Congressional Record
111th Congress (2009-2010)
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Daily Digest - Thursday, March 11, 2010
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Daily Digest
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Senate
Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1415-S1487
Measures Introduced:
Six bills and three resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 3104-3109, and S. Res. 451-453.
Page S1458
Measures Reported:
S. 1011, to express the policy of the United States regarding the United States relationship with Native Hawaiians and to provide a process for the recognition by the United States of the Native Hawaiian governing entity, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 111-162)
S. Res. 400, urging the implementation of a comprehensive strategy to address instability in Yemen, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and with an amended preamble.
S. 1132, to amend title 18, United States Code, to improve the provisions relating to the carrying of concealed weapons by law enforcement officers, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
Page S1458
Measures Passed:
Iran Refined Petroleum Sanctions Act:
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 2194, to amend the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 to enhance United States diplomatic efforts with respect to Iran by expanding economic sanctions against Iran, and the bill was then passed, after agreeing to the following amendment:
Page S1421
Kaufman (for Dodd) Amendment No. 3466, in the nature of a substitute.
Page S1421
Senate insisted on its amendment, requested a conference with the House thereon, and the Chair was authorized to appoint the following conferees on the part of the Senate: Senators Dodd, Kerry, Lieberman, Menendez, Shelby, Bennett, and Lugar.
Page S1421
PACT Act: Senate passed S. 1147, to prevent tobacco smuggling, to ensure the collection of all tobacco taxes, after agreeing to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute.
Pages S1480-87
Measures Considered:
Pages S1429-37, S1437-53
Pending:
Rockefeller Amendment No. 3452, in the nature of a substitute.
Pages S1429-37, S1437-53
Sessions/McCaskill Modified Amendment No. 3453 (to Amendment No. 3452), to reduce the deficit by establishing discretionary spending caps.
Pages S1429, S1448-53
Lieberman Amendment No. 3456 (to Amendment No. 3452), to reauthorize the DC opportunity scholarship program.
Page S1429
Vitter Amendment No. 3458 (to Amendment No. 3452), to clarify application requirements relating to the coastal impact assistance program.
Page S1429
DeMint Amendment No. 3454 (to Amendment No. 3452), to establish an earmark moratorium for fiscal years 2010 and 2011.
Pages S1429-34
Feingold Amendment No. 3470 (to Amendment No. 3452), to provide for the rescission of unused transportation earmarks and to establish a general reporting requirement for any unused earmarks.
Pages S1434-37
A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that certain Democratic and Republican amendments be the only first-degree amendments in order to the bill, other than any pending amendments; that the first-degree amendments be subject to second-degree amendments which are relevant to the amendment to which offered; that managers amendments be in order if they have been cleared by the managers and leaders, and if offered, they be considered and agreed to; provided further, that upon disposition of all amendments, the substitute amendment, as amended, if amended, be agreed to; the bill, as amended, be read a third time, and Senate vote on passage of the bill; that upon passage, the title amendment, which is at the desk be considered agreed to.
Pages S1452-53D232
House Messages:
Pages S1479-80
Pending:
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Durbin motion to concur in the amendments of the House to the amendment of the Senate to the amendment of the House to the amendment of the Senate to the bill.
Page S1479
Durbin motion to concur in the amendments of the House to the amendment of the Senate to the amendment of the House to the amendment of the Senate to the bill, with Durbin Amendment No. 3498 (to the motion to concur in the amendments of the House to the amendment of the Senate to the amendment of the House to the amendment of the Senate), of a perfecting nature.
Page S1479
Durbin Amendment No. 3499 (to Amendment No. 3498), of a perfecting nature.
Page S1479
Durbin motion to refer in the amendments of the House to the amendment of the Senate to the amendment of the House to the amendment of the Senate to the bill to the Senate Committee on Appropriations, with instructions, Durbin Amendment No. 3500, to provide for a study.
Pages S1479-80
Durbin Amendment No. 3501 (to Amendment No. 3500), of a perfecting nature.
