Thursday, February 7, 2008

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed H.R. 5140, Recovery Rebates and Economic Stimulus 
      for the American People Act.
      The House agreed to the Senate amendment to H.R. 5140, Recovery 
      Rebates and Economic Stimulus for the American People Act of 
      2008.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S753-S804
Measures Introduced: Ten bills and two resolutions were introduced, as 
follows: S. 2603-2612, S. Res. 445, and S. Con. Res. 66. 
                                                          Pages S784-85
Measures Passed:
  Recovery Rebates and Economic Stimulus for the American People Act: 
By 81 yeas to 16 nays (Vote No. 10), Senate passed H.R. 5140, to 
provide economic stimulus through recovery rebates to individuals, 
incentives for business investment, and an increase in conforming and 
FHA loan limits, and after taking action on the following amendments 
proposed thereto:
  Pages S762-73
  Adopted:
  By 91 yeas to 6 nays (Vote 9) Reid Modified Amendment No. 4010, to 
revise the eligibility criteria for the 2008 recovery rebates for 
individuals.
Pages S762-73
Withdrawn:
  Reid Amendment No. 3983, of a perfecting nature.
Page S762
  Reid Amendment No. 3984 (to Amendment No. 3983), to change the 
enactment date.
Page S762
  Motion to commit the bill to the Committee on Finance, with 
instructions to report back forthwith, with Reid Amendment No. 3985. 
                                                              Page S762
  Reid Amendment No. 3986 (to the instructions of the Reid motion to 
commit), of a perfecting nature.
Page S762
  Reid Amendment No. 3987 (to Amendment No. 3986), of a perfecting 
nature.
Page S762
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached provided that, 
notwithstanding the passage of the bill, Reid Amendment No. 4010 
(listed above), be modified.
Page S773
Measures Considered:
FISA Amendments Act: Senate continued consideration of S. 2248, to 
amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, to modernize 
and streamline the provisions of that Act, taking action on the 
following amendments proposed thereto:
  Pages S775-78
Adopted:
  Bond/Rockefeller Modified Amendment No. 3941 (to Amendment No. 3911), 
to expedite the review of challenges to directives under the Foreign 
Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978.
Pages S775-78
Rejected:
  By 40 yeas to 56 nays (Vote No. 11), Feingold/Dodd Amendment No. 3915 
(to Amendment No. 3911), to place flexible limits on the use of 
information obtained using unlawful procedures.
Pages S775-76
  By 38 yeas to 57 nays (Vote No. 12), Feingold Amendment No. 3913 (to 
Amendment No. 3911), to prohibit reserve targeting and protect the 
rights of Americans who are communicating with people abroad. 
                                                    Pages S775, S776-77
Pending:
  Rockefeller/Bond Amendment No. 3911, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                              Page S775
  Whitehouse Amendment No. 3920 (to Amendment No. 3911), to provide 
procedures for compliance reviews.
Page S775
  Feingold Amendment No. 3979 (to Amendment No. 3911), to provide 
safeguards for communications involving persons inside the United 
States.
Page S775
  Feingold/Dodd Amendment No. 3912 (to Amendment No. 3911), to modify 
the requirements for certifications made prior to the initiation of 
certain acquisitions.
Page S775
  Dodd Amendment No. 3907 (to Amendment No. 3911), to strike the 
provisions providing immunity

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from civil liability to electronic communication service providers for 
certain assistance provided to the Government.
Page S775
  Bond/Rockefeller Modified Amendment No. 3938 (to Amendment No. 3911), 
to include prohibitions on the international proliferation of weapons 
of mass destruction in the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 
1978.
Page S775
  Feinstein Amendment No. 3910 (to Amendment No. 3911), to provide a 
statement of the exclusive means by which electronic surveillance and 
interception of certain communications may be conducted.
Page S775
  Feinstein Amendment No. 3919 (to Amendment No. 3911), to provide for 
the review of certifications by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance 
Court.
Page S775
  Specter/Whitehouse Amendment No. 3927 (to Amendment No. 3911), to 
provide for the substitution of the United States in certain civil 
actions.
Page S775
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that at 
approximately 9:30 a.m. on Friday, February 8, 2008, Senate continue 
consideration of the bill; that on Friday, February 8, 2008 and Monday, 
February 11, 2008, all remaining amendments be debated and all time 
used; provided further, that on Tuesday, February 12, 2008, at a time 
to be determined, Senate vote in relation to the amendments in an order 
specified later, with two minutes of debate prior to each vote, equally 
divided and controlled in the usual form, and any succeeding votes in 
the sequence be limited to 10 minutes; that no further amendments be in 
order on Tuesday, February 12, 2008; provided further, that upon 
disposition of all amendments, Senate vote on the motion to invoke 
cloture on the bill and that if cloture is invoked on the bill, the 
following Senators be recognized to speak for the specified times: 
Senator Dodd for up to 4 hours, and Senator Feingold for up to 15 
minutes and that upon conclusion of those remarks, the Chairman and 
Ranking Member of the Select Committee on Intelligence for up to 10 
minutes each, and the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on 
the Judiciary for 20 minutes each; provided further, Senate then vote 
on passage of the bill, as amended, if amended; and that any other 
provisions of the previous orders remain in effect.
Pages S775-76
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  23 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  1 Army nomination in the rank of general.
  1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, Navy. 
                                                         Pages S803-804
Nomination Withdrawn: Senate received notification of withdrawal of the 
following nomination:
  Paul DeCamp, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Wage and Hour 
Division, Department of Labor, which was sent to the Senate on January 
9, 2007.
Page S804
Messages from the House:
  Pages S781-82
Measures Referred:
  Page S782
Executive Communications:
  Pages S782-84
Petitions and Memorials:
  Page S784
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S785-97
Additional Statements:
  Page S781
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S797-S800
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
  Page S800
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
  Pages S800-01
Privileges of the Floor:
  Page S801
Record Votes: Four record votes were taken today. (Total--12) 
                                                 Pages S773, S776, S777
Recess: Senate convened at 10:30 a.m. and recessed at 6:37 p.m., until 
9:30 a.m. on Friday, February 8, 2008. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S803.)

