[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 81 (Wednesday, May 26, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D606-D608]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Ordered reported, as amended, the 
following bills: H.R. 5320, Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 
2010; H.R. 5381, Motor Vehicle Safety Act; H.R. 4805, Formaldehyde Standards 
for Composite Wood Products Act; and H.R. 4451, Collinsville Renewable 
Energy Promotion Act.
HOUSING GOVERNMENT SPONSORED ENTERPRISES
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance 
and Government Sponsored Enterprises held a hearing entitled ``FHFA 
Oversight: Current State of the Housing Government Sponsored Enterprises.'' 
Testimony was heard from Edward J. DeMarco, Acting Director, Federal Housing 
Finance Agency.
ANTI-TERRORIST FUNDING EFFORTS IMPACT ON CHARITIES
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Anti-Money Laundering: Blocking 
Terrorist Financing and Its Impact on Lawful Charities.'' Testimony was 
heard from Daniel Glaser, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Terrorist Financing 
and Financial Crimes, Department of the Treasury; and public witnesses.
INTERNET TERROR RECRUITMENT AND TRADECRAFT
Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information 
Sharing and Terrorism Risk Assessment held a hearing entitled ``Internet 
Terror Recruitment and Tradecraft: How Can We Address an Evolving Tool While 
Protecting Free Speech?'' Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
SUPREME COURT'S ANIMAL CRUELTY VIDEO DECISION
Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland 
Security held a hearing on United States v. Stevens: The Supreme Court's 
Decision Invalidating the Crush Video Statute. Testimony was heard from 
Representatives Peters and Gallegly; and public witnesses.
DEEPWATER HORIZON EXPLOSION'S OIL STRATEGY IMPACT
Committee on Natural Resources: Held an oversight hearing entitled ``Outer 
Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Strategy and Implications of the Deepwater 
Horizon Rig Explosion.'' Testimony was heard from the following officials of 
the Department of the Interior: Ken Salazar, Secretary; David Hayes, Deputy 
Secretary; Mary L. Kendall, Acting Inspector General; and Elizabeth 
Birnbaum, Director, Minerals Management Service; RADM James Watson, USCG, 
Deputy Unified Area Commander on the Deepwater Horizon Fire and MC 252 Oil 
Spill, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security; and Jane 
Lubchenco, Under Secretary, Oceans and Atmosphere and Administrator NOAA, 
Department of Commerce.
REDUCING DENTAL OFFICES' MERCURY POLLUTION
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on Domestic 
Policy held a hearing entitled ``Assessing EPA's Efforts to Measure and 
Reduce Mercury Pollution from Dentist Offices.'' Testimony

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was heard from Nancy Stoner, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Water, EPA; and 
public witnesses.
PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE SENATE AMENDMENT TO THE BILL (H.R. 4213) 
TO AMEND THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 TO EXTEND CERTAIN EXPIRING 
PROVISIONS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Committee on Rules: Granted, by a non-record vote, a closed rule providing 
for consideration of the Senate amendment to H.R. 4213, to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for 
other purposes. The rule makes in order a motion offered by the chair of the 
Committee on Ways and Means or his designee that the House concur in the 
Senate amendment to H.R. 4213 with the amendment printed in part A of the 
Rules Committee report, modified by the amendment printed in part B. The 
rule provides one hour of debate on the motion 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 
motion. The rule provides that the Senate amendment and the motion shall be 
considered as read. The rule tables House Resolution 392.
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2011
Committee on Rules: Granted, by a non-record vote, a structured rule 
providing for consideration of H.R. 5136, the ``National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011.'' The rule provides one hour of 
debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Armed Services.
  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 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 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 this report and 
amendments en bloc described in section 3 of the rule. The amendments made 
in order may be offered only in the order printed in the Rules Committee 
report (except as specified in section 4 of the rule), 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 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 the report 
or amendments en bloc are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 
of rule XXI.
  The rule provides that the chair of the Committee on Armed Services or his 
designee may offer amendments en bloc consisting of amendments printed in 
the report not earlier disposed of or germane modifications of any such 
amendments. Amendments en bloc shall be considered as read (except that 
modifications shall be reported), shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally 
divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Armed Services or their designees, shall not be subject to 
amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the 
question. For the purpose of inclusion in such amendments en bloc, an 
amendment printed in the form of a motion to strike may be modified to the 
form of a germane perfecting amendment to the text originally proposed to be 
stricken. The original proponent of an amendment included in such amendments 
en bloc may insert a statement in the Congressional Record immediately 
before the disposition of the amendments en bloc.
