[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 97 (Thursday, June 25, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D768-D775]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 29 public bills, H.R. 3035-
3063; 1 private bill, H.R. 3064; and 9 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 158-
159; and H. Res. 580-586 were introduced.                 
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Additional Cosponsors:                                    
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Reports Filed:
  H. Res. 587, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2454) to 
create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global 
warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy (H. Rept. 
111-185).                                                    
Page H7444
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Serrano to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Reverend 
Richard Fowler, Ninth Street Baptist Church, Covington, Kentucky. 
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Committee Elections: The House agreed to H. Res. 580, providing for the 
election of certain minority members to a standing committee: Committee 
on Education and Labor: Representative Kline (MN), to rank before 
Representative Petri, and Representative McKeon, to rank before 
Representative Hoekstra.                                     
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010: The House 
passed H.R. 2647, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2010 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense and to prescribe 
military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2010, by a recorded vote 
of 389 ayes to 22 noes with 1 voting ``present'', Roll No. 460. 
                                             Pages H7257-7353, H7354-89
  Rejected the Forbes motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Armed Services with instructions to report the same back to the House 
forthwith with an amendment, by a recorded vote of 170 ayes to 244 
noes, Roll No. 459.                                      
Pages H7387-89
  Agreed by unanimous consent that during further consideration of H.R. 
2647 pursuant to H. Res. 572, debate on amendments 3 and 9 be extended 
to 20 minutes each, and that amendment 2 be modified.        
Page H7257
  Pursuant to the rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on Armed Services now printed in the bill 
shall be considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment 
under the 5-minute rule.                                     
Page H7258
  Agreed to:
  Skelton amendment (No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 111-182) that makes 
technical fixes to the Bright-Hunter amendment adopted at full 
committee markup, makes a conforming change to statutory limitation of 
non-dual status technicians, extends the deadline from 30 days to 90 
days after the date of enactment for the report on Miranda warning 
required by SEC 1036, disaggregates NAVY/Marine Corps Procurement in 
SEC 1505 in line with similar disaggregation for ARMY (SEC 1502) and 
Air Force (SEC 1506) Procurement, and fixes other technical issues; 
                                                         Pages H7336-38
  Skelton en bloc amendment consisting of the following amendments 
printed in H. Rept. 111-182: Hastings (FL) amendment (No. 5) that 
prohibits the recruitment, enlistment, or retention of individuals 
associated with groups associated with hate-related violence; Hastings 
(FL) amendment (No. 6) that provides statutory authority for the 
International Committee of the Red Cross to have access to detainees at 
Bagram Air Base; Loretta Sanchez amendment (No. 8) allows the Air Force 
Secretary to establish the nonprofit Air Force Academy Athletic 
Association; Turner amendment (No. 12) limits funds for reduction in 
U.S. strategic nuclear forces pursuant to a treaty with Russia after 
enactment to situations where the treaty provides methods for verifying 
compliance; Bright amendment (No. 13) that allows U.S. Special 
Operations Command to procure special operations-peculiar material and 
supplies by using certain non-competitive procedures; Bishop (GA) 
amendment (No. 16) that broadens the potential funding authority of the 
DoD's Office of Economic Adjustment to include development of public 
infrastructure; Blumenauer amendment (No. 17) that requires the 
Secretary of Defense to develop methods to account for the full life-
cycle costs of munitions; Brown-Waite (FL) amendment (No. 18) that 
expands the eligibility for the Army Combat Action Badge to those 
soldiers who served from December 7, 1941 to September 18, 2001; Cohen 
amendment (No. 19) that requires the Defense Secretary to report to 
Congress on the potential effects of expanding the list of persons 
under 10 U.S.C. section 1482); Connolly (VA) amendment (No. 21) that 
protects service members and their families from early termination fees 
on family cellular plans should they be relocated due to deployment; 
Costa amendment (No. 22) that requires the Secretary of Defense to 
carry out a study and submit to the Congressional defense committees a 
report on the distribution of hemostatic agents to ensure each branch 
of the military is complying with their own policies; DeFazio

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amendment (No. 26) that requires the DoD to conduct a study on the 
total number of subcontractors used on the last five major weapons 
systems in which acquisition has been completed; Flake amendment (No. 
