Thursday, June 28, 2007

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      The House passed H.R. 2829, making appropriations for financial 
      services and general government for the fiscal year ending 
      September 30, 2008.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S8641-S8730
Measures Introduced: Twenty-two bills and two resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 1723-1744, and S. Res. 260-261. 
                                                         Pages S8691-92
Measures Reported:
  Report to accompany S. 845, to direct the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services to expand and intensify programs with respect to 
research and related activities concerning elder falls. (S. Rept. No. 
110-110)
  S. 175, to provide for a feasibility study of alternatives to augment 
the water supplies of the Central Oklahoma Master Conservancy District 
and cities served by the District, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. (S. Rept. No. 110-111)
  S. 324, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of 
water resources in the State of New Mexico. (S. Rept. No. 110-112)
  S. 542, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct 
feasibility studies to address certain water shortages within the 
Snake, Boise, and Payette River systems in the State of Idaho. (S. 
Rept. No. 110-113)
  S. 1037, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to assist in the 
planning, design, and construction of the Tumalo Irrigation District 
Water Conservation Project in Deschutes County, Oregon. (S. Rept. No. 
110-114)
  S. 1110, to amend the Reclamation Projects Authorization and 
Adjustment Act of 1992 to provide for the conjunctive use of surface 
and ground water in Juab County, Utah. (S. Rept. No. 110-115)
  S. 1139, to establish the National Landscape Conservation System, 
with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 110-116)
  H.R. 235, to allow for the renegotiation of the payment schedule of 
contracts between the Secretary of the Interior and the Redwood Valley 
County Water District. (S. Rept. No. 110-117)
  H.R. 276, to designate the Piedras Blancas Light Station and the 
surrounding public land as an Outstanding Natural Area to be 
administered as a part of the National Landscape Conservation System, 
and for other purposes. (S. Rept. No. 110-118)
  H.R. 482, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to transfer 
ownership of the American River Pump Station Project. (S. Rept. No. 
110-119)
  H.R. 839, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the 
feasibility of enlarging the Arthur V. Watkins Dam Weber Basin Project, 
Utah, to provide additional water for the Weber Basin Project to 
fulfill the purposes for which that project was authorized. (S. Rept. 
No. 110-120)
  H.R. 886, to enhance ecosystem protection and the range of outdoor 
opportunities protected by statute in the Skykomish River valley of the 
State of Washington by designating certain lower-elevation Federal 
lands as wilderness. (S. Rept. No. 110-121)
  H.R. 902, to facilitate the use for irrigation and other purposes of 
water produced in connection with development of energy resources, with 
an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 110-122)
  S. 1257, to provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the 
State of Utah an additional seat in the House of Representatives, with 
amendments. (S. Rept. No. 110-123)
  H.R. 2771, making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, without recommendation.
  H. Con. Res. 7, Calling on the League of Arab States and each Member 
State individually to acknowledge the genocide in the Darfur region of 
Sudan and to step up their efforts to stop the genocide in Darfur, with 
an amendment and with an amended preamble.

