Tuesday, February 10, 2009
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Daily Digest
HIGHLIGHTS
Senate passed H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
Senate
Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2037-S2089
Measures Introduced: Seven bills and two resolutions were introduced,
as follows: S. 402-408, and S.J. Res. 8-9.
Pages S2079-80
Measures Passed:
American Recovery And Reinvestment Act: By 61 yeas to 37 nays (Vote
No. 61), Senate passed H.R. 1, making supplemental appropriations for
job preservation and creation, infrastructure investment, energy
efficiency and science, assistance to the unemployed, and State and
local fiscal stabilization, for fiscal year ending September 30, 2009,
after taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto:
Pages S2039-69
Adopted:
Reid (for Collins/Nelson (NE)) Amendment No. 570, in the nature of a
substitute.
Pages S2039-69
During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the
following action:
By 61 yeas to 37 nays (Vote No. 60), three-fifths of those Senators
duly chosen and sworn, having voted in the affirmative, Senate agreed
to the motion to waive section 201 of S. Con. Res. 21, FY08
Congressional Budget Resolution, with respect to Reid (for Collins/
Nelson (NE)) Amendment No. 570, in the nature of a substitute. The
point of order that the amendment was in violation of section 201 of S.
Con. Res. 21, FY08 Congressional Budget Resolution, was not sustained.
Page S2069
Senate insisted on its amendment, requested a conference with the
House thereon, and the Chair was authorized to appoint the following
conferees on the part of the Senate: Senators Inouye, Baucus, Reid,
Cochran, and Grassley.
Page S2069
Appointments:
Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group: The Chair, on behalf of the
Vice President, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 276d-276g, as amended, appointed
the following Senator as Vice Chairman of the Senate Delegation to the
Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group conference during the 111th
Congress: Senator Crapo.
Page S2089
Messages From the House:
Page S2075
Measures Referred:
Page S2075
Executive Communications:
Pages S2075-79
Additional Cosponsors:
Page S2080
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Pages S2080-84
Additional Statements:
Page S2075
Amendments Submitted:
Pages S2084-88
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
Page S2088
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
Pages S2088-89
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--61)
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 4:48 p.m.,
until 10 a.m. on Wednesday, February 11, 2009. (For Senate's program,
see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page
S2089.)
Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee ordered
favorably reported the nominations of Austan Dean Goolsbee, of
Illinois, and Cecilia Elena Rouse, of California, both to be Members of
the Council of Economic Advisers.
Committee ordered favorably reported an original resolution
authorizing expenditures by the Committee.
Also, committee announced the following subcommittee assignments:
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Subcommittee on Financial Institutions: Senators Johnson (Chair),
Reed, Schumer, Bayh, Menendez, Akaka, Tester, Kohl, Merkley, Bennet,
Crapo, Bennett, Hutchison, Bunning, Martinez, Corker, and DeMint.
Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development:
Senators Menendez (Chair), Johnson, Reed, Schumer, Akaka, Brown,
Tester, Kohl, Warner, Merkley, Vitter, Hutchison, Bennett, Johanns,
Crapo, Martinez, and DeMint.
Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment: Senators Reed
(Chair), Johnson, Schumer, Bayh, Menendez, Akaka, Brown, Warner,
Bennet, Dodd, Bunning, Martinez, Bennett, Crapo, Vitter, Johanns, and
Corker.
Subcommittee on Economic Policy: Senators Brown (Chair), Tester,
Merkley, Dodd, and DeMint.
Subcommittee on Security and International Trade and Finance:
Senators Bayh (Chair), Kohl, Warner, Bennet, Dodd, Corker, and Johanns.
TROUBLED ASSET RELIEF PROGRAM
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded
an oversight hearing to examine the financial rescue program, focusing
on a new plan for the Trouble Asset Relief Program (TARP), after
receiving testimony from Timothy F. Geithner, Secretary of the
Treasury.
HEALTH REFORM BUDGET
Committee on the Budget: Committee concluded a hearing to examine
issues and budget options for health reform, focusing on expanding
health insurance coverage and the efficiency of the health care system,
after receiving testimony from Douglas W. Elmendorf, Director,
Congressional Budget Office.
RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY STANDARD PROPOSAL
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded a
hearing to examine renewable electricity standards proposal, after
receiving testimony from David A. Wright, South Carolina Public Service
Commissioner, Columbia, on behalf of the Southeastern Association of
Regulatory Utility Commissioners; Ralph Izzo, Public Service Enterprise
Group Incorporated, Newark, New Jersey; Donald N. Furman, Iberdrola
Renewables, Inc., Portland, Oregon; Scott P. Jones, Forest Landowners
Association, Atlanta, Georgia; and Lester B. Lave, Carnegie Mellon
University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
NORTH KOREA
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee met in closed session to
receive a briefing on North Korea from officials of the National
Security community.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine
the nominations of Elena Kagan, of Massachusetts, to be Solicitor
General of the United States, who was introduced by Senator Reed, and
Thomas John Perrelli, of Virginia, to be Associate Attorney General,
both of the Department of Justice, after the nominees testified and
answered questions in their own behalf.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee held closed hearings on
intelligence matters, receiving testimony from officials of the
intelligence community.
House of Representatives
Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 44 public bills, H.R. 930-973;
3 private bills, H.R. 974-976; and 19 resolutions, H.J. Res. 20; H.
Con. Res. 41-46; and H.Res. 141-153, were introduced.
Pages H1156-59
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages H1159-60
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
H.R. 787, to make improvements in the Hope for Homeowners Program,
with an amendment (H. Rept. 111-12) and H.R. 788, to provide a safe
harbor for mortgage servicers who engage in specified mortgage loan
modifications, with an amendment (H. Rept. 111-13).
Page H1156
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed
Representative Edwards (MD) to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
Page H1083
Recess: The House recessed at 1:12 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m.
Page H1088
Committee Leave of Absence: Read a letter from Representative Smith
(WA) wherein he notified the House that he would be taking a leave of
absence from his position on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Page H1090
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American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009--Motion To Go to
Conference: The House disagreed to the amendment of the Senate to H.R.
1, making supplemental appropriations for job preservation and
creation, infrastructure investment, energy efficiency and science,
assistance to the unemployed, and State and local fiscal stabilization,
for fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and agreed to a conference.
Pages H1090-H1102
Agreed to the Lewis (CA) motion to instruct conferees on the bill by
a yea-and-nay vote of 403 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 54.
Pages H1096-H1102
Later, the Chair appointed the following conferees: Representatives
Obey, Rangel, Waxman, Lewis (CA), and Camp.
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Suspensions--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules
and pass the following measures which were debated on Monday, February
9th:
Supporting the goals and ideals of ``National Girls and Women in
Sports Day'': H. Res. 114, to support the goals and ideals of
``National Girls and Women in Sports Day'', by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote
of 398 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 55; and
Page H1102
Recognizing and commending University of Oklahoma quarterback Sam
Bradford for winning the 2008 Heisman Trophy and for his academic and
athletic accomplishments: H. Res. 60, to recognize and commend
University of Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford for winning the 2008
Heisman Trophy and for his academic and athletic accomplishments, by a
\2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 394 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No.
56.
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Moment of Silence: The House observed a moment of silence in honor of
the men and women in uniform who have given their lives in the service
of our Nation in Iraq and Afghanistan, their families, and all who
serve in the armed forces and their families.
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Privileged Resolution: The House agreed to H. Con. Res. 41, providing
for a joint session of Congress to receive a message from the
President.
Pages H1103-04
Privileged Resolution: The House agreed to table H. Res. 143, raising a
question of the privileges of the House, by a yea-and-nay vote of 242
yeas to 157 nays with 16 voting ``present'', Roll No. 57.
Pages H1128-29
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the
following measures:
Honoring Miami University for its 200 years of commitment to
extraordinary higher education: H. Res. 128, amended, to honor Miami
University for its 200 years of commitment to extraordinary higher
education, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 413 yeas with none voting
``nay'', Roll No. 58;
Pages H1104-07, H1129-30
Recognizing the 50th Anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s
visit to India, and the positive influence that the teachings of
Mahatma Gandhi had on Dr. King's work during the Civil Rights Movement:
H. Res. 134, to recognize the 50th Anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr.'s visit to India, and the positive influence that the
teachings of Mahatma Gandhi had on Dr. King's work during the Civil
Rights Movement, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 406 yeas with none
voting ``nay'', Roll No. 59;
Pages H1107-11, H1130
Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program Reauthorization of
2009: 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; and
Pages H1118-20
National Silver Alert Act 2009: H.R. 632, to encourage, enhance, and
integrate Silver Alert plans throughout the United States and to
authorize grants for the assistance of organizations to find missing
adults.
