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Questions or comments regarding this\n\u0000 database or GPO Access can be directed to the GPO Access User\n\u0000 Support Team at: E-Mail: gpoaccess@gpo.gov; Phone 1\ufffd09888\ufffd09293\ufffd096498\n\u0000 (toll-free), 202\ufffd09512\ufffd091530 (D.C. area); Fax: 202\ufffd09512\ufffd091262.\n\u0000 The Team's hours of availability are Monday through Friday,\n\u0000 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Eastern Standard Time,\n\u0000 except Federal holidays.\n\u0000\u0014The Congressional Record paper and 24x microfiche edition will\n\u0000 be furnished by mail to subscribers, free of postage, at the\n\u0000 following prices: paper edition, $252.00 for six months,\n\u0000 $503.00 per year, or purchased as follows: less than 200 pages,\n\u0000 $10.50; between 200 and 400 pages, $21.00; greater than 400 pages,\n\u0000 $31.50, payable in advance; microfiche edition, $146.00 per year,\n\u0000 or purchased for $3.00 per issue payable in advance.\n\u0000 The semimonthly Congressional Record Index may be purchased for\n\u0000 the same per issue prices. To place an order for any of these\n\u0000 products, visit the U.S. Government Online Bookstore at:\n\u0000 bookstore.gpo.gov. Mail orders to: Superintendent of Documents,\n\u0000 P.O. Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250\ufffd097954, or phone orders to\n\u0000 866\ufffd09512\ufffd091800 (toll free), 202\ufffd09512\ufffd091800 (D.C. area), or fax to\n\u0000 202\ufffd09512\ufffd092104. 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D1331", "Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 191 (Friday, December 26, 2008)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 191 (Friday, December 26, 2008)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Pages D1331-D1332]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n\u0000CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (USPS 087\ufffd09390).\n\n\u0000The Periodicals postage is paid at Washington, D.C.\n\u0000 The public proceedings of each House of Congress, as reported\n\u0000 by the Official Reporters thereof, are printed pursuant to\n\u0000 directions of the Joint Committee on Printing as authorized by\n\u0000 appropriate provisions of Title 44, United States Code,\n\u0000 and published for each day that one or both Houses are in session,\n\u0000 excepting very infrequent instances when two or more unusually\n\u0000 small consecutive issues are printed one time.\n\u0000\u0014Public access to the Congressional Record is available online\n\u0000 through GPO Access, a service of the Government Printing Office,\n\u0000 free of charge to the user. The online database is updated each\n\u0000 day the Congressional Record is published. The database includes\n\u0000 both text and graphics from the beginning of the 103d Congress,\n\u0000 2d session (January 1994) forward. It is available through GPO\n\u0000 Access at www.gpo.gov/gpoaccess. Customers can also access this\n\u0000 information with WAIS client software, via telnet at\n\u0000 swais.access.gpo.gov, or dial-in using communications software\n\u0000 and a modem at 202\ufffd09512\ufffd091661. 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To place an order for any of these\n\u0000 products, visit the U.S. Government Online Bookstore at:\n\u0000 bookstore.gpo.gov. Mail orders to: Superintendent of Documents,\n\u0000 P.O. Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250\ufffd097954, or phone orders to\n\u0000 866\ufffd09512\ufffd091800 (toll free), 202\ufffd09512\ufffd091800 (D.C. area), or fax to\n\u0000 202\ufffd09512\ufffd092104. Remit check or money order, made payable to the\n\u0000 Superintendent of Documents, or use VISA, MasterCard, Discover,\n\u0000 American Express, or GPO Deposit Account.\n\u0000\u0014Following each session of Congress, the daily Congressional Record\n\u0000 is revised, printed, permanently bound and sold by the\n\u0000 Superintendent of Documents in individual parts or by sets.\n\u0000\u0014With the exception of copyrighted articles, there are no\n\u0000 restrictions on the republication of material from the\n\u0000 Congressional Record.\n\n\u0000\n\u0000POSTMASTER:\n\n\u0000Send address changes to the Superintendent of Documents,\n\u0000Congressional Record,\n\u0000U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402,\n\u0000 Along with the entire mailing label from the last issue received.\n\n[[Page D1332]]\n\n_______________________________________________________________________\n\n Next Meeting of the SENATE\n 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, December 30\n\n Senate Chamber\nProgram for Tuesday: Senate will meet in a pro forma session.\n\n Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n 11 a.m., Saturday, January 3, 2009\n\n House Chamber\nProgram for Saturday: To be announced."], ["CREC-2008-12-26-pt1-PgD1331", "2008-12-26", 110, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/Senate", "SENATE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDSCHAMBER", "D1331", "D1331", null, null, "154 Cong. 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D1329", "Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 190 (Tuesday, December 23, 2008)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 190 (Tuesday, December 23, 2008)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Pages D1329-D1330]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n\u0000CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (USPS 087\ufffd09390).\n\n\u0000The Periodicals postage is paid at Washington, D.C.\n\u0000 The public proceedings of each House of Congress, as reported\n\u0000 by the Official Reporters thereof, are printed pursuant to\n\u0000 directions of the Joint Committee on Printing as authorized by\n\u0000 appropriate provisions of Title 44, United States Code,\n\u0000 and published for each day that one or both Houses are in session,\n\u0000 excepting very infrequent instances when two or more unusually\n\u0000 small consecutive issues are printed one time.\n\u0000\u0014Public access to the Congressional Record is available online\n\u0000 through GPO Access, a service of the Government Printing Office,\n\u0000 free of charge to the user. The online database is updated each\n\u0000 day the Congressional Record is published. The database includes\n\u0000 both text and graphics from the beginning of the 103d Congress,\n\u0000 2d session (January 1994) forward. It is available through GPO\n\u0000 Access at www.gpo.gov/gpoaccess. Customers can also access this\n\u0000 information with WAIS client software, via telnet at\n\u0000 swais.access.gpo.gov, or dial-in using communications software\n\u0000 and a modem at 202\ufffd09512\ufffd091661. Questions or comments regarding this\n\u0000 database or GPO Access can be directed to the GPO Access User\n\u0000 Support Team at: E-Mail: gpoaccess@gpo.gov; Phone 1\ufffd09888\ufffd09293\ufffd096498\n\u0000 (toll-free), 202\ufffd09512\ufffd091530 (D.C. area); Fax: 202\ufffd09512\ufffd091262.\n\u0000 The Team's hours of availability are Monday through Friday,\n\u0000 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Eastern Standard Time,\n\u0000 except Federal holidays.\n\u0000\u0014The Congressional Record paper and 24x microfiche edition will\n\u0000 be furnished by mail to subscribers, free of postage, at the\n\u0000 following prices: paper edition, $252.00 for six months,\n\u0000 $503.00 per year, or purchased as follows: less than 200 pages,\n\u0000 $10.50; between 200 and 400 pages, $21.00; greater than 400 pages,\n\u0000 $31.50, payable in advance; microfiche edition, $146.00 per year,\n\u0000 or purchased for $3.00 per issue payable in advance.\n\u0000 The semimonthly Congressional Record Index may be purchased for\n\u0000 the same per issue prices. To place an order for any of these\n\u0000 products, visit the U.S. Government Online Bookstore at:\n\u0000 bookstore.gpo.gov. Mail orders to: Superintendent of Documents,\n\u0000 P.O. Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250\ufffd097954, or phone orders to\n\u0000 866\ufffd09512\ufffd091800 (toll free), 202\ufffd09512\ufffd091800 (D.C. area), or fax to\n\u0000 202\ufffd09512\ufffd092104. Remit check or money order, made payable to the\n\u0000 Superintendent of Documents, or use VISA, MasterCard, Discover,\n\u0000 American Express, or GPO Deposit Account.\n\u0000\u0014Following each session of Congress, the daily Congressional Record\n\u0000 is revised, printed, permanently bound and sold by the\n\u0000 Superintendent of Documents in individual parts or by sets.\n\u0000\u0014With the exception of copyrighted articles, there are no\n\u0000 restrictions on the republication of material from the\n\u0000 Congressional Record.\n\n\u0000\n\u0000POSTMASTER:\n\n\u0000Send address changes to the Superintendent of Documents,\n\u0000Congressional Record,\n\u0000U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402,\n\u0000 Along with the entire mailing label from the last issue received.\n\n[[Page D1330]]\n\n_______________________________________________________________________\n\n Next Meeting of the SENATE\n 11 a.m., Friday, December 26\n\n Senate Chamber\nProgram for Friday: Senate will meet in a pro forma session.\n\n Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n 11 a.m., Saturday, January 3, 2009\n\n House Chamber\nProgram for Saturday: To be announced."], ["CREC-2008-12-23-pt1-PgD1329", "2008-12-23", 110, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/Senate", "SENATE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDSCHAMBER", "D1329", "D1329", null, null, "154 Cong. 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D1327", "Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 189 (Friday, December 19, 2008)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 189 (Friday, December 19, 2008)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Pages D1327-D1328]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n\u0000CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (USPS 087\ufffd09390).\n\n\u0000The Periodicals postage is paid at Washington, D.C.\n\u0000 The public proceedings of each House of Congress, as reported\n\u0000 by the Official Reporters thereof, are printed pursuant to\n\u0000 directions of the Joint Committee on Printing as authorized by\n\u0000 appropriate provisions of Title 44, United States Code,\n\u0000 and published for each day that one or both Houses are in session,\n\u0000 excepting very infrequent instances when two or more unusually\n\u0000 small consecutive issues are printed one time.\n\u0000\u0014Public access to the Congressional Record is available online\n\u0000 through GPO Access, a service of the Government Printing Office,\n\u0000 free of charge to the user. The online database is updated each\n\u0000 day the Congressional Record is published. The database includes\n\u0000 both text and graphics from the beginning of the 103d Congress,\n\u0000 2d session (January 1994) forward. It is available through GPO\n\u0000 Access at www.gpo.gov/gpoaccess. Customers can also access this\n\u0000 information with WAIS client software, via telnet at\n\u0000 swais.access.gpo.gov, or dial-in using communications software\n\u0000 and a modem at 202\ufffd09512\ufffd091661. 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D1323", "Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 187 (Friday, December 12, 2008)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 187 (Friday, December 12, 2008)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Page D1323]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n Friday, December 12, 2008\n\n[[Page D1323]]\n\n Daily Digest\n\n Senate\n\nChamber Action\n Senate met at 10:00:23 a.m. in pro forma session, and recessed at\n10:00:54 a.m. until 11 a.m., on Tuesday, December 16, 2008."], ["CREC-2008-12-11-pt1-PgD1320", "2008-12-11", 110, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/Senate", "SENATE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDSCHAMBER", "D1320", "D1321", null, "[{\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"SCONRES\", \"number\": \"107\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"HCONRES\", \"number\": \"440\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"SRES\", \"number\": \"664\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"SRES\", \"number\": \"710\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"SRES\", \"number\": \"728\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"3501\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"3732\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"3741\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"7005\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"7327\"}]", "154 Cong. Rec. D1320", "Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Pages D1320-D1321]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n Thursday, December 11, 2008\n\n[[Page D1320]]\n\n Daily Digest\n\n Senate\n\nChamber Action\nRoutine Proceedings, pages S10889-S10958\nMeasures Introduced: Ten bills and one resolution were introduced, as\nfollows: S. 3732-3741, and S. Con. Res. 107.\n Page S10946\nMeasures Reported:\n Report to accompany S. 3501, to ensure that Congress is notified when\nthe Department of Justice determines that the Executive Branch is not\nbound by a statute. (S. Rept. No. 110-528)\nPage S10946\nMeasures Passed:\n Technical Corrections: Senate passed H.R. 7327, to make technical\ncorrections related to the Pension Protection Act of 2006, clearing the\nmeasure for the President.\n Pages S10914-15\n United States Capitol Complex Tours: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res.\n107, expressing the sense of Congress regarding the rights of Members\nof Congress (or any employee of a Member of Congress authorized by that\nmember) to lead tours of the United States Capitol complex.\n Page S10957\n Union Station, Washington, D.C. Centennial: Committee on Environment\nand Public Works was discharged from further consideration of S. Res.\n664, celebrating the centennial of Union Station in Washington,\nDistrict of Columbia, and the resolution was then agreed to.\n Page S10957\n National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week:\nCommittee on the Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of\nS. Res. 710, designating the week of February 2 through February 6,\n2009, as ``National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention\nWeek'', and the resolution was then agreed to.\n Pages S10957-58\n National Mentoring Month: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged\nfrom further consideration of S. Res. 728, designating January 2009 as\n``National Mentoring Month'', and the resolution was then agreed to.\n Pages S10957-58\nMeasures Considered:\nAlternative Minimum Tax Relief Act--Cloture: Senate continued\nconsideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of H.R. 7005,\nto amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide alternative\nminimum tax relief for individuals for 2008.\n Page S10931\n During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the\nfollowing action:\n By 52 yeas to 35 nays (Vote No. 215), three-fifths of those Senators\nduly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate\nrejected the motion to close further debate on the motion to proceed to\nconsideration of the bill.\nPage S10931\n Senator Reid entered a motion to reconsider the vote by which cloture\nwas not invoked on the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill.\n Page S10931\nAppointments:\n Congressional Award Board: The Chair, on behalf of the Majority\nLeader, pursuant to Public Law 96-114, as amended, appointed the\nfollowing individual to the Congressional Award Board: Major General\nRobert Newman of Virginia.\n Page S10958\nAuthorizing Leadership to Make Appointments--Agreement: A unanimous-\nconsent agreement was reached providing that, notwithstanding the\nrecess or adjournment of the Senate, the President of the Senate, the\nPresident Pro Tempore, and the Majority and Minority Leaders be\nauthorized to make appointments to commissions, committees, boards,\nconferences, or interparliamentary conferences authorized by law, by\nconcurrent action of the two Houses, or by order of the Senate.\n Page S10958\nPro Forma Sessions--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was\nreached providing that Senate meet in pro forma sessions with no\nbusiness conducted on the following days and times: Friday, December 12\nat 10 a.m.; Tuesday, December 16 at 11 a.m.; Friday, December 19 at 10\na.m.; Tuesday, December 23 at 11 a.m.; Friday, December 26 at 11 a.m.;\nTuesday, December 30 at 10:30 a.m.; and Friday, January 2 at 10 a.m.;\nand that at the close of the pro forma session on Friday, January 2,\nSenate stand adjourned sine die under the provisions of H. Con. Res.\n440.\n Page S10958\n\n[[Page D1321]]\n\nNomination Received: Senate received the following nomination: Matthew\nW. Friedrich, of Texas, to be an Assistant Attorney General.\n Page S10958\nMessages from the House:\n Pages S10944-45\nExecutive Communications:\n Pages S10945-46\nAdditional Cosponsors:\n Page S10947\nStatements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:\n Pages S10947-51\nAdditional Statements:\n Pages S10943-44\nAmendments Submitted:\n Pages S10951-57\nAuthorities for Committees to Meet:\n Page S10957\nRecord Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--215)\n Page S10931\nRecess: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and recessed at 11:50 p.m., until 10\na.m. on Friday, December 12, 2008. (For Senate's program, see the\nremarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page\nS10958.)"], ["CREC-2008-12-11-pt1-PgD1321-2", "2008-12-11", 110, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/House of Representatives", "HOUSE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDHCHAMBER", "D1321", "D1321", null, "[{\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"HCONRES\", \"number\": \"440\"}]", "154 Cong. Rec. D1321", "Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Page D1321]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n House of Representatives\n\nChamber Action\n The House was not in session today. The House is scheduled to meet at\n11 a.m. on Saturday, January, 3, 2009, pursuant to the provisions of H.\nCon. 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Testimony was heard from the following\nGovernors: Jon Corzine, New Jersey; Jim Doyle, Wisconsin; and Jim\nDouglas, Vermont; and public witnesses.\nOVERSIGHT--ADMINISTRATION'S LAST-MINUTE RULEMAKINGS\nSelect Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming: Held a\nhearing entitled ``Approaching Midnight: Oversight of the Bush\nAdministration's Last-Minute Rulemakings.'' Testimony was heard from\npublic witnesses."], ["CREC-2008-12-11-pt1-PgD1321-4", "2008-12-11", 110, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 2008-12-12", "", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDCOMMITTEEMEETINGS", "D1321", "D1321", null, null, "154 Cong. Rec. 