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  S. Res. 203, calling on the Government of the People's Republic of 
China to use its unique influence and economic leverage to stop 
genocide and violence in Darfur, Sudan, with an amendment in the nature 
of a substitute and with an amended preamble.
  S. Res. 253, expressing the sense of the Senate that the 
establishment of a Museum of the History of American Diplomacy through 
private donations is a worthy endeavor.
Page S8691
Measures Passed:
  Adjournment Resolution: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 179, providing 
for a conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives and a 
conditional recess or adjournment of the Senate.
  Pages S8723-24
  Andean Trade Preference Act Extension: Senate passed H.R. 1830, to 
extend the authorities of the Andean Trade Preference Act until 
September 30, 2009, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                             Page S8724
Measures Considered:
Comprehensive Immigration Reform: Senate continued consideration of S. 
1639, to provide for comprehensive immigration reform, taking action on 
the following amendment proposed thereto:
  Pages S8641-51
Pending:
  Reid (for Kennedy/Specter) Modified Amendment No. 1934, of a 
perfecting nature.
Page S8641
  Division VII of Reid (for Kennedy/Specter) Modified Amendment No. 
1934.
Page S8641
  Division VIII of Reid (for Kennedy/Specter) Modified Amendment No. 
1934.
Page S8641
  Division IX of Reid (for Kennedy/Specter) Modified Amendment No. 
1934.
Page S8641
  Division X of Reid (for Kennedy/Specter) Modified Amendment No. 1934.
                                                             Page S8641
  Division XI of Reid (for Kennedy/Specter) Modified Amendment No. 
1934.
Page S8641
  Division XII of Reid (for Kennedy/Specter) Modified Amendment No. 
1934.
Page S8641
  Division XIII of Reid (for Kennedy/Specter) Modified Amendment No. 
1934.
Page S8641
  Division XIV of Reid (for Kennedy/Specter) Modified Amendment No. 
1934.
Page S8641
  Division XV of Reid (for Kennedy/Specter) Modified Amendment No. 
1934.
Page S8641
  Division XVI of Reid (for Kennedy/Specter) Modified Amendment No. 
1934.
Page S8641
  Division XVII of Reid (for Kennedy/Specter) Modified Amendment No. 
1934.
Page S8641
  Division XVIII of Reid (for Kennedy/Specter) Modified Amendment No. 
1934.
Page S8641
  Division XIX of Reid (for Kennedy/Specter) Modified Amendment No. 
1934.
Page S8641
  Division XX of Reid (for Kennedy/Specter) Modified Amendment No. 
1934.
Page S8641
  Division XXI of Reid (for Kennedy/Specter) Modified Amendment No. 
1934.
Page S8641
  Division XXII of Reid (for Kennedy/Specter) Modified Amendment No. 
1934.
Page S8641
  Division XXIII of Reid (for Kennedy/Specter) Modified Amendment No. 
1934.
Page S8641
  Division XXIV of Reid (for Kennedy/Specter) Modified Amendment No. 
1934.
Page S8641
  Division XXV of Reid (for Kennedy/Specter) Modified Amendment No. 
1934.
Page S8641
  Division XXVI of Reid (for Kennedy/Specter) Modified Amendment No. 
1934.
Page S8641
  Division XXVII of Reid (for Kennedy/Specter) Modified Amendment No. 
1934.
Page S8641
  Kennedy Amendment No. 1978 (to Division VII of Reid (for Kennedy/
Specter) Modified Amendment No. 1934), to change the enactment date. 
                                                             Page S8641
  During consideration of this measure today, the Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 46 yeas to 53 nays (Vote No. 235), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate 
rejected the motion to close further debate on the bill. 
                                                         Pages S8650-51
   A unanimous-consent agreement was granted permitting Senator Lugar 
to change his nay vote to a yea vote on Vote No. 231 changing the 
outcome of the vote to 57 yeas to 40 nays relative to Division III of 
Reid Modified Amendment No. 1934, tabled on June 27, 2007. 
                                                         Pages S8674-75
National Defense Authorization Act--Agreement: A unanimous-consent 
agreement was reached providing that the motion to invoke cloture on 
the motion to proceed to consideration of H.R. 1585, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2008 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, be withdrawn; that the motion to 
proceed be agreed to, and that Senate begin consideration of the bill, 
and that on Monday, July 9, 2007, following morning business, Senate 
resume consideration of the bill.
  Page S8724
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By unanimous vote of 99 yeas (Vote No. EX. 237), Benjamin Hale 
Settle, of Washington, to be United States District Judge for the 
Western District of Washington.
  By unanimous vote of 99 yeas (Vote No. EX. 238), Richard Sullivan, of 
New York, to be United

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States District Judge for the Southern District of New York.
  Joseph S. Van Bokkelen, of Indiana, to be United States District 
Judge for the Northern District of Indiana.
  By 94 yeas 4 nays (Vote No. EX. 236), Lt. Gen. Douglas E. Lute U.S. 
Army.
Pages S8662-66, S8670-73, S8720-23, S8727-30
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Donald B. Marron, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Council of 
Economic Advisers.
  Brent T. Wahlquist, of Pennsylvania, to be Director of the Office of 
Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement.
  Christopher Egan, of Massachusetts, to be Representative of the 
United States of America to the Organization for Economic Cooperation 
and Development, with the rank of Ambassador.
  Reed Verne Hillman, of Massachusetts, to be United States Marshal for 
the District of Massachusetts for the term of four years.
  Thomas M. Beck, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal Labor 
Relations Authority for a term expiring July 29, 2012.
  1 Air Force nomination in the rank of general.
  1 Marine Corps nomination in the rank of general.
  1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Navy.
Pages S8724-27
Nomination Withdrawn: Senate received notification of withdrawal of the 
following nomination:
  John Ray Correll, of Indiana, to be Director of the Office of Surface 
Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, which was sent to the Senate on 
January 9, 2007.
Page S8730
Messages from the House:
  Page S8687
Measures Placed on the Calendar:
  Page S8687
Enrolled Bills Presented:
  Pages S8687-88
Executive Communications:
  Pages S8688-89
Petitions and Memorials:
  Pages S8689-91
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S8692-93
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S8693-S8715
Additional Statements:
  Page S8687
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S8715-19
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
  Page S8719
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
  Pages S8719-20
Record Votes: Four record votes were taken today. (Total--238) 
                              Pages S8650-51, S8670-71, S8672, S8672-73
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 7:04 p.m., 
until 9:45 a.m. on Friday, June 29, 2007. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S8724.)

