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| granule_id | date ▲ | congress | session | volume | issue | title | chamber | granule_class | sub_granule_class | page_start | page_end | speakers | bills | citation | full_text |
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| CREC-2008-12-30-pt1-PgD1333-2 | 2008-12-30 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings | SENATE | DAILYDIGEST | DDSCMEETINGS | D1333 | D1333 | 154 Cong. Rec. D1333 | Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 192 (Tuesday, December 30, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 192 (Tuesday, December 30, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1333] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings (Committees not listed did not meet) No committee meetings were held. | ||||
| CREC-2008-12-30-pt1-PgD1333-3 | 2008-12-30 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/House of Representatives | HOUSE | DAILYDIGEST | DDHCHAMBER | D1333 | D1333 | [{"congress": "110", "type": "HCONRES", "number": "440"}] | 154 Cong. Rec. D1333 | Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 192 (Tuesday, December 30, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 192 (Tuesday, December 30, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1333] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] House of Representatives Chamber Action The House was not in session today. The House is scheduled to meet at 11 a.m. on Saturday, January 3, 2009, pursuant to the provisions of H. Con. Res. 440. | |||
| CREC-2008-12-30-pt1-PgD1333-4 | 2008-12-30 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/House Committee Meetings | HOUSE | DAILYDIGEST | DDHCMEETINGS | D1333 | D1333 | 154 Cong. Rec. D1333 | Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 192 (Tuesday, December 30, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 192 (Tuesday, December 30, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1333] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings No committee meetings were held. | ||||
| CREC-2008-12-30-pt1-PgD1333-5 | 2008-12-30 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/Next Meeting of the SENATE + Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES + Other End Matter | HOUSE | DAILYDIGEST | DDENDMATTER | D1333 | D1334 | 154 Cong. Rec. D1333 | Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 192 (Tuesday, December 30, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 192 (Tuesday, December 30, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1333-D1334] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (USPS 087�09390). The Periodicals postage is paid at Washington, D.C. The public proceedings of each House of Congress, as reported by the Official Reporters thereof, are printed pursuant to directions of the Joint Committee on Printing as authorized by appropriate provisions of Title 44, United States Code, and published for each day that one or both Houses are in session, excepting very infrequent instances when two or more unusually small consecutive issues are printed one time. Public access to the Congressional Record is available online through GPO Access, a service of the Government Printing Office, free of charge to the user. The online database is updated each day the Congressional Record is published. The database includes both text and graphics from the beginning of the 103d Congress, 2d session (January 1994) forward. It is available through GPO Access at www.gpo.gov/gpoaccess. Customers can also access this information with WAIS client software, via telnet at swais.access.gpo.gov, or dial-in using communications software and a modem at 202�09512�091661. Questions or comments regarding this database or GPO Access can be directed to the GPO Access User Support Team at: E-Mail: gpoaccess@gpo.gov; Phone 1�09888�09293�096498 (toll-free), 202�09512�091530 (D.C. area); Fax: 202�09512�091262. The Team's hours of availability are Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, except Federal holidays. The Congressional Record paper and 24x microfiche edition will be furnished by mail to subscribers, free of postage, at the following prices: paper edition, $252.00 for six months, $503.00 per year, or purchased as follows: less than 200 page… | ||||
| CREC-2008-12-30-pt1-PgD1333 | 2008-12-30 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/Senate | SENATE | DAILYDIGEST | DDSCHAMBER | D1333 | D1333 | 154 Cong. Rec. D1333 | Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 192 (Tuesday, December 30, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 192 (Tuesday, December 30, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1333] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Tuesday, December 30, 2008 [[Page D1333]] Daily Digest Senate Chamber Action Senate met at 10:30:03 a.m. in pro forma session, and recessed at 10:30:12 a.m. until 10:00 a.m., on Friday, January 2, 2009. | ||||
| CREC-2008-12-26-pt1-PgD1331-2 | 2008-12-26 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings | SENATE | DAILYDIGEST | DDSCMEETINGS | D1331 | D1331 | 154 Cong. Rec. D1331 | Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 191 (Friday, December 26, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 191 (Friday, December 26, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1331] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings (Committees not listed did not meet) No committee meetings were held. | ||||
| CREC-2008-12-26-pt1-PgD1331-3 | 2008-12-26 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/House of Representatives | HOUSE | DAILYDIGEST | DDHCHAMBER | D1331 | D1331 | [{"congress": "110", "type": "HCONRES", "number": "440"}] | 154 Cong. Rec. D1331 | Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 191 (Friday, December 26, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 191 (Friday, December 26, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1331] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] House of Representatives Chamber Action The House was not in session today. The House is scheduled to meet at 11 a.m. on Saturday, January 3, 2009, pursuant to the provisions of H. Con. Res. 440. | |||
| CREC-2008-12-26-pt1-PgD1331-4 | 2008-12-26 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/House Committee Meetings | HOUSE | DAILYDIGEST | DDHCMEETINGS | D1331 | D1331 | 154 Cong. Rec. D1331 | Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 191 (Friday, December 26, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 191 (Friday, December 26, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1331] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings No committee meetings were held. | ||||
| CREC-2008-12-26-pt1-PgD1331-5 | 2008-12-26 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/Next Meeting of the SENATE + Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES + Other End Matter | HOUSE | DAILYDIGEST | DDENDMATTER | D1331 | D1332 | 154 Cong. Rec. D1331 | Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 191 (Friday, December 26, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 191 (Friday, December 26, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1331-D1332] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (USPS 087�09390). The Periodicals postage is paid at Washington, D.C. The public proceedings of each House of Congress, as reported by the Official Reporters thereof, are printed pursuant to directions of the Joint Committee on Printing as authorized by appropriate provisions of Title 44, United States Code, and published for each day that one or both Houses are in session, excepting very infrequent instances when two or more unusually small consecutive issues are printed one time. Public access to the Congressional Record is available online through GPO Access, a service of the Government Printing Office, free of charge to the user. The online database is updated each day the Congressional Record is published. The database includes both text and graphics from the beginning of the 103d Congress, 2d session (January 1994) forward. It is available through GPO Access at www.gpo.gov/gpoaccess. Customers can also access this information with WAIS client software, via telnet at swais.access.gpo.gov, or dial-in using communications software and a modem at 202�09512�091661. Questions or comments regarding this database or GPO Access can be directed to the GPO Access User Support Team at: E-Mail: gpoaccess@gpo.gov; Phone 1�09888�09293�096498 (toll-free), 202�09512�091530 (D.C. area); Fax: 202�09512�091262. The Team's hours of availability are Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, except Federal holidays. The Congressional Record paper and 24x microfiche edition will be furnished by mail to subscribers, free of postage, at the following prices: paper edition, $252.00 for six months, $503.00 per year, or purchased as follows: less than 200 pages,… | ||||
| CREC-2008-12-26-pt1-PgD1331 | 2008-12-26 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/Senate | SENATE | DAILYDIGEST | DDSCHAMBER | D1331 | D1331 | 154 Cong. Rec. D1331 | Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 191 (Friday, December 26, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 191 (Friday, December 26, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1331] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Friday, December 26, 2008 [[Page D1331]] Daily Digest Senate Chamber Action Senate met at 11:00:01 a.m. in pro forma session, and recessed at 11:00:11 a.m. until 10:30 a.m., on Tuesday, December 30, 2008. | ||||
| CREC-2008-12-23-pt1-PgD1329-2 | 2008-12-23 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings | SENATE | DAILYDIGEST | DDSCMEETINGS | D1329 | D1329 | 154 Cong. Rec. D1329 | Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 190 (Tuesday, December 23, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 190 (Tuesday, December 23, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1329] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings (Committees not listed did not meet) No committee meetings were held. | ||||
| CREC-2008-12-23-pt1-PgD1329-3 | 2008-12-23 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/House of Representatives | HOUSE | DAILYDIGEST | DDHCHAMBER | D1329 | D1329 | [{"congress": "110", "type": "HCONRES", "number": "440"}] | 154 Cong. Rec. D1329 | Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 190 (Tuesday, December 23, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 190 (Tuesday, December 23, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1329] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] House of Representatives Chamber Action The House was not in session today. The House is scheduled to meet at 11 a.m. on Saturday, January 3, 2009, pursuant to the provisions of H. Con. Res. 440. | |||
| CREC-2008-12-23-pt1-PgD1329-4 | 2008-12-23 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/House Committee Meetings | HOUSE | DAILYDIGEST | DDHCMEETINGS | D1329 | D1329 | 154 Cong. Rec. D1329 | Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 190 (Tuesday, December 23, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 190 (Tuesday, December 23, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1329] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings No committee meetings were held. | ||||
| CREC-2008-12-23-pt1-PgD1329-5 | 2008-12-23 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/Next Meeting of the SENATE + Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES + Other End Matter | HOUSE | DAILYDIGEST | DDENDMATTER | D1329 | D1330 | 154 Cong. Rec. D1329 | Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 190 (Tuesday, December 23, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 190 (Tuesday, December 23, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1329-D1330] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (USPS 087�09390). The Periodicals postage is paid at Washington, D.C. The public proceedings of each House of Congress, as reported by the Official Reporters thereof, are printed pursuant to directions of the Joint Committee on Printing as authorized by appropriate provisions of Title 44, United States Code, and published for each day that one or both Houses are in session, excepting very infrequent instances when two or more unusually small consecutive issues are printed one time. Public access to the Congressional Record is available online through GPO Access, a service of the Government Printing Office, free of charge to the user. The online database is updated each day the Congressional Record is published. The database includes both text and graphics from the beginning of the 103d Congress, 2d session (January 1994) forward. It is available through GPO Access at www.gpo.gov/gpoaccess. Customers can also access this information with WAIS client software, via telnet at swais.access.gpo.gov, or dial-in using communications software and a modem at 202�09512�091661. Questions or comments regarding this database or GPO Access can be directed to the GPO Access User Support Team at: E-Mail: gpoaccess@gpo.gov; Phone 1�09888�09293�096498 (toll-free), 202�09512�091530 (D.C. area); Fax: 202�09512�091262. The Team's hours of availability are Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, except Federal holidays. The Congressional Record paper and 24x microfiche edition will be furnished by mail to subscribers, free of postage, at the following prices: paper edition, $252.00 for six months, $503.00 per year, or purchased as follows: less than 200 page… | ||||
| CREC-2008-12-23-pt1-PgD1329 | 2008-12-23 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/Senate | SENATE | DAILYDIGEST | DDSCHAMBER | D1329 | D1329 | 154 Cong. Rec. D1329 | Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 190 (Tuesday, December 23, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 190 (Tuesday, December 23, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1329] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Tuesday, December 23, 2008 [[Page D1329]] Daily Digest Senate Chamber Action Senate met at 11:00:08 a.m. in pro forma session, and recessed at 11:00:40 a.m. until 11:00 a.m., on Friday, December 26, 2008. | ||||
| CREC-2008-12-19-pt1-PgD1327-2 | 2008-12-19 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings | SENATE | DAILYDIGEST | DDSCMEETINGS | D1327 | D1327 | 154 Cong. Rec. D1327 | Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 189 (Friday, December 19, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 189 (Friday, December 19, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1327] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings (Committees not listed did not meet) No committee meetings were held. | ||||
| CREC-2008-12-19-pt1-PgD1327-3 | 2008-12-19 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/House of Representatives | HOUSE | DAILYDIGEST | DDHCHAMBER | D1327 | D1327 | [{"congress": "110", "type": "HCONRES", "number": "440"}] | 154 Cong. Rec. D1327 | Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 189 (Friday, December 19, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 189 (Friday, December 19, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1327] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] House of Representatives Chamber Action The House was not in session today. The House is scheduled to meet at 11 a.m. on Saturday, January 3, 2009, pursuant to the provisions of H. Con. Res. 440. | |||
| CREC-2008-12-19-pt1-PgD1327-4 | 2008-12-19 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/House Committee Meetings | HOUSE | DAILYDIGEST | DDHCMEETINGS | D1327 | D1327 | 154 Cong. Rec. D1327 | Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 189 (Friday, December 19, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 189 (Friday, December 19, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1327] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings No committee meetings were held. | ||||