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVES
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
the final report of the Commission on the National Guard and Reserves, 
after receiving testimony from Major General Arnold L. Punaro, USMCR 
(Ret.), Chairman, and William L. Ball, III, Patricia L. Lewis, and 
Major General E. Gordon Stump, USAF (Ret.), all Commissioners, all of 
the Commission on the National Guard and Reserves.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness and Management 
Support concluded a hearing to examine business transformation and 
financial management at the Department of Defense, after receiving 
testimony from David M. Walker, Comptroller General of the United 
States, Government Accountability Office; and Paul A. Brinkley, Deputy 
Under Secretary for Business Transformation, Peter E. Kunkel, Principal 
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the Army for Financial Management and Comptroller, Douglas A. Brook, 
Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Financial Management and 
Comptroller, and John H. Gibson, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force 
for Financial Management and Comptroller, all of the Department of 
Defense.
GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED ENTERPRISES
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine ways to reform the regulation of government-
sponsored enterprises, after receiving testimony from David G. Nason, 
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial Institutions; James 
B. Lockhart, III, Director, Office of Federal Housing Enterprise 
Oversight; Ronald A. Rosenfeld, Chairman, Federal Housing Finance 
Board; Richard F. Syron, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, 
McLean, Virginia; and Daniel H. Mudd, Federal National Mortgage 
Association, Washington, D.C.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded 
a hearing to examine the nominations of Robert A. Sturgell, of 
Maryland, to be Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, 
and Simon Charles Gros, of New Jersey, to be an Assistant Secretary for 
Governmental Affairs, who was introduced by Representative LoBiondo, 
both of the Department of Transportation, after the nominees testified 
and answered questions in their own behalf.
RENEWABLE FUEL STANDARD
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded an 
oversight hearing to examine the energy market effects of the recently-
passed renewable fuel standard enacted as part of the Energy 
Independence and Security Act (Public Law 110-140), after receiving 
testimony from Alexander Karsner, Assistant of Energy, Office of Energy 
Efficiency and Renewable Energy; Robert J. Meyers, Principal Deputy 
Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and Radiation, Environmental 
Protection Agency; Carol Werner, Environmental and Energy Study 
Institute, Charles T. Drevna, National Petrochemical and Refiners 
Association, Michael J. McAdams, Advanced Biofuels Coalition, and Bob 
Dinneen, Renewable Fuels Association, all of Washington, D.C.; and 
Brian Jennings, American Coalition for Ethanol, Sioux Falls, South 
Dakota.
MEDICARE PRIVATE PLANS
Committee on Finance: Committee concluded an oversight hearing to 
examine selling to seniors, focusing on the need for accountability and 
oversight of marketing and sales by Medicare private plans, after 
receiving testimony from Michael McRaith, Illinois Division of 
Insurance, Springfield, on behalf of the National Association of 
Insurance Commissioners; Peter C. Hebertson, Salt Lake County Aging 
Services, Salt Lake City, Utah; Patrick O'Toole, Humana Inc., 
Louisville, Kentucky; and George Harper, Mayflower, Arkansas.
KENYA
Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on African Affairs 
concluded a hearing to examine the immediate and underlying causes and 
consequences of Kenya's flawed election, after receiving testimony from 
Jendayi Frazer, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs; 
Katherine J. Almquist, Assistant Administrator for Africa, United 
States Agency for International Development (USAID); and Chris Albin-
Lackey, Human Rights Watch, Joel D. Barkan, Center for Strategic and 
International Studies, and David Mozersky, International Crisis Group, 
all of Washington, D.C.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine the nominations of Hector E. Morales, of Texas, to be Permanent 
Representative of the United States of America to the Organization of 
American States, with the rank of Ambassador, who was introduced by 
Senator Hutchison, Larry Woodrow Walther, of Arkansas, to be Director 
of the Trade and Development Agency, who was introduced by Senator 
Lincoln, Ana M. Guevara, of Florida, to be United States Alternate 
Executive Director of the International Bank for Reconstruction and 
Development, and Jeffrey J. Grieco, of Virginia, to be an Assistant 
Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
Development, after the nominees testified and answered questions in 
their own behalf.
NOMINATION
Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
the nomination of Robert G. McSwain, of Maryland, to be Director of the 
Indian Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services, after 
the nominee testified and answered questions in his own behalf.
FOUNDING FATHERS PROJECT
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
the Founding Fathers Project, focusing on ensuring public access to the 
complete annotated writings of the six founding fathers of the United 
States, after receiving testimony from Deanna B. Marcum, Associate 
Librarian for Library Services, Library of Congress; Allen Weinstein, 
Archivist of the United States, National Archives and Records

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Administration; Stanley Katz, Princeton University Woodrow Wilson 
School, Princeton, New Jersey; Rebecca W. Rimel, Pew Charitable Trusts, 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Ralph Ketcham, Syracuse University Maxwell 
School, Syracuse, New York; and David G. McCullough, Camden, Maine.






