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Daily Digest - Friday, June 26, 2009

Friday, June 26, 2009


Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS


    The House passed H.R. 2996, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010.

    The House passed H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009.

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Senate


Chamber Action


The Senate was not in session today. It will next meet at 2 p.m., on Monday, July 6, 2009.
(Unless the House of Representatives fails to adopt S. Con. Res. 31, Adjournment Resolution; if the House of Representatives fails to act, Senate convenes at 2 p.m., on Monday, June 29, 2009.)

Committee Meetings


(Committees not listed did not meet)
No committee meetings were held.

House of Representatives


Chamber Action


Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 44 public bills, H.R. 3065-3080, 3083-3110; 2 private bills, H.R. 3111-3112; and 20 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 160; and H. Res. 588-606 were introduced. 

Pages H7703-05

Additional Cosponsors: 

Pages H7705-07

Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
H.R. 2701, 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, with an amendment (H. Rept. 111-186);
H.R. 3081, making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010 (H. Rept. 111-187);
H.R. 3082, making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010 (H. Rept. 111-188);
H. Res. 537, requesting that the President and directing that the Attorney General transmit to the House of Representatives all information in their possession relating to specific communications regarding detainees and foreign persons suspected of terrorism, adversely (H. Rept. 111-189); and
H.R. 2965, to amend the Small Business Act with respect to the Small Business Innovation Research Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer Program, with an amendment (H. Rept. 111-190, Pt. 1). 

Page H7703

Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by voice vote. 

Pages H7449, H7686

Committee Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Tauscher, wherein she resigned from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, effective today. 

Page H7451

Adjournment Resolution: The House agreed to S. Con. Res. 31, providing for a conditional adjournment or recess of the Senate, and a conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives, by a yea-and-nay vote of 243 yeas to 180 nays, Roll No. 464. 

Page H7461D778

Moment of Silence: The House observed a moment of silence in honor of Michael Jackson. 

Page H7462

Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010: The House passed H.R. 2996, making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, by a yea-and-nay vote of 254 yeas to 173 nays, Roll No. 475. Consideration of the measure began on Thursday, June 25th. 

Pages H7463-71

Agreed to: 

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Dicks manager's amendment (No. 1 printed in part A of H. Rept. 111-184) that was debated on June 25th that allows the abandoned mine land funding to be used for the non-Federal share of the cost of certain environmental restoration projects funded by the Federal Government that repair acid mine drainage from coal abandoned mines; increases funding for the Saving America's Treasures Account, offset by reducing funding from the Construction account of the National Park Service; and increases the allocation for the Land and Water Conservation Fund Stateside program from $30 million to $40 million, by reducing the allocation for the Department of Interior, Working Capital Fund by $10 million (the request for a recorded vote was withdrawn, and pursuant to the voice vote, the amendment was adopted). 

Page H7463

Rejected:
Heller amendment (No. 3 printed in part B of H. Rept. 111-184) that was debated on June 25th and sought to prohibit funds made available by this Act from being spent to build an interagency facility in one specific location in Carson City, Nevada (by a recorded vote of 202 ayes to 225 noes, Roll No. 467); 
Page H7464

Jordan (OH) amendment (No. 4 printed in part B of H. Rept. 111-184) that was debated on June 25th and sought to reduce overall spending in the bill by $5.75 billion to reflect FY2008 spending levels (by a recorded vote of 169 ayes to 259 noes, Roll No. 468); 
Pages H7465-66

Stearns amendment (No. 6 printed in part B of H. Rept. 111-184) that was debated on June 25th and sought to decrease the funding included in the Interior and Environment Appropriations Act for the Environmental Protection Agency by 38% to reduce spending to 2009 levels (by a recorded vote of 170 ayes to 261 noes, Roll No. 469); 
Page H7466

Campbell amendment (No. 1 printed in part C of H. Rept. 111-184) that was debated on June 25th and sought to strike $1 million in funding for the ``Restore Good Fellow Lodge, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore'' and reduce the overall cost of the bill by a commensurate amount (by a recorded vote of 123 ayes to 305 noes, Roll No. 470); 
Pages H7466-67

Campbell amendment (No. 3 printed in part D of H. Rept. 111-184) that was debated on June 25th and sought to strike the $150,000 earmark for Traditional Arts in Upstate New York in Canton, New York (by a recorded vote of 122 ayes to 309 noes, Roll No. 471); 
Pages H7467-68

Campbell amendment (No. 3 printed in part C of H. Rept. 111-184) that was debated on June 25th and sought to strike the $150,000 in funding for the Tarrytown Music Hall Restoration and reduce the overall cost of the bill by a commensurate amount (by a recorded vote of 122 ayes to 301 noes, Roll No. 472); 
Pages H7468-69

Campbell amendment (No. 1 printed in part E of H. Rept. 111-184) that was debated on June 25th and sought to strike the earmark for the Angel Island State Park Immigration Station Hospital Rehabilitation project (by a recorded vote of 131 ayes to 296 noes, Roll No. 473); and 
Page H7469

Campbell amendment (No. 4 printed in part C of H. Rept. 111-184) that was debated on June 25th and sought to strike the $150,000 in funding for the Historic Fort Payne Coal and Iron Building Rehabilitation and reduce the overall cost of the bill by a commensurate amount (by a recorded vote of 114 ayes to 317 noes, Roll No. 474). 
Pages H7469-70

H. Res. 578, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was agreed to on Thursday, June 25th.

American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009: The House passed H.R. 2454, to create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy, by a recorded vote of 219 ayes to 212 noes, Roll No. 477. 

