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111th Congress (2009-2010)
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Daily Digest - Monday, June 7, 2010
Monday, June 7, 2010
Daily Digest
HIGHLIGHTS
- See Resume of Congressional Activity.
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Senate
Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S4587-S4628
Measures Introduced:
Four bills were introduced, as follows: S. 3458-3461.
Page S4621
Measures Reported:
Reported on Friday, June 4, during the adjournment:
S. 3454, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2011 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year. (S. Rept. No. 111-201)
S. 3455, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2011 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year.
S. 3456, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2011 for military construction.
S. 3457, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2011 for defense activities of the Department of Energy.
Page S4621
Measures Passed:
National Aphasia Awareness Month:
Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 512, designating June 2010 as ``National Aphasia Awareness Month'' and supporting efforts to increase awareness of aphasia, and the resolution was then agreed to.
Page S4627
Appointments:
Commission on Key National Indicators:
The Chair, on behalf of the Republican Leader, pursuant to Public Law 111-148, appointed the following individuals to serve as members of the Commission on Key National Indicators:
Dr. Wade F. Horn of Maryland (for a term of 3 years) and Dr. Nicholas N. Eberstadt of the District of Columbia (for a term of 2 years).
Page S4627
Nominations Confirmed:
Senate confirmed the following nominations:
By unanimous vote of 90 yeas (Vote No. EX. 177), Audrey Goldstein Fleissig, of Missouri, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri.
Pages S4603-08, S4628
By unanimous vote of 90 yeas (Vote No. EX. 178), Lucy Haeran Koh, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of California.
Pages S4603-08, S4628
Tanya Walton Pratt, of Indiana, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Indiana.
Page S4628
Nomination Received:
Senate received the following nomination:
James R. Clapper, of Virginia, to be Director of National Intelligence.
Page S4628
Nomination Discharged:
The following nomination were discharged from further committee consideration and placed on the Executive Calendar:
Joshua Gotbaum, of the District of Columbia, to be Director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, which was sent to the Senate on November 9, 2009, from the Senate Committee on Finance.
Messages from the House:
Page S4618
Executive Communications:
Pages S4618-20
Petitions and Memorials:
Pages S4620-21
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages S4621-23
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Pages S4623-25
Additional Statements:
Pages S4615-18
Amendments Submitted:
Pages S4625-26
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
Pages S4626-27
Record Votes:
Two record votes were taken today. (Total--178)
Page S4608
Adjournment:
Senate convened at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 6:44 p.m., until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, D632June 8, 2010. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S4627.)
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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, June 8, 2010, pursuant to the provisions of H. Con. Res. 282.
Committee Meetings
No committee meetings were held.
Joint Meetings
No joint committee meetings were held.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions:
Subcommittee on Children and Families, to hold hearings to examine the state of American children, 10 a.m., SD-430.
Committee on the Judiciary:
to hold hearings to examine big oil business, focusing on if recent court decisions and liability caps encouraged irresponsible corporate behavior, 10 a.m., SD-226.
