December 8, 2008 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST D1305 

Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations: 

Brad Cole, of Illinois, to be a Member of the 

Board of Directors of the Corporation for National 

and Community Service for the remainder of the 

term expiring October 6, 2012. 

Cheryl Feldman Halpern, of New Jersey, to be an 

Alternate Representative of the United States of 

America to the Sixty-third Session of the General 

Assembly of the United Nations. 

Roszell Dulany Hunter, of Virginia, to be Executive Vice President of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation. 

Routine lists in the Army. Page S10819 

Messages from the House: Page S10804 

Measures Read the First Time: Page S10805 

Enrolled Bills Presented: Page S10805 

Executive Communications: Pages S10805–12 

Additional Cosponsors: Page S10812 

Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions: 

 Pages S10813–16 

Additional Statements: Page S10804 

Notices of Hearings/Meetings: Page S10816 

Adjournment: Senate convened at 3 p.m. and adjourned at 6:14 p.m., until 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, 

December 9, 2008. (For Senate’s program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today’s 

Record on page S10819.) 

Committee Meetings 

(Committees not listed did not meet) 

USDA FOOD ASSISTANCE AND CHILD 

NUTRITION PROGRAMS 

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Committee concluded a hearing to examine United States 

Department of Agriculture (USDA) food assistance 

and child nutrition programs in the economic downturn, focusing on promoting health and fighting 

hunger, after receiving testimony from Eileen Kennedy, Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition 

Science and Policy, Boston, Massachusetts; Mariana 

Chilton, Drexel University School of Public Health, 

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Mary Kay Fox, 

Mathematica Policy Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts; and Carolyn L. Duff, Richland County School 

District One, Columbia, South Carolina, on behalf of 

the National Association of School Nurses. 

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House of Representatives 

Chamber Action 

The House was not in session today. The House 

is scheduled to meet at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, December 9, 2008, pursuant to section 2 of H. Con. Res. 

440. 

Committee Meetings 

U.S. ECONOMY—ROLE OF CREDIT 

DERIVATIVES 

Committee on Agriculture: Held a hearing to review the 

role of credit derivatives in the U.S. economy. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

BRIEFING—MUMBAI/CYBER UPDATE 

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to receive a briefing on Mumbai/Cyber 

Update. The Committee was briefed by departmental witnesses. 

NEW PUBLIC LAWS 

(For last listing of Public Laws, see DAILY DIGEST, p. D1271) 

H.R. 6867, to provide for additional emergency 

unemployment compensation. Signed on November 

21, 2008. (Public Law 110–449) 

H.R. 5714, to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition and celebration of 

the establishment of the United States Army in 

1775, to honor the American soldier of both today 

and yesterday, in wartime and in peace, and to commemorate the traditions, history, and heritage of the 

United States Army and its role in American society, 

from the Colonial period to today. Signed on December 1, 2008. (Public Law 110–450) 

H.R. 2040, to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 

semicentennial of the enactment of the Civil Rights 

Act of 1964. Signed on December 2, 2008. (Public 

Law 110–451) 

S. 602, to develop the next generation of parental 

control technology. Signed on December 2, 2008. 

(Public Law 110–452) 


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S. 1193, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 

take into trust 2 parcels of Federal land for the benefit of certain Indian Pueblos in the State of New 

Mexico, and for other purposes. Signed on December 

2, 2008. (Public Law 110–453) 

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COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY, 

DECEMBER 9, 2008 

(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) 

Senate 

No meetings/hearings scheduled. 

House 

Committee on Oversight and Government, hearing on The 

Role of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in the Financial Crisis; followed by a mark up of a Committee Report regarding President Bush’s assertion of executive privilege 

in response to the Committee subpoena to Attorney General Michael Mukasey, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn. 

Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, hearing entitled ‘‘The Energy Independence Implications of the Auto Bailout Proposal,’’ 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn. 

CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD 

Week of December 9 through December 13, 

2008 

Senate Chamber 

On Tuesday, at 12 noon, Senate will resume consideration of S. 3297, Advancing America’s Priorities 

Act. 

During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any cleared legislative and executive business. 

Senate Committees 

(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) 

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: December 10, 

to hold hearings to examine investment in clean energy 

and natural resources projects and programs to create jobs 

and stimulate the economy, 9:30 p.m., SD–366. 

Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: December 10, to hold hearings to examine prevention and 

public health, 10 a.m., SD–192. 

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: 

December 11, to hold hearings to examine a report from 

the Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass 

Destruction, Proliferation, and Terrorism, 10 a.m., 

SH–216. 


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