  The rule provides that the Chair of the Committee of the Whole may 
recognize for consideration of any amendment printed in the Committee report 
out of the order printed, but not sooner than 30 minutes after the chair of 
the Committee on Armed Services or his designee announces from the floor a 
request to that effect. 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 Armed Services or his 
designee and that the Chair may not entertain a motion to strike out the 
enacting words of the bill.
  The rule provides that, in engrossment, the Clerk shall add the text of 
H.R. 5013, as passed by the House, as new matter at the end of H.R. 5136.
  The rule waives clause 6(a) of rule XIII (requiring a two-thirds vote to 
consider a rule on the same day it is reported from the Rules Committee) 
against rules reported from the Rules Committee through the legislative day 
of June 1, 2010.
  Finally, the rule provides that measures may be considered under 
suspension of the rules at any time through Sunday, May 30, 2010, and that 
the Speaker or her designee shall consult with the Minority Leader or his 
designee on the designation of any matter for consideration under suspension 
of the rules. Testimony was heard from Chairman Skelton and Representatives 
Spratt, Ortiz, Langevin, Bordallo, Sestak, Hastings of Florida, Dingell, 
Stark, Price of North Carolina, Eshoo, Filner, Gutierrez, Blumenauer, 
Etheridge, Inslee, Larson of Connecticut, Watson, Lipinski, Murphy of 
Connecticut, Patrick Murphy of Pennsylvania, Walz, Wilson of Ohio, 
Richardson, Foster, Driehaus, Grayson, Titus, Tonko, Faleomavaega, McKeon, 
Coffman, Sessions, Young of Alaska, Duncan, Kingston, Hastings of 
Washington, Shadegg, Tiahrt, Terry, Rehberg,

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Bonner, Gingrey, Tim Murphy of Pennsylvania, Fortenberry, Heller and 
Luetkemeyer.
NASA HUMAN SPACEFLIGHT PLAN
Committee on Science and Technology: Held a hearing to review the Proposed 
National Aeronautics and Space Administrations Human Spaceflight Plan. 
Testimony was heard from Charles F. Bolden, Jr., Administrator, NASA; Neil 
A. Armstrong, Commander, Apollo 11; CAPT Eugene A. Cernan, USN (ret.), 
Commander, Apollo 17; and a public witness.
SMALL BUSINESS JOB CREATION ECONOMIC RECOVERY
Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing entitled ``Heroes of Small 
Business.'' Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
RECOVERY ACT INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Held a hearing on Recovery 
Act: Progress Reports for Infrastructure Investments. Testimony was heard 
from Craig E. Hooks, Assistant Administrator, Administration and Resources 
Management, EPA; Terrence C. Salt, Deputy Assistant Secretary (Civil Works), 
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense; Mary Walsh, Chief of 
Staff, Public Buildings Service, ARRA National Recovery Program Management 
Office, GSA; John Fernandez, Assistant Secretary, Economic Development, 
Department of Commerce; Elizabeth Harman, Assistant Administrator, Grant 
Programs, FEMA, Department of Homeland Security; David Trimble, Acting 
Director, Natural Resources and Environment, GAO; and public witnesses.
BRIEFING--HOT SPOTS
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Terrorism, 
Human Intelligence, Analysis, and Counterintelligence met in executive 
session to receive a briefing on Hot Spots. The Subcommittee was briefed 
by departmental witnesses.
Joint Meetings
MINIMIZING GREAT RECESSION IMPACT
Joint Economic Committee: Committee concluded a hearing to examine how to 
minimize the impact of the great recession on young workers, after receiving 
testimony from Till M. von Wachter, Columbia University, and David R. Jones, 
Community Service Society, both of New York, New York; Harry J. Holzer, 
Georgetown University Public Policy Institute, and James Sherk, The Heritage 
Foundation, both of Washington, D.C.; and Steve Wing, CVS Caremark, 
Woonsocket, Rhode Island.
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