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Daily Digest - Monday, April 12, 2010
Monday, April 12, 2010
Daily Digest
HIGHLIGHTS
- See Resume of Congressional Activity.
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Senate
Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2181-S2214
Measures Introduced:
Four bills and two resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 3192-3195, and S. Res. 476-477.
Page S2208
Measures Reported:
Report to accompany S. 1830, to establish the Chief Conservation Officers Council to improve the energy efficiency of Federal agencies. (S. Rept. No. 111-167)
S. 469, to amend chapter 83 of title 5, United States Code, to modify the computation for part-time service under the Civil Service Retirement System.
S. 629, to facilitate the part-time reemployment of annuitants, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
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Measures Passed:
TRICARE Affirmation Act:
Committee on Finance was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 4887, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that health coverage provided by the Department of Defense is treated as minimal essential coverage, and the bill was then passed, clearing the measure for the President.
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Measures Considered:
Impeachment of Judge G. Thomas Porteous, Jr.:
Senate, sitting as a Court of Impeachment, resumed consideration of the impeachment proceedings of G. Thomas Porteous, Jr., Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, taking the following action:
Pages S2181-84
Pursuant to Rule IX of the Rules and Procedures in the Senate when Sitting on Impeachment Trials, the Secretary of the Senate swore the Sergeant at Arms.
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Sergeant at Arms sent to the desk the return of service executed upon service of the summons upon Judge G. Thomas Porteous, Jr., Friday, March 19, 2010, at 8:55 a.m.
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A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the Secretary of the Senate communicate to the House of Representatives an attested copy of the answer of G. Thomas Porteous, Jr., Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, to the articles of impeachment; provided further, that the answer be referred to the Impeachment Trial Committee on the Articles Against Judge G. Thomas Porteous, Jr. established by the Senate on March 17, 2010.
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Continuing Extension Act--Agreement:
Senate resumed consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of H.R. 4851, to provide a temporary extension of certain programs.
PagesS2191-S2202
During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the following action:
By 60 yeas to 34 nays (Vote No. 109), three-fifths of those Senators duly chosen and sworn, having voted in the affirmative, Senate agreed to the motion to close further debate on the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill.
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A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill at approximately 11 a.m., on Tuesday, April 13, 2010, with the time during any period of morning business, adjournment and recess count post-cloture; that at 2:15 p.m., all post-cloture time be yielded back, the motion to proceed be agreed to, and Senate begin consideration of the bill.
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Nominations Received:
Senate received the following nominations:
Thomas Hicks, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Election Assistance Commission for a term expiring January 12, 2013.
S. Leslie Ireland, of Massachusetts, to be Assistant Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis, Department of the Treasury.
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Steve A. Linick, of Virginia, to be Inspector General of the Federal Housing Finance Agency.
Teresa Takai, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense.
12 Marine Corps nominations in the rank of general.
9 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.
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Nominations Withdrawn:
Senate received notification of withdrawal of the following nominations:
Major General Robert A. Harding, United States Army (Retired), of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security, which was sent to the Senate on March 8, 2010.
Dawn Elizabeth Johnsen, of Indiana, to be an Assistant Attorney General, which was sent to the Senate on January 20, 2010.
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Messages from the House:
Page S2205
Measures Read the First Time:
Pages S2205, S2213-14
Enrolled Bills Presented:
Page S2205
Executive Communications:
Pages S2205-08
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages S2208-09
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Pages S2209-13
Additional Statements:
Page S2205
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
Page S2213
Record Votes:
One record vote was taken today. (Total--109)
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Adjournment:
Senate convened at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 6:37 p.m., until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, April 13, 2010. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S2214.)
Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
No committee meetings were held.
House of Representatives
Chamber Action
The House was not in session today. The House is scheduled to meet at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, April 13, 2010, pursuant to the provisions of H. Con. Res. 257.
Committee Meetings
No committee meetings were held.
Joint Meetings
No joint committee meetings were held.
