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Daily Digest - Friday, June 18, 2010

Friday, June 18, 2010

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Measures Introduced: Two bills were introduced, as follows: S. 3511-3512.

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Measures Reported:

S. 3362, to amend the Clean Air Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to provide competitive grants to publicly funded schools to implement effective technologies to reduce air pollutants (as defined in section 302 of the Clean Air Act), including greenhouse gas emissions, in accordance with that Act, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 111-207)
S. 3363, to amend the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 to reauthorize grants for and require applied water supply research regarding the water resources research and technology institutes established under that Act. (S. Rept. No. 111-208)
S. 3372, to modify the date on which the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and applicable States may require permits for discharges from certain vessels. (S. Rept. No. 111-209)

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Measures Passed:

Affordable Health Care for America Act: Senate passed H.R. 3962, to provide a physician payment update, to provide pension funding relief, after agreeing to the following amendments proposed thereto:

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Messages from the House:

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Measures Referred:

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Measures Read the First Time:

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Additional Cosponsors:

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Additional Statements:

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Amendments Submitted:

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Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:45 a.m. and adjourned at 1:59 p.m., until 2 p.m. on Monday, June 21, 2010. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S5161.)

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On Monday at 5:15p.m., Senate will begin consideration of the nominations of Mark A. Goldsmith, of Michigan, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan,, Marc T. Treadwell, of Georgia, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Georgia, and Josephine Staton Tucker, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California, and after a period of debate, vote on confirmation thereon at 6 p.m.
During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any cleared legislative and executive business.

June 23, Subcommittee on Defense, to hold hearings to examine outside witness statements, 10:30 a.m., SD-192.

June 23, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine the Food and Drug Administration's review process for products to treat rare diseases and neglected tropical diseases, 2 p.m., SD-192.
Committee on Armed Services: June 22, to hold hearings to examine the progress in preventing military suicides and challenges in detection and care of the invisible wounds of war, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.

June 24, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of General Raymond T. Odierno, USA, for reappointment to the grade of general and Commander, United States Joint Forces Commands, and Lieutenant General Lloyd J. Austin III, USA, to be general and Commander, United States Forces-Iraq, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: June 22, Subcommittee on Competitiveness, Innovation, and Export Promotion, to hold hearings to examine innovation in America, focusing on opportunities and obstacles, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.

June 24, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine universal service, focusing on transforming the high-cost fund for the broadband era, 10 a.m., SR-253.

June 24, Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine, to hold hearings to examine ensuring the safety of our nation's pipelines, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: June 21, business meeting to consider pending calendar business, Time to be announced, S-214, Capitol.

June 22, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine S. 3495, to promote the deployment of plug-in electric drive vehicles, focusing on reducing oil consumption, 10 a.m., SD-366.

June 24, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine S. 3497, to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to require leases entered into under that Act to include a plan that describes the means and timeline for containment and termination of an ongoing discharge of oil, and S. 3431, to improve the administration of the Minerals Management Service, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
Committee on Environment and Public Works: June 22, Subcommittee on Superfund, Toxics and Environmental Health, to hold an oversight hearing to examine the Environmental Protection Agency's Superfund program, 2:30 p.m., SD-406.
Committee on Finance: June 23, to hold hearings to examine the United States-China trade relationship, focusing on finding a new path forward, 2:30 p.m., SD-215.
Committee on Foreign Relations: June 22, to hold hearings to examine Iran policy in the aftermath of U.N. sanctions, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.

June 23, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine finding common ground with a rising China, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.

June 24, Full Committee, to resume hearings to examine Treaty between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms, signed in Prague on April 8, 2010, with Protocol (Treaty Doc. 111-05), focusing on implementation-inspections and assistance, 10 a.m., SD-419.

June 24, Full Committee, to continue hearings to examine Treaty between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms, signed in Prague on April 8, 2010, with Protocol (Treaty Doc. 111-05), focusing on benefits and risks, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: June 22, to hold hearings to examine the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Olmstead enforcement, focusing D698on ensuring community opportunities for individuals with disabilities, 2:30 p.m., SD-430.

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June 24, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine an overview of the Federal investment in for-profit education, 10 a.m., SD-124.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: June 23, Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security, to hold joint hearings with the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and the District of Columbia to examine customer and employee views on the future of the United States Postal Service, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.

June 24, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 3480, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 and other laws to enhance the security and resiliency of the cyber and communications infrastructure of the United States, S. 569, to ensure that persons who form corporations in the United States disclose the beneficial owners of those corporations, in order to prevent wrongdoers from exploiting United States corporations for criminal gain, to assist law enforcement in detecting, preventing, and punishing terrorism, money laundering, and other misconduct involving United States corporations, S. 3335, to require Congress to establish a unified and searchable database on a public website for congressional earmarks as called for by the President in his 2010 State of the Union Address to Congress, S. 674, to amend chapter 41 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for the establishment and authorization of funding for certain training programs for supervisors of Federal employees, H.R. 4861, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1343 West Irving Park Road in Chicago, Illinois, as the ``Steve Goodman Post Office Building'', H.R. 5051, 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'', H.R. 5099 and S. 3465, bills to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 15 South Main Street in Sharon, Massachusetts, as the ``Michael C. Rothberg Post Office'', and the nominations of John S. Pistole, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security, and Dennis J. Toner, of Delaware, to be a Governor of the United States Postal Service, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
Committee on the Judiciary: June 23, to hold an oversight hearing to examine the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator, 10 a.m., SD-226.

