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113th Congress (2013-2014)
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Daily Digest - Monday, September 30, 2013
Monday, September 30, 2013
Daily Digest
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Senate
Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S7011-S7064
Measures Introduced:
Seven bills were introduced, as follows: S. 1560-1566.
Page S7063
Measures Reported:
S. Res. 213, expressing support for the free and peaceful exercise of representative democracy in Venezuela and condemning violence and intimidation against the country's political opposition, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and with an amended preamble.
S. Res. 227, to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the heroic rescue of Danish Jews during the Second World War by the Danish people.
Page S7062
Measures Passed:
Emergency Relief for Disasters Occurring in 2013:
Senate passed S. 1560, to allow certain emergency relief amounts to be made available to the Federal Highway Administration to use for disasters occurring in calendar year 2013.
Page S7014
Military Pay Appropriations: Senate passed H.R. 3210, making continuing appropriations for military pay in the event of a Government shutdown.
Page S7018
U.S. Government Employees in Iraq: Senate passed S. 1566, to extend the period during which Iraqis who were employed by the United States Government in Iraq may be granted special immigrant status and to temporarily increase the fee or surcharge for processing machine-readable nonimmigrant visas.
Pages S7049-50
House Messages:
Continuing Appropriations Resolution:
Senate resumed consideration of the House Message to accompany H.J. Res. 59, making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2014, taking action on the following motions proposed thereto:
Page S7011
Rejected:
The amendments of the House to the amendment of the Senate to the joint resolution. (By 54 yeas to 46 nays (Vote No. 210), Senate tabled the House amendments to the Senate amendment.)
Page S7011
The amendment of the House to the amendment of the Senate to the joint resolution. (By 54 yeas to 46 nays (Vote No. 211), Senate tabled the House amendment to the Senate amendment.)
Page S7041
Nominations Received:
Senate received the following nominations:
Dana J. Hyde, of Maryland, to be Chief Executive Officer, Millennium Challenge Corporation.
Mark E. Lopes, of Arizona, to be United States Executive Director of the Inter-American Development Bank for a term of three years.
Catherine Ann Novelli, of Virginia, to be United States Alternate Governor of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
Catherine Ann Novelli, of Virginia, to be United States Alternate Governor of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development for a term of five years; United States Alternate Governor of the Inter-American Development Bank for a term of five years.
Lanhee J. Chen, of California, to be a Member of the Social Security Advisory Board for a term expiring September 30, 2018.
Alan L. Cohen, of Virginia, to be Member of the Social Security Advisory Board for a term expiring September 30, 2016.
Page S7064
Messages from the House:
Page S7058
Measures Referred:
Page S7058
Executive Communications:
Pages S7058-62
Executive Reports of Committees:
Page S7062
Additional Cosponsors:
Page S7063-64
Additional Statements:
Pages S7057-58
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
Page S7064
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
Page S7064
Record Votes:
Two record votes were taken today. (Total--211)
Pages S7011, S7041
Adjournment:
Senate convened at 2 p.m. on Monday, September 30, 2013 and adjourned at 12:18 a.m. on Tuesday, October 1, 2013, until 9:30 a.m. on the same day. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S7053.)
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Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
EPA INSPECTOR GENERAL INVESTIGATION
Committee on Environment and Public Works:
Committee received a briefing to examine the Office of the Inspector General of the Environmental Protection Agency's investigation of career employee John Beale from Arthur Elkins, Inspector General, and Patrick Sullivan, Assistant Inspector General for Investigations, both of the Environmental Protection Agency.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Foreign Relations:
Committee ordered favorably reported the following business items:
S. 1545, to extend authorities related to global HIV/AIDS and to promote oversight of United States programs, with amendments;
S. Res. 213, expressing support for the free and peaceful exercise of representative democracy in Venezuela and condemning violence and intimidation against the country's political opposition, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
S. Res. 227, to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the heroic rescue of Danish Jews during the Second World War by the Danish people; and
The nomination of Caroline Kennedy, of New York, to be Ambassador to Japan, Department of State.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs:
Committee ordered favorably reported the nominations of Stevan Eaton Bunnell, of the District of Columbia, to be General Counsel, and Suzanne Eleanor Spaulding, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary for National Protection and Programs, both of the Department of Homeland Security, and Carol Waller Pope, of the District of Columbia, Ernest W. DuBester, of Virginia, and Patrick Pizzella, of Virginia, all to be a Member, Federal Labor Relations Authority.
