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Daily Digest - Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Tuesday, December 15, 2009


Daily Digest


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Senate


Chamber Action


Routine Proceedings, pages S13203-S13276

Measures Introduced: Three bills and one resolution were introduced, as follows: S. 2882-2884, and S.J. Res. 22.

Pages S13251-52

Measures Reported:

S. 705, to reauthorize the programs of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation. (S. Rept. No. 111-107)
S. 1067, to support stabilization and lasting peace in northern Uganda and areas affected by the Lord's Resistance Army through development of a regional strategy to support multilateral efforts to successfully protect civilians and eliminate the threat posed by the Lord's Resistance Army and to authorize funds for humanitarian relief and reconstruction, reconciliation, and transitional justice, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 111-108)

Page S13251 

Measures Considered:

Service Members Home Ownership Tax Act--Agreement: Senate resumed consideration of H.R. 3590, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the first-time homebuyers credit in the case of members of the Armed Forces and certain other Federal employees, taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto:

Pages S13205-42 

Adopted:
By 97 yeas to 1 nay (Vote No 375), Baucus Amendment No. 3183 (to Amendment No. 2786), to protect middle class families from tax increases. (Pursuant to the order of Monday, December 14, 2009, the amendment having achieved 60 affirmative votes, was agreed to).
Pages S13205, S13236-37 

Withdrawn:
By 45 yeas to 54 nays (Vote No. 376), Crapo motion to commit the bill to the Committee on Finance, with instructions. (Pursuant to the order of Monday, December 14, 2009, the amendment having failed to achieve 60 affirmative votes, be withdrawn).
Pages S13205, S13237-38

By 51 yeas to 48 nays (Vote No. 377), Dorgan Modified Amendment No. 2793 (to Amendment No. 2786), to provide for the importation of prescription drugs. (Pursuant to the order of Monday, December 14, 2009, the amendment having failed to achieve 60 affirmative votes, be withdrawn).
Pages S13205, S13216-24, S13238

By 56 yeas to 43 nays (Vote No. 378), Lautenberg Amendment No. 3156 (to Amendment No. 2786), to provide for the importation of prescription drugs. (Pursuant to the order of Monday, December 14, 2009, the amendment having failed to achieve 60 affirmative votes, be withdrawn).
Pages S13224-36, S13238-39 

Pending:
Reid Amendment No. 2786, in the nature of a substitute.
Page S13205 

Hutchison Motion to commit the bill to the Committee on Finance, with instructions.
Pages S13239-42 

A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing for further consideration of the bill at approximately 10:00 a.m., on Wednesday, December 16, 2009, with the first hour equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders, or their designees, with the Majority controlling the first half and the Republicans controlling the second half.
Page S13276

Signing Authority--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the Majority Leader, be authorized to sign duly enrolled bills or joint resolutions on Tuesday, December 15, 2009.

Pages S13242-43

Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
1 Air Force nomination in the rank of general.
Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, and Marine Corps.

Page S13276 

Messages from the House:

Page S13249

Executive Communications:

Pages S13249-51

Additional Cosponsors:

Pages S13252-53

Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:

Pages S13253-54D1467

Additional Statements:

Page S13249

Amendments Submitted:

Pages S13254-75

Notices of Hearings/Meetings:

Page S13276

Authorities for Committees to Meet:

Page S13276

Privileges of the Floor:

Page S13276

Record Votes: Four record votes were taken today. (Total--378)

Pages S13237, S13238, S13239

Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:56 p.m., until 10 a.m. on Wednesday, December 16, 2009. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S13276.)

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Committee Meetings


(Committees not listed did not meet)

NOMINATIONS


Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of Julie Simone Brill, of Vermont, who was introduced by Senator Leahy, and Edith Ramirez, of California, both to be a Federal Trade Commissioner, David L. Strickland, of Georgia, to be Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation, who was introduced by Senator Inouye, Michael A. Khouri, of Kentucky, to be a Federal Maritime Commissioner, and Nicole Yvette Lamb-Hale, of Michigan, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf.

ENERGY BILLS


Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded a hearing to examine S. 2052, to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require the Secretary of Energy to carry out a research and development and demonstration program to reduce manufacturing and construction costs relating to nuclear reactors, and S. 2812, to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require the Secretary of Energy to carry out programs to develop and demonstrate 2 small modular nuclear reactor designs, after receiving testimony from Warren F. Miller, Jr., Assistant Secretary of Energy for Nuclear Energy; Michael R. Johnson, Director, Office of New Reactors, United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission; and Thomas L. Sanders, American Nuclear Society, and Anthony R. Pietrangelo, Nuclear Energy Institute, both of Washington, DC.

