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111th Congress (2009-2010)
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Daily Digest - Friday, July 17, 2009
Friday, July 17, 2009
Daily Digest
HIGHLIGHTS
- The House passed H.R. 3183, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010.
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Senate
Chamber Action
The Senate was not in session today. It will next meet at 1 p.m., on Monday, July 20, 2009.
Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
NATIONAL MANUFACTURING STRATEGY
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs:
Subcommittee on Economic Policy concluded a hearing to examine the elements of a national manufacturing strategy, after receiving testimony from Mark Zandi, Moody's Economy.com, West Chester, Pennsylvania; Leo Hindrey, Jr., InterMedia Partners, New York, New York; and Scott N. Paul, Alliance for American Manufacturing, Silver Spring, Maryland.
House of Representatives
Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced:
12 public bills, H.R. 3246-3257; and 6 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 165-166; and H. Res. 657-660 were introduced.
Pages H8355-60
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages H8356-57
Reports Filed:
There were no reports filed today.
Speaker:
Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed Representative Jackson-Lee (TX) to act as Speaker Pro Tempore for today.
Page H8305
Question of Privilege:
The Chair ruled that the resolution offered by Representative Walden did not constitute a question of the privileges of the House. Agreed to the motion to table the appeal of the ruling of the Chair by a yea-and-nay vote of 238 yeas to 174 nays, Roll No. 573.
Pages H8313-15
Restore Our American Mustangs Act:
The House passed H.R. 1018, to amend the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act to improve the management and long-term health of wild free-roaming horses and burros, by a recorded vote of 239 ayes to 185 noes, Roll No. 577.
Pages H8306-13, H8315-28
Pursuant to the rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Natural Resources now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted.
Page H8306
Agreed to:
Rahall manager's amendment (printed in part A of H. Rept. 111-212) that broadens the types of fertility controls authorized under the bill, narrows the definition of prohibited ``commercial'' uses for wild horses and burros and clarifies the membership of the Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Council; relaxes the requirement that the acreage available to wild horses and burros never be less than when the original Act passed in 1971; and the amendment makes restoration of the acreage a goal, rather than a requirement.
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Rejected:
Hastings (WA) amendment in the nature of a substitute (printed in part B of H. Rept. 111-212), which is identical to the text of the wild horses and D862burros bill as passed by the House in the 110th Congress, that sought to prohibit the commercial slaughter of horses and was estimated by CBO to cost less than $500,000 a year to implement (by a yea-and-nay vote of 74 yeas to 348 nays, Roll No. 576).
Pages H8324-27
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H. Res. 653, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 236 yeas to 186 nays, Roll No. 575, after agreeing to order the previous question by a yea-and-nay vote of 232 yeas to 188 nays, Roll No. 574.
Pages H8306-07, H8315-16
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010:
The House passed H.R. 3183, making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, by a yea-and-nay vote of 320 yeas to 97 nays, Roll No. 592. Consideration of the measure began on Wednesday, July 15th.
Pages H8328-40
Rejected the Simpson motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on Appropriations with instructions to report the same back to the House forthwith with an amendment, by a recorded vote of 30 ayes to 388 noes, Roll No. 591.
Pages H8338-39
Agreed to:
Heinrich amendment (No. 9 printed in part A of H. Rept. 111-209) that was debated on July 15th that allows national security laboratories to dedicate an additional 1% (total of 7%) of each lab's annual budget to Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD). LDRD allows laboratories to pursue high-risk, high-reward research and develop innovative technologies to support energy and homeland security priorities (by a recorded vote 424 ayes with none voting ``no'' and 1 voting ``present'', Roll No. 578) and
Pages H8328-29
Cao amendment (No. 10 printed in part A of H. Rept. 111-209) that was debated on July 15th that reduces the time between preparation of reports and submissions to Congress from 90 days to 60 days (by a recorded vote of 423 ayes to 1 no, Roll No. 579).