Page S1480
Durbin Amendment No. 3502 (to Amendment No. 3501), of a perfecting nature.
Page S1480
A motion was entered to close further debate on the motion to concur in the amendments of the House to the amendment of the Senate to the amendment of the House to the amendment of the Senate to the bill, and, in accordance with the provisions of rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, and pursuant to the unanimous-consent agreement of Thursday, March 11, 2010, a vote on cloture will occur at 5:30 p.m., on Monday, March 15, 2010.
Page S1479
A unanimous-consent agreement was reached that Senate resume consideration of the motion to concur in the amendments of the House to the amendment of the Senate to the amendment of the House to the amendment of the Senate to the bill at approximately 3 p.m., on Monday, March 15, 2010.
Page S1487
Messages from the House:
Pages S1455-56
Measures Referred:
Page S1456
Petitions and Memorials:
Pages S1456-58
Executive Reports of Committees:
Page S1458
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages S1458-60
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Pages S1460-64
Additional Statements:
Page S1455
Amendments Submitted:
Pages S1464-78
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
Page S1478
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
Page S1479
Privileges of the Floor:
Page S1479
Adjournment:
Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 7:18 p.m., until 2 p.m. on Monday, March 15, 2010. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S1487.)
Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
APPROPRIATIONS: DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Committee on Appropriations:
Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies concluded a hearing to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2011 for the Department of Housing and Urban Development, after receiving testimony from Shaun Donovan, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
APPROPRIATIONS: ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS AND THE BUREAU OF RECLAMATION
Committee on Appropriations:
Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development concluded a hearing to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2011 for the Army Corps of Engineers and the Bureau of Reclamation, after receiving testimony from Jo-Ellen Darcy, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, and Lieutenant General Robert L. Van Antwerp, Commanding General, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, both of the Department of Defense; and Anne Castle, Assistant Secretary for Water and Science, and Michael L. Connor, Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation, both of the Department of the Interior.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION AND FUTURE YEARS DEFENSE PROGRAM
Committee on Armed Services:
Committee concluded a hearing to examine U.S. Northern Command and U.S. Southern Command in review of the Defense D233Authorization request for fiscal year 2011 and the Future Years Defense Program, after receiving testimony from General Victor E. Renuart, Jr., Commander, United States Northern Command, and Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command, and General Douglas M. Fraser, Commander, United States Southern Command, both of the Air Force, Department of Defense.
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JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER
Committee on Armed Services:
Committee concluded a hearing to examine the Joint Strike Fighter, focusing on significant challenges the Department of Defense faces to restructure the program, after receiving testimony from Ashton B. Carter, Under Secretary for Acquisition, Technology & Logistics, Christine H. Fox, Director, and Fred Janicki, Weapons Systems Cost Analysis, both of the Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation, J. Michael Gilmore, Director, Operational Test and Evaluation, Office of the Secretary, and Major General C. D. Moore, USAF, Acting Program Executive Officer F-35 Lightning II Program, all of the Department of Defense; and Michael Sullivan, Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management, Government Accountability Office.
VIDEO AND BROADBAND MARKET
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation:
Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet concluded a hearing to examine consumers, competition, and consolidation in the video and broadband market, after receiving testimony from Julius Genachowski, Chairman, Federal Communications Commission; Christine A. Varney, Assistant Attorney General, Antitrust Division, Department of Justice; Brian L. Roberts, Comcast Corporation, and Christopher S. Yoo, University of Pennsylvania Center for Technology, Innovation, and Competition, both of Philadelphia; John Wells, Writers Guild of America, West, Los Angeles, California; Mark Cooper, Consumer Federation of America, Washington, DC., on behalf of Free Press; and Colleen Abdoulah, WOW!, Englewood, Colorado, on behalf of the American Cable Association.
