Congressional Record
111th Congress (2009-2010)
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Daily Digest - Monday, July 19, 2010
Monday, July 19, 2010
Daily Digest
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Senate
Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S5977-S5999
Measures Introduced:
Nine bills and one resolution were introduced, as follows: S. 3607-3615, and S. Res. 585.
Page S5993
Measures Reported:
S. 3607, making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011. (S. Rept. No. 111-222)
S. 3611, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2010 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System. (S. Rept. No. 111-223)
Report to accompany H.R. 2765, to amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit recognition and enforcement of foreign defamation judgments and certain foreign judgments against the providers of interactive computer services. (S. Rept. No. 111-224)
S. 3317, to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2010 through 2014 to promote long-term, sustainable rebuilding and development in Haiti, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 111-225)
S. 3615, making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011. (S. Rept. No. 111-226)
Page S5993
Measures Passed:
Foreign Defamation Judgments:
Senate passed H.R. 2765, to amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit recognition and enforcement of foreign defamation judgments and certain foreign judgments against the providers of interactive computer services, after agreeing to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute.
Pages S5978-80
Measures Considered:
Small Business Lending Fund Act:
Senate resumed consideration of H.R. 5297, to create the Small Business Lending Fund Program to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to make capital investments in eligible institutions in order to increase the availability of credit for small businesses, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for small business job creation, taking action on the following amendments and motion proposed thereto:
Pages S5980-88
Pending:
Reid (for Baucus/Landrieu) Amendment No. 4402, in the nature of a substitute.
Page S5980
Reid Amendment No. 4403 (to Amendment No. 4402), of a perfecting nature.
Page S5980
Reid Amendment No. 4404 (to Amendment No. 4403), of a perfecting nature.
Page S5980
Reid Amendment No. 4405 (to the language proposed to be stricken by Amendment No. 4402), to change the enactment date.
Page S5980
Reid Amendment No. 4406 (to Amendment No. 4405), of a perfecting nature.
Page S5980
Reid motion to commit the bill to the Committee on Finance with instructions, Reid Amendment No. 4407 (to the instructions on the motion to commit), in the nature of a substitute.
Page S5980
Reid Amendment No. 4408 (to the instructions (Amendment No. 4407) of the motion to commit), to change the enactment date.
Page S5980
Reid Amendment No. 4409 (to Amendment No. 4408), of a perfecting nature.
Page S5980
Appointments:
Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention:
The Chair, on behalf of the Majority Leader, after consultation with the Republican Leader, pursuant to Public Law 93-415, as amended by Public Law 102-586, announced the appointment of the following individuals to the Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention: Richard Vincent of Nevada (2-year term), vice Larry Brendtro and Deborah Schumacher of Nevada (3-year term), vice William L. Gibbons.
Page S5999
Health Information Technology Policy Committee: The Chair, on behalf of the Democratic Leader, pursuant to Public Law 111-5, reappointed the following individual to the Health Information Technology Policy Committee: Dr. Frank Nemec of Nevada.
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American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that following the swearing in of Senator-designate Carte Goodwin on Tuesday, July 20, 2010, Senate resume consideration of the amendment of the House of Representatives to the amendment of the Senate to H.R. 4213, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions; with the time until 2:30 p.m. equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders, or their designees; and Senate then vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to the bill with Reid Amendment No. 4425 (to the amendment of the House to the amendment of the Senate to the bill), in the nature of a substitute.
Page S5999
Message from the President:
Senate received the following message from the President of the United States:
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Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the former Liberian regime of Charles Taylor and on the continuation of the national emergency blocking property of certain persons and prohibiting the importation of certain goods from Liberia that was established in Executive Order 13348 on July 22, 2004; which was referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-64)
Page S5990
Nominations Received:
Senate received the following nominations:
Philip E. Coyle III, of California, to be an Associate Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (Recess Appointment).
Donald M. Berwick, of Massachusetts, to be Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (Recess Appointment).
Kristie Anne Kenney, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Thailand.
Jo Ellen Powell, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania.
Joshua Gotbaum, of the District of Columbia, to be Director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (Recess Appointment).
Page S5999
Messages from the House:
Page S5990
Measures Referred:
Pages S5990-91
Measures Placed on the Calendar:
Pages S5977, S5991
Executive Communications:
Pages S5991-93
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages S5993-94
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Pages S5994-96
Additional Statements:
Pages S5989-90
Amendments Submitted:
Pages S5996-99
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
Page S5999
Privileges of the Floor:
Page S5999
Adjournment:
Senate convened at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 5:18 p.m., until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, July 20, 2010. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S5999.)
Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
No committee meetings were held.
House of Representatives
Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced:
9 public bills, H.R. 5769-5777; and 2 resolutions, H. Res. 1533-1534 were introduced.