H.R. 3433, to amend the North American Wetlands Conservation Act to establish requirements regarding payment of the non-Federal share of the costs of wetlands conservation projects in Canada that are funded under that Act. Signed on March 25, 2010. (Public Law 111-149)
H.R. 4938, to permit the use of previously appropriated funds to extend the Small Business Loan Guarantee Program. Signed on March 26, 2010. (Public Law 111-150)
S. 3186, to reauthorize the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004 through April 30, 2010. Signed on March 26, 2010. (Public Law 111-151)
H.R. 4872, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 202 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010. Signed on March 30, 2010. (Public Law 111-152)
H.R. 4957, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to amend title 49, United States Code, to extend authorizations for the airport improvement program. Signed on March 31, 2010. (Public Law 111-153)
S. 1147, to prevent tobacco smuggling, to ensure the collection of all tobacco taxes. Signed on March 31, 2010. (Public Law 111-154)
Committee on Appropriations:
Subcommittee on Homeland Security, to hold hearings to examine proposed D360budget estimates for fiscal year 2011 for the United States Coast Guard, 2:30 p.m., SD-192.
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Committee on Armed Services:
Subcommittee on Airland, to hold hearings to examine Department of the Air Force and Department of the Navy tactical aircraft programs in review of the Defense Authorization request for fiscal year 2011 and the Future Years Defense Program, 9:30 a.m., SR-222.
Committee on Foreign Relations:
business meeting to consider S. 1382, to improve and expand the Peace Corps for the 21st century, S. 2839, to amend the Torture Victims Relief Act of 1998 to authorize appropriations to provide assistance for domestic and foreign programs and centers for treatment of victims of torture, S. 624, to provide 100,000,000 people with first-time access to safe drinking water and sanitation on a sustainable basis by 2015 by improving the capacity of the United States Government to fully implement the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005, S. Res. 409, calling on members of the Parliament in Uganda to reject the proposed ``Anti-Homosexuality Bill'', S. Res. 446, commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, convention Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Malta for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income, signed on August 8, 2008, at Valletta (Treaty Doc. 111-01), protocol Amending the Convention between the United States of America and New Zealand for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion With Respect to Taxes on Income, signed on December 1, 2008, at Washington (Treaty Doc. 111-03), and 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, Mari Carmen Aponte, District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of El Salvador, Raul Yzaguirre, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Dominican Republic, Theodore Sedgwick, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Slovak Republic, Bisa Williams, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Niger, and Robert Stephen Ford, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Syrian Arab Republic, all of the Department of State, Lana Pollack, of Michigan, to be a Commissioner on the part of the United States on the International Joint Commission, United States and Canada, and Walter Isaacson, of Louisiana, to be Chairman of the Broadcasting Board of Governors, and Dennis Mulhaupt, of California, Victor H. Ashe, of Tennessee, Michael Lynton, of California, S. Enders Wimbush, of Virginia, and Susan McCue, of Virginia, all to be a Member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors, and a routine list in the Foreign Service, 2:15 p.m., S-116, Capitol.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions:
to hold hearings to examine Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) reauthorization, focusing on school turnaround, 2 p.m., SD-430.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs:
Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, to hold hearings to examine Wall Street and the financial crisis, focusing on high risk home loans, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.
Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security, to hold hearings to examine making the government more transparent and accountable part II, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
Select Committee on Intelligence:
to hold closed hearings to consider certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control:
to hold hearings to examine the status of meth making pseudoephedrine prescription only, focusing on Oregon, 10 a.m., SD-562.
On
Tuesday
at 11 a.m., Senate will continue consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of H.R. 4851, Continuing Extension Act, and all post-cloture time be yielded back, the motion to proceed be agreed to, and Senate begin consideration of the bill at 2:15 p.m.
During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any cleared legislative and executive business.
Committee on Appropriations: April 13, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2011 for the United States Coast Guard, 2:30 p.m., SD-192.
April 14, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2011 for the Department of Education and the education jobs crisis, 9:30 a.m., SD-138.
April 14, Subcommittee on Defense, to hold closed hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2011 for national and military intelligence, 10:30 a.m., SVC-217.
April 14, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2011 for the Consumer Product Safety Commission, 2:30 p.m., SD-138.
April 15, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2011 for the Federal Bureau of Investigation; to be immediately followed by a closed hearing in SVC-217, 10 a.m., SD-192.
April 15, Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2011 for the Department of Veterans Affairs, 2 p.m., SD-124.
April 15, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2011 for the Government Accountability Office D361(GAO), the Government Printing Office (GPO), and the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), 3:15 p.m., SD-138.
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Committee on Armed Services:
April 13, Subcommittee on Airland, to hold hearings to examine Department of the Air Force and Department of the Navy tactical aircraft programs in review of the Defense Authorization request for fiscal year 2011 and the Future Years Defense Program, 9:30 a.m., SR-222.