29) that requires the Defense Secretary to report to Congress on the 
competitive processes used to award earmarks listed in the joint 
explanatory statement for the FY2008 defense appropriations bill; Smith 
(NJ) amendment (No. 45) that requires GAO to report to Congress on a 
cost analysis and audit of the Navy's security measures in advance of 
the proposed occupancy by the general public of units of the Laurelwood 
Housing Complex on Naval Weapons Station, Earle, NJ; Kirk amendment 
(No. 61) that provides the Secretary of Defense with the authority to 
provide a bonus to a service member who agrees to serve in Afghanistan 
for six consecutive years, or until U.S. forces withdraw; Bishop (NY) 
amendment (No. 63) that requires the Defense Secretary to prohibit the 
disposal of medical and hazardous waste in open-air burn pits for any 
period longer than 12 months; and Blumenauer amendment (No. 64) that 
provides that the Defense Secretary shall, in the Defense budget 
submission, include funding levels for Military Munitions Response 
Program and Installation Restoration Program;            
Pages H7342-50
  McKeon amendment (No. 2 printed in H. Rept. 111-182), as modified, 
that expresses the sense of Congress that the Honorable John M. McHugh 
has served the House of Representatives and the American people 
selflessly and with distinction and that he deserves the gratitude of 
Congress and the Nation;                                 
Pages H7350-51
  Skelton en bloc amendment consisting of the following amendments 
printed in H. Rept. 111-182: Kratovil amendment (No. 10) that modifies 
the report on progress toward security and stability in Afghanistan by 
requiring information on agreements with NATO ISAF and non-NATO ISAF 
countries; Kratovil amendment (No. 11) that allows federal facilities 
to receive financial incentives from statewide agencies, Independent 
System Operators, or third party entities for energy efficiency and 
energy management measures; Cummings amendment (No. 23) that expands 
the military leadership diversity commission to include reserve 
component representatives; Driehaus amendment (No. 28) that requires 
GAO to submit a report to Congress on the impact of domestic violence 
in families of members of the Armed Forces and information on progress 
being made to ensure children receive adequate care and services; 
Grayson amendment (No. 30) that requires within 90 days of enactment 
that the GAO submit a report to Congress on cost overruns in the 
performance of DoD contracts in FY2006 through FY2009; Hare amendment 
(No. 31) that extends the authorization for the Arsenal Support Program 
Initiative through FY2011; Hodes amendment (No. 32) that requires the 
Office for Reintegration Programs to establish a program to provide 
National Guard and Reserve members, their families, and their 
communities with training in suicide prevention; Eddie Bernice Johnson 
amendment (No. 35) that amends section 713 to include the need for and 
availability of mental health care services with respect to dependents 
accompanying a member stationed at a military installation outside of 
the U.S.; Lee (CA) amendment (No. 36) that prohibits the establishment 
of permanent military bases in Afghanistan; Lipinski amendment (No. 37) 
that expresses the Sense of Congress that it reaffirms its support for 
the recovery and return to the U.S. of the remains of members of the 
Armed Forces killed in battle during World War II in the battle of 
Tawara Atoll; Maloney (NY) amendment (No. 38) that requires the Defense 
Secretary to submit periodic reports to Congress on progress with 
respect to the Defense Incident-Based Reporting System; Minnick 
amendment (No. 40) that directs the Secretary of Defense to submit to 
the defense committees a report on health care accessibility for 
members of the Armed Forces in rural areas; Sarbanes amendment (No. 41) 
that requires the Comptroller General to convene a panel of experts to 
study the ethics, competence, and effectiveness of acquisition 
personnel and the government-wide procurement process; Schakowsky 
amendment (No. 42) that grants access by Congress to the database of 
information regarding the integrity and performance of certain persons 
awarded federal contracts and grants; Souder amendment (No. 47) that 
clarifies that section 111 only affects prospective FY2010 funds; Space 
amendment (No. 48) that requires the VA Secretary to develop and 
implement a secure electronic method of forwarding the DD Form 214 to 
appropriate offices; Thompson (CA) amendment (No. 49) that allows the 
Secretary of the Navy to convey the Ferndale Housing facility to the 
City of Ferndale, California, at fair market value for the use of 
providing housing for low- and moderate-income seniors and families; 
Taylor amendment (No. 50) that authorizes the U.S. Navy to enter into a 
lease agreement with the Maritime Administration if the U.S. takes 
possession of the Hulakai and Alakai High Speed Ferries due to a loan 
guarantee default; Van Hollen amendment (No. 53) that expresses the 