Page H5711
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages H5711-12
Reports Filed:
Reports were filed today as follows:
H.R. 5266, to extend the final report deadline and otherwise reauthorize the National Commission on Children and Disasters (H. Rept. 111-548);
H.R. 5566, to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit interstate commerce in animal crush videos (H. Rept. 111-549);
H. Res. 1466, a resolution of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Secretary of Energy to provide certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the Department of Energy's application to foreclose use of Yucca Mountain as a high level nuclear waste repository (H. Rept. 111-550); and
H.R. 1264, to amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to provide for the national flood insurance program to make available multiperil coverage for damage resulting from windstorms or floods (H. Rept. 111-551).
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Speaker:
Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed Representative Edwards (MD) to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
Page H5679
Recess:
The House recessed at 12:31 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m.
Page H5679
Suspensions:
The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the following measures:
Expressing support for designation of the week of September 13, 2010, as National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week:
H. Res. 1472, to express support for designation of the week of September 13, 2010, as National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 369 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 448;
Pages H5680-81, H5691
Recognizing the 50th anniversary of Title VI international education programs: H. Con. Res. 126, amended, to recognize the 50th anniversary of Title VI international education programs within the Department of Education, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 355 yeas to 16 nays, Roll No. 449;
Pages H5681-83, H5692
Expressing support for designation of September as National Child Awareness Month: H. Res. 1219, to express support for designation of September as National Child Awareness Month, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 373 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 450; and
Pages H5683-84, H5692-93
Strengthening Employment Clusters to Organize Regional Success Act: H.R. 1855, amended, to promote industry growth and competitiveness and to improve worker training, retention, and advancement.
Pages H5686-90
Recess:
The House recessed at 2:54 p.m. and reconvened at 6 p.m.
Page H5691
Suspension--Proceedings Postponed:
The House debated the following measure under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were postponed:
Congratulating the University of South Carolina Gamecocks:
H. Res. 1491, to congratulate the University of South Carolina Gamecocks on winning the 2010 NCAA Division I College World Series.
Pages H5684-86
Communication from the Clerk of the House:
Read a letter from the Clerk wherein she transmitted notification that Laura Cole has signed an agreement to not be a candidate for the office of Senator or Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress for purposes of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 until at least 3 years after she is no longer a member of the board or staff of the Office of Congressional Ethics. Further, the Clerk notified the House that a copy of the signed agreement shall be retained by the Office of the Clerk as part of the records of the House.
Page H5693
Presidential Message:
Read a message from the President wherein he notified Congress that the national emergency and related measures dealing with the former Liberian regime of Charles Taylor are to continue in effect beyond July 22, 2010--referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered printed (H. Doc. 111-134).
Pages H5690-91
Senate Message:
Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and subsequently presented to the House today appears on page H5693.
Quorum Calls--Votes:
Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H5691, H5692, H5692-93. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment:
The House met at 12:30 p.m. and adjourned at 9:11 p.m.
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Committee Meetings
No committee meetings were held.
Joint Meetings
No joint committee meetings were held.
Committee on Appropriations:
Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, business meeting to mark up proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2011 for Energy and Water Development, 4 p.m., SD-192.
Committee on Armed Services:
To hold hearings to examine implementation of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START), 9:30 a.m., SD-106.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs:
Subcommittee on Security and International Trade and Finance, to hold hearings to examine continuing oversight on international cooperation to modernize financial regulation, 10 a.m., SD-538.
Committee on Foreign Relations:
To hold hearings to examine the nominations of James Franklin Jeffrey, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Iraq, Maura Connelly, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Lebanon, Gerald M. Feierstein, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Yemen, and Francis Joseph Ricciardone, Jr., of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Turkey, all of the Department of State, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
Committee on the Judiciary:
Business meeting to consider S. 3397, to amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide for take-back disposal of controlled substances in certain instances, S. 2925, to establish a grant program to D809benefit victims of sex trafficking, and the nominations of Elena Kagan, of Massachusetts, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, James Michael Cole, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Attorney General, Timothy Q. Purdon, to be United States Attorney for the District of North Dakota, Willie Ransome Stafford III, to be United States Marshal for the Middle District of North Carolina, and Arthur Darrow Baylor, to be United States Marshal for the Middle District of Alabama, all of the Department of Justice, and J. Patricia Wilson Smoot, of Maryland, to be a Commissioner of the United States Parole Commission, 10 a.m., SH-216.
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Committee on Rules and Administration:
Business meeting to consider the nomination of William J. Boarman, of Maryland, to be Public Printer, Government Printing Office, 2 p.m., S-216, Capitol.
Select Committee on Intelligence:
To hold hearings to examine the nomination of James R. Clapper, of Virginia, to be Director of National Intelligence, 2:30 p.m., SD-G50.
Committee on Agriculture,
Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry, hearing to review livestock and related programs at USDA in advance of the 2012 Farm bill, 1 p.m., 1300 Longworth.