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D1321", "Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Page D1321]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\nCommittee Meetings\n(Committees not listed did not meet)\nWEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION PROLIFERATION AND TERRORISM PREVENTION\nREPORT\nCommittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee\nconcluded a hearing to examine a report from the Commission on the\nPrevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism,\nafter receiving testimony from former Senators Bob Graham and Jim\nTalent, Chairman and Vice Chairman, respectively, and former\nRepresentative Tim Roemer, and Robin Cleveland, each a Commissioner,\nall of the Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction\nProliferation and Terrorism."], ["CREC-2008-12-10-pt1-PgD1314", "2008-12-10", 110, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/Highlights + Senate", "SENATE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDSCHAMBER", "D1314", "D1315", null, "[{\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"SJRES\", \"number\": \"46\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"SRES\", \"number\": \"196\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"SRES\", \"number\": \"728\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"SRES\", \"number\": \"729\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"3297\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"3725\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"3731\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"3731\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"6184\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"7005\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"7311\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"7321\"}]", "154 Cong. Rec. D1314", "Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 185 (Wednesday, December 10, 2008)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 185 (Wednesday, December 10, 2008)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Pages D1314-D1315]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n Wednesday, December 10, 2008\n\n[[Page D1314]]\n\n Daily Digest\n\nHIGHLIGHTS\n\n The House passed H.R. 7321, Auto Industry Financing and\n Restructuring Act.\n\n Senate\n\nChamber Action\nRoutine Proceedings, pages\n Page S10841-S10887\nMeasures Introduced: Seven bills and three resolutions were introduced,\nas follows: S. 3725-3731, S.J. Res. 46, and S. Res. 728-729.\n Page S10881\nMeasures Reported:\n Special Report entitled ``Recognition of Excellence in Aging Research\nCommittee Report''. (S. Rept. No. 110-527)\nPages S10880-81\nMeasures Passed:\n Emergency Economic Stabilization Act: Senate passed S. 3731, to amend\nthe Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (division A of Public\nLaw 110-343) to provide the Special Inspector General with additional\nauthorities and responsibilities.\n Pages S10884-85\n America's Beautiful National Parks Quarter Dollar Coin Act: Committee\non Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs was discharged from further\nconsideration of H.R. 6184, to provide for a program for circulating\nquarter dollar coins that are emblematic of a national park or other\nnational site in each State, the District of Columbia, and each\nterritory of the United States, and the bill was then passed, clearing\nthe measure for the President.\n Page S10885\n 2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games: Committee on Commerce,\nScience, and Transportation was discharged from further consideration\nof S. Res. 196, commending Idaho on winning the bid to host the 2009\nSpecial Olympics World Winter Games, and the resolution was then agreed\nto.\n Page S10885\n Secretary of State Compensation: Senate passed S.J. Res. 46, ensuring\nthat the compensation and other emoluments attached to the office of\nSecretary of State are those which were in effect on January 1, 2007.\n Pages S10885-86\n Trafficking Victims Protection Act: Senate passed H.R. 7311, to\nauthorize appropriations for fiscal years 2008 through 2011 for the\nTrafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, to enhance measures to\ncombat trafficking in persons, clearing the measure for the President.\n Pages S10886-87\nMeasures Considered:\nAdvancing America's Priorities Act: Senate resumed consideration of the\nmotion to proceed to consideration of S. 3297, to advance America's\npriorities.\n Page S10859\n Subsequently, the motion to proceed was withdrawn.\nPage S10859\nAlternative Minimum Tax Relief Act--Cloture: Senate began consideration\nof the motion to proceed to consideration of H.R. 7005, to amend the\nInternal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide alternative minimum tax relief\nfor individuals for 2008.\n Page S10859\n A motion was entered to close further debate on the motion to proceed\nto consideration of the bill, and, in accordance with the provisions of\nrule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on cloture will\noccur on Friday, December 12, 2008.\nPage S10859\n A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further\nconsideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill at\napproximately 11 a.m., on Thursday, December 11, 2008.\nPage S10887\nMessages from the House:\n Page S10880\nAdditional Cosponsors:\n Page S10881\nStatements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:\n Pages S10881-84\nAdditional Statements:\n Pages S10879-80\n\n[[Page D1315]]\n\nAuthorities for Committees to Meet:\n Page S10884\nRecess: Senate convened at 10:30 a.m. and recessed at 6:45 p.m., until\n10 a.m. on Thursday, December 11, 2008. (For Senate's program, see the\nremarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page\nS10887.)"], ["CREC-2008-12-10-pt1-PgD1315-2", "2008-12-10", 110, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/House of Representatives", "HOUSE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDHCHAMBER", "D1315", "D1316", null, "[{\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"SJRES\", \"number\": \"46\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"HCONRES\", \"number\": \"443\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"HRES\", \"number\": \"1516\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"HRES\", \"number\": \"1526\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"HRES\", \"number\": \"1532\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"HRES\", \"number\": \"1533\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"HRES\", \"number\": \"1534\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"HRES\", \"number\": \"1535\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"3663\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"3712\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"3731\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"7311\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"7321\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"7322\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"7323\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"7324\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"7327\"}]", "154 Cong. Rec. D1315", "Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 185 (Wednesday, December 10, 2008)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 185 (Wednesday, December 10, 2008)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Pages D1315-D1316]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n House of Representatives\n\nChamber Action\nPublic Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 18 public bills, H.R. 7321,\n7325-7340; and 2 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 443; and H. Res. 1535 were\nintroduced.\n Page H10975\nAdditional Cosponsors:\n Pages H10975-76\nReports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:\n H.R. 7322, making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and\nJustice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending\nSeptember 30, 2009 (H. Rept. 110-919);\n H.R. 7323, making appropriations for financial services and general\ngovernment for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009 (H. Rept. 110-\n920);\n H.R. 7324, making appropriations for energy and water development and\nrelated agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009 (H.\nRept. 110-921); and\n H. Res. 1534, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7321) to\nauthorize financial assistance to eligible automobile manufacturers (H.\nRept. 110-922).\nPages H10870, H10876, H10974-75\nSpeaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed\nRepresentative Tauscher to act as Speaker Pro Tempore for today.\n Page H10869\nJournal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by a\nrecorded vote of 215 ayes and 170 noes with 1 voting ``present'', Roll\nNo. 686.\n Pages H10869, H10877-78\nCalendar Wednesday: Agreed that the business in order under the\nCalendar Wednesday rule be dispensed with today.\n Page H10869\nRecess: The House recessed at 10:11 a.m. and reconvened at 2:30 p.m.\n Page H10870\nUnited States-China Economic and Security Review Commission--\nAppointment: Read a letter from Representative Boehner, Minority\nLeader, in which he reappointed Mr. Larry Wortzel of Williamsburg,\nVirginia, to the United States-China Economic and Security Review\nCommission, effective January 1, 2009.\n Page H10871\n\n[[Page D1316]]\n\nWaiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to\nconsideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on\nRules: The House agreed to H. Res. 1533, waiving a requirement of\nclause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain\nresolutions reported from the Committee on Rules, by a yea-and-nay vote\nof 226 yeas to 169 nays, Roll No. 685, after agreeing to order the\nprevious question by a yea-and-nay vote of 224 yeas to 174 nays, Roll\nNo. 684.\n Pages H10871-77\n Pursuant to section 2 of H. Res. 1533, H. Res. 1516 and H. Res. 1526\nare laid on the table.\nWilliam Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act\nof 2008: The House agreed to discharge from committee and pass H.R.\n7311, to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2008 through 2011\nfor the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 and to enhance\nmeasures to combat trafficking in persons.\n Pages H10888-H10905\nCondemning the November 26, 2008, terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India,\nand expressing sympathy to the innocent victims from India and around\nthe world: The House agreed to discharge from committee and agree to H.\nRes. 1532, to condemn the November 26, 2008, terrorist attacks in\nMumbai, India, and to express sympathy to the innocent victims from\nIndia and around the world.\n Pages H10905-06\nMoment of Silence: The House observed a moment of silence in honor of\nthe men and women in uniform who have given their lives in the service\nof our Nation in Iraq and Afghanistan, their families, and all who\nserve in the armed forces and their families.\n Page H10907\nAuto Industry Financing and Restructuring Act: The House passed H.R.\n7321, to authorize financial assistance to eligible automobile\nmanufacturers, by a recorded vote of 237 ayes to 170 noes with 1 voting\n``present'', Roll No. 690.\n Pages H10908-35\nAccepted:\n LaTourette amendment (No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 110-922) that\nrequires that any lending assistance provided under TARP or EISA to an\ninsured depository institution shall report the amount of any increase\nor decrease in new lending attributed to the TARP or EISA assistance\n(by a recorded vote of 403 ayes with none voting ``no'' and 1 voting\n``present'', Roll No. 689).\nPages H10932-34\n H. Res. 1534, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was\nagreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 225 yeas to 179 noes with 1 voting\n``present'', Roll No. 688, after agreeing to order the previous\nquestion by a yea-and-nay vote of 225 yeas to 180 nays with 1 voting\n``present'', Roll No. 687.\nPages H10878-88, H10906-07, H10907-08\nWorker, Retiree, and Employer Recovery Act of 2008: The House agreed to\ndischarge from committee and pass H.R. 7327, to make technical\ncorrections related to the Pension Protection Act of 2006.\n Pages H10935-43\nShort-term Analog Flash and Emergency Readiness Act: The House agreed\nto discharge from committee and pass S. 3663, to require the Federal\nCommunications Commission to provide for a short-term extension of the\nanalog television broadcasting authority so that essential public\nsafety announcements and digital television transition information may\nbe provided for a short time during the transition to digital\ntelevision broadcasting.\n Pages H10943-44\nMaking a technical correction in the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici\nMental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008: The House agreed\nto discharge from committee and pass S. 3712, to make a technical\ncorrection in the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity\nand Addiction Equity Act of 2008.\n Page H10944\nEnsuring that the compensation and other emoluments attached to the\noffice of Secretary of State are those which were in effect on January\n1, 2007: The House agreed by unanimous consent to S.J. Res. 46, to\nensure that the compensation and other emoluments attached to the\noffice of Secretary of State are those which were in effect on January\n1, 2007.\n Pages H10944-45\nSenate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page\nH10935.\nSenate Referrals: S. 3731 was referred to the Committee on Financial\nServices.\n Page H10957\nQuorum Calls--Votes: Four yea-and-nay votes and three recorded votes\ndeveloped during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H10876,\nH10876-77, H10877-78, H10906-07, H10907-08, H10934, and H10935. There\nwere no quorum calls.\nAdjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 10:51 p.m."], ["CREC-2008-12-10-pt1-PgD1315", "2008-12-10", 110, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings", "SENATE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDSCMEETINGS", "D1315", "D1315", null, null, "154 Cong. Rec. D1315", "Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 185 (Wednesday, December 10, 2008)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 185 (Wednesday, December 10, 2008)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Page D1315]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\nCommittee Meetings\n(Committees not listed did not meet)\nCLEAN ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES\nCommittee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded a\nhearing to examine investments in clean energy and natural resources\nprojects and programs to create ``green jobs''--family-supporting,\nmiddle-skill jobs in the primary sectors of a clean energy economy of\nefficiency, renewables, and alternative transportation and fuels, and\nto stimulate the economy, after receiving testimony from Mark A.\nLimbaugh, former Assistant Secretary for Water and Science, and Denis\nGalvin, former Deputy Director National Park Service, National Parks\nConservation Association, both of the Department of the Interior;\nMalcolm D. Woolf, Maryland Energy Administration, Annapolis, on behalf\nof the National Association of State Energy Officials; Bracken\nHendricks, Center for American Progress Action Fund, and Joe Loper,\nAlliance to Save Energy, both of Washington, D.C.; Steven G. Hauser,\nGridPoint, Inc., and Kevin Book, Friedman Billings Ramsey and Company\nCapital Markets Corporation, both of Arlington, Virginia; and Cassandra\nMoseley, University of Oregon Institute for a Sustainable Environment,\nEugene.\nPREVENTION AND PUBLIC HEALTH\nCommittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee\nconcluded a hearing to examine disease prevention and public health,\nfocusing on transforming the health care system, after receiving\ntestimony from Donald Wright, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of\nHealth and Human Services for Health; Jeffrey Levi, Trust for America's\nHealth, Washington, D.C.; Kenneth E. Thorpe, Emory University Rollins\nSchool of Public Health Department of Health Policy and Management,\nAtlanta, Georgia; John J. Mahoney, Pitney Bowes, Stamford, Connecticut;\nand Carol Hibbs, Marshalltown Community Y, Marshalltown, Iowa, on\nbehalf of the YMCA of the USA's Activate America: Pioneering Healthier\nCommunities."], ["CREC-2008-12-10-pt1-PgD1316", "2008-12-10", 110, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/House Committee Meetings", "HOUSE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDHCMEETINGS", "D1316", "D1317", null, "[{\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"7321\"}]", "154 Cong. Rec. D1316", "Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 185 (Wednesday, December 10, 2008)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 185 (Wednesday, December 10, 2008)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Pages D1316-D1317]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\nCommittee Meetings\nTROUBLED ASSETS RELIEF PROGRAM OVERSIGHT\nCommittee on Financial Services: Held a hearing entitled ``Oversight\nConcerns Regarding Treasury Department Conduct of the Troubled Assets\nRelief Program.'' Testimony was heard from the following officials of\nthe Congressional Oversight Panel under the Emergency Economic\nStabilization Act: Representative Hensarling and Elizabeth Warren,\nChair; Gene\n\n[[Page D1317]]\n\nDodaro, Acting Comptroller General, GAO; and Neel Kashkari, Interim\nAssistant Secretary, Financial Stability and Assistant Secretary,\nInternational Affairs, Department of the Treasury.\nAUTO INDUSTRY FINANCING AND RESTRUCTURING ACT\nCommittee on Rules: Granted, by a non-record vote, a structured rule\nproviding for consideration of H.R. 7321, the Auto Industry Financing\nand Restructuring Act. The rule provides for one hour of debate equally\ndivided and controlled by the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member of\nthe Committee on Financial Services. The rule waives all points of\norder against the bill and against its consideration. The rule provides\nthat the bill shall be considered as read. The rule makes in order the\namendment printed in this report if offered by Representative\nLaTourette. The amendment made in order shall be considered as read and\nshall be debatable for 10 minutes equally divided and controlled by the\nproponent and an opponent. All points of order against the amendment\nare waived. The rule provides one motion to recommit the bill. Finally,\nthe rule permits the Chair, during consideration of the bill, to\npostpone further consideration to a time designated by the Speaker.\nTestimony was heard from Chairman Frank and Representative LaTourette."], ["CREC-2008-12-10-pt1-PgD1317-2", "2008-12-10", 110, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/Next Meeting of the SENATE + Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES + Other End Matter", "SENATE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDENDMATTER", "D1317", "D1318", null, "[{\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"7005\"}]", "154 Cong. Rec. 