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113th Congress (2013-2014)
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Daily Digest - Thursday, September 12, 2013
Thursday, September 12, 2013
Daily Digest
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Senate
Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S6403-S6471
Measures Introduced:
Eight bills and three resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 1497-1504, and S. Res. 223-226.
Page S6446
Measures Reported:
S. 559, to establish a fund to make payments to the Americans held hostage in Iran, and to members of their families, who are identified as members of the proposed class in case number 1:08-CV-00487 (EGS) of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 113-104)
S. 815, to prohibit the employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 113-105)
S. Res. 223, authorizing expenditures by the Committee on the Judiciary.
S. Res. 224, authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Page S6445
Measures Considered:
Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act--Agreement:
Senate continued consideration of S. 1392, to promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry, taking action on the following amendment proposed thereto:
Pages S6408-32
Pending:
Wyden (for Merkley) Amendment No. 1858, to provide for a study and report on standby usage power standards implemented by States and other industrialized nations.
Page S6408
A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that at 4 p.m., on Monday, September 16, 2013, Senate resume consideration of the bill.
Page S6471
Message from the President:
Senate received the following message from the President of the United States:
Transmitting, pursuant to law, principles for modernizing the military compensation and retirement systems; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (PM-18)
Page S6441
Campbell-Smith and Kaplan Nominations--Agreement:
A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing that at 5 p.m., on Monday, September 16, 2013, Senate begin consideration of the nominations of Patricia E. Campbell-Smith, of the District of Columbia, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims, and Elaine D. Kaplan, of the District of Columbia, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims; that there be 30 minutes for debate equally divided in the usual form; that upon the use or yielding back of time, Senate vote, without intervening action or debate, on confirmation of the nominations in the order listed; and that no further motions be in order.
Page S6471
Nomination Confirmed:
Senate confirmed the following nomination:
Victoria Nuland, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (European and Eurasian Affairs).
Page S6471
Messages from the House:
Page S6441
Enrolled Bills Presented:
Page S6441
Executive Communications:
Pages S6441-45
Executive Reports of Committees:
Page S6446
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages S6446-48
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Pages S6448-51
Additional Statements:
Pages S6439-41
Amendments Submitted:
Pages S6451-70
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
Pages S6470-71
Privileges of the Floor:
Page S6471
Adjournment:
Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 5:57 p.m., until 2 p.m. on Monday, September 16, 2013. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S6471.)
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Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs:
Committee ordered favorably reported an original resolution authorizing expenditures by the committee during the 113th Congress.
HOUSING FINANCE REFORM
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs:
Committee concluded a hearing to examine essential elements of housing finance reform, including S. 1217, to provide secondary mortgage market reform, after receiving testimony from Julia Gordon, Center for American Progress, Washington, D.C.; Jerome Lienhard, SunTrust Mortgage, Richmond, Virginia; Richard Johns, Structured Finance Industry Group, New York, New York; and Mark Zandi, Moody's Analytics, West Chester, Pennsylvania.
NOMINATION
Committee on Foreign Relations:
Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nomination of Nisha Desai Biswal, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian Affairs, after the nominee, who was introduced by Representative Lowey, testified and answered questions in her own behalf.
DENTAL CRISIS IN AMERICA
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions:
Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging concluded a hearing to examine the dental crisis in America, focusing on the need to address cost, after receiving testimony from Debony R. Hughes, Prince George's County Health Department Dental Health Program, Cheverly, Maryland; Frank Catalanotto, University of Florida College of Dentistry Department of Community Dentistry, Gainesville; Greg Nycz, Family Health Center of Marshfield, Inc., Marshfield, Wisconsin; and Cathi Stallings, Falls Church, Virginia.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on the Judiciary:
Committee ordered favorably reported the following business items:
S. 987, to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee for the 113th Congress; and
The nomination of Kenneth Allen Polite, Jr., to be United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Department of Justice.
House of Representatives
Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced:
18 public bills, H.R. 3084-3101; and 8 resolutions, H.J. Res. 62; H. Con. Res. 52-53; and H. Res. 342-346 were introduced.
Pages H5546-48
Additional Cosponsors:
Page H5548
Reports Filed:
There were no reports filed today.
Speaker:
Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed Representative Foxx to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
Page H5515
Journal:
The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by a recorded vote of 253 ayes to 147 noes with 1 answering ``present'', Roll No. 459.
Pages H5529-30
To condition the provision of premium and cost-sharing subsidies under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act upon a certification that a program to verify household income and other qualifications for such subsidies is operational:
The House passed H.R. 2775, to condition the provision of premium and cost-sharing subsidies under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act upon a certification that a program to verify household income and other qualifications for such subsidies is operational, by a yea-and-nay vote of 235 yeas to 191 nays, Roll No. 458.
Pages H5517-29
Pursuant to the rule, the amendment printed in H. Rept. 113-206 shall be considered as adopted.
Page H5517
H. Res. 339, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was agreed to yesterday, September 11th.
Meeting Hour:
Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 2 p.m. on Monday, September 16th and that the order of the House D859of January 3, 2013 regarding morning hour debate not apply on that day.
Page H5531
Presidential Message:
Read a message from the President wherein he transmitted principles for modernizing the military compensation and retirement systems requested by section 674(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013--referred to the Committee on Armed Services and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 113-60).
Pages H5540-41
Quorum Calls--Votes:
One yea-and-nay vote and one recorded vote developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H5528-29 and H5529-30. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment:
The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 1:39 p.m.
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Committee Meetings
UNDERSEA WARFARE CAPABILITIES AND CHALLENGES
Committee on Armed Services:
Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces held a hearing on Undersea Warfare Capabilities and Challenges. Testimony was heard from Rear Admiral Upper Half Richard P. Breckenridge, Director, Undersea Warfare Division, Department of Defense; and Rear Admiral Upper Half David C. Johnson, Program, Executive Officer for Submarines, Department of Defense.
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU
Committee on Financial Services:
Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``The Semi-Annual Report of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau''. Testimony was heard from Richard Cordray, Director, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
TROUBLING PATH AHEAD FOR U.S.-ZIMBABWE RELATIONS
Committee on Foreign Affairs:
Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations held a hearing entitled ``The Troubling Path Ahead for U.S.-Zimbabwe Relations''. Testimony was heard from Shannon Smith, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs; Todd Amani, Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Africa, Agency for International Development; and public witnesses.
REVIEW OF THE PERFORMANCE OF THE VETERANS RETRAINING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AND THE HOMELESS VETERANS REINTEGRATION PROGRAM
Committee on Veterans' Affairs:
Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity held a hearing entitled ``A Review of the Performance of the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (VRAP) and the Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program (HVRP)''. Testimony was heard from Curtis L. Coy, Deputy Under Secretary for Economic Opportunity, Veterans Benefit Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs; and Keith Kelly, Assistant Secretary of the Veterans Employment and Training Services, Department of Labor.
ONGOING INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence:
Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``Ongoing Intelligence Activities''. This was a closed hearing.
Joint Meetings
No joint committee meetings were held.
No meetings/hearings scheduled.
No hearings are scheduled.
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Program for Monday:
After the transaction of any morning business (not to extend beyond 4 p.m.), Senate will resume consideration of S. 1392, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act.
At 5 p.m., Senate will begin consideration of the nominations of Patricia E. Campbell-Smith, of the District of Columbia, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims, and Elaine D. Kaplan, of the District of Columbia, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims, with votes on confirmation of the nominations at 5:30 p.m.
Program for Monday:
The House will meet in pro forma session at 2 p.m.
HOUSE
Aderholt, Robert B., Ala., E1312
Bachus, Spencer, Ala., E1307
Boehner, John A., Ohio, E1297
Brownley, Julia, Calif., E1297
Calvert, Ken, Calif., E1305
Cartwright, Matt, Pa., E1309
Coffman, Mike, Colo., E1312
Connolly, Gerald E., Va., E1298, E1300, E1302, E1304
Eshoo, Anna G., Calif., E1297
Fitzpatrick, Michael G., Pa., E1305
Gingrey, Phil, Ga., E1297
Hastings, Alcee L., Fla., E1300, E1314
Higgins, Brian, N.Y., E1297, E1299, E1301, E1304, E1306, E1307, E1309, E1311, E1313, E1314, E1315
Jackson Lee, Sheila, Tex., E1310
Latham, Tom, Iowa, E1312, E1314
Matsui, Doris O., Calif., E1307
Mica, John L., Fla., E1300
Norton, Eleanor Holmes, D.C., E1311
Peters, Gary C., Mich., E1303
Reichert, David G., Wash., E1303, E1313
Rothfus, Keith J., E1312, Pa.,
Sinema, Kyrsten, Ariz., E1298, E1309, E1314
Thompson, Bennie G., Miss., E1298, E1299, E1302, E1304, E1306, E1308, E1310, E1311, E1313, E1314
Velazquez, Nydia M., N.Y., E1305
Vela, Filemon, Tex., E1306, E1309
Watt, Melvin L., N.C., E1298
Wolf, Frank R., Va., E1301
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