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Wednesday, January 7, 2009 

Daily Digest 

Senate 

Chamber Action 

Routine Proceedings, pages S153–S179 

Measures Introduced: Thirteen bills and one resolution were introduced, as follows: S. 22–30, 

163–166, and S. Res. 9. Pages S168–69 

Nominations—Agreement: A unanimous-consent 

agreement was reached providing that the nominations to the Office of Inspector General, except the 

Office of Inspector General of the Central Intelligence Agency, be referred in each case to the committee having primary jurisdiction over the department, agency, or entity, and if and when reported in 

each case, then to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs for not to exceed 20 

calendar days, except in cases when the 20-day period expires while the Senate is in recess or adjournment, the committee shall have 5 additional calendar 

days after the Senate reconvenes to report the nomination, and that if the nomination is not reported 

after the expiration of that period, the nomination be 

automatically discharged and placed on the Executive Calendar. Page S175 

Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations: 

27 Air Force nominations in the rank of general. 

Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Marine 

Corps, and Navy. Pages S176–79 

Messages from the House: Page S167 

Measures Placed on the Calendar: Pages S153, S167 

Measures Read the First Time: Pages S153–54, S167 

Executive Communications: Pages S167–68 

Additional Cosponsors: Pages S169–70 

Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions: 

 Pages S170–75 

Additional Statements: Pages S165–67 

Privileges of the Floor: Page S175 

Adjournment: Senate convened at 11:30 a.m. and 

adjourned at 7:09 p.m., until 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, January 8, 2009. (For Senate’s program, see the 

remarks of the Majority Leader in today’s Record on 

page S176.) 

Committee Meetings 

(Committees not listed did not meet) 

h 

No committee meetings were held. 

House of Representatives 

Chamber Action 

Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 62 public bills, H.R. 225–286; 1 private bill, H.R. 287; 

and 22 resolutions, H.J. Res. 6–11; H. Con. Res. 

4–10; and H. Res. 23–31, were introduced. 

 Pages H68–71 

Additional Cosponsors: Page H71 

Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today. 

Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she 

appointed Representative Tauscher to act as Speaker 

pro tempore for today. Page H39 

Counting of Electoral Votes: The House agreed to 

S. Con. Res. 1, to provide for the counting on January 8, 2009, of the electoral votes for President and 

Vice President of the United States. Page H42 

Joint Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies: The 

House agreed to S. Con. Res. 2, extending the life 

of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural 

Ceremonies. Subsequently, the Chair announced the 

Speakers reappointment of the following Members of 

the House of Representatives to the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies: Representatives Pelosi, Hoyer, and Boehner. Page H42 


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Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules 

and pass the following measures: 

Amending chapter 22 of title 44, United States 

Code, popularly known as the Presidential Records 

Act, to establish procedures for the consideration of 

claims of constitutionally based privilege against 

disclosure of Presidential records: H.R. 35, to 

amend chapter 22 of title 44, United States Code, 

popularly known as the Presidential Records Act, to 

establish procedures for the consideration of claims 

of constitutionally based privilege against disclosure 

of Presidential records, by a 2⁄3 yea-and-nay vote of 

359 yeas to 58 nays, Roll No. 5; Pages H42–45, H49 

Amending title 44, United States Code, to require information on contributors to Presidential 

library fundraising organizations: H.R. 36, to 

amend title 44, United States Code, to require information on contributors to Presidential library fundraising organizations, by a 2⁄3 yea-and-nay vote of 

388 yeas to 31 nays, Roll No. 6; and 

 Pages H45–48, H50 

Ensuring that the compensation and other 

emoluments attached to the office of Secretary of 

the Interior are those which were in effect on January 1, 2005: S.J. Res. 3, to ensure that the compensation and other emoluments attached to the office of Secretary of the Interior are those which were 

in effect on January 1, 2005. Page H48 

Recess: The House recessed at 11:00 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. Page H49 

Administration of the Oath of Office: Representatives-elect Gutierrez, Hastings (WA), and Rogers 

(MI) presented themselves in the well of the House 

and were administered the oath of office by the 

Speaker. Page H49 

Moment of Silence: The House observed a moment 

of silence in honor of the men and women in uniform who have given their lives in the service of our 

nation in Iraq and Afghanistan, their families, and 

all who serve in the armed forces and their families. 

 Page H49 

Whole Number of the House: The Speaker announced to the House that the whole number of the 

House is 433. Page H49 

Attendance at the Inauguration of the President 

and Vice President: The House agreed to H. Res. 