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Todd, Mo., E2355, E2370\nAlexander, Rodney, La., E2362, E2364\nArcuri, Michael A., N.Y., E2355, E2369\nBarton, Joe, Tex., E2379\nBerry, Marion, Ark., E2377, E2381\nBilirakis, Gus M., Fla., E2378\nBlumenauer, Earl, Ore., E2355\nBlunt, Roy, Mo., E2380\nBonner, Jo, Ala., E2376, E2376, E2377, E2378, E2378, E2379, E2380,\nE2380, E2381, E2382\nBordallo, Madeleine Z., Guam, E2382\nBrady, Kevin, Tex., E2373\nBraley, Bruce L., Iowa, E2353\nBrown, Corrine, Fla., E2361, E2365, E2368\nCalvert, Ken, Calif., E2367\nCarson, Andre, Ind., E2355\nCastle, Michael N., Del., E2364\nChilders, Travis W., Miss., E2375\nChristensen, Donna M., The Virgin Islands, E2354\nDavis, Lincoln, Tenn., E2383\nDoolittle, John T., Calif., E2361\nDreier, David, Calif., E2360\nEmanuel, Rahm, Ill., E2371\nEmerson, Jo Ann, Mo., E2354\nFranks, Trent, Ariz., E2384\nGerlach, Jim, Pa., E2376\nGordon, Bart, Tenn., E2360, E2360, E2374, E2375\nGraves, Sam, Mo., E2354, E2354, E2355, E2356, E2357, E2358, E2358,\nE2359\nHerger, Wally, Calif., E2357\nKildee, Dale E., Mich., E2354, E2356\nKucinich, Dennis J., Ohio, E2372, E2372, E2373, E2374\nLaHood, Ray, Ill., E2353\nLewis, John, Ga., E2366\nLynch, Stephen F., Mass., E2358\nMcCotter, Thaddeus G., Mich., E2362\nMcIntyre, Mike, N.C., E2366\nMarchant, Kenny, Tex., E2364\nMeek, Kendrick B., Fla., E2367\nMiller, George, Calif., E2372\nMiller, Jeff, Fla., E2358\nMitchell, Harry E., Ariz., E2361, E2362\nMoran, Jerry, Kans., E2376, E2381\nRadanovich, George, Calif., E2353, E2356, E2358, E2370\nRahall, Nick J., II, W.Va., E2383\nReichert, David G., Wash., E2372, E2377, E2382\nRogers, Mike, Ala., E2377\nSanchez, Loretta, Calif., E2367\nSaxton, Jim, N.J., E2362\nScott, Robert C. ``Bobby'', Va., E2384\nSestak, Joe, Pa., E2371\nShimkus, John, Ill., E2357, E2365, E2369\nSires, Albio, N.J., E2357\nSkelton, Ike, Mo., E2358\nSmith, Adrian, Nebr., E2365\nSmith, Christopher H., N.J., E2372\nSpeier, Jackie, Calif.,E2383\nTerry, Lee, Nebr., E2374, E2375, E2378, E2382\nTowns, Edolphus, N.Y., E2359, E2365, E2365, E2366, E2367, E2368, E2369,\nE2369, E2370, E2371\nUdall, Mark, Colo., E2384\nUdall, Tom, N.M., E2383\nWalden, Greg, Ore., E2374\nWWittman, Robert J., Va., E2371\nWolf, Frank R., Va., E2360, E2362, E2368"], ["CREC-2008-12-10-pt1-PgD1317", "2008-12-10", 110, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 2008-12-11", "", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDCOMMITTEEMEETINGS", "D1317", "D1317", null, null, "154 Cong. 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D1317", "Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 185 (Wednesday, December 10, 2008)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 185 (Wednesday, December 10, 2008)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Page D1317]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,\n\n DECEMBER 11, 2008\n\n (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)\n\n Senate\n\n Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold\nhearings to examine a report from the Commission on the Prevention\nof Weapons of Mass Destruction, Proliferation, and Terrorism, 10\na.m., SH-216.\n\n House\n\n Committee on Appropriations, hearing on the Impact of Recession on\nStates and Local Communities, 9:30 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.\n Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming,\nhearing entitled ``Approaching Midnight: Oversight of the Bush\nAdministration's Last-Minute Rulemakings,'' 10 a.m., 210 Cannon."], ["CREC-2008-12-09-pt1-PgD1309-2", "2008-12-09", 110, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings", "SENATE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDSCMEETINGS", "D1309", "D1309", null, null, "154 Cong. 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D1309", "Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 184 (Tuesday, December 9, 2008)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 184 (Tuesday, December 9, 2008)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Page D1309]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\nCommittee Meetings\n(Committees not listed did not meet)\n No committee meetings were held."], ["CREC-2008-12-09-pt1-PgD1309", "2008-12-09", 110, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/Senate", "SENATE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDSCHAMBER", "D1309", "D1309", null, "[{\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"SRES\", \"number\": \"718\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"SRES\", \"number\": \"719\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"SRES\", \"number\": \"720\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"SRES\", \"number\": \"724\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"SRES\", \"number\": \"727\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"SRES\", \"number\": \"724\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"SRES\", \"number\": \"725\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"SRES\", \"number\": \"726\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"SRES\", \"number\": \"727\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"3297\"}]", "154 Cong. Rec. D1309", "Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 184 (Tuesday, December 9, 2008)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 184 (Tuesday, December 9, 2008)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Page D1309]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n Tuesday, December 9, 2008\n\n[[Page D1309]]\n\n Daily Digest\n\n Senate\n\nChamber Action\nRoutine Proceedings, pages S10821-S10839\nMeasures Introduced: Four resolutions were submitted, as follows: S.\nRes. 724-727.\n Page S10834\nMeasures Passed:\n Drive Safer Sunday: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from\nfurther consideration of S. Res. 718, designating November 30, 2008, as\n``Drive Safer Sunday'', and the resolution was then agreed to.\n Page S10835\n Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: Committee on Health, Education,\nLabor, and Pensions was discharged from further consideration of S.\nRes. 720, supporting the goals and ideals of Pancreatic Cancer\nAwareness Month, and the resolution was then agreed to.\n Pages S10835-36\n National American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month: Committee\non Indian Affairs was discharged from further consideration of S. Res.\n719, recognizing National American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage\nMonth and celebrating the heritage and culture of American Indians and\nAlaska Natives and the contributions of American Indians and Alaska\nNatives to the United States, and the resolution was then agreed to.\n Page S10836\n Terrorist Attacks and Siege in Mumbai, India: Senate agreed to S.\nRes. 724, expressing the sense of the Senate on the horrific terrorist\nattacks and siege in Mumbai, India, beginning on November 26, 2008, and\nconcluding on November 29, 2008.\n Pages S10836-37\n Youth Impact Program: Senate agreed to S. Res. 725, acknowledging the\naccomplishments and goals of the Youth Impact Program.\n Page S10837\n Wreaths Across America Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 726, designating\nDecember 13, 2008, as ``Wreaths Across America Day''.\n Page S10837\n Bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 20th Anniversary: Senate agreed to S.\nRes. 727, honoring the victims of the bombing of Pan Am flight 103 on\nthe twentieth anniversary of the tragedy.\n Pages S10837-38\nAdvancing America's Priorities Act--Agreement: A unanimous-consent\nagreement was reached providing that at approximately 11:30 a.m., on\nWednesday, December 10, 2008, Senate resume consideration of the motion\nto proceed to consideration of S. 3297, to advance America's\npriorities.\n Page S10838\nNomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:\n 1 Air Force nomination in the rank of general.\nPages S10838, S10839\nNominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:\n Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Foreign Service, Navy.\n Pages S10838-39\nMessages from the House:\n Pages S10833-34\nMeasures Placed on the Calendar:\n Pages S10821, S10834\nAdditional Cosponsors:\n Page S10834\nStatements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:\n Pages S10834-35\nAdditional Statements:\n Page S10833\nAdjournment: Senate convened at 10:30 a.m. and adjourned at 6:30 p.m.,\nuntil 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, December 10, 2008. (For Senate's\nprogram, see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on\npage S10838.)"], ["CREC-2008-12-09-pt1-PgD1310-2", "2008-12-09", 110, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/House Committee Meetings", "HOUSE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDHCMEETINGS", "D1310", "D1311", null, null, "154 Cong. Rec. D1310", "Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 184 (Tuesday, December 9, 2008)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 184 (Tuesday, December 9, 2008)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Pages D1310-D1311]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\nCommittee Meetings\nFINANCIAL CRISIS--ROLE OF FANNIE MAE AND FREDDIE MAC; COMMITTEE REPORT\nCommittee on Oversight and Government: Held a hearing on the Role of\nFannie Mae and Freddie Mac in the Financial Crisis. Testimony was heard\nfrom the following CEOs of Freddie Mac: Richard Syron, 2003-2008; and\nLeland C. Brendsel, 1987-2003; the following CEOs of Fannie Mae: Daniel\nH. Mudd, 2005-2008; and Franklin Raines, 1999-2004; Edward Pinto,\nformer Chief Credit Officer, Fannie Mae, 1987-1989; Arnold King, former\nmember, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System, 1980-1986; and\npublic witnesses.\n The Committee approved the Committee Report regarding President\nBush's assertion of executive privilege in response to the Committee\nsubpoena to Attorney General Michael Mukasey.\nAUTO BAILOUT PROPOSAL--ENERGY INDEPENDENCE IMPLICATIONS\n Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming: Held a\nhearing entitled ``The Energy Independence Implications of the Auto\nBailout Proposal.'' Testimony was heard from Joan Claybrook, former\nAdministrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,\nDepartment of Transportation; and public witnesses.\nWAIVING A REQUIREMENT OF CLAUSE 6(a) OF RULE XIII WITH RESPECT TO\nCONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN RESOLUTIONS REPORTED FROM THE COMMITTEE ON\nRULES\nCommittee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a rule waiving clause 6(a)\nof rule XIII (requiring a two-thirds vote to consider a rule on the\nsame day it is reported from the Rules Committee) against certain\nresolutions reported from the Rules Committee. The rule applies the\nwaiver to any resolution reported through the legislative day of\nDecember 13, 2008\n\n[[Page D1311]]\n\nrelating to consideration or disposition of a measure to authorize\nfinancial assistance to eligible automobile manufacturers, and for\nother purposes. The resolution tables House resolutions 1516 and 1526."], ["CREC-2008-12-09-pt1-PgD1310", "2008-12-09", 110, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/House of Representatives", "HOUSE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDHCHAMBER", "D1310", "D1310", null, "[{\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"HRES\", \"number\": \"1532\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"HRES\", \"number\": \"1533\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"3663\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"3681\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"3711\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"3712\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"6871\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"7308\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"7318\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"7319\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"7320\"}]", "154 Cong. Rec. D1310", "Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 184 (Tuesday, December 9, 2008)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 184 (Tuesday, December 9, 2008)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Page D1310]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n[[Page D1310]]\n\n House of Representatives\n\nChamber Action\nPublic Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 11 public bills, H.R. 7308-\n7318; 2 private bills, H.R. 7319-7320; and 1 resolution, H. Res. 1532\nwere introduced.\n Pages H10866-67\nAdditional Cosponsors:\n Page H10867\nReports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:\n H.R. 6871, to amend the Expedited Funds Availability Act to provide a\n1-time adjustment in certain dollar amounts to account for inflation\nover the 21 years since the enactment of such Act and to provide for\nfuture adjustments of such amounts on a regular basis (H. Rept. 110-\n917) and\n H. Res. 1533, waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with\nrespect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the\nCommittee on Rules (H. Rept. 110-918).\nPage H10866\nNotification of Reassembly: Read the text of the formal notification\nsent to Members on Friday, December 5, 2008, of the reassembling of the\nHouse.\n Page H10859\nMember Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Davis (VA),\nwherein he resigned as Representative for the 11th Congressional\nDistrict of Virginia, effective November 24, 2008.\n Pages H10859-60\nWhole Number of the House: The Speaker announced to the House that, in\nlight of the resignation of the gentleman from Virginia, Mr. Tom Davis,\nthe whole number of the House is adjusted to 434.\n Page H10860\nCongressional Oversight Panel--Appointment: The Chair announced a joint\nappointment by the Speaker and the Majority Leader of the Senate and an\nappointment by the Speaker on the part of the House to the\nCongressional Oversight Panel pursuant to section 125(c)(1) of the\nEmergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-343): Joint\nAppointment: Mr. Damon Silvers of Maryland; Speaker's Appointment: Mr.\nRichard H. Neiman of New York.\n Page H10860\nRecess: The House recessed at 11:08 a.m. and reconvened at 8 p.m.\n Page H10860\nRecess: The House recessed at 8:01 p.m. and reconvened at 9 p.m.\n Page H10860\nSenate Messages: Messages received from the Senate by the Clerk and\nsubsequently presented to the House today appear on page H10859.\nSenate Referrals: S. 3663 was referred to the Committee on Energy and\nCommerce; S. 3681 was referred to the Committee on Oversight and\nGovernment Reform; S. 3711 was referred to the Committee on the\nJudiciary; and S. 3712 was referred to the Committees on Energy and\nCommerce, Education and Labor, and Ways and Means.\n Page H10860\nQuorum Calls--Votes: There were no yea-and-nay votes, and there were no\nrecorded votes. There were no quorum calls.\nAdjournment: The House met at 11 a.m. and adjourned at 9:01 p.m."], ["CREC-2008-12-09-pt1-PgD1311-2", "2008-12-09", 110, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/Next Meeting of the SENATE + Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES + Other End Matter", "SENATE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDENDMATTER", "D1311", "D1312", null, "[{\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"3297\"}]", "154 Cong. Rec. 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D1311", "Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 184 (Tuesday, December 9, 2008)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 184 (Tuesday, December 9, 2008)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Page D1311]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,\n\n DECEMBER 10, 2008\n\n (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)\n\n Senate\n\n Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hearings to\nexamine investment in clean energy and natural resources projects\nand programs to create jobs and stimulate the economy, 9:30 a.m.,\nSD-366.\n Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to hold\nhearings to examine prevention and public health, 10 a.m., SD-192.\n\n House\n\n Committee on Financial Services, hearing entitled ``Oversight\nConcerns Regarding Treasury Department Conduct of the Troubled\nAssets Relief Program,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn."], ["CREC-2008-12-08-pt1-PgD1304", "2008-12-08", 110, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/Highlights + Senate", "SENATE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDSCHAMBER", "D1304", "D1305", null, "[{\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"SRES\", \"number\": \"707\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"SRES\", \"number\": \"708\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"SRES\", \"number\": \"721\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"SRES\", \"number\": \"723\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"SRES\", \"number\": \"723\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"967\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"1000\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"1695\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"3297\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"3477\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"3718\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"3724\"}]", "154 Cong. Rec. D1304", "Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 183 (Monday, December 8, 2008)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 183 (Monday, December 8, 2008)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Pages D1304-D1305]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n Monday, December 8, 2008\n\n[[Page D1304]]\n\n Daily Digest\n\nHIGHLIGHTS\n\n See Resume of Congressional Activity.\n\n Senate\n\nChamber Action\nRoutine Proceedings, pages S10789-S10820\nMeasures Introduced: Seven bills and three resolutions were introduced,\nas follows: S. 3718-3724, and S. Res. 721-723.\n Page S10812\nMeasures Reported:\nReported on Wednesday, November 19, during the adjournment:\n Special Report entitled ``Activities of the Committee on Homeland\nSecurity and Governmental Affairs''. (S. Rept. No. 110-524)\n S. Res. 707, authorizing the President of the Senate to certify the\nfacts of the failure of Joshua Bolten, as the Custodian of Records at\nthe White House, to appear before the Committee on the Judiciary and\nproduce documents as required by Committee subpoena, with a preamble.\n(S. Rept. No. 110-522)\n S. Res. 708, authorizing the President of the Senate to certify the\nfacts of the failure of Karl Rove to appear and testify before the\nCommittee on the Judiciary and to produce documents as required by\nCommittee subpoena, with a preamble. (S. Rept. No. 110-522)\n Report to accompany S. 967, to amend chapter 41 of title 5, United\nStates Code, to provide for the establishment and authorization of\nfunding for certain training programs for supervisors of Federal\nemployees. (S. Rept. No. 110-523)\n Report to accompany S. 3477, to amend title 44, United States Code,\nto authorize grants for Presidential Centers of Historical Excellence.\n(S. Rept. No. 110-525)\n Report to accompany S. 1000, to enhance the Federal Telework Program.\n(S. Rept. No. 110-526)\n S. 1695, to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a\npathway for the licensure of biosimilar biological products, to promote\ninnovation in the life sciences, with an amendment in the nature of a\nsubstitute.\nMeasures Passed:\n Collection of Clothing, Toys, Food, and Housewares: Senate agreed to\nS. Res. 723, to permit the collection of clothing, toys, food, and\nhousewares during the holiday season for charitable purposes in Senate\nbuildings.\n Page S10819\nAppointments:\n Mickey Leland National Urban Air Toxics Research Center: The Chair,\non behalf of the Majority Leader, pursuant to Public Law 101-549,\nappointed the following individuals to the Board of Directors of the\nMickey Leland National Urban Air Toxics Research Center: Jane Delgado,\nof the District of Columbia, and John Hiatt, of Nevada.