                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 74 public bills, H.R. 5244-
5317; 14 private bills, H.R. 5318-5331; and 10 resolutions, H. Con. 
Res. 289-290; and H. Res. 963-970 were introduced.
  Pages H811-13
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages H813-15
Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, Pastor Wes 
Davis, Riverton Friends Church, Baxter Springs, Kansas.
  Page H625
Suspensions--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and pass the following measures which were debated on Wednesday, 
February 6th:
  Calling for a peaceful resolution to the current electoral crisis in 
Kenya: H. Con. Res. 283, amended, to call for a peaceful resolution to 
the current electoral crisis in Kenya, by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 405 
yeas to 1 nay, Roll No. 34;
  Page H640
  Extending for one year parity in the application of certain limits to 
mental health benefits: H.R. 4848, amended, to extend for one year 
parity in the application of certain limits to mental health benefits 
by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 384 yeas to 23 nays, Roll No. 35; and 
                                                          Pages H640-41
  Congratulating Lee Myung-Bak on his election to the Presidency of the 
Republic of Korea and wishing him well during his time of transition 
and his inauguration on February 25, 2008: H. Res. 947, to congratulate 
Lee Myung-Bak on his election to the Presidency of the Republic of 
Korea and wishing him well during his time of transition and his 
inauguration on February 25, 2008, by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 388 
yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 41.
  Page H783
Moment of Silence: The House observed a moment of silence in memory of 
the victims who lost their lives in the tornado outbreak in Alabama, 
Arkansas, Kentucky and Tennessee.
  Page H640
College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007: The House passed 
H.R. 4137, to amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 354 yeas to 58 nays, Roll No. 40.
  Pages H641-H783
  Rejected the Ferguson motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Education and Labor with instructions to report the same back to the 
House forthwith with an amendment, by a recorded vote of 194 ayes to 
216 noes, Roll No. 39.
Pages H780-82
  Pursuant to the rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on Education and Labor now printed in the 
bill shall be considered as an original bill for the purpose of 
amendment under the five-minute rule.
Page H658
  Pursuant to section 6 of the rule, H. Res. 941 is laid upon the 
table.
Accepted:
  George Miller (CA) manager's amendment (No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 
110-523) that makes technical changes to the bill, as well as changes 
to the provisions on college costs to a more consumer friendly 
approach, while keeping the focus on accountability; revises the 
definition of the state funds that count toward meeting the State 
Maintenance of Effort requirement; revises a technical amendment to 
Pell grant funding; modifies the Cohort Default Rate provisions to 
provide for a transition period before the new sanctions are imposed 
and provides for targeted technical assistance to schools in danger of 
losing their federal student aid as a result of high Cohort Default 
Rates; provides assurances that students will be aware of lower-cost 
federal student aid options before turning to more expensive private 
loans and a means to help students avoid potentially compromising their 
federal aid eligibility by inadvertently relying on private student 
loans or borrowing excess amounts of private student loans; and 
includes studies;
Page H736
  McKeon amendment (No. 2 printed in H. Rept. 110-523) that requires 
the National Research Council to conduct a study of the regulat ions on 
institutions of higher education;
Pages H751-52
  Hinojosa en bloc amendment consisting of the following amendments 
printed in H. Rept. 110-523: No. 3, that authorizes discretion 
currently exercised

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by the Secretary of Education to reserve for competitive grants to 
Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities for construction, 
maintenance, or renovation of campus facilities a percentage of funds 
appropriated for Tribal Colleges and Universities under Title III of 
the Higher Education Act; No. 8, that prevents interest from accruing 
for active duty service members and qualifying National Guard members 
for the duration of their activation up to 60 months when serving in a 
combat zone; No. 14, that makes a technical correction to the Graduate 
Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN) program to clarify 
Congressional intent that a Masters Degree level institution or program 
is eligible to be the lead recipient of a grant under the GAANN 
program; No. 15, that prohibits a state from charging members of the 
armed forces who are on active duty for more than 30 days and whose 
domicile or permanent duty station is in such state, and such members' 
dependents, more than the in-state tuition for attending a public 
institution of higher education (IHE) in that state and provides that, 
even if such members' permanent duty station is subsequently changed to 
a location outside the state, they or their dependents must continue to 
be charged no more than the in-state tuition if they remain 
continuously emolled at such IHE in the state; and No. 20, that ensures 
that competitive Sustainability Planning Grants explicitly provided for 
``greenhouse gas emissions reductions'' to reduce the threat of global 
warming and adds an eligibility requirement to FIPSE to ensure that 
institutions meet current energy efficiency standards. Additionally, 
includes a sense of Congress that the Federal Perkins Loan Program, 
which provides low-interest loans to help needy students finance a 
degree in higher education, should remain a campus-based aid program 
and to support increased funds to provide more low-income students with 
options;
Pages H752-55
  Castle amendment (No. 6 printed in H. Rept. 110-523) that requires 
the Quality Efficiency Task Forces to develop annual benchmarks for the 
top 5 percent of institutions in each institution category that have 
the largest increase in their tuition and fees over the most recent 
three year period in which data is available. The amendment also 
requires those institutions not meeting the benchmarks to provide the 
Secretary of Education a detailed explanation of the reasons why the 
institution did not meet such benchmarks;
Page H758
  Sestak amendment (No. 9 printed in H. Rept. 110-523) that includes 
physical therapists as an occupation defined as an area of national 
need to qualify for student loan forgiveness under Sec. 428K of the 
Higher Education Act;
Pages H760-61
  Sestak amendment (No. 10 printed in H. Rept. 110-523) that amends the 
articulation agreement strategies that may be employed by states and 
institutions of higher education to include management systems 
regarding course equivalency, transfer of credit, and articulation; 
                                                          Pages H761-62
  Yarmuth amendment (No. 11 printed in H. Rept. 110-523) that provides 
competitive Teach to Reach grants to eligible partnerships to provide 
general education teacher candidates with the knowledge and skills to 
effectively instruct students with disabilities in their classrooms. 
Eligible partnerships must include an institution of higher education, 
a special education department within that institution, and a high-need 
local education agency;
Pages H762-63
  Hastings (FL) amendment (No. 12 printed in H. Rept. 110-523) that 
authorizes a nationwide pilot program through the Department of 
Education to promote holistic community-centered partnerships aimed at 
mitigating gang violence and reducing recidivism rates among juvenile 
ex-offenders previously detained for gang-related offenses; 
                                                          Pages H763-65
  Welch (VT) amendment (No. 13 printed in H. Rept. 110-523) that 
requires annual reporting by colleges and universities on how much of 
their endowment was paid out each year for the purpose of containing 
college costs;
Pages H765-66
  Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX) amendment (No. 16 printed in H. Rept. 110-
523) that expands Pell Grant eligibility to children who lost a parent 
or guardian as a result of the conflicts in Iraq or Afghanistan. These 
children will be eligible for the maximum amount of Pell Grant 
assistance;
Pages H766-67
  Stupak amendment (No. 17 printed in H. Rept. 110-523) that provides 
federal student loan relief to borrowers who go into school 
administration in low-income school districts. Applies to any borrower 
who has been employed as a full-time school superintendent, principal, 
or other administrator for five consecutive complete school years in a 
school district in a low-income area;
Pages H767-68
  Doggett amendment (No. 18 printed in H. Rept. 110-523) that 
encourages the prepopulation of FAFSA income and asset information, by 
taxpayer consent, with tax data provided directly from the IRS to the 
Department of Education, and allows the Secretary of Education to 
provide for the use of second preceding tax year information; 
                                                          Pages H768-69
  Baird amendment (No. 19 printed in H. Rept. 110-523) that directs the 
Secretary of Education to conduct a study on the costs and benefits of 
making student aid available to less than half-time students. The 
Secretary would then make recommendations on