Subcommittee on Rural Development, Biotechnology, Specialty Crops, and Foreign Agriculture, hearing to review rural development programs in advance of the 2010 Farm bill, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
Committee on Appropriations,
to mark up the following:
FY 2011 Subcommittee Allocations (302(b)s); FY 2011 Transportation, HUD Appropriations bill; and FY 2011 Military Construction, VA Appropriations bill, 3 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
Committee on Armed Services,
Subcommittee on Readiness, hearing on Modeling and Simulation: Enhancing Military Readiness, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
Committee on Education and Labor,
Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions, hearing entitled ``Creating Greater Accounting Transparency for Pensions,'' 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
Committee on Energy and Commerce,
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations and the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, joint hearing entitled ``The Role of the Interior Department in the Deepwater Horizon Disaster,'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
Committee on Financial Services,
Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises, hearing entitled ``Oversight of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission: Evaluating Present Reforms and Future Challenges,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology, hearing entitled ``The State of U.S. Coins and Currency,'' 2:30 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
Committee on Foreign Affairs,
Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights and Oversight, and the Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health, joint hearing on the Oversight of the Feed the Future Initiative, 1 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform,
Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs, hearing entitled ``Rethinking our Defense Budget: Achieving National Security through Spending,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Committee on Science and Technology,
Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight, hearing on Building a Science of Economics for the Real World, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,
Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, hearing on Status of U.S.-flagged Vessels in U.S.-Foreign Trade, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
Committee on Ways and Means,
Subcommittee on Health, hearing on Efforts to Promote the Adoption and Meaningful Use of Health Information Technology, 1 p.m., 1100 Longworth.
Subcommittee on Oversight, hearing on the immediate need for charitable assistance in the Gulf Coast region, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
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Program for Tuesday:
After the transaction of any morning business (not to extend beyond 12:30 p.m.), Senate will resume consideration of the House Message to accompany H.R. 4213, American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act, and vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to the bill with Reid Amendment No. 4425, at 2:30 p.m.
(Senate will recess from 12:30 p.m. until 2:15 p.m. for their respective party conferences.)
(At 2:15 p.m., Carte Goodwin, of West Virginia, will be sworn in as Senator.)
Next Meeting of the
Program for Tuesday:
Consideration of the following suspensions: (1) H.R. 5266--National Commission on Children and Disasters Reauthorization Act; (2) H.R. 5545--To deauthorize a portion of the project for navigation, Potomac River, Washington Channel, District of Columbia; (3) H. Res. 1463--Supporting the goals and ideals of Railroad Retirement Day; (4) H.R. 5604--Surface Transportation Savings Act; (5) H.R. 5301--To extend the period during which the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and States are prohibited from requiring a permit under section 402 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act; (6) H.R. 4842--Homeland Security Science and Technology Authorization Act; (7) H. Res. 1516--Recognizing the 65th anniversary of the end of World War II; (8) H. Res. 1411--Honoring the service and commitment of the 111th Fighter Wing, Pennsylvania Air National Guard; (9) H. Res. 1483--Recognizing the exemplary service and sacrifice of the soldiers of the 14th Armored Division of the United States Army, known as the Liberators, during World War II; (10) H.R. 5341--The ``Joyce Rogers Post Office Building'' Designation Act; (11) H. Res. 1513--Congratulating the Saratoga Race Course; (12) H.R. 4684--National September 11 Memorial & Museum Commemorative Medal Act; (13) H.R. 5283--Help HAITI Act; (14) H.R. 5532--International Adoption Harmonization Act; (15) H. Res. 1470--Honoring the life of Chief Justice William S. Richardson; (16) H.R. 5566--Prevention of Interstate Commerce in Animal Crush Videos Act; (17) S. 1749--Cell Phone Contraband Act; (18) H.R. 1469--Child Protection Improvements Act; (19) Sen. Amend. to H.R. 725--Indian Arts and Crafts Amendments Act; (20) S. 1053--To amend the National Law Enforcement Museum Act to extend the termination date; (21) H.R. 5716--Safer Oil and Natural Gas Drilling Technology Research and Development Act; (22) H.R. 2693--Federal Oil Spill Research Program Act; (23) H. Con. Res. 292--Supporting the goals of National Aerospace Week; and (24) H.R. 4380--U.S. Manufacturing Enhancement Act.
HOUSE
Aderholt, Robert B., Ala., E1360
Bilbray, Brian P., Calif., E1354
Cassidy, Bill, La., E1353
Chandler, Ben, Ky., E1357
Coffman, Mike, Colo., E1358
Connolly, Gerald E., Va., E1357, E1358
Costa, Jim, Calif., E1355
Courtney, Joe, Conn., E1354, E1359
Cummings, Elijah E., Md., E1353, E1359
Davis, Danny K., Ill., E1358
Filner, Bob, Calif., E1361
Kildee, Dale E., Mich., E1358
Latham, Tom, Iowa, E1353, E1355, E1356
Lynch, Stephen F., Mass., E1356
McClintock, Tom, Calif., E1359
McNerney, Jerry, Calif., E1356
Meek, Kendrick B., Fla., E1356, E1359
Mitchell, Harry E., Ariz., E1360
Owens, William L., N.Y., E1354
Pallone, Frank, Jr., N.J., E1355
Rogers, Mike, Ala., E1360
Sanchez, Linda T., Calif., E1357
Schiff, Adam B., Calif., E1353
Thompson, Bennie G., Miss., E1357
Wolf, Frank R., Va., E1354
Woolsey, Lynn C., Calif., E1356, E1360, E1361
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