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Appropriations: Committee ordered favorably reported the 
following:
  H.R. 2764, making appropriations for Department of States, foreign 
operations, and related program, with an amendment;
  An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of 
Commerce and Justice, Science, and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2008;
  An original bill making appropriations for energy and water 
development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2008.
NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION BUDGET
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on 
Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard concluded an oversight 
hearing to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal 
year 2008 for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
(NOAA), after receiving testimony from Vice Admiral Conrad C. 
Lautenbacher, Jr., USN (Ret.), Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans 
and Atmosphere, and Administrator, NOAA.
GLOBAL WARMING ISSUES
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine global warming issues in the power plant sector, 
after receiving testimony from James E. Rogers, Duke Energy 
Corporation, Charlotte, North Carolina; Peter A. Darbee, Pacific Gas 
and Electric Corporation (PG&E), San Francisco, California; Lewis Hay, 
III, Florida Power and Light Company (FLP), Juno Beach; David G. 
Hawkins, Natural Resources Defense Council, Jason Grumet, National 
Commission on Energy Policy, Thomas J. Donohue, U.S. Chamber of 
Commerce, and Marlo Lewis, Competitive Enterprise Institute, all of 
Washington, D.C; Robert E. Murray, Murray Energy Corporation, 
Cleveland, Ohio; and Thomas J. Borelli, Free Enterprise Action Fund, 
Eastchester, New York.

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DHS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS MODERIZATION
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Subcommittee 
on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal 
Services, and International Security concluded a hearing to examine 
financial management systems modernization at the Department of 
Homeland Security, focusing on systems and processes needed to support 
the Department's mission and operations, after receiving testimony from 
McCoy Williams, Director, Financial Management and Assurance, and Keith 
Rhodes, Chief Technologist, Applied Research and Methods, Center for 
Technology and Engineering, both of the Government Accountability 
Office; and David Norquist, Chief Financial Officer, and Scott Charbo, 
Chief Information Officer, both of the Department of Homeland Security.
CLASS III GAMING REGULATION
Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
draft legislation regarding the regulation of class III gaming, after 
receiving testimony from Philip N. Hogen, Chairman, National Indian 
Gaming Commission; Dean Shelton, California Gambling Control 
Commission, Sacramento, on behalf of Governor Schwarzenegger; Myra 
Pearson, Fort Totten, North Dakota, and Kurt Luger, Bismark, North 
Dakota, both of the Great Plains Indian Gaming Association; W. Ron 
Allen, Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe, Sequim, Washington, on behalf of the 
Washington Indian Gaming Association; and Valerie Welsh-Tahbo, Colorado 
River Indian Tribes, Parker, Arizona.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: On Wednesday, June 27, 2007, Committee 
ordered favorably reported the following:
  S. 423, to increase, effective as of December 1, 2007, the rates of 
compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the 
rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of 
certain disabled veterans;
  S. 1163, to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
compensation and specially adapted housing for veterans in certain 
cases of impairment of vision involving both eyes, and to provide for 
the use of the National Directory of New Hires for income verification 
purposes;
  S. 479, to reduce the incidence of suicide among veterans;
  S. 1315, to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance life 
insurance benefits for disabled veterans, with amendments; and
  S. 1233, to provide and enhance intervention, rehabilitative 
treatment, and services to veterans with traumatic brain injury, with 
amendments.
NOMINATION
Committee on Veterans Affairs: On Wednesday, June 28, 2007, Committee 
concluded a hearing to examine the nomination of Charles L. Hopkins, of 
Massachusetts, to be an Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
(Operations, Preparedness, Security and Law Enforcement).
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee held closed hearings on 
intelligence matters, receiving testimony from officials of the 
intelligence community.
  Committee recessed subject to the call.






                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 58 public bills, H.R. 2894-
2951; and 9 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 178-181; and H. Res. 525-529 were 
introduced.
  Pages H7430-33
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages H7433-35
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 2420, to declare United States policy on international climate 
cooperation, to authorize assistance to promote clean and efficient 
energy technologies in foreign countries, and to establish the 
International Clean Energy Foundation, with an amendment (H. Rept. 110-
215);
  H.R. 1851, to reform the housing choice voucher program under section 
8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, with an amendment (H. Rept. 
110-216); and
  H.R. 1852, to modernize and update the National Housing Act and 
enable the Federal Housing Administration to use risk-based pricing to 
more effectively reach underserved borrowers, with an amendment (H. 
Rept. 110-217).
Pages H7429-30

