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Daily Digest - Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Tuesday, October 15, 2013


Daily Digest


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Senate


Chamber Action


Routine Proceedings, pages S7475-S7501

Measures Introduced: One bill was introduced, as follows: S. 1572. 

Page S7500

Measures Considered:

Default Prevention Act: Senate began consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 1569, to ensure the complete and timely payment of the obligations of the United States Government until December 31, 2014. 

Pages S7475-99

Messages from the House: 

Page S7500

Measures Read the First Time: 

Pages S7500, S7501

Additional Cosponsors: 

Pages S7500-01

Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions

Additional Statements

Authorities for Committees to Meet: 

Page S7501

Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 10:08 p.m., until 12 p.m. on Wednesday, October 16, 2013. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S7501.)

Committee Meetings


(Committees not listed did not meet)

SMALL BUSINESSES DURING THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN


Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: Committee concluded a hearing to examine small businesses, focusing on the government shutdown, after receiving testimony from Joaneane A. Smith, Global Commerce and Services, LLC, Avondale, Louisiana; Lisa Firestone, Managed Care Advisors, and Ronald D. Paul, EagleBank, both of Bethesda, Maryland; Sabrina Poole, Systems Engineering Research Development Institute, Rockville, Maryland; Sally Robertson, Business Finance Group, Inc., Fairfax, Virginia; Chuck Withee, Provident Bank, Portsmouth, New Hampshire; Christopher J. Leh, TL Technologies, Inc., Ephrata, Pennsylvania; Keith Griffall, Western Leisure, Inc., Salt Lake City, Utah; Barun Singh, WegoWise, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts; and Antwanye Ford, Enlightened, Inc., Washington, DC.

INTELLIGENCE


Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters, receiving testimony from officials of the intelligence community.
Committee recessed subject to the call.

House of Representatives


Chamber Action


Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 3 public bills, H.R. 3292-3294; and 3 resolutions, H.J. Res. 94-96 were introduced. 

Page H6604

Additional Cosponsors: 

Pages H6604-05

Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.

Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed Representative Huizenga to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 

Page H6595

Recess: The House recessed at 10:42 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 

Page H6599

Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest chaplain, Rev. Andrew Hofer, OP, Dominican House of Studies, Washington, DC. 

Page H6599

Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by voice vote. 

Page H6600

Recess: The House recessed at 12:30 p.m. and reconvened at 7:33 p.m. 

Page H6603 D991

Committee Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Yarmuth, wherein he resigned from the Committee on Education and the Workforce. 

Page H6603

Quorum Calls--Votes: There were no Yea-and-Nay votes, and there were no Recorded votes. There were no quorum calls.

Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:35 p.m. 

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Committee Meetings


No hearings were held.

Joint Meetings


No joint committee meetings were held.

NEW PUBLIC LAWS


(For last listing of Public Laws, see
Daily Digest, p. D963)
H.J. Res. 91, making continuing appropriations for death gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased military service members of the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2014. Signed on October 10, 2013. (Public Law 113-44)

COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,


OCTOBER 16, 2013


(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)

Senate


Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: business meeting to consider the nominations of Tony Hammond, of Missouri, and Nanci E. Langley, of Hawaii, both to be a Commissioner of the Postal Regulatory Commission, and William Ward Nooter, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, Time to be announced, S-216, Capitol.

House


Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Full Committee and Committee on Natural Resources, joint hearing entitled ``As Difficult As Possible: The National Park Service's Implementation of the Government Shutdown'', 9:30 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Full Committee, meeting on Member Access Requests, 9 a.m., HVC-304. This hearing may close. 

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Next Meeting of the
SENATE

12 p.m., Wednesday, October 16

Senate Chamber

Program for Wednesday: Senators will be permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each.

Next Meeting of the
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

10 a.m., Wednesday, October 16

House Chamber

Program for Wednesday: To be announced.

Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue

HOUSE

Coffman, Mike, Colo., E1515

Gabbard, Tulsi, Hawaii, E1516

Garamendi, John, Calif., E1511

Graves, Sam, Mo., E1513

Grayson, Alan, Fla., E1511, E1514

Hastings, Alcee L., Fla., E1513

Honda, Michael M., Calif., E1516

Johnson, Eddie Bernice, Tex., E1511

Kinzinger, Adam, Ill., E1511

McCarthy, Carolyn, N.Y., E1513

McCollum, Betty, Minn., E1518

Moran, James P., Va., E1515

Olson, Pete, Tex., E1516

Thompson, Mike, Calif., E1513 

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