U.S. POLICY IN CENTRAL ASIA


Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs concluded a hearing to examine reevaluating United States policy in Central Asia, after receiving testimony from George A. Krol, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs; David Sedney, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Central Asia; Stephen Blank, United States Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania; and Martha Brill Olcott, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Washington, DC.

MANAGEMENT INTEGRATION AT DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY


Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia concluded a hearing to examine efforts to improve management integration at the Department of Homeland Security, focusing on the extent to which they have developed a comprehensive strategy for management integration, after receiving testimony from Elaine C. Duke, Under Secretary for Management, and Anne L. Richards, Assistant Inspector General for Audit, both of the Department of Homeland Security; and Bernice Steinhardt, Director, Strategic Issues, Government Accountability Office.

DNA EVIDENCE IN RAPE CASES


Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the effective use of DNA evidence to solve rape cases nationwide, after receiving testimony from Debbie Smith, H-E-A-R-T, Inc., Williamsburg, Virginia; Steve Redding, Hennepin County Attorney, Hennepin County, Minnesota; Susan Smith Howley, National Center for Victims of Crime, Washington, D.C.; Stephanie Stoiloff, Miami-Dade Police Department Crime Laboratory Bureau, Miami, Florida; and Jayann Sepich, Surviving Parents Coalition, Carlsbad, New Mexico.

INTELLIGENCE


Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters, receiving testimony from officials of the intelligence community.
Committee recessed subject to the call.

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House of Representatives


Chamber Action


Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 18 public bills, H.R. 4308-4325; and 8 resolutions, H.J. Res. 64; H. Con. Res. 222; and H. Res. 970-975 were introduced.

Pages H14980-82

Additional Cosponsors:

Page H14982

Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
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 (H. Rept. 111-376);
H. Res. 922, directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to transmit to the House of Representatives all information in the possession of the Department of Homeland Security relating to the Department's planning, information sharing, and coordination with any state or locality receiving detainees held at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba on or after January 20, 2009, with amendments (H. Rept. 111-377);
H. Res. 920, directing the Attorney General to transmit to the House of Representatives all information in the Attorney General's possession regarding certain matters pertaining to detainees held at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba who are transferred into the United States, adversely (H. Rept. 111-378);

Page H14980

H. Res. 973, waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules (H. Rept. 111-379).
Page H14980

Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed Representative Cuellar to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.

Page H14879

Recess: The House recessed at 9:19 a.m. and reconvened at 10 a.m.

Page H14881

Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the following measures:
Allowing certain U.S. Customs and Border Protection employees who serve under an overseas limited appointment for at least 2 years, and whose service is rated fully successful or higher throughout that time, to be converted to a permanent appointment in the competitive service: H.R. 1517, amended, to allow certain U.S. Customs and Border Protection employees who serve under an overseas limited appointment for at least 2 years, and whose service is rated fully successful or higher throughout that time, to be converted to a permanent appointment in the competitive service, by a \2/3\ recorded vote of 414 ayes to 1 no, Roll No. 972;

Pages H14887-90, H14901-02

First Responder Anti-Terrorism Training Resources Act: 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, by a \2/3\ recorded vote of 413 ayes to 1 no, Roll No. 973;
Pages H14890-91, H14902-03

Honoring the 50th anniversary of the recording of the album ``Kind of Blue'' and reaffirming jazz as a national treasure: H. Res. 894, to honor the 50th anniversary of the recording of the album ``Kind of Blue'' and reaffirming jazz as a national treasure, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 409 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 971;
Pages H14891-92, H14900-01

Human Rights Enforcement Act of 2009: S. 1472, to establish a section within the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice to enforce human rights laws, to make technical and conforming amendments to criminal and immigration laws pertaining to human rights violations, by a \2/3\ recorded vote of 416 ayes to 3 noes, Roll No. 977;
Pages H14892-94, H14944-45

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that A. Philip Randolph should be recognized for his lifelong leadership and work to end discrimination and secure equal employment and labor opportunities for all Americans: H. Res. 150, to express the sense of the House of Representatives that A. Philip Randolph should be recognized for his lifelong leadership and work to end discrimination and secure equal employment and labor opportunities for all Americans, by a \2/3\ recorded vote of 395 ayes to 23 noes, Roll No. 976;
Pages H14894-96, H14943-44

Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act: H.R. 1084, amended, to require the Federal Communications Commission to prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program material they accompany;
Pages H14907-10D1469

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding guidelines for breast cancer screening for women ages 40 to 49: H. Res. 971, to express the sense of the House of Representatives regarding guidelines for breast cancer screening for women ages 40 to 49, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 426 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 974; and
Pages H14910-16, H14942-43

Iran Refined Petroleum Sanctions Act of 2009: H.R. 2194, amended, to amend the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 to enhance United States diplomatic efforts with respect to Iran by expanding economic sanctions against Iran, by a \2/3\ recorded vote of 412 ayes to 12 noes with 4 voting ``present'', Roll No. 975.
Pages H14921-42, H14943

Suspensions--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following measures under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were postponed:
PHONE Act of 2009: H.R. 1110, amended, to amend title 18, United States Code and to prevent caller ID spoofing;

Pages H14896-97

Recognizing the 70th anniversary of the retirement of Justice Louis D. Brandeis from the United States Supreme Court: H. Res. 905, to recognize the 70th anniversary of the retirement of Justice Louis D. Brandeis from the United States Supreme Court;
Pages H14897-99

Law Student Clinic Participation Act of 2009: H.R. 4194, to amend title 18, United States Code, to exempt qualifying law school students participating in legal clinics or externships from the application of the conflict of interest rules under section 205 of such title;
Pages H14899-H14900

Local Community Radio Act of 2009: H.R. 1147, amended, to implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power FM service; and
Pages H14903-07

Daniel Pearl Freedom of the Press Act of 2009: H.R. 3714, amended, to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to include in the Annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices information about freedom of the press in foreign countries and to establish a grant program to promote freedom of the press worldwide.
Pages H14916-21

Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 9 a.m. tomorrow, December 16.

Page H14942

Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page H14882.

Senate Referral: S. 1755 was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Page H14978

Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes and five recorded votes developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H14901, H14901-02, H14902, H14942-43, H14943, H14944, H14944-45. There were no quorum calls.

Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 11:17 p.m.

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Committee Meetings


TERROR SUSPECT TRIAL/DETENTION INFORMATION


Committee on Armed Services: Ordered reported, as amended, H. Res. 924, Directing the Secretary of Defense to transmit to the House of Representatives copies of any document, record, memo, correspondence, or other communication of the Department of Defense, or any portion of such communication, that refers or relates to the trial or detention of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Walid Muhammad Salih Murarek Bin `Attash, Ramzi Binalshibh, Ali Abdul Aziz Ali, or Mustafa Ahmed Adam al Hawsawi.

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES


Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 3125, Radio Spectrum Inventory Act; and H.R. 3019, Spectrum Relocation Improvement Act of 2009. Testimony was heard from former Representative Steve Largent of Colorado; and public witnesses.

U.S. COVERED BONDS MARKET


Committee on Financial Services: Held a hearing entitled ``Covered Bonds: Prospects for a U.S. Market Going Forward.'' Testimony was heard from public witnesses.

LISBON TREATY IMPACTS BETWEEN U.S.-EU RELATIONS


Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Europe held a hearing on the Lisbon Treaty: Implications for Future Relations Between the European Union and the United States. Testimony was heard from Philip H. Gordon, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State; and public witnesses.

VIOLENT EXTREMISM


Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing and Terrorism Risk Assessment held a hearing entitled ``Violent Extremism: How Are People Moved from Constitutionally-Protected Thought to Acts of Terrorism?'' Testimony was heard from public witnesses.

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JUDGE PORTEOUS IMPEACHMENT


Committee on the Judiciary, Task Force on Judicial Impeachment continued consideration of Possible Impeachment of United States District Judge G. Thomas Porteous, Jr., Part IV. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.

IRAN SANCTIONS


Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs held a hearing entitled `` Iran Sanctions: Options, Opportunities, and Consequences. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.

SAME-DAY CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN RESOLUTIONS REPORTED BY THE RULES COMMITTEE


Committee on Rules: Granted, by a non-record vote, a rule waiving clause 6(a) of rule XIII (requiring a two-thirds vote to consider a rule on the same day it is reported from the Rules Committee) against any rule reported from the Rules Committee on the legislative day of December 16, 2009.

SSA NATIONAL COMPUTER CENTER REPLACEMENT


Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Social Security and the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure held a joint hearing on Recovery Act Project to Replace the Social Security Administration's National Computer Center. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the SSA: Michael Gallagher, Deputy Commissioner, Office of Budget, Finance and Management; and Patrick P. O'Carroll, Inspector General; and a public witness.