\n Pages S10818-19\nAdvancing America's Priorities Act--Agreement: A unanimous-consent\nagreement was reached providing that at approximately 12 noon, on\nTuesday, December 9, 2008, Senate resume consideration of the motion to\nproceed to consideration of S. 3297, to advance America's priorities.\n Page S10819\nNominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:\n Neil M. Barofsky, of New York, to be Special Inspector General for\nthe Troubled Asset Relief Program.\n (Prior to this action, Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban\nAffairs was discharged from further consideration, the nomination was\nreferred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs\nand discharged from further consideration.)\n 7 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.\n 6 Army nominations in the rank of general.\n 1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral.\n Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, and Navy.\n Routine list in the Foreign Service.\n (Prior to this action, Committee on Foreign Relations was discharged\nfrom further consideration.)\nPages S10817-18, S10819-20\n\n[[Page D1305]]\n\nNominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:\n Brad Cole, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of\nthe Corporation for National and Community Service for the remainder of\nthe term expiring October 6, 2012.\n Cheryl Feldman Halpern, of New Jersey, to be an Alternate\nRepresentative of the United States of America to the Sixty-third\nSession of the General Assembly of the United Nations.\n Roszell Dulany Hunter, of Virginia, to be Executive Vice President of\nthe Overseas Private Investment Corporation.\n Routine lists in the Army.\nPage S10819\nMessages from the House:\n Page S10804\nMeasures Read the First Time:\n Page S10805\nEnrolled Bills Presented:\n Page S10805\nExecutive Communications:\n Pages S10805-12\nAdditional Cosponsors:\n Page S10812\nStatements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:\n Pages S10813-16\nAdditional Statements:\n Page S10804\nNotices of Hearings/Meetings:\n Page S10816\nAdjournment: Senate convened at 3 p.m. and adjourned at 6:14 p.m.,\nuntil 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, December 9, 2008. (For Senate's program,\nsee the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page\nS10819.)"], ["CREC-2008-12-08-pt1-PgD1305-2", "2008-12-08", 110, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/House of Representatives", "HOUSE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDHCHAMBER", "D1305", "D1305", null, "[{\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"HCONRES\", \"number\": \"440\"}]", "154 Cong. Rec. D1305", "Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 183 (Monday, December 8, 2008)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 183 (Monday, December 8, 2008)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Page D1305]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n House of Representatives\n\nChamber Action\n The House was not in session today. The House is scheduled to meet at\n11 a.m. on Tuesday, December 9, 2008, pursuant to section 2 of H. Con.\nRes. 440."], ["CREC-2008-12-08-pt1-PgD1305-3", "2008-12-08", 110, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/House Committee Meetings", "HOUSE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDHCMEETINGS", "D1305", "D1305", null, null, "154 Cong. Rec. D1305", "Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 183 (Monday, December 8, 2008)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 183 (Monday, December 8, 2008)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Page D1305]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\nCommittee Meetings\nU.S. ECONOMY--ROLE OF CREDIT DERIVATIVES\nCommittee on Agriculture: Held a hearing to review the role of credit\nderivatives in the U.S. economy. Testimony was heard from public\nwitnesses.\nBRIEFING--MUMBAI/CYBER UPDATE\nPermanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to\nreceive a briefing on Mumbai/Cyber Update. The Committee was briefed by\ndepartmental witnesses."], ["CREC-2008-12-08-pt1-PgD1305-4", "2008-12-08", 110, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/NEW PUBLIC LAWS", "HOUSE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDNEWPUBLAWS", "D1305", "D1306", null, "[{\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"602\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"1193\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"2040\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"5714\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"6867\"}]", "154 Cong. Rec. D1305", "Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 183 (Monday, December 8, 2008)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 183 (Monday, December 8, 2008)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Pages D1305-D1306]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n NEW PUBLIC LAWS\n\n (For last listing of Public Laws, see Daily Digest, p. D1271)\n H.R. 6867, to provide for additional emergency unemployment\ncompensation. Signed on November 21, 2008. (Public Law 110-449)\n H.R. 5714, to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in\nrecognition and celebration of the establishment of the United States\nArmy in 1775, to honor the American soldier of both today and\nyesterday, in wartime and in peace, and to commemorate the traditions,\nhistory, and heritage of the United States Army and its role in\nAmerican society, from the Colonial period to today. Signed on December\n1, 2008. (Public Law 110-450)\n H.R. 2040, to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in\ncommemoration of the semicentennial of the enactment of the Civil\nRights Act of 1964. Signed on December 2, 2008. (Public Law 110-451)\n S. 602, to develop the next generation of parental control\ntechnology. Signed on December 2, 2008. (Public Law 110-452)\n\n[[Page D1306]]\n\n S. 1193, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to take into trust 2\nparcels of Federal land for the benefit of certain Indian Pueblos in\nthe State of New Mexico, and for other purposes. Signed on December 2,\n2008. (Public Law 110-453)"], ["CREC-2008-12-08-pt1-PgD1305", "2008-12-08", 110, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings", "SENATE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDSCMEETINGS", "D1305", "D1305", null, null, "154 Cong. Rec. D1305", "Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 183 (Monday, December 8, 2008)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 183 (Monday, December 8, 2008)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Page D1305]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\nCommittee Meetings\n(Committees not listed did not meet)\nUSDA FOOD ASSISTANCE AND CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS\nCommittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Committee concluded\na hearing to examine United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)\nfood assistance and child nutrition programs in the economic downturn,\nfocusing on promoting health and fighting hunger, after receiving\ntestimony from Eileen Kennedy, Tufts University Friedman School of\nNutrition Science and Policy, Boston, Massachusetts; Mariana Chilton,\nDrexel University School of Public Health, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;\nMary Kay Fox, Mathematica Policy Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts;\nand Carolyn L. Duff, Richland County School District One, Columbia,\nSouth Carolina, on behalf of the National Association of School Nurses."], ["CREC-2008-12-08-pt1-PgD1306-2", "2008-12-08", 110, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD", "SENATE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDAHEAD", "D1306", "D1306", null, "[{\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"3297\"}]", "154 Cong. Rec. D1306", "Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 183 (Monday, December 8, 2008)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 183 (Monday, December 8, 2008)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Page D1306]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD\n\n Week of December 9 through December 13, 2008\n\n Senate Chamber\n\n On Tuesday, at 12 noon, Senate will resume consideration of S. 3297,\nAdvancing America's Priorities Act.\n During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any cleared\nlegislative and executive business.\n\n Senate Committees\n\n (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)\n Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: December 10, to hold\nhearings to examine investment in clean energy and natural resources\nprojects and programs to create jobs and stimulate the economy, 9:30\np.m., SD-366.\n Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: December 10,\nto hold hearings to examine prevention and public health, 10 a.m.,\nSD-192.\n Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: December\n11, to hold hearings to examine a report from the Commission on the\nPrevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction, Proliferation, and\nTerrorism, 10 a.m., SH-216."], ["CREC-2008-12-08-pt1-PgD1306", "2008-12-08", 110, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 2008-12-09", "", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDCOMMITTEEMEETINGS", "D1306", "D1306", null, null, "154 Cong. Rec. D1306", "Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 183 (Monday, December 8, 2008)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 183 (Monday, December 8, 2008)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Page D1306]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY,\n\n DECEMBER 9, 2008\n\n (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)\n\n Senate\n\n No meetings/hearings scheduled.\n\n House\n\n Committee on Oversight and Government, hearing on The Role of\nFannie Mae and Freddie Mac in the Financial Crisis; followed by a\nmark up of a Committee Report regarding President Bush's assertion\nof executive privilege in response to the Committee subpoena to\nAttorney General Michael Mukasey, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.\n Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming,\nhearing entitled ``The Energy Independence Implications of the Auto\nBailout Proposal,'' 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn."], ["CREC-2008-12-08-pt1-PgD1307-2", "2008-12-08", 110, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/Next Meeting of the SENATE + Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES + Other End Matter", "SENATE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDENDMATTER", "D1307", "D1308", null, "[{\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"3297\"}]", "154 Cong. 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Rec. D1307", "Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 183 (Monday, December 8, 2008)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 183 (Monday, December 8, 2008)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Page D1307]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n*These figures include all measures reported, even if there was no\naccompanying report. A total of 272 reports have been filed in the\nSenate, a total of 409 reports have been filed in the House.\n\n[[Page D1307]]\n\n Resume of Congressional Activity\n\n SECOND SESSION OF THE ONE HUNDRED TENTH CONGRESS\n\n The first table gives a comprehensive resume of all legislative\nbusiness transacted by the Senate and House.\n The second table accounts for all nominations submitted to the\nSenate by the President for Senate confirmation.\n\n DATA ON LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY\n\n January 3 through November 30, 2008\n\n Senate House Total\n Days in session............... 171 116 . .\n Time in session............... 957 hrs., 33\u007f 881 hrs., 48\u007f . .\n Congressional Record:\n Pages of proceedings........... 10,777 10,857 . .\n Extensions of Remarks.......... . . 2,336 . .\n Public bills enacted into law. 94 176 . .\n Private bills enacted into law . . . . . .\n Bills in conference........... 4 5 . .\n Measures passed, total........ 571 990 1,561\n Senate bills................... 108 93 . .\n House bills.................... 175 424 . .\n Senate joint resolutions....... 4 4 . .\n House joint resolutions........ 4 3 . .\n Senate concurrent resolutions.. 23 6 . .\n House concurrent resolutions... 38 94 . .\n Simple resolutions............. 219 366 . .\n Measures reported,* total..... 452 398 850\n Senate bills................... 295 4 . .\n House bills.................... 127 288 . .\n Senate joint resolutions....... 3 1 . .\n House joint resolutions........ 1 . . . .\n Senate concurrent resolutions.. 2 . . . .\n House concurrent resolutions... 2 5 . .\n Simple resolutions............. 22 100 . .\n Special reports............... 7 8 . .\n Conference reports............ 1 4 . .\n Measures pending on calendar.. 661 89 . .\n Measures introduced, total.... 1,555 3,187 4,742\n Bills.......................... 1,193 2,377 . .\n Joint resolutions.............. 18 26 . .\n Concurrent resolutions......... 42 164 . .\n Simple resolutions............. 302 620 . .\n Quorum calls.................. 3 2 . .\n Yea-and-nay votes............. 214 468 . .\n Recorded votes................ . . 213 . .\n Bills vetoed.................. . . 4 . .\n Vetoes overridden............. 3 3 . .\n DISPOSITION OF EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS\n\n January 3 through November 30, 2008\n\n Civilian nominations, totaling 504 (including 180\n nominations carried over from the First Session),\n disposed of as follows:\n\n Confirmed..........................................268...\n Unconfirmed........................................196...\n Withdrawn...........................................40...\n\n Other Civilian nominations, totaling 2,970 (including 8\n nominations carried over from the First Session),\n disposed of as follows:\n\n Confirmed........................................2,959...\n Unconfirmed.........................................11...\n\n Air Force nominations, totaling 5,929 (including 5\n nominations carried over from the First Session),\n disposed of as follows:\n\n Confirmed........................................5,904...\n Unconfirmed.........................................24...\n Withdrawn............................................1...\n\n Army nominations, totaling 6,355 (including 19 nominations\n carried over from the First Session), disposed of as\n follows:\n\n Confirmed........................................5,640...\n Unconfirmed........................................714...\n Withdrawn............................................1...\n\n Navy nominations, totaling 4,723 (including 3 nominations\n carried over from the First Session), disposed of as\n follows:\n\n Confirmed........................................4,665...\n Unconfirmed.........................................57...\n Withdrawn............................................1...\n\n Marine Corps nominations, totaling 1,566 (including 1\n nomination carried over from the First Session),\n disposed of as follows:\n\n Confirmed........................................1,557...\n Unconfirmed..........................................9...\n Summary\n Total nominations carried over from the First Session..216\n Total nominations received this Session.............21,831\n Total confirmed.....................................20,993\n Total unconfirmed....................................1,011\n Total withdrawn.........................................43\n Total returned to the White House........................0"], ["CREC-2008-12-05-pt1-PgD1300-2", "2008-12-05", 110, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings", "SENATE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDSCMEETINGS", "D1300", "D1300", null, null, "154 Cong. Rec. D1300", "Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 182 (Friday, December 5, 2008)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 182 (Friday, December 5, 2008)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Page D1300]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\nCommittee Meetings\n(Committees not listed did not meet)\nDOMESTIC AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY\nCommittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: On Thursday, December\n4, Committee continued hearings to examine the state of the domestic\nautomobile industry, after receiving testimony from Gene L. Dodaro,\nActing Comptroller General, Government Accountability Office; G.\nRichard Wagoner, Jr., General Motors Corporation, and Ron Gettelfinger,\nboth of Detroit, Michigan; Robert Nardelli, Chrysler LLC, Auburn Hills,\nMichigan; Alan R. Mulally, Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan;\nJames Fleming, Connecticut Automotive Retailers Association, Simsbury,\nConnecticut; Keith Wandell, Johnson Controls, Inc., Glendale,\nWisconsin; and Mark Zandi, Moody's Economy.com, West Chester,\nPennsylvania."], ["CREC-2008-12-05-pt1-PgD1300-3", "2008-12-05", 110, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/House of Representatives", "HOUSE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDHCHAMBER", "D1300", "D1300", null, "[{\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"HCONRES\", \"number\": \"440\"}]", "154 Cong. Rec. D1300", "Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 182 (Friday, December 5, 2008)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 182 (Friday, December 5, 2008)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Page D1300]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n House of Representatives\n\nChamber Action\n The House was not in session today. The House is scheduled to meet at\n11 a.m. on Tuesday, December 9, 2008, pursuant to section 2 of H. Con.\nRes. 440."], ["CREC-2008-12-05-pt1-PgD1300-4", "2008-12-05", 110, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/House Committee Meetings", "HOUSE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDHCMEETINGS", "D1300", "D1300", null, null, "154 Cong. Rec. D1300", "Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 182 (Friday, December 5, 2008)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 182 (Friday, December 5, 2008)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Page D1300]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\nCommittee Meetings\nINDUSTRY PLANS TO STABILIZE THE AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY\nCommittee on Financial Services: Held a hearing entitled ``Review\nIndustry Plans to Stabilize the Financial Condition of the American\nAutomobile Industry.'' Testimony was heard from G. Richard Wagoner,\nJr., Chairman and CEO, General Motors Corporation; Robert Nardelli,\nCEO, Chrysler; Alan Mulally, President and CEO, Ford Motor Company; Ron\nGettelfinger, President, United Auto Workers; Gene Dodaro, Acting\nComptroller General, GAO; and public witnesses.\n2009 BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD BENEFIT: WHAT IT MEANS FOR FEDERAL\nEMPLOYEES\nCommittee on Oversight and Government Reform: On December 3, the\nSubcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service and the District of\nColumbia held a hearing entitled ``2009 Blue Cross Blue Shield Health\nBenefit: What it means for Federal employees.'' Testimony was heard\nfrom Nancy H. Kichak, Associate Director, Strategic Human Resources\nPolicy, OPM; Stephen W. Gammarino, Senior Vice President, National\nPrograms, Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association; and public witnesses.