Sense of Congress that multiple methods are available to the Defense 
Department to implement the defense access roads program in the 
vicinity of the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, MD; 
Whitfield amendment (No. 56) that amends section 711 to require the 
report to include the effectiveness

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of alternative therapies in the treatment of post-traumatic stress 
disorder; and Wilson (SC) amendment (No. 58) that recognizes state 
defense forces as integral military components of the homeland security 
effort of the U.S.;                                      
Pages H7358-65
  Cummings amendment (No. 24 printed in H. Rept. 111-182) that requires 
the Secretary to provide embarked military personnel on board U.S.-
flagged vessels carrying Government-impelled cargoes in regions at high 
risk of piracy;                                          
Pages H7365-66
  Maloney amendment (No. 39 printed in H. Rept. 111-182) that 
establishes an Overseas Voting Advisory Board that will conduct studies 
and issue reports and have hearings on the abilities of and obstacles 
to overseas voting, the successes and failures of the Federal Voting 
Assistance Program (FVAP) under the Department of Defense, and any 
administration efforts to increase overseas voter participation; 
                                                         Pages H7368-69
  Skelton en bloc amendment consisting of the following amendments 
printed in H. Rept. 111-182: Schakowsky amendment (No. 43) that imposes 
additional reporting requirements for inventory relating to contracts 
for services which would require an annual estimation of how many 
dollars each contracting officer is responsible for, as well as a 
report on how many contracting officers are themselves contract 
employees; Schrader amendment (No. 44) that requires, with respect to 
members of the Armed Forces exposed to potentially harmful material, 
the Defense Secretary to notify the member or the state military 
department of the exposure and any associated health risks; LoBiondo 
amendment (No. 7) that authorizes civil legal assistance for Coast 
Guard reservists; Davis (KY) amendment adds a section 1039 to require 
the President to commission a study by an executive agency of a program 
to develop ``national security professionals'' across the departments 
and agencies; DeLauro amendment (No. 27) that requires the Defense 
Secretary to conduct a demonstration project, at two military 
installations, to assess the feasibility and efficacy of providing 
service members with a post-deployment mental health screening; Holden 
amendment (No. 33) that requires the Secretaries of the Army, Navy, and 
Air Force to design and issue a Combat Medevac Badge to be awarded to 
service members who served on or after June 25, 1950 and who meet the 
requirements for the award of that badge; Smith (NJ) amendment (No. 46) 
that requires the DoD to report on its actions to prevent intra-
familial international abductions affecting military parents and on its 
actions to assist military parents seeking the return of their abducted 
children; Tierney amendment (No. 51) that requires that the Secretary 
of Defense also report on proposed radars when reporting on whether a 
missile defense system has demonstrated a high probability of operating 
successfully; Tierney amendment (No. 52) that directs the Secretary of 
Defense to commission a report from the JASON Defense Advisory Panel on 
the technical and scientific feasibility of U.S. missile defense 
discrimination capabilities as designed and conceived; and Walz 
amendment (No. 54) that requires the Secretary of Defense to submit to 
Congress a report on the progress that has been made on the 
establishment of a Joint Virtual Lifetime Electronic Record for members 
of the Armed Forces to improve the quality of medical care and create a 
seamless integration between the Department of Defense and the 
Department of Veterans Affairs;                          
Pages H7369-75
  Skelton en bloc amendment consisting of the following amendments 
printed in H. Rept. 111-182: Weiner amendment (No. 55) that requires 
the GAO Comptroller General, within 90 days of enactment, to report to 
Congress on the costs incurred by cities and other municipalities that 
elect to cover the difference between an employee's military service 
when that employee is a member of a reserve component and called to 
active duty and the municipal salary of the employee; Griffith 
amendment (No. 57) that expresses the Sense of Congress that the 
Defense Secretary should consider the role of ballistic missile 
defenses during the quadrennial defense review and the nuclear posture 
review; Holt amendment (No. 59) that requires the Defense Secretary to 
ensure that members of the Individual Ready Reserve who have served at 
least one tour in either Iraq or Afghanistan receive at least quarterly 
counseling calls from properly trained personnel; Sestak amendment (No. 