ENERGY EFFICIENCY JOBS
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources:
Committee concluded a hearing to examine legislative proposals designed to create jobs related to energy efficiency, including proposed legislation on energy efficient building retrofits, including S. 1320, to provide assistance to owners of manufactured homes constructed before January 1, 1976, to purchase Energy Star-qualified manufactured homes, and S. 3079, to assist in the creation of new jobs by providing financial incentives for owners of commercial buildings and multifamily residential buildings to retrofit their buildings with energy efficient building equipment and materials and for other purposes, after receiving testimony from Paul W. Parfomak, Specialist in Energy and Infrastructure Policy, Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress; Cathy Zoi, Assistant Secretary of Energy for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; Larry Laseter, WellHome, Atlanta, Georgia, on behalf of the Home Star Coalition; Jeffrey D. DeBoer, Real Estate Roundtable, Washington, DC., on behalf of Building Star; Stacey Epperson, Frontier Housing, Morehead, Kentucky; Philip Giudice, Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources, Boston, on behalf of the National Association of State Energy Officials; Terrence J. Mierzwa, Consumers Energy Company, Jackson, Michigan; and Bob Hanbury, House of Hanbury, Newington, Connecticut, on behalf of the National Association of Home Builders.
TRANSPORTATION BENEFITS
Committee on Environment and Public Works:
Committee concluded a hearing to examine Federal, state and local partnerships to accelerate transportation benefits, after receiving testimony from Roy Kienitz, Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy; Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa, Los Angeles, California; Lowell R. Clary, P3 Development Company, LLC, Clary Consulting, LLC, Tallahassee, Florida; Max I. Inman, Mercator Advisors, LLC, Fairfax, Virginia; and JayEtta Z. Hecker, Bipartisan Policy Center, Washington, DC.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Foreign Relations:
Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of Elizabeth L. Littlefield, of the District of Columbia, to be President of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, Carolyn Hessler Radelet, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Director of the Peace Corps, who was introduced by former Senator Harris Wofford, and Raul Yzaguirre, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Dominican Republic, who was introduced by Representative Hinojosa, and Theodore Sedgwick, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Slovak Republic, who was introduced by Senator Warner, both of the Department of State, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf.
DRUG CARTELS
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs:
Ad Hoc Subcommittee on State, Local, and Private Sector Preparedness and Integration concluded a hearing to examine U.S. officials involved in drug cartels, after receiving testimony from Kevin L. Perkins, Assistant Director, Criminal Investigative D234Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice; and Thomas M. Frost, Assistant Inspector General for Investigations, and James F. Tomsheck, Assistant Commissioner, Office of Internal Affairs, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, both of the Department of Homeland Security.
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EQUAL PAY IN AMERICAN WORKPLACES
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions:
Committee concluded a hearing to examine pay equity in the new American workplace, including S. 182, to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and S. 904, to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages on account of sex, race, or national origin, after receiving testimony from Representative DeLauro; Stuart J. Ishimaru, Acting Chairman, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; Heather Boushey, Center for American Progress Action Fund, and Deborah L. Frett, Business and Professional Women's Foundation, both of Washington, DC.; Deborah L. Brake, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and Jane M. McFetridge, Jackson Lewis LLP, Chicago, Illinois.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on the Judiciary:
Committee ordered favorably reported the following business items:
S. 1789, to restore fairness to Federal cocaine sentencing, with amendments;
S. 2772, to establish a criminal justice reinvestment grant program to help States and local jurisdictions reduce spending on corrections, control growth in the prison and jail populations, and increase public safety, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute; and
The nominations of Jane E. Magnus-Stinson, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Indiana, and Kelvin Corneilius Washington, to be United States Marshal for the District of South Carolina, and Christopher Tobias Hoye, to be United States Marshal for the District of Nevada, both of the Department of Justice.
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.
House of Representatives
Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced:
16 public bills, H.R. 4820-4834; and 14 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 251-252; and H. Res. 1162-1167, 1169-1174, were introduced.