\n\nJoint Meetings\nEMPLOYMENT\nJoint Economic Committee: Committee concluded hearings to examine the\nemployment-unemployment situation for November 2008, after receiving\ntestimony from Keith Hall, Commissioner, Bureau of Labor Statistics,\nDepartment of Labor."], ["CREC-2008-12-05-pt1-PgD1300-5", "2008-12-05", 110, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD", "HOUSE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDAHEAD", "D1300", "D1301", null, null, "154 Cong. Rec. D1300", "Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 182 (Friday, December 5, 2008)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 182 (Friday, December 5, 2008)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Pages D1300-D1301]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD\n\n Week of December 8 through December 13, 2008\n\n Senate Chamber\n\n To be announced.\n\n[[Page D1301]]\n\n Senate Committees\n\n (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)\n To be announced.\n\n House Committees\n\n Committee on Agriculture, December 8, hearing to review the role\nof credit derivatives in the U.S. economy, 1 p.m., 1300 Longworth.\n Committee on Appropriations, December 11, hearing on the Impact of\nRecession on States and Local Communities, 9:30 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.\n Committee on Energy and Commerce, December 10, Subcommittee on\nCommerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection, hearing entitled\n``Implementation of the CPSIA: Urgent Questions about Application\nDates, Testing and Certification, and Protecting Children,'' 10\na.m., 2123 Rayburn.\n Committee on Financial Services, December 10, hearing entitled\n``Oversight Concerns Regarding Treasury Department Conduct of the\nTroubled Assets Relief Program,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.\n Committee on Oversight and Government, December 9, hearing on The\nRole of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in the Financial Crisis, followed\nby a markup of a committee report regarding President Bush assertion\nof executive privilege in response to the committee subpoena to\nAttorney General Mukasey, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.\n Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, December 8, executive,\nbriefing on Mumbai/Cyber Update, 2 p.m., H-405 Capitol.\n Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming,\nDecember 11, hearing entitled ``Approaching Midnight: Oversight of\nthe Bush Administration's Last-Minute Rulemakings,'' 10 a.m., room\nto be announced."], ["CREC-2008-12-05-pt1-PgD1300", "2008-12-05", 110, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/Senate", "SENATE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDSCHAMBER", "D1300", "D1300", null, null, "154 Cong. 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D1301", "Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 182 (Friday, December 5, 2008)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 182 (Friday, December 5, 2008)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Pages D1301-D1302]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n\u0000CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (USPS 087\ufffd09390).\n\n\u0000The Periodicals postage is paid at Washington, D.C.\n\u0000 The public proceedings of each House of Congress, as reported\n\u0000 by the Official Reporters thereof, are printed pursuant to\n\u0000 directions of the Joint Committee on Printing as authorized by\n\u0000 appropriate provisions of Title 44, United States Code,\n\u0000 and published for each day that one or both Houses are in session,\n\u0000 excepting very infrequent instances when two or more unusually\n\u0000 small consecutive issues are printed one time.\n\u0000\u0014Public access to the Congressional Record is available online\n\u0000 through GPO Access, a service of the Government Printing Office,\n\u0000 free of charge to the user. 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Rec. D1286", "Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 177 (Thursday, November 20, 2008)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 177 (Thursday, November 20, 2008)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Pages D1286-D1288]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n Thursday, November 20, 2008\n\n[[Page D1286]]\n\n Daily Digest\n\n Senate\n\nChamber Action\nRoutine Proceedings, pages S10681-S10777\nMeasures Introduced: Fifteen bills and twelve resolutions were\nintroduced, as follows: S. 13, 16-20, 3709-3717, S. Res. 710-720, and\nS. Con. Res. 106.\n Pages S10742-43\nMeasures Passed:\n Unemployment Compensation Extension Act: Senate passed H.R. 6867, to\nprovide for additional emergency unemployment compensation, after\nagreeing to the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill,\nclearing the measure for the President.\n Pages S10701-02\n During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the\nfollowing action:\n By 89 yeas to 6 nays (Vote No. 214), three-fifths of those Senators\nduly chosen and sworn, having voted in the affirmative, Senate agreed\nto the motion to close further debate on the motion to proceed to\nconsideration of the bill.\nPage S10701\n Dr. Walter Carl Gordon, Jr. Post Office Building: Senate passed H.R.\n6859, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service\nlocated at 1501 South Slappey Boulevard in Albany, Georgia, as the\n``Dr. Walter Carl Gordon, Jr. Post Office Building'', clearing the\nmeasure for the President.\n Page S10768\n Joseph A. Ryan Post Office Building: Committee on Homeland Security\nand Governmental Affairs was discharged from further consideration of\nS. 3681, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service\nlocated at 5070 Vegas Valley Drive in Las Vegas, Nevada, as the\n``Joseph A. Ryan Post Office Building'', and the bill was then passed.\n Page S10768\n Federal Judiciary Cost of Living Adjustment: Senate passed S. 3711,\nto authorize a cost of living adjustment for the Federal judiciary.\n Pages S10768-69\n Technical Correction: Senate passed S. 3712, to make a technical\ncorrection in the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity\nand Addiction Equity Act of 2008.\n Page S10769\n Short-term Analog Flash and Emergency Readiness Act: Committee on\nCommerce, Science, and Transportation was discharged from further\nconsideration of S. 3663, to require the Federal Communications\nCommission to provide for a short-term extension of the analog\ntelevision broadcasting authority so that essential public safety\nannouncements and digital television transition information may be\nprovided for a short time during the transition to digital television\nbroadcasting, and the bill was then passed, after agreeing to the\nfollowing amendment proposed thereto:\n Pages S10769-71\n Dorgan (for Rockefeller) Amendment No. 5698, to provide for the\nshort-term partial extension of analog broadcasting.\nPages S10770-71\n Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall: Senate agreed to H. Con.\nRes. 435, authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall on December 2, 2008,\nfor ceremonies and activities held in connection with the opening of\nthe Capitol Visitor Center to the public.\n Page S10771\n Bluefin Tuna Conservation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and\nTransportation was discharged from further consideration of S. Res.\n709, expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States should\npursue the adoption of bluefin tuna conservation and management\nmeasures at the 16th Special Meeting of the International Commission on\nthe Conservation of Atlantic Tunas, and the resolution was then agreed\nto.\n Pages S10771-72\n Stoning Death in Somalia: Senate agreed to S. Res. 711, condemning\nthe tragic and senseless death by stoning of a 13-year-old girl from\nSomalia.\n Page S10772\n Congratulating Philadelphia Phillies: Senate agreed to S. Res. 712,\ncongratulating the Philadelphia Phillies on winning the 2008 World\nSeries.\n Pages S10772-73\n Democratic Republic of Congo: Senate agreed to S. Res. 713, calling\non all parties to the escalating violence in eastern Democratic\nRepublic of Congo to implement an immediate ceasefire and work with\n\n[[Page D1287]]\n\nthe support of the international community toward a comprehensive and\nlasting solution to the crisis.\n Pages S10773-75\n Honoring California Firefighters and Emergency Workers: Senate agreed\nto S. Res. 714, honoring the firefighters and emergency workers who\ncourageously fought fires in California in 2008.\n Page S10775\n Senate National Security Working Group Authority: Senate agreed to S.\nRes. 715, extending the authority for the Senate National Security\nWorking Group.\n Page S10775\nMeasures Considered:\nAdvancing America's Priorities Act: Senate continued consideration of\nthe motion to proceed to consideration of S. 3297, to advance America's\npriorities.\n Page S10702\nAppointments:\n United States-China Economic Security Review Commission: The Chair,\non behalf of the President pro tempore, pursuant to Public Law 106-398,\nas amended by Public Law 108-7, in accordance with the qualifications\nspecified under section 1238(b)(3)(E) of Public Law 106-398, and upon\nthe recommendation of the Majority Leader, in consultation with the\nchairmen of the Senate Committee on Armed Services and the Senate\nCommittee on Finance, reappointed the following individual to the\nUnited States-China Economic Security Review Commission: Peter\nVidenieks of Virginia, for a term beginning January 1, 2009 and\nexpiring December 31, 2010.\n Page S10776\nSigning Authority--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached\nproviding that during the session of the Senate on Thursday, November\n20, 2008, the Majority Leader, be authorized to sign duly enrolled\nbills or joint resolutions.\n Page S10707\nTributes to Retiring Senators--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement\nwas reached providing that the order from September 27, 2008 regarding\ntributes to retiring Senators be modified so that Senators be permitted\nto submit such tributes for inclusion in a Senate document until\nFriday, December 12, 2008.\n Page S10776\nAuthorizing Leadership to Make Appointments--Agreement: A unanimous-\nconsent agreement was reached providing that, notwithstanding the\nupcoming recess or adjournment of the Senate, the President of the\nSenate, the President pro tempore, and the Majority and Minority\nLeaders be authorized to make appointments to commissions, committees,\nboards, conferences, or interparliamentary conferences authorized by\nlaw, by concurrent action of the two Houses, or by order of the Senate.\n Page S10776\nPro Forma Sessions--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was\nreached providing that Senate meet the following days and times for pro\nforma sessions only with no business conducted: Monday, November 24 at\n9:30 a.m.; Wednesday, November 26 at 10 a.m.; Saturday, November 29 at\n2 p.m.; Tuesday, December 2 at 10:30 a.m.; and Friday, December 5 at 11\na.m.; that when Senate recesses on Friday, December 5, 2008, it stand\nin recess until 3 p.m. on Monday, December 8, 2008; that following the\nprayer and pledge, the journal of proceedings be approved to date, the\ntime for the two leaders be reserved for their use later in the day,\nand Senate be in a period of morning business for up to one hour with\nSenators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each.\n Page S10776\nRemoval of Injunction of Secrecy: The injunction of secrecy was removed\nfrom the following treaty:\n Investment Treaty with Rwanda (Treaty Doc. No. 110-23).\n The treaty was transmitted to the Senate today, considered as having\nbeen read for the first time, and referred, with accompanying papers,\nto the Committee on Foreign Relations and ordered to be printed.\n Pages S10775-76\nNominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:\n Gene Allan Cretz, of New York, to be Ambassador to Libya.\n (Prior to this action, Committee on Foreign Relations was discharged\nfrom further consideration.)\n Ricardo H. Hinojosa, of Texas, to be a Member of the United States\nSentencing Commission for a term expiring October 31, 2013.\n (Prior to this action, Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from\nfurther consideration.)\n William B. Carr, Jr., of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the United\nStates Sentencing Commission for a term expiring October 31, 2011.\n Douglas D. Randall, of Missouri, to be a Member of the National\nScience Board, National Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10,\n2014.\n (Prior to this action, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and\nPensions was discharged from further consideration.)\n Ray M. Bowen, of Texas, to be a Member of the National Science Board,\nNational Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 2014.\n (Prior to this action, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and\nPensions was discharged from further consideration.)\n\n[[Page D1288]]\n\n France A. Cordova, of Indiana, to be a Member of the National Science\nBoard, National Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 2014.\n (Prior to this action, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and\nPensions was discharged from further consideration.)\n G. P. Peterson, of Colorado, to be a Member of the National Science\nBoard, National Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 2014.\n (Prior to this action, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and\nPensions was discharged from further consideration.)\n Alfred S. Irving, Jr., of the District of Columbia, to be an\nAssociate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for\nthe term of fifteen years.\n (Prior to this action, Committee on Homeland Security and\nGovernmental Affairs was discharged from further consideration.)\n Kathryn A. Oberly, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate\nJudge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals for the term of\nfifteen years.\n (Prior to this action, Committee on Homeland Security and\nGovernmental Affairs was discharged from further consideration.)\n Barbara Ernst Prey, of New York, to be a Member of the National\nCouncil on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2014.\n (Prior to this action, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and\nPensions was discharged from further consideration.)\n 5 Coast Guard nominations in the rank of admiral, and a Routine list,\nexcept the nomination of Robert E. Day.\n (Prior to this action, Committee on Commerce, Science, and\nTransportation was discharged from further consideration.)\n Routine lists in the Foreign Service.\n (Prior to this action, Committee on Foreign Relations was discharged\nfrom further consideration.)\n Routine lists in National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.\n (Prior to this action, Committee on Commerce, Science, and\nTransportation was discharged from further consideration.)\n Routine lists in the Public Health Service.\n (Prior to this action, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and\nPensions was discharged from further consideration.)\n Pages S10765-68, S10776-77\nNominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:\n 1 Army nomination in the rank of general.\n A routine list in the Foreign Service.\nPage S10776\nMessages from the House:\n Page S10735\nExecutive Communications:\n Pages S10735-41\nExecutive Reports of Committees:\n Pages S10741-42\nAdditional Cosponsors:\n Page S10743\nStatements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:\n Pages S10743-57\nAdditional Statements:\n Pages S10732-34\nAmendments Submitted:\n Pages S10757-58\nRecord Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--214)\n Page S10701\nRecess: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and recessed at 6:03 p.m., until\n9:30 a.m. on Monday, November 24, 2008. (For Senate's program, see the\nremarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page\nS10776.)"], ["CREC-2008-11-20-pt1-PgD1288", "2008-11-20", 110, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings", "SENATE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDSCMEETINGS", "D1288", "D1288", null, null, "154 Cong. Rec. 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D1289", "Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 177 (Thursday, November 20, 2008)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 177 (Thursday, November 20, 2008)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Page D1289]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\nCommittee Meetings\nCREDIT DERIVATIVES ECONOMIC ROLE\nCommittee on Agriculture: Held a hearing to review the role of credit\nderivatives in the U.S. economy. Testimony was heard from Ananda\nRadhakrishman, Director, Division of Clearing and Intermediary\nOversight, CFTC; Patrick Parkinson, Deputy Director, Division of\nResearch and Statistics, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System;\nErik R. Sirri, Director, Division of Trading and Markets, SEC; and Eric\nR. Dinallo, Superintendent, Department of Insurance, State of New York.\nSMALL BUSINESS CREDIT CONDITIONS\nCommittee on Small Business: Held a hearing entitled ``Review of Recent\nFederal Efforts to Improve Credit Conditions for Small Businesses.''\nTestimony was heard from Randall S. Kroszner, member, Board of\nGovernors, Federal Reserve System; and Karthik Ramanathan, Acting\nAssistant Secretary, Financial Markets, Department of the Treasury."], ["CREC-2008-11-20-pt1-PgD1289-3", "2008-11-20", 110, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 2008-11-21", "", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDCOMMITTEEMEETINGS", "D1289", "D1289", null, null, "154 Cong. Rec. 