62) that provides for the treatment of autistic children of military 
personnel; McDermott amendment (No. 66) that requires the Secretary of 
Defense to publish a map of the Democratic Republic of the Congo 
showing mineral-rich areas and areas under the control of armed groups; 
Schiff amendment (No. 67) that allows a federally-funded research and 
development center affiliated with NASA to respond to Department of 
Defense agency announcements; Bordallo amendment (No. 68) that adds to 
the bill the text of H.R. 44, the ``Guam World War II Loyalty 
Recognition Act''; Grayson amendment (No. 69) that requires that cost 
or price to the Federal government be given at least equal importance 
as technical or other criteria in evaluating competitive proposals for 
defense contracts; Castor amendment (No. 65) that gives members of the 
Armed Forces serving in combat operations a free monthly postal voucher 
they can transfer to their loved ones, who can then send a letter or 
package to them at no cost; and Garrett amendment (No. 60) that 
expresses the Sense of Congress in support of the State of Israel and 
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the U.S. should work with Israel to ensure it receives military 
assistance needed to address the threat of Iran;         
Pages H7375-81
  McGovern amendment (No. 4 printed in H. Rept. 111-182) that requires 
public disclosure of students and instructors at the Western Hemisphere 
Institute for Security Cooperation (by a recorded vote of 224 ayes to 
190 noes, Roll No. 454);                       
Pages H7340-42, H7383-84
  Holt amendment (No. 34 printed in H. Rept. 111-182) that requires the 
videotaping of all military interrogations, with appropriate security 
classifications (by a recorded vote of 224 ayes to 193 noes, Roll No. 
457); and                                      
Pages H7366-68, H7385-86
  Connolly (VA) amendment (No. 20 printed in H. Rept. 111-182) that 
provides that section 526 of the Energy Independence and Security Act 
of 2007 (Public Law 110-140) does not prohibit an agency from entering 
into a contract to purchase a generally-available fuel that is not a 
synthetic fuel or predominantly produced from a non-conventional 
petroleum source if the contract does not specifically require such a 
fuel. The purpose of the contract is not to obtain such a fuel, and the 
contract does not provide incentives for upgrading or expanding 
refineries to increase fuel from non-controversial petroleum sources 
(by a recorded vote of 416 ayes with none voting ``no'', Roll No. 458).
                                                  Pages H7381-82, H7386
Rejected:
  McGovern amendment (No. 3 printed in H. Rept. 111-182) that sought to 
require the Defense Secretary to report to Congress, not later than 
December 31, 2009, on a U.S. exit strategy for U.S. military forces in 
Afghanistan participating in Operation Enduring Freedom (by a recorded 
vote of 138 ayes to 278 noes, Roll No. 453);   
Pages H7338-40, H7382-83
  Franks (AZ) amendment (No. 9 printed in H. Rept. 111-182) that sought 
to provide that it is U.S. policy to continue missile defense testing. 
It would increase funding for the Missile Defense Agency by $1.2 
billion. Offsetting reductions would come from defense environmental 
cleanup (by a recorded vote of 171 ayes to 244 noes, Roll No. 455); and
                                        Pages H7351-53, H7354-56, H7384
  Akin amendment (No. 15 printed in H. Rept. 111-182) that sought to 
require the Defense Secretary to submit to Congress a report on any 
non-disclosure agreements signed by DoD employees regarding their 
official duties (except those relating to security clearances). The 
report would describe topics covered by the agreements, the number of 
employees required to sign such agreements, the duration of agreements, 
the types of persons covered, reasons for requiring such agreements, 
and the criteria for determining such information should not be 
disclosed (by a recorded vote of 186 ayes to 226 noes, Roll No. 456). 
                                               Pages H7356-58, H7384-85
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2010 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.''.   
Page H7389
  Agreed that the Clerk be authorized to make technical and conforming 
changes to reflect the actions of the House.                 