23, providing for the attendance of the House at the 

Inaugural Ceremonies of the President and Vice 

President of the United States. Page H50 

Committee Elections: The House agreed to H. Res. 

24, electing the following Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives: 

Committee on Appropriations: Representatives Murtha, Dicks, Mollohan, Kaptur, Visclosky, Lowey, 

Serrano, DeLauro, Moran (VA), Olver, Pastor, Price 

(NC), Edwards (TX), Kennedy, Hinchey, Roybal-Allard, Farr, Jackson (IL), Kilpatrick (MI), Boyd, 

Fattah, Rothman, Bishop (GA), Berry, Lee (CA), 

Schiff, Honda, McCollum, Israel, Ryan (OH), 

Ruppersberger, Chandler, Wasserman Schultz, 

Rodriguez, Lincoln Davis (TN), and Salazar. Committee on Armed Services: Representatives Spratt, 

Ortiz, Taylor, Abercrombie, Reyes, Snyder, Smith 

(WA), Loretta Sanchez (CA), McIntyre, Tauscher, 

Brady (PA), Andrews, Davis (CA), Langevin, Larsen 

(WA), Cooper, Marshall, Bordallo, Boren, Ellsworth, 

Patrick Murphy (PA), Johnson (GA), Shea-Porter, 

Courtney, Loebsack, Gillibrand, Sestak, Giffords, 

Tsongas, Nye, Pingree (ME), Kissell, Heinrich, 

Kratovil, Massa, and Bright. Committee on Energy 

and Commerce: Representatives Dingell, Markey 

(MA), Boucher, Pallone, Gordon (TN), Rush, Eshoo, 

Stupak, Engel, Gene Green (TX), DeGette, Capps, 

Doyle, Harman, Schakowsky, Gonzalez, Inslee, Baldwin, Ross, Weiner, Matheson, Butterfield, Melancon, 

Barrow, Hill, Matsui, Christensen, Castor, Sarbanes, 

Murphy (CT), Space, McNerney, Sutton, Braley (IA), 

and Welch. Committee on Financial Services: Representatives Kanjorski, Waters, Maloney, Gutierrez, 

Vela ́zquez, Watt, Ackerman, Sherman, Meeks (NY), 

Moore (KS), Capuano, Hinojosa, Clay, McCarthy 

(NY), Baca, Lynch, Miller (NC), Scott (GA), Al 

Green (TX), Cleaver, Bean, Moore, Hodes, Ellison, 

Klein (FL), Wilson (OH), Perlmutter, Donnelly 

(IN), Foster, Carson (IN), Speier, Childers, Minnick, 

Adler (NJ), Kilroy, Driehaus, Kosmas, Grayson, 

Himes, Peters, and Maffei. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Representatives Rahall, 

DeFazio, Costello, Norton, Nadler (NY), Corrine 

Brown (FL), Filner, Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX), 

Taylor, Cummings, Tauscher, Boswell, Holden, 

Baird, Larsen (WA), Capuano, Bishop (UT), 

Michaud, Carnahan, Napolitano, Lipinski, Hirono, 

Altmire, Walz, Shuler, Arcuri, Mitchell, Carney, 

Hall (NY), Kagen, Cohen, Richardson, Sires, Edwards (MD), Ortiz, Hare, Boccieri, Schauer, Markey 

(CO), Griffith, McMahon, Perriello, Titus, and 

Teague. Committee on Ways and Means: Representatives Stark, Levin, McDermott, Lewis (GA), Neal 

(MA), Tanner, Becerra, Doggett, Pomeroy, Thompson (CA), Larson (CT), Blumenauer, Kind, Pascrell, 

Berkley, Crowley, Van Hollen, Meek (FL), Schwartz 

(PA), Davis (AL), Davis (IL), Etheridge, Linda T. 

Sa ́nchez (CA), Higgins, and Yarmuth. Pages H66–67 

Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate 

by the Clerk and subsequently presented to the 

House today and a message received from the Senate 

today appear on pages H39 and H42. 


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Senate Referrals: S. Res. 2 and S. Res. 8 were held 

at the desk. Pages H39, H42 

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

on pages H49 and H50. There were no quorum 

calls. 

Adjournment: The House met at 10:00 a.m. and 

adjourned at 3:14 p.m. 

Committee Meetings 

COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION 

Committee on Rules: Met for organizational purposes. 

The Committee adopted its rules