| CREC-2008-12-19-pt1-PgD1327-5 | 2008-12-19 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/Next Meeting of the SENATE + Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES + Other End Matter | HOUSE | DAILYDIGEST | DDENDMATTER | D1327 | D1328 | 154 Cong. Rec. D1327 | Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 189 (Friday, December 19, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 189 (Friday, December 19, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1327-D1328] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (USPS 087�09390). The Periodicals postage is paid at Washington, D.C. The public proceedings of each House of Congress, as reported by the Official Reporters thereof, are printed pursuant to directions of the Joint Committee on Printing as authorized by appropriate provisions of Title 44, United States Code, and published for each day that one or both Houses are in session, excepting very infrequent instances when two or more unusually small consecutive issues are printed one time. Public access to the Congressional Record is available online through GPO Access, a service of the Government Printing Office, free of charge to the user. The online database is updated each day the Congressional Record is published. The database includes both text and graphics from the beginning of the 103d Congress, 2d session (January 1994) forward. It is available through GPO Access at www.gpo.gov/gpoaccess. Customers can also access this information with WAIS client software, via telnet at swais.access.gpo.gov, or dial-in using communications software and a modem at 202�09512�091661. Questions or comments regarding this database or GPO Access can be directed to the GPO Access User Support Team at: E-Mail: gpoaccess@gpo.gov; Phone 1�09888�09293�096498 (toll-free), 202�09512�091530 (D.C. area); Fax: 202�09512�091262. The Team's hours of availability are Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, except Federal holidays. The Congressional Record paper and 24x microfiche edition will be furnished by mail to subscribers, free of postage, at the following prices: paper edition, $252.00 for six months, $503.00 per year, or purchased as follows: less than 200 pages,… | ||||
| CREC-2008-12-19-pt1-PgD1327 | 2008-12-19 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/Senate | SENATE | DAILYDIGEST | DDSCHAMBER | D1327 | D1327 | 154 Cong. Rec. D1327 | Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 189 (Friday, December 19, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 189 (Friday, December 19, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1327] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Friday, December 19, 2008 [[Page D1327]] Daily Digest Senate Chamber Action Senate met at 10:00:37 a.m. in pro forma session, and recessed at 10:01:04 a.m. until 11 a.m., on Tuesday, December 23, 2008. | ||||
| CREC-2008-12-16-pt1-PgD1325-2 | 2008-12-16 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings | SENATE | DAILYDIGEST | DDSCMEETINGS | D1325 | D1325 | 154 Cong. Rec. D1325 | Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 188 (Tuesday, December 16, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 188 (Tuesday, December 16, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1325] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings (Committees not listed did not meet) No committee meetings were held. | ||||
| CREC-2008-12-16-pt1-PgD1325-3 | 2008-12-16 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/House of Representatives | HOUSE | DAILYDIGEST | DDHCHAMBER | D1325 | D1325 | [{"congress": "110", "type": "HCONRES", "number": "440"}] | 154 Cong. Rec. D1325 | Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 188 (Tuesday, December 16, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 188 (Tuesday, December 16, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1325] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] House of Representatives Chamber Action The House was not in session today. The House is scheduled to meet at 11 a.m. on Saturday, January 3, 2009, pursuant to the provisions of H. Con. Res. 440. | |||
| CREC-2008-12-16-pt1-PgD1325-4 | 2008-12-16 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/House Committee Meetings | HOUSE | DAILYDIGEST | DDHCMEETINGS | D1325 | D1325 | 154 Cong. Rec. D1325 | Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 188 (Tuesday, December 16, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 188 (Tuesday, December 16, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1325] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings No committee meetings were held. | ||||
| CREC-2008-12-16-pt1-PgD1325-5 | 2008-12-16 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/Next Meeting of the SENATE + Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES + Other End Matter | HOUSE | DAILYDIGEST | DDENDMATTER | D1325 | D1326 | 154 Cong. Rec. D1325 | Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 188 (Tuesday, December 16, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 188 (Tuesday, December 16, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1325-D1326] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (USPS 087�09390). The Periodicals postage is paid at Washington, D.C. The public proceedings of each House of Congress, as reported by the Official Reporters thereof, are printed pursuant to directions of the Joint Committee on Printing as authorized by appropriate provisions of Title 44, United States Code, and published for each day that one or both Houses are in session, excepting very infrequent instances when two or more unusually small consecutive issues are printed one time. Public access to the Congressional Record is available online through GPO Access, a service of the Government Printing Office, free of charge to the user. The online database is updated each day the Congressional Record is published. The database includes both text and graphics from the beginning of the 103d Congress, 2d session (January 1994) forward. It is available through GPO Access at www.gpo.gov/gpoaccess. Customers can also access this information with WAIS client software, via telnet at swais.access.gpo.gov, or dial-in using communications software and a modem at 202�09512�091661. Questions or comments regarding this database or GPO Access can be directed to the GPO Access User Support Team at: E-Mail: gpoaccess@gpo.gov; Phone 1�09888�09293�096498 (toll-free), 202�09512�091530 (D.C. area); Fax: 202�09512�091262. The Team's hours of availability are Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, except Federal holidays. The Congressional Record paper and 24x microfiche edition will be furnished by mail to subscribers, free of postage, at the following prices: paper edition, $252.00 for six months, $503.00 per year, or purchased as follows: less than 200 page… | ||||
| CREC-2008-12-16-pt1-PgD1325 | 2008-12-16 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/Senate | SENATE | DAILYDIGEST | DDSCHAMBER | D1325 | D1325 | 154 Cong. Rec. D1325 | Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 188 (Tuesday, December 16, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 188 (Tuesday, December 16, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1325] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Tuesday, December 16, 2008 [[Page D1325]] Daily Digest Senate Chamber Action Senate met at 11:00:19 a.m. in pro forma session, and recessed at 11:00:50 a.m. until 10 a.m., on Friday, December 19, 2008. | ||||
| CREC-2008-12-12-pt1-PgD1323-2 | 2008-12-12 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings | SENATE | DAILYDIGEST | DDSCMEETINGS | D1323 | D1323 | 154 Cong. Rec. D1323 | Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 187 (Friday, December 12, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 187 (Friday, December 12, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1323] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings (Committees not listed did not meet) No committee meetings were held. | ||||
| CREC-2008-12-12-pt1-PgD1323-3 | 2008-12-12 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/House of Representatives | HOUSE | DAILYDIGEST | DDHCHAMBER | D1323 | D1323 | [{"congress": "110", "type": "HCONRES", "number": "440"}] | 154 Cong. Rec. D1323 | Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 187 (Friday, December 12, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 187 (Friday, December 12, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1323] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] House of Representatives Chamber Action The House was not in session today. The House is scheduled to meet at 11 a.m. on Saturday, January 3, 2009, pursuant to the provisions of H. Con. Res. 440. | |||
| CREC-2008-12-12-pt1-PgD1323-4 | 2008-12-12 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/House Committee Meetings | HOUSE | DAILYDIGEST | DDHCMEETINGS | D1323 | D1323 | 154 Cong. Rec. D1323 | Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 187 (Friday, December 12, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 187 (Friday, December 12, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1323] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings No committee meetings were held. | ||||
| CREC-2008-12-12-pt1-PgD1323-5 | 2008-12-12 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/Next Meeting of the SENATE + Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES + Other End Matter | HOUSE | DAILYDIGEST | DDENDMATTER | D1323 | D1324 | 154 Cong. Rec. D1323 | Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 187 (Friday, December 12, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 187 (Friday, December 12, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1323-D1324] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (USPS 087�09390). The Periodicals postage is paid at Washington, D.C. The public proceedings of each House of Congress, as reported by the Official Reporters thereof, are printed pursuant to directions of the Joint Committee on Printing as authorized by appropriate provisions of Title 44, United States Code, and published for each day that one or both Houses are in session, excepting very infrequent instances when two or more unusually small consecutive issues are printed one time. Public access to the Congressional Record is available online through GPO Access, a service of the Government Printing Office, free of charge to the user. The online database is updated each day the Congressional Record is published. The database includes both text and graphics from the beginning of the 103d Congress, 2d session (January 1994) forward. It is available through GPO Access at www.gpo.gov/gpoaccess. Customers can also access this information with WAIS client software, via telnet at swais.access.gpo.gov, or dial-in using communications software and a modem at 202�09512�091661. Questions or comments regarding this database or GPO Access can be directed to the GPO Access User Support Team at: E-Mail: gpoaccess@gpo.gov; Phone 1�09888�09293�096498 (toll-free), 202�09512�091530 (D.C. area); Fax: 202�09512�091262. The Team's hours of availability are Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, except Federal holidays. The Congressional Record paper and 24x microfiche edition will be furnished by mail to subscribers, free of postage, at the following prices: paper edition, $252.00 for six months, $503.00 per year, or purchased as follows: less than 200 pages,… | ||||
| CREC-2008-12-12-pt1-PgD1323 | 2008-12-12 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/Senate | SENATE | DAILYDIGEST | DDSCHAMBER | D1323 | D1323 | 154 Cong. Rec. D1323 | Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 187 (Friday, December 12, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 187 (Friday, December 12, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1323] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Friday, December 12, 2008 [[Page D1323]] Daily Digest Senate Chamber Action Senate met at 10:00:23 a.m. in pro forma session, and recessed at 10:00:54 a.m. until 11 a.m., on Tuesday, December 16, 2008. | ||||
| CREC-2008-12-11-pt1-PgD1320 | 2008-12-11 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/Senate | SENATE | DAILYDIGEST | DDSCHAMBER | D1320 | D1321 | [{"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) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1320-D1321] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Thursday, December 11, 2008 [[Page D1320]] Daily Digest Senate Chamber Action Routine Proceedings, pages S10889-S10958 Measures Introduced: Ten bills and one resolution were introduced, as follows: S. 3732-3741, and S. Con. Res. 107. Page S10946 Measures Reported: Report to accompany S. 3501, to ensure that Congress is notified when the Department of Justice determines that the Executive Branch is not bound by a statute. (S. Rept. No. 110-528) Page S10946 Measures Passed: Technical Corrections: Senate passed H.R. 7327, to make technical corrections related to the Pension Protection Act of 2006, clearing the measure for the President. Pages S10914-15 United States Capitol Complex Tours: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 107, expressing the sense of Congress regarding the rights of Members of Congress (or any employee of a Member of Congress authorized by that member) to lead tours of the United States Capitol complex. Page S10957 Union Station, Washington, D.C. Centennial: Committee on Environment and Public Works was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 664, celebrating the centennial of Union Station in Washington, District of Columbia, and the resolution was then agreed to. Page S10957 National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 710, designating the week of February 2 through February 6, 2009, as ``National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week'', and the resolution was then agreed to. … | |||
| CREC-2008-12-11-pt1-PgD1321-2 | 2008-12-11 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/House of Representatives | HOUSE | DAILYDIGEST | DDHCHAMBER | D1321 | D1321 | [{"congress": "110", "type": "HCONRES", "number": "440"}] | 154 Cong. Rec. D1321 | Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1321] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] House of Representatives Chamber Action The House was not in session today. The House is scheduled to meet at 11 a.m. on Saturday, January, 3, 2009, pursuant to the provisions of H. Con. Res. 440. | |||
| CREC-2008-12-11-pt1-PgD1321-3 | 2008-12-11 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/House Committee Meetings | HOUSE | DAILYDIGEST | DDHCMEETINGS | D1321 | D1321 | 154 Cong. Rec. D1321 | Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1321] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings STATES AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES--IMPACT OF RECESSION Committee on Appropriations: Held a hearing on the Impact of Recession on States and Local Communities. Testimony was heard from the following Governors: Jon Corzine, New Jersey; Jim Doyle, Wisconsin; and Jim Douglas, Vermont; and public witnesses. OVERSIGHT--ADMINISTRATION'S LAST-MINUTE RULEMAKINGS Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming: Held a hearing entitled ``Approaching Midnight: Oversight of the Bush Administration's Last-Minute Rulemakings.'' Testimony was heard from public witnesses. | ||||
| CREC-2008-12-11-pt1-PgD1321-4 | 2008-12-11 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 2008-12-12 | DAILYDIGEST | DDCOMMITTEEMEETINGS | D1321 | D1321 | 154 Cong. Rec. D1321 | Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1321] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2008 (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) Senate No meetings/hearings scheduled. House No committee meetings are scheduled. | |||||