Pages H8329-30
Rejected:
Blackburn amendment (No. 11 printed in part A of H. Rept. 111-209) that was debated on July 15th that sought to make an across-the-board cut of 5% to all funding accounts in the bill (by a recorded vote of 167 ayes to 259 noes, Roll No. 580);
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Campbell amendment (No. 2 printed in part B of H. Rept. 111-209) that was debated on July 15th that sought to strike the $1,000,000 earmark for the Housatonic River Net-Zero Energy Building and reduce the overall cost of the bill by $1,000,000 (by a recorded vote of 121 ayes to 303 noes, Roll No. 581);
Pages H8330-31
Flake amendment (No. 1 printed in part C of H. Rept. 111-209) that was debated on July 15th that sought to strike $1.5 million in funding for the ``Maret Center'' and reduce the overall cost of the bill (by a recorded vote of 89 ayes to 338 noes, Roll No. 582);
Pages H8331-32
Flake amendment (No. 3 printed in part C of H. Rept. 111-209) that was debated on July 15th that sought to strike $1 million in funding for the ``Consortium for Plant Biotechnology Research'' and reduce the overall cost of the bill by a commensurate amount (by a recorded vote of 89 ayes to 335 noes, Roll No. 583);
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Flake amendment (No. 4 printed in part C of H. Rept. 111-209) that was debated on July 15th that sought to strike $500,000 in funding for ``Ethanol from Agriculture'' and reduce the overall cost of the bill by a commensurate amount (by a recorded vote of 102 ayes to 318 noes, Roll No. 584);
Pages H8332-33
Flake amendment (No. 5 printed in part C of H. Rept. 111-209) that was debated on July 15th that sought to strike $2 million in funding for the ``Fort Mason Center Pier 2 Project'' and reduce the overall cost of the bill by a commensurate amount (by a recorded vote of 125 ayes to 301 noes, Roll No. 585);
Pages H8333-34
Flake amendment (No. 10 printed in part C of H. Rept. 111-209) that was debated on July 15th that sought to strike $300,000 in funding for ``Whitworth University Stem Equipment'' and reduce the overall cost of the bill by a commensurate amount (by a recorded vote of 81 ayes to 341 noes, Roll No. 586);
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Flake amendment (No. 11 printed in part C of H. Rept. 111-209) that was debated on July 15th that sought to strike $1.6 million in funding for ``The Boston Architectural College's Urban Sustainable Initiative'' and reduce the overall cost of the bill by a commensurate amount (by a recorded vote of 111 ayes to 316 noes, Roll No. 587);
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Hensarling amendment (No. 1 printed in part D of H. Rept. 111-209) that was debated on July 15th that sought to strike $500,000 for the Energy Conservation and Efficiency Upgrade of HVAC project in New York and reduce the overall cost of the bill (by a recorded vote of 133 ayes to 290 noes, Roll No. 588);
Pages H8335-36
Hensarling amendment (No. 2 printed in part D of H. Rept. 111-209) that was debated on July 15th that sought to strike $6.22 million for the Pier 36 removal project in California and reduce the overall D863cost of the bill by a commensurate amount (by a recorded vote of 128 ayes to 299 noes, Roll No. 589); and
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Hensarling amendment (No. 4 printed in part D of H. Rept. 111-209) that was debated on July 15th that sought to strike $500,000 for the Automated Remote Electric and Water Meters in South River project and reduce the overall cost of the bill by a commensurate amount (by a recorded vote of 119 ayes to 308 noes, Roll No. 590).
Pages H8337-38
H. Res. 645, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was agreed to on Wednesday, July 15th.
Condemning the attack on the AMIA Jewish Community Center in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in July 1994:
The House agreed to discharge from committee and agree to H. Con. Res. 156, to condemn the attack on the AMIA Jewish Community Center in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in July 1994.
Pages H8340-42
Agreed to the Berman amendment that replaces the preamble of the resolution.
Pages H8341-42
Permitting official photographs of the House of Representatives:
The House agreed to H. Res. 658, to permit official photographs of the House of Representatives to be taken while the House is in actual session on a date designated by the Speaker.
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Meeting Hour:
Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Monday, July 20th for morning hour debate, and further, when the House adjourns on that day, it adjourn to meet at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, July 21st for morning hour debate.
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Quorum Calls--Votes:
Five yea-and-nay votes and 15 recorded votes developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H8315, H8315-16, H8316, H8327, H8327-28, H8328-29, H8329-30, H8330, H8330-31, H8331-32, H8332, H8333, H8333-34, H8334-35, H8335, H8336, H8336-37, H8337-38, H8339 and H8340. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment:
The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 4:33 p.m.