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Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative McCollum to act as Speaker Pro Tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H7343
Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, Rev. Erin 
Conaway, South Main Baptist Church, Houston, Texas.
  Page H7343
Temporarily extending the programs under the Higher Education Act of 
1965: The House agreed by unanimous consent to S. 1704, to temporarily 
extend the programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965--clearing 
the measure for the President.
  Page H7347
Making appropriations for financial services and general government for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008: The House passed H.R. 2829, 
making appropriations for financial services and general government for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, by a yea-and-nay vote of 240 
yeas to 179 nays, Roll No. 606.
  Pages H7347-H7411
  Rejected the Lewis (CA) motion to recommit the bill to the Committee 
on Appropriations with instructions to report the same back promptly to 
the House with an amendment, by a yea-and-nay vote of 222 yeas to 199 
nays, Roll No. 605.
Pages H7409-10
Agreed to:
  Moran (KS) amendment that prohibits funds from being used to 
administer, implement, or enforce the amendment made to section 515.533 
of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations, that was published in the 
Federal Register on February 25, 2005;
Pages H7347-49
  DeFazio amendment (No. 9 printed in the Congressional Record of June 
26, 2007) that prohibits funds from being used by the Selective Service 
System to prepare for, plan, or execute the Area Office Mobilization 
Prototype Exercise;
Page H7363
  Cardoza amendment (that was debated on June 27th) that reduces 
funding for General Activities under the General Services 
Administration by $8 million and increases funding for the Office of 
Inspector General under the General Services Administration by $6 
million (by a recorded vote of 281 ayes to 144 noes, Roll No. 584); 
                                                             Page H7394
  Garrett (NJ) amendment (No. 1 printed in the Congressional Record of 
June 25, 2007 and debated on June 27th) that prohibits funds from being 
used by the Securities and Exchange Commission to enforce the 
requirements of section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (by a recorded 
vote of 267 ayes to 154 noes, Roll No. 588);
Page H7397
  Flake amendment (No. 19 printed in the Congressional Record of June 
26, 2007) that prohibits funds from being used for the Mitchell County 
Development Foundation, Inc. for the Home of the Perfect Christmas Tree 
project (by a recorded vote of 249 ayes to 174 noes, Roll No. 593); 
                                               Pages H7354-57, H7400-01
  Wicker amendment that prohibits funds from being used to implement 
section 5112(n)(2)(C) of title 31, United States Code (by a recorded 
vote of 295 ayes to 127 noes, Roll No. 598);
Pages H7374-75, H7403-04
  Pence amendment that prohibits funds from being used by the Federal 
Communications Commission to implement the Fairness Doctrine, as 
repealed in General Fairness Doctrine Obligations of Broadcast 
Licensees, or any other regulations having the same substance (by a 
recorded vote of 309 ayes to 115 noes, with 1 voting ``present'', Roll 
No. 599); and
Pages H7375-80, H7404-05
  Goode amendment (No. 32 printed in the Congressional Record of June 
26, 2007) that sought to prohibit funds from being used to implement or 
enforce the Health Care Benefits Expansion Act of 1992 (by a recorded 
vote of 224 ayes to 200 noes, Roll No. 603).
Pages H7390, H7407-08
Rejected:
  Flake amendment (No. 17 printed in the Congressional Record of June 
26, 2007) that sought to prohibit funds from being used for the 
Fairplex Trade and Conference Center, Pomona, California; 
                                                         Pages H7358-60
  Flake amendment (No. 28 printed in the Congressional Record of June 
26, 2007) that sought to prohibit funds from being used for the 
Advantage West Economic Development Group, Certified Entrepreneurial 
Community Program;
Pages H7360-61
  Campbell (CA) amendment that sought to prohibit funds from being used 
for the Wittenberg University East Asian Study Center (agreed by 
unanimous consent that the House vacate the ordering of a recorded vote 
on adoption of the amendment to the end that the Chair may put the 
question on the amendment de novo);
Pages H7369-70
  DeFazio amendment (No. 8 printed in the Congressional Record of June 
26, 2007 and debated on June 27th) that sought to increase funding, by 
offset, for the Small Business Administration by $10 million (by a 
recorded vote of 95 ayes to 320 noes, Roll No. 585);
Page H7395
  Price (GA) amendment (No. 15 printed in the Congressional Record of 
June 26, 2007 and debated on June 27th) that sought to strike section 
738 entitled Requirement for Public-Private Competition (by a recorded 
vote of 158 ayes to 268 noes, Roll No. 586);
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  Tom Davis (VA) amendment (that was debated on June 27th) that sought 
to increase funding, by offset, for Federal Payment for Resident 
Tuition Support by $1 million (by a recorded vote of 146 ayes to 279 
noes, Roll No. 587);
Pages H7396-97
  Souder amendment (that was debated on June 27th) that sought to 
prohibit funds from being used for the Prevention Works or Whitman-
Walker Clinic needle exchange programs (by a recorded vote of 208 ayes 
to 216 noes, Roll No. 589);
Pages H7397-98
  Flake amendment (No. 18 printed in the Congressional Record of June 
26, 2007) that sought to prohibit funds from being used for the Grace 
Johnstown Area Regional Industries Incubator and Workforce Development 
program (by a recorded vote of 87 ayes to 335 noes, Roll No. 590); 
                                               Pages H7349-50, H7398-99
  Flake amendment that sought to prohibit funds from being used for a 
project for Barracks Row Main Street, Inc. (by a recorded vote of 60 
ayes to 361 noes, Roll No. 591);
Pages H7350-52, H7399
  Flake amendment (No. 21 printed in the Congressional Record of June 