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how to best design a demonstration loan program targeted for less than 
half-time students;
Pages H769-70
  Crowley amendment (No. 21 printed in H. Rept. 110-523) that allows 
community college students to have $10 forgiven from their student 
loans for every hour they dedicate to mentoring an at-risk child; 
                                                          Pages H770-71
  Cooper amendment (No. 22 printed in H. Rept. 110-523) that increases 
the authorization level, from $300 million to $500 million, for the 103 
Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Increases the 
authorization level, from $100 million to $125 million, for the 18 
Historically Black Graduate Institutions;
Pages H771-72
  Ryan (OH) amendment (No. 23 printed in H. Rept. 110-523) that creates 
a pilot competitive grant program (available to no more than 10 
colleges) to assist institutions of higher education in setting up 
college textbook rental programs;
Pages H772-73
  Van Hollen amendment (No. 24 printed in H. Rept. 110-523) that 
authorizes Teach for America at $20 million for FY09 and $25 million 
for FY10;
Pages H773-75
  Gillibrand amendment (No. 25 printed in H. Rept. 110-523) that 
provides that institutions of Higher Education shall adopt a statement 
of current policy concerning the working relationship of campus 
security personnel with State and local law enforcement agencies for 
the investigation of felonies or a report of a missing student; 
                                                          Pages H775-76
  Murphy (PA) amendment (No. 26 printed in H. Rept. 110-523) that helps 
students and families plan financially for higher education by 
requiring that colleges provide information about the anticipated cost 
of a post-secondary degree. Institutions would have the option of 
offering either a multi-year tuition and fee schedule or a traditional, 
single-year tuition and fee schedule with a nonbinding, multi-year 
estimate of a student's net costs;
Pages H776-77
  Shuler amendment (No. 27 printed in H. Rept. 110-523) that authorizes 
a competitive grant program through the Department of Education that 
would allow institutions of higher education or consortia to create 
longitudinal data systems to efficiently and accurately manage, 
analyze, disaggregate, and use individual student data. The amendment 
authorizes programs in no more than five states for a period of three 
years;
Pages H777-78
  Petri amendment (No. 4 printed in H. Rept. 110-523) that requires the 
existing Education-Treasury Study Group to evaluate the feasibility of 
an alternative market-based reform to the Federal Family Education Loan 
Program. The recommended alternative should reduce federal costs to 
taxpayers and use savings to increase need-based grant aid to low-
income students (by a recorded vote of 260 ayes to 153 noes, Roll No. 
36); and
Pages H755-56, H778
  Petri amendment (No. 5 printed in H. Rept. 110-523) that extends the 
new audit and reporting provisions applied only to the Direct Loan 
program to the Federal Family Education Loan Program (by a recorded 
vote of 222 ayes to 191 noes, Roll No. 37).
Pages H756-58, H778-79
Rejected:
  Davis (IL) amendment (No. 7 printed in H. Rept. 110-523) that sought 
to restore protections to private student loan borrowers similar to 
those afforded other unsecured debtors by allowing the discharge of 
private student loans via bankruptcy (by a recorded vote of 179 ayes to 
236 noes, Roll No. 38).
Pages H758-60, H779-80
  Agreed that the Clerk be authorized to make technical and conforming 
changes to reflect the actions of the House.
Page H783
  H. Res. 956, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 214 yeas to 190 nays, Roll No. 33, 
after agreeing to order the previous question by a yea-and-nay vote of 
204 yeas to 196 nays, Roll No. 32.
Pages H628-40
Recovery Rebates and Economic Stimulus for the American People Act of 
2008--Order of Business: The House agreed by unanimous consent that it 
may be in order at any time to take from the Speaker's table the bill 
H.R. 5140, to provide economic stimulus through recovery rebates to 
individuals, incentives for business investment, and an increase in 
conforming and FHA loan limits, with a Senate amendment thereto, and 
without intervention of any point of order, consider a motion by the 
Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means to agree to the Senate 
amendment; that the Senate amendment and the motion be considered as 
read; that the motion shall be debatable for forty minutes, equally 
divided and controlled; and that the previous question on the motion be 
considered as ordered to its adoption without intervening motion. 
                                                          Pages H784-93
Recovery Rebates and Economic Stimulus for the American People Act of 
2008: The House agreed to the Senate amendment to H.R. 5140, to provide 
economic stimulus through recovery rebates to individuals, incentives 
for business investment, and an increase in conforming and FHA loan 
limits, by a yea-and-nay vote of 380 yeas to 34 nays, Roll No. 42--
clearing the measure for the President.
  Pages H784-93
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she 
appointed Representative Hoyer and Representative Van Hollen to act as 
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tempore to sign enrolled bills and joint resolutions through February 
12, 2008.
  Page H793
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with the Calendar Wednesday 
business of Wednesday, February 13th.
  Page H795
Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to 
meet at 10:30 a.m. tomorrow, and further, when the House adjourns on 
that day, it adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 12th 
for morning hour debate.
  Page H795
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate today and messages 
received from the Senate by the Clerk and subsequently presented to the 
House today appear on pages H625, H783, H795.
Senate Referral: S. 2457 was referred to the Committee on Natural 
Resources.
  Page H810
Quorum Calls--Votes: Seven yea-and-nay votes and four recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H638-39, 
H639, H640, H641, H778, H778-79, H779, H781-82, H782-83, H783, H793. 
There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 10:20 p.m.

