September 19, 2012 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S6469 

session of the Senate on September 20, 

2012, in room SD–628 of the Dirksen 

Senate Office Building, at 2:15 p.m., to 

conduct a business meeting to consider 

the following: 

S. 65, A bill to reauthorize the programs of the Department of Housing 

and Urban Development for housing assistance for Native Hawaiians; S. 2024, 

A bill to make technical amendment to 

the T’uf Shur Bien Preservation Trust 

Area Act, and for other purposes; S. 

3546, Esther Martinez Language Preservation Act Reauthorization; S. 3548, To 

clarify certain provisions of the Native 

American Veterans’ Memorial Establishment Act of 1994; and H.R. 2467, To 

take certain Federal lands in Mono 

County, California, into trust for the 

benefit of the Bridgeport Indian Colony). 

Those wishing additional information 

may contact the Indian Affairs Committee at (202) 224–2251. 

COMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS

Mr. AKAKA. Mr. President, I would 

like to announce that the Committee 

on Indian Affairs will meet during the 

session of the Senate on September 20, 

2012, in room SD–628 of the Dirksen 

Senate Office Building, at 2:15 p.m., to 

conduct a hearing entitled ‘‘Advancing 

the Federal-Tribal Relationship 

through Self-Governance and Self-Determination.’’ 

Those wishing additional information 

may contact the Indian Affairs Committee at (202) 224–2251. 

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AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO 

MEET 

COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL

RESOURCES

Mr. UDALL of Colorado. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to meet during 

the session of the Senate on September 

19, 2012, at 9:30 a.m., in room 366 of the 

Dirksen Senate Office Building. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, it is so ordered. 

COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS

Mr. UDALL of Colorado. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 

Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of 

the Senate on September 19, 2012, at 

9:30 a.m. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, it is so ordered. 

COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND

TRANSPORTATION

Mr. UDALL of Colorado. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 

Committee on Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation be authorized to meet 

during the session of the Senate on 

September 19, 2012, at 2:30 p.m. in room 

253 of the Russell Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled, 

‘‘Five Years of the America COMPETES Act: Progress, Challenges, and 

Next Steps.’’ 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, it is so ordered. 

COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS

Mr. UDALL of Colorado. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 

Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of 

the Senate on September 19, 2012, at 

2:15 p.m. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, it is so ordered. 

COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR, 

AND PENSIONS

Mr. UDALL of Colorado. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 

Committee on Health, Education, 

Labor, and Pensions be authorized to 

meet during the session of the Senate 

on September 19, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. in 

room 430 of the Dirksen Senate Office 

Building. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, it is so ordered. 

COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND

GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS

Mr. UDALL of Colorado. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 

Committee on Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs be authorized to 

meet during the session of the Senate 

on September 19, 2012, at 10 a.m. to 

conduct a hearing entitled ‘‘Homeland 

Threats and Agency Responses.’’ 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, it is so ordered. 

COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY

Mr. UDALL of Colorado. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 

Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the 

Senate on September 19, 2012, at 10 

a.m., in room SD–226 of the Dirksen 

Senate Office Building, to conduct a 

hearing entitled ‘‘Judicial Nominations.’’ 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, it is so ordered. 

SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON AGING

Mr. UDALL of Colorado. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 

Special Committee on Aging be authorized to meet during the session of the 

Senate on September 19, 2012, at 2:30 

p.m. in room 562 of the Dirksen Senate 

Office Building to conduct a hearing 

entitled ‘‘Eliminating Waste and Fraud 

in Medicare: An Examination of Prior 

Authorization Requirements for Power 

Mobility Devices.’’ 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, it is so ordered. 

SUBCOMMITTEE ON CONSTITUTION, CIVIL RIGHTS, 

AND HUMAN RIGHTS

Mr. UDALL of Colorado. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 

Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Constitution, Civil 

Rights, and Human Rights, be authorized to meet during the session of the 

Senate on September 19, 2012, at 2:30 

p.m., in room SH–216 of the Hart Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ‘‘Hate Crimes and the 

Threat of Domestic Extremism.’’ 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, it is so ordered. 

SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT OF GOVERNMENT

MANAGEMENT, THE FEDERAL WORKFORCE, 

AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Mr. UDALL of Colorado. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 

Committee on Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs’, Subcommittee 

on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the 

District of Columbia, be authorized to 

meet during the session of the Senate 

on September 19, 2012, at 2:30 p.m., to 

conduct a hearing entitled ‘‘Investing 

in an Effective Federal Workforce.’’ 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, it is so ordered. 

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PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR 

Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, I ask 

unanimous consent that Freny Dessai, 

Sarah Butler, Talitha James, Amanda 

Sellers, Bryan Watt, Daniel Lind, and 

Daniel West, staff of the Finance Committee, be granted the privilege of the 

floor for the duration of the consideration of the continuing resolution. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, it is so ordered. 

Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I ask 

unanimous consent that Paul 

Schirduan, with the Homeland Security Committee, be granted the privilege of the floor for the remainder of 

the Congress. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, it is so ordered. 

Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I ask 

unanimous consent that Mike Sobaski 

and Peter Visser of my staff be granted 

the privilege of the floor for the duration of today’s proceedings. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, it is so ordered. 

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MEASURES SUBMITTED TODAY 

Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed 

to the consideration of the following 

resolutions, en bloc, which were submitted earlier today: S. Res. 562, S. 

Res. 563, S. Res. 564, S. Res. 565, S. Res. 

566, S. Res. 567, S. Res. 568, S. Res. 569, 

and S. Res. 570. 

There being no objection, the Senate 

proceeded to consider the resolutions 

en bloc. 

Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolutions be 

agreed to, the preambles be agreed to, 

the motions to reconsider be laid upon 

the table, en bloc, with no intervening 

action or debate, and any statements 

related to the resolutions be printed in 

the RECORD. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, it is so ordered. 

The resolutions were agreed to. 

The preambles were agreed to. 

The resolutions, with their preambles, read as follows: 

S. RES. 562 

Whereas healthcare information technology and management systems have been 

recognized as essential tools for improving 

patient care, ensuring patient safety, stopping duplicative tests and paperwork, and reducing healthcare costs; 

Whereas the Center for Information Technology Leadership has estimated that the 

implementation of national standards for 

interoperability and the exchange of health 


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