26, 2007) that sought to prohibit funds from being used for the San 
Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association, SPUR Urban Center 
(by a recorded vote of 102 ayes to 317 noes, Roll No. 592); 
                                            Pages H7353-54, H7399-H7400
  Flake amendment (No. 22 printed in the Congressional Record of June 
26, 2007) that sought to prohibit funds from being used for the West 
Virginia University Research Corporation for renovations of a small 
business incubator (by a recorded vote of 101 ayes to 325 noes, Roll 
No. 594);
Pages H7361-63, H7401
  Campbell (CA) amendment that sought to prohibit funds from being used 
for the Abraham Lincoln National Airport Commission (by a recorded vote 
of 107 ayes to 318 noes, Roll No. 595);
Pages H7363-65, H7401-02
  Emanuel amendment that sought to prohibit funds from being used for 
the Office of the Vice President (by a recorded vote of 209 ayes to 217 
noes, Roll No. 596);
Pages H7365-69, H7402-03
  Campbell (CA) amendment that sought to prohibit funds from being used 
for a list of sundry projects contained in the bill (by a recorded vote 
of 48 ayes to 372 noes, Roll No. 597);
Pages H7370-74, H7403
  Jordan amendment (No. 31 printed in the Congressional Record of June 
26, 2007) that sought to provide that each amount appropriated or 
otherwise made available by this Act that is not required to be 
appropriated or otherwise made available by a provision of law is 
reduced by 8.9 percent (by a recorded vote of 149 ayes to 276 noes, 
Roll No. 600);
Pages H7380-83, H7405-06
  Price (GA) amendment that sought to reduce appropriations in the bill 
by $214,340,000 (by a recorded vote of 191 ayes to 233 noes, Roll No. 
601);
Pages H7384-87, H7406
  Musgrave amendment (No. 13 printed in the Congressional Record of 
June 26, 2007) that sought to reduce each amount appropriated or 
otherwise made available in the bill, that is not required to be 
appropriated or otherwise made available by a provision of law, by 0.5 
percent (by a recorded vote of 205 ayes to 220 noes, Roll No. 602); and
                                               Pages H7387-90, H7406-07
  Stearns amendment that sought to prohibit funds from being used by 
the Internal Revenue Service to implement a Spanish-language version of 
the ``Where's my Refund?'' service (by a recorded vote of 165 ayes to 
257 noes, Roll No. 604).
Pages H7391-94, H7408-09
Withdrawn:
  Ellsworth amendment (No. 10 printed in the Congressional Record of 
June 26, 2007) that was offered and subsequently withdrawn that sought 
to prohibit funds from being used to enter into a contract in an amount 
greater than the simplified acquisition threshold unless the 
prospective contractor certifies in writing to the agency that the 
contractor owes no Federal tax debt and
Page H7357
  Wolf amendment (No. 14 printed in the Congressional Record of June 
26, 2007) that was offered and subsequently withdrawn that sought to 
establish funding for a budget and entitlement reform commission. 
                                                         Pages H7357-58
Point of Order sustained against:
  Lucas amendment (No. 34 printed in the Congressional Record of June 
26, 2007) that sought to prohibit funds from being used by the United 
States Government to seize, other than for value given in a sale or 
exchange, any coin, medal or numismatic item made or issued by the 
United States Government before January 1, 1933;
Page H7349
  Section 106 regarding qualified tax collection contracts; and 
                                                         Pages H7352-53
  Kingston amendment that sought to prohibit funds from being used to 
enter into a contract with an entity that does not participate in the 
basic pilot program described in section 403(a) of the Illegal 
Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996. 
                                                             Page H7387
  H. Res. 517, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to on Wednesday, June 27th.
Adjournment Resolution: The House agreed to H. Con. Res. 179, providing 
for an adjournment of the House and a recess or adjournment of the 
Senate.
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Late Report: Agreed that the Committee on Energy and Commerce have 
until midnight on July 9, 2007 to file a report to accompany H.R. 2900.
                                                             Page H7411
Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to 
meet at 2 p.m. on Monday, July 2, 2007, unless it sooner has received a 
message from the Senate transmitting its concurrence in H. Con. Res. 
179, in which case the House shall stand adjourned pursuant to that 
concurrent resolution.
  Pages H7391, H7411
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed by unanimous consent to dispense with the 
Calendar Wednesday business of Wednesday, July 11th.
  Page H7411
U.S. Capitol Preservation Commission--Appointment: Read a letter from 
Robert A. Brady, Vice Chairman, Joint Committee on the Library, in 
which he designated Representative Capuano to serve on the U.S. Capitol 
Preservation Commission in lieu of himself.
  Page H7412
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she 
appointed Representative Ruppersberger and Representative Cummings to 
act as Speaker pro tempore to sign enrolled bills and joint resolutions 
through July 10, 2007.
  Page H7412
Committee Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Gillmor 
wherein he resigned from the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 
effective immediately.
  Page H7412
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate today appear on 
pages H7343 and H7412 .
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes and twenty-one recorded 
votes developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages 
H7394, H7395, H7395-96, H7396-97, H7397, H7398, H7398-99, H7399, H7400, 
H7400-01, H7401, H7402, H7402-03, H7403, H7404, H7404-05, H7405-06, 
H7406, H7406-07, H7407-08, H7408, H7410, and H7411. There were no 
quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and at 9:50 p.m., the House 
stands adjourned until 2 p.m. on Tuesday, July 10, 2007.