| CREC-2008-12-11-pt1-PgD1321-5 | 2008-12-11 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/Next Meeting of the SENATE + Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES + Other End Matter | SENATE | DAILYDIGEST | DDENDMATTER | D1321 | D1322 | 154 Cong. Rec. D1321 | Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1321-D1322] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (USPS 087�09390). The Periodicals postage is paid at Washington, D.C. The public proceedings of each House of Congress, as reported by the Official Reporters thereof, are printed pursuant to directions of the Joint Committee on Printing as authorized by appropriate provisions of Title 44, United States Code, and published for each day that one or both Houses are in session, excepting very infrequent instances when two or more unusually small consecutive issues are printed one time. Public access to the Congressional Record is available online through GPO Access, a service of the Government Printing Office, free of charge to the user. The online database is updated each day the Congressional Record is published. The database includes both text and graphics from the beginning of the 103d Congress, 2d session (January 1994) forward. It is available through GPO Access at www.gpo.gov/gpoaccess. Customers can also access this information with WAIS client software, via telnet at swais.access.gpo.gov, or dial-in using communications software and a modem at 202�09512�091661. Questions or comments regarding this database or GPO Access can be directed to the GPO Access User Support Team at: E-Mail: gpoaccess@gpo.gov; Phone 1�09888�09293�096498 (toll-free), 202�09512�091530 (D.C. area); Fax: 202�09512�091262. The Team's hours of availability are Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, except Federal holidays. The Congressional Record paper and 24x microfiche edition will be furnished by mail to subscribers, free of postage, at the following prices: paper edition, $252.00 for six months, $503.00 per year, or purchased as follows: less than 200 pa… | ||||
| CREC-2008-12-11-pt1-PgD1321 | 2008-12-11 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings | SENATE | DAILYDIGEST | DDSCMEETINGS | D1321 | D1321 | 154 Cong. Rec. D1321 | Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 186 (Thursday, December 11, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1321] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings (Committees not listed did not meet) WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION PROLIFERATION AND TERRORISM PREVENTION REPORT Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine a report from the Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism, after receiving testimony from former Senators Bob Graham and Jim Talent, Chairman and Vice Chairman, respectively, and former Representative Tim Roemer, and Robin Cleveland, each a Commissioner, all of the Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism. | ||||
| CREC-2008-12-10-pt1-PgD1314 | 2008-12-10 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/Highlights + Senate | SENATE | DAILYDIGEST | DDSCHAMBER | D1314 | D1315 | [{"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) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 185 (Wednesday, December 10, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1314-D1315] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Wednesday, December 10, 2008 [[Page D1314]] Daily Digest HIGHLIGHTS The House passed H.R. 7321, Auto Industry Financing and Restructuring Act. Senate Chamber Action Routine Proceedings, pages Page S10841-S10887 Measures Introduced: Seven bills and three resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 3725-3731, S.J. Res. 46, and S. Res. 728-729. Page S10881 Measures Reported: Special Report entitled ``Recognition of Excellence in Aging Research Committee Report''. (S. Rept. No. 110-527) Pages S10880-81 Measures Passed: Emergency Economic Stabilization Act: Senate passed S. 3731, to amend the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (division A of Public Law 110-343) to provide the Special Inspector General with additional authorities and responsibilities. Pages S10884-85 America's Beautiful National Parks Quarter Dollar Coin Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 6184, to provide for a program for circulating quarter dollar coins that are emblematic of a national park or other national site in each State, the District of Columbia, and each territory of the United States, and the bill was then passed, clearing the measure for the President. Page S10885 2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 196, commending Idaho on winning the bid to host the 2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games, and the resolution was then agreed to. Page S10885 Secretary of State Compensation: Senate pas… | |||
| CREC-2008-12-10-pt1-PgD1315-2 | 2008-12-10 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/House of Representatives | HOUSE | DAILYDIGEST | DDHCHAMBER | D1315 | D1316 | [{"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) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 185 (Wednesday, December 10, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1315-D1316] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] House of Representatives Chamber Action Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 18 public bills, H.R. 7321, 7325-7340; and 2 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 443; and H. Res. 1535 were introduced. Page H10975 Additional Cosponsors: Pages H10975-76 Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows: H.R. 7322, making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009 (H. Rept. 110-919); H.R. 7323, making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009 (H. Rept. 110- 920); H.R. 7324, making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009 (H. Rept. 110-921); and H. Res. 1534, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7321) to authorize financial assistance to eligible automobile manufacturers (H. Rept. 110-922). Pages H10870, H10876, H10974-75 Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed Representative Tauscher to act as Speaker Pro Tempore for today. Page H10869 Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by a recorded vote of 215 ayes and 170 noes with 1 voting ``present'', Roll No. 686. Pages H10869, H10877-78 Calendar Wednesday: Agreed that the business in order under the Calendar Wednesday rule be dispensed with today. Page H10869 Recess: The House recessed at 10:11 a.m. and reconvened at 2:30 p.m. Page H10870 United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission-- Appointment: Read a letter from Representative Boehner, Minority… | |||
| CREC-2008-12-10-pt1-PgD1315 | 2008-12-10 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings | SENATE | DAILYDIGEST | DDSCMEETINGS | D1315 | D1315 | 154 Cong. Rec. D1315 | Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 185 (Wednesday, December 10, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 185 (Wednesday, December 10, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1315] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings (Committees not listed did not meet) CLEAN ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded a hearing to examine investments in clean energy and natural resources projects and programs to create ``green jobs''--family-supporting, middle-skill jobs in the primary sectors of a clean energy economy of efficiency, renewables, and alternative transportation and fuels, and to stimulate the economy, after receiving testimony from Mark A. Limbaugh, former Assistant Secretary for Water and Science, and Denis Galvin, former Deputy Director National Park Service, National Parks Conservation Association, both of the Department of the Interior; Malcolm D. Woolf, Maryland Energy Administration, Annapolis, on behalf of the National Association of State Energy Officials; Bracken Hendricks, Center for American Progress Action Fund, and Joe Loper, Alliance to Save Energy, both of Washington, D.C.; Steven G. Hauser, GridPoint, Inc., and Kevin Book, Friedman Billings Ramsey and Company Capital Markets Corporation, both of Arlington, Virginia; and Cassandra Moseley, University of Oregon Institute for a Sustainable Environment, Eugene. PREVENTION AND PUBLIC HEALTH Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee concluded a hearing to examine disease prevention and public health, focusing on transforming the health care system, after receiving testimony from Donald Wright, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services for Health; Jeffrey Levi, Trust for America's Health, Washington, D.C.; Kenneth E. Thorpe, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health Department of Health Policy and Management, Atlanta, Georgia; John J. Mahoney, Pitney Bowes, Stamford, Connecticut; and… | ||||
| CREC-2008-12-10-pt1-PgD1316 | 2008-12-10 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/House Committee Meetings | HOUSE | DAILYDIGEST | DDHCMEETINGS | D1316 | D1317 | [{"congress": "110", "type": "HR", "number": "7321"}] | 154 Cong. Rec. D1316 | Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 185 (Wednesday, December 10, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 185 (Wednesday, December 10, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1316-D1317] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings TROUBLED ASSETS RELIEF PROGRAM OVERSIGHT Committee on Financial Services: Held a hearing entitled ``Oversight Concerns Regarding Treasury Department Conduct of the Troubled Assets Relief Program.'' Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Congressional Oversight Panel under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act: Representative Hensarling and Elizabeth Warren, Chair; Gene [[Page D1317]] Dodaro, Acting Comptroller General, GAO; and Neel Kashkari, Interim Assistant Secretary, Financial Stability and Assistant Secretary, International Affairs, Department of the Treasury. AUTO INDUSTRY FINANCING AND RESTRUCTURING ACT Committee on Rules: Granted, by a non-record vote, a structured rule providing for consideration of H.R. 7321, the Auto Industry Financing and Restructuring Act. The rule provides for one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member of the Committee on Financial Services. The rule waives all points of order against the bill and against its consideration. The rule provides that the bill shall be considered as read. The rule makes in order the amendment printed in this report if offered by Representative LaTourette. The amendment made in order shall be considered as read and shall be debatable for 10 minutes equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent. All points of order against the amendment are waived. The rule provides one motion to recommit the bill. Finally, the rule permits the Chair, during consideration of the bill, to postpone further consideration to a time designated by the Speaker. Testimony was heard from Chairman Frank and Representative LaTourette. | |||
| CREC-2008-12-10-pt1-PgD1317-2 | 2008-12-10 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/Next Meeting of the SENATE + Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES + Other End Matter | SENATE | DAILYDIGEST | DDENDMATTER | D1317 | D1318 | [{"congress": "110", "type": "HR", "number": "7005"}] | 154 Cong. Rec. D1317 | Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 185 (Wednesday, December 10, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 185 (Wednesday, December 10, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1317-D1318] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (USPS 087�09390). The Periodicals postage is paid at Washington, D.C. The public proceedings of each House of Congress, as reported by the Official Reporters thereof, are printed pursuant to directions of the Joint Committee on Printing as authorized by appropriate provisions of Title 44, United States Code, and published for each day that one or both Houses are in session, excepting very infrequent instances when two or more unusually small consecutive issues are printed one time. Public access to the Congressional Record is available online through GPO Access, a service of the Government Printing Office, free of charge to the user. The online database is updated each day the Congressional Record is published. The database includes both text and graphics from the beginning of the 103d Congress, 2d session (January 1994) forward. It is available through GPO Access at www.gpo.gov/gpoaccess. Customers can also access this information with WAIS client software, via telnet at swais.access.gpo.gov, or dial-in using communications software and a modem at 202�09512�091661. Questions or comments regarding this database or GPO Access can be directed to the GPO Access User Support Team at: E-Mail: gpoaccess@gpo.gov; Phone 1�09888�09293�096498 (toll-free), 202�09512�091530 (D.C. area); Fax: 202�09512�091262. The Team's hours of availability are Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, except Federal holidays. The Congressional Record paper and 24x microfiche edition will be furnished by mail to subscribers, free of postage, at the following prices: paper edition, $252.00 for six months, $503.00 per year, or purchased as follows: less than 200 … | |||
| CREC-2008-12-10-pt1-PgD1317 | 2008-12-10 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 2008-12-11 | DAILYDIGEST | DDCOMMITTEEMEETINGS | D1317 | D1317 | 154 Cong. Rec. D1317 | Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 185 (Wednesday, December 10, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 185 (Wednesday, December 10, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1317] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2008 (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold hearings to examine a report from the Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction, Proliferation, and Terrorism, 10 a.m., SH-216. House Committee on Appropriations, hearing on the Impact of Recession on States and Local Communities, 9:30 a.m., 2167 Rayburn. Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, hearing entitled ``Approaching Midnight: Oversight of the Bush Administration's Last-Minute Rulemakings,'' 10 a.m., 210 Cannon. | |||||
| CREC-2008-12-09-pt1-PgD1309-2 | 2008-12-09 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings | SENATE | DAILYDIGEST | DDSCMEETINGS | D1309 | D1309 | 154 Cong. Rec. D1309 | Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 184 (Tuesday, December 9, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 184 (Tuesday, December 9, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1309] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings (Committees not listed did not meet) No committee meetings were held. | ||||
| CREC-2008-12-09-pt1-PgD1309 | 2008-12-09 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/Senate | SENATE | DAILYDIGEST | DDSCHAMBER | D1309 | D1309 | [{"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) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 184 (Tuesday, December 9, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1309] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Tuesday, December 9, 2008 [[Page D1309]] Daily Digest Senate Chamber Action Routine Proceedings, pages S10821-S10839 Measures Introduced: Four resolutions were submitted, as follows: S. Res. 724-727. Page S10834 Measures Passed: Drive Safer Sunday: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 718, designating November 30, 2008, as ``Drive Safer Sunday'', and the resolution was then agreed to. Page S10835 Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 720, supporting the goals and ideals of Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month, and the resolution was then agreed to. Pages S10835-36 National American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month: Committee on Indian Affairs was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 719, recognizing National American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month and celebrating the heritage and culture of American Indians and Alaska Natives and the contributions of American Indians and Alaska Natives to the United States, and the resolution was then agreed to. Page S10836 Terrorist Attacks and Siege in Mumbai, India: Senate agreed to S. Res. 724, expressing the sense of the Senate on the horrific terrorist attacks and siege in Mumbai, India, beginning on November 26, 2008, and concluding on November 29, 2008. Pages S10836-37 Youth Impact Program: Senate agreed to S. Res. 725, acknowledging the accomplishme… | |||