Committee Meetings
LABOR, HHS, EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS AND TRANSPORTATION, HUD, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FY 2010
Committee on Appropriations:
Ordered reported the following: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies appropriations for fiscal year 2010; and the Transportation, HUD, and Related Agencies appropriation for fiscal year 2010.
AMERICA'S AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE CHOICES ACT OF 2009
Committee on Education and Labor:
Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Care Choices Act of 2009.
AMERICA'S AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE CHOICES ACT OF 2009
Committee on Energy and Commerce:
Continued markup of H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Care Choices Act of 2009.
Will continue July 20.
RESOLUTION REQUESTING ADMINISTRATION'S COMMUNICATIONS WITH GMC AND CHRYSLER REGARDING ASSISTANCE; FINANCIAL REGULATORY REFORMS
Committee on Financial Services:
Ordered reported, as amended, H. Res. 591, Requesting that the President transmit to the House of Representatives all information in his possession relating to certain specific communications with and financial assistance provided to General Motors Corporation and Chrysler.
The Committee also held a hearing entitled ``Industry Perspectives on the Obama Administration's Financial Regulatory Reform Proposals.'' Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
AMERICA'S AFFORDABLE HEALTH CHOICES ACT OF 2009
Committee on Ways and Means:
Ordered reported H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009.
On
Monday,
K 1 p.m., Senate will resume consideration of S. 1390, National Defense Authorization Act.
During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any cleared legislative and executive business.
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: K July 22, to hold hearings to examine the role of agriculture and forestry in global warming legislation, 1 p.m., SR-325.
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Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs:
K July 22, to hold hearings to examine the semiannual monetary policy report to the Congress, 10 a.m., S-106.
July 23, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nomination of Deborah Matz, of Virginia, to be a Member of the National Credit Union Administration Board, 3 p.m., SD-538.
July 23, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine establishing a framework for systemic risk regulation, 9:30 a.m., SD-538.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation:
K July 21, business meeting to consider S. 1274, to amend title 46, United States Code, to ensure that the prohibition on disclosure of maritime transportation security information is not used inappropriately to shield certain other information from public disclosure, S. 1451, to modernize the air traffic control system, improve the safety, reliability, and availability of transportation by air in the United States, provide for modernization of the air traffic control system, reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration, and the nominations of Polly Trottenberg, of Maryland, to be Assistant Secretary, and Deborah A.P. Hersman, of Virginia, to be Chairman of the Safety Board, both of the Department of Transportation, Richard A. Lidinsky, Jr., of Maryland, to be a Federal Maritime Commissioner, Mignon L. Clyburn, of South Carolina, and Meredith Attwell Baker, of Virginia, both to be a Member of the Federal Communications Commission, and an original bill entitled ``SAFETEA-LU'', 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
July 22, Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Insurance, to hold hearings to examine advertising trends and consumer protection, 10 a.m., SR-253.
July 22, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the Children's Television Act for a digital media age, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources:
K July 21, to hold hearings to examine S. 561 and H.R. 1404, bills to authorize a supplemental funding source for catastrophic emergency wildland fire suppression activities on Department of the Interior and National Forest System lands, to require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to develop a cohesive wildland fire management strategy, 10 a.m., SD-366.
July 22, Subcommittee on National Parks, to hold hearings to examine S. 635, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment of Illabot Creek in Skagit County, Washington, as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, S. 715, to establish a pilot program to provide for the preservation and rehabilitation of historic lighthouses, S. 742, to expand the boundary of the Jimmy Carter National Historic Site in the State of Georgia, to redesignate the unit as a National Historical Park, S. 1270, to modify the boundary of the Oregon Caves National Monument, S. 1418 and H.R. 2330, bills to direct the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a study to determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing Camp Hale as a unit of the National Park System, and H.R. 2430, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to continue stocking fish in certain lakes in the North Cascades National Park, Ross Lake National Recreation Area, and Lake Cheland National Recreation Area, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
July 23, Subcommittee on Water and Power, to hold hearings to examine S. 637, to authorize the construction of the Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority System in the State of Montana and a portion of McKenzie County, North Dakota, S. 789, to require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the feasibility and suitability of constructing a storage reservoir, outlet works, and a delivery system for the Tule River Indian Tribe of the Tule River Reservation in the State of California to provide a water supply for domestic, municipal, industrial, and agricultural purposes, S. 1080, to clarify the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior with respect to the C.C. Cragin Dam and Reservoir, and S. 1453, to amend Public Law 106-392 to maintain annual base funding for the Bureau of Reclamation for the Upper Colorado River and San Juan fish recovery programs through fiscal year 2023, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
Committee on Environmental and Public Works:
K July 21, Subcommittee on Green Jobs and the New Economy, to hold hearings to examine state and local views on clean energy jobs, climate-related policies, and economic growth, 10 a.m., SD-406.