Committee Meetings
MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AND THE FEDERAL BUDGET
Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on Medicare Advantage and the 
Federal Budget. Testimony was heard from Peter R. Orszag, Director, 
CBO; Mark E. Miller, Executive Director, Medicare Payment Advisory 
Commission; Mark B. McClellan, former Commissioner, FDA, Department of 
Health and Human Services; and public witnesses.
IMPROVING JOB TRAINING EFFECTIVENESS
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Higher Education, 
Lifelong Learning and Competitiveness held a hearing on Workforce 
Investment Act: Recommendations To Improve the Effectiveness of Job 
Training.'' Testimony was heard from Sigurd Nelson, Director, 
Education, Workforce and Income Security Issues, GAO; and public 
witnesses.
ENERGY MEASURES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Ordered reported the following 
Committee Prints: amended, To promote advanced plug-in hybrid vehicles 
and vehicle components; amended, To enhance availability of energy 
information; and To promote the development of renewable fuels 
infrastructure.
  On July 27, the Committee ordered reported, as amended, the following 
Committee Prints To promote greater energy efficiency; To facilitate 
the transition to a smart electricity grid; and To clarify the amount 
of loans to be guaranteed under title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 
2005.
MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATIONS IN AFRICA
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health 
held a hearing entitled ``Millennium Challenge Corporation in Africa: 
Promises Versus Progress.'' Testimony was heard from Rodney Bent, 
Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Millennium Challenge Corporation; David 
Gootnick, M.D., Director, International Affairs and Trade, GAO; and 
public witnesses.
PROTECTING U.S. COMPANIES IN COLOMBIA
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International 
Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight, and the Subcommittee on the 
Western Hemisphere, with the Subcommittee on Health, Education, Labor 
and Pensions, and the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections held a 
joint hearing entitled ``Protection and Money: U.S. Companies, Their 
Employees, and Violence in Columbia.'' Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
US-VISIT PROGRAM
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and 
Global Counterterrorism held a hearing entitled ``US-VISIT Exit: 
Closing Gaps in Our Security.'' Testimony was heard from the following 
officials of the Department of Homeland Security: Robert A. Mocny, 
Director, US-VISIT Program; and Robert M. Jackson, Executive Director, 
Travel Security and Facilitation, Office of Field Operations, U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection; and