Select Committee on Intelligence:
to hold closed hearings to consider certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
Committee on Agriculture,
June 9, Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research, hearing to review the implementation of the 2008 Farm bill energy title, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
Committee on Appropriations,
June 9, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, hearing on FY 2011 Budget Request for the FCC, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
Committee on Armed Services,
June 9, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on Interagency National Security Reform: Pragmatic Steps Towards a More Integrated Future, 1 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
Committee on the Budget,
June 9, hearing on the State of the Economy:
View from the Federal Reserve, 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
Committee on Energy and Commerce,
June 9, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Promoting the Development of Antibiotics and Ensuring Judicious Use in Humans,'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
June 10, Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet, hearing on H.R. 3101, Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2009, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
Committee on Foreign Affairs,
June 9, Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights and Oversight, hearing on Women as Agents of Change: Advancing the Role of Women in Politics and Civil Society, 1 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
June 10, full Committee, hearing on Human Rights and Democracy Assistance:
Increasing the Effectiveness of U.S. Foreign Aid, 9:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
June 10, Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and the Global Environment, hearing on Thailand: The Path Toward Reconciliation, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
Committee on the Judiciary,
June 9, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, hearing on Collateral Consequences of Criminal Convictions: Barriers to Reentry for the Formerly Incarcerated, 10:15 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
June 10, Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties, hearing on H.R. 3721, Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
Committee on Natural Resources,
June 9, hearing on H.R. 4347, Department of the Interior Tribal Self-Governance Act of 2009, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
June 10, Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife, oversight hearing on the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, with emphasis on ``Our Natural Resources at Risk: The Short and Long Term Impact of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill,'' 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
June 10, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 3785, Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area Boundary Study Act of 2009; H.R. 4823, Sedona-Red Rock National Scenic Area Act of 2010; H.R. 5009, Wasatch Wilderness and Watershed Protection Act of 2010; H.R. 5110, Casa Grande Ruins National Monument Boundary Modification Act of 2010; H.R. 5131, Coltsville National Historical Park Act; H.R. 5152, Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Boundary Adjustment Act of D6332010; and H.R. 5194, Mt. Andrea Lawrence Designation Act of 2010, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
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Committee on Oversight and Government Reform,
June 9, Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives, hearing entitled ``Strengthening the National Historical Publications and Records Commission,'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Committee on Rules,
June 8, to consider H.R. 5072, FHA Reform Act of 2010, 5 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
Committee on Science and Technology,
June 9, Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, hearing on Deluge of Oil Highlights Research and Technology Needs for Effective Cleanup of Oil Spills, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
June 10, Subcommittee on Research and Science Education, hearing on From the Lab Bench to the Marketplace: Improving Technology Transfer, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,
June 9, hearing on Liability and Financial Responsibility for Oil Spills under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 and Related Statutes, 10:30 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
June 10, Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, hearing on Using Practical Design and Context-Sensitive Solutions in Developing Surface Transportation Projects, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs,
June 9, hearing on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General's Open Recommendations: Are We Fixing the Problems? 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
June 10, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, hearing on the following bills:
H.R. 114, Veterans Entrepreneurial Transition Business Benefit Act; H.R. 3685, To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include on the main page of the Internet website of the Department of Veterans Affairs a hyperlink to the VetSuccess Internet website and to publicize such Internet website; H.R. 4319, Specially Adapted Housing Assistance Enhancement Act of 2009; H.R. 4635, Foreclosure Mandatory Mediation Act of 2010; H.R. 4664, To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide for a one-year moratorium on the sale or foreclosure of property owned by surviving spouses of servicemembers killed in Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom; H.R. 4765, To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize individuals who are pursuing programs of rehabilitation, education, or training under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to receive work-study allowances for certain outreach services provided through congressional offices, and for other purposes; H.R. 5360, Blinded Veterans Adaptive Housing Improvement Act of 2010; and draft legislation, 1 p.m., 334 Cannon.
Committee on Ways and Means,
June 10, Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support, hearing on possible policy responses to long-term unemployment, 9:30 a.m., B-318 Rayburn.
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence,
June 9, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Human Intelligence, Analysis, and Counterintelligence, executive, briefing on Hot Spots, 1 p.m., 304-HVC.
June 10, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Human Intelligence, Analysis, and Counterintelligence, executive, briefing on Transportation Security Administration, 10 a.m., 304-HVC.
On
Tuesday,
Senate expects to begin consideration of the House Message to accompany H.R. 4213, American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act.
On
Thursday,
Senate will begin consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of S.J. Res. 26, a joint resolution disapproving a rule submitted by the EPA with respect to greenhouse gases, and after a period of debate, vote on the motion to proceed to consideration thereon, to be followed by a vote on passage of the joint resolution.