Pages H7451-61, H7462-63, H7471-7686

Pursuant to the rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of H.R. 2998, modified by the amendment printed in part A of H. Rept. 111-185, shall be considered as adopted, in lieu of the amendment recommended by the Committee on Energy and Commerce now printed in the bill. 
Page H7471

Rejected:
Forbes amendment in the nature of a substitute (No. 1 printed in part B of H. Rept. 111-185) that sought to strike all and insert the text of H.R. 513, the ``New Manhattan Project for Energy Independence'' (by a recorded vote of 172 ayes to 256 noes, Roll No. 476). 
Pages H7672-86

H. Res. 587, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was agreed to by a recorded vote of 217 ayes to 205 noes, Roll No. 466, after agreeing to D779order the previous question by a yea-and-nay vote of 232 yeas to 189 nays, Roll No. 465. 
Pages H7462-63

Supporting the goals and objectives of the Prague Conference on Holocaust Era Assets: The House agreed to discharge and agree to H. Con. Res. 89, to support the goals and objectives of the Prague Conference on Holocaust Era Assets. 

Pages H7687-88

Member Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Tauscher, wherein she resigned as Representative for the 10th Congressional District of California, effective immediately. 

Page H7690

Whole Number of the House: The Speaker announced to the House that, in light of the resignation of the gentlewoman from California, Mrs. Tauscher, the whole number of the House is adjusted to 433. 

Page H7690

Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes and 11 recorded votes developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H7461, H7462, H7462-63, H7464, H7465-66, H7466, H7467, H7467-68, H7468-69, H7469, H7470, H7470-71, H7685, H7686. There were no quorum calls.

Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 9:21 p.m. 

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Committee Meetings


BRIEFING--HOT SPOTS


Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to hold a briefing on Hot Spots (N. Korean and Afghanistan Issues). Testimony was heard from Departmental witnesses. 

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Next Meeting of the
SENATE

2 p.m., Monday, July 6

(Unless the House of Representatives fails to adopt S. Con. Res. 31, Adjournment Resolution; if the House of Representatives fails to act, Senate convenes at 2 p.m., on Monday, June 29, 2009.)
Senate Chamber

Program for Monday: Senate will resume consideration of H.R. 2918, Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, and vote on or in relation to McCain Amendment No. 1366 (to Amendment No. 1365), at 5:30 p.m.

Next Meeting of the
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

2 p.m., Tuesday, July 7

House Chamber

Program for Tuesday: To be announced.

Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue

HOUSE

Abercrombie, Neil, Hawaii, E1611

Aderholt, Robert B., Ala., E1589

Akin, W. Todd, Mo., E1584

Baca, Joe, Calif., E1613

Bachus, Spencer, Ala., E1590

Barrett, J. Gresham, S.C., E1607

Bean, Melissa L., Ill., E1620

Becerra, Xavier, Calif., E1627

Bilbray, Brian P., Calif., E1584, E1592

Blumenauer, Earl, Ore., E1575, E1597

Blunt, Roy, Mo., E1589

Bonner, Jo, Ala., E1591

Bono Mack, Mary, Calif., E1578

Bordallo, Madeleine Z., Guam, E1613

Boustany, Charles W., Jr., La., E1578

Boyd, Allen, Fla., E1625

Brady, Robert A., Pa., E1578, E1593

Burgess, Michael C., Tex., E1593

Burton, Dan, Ind., E1600

Calvert, Ken, Calif., E1603, E1616

Capito, Shelley Moore, W.Va., E1588, E1618

Capuano, Michael E., Mass., E1592, E1621

Carter, John R., Tex., E1580, E1590, E1591, E1592, E1593, E1593

Castle, Michael N., Del., E1594

Clarke, Yvette D., N.Y., E1599

Cohen, Steve, Tenn., E1574

Cole, Tom, Okla., E1576

Conaway, K. Michael, Tex., E1605

Connolly, Gerald E., Va., E1573, E1574, E1575, E1576, E1578, E1579, E1619

Costa, Jim, Calif., E1625, E1628, E1631

Courtney, Joe, Conn., E1615

Crenshaw, Ander, Fla., E1630

Crowley, Joseph, N.Y., E1599, E1608

Davis, Danny K., Ill., E1612, E1616

Davis, Geoff, Ky., E1605, E1607

Dent, Charles W., Pa., E1586

Dingell, John D., Mich., E1584

Dreier, David, Calif., E1588

Duncan, John J., Jr., Tenn., E1576

Etheridge, Bob, N.C., E1606, E1617

Fallin, Mary, Okla., E1620

Farr, Sam, Calif., E1588

Forbes, J. Randy, Va., E1606

Frelinghuysen, Rodney P., N.J., E1586

Gerlach, Jim, Pa., E1591, E1605

Giffords, Gabrielle, Ariz., E1629

Gingrey, Phil, Ga., E1576, E1583

Graves, Sam, Mo., E1603

Green, Al, Tex., E1573

Green, Gene, Tex., E1609

Guthrie, Brett, Ky., E1606, E1607

Gutierrez, Luis V., Ill., E1625

Hastings, Alcee L., Fla., E1619, E1633

Heller, Dean, Nev., E1590

Higgins, Brian, N.Y., E1622

Holt, Rush D., N.J., E1607

Hoyer, Steny H., Md., E1615

Hunter, Duncan, Calif., E1577

Inslee, Jay, Wash., E1629

Jackson-Lee, Sheila, Tex., E1630, E1630, E1631, E1632, E1633, E1634

Johnson, Eddie Bernice, Tex., E1577

Johnson, Sam, Tex., E1608

Johnson, Timothy V., Ill., E1588

Jones, Walter B., N.C., E1603

Kanjorski, Paul E., Pa., E1614

Kildee, Dale E., Mich., E1586

Kind, Ron, Wisc., E1618

King, Peter T., N.Y., E1590

Kingston, Jack, Ga., E1619

Kissell, Larry, N.C., E1625

Kucinich, Dennis J., Ohio, E1602, E1605, E1612, E1619, E1622, E1624, E1625, E1633

Lance, Leonard, N.J., E1588, E1601

Langevin, James R., R.I., E1580

LaTourette, Steven C., Ohio, E1589

Latta, Robert E., Ohio, E1590, E1630

Lewis, Jerry, Calif., E1624

Lewis, John, Ga., E1625, E1628

Lipinski, Daniel, Ill., E1614

LoBiondo, Frank A., N.J., E1599

Lujan, Ben Ray, N.M., E1619

Lungren, Daniel E., Calif., E1596

McCarthy, Kevin, Calif., E1595, E1601

McGovern, James P., Mass., E1627, E1631

Michael M. McMahon, N.Y., E1592

McMorris Rodgers, Cathy, Wash., E1614, E1616

Maloney, Carolyn B., N.Y., E1612

Manzullo, Donald A., Ill., E1586

Markey, Edward J., Mass., E1624

Mica, John L., Fla., E1591, E1598, E1600, E1631

Miller, Candice S., Mich., E1589, E1593

Miller, Gary G., Calif., E1622, E1632

Miller, Jeff, Fla., E1581, E1602, E1605

Moran, James P., Va., E1595

Moran, Jerry, Kans., E1573

Murphy, Tim, Pa., E1575

Murtha, John P., Pa., E1610

Nadler, Jerrold, N.Y., E1580

Neugebauer, Randy, Tex., E1575

Oberstar, James L., Minn., E1596

Obey, David R., Wisc., E1618

Pascrell, Bill, Jr., N.J., E1600

Perriello, Thomas S.P., Va., E1623

Platts, Todd Russell, Pa., E1596

Poe, Ted, Tex., E1602, E1606

Polis, Jared, Colo., E1598

Pomeroy, Earl, N.D., E1608

Posey, Bill, Fla., E1596

Quigley, Mike, Ill., E1609

Radanovich, George, Calif., E1603

Rahall, Nick J., II, W.Va., E1599

Rehberg, Denny, Mont., E1594, E1603

Reichert, David G., Wash., E1597

Reyes, Silvestre, Tex., E1611, E1627, E1629

Rogers, Harold, Ky., E1592, E1626

Rogers, Mike, Ala., E1598

Rooney, Thomas J., Fla., E1579

Roskam, Peter J., Ill., E1581

Roybal-Allard, Lucille, Calif., E1581

Salazar, John T., Colo., E1597, E1600

Schock, Aaron, Ill., E1606

Schrader, Kurt, Ore., E1610

Schwartz, Allyson Y., Pa., E1574

Scott, Robert C. ``Bobby'', Va., E1604

Sessions, Pete, Tex., E1617

Simpson, Michael K., Idaho, E1611

Stark, Fortney Pete, Calif., E1587

Stupak, Bart, Mich., E1626

Terry, Lee, Nebr., E1600

Tiahrt, Todd, Kans., E1610, E1623

Van Hollen, Chris, Md., E1612

Walden, Greg, Ore., E1604

Wamp, Zach, Tenn., E1591, E1626

Waters, Maxine, Calif., E1610, E1617, E1623

Wilson, Joe, S.C., E1574

Wittman, Robert J., Va., E1595

Woolsey, Lynn C., Calif., E1587

Young, C.W. Bill, Fla., E1592

Young, Don, Alaska, E1605 

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