Pages H1357-58
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages H1358-59
Reports Filed:
Reports were filed today as follows:
H.R. 4098, to require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to issue guidance on the use of peer-to-peer file sharing software to prohibit the personal use of such software by Government employees (H. Rept. 111-431);
H.R. 946, to enhance citizen access to Government information and services by establishing that Government documents issued to the public must be written clearly, with an amendment (H. Rept. 111-432);
H.R. 4252, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of water resources in the Rialto-Colton Basin in the State of California (H. Rept. 111-433);
H.R. 1769, to expand the Alpine Lakes Wilderness in the State of Washington and to designate the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River and Pratt River as wild and scenic rivers, with an amendment (H. Rept. 111-434);
H.R. 2788, to designate a Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial at the March Field Air Museum in Riverside, California (H. Rept. 111-435);
H.R. 4003, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to evaluate resources in the Hudson River Valley in the State of New York to determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing the site as a unit of the National Park System, with an amendment (H. Rept. 111-436);
H.R. 4192, to designate the Stornetta Public Lands as an Outstanding Natural Area to be administered as a part of the National Landscape Conservation System, with an amendment (H. Rept. 111-437);
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H.R. 4395, to revise the boundaries of the Gettysburg National Military Park to include the Gettysburg Train Station, with an amendment (H. Rept. 111-438); and
H. Res. 1168, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3650) to establish a National Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Program, to develop and coordinate a comprehensive and integrated strategy to address harmful algal blooms and hypoxia, and to provide for the development and implementation of comprehensive regional action plans to reduce harmful algal blooms and hypoxia (H. Rept. 111-439).
Page H1357
Call of the House:
The Speaker called the House to order and ascertained the presence of a quorum (405 present, Roll No. 101).
Pages H1328-29
Impeaching G. Thomas Porteous, Jr., judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, for high crimes and misdemeanors:
The House agreed to H. Res. 1031, impeaching G. Thomas Porteous, Jr., judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, for high crimes and misdemeanors.
Pages H1327-28, H1329-37
The House agreed to Article I of the resolution by a yea-and-nay vote of 412 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 102.
Page H1335
The House agreed to Article II of the resolution by a recorded vote of 410 ayes with none voting ``no'', Roll No. 103.
Pages H1335-36
The House agreed to Article III of the resolution by a recorded vote of 416 ayes with none voting ``no'', Roll No. 104.
Page H1336
The House agreed to Article IV of the resolution by a recorded vote of 423 ayes with none voting ``no'', Roll No. 105.
Pages H1336-37
Privileged Resolution--Motion to Refer:
The House agreed to refer H. Res. 1164, raising a question of the privileges of the House, to the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct by a recorded vote of 402 ayes to 1 no with 15 voting ``present'', Roll No. 107, after the previous question was ordered by a recorded vote of 404 ayes to 2 noes with 15 voting ``present'', Roll No. 106.
Pages H1337-39
Suspensions--Proceedings Resumed:
The House agreed to suspend the rules and agree to the following measures which were debated on Tuesday, March 9th:
Recognizing the 189th anniversary of the independence of Greece:
H. Res. 1107, to recognize the 189th anniversary of the independence of Greece and to celebrate Greek and American democracy, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 414 yeas with none voting ``nay'' and 1 voting ``present'', Roll No. 108 and
Pages H1339-40
Commending the Ohio State University Buckeyes football team for its victory in the 2010 Rose Bowl: H. Res. 1047, to commend The Ohio State University Buckeyes football team for its victory in the 2010 Rose Bowl.
Page H1340
Privileged Resolution:
The House agreed to H. Res. 1165, appointing and authorizing managers for the impeachment of G. Thomas Porteous, Jr., a Judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
Page H1340
Senate Messages:
Messages received from the Senate today appear on pages H1325 and H1340.
Senate Referrals:
S. 1067 was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Page H1355
Quorum Calls--Votes:
Two yea-and-nay votes and five recorded votes developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H1335, H1335-36, H1336, H1337, H1338, H1338-39, and H1339-40. One quorum call (Roll No. 101) developed during the proceedings of today and appears on pages H1328-29.