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Randolph C. Hite, Director, Architecture and Systems Issues, 
Information Technology, GAO; and public witnesses.
DESIGNATIVE CLASSIFIED AND SENSITIVE HOMELAND INFORMATION
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee, on Intelligence, 
Information Sharing and Terrorism Risk Assessment held a hearing 
entitled ``Over-Classification and Pseudo-Classification: Making DHS 
the Gold Standard for Designating Classified and Sensitive Homeland 
Security Information.'' Testimony was heard from J. William Leonard, 
Director, Information Security Oversight Office, National Archives and 
Record Administration; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--CIVIL RIGHTS LAWS ENFORCEMENT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil 
Rights, and Civil Liberties held an oversight hearing on the Impact of 
Ledbetter v. Goodyear on the Effective Enforcement of Civil Rights 
Laws. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
  Committee on Natural Resources: Ordered reported the following 
bills: H.R. 1239, amended, National Underground Railroad Network to 
Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2007; H.R. 1388, amended, Star-
Spangled Banner National Historic Trail Act; H.R. 1011, amended, 
Virginia Ridge and Valley Act of 2007; H.R. 189, amended, Paterson 
Great Falls National Park Act of 2007; H.R. 761, amended, To 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the Missouri 
River Basin Lewis and Clark Interpretive Trail and Visitor Center 
Foundation, Inc. Certain Federal land associated with the Lewis and 
Clark National Historic Trail in Nebraska, to be used as an 
historical interpretive site along the trail; H.R. 1285, amended, 
Snoqualmie Pass Land Conveyance Act; H.R. 1205, amended, Coral Reef 
Conservation Amendments Act of 2007; H.R. 2400, amended, Ocean and 
Coastal Mapping Integration Act; H.R. 50, amended, Multinational 
Species Conservation Funds Reauthorization Act of 2007; H.R. 465, 
amended, Asian Elephant Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2007; 
H.R. 1834, amended, National Ocean Exploration Program Act; H.R. 
716, amended, Santa Rosa Urban Water Reuse Plan Act; H.R. 31, 
Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District Wastewater and Recycled 
Water Facilities Act of 2007; H.R. 1503, amended, Avra/Black Wash 
Reclamation and Riparian Restoration Project; H.R. 1526, amended, 
Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program Authorization Act; H.R. 
1337, amended, To provide for a feasibility study of alternatives to 
augment the water supplies of the Central Oklahoma master 
Conservancy District and cities served by the district; and 1725, 
Rancho California Water District Recycled Water Reclamation Facility 
Act of 2007.
OVERSIGHT--NATURAL RESOURCES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
Resources held an oversight hearing on The Minerals Management 
Service's Proposed Five Year Program for Oil and Gas Leasing on the 
Outer Continental Shelf. Testimony was heard from Representatives 
Thompson of California, Moran of Virginia and Drake; Walter 
Cruickshank, Acting Director, Minerals Management Service, Department 
of the Interior; Frank Wagner, member, Senate, State of Virginia; 
Albert Pollard, former Member, House of Delegates, State of Virginia; 
and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT POLICY ACT EXCLUSIONS
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests 
and Public Lands held an oversight hearing entitled ``Management by 
Exclusion: The Forest Service Use of Categorical Exclusions from 
NEPA.'' Testimony was heard from Mark Rey, Under Secretary, Natural 
Resources and Environment, USDA; Robin Nazzaro, Director, Natural 
Resources and Environment, GAO; Harrison Pollak, Deputy Attorney 
General, State of California; and public witnesses.
WASTE, FRAUD AND ABUSE AT K-TOWN DOD'S LARGEST SINGLE FACILITY 
CONSTRUCTION PROJECT
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Held a hearing on 
Waste, Fraud and Abuse at the K-Town: How Mismanagement Has Derailed 
DOD's Largest Single Facility Construction Project. Testimony was 
heard from the following officials of the GAO: Gregory D. Kutz, 
Managing Director, Forensic Audits and Special Investigations; 
Terrell G. Dorn, Director, Physical Infrastructure; and Bruce A. 
Causseaux, Senior Level Contract and Procurement Fraud Specialist 
Forensic Audits and Special Investigations; BG Danny K. Gardner, 
USAF, Director, Installations and Mission Support, U.S. Air Forces 
in Europe, Department of Defense; and public witnesses.
NASA'S EARTH SCIENCE/APPLICATIONS PROGRAMS
Committee on Science and Technology: Subcommittee on Space and 
Aeronautics held a hearing on NASA's Earth Science and Applications 
Programs: Fiscal Year 2008 Budget Request and Issues. Testimony was 
heard from Michael H. Freilich, Director, Earth Science Division, 
Science Mission Directorate, NASA; and public witnesses.
RECORDING ARTISTS WEBCASTERS ROYALTY RATES
Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing on Assessing the Impact of 
the Copyright Royalty Board Decision to Increase Royalty Rates on 
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Artists and Webcasters. Testimony was head from Representative Inslee; 
and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Ordered reported the 
following measures: H.R. 2881, amended, FAA Reauthorization Act of 
2007; H.R. 2830, amended, Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2007; H.R. 
2722, Integrated Deepwater Program Reform Act; H.R. 2775, amended, To 
amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act to authorize funding for emergency management performance grants; 
H.R. 781, To redesignate Lock and Dam No. 5 of the McClellan-Kerr 
Arkansas River Navigation System near Redfield, Arkansas, authorized by 
the Rivers and Harbors Act approved July 24, 1946, as the ``Colonel 
Charles D. Maynard Lock and Dam;'' and H. Res. 375, amended, Honoring 
United Parcel Service and its 100 years of commitment and leadership in 
the United States.
  The Committee also approved General Services Administration Lease 
Resolutions.
VETERANS MEASURES
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Health approved for 
full Committee action, as amended, H.R. 2623, To amend title 38, United 
States Code, to prohibit the collection of copayments for all hospice 
care furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
MEMBER REQUESTS
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to 
consider Member requests for documents in the possession of the 
Committee.