| CREC-2008-12-09-pt1-PgD1310-2 | 2008-12-09 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/House Committee Meetings | HOUSE | DAILYDIGEST | DDHCMEETINGS | D1310 | D1311 | 154 Cong. Rec. D1310 | Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 184 (Tuesday, December 9, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 184 (Tuesday, December 9, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1310-D1311] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings FINANCIAL CRISIS--ROLE OF FANNIE MAE AND FREDDIE MAC; COMMITTEE REPORT Committee on Oversight and Government: Held a hearing on the Role of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in the Financial Crisis. Testimony was heard from the following CEOs of Freddie Mac: Richard Syron, 2003-2008; and Leland C. Brendsel, 1987-2003; the following CEOs of Fannie Mae: Daniel H. Mudd, 2005-2008; and Franklin Raines, 1999-2004; Edward Pinto, former Chief Credit Officer, Fannie Mae, 1987-1989; Arnold King, former member, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System, 1980-1986; and public witnesses. The Committee approved the Committee Report regarding President Bush's assertion of executive privilege in response to the Committee subpoena to Attorney General Michael Mukasey. AUTO BAILOUT PROPOSAL--ENERGY INDEPENDENCE IMPLICATIONS Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming: Held a hearing entitled ``The Energy Independence Implications of the Auto Bailout Proposal.'' Testimony was heard from Joan Claybrook, former Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation; and public witnesses. WAIVING A REQUIREMENT OF CLAUSE 6(a) OF RULE XIII WITH RESPECT TO CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN RESOLUTIONS REPORTED FROM THE COMMITTEE ON RULES Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a rule waiving clause 6(a) of rule XIII (requiring a two-thirds vote to consider a rule on the same day it is reported from the Rules Committee) against certain resolutions reported from the Rules Committee. The rule applies the waiver to any resolution reported through the legislative day of December 13, 2008 [[Page D1311]] relating to consideration or disposition of a measure to authorize financial assistance to eligible automobi… | ||||
| CREC-2008-12-09-pt1-PgD1310 | 2008-12-09 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/House of Representatives | HOUSE | DAILYDIGEST | DDHCHAMBER | D1310 | D1310 | [{"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) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 184 (Tuesday, December 9, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1310] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [[Page D1310]] House of Representatives Chamber Action Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 11 public bills, H.R. 7308- 7318; 2 private bills, H.R. 7319-7320; and 1 resolution, H. Res. 1532 were introduced. Pages H10866-67 Additional Cosponsors: Page H10867 Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows: H.R. 6871, to amend the Expedited Funds Availability Act to provide a 1-time adjustment in certain dollar amounts to account for inflation over the 21 years since the enactment of such Act and to provide for future adjustments of such amounts on a regular basis (H. Rept. 110- 917) and H. Res. 1533, waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules (H. Rept. 110-918). Page H10866 Notification of Reassembly: Read the text of the formal notification sent to Members on Friday, December 5, 2008, of the reassembling of the House. Page H10859 Member Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Davis (VA), wherein he resigned as Representative for the 11th Congressional District of Virginia, effective November 24, 2008. Pages H10859-60 Whole Number of the House: The Speaker announced to the House that, in light of the resignation of the gentleman from Virginia, Mr. Tom Davis, the whole number of the House is adjusted to 434. Page H10860 Congressional Oversight Panel--Appointment: The Chair announced a joint appointment by the Speaker and the Majority Leader of the Senate and an appointment by the Speaker on the part of the House to the Congressional Oversight Panel pursuant to section 125(c)(1) of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-343): Joint Appointment: Mr. Damon Silvers of Maryland; Speaker's A… | |||
| CREC-2008-12-09-pt1-PgD1311-2 | 2008-12-09 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/Next Meeting of the SENATE + Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES + Other End Matter | SENATE | DAILYDIGEST | DDENDMATTER | D1311 | D1312 | [{"congress": "110", "type": "S", "number": "3297"}] | 154 Cong. Rec. D1311 | Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 184 (Tuesday, December 9, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 184 (Tuesday, December 9, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1311-D1312] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (USPS 087�09390). The Periodicals postage is paid at Washington, D.C. The public proceedings of each House of Congress, as reported by the Official Reporters thereof, are printed pursuant to directions of the Joint Committee on Printing as authorized by appropriate provisions of Title 44, United States Code, and published for each day that one or both Houses are in session, excepting very infrequent instances when two or more unusually small consecutive issues are printed one time. Public access to the Congressional Record is available online through GPO Access, a service of the Government Printing Office, free of charge to the user. The online database is updated each day the Congressional Record is published. The database includes both text and graphics from the beginning of the 103d Congress, 2d session (January 1994) forward. It is available through GPO Access at www.gpo.gov/gpoaccess. Customers can also access this information with WAIS client software, via telnet at swais.access.gpo.gov, or dial-in using communications software and a modem at 202�09512�091661. Questions or comments regarding this database or GPO Access can be directed to the GPO Access User Support Team at: E-Mail: gpoaccess@gpo.gov; Phone 1�09888�09293�096498 (toll-free), 202�09512�091530 (D.C. area); Fax: 202�09512�091262. The Team's hours of availability are Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, except Federal holidays. The Congressional Record paper and 24x microfiche edition will be furnished by mail to subscribers, free of postage, at the following prices: paper edition, $252.00 for six months, $503.00 per year, or purchased as follows: less than 200 pages,… | |||
| CREC-2008-12-09-pt1-PgD1311 | 2008-12-09 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 2008-12-10 | DAILYDIGEST | DDCOMMITTEEMEETINGS | D1311 | D1311 | 154 Cong. Rec. D1311 | Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 184 (Tuesday, December 9, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 184 (Tuesday, December 9, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1311] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2008 (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hearings to examine investment in clean energy and natural resources projects and programs to create jobs and stimulate the economy, 9:30 a.m., SD-366. Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to hold hearings to examine prevention and public health, 10 a.m., SD-192. House Committee on Financial Services, hearing entitled ``Oversight Concerns Regarding Treasury Department Conduct of the Troubled Assets Relief Program,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn. | |||||
| CREC-2008-12-08-pt1-PgD1304 | 2008-12-08 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/Highlights + Senate | SENATE | DAILYDIGEST | DDSCHAMBER | D1304 | D1305 | [{"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) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 183 (Monday, December 8, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1304-D1305] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Monday, December 8, 2008 [[Page D1304]] Daily Digest HIGHLIGHTS See Resume of Congressional Activity. Senate Chamber Action Routine Proceedings, pages S10789-S10820 Measures Introduced: Seven bills and three resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 3718-3724, and S. Res. 721-723. Page S10812 Measures Reported: Reported on Wednesday, November 19, during the adjournment: Special Report entitled ``Activities of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs''. (S. Rept. No. 110-524) S. Res. 707, authorizing the President of the Senate to certify the facts of the failure of Joshua Bolten, as the Custodian of Records at the White House, to appear before the Committee on the Judiciary and produce documents as required by Committee subpoena, with a preamble. (S. Rept. No. 110-522) S. Res. 708, authorizing the President of the Senate to certify the facts of the failure of Karl Rove to appear and testify before the Committee on the Judiciary and to produce documents as required by Committee subpoena, with a preamble. (S. Rept. No. 110-522) Report to accompany S. 967, to amend chapter 41 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for the establishment and authorization of funding for certain training programs for supervisors of Federal employees. (S. Rept. No. 110-523) Report to accompany S. 3477, to amend title 44, United States Code, to authorize grants for Presidential Centers of Historical Excellence. (S. Rept. No. 110-525) Report to accompany S. 1000, to enhance the Federal Telework Program. (S. Rept. No. 110-526) S. 1695, to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a pathway for the licensure of… | |||
| CREC-2008-12-08-pt1-PgD1305-2 | 2008-12-08 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/House of Representatives | HOUSE | DAILYDIGEST | DDHCHAMBER | D1305 | D1305 | [{"congress": "110", "type": "HCONRES", "number": "440"}] | 154 Cong. Rec. D1305 | Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 183 (Monday, December 8, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 183 (Monday, December 8, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1305] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] House of Representatives Chamber Action The House was not in session today. The House is scheduled to meet at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, December 9, 2008, pursuant to section 2 of H. Con. Res. 440. | |||
| CREC-2008-12-08-pt1-PgD1305-3 | 2008-12-08 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/House Committee Meetings | HOUSE | DAILYDIGEST | DDHCMEETINGS | D1305 | D1305 | 154 Cong. Rec. D1305 | Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 183 (Monday, December 8, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 183 (Monday, December 8, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1305] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings U.S. ECONOMY--ROLE OF CREDIT DERIVATIVES Committee on Agriculture: Held a hearing to review the role of credit derivatives in the U.S. economy. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. BRIEFING--MUMBAI/CYBER UPDATE Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to receive a briefing on Mumbai/Cyber Update. The Committee was briefed by departmental witnesses. | ||||
| CREC-2008-12-08-pt1-PgD1305-4 | 2008-12-08 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/NEW PUBLIC LAWS | HOUSE | DAILYDIGEST | DDNEWPUBLAWS | D1305 | D1306 | [{"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) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 183 (Monday, December 8, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1305-D1306] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] NEW PUBLIC LAWS (For last listing of Public Laws, see Daily Digest, p. D1271) H.R. 6867, to provide for additional emergency unemployment compensation. Signed on November 21, 2008. (Public Law 110-449) H.R. 5714, to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition and celebration of the establishment of the United States Army in 1775, to honor the American soldier of both today and yesterday, in wartime and in peace, and to commemorate the traditions, history, and heritage of the United States Army and its role in American society, from the Colonial period to today. Signed on December 1, 2008. (Public Law 110-450) H.R. 2040, to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the semicentennial of the enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Signed on December 2, 2008. (Public Law 110-451) S. 602, to develop the next generation of parental control technology. Signed on December 2, 2008. (Public Law 110-452) [[Page D1306]] S. 1193, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to take into trust 2 parcels of Federal land for the benefit of certain Indian Pueblos in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes. Signed on December 2, 2008. (Public Law 110-453) | |||
| CREC-2008-12-08-pt1-PgD1305 | 2008-12-08 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings | SENATE | DAILYDIGEST | DDSCMEETINGS | D1305 | D1305 | 154 Cong. Rec. D1305 | Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 183 (Monday, December 8, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 183 (Monday, December 8, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1305] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings (Committees not listed did not meet) USDA FOOD ASSISTANCE AND CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Committee concluded a hearing to examine United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) food assistance and child nutrition programs in the economic downturn, focusing on promoting health and fighting hunger, after receiving testimony from Eileen Kennedy, Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Boston, Massachusetts; Mariana Chilton, Drexel University School of Public Health, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Mary Kay Fox, Mathematica Policy Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts; and Carolyn L. Duff, Richland County School District One, Columbia, South Carolina, on behalf of the National Association of School Nurses. | ||||
| CREC-2008-12-08-pt1-PgD1306-2 | 2008-12-08 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD | SENATE | DAILYDIGEST | DDAHEAD | D1306 | D1306 | [{"congress": "110", "type": "S", "number": "3297"}] | 154 Cong. Rec. D1306 | Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 183 (Monday, December 8, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 183 (Monday, December 8, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1306] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD Week of December 9 through December 13, 2008 Senate Chamber On Tuesday, at 12 noon, Senate will resume consideration of S. 3297, Advancing America's Priorities Act. During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any cleared legislative and executive business. Senate Committees (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: December 10, to hold hearings to examine investment in clean energy and natural resources projects and programs to create jobs and stimulate the economy, 9:30 p.m., SD-366. Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: December 10, to hold hearings to examine prevention and public health, 10 a.m., SD-192. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: December 11, to hold hearings to examine a report from the Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction, Proliferation, and Terrorism, 10 a.m., SH-216. | |||
| CREC-2008-12-08-pt1-PgD1306 | 2008-12-08 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 2008-12-09 | DAILYDIGEST | DDCOMMITTEEMEETINGS | D1306 | D1306 | 154 Cong. Rec. D1306 | Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 183 (Monday, December 8, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 183 (Monday, December 8, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1306] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2008 (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) Senate No meetings/hearings scheduled. House Committee on Oversight and Government, hearing on The Role of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in the Financial Crisis; followed by a mark up of a Committee Report regarding President Bush's assertion of executive privilege in response to the Committee subpoena to Attorney General Michael Mukasey, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn. Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, hearing entitled ``The Energy Independence Implications of the Auto Bailout Proposal,'' 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn. | |||||
