[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 115 (Tuesday, July 28, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D929-D931]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
DAIRY INDUSTRY'S ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy and Poultry 
continued hearings to review economic conditions facing the dairy 
industry, part three. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MEAT AND POULTRY IMPORTS MEET PUBLIC STANDARDS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies held a 
hearing on Protecting the Public Health in a Global Economy Ensuring 
that Meat and Poultry Imports Meet U.S. Standards. Testimony was heard 
from public witnesses.
MILITARY EDUCATION/OFFICER DEVELOPMENT
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing on Investing in Our Military Leaders: The 
Role of Professional Military Education in Officer Development. 
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of 
Defense: LTG John M. Paxton, Jr., USMC, Director of Operations, Joint 
Chiefs of Staff; LTG. William B. Caldwell IV, USA, Commanding General, 
Combined Arms Center, Deputy Commanding General, Training and Doctrine 
Command, U.S. Army; Dan Sitterly, Director, Force Development, Deputy 
Chief of Staff, Manpower and Personnel, USAF; Scott Lutterloh, 
Director, Total Force Requirements Division, U.S. Navy; and BG Melvin 
G. Spiese, USMC, Commanding General, Training and Education Command, 
U.S. Marine Corps.
CHEMICAL-BIOLOGICAL-NUCLEAR EXPLOSION MANAGEMENT
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional 
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held a hearing on chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and 
high-yield explosives consequence management. Testimony was heard from 
the following officials of the Department of Defense: Paul N. Stockton, 
Assistant Secretary, Homeland Security and Americas' Security Affairs; 
and GEN Victor E. Renuart Jr., USAF, Commander, NORAD/United States 
Northern Command; David Heyman, Assistant Secretary, Policy, Department 
of Homeland Security; and Davi M. Agostino, Director, Defense 
Capabilities and Management, GAO.
CORPORATE AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTION COMPENSATION FAIRNESS ACT OF 2009
Committee on Financial Services: Continued markup of H.R. 3269, 
Corporate and Financial Institution Compensation Fairness Act of 2009.
U.S.-RUSSIAN RELATIONS
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Europe held a hearing on 
the Reset Button Has Been Pushed: Kicking Off a New Era in U.S.-Russian 
Relations. Testimony was heard from Philip H. Gordon, Assistant 
Secretary, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, Department of 
State; and Celeste A. Wallander, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Policy for 
Russia, Ukraine and Eurasia, Office of the Under Secretary, Policy, 
Department of Defense.
PERSONAL MEDICAL DEBT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Commercial and 
Administrative Law held a hearing on Medical Debt: Is Our Healthcare 
System Bankrupting Americans? Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime approved for full 
Committee action the following bills: H.R. 2811, to amend title 18, 
United States Code, to include constrictor snakes of the species Python 
genera as an injuries animal; and H.R. 3327, Ramos-Compean Justice Act 
of 2009.
GLOBAL WILDLIFE CONSERVATION, COORDINATION, AND ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 2009
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans 
and Wildlife held a hearing on H.R. 3086, Global Wildlife Conservation, 
Coordination, and Enhancement Act of 2009. Testimony was heard from 
Rowan Gould, Acting Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 
Department of the Interior; Steven L. Monfort, Acting Director, 
National Zoological Park, Smithsonian Institution; and public 
witnesses.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2010
Committee on Rules: Granted, by a record vote of 7 to 2, a structured 
rule providing one hour of general debate on H.R. 3326, Department of 
Defense 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 those arising under clauses 9 or 10 of rule XXI. The rule 
provides that the bill shall be considered as read through page 147, 
line 4. The rule waives points of order against provisions in the bill 
for failure to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI.
  The rule makes in order (1) the amendments printed in part A of the 
report of the Committee on Rules, which may be offered only in the 
order printed in the Rules Committee report, may be offered only by a 
Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be 
debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and 
controlled by the proponent and an opponent, and shall not be subject 
to a demand for division of the question; (2) not to exceed eight of 
the amendments printed in part B of the Rules Committee report if 
offered by Representative Flake of Arizona or his designee, which may 
be offered only in the order printed in the report, shall be considered 
as read, and shall be debatable for 10 minutes equally divided and 
controlled by the proponent and an opponent; (3) an en bloc amendment, 
if offered by Rep. Flake of Arizona or his designee, consisting of all 
of the amendments printed in part B of the report, which 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; and (4) not to exceed 
two of the amendments printed in part C of the Rules Committee report 
if offered by Representative Campbell of California or his designee, 
which may be offered only in the order printed in the report, shall be 
considered as read, and shall be debatable for 10 minutes equally 
divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent. All points of 
order against such amendments are waived except those arising under 
clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI.
  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 disposition of the amendments specified 
in the first section of the rule, the chairand ranking minority member 
of the Committee on Appropriations or their designees each

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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 from Representatives Murtha, Blumenauer, Bordallo, 
Young of Florida, Sessions, Franks of Arizona and Collman of Colorado.
KINGSTON COAL ASH SLIDE
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Water 
Resources, and Environment held a hearing on The Tennessee Valley 
Authority's Kingston Ash Slide: Evaluation of Potential Causes and 
Updates on Cleanup Efforts. Testimony was heard from Mathy Stanislaus, 
Assistant Administrator, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, 
EPA; the following officials of the TVA: Tom Kilgore, President and 
Chief Executive Officer; and Richard Moore, Inspector General; and 
public witnesses.
BRIEFING--DOD QUARTERLY UPDATE
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to 
receive briefing on Department of Defense Quarterly Update. The 
Committee was briefed by departmental witnesses.
BRIEFING--INFORMATION SHARING
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on 
Intelligence Community Management met in executive session to receive 
briefing on Information Sharing in the Intelligence Community. The 
Subcommittee was briefed by the following officials of the Office of 
the Director of National Intelligence: Peter Lavoy, Deputy Director, 
Analysis; Priscilla Guthrie, Chief Information Officer, Office of the 
Director; and Gina Genton, DDNI/Policy, Deputy Director.
NEW ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES
Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming: Held a 
hearing entitled ``New Energy Technologies: What's Around the Corner?'' 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
TRENDS IN FORECLOSURES
Joint Economic Committee: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
current trends in foreclosures and what can be done to prevent them, 
focusing on trends in the loan and borrower characteristics of nonprime 
mortgages originated from 2000 through 2007 and their performance, 
after receiving testimony from William B. Shear, Director, Financial 
Markets and Community Investment, Government Accountability Office; 
Susan M. Wachter, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; Keith S. 
Ernst, Center for Responsible Lending, Durham, North Carolina; and 
Joseph R. Mason, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge.