[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 16 (Tuesday, January 27, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D78-D79]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
DEFENSE DEPARTMENT PRIORITIES
Committee on Armed Services: Held a hearing on the priorities of the 
Department of Defense in the new Administration. Testimony was heard 
from Robert M. Gates, Secretary of Defense.
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK AND BUDGET CHALLENGES
Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on the Economic Outlook and 
Budget Challenges. Testimony was heard from Douglas Elmendorf, 
Director, CBO; Alice M. Rivlin, former Director of OMB and CBO; and 
public witnesses.
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION
Committee on Financial Services: Met for organizational purposes.
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION; COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT PLAN
Committee on House Administration: Met for organizational purposes.
  The Committee also approved the Committee's Oversight Plan for the 
111th Congress.
BANKRUPTCY PREVENTION; COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT
Committee on the Judiciary: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 200, 
Helping Families Save Their Homes in Bankruptcy Act of 2009.
  The Committee also approved the Committee's Oversight Plan for the 
111th Congress.
DC HOUSE VOTING RIGHTS ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Constitution, Civil Rights, 
and Civil Liberties held a hearing on H.R. 157, District of Columbia 
House Voting Rights Act of 2009. Testimony was heard from 
Representatives Hoyer, Chaffetz and Gohmert; former Representative Tom 
Davis of Virginia; and public witnesses.
AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT OF 2009
Committee on Rules: Granted, by a vote of 9 to 2, a rule providing for 
further consideration of H.R. 1, the ``American Recovery and 
Reinvestment Act of 2009.'' The rule provides an additional one hour of 
general debate equally divided and controlled by the chairman and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations. The rule 
provides that the amendment printed in part A of the report of the 
Committee on Rules shall be considered as adopted in the House and in 
the Committee of the Whole. The bill, as amended, shall be considered 
as the original bill for purpose of further amendment and shall be 
considered as read. The rule waives all points of order against 
provisions of the bill, as amended. The rule provides that no further 
amendment shall be in order except those printed in part B of the Rules 
Committee report. Each further amendment may be offered only in the 
order printed, may be offered only by a Member designated, shall be 
considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified equally 
divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, and shall not 
be subject to amendment or demand for division of the question. The 
rule waives all points of order against such

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further amendments except those arising under clause 9 of rule XXI. The 
rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. The 
rule provides that the chair of the Committee on Appropriations shall 
insert in the Congressional Record not later than February 4, 2009, 
such materials as he may deem explanatory of appropriations measures 
for fiscal year 2009. Finally, the rule provides that the chair of the 
Committee on Ways and Means may file a supplemental report to accompany 
H.R. 598. Testimony was heard from Representatives Blumenauer, 
Pascrell, Inslee, DeFazio, Waters, Nadler, Brown of Florida, Jackson-
Lee of Texas, Cummings, Sanchez, Grijalva, Davis of California, 
Lipinski, Kagen, Sestak, Speier, Edwards of Maryland, Kissel, Peters, 
Teague, Bordallo, Lewis of California, Kingston, Kirk, Ryan of 
Wisconsin, Stearns, Rogers of Michigan, Tim Murphy of Pennsylvania, 
Hoekstra, Manzullo, Rogers of Alabama, Barrett of South Carolina, 
Garrett of New Jersey, Turner, Neugebauer, Heller of Nevada, Lamborn 
and Scalise.
ENERGY REDUCTION/ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Highways and Transit held a hearing on Energy Reduction and 
Environmental Sustainability in Surface Transportation. Testimony was 
heard from John D. Porcari, Secretary of Transportation, Department of 
Transportation, State of Maryland; Robit Aggarwala, Director, Office of 
Long Term Planning and Sustainability, New York City; and public 
witnesses.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.