| CREC-2008-12-08-pt1-PgD1307-2 | 2008-12-08 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/Next Meeting of the SENATE + Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES + Other End Matter | SENATE | DAILYDIGEST | DDENDMATTER | D1307 | D1308 | [{"congress": "110", "type": "S", "number": "3297"}] | 154 Cong. Rec. D1307 | Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 183 (Monday, December 8, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 183 (Monday, December 8, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1307-D1308] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (USPS 087�09390). The Periodicals postage is paid at Washington, D.C. The public proceedings of each House of Congress, as reported by the Official Reporters thereof, are printed pursuant to directions of the Joint Committee on Printing as authorized by appropriate provisions of Title 44, United States Code, and published for each day that one or both Houses are in session, excepting very infrequent instances when two or more unusually small consecutive issues are printed one time. Public access to the Congressional Record is available online through GPO Access, a service of the Government Printing Office, free of charge to the user. The online database is updated each day the Congressional Record is published. The database includes both text and graphics from the beginning of the 103d Congress, 2d session (January 1994) forward. It is available through GPO Access at www.gpo.gov/gpoaccess. Customers can also access this information with WAIS client software, via telnet at swais.access.gpo.gov, or dial-in using communications software and a modem at 202�09512�091661. Questions or comments regarding this database or GPO Access can be directed to the GPO Access User Support Team at: E-Mail: gpoaccess@gpo.gov; Phone 1�09888�09293�096498 (toll-free), 202�09512�091530 (D.C. area); Fax: 202�09512�091262. The Team's hours of availability are Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, except Federal holidays. The Congressional Record paper and 24x microfiche edition will be furnished by mail to subscribers, free of postage, at the following prices: paper edition, $252.00 for six months, $503.00 per year, or purchased as follows: less than 200 pages, … | |||
| CREC-2008-12-08-pt1-PgD1307 | 2008-12-08 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/Resume of Congressional Activity | SENATE | DAILYDIGEST | DDRESUMEONGOING | D1307 | D1307 | 154 Cong. Rec. D1307 | Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 183 (Monday, December 8, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 183 (Monday, December 8, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1307] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] *These figures include all measures reported, even if there was no accompanying report. A total of 272 reports have been filed in the Senate, a total of 409 reports have been filed in the House. [[Page D1307]] Resume of Congressional Activity SECOND SESSION OF THE ONE HUNDRED TENTH CONGRESS The first table gives a comprehensive resume of all legislative business transacted by the Senate and House. The second table accounts for all nominations submitted to the Senate by the President for Senate confirmation. DATA ON LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY January 3 through November 30, 2008 Senate House Total Days in session............... 171 116 . . Time in session............... 957 hrs., 33 881 hrs., 48 . . Congressional Record: Pages of proceedings........... 10,777 10,857 . . Extensions of Remarks.......... . . 2,336 . . Public bills enacted into law. 94 176 . . Private bills enacted into law . . . . . . Bills in conference........... 4 5 . . Measures passed, total........ 571 990 1,561 Senate bills................... 108 93 . . House bills.................... 175 424 . . Senate joint resolutions....... 4 … | ||||
| CREC-2008-12-05-pt1-PgD1300-2 | 2008-12-05 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings | SENATE | DAILYDIGEST | DDSCMEETINGS | D1300 | D1300 | 154 Cong. Rec. D1300 | Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 182 (Friday, December 5, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 182 (Friday, December 5, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1300] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings (Committees not listed did not meet) DOMESTIC AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: On Thursday, December 4, Committee continued hearings to examine the state of the domestic automobile industry, after receiving testimony from Gene L. Dodaro, Acting Comptroller General, Government Accountability Office; G. Richard Wagoner, Jr., General Motors Corporation, and Ron Gettelfinger, both of Detroit, Michigan; Robert Nardelli, Chrysler LLC, Auburn Hills, Michigan; Alan R. Mulally, Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan; James Fleming, Connecticut Automotive Retailers Association, Simsbury, Connecticut; Keith Wandell, Johnson Controls, Inc., Glendale, Wisconsin; and Mark Zandi, Moody's Economy.com, West Chester, Pennsylvania. | ||||
| CREC-2008-12-05-pt1-PgD1300-3 | 2008-12-05 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/House of Representatives | HOUSE | DAILYDIGEST | DDHCHAMBER | D1300 | D1300 | [{"congress": "110", "type": "HCONRES", "number": "440"}] | 154 Cong. Rec. D1300 | Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 182 (Friday, December 5, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 182 (Friday, December 5, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1300] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] House of Representatives Chamber Action The House was not in session today. The House is scheduled to meet at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, December 9, 2008, pursuant to section 2 of H. Con. Res. 440. | |||
| CREC-2008-12-05-pt1-PgD1300-4 | 2008-12-05 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/House Committee Meetings | HOUSE | DAILYDIGEST | DDHCMEETINGS | D1300 | D1300 | 154 Cong. Rec. D1300 | Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 182 (Friday, December 5, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 182 (Friday, December 5, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1300] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings INDUSTRY PLANS TO STABILIZE THE AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY Committee on Financial Services: Held a hearing entitled ``Review Industry Plans to Stabilize the Financial Condition of the American Automobile Industry.'' Testimony was heard from G. Richard Wagoner, Jr., Chairman and CEO, General Motors Corporation; Robert Nardelli, CEO, Chrysler; Alan Mulally, President and CEO, Ford Motor Company; Ron Gettelfinger, President, United Auto Workers; Gene Dodaro, Acting Comptroller General, GAO; and public witnesses. 2009 BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD BENEFIT: WHAT IT MEANS FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: On December 3, the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service and the District of Columbia held a hearing entitled ``2009 Blue Cross Blue Shield Health Benefit: What it means for Federal employees.'' Testimony was heard from Nancy H. Kichak, Associate Director, Strategic Human Resources Policy, OPM; Stephen W. Gammarino, Senior Vice President, National Programs, Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association; and public witnesses. Joint Meetings EMPLOYMENT Joint Economic Committee: Committee concluded hearings to examine the employment-unemployment situation for November 2008, after receiving testimony from Keith Hall, Commissioner, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor. | ||||
| CREC-2008-12-05-pt1-PgD1300-5 | 2008-12-05 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD | HOUSE | DAILYDIGEST | DDAHEAD | D1300 | D1301 | 154 Cong. Rec. D1300 | Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 182 (Friday, December 5, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 182 (Friday, December 5, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1300-D1301] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD Week of December 8 through December 13, 2008 Senate Chamber To be announced. [[Page D1301]] Senate Committees (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) To be announced. House Committees Committee on Agriculture, December 8, hearing to review the role of credit derivatives in the U.S. economy, 1 p.m., 1300 Longworth. Committee on Appropriations, December 11, hearing on the Impact of Recession on States and Local Communities, 9:30 a.m., 2359 Rayburn. Committee on Energy and Commerce, December 10, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection, hearing entitled ``Implementation of the CPSIA: Urgent Questions about Application Dates, Testing and Certification, and Protecting Children,'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn. Committee on Financial Services, December 10, hearing entitled ``Oversight Concerns Regarding Treasury Department Conduct of the Troubled Assets Relief Program,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn. Committee on Oversight and Government, December 9, hearing on The Role of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in the Financial Crisis, followed by a markup of a committee report regarding President Bush assertion of executive privilege in response to the committee subpoena to Attorney General Mukasey, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn. Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, December 8, executive, briefing on Mumbai/Cyber Update, 2 p.m., H-405 Capitol. Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, December 11, hearing entitled ``Approaching Midnight: Oversight of the Bush Administration's Last-Minute Rulemakings,'' 10 a.m., room to be announced. | ||||
| CREC-2008-12-05-pt1-PgD1300 | 2008-12-05 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/Senate | SENATE | DAILYDIGEST | DDSCHAMBER | D1300 | D1300 | 154 Cong. Rec. D1300 | Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 182 (Friday, December 5, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 182 (Friday, December 5, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1300] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Friday, December 5, 2008 [[Page D1300]] Daily Digest Senate Chamber Action Senate met at 11:00:00 a.m. in pro forma session, and recessed at 11:00:28 a.m. until 3 p.m., on Monday, December 8, 2008. | ||||
| CREC-2008-12-05-pt1-PgD1301 | 2008-12-05 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/Next Meeting of the SENATE + Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES + Other End Matter | HOUSE | DAILYDIGEST | DDENDMATTER | D1301 | D1302 | 154 Cong. Rec. D1301 | Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 182 (Friday, December 5, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 182 (Friday, December 5, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1301-D1302] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (USPS 087�09390). The Periodicals postage is paid at Washington, D.C. The public proceedings of each House of Congress, as reported by the Official Reporters thereof, are printed pursuant to directions of the Joint Committee on Printing as authorized by appropriate provisions of Title 44, United States Code, and published for each day that one or both Houses are in session, excepting very infrequent instances when two or more unusually small consecutive issues are printed one time. Public access to the Congressional Record is available online through GPO Access, a service of the Government Printing Office, free of charge to the user. The online database is updated each day the Congressional Record is published. The database includes both text and graphics from the beginning of the 103d Congress, 2d session (January 1994) forward. It is available through GPO Access at www.gpo.gov/gpoaccess. Customers can also access this information with WAIS client software, via telnet at swais.access.gpo.gov, or dial-in using communications software and a modem at 202�09512�091661. Questions or comments regarding this database or GPO Access can be directed to the GPO Access User Support Team at: E-Mail: gpoaccess@gpo.gov; Phone 1�09888�09293�096498 (toll-free), 202�09512�091530 (D.C. area); Fax: 202�09512�091262. The Team's hours of availability are Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, except Federal holidays. The Congressional Record paper and 24x microfiche edition will be furnished by mail to subscribers, free of postage, at the following prices: paper edition, $252.00 for six months, $503.00 per year, or purchased as follows: less than 200 pages, … | ||||
| CREC-2008-12-02-pt1-PgD1297-2 | 2008-12-02 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings | SENATE | DAILYDIGEST | DDSCMEETINGS | D1297 | D1297 | 154 Cong. Rec. D1297 | Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 181 (Tuesday, December 2, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 181 (Tuesday, December 2, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1297] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings (Committees not listed did not meet) No committee meetings were held. | ||||
| CREC-2008-12-02-pt1-PgD1297-3 | 2008-12-02 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/House of Representatives | HOUSE | DAILYDIGEST | DDHCHAMBER | D1297 | D1297 | [{"congress": "110", "type": "HCONRES", "number": "440"}] | 154 Cong. Rec. D1297 | Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 181 (Tuesday, December 2, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 181 (Tuesday, December 2, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1297] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] House of Representatives Chamber Action The House was not in session today. The House is scheduled to meet at 11 a.m. on Saturday, January 3, 2009, pursuant to the provisions of H. Con. Res. 440. | |||
| CREC-2008-12-02-pt1-PgD1297-4 | 2008-12-02 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/House Committee Meetings | HOUSE | DAILYDIGEST | DDHCMEETINGS | D1297 | D1297 | 154 Cong. Rec. D1297 | Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 181 (Tuesday, December 2, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 181 (Tuesday, December 2, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1297] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings No committee meetings were held. | ||||
| CREC-2008-12-02-pt1-PgD1297-5 | 2008-12-02 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/Next Meeting of the SENATE + Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES + Other End Matter | HOUSE | DAILYDIGEST | DDENDMATTER | D1297 | D1298 | 154 Cong. Rec. D1297 | Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 181 (Tuesday, December 2, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 181 (Tuesday, December 2, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1297-D1298] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (USPS 087�09390). The Periodicals postage is paid at Washington, D.C. The public proceedings of each House of Congress, as reported by the Official Reporters thereof, are printed pursuant to directions of the Joint Committee on Printing as authorized by appropriate provisions of Title 44, United States Code, and published for each day that one or both Houses are in session, excepting very infrequent instances when two or more unusually small consecutive issues are printed one time. Public access to the Congressional Record is available online through GPO Access, a service of the Government Printing Office, free of charge to the user. The online database is updated each day the Congressional Record is published. The database includes both text and graphics from the beginning of the 103d Congress, 2d session (January 1994) forward. It is available through GPO Access at www.gpo.gov/gpoaccess. Customers can also access this information with WAIS client software, via telnet at swais.access.gpo.gov, or dial-in using communications software and a modem at 202�09512�091661. Questions or comments regarding this database or GPO Access can be directed to the GPO Access User Support Team at: E-Mail: gpoaccess@gpo.gov; Phone 1�09888�09293�096498 (toll-free), 202�09512�091530 (D.C. area); Fax: 202�09512�091262. The Team's hours of availability are Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, except Federal holidays. The Congressional Record paper and 24x microfiche edition will be furnished by mail to subscribers, free of postage, at the following prices: paper edition, $252.00 for six months, $503.00 per year, or purchased as follows: less than 200 pages,… | ||||