Page H7390
  Pursuant to section 6 of the rule, in the engrossment of H.R. 2647, 
the Clerk shall add the text of H.R. 2990, as passed by the House, as 
new matter at the end of H.R. 2647; conform the title of H.R. 2647 to 
reflect the addition to the engrossment of H.R. 2990; assign 
appropriate designations to provisions within the engrossment; and 
conform provisions for short titles within the engrossment. Pursuant to 
section 7 of the rule, upon the addition of the text of H.R. 2990 to 
the engrossment of H.R. 2647, H.R. 2990 shall be laid on the table.
  H. Res. 572, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to on Wednesday, June 24th.
Question of Privilege: The Chair ruled that the resolution offered by 
Representative Price (GA) did not constitute a question of the 
privileges of the House. Agreed to the motion to table the appeal of 
the ruling of the Chair by a yea-and-nay vote of 245 yeas to 174 nays, 
Roll No. 461.                                            
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Recess: The House recessed at 5:50 p.m. and reconvened at 9 p.m. 
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Committee Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Kline (MN), 
wherein he resigned from the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence, effective today.                               
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Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence--Appointment: The Chair 
announced the Speaker's appointment of the following Member of the 
House of Representatives to the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence to fill the existing vacancy thereon: Representative King 
(NY).                                                        
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Canada-United States Interparliamentary Group--Appointment: The Chair 
announced the Speaker's appointment of the following Members of the 
House of Representatives to the Canada-United States Interparliamentary 
Group: Representative Oberstar, Chairman; Representative Meeks (NY), 
Vice Chairman; Representatives Slaughter, Stupak, Kilpatrick (MI), 
Hodes, Welch, Manzullo, Stearns, Brown (SC), and Miller (MI). 
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British-American Interparliamentary Group--Appointment: The Chair 
announced the Speaker's

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appointment of the following Members of the House of Representatives to 
the British-American Interparliamentary Group: Representative Chandler 
(KY), Chairman; Representative Sires, Vice Chairman; Representatives 
Clyburn, Etheridge, Davis (CA), Bishop (NY), Miller (NC), Petri, 
Boozman, Crenshaw, Aderholt, and Latta.                      
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Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2010: The House began consideration of H.R. 2996, 
making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, 
and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010. 
Consideration is expected to resume tomorrow, June 26th. 
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  Agreed to:
  Garrett (NJ) amendment (No. 2 printed in part B of H. Rept. 111-184) 
that increases funding for land conservation partnerships authorized by 
the Highlands Conservation Act by $2,000,000 and reduces funding for 
construction, repair, improvement, extension, alteration, and purchase 
of fixed equipment or facilities of, or for use by, the Environmental 
Protection Agency by $2,000,000 and
  Smith (TX) amendment (No. 5 printed in part B of H. Rept. 111-184) 
that allocates $25 million for the Forest Service's Law Enforcement and 
Investigations drug enforcement efforts, including removal of marijuana 
sites and clandestine methamphetamine labs from the National Forest 
System and interdiction of drug traffickers on NFS lands that share a 
common border with Canada and Mexico.                    
