, Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management, hearing on Too Much For Too Little: Finding the Cost-Risk Balance for Protecting Federal Employees in Leased Facilities, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
May 20, Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, hearing on the Implementation of the Pipeline Inspection, Protection, Enforcement and Safety Act of 2006 and Reauthorization of the Pipeline Safety Program, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs,
May 19, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on Assessing Information Security at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
May 20, Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs and the Subcommittee on Health, joint hearing on Healing the Wounds: Evaluating Military Sexual Trauma Issues, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
May 20, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, hearing on the Loan Guaranty Program, 1 p.m., 334 Cannon.
Committee on Ways and Means,
May 19, hearing on tax proposals related to legislation to legalize Internet gambling, 9:30 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
May 20, Subcommittee on Trade, hearing to review customs operations administrated by U.S. Custom and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 1 p.m., 1100 Longworth.
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence,
May 19, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Human Intelligence, Analysis, and Counterintelligence, executive hearing on Financial Intelligence, 1 p.m., 304-HVC.
May 20, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Human Intelligence, Analysis, and Counterintelligence, executive briefing on Hot Spots, 10:30 a.m., 304-HVC.
Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming,
May 20, hearing entitled ``Climate Science in the Political Arena,'' 9 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
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Program for Monday:
After the transaction of any morning business (not to extend beyond 3 p.m.), Senate will resume consideration of S. 3217, Restoring American Financial Stability Act, with a series of roll call votes beginning at 5:30 p.m.
Program for Tuesday:
To be announced.
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