Adjournment:
The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 4 p.m.
Committee Meetings
U.S. AGRICULTURAL SALES TO CUBA
Committee on Agriculture:
Held a hearing to review U.S. agricultural sales to Cuba. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FDA, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations:
Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies held a hearing on Global Food Security. Testimony was heard from Thomas Melito, Director, International Affairs and Trade, GAO.
DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations:
Subcommittee on Defense held a hearing on Navy and Marine Corps Posture. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of the Navy: Ray Mabus, Secretary; ADM Gary Roughead, USN, Chief of Naval Operations; and GEN James T. Conway, USMC, Commandant.
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MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, VETERANS AFFAIRS, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations:
Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies held a hearing on European Command. Testimony was heard from ADM James E. Stavridis, USN, Commander, U.S. European Command, Department of Defense.
DEFENSE ACQUISITION SYSTEM/LABOR MANAGEMENT
Committee on Armed Services:
Defense Acquisition Reform Panel held a hearing on Administration perspectives on managing the defense acquisition system and the defense acquisition workforce. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense: Ashton B. Carter, Under Secretary, Acquisition, Technology and Logistics; Robert Hale, Under Secretary, (Comptroller); Shay Assad, Acting Deputy Under Secretary (Acquisition and Technology), Director, Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy; and Elizabeth A. McGrath, Acting Deputy Chief Management Officer.
GIRLS IN THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM
Committee on Education and Labor:
Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities held a hearing on Meeting the Challenges Faced by Girls in the Juvenile Justice System. Testimony was heard from Cameron Romer, Young County Probation Officer, York, Pennsylvania; and public witnesses.
NHTSA OVERSIGHT
Committee on Energy and Commerce:
Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection held a hearing entitled ``NHTSA Oversight: The Road Ahead.'' Testimony was heard from David Strickland, Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation; Joan Claybrook, former Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation; and public witnesses.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AFTER CITIZENS UNITED
Committee on Financial Services:
Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises held a hearing entitled ``Corporate Governance after Citizens United.'' Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
FHA REFORM
Committee on Financial Services:
Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity held a hearing entitled: ``The FHA Reform Act of 2010.'' Testimony was heard from David Stevens, Assistant Secretary, Housing and Federal Housing Administration Commissioner, Department of Housing Administration Commissioner, Department of Housing and Urban Development; and public witnesses.
U.S. HIV/AIDS RELIEF
Committee on Foreign Affairs:
Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health held a hearing on U.S. Investments in HIV/AIDS: Opportunities and Challenges Ahead. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
PAKISTAN ISLAMIST MILITANCY
Committee on Foreign Affairs:
Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia held a hearing on Bad Company: Lashkar e-Tayyiba and the Growing Ambition of Islamist Militancy in Pakistan. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
VISA SECURITY/PASSENGER PRE-SCREENING
Committee on Homeland Security:
Subcommittee on Border, Maritime and Global Counterterrorism held a meeting entitled ``Visa Security and Passenger Pre-Screening Efforts in the Wake of Flight 253.'' Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Homeland Security: Raymond R. Parmer, Jr., Director, Office of International Affairs, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement; and Thomas S. Winkowski, Assistant Commissioner, Office of Field Operations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection; and David T. Donahue, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Visa Services, Bureau of Consular Affairs. Department of State.
FAIR HOUSING ACT OVERSIGHT
Committee on the Judiciary:
Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties held a hearing on Protecting the American Dream: A Look at the Fair Housing Act. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
BUREAU OF RECLAMATION/GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BUDGETS
Committee on Natural Resources:
Subcommittee on Water and Power held an oversight hearing on the President's Fiscal Year 2011 Budget Request for the Bureau of Reclamation and Water Resources Division of the United States Geological Survey (USGS), Department of the Interior. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of the Interior: Michael Connor, Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation; and Matthew C. Larsen, Deputy Director, Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey; and public witnesses.