July 22, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nomination of Samuel D. Hamilton, of Mississippi, to be Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, 10 a.m., SD-406.
Committee on Foreign Relations:
K July 21, business meeting to consider pending calendar business, 2:15 p.m., S-116, Capitol.
July 22, Full Committee to hold hearings to examine foreign aid and development in a new era, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
July 23, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Jon M. Huntsman, Jr., of Utah, to be Ambassador to the People's Republic of China, John Victor Roos, of California, to be Ambassador to Japan, Jonathan S. Addleton, of Georgia, to be Ambassador to Monogolia, Teddy Bernard Taylor, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to Papua New Guinea, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Solomon Islands and Ambassador to the Republic of Vanuatu, and Martha Larzelere Campbell, of Michigan, to be Ambassador to the Republic of the Marshall Islands, all of the Department of State, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs:
July 21, to hold hearings to examine stimulus spending, transparency, and fraud prevention, 10 a.m., SD-342.
July 21, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, to hold hearings to examine the wheat market, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
July 23, Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, to hold hearings to examine D.C. public schools, focusing on education reform, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
Committee on the Judiciary:
July 21, business meeting to consider the nomination of Sonia Sotomayor, of New D865York, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, 10 a.m., SH-216.
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July 21, Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees and Border Security, to hold hearings to examine the current employment verification system, 2 p.m. SD-226.
July 22, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine job creation and foreign investment in the United States, focusing on assessing the EB-5 Regional Center Program, 10 a.m. SD-226.
July 22, Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs, to hold hearings to examine metal theft, focusing on law enforcement challenges, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
July 23, Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts, to hold hearings to examine the reconsideration of bankruptcy reform, 10 a.m., SD-226.
July 23, Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs, to hold hearings to examine S. 845, to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to allow citizens who have concealed carry permits from the State in which they reside to carry concealed firearms in another State that grants concealed carry permits, if the individual complies with the laws of the State, 10:30 a.m., SD-226.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs:
July 22, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Raymond M. Jefferson, of Hawaii, to be Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment and Training, and Joan M. Evans, of Oregon, to be an Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Congressional and Legislative Affairs, 10 a.m., SR-418.
Select Committee on Intelligence:
July 21, to hold closed hearings to consider certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., S-407, Capitol.
July 23, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to consider certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., S-407, Capitol.
Committee on Agriculture,
July 21, Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy and Poultry, to continue hearings to review economic conditions facing the dairy industry, part two, 11 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
Committee on Appropriations,
July 22, to mark up Defense appropriations for fiscal year 2010, 9 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
July 23, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, oversight hearing on the Capitol Visitor Center, 10 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
Committee on Armed Services,
July 21, to mark up H. Res. 602, Requesting that the President and directing that the Secretary of Defense transmit to the House of Representatives all information in their possession relating to specific communications regarding detainees and foreign persons suspected of terrorism, 1 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
July 21, Defense Acquisition Reform Panel, hearing on shaping a workforce for today's acquisition environment that can meet DOD's needs, 8 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
July 22, Subcommittee on Military Personnel, hearing on oversight of family support programs, 2 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
July 23, Subcommittee on Readiness, hearing on proposed reconfiguration of the National Defense Stockpile, 9:30 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
July 24, full Committee, hearing on reforming the Military Commissions Act of 2006 and detainee policy, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
Committee on the Budget,
July 24, hearing on the Recovery Act:
Strengthening Our Economy, 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
Committee on Education and Labor,
July 21, to mark up H.R. 3221, Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009, 11 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
Committee on Energy and Commerce,
July 20, 21 and 22, to continue markup of H.R. 3200, American's Affordable Health Choices Act, 4 p.m., on July 20 and 10 a.m., on July 21 and 22, 2123 Rayburn.
