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111th Congress (2009-2010)
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Daily Digest - Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Daily Digest
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Senate
Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S7051-S7096
Measures Introduced:
Ten bills and four resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 3774-3783, and S. Res. 618-621.
Page S7089
Measures Passed:
National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month:
Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 597, designating September 2010 as ``National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month'', and the resolution was then agreed to.
Pages S7094-95
Citizen Diplomacy Day: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 603, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the National Council for International Visitors, and designating February 16, 2011, as ``Citizen Diplomacy Day'', and the resolution was then agreed to.
Page S7095
National Principals Month: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 607, recognizing the month of October 2010 as ``National Principals Month'', and the resolution was then agreed to.
Pages S7095-7096
National Day of Encouragement: Senate agreed to S. Res. 620, designating September 12, 2010, as ``National Day of Encouragement''.
Page S7096
Measures Considered:
Small Business Lending Fund Act--Agreement:
Senate resumed consideration of H.R. 5297, to create the Small Business Lending Fund Program to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to make capital investments in eligible institutions in order to increase the availability of credit for small businesses, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for small business job creation, taking action on the following amendments and motion proposed thereto:
Pages S7052-65, S7065-79
Pending:
Reid (for Baucus/Landrieu) Amendment No. 4594, in the nature of a substitute.
Pages S7052, S7062
Reid (for Nelson (FL)) Modified Amendment No. 4595 (to Amendment No. 4594), to exempt certain amounts subject to other information reporting from the information reporting provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Pages S7052, 7054-55
Reid (for Johanns) Modified Amendment No. 4596 (to Amendment No. 4595), to repeal the expansion of information reporting requirements for payments of $600 or more to corporations.
Pages S7052, 7054-61
Reid Amendment No. 4597 (to the language proposed to be stricken by Amendment No. 4594), to change the enactment date.
Page S7052
Reid Amendment No. 4598 (to Amendment No. 4597), of a perfecting nature.
Page S7052
During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the following action:
By 46 yeas to 52 nays (Vote No. 231), three-fifths of those Senators duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate rejected the motion to close further debate on the Reid (for Johanns) Modified Amendment No. 4596 (to Amendment No. 4595) (listed above).
Pages S7061-62
By 56 yeas to 42 nays (Vote No. 232), three-fifths of those Senators duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate rejected the motion to close further debate on the Reid (for Nelson (FL)) Modified Amendment No. 4595 (to Amendment No. 4594) (listed above).
Page S7062
By 61 yeas to 37 nays (Vote No. 233), 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 Reid (for Baucus/Landrieu) Amendment No. 4594 (listed above).
Page S7062
Reid motion to commit the bill to the Committee on Finance with instructions, Reid Amendment No. 4599 (the instructions on the motion to commit), to provide for a study, fell when cloture was invoked on Reid (for Baucus/Landrieu) Amendment No. 4594 (listed above).
Page S7052
Reid Amendment No. 4600 (to the instructions (Amendment No. 4599) of the motion to commit), of a perfecting nature, fell when Reid motion to commit the bill to the Committee on Finance with D944instructions, Reid Amendment No. 4599 (the instructions on the motion to commit) fell.
Page S7052
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Reid Amendment No. 4601 (to Amendment No. 4600), of a perfecting nature, fell when Reid Amendment No. 4600 (to the instructions (Amendment No. 4599) of the motion to commit) fell.
Page S7052
A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further consideration of the bill at approximately 10:30 a.m., on Wednesday, September 15, 2010, and that the time during any period of morning business, recess, or adjournment count post-cloture.
Page S7096
Measures Placed on the Calendar:
Pages S7052, S7085
Executive Communications:
Pages S7085-89
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages S7089-91
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Pages S7091-94
Additional Statements:
Pages S7083-85
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
Page S7094
Privileges of the Floor:
Page S7094
Record Votes:
Three record votes were taken today. (Total--233)
Page S7062
Adjournment:
Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:49 p.m., until 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, September 15, 2010. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S7096.)
Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Appropriations:
Subcommittee on Defense approved for full committee consideration an original bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2011.
RAPE IN THE UNITED STATES
Committee on the Judiciary:
Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs concluded a hearing to examine rape in the United States, focusing on the chronic failure to report and investigate rape cases, after receiving testimony from Susan B. Carbon, Director, Office on Violence Against Women, Department of Justice; Charles H. Ramsey, Philadelphia Police Department Commissioner, and Carol E. Tracy, Women's Law Project, both of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Scott Berkowitz, Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN), Washington, D.C.; Lawanda Ravoira, National Council on Crime and Delinquency (NCCD) Center for Girls and Young Women, Jacksonville, Florida; Dean G. Kilpatrick, South Carolina Medical University, Charleston; Eleanor Cutri Smeal, Feminist Majority Foundation, Arlington, Virginia; Michelle Madden Dempsey, Villanova University School of Law, Villanova, Pennsylvania; Sara Reedy, Butler, Pennsylvania; and Julie Weil, Jupiter, Florida.
IMPEACHMENT TRIAL: PORTEOUS
Impeachment Trial Committee (Porteous):
Committee continued hearings to examine the Articles Against Judge G. Thomas Porteous, Jr, after receiving testimony from Charles Gardner Geyh, Indiana University Maurer School of Law, Bloomington; Rafael Goyeneche, Metropolitan Crime Commission, and Louis Marcotte, both of New Orleans, Louisiana; Lori Marcotte, Gretna, Louisiana; Jeffrey Duhon, Metairie, Louisiana; and Aubrey Wallace, Algiers, Louisiana.
Committee will meet again on Wednesday, September 15.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence:
Committee met in closed session to receive a briefing on certain intelligence matters from officials of the intelligence community.
House of Representatives
Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced:
18 public bills, H.R. 6107-6124; 1 private bill, H.R.6125; and 11 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 315-316; and H. Res. 1610-1618 were introduced.
Pages H6681-82
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages H6683-85
Reports Filed:
Reports were filed today as follows:
H.R. 4785, to amend the miscellaneous rural development provisions of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to make loans to certain entities that will use the funds to make loans to consumers to implement energy efficiency measures involving D945structural improvements and investments in cost-effective, commercial off-the-shelf technologies to reduce home energy use, with amendments (H. Rept. 111-585, Pt. 1);
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H.R. 2853, to require the purchase of domestically made flags of the United States of America for use by the Federal Government, with an amendment (H. Rept. 111-586); S. 2868, to provide increased access to the General Services Administration's Schedules Program by the American Red Cross and State and local governments, with an amendment (H. Rept. 111-587);
H.R. 5366, to require the proposal for debarment from contracting with the Federal Government of persons violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 (H. Rept. 111-588);
H.R. 5282, to provide funds to the Army Corps of Engineers to hire veterans and members of the Armed Forces to assist the Corps with curation and historic preservation activities, with an amendment (H. Rept. 111-589);
H.R. 5651, to designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 515 9th Street in Rapid City, South Dakota, as the ``Andrew W. Bogue Federal Building and United States Courthouse'' (H. Rept. 111-590);
H.R. 5706, to designate the facility of the Government Printing Office located at 31451 East United Avenue in Pueblo, Colorado, as the ``Frank Evans Government Printing Office Building'', with amendments (H. Rept. 111-591);
H.R. 5773, to designate the Federal building located at 6401 Security Boulevard in Baltimore, Maryland, as the ``Robert M. Ball Federal Building'', with amendments (H. Rept. 111-592); and
H. Res. 1473, supporting backcountry airstrips and recreational aviation, with an amendment (H. Rept. 111-593).
Pages H6680-81
Speaker:
Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed Representative Richardson to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
Page H6629
Suspensions:
The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the following measures:
Honoring the members of the Army National Guard and Air National Guard of the State of Oklahoma:
H. Res. 1052, to honor the members of the Army National Guard and Air National Guard of the State of Oklahoma for their service and sacrifice on behalf of the United States since September 11, 2001, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 378 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 519;
Pages H6635-37, H6646-47
Recognizing and honoring the United States troops who gave their lives on D-Day at the Battle of Normandy: H. Res. 1251, amended, to recognize and honor the United States troops who gave their lives on D-Day at the Battle of Normandy;
Pages H6637-39
Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``Recognizing and honoring the American troops who gave their lives on D-Day at the Battle of Normandy.''.
