[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 12 (Wednesday, January 21, 2009)]
[House]
[Pages H391-H392]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    ELECTING MEMBERS TO CERTAIN STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE OF 
                            REPRESENTATIVES

  Mr. LARSON of Connecticut. Madam Speaker, by the direction of the 
Democratic Caucus, I offer a privileged resolution and ask for its 
immediate consideration.
  The Clerk read the resolution, as follows:

                               H. Res. 74

       Resolved, That the following named Members be and are 
     hereby elected to the following standing committees of the 
     House of Representatives:
       (1) Committee on agriculture.--Mr. Holden, Mr. McIntyre, 
     Mr. Boswell, Mr. Baca, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. 
     Marshall, Ms. Herseth Sandlin, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Costa, Mr. 
     Ellsworth, Mr. Walz, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Kagen, Mr. 
     Schrader, Ms. Halvorson, Ms. Dahlkemper, Mr. Massa, Mr. 
     Bright, Ms. Markey of Colorado, Mr. Kratovil, Mr. Schauer, 
     Mr. Kissell, Mr. Boccieri, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Childers, Mr. 
     Minnick.
       (2) Committee on the budget.--Ms. Schwartz, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
     Becerra, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Berry, Mr. Boyd, 
     Mr. McGovern, Ms. Tsongas, Mr. Etheridge, Ms. McCollum, Mr. 
     Melancon, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. Andrews, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Edwards 
     of Texas, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Larsen of 
     Washington, Mr. Bishop of New York, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, 
     Mr. Connolly of Virginia, Mr. Schrader.
       (3) Committee on education and labor.--Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
     Payne, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
     Hinojosa, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Tierney, Mr. 
     Kucinich, Mr. Wu, Mr. Holt, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. 
     Grijalva, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. Sestak, Mr. Loebsack, 
     Ms. Hirono, Mr. Altmire, Mr. Hare, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Courtney, 
     Ms. Shea-Porter, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Polis of Colorado, Mr. Tonko, 
     Mr. Pierluisi, Mr. Sablan, Ms. Titus.
       (4) Committee on foreign affairs.--Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
     Faleomavaega, Mr. Payne, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Engel, 
     Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Meeks of New York, Ms. Watson, Mr. Smith of 
     Washington, Mr. Carnahan, Mr. Sires, Mr. Connolly of 
     Virginia, Mr. McMahon, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, 
     Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. Berkley, 
     Mr. Crowley, Mr. Ross, Mr. Miller of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Scott of Georgia, Mr. Costa, Mr. Ellison, Ms. Giffords, Mr. 
     Klein of Florida.
       (5) Committee on the judiciary.--Mr. Berman, Mr. Boucher, 
     Mr. Nadler of New York, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Watt, Ms. 
     Zoe Lofgren of California, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. 
     Waters, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Johnson of 
     Georgia, Mr. Pierluisi, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Sherman, Ms. 
     Baldwin, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Linda T. 
     Sanchez of California, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Maffei.
       (6) Committee on natural resources.--Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
     Faleomavaega, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Pallone, Mrs. Napolitano, 
     Mr. Holt, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Costa, Mr. Boren, 
     Mr. Sablan, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. George Miller of California, 
     Mr. Markey of Massachusetts, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Hinchey, Mrs. 
     Christensen, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Kind, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Inslee, 
     Mr. Baca, Ms. Herseth Sandlin, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. Shea-Porter, 
     Ms. Tsongas, Mr. Kratovil, Mr. Pierluisi.
       (7) Committee on science and technology.--Mr. Costello, Ms. 
     Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wu, Mr. 
     Baird, Mr. Miller of North Carolina, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. 
     Giffords, Ms. Edwards of Maryland, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Lujan, Mr. 
     Tonko, Mr. Griffith, Mr. Rothman of New Jersey, Mr. Matheson, 
     Mr. Davis of Tennessee, Mr. Chandler, Mr. Carnahan, Mr. Hill, 
     Mr. Mitchell,

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     Mr. Wilson of Ohio, Ms. Dahlkemper, Mr. Grayson, Ms. Kosmas, 
     Mr. Peters.
       (8) Committee on small business.--Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. 
     Shuler, Ms. Dahlkemper, Mr. Schrader, Ms. Kirkpatrick of 
     Arizona, Mr. Nye, Mr. Michaud, Ms. Bean, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
     Altmire, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Ellsworth, Mr. Sestak, Mr. Bright, 
     Mr. Griffith, Ms. Halvorson.
       (9) Committee on veterans' affairs.--Ms. Corrine Brown of 
     Florida, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Michaud, Ms. Herseth Sandlin, Mr. 
     Mitchell, Mr. Hall of New York, Ms. Halvorson, Mr. Perriello, 
     Mr. Teague, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Donnelly of Indiana, Mr. 
     McNerney, Mr. Space, Mr. Walz, Mr. Adler of New Jersey, Ms. 
     Kirkpatrick of Arizona, Mr. Nye.

  Mr. LARSON of Connecticut (during the reading). Madam Speaker, I ask 
unanimous consent that the resolution be considered as read and printed 
in the Record.
  Ms. FOXX. Madam Speaker, reserving the right to object, could the 
gentleman please tell us the committees. Is it just the Committee on 
Agriculture, Madam Speaker?
  Mr. LARSON of Connecticut. Madam Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman. As 
I indicated, this is a privileged resolution from the Democratic 
Caucus, and the Committees are on Agriculture, Budget, Education, 
Foreign Affairs, Judiciary, Natural Resources, Science and Technology, 
Small Business, and Veterans' Affairs.
  Ms. FOXX. Madam Speaker, I withdraw my reservation.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Connecticut (Mr. Larson)?
  There was no objection.
  The resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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