Pages H1123-28
Suspensions--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following
measures under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were
postponed:
Honoring and praising the National Association for the Advancement of
Colored People on the occasion of its 100th anniversary: H. Con. Res.
35, to honor and praise the National Association for the Advancement of
Colored People on the occasion of its 100th anniversary;
Pages H1111-16
Acknowledging the lifelong service of Griffin Boyette Bell to the
State of Georgia and the United States as a legal icon: H. Res. 71, to
acknowledge the lifelong service of Griffin Boyette Bell to the State
of Georgia and the United States as a legal icon; and
Pages H1116-18
Elder Abuse Victims Act of 2009: H.R. 448, amended, to protect
seniors in the United States from elder abuse by establishing
specialized elder abuse prosecution and research programs and
activities to aid victims of elder abuse, to provide training to
prosecutors and other law enforcement related to elder abuse prevention
and protection, and to establish programs that provide for emergency
crisis response teams to combat elder abuse.
Pages H1120-23
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Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page
H1088.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Six yea-and-nay votes developed during the
proceedings of today and appear on pages H1101-02, H1102, H1103, H1129,
H1129-30, and H1130. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 12:30 p.m. and adjourned at 11:03 p.m.
Committee Meetings
COMMITTEE'S OVERSIGHT PLAN; ISSUANCE OF A SUBPOENA
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Approved its Oversight Plan for the
111th Congress.
The Committee also approved a motion to issue a subpoena to Stewart
Parnell in conjunction with the Subcommittee on Oversight and
Investigations hearing tomorrow on the Salmonella Outbreak.
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK LIQUIDITY EFFORTS
Committee on Financial Services: Held a hearing entitled ``An
Examination of the Extraordinary Efforts by the Federal Reserve Bank to
Provide Liquidity in the Current Financial Crisis.'' Testimony was
heard from Ben S. Bernanke, Chairman, Board of Governors, Federal
Reserve System.
Joint Meetings
No joint committee meetings were held.
COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,
FEBRUARY 11, 2009
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Senate
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water
Development, to hold hearings to examine protecting residents of the
Devils Lake region from rising water, 9:30 a.m., SD-138.
Committee on the Budget: to hold hearings to examine policies to
address the crises in financial and housing markets, 10 a.m., SD-
608.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: organizational business
meeting to consider an original resolution authorizing expenditures
for committee operations, and subcommittee assignments for the 111th
Congress, 11:30 a.m., SD-366.
Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine
foreign policy implications of the global economic crisis, 2:30
p.m., SD-419.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: business
meeting to consider S. 160, to provide the District of Columbia a
voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat in the House of
Representatives, S. 303, to reauthorize and improve the Federal
Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 1999, S. 69, to
establish a fact-finding Commission to extend the study of a prior
Commission to investigate and determine facts and circumstances
surrounding the relocation, internment, and deportation to Axis
countries of Latin Americans of Japanese descent from December 1941
through February 1948, and the impact of those actions by the United
States, and to recommend appropriate remedies, and S. 234, to
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located
at 2105 East Cook Street in Springfield, Illinois, as the ``Colonel
John H. Wilson, Jr. Post Office Building,'' an original resolution
authorizing expenditures for committee operations, and committee's
rules of procedure for the 111th Congress, 10 a.m., SD-342.
Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine the need
for increased fraud enforcement in the wake of the economic
downturn, 10 a.m., SD-226.
Committee on Rules and Administration: organizational business
meeting to consider committee's funding resolution for the 111th
Congress, and other pending business, 10:30 a.m., SR-301.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: to hold hearings to examine
veterans' disability compensation, focusing on the appeals process,
9:30 a.m., SR-418.
Select Committee on Intelligence: closed business meeting to
consider pending intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
House
Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Defense, executive,
hearing on Air Force Nuclear Enterprise, 10 a.m., and a hearing on
Contract Services and Acquisition Management, 1:30 p.m., H-140
Capitol.