Page H6639
Amending the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010: H.R. 6102, to amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 to extend the authority of the Secretary of the Navy to enter into multiyear contracts for F/A-18E, F/A-18F, and EA-18G aircraft;
Pages H6639-40
Acknowledging and congratulating Miami Dade College on the occasion of its 50th anniversary: H. Res. 1571, amended, to acknowledge and congratulate Miami Dade College on the occasion of its 50th anniversary of service to the students and residents of the State of Florida, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 378 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 520;
Pages H6640-42, H6647-48
Commending and congratulating Michigan Technological University on the occasion of its 125th anniversary: H. Res. 1564, to commend and congratulate Michigan Technological University on the occasion of its 125th anniversary;
Pages H6642-43
Commending the University of Southern California Trojan men's tennis team: H. Res. 1480, to commend the University of Southern California Trojan men's tennis team for its victory in the 2010 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Men's Tennis Championship; and
Pages H6643-45
Expressing support for designation of the week beginning September 19, 2010, as ``National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week'': H. Res. 1611, to express support for designation of the week beginning September 19, 2010, as ``National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week''.
Pages H6645-46
Recess:
The House recessed at 3:50 p.m. and reconvened at 6 p.m.
Page H6646
Suspension--Proceedings Postponed:
The House debated the following measure under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were postponed:
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the terrorist attacks launched against the United States on September 11, 2001:
H. Res. 1610, to express the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the terrorist attacks launched against the United States on September 11, 2001.
Pages H6631-35
Senate Messages:
Messages received from the Senate by the Clerk and subsequently presented to the House today appear on pages H6629. D946
Quorum Calls--Votes:
Two yea-and-nay votes developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H6647, H6647-48. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment:
The House met at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 8:15 p.m.
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Committee Meetings
No committee meetings were held.
Joint Meetings
No joint committee meetings were held.
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry:
to hold hearings to examine the National Organic Law at 20, focusing on sowing seeds for a bright future, 10 a.m., SR-328A.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs:
to hold hearings to examine covered bonds, focusing on potential uses and regulatory issues, 10 a.m., SD-538.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation:
to hold hearings to examine the federal role in national rail policy, 2 p.m., SR-253.
Committee on Foreign Relations:
to hold hearings to examine banking reform, focusing on capital increase proposals from multilateral development banks, 10 a.m., SD-419.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs:
to resume hearings to examine nuclear terrorism, focusing on strengthening our domestic defenses, 10 a.m., SD-342.
Committee on the Judiciary:
to hold hearings to examine prohibiting obscene animal crush videos in the wake of ``United States v. Stevens'', 10 a.m., SD-226.
Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Susan L. Carney, of Connecticut, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit, Amy Totenberg, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia, James Emanuel Boasberg, and Amy Berman Jackson, both to be United States District Judge for the District of Columbia, and James E. Shadid, and Sue E. Myerscough, both to be United States District Judge for the Central District of Illinois, 2 p.m., SD-226.
Impeachment Trial Committee (Porteous):
to continue hearings to examine the Articles Against Judge G. Thomas Porteous, Jr, 8 a.m., SH-216.