Committee Meetings
VETERINARY MEDICAL SERVICE ACT
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry 
held a hearing to review the National Veterinary Medical Service Act. 
Testimony was heard from Representative Kingston; Gale Buchanan, Under 
Secretary, Research, Education and Economics, USDA; and a public 
witness.
DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense met in executive 
session to hold a hearing on DOD Force Health Protection. Testimony was 
heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense: Ward 
Cascells, M.D., Under Secretary, Health Affairs; and Ellen Embrey, 
Under Secretary, Force Health Protection.
  The Subcommittee also met in executive session on the Surgeon 
Generals of the Services. Testimony was heard from the following 
officials of the Department of Defense: VADM Adam M. Robinson, Jr., 
M.D.,USN.; LTG James G. Roudebush, M.D., USAF; and LTG Eric B. 
Schoomaker, M.D., USA.
INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and 
Related Agencies held a hearing on Department of Interior, Overview. 
Testimony was heard from Dirk Kempthorne, Secretary of the Interior.
CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative Branch held a 
hearing on Capitol Visitor Center. Testimony was heard from Stephen 
Ayers, Acting Architect of the Capitol; Terri Rouse, CEO for Visitor 
Services, and Bernie Ungar, Project Executive, both with the Capitol 
Visitor Center; and Terry Dorn, Director, Physical Infrastructure 
Issues, GAO.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, VETERANS AFFAIRS, AND RELATED AGENCIES 
APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction, 
Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies held a hearing on Quality of 
Life. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
Department of Defense: Kenneth O. Preston, SGM, USA.; Joe R. Campa, 
Jr., Master Chief Petty Officer, USN.; Carlton W. Kent, MSgt., USMC, 
and Rodney J. McKinley, CMSgt., USAF.
TRANSPORTATION, HUD, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation, and 
Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies held a hearing on 
Department of Transportation Fiscal Year Budget Request. Testimony was 
heard from Mary Peters, Secretary of Transportation.
BENEFICIARY ADVOCACY OVERVIEW
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Personnel held a 
hearing on beneficiary advocacy overview. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
PRESIDENT'S FISCAL YEAR 2009 BUDGET
Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on the President's Fiscal Year 
2009 Budget. Testimony was heard from Jim Nussle, Director, OMB.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY'S FY BUDGET PROPOSAL
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Held a hearing entitled ``Department 
of Energy's Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Proposal.'' Testimony was heard 
from Samuel W. Bodman, Secretary of Energy.
HOLOCAUST INSURANCE ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2007
Committee on Financial Services: Held a hearing entitled ``The 
Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act of 2007 (H.R. 1746): Holocaust 
Era Insurance Restitution After ICHEIC, the International Commission on

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Holocaust Era Insurance Claims.'' Testimony was heard from Ambassador 
J. Christian Kennedy, Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues, Department of 
State; Michael Kurtz, Assistant Archivist, Records Services, National 
Archives and Records Administration; Stuart Eisenstat, former Special 
Representative of the President and Secretary of State on Holocaust-Era 
Issues; and public witnesses.
FINANCIAL SECTOR WORKPLACE DIVERSITY
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Diversity in the Financial 
Services Sector.'' Testimony was heard from Orice M. Williams, 
Director, Financial Markets and Community Investment, GAO; Ronald 
Edwards, Director, Program Research and Surveys Division, Office of 
Research, Information and Planning, Equal Employment Opportunity 
Commission; and public witnesses.
MERIDA INITIATIVE--U.S. OBLIGATIONS
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere held a 
hearing on U.S. Obligations under the Merida Initiative. Testimony was 
heard from Thomas A. Shannon, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Western 
Hemisphere Affairs, Department of State; Scott Burns, Deputy Director, 
Office of National Drug Control Policy; Marisa R. Lino, Assistant 
Secretary, Office of Policy/International Affairs, Department of 
Homeland Security; and the following officials of the Department of 
Justice: William J. Hoover, Assistant Director, Office of Field 
Operations, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; 
Anthony P. Placido, Assistant Administrator, and Chief of Intelligence, 
DEA; and Kenneth W. Kaiser, Assistant Director, Criminal Investigative 
Division, FBI.
HOMELAND SECURITY ACQUISITION/CONTRACTING
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, 
Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology, hearing entitled ``Other 
Transaction Authority: Flexibility at the Expense of Accountability?'' 
Testimony was heard from the following official of the Department of 
Homeland Security: Thomas Essig, Chief Procurement Officer; and Keith 
B. Ward, Chief Research and Development Branch, Chemical and Biological 
Division, Science and Technology; the following officials of the CRS, 
Library of Congress: Elaine Halchin, Analyst, American National 
Government; and John D. Moteff, Specialist, Science and Technology 
Policy; and John Needham, Acting Director, Acquisition and Sourcing 
Management, GAO.
OVERSIGHT--JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
Committee on the Judiciary: Held an oversight hearing on the Department 
of Justice. Testimony was heard from Michael Mukasey, Attorney General, 
Department of Justice.
FOREIGN SCHOLAR/STUDENT VISAS
Committee on Science and Technology: Subcommittee on Research and 
Science Education held a hearing on Visas for Foreign Scholars and 
Students. Testimony was heard from Tony Edson, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary, Visa Services, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department of 
State; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Science and Technology: Subcommittee on Technology and 
Innovation approved for full Committee action, as amended, the 
following bills: H.R. 3916, To provide for the next generation of 
border and maritime security technologies; H.R. 4847, United States 
Fire Administration Reauthorization Act of 2007; and H.R. 5161, Green 
Transportation Infrastructure Research and Technology Transfer Act.
SBA'S BUDGET FISCAL YEAR 2009
Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing entitled ``The Small 
Business Administration's Budget for Fiscal Year 2009.'' Testimony was 
heard from Steven C. Preston, Administrator, SBA.
FAA'S FISCAL YEAR BUDGET
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Aviation held a hearing on the President's Fiscal Year 2009 Federal 
Aviation Administration Budget. Testimony was heard from Ramesh K. 
Punwani, Assistant Administrator, Financial Services, Chief Financial 
Officer, FAA, Department of Transportation; and Gerald Dillingham, 
Director, Physical Infrastructure Issues, GAO.
AGENCY'S BUDGET AND PRIORITIES FISCAL YEAR 2009
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Water 
Resources and Environment held a hearing on Agency Budgets and 
Priorities for Fiscal Year 2009. Testimony was heard from the following 
officials of the EPA: Benjamin H. Grumbles, Assistant Administrator, 
Water; Susan Parker Bodine, Assistant Administrator, Solid Waste and 
Emergency Response; and the following officials of the Department of 
the Army: John Paul Woodley, Jr., Assistant Secretary, Civil Works; and 
LTG Robert Van Antwerp, USA, Chief of Engineers, Corps of Engineers.