July 23, Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and the Internet, hearing on Oversight of the FCC, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
July 23, Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment, hearing on the following measures: H.R. 2868, Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2009; and Drinking Water System Security Act of 2009, 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
Committee on Financial Services,
July 21, hearing on the Chairman on monetary policy and the state of the economy, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
July 21, hearing entitled `` Systemic Risk:
Are Some Institutions Too Big To Fail and If So, What Should We Do About It?'' 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
July 22, hearing entitled ``Regulatory Perspectives on the Obama Administration's Financial Regulatory Reform Proposals,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
July 22, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled ``TARP Oversight Warrant Repurchases and Protecting Taxpayers,'' 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
July 24, full Committee, hearing entitled ``Regulatory Perspectives on the Obama Administration's Financial Regulatory Reform Proposals--Part Two,'' 10:30 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
Committee on Foreign Affairs,
July 22, hearing on IRAN: Recent Developments and Implications for U.S. Policy, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
July 23, Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific and the Global Environment, hearing on From L'Aquila to Copenhagen: Change and Vulnerable Societies, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
July 23, Subcommittee on Europe, hearing on Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and Voice of America: Soft Power and the Free Flow of Information, 10:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
Committee on Homeland Security,
July 21, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology, hearing ``Securing the Modern Electric Grid from Physical and Cyber Attacks,'' 2 p.m., 311 Cannon.
July 21, Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing and Terrorism Risk Assessment, executive, briefing on the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) satellite imagery, 10 a.m., 1539 Longworth.
July 21, Subcommittee on Management, Investigations, and Oversight, executive, briefing on the DHS Civil D866Rights and Civil Liberties Disability and Special Needs Policy Team, 11:30 a.m., 1539 Longworth.
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July 22, full Committee, executive, briefing on the Federal Protective Service's ability to protect Federal facilities, 2 p.m., 302 HVC.
July 23, Subcommittee on Management, Investigations and Oversight, executive, hearing entitled ``Protecting the Protectors: Examining the Personnel Challenges Facing the Federal Air Marshal Service,'' 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
Committee on House Administration,
July 23, hearing on Engaging the Electorate--Strategies for Expanding Access to Democracy, 11 a.m., 1310 Longworth.
Committee on the Judiciary,
July 21 and 22, Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, to continue hearings on Ramifications of the Auto Industry Bankruptcies, Part II and III, 11 a.m., p.m. July 21 and 10 a.m., on July 23, 2141 Rayburn.
July 21, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security, oversight hearing on Federal Bureau of Prisons, 10 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
July 22, Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy, hearing on Competition Concerns with International Airline Alliances: Should DOJ Co-Pilot the Airline Antitrust Immunity Process? 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
July 22, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security, hearing on Over-Criminalization of Conduct/Over-Federalization of Criminal Law, 3 p.m., 2237 Rayburn.
July 23, Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties, hearing on Continuity of Congress in the Wake of a Catastrophic Attack, 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
Committee on Natural Resources,
July 21, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, hearing on H.R. 644, Grand Canyon Watersheds Protection Act of 2009, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
July 21, Subcommittee on Water and Power, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1738, Downey Regional Water Reclamation and Groundwater Augmentation Project of 2009; H.R. 2265, Magna Water District Water Reuse and Groundwater Recharge Act of 2009; H.R. 2442, Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program Expansion Act of 2009; H.R. 2522, To raise the ceiling on the Federal share of the cost of the Calleguas Municipal Water District Recycling Project; H.R. 2741, To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Goundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the City of Hermiston, Oregon, water recycling and reuse project; H.R. 2950, To direct the Secretary of the Interior to allow for prepayment of repayment contracts between the United States and the Uintah Water Conservancy District; and H.R. 1065, White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2009, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
July 22, full Committee, to mark up H.R. 2499, Puerto Rico Democracy Act of 2009, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