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Lacy, Mo., E2299, E2300, E2306\nConyers, John, Jr., Mich., E2323\nCosta, Jim, Calif., E2286, E2298, E2303, E2317, E2324, E2331\nCourtney, Joe, Conn., E2302, E2315\nCuellar, Henry, Tex., E2312\nDavis, Danny K., Ill., E2329, E2333\nDavis, David, Tenn., E2320\nDavis, Tom, Va., E2312\nDeLauro, Rosa L., Conn., E2300\nDent, Charles W., Pa., E2328\nDonnelly, Joe, Ind., E2320\nDoolittle, John T., Calif., E2288, E2298, E2303, E2305, E2307, E2314\nFarr, Sam, Calif., E2285, E2293\nFattah, Chaka, Pa., E2284, E2286\nFilner, Bob, Calif., E2292\nFrank, Barney, Mass., E2299, E2326\nGallegly, Elton, Calif., E2333\nGarrett, Scott, N.J., E2321\nGiffords, Gabrielle, Ariz., E2289, E2300, E2302, E2304, E2306\nGingrey, Phil, Ga., E2304\nGonzalez, Charles A., Tex., E2327\nGoodlatte, Bob, Va., E2321, E2330\nGraves, Sam, Mo., E2321, E2322, E2323, E2325, E2326, E2327, E2329,\nE2330, E2331, E2332\nHarman, Jane, Calif., E2285\nHastings, Alcee L., Fla., E2313\nHayes, Robin, N.C., E2328\nHensarling, Jeb, Tex., E2284\nHulshof, Kenny C., Mo., E2284\nJohnson, Sam, Tex., E2328\nKagen, Steve, Wisc., E2314\nKaptur, Marcy, Ohio, E2283\nKildee, Dale E., Mich., E2298, E2303\nKing, Steve, Iowa, E2310\nKingston, Jack, Ga., E2310\nKucinich, Dennis J., Ohio, E2332, E2333, E2334, E2335, E2335\nLampson, Nick, Tex., E2324\nLarson, John B., Conn., E2315\nLee, Barbara, Calif., E2322\nLewis, Jerry, Calif., E2284, E2304\nLewis, John, Ga., E2308, E2325\nLipinski, Daniel, Ill., E2297\nMcCarthy, Kevin, Calif., E2286, E2288, E2332\nMcCollum, Betty, Minn., E2296, E2303, E2307, E2313, E2331\nMcCotter, Thaddeus G., Mich., E2291\nMiller, Jeff, Fla., E2288, E2291, E2303, E2306\nMitchell, Harry E., Ariz., E2321, E2332\nMoore, Dennis, Kans., E2287, E2302\nMyrick, Sue Wilkins, N.C., E2299\nNadler, Jerrold, N.Y., E2291\nOrtiz, Solomon P., Tex., E2327\nPascrell, Bill, Jr., N.J., E2294\nPaul, Ron, Tex., E2334\nPickering, Charles W. ``Chip'', Miss., E2390\nPryce, Deborah, Ohio, E2318\nRadanovich, George, Calif., E2294, E2304\nRangel, Charles B., N.Y., E2295, E2317\nRogers, Mike, Ala., E2285\nRos-Lehtinen, Ileana, Fla., E2335\nRyan, Tim, Ohio, E2323\nSaxton, Jim, N.J., E2289\nSchwartz, Allyson Y., Pa., E2289, E2316\nShimkus, John, Ill., E2285, E2305, E2307\nShuster, Bill, Pa., E2298\nSkelton, Ike, Mo., E2312\nSlaughter, Louise McIntosh, N.Y., E2313\nSpeier, Jackie, Calif.,E2316, E2318, E2320\nStark, Fortney Pete, Calif., E2317\nTancredo, Thomas G., Colo., E2286\nTanner, John S., Tenn., E2316\nTauscher, Ellen O., Calif., E2312\nThompson, Mike, Calif., E2295, E2301, E2307, E2322\nTowns, Edolphus, N.Y., E2283\nUpton, Fred, Mich., E2321, E2325, E2330\nVan Hollen, Chris, Md., E2293\nWalberg, Timothy, Mich., E2288\nWalsh, James T., N.Y., E2297, E2321\nWeldon, Dave, Fla., E2335, E2335, E2335, E2336, E2336\nWilson, Joe, S.C., E2318, E2325, E2331\nWWittman, Robert J., Va., E2289, E2291\nWolf, Frank R., Va., E2319\nWoolsey, Lynn C., Calif., E2295, E2297, E2301"], ["CREC-2008-11-20-pt1-PgD1289", "2008-11-20", 110, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/House of Representatives", "HOUSE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDHCHAMBER", "D1289", "D1289", null, "[{\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"HCONRES\", \"number\": \"440\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"HRES\", \"number\": \"1531\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"7296\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"7307\"}]", "154 Cong. Rec. D1289", "Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 177 (Thursday, November 20, 2008)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 177 (Thursday, November 20, 2008)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Page D1289]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n[[Page D1289]]\n\n House of Representatives\n\nChamber Action\nPublic Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 12 public bills, H.R. 7296-\n7307, and 1 resolution, H. Res. 1531, were introduced.\n Page H10856\nAdditional Cosponsors:\n Pages H10856-57\nReport Filed: A report was filed today as follows:\n Security Clearance Reform: Upgrading the Gateway to the National\nSecurity Community (H. Rept. 110-916).\nPage H10856\nSpeaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed\nRepresentative McNulty to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.\n Page H10847\nUnited States-China Economic and Security Review Commission--\nAppointment: The Chair announced the Speaker's reappointment of the\nfollowing member on the part of the House to the United States-China\nEconomic Security Review Commission, effective January 1, 2009: Mr.\nMichael Wessel of Falls Church, Virginia.\n Page H10847\nRecess: The House recessed at 10 a.m. and reconvened at 3 p.m.\n Page H10847\nCongressional Oversight Panel--Appointment: Read a letter from\nRepresentative Boehner, Minority Leader, in which he appointed\nRepresentative Hensarling to the Congressional Oversight Panel,\npursuant to section 125(c)(1) of the Emergency Economic Stabilization\nAct of 2008 (P.L. 110-343).\n Page H10848\nSenate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page\nH10847.\nQuorum Calls--Votes: There were no yea-and-nay votes, and there were no\nrecorded votes. There were no quorum calls.\nAdjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and at 3:02 p.m., pursuant to the\nprovisions of H. Con. Res. 440, the House stands adjourned until 11\na.m. on Saturday, January 3, 2009."], ["CREC-2008-11-19-pt1-PgD1280", "2008-11-19", 110, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/Highlights + Senate", "SENATE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDSCHAMBER", "D1280", "D1281", null, "[{\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"SRES\", \"number\": \"707\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"SRES\", \"number\": \"709\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"SRES\", \"number\": \"707\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"SRES\", \"number\": \"708\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"967\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"1000\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"1193\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"1695\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"2040\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"3297\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"3477\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"3691\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"3708\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"6867\"}]", "154 Cong. Rec. D1280", "Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 176 (Wednesday, November 19, 2008)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 176 (Wednesday, November 19, 2008)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Pages D1280-D1281]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n Wednesday, November 19, 2008\n\n[[Page D1280]]\n\n Daily Digest\n\n HIGHLIGHTS\n\n Senator Barack Obama, of Illinois, submitted a letter of\n resignation from the United States Senate.\n\n Senate\n\n Chamber Action\n Routine Proceedings, pages S10607-S10679\n Measures Introduced: Eighteen bills and three resolutions were\nintroduced, as follows: S. 3691-3708, and S. Res. 707-709.\n Pages S10659-60\nMeasures Reported:\n Special Report entitled ``Activities of the Committee on Homeland\nSecurity and Governmental Affairs''. (S. Rept. No. 110-524)\n S. Res. 707, authorizing the President of the Senate to certify the\nfacts of the failure of Joshua Bolten, as the Custodian of Records at\nthe White House, to appear before the Committee on the Judiciary and\nproduce documents as required by Committee subpoena, with a preamble.\n(S. Rept. No. 110-522)\n S. Res. 708, authorizing the President of the Senate to certify the\nfacts of the failure of Karl Rove to appear and testify before the\nCommittee on the Judiciary and to produce documents as required by\nCommittee subpoena, with a preamble. (S. Rept. No. 110-522)\n Report to accompany S. 967, to amend chapter 41 of title 5, United\nStates Code, to provide for the establishment and authorization of\nfunding for certain training programs for supervisors of Federal\nemployees. (S. Rept. No. 110-523)\n Report to accompany S. 3477, to amend title 44, United States Code,\nto authorize grants for Presidential Centers of Historical Excellence.\n(S. Rept. No. 110-525)\n Report to accompany S. 1000, to enhance the Federal Telework\nProgram. (S. Rept. No. 110-526)\n S. 1695, to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a\npathway for the licensure of biosimilar biological products, to promote\ninnovation in the life sciences, with an amendment in the nature of a\nsubstitute.\nPage S10659\nMeasures Passed:\n Civil Rights Act of 1964 Commemorative Coin Act: Committee on\nBanking, Housing, and Urban Affairs was discharged from further\nconsideration of H.R. 2040, to require the Secretary of the Treasury to\nmint coins in commemoration of the semicentennial of the enactment of\nthe Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the bill was then passed, clearing\nthe measure for the President.\n Page S10678\nMeasures Considered:\n Advancing America's Priorities Act: Senate resumed consideration of\nthe motion to proceed to consideration of S. 3297, to advance America's\npriorities.\n Page S10627\n Subsequently, the motion to proceed was withdrawn.\nPage S10627\n Unemployment Compensation Extension Act--CLOTURE: Senate began\nconsideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of H.R. 6867,\nto provide for additional emergency unemployment compensation.\n Pages S10627-29\n A motion was entered to close further debate on the motion to\nproceed to consideration of the bill, and, in accordance with the\nprovisions of rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on\ncloture will occur on Friday, November 21, 2008.\nPage S10627\n A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further\nconsideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill at\napproximately 10:30 a.m., on Thursday, November 20, 2008.\nPage S10678\nResignation Messages:\n Resignation of Senator Barack Obama: Senator Barack Obama, of\nIllinois, submitted a letter of resignation from the United States\nSenate, effective November 16, 2008, in order to prepare for duties as\nPresident of the United States.\n Page S10609\n\n[[Page D1281]]\n\nHouse Messages:\n Albuquerque Indian School Act: Senate concurred in the amendments of\nthe House of Representatives to S. 1193, to direct the Secretary of the\nInterior to take into trust 2 parcels of Federal land for the benefit\nof certain Indian Pueblos in the State of New Mexico, clearing the\nmeasure for the President.\n Pages S10676-78\nAppointments:\n Congressional Oversight Panel: The Chair, on behalf of the\nRepublican Leader, pursuant to provisions of Public Law 110-343,\nappointed the following individual as a member of the Congressional\nOversight Panel: the Honorable Judd Gregg, of New Hampshire.\n Page S10678\n Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:\n Steve A. Linick, of Virginia, to be Inspector General of the Federal\nHousing Finance Agency.\n Alesia Ranney-Marinelli, of New York, to be a Director of the\nSecurities Investor Protection Corporation for a term expiring December\n31, 2011.\n Mark S. Shelton, of Kansas, to be a Director of the Securities\nInvestor Protection Corporation for a term expiring December 31, 2011.\n Thomas Joseph Dodd, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of\nthe Board of Directors of the Inter-American Foundation for a term\nexpiring June 26, 2014.\n Gary C. Bryner, of Utah, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of\nthe Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring June 26, 2014.\n Roger W. Wallace, of Texas, to be a Member of the Board of Directors\nof the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring October 6, 2014.\n Rodney G. Bent, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of\nDirectors of the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring\nSeptember 20, 2014.\n 1 Air Force nomination in the rank of general.\n 1 Coast Guard nomination in the rank of admiral.\n Routine lists in the Air Force, Army.\nPages S10678-79\n Measures Placed on the Calendar:\n Page S10648\n Executive Communications:\n Pages S10648-50\n Petitions and Memorials:\n Pages S10650-59\n Additional Cosponsors:\n Page S10660\n Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:\n Pages S10660-76\n Additional Statements:\n Pages S10644-48\n Authorities for Committees to Meet:\n Page S10676\n Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 6:42 p.m.,\nuntil 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, November 20, 2008. (For Senate's program,\nsee the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page\nS10678.)"], ["CREC-2008-11-19-pt1-PgD1281", "2008-11-19", 110, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings", "SENATE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDSCMEETINGS", "D1281", "D1282", null, "[{\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"2136\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"3690\"}]", "154 Cong. Rec. D1281", "Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 176 (Wednesday, November 19, 2008)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 176 (Wednesday, November 19, 2008)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Pages D1281-D1282]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n Committee Meetings\n(Committees not listed did not meet)\n DOMESTIC AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY\n Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: On Tuesday,\nNovember 18, Committee concluded a hearing to examine the state of the\ndomestic automobile industry, after receiving testimony from Senator\nStabenow; Ron Gettelfinger, International Union, United Automobile,\nAerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW), and Rick\nWagoner, General Motors Corporation, both of Detroit, Michigan; Alan R.\nMulally, Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan; Robert Nardelli,\nChrysler LLC, Auburn Hills, Michigan; and Peter Morici, University of\nMaryland Robert H. Smith School of Business, College Park.\n NOMINATION\n Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee\nconcluded a hearing to examine the nomination of Neil M. Barofsky, of\nNew York, to be Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief\nProgram of the Department of the Treasury, after the nominee, who was\nintroduced by Senators Dodd and Schumer, testified and answered\nquestions in his own behalf.\n ECONOMIC STIMULUS\n Committee on the Budget: Committee concluded a hearing to examine\nthe economic outlook and options for stimulus, after receiving\ntestimony from Mark M. Zandi, Moody's Economy.com, West Chester,\nPennsylvania; Simon Johnson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology\nSloan School of Management, Cambridge; and John B. Taylor, Stanford\nUniversity, Palo Alto, California.\n HEALTH CARE REFORM\n Committee on Finance: Committee concluded a hearing to examine\nhealth care reform, focusing on the economic perspective, after\nreceiving testimony from Ivan Seidenberg, Verizon, Inc., New York, New\nYork, on behalf of the Business Roundtable; Andrew L. Stern, Service\nEmployees International Union, Washington, D.C.; Uwe Reinhardt,\nPrinceton University Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International\nAffairs, Princeton, New Jersey; and Amitabh Chandra, Harvard University\nJohn F. Kennedy School of Government, Cambridge, Massachusetts.\n\n[[Page D1282]]\n\n BANKRUPTCY LAW\n Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine\nhelping families stay in their homes, focusing on the role of\nbankruptcy laws, including S. 2136, to address the treatment of primary\nmortgages in bankruptcy, and S. 3690, to help struggling families stay\nin their homes and to ensure that taxpayers are protected when the\nSecretary of the Treasury purchases equity shares in financial\nsituations, after receiving testimony from Tom Dart, Cook County\nSheriff's Office, Chicago, Illinois; Michael D. Calhoun, Center for\nResponsible Lending, Durham, North Carolina; Adam J. Levitin,\nGeorgetown University Law Center, David G. Kittle, Mortgage Bankers\nAssociation, and Scott A. Stengel, Orrick, Herrington, and Sutcliffe\nLLP, all of Washington, D.C.; and Christopher J. Mayer, Columbia\nBusiness School, New York, New York."], ["CREC-2008-11-19-pt1-PgD1282-2", "2008-11-19", 110, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/House Committee Meetings", "HOUSE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDHCMEETINGS", "D1282", "D1283", null, null, "154 Cong. Rec. D1282", "Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 176 (Wednesday, November 19, 2008)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 176 (Wednesday, November 19, 2008)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Pages D1282-D1283]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n Committee Meetings\n F-22 FIGHTER JET PROGRAM\n Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces\nheld a hearing on the F-22 program. Testimony was heard from the\nfollowing officials of\n\n[[Page D1283]]\n\nthe Department of Defense: John Young, Under Secretary, Acquisition,\nTechnology and Logistics; and David M. Van Buren, Principal Deputy\nAssistant Secretary of the Air Force, Acquisition and Management.\n U.S. AUTO INDUSTRY STABILIZATION\n Committee on Financial Services: Held a hearing entitled\n``Stabilizing the Financial Condition of the American Automobile\nIndustry.'' Testimony was heard from Senators Levin and Voinovich;\nRepresentatives Levin, Upton, Hoekstra, Miller of Michigan, and\nKilpatrick, the following CEOs of the automobile industry: G. Richard\nWagoner, Jr., Chairman, GM; Robert Nardelli, Chrysler; and Alan\nMulally, President, FMC; Ron Gettelfinger, President, United Auto\nWorkers; and public witnesses.\n OVERSIGHT--FINANCIAL RESCUE PLANS\n Committee on Financial Services: On November 18, the Committee held\na hearing entitled ``Oversight of Implementation of the Emergency\nEconomic Stabilization Act of 2008 and of Government Lending and\nInsurance Facilities: Impact on Economy and Credit Availability.''\nTestimony was heard from Henry M. Paulson, Jr., Secretary of the\nTreasury; Ben S. Bernanke, Chairman, Board of Governors, Federal\nReserve System; Sheila C. Bair, Chairman, FDIC; and public witnesses.\n U.N. MANDATE FOR IRAQ\n Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International\nOrganizations, Human Rights, and Oversight held a hearing on Renewing\nthe United Nations Mandate for Iraq: Plans and Prospects. Testimony was\nheard from public witnesses.\n IMPLEMENTING NEW G.I. BILL REQUIREMENTS\n Committee on Veterans' Affairs: On November 18, the Subcommittee on\nEconomic Opportunity held a hearing on VA's Short- and Long-Term\nStrategies for Implementing New G.I. Bill Requirements. Testimony was\nheard from Keith Wilson, Director, Office of Education Service,\nVeterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.\n\n Joint Meetings\n TURKMENISTAN\n Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: Commission\nconcluded a hearing to examine Turkmenistan, focusing on prospects for\nchange and a new legislative framework that will result in real reform\nfor upcoming parliamentary election, after receiving testimony from\nGeorge Krol, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State; Eric McGlinchey,\nGeorge Mason University Department of Public and International Affairs,\nand Anthony Bowyer, Caucasus and Central Asia International Foundation\nfor Electoral Systems (IFES), both of Washington, D.C.; and Cathy\nFitzpatrick, Jacob Blaustein Institute for the Advancement of Human\nRights, New York, New York."], ["CREC-2008-11-19-pt1-PgD1282", "2008-11-19", 110, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/House of Representatives", "HOUSE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDHCHAMBER", "D1282", "D1282", null, "[{\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"HJRES\", \"number\": \"101\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"HRES\", \"number\": \"1529\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"HRES\", \"number\": \"1530\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"7272\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"7294\"}, {\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"7295\"}]", "154 Cong. Rec. D1282", "Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 176 (Wednesday, November 19, 2008)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 176 (Wednesday, November 19, 2008)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Page D1282]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n House of Representatives\n\n Chamber Action\n Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 23 public bills, H.R. 7272-\n7294; 1 private bill, H.R. 7295; and 3 resolutions, H.J. Res. 101; and\nH. Res. 1529-1530, were introduced.