Pages H7420-27
  Proceedings Postponed:
  Dicks managers amendment (No. 1 printed in part A of H. Rept. 111-
184) that seeks to allow the abandoned mine land funding to be used for 
the non-Federal share of the cost of certain environmental restoration 
projects funded by the Federal Government that repair acid mine 
drainage from coal abandoned mines; increase funding for the Saving 
America's Treasures Account, offset by reducing funding from the 
Construction account of the National Park Service; and increase the 
allocation for the Land and Water Conservation Fund Stateside program 
from $30 million to $40 million, by reducing the allocation for the 
Department of Interior, Working Capital Fund by $10 million; 
                                                         Pages H7410-11
  Heller amendment (No. 3 printed in part B of H. Rept. 111-184) that 
seeks to prohibit funds made available by this Act from being spent to 
build an interagency facility in one specific location in Carson City, 
Nevada;                                                  
Pages H7427-28
  Jordan (OH) amendment (No. 4 printed in part B of H. Rept. 111-184) 
that seeks to reduce overall spending in the bill by $5.75 billion to 
reflect FY2008 spending levels;                          
Pages H7428-29
  Stearns amendment (No. 6 printed in part B of H. Rept. 111-184) that 
seeks to decrease the funding included in the Interior and Environment 
Appropriations Act for the Environmental Protection Agency by 38% to 
reduce spending to 2009 levels;                          
Pages H7429-30
  Campbell amendment (No. 1 printed in part C of H. Rept. 111-184) that 
seeks to strike $1 million in funding for the ``Restore Good Fellow 
Lodge, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore'' and reduce the overall cost 
of the bill by a commensurate amount;                    
Pages H7430-31
  Campbell amendment (No. 3 printed in part D of H. Rept. 111-184) that 
seeks to strike $150,000 earmark for Traditional Arts in Upstate New 
York in Canton, New York;                                
Pages H7431-33
  Campbell amendment (No. 3 printed in part C of H. Rept. 111-184) that 
seeks to strike $150,000 in funding for the Tarrytown Music Hall 
Restoration and reduce the overall cost of the bill by a commensurate 
amount;                                                  
Pages H7433-34
  Campbell amendment (No. 1 printed in part E of H. Rept. 111-184) that 
seeks to strike the earmark for the Angel Island State Park Immigration 
Station Hospital Rehabilitation project; and             
Pages H7434-35
  Campbell amendment (No. 4 printed in part C of H. Rept. 111-184) that 
seeks to strike the $150,000 in funding for the Historic Fort Payne 
Coal and Iron Building Rehabilitation and reduce the overall cost of 
the bill by a commensurate amount.                       
Pages H7435-36
  H. Res. 578, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 238 yeas to 184 nays, Roll No. 463, 
after agreeing to order the previous question by a yea-and-nay vote of 
241 yeas to 182 nays, Roll No. 462.                      
Pages H7400-01
Message Relating to Impeachment Proceedings of Samuel B. Kent: The 
House received a message from the Senate relating to impeachment 
proceedings of Samuel B. Kent, Judge of the United States District 
Court for the Southern District of Texas--referred to the managers on 
the part of the House appointed by H. Res. 565 and ordered printed (H. 
Doc. 111-53).                                                
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Recess: The House recessed at 11:59 p.m.                     
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Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate today appear on 
pages H7353-54 and H7437.
Senate Referrals: S. 962 and S. Con. Res. 31 were held at the desk and 
S. Con. Res. 29 and S. 1358 were referred to the Committee on the 
Judiciary.                                                   
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Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes and eight recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H7383, 
H7383-84, H7384, H7385, H7385-86, H7386, H7388-89, H7389, H7399, H7400, 
and H7400-01. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned on Friday, June 26 
at 3:48 a.m.

Committees Meetings
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FOOD, CONSERVATION, AND ENERGY ACT OF 2008
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and 
Risk Management continued hearings to review implementation of the 
Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008. Testimony was heard from 
James Miller, Under Secretary, Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, 
USDA.
ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water 
Development, and Related Agencies approved for full Committee action 
the Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies appropriations 
for fiscal year 2010.
FINANCIAL SERVICES, AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Financial Services and 
General Government approved for full Committee action the Financial 
Services and General Government appropriations for fiscal year 2010.
THINKING FROM THE TACTICAL TO THE OPERATIONAL LEVEL
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing on Raising Thinking from the Tactical to 
the Operational Level: JPME I and II at the Services' and Joint Command 
and Staff Colleges. Testimony was heard from the following officials of 
the Department of Defense: BG Edward C Cardon, USA, Deputy Commandant, 
Army Command and General Staff College, Department of the Army; and BG 
Katherine P. Kasun, USA, Commandant, Joint Forces Staff College, 
Department of the Army; BG Jimmie Jackson, USAF, Commandant, Air 
Command and Staff College, Department of the Air Force; RADM James P. 
Wisecup, USN, President, Naval War College, Department of the Navy; 
Col. Raymond Damm, USMC, Director, U.S. Marine Corps Command and Staff 
College, United States Marine Corps.
STATUTORY PAYGO
Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on Statutory PAYGO. Testimony 
was heard from Peter Orszag, Director, OMB; Douglas Holtz-Eakin, former 
Director, CBO; and a public witness.
