[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 162 (Tuesday, November 3, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1275-D1277]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
SPORTS ANTI-DOPING PROGRAMS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and 
Consumer Protection held a hearing entitled ``The NFL StarCaps Case: 
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Sports' Anti-Doping Programs At A Legal Crossroads?'' Testimony was 
heard from Roger Goodell, Commissioner, National Football League; 
DeMaurice Smith, Executive Director, National Football League Players' 
Association; Rob Manfred, Executive Vice President, Labor and Human 
Resources, Office of the Commissioner of Baseball, Major League 
Baseball; Michael S. Weiner, General Counsel, Major League Baseball 
Players Association; and public witnesses.
RADIOACTIVE IMPORT DETERRENCE ACT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and 
Environment approved for full Committee action, as amended, H.R. 515, 
Radioactive Import Deterrence Act.
FINANCIAL PROTECTION MEASURES
Committee on Financial Services: Continued consideration of the 
following: an Amendment in the nature of a substitute October 16, to 
H.R. 2609, Federal Insurance Office Act of 2009; a Committee Print 
(October 29, 2009) of the Financial Stability Improvement Act of 2009; 
and H.R. 3904, Overdraft Protection Act.
  Will continue tomorrow.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Emergency 
Communications, Preparedness and Response approved for full committee 
action, without amendments, the following bills: H.R. 3837, 
Strengthening and Updating Resources and Equipment Act; H.R. 3978, 
First Responder Anti-Terrorism Training Resources Act; and H.R. 3980, 
To provide for identifying and eliminating redundant reporting 
requirements and developing meaningful performance metrics for homeland 
security preparedness grants, and for other purposes.
THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN MANAGEMENT
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on Federal 
Workforce, Postal Service and the District of Columbia held a hearing 
entitled ``Managing the Thrift Savings Plan to Thrive.'' Testimony was 
heard from Greg Long, Executive Director, Federal Retirement Thrift 
Investment Board; and public witnesses.
EXPEDITED CARD REFORM FOR CONSUMERS ACT OF 2009
Committee on Rules: Granted, by a non-record vote, a structured rule 
providing for consideration of H.R. 3639, the Expedited CARD Reform for 
Consumers Act of 2009. The rule provides one hour of general debate 
equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member 
of the Committee on Financial Services. The rule waives all points of 
order against consideration of the bill except clauses 9 and 10 of rule 
XXI. The rule provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on Financial Services now printed in the 
bill, modified by the amendment printed in part A of the report of the 
Committee on Rules, shall be considered as adopted and provides that 
the bill, as amended, shall be considered as the original bill for the 
purpose of further amendment under the five-minute rule and shall be 
considered as read. The rule waives all points of order against bill, 
as amended. The rule makes in order only those further amendments 
printed in part B of the report of the Committee on Rules. The 
amendments made in order may be offered only in the order printed in 
the 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, 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. All points of order against the amendments in 
part B of the report except for clauses 9 and 10 of rule XXI are 
waived. 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 the Chair may entertain a motion that the Committee 
rise only if offered by the chair of the Committee on Financial 
Services 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). Testimony was heard from Chairman Frank of 
Massachusetts; and Representative Markey of Colorado.
CHEMICAL FACILITY ANTI-TERRORISM ACT OF 2009
Committee on Rules: Granted, by a non-record vote, a structured rule 
providing for consideration of H.R. 2868, the ``Chemical Facility Anti-
Terrorism Act of 2009.'' The rule provides 90 minutes of general debate 
equally divided among and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Homeland Security, the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and the chair 
and ranking minority member of the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure. The rule waives all points of order against 
consideration of the bill except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of 
rule XXI. The rule provides that in lieu of the amendments in the 
nature of a substitute recommended by the Committees on

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Homeland Security and Energy and Commerce now printed in the bill, the 
amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in part A of the report 
accompanying this rule 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 amendment in the nature of a substitute 
except those arising under clause 10 of rule XXI. The rule makes in 
order only those amendments printed in part B of the report of the 
Committee on Rules. Each such amendment may be offered only in the 
order printed in the report of the Committee on Rules, may be offered 
only by a Member designated, 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, shall not be subject to 
amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the 
question. All points of order against the amendments printed in part B 
of the Committee report are waived except for clauses 9 and 10 of rule 
XXI. The rule provides one motion to recommit with or without 
instructions. The rule provides that the Chair may entertain a motion 
that the Committee rise only if offered by the chair of the Committee 
on Homeland Security or a designee. The rule provides that the Chair 
may not entertain a motion to strike out the enacting words of the 
bill. Finally, the rule authorizes the Speaker to entertain motions 
that the House suspend the rules at any time through the legislative 
day of November 7, 2009. The Speaker or her designee shall consult with 
the Minority Leader or his designee on the designation of any matter 
for consideration pursuant to this rule. Testimony was heard from 
Representatives Thompson of Mississippi, Markey of Massachusetts; 
Oberstar, Jackson-Lee of Texas, Hastings of Florida; Dent, Austria and 
Scalise.

Joint Meetings
RUSSIAN NEWSROOMS
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe. Commission received a 
briefing on life in a Russian newsroom from Dmitry Muratov, Nonaya 
Gazeta, Maxim Trudolyubov, Vedomosti, and Grigory Shvedov, The 
Caucasian Knot, all of Moscow, Russia.