GUANTANAMO DETAINEES TRANSFERS--EFFECTS ON FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE


Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Ordered reported, as amended, H. Res. 923, Requesting the President to transmit to the House of Representatives all documents in the possession of the President related to the effects on foreign intelligence collection of the transfer of detainees held at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, into the United States.

BRIEFING--PAKISTAN


Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to receive a briefing on Pakistan. The Committee was briefed by departmental witnesses.

Joint Meetings


No joint committee meetings were held.

NEW PUBLIC LAWS


(
For last listing of Public Laws, see Daily Digest K, p. D1391 K)
S. 1599, to amend title 36, United States Code, to include in the Federal charter of the Reserve Officers Association leadership positions newly added in its constitution and bylaws. Signed on December 14, 2009. (Public Law 111-113)
S. 1860, to permit each current member of the Board of Directors of the Office of Compliance to serve for 3 terms. Signed on December 14, 2009. (Public Law 111-114)

COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,


DECEMBER 16, 2009


(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)

Senate


Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: business meeting to consider H.R. 310, to provide for the conveyance of approximately 140 acres of land in the Ouachita National Forest in Oklahoma to the Indian Nations Council, Inc., of the Boy Scouts of America, H.R. 511, to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to terminate certain easements held by the Secretary on land owned by the Village of Caseyville, Illinois, and to terminate associated contractual arrangements with the Village, S. Res. 374, recognizing the cooperative efforts of hunters, sportsmen's associations, meat processors, hunger relief organizations, and State wildlife, health, and food safety agencies to establish programs that provide game meat to feed the hungry, an original bill pertaining to watershed projects in Massachusetts and West Virginia, and the nomination of Jill Long Thompson, of Indiana, to be a Member of the Farm Credit Administration Board, Farm Credit Administration, Time to be announced, Room to be announced.
Committee on Armed Services: to receive a briefing on the assessment by the Joint Estimating Team of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program, 1:30 p.m., SR-222.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: business meeting to consider pending calendar business, 11:30 a.m., SD-366.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: business meeting to consider S. 1102, to provide benefits to domestic partners of Federal employees, S. 1830, to establish the Chief Conservation Officers Council to improve the energy efficiencies of Federal agencies, S. 2868, to provide increased access to the General Services Administration's Schedules Program by the American Red Cross and State and local governments, H.R. 2711, to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for the transportation of the dependents, remains, and effects of certain Federal employees who die while performing official duties or as a result of the performance of official duties, S. 2865, to reauthorize the Congressional Award Act (2 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), S. 2872, to reauthorize appropriations for the National Historical Publications and Records D1471Commission through fiscal year 2014, H.R. 2877, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 76 Brookside Avenue in Chester, New York, as the ``1st Lieutenant Louis Allen Post Office'', H.R. 3667, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 16555 Springs Street in White Springs, Florida, as the ``Clyde L. Hillhouse Post Office Building'', H.R. 3788, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3900 Darrow Road in Stow, Ohio, as the ``Corporal Joseph A. Tomci Post Office Building'', H.R. 1817, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 116 North West Street in Somerville, Tennessee, as the ``John S. Wilder Post Office Building'', H.R. 3072, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 9810 Halls Ferry Road in St. Louis, Missouri, as the ``Coach Jodie Bailey Post Office Building'', H.R. 3319, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 440 South Gulling Street in Portola, California, as the ``Army Specialist Jeremiah Paul McCleery Post Office Building'', H.R. 3539, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 427 Harrison Avenue in Harrison, New Jersey, as the ``Patricia D. McGinty-Juhl Post Office Building'', H.R. 3767, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 170 North Main Street in Smithfield, Utah, as the ``W. Hazen Hillyard Post Office Building'', and the nominations of Grayling Grant Williams, of Maryland, to be Director of the Office of Counternarcotics Enforcement, and Elizabeth M. Harman, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, both of the Department of Homeland Security, 10 a.m., SD-342.

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Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security, to hold hearings to examine tools to combat deficits and waste, focusing on enhanced rescission authority, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law, to hold hearings to examine United States implementation of human rights treaties, 10:30 a.m., SD-226.

Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of James A. Wynn, Jr., of North Carolina, and Albert Diaz, of North Carolina, both to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit, 3 p.m., SD-226.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: business meeting to consider the nominations of Robert A. Petzel, of Minnesota, to be Under Secretary for Health, and Raul Perea-Henze, of New York, to be Assistant Secretary for Policy and Planning, both of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Time to be announced, Room to be announced.