| CREC-2008-12-02-pt1-PgD1297 | 2008-12-02 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/Senate | SENATE | DAILYDIGEST | DDSCHAMBER | D1297 | D1297 | 154 Cong. Rec. D1297 | Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 181 (Tuesday, December 2, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 181 (Tuesday, December 2, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1297] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Tuesday, December 2, 2008 [[Page D1297]] Daily Digest Senate Chamber Action Senate met at 10:30:02 a.m. in pro forma session, and recessed at 10:30:27 a.m. until 11 a.m., on Friday, December 5, 2008. | ||||
| CREC-2008-11-29-pt1-PgD1295-2 | 2008-11-29 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings | SENATE | DAILYDIGEST | DDSCMEETINGS | D1295 | D1295 | 154 Cong. Rec. D1295 | Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 180 (Saturday, November 29, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 180 (Saturday, November 29, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1295] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings (Committees not listed did not meet) No committee meetings were held. | ||||
| CREC-2008-11-29-pt1-PgD1295-3 | 2008-11-29 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/House of Representatives | HOUSE | DAILYDIGEST | DDHCHAMBER | D1295 | D1295 | [{"congress": "110", "type": "HCONRES", "number": "440"}] | 154 Cong. Rec. D1295 | Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 180 (Saturday, November 29, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 180 (Saturday, November 29, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1295] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] House of Representatives Chamber Action The House was not in session today. The House is scheduled to meet at 11 a.m. on Saturday, January 3, 2009, pursuant to the provisions of H. Con. Res. 440. | |||
| CREC-2008-11-29-pt1-PgD1295-4 | 2008-11-29 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/House Committee Meetings | HOUSE | DAILYDIGEST | DDHCMEETINGS | D1295 | D1295 | 154 Cong. Rec. D1295 | Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 180 (Saturday, November 29, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 180 (Saturday, November 29, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1295] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings No committee meetings were held. | ||||
| CREC-2008-11-29-pt1-PgD1295-5 | 2008-11-29 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/Next Meeting of the SENATE + Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES + Other End Matter | HOUSE | DAILYDIGEST | DDENDMATTER | D1295 | D1296 | 154 Cong. Rec. D1295 | Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 180 (Saturday, November 29, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 180 (Saturday, November 29, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1295-D1296] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (USPS 087�09390). The Periodicals postage is paid at Washington, D.C. The public proceedings of each House of Congress, as reported by the Official Reporters thereof, are printed pursuant to directions of the Joint Committee on Printing as authorized by appropriate provisions of Title 44, United States Code, and published for each day that one or both Houses are in session, excepting very infrequent instances when two or more unusually small consecutive issues are printed one time. Public access to the Congressional Record is available online through GPO Access, a service of the Government Printing Office, free of charge to the user. The online database is updated each day the Congressional Record is published. The database includes both text and graphics from the beginning of the 103d Congress, 2d session (January 1994) forward. It is available through GPO Access at www.gpo.gov/gpoaccess. Customers can also access this information with WAIS client software, via telnet at swais.access.gpo.gov, or dial-in using communications software and a modem at 202�09512�091661. Questions or comments regarding this database or GPO Access can be directed to the GPO Access User Support Team at: E-Mail: gpoaccess@gpo.gov; Phone 1�09888�09293�096498 (toll-free), 202�09512�091530 (D.C. area); Fax: 202�09512�091262. The Team's hours of availability are Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, except Federal holidays. The Congressional Record paper and 24x microfiche edition will be furnished by mail to subscribers, free of postage, at the following prices: paper edition, $252.00 for six months, $503.00 per year, or purchased as follows: less than 200 pa… | ||||
| CREC-2008-11-29-pt1-PgD1295 | 2008-11-29 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/Senate | SENATE | DAILYDIGEST | DDSCHAMBER | D1295 | D1295 | 154 Cong. Rec. D1295 | Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 180 (Saturday, November 29, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 180 (Saturday, November 29, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1295] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Saturday, November 29, 2008 [[Page D1295]] Daily Digest Senate Chamber Action Senate met at 2:00:03 p.m. in pro forma session, and recessed at 2:00:30 p.m. until 10:30 a.m., on Tuesday, December 2, 2008. | ||||
| CREC-2008-11-26-pt1-PgD1293-2 | 2008-11-26 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings | SENATE | DAILYDIGEST | DDSCMEETINGS | D1293 | D1293 | 154 Cong. Rec. D1293 | Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 179 (Wednesday, November 26, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 179 (Wednesday, November 26, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1293] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings (Committees not listed did not meet) No committee meetings were held. | ||||
| CREC-2008-11-26-pt1-PgD1293-3 | 2008-11-26 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/House of Representatives | HOUSE | DAILYDIGEST | DDHCHAMBER | D1293 | D1293 | [{"congress": "110", "type": "HCONRES", "number": "440"}] | 154 Cong. Rec. D1293 | Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 179 (Wednesday, November 26, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 179 (Wednesday, November 26, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1293] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] House of Representatives Chamber Action The House was not in session today. The House is scheduled to meet at 11 a.m. on Saturday, January 3, 2009, pursuant to the provisions of H. Con. Res. 440. | |||
| CREC-2008-11-26-pt1-PgD1293-4 | 2008-11-26 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/House Committee Meetings | HOUSE | DAILYDIGEST | DDHCMEETINGS | D1293 | D1293 | 154 Cong. Rec. D1293 | Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 179 (Wednesday, November 26, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 179 (Wednesday, November 26, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1293] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings No committee meetings were held. | ||||
| CREC-2008-11-26-pt1-PgD1293-5 | 2008-11-26 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/Next Meeting of the SENATE + Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES + Other End Matter | HOUSE | DAILYDIGEST | DDENDMATTER | D1293 | D1294 | 154 Cong. Rec. D1293 | Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 179 (Wednesday, November 26, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 179 (Wednesday, November 26, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1293-D1294] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (USPS 087�09390). The Periodicals postage is paid at Washington, D.C. The public proceedings of each House of Congress, as reported by the Official Reporters thereof, are printed pursuant to directions of the Joint Committee on Printing as authorized by appropriate provisions of Title 44, United States Code, and published for each day that one or both Houses are in session, excepting very infrequent instances when two or more unusually small consecutive issues are printed one time. Public access to the Congressional Record is available online through GPO Access, a service of the Government Printing Office, free of charge to the user. The online database is updated each day the Congressional Record is published. The database includes both text and graphics from the beginning of the 103d Congress, 2d session (January 1994) forward. It is available through GPO Access at www.gpo.gov/gpoaccess. Customers can also access this information with WAIS client software, via telnet at swais.access.gpo.gov, or dial-in using communications software and a modem at 202�09512�091661. Questions or comments regarding this database or GPO Access can be directed to the GPO Access User Support Team at: E-Mail: gpoaccess@gpo.gov; Phone 1�09888�09293�096498 (toll-free), 202�09512�091530 (D.C. area); Fax: 202�09512�091262. The Team's hours of availability are Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, except Federal holidays. The Congressional Record paper and 24x microfiche edition will be furnished by mail to subscribers, free of postage, at the following prices: paper edition, $252.00 for six months, $503.00 per year, or purchased as follows: less than 200 … | ||||
| CREC-2008-11-26-pt1-PgD1293 | 2008-11-26 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/Senate | SENATE | DAILYDIGEST | DDSCHAMBER | D1293 | D1293 | 154 Cong. Rec. D1293 | Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 179 (Wednesday, November 26, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 179 (Wednesday, November 26, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1293] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Wednesday, November 26, 2008 [[Page D1293]] Daily Digest Senate Chamber Action Senate met at 10:00:14 a.m. in pro forma session, and recessed at 10:00:40 a.m. until 2 p.m., on Saturday, November 29, 2008. | ||||
| CREC-2008-11-24-pt1-PgD1291-2 | 2008-11-24 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings | SENATE | DAILYDIGEST | DDSCMEETINGS | D1291 | D1291 | 154 Cong. Rec. D1291 | Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 178 (Monday, November 24, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 178 (Monday, November 24, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1291] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings No Committee meetings were held. | ||||
| CREC-2008-11-24-pt1-PgD1291-3 | 2008-11-24 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/House of Representatives | HOUSE | DAILYDIGEST | DDHCHAMBER | D1291 | D1291 | [{"congress": "110", "type": "HCONRES", "number": "440"}] | 154 Cong. Rec. D1291 | Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 178 (Monday, November 24, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 178 (Monday, November 24, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1291] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] House of Representatives Chamber Action The House was not in session today. The House is scheduled to meet at 11 a.m. on Saturday, January 3, 2009, pursuant to the provisions of H. Con. Res. 440. | |||
| CREC-2008-11-24-pt1-PgD1291-4 | 2008-11-24 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/Next Meeting of the SENATE + Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES + Other End Matter | HOUSE | DAILYDIGEST | DDENDMATTER | D1291 | D1292 | 154 Cong. Rec. D1291 | Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 178 (Monday, November 24, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 178 (Monday, November 24, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1291-D1292] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (USPS 087�09390). The Periodicals postage is paid at Washington, D.C. The public proceedings of each House of Congress, as reported by the Official Reporters thereof, are printed pursuant to directions of the Joint Committee on Printing as authorized by appropriate provisions of Title 44, United States Code, and published for each day that one or both Houses are in session, excepting very infrequent instances when two or more unusually small consecutive issues are printed one time. Public access to the Congressional Record is available online through GPO Access, a service of the Government Printing Office, free of charge to the user. The online database is updated each day the Congressional Record is published. The database includes both text and graphics from the beginning of the 103d Congress, 2d session (January 1994) forward. It is available through GPO Access at www.gpo.gov/gpoaccess. Customers can also access this information with WAIS client software, via telnet at swais.access.gpo.gov, or dial-in using communications software and a modem at 202�09512�091661. Questions or comments regarding this database or GPO Access can be directed to the GPO Access User Support Team at: E-Mail: gpoaccess@gpo.gov; Phone 1�09888�09293�096498 (toll-free), 202�09512�091530 (D.C. area); Fax: 202�09512�091262. The Team's hours of availability are Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, except Federal holidays. The Congressional Record paper and 24x microfiche edition will be furnished by mail to subscribers, free of postage, at the following prices: paper edition, $252.00 for six months, $503.00 per year, or purchased as follows: less than 200 pages,… | ||||
| CREC-2008-11-24-pt1-PgD1291 | 2008-11-24 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/Senate | SENATE | DAILYDIGEST | DDSCHAMBER | D1291 | D1291 | 154 Cong. Rec. D1291 | Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 178 (Monday, November 24, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 178 (Monday, November 24, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1291] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Monday, November 24, 2008 [[Page D1291]] Daily Digest Senate Chamber Action Senate met at 9:30:12 a.m. in pro forma session, and recessed at 9:30:41 a.m. until 10 a.m., on Wednesday, November 26, 2008. | ||||
| CREC-2008-11-20-pt1-PgD1286 | 2008-11-20 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/Senate | SENATE | DAILYDIGEST | DDSCHAMBER | D1286 | D1288 | [{"congress": "110", "type": "S", "number": "13"}, {"congress": "110", "type": "SCONRES", "number": "106"}, {"congress": "110", "type": "HCONRES", "number": "435"}, {"congress": "110", "type": "SRES", "number": "709"}, {"congress": "110", "type": "SRES", "number": "710"}, {"congress": "110", "type": "SRES", "number": "720"}, {"congress": "110", "type": "SRES", "number": "711"}, {"congress": "110", "type": "SRES", "number": "712"}, {"congress": "110", "type": "SRES", "number": "713"}, {"congress": "110", "type": "SRES", "number": "714"}, {"congress": "110", "type": "SRES", "number": "715"}, {"congress": "110", "type": "S", "number": "3297"}, {"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": "6859"}, {"congress": "110", "type": "HR", "number": "6867"}] | 154 Cong. Rec. D1286 | Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 177 (Thursday, November 20, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 177 (Thursday, November 20, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1286-D1288] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Thursday, November 20, 2008 [[Page D1286]] Daily Digest Senate Chamber Action Routine Proceedings, pages S10681-S10777 Measures Introduced: Fifteen bills and twelve resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 13, 16-20, 3709-3717, S. Res. 710-720, and S. Con. Res. 106. Pages S10742-43 Measures Passed: Unemployment Compensation Extension Act: Senate passed H.R. 6867, to provide for additional emergency unemployment compensation, after agreeing to the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill, clearing the measure for the President. Pages S10701-02 During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the following action: By 89 yeas to 6 nays (Vote No. 214), three-fifths of those Senators duly chosen and sworn, having voted in the affirmative, Senate agreed to the motion to close further debate on the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill. Page S10701 Dr. Walter Carl Gordon, Jr. Post Office Building: Senate passed H.R. 6859, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1501 South Slappey Boulevard in Albany, Georgia, as the ``Dr. Walter Carl Gordon, Jr. Post Office Building'', clearing the measure for the President. Page S10768 Joseph A. Ryan Post Office Building: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs was discharged from further consideration of S. 3681, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 5070 Vegas Valley Drive in Las Vegas, Nevada, as the ``Joseph A. Ryan Post Office Building'', and the bill was then passed. Page S10768 Federal Judiciary Cost of Living Ad… | |||