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VETERANS AFFAIRS BUDGET REQUEST FISCAL YEAR 2009
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Held a hearing on the Department of 
Veterans Affairs Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2009. Testimony was 
heard from James B. Peake, M.D., Secretary of Veterans Affairs; and 
representatives of veterans organizations.
PRESIDENT'S BUDGET PROPOSALS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2009
Committee on Ways and Means: Held a hearing on President Bush's Budget 
Proposals for Fiscal Year 2009. Testimony was heard from Henry M. 
Paulson, Jr., Secretary of the Treasury.
WORLDWIDE THREATS
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Held a hearing on Worldwide 
Threats. Testimony was heard from J. Michael McConnell, Director, 
Office of the Director of National Intelligence; Michael V. Hayden, 
Director, CIA; LTG Michael Maples, Director, Defense Intelligence 
Agency, Department of Defense; Robert Mueller, Director, FBI, 
Department of Justice; Charlie Allen, Chief Intelligence Officer, 
Department of Homeland Security; and Randall M. Fort, Assistant 
Secretary, Intelligence and Research, Department of State.

Joint Meetings
COMBATING ANTI-SEMITISM (PART II)
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: Commission concluded 
hearings to examine anti-Semitism in the Organization for Security and 
Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) region, after receiving testimony from 
Gregg Rickman, Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti Semitism, 
Department of State; Felice D. Gaer, Commissioner, United States 
Commission on International Religious Freedom; Andrew Baker, American 
Jewish Committee, Mark Levin, National Conference on Soviet Jewry, and 
Stacy Burdett, Anti-Defamation League, all of Washington, D.C.; and 
Marvin Hier, Simon Wiesenthal Center, Los Angeles, California.






            COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2008

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  No meetings/hearings scheduled.


                                 House

  Committee on Financial Services, hearing entitled ``Negative 
Implications of the President's Signing Statement on the Sudan 
Accountability and Divestment Act,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on International 
Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight, hearing on the November 
26 Declaration of Principles: Implications for UN Resolutions on 
Iraq and for Congressional Oversight, 9:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on House Administration, Election Task Force, GAO 
briefing on the findings in the Investigation into the FL-13 
Congressional District Contested Election, 10 a.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on the Constitution, 
Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties, oversight hearing on Voter 
Suppression, 9:30 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on 
Government Management, Organization, and Procurement, hearing on 
Military Base Realignment: Contracting Opportunities for Impacted 
Communities,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management, 
hearing on Government Accountability Office's Review of the Federal 
Protective Service: Preliminary Findings,'' 9 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Appropriations, February 12. Subcommittee on 
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, on Wildland Fire 
Management Oversight, 10 a.m., B-308 Capitol.
  February 13, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food 
and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, on USDA Secretary 
Edward Schaefer, 10 a.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  February 13, Subcommittee on Defense, on DOD Budget Overview with 
Secretary Robert Gates, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn and, on United States 
Marine Corps Readiness, 2 p.m., 140-Capitol.
  February 13, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Management 
Challenges--Inspector General and GAO, 10 a.m., 2362-B Rayburn.
  February 13, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related 
Agencies, on U.S. Forest Service, 10 a.m., B 308 Capitol.
  February 13, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 
Education, and Related Agencies, overview hearing on Implications of 
Economic Trends for Workers, Families, and the Nation, 10 a.m., 
2358-C Rayburn.
  February 13, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, on Architect of 
the Capitol, 10 a.m., H-144 Capitol.
  February 13, Subcommittee on Transportation, and Housing and Urban 
Development, and Related Agencies, on U.S. Department of Housing and 
Urban Development Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Request, 9:30 a.m., 2358-A 
Rayburn.
  February 14, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food 
and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, on NRCS Under 
Secretary Mark Rey, 2 p.m., 2362-A Rayburn.