April 14, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine United States policy towards the Islamic Republic of Iran; to be immediately followed by a closed hearing in SVC-217, 10:30 a.m., SR-253.
April 14, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, to hold hearings to examine strategic forces programs of the National Nuclear Security Administration in review of the Defense Authorization request for fiscal year 2011, 2:30 p.m., SR-222.
April 14, Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, to hold hearings to examine the current readiness of United States forces, 2:30 p.m., SD-562.
April 15, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Vice Admiral James A. Winnefeld, Jr., United States Navy, to be admiral and Commander, United States Northern Command, and to be Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command, and Lieutenant General Keith B. Alexander, United States Army, to be general and Director, National Security Agency, to be Chief, Central Security Service, and to be Commander, United States Cyber Command, both of the Department of Defense; with the possibility of a closed session in SVC-217 following the open session, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
April 15, Subcommittee on Airland, to hold hearings to examine Army modernization in review of the Defense Authorization request for fiscal year 2011 and the Future Years Defense Program, 2 p.m., SR-222.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs:
April 15, to hold hearings to examine legislative proposals in the Department of Housing and Urban Development's fiscal year 2011 budget request, 9:30 a.m., SD-538.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation:
April 14, to hold hearings to examine reviewing the national broadband plan, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
April 15, Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard, to hold hearings to examine S. 817, to establish a Salmon Stronghold Partnership program to conserve wild Pacific salmon, 10 a.m., SR-253.
Committee on Environment and Public Works:
April 14, to hold hearings to examine opportunities to improve transportation safety, 10 a.m., SD-406.
Committee on Finance:
April 14, to hold hearings to examine using unemployment insurance to help Americans get back to work, focusing on creating opportunities and overcoming challenges, 10 a.m., SD-215.
April 15, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine filing season update, focusing on current IRS issues, 10 a.m., SD-215.
Committee on Foreign Relations:
April 13, business meeting to consider S. 1382, to improve and expand the Peace Corps for the 21st century, S. 2839, to amend the Torture Victims Relief Act of 1998 to authorize appropriations to provide assistance for domestic and foreign programs and centers for treatment of victims of torture, S. 624, to provide 100,000,000 people with first-time access to safe drinking water and sanitation on a sustainable basis by 2015 by improving the capacity of the United States Government to fully implement the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005, S. Res. 409, calling on members of the Parliament in Uganda to reject the proposed ``Anti-Homosexuality Bill'', S. Res. 446, commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, convention Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Malta for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income, signed on August 8, 2008, at Valletta (Treaty Doc.111-01), protocol Amending the Convention between the United States of America and New Zealand for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion With Respect to Taxes on Income, signed on December 1, 2008, at Washington (Treaty Doc.111-03), and 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, Mari Carmen Aponte, District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of El Salvador, Raul Yzaguirre, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Dominican Republic, Theodore Sedgwick, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Slovak Republic, Bisa Williams, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Niger, and Robert Stephen Ford, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Syrian Arab Republic, all of the Department of State, Lana Pollack, of Michigan, to be a Commissioner on the part of the United States on the International Joint Commission, United States and Canada, and Walter Isaacson, of Louisiana, to be Chairman of the Broadcasting Board of Governors, and Dennis Mulhaupt, of California, Victor H. Ashe, of Tennessee, Michael Lynton, of California, S. Enders Wimbush, of Virginia, and Susan McCue, of Virginia, all to be a Member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors, and a routine list in the Foreign Service, 2:15 p.m., S-116, Capitol.
April 14, Subcommittee on European Affairs, to hold hearings to examine Southeast Europe, focusing on opportunities and challenges in the Western Balkans, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
April 15, Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs, to hold hearings to examine United States and Japan relations, 11 a.m., SD-419.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions:
April 13, to hold hearings to examine Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) reauthorization, focusing on school turnaround, 2 p.m., SD-430.
April 15, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) reauthorization, focusing on teachers and leaders, 10 a.m., SD-430.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs:
April 13, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, to hold hearings to examine Wall Street and the financial D362crisis, focusing on high risk home loans, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.
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April 13, Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security, to hold hearings to examine making the government more transparent and accountable part II, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
April 14, Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, to hold hearings to examine deployed Federal civilians, focusing on advancing security and opportunity in Afghanistan, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
April 15, Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight, to hold hearings to examine contracts for Afghan National Police training, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
April 16, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, to resume hearings to examine Wall Street and the financial crisis, focusing on the role of bank regulators, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.