House of Representatives
Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced:
6 public bills, H.R. 3219-3224; and 4 resolutions, H.J. Res. 67-69; and H. Res. 369, were introduced.
Pages H6051-52
Additional Cosponsors:
Page H6052
Reports Filed:
Reports were filed today as follows:
Supplemental report on H.R. 2374, to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide protections for retail customers, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 113-228, Pt. 2);
H. Res. 367, providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 59) making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes, and waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules (H. Rept. 113-239); and H. Res. 368, relating to consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 59) making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 113-240).
Page H6051
Journal:
The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by voice vote.
Pages H6013, H6049
Suspensions:
The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the following measures:
Authorizing the Secretary of Transportation to obligate funds for emergency relief projects arising from damage caused by severe weather events in 2013:
H.R. 3174, to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to obligate funds for emergency relief projects arising from damage caused by severe weather events in 2013 and
Pages H6016-19
Congressional Award Program Reauthorization Act of 2013: S. 1348, to reauthorize the Congressional Award Act, by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 387 yeas to 35 nays, Roll No. 503.
Pages H6019-20, H6030-31
Recess:
The House recessed at 10:58 a.m. and reconvened at 5:19 p.m.
Page H6020
Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014:
The House agreed to the Rogers (KY) motion that the House recede from its amendments to the amendment of the Senate, and concur therein with the amendment printed in H. Rept. 113-239, by a recorded vote of 228 ayes to 201 noes, Roll No. 504.
Pages H6031-40
H. Res. 367, the rule providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 59), was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote D928of 225 yeas to 204 nays, Roll No. 502, after the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 229 yeas to 198 nays, Roll No. 501.
Pages H6021-30
Recess:
The House recessed at 8:41 p.m. and reconvened at 11:35 p.m.
Page H6040
Relating to consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 59) making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2014:
The House agreed to H. Res. 368, relating to consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 59) making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2014, by a yea-and-nay vote of 228 yeas to 199 nays, Roll No. 505.
Pages H6041-49
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Pursuant to H. Res. 368, the House is considered to have insisted on its amendment to the Senate amendment to H.J. Res. 59 and requested a conference with the Senate thereon.
Page H6049
The Chair appointed the following conferees on H.J. Res. 59: From the Committee on Appropriations, for consideration of the Senate amendment and the House amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Representatives Rogers (KY), Frelinghuysen, Crenshaw, and Carter.
Page H6049
For consideration of the Senate amendment and the House amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Representatives Cantor, Camp, Ryan (WI), and Graves (GA).
Page H6049
Additional conferees may be appointed on the recommendation of the Minority Leader.
Page H6049
Senate Messages:
Messages received from the Senate by the Clerk and subsequently presented to the House today appear on pages H6020-21, H6040-41, and H6049.
Senate Referral:
S. 1560 and S. 1566 were held at the desk.
Quorum Calls--Votes:
Four yea-and-nay votes and one recorded vote developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H6029-30, H6030, H6030-31, H6040, and H6048-49. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment:
The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 1:25 a.m. on Tuesday, October 1st.
Committee Meetings
THE OFFICE OF INFORMATION AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS: FEDERAL REGULATIONS AND REGULATORY REFORM
Committee on the Judiciary:
Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law held a hearing entitled ``The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs: Federal Regulations and Regulatory Reform''. Testimony was heard from Howard Shelanski, Administrator, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget; and public witnesses.