June 24, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 3466, to require restitution for victims of criminal violations of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 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, H.R. 908, to amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program, and the nomination of Edward L. Stanton III, to be United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SD-226.
Committee on Rules and Administration: June 23, to resume hearings to examine the filibuster, focusing on silent filibusters, holds and the Senate confirmation process, 10 a.m., SR-301.
Select Committee on Intelligence: June 22, to hold closed hearings to consider certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.

June 24, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to consider certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.

Committee on Agriculture, June 23, Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry, hearing to review the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.

June 24, Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management, to review U.S. farm safety net programs in advance of the 2012 Farm Bill, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
Committee on Appropriations, June 24, Subcommittee on Defense, executive, hearing on United States Special Operations Command, 2 p.m., H-405 Capitol.

June 24, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies, to mark up the FY 2011 Energy and Water Appropriations bill, 1 p.m., 2362-B Rayburn.
Committee on Education and Labor, June 23, hearing on Worker Health and Safety from the Oil Rig to the Shoreline, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.

June 24, Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities, hearing on Ensuring Student Cyber Safety, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
Committee on Energy and Commerce, June 23, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``MedPAC's June 2010 Report to Congress: Aligning Incentives in Medicare,'' 2 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
Committee on Homeland Security, June 23, to mark up the following measures: H.R. 5498, WMD Prevention and Preparedness Act of 2010; a measure To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to prohibit requiring the use of a specified percentage of a grant under the Urban Area Security Initiative and State Homeland Security Grant Program for specific purposes; and H.R. 5105, To establish a Chief Veterinary Officer in the Department of Homeland Security, 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
Committee on the Judiciary, June 24, Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, hearing on the Civil Division of the United States Department of Justice, 11 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.

June 24, Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties, hearing on ECPA Reform and the Revolution in Location-Based Technology and Services, 10 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
Committee on Natural Resources, June 23, hearing on H.R. 5479, Coal Accountability and Retired Employee Act of 2010, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.

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June 24, Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans, and Wildlife, to continue oversight hearings on the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, with emphasis on State Planning for Offshore Energy Development: Standards for Preparedness, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.

June 24, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 4195, To authorize the Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs; H.R. 5192, Forest Ecosystem Recovery and Protection Act; H.R. 5388, To expand the boundaries of the Cibola National Forest in the State of New Mexico; and H.R. 5494, To direct the Director of the National Park Service and the Secretary of the Interior to transfer certain Properties to the District of Columbia, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, June 22, Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs, hearing entitled ``Investigation of Protection Payments for Safe Passage along the Afghan Supply Chain,'' 2:30 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.

June 23, Subcommittee on Domestic Policy, hearing entitled ``Treating Addiction as a Disease: The Promise of Medication Assisted Recovery,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.

June 24, full Committee, hearing entitled ``Foreclosure Prevention Part II: Are Loan Servicers Honoring Their Commitments to Help Preserve Homeownership?'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.

June 24, Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and the National Archives, hearing entitled ``Government 2.0: How Federal Agencies Use Social Media and Other Web 2.0 Technologies,'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Committee on Science and Technology, June 23, Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, hearing on Deepwater Drilling Technology, Research and Development, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, June 23, Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, hearing on Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010: Understanding FMCSA's New System of Motor Carrier Oversight, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs, June 23, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on Emergency Preparedness: Evaluating the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' Fourth Mission, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.

June 24, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, to mark up pending legislation, 1 p.m., 334 Cannon.

June 24, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on Overcoming Rural Health Care Barriers: Use of Innovative Wireless Health Technology Solutions, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, June 23, Subcommittee on Technical and Tactical Intelligence, executive, briefing on Cybersecurity, 2 p.m., 304 HVC.

June 23, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Human Intelligence, Analysis and Counterintelligence, executive, briefing, Hot Spots--Intelligence Update, 1 p.m., 304 HVC.

Joint Hearing: June 23, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security, to hold joint hearings with the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and the District of Columbia to examine customer and employee views on the future of the United States Postal Service, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
Conference: June 22, meeting of conferees on H.R. 4173, 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, 12 noon, SD-106.
Conference: June 23, meeting of conferees on H.R. 4173, 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, 12 noon, SD-106.
Conference: June 24, meeting of conferees on H.R. 4173, 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, 12 noon, SD-106.

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Program for Monday: After the transaction of any morning business (not to extend beyond 5:15 p.m.), Senate will begin consideration of the nominations of Mark A. Goldsmith, of Michigan, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, Marc T. Treadwell, of Georgia, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Georgia, and Josephine Staton Tucker, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California, and after a period of debate, vote on confirmation thereon at 6 p.m.

Program for Monday: To be announced.

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