HEALTH REFORM LEGISLATION
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health concluded 
hearings on draft health reform legislation. Testimony was heard from 
Glenn M. Hackbarth, Chairman, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission; 
Daniel R. Levinson, Inspector General, Department of Health and Human 
Services; and public witnesses.
SATELLITE HOME VIEWER EXTENSION AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Communications, 
Technology, and the Internet approved for full Committee action, as 
amended, H.R. 2994, Satellite Home Viewer Reauthorization Act.
PRESERVING FEDERAL AND STATE-ASSISTED AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND PREVENTING 
DISPLACEMENT
Committee on Financial Services: Held a hearing entitled ``Legislative 
Options for Preserving Federally and State-Assisted Affordable Housing 
and Preventing Displacement of Low-Income, Elderly and Disabled 
Tenants.'' Testimony was heard from Shaun Donovan, Secretary, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development.
IMPROVING CONSUMER FINANCIAL LITERACY UNDER THE NEW REGULATORY SYSTEM
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Financial 
Institutions, and Consumer Credit held a hearing entitled ``Improving 
Consumer Financial Literacy under the New Regulatory System.'' 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
SOMALIA PROSPECT FOR LASTING PEACE
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health 
held a hearing on Somalia: Prospects for Lasting Peace and a Unified 
Response to Extremism and Terrorism. Testimony was heard from Ted 
Dagne, Specialist, African Affairs, CRS, Library of Congress; and 
public witnesses.
JAPAN'S CHANGING ROLE
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Asia, The Pacific and the 
Global Environment held a hearing on Japan's Changing Role. Testimony 
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REGIONAL OVERVIEW OF SOUTH ASIA
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Middle East and South 
Asia held a hearing on A Regional Overview of South Asia. Testimony was 
heard from Robert O. Blake, Jr., Assistant Secretary, Bureau of South 
and Central Asian Affairs, Department of State.
ACCOUNTABILITY, TRANSPARENCY AND UNIFORMITY IN CORPORATE DEFERRED AND 
NON-PROSECUTION AGREEMENTS
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Commercial and 
Administrative Law held a hearing on Accountability, Transparency, and 
Uniformity in Corporate Deferred and Non-Prosecution Agreements. 
Testimony was heard from Representatives Pallone and Pascrell; Eileen 
Larence, Director, Homeland Security and Justice, GAO; Gary Grindler, 
Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, Department of 
Justice; Christopher J. Christie, former U.S. Attorney, District of New 
Jersey; Chuck Rosenberg, former U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of 
Virginia; and a public witness.
INDIAN HEALTH CARE IMPROVEMENT ACT AMENDMENTS
Committee on Natural Resources: Held a hearing on H.R. 2708, Indian 
Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2009. Testimony was heard 
from the following officials of the Indian Health Services, Department 
of Health and Human Services: Yvette Roubideaux, Director; and Randy 
Grinnell, Deputy Director; and public witnesses.
BANK OF AMERICA AND MERRILL LYNCH--PRIVATE DEAL TO FEDERAL BAILOUT
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and the Subcommittee on 
Domestic Policy continued joint hearings entitled ``Bank of America and 
Merrill Lynch: How Did a Private Deal Turn Into a Federal Bailout?, 
Part II .'' Testimony was heard from Ben Bernanke, Chairman, Board of 
Governors, Federal Reserve System.
SEXUAL ASSAULT IN THE MILITARY
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on National 
Security and Foreign Affairs held a hearing entitled ``Sexual Assault 
in the Military, Part 3: Context and Causes. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
THE ``AMERICAN CLEAN ENERGY AND SECURITY ACT OF 2009''
Committee on Rules: Granted, by a record vote of 7 to 3, a structured 
rule providing for consideration of H.R. 2454, the ``American Clean 
Energy and Security Act of 2009.'' The rule provides for three hours of 
debate with two and one half hours to be equally divided and controlled 
by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce and 30 minutes to be equally divided and controlled by the 
chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means. 
The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill 
except for clauses 9 and 10 of rule XXI. The rule provides that, in 
lieu of the amendment recommended by the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce now printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute consisting of the text of H.R. 2998, modified by the 
amendment printed in part A of the Rules Committee report, shall be 
considered as adopted. The rule waives all points of order against the 
bill, as amended. The rule provides that the bill, as amended, shall be 
considered as read. The rule makes in order the further amendment in 
the nature of a substitute printed in part B of the report of the 
Committee on Rules, if offered by Representative Forbes of Virginia or 
his designee, which shall be in order without intervention of any point 
of order except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI, shall 
be considered as read, and shall be separately debatable for 30 minutes 
equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent. The 
rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. 