Committee on Education and Labor, to mark up H.R. 911, Stop Child
Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act of 2009; and to consider
the Committee Oversight Plan for the 111th Congress, 10:15 a.m.,
2175 Rayburn.
Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Oversight and
Investigations, hearing entitled ``The Salmonella Outbreak: The
Continued Failure to Protect the Food Supply,'' 10 a.m., 2123
Rayburn.
Committee on Financial Services, hearing entitled ``TARP
Accountability: Use of Federal Assistance by the First TARP
Recipients,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
Committee on House Administration, hearing on Committee Funding
for the 111th Congress, 10 a.m., 1310 Longworth.
Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and
Homeland Security, hearing on Youth Violence: Trends, Myths and
Solutions, 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
Committee on Natural Resources, oversight hearing entitled,
``Offshore Drilling: Environmental and Commercial Perspectives,'' 10
a.m., 1324 Longworth.
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, to meet for
organizational purposes; and to mark up the following measures: H.R.
854, Over-Classification Reduction Act;
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H. Res. 18, To recognize the life, achievements and contributions of
Paul Newman; H. Res. 83, To recognize the significance of Black
History Month, which is commemorated annually during the month of
February; H. Res. 47, To express support for the goals and ideals of
Peace Officers Memorial Day, which is commemorated annually on May
15th; H. Res. 110, To congratulate the National Football League
champion Pittsburgh Steelers for winning Super Bowl XLIII (43) and
becoming the most successful franchise in NFL history with their
record 6th Super Bowl title; H. Res. 112, To express support for the
goals and ideals of American Heart Month and National Wear Red Day;
H.R. 516, To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 2105 East Cook Street in Springfield, Illinois,
as the ``Colonel John H. Wilson, Jr. Post Office Building;'' H.R.
657, To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service
located at 369 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Jersey City, New
Jersey as the ``Bishop E. Brower Post Office Building;'' and H.R.
663, To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service
located at 12877 Broad Street in Sparta Georgia, as the ``Yvonne
Ingram-Ephraim Post Office Building,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Committee on Rules, to consider a resolution providing for
consideration of motions to suspend the rules, 5 p.m., H313 Capitol.
Committee on Science and Technology, hearing on Electronic Waste:
Investing in Research and Innovation to Reuse, Reduce, and Recycle,
10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
Committee on Small Business, hearing entitled ``The State of SBA's
Entrepreneurial Development Programs and Their Role in Promoting an
Economic Recovery,'' 1 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Rural Development, Entrepreneurship and Trade,
hearing entitled ``The Impact of Competitive Bidding on Small
Businesses in the Durable Medical Equipment Community,'' 10 a.m.,
2360 Rayburn.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on
Aviation, hearing on the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2009, 2 p.m.,
2167 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and
Emergency Management, hearing on GSA's Economic Recovery Role: Job
Creation, Repair, and Energy Efficiency in Federal Buildings and
Accountability, 9 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
Committee on Ways and Means, to meet for organizational purposes,
10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
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Next Meeting of the SENATE
10 a.m., Wednesday, February 11
Senate Chamber
Program for Wednesday: Senate will be in a period of morning business.
Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
10 a.m., Wednesday, February 11
House Chamber
Program for Wednesday: To be announced.
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Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
HOUSE
Alexander, Rodney, La., E230
Blackburn, Marsha, Tenn., E230
Bono Mack, Mary, Calif., E235
Brady, Robert A., Pa., E230
Castle, Michael N., Del., E234
Connolly, Gerald E., Va., E235
Costa, Jim, Calif., E229
DeFazio, Peter A., Ore., E227
Filner, Bob, Calif., E237, E237, E237, E237
Graves, Sam, Mo., E227, E228, E228, E229, E229, E229, E230, E230
Jordan, Jim, Ohio, E228
Kucinich, Dennis J., Ohio, E231, E232, E234, E234
Lofgren, Zoe, Calif., E231
McCaul, Michael T., Tex., E229
McMorris Rodgers, Cathy, Wash., E228
Moran, James P., Va., E235
Norton, Eleanor Holmes, D.C., E236
Rahall, Nick J., II, W.Va., E236
Sanchez, Linda T., Calif., E227
Sarbanes, John P., Md., E236
Sestak, Joe, Pa., E235
Speier, Jackie, Calif., E231
Thompson, Mike, Calif., E227
Towns, Edolphus, N.Y., E232
Young, C.W. Bill, Fla., E234