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  February 14, Subcommittee on Defense, executive, on Joint 
Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization, 10 a.m., and, on 
Army Readiness, 1:30 p.m., H 140 Capitol.
  February 14, Subcommittee on Energy and Waste Development, and 
Related Agencies, Overview hearing on Vehicle Technology and Gas 
Prices, 10 a.m., 2362-B Rayburn.
  February 14, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Land Border 
Enforcement, 10 a.m., 2358-A Rayburn, and on Land Border 
Enforcement, 1:30 p.m., 2358-A Rayburn.
  February 14, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 
Education, and Related Agencies, Overview hearing on Opportunities 
Lost and Costs to Society: The Social and Economic Burden of 
Disease, Injuries, and Disability, 10 a.m., and an Overview hearing 
on Opportunities Lost and Costs to Society: The Social and Economic 
Burden of Inadequate Education, Training and Workforce Development, 
2 p.m., 2358-C Rayburn.
  February 14, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, on House of 
Representatives Budget, 10 a.m., H-144 Capitol.
  February 14, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans 
Affairs, and Related Agencies, on Veterans Affairs, 10 a.m., and 
1:30 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, February 13, hearing on Global 
Security Assessment, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  February 13, Subcommittee on Readiness, hearing on Readiness at 
Risk: Department of Defense Security Clearance Processes, 2 p.m., 
2118 Rayburn.
  February 14, full Committee, hearing on Implications for Our 
Strategic Posture, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  February 14, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
on Provincial Reconstruction Teams: A Case for Interagency National 
Security Reform? 2 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  February 15, Subcommittee on Military Personnel, hearing on the 
status of the implementation of the Army's medical action plan and 
other services' support for wounded servicemembers, 10 a.m., 2212 
Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, February 13, hearing on Treasury 
Department Fiscal Year 2009 Budget, 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  February 15, hearing on Department of Health and Human Services 
Fiscal Year 2009 Budget, 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Education and Labor, February 12, Subcommittee on 
Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions, hearing on Protecting 
American Employees from Workplace Discrimination, 2 p.m., 2175 
Rayburn.
  February 13, full Committee, hearing on Modern Public School 
Facilities: Investing in the Future, 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  February 14, Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, hearing on the 
15th Anniversary of the Family Medical Leave Act: Achievements and 
Next Steps, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, February 12, Subcommittee on 
Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled ``Ketek Clinical 
Study Fraud: What Sanofiaventis Knew,'' 11 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, February 13, hearing entitled 
``The Community Reinvestment Act: Thirty Years of Accomplishments, 
but Challenges Remain,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  February 14, Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and 
Government Sponsored Enterprises, hearing on The State of the Bond 
Insurance Industry, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, February 13, hearing on 
International Relations Budget for Fiscal Year 2009, 2:30 p.m., room 
to be announced.
  February 14, Subcommittee on Asia, The Pacific and the Global 
Environment, hearing on an Overview of Cambodia and the Need for 
Debt Recycling: How can the U.S. be of Assistance? 2 p.m., 2200 
Rayburn.
  February 14, full Committee, hearing on the following legislation: 
The Global HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 
2008; H. Res. 185, Expressing the sense of the House of 
Representatives regarding the creation of refugee populations in the 
Middle East, North Africa, and the Persian Gulf region as a result 
of human rights violations; H. Res. 854, Expressing gratitude to all 
of the member states of the International Commission of the 
International Tracing Service (ITS) on ratifying the May 2006 
Agreement to amend the 1955 Bonn Accords granting open access to 
vast Holocaust and other World War II related archives located in 
Bad Arolsen, Germany; H. Res. 865, Expressing the sense of the House 
of Representatives that the March 2007 report of the United Nations 
Office on Drugs and Crime and the International Bank for 
Reconstruction and Development makes an important contribution to 
the understanding of the high levels of crime and violence in the 
Caribbean, and that the United States should work with Caribbean 
countries to address crime and violence in the region; H. Res. 909, 
Commemorating the courage of the Haitian soldiers that fought for 
American Independence in the ``Siege of Savannah'' and for Haiti's 
independence and renunciation of slavery; H. Con. Res. 154, 
Expressing the sense of Congress that the fatal radiation poisoning 
of Russian Dissident and writer Alexander Litvinenko raises 
significant concerns about the potential involvement of elements of 
the Russian Government in Mr. Litvinenko's death and about the 
security and proliferation of radioactive materials; H. Con. Res. 
255, Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the United States 
commitment to preservation of religious and cultural sites and 
condemning instances where sites are desecrated; and H. Con. Res. 
Supporting Taiwan's fourth direct and democratic presidential 
elections in March 2008; 10:30 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Homeland Security, February 13, hearing entitled 
``The President's FY 2009 Budget Request for the Department of 
Homeland Security,'' 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  February 14, Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing and 
Terrorism Risk Assessment, hearing entitled ``Homeland Security 
Intelligence at a Crossroads:

