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Steven C. Hollon, of Ohio, to be a Member of the 

Board of Directors of the State Justice Institute for 

a term expiring September 17, 2010. 

Joseph E. Lambert, of Kentucky, to be a Member 

of the Board of Directors of the State Justice Institute for a term expiring September 17, 2009. 

Gayle A. Nachtigal, of Oregon, to be a Member 

of the Board of Directors of the State Justice Institute for a term expiring September 17, 2009. 

Arthur G. Scotland, of California, to be a Member 

of the Board of Directors of the State Justice Institute for a term expiring September 17, 2010. 

Gerald W. VandeWalle, of North Dakota, to be 

Member of the Board of Directors of the State Justice Institute for a term expiring September 17, 

2009. 

3 Air Force nominations in the rank of general. 

2 Coast Guard nominations in the rank of admiral. 

1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral. 

Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Coast 

Guard, Foreign Service, Marine Corps, Navy, and the 

Public Health Service. Pages S10602–06 

Messages from the House: Pages S10559–61 

Measures Read the First Time: Page S10561 

Enrolled Bills Presented During Recess: 

 Page S10561 

Executive Communications: Pages S10561–78 

Additional Cosponsors: Pages S10578–79 

Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions: 

 Pages S10579–S10601 

Additional Statements: Pages S10555–59 

Authorities for Committees to Meet: Page S10601 

Adjournment: Senate convened at 12 noon and adjourned at 6:03 p.m., until 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, November 19, 2008. (For Senate’s program, see 

the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today’s 

Record on page S10602.) 

Committee Meetings 

(Committees not listed did not meet) 

NOMINATION 

Committee on Finance: Committee concluded a hearing 

to examine the nomination of Neil M. Barofsky, of 

New York, to be Special Inspector General for the 

Troubled Asset Relief Program of the Department of 

the Treasury, after the nominee testified and answered questions in his own behalf. 

NOMINATION 

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the 

nomination of Robert W. McGowan, of Nevada, to 

be a Governor of the United States Postal Service, 

after the nominee testified and answered questions in 

his own behalf. 

NOMINATIONS 

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the 

nominations of Kathryn A. Oberly, to be an Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, who was introduced by Senator Clinton, and 

Alfred S. Irving, Jr., to be an Associate Judge of the 

Superior Court of the District of Columbia, who was 

introduced by Representative Norton, after the 

nominees testified and answered questions in their 

own behalf. 


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House of Representatives 

Chamber Action 

The House was not in session today. The House 

is scheduled to meet at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, November 19, 2008, pursuant to section 2 of H. Con. 

Res. 440. 

Committee Meetings 

IS TREASURY USING BAILOUT FUNDS TO 

INCREASE FORECLOSURE PREVENTION AS 

CONGRESS INTENDED? 

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: On November 14, the Subcommittee on Domestic Policy 

held a hearing entitled ‘‘Is Treasury Using Bailout 

Funds to Increase Foreclosure Prevention as Congress 

Intended?’’ Testimony was heard from Neel 

Kashkari, Interim Assistant Secretary, Financial Stability, and Assistant Secretary, International Economics and Development, Department of the Treasury; Michael Barr, former Deputy Assistant Secretary, Community Development, Department of the 

Treasury; and public witnesses. 

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NEW PUBLIC LAWS 

(For last listing of Public Laws, see DAILY DIGEST, p. D1232) 

H.R. 3986, to amend the John F. Kennedy Center 

Act to authorize appropriations for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and for other 

purposes. Signed on October 3, 2008. (Public Law 

110–338) 

S. 1760, to amend the Public Health Service Act 

with respect to the Healthy Start Initiative. Signed 

on October 3, 2008. (Public Law 110–339) 

S. 2135, to prohibit the recruitment or use of 

child soldiers, to designate persons who recruit or 

use child soldiers as inadmissible aliens, to allow the 

deportation of persons who recruit or use child soldiers, and for other purposes. Signed on October 3, 

2008. (Public Law 110–340) 

S.J. Res. 35, to amend Public Law 108–331 to 

provide for the construction and related activities in 

support of the Very Energetic Radiation Imaging 

Telescope Array System (VERITAS) project in Arizona. Signed on October 3, 2008. (Public Law 

110–341) 

S.J. Res. 45, expressing the consent and approval 

of Congress to an interstate compact regarding water 

resources in the Great Lakes—St. Lawrence River 

Basin. Signed on October 3, 2008. (Public Law 

110–342) 

H.R. 1424, of 1974, section 2705 of the Public 

Health Service Act, section 9812 of the Internal 

Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans, to prohibit 

discrimination on the basis of genetic information 

with respect to health insurance and employment, 

and for other purposes. Signed on October 3, 2008. 

(Public Law 110–343) 

H.R. 923, to provide for the investigation of certain unsolved civil rights crimes, and for other purposes. Signed on October 7, 2008. (Public Law 

110–344) 

H.R. 1199, to extend the grant program for drugendangered children. Signed on October 7, 2008. 

(Public Law 110–345) 

H.R. 5834, to amend the North Korean Human 

Rights Act of 2004 to promote respect for the fundamental human rights of the people of North 

Korea, and for other purposes. Signed on October 7, 

2008. (Public Law 110–346) 

H.R. 5975, to designate the facility of the United 

States Postal Service located at 101 West Main 

Street in Waterville, New York, as the ‘‘Cpl. John 

P. Sigsbee Post Office’’. Signed on October 7, 2008. 

(Public Law 110–347) 

H.R. 6092, to designate the facility of the United 

States Postal Service located at 101 Tallapoosa Street 

in Bremen, Georgia, as the ‘‘Sergeant Paul Saylor 

Post Office Building’’. Signed on October 7, 2008. 

(Public Law 110–348) 

H.R. 6437, to designate the facility of the United 

States Postal Service located at 200 North Texas Avenue in Odessa, Texas, as the ‘‘Corporal Alfred Mac 

Wilson Post Office’’. Signed on October 7, 2008. 

(Public Law 110–349) 

H.R. 6889, to extend the authority of the Secretary of Education to purchase guaranteed student 

loans for an additional year, and for other purposes. 

Signed on October 7, 2008. (Public Law 110–350) 

H.R. 6893, to amend parts B and E of title IV 

of the Social Security Act to connect and support 

relative caregivers, improve outcomes for children in 

foster care, provide for tribal foster care and adoption 

access, improve incentives for adoption, and for other 

purposes. Signed on October 7, 2008. (Public Law 

110–351) 

S. 3015, to designate the facility of the United 

States Postal Service located at 18 S. G Street, 

Lakeview, Oregon, as the ‘‘Dr. Bernard Daly Post 

Office Building’’. Signed on October 7, 2008. (Public Law 110–352) 


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