Committee on Energy and Commerce
. Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Medicare's Competitive Bidding Program for Durable Medical Equipment: Implications for Quality, Cost and Access,'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Health, hearing on the following public health measures: H.R. 211, Calling for 2-1-1 Act of 2009; H.R. 758, Pediatric Research Consortia Establishment Act; H.R. 1032, Heart Disease Education, Analysis Research, and Treatment For Women Act; H.R. 1210, Arthritis Prevention, Control, and Cure Act of 2009; H.R. 1230, Bone Marrow Failure Disease Research and Treatment Act of 2009; H.R. 1362, National MS and Parkinson's Disease Registries Act; H.R. 1995, Eliminating Disparities in Diabetes Prevention Access and Care Act of 2009; H.R. 2408, Scleroderma Research and Awareness Act; H.R. 2818, Methamphetamine Education, Treatment, and Hope Act of 2009; H.R. 2941, To reauthorize and enhance Johanna's Law to increase public awareness and knowledge with respect to gynecologic cancers; H.R. 2999, Veterinary Public Health Workforce and Education Act; H.R. 5354, Gestational Diabetes Act of 2009; H.R. 5462, Birth Defects Prevention, Risk Reduction, and Awareness Act of 2010; H.R. 5986, Neglected Infections of Impoverished Americans Act of 2010;. H.R. 6012, To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to review uptake and utilization of diabetes screening benefits and establish an outreach program with respect to such benefits; H.R. 6081, Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of 2010; the Telehealth Improvement and Expansion Act of 2010; and the Health Data Collection Improvement Act, 4 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
Committee on Financial Services,
Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises, hearing entitled ``The Future of Housing Finance: A Progress Update on the GSEs,'' 9:30 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
Committee on Homeland Security,
hearing entitled ``The Evolving Nature of Terrorism--Nine Years after the 9/11 Attacks,'' 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
Committee on the Judiciary,
Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 1521, Cell Tax Fairness Act of 2009; H.R. 4677, Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act of 2010; and H.R. 5043, Private Student Loan Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2010, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, hearing on Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking, 1 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
Committee on Rules,
to consider H.R. 4785, Rural Energy Savings Program Act, 4 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,
hearing on Enbridge Pipeline Oil Spill in Marshall, Michigan, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs,
to mark up the following:
Draft Legislation; 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. 5360, Blinded Veterans Adaptive Housing Improvement Act of 2010; H.R. 5630, To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for qualifications for vocational rehabilitation counselors and D947vocational rehabilitation employment coordinators employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs; H.R. 3787, To amend title 38, United States Code, to deem certain service in the reserve components as active service for purpose of laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; and H.R. 5993, SAVINGS Act of 2010, 9:30 a.m.; followed by a hearing on Personality Disorder Dischargers: Impact on Veterans' Benefits, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
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Committee on Ways and Means,
hearing on China's Exchange Rate Policy, 10:30 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence,
Subcommittee on Terrorism, Human Intelligence, Analysis, and Counterintelligence, executive, briefing on Hot Spots, 1 p.m., 304-HVC.
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe:
to receive a briefing on minority politics, minority pressures, 11 a.m., CVC.
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Program for Wednesday:
After the transaction of any morning business (not to extend beyond one hour), Senate will continue consideration of H.R. 5297, Small Business Lending Fund Act.
(Senate will recess from 2:45 p.m. until 3:30 p.m. for the September 11th Congressional Remembrance Ceremony on the East Front of the Capitol.)
Next Meeting of the
Program for Wednesday:
Consideration of the following suspensions: 1) H.R. 2039--Congressional Made in America Promise Act; 2) H.R. 3116--Berry Amendment Extension Act; 3) Senate Amendments to H.R. 3978--First Responder Anti-Terrorism Training Resources Act; 4) H. Res. 1375--Recognizing the 90th anniversary of the 19th Amendment; 5) H.R. 4862--To permit Members of Congress to administer the oath of allegiance to applicants for naturalization; 6) H. Res. 1595--Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the passage of legislation that created real estate investment trusts (REITs); 7) H.R. 5366--Overseas Contractor Reform Act; 8) H.R. 5873--The ``Captain Rhett W. Schiller Post Office'' Designation Act; 9) S. 2868--Federal Supply Schedules Usage Act; 10) H. Res. 1522--Expressing support for designation of the last week of September as National Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Week and the last Wednesday of September as National Previvor Day; 11) H. Res.--Expressing condolences to and solidarity with the people of Pakistan in the aftermath of the devastating floods that began July 22, 2010; 12) H.R. 5282--To provide funds to the Army Corps of Engineers to hire veterans and members of the Armed Forces to assist the Corps with curation and historic preservation; 13) H.R. 5651--The ``Andrew W. Bogue Federal Building and United States Courthouse'' Designation Act; 14) H.R. 5706--The ``Frank Evans Government Printing Office Building'' Designation Act; 15) Senate Amendment to H.R. 3562--The ``James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, Michael Schwerner, and Roy K. Moore Federal Building'' Designation Act; 16) H.R. 5773--The ``Robert M. Ball Federal Building'' Designation Act; 17) H. Res. 1583--Observing the fifth anniversary of the date on which Hurricane Rita devastated the coasts of Louisiana and Texas; 18) H. Res. 1577--Observing the fifth anniversary of the date on which Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast; and 19) H. Res. 1473--Supporting backcountry airstrips and recreational aviation.