House


Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities, hearing on understanding cyberspace as a medium for radicalization and counter-radicalization, 1:30 p.m., 210 HVC.
Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Innovations in Addressing Childhood Obesity,'' 9:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection, hearing entitled ``Has the TSA Breach Jeopardized National Security? An Examination of What Happened and Why,'' 2 p.m., 311 Cannon.
Committee on the Judiciary, hearing on Piracy of Live Sports Broadcasting over the Internet, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.

Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, hearing on Protecting Employees in Airline Bankruptcies, 2:30 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.

Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy, hearing on H.R. 4115, Open Access to the Courts Act of 2009, 2 p.m., 2237 Rayburn.
Committee on Natural Resources, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 725, Indian Arts and Crafts Amendments Act of 2009; H.R. 2288, Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Improvement Act of 2009; H.R. 2476, Ski Area Recreational Opportunity Enhancement Act of 2009; H.R. 3726, Castle Nugent Historic Site Establishment Act of 2009; H.R. 3538, Idaho Wilderness Water Resources Protection Act; and H.R. 2314, Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2009, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on Domestic Policy, hearing entitled ``The U.S. Government as Dominant Shareholder: How Should the Taxpayers' Ownership Rights be Exercised?'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.

Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives, hearing entitled ``History Museum or Records Access Agency? Defining and Fulfilling the Mission of the National Archives and Records Administration,'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on Acquisition Deficiencies at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Human Intelligence, Analysis and Counterterrorism, executive, briefing on Hot Spots, 4 p.m., HVC.

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Next Meeting of the
SENATE

10 a.m., Wednesday, December 16

Senate Chamber

Program for Wednesday: Senate will continue consideration of H.R. 3590, Service Members Home Ownership Tax Act, with votes expected on or in relation to Hutchison motion to commit the bill and Sanders Amendment No. 2837.

Next Meeting of the
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

9 a.m., Wednesday, December 16

House Chamber

Program for Wednesday: To be announced.

Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue

HOUSE

Bachmann, Michele, Minn., E3008

Barrett, J. Gresham, S.C., E3002, E3007

Bean, Melissa L., Ill., E3001, E3003

Becerra, Xavier, Calif., E3007

Boyd, Allen, Fla., E3003

Chu, Judy, Calif, E3003

Coffman, Mike, Colo., E3008

Conyers, John, Jr., Mich., E3013

Courtney, Joe, Conn., E3011

Crenshaw, Ander, Fla., E3004

Cuellar, Henry, Tex., E3003

Dahlkemper, Kathleen A., Pa., E3012

Davis, Danny K., Ill., E3015

Diaz-Balart, Lincoln, Fla., E3006

Dreier, David, Calif., E3006

Duncan, John J., Jr., Tenn., E3009

Eshoo, Anna G., Calif., E3007

Garrett, Scott, N.J., E3010

Grayson, Alan, Fla., E3006

Guthrie, Brett, Ky., E3004

Hirono, Mazie K., Hawaii, E3005

Johnson, Henry C. ``Hank'', Jr., Ga., E3002, E3011

Johnson, Timothy V., Ill., E3011

Jordan, Jim, Ohio, E3006

Kind, Ron, Wisc., E3004

Klein, Ron, Fla., E3007

Langevin, James R., R.I., E3007

Lee, Barbara, Calif., E3002, E3004, E3011

McCarthy, Carolyn, N.Y., E3003

McCollum, Betty, Minn., E3012

Mack, Connie, Fla., E3005

Maloney, Carolyn B., N.Y., E3013

Murphy, Christopher S., Conn., E3007

Myrick, Sue Wilkins, N.C., E3005

Neugebauer, Randy, Tex., E3010

Pascrell, Bill, Jr., N.J., E3005

Rogers, Mike, Ala., E3014

Roybal-Allard, Lucille, Calif., E3015

Smith, Adam, Wash., E3011

Smith, Adrian, Nebr., E3010

Souder, Mark E., Ind., E3010

Space, Zachary T., Ohio, E3001

Stupak, Bart, Mich., E3005, E3008

Thompson, Mike, Calif., E3001, E3005, E3006

Upton, Fred, Mich., E3010

Wilson, Joe, S.C., E3003

Wolf, Frank R., Va., E3012

Woolsey, Lynn C., Calif., E3001, E3007


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