Testimony was heard from Chairman Waxman, Representatives Markey of 
Massachusetts, Inslee, Perlmutter, Chairman Peterson of Minnesota, 
Representatives Abercrombie, Bowelll, Kucinich, Carnahan, Lipinski, 
Giffords, Richardson, Foster, Maffei, Barton, Upton, Stearns, 
Blackburn, Burgess, Scalise, Rohrabacher, Manzullo, Inglis, Bilbray, 
Garret of New Jersey, Chaffetz and Roe of Tennessee.
SCIENCE OF SECURITY: LESSONS LEARNED
Committee on Science and Technology: Subcommittee on Investigations and 
Oversight held a hearing on The Science of Security: Lessons Learned in 
Developing, Testing and Operating Advanced Radiation Monitors. 
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of 
Homeland Security: William Hagan, Acting Deputy Director, Domestic 
Nuclear Detection Office; and Todd C. Owen, Acting Deputy Assistant 
Commissioner, Office of Field Operations, U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection; Gene Aloise, Director, Natural Resources and Environment, 
GAO; and Micah Lowenthal, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Nuclear 
and Radiation Studies Board, National Research Council, National 
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ASSESSING CYBERSECURITY ACTIVITIES AT NIST AND DHS
Committee on Science and Technology: Subcommittee on Technology and 
Innovation held a hearing on Assessing Cybersecurity Activities at NIST 
and DHS. Testimony was heard from Gregory C. Wilshusen, Director, 
Information Security Issues, GAO; and public witnesses.
ENHANCING SMALL BUSINESS RESEARCH AND INNOVATION ACT
Committee on Small Business: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 2965, 
Enhancing Small Business Research and Innovation Act of 2009.
RECOVERY ACT: 120-DAY PROGRESS REPORT FOR TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Held a hearing on 
Recovery Act: 120-Day Progress Report for Transportation Programs. 
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of 
Transportation: J. Randolph Babbitt, Administrator, FAA; Joseph C. 
Szabo, Administrator, Federal Railroad Administration; Peter M. Rogoff, 
Administrator, Federal Transit Administration: and Jeffery F. Paniati, 
Acting Deputy Administrator, Federal Highway Administration; Joseph H. 
Boardman, President and CEO, Amtrak; and public witnesses.
POST-9/11 G.I. BILL
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity 
hearing on Post-9/11 G.I. Bill: Is the VA ready for August 1st. 
Testimony was heard from Keith M. Wilson, Director, Office of Education 
Service, Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans 
Affairs.
HIGHWAY AND TRANSIT INVESTMENT NEEDS
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations and the Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures held a 
joint hearing on Highway and Transit Investment Needs. Testimony was 
heard from Roy Kienitz, Under Secretary, Policy, Department of 
Transportation; Phillip R. Herr, Director, Physical Infrastructure 
Issues, GAO; Timothy P. Murray, Lieutenant Governor, Commonwealth of 
Massachusetts; and public witnesses.
IRAN BRIEFING
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to 
hold a briefing on Iran. Testimony was heard from departmental 
witnesses.
OVERHEAD BRIEFING
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Technical 
and Tactical met in executive session to hold a briefing on Overhead. 
Testimony was heard from departmental witnesses.

Joint Meetings
PREDATORY LENDING
Joint Economic Committee: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
predatory lending and reverse redlining, after receiving testimony from 
Sarah Bloom Raskin, Maryland Commissioner of Financial Regulation, and 
Robert J. Strupp, Community Law Center, both of Baltimore, Maryland; 
and James H. Carr, National Community Reinvestment Coalition, and 
Gregory D. Squires, George Washington University, both of Washington, 
DC.
IMPEACHMENT: JUDGE SAMUEL B. KENT
Impeachment Trial Committee: Committee held an organizational meeting 
to examine the Articles of Impeachment against Judge Samuel B. Kent.