During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any cleared legislative and executive business.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: June 9, to hold hearings to examine local perspectives on the Livable Communities Act, 10 a.m., SD-538.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: June 9, business meeting to consider S. 3386, to protect consumers from certain aggressive sales tactics on the Internet, S. 1938, to establish a program to reduce injuries and deaths caused by cellphone use and texting while driving, S. 3302, to amend title 49, United States Code, to establish new automobile safety standards, make better motor vehicle safety information available to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the public, S. 3084, to increase the competitiveness of United States businesses, particularly small and medium-sized manufacturing firms, in interstate and global commerce, foster job creation in the United States, and assist United States businesses in developing or expanding commercial activities in interstate and global commerce by expanding the ambit of the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership program and the Technology Innovation Program to include projects that have potential for commercial exploitation in nondomestic markets, providing for an increase in related resources of the Department of Commerce, S. 2847, to regulate the volume of audio on commercials, S. 817, to establish a Salmon Stronghold Partnership program to conserve wild Pacific salmon and for other purposes, S. 1748, to establish a program of research, recovery, and other activities to provide for the recovery of the southern sea otter, the nomination of Carl Wieman, of Colorado, to be an Associate Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, and a promotion list in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Corps and the Coast Guard, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
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June 10, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nomination of John S. Pistole, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security, 10 a.m., SR-253.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources:
June 9, to hold hearings to examine issues related to the Department of the Interior's May 27th report entitled, Increased Safety Measures for Energy Development on the Outer Continental Shelf, including oversight of recent actions recommended by the Department to address the safety of offshore oil development, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
June 9, Subcommittee on Water and Power, to hold hearings to examine S. 2891, to further allocate and expand the availability of hydroelectric power generated at Hoover Dam, S. 2779 and H.R. 3671, bills to promote Department of the Interior efforts to provide a scientific basis for the management of sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi River Basin, S. 3387, to provide for the release of water from the marketable yield pool of water stored in the Ruedi Reservoir for the benefit of endangered fish habitat in the Colorado River, and for other purpose, S. 3404, to amend the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 to require the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to take actions to improve environmental conditions in the vicinity of the Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel in Lake County, Colorado, and 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, 3 p.m., SD-366.
Committee on Environment and Public Works:
June 9, to hold hearings to examine S. 3305, to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to require oil polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills, 10:30 a.m., SD-406.
Committee on Finance:
June 10, to hold hearings to examine the United States-China economic relationship, focusing on a new approach for a new China, 10 a.m., SD-215.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions:
June 8, Subcommittee on Children and Families, to hold hearings to examine the state of American children, 10 a.m., SD-430.
June 10, Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety, to hold hearings to examine production over protections, focusing on a review of process safety management in the oil and gas industry, 10 a.m., SD-430.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs:
June 9, Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, to hold hearings to examine the National Security Personnel System and performance management in the Federal government, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
June 10, Ad Hoc Subcommittee on State, Local, and Private Sector Preparedness and Integration, to hold hearings to examine assessing the effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on states, localities and the private sector, 10 a.m., SD-342.
June 10, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nomination of Dennis J. Toner, of Delaware, to be a Governor of the United States Postal Service, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
Committee on Indian Affairs:
June 10, business meeting to consider pending calendar business, Time to be announced, SD-628.
Committee on the Judiciary:
June 8, to hold hearings to examine big oil business, focusing on if recent court decisions and liability caps encouraged irresponsible corporate behavior, 10 a.m., SD-226.
June 9, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights, to hold an oversight hearing to examine the enforcement of the antitrust laws, 2 p.m., SD-226.
June 10, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 193, to create and extend certain temporary district court judgeships, H.R. 1933, to direct the Attorney General to make an annual grant to the A Child Is Missing Alert and Recovery Center to assist law enforcement agencies in the rapid recovery of missing children, H.R. 908, to amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program, S. 258, to amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide enhanced penalties for marketing controlled substances to minors, and the nominations of Robert Neil Chatigny, of Connecticut, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit, Scott M. Matheson, Jr., of Utah, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit, John J. McConnell, Jr., to be United States District Judge for the District of Rhode Island, James Kelleher Bredar, and Ellen Lipton Hollander, both to be a United States District Judge for the District of Maryland, Susan Richard Nelson, to be United States District Judge for the District of Minnesota, and Thomas Edward Delahanty II, to be United States Attorney for the District of Maine, Wendy J. Olson, to be United States Attorney for the District of Idaho, Kevin Charles Harrison, and Donald J. Cazayoux, Jr., both to be United States Marshal for the Middle District of Louisiana, Henry Lee Whitehorn, Sr., to be United States Marshal for the Western District of Louisiana, James A. Lewis, to be United States Attorney for the Central District of Illinois, and Charles Gillen Dunne, to be United States Marshal for the Eastern District of New York, all of the Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SD-226.