SENATE AMENDMENT TO H.J. RES. 59, CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS RESOLUTION, 2014; AND SAME-DAY CONSIDERATION
Committee on Rules:
Full Committee held a hearing on consideration of the Senate amendment to H.J. Res. 59, Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014. The Committee granted, by record vote of 9-4, a rule, which provides for the consideration of the Senate amendment to H.J. Res. 59. The rule makes in order a motion offered by the chair of the Committee on Appropriations or his designee that the House recede from its amendments and concur in the Senate amendment with the amendment printed in the Rules Committee report. The rule provides 40 minutes of debate on the motion equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations. The rule provides that the Senate amendment and the motion shall be considered as read. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the motion. In Section 2, the rule waives clause 6(a) of rule XIII (requiring a two-thirds vote to consider a rule on the same day it is reported from the Rules Committee) against any resolution reported from the Rules Committee through the legislative day of October 7, 2013.
CONFERENCE REQUEST--CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS RESOLUTION, 2014
Committee on Rules:
Full Committee granted, by record vote of 9-4, a rule, which provides that the House insists on its amendment to the Senate amendment to H.J. Res. 59, the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014, and requests a conference with the Senate thereon. In Section 2, the rule provides that any motion pursuant to clause 4 of rule XXII relating to H.J. Res. 59 may be offered only by the Majority Leader or his designee.
Joint Meetings
No joint committee meetings were held.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs:
to hold hearings to examine housing finance reform, focusing on fundamentals of a functioning private label mortgage backed securities market, 10 a.m., SD-538.
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Committee on Energy and Natural Resources:
to hold hearings to examine S. 812, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to take actions to implement the Agreement between the United States of America and the United Mexican States Concerning Transboundary Hydrocarbon Reservoirs in the Gulf of Mexico, and H.R. 1613, to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to provide for the proper Federal management and oversight of transboundary hydrocarbon reservoirs, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
Select Committee on Intelligence:
to hold closed hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
Committee on Energy and Commerce,
Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, hearing entitled ``Challenges and Opportunities in the 5GHz Spectrum Band'', 10:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
Committee on Foreign Affairs,
Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations, hearing entitled ``Human Rights Abuses in Egypt'', 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
Committee on the Judiciary,
Full Committee, markup on H.R. 3190, the ``United States Parole Commission Extension Act of 2013''; and H.R. 1447, the ``Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2013'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security, hearing entitled ``Implementation of an Entry-Exit System: Still Waiting After All These Years'', 1 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform,
Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Secret Agent Man? Oversight of EPA's IG Investigation of John Beale'', 9:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology,
Subcommittee on Environment, hearing entitled ``Reauthorization of the National Integrated Drought Information System'', 10:30 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,
Panel on 21st Century Freight Transportation, hearing entitled ``Perspectives from Users of the Nation's Freight System'', 1 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any cleared legislative and executive business.
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: October 3, to hold hearings to examine advanced biofuels, focusing on creating jobs and lower prices at the pump, 9:30 a.m., SR-328A.
Committee on Armed Services: October 3, to receive a closed briefing on the situation in Syria, 9:30 a.m., SVC-217.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: October 1, to hold hearings to examine housing finance reform, focusing on fundamentals of a functioning private label mortgage backed securities market, 10 a.m., SD-538.
