[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 53 (Monday, March 30, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E814-E817]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  INTRODUCTION OF RESIDENTIAL CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING PREVENTION ACT

                                 ______
                                 

                           HON. JIM MATHESON

                                of utah

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 30, 2009

  Mr. MATHESON.  Madam Speaker, today In introduced the ``Residential 
Carbon Monoxide

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Poisoning Prevention Act'' in the House of Representatives. Carbon 
monoxide is the leading cause of accidental poisoning deaths in 
America. Nearly all carbon monoxide poisonings can be prevented by 
simply placing a carbon monoxide detector in one's home. Carbon 
monoxide poisoning kills 500 people each year in the U.S. and 
hospitalizes an additional 20,000 people, according to the Centers for 
Disease Control. Poisonings occur from several sources, including leaky 
furnaces that aren't properly serviced, water heaters, stoves, and 
portable generators that are used inside or in an area with poor 
ventilation. Carbon monoxide poisonings occur everywhere across the 
U.S., from cold weather states in which furnaces frequently run to 
hurricane-prone areas in which residents lose electricity and use 
portable generators inside.
  This is a commonsense bill that incentivizes states to encourage 
citizens to place carbon monoxide detectors in their homes by 
establishing grant programs for detectors for which states can apply. 
This commonsense legislation is supported by both consumer protection 
groups and national retailers.

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                       SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS

  Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, agreed to by the Senate on February 
4, 1977, calls for establishment of a system for a computerized 
schedule of all meetings and hearings of Senate committees, 
subcommittees, joint committees, and committees of conference. This 
title requires all such committees to notify the Office of the Senate 
Daily Digest--designated by the Rules Committee--of the time, place, 
and purpose of the meetings, when scheduled, and any cancellations or 
changes in the meetings as they occur.
  As an additional procedure along with the computerization of this 
information, the Office of the Senate Daily Digest will prepare this 
information for printing in the Extensions of Remarks section of the 
Congressional Record on Monday and Wednesday of each week.
  Meetings scheduled for Tuesday, March 31, 2009 may be found in the 
Daily Digest of today's Record.

                           MEETINGS SCHEDULED

                                APRIL 1
     Time to be announced
       Environment and Public Works
         Business meeting to consider the nomination of Thomas L. 
           Strickland, of Colorado, to be Assistant Secretary for 
           Fish and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the 
           Interior.
                                              Room to be announced
     9:30 a.m.
       Armed Services
         To hold hearings to examine United States policy toward 
           Afghanistan and Pakistan, with the possibility of a 
           closed session following in SR-222.
                                                            SD-106
       Foreign Relations
         Business meeting to consider pending calendar business.
                                                            SD-419
       Foreign Relations
       International Development and Foreign Assistance, Economic 
           Affairs and International Environmental Protection 
           Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine United States Agency for 
           International Development (USAID) in the 21st Century.
                                                            SD-419
       Small Business and Entrepreneurship
         To hold hearings to examine the nomination of Karen 
           Gordon Mills, of Maine, to be Administrator of the 
           Small Business Administration.
                                                           SR-428A
     10 a.m.
       Environment and Public Works
       Clean Air and Nuclear Safety Subcommittee
         To hold an oversight hearing to examine the Environmental 
           Protection Agency's renewable fuel standard.
                                                            SD-406
       Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
         Business meeting to consider pending calendar business.
                                                            SD-430
       Appropriations
       State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
           Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine assistance for civilian 
           casualties of war.
                                                            SD-138
       Veterans' Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine the nomination of W. Scott 
           Gould, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy 
           Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
                                                            SR-418
     2 p.m.
       Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
         To hold hearings to examine the nominations of Joe 
           Leonard, Jr., of the District of Columbia, to be an 
           Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Civil Rights, 
           Kathleen A. Merrigan, of Massachusetts, to be Deputy 
           Secretary, James W. Miller, of Virginia, to be Under 
           Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, 
           and Dallas P. Tonsager, of South Dakota, to be Under 
           Secretary for Rural Development, all of Department of 
           Agriculture.
                                                           SR-328A
     2:30 p.m.
       Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
         Business meeting to consider H.R. 35, to amend chapter 22 
           of title 44, United States Code, popularly known as the 
           Presidential Records Act, to establish procedures for 
           the consideration of claims of constitutionally based 
           privilege against disclosure of Presidential records, 
           S. 599, 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 certain diseases is the result 
           of the performance of such employee's duty, S. 469, to 
           amend chapter 83 of title 5, United States Code, to 
           modify the computation for part-time service under the 
           Civil Service Retirement System, S. 615, to provide 
           additional personnel authorities for the Special 
           Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, S. 
           507, to provide for retirement equity for Federal 
           employees in nonforeign areas outside the 48 contiguous 
           States and the District of Columbia, S. 713, to require 
           the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management 
           Agency to quickly and fairly address the abundance of 
           surplus manufactures housing units stored by the 
           Federal Government around the country at taxpayer 
           expense, S. 574, to enhance citizen access to 
           Government information and services by establishing 
           that Government documents issued to the public must be 
           written clearly, S. Res. 87, expressing the sense of 
           the Senate that public servants should be commended for 
           their dedication and continued service to the Nation 
           during Public Service Recognition Week, May 4 through 
           10, 2009, and the nominations of Jane Holl Lute, of New 
           York, to be Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security, and 
           John Berry, of the District of Columbia, to be Director 
           of the Office of Personnel Management.
                                                            SD-342
       Judiciary
         To hold hearings to examine the nominations of David F. 
           Hamilton, of Indiana, to be United States Circuit Judge 
           for the Seventh Circuit, and Ronald H. Weich, of the 
           District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Attorney 
           General, Department of Justice.
                                                            SD-226
       Armed Services
       Personnel Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine the implementation of Wounded 
           Warrior policies and programs.
                                                            SD-106
     3 p.m.
       Foreign Relations
         To hold hearings to examine enhanced partnership with 
           Pakistan.
                                                            SD-419
     3:30 p.m.
       Armed Services
       Strategic Forces Subcommittee
       Emerging Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee
         To receive a joint closed briefing to examine nuclear 
           terrorism.
                                                           SVC-217