| CREC-2008-11-20-pt1-PgD1288 | 2008-11-20 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings | SENATE | DAILYDIGEST | DDSCMEETINGS | D1288 | D1288 | 154 Cong. Rec. D1288 | Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 177 (Thursday, November 20, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 177 (Thursday, November 20, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1288] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings (Committees not listed did not meet) NOMINATIONS Committee on Armed Services: Committee ordered favorably reported 795 nominations in the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps. | ||||
| CREC-2008-11-20-pt1-PgD1289-2 | 2008-11-20 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/House Committee Meetings | HOUSE | DAILYDIGEST | DDHCMEETINGS | D1289 | D1289 | 154 Cong. Rec. D1289 | Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 177 (Thursday, November 20, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 177 (Thursday, November 20, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1289] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings CREDIT DERIVATIVES ECONOMIC ROLE Committee on Agriculture: Held a hearing to review the role of credit derivatives in the U.S. economy. Testimony was heard from Ananda Radhakrishman, Director, Division of Clearing and Intermediary Oversight, CFTC; Patrick Parkinson, Deputy Director, Division of Research and Statistics, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System; Erik R. Sirri, Director, Division of Trading and Markets, SEC; and Eric R. Dinallo, Superintendent, Department of Insurance, State of New York. SMALL BUSINESS CREDIT CONDITIONS Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing entitled ``Review of Recent Federal Efforts to Improve Credit Conditions for Small Businesses.'' Testimony was heard from Randall S. Kroszner, member, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System; and Karthik Ramanathan, Acting Assistant Secretary, Financial Markets, Department of the Treasury. | ||||
| CREC-2008-11-20-pt1-PgD1289-3 | 2008-11-20 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 2008-11-21 | DAILYDIGEST | DDCOMMITTEEMEETINGS | D1289 | D1289 | 154 Cong. Rec. D1289 | Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 177 (Thursday, November 20, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 177 (Thursday, November 20, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1289] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2008 (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) Senate No meetings/hearings are scheduled. HOUSE No committee meetings are scheduled. | |||||
| CREC-2008-11-20-pt1-PgD1289-4 | 2008-11-20 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/Next Meeting of the SENATE + Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES + Other End Matter | SENATE | DAILYDIGEST | DDENDMATTER | D1289 | D1290 | 154 Cong. Rec. D1289 | Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 177 (Thursday, November 20, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 177 (Thursday, November 20, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1289-D1290] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (USPS 087�09390). The Periodicals postage is paid at Washington, D.C. The public proceedings of each House of Congress, as reported by the Official Reporters thereof, are printed pursuant to directions of the Joint Committee on Printing as authorized by appropriate provisions of Title 44, United States Code, and published for each day that one or both Houses are in session, excepting very infrequent instances when two or more unusually small consecutive issues are printed one time. Public access to the Congressional Record is available online through GPO Access, a service of the Government Printing Office, free of charge to the user. The online database is updated each day the Congressional Record is published. The database includes both text and graphics from the beginning of the 103d Congress, 2d session (January 1994) forward. It is available through GPO Access at www.gpo.gov/gpoaccess. Customers can also access this information with WAIS client software, via telnet at swais.access.gpo.gov, or dial-in using communications software and a modem at 202�09512�091661. Questions or comments regarding this database or GPO Access can be directed to the GPO Access User Support Team at: E-Mail: gpoaccess@gpo.gov; Phone 1�09888�09293�096498 (toll-free), 202�09512�091530 (D.C. area); Fax: 202�09512�091262. The Team's hours of availability are Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, except Federal holidays. The Congressional Record paper and 24x microfiche edition will be furnished by mail to subscribers, free of postage, at the following prices: paper edition, $252.00 for six months, $503.00 per year, or purchased as follows: less than 200 pa… | ||||
| CREC-2008-11-20-pt1-PgD1289 | 2008-11-20 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/House of Representatives | HOUSE | DAILYDIGEST | DDHCHAMBER | D1289 | D1289 | [{"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) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 177 (Thursday, November 20, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1289] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [[Page D1289]] House of Representatives Chamber Action Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 12 public bills, H.R. 7296- 7307, and 1 resolution, H. Res. 1531, were introduced. Page H10856 Additional Cosponsors: Pages H10856-57 Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows: Security Clearance Reform: Upgrading the Gateway to the National Security Community (H. Rept. 110-916). Page H10856 Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed Representative McNulty to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. Page H10847 United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission-- Appointment: The Chair announced the Speaker's reappointment of the following member on the part of the House to the United States-China Economic Security Review Commission, effective January 1, 2009: Mr. Michael Wessel of Falls Church, Virginia. Page H10847 Recess: The House recessed at 10 a.m. and reconvened at 3 p.m. Page H10847 Congressional Oversight Panel--Appointment: Read a letter from Representative Boehner, Minority Leader, in which he appointed Representative Hensarling to the Congressional Oversight Panel, pursuant to section 125(c)(1) of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-343). Page H10848 Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page H10847. Quorum Calls--Votes: There were no yea-and-nay votes, and there were no recorded votes. There were no quorum calls. Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and at 3:02 p.m., pursuant to the provisions of H. Con. Res. 440, the House stands adjourned until 11 a.m. on Saturday, January 3, 2009. | |||
| CREC-2008-11-19-pt1-PgD1280 | 2008-11-19 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/Highlights + Senate | SENATE | DAILYDIGEST | DDSCHAMBER | D1280 | D1281 | [{"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) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 176 (Wednesday, November 19, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1280-D1281] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Wednesday, November 19, 2008 [[Page D1280]] Daily Digest HIGHLIGHTS Senator Barack Obama, of Illinois, submitted a letter of resignation from the United States Senate. Senate Chamber Action Routine Proceedings, pages S10607-S10679 Measures Introduced: Eighteen bills and three resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 3691-3708, and S. Res. 707-709. Pages S10659-60 Measures Reported: Special Report entitled ``Activities of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs''. (S. Rept. No. 110-524) S. Res. 707, authorizing the President of the Senate to certify the facts of the failure of Joshua Bolten, as the Custodian of Records at the White House, to appear before the Committee on the Judiciary and produce documents as required by Committee subpoena, with a preamble. (S. Rept. No. 110-522) S. Res. 708, authorizing the President of the Senate to certify the facts of the failure of Karl Rove to appear and testify before the Committee on the Judiciary and to produce documents as required by Committee subpoena, with a preamble. (S. Rept. No. 110-522) Report to accompany S. 967, to amend chapter 41 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for the establishment and authorization of funding for certain training programs for supervisors of Federal employees. (S. Rept. No. 110-523) Report to accompany S. 3477, to amend title 44, United States Code, to authorize grants for Presidential Centers of Historical Excellence. (S. Rept. No. 110-525) Report to accompany S. 1000, to enhance the Federal Telework Program. (S. Rept. No. 110-526) … | |||
| CREC-2008-11-19-pt1-PgD1281 | 2008-11-19 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings | SENATE | DAILYDIGEST | DDSCMEETINGS | D1281 | D1282 | [{"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) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 176 (Wednesday, November 19, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1281-D1282] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings (Committees not listed did not meet) DOMESTIC AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: On Tuesday, November 18, Committee concluded a hearing to examine the state of the domestic automobile industry, after receiving testimony from Senator Stabenow; Ron Gettelfinger, International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW), and Rick Wagoner, General Motors Corporation, both of Detroit, Michigan; Alan R. Mulally, Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan; Robert Nardelli, Chrysler LLC, Auburn Hills, Michigan; and Peter Morici, University of Maryland Robert H. Smith School of Business, College Park. NOMINATION Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nomination of Neil M. Barofsky, of New York, to be Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program of the Department of the Treasury, after the nominee, who was introduced by Senators Dodd and Schumer, testified and answered questions in his own behalf. ECONOMIC STIMULUS Committee on the Budget: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the economic outlook and options for stimulus, after receiving testimony from Mark M. Zandi, Moody's Economy.com, West Chester, Pennsylvania; Simon Johnson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management, Cambridge; and John B. Taylor, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California. HEALTH CARE REFORM Committee on Finance: Committee concluded a hearing to examine health care reform, focusing on the economic perspective, after receiving testimony from Ivan Seidenberg, Verizon, Inc., New York, New York, on behalf of the Business Roundtable; Andrew L. Stern, Service Employees Int… | |||
| CREC-2008-11-19-pt1-PgD1282-2 | 2008-11-19 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/House Committee Meetings | HOUSE | DAILYDIGEST | DDHCMEETINGS | D1282 | D1283 | 154 Cong. Rec. D1282 | Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 176 (Wednesday, November 19, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 176 (Wednesday, November 19, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1282-D1283] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings F-22 FIGHTER JET PROGRAM Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces held a hearing on the F-22 program. Testimony was heard from the following officials of [[Page D1283]] the Department of Defense: John Young, Under Secretary, Acquisition, Technology and Logistics; and David M. Van Buren, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, Acquisition and Management. U.S. AUTO INDUSTRY STABILIZATION Committee on Financial Services: Held a hearing entitled ``Stabilizing the Financial Condition of the American Automobile Industry.'' Testimony was heard from Senators Levin and Voinovich; Representatives Levin, Upton, Hoekstra, Miller of Michigan, and Kilpatrick, the following CEOs of the automobile industry: G. Richard Wagoner, Jr., Chairman, GM; Robert Nardelli, Chrysler; and Alan Mulally, President, FMC; Ron Gettelfinger, President, United Auto Workers; and public witnesses. OVERSIGHT--FINANCIAL RESCUE PLANS Committee on Financial Services: On November 18, the Committee held a hearing entitled ``Oversight of Implementation of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 and of Government Lending and Insurance Facilities: Impact on Economy and Credit Availability.'' Testimony was heard from Henry M. Paulson, Jr., Secretary of the Treasury; Ben S. Bernanke, Chairman, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System; Sheila C. Bair, Chairman, FDIC; and public witnesses. U.N. MANDATE FOR IRAQ Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight held a hearing on Renewing the United Nations Mandate for Iraq: Plans and Prospects. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. IMPLEMENTING NEW G.I. BILL REQUIREMENTS Committee on Veterans'… | ||||
| CREC-2008-11-19-pt1-PgD1282 | 2008-11-19 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/House of Representatives | HOUSE | DAILYDIGEST | DDHCHAMBER | D1282 | D1282 | [{"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) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 176 (Wednesday, November 19, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1282] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] House of Representatives Chamber Action Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 23 public bills, H.R. 7272- 7294; 1 private bill, H.R. 7295; and 3 resolutions, H.J. Res. 101; and H. Res. 1529-1530, were introduced. Pages H10843-44, H10845 Additional Cosponsors: Page H10845 Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows: Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming: Final Staff Report for the 110th Congress (H. Rept. 110-915). Page H10843 Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed Representative McNulty to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. Page H10829 Notification of Reassembly: Read the text of the formal notification sent to Members on Thursday, November 13, 2008, of the reassembling of the House. Page H10829 Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of the American Latino--Appointment: Read a letter from Representative Boehner, Minority Leader, in which he appointed Mrs. Rosa J. Correa of Bridgeport, Connecticut as a voting member to the Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of the American Latino. Further, Dr. Aida Levitan of Key Biscayne, Florida, previously appointed, shall also be a voting member. Page H10830 Moment of Silence: The House observed a moment of silence in honor of the men and women in uniform who have given their lives in the service of our nation in Iraq and Afghanistan, their families, and all who serve in the armed forces. Page H10830 Oath of Office--Eleventh Congressional District of Ohio: Representative-elect Marcia L. Fudge presented herself in the well of the House and was administered the Oath of Office by the Speaker. … | |||