October 2, Subcommittee on Economic Policy, to hold hearings to examine rebuilding American manufacturing, 2:30 p.m., SD-538.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation:
October 2, to hold hearings to examine the ``America Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science Act'' (America COMPETES), focusing on scientific research and the United States economy, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
October 3, Full Committee, business meeting to consider the nominations of Terrell McSweeny, of the District of Columbia, to be a Federal Trade Commissioner, Robert Michael Simon, of Maryland, to be an Associate Director for Environment and Energy, and Jo Emily Handelsman, of Connecticut, to be an Associate Director for Science, both of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, Michael P. O'Rielly, of New York, to be a Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission, and Kathryn D. Sullivan, of Ohio, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, 11 a.m., SR-253.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources:
October 1, to hold hearings to examine S. 812, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to take actions to implement the Agreement between the United States of America and the United Mexican States Concerning Transboundary Hydrocarbon Reservoirs in the Gulf of Mexico, and H.R. 1613, to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to provide for the proper Federal management and oversight of transboundary hydrocarbon reservoirs, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
Committee on Foreign Relations:
October 3, to hold hearings to examine reversing Iran's nuclear program, 10 a.m., SD-419.
October 3, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of James Walter Brewster, Jr., of Illinois, to be Ambassador to the Dominican Republic, Brian A. Nichols, of Rhode Island, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Peru, and Carlos Roberto Moreno, of California, to be Ambassador to Belize, all of the Department of State, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions:
October 2, business meeting to consider S. 1557, to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children's hospitals, S. 1561, to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve provisions relating to the sanctuary system for surplus chimpanzees, H.R. 2094, to amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the preference given, in awarding certain asthma-related grants, to certain States (those allowing trained school personnel to administer epinephrine and meeting other related requirements), S. 1562, to reauthorize the Older Americans Act of 1965, and the nominations of Michael Keith Yudin, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, and James Cole, D930Jr., of New York, to be General Counsel, both of the Department of Education, and Chai Rachel Feldblum, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and any pending nominations, 10 a.m., SD-430.
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Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs:
October 2, to hold hearings to examine the nomination of Beth F. Cobert, of California, to be Deputy Director for Management, Office of Management and Budget; to be immediately followed by a hearing to examine the nominations of Tony Hammond, of Missouri, and Nanci E. Langley, of Hawaii, both to be a Commissioner of the Postal Regulatory Commission, 10 a.m., SD-342.
October 3, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine threats to the homeland, 10 a.m., SD-342.
Committee on the Judiciary:
October 2, to hold hearings to examine continued oversight of the ``Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act'', 10 a.m., SD-226.
October 3, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 42, to provide anti-retaliation protections for antitrust whistleblowers, S. 822, to protect crime victims' rights, to eliminate the substantial backlog of DNA samples collected from crime scenes and convicted offenders, to improve and expand the DNA testing capacity of Federal, State, and local crime laboratories, to increase research and development of new DNA testing technologies, to develop new training programs regarding the collection and use of DNA evidence, to provide post conviction testing of DNA evidence to exonerate the innocent, to improve the performance of counsel in State capital cases, and the nominations of Robert Leon Wilkins, to be United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit, Brian J. Davis, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida, Timothy L. Brooks, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas, James Donato, and Beth Labson Freeman, both to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of California, and Pedro A. Delgado Hernandez, to be United States District Judge for the District of Puerto Rico, 10 a.m., SD-226.
Select Committee on Intelligence:
October 1, to hold closed hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
October 3, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
Committee on Agriculture,
October 2, Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management, hearing entitled ``The Future of the CFTC: Perspectives on Customer Protections'', 9 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
Committee on Armed Services,
October 2, Subcommittee on Readiness, hearing entitled ``Resetting the Force for the Future: Risks of Sequestration'', 2 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
Committee on Energy and Commerce,
October 2, Subcommittee on Energy and Power, hearing entitled ``The North American Energy Infrastructure'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
October 3, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Reviewing FDA's Implementation of FDASIA'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
Committee on Foreign Affairs,
October 2, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 3212, the ``Sean and David Goldman International Child Abduction Prevention and Return Act of 2013''; and H.R. 1768, the ``Accountability Review Board Reform Act of 2013'', 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
October 3, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Al-Shabaab: How Great a Threat?'', 9:45 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
Committee on Homeland Security,
October 2, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 1095, to amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) to transfer unclaimed money recovered at airport security checkpoints to nonprofit organizations that provide places of rest and recuperation at airports for members of the Armed Forces and their families, and for other purposes; H.R. 1204, the ``Aviation Security Stakeholder Participation Act of 2013''; H.R. 1791, the ``Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act''; H.R. 2719, the ``Transportation Security Acquisition Reform Act''; H.R. 2952, the ``Global Investment in American Jobs Act of 2013''; and H.R. 3107, ``Homeland Security Cybersecurity Boots-on-the-Ground Act'', 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
Committee on the Judiciary,
October 2, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``The President's Constitutional Duty to Faithfully Execute the Laws'', 11 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
October 2, Subcommittee on the Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law, hearing entitled ``Dodd Frank's Impact on Competition in the Financial Industry'', 2 p.m., 2237 Rayburn.