                                APRIL 2
     9 a.m.
       Armed Services
         Business meeting to markup S. 454, to improve the 
           organization and procedures of the Department of 
           Defense for the acquisition of major weapon systems.
                                                            SD-106
     10 a.m.
       Environment and Public Works
         To hold hearings to examine the nomination of Regina 
           McCarthy, of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant 
           Administrator, Office of Air and Radiation, of the 
           Environmental Protection Agency.
                                                            SD-406
       Finance
         To hold hearings to examine the nomination of Kathleen 
           Sebelius, of Kansas, to be Secretary of Health and 
           Human Services.
                                                            SD-215
       Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine recovery and reinvestment 
           spending.
                                                            SD-342
       Judiciary
         Business meeting to consider S. 515, to amend title 35, 
           United States Code, to provide for patent reform.
                                                            SD-226
       Appropriations
       Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related 
           Agencies Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine the role of the Federal 
           Housing Administration (FHA) in addressing the housing 
           crisis.
                                                            SD-138
     2:15 p.m.
       Indian Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine S. 313, to resolve water 
           rights claims of the White Mountain Apache Tribe in the 
           State of Arizona, S. 443, to transfer certain land to 
           the United States to be held in trust for the Hoh 
           Indian Tribe, to place land into trust for the Hoh 
           Indian Tribe, S. 633, to establish a program for tribal 
           colleges and universities within the Department of 
           Health and Human Services and to amend the Native 
           American Programs Act of 1974 to authorize the 
           provision of grants and cooperative agreements to 
           tribal colleges and universities, and H.R. 326, to 
           direct the Secretary of the Interior to take lands in 
           Yuma County, Arizona, into trust as part of the 
           reservation of the Cocopah Tribe of Arizona.
                                                            SD-628

                                APRIL 3
     9:30 a.m.
       Joint Economic Committee
         To hold hearings to examine the employment situation for 
           March 2009.
                                                            SD-106


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                                APRIL 22
     10 a.m.
       Armed Services
       Readiness and Management Support Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine the current readiness of 
           United States ground forces.
                                                            SR-222
     2:30 p.m.
       Veterans' Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine pending health related 
           legislation.
                                                            SR-418

                                 MAY 6
     9:30 a.m.
       Veterans' Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine pending benefits related 
           legislation.
                                                            SR-418

                                 MAY 21
     9:30 a.m.
       Veterans' Affairs
         Business meeting to markup pending legislation.
                                                            SR-418

                             CANCELLATIONS

                                APRIL 2
     2:30 p.m.
       Intelligence
         To hold closed hearings to examine certain intelligence 
           matters.
                                                            SH-219