Committee on the Judiciary:
April 14, to hold an oversight hearing to examine the Department of Justice, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
April 15, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 1624, to amend title 11 of the United States Code, to provide protection for medical debt homeowners, to restore bankruptcy protections for individuals experiencing economic distress as caregivers to ill, injured, or disabled family members, and to exempt from means testing debtors whose financial problems were caused by serious medical problems, S. 3111, to establish the Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays, S. 3031, to authorize Drug Free Communities enhancement grants to address major emerging drug issues or local drug crises, S. 1346, to penalize crimes against humanity and for other purposes, and the nominations of Sharon Johnson Coleman, and Gary Scott Feinerman, both to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, and William Joseph Martinez, to be United States District Judge for the District of Colorado, and Loretta E. Lynch, to be United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Noel Culver March, to be United States Marshal for the District of Maine, George White, to be United States Marshal for the Southern District of Mississippi, Brian Todd Underwood, to be United States Marshal for the District of Idaho, and Kerry B. Harvey, to be United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, all of the Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SD-226.
April 16, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Goodwin Liu, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, Kimberly J. Mueller, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of California, Richard Mark Gergel, and J. Michelle Childs, both to be United States District Judge for the District of South Carolina, and Catherine C. Eagles, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of North Carolina, 10 a.m., SD-226.
Committee on Rules and Administration:
April 15, to hold hearings to examine the nomination of Stephen T. Ayers, of Maryland, to be Architect of the Capitol, 10 a.m., SR-301.
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship:
April 15, to hold hearings to examine assessing access, focusing on obstacles and opportunities for minority small business owners in today's capital markets, 10 a.m., SD-562.
Select Committee on Intelligence:
April 13, to hold closed hearings to consider certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
April 15, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to consider certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control:
April 13, to hold hearings to examine the status of meth making pseudoephedrine prescription only, focusing on Oregon, 10 a.m., SD-562.
Committee on Agriculture,
April 14, Subcommittee on Department of Operations, Nutrition, and Forestry, hearing to review access to healthy foods for beneficiaries of Federal nutrition programs and explore innovative methods to improve availability, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
Committee on Appropriations,
April 13, Subcommittee on the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, on the Transformative Impact of Art: The National Endowment for the Arts FY 2011 Budget Request, 9:30 a.m., and on American Advocates for the Arts, 10:30 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
April 13, Select Intelligence Oversight Panel, executive, hearing on Military Intelligence Program and Defense Intelligence Agency Fiscal Year 2011 Budget, 5 p.m., H-405 Rayburn.
April 14, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, to continue appropriation hearings, 9 a.m., H-309 Capitol.
April 14, Subcommittee on Defense, on National Guard and U.S. Army Reserve Readiness, 1:30 p.m., H-140 Capitol.
April 14, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies, on Bureau of Reclamation FY 2011 Budget, 2 p.m., 2362B Rayburn.
April 14, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Update on Southwest Border:
The Challenges that DHS Continues to Face, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
April 14, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, on Maintaining National Cultural and Scientific Centers: FY 2011 Budget Request for the Smithsonian Institution, National Gallery of Art, Kennedy Center, Woodrow Wilson Center, and Presidio Trust, 9:30 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
April 14, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, on FY 2011 Budget Overview: Social Security Administration, 10 a.m., 2358C Rayburn.
April 14, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, on Quality of Life--Senior Enlisted, 10 a.m., H-143 Capitol.
April 14, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Agencies, on Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), 10 a.m., H-140 Capitol, and on Security Assistance, 1:30 p.m., 2362A Rayburn.
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April 15, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, on FY 2011 Budget Request for the U.S. Supreme Court, 10 a.m., 2358A Rayburn.
April 15, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on DHS Cyber Security Programs--What progress has been made and what still needs to be improved? 11 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
April 15, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, on Voices from Our Native American Communities, 2 p.m., and on Strengthening Native American Communities: Indian Health Service FY 2011 Budget Request, 4:30 p.m., B-308 Rayburn.
April 15, Subcommittee on Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, on Member Requests, 1 p.m., 2358A Rayburn.