| CREC-2008-11-19-pt1-PgD1283-2 | 2008-11-19 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/Other End Matter | SENATE | DAILYDIGEST | DDENDMATTER | D1283 | D1284 | [{"congress": "110", "type": "HR", "number": "6867"}] | 154 Cong. Rec. D1283 | Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 176 (Wednesday, November 19, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 176 (Wednesday, November 19, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1283-D1284] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (USPS 087�09390). The Periodicals postage is paid at Washington, D.C. The public proceedings of each House of Congress, as reported by the Official Reporters thereof, are printed pursuant to directions of the Joint Committee on Printing as authorized by appropriate provisions of Title 44, United States Code, and published for each day that one or both Houses are in session, excepting very infrequent instances when two or more unusually small consecutive issues are printed one time. Public access to the Congressional Record is available online through GPO Access, a service of the Government Printing Office, free of charge to the user. The online database is updated each day the Congressional Record is published. The database includes both text and graphics from the beginning of the 103d Congress, 2d session (January 1994) forward. It is available through GPO Access at www.gpo.gov/gpoaccess. Customers can also access this information with WAIS client software, via telnet at swais.access.gpo.gov, or dial-in using communications software and a modem at 202�09512�091661. Questions or comments regarding this database or GPO Access can be directed to the GPO Access User Support Team at: E-Mail: gpoaccess@gpo.gov; Phone 1�09888�09293�096498 (toll-free), 202�09512�091530 (D.C. area); Fax: 202�09512�091262. The Team's hours of availability are Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, except Federal holidays. The Congressional Record paper and 24x microfiche edition will be furnished by mail to subscribers, free of postage, at the following prices: paper edition, $252.00 for six months, $503.00 per year, or purchased as follows: less than 200 … | |||
| CREC-2008-11-19-pt1-PgD1283 | 2008-11-19 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 2008-11-20 | DAILYDIGEST | DDCOMMITTEEMEETINGS | D1283 | D1283 | 154 Cong. Rec. D1283 | Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 176 (Wednesday, November 19, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 176 (Wednesday, November 19, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1283] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2008 (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) Senate No meetings/hearings scheduled. House Committee on Agriculture, hearing to review the role of credit derivatives in the U.S. economy, 10 a.m., 1301 Longworth. Committee on Small Business, hearing entitled ``Review of Recent Federal Efforts to Improve Credit Conditions for Small Businesses,'' 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn. | |||||
| CREC-2008-11-17-pt1-PgD1269 | 2008-11-17 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/Highlights + Senate | SENATE | DAILYDIGEST | DDSCHAMBER | D1269 | D1270 | [{"congress": "110", "type": "S", "number": "602"}, {"congress": "110", "type": "SRES", "number": "706"}, {"congress": "110", "type": "S", "number": "980"}, {"congress": "110", "type": "S", "number": "1924"}, {"congress": "110", "type": "S", "number": "3526"}, {"congress": "110", "type": "S", "number": "3535"}, {"congress": "110", "type": "S", "number": "3646"}, {"congress": "110", "type": "S", "number": "3683"}, {"congress": "110", "type": "S", "number": "3690"}, {"congress": "110", "type": "S", "number": "3688"}, {"congress": "110", "type": "S", "number": "3689"}, {"congress": "110", "type": "HR", "number": "5714"}, {"congress": "110", "type": "HR", "number": "6842"}, {"congress": "110", "type": "HR", "number": "6867"}, {"congress": "110", "type": "HR", "number": "6899"}, {"congress": "110", "type": "HR", "number": "7110"}] | 154 Cong. Rec. D1269 | Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 175 (Monday, November 17, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 175 (Monday, November 17, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1269-D1270] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Monday, November 17, 2008 [[Page D1269]] Daily Digest HIGHLIGHTS See Resume of Congressional Activity. Senate Chamber Action Routine Proceedings, pages S10535-S10606 Measures Introduced: Eight bills and one resolution were introduced, as follows: S. 3683-3690, and S. Res. 706. Page S10578 Measures Reported: Report to accompany S. 1924, to amend chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, to create a presumption that a disability or death of a Federal employee in fire protection activities caused by any of certain diseases is the result of the performance of such employee's duty. (S. Rept. No. 110-520) Report to accompany S. 980, to amend the Controlled Substances Act to address online pharmacies. (S. Rept. No. 110-521) Page S10578 Measures Passed: United States Army Commemorative Coin Act: Senate passed H.R. 5714, to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition and celebration of the establishment of the United States Army in 1775, to honor the American soldier of both today and yesterday, in wartime and in peace, and to commemorate the traditions, history, and heritage of the United States Army and its role in American society, from the Colonial period to today, clearing the measure for the President. Page S10601 Authorizing Testimony and Legal Representation: Senate agreed to S. Res. 706, to authorize testimony and legal representation in Peter Bergel v. Pacific Gas & Electric. Pages S10601-02 =========================== NOTE =========================== On page D1269, November … | |||
| CREC-2008-11-17-pt1-PgD1270 | 2008-11-17 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings | HOUSE | DAILYDIGEST | DDSCMEETINGS | D1270 | D1271 | [{"congress": "110", "type": "HCONRES", "number": "440"}] | 154 Cong. Rec. D1270 | Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 175 (Monday, November 17, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 175 (Monday, November 17, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1270-D1271] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings (Committees not listed did not meet) NOMINATION Committee on Finance: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nomination of Neil M. Barofsky, of New York, to be Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program of the Department of the Treasury, after the nominee testified and answered questions in his own behalf. NOMINATION Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nomination of Robert W. McGowan, of Nevada, to be a Governor of the United States Postal Service, after the nominee testified and answered questions in his own behalf. NOMINATIONS Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of Kathryn A. Oberly, to be an Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, who was introduced by Senator Clinton, and Alfred S. Irving, Jr., to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, who was introduced by Representative Norton, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf. [[Page D1271]] House of Representatives Chamber Action The House was not in session today. The House is scheduled to meet at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, November 19, 2008, pursuant to section 2 of H. Con. Res. 440. | |||
| CREC-2008-11-17-pt1-PgD1271-2 | 2008-11-17 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/NEW PUBLIC LAWS | HOUSE | DAILYDIGEST | DDNEWPUBLAWS | D1271 | D1276 | [{"congress": "110", "type": "SJRES", "number": "35"}, {"congress": "110", "type": "SJRES", "number": "45"}, {"congress": "110", "type": "HJRES", "number": "62"}, {"congress": "110", "type": "HJRES", "number": "100"}, {"congress": "110", "type": "S", "number": "431"}, {"congress": "110", "type": "S", "number": "496"}, {"congress": "110", "type": "S", "number": "906"}, {"congress": "110", "type": "HR", "number": "923"}, {"congress": "110", "type": "HR", "number": "928"}, {"congress": "110", "type": "S", "number": "1046"}, {"congress": "110", "type": "HR", "number": "1157"}, {"congress": "110", "type": "HR", "number": "1199"}, {"congress": "110", "type": "S", "number": "1276"}, {"congress": "110", "type": "HR", "number": "1343"}, {"congress": "110", "type": "S", "number": "1382"}, {"congress": "110", "type": "HR", "number": "1424"}, {"congress": "110", "type": "S", "number": "1492"}, {"congress": "110", "type": "HR", "number": "1532"}, {"congress": "110", "type": "S", "number": "1582"}, {"congress": "110", "type": "HR", "number": "1594"}, {"congress": "110", "type": "HR", "number": "1714"}, {"congress": "110", "type": "S", "number": "1738"}, {"congress": "110", "type": "S", "number": "1760"}, {"congress": "110", "type": "S", "number": "1810"}, {"congress": "110", "type": "HR", "number": "2095"}, {"congress": "110", "type": "S", "number": "2135"}, {"congress": "110", "type": "S", "number": "2162"}, {"congress": "110", "type": "S", "number": "2304"}, {"congress": "110", "type": "S", "number": "2482"}, {"congress": "110", "type": "S", "number": "2606"}, {"congress": "110", "type": "HR", "number": "2786"}, {"congress": "110", "type": "S", "number": "2816"}, {"congress": "110", "type": "S", "number": "2840"}, {"congress": "110", "type": "HR", "number": "2851"}, {"congress": "110", "type": "S", "number": "2932"}, {"congress": "110", "type": "HR", "number": "2963"}, {"congress": "110", "type": "S", "number": "2982"}, {"congress": "110", "type": "S", "number": "3001"}, {"congress": "110", "type": "S", "number": "3015"}, {"… | 154 Cong. Rec. D1271 | Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 175 (Monday, November 17, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 175 (Monday, November 17, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1271-D1276] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] NEW PUBLIC LAWS (For last listing of Public Laws, see Daily Digest, p. D1232) H.R. 3986, to amend the John F. Kennedy Center Act to authorize appropriations for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and for other purposes. Signed on October 3, 2008. (Public Law 110-338) S. 1760, to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the Healthy Start Initiative. Signed on October 3, 2008. (Public Law 110- 339) S. 2135, to prohibit the recruitment or use of child soldiers, to designate persons who recruit or use child soldiers as inadmissible aliens, to allow the deportation of persons who recruit or use child soldiers, and for other purposes. Signed on October 3, 2008. (Public Law 110-340) S.J. Res. 35, to amend Public Law 108-331 to provide for the construction and related activities in support of the Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System (VERITAS) project in Arizona. Signed on October 3, 2008. (Public Law 110-341) S.J. Res. 45, expressing the consent and approval of Congress to an interstate compact regarding water resources in the Great Lakes--St. Lawrence River Basin. Signed on October 3, 2008. (Public Law 110-342) H.R. 1424, of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans, to prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment, and for other purposes. Signed on October 3, 2008. (Public Law 110-343) H.R. 923, to provide for the investigation of certain unsolved civil rights crimes, and for other purposes. Signed on October 7, 2008. (Pu… | |||
| CREC-2008-11-17-pt1-PgD1271 | 2008-11-17 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/House Committee Meetings | HOUSE | DAILYDIGEST | DDHCMEETINGS | D1271 | D1271 | 154 Cong. Rec. D1271 | Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 175 (Monday, November 17, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 175 (Monday, November 17, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1271] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings IS TREASURY USING BAILOUT FUNDS TO INCREASE FORECLOSURE PREVENTION AS CONGRESS INTENDED? Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: On November 14, the Subcommittee on Domestic Policy held a hearing entitled ``Is Treasury Using Bailout Funds to Increase Foreclosure Prevention as Congress Intended?'' Testimony was heard from Neel Kashkari, Interim Assistant Secretary, Financial Stability, and Assistant Secretary, International Economics and Development, Department of the Treasury; Michael Barr, former Deputy Assistant Secretary, Community Development, Department of the Treasury; and public witnesses. | ||||
| CREC-2008-11-17-pt1-PgD1276-2 | 2008-11-17 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD | SENATE | DAILYDIGEST | DDAHEAD | D1276 | D1277 | [{"congress": "110", "type": "S", "number": "3297"}] | 154 Cong. Rec. D1276 | Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 175 (Monday, November 17, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 175 (Monday, November 17, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1276-D1277] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD Week of November 18 through November 22, 2008 Senate Chamber On Wednesday, Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 3297, to advance America's priorities. During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any cleared legislative and executive business. Senate Committees (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) Committee on Armed Services: November 18, closed business meeting to consider pending nominations and to consider and approve the report of the Committee's inquiry into the treatment of detainees in U.S. custody, 4 p.m., SR-222. Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: November 18, to hold hearings to examine the state of the domestic automobile industry, 3 p.m., SD-538. November 19, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nomination of Neil M. Barofsky, of New York, to be Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program of the Treasury, 9:30 a.m., SD-538. Committee on the Budget: November 19, to hold hearings to examine the economic outlook and options for stimulus, 10 a.m., SD-608. Committee on Finance: November 19, to hold hearings to examine health care reform, focusing on the economic perspective, 10 a.m., SD-215. Committee on the Judiciary: November 19, to hold hearings to examine helping families stay in their homes, focusing on the role of bankruptcy laws, 10 a.m., SH-216. House Committees To be announced. *These figures include all measures reported, even if there was no accompanying report. A total of 265 reports have been filed in the Senate, a total of 407 repo… | |||
| CREC-2008-11-17-pt1-PgD1276 | 2008-11-17 | 110 | 2 | Daily Digest/COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 2008-11-18 | DAILYDIGEST | DDCOMMITTEEMEETINGS | D1276 | D1276 | 154 Cong. Rec. D1276 | Congressional Record, Volume 154 Issue 175 (Monday, November 17, 2008) [Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 175 (Monday, November 17, 2008)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1276] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2008 (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) Senate Committee on Armed Services: closed business meeting to consider pending nominations and to consider and approve the report of the Committee's inquiry into the treatment of detainees in U.S. custody, 4 p.m., SR-222. Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to hold hearings to examine the state of the domestic automobile industry, 3 p.m., SD-538. House Committee on Financial Services, hearing entitled ``Oversight of Implementation of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 and of Government Lending and Insurance Facilities: Impact on Economy and Credit Availability,'' 9:30 a.m., 2128 Rayburn. Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, hearing on VA's Short and Long-Term Strategies for Implementing New G.I. Bill Requirements, 10:30 a.m., 334 Cannon. |
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