July 23, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resource, oversight hearing on Federal Geospatial Data Management, followed by a markup of H.R. 2489, America View Geospatial Imagery Mapping Program Act, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform,
July 21, hearing entitled ``Following the Money: Report of the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (SIGTARP),'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
July 22, Subcommittee on Domestic Policy, hearing entitled ``Arbitration or `Arbitrary': The Misuse of Mandatory Arbitration to Collect Consumer Debts,'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
July 23, Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization and Procurement, hearing entitled ``E-Verify: Challenges and Opportunities,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Committee on Rules,
July 21, to consider H.R. 2920, Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2009, 3 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
Committee on Science and Technology,
July 21, Subcommittee on Energy and Environment to mark up the following bills: H.R. 3246, Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2009; H.R. 3165, Wind Energy Research and Development Act of 2009; H.R. 3029, to establish a research, development, and technology demonstration program to improve the efficiency of gas turbines used in combined cycle power general systems; and H.R. 3247, To establish a social and behavioral science research program at the Department of Energy, 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
July 21, Subcommittee on Research and Science Education, hearing on Encouraging the Participation of Female Students in STEM fields, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
July 23, Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, hearing on Effective Transforming Our Electric Delivery System to a Smart Grid, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
Committee on Small Business,
July 22, hearing entitled ``Meeting the Needs of Small Businesses and Family Farmers in Regulating our Nation's Waters,'' 1 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
July 23, Subcommittee on Finance and Tax, hearing entitled ``Legislative Proposals to Reform the SBA's Capital Access Programs,'' 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,
July 22, Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management, hearing on The Congressional Vision for a 21st Century Union Station: New Intermodal Uses and a New Union Station Livable Community, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs,
July 22, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on Enforcement of VA's Brachytherapy Program Safety Standards, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
July 23, Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, hearing on Examining Quality of Life and Ancillary Benefits Issues, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
Committee on Ways and Means,
July 21, Subcommittee on Trade, hearing on Trade Advisory Committee System, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
July 23, Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures, hearing on possible Long-Term Financial Options for the Highway Trust Fund, including Member Proposals, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
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Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence,
July 21, executive. briefing on Pakistan Nuclear Security, 3 p.m., 304-HVC.
July 22, executive, briefing on National Intelligence Strategy, 1:30 p.m., 304-HVC.
July 22, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Human Intelligence, Analysis and Counterintelligence, executive, briefing on Department of Defense Human Intelligence, 4 p.m., 304-HVC.
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
: July 21, to hold hearings to examine Cyprus' religious cultural heritage, 2 p.m., B318, Rayburn Building.
Joint Economic Committee:
July 23, to hold hearings to examine balancing work and family in the recession, 10 a.m., 210, Cannon Building.
Joint Economic Committee:
July 21, to hold hearings to examine the Federal Statistical System in the 21st century, focusing on the role of the Census Bureau, 1 p.m., 2203, Rayburn Building.
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe:
July 23, to hold hearings to examine the future of the OSCE Mediterranean Partners for Cooperation, 2 p.m., 210, Cannon Building.
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Program for Monday:
Senate will resume consideration of S. 1390, National Defense Authorization Act.
Program for Monday:
To be announced.
HOUSE
Bishop, Sanford D., Jr., Ga., E1833
Capito, Shelley Moore, W.Va., E1830
Coble, Howard, N.C., E1837
Diaz-Balart, Lincoln, Fla., E1829
Ellison, Kieth, Minn., E1831
Harman, Jane, Calif., E1831
Hastings, Alcee L., Fla., E1832
Israel, Steve, N.Y., E1828
Johnson, Timothy V., Ill., E1829
Jordan, Jim, Ohio, E1833, E1835, E1838
Klein, Ron, Fla., E1835
Latta, Robert E., Ohio, E1830
Lewis, John, Ga., E1833, E1837
Lofgren, Zoe, Calif., E1838
McGovern, James P., Mass., E1832
Mack, Connie, Fla., E1834
Manzullo, Donald A., Ill., E1829
Moran, James P., Va., E1836
Moran, Jerry, Kans., E1837
Ortiz, Solomon P., Tex., E1834
Pence, Mike, Ind., E1833
Perlmutter, Ed, Colo., E1831, E1835, E1838
Poe, Ted, Tex., E1827, E1834
Reichert, David G., Wash., E1833, E1837
Roe, David P., Tenn., E1836
Ryan, Paul, Wisc., E1828
Schrader, Kurt, Ore., E1837
Van Hollen, Chris, Md., E1836
Visclosky, Peter J., Ind., E1827
Whitfield, Ed, Ky., E1834
Wittman, Robert J., Va., E1827, E1831
Young, Don, Alaska, E1828
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