\n Pages H10843-44, H10845\n Additional Cosponsors:\n Page H10845\n Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:\n Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming: Final\nStaff Report for the 110th Congress (H. Rept. 110-915).\nPage H10843\n Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed\nRepresentative McNulty to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.\n Page H10829\n Notification of Reassembly: Read the text of the formal notification\nsent to Members on Thursday, November 13, 2008, of the reassembling of\nthe House.\n Page H10829\n Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of the\nAmerican Latino--Appointment: Read a letter from Representative\nBoehner, Minority Leader, in which he appointed Mrs. Rosa J. Correa of\nBridgeport, Connecticut as a voting member to the Commission to Study\nthe Potential Creation of a National Museum of the American Latino.\nFurther, Dr. Aida Levitan of Key Biscayne, Florida, previously\nappointed, shall also be a voting member.\n Page H10830\n Moment of Silence: The House observed a moment of silence in honor of\nthe men and women in uniform who have given their lives in the service\nof our nation in Iraq and Afghanistan, their families, and all who\nserve in the armed forces.\n Page H10830\n Oath of Office--Eleventh Congressional District of Ohio:\nRepresentative-elect Marcia L. Fudge presented herself in the well of\nthe House and was administered the Oath of Office by the Speaker.\nEarlier, the Clerk of the House transmitted a facsimile copy of a\nletter from Ms. Pat Wolfe, Elections Administrator, Office of the\nSecretary of State, State of Ohio, indicating that, according to the\nunofficial returns of the Special Election held November 18, 2008, the\nHonorable Marcia L. Fudge was elected Representative to Congress for\nthe Eleventh Congressional District, State of Ohio.\n Pages H10830-31\n Whole Number of the House: The Speaker announced to the House that,\nin light of the administration of the oath to the gentlewoman from\nOhio, Ms. Fudge, the whole number of the House is adjusted to 435.\n Page H10831\n Recess: The House recessed at 1:32 p.m. and reconvened at 3:04 p.m.\n Page H10831\n Calendar Wednesday: Agreed that the business in order under the\nCalendar Wednesday rule be dispensed with today.\n Page H10831\n Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he\nsubmitted a certification pursuant to sec. 115(a)(2) of PL 110-343--\nreferred to the Committee on Financial Services and ordered printed (H.\nDoc. 110-158).\n Pages H10829-30\n Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and\nsubsequently presented to the House today appears on page H10830.\n Quorum Calls--Votes: There were no yea-and-nay votes, and there were\nno recorded votes. 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Lacy, Mo., E2261\nCleaver, Emanuel, Mo., E2252\nCosta, Jim, Calif., E2253, E2257, E2263, E2267, E2270, E2275, E2280\nCourtney, Joe, Conn., E2281\nDeLauro, Rosa L., Conn., E2256, E2266, E2273\nDoolittle, John T., Calif., E2253, E2277\nEllsworth, Brad, Ind., E2258\nEmanuel, Rahm, Ill., E2275\nEverett, Terry, Ala., E2263, E2269\nFox, Virginia, N.C., E2278\nGiffords, Gabrielle, Ariz., E2255, E2272\nGingrey, Phil, Ga., E2263\nGordon, Bart, Tenn., E2252\nGraves, Sam, Mo., E2259, E2261, E2262, E2264, E2266, E2268, E2270,\nE2272, E2274, E2276\nHastings, Alcee L., Fla., E2265\nJohnson, Eddie Bernice, Tex., E2262\nKildee, Dale E., Mich., E2276\nKucinich, Dennis J., Ohio, E2251, E2253, E2255, E2256, E2259\nLee, Barbara, Calif., E2251, E2252, E2275\nLewis, Jerry, Calif., E2266\nMcCarthy, Carolyn, N.Y., E2257\nMcCollum, Betty, Minn., E2269, E2279\nMatsui, Doris O., Calif., E2257\nMiller, Gary G., Calif., E2270\nMiller, Jeff, Fla., E2255, E2267, E2272, E2274, E2276, E2279\nMoore, Gwen, Wisc., E2259\nMurtha, John P., Pa., E2266\nPallone, Frank, Jr., N.J., E2258\nPascrell, Bill, Jr., N.J., E2251, E2262, E2274\nPaul, Ron, Tex., E2267, E2277\nPetri, Thomas E., Wisc., E2268\nPoe, Ted, Tex., E2261\nRadanovich, George, Calif., E2254, E2257, E2264, E2264, E2268, E2273,\nE2277, E2281\nRogers, Mike, Ala., E2264, E2266, E2268\nRothman, Steven R., N.J., E2276\nRuppersberger, C.A. Dutch, Md., E2259\nSchiff, Adam B., Calif., E2260\nShimkus, John, Ill., E2253\nSimpson, Michael K., Idaho, E2261, E2271\nSkelton, Ike, Mo., E2265\nSolis, Hilda L., Calif., E2279\nThompson, Mike, Calif., E2255, E2263, E2267, E2270, E2280\nTowns, Edolphus, N.Y., E2276, E2278, E2280\nVan Hollen, Chris, Md., E2256\nWeller, Jerry, Ill., E2273\nWexler, Robert, Fla., E2279\nWoolsey, Lynn C., Calif., E2254, E2256, E2269"], ["CREC-2008-11-19-pt1-PgD1283", "2008-11-19", 110, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 2008-11-20", "", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDCOMMITTEEMEETINGS", "D1283", "D1283", null, null, "154 Cong. Rec. 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Rec. D1269", "Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 175 (Monday, November 17, 2008)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 175 (Monday, November 17, 2008)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Pages D1269-D1270]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n Monday, November 17, 2008\n\n[[Page D1269]]\n\n Daily Digest\n\nHIGHLIGHTS\n\n See Resume of Congressional Activity.\n\n Senate\n\nChamber Action\nRoutine Proceedings, pages S10535-S10606\nMeasures Introduced: Eight bills and one resolution were introduced, as\nfollows: S. 3683-3690, and S. Res. 706.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S10578\nMeasures Reported:\n Report to accompany S. 1924, to amend chapter 81 of title 5, United\nStates Code, to create a presumption that a disability or death of a\nFederal employee in fire protection activities caused by any of certain\ndiseases is the result of the performance of such employee's duty. (S.\nRept. No. 110-520)\n Report to accompany S. 980, to amend the Controlled Substances Act to\naddress online pharmacies. (S. Rept. No. 110-521)\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S10578\nMeasures Passed:\n United States Army Commemorative Coin Act: Senate passed H.R. 5714,\nto require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition\nand celebration of the establishment of the United States Army in 1775,\nto honor the American soldier of both today and yesterday, in wartime\nand in peace, and to commemorate the traditions, history, and heritage\nof the United States Army and its role in American society, from the\nColonial period to today, clearing the measure for the President.\n Page S10601\n Authorizing Testimony and Legal Representation: Senate agreed to S.\nRes. 706, to authorize testimony and legal representation in Peter\nBergel v. Pacific Gas & Electric.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S10601-02\n\n =========================== NOTE ===========================\n\n On page D1269, November 17, 2008, the Record Reads: Authorizing\nTestimony and Legal Representation: The Senate agreed to S. Res.\n706, to authorize testimony and legal representation in Peter\nBergel v. Pacific Gas & Electric. Pages S10602-02\n\n The online version was corrected to read: Authorizing testimony\nand Legal Representation: The Senate agreed to S. Res. 706, to\nauthorize testimony and legal representation in Peter Bergel v.\nPacific Gas & Electric. 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(For Senate's program,\nsee the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page\nS10602.)"], ["CREC-2008-11-17-pt1-PgD1270", "2008-11-17", 110, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings", "HOUSE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDSCMEETINGS", "D1270", "D1271", null, "[{\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"HCONRES\", \"number\": \"440\"}]", "154 Cong. Rec. D1270", "Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 175 (Monday, November 17, 2008)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 175 (Monday, November 17, 2008)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Pages D1270-D1271]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\nCommittee Meetings\n(Committees not listed did not meet)\nNOMINATION\nCommittee on Finance: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the\nnomination of Neil M. Barofsky, of New York, to be Special Inspector\nGeneral for the Troubled Asset Relief Program of the Department of the\nTreasury, after the nominee testified and answered questions in his own\nbehalf.\nNOMINATION\nCommittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee\nconcluded a hearing to examine the nomination of Robert W. McGowan, of\nNevada, to be a Governor of the United States Postal Service, after the\nnominee testified and answered questions in his own behalf.\nNOMINATIONS\nCommittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee\nconcluded a hearing to examine the nominations of Kathryn A. Oberly, to\nbe an Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, who\nwas introduced by Senator Clinton, and Alfred S. 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Rec. D1271", "Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 175 (Monday, November 17, 2008)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 175 (Monday, November 17, 2008)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Pages D1271-D1276]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n NEW PUBLIC LAWS\n\n (For last listing of Public Laws, see Daily Digest, p. D1232)\n H.R. 3986, to amend the John F. Kennedy Center Act to authorize\nappropriations for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts,\nand for other purposes. Signed on October 3, 2008. (Public Law 110-338)\n S. 1760, to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the\nHealthy Start Initiative. Signed on October 3, 2008. (Public Law 110-\n339)\n S. 2135, to prohibit the recruitment or use of child soldiers, to\ndesignate persons who recruit or use child soldiers as inadmissible\naliens, to allow the deportation of persons who recruit or use child\nsoldiers, and for other purposes. Signed on October 3, 2008. (Public\nLaw 110-340)\n S.J. Res. 35, to amend Public Law 108-331 to provide for the\nconstruction and related activities in support of the Very Energetic\nRadiation Imaging Telescope Array System (VERITAS) project in Arizona.\nSigned on October 3, 2008. (Public Law 110-341)\n S.J. Res. 45, expressing the consent and approval of Congress to an\ninterstate compact regarding water resources in the Great Lakes--St.\nLawrence River Basin. Signed on October 3, 2008. (Public Law 110-342)\n H.R. 1424, of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act,\nsection 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in\nthe provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits\nunder group health plans, to prohibit discrimination on the basis of\ngenetic information with respect to health insurance and employment,\nand for other purposes. Signed on October 3, 2008. (Public Law 110-343)\n H.R. 923, to provide for the investigation of certain unsolved civil\nrights crimes, and for other purposes. Signed on October 7, 2008.\n(Public Law 110-344)\n H.R. 1199, to extend the grant program for drug-endangered children.\nSigned on October 7, 2008. (Public Law 110-345)\n H.R. 5834, to amend the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 to\npromote respect for the fundamental human rights of the people of North\nKorea, and for other purposes. Signed on October 7, 2008. (Public Law\n110-346)\n H.R. 5975, to designate the facility of the United States Postal\nService located at 101 West Main Street in Waterville, New York, as the\n``Cpl. John P. Sigsbee Post Office''. Signed on October 7, 2008.\n(Public Law 110-347)\n H.R. 6092, to designate the facility of the United States Postal\nService located at 101 Tallapoosa Street in Bremen, Georgia, as the\n``Sergeant Paul Saylor Post Office Building''. Signed on October 7,\n2008. (Public Law 110-348)\n H.R. 6437, to designate the facility of the United States Postal\nService located at 200 North Texas Avenue in Odessa, Texas, as the\n``Corporal Alfred Mac Wilson Post Office''. Signed on October 7, 2008.\n(Public Law 110-349)\n H.R. 6889, to extend the authority of the Secretary of Education to\npurchase guaranteed student loans for an additional year, and for other\npurposes. Signed on October 7, 2008. (Public Law 110-350)\n H.R. 6893, to amend parts B and E of title IV of the Social Security\nAct to connect and support relative caregivers, improve outcomes for\nchildren in foster care, provide for tribal foster care and adoption\naccess, improve incentives for adoption, and for other purposes. Signed\non October 7, 2008. (Public Law 110-351)\n S. 3015, to designate the facility of the United States Postal\nService located at 18 S. G Street, Lakeview, Oregon, as the ``Dr.\nBernard Daly Post Office Building''. Signed on October 7, 2008. (Public\nLaw 110-352)\n\n[[Page D1272]]\n\n S. 3082, to designate the facility of the United States Postal\nService located at 1700 Cleveland Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri, as\nthe ``Reverend Earl Abel Post Office Building''. Signed on October 7,\n2008. (Public Law 110-353)\n H.R. 1157, to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the\nDirector of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to\nmake grants for the development and operation of research centers\nregarding environmental factors that may be related to the etiology of\nbreast cancer. Signed on October 8, 2008. (Public Law 110-354)\n H.R. 1343, to provide additional authorizations of appropriations for\nthe health centers program under section 330 of such Act, and for other\npurposes. Signed on October 8, 2008. (Public Law 110-355)\n H.R. 3068, to prohibit the award of contracts to provide guard\nservices under the contract security guard program of the Federal\nProtective Service to a business concern that is owned, controlled, or\noperated by an individual who has been convicted of a felony. Signed on\nOctober 8, 2008. (Public Law 110-356)\n H.R. 3229, to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in\ncommemoration of the legacy of the United States Army Infantry and the\nestablishment of the National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center.\nSigned on October 8, 2008. (Public Law 110-357)\n H.R. 4120, to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more\neffective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for\nother purposes. Signed on October 8, 2008. (Public Law 110-358)\n H.R. 5001, to authorize the Administrator of General Services to\nprovide for the redevelopment of the Old Post Office Building located\nin the District of Columbia. Signed on October 8, 2008. (Public Law\n110-359)\n H.R. 5057, to reauthorize the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program,\nand for other purposes. Signed on October 8, 2008. (Public Law 110-360)\n H.R. 5265, to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for\nresearch with respect to various forms of muscular dystrophy, including\nBecker, congenital, distal, Duchenne, Emery-Dreifuss\nfacioscapulohumeral, limb-girdle, myotonic, and oculopharyngeal,\nmuscular dystrophies. Signed on October 8, 2008. (Public Law 110-361)\n H.R. 5571, to extend for 5 years the program relating to waiver of\nthe foreign country residence requirement with respect to international\nmedical graduates, and for other purposes. Signed on October 8, 2008.\n(Public Law 110-362)\n H.R. 5872, to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in\ncommemoration of the centennial of the Boy Scouts of America, and for\nother purposes. Signed on October 8, 2008. (Public Law 110-363)\n H.R. 6370, to transfer excess Federal property administered by the\nCoast Guard to the Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua, and\nSiuslaw Indians. Signed on October 8, 2008. (Public Law 110-364)\n H.R. 6460, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to\nprovide for the remediation of sediment contamination in areas of\nconcern, and for other purposes. Signed on October 8, 2008. (Public Law\n110-365)\n H.R. 6890, to extend the waiver authority for the Secretary of\nEducation under section 105 of subtitle A of title IV of division B of\nPublic Law 109-148, relating to elementary and secondary education\nhurricane recovery relief, and for other purposes. Signed on October 8,\n2008. (Public Law 110-366)\n H.R. 6894, to extend and reauthorize the Defense Production Act of\n1950, and for other purposes. Signed on October 8, 2008. (Public Law\n110-367)\n H.R. 6946, to make a technical correction in the NET 911 Improvement\nAct of 2008. Signed on October 8, 2008. (Public Law 110-368)\n H.R. 7081, to approve the United States-India Agreement for\nCooperation on Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy, and for other purposes.\nSigned on October 8, 2008. (Public Law 110-369)\n H.J. Res. 62, to honor the achievements and contributions of Native\nAmericans to the United States, and for other purposes. Signed on\nOctober 8, 2008. (Public Law 110-370)\n S. 496, to reauthorize and improve the program authorized by the\nAppalachian Regional Development Act of 1965. Signed on October 8,\n2008. (Public Law 110-371)\n S. 1046, to modify pay provisions relating to certain senior-level\npositions in the Federal Government, and for other purposes. Signed on\nOctober 8, 2008. (Public Law 110-372)\n S. 1382, to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the\nestablishment of an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry. Signed on\nOctober 8, 2008. (Public Law 110-373)\n S. 1810, to amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the\nprovision of scientifically sound information and support services to\npatients receiving a positive test diagnosis for Down syndrome or other\nprenatally and postnatally diagnosed conditions. Signed on October 8,\n2008. (Public Law 110-374)\n S. 2482, to repeal the provision of title 46, United States Code,\nrequiring a license for employment in the business of salvaging on the\ncoast of\n\n[[Page D1273]]\n\nFlorida. Signed on October 8, 2008. (Public Law 110-375)\n S. 2606, to reauthorize the United States Fire Administration, and\nfor other purposes. Signed on October 8, 2008. (Public Law 110-376)\n S. 2932, to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the\npoison center national toll-free number, national media campaign, and\ngrant program to provide assistance for poison prevention, sustain the\nfunding of poison centers, and enhance the public health of people of\nthe United States. Signed on October 8, 2008. (Public Law 110-377)\n S. 2982, to amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize\nappropriations, and for other purposes. Signed on October 8, 2008.\n(Public Law 110-378)\n S. 3560, to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide\nadditional funds for the qualifying individual (QI) program, and for\nother purposes. Signed on October 8, 2008. (Public Law 110-379)\n S. 3597, to provide that funds allocated for community food projects\nfor fiscal year 2008 shall remain available until September 30, 2009.