Select Committee on Intelligence:
June 8, to hold closed hearings to consider certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
June 10, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to consider certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe:
June 9, to hold hearings to examine the significant challenges faced by journalists and independent media throughout the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OCSE) region, focusing on physical threats and violence targeting journalists, including the murder of scores of investigative reporters, 11 a.m., SVC-210/212.
June 7, 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 May 31, 2010
Senate: Days in session
House: 72
Total: 69
..
Senate: Time in session
House: 514 hrs., 53 House: K
Total: 4561 hrs., 8
Total: K
..
Congressional Record:
Pages of proceedings
House: 4,585
Total: 4,216
..
Extensions of Remarks
House: ..
Total: 1,016
..
Senate: Public bills enacted into law
House: 12
Total: 38
50
Senate: Private bills enacted into law
House: ..
Total: ..
..
Senate: Bills in conference
House: 4
Total: 4
..
Senate: Measures passed, total
House: 216
Total: 382
598
Senate bills
House: 31
Total: 11
..
House bills
House: 47
Total: 117
..
Senate joint resolutions
House: 1
Total: 1
..
House joint resolutions
House: 2
Total: 1
..
Senate concurrent resolutions
House: 4
Total: 2
..
House concurrent resolutions
House: 15
Total: 21
..
Simple resolutions
House: 116
Total: 229
..
Senate: Measures reported, total
House: *133
Total: *109
242
Senate bills
House: 84
Total: ..
..
House bills
House: 38
Total: 64
..
Senate joint resolutions
House: ..
Total: ..
..
House joint resolutions
House: ..
Total: ..
..
Senate concurrent resolutions
House: 1
Total: ..
..
House concurrent resolutions
House: ..
Total: 2
..
Simple resolutions
House: 10
Total: 43
..
Senate: Special reports
House: 3
Total: 5
..
Senate: Conference reports
House: ..
Total: ..
..
Senate: Measures pending on calendar
House: 251
Total: 74
..
Senate: Measures introduced, total
House: 704
Total: 1,571
2,275
Bills
House: 523
Total: 1,065
..
Joint resolutions
House: 6
Total: 21
..
Concurrent resolutions
House: 16
Total: 58
..
Simple resolutions
House: 159
Total: 427
..
Senate: Quorum calls
House: 3
Total: 2
..
Senate: Yea-and-nay votes
House: 176
Total: 224
..
Senate: Recorded votes
House: ..
Total: 110
..
Senate: Bills vetoed
House: ..
Total: 1
..
Senate: Vetoes overridden
House: ..
Total: ..
..
- DISPOSITION OF EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS
January 5 through May 31, 2010
Civilian nominations, totaling 426 (including 209 nominations carried over from the First Session), disposed of as follows:
Other Civilian nominations, totaling 869 (including 112 nominations carried over from the First Session), disposed of as follows:
Air Force nominations, totaling 5,084 (including 759 nominations carried over from the First Session), disposed of as follows:
Army nominations, totaling 2,920 (including 76 nominations carried over from the First Session), disposed of as follows:
Navy nominations, totaling 919 (including 8 nominations carried over from the First Session), disposed of as follows:
Marine Corps nominations, totaling 1,180 (including 714 nominations carried over from the First Session), disposed of as follows:
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Program for Tuesday:
Senate expects to begin consideration of the House Message to accompany H.R. 4213, American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act.
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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