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HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS AND HYPOXIA/RESEARCH AND CONTROL AMENDMENTS
Committee on Rules:
Granted, by a non-record vote, a rule providing for consideration of H.R. 3650, the ``Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act of 2009.'' The rule provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Science and Technology. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. The rule provides that the amendment printed in part A of this report shall be considered as adopted. The bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. The rule waives all points of order against the bill, as amended. The rule makes in order only the amendment printed in part B of this report if offered by Representative Flake of Arizona or his designee. The amendment shall be considered as read, shall be separately debatable for 10 minutes equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question. The rule waives all points of order against the amendment printed in part B of this report except those arising under clause 9 and 10 of rule XXI. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Testimony was heard from Representatives Baird, and Hall of Texas.
COAST GUARD ACQUISITION PROGRAMS/POLICIES
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure:
Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation held a hearing on A Review of Coast Guard Acquisition Programs and Policies. Testimony was heard from RADM Ronald J. Rabago, USCG, Assistant Commandant, Acquisition and Chief Acquisition Officer, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security.
VA CENTER FOR VETERAN ENTERPRISES
Committee on Veterans' Affairs:
Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity held a hearing on VA's Center for Veteran Enterprise. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Veterans Affairs: Tim Foreman, Executive Director, Office of Small and Disadvantage Business Utilization; and Phillipa Anderson, Assistant General Counsel, Government Contracts, Real Property, and Environmental Law Group, Office of General Counsel; and public witnesses.
TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES
Committee on Ways and Means.
Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support held a hearing on the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Role in Providing Assistance to Struggling Families. Testimony was heard from Representative Moore of Wisconsin; Carmen Nazario, Assistant Secretary, Children and Families, Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services; Kay E, Brown, Director, Education, Workforce, and Income Security, GAO; and public witnesses.
NIP & MIP OVERVIEW FOR FY 2011
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence:
Met in executive session to hold a hearing on NIP & MIP Budget Overview for Fiscal Year 2011. Testimony was heard from departmental witnesses.
Joint Meetings
No joint committee meetings were held.
No meetings/hearings scheduled.
No committee meetings are scheduled.
Program for Monday:
After the transaction of any morning business (not to extend beyond 3 p.m.), Senate will resume consideration of motion to concur in the amendments of the House of Representatives to the amendment of the Senate to the amendment of the House to the amendment of the Senate to H.R. 2847, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, and vote on the motion to invoke cloture thereon at 5:30 p.m.
Program for Friday:
Consideration of H.R. 3650--Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act (Subject to a Rule).
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HOUSE
Burton, Dan, Ind., E356
Buyer, Steve, Ind., E361
Coffman, Mike, Colo., E364
Cohen, Steve, Tenn., E364
Conyers, John, Jr., Mich., E360
Costello, Jerry F., Ill., E363
Courtney, Joe, Conn., E360
Cuellar, Henry, Tex., E363
Dingell, John D., Mich., E361
Eshoo, Anna G., Calif., E354, E358, E362
Giffords, Gabrielle, Ariz., E358
Graves, Sam, Mo., E357, E359, E360, E361, E363
Grijalva, Raul M., Ariz., E357
Guthrie, Brett, Ky., E363
Halvorson, Deborah L., Ill., E353, E354, E356, E357
Harman, Jane, Calif., E359
Higgins, Brian, N.Y., E363, E364
Inslee, Jay, Wash., E361
Johnson, Eddie Bernice, Tex., E354, E357, E362, E364
Jordan, Jim, Ohio, E358
Kanjorski, Paul E., Pa., E353, E355, E357, E359, E360, E362, E364
Luetkemeyer, Blaine, Mo., E358
Miller, Candice S., Mich., E359
Quigley, Mike, Ill., E355
Schakowsky, Janice D., Ill., E353, E356
Schmidt, Jean, Ohio, E354, E356
Schrader, Kurt, Ore., E360
Sessions, Pete, Tex., E353
Woolsey, Lynn C., Calif., E361
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