\nSigned on October 8, 2008. (Public Law 110-380)\n H.R. 2851, to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of\n1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of\n1986 to ensure that dependent students who take a medically necessary\nleave of absence do not lose health insurance coverage, and for other\npurposes. Signed on October 9, 2008. (Public Law 110-381)\n S. 2840, to establish a liaison with the Federal Bureau of\nInvestigation in United States Citizenship and Immigration Services to\nexpedite naturalization applications filed by members of the Armed\nForces and to establish a deadline for processing such applications.\nSigned on October 9, 2008. (Public Law 110-382)\n H.R. 2963, to transfer certain land in Riverside County, California,\nand San Diego County, California, from the Bureau of Land Management to\nthe United States to be held in trust for the Pechanga Band of Luiseno\nMission Indians, and for other purposes. Signed on October 10, 2008.\n(Public Law 110-383)\n H.R. 3480, to direct the United States Sentencing Commission to\nassure appropriate punishment enhancements for those involved in\nreceiving stolen property where that property consists of grave markers\nof veterans, and for other purposes. Signed on October 10, 2008.\n(Public Law 110-384)\n S. 1492, to improve the quality of federal and state data regarding\nthe availability and quality of broadband services and to promote the\ndeployment of affordable broadband services to all parts of the Nation.\nSigned on October 10, 2008. (Public Law 110-385)\n S. 1582, to reauthorize and amend the Hydrographic Services\nImprovement Act, and for other purposes. Signed on October 10, 2008.\n(Public Law 110-386)\n S. 2162, to improve the treatment and services provided by the\nDepartment of Veterans Affairs to veterans with post-traumatic stress\ndisorder and substance use disorders, and for other purposes. Signed on\nOctober 10, 2008. (Public Law 110-387)\n S. 2816, to provide for the appointment of the Chief Human Capital\nOfficer of the Department of Homeland Security by the Secretary of\nHomeland Security. Signed on October 10, 2008. (Public Law 110-388)\n S. 3023, to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and\nenhance compensation and pension, housing, labor and education, and\ninsurance benefits for veterans, and for other purposes. Signed on\nOctober 10, 2008. (Public Law 110-389)\n S. 3128, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to provide a loan to\nthe White Mountain Apache Tribe for use in planning, engineering, and\ndesigning a certain water system project. Signed on October 10, 2008.\n(Public Law 110-390)\n S. 3606, to extend the special immigrant nonminister religious worker\nprogram and for other purposes. Signed on October 10, 2008. (Public Law\n110-391)\n H.R. 1532, to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to\nmaking progress toward the goal of eliminating tuberculosis, and for\nother purposes. Signed on October 13, 2008. (Public Law 110-392)\n H.R. 5350, to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to sell or exchange\ncertain National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration property\nlocated in Norfolk, Virginia, and for other purposes. Signed on October\n13, 2008. (Public Law 110-393)\n H.R. 5618, to reauthorize and amend the National Sea Grant College\nProgram Act, and for other purposes. Signed on October 13, 2008.\n(Public Law 110-394)\n H.R. 6199, to designate the facility of the United States Postal\nService located at 245 North Main Street in New City, New York, as the\n``Kenneth Peter Zebrowski Post Office Building''. Signed on October 13,\n2008. (Public Law 110-395)\n H.R. 6229, to designate the facility of the United States Postal\nService located at 2523 7th Avenue East in North Saint Paul, Minnesota,\nas the ``Mayor William `Bill' Sandberg Post Office Building''. Signed\non October 13, 2008. (Public Law 110-396)\n H.R. 6338, to designate the facility of the United States Postal\nService located at 4233 West Hillsboro Boulevard in Coconut Creek,\nFlorida, as the ``Army\n\n[[Page D1274]]\n\nSPC Daniel Agami Post Office Building''. Signed on October 13, 2008.\n(Public Law 110-397)\n H.R. 6849, to amend the commodity provisions of the Food,\nConservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to permit producers to aggregate\nbase acres and reconstitute farms to avoid the prohibition on receiving\ndirect payments, counter-cyclical payments, or average crop revenue\nelection payments when the sum of the base acres of a farm is 10 acres\nor less, and for other purposes. Signed on October 13, 2008. (Public\nLaw 110-398)\n H.R. 6874, to designate the facility of the United States Postal\nService located at 156 Taunton Avenue in Seekonk, Massachusetts, as the\n``Lance Corporal Eric Paul Valdepenas Post Office Building''. Signed on\nOctober 13, 2008. (Public Law 110-399)\n S. 431, to require convicted sex offenders to register online\nidentifiers, and for other purposes. Signed on October 13, 2008.\n(Public Law 110-400)\n S. 1738, to require the Department of Justice to develop and\nimplement a National Strategy Child Exploitation Prevention and\nInterdiction, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task\nForce, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and\nto make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement\nagencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. Signed on\nOctober 13, 2008. (Public Law 110-401)\n S. 3296, to extend the authority of the United States Supreme Court\nPolice to protect court officials off the Supreme Court Grounds and\nchange the title of the Administrative Assistant to the Chief Justice.\nSigned on October 13, 2008. (Public Law 110-402)\n S. 3325, to enhance remedies for violations of intellectual property\nlaws, and for other purposes. Signed on October 13, 2008. (Public Law\n110-403)\n S. 3477, to amend title 44, United States Code, to authorize grants\nfor Presidential Centers of Historical Excellence. Signed on October\n13, 2008. (Public Law 110-404)\n S. 3536, to amend section 5402 of title 39, United States Code, to\nmodify the authority relating to United States Postal Service air\ntransportation contracts, and for other purposes. Signed on October 13,\n2008. (Public Law 110-405)\n S. 3569, to make improvements in the operation and administration of\nthe Federal courts, and for other purposes. Signed on October 13, 2008.\n(Public Law 110-406)\n S. 3598, to amend titles 46 and 18, United States Code, with respect\nto the operation of submersible vessels and semi-submersible vessels\nwithout nationality. Signed on October 13, 2008. (Public Law 110-407)\n S. 3605, to extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain\ncriminal history background checks. Signed on October 13, 2008. (Public\nLaw 110-408)\n H.R. 928, to amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to enhance the\nindependence of the Inspectors General, to create a Council of the\nInspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, and for other purposes.\nSigned on October 14, 2008. (Public Law 110-409)\n H.R. 1594, to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient\nClinic in Hermitage, Pennsylvania, as the Michael A. Marzano Department\nof Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic. Signed on October 14, 2008.\n(Public Law 110-410)\n H.R. 2786, to reauthorize the programs for housing assistance for\nNative Americans. Signed on October 14, 2008. (Public Law 110-411)\n H.R. 6098, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the\nfinancial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments\nfor information sharing activities, and for other purposes. Signed on\nOctober 14, 2008. (Public Law 110-412)\n H.R. 7198, to establish the Stephanie Tubbs Jones Gift of Life Medal\nfor organ donors and the family of organ donors. Signed on October 14,\n2008. (Public Law 110-413)\n S. 906, to prohibit the sale, distribution, transfer, and export of\nelemental mercury, and for other purposes. Signed on October 14, 2008.\n(Public Law 110-414)\n S. 1276, to facilitate the creation of methamphetamine precursor\nelectronic logbook systems, and for other purposes. Signed on October\n14, 2008. (Public Law 110-415)\n S. 2304, to amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe\nStreets Act of 1968 to provide grants for the improved mental health\ntreatment and services provided to offenders with mental illnesses, and\nfor other purposes. Signed on October 14, 2008. (Public Law 110-416)\n S. 3001, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for\nmilitary activities of the Department of Defense, for military\nconstruction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,\nto prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for\nother purposes. Signed on October 14, 2008. (Public Law 110-417)\n S. 3550, to designate a portion of the Rappahannock River in the\nCommonwealth of Virginia as the ``John W. Warner Rapids''. Signed on\nOctober 14, 2008. (Public Law 110-418)\n H.R. 1714, to clarify the boundaries of Coastal Barrier Resources\nSystem Clam Pass Unit FL-64P. Signed on October 15, 2008. (Public Law\n110-419)\n\n[[Page D1275]]\n\n H.R. 4544, to require the issuance of medals to recognize the\ndedication and valor of Native American code talkers. Signed on October\n15, 2008. (Public Law 110-420)\n H.R. 6045, to amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe\nStreets Act of 1968 to extend the authorization of the Bulletproof Vest\nPartnership Grant Program through fiscal year 2012. Signed on October\n15, 2008. (Public Law 110-421)\n H.R. 6063, to authorize the programs of the National Aeronautics and\nSpace Administration, and for other purposes. Signed on October 15,\n2008. (Public Law 110-422)\n H.R. 6073, to provide that Federal employees receiving their pay by\nelectronic funds transfer shall be given the option of receiving their\npay stubs electronically. Signed on October 15, 2008. (Public Law 110-\n423)\n H.R. 6083, to authorize funding to conduct a national training\nprogram for State and local prosecutors. Signed on October 15, 2008.\n(Public Law 110-424)\n H.R. 6353, to amend the Controlled Substances Act to address online\npharmacies. Signed on October 15, 2008. (Public Law 110-425)\n H.R. 6469, to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize\nincreased Federal funding for the Organ Procurement and Transplantation\nNetwork. Signed on October 15, 2008. (Public Law 110-426)\n H.R. 6524, to authorize the Administrator of General Services to take\ncertain actions with respect to parcels of real property located in\nEastlake, Ohio, and Koochiching County, Minnesota, and for other\npurposes. Signed on October 15, 2008. (Public Law 110-427)\n H.R. 7082, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the\nSecretary of the Treasury to disclose certain prisoner return\ninformation to the Federal Bureau of Prisons, and for other purposes.\nSigned on October 15, 2008. (Public Law 110-428)\n H.R. 7177, to authorize the transfer of naval vessels to certain\nforeign recipients, and for other purposes. Signed on October 15, 2008.\n(Public Law 110-429)\n H.J. Res. 100, appointing the day for the convening of the first\nsession of the One Hundred Eleventh Congress and establishing the date\nfor the counting of the electoral votes for President and Vice\nPresident cast by the electors in December 2008. Signed on October 15,\n2008. (Public Law 110-430)\n S. 3641, to authorize funding for the National Crime Victim Law\nInstitute to provide support for victims of crime under Crime Victims\nLegal Assistance Programs as a part of the Victims of Crime Act of\n1984. Signed on October 15, 2008. (Public Law 110-431)\n H.R. 2095, to amend title 49, United States Code, to prevent railroad\nfatalities, injuries, and hazardous materials releases, to authorize\nthe Federal Railroad Safety Administration, and for other purposes.\nSigned on October 16, 2008. (Public Law 110-432)\n H.R. 6296, to extend through 2013 the authority of the Federal\nElection Commission to impose civil money penalties on the basis of a\nschedule of penalties established and published by the Commission.\nSigned on October 16, 2008. (Public Law 110-433)\n H.R. 6531, to amend chapter 13 of title 17, United States Code\n(relating to the vessel hull design protection), to clarify the\ndefinitions of a hull and a deck. Signed on October 16, 2008. (Public\nLaw 110-434)\n H.R. 7084, to amend section 114 of title 17, United States Code, to\nprovide for agreements for the reproduction and performance of sound\nrecordings by webcasters. Signed on October 16, 2008. (Public Law 110-\n435)\n H.R. 7222, to extend the Andean Trade Preference Act, and for other\npurposes. Signed on October 16, 2008. (Public Law 110-436)\n H.R. 5159, to establish the Office of the Capitol Visitor Center\nwithin the Office of the Architect of the Capitol, headed by the Chief\nExecutive Officer for Visitor Services, to provide for the effective\nmanagement and administration of the Capitol Visitor Center, and for\nother purposes. Signed on October 20, 2008. (Public Law 110-437)\n S. 3197, to amend title 11, United States Code, to exempt for a\nlimited period, from the application of the means-test presumption of\nabuse under chapter 7, qualifying members of reserve components of the\nArmed Forces and members of the National Guard who, after September 11,\n2001, are called to active duty or to perform a homeland defense\nactivity for not less than 90 days. Signed on October 20, 2008. (Public\nLaw 110-438)\n H.R. 3511, to designate the facility of the United States Postal\nService located at 2150 East Hardtner Drive in Urania, Louisiana, as\nthe ``Murphy A. Tannehill Post Office Building''. Signed on October 21,\n2008. (Public Law 110-439)\n H.R. 4010, to designate the facility of the United States Postal\nService located at 100 West Percy Street in Indianola, Mississippi, as\nthe ``Minnie Cox Post Office Building''. Signed on October 21, 2008.\n(Public Law 110-440)\n H.R. 4131, to designate a portion of California State Route 91\nlocated in Los Angeles County, California, as the ``Juanita Millender-\nMcDonald Highway''. Signed on October 21, 2008. (Public Law 110-441)\n\n[[Page D1276]]\n\n H.R. 6558, to designate the facility of the United States Postal\nService located at 1750 Lundy Avenue in San Jose, California, as the\n``Gordon N. Chan Post Office Building''. Signed on October 21, 2008.\n(Public Law 110-442)\n H.R. 6681, to designate the facility of the United States Postal\nService located at 300 Vine Street in New Lenox, Illinois, as the\n``Jacob M. Lowell Post Office Building''. Signed on October 21, 2008.\n(Public Law 110-443)\n H.R. 6834, to designate the facility of the United States Postal\nService located at 4 South Main Street in Wallingford, Connecticut, as\nthe ``CWO Richard R. Lee Post Office Building''. Signed on October 21,\n2008. (Public Law 110-444)\n H.R. 6847, to designate the facility of the United States Postal\nService located at 801 Industrial Boulevard in Ellijay, Georgia, as the\n``First Lieutenant Noah Harris Ellijay Post Office Building''. Signed\non October 21, 2008. (Public Law 110-445)\n H.R. 6902, to designate the facility of the United States Postal\nService located at 513 6th Avenue in Dayton, Kentucky, as the ``Staff\nSergeant Nicholas Ray Carnes Post Office''. Signed on October 21, 2008.\n(Public Law 110-446)\n H.R. 6982, to designate the facility of the United States Postal\nService located at 210 South Ellsworth Avenue in San Mateo, California,\nas the ``Leo J. Ryan Post Office Building''. Signed on October 21,\n2008. (Public Law 110-447)\n H.R. 6197, to designate the facility of the United States Postal\nService located at 7095 Highway 57 in Counce, Tennessee, as the\n``Pickwick Post Office Building''. Signed on October 22, 2008. (Public\nLaw 110-448)"], ["CREC-2008-11-17-pt1-PgD1271", "2008-11-17", 110, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/House Committee Meetings", "HOUSE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDHCMEETINGS", "D1271", "D1271", null, null, "154 Cong. Rec. D1271", "Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 175 (Monday, November 17, 2008)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 175 (Monday, November 17, 2008)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Page D1271]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\nCommittee Meetings\nIS TREASURY USING BAILOUT FUNDS TO INCREASE FORECLOSURE PREVENTION AS\nCONGRESS INTENDED?\nCommittee on Oversight and Government Reform: On November 14, the\nSubcommittee on Domestic Policy held a hearing entitled ``Is Treasury\nUsing Bailout Funds to Increase Foreclosure Prevention as Congress\nIntended?'' Testimony was heard from Neel Kashkari, Interim Assistant\nSecretary, Financial Stability, and Assistant Secretary, International\nEconomics and Development, Department of the Treasury; Michael Barr,\nformer Deputy Assistant Secretary, Community Development, Department of\nthe Treasury; and public witnesses."], ["CREC-2008-11-17-pt1-PgD1276-2", "2008-11-17", 110, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD", "SENATE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDAHEAD", "D1276", "D1277", null, "[{\"congress\": \"110\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"3297\"}]", "154 Cong. Rec. D1276", "Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 175 (Monday, November 17, 2008)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 175 (Monday, November 17, 2008)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Pages D1276-D1277]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD\n\n Week of November 18 through November 22, 2008\n\n Senate Chamber\n\n On Wednesday, Senate will resume consideration of the motion to\nproceed to consideration of S. 3297, to advance America's priorities.\n During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any cleared\nlegislative and executive business.\n\n Senate Committees\n\n (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)\n Committee on Armed Services: November 18, closed business meeting\nto consider pending nominations and to consider and approve the\nreport of the Committee's inquiry into the treatment of detainees in\nU.S. custody, 4 p.m., SR-222.\n Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: November 18, to\nhold hearings to examine the state of the domestic automobile\nindustry, 3 p.m., SD-538.\n November 19, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the\nnomination of Neil M. Barofsky, of New York, to be Special Inspector\nGeneral for the Troubled Asset Relief Program of the Treasury, 9:30\na.m., SD-538.\n Committee on the Budget: November 19, to hold hearings to examine\nthe economic outlook and options for stimulus, 10 a.m., SD-608.\n Committee on Finance: November 19, to hold hearings to examine\nhealth care reform, focusing on the economic perspective, 10 a.m.,\nSD-215.\n Committee on the Judiciary: November 19, to hold hearings to\nexamine helping families stay in their homes, focusing on the role\nof bankruptcy laws, 10 a.m., SH-216.\n\n House Committees\n\n To be announced.\n\n*These figures include all measures reported, even if there was no\naccompanying report. A total of 265 reports have been filed in the\nSenate, a total of 407 reports have been filed in the House.\n\n[[Page D1277]]"], ["CREC-2008-11-17-pt1-PgD1276", "2008-11-17", 110, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 2008-11-18", "", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDCOMMITTEEMEETINGS", "D1276", "D1276", null, null, "154 Cong. Rec. 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