Committee on Armed Services,
April 13, Subcommittee on Military Personnel, hearing on Department of Defense Medical Centers of Excellence, 5:30 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
April 14, full Committee, hearing on the United States nuclear weapons policy and force structure, 10:30 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
April 14, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities, hearing on the FY 2011 National Defense Authorization Budget Request for the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Chemical Biological Defense Program and counterproliferation initiatives, 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
April 15, full Committee, hearing on the Independent Panel's assessment of the Quadrennial Defense Review, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
April 15, Subcommittee on Military Personnel, hearing on supporting the reserve components as an operational reserve and key reserve personnel legislative initiatives, 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
April 15, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, hearing on the report on the ballistic missile defense review and the FY 2011 National Defense Authorization Budget Request for missile defense programs, 1:30 p.m., 210 HVC.
Committee on Education and Labor,
April 14, hearing on How Data Can Be Used to Inform Educational Outcomes, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
April 15, Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities, hearing on Corporal Punishment in Schools and Its Effect on Academic Success, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
Committee on Energy and Commerce,
April 14, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Smokeless Tobacco: Impact on the Health of Our Nation's Youth and Use in Major League Baseball,'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
April 15, Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet, hearing entitled ``The National Broadband Plan: Competitive Availability of Navigation Devices,'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
Committee on Financial Services,
April 13, hearing entitled ``Second Liens and Other Barriers to Principal Reduction as an Effective Foreclosure Mitigation Program,'' 12 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
April 14, hearing entitled ``Housing Finance--What Should the New System Be Able to Do?: Part II--Government and Stakeholder Perspectives,'' 9:30 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
April 14, Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity, hearing entitled ``The Recently Announced Revisions to the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP),'' 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
April 15, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, hearing entitled ``Perspectives and Proposals on the Community Reinvestment Act,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
Committee on Foreign Affairs,
April 14, Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights and Oversight, hearing on Combating Anti-Semitism: Protecting Human Rights, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
April 15, Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health, hearing on Combating Climate Change in Africa, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
Committee on Homeland Security,
April 14, hearing entitled ``Federal Protective Service: Would Federalization of Guards Improve Security at Critical Facilities?'', 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
April 15, to mark up H.R. 4842, Homeland Security Science and Technology Authorization Act of 2010, 11 a.m., 311 Cannon.
Committee on the Judiciary,
April 14, Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties, hearing on the Report by the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Justice on the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Use of Exigent Letters and Other Informal Requests for Telephone Records, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
April 15, Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, hearing on State Taxation: The Impact of Congressional Legislation on State and Local Government Revenues, 11 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform,
April 14, to consider the following: H.R. 1722, Telework Improvements Act of 2009; the Federal Advisory Committee Act Amendments of 2010; H.R. 4865, Federal Employees and Uniformed Services Retirement Equity Act of 2010; H.R. 3913, Major General David F. Wherley, Jr., District of Columbia National Guard Retention and College Access Act; S. 806, Federal Executive Board Authorization Act of 2009; S. 1510, United States Secret Service Uniformed Division Modernization Act of 2009; and other pending business, 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
April 14, Subcommittee on Domestic Policy, hearing entitled ``ONDCP's Fiscal Year 2011 National Drug Control Budget: Are We Still Funding a War on Drugs?'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
April 14, Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement, hearing entitled ``Oversight of Federal Financial Management,'' 10 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
April 15, full Committee, and the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and the District of Columbia, joint hearing entitled ``Continuing to Deliver: An Examination of the Post Services's Current Financial Crisis and its Future Viability,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Committee on Rules,
April 14, to consider H.R. 4715, Clean Estuaries Act of 2010, 3 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
Committee on Science and Technology,
April 14, Subcommittee on Research and Science Education, to mark D364up a Committee Print--National Science Foundation programs, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
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Committee on Small Business,
April 14, hearing entitled ``Entrepreneurs and Tax Day: How IRS Policies and Procedures Impact Small Businesses?'' 2 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,
April 14, Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, hearing on Using Innovative Financing to Deliver Highway and Transit Projects,'' 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
April 15, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, hearing on Proposals for a Water Resources Development Act of 2010 Part II, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs,
April 15, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, hearing on the Status of Veterans Employment, 1 p.m., 334 Cannon.
Committee on Ways and Means,
April 14, hearing on energy tax incentives and the green job economy, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
April 15, Subcommittee on Social Security, oversight hearing on SSA's field office service delivery, 10 a.m., B-318 Rayburn.
