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Friday, October 3, 2008 

Daily Digest 

Senate 

Chamber Action 

The Senate was not in session today. It will next 

meet at 3 p.m. on Monday, October 6, 2008. 

Committee Meetings 

(Committees not listed did not meet) 

EMPLOYMENT 

Joint Economic Committee: Committee concluded hearings to examine the employment-unemployment situation for September 2008, after receiving testimony 

from Keith Hall, Commissioner, Bureau of Labor 

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Statistics, Department of Labor. 

House of Representatives 

Chamber Action 

Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 18 public bills, H.R. 7252–7270; 11 private bill, H.R. 

7271; and 2 resolutions, H. Res. 1527–1528 were 

introduced. Pages H10827–28 

Additional Cosponsors: Page H10828 

Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows: 

H.R. 1071, to provide the nonimmigrant spouses 

and children of nonimmigrant aliens who perished in 

the September 11 terrorist attacks an opportunity to 

adjust their status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, with an amendment (H. 

Rept. 110–909); 

H.R. 6870, to ensure that implementation of proposed regulations under subchapter IV of chapter 53 

of title 31, United States Code, does not cause harm 

to the payments system, with an amendment (H. 

Rept. 110–910); 

H.R. 6034, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for relief to surviving 

spouses and children, with an amendment (H. Rept. 

110–911); 

H.R. 6020, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to protect the well-being of soldiers 

and their families (H. Rept. 110–912); 

H.R. 5546, to amend the antitrust laws to ensure 

competitive market-based rates and terms for merchants access to electronic payment systems, with an 

amendment (H. Rept. 110–913); and 

Report on Challenges and Recommendations for 

United States Overhead Architecture (H. Rept. 

110–914). Page H10827 

Extending the Andean Trade Preference Act: 

The House agreed by unanimous consent to the Senate amendment to H.R. 7222, to extend the Andean 

Trade Preference Act. Pages H10710–12 

Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008: 

The House agreed to the Senate amendments to 

H.R. 1424, to amend section 712 of the Employee 

Retirement Income Security Act 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 substancerelated disorder benefits under group health plans, 

and to prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance 

and employment, by a yea-and-nay vote of 263 yeas 

to 171 nays, Roll No. 681. 

 Pages H10702–10, H10712–H10806 

H. Res. 1525, the rule providing for consideration 

of the Senate amendments, was agreed to by a yeaand-nay vote of 223 yeas to 205 nays, Roll No. 680, 

after agreeing to order the previous question by a 

yea-and-nay vote of 235 yeas to 190 nays, Roll No. 

679. Pages H10709–10 


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October 3, 2008 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST D1237 

Suspension—Proceedings Resumed: The House 

agreed to suspend the rules and pass the following 

measure which was debated on Thursday, October 

2nd: 

National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Act 

of 2008: S. 3197, to amend title 11, United States 

Code, to exempt for a limited period, from the application of the means-test presumption of abuse 

under chapter 7, qualifying members of reserve components of the Armed Forces and members of the 

National Guard who, after September 11, 2001, are 

called to active duty or to perform a homeland defense activity for not less than 90 days, by a 2⁄3 yeaand-nay vote of 411 yeas with none voting ‘‘nay’’, 

Roll No. 682. Pages H10806–07 

Organ Transplant Authorization Act of 2008: 

The House agreed by unanimous consent to the Senate amendment to H.R. 6469, to amend the Public 

Health Service Act to authorize increased Federal 

funding for the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network. Page H10807 

Child Safe Viewing Act: The House agreed to discharge from commitee and pass S. 602, as amended, 

to develop the next generation of parental control 

technology. Pages H10807–08 

Suspension: The House agreed to suspend the rules 

and pass the following measures: 

Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 

2008: H.R. 6867, amended, to provide for additional emergency unemployment compensation, by a 

2⁄3 yea-and-nay vote of 368 yeas to 28 nays, Roll 

No. 683. Pages H10808–14 

Congratulating the members of the United 

States Olympic and Paralympic Teams: The 

House agreed to discharge from committee and agree 

to H. Res. 1527, to congratulate the members of the 

United States Olympic and Paralympic Teams on 

their success in the 2008 Summer Olympic and 

Paralympic Games and to support the selection of 

Chicago, Illinois, as the site of the 2016 Summer 

Olympic and Paralympic Games. Pages H10814–15 

United States Army Commemorative Coin Act of 

2008: The House agreed to discharge from committee and pass H.R. 5714, as amended, 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. Pages H10815–16 

Presidential Message: Read a message from the 

President wherein he transmitted a report on the 

continued production of the Naval Petroleum Reserves for a period of 3 years from April 5, 2009 referred to the Committee on Armed Services and ordered printed (H. Doc. 110–149). Page H10808 

Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate 

today appear on pages H10806 and H10816. 

Senate Referrals: S. 2579, S. 3625, and S. 3521 

were held at the desk. Page H10806 

Quorum Calls—Votes: Five yea-and-nay votes developed during the proceedings of today and appear 

on pages H10709, H10710, H10805–06, 

H10806–07 and H10814. There were no quorum 

calls. 

Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and at 

3:29 p.m., pursuant to the provisions of H. Con. 

Res. 440, the House stands adjourned until 11 a.m. 

on Saturday, January 3, 2009. 

Committee Meetings 

U.S. ATTORNEYS CONTROVERSY AND 

RELATED MATTERS 

Committee on the Judiciary: Continued hearings on the 

investigation into the U.S. Attorneys Controversy 

and Related Matters (Part IV). Testimony was heard 

from Glenn A. Fine, Inspector General, U.S. Department of Justice. 

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CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD 

Week of October 6 through October 11, 2008 

Senate Chamber 

To be announced. 

Senate Committees 

(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) 

To be announced. 

House Committees 

Committee on Education and Labor, October 7, hearing on 

the Impact of the Financial Crisis on Workers’ Retirement Security, 1 p.m., 2175 Rayburn. 

Committee on Foreign Affairs, October 8, Subcommittee 

on International Organizations, Human Rights, and 

Oversight, briefing on Political Reconciliation in Irag and 

the Helsinki II Process: Lessons from South Africa and 

Northern Ireland, 9:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn. 

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, October 6, 

hearing on the Causes and Effects of the Lehman Brothers 

Bankruptcy, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn. 

October 7, hearing on the Causes and Effects of the 

AIG Bailout, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn. 


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