HOUSE
Adler, John H., N.J., E1585, E1587, E1589, E1591, E1593, E1595, E1598, E1608
Bachmann, Michele, Minn., E1593
Berry, Marion, Ark., E1587
Boozman, John, Ark., E1586
Burgess, Michael C., Tex., E1581, E1589, E1590, E1609
Capps, Lois, Calif., E1592
Carson, Andre, Ind., E1595
Coffman, Mike, Colo., E1598
Conyers, John, Jr., Mich., E1584, E1595, E1608
Costello, Jerry F., Ill., E1605
Cuellar, Henry, Tex., E1602
Diaz-Balart, Lincoln, Fla., E1587, E1593, E1608
Eshoo, Anna G., Calif., E1586
Faleomavaega, Eni F.H., American Samoa, E1597
Frank, Barney, Mass., E1600
Harper, Gregg, Miss., E1589
Hill, Baron P., Ind., E1585, E1599
Johnson, Sam, Tex., E1602
Kildee, Dale E., Mich., E1582, E1588, E1591, E1609
Kilroy, Mary Jo, Ohio, E1582, E1588, E1590
Kind, Ron, Wisc., E1604
Latham, Tom, Iowa, E1582, E1589, E1592, E1605, E1609
Lee, Barbara, Calif., E1583, E1585, E1587, E1594
Lofgren, Zoe, Calif., E1591
McCarthy, Carolyn, N.Y., E1582, E1602
McDermott, Jim, Wash., E1603
McMahon, Michael E., N.Y., E1597
Maffei, Daniel B., N.Y., E1597
Marshall, Jim, Ga., E1590
Matsui, Doris O., Calif., E1610, E1610
Miller, George, Calif., E1594, E1595
Mitchell, Harry E., Ariz., E1582, E1584, E1596
Norton, Eleanor Holmes, D.C., E1592
Nunes, Devin, Calif., E1601
Nye, Glenn C., Va., E1588
Oberstar, James L., Minn., E1604
Quigley, Mike, Ill., E1610
Radanovich, George, Calif., E1587, E1599
Reichert, David G., Wash., E1599
Reyes, Silvestre, Tex., E1603
Roskam, Peter J., Ill., E1588
Royce, Edward R., Calif., E1598
Schiff, Adam B., Calif., E1584, E1597
Schock, Aaron, Ill., E1601
Schwartz, Allyson Y., Pa., E1603
Scott, Robert C. ``Bobby'', Va., E1605
Serrano, Jose E., N.Y., E1586
Sherman, Brad, Calif., E1604
Shimkus, John, Ill., E1585, E1604, E1607
Shuler, Heath, N.C., E1583, E1586, E1588, E1591, E1593, E1609
Stupak, Bart, Mich., E1594
Thompson, Bennie G., Miss., E1606
Thompson, Mike, Calif., E1581, E1600
Tiberi, Patrick J., Ohio, E1582, E1603
Visclosky, Peter J., Ind., E1583, E1590, E1598, E1599, E1608
Woolsey, Lynn C., Calif., E1581, E1601
Wu, David, Ore., E1602
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