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
, April 14, executive, hearing on Defense Intelligence Agency Budget for Fiscal Year 2011, 3 p.m., 304-HVC.
April 15, executive, hearing on National Geospatial Program Budget for Fiscal Year 2011, 9:30 a.m., 304-HVC.
Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming
, April 14, hearing entitled ``The Role of Coal in a New Energy Age,'' 9:30 a.m., 210 Cannon.
Joint Economic Committee:
K April 14, to hold hearings to examine the economic outlook, 10 a.m., SD-106.
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe:
K April 15, to receive a briefing on a new international convention aimed at helping resource-rich developing countries make the best economic and social use of their natural resources, 11 a.m., 2325 Rayburn Building.
April 12, 2010
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Resume of Congressional Activity
SECOND SESSION OF THE ONE HUNDRED ELEVENTH CONGRESS
The first table gives a comprehensive resume of all legislative business transacted by the Senate and House.
The second table accounts for all nominations submitted to the Senate by the President for Senate confirmation.
- DATA ON LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY
January 5 through March 31, 2010
Senate: Days in session
House: 40
Total: 40
..
Senate: Time in session
House: 272 hrs., 54 House: K
Total: 266 hrs., 37
Total: K
..
Congressional Record:
Pages of proceedings
House: 2,180
Total: 2,461
..
Extensions of Remarks
House: ..
Total: 510
..
Senate: Public bills enacted into law
House: 6
Total: 23
29
Senate: Private bills enacted into law
House: ..
Total: ..
..
Senate: Bills in conference
House: 2
Total: 2
..
Senate: Measures passed, total
House: 98
Total: 215
313
Senate bills
House: 16
Total: 6
..
House bills
House: 14
Total: 73
..
Senate joint resolutions
House: 1
Total: ..
..
House joint resolutions
House: 2
Total: 1
..
Senate concurrent resolutions
House: 2
Total: ..
..
House concurrent resolutions
House: 7
Total: 10
..
Simple resolutions
House: 56
Total: 125
..
Senate: Measures reported, total
House: *68
Total: *67
135
Senate bills
House: 47
Total: ..
..
House bills
House: 16
Total: 38
..
Senate joint resolutions
House: ..
Total: ..
..
House joint resolutions
House: ..
Total: ..
..
Senate concurrent resolutions
House: ..
Total: ..
..
House concurrent resolutions
House: ..
Total: ..
..
Simple resolutions
House: 5
Total: 29
..
Senate: Special reports
House: ..
Total: 3
..
Senate: Conference reports
House: ..
Total: ..
..
Senate: Measures pending on calendar
House: 218
Total: 65
..
Senate: Measures introduced, total
House: 360
Total: 867
1,227
Bills
House: 261
Total: 579
..
Joint resolutions
House: 3
Total: 15
..
Concurrent resolutions
House: 8
Total: 34
..
Simple resolutions
House: 88
Total: 239
..
Senate: Quorum calls
House: 1
Total: 2
..
Senate: Yea-and-nay votes
House: 108
Total: 147
..
Senate: Recorded votes
House: ..
Total: 46
..
Senate: Bills vetoed
House: ..
Total: 1
..
Senate: Vetoes overridden
House: ..
Total: ..
..
- DISPOSITION OF EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS
January 5 through March 31, 2010
Civilian nominations, totaling 334 (including 209 nominations carried over from the First Session), disposed of as follows:
Other Civilian nominations, totaling 503 (including 112 nominations carried over from the First Session), disposed of as follows:
Air Force nominations, totaling 4,150 (including 759 nominations carried over from the First Session), disposed of as follows:
Army nominations, totaling 780 (including 76 nominations carried over from the First Session), disposed of as follows:
Navy nominations, totaling 133 (including 8 nominations carried over from the First Session), disposed of as follows:
Marine Corps nominations, totaling 1,150 (including 714 nominations carried over from the First Session), disposed of as follows:
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Program for Tuesday:
After the transaction of any morning business (not to extend beyond one hour), Senate will continue consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of H.R. 4851, Continuing Extension Act, and all post-cloture time be yielded back, the motion to proceed be agreed to, and Senate begin consideration of the bill at 2:15 p.m.
Senate: (Senate will recess from 12:30 p.m. until 2:15 p.m. for their respective party conferences.)
Program for Tuesday:
To be announced.
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