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the Office of Intelligence and Analysis' Vision for 2008,'' 11 a.m., 
Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, February 13, Subcommittee on 
Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security and 
International Law, hearing on Problems with ICE Interrogation, 
Detention and Removal Procedures, 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  February 14, Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, 
hearing on H.R. 3679, State Video Tax Fairness Act of 2007, 2 p.m., 
2141 Rayburn.
  February 14, Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and 
Civil Liberties, oversight hearing on the Justice Department's 
Office of Legal Counsel, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  February 14, Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and 
Intellectual Property, hearing on Design Law--Are Special Provisions 
Needed to Protect Unique Industries? 2 p.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, February 13, to mark up the 
following bills: H.R. 2176, To provide for and approve the 
settlement of certain land claims of the Bay Mills Indian Community; 
H.R. 4115, To provide for and approve the settlement of certain land 
claims of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians; H.R. 1143, 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to lease certain lands in 
Virgin Islands National Park, and for other purposes; H.R. 1311, 
Nevada Cancer Institute Expansion Act; H.R. 1922, Jupiter Inlet 
Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area Act of 2007; H.R. 816, Orchard 
Detention Basin Flood Control Act; and H. R 3473, Bountiful City 
Land Consolidation Act, 11 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  February 13, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans, to 
mark up the following bills: H.R. 1187, Gulf of Farallones and 
Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries Boundary Modification and 
Protection Act; H.R. 1907, Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection 
Act; H.R. 2342, National Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation 
Act of 2007; H.R. 3352, Hydrographic Services Improvement Act 
Amendments of 2007; H.R. 3891, To amend the National Fish and 
Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act to increase the number of 
Directors on the Board of Directors of the National Fish and 
Wildlife Foundation; and H.R. 4933, Captive Wildlife Safety 
Technical Amendments Act of 2008, 3 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  February 14, full Committee, oversight hearing on the 
Administration's Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Request for the Department 
of the Interior, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, February 12, hearing 
on Myths and Facts about Human Growth Hormone, B 12, and Other 
Substances, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  February 13, Subcommittee on Federal; Workforce, Postal Service, 
and the District of Columbia, hearing on Robbing Mary to Pay Peter 
and Paul: the Administration's Pay for Performance System, 2 p.m., 
2154 Rayburn.
  February 13, full Committee, to continue hearings on The Mitchell 
Report: The Illegal Use of Steroids in Major League Baseball, Day 2, 
10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  February 13, Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, 
and Procurement, hearing on Surplus Property: Improving Donation and 
Sales Programs, 2 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  February 14, Subcommittee on Domestic Policy, hearing on One year 
later: Medicaid's Response to Systemic Problems Revealed by the 
death of Deamonte Driver, 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  February 14, Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census and 
National Archives and the Subcommittee on Government Management, 
Organization and Procurement, hearing on Federal IT Security: A 
Review of H.R. 4791, Federal Agency Data Protection Act, 10 a.m., 
2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science and Technology, February 13, hearing on 
NASA's Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Request, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  February 14, hearing on Funding for the America COMPETES Act in 
the Fiscal Year 2009 Administration Budget Request, 10 a.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, February 13, Subcommittee on 
Investigations and Oversight, hearing on SBIR: Advancing Medical 
Breakthroughs, 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  February 14, full Committee, hearing entitled ``Business Activity 
Taxes and their Impact on Small Businesses, 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, February 13, 
Subcommittee on Aviation, hearing on Runway Safety. 2 p.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  February 13, Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, hearing on 
Reviewing the Recommendations of the National Surface Transportation 
Policy and Revenue Study Commission, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  February 14, Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public 
Buildings, and Emergency Management, hearing on National Flood Plain 
Remapping: The Practical Impact, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  February 14, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, 
hearing on Revitalization of the Environmental Protection Agency's 
Brownfields Program, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, February 13, Subcommittee on 
Economic Opportunity, hearing on Review of Expiring Programs, 2 
p.m., 340 Cannon.
  February 14, Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial 
Affairs, hearing on Examining the VA's Claims Processing System, 2 
p.m., 340 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, February 13, hearing on the 
Administration's budget proposals for fiscal year 2009, 10 a.m., and 
2 p.m., 1100 Longworth.

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                       Next Meeting of the SENATE
                     9:30 a.m., Friday, February 8 

                               
                             Senate Chamber
Program for Friday: Senate will continue consideration of S. 2248, FISA 
Amendments Act.

              Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                     10:30 a.m., Friday, February 8

                               
                             House Chamber
Program for Friday: The House will meet in pro forma session at 10:30 
a.m.
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            Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
              HOUSE
  
Alexander, Rodney, La., E140
Altmire, Jason, Pa., E136
Baca, Joe, Calif., E147
Becerra, Xavier, Calif., E142, E143
Berry, Marion, Ark., E132
Bishop, Sanford D., Jr., Ga., E143
Bishop, Timothy H., N.Y., E149, E150
Blackburn, Marsha, Tenn., E143
Boozman, John, Ark., E144
Bordallo, Madeleine Z., Guam, E151
Boucher, Rick, Va., E137
Burgess, Michael C., Tex., E131, E132, E135, E137, E140, E145
Campbell, John, Calif., E132
Capito, Shelley Moore, W.Va., E131, E133, E145
Conaway, K. Michael, Tex., E132, E134, E136
Courtney, Joe, Conn., E145, E148, E150
Cuellar, Henry, Tex., E145, E150
Davis, Geoff, Ky., E148
Donnelly, Joe, Ind., E134
Farr, Sam, Calif., E131, E133
Gallegly, Elton, Calif., E139
Garrett, Scott, N.J., E145
Graves, Sam, Mo., E143
Grijalva, Raul M., Ariz., E136
Hare, Phil, Ill., E136
Herger, Wally, Calif., E141
Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie, S.D., E151
Holt, Rush D., N.J., E152
Johnson, Eddie Bernice, Tex., E132, E134
Jones, Stephanie Tubbs, Ohio, E146
Klein, Ron, Fla., E144
Lee, Barbara, Calif., E142, E151
Lofgren, Zoe, Calif., E144
McCollum, Betty, Minn., E148
Mahoney, Tim, Fla., E149
Marchant, Kenny, Tex., E133, E135
Miller, Jeff, Fla., E143
Moore, Dennis, Kans., E149
Moore, Gwen, Wisc., E148
Moran, James P., Va., E147
Napolitano, Grace F., Calif., E141
Olver, John W., Mass., E138
Ortiz, Solomon P., Tex., E148
Pallone, Frank, Jr., N.J., E138
Poe, Ted, Tex., E134
Rangel, Charles B., N.Y., E131, E133, E135, E137, E140
Rodriguez, Ciro D., Tex., E146, E150
Rogers, Mike, Ala., E141
Roskam, Peter J., Ill., E134, E139
Ross, Mike, Ark., E147
Ryan, Paul, Wisc., E146, E147, E151
Sanchez, Linda T., Calif., E147
Serrano, Jose E., N.Y., E146
Shuster, Bill, Pa., E139
Udall, Tom, N.M., E138
Watson, Diane E., Calif., E132
Weller, Jerry, Ill., E141
Woolsey, Lynn C., Calif., E144