[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 101 (Wednesday, July 8, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D804-D806]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
PREVENTING SCHOOL BULLYING
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Early Childhood, 
Elementary and Secondary Education and the Subcommittee on Healthy Families 
and Communities held a joint hearing on Strengthening School Safety through 
Prevention of Bullying. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
PROPOSED CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and 
Consumer Protection held a hearing to examine the Administration's proposal 
to create a new agency responsible for consumer protection with regard to 
financial products and services. Testimony was heard from Jon Leibowitz, 
Chairman, FTC; Michael Barr, Assistant Secretary, Financial Institutions, 
Department of the Treasury; and public witnesses.
BOTTLED WATER REGULATION
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Regulation of Bottled Water.'' 
Testimony was heard from John Stephenson, Director, Natural Resources and 
the Environment, GAO; Joshua M. Sharfstein, Deputy Commissioner, FDA, 
Department of Health and Human Services; and public witnesses.
SECTION 8 VOUCHER REFORM ACT OF 2009
Committee on Financial Services: Began markup of H.R. 3045, Section 8 
Voucher Reform Act of 2009.
  Will continue tomorrow.
U.S.-UAE NUCLEAR COOPERATION
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Held a hearing on Nuclear Cooperation with the 
United Arab Emirates: Review of the Proposed U.S.-UAE Agreement. Testimony 
was heard from Ellen O. Tauscher, Under Secretary, Arms Control and 
International Security, Department of State.
FEMA HOUSING
Committee on Homeland Security: Held a hearing entitled ``FEMA Housing: An 
Examination of Current Problems and Innovative Solutions'' Testimony was 
heard from the following officials of the Department of Homeland Security: 
Craig Fugate; Administrator, FEMA; and Richard L. Skinner, Inspector 
General; and public witnesses.
MILITARY COMMISSIONS LEGAL ISSUES
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, 
and Civil Liberties held a hearing on Legal Issues Surrounding the Military 
Commissions System. Testimony was heard from Representative Schiff; and 
public witnesses.
PRISON RAPE ELIMINATION REPORT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland 
Security held a hearing on National Prison Rape Elimination Commission 
Report and Standards. Testimony was heard from Reggie B. Walton, Judge, U.S. 
District Court of the District of Columbia and Chair, National Prison Rape 
Elimination Act Commission; Jon Ozmint, Director, Department of Corrections, 
State of South Carolina; and public witnesses.
CHESAPEAKE/THUNDER BAY MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and 
Wildlife held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1771, Chesapeake Bay 
Science, Education, and Ecosystem Enhancement Act of 2009; H.R. 1053, 
Chesapeake Bay Accountability and Recovery Act of 2009; and H.R. 905, 
Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve Boundary 
Modification Act. Testimony was heard from Peyton Robertson, Director, 
Chesapeake Bay Office, NOAA, Department of Commerce; and public witnesses.

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MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and 
Public Lands held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 481, North Country 
National Scenic Trail Route Adjustment Act of 2009; H.R. 685, United States 
Civil Rights Trail System Act of 2009; H.R. 1593, To amend the Wild and 
Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment of Illabot Creek in Skagit County, 
Washington, as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System; 
and H.R. 2167, To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study 
to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating certain lands as 
the Los Caminos del Rio National Heritage Corridor; Testimony was heard from 
Representatives Oberstar, Clay and Cuellar; Daniel N. Wenk, Acting Director, 
National Park Services, Department of the Interior; Joel Holtrop, Deputy 
Chief, National Forest System, Forest Service, USDA; and public witnesses.
ECONOMIC STIMULUS OVERSIGHT
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Held a hearing entitled 
``Tracking the Money: Preventing Waste, Fraud, and Abuse of Recovery Act 
Funding.'' Testimony was heard from Gene L. Dodaro, Acting Comptroller 
General, GAO: Robert Nabors, Deputy Director, OMB; Martin O'Malley, 
Governor, State of Maryland; Deval Patrick, Governor, Commonwealth of 
Massachusetts; and Edward Rendell, Governor, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
DOMESTIC PARTNERSHIP BENEFITS AND OBLIGATIONS ACT OF 2009
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on Federal 
Workforce, Postal Service and the District of Columbia held a hearing to 
examine H.R. 2517, Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 
2009. Testimony was heard from Representative Baldwin; John Berry, Director, 
OPM; and public witnesses.
FEDERAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT OVERSIGHT
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on Government 
Management, Organization, and Procurement held a hearing on Oversight of 
Federal Financial Management. Testimony was heard from Representative 
Cuellar; Gene L. Dadaro, Acting Comptroller General; Richard L. Gregg, 
Acting Fiscal Assistant Secretary, Department of the Treasury; Peggy Sherry, 
Acting Chief Financial Officer, Department of Homeland Security; Ronald 
Spoehel, Chief Financial Officer, NASA; and a public witness.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS 
ACT, 2010
Committee on Rules: Granted, by a record vote of 8 to 2, a structured rule. 
The rule provides one hour of general debate on H.R. 3081, the Department of 
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2010, 
equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of 
the Committee on Appropriations. The rule waives all points of order against 
consideration of the bill except for clauses 9 and 10 of rule XXI. The rule 
waives all points of order against provisions in the bill for failure to 
comply with clause 2 of rule XXI.
  The rule makes in order the amendment printed in part A of the report of 
the Committee on Rules, and the amendments printed in part B of the report. 
The rule provides that each such amendment shall be considered as read, 
shall be debatable for 10 minutes equally divided and controlled by the 
proponent and an opponent, and shall not be subject to a demand for division 
of the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. All points of 
order against such amendments are waived except those arising under clause 9 
or 10 of rule XXI. The rule also provides that the amendments printed in 
part B of the report may be offered only at the appropriate point in the 
reading.
  The rule provides that for those amendments reported from the Committee of 
the Whole, the question of their adoption shall be put to the House en gros 
and without demand for division of the question. The rule provides one 
motion to recommit with or without instructions.
  The rule provides that after consideration of the bill for amendment, the 
chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or 
their designees each may offer one pro forma amendment to the bill for the 
purpose of debate, which shall be controlled by the proponent. The rule 
provides that the Chair may entertain a motion that the Committee rise only 
if offered by the chair of the Committee on Appropriations or his designee 
and that the Chair may not entertain a motion to strike out the enacting 
words of the bill (as described in clause 9 of rule XVIII). Finally, the 
rule provides that during consideration of the bill, the Chair may reduce to 
two minutes the minimum time for electronic voting. Testimony was heard by 
Representatives Lowey, Payne, Waters, Stupak, Herseth Sandlin, Granger, 
Lewis (CA), Smith (NJ), Burton, Goodlatte, Dent, and Jordan.
INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2010
Committee on Rules: Granted, by a record vote of 8 to 2, a structured rule. 
The rule provides for one hour of general debate on H.R. 2701, the 
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, equally divided and 
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Permanent Select 
Committee on Intelligence.
  The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill 
except those arising under clause 9 of rule XXI. The rules provides that the 
amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Permanent Select 
Committee on Intelligence

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shall be considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment and 
shall be considered as read. The rule waives all points of order against the 
committee amendment.
  The rule makes in order only those amendments printed in the report of the 
Committee on Rules and waives all points of order against such amendments 
except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI.
  The amendments made in order may be offered only in the order printed in 
the Rules Committee report, may be offered only by a Member designated in 
the Committee report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 
the time specified in this report equally divided and controlled by the 
proponent and opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be 
subject to a demand for a division of the question in the House or in the 
Committee of the Whole.
  The rule provides for the reporting to the House of the amendment in the 
nature of a substitute, as amended, and the ordering of the previous 
question on the bill and amendments except one motion to recommit with or 
without instructions. It provides that the Chair may entertain a motion that 
the Committee rise only if offered by the chair of the Permanent Select 
Committee on Intelligence or a designee. It provides that the Chair may not 
entertain a motion to strike out the enacting words of the bill (as 
described in clause 9 of rule XVIII). Finally, during consideration of the 
bill, the Chair may reduce to two minutes the minimum time for electronic 
voting under clause 6 of rule XVIII and clauses 8 and 9 of rule XX. 
Testimony was heard by Chairman Reyes, Representatives Giffords, Hoekstra, 
and Kirk.
FIRE GRANT PROGRAMS REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on Science and Technology: Subcommittee on Technology and 
Innovation held a hearing on the Reauthorization of the FIRE Grant Programs. 
Testimony was heard from Representative Pascrell; Timothy Manning, Deputy 
Administrator, National Preparedness Directorate, FEMA, Department of 
Homeland Security; and public witnesses.
PROJECTED PHYSICIAN SHORTAGE
Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing entitled ``The Looming Challenge 
for Small Medical Practices: The Projected Physician Shortage and How Health 
Care Reforms Can Address the Problem.'' Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
GSA CAPITAL INVESTMENT AND LEASING PROGRAM
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management held a 
hearing on the General Services Administration's Fiscal Year 2010 Capital 
Investment and Leasing Program (CILP). Testimony was heard from Anthony 
Costa, Acting Commissioner, Public Buildings Services, GSA.
Joint Meetings
    No joint committee meetings were held.
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