                     COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR FRIDAY,

                             JUNE 29, 2007

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  No meetings/hearings scheduled.


                                 House

  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on International 
Organizations, Human Rights and Oversight and the Subcommittee on 
Higher Education, Lifelong Learning and Competitiveness of the 
Committee on Education and Labor, joint hearing on International 
Students and Visiting Scholars: Trends, Barriers, and Implications 
for American Universities and U.S. Foreign Policy, 9:30 a.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Economic 
Opportunity, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 1315, To amend 
title 38, United States Code, to provide specially adaptive housing 
assistance to certain disabled members of the Armed Forces residing 
temporarily in housing owned by a family member; H.R. 1750, To amend 
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to extend from 90 days to 1 year the 
period after release of a member of the Armed Forces from duty 
during which the member is protected from mortgage foreclosure under 
that Act; H.R. 1240, To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
establish a scholarship program for students seeking a degree or 
certificate in the areas of visual impairment and orientation and 
mobility; and H.R. 1632, Improving Veterans' Reemployment Act of 
2007, 9:30 a.m., 334 Cannon.

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                       Next Meeting of the SENATE
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            Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
              HOUSE
  
Blumenauer, Earl, Ore., E1449
Bonner, Jo, Ala., E1433
Boozman, John, Ark., E1428
Boustany, Charles W., Jr., La., E1433
Brown, Henry E., Jr., S.C., E1449
Brown-Waite, Ginny, Fla., E1447
Carson, Julia, Ind., E1428
Carter, John R., Tex., E1433, E1434
Costello, Jerry F., Ill., E1436, E1446
Crowley, Joseph, N.Y., E1428
Culberson, John Abney, Tex., E1450
Davis, Artur, Ala., E1429
DeLauro, Rosa L., Conn., E1447
Dreier, David, Calif., E1439, E1442
Ellsworth, Brad, Ind., E1447
Etheridge, Bob, N.C., E1432
Farr, Sam, Calif., E1449
Ferguson, Mike, N.J., E1449
Graves, Sam, Mo., E1427, E1427
Green, Gene, Tex., E1429
Grijalva, Raul M., Ariz., E1427
Hastings, Alcee L., Fla., E1450
Hensarling, Jeb, Tex., E1430
Hill, Baron P., Ind., E1448
Holt, Rush D., N.J., E1436
Israel, Steve, N.Y., E1444
Jindal, Bobby, La., E1432
Johnson, Henry C. ``Hank'', Jr., Ga., E1446
Jones, Stephanie Tubbs, Ohio, E1427
Kind, Ron, Wisc., E1428
Kirk, Mark Steven, Ill., E1434
Lipinski, Daniel, Ill., E1439, E1441
Lofgren, Zoe, Calif., E1427
McMorris Rodgers, Cathy, Wash., E1430
Maloney, Carolyn B., N.Y., E1435, E1437, E1439, E1441
Miller, Jeff, Fla., E1429, E1434
Mitchell, Harry E., Ariz., E1428
Musgrave, Marilyn N., Colo., E1428
Oberstar, James L., Minn., E1437
Paul, Ron, Tex., E1436
Porter, Jon C., Nev., E1435
Rangel, Charles B., N.Y., E1430, E1439, E1441, E1445
Reyes, Silvestre, Tex., E1434
Rush, Bobby L., Ill., E1433
Ryan, Paul, Wisc., E1435
Sanchez, Loretta, Calif., E1429
Sarbanes, John P., Md., E1431
Schiff, Adam B., Calif., E1448
Simpson, Michael K., Idaho, E1427, E1433, E1434
Stark, Fortney Pete, Calif., E1450
Thompson, Mike, Calif., E1447
Towns, Edolphus, N.Y., E1438, E1440, E1443
Turner, Michael R., Ohio, E1437
Udall, Mark, Colo., E1431
Udall, Tom, N.M., E1448
Visclosky, Peter J., Ind., E1432
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie, Fla., E1435, E1437
Waxman, Henry A., Calif., E1438, E1440, E1443
Westmoreland, Lynn A., Mac, Ga., E1432
Wilson, Joe, S.C., E1444
Wolf, Frank R., Va., E1448