Committee on Natural Resources,
October 3, Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulations, hearing on the following legislation: H.R. 3188, to expedite the planning and implementation of salvage timber sales as part of Forest Service and Department of the Interior restoration and rehabilitation activities for lands within the Stanislaus National Forest and Yosemite National park and Bureau of Land management lands adversely impacted by the 2013 Rim Fire in California; H.R. 298, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to evaluate the significance of the Mill Springs Battlefield located in Pulaski and Wayne Counties, Kentucky, and the feasibility of its inclusion in the National Park System, and for other purposes; H.R. 712, to extend the authorization of the Highlands Conservation Act through fiscal year 2024; H.R. 1167, the ``Restoring Storey County Act''; H.R. 1259, the ``Coltsville National Historical Park Act''; H.R. 1633, the ``Small Lands Tracts Conveyance Act''; H.R. 1846, the ``Lower East Side Tenement National Historic Site Amendments Act''; H.R. 2015, the ``Las Vegas Valley Public Land and Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument Act of 2013''; H.R. 2259, the ``North Fork Watershed Protection Act of 2013''; H.R. 2657, the ``Disposal of Excess Federal Lands Act of 2013''; and H.R. 2954, to authorize Escambia County, Florida, to convey certain property that was formerly part of Santa D931Rosa Island National Monument and that was conveyed to Escambia County subject to restrictions on use and reconveyance, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
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Committee on Oversight and Government Reform,
October 2, Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Health Care and Entitlements, hearing entitled ``Oversight of the Wind Energy Production Tax Credit'', 9:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Committee on Small Business,
October 2, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``The Challenge of Retirement Savings for Small Employers'', 1 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
Joint Economic Committee:
October 2, to hold hearings to examine the current economic outlook, 10 a.m., SD-106.
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Program for Tuesday:
The Majority Leader will be recognized.
(Senate will recess from 12:30 p.m. until 2:15 p.m. for their respective party conferences.)
Program for Tuesday:
To be announced.
HOUSE
Barletta, Lou, Pa., E1401, E1403
Barr, Andy, Ky., E1403
Brady, Robert A., Pa., E1402, E1403, E1404, E1405
Coffman, Mike, Colo., E1405
Crowley, Joseph, N.Y., E1405, E1407
Davis, Susan A., Calif., E1407
Farenthold, Blake, Tex., E1401
Farr, Sam, Calif., E1406
Fitzpatrick, Michael G., Pa., E1403
Green, Al, Tex., E1405
Holt, Rush, N.J., E1407
Huffman, Jared, Calif., E1401
Johnson, Eddie Bernice, Tex., E1408
Kaptur, Marcy, Ohio, E1402
Kind, Ron, Wisc., E1402, E1403, E1406
Miller, George, Calif., E1401
Roybal-Allard, Lucille, Calif., E1407
Schneider, Bradley S., Ill., E1406
Schwartz, Allyson Y., Pa., E1402, E1403, E1404, E1405, E1405, E1406
Shimkus, John, Ill., E1408
Smith, Jason T., Mo., E1404
Watt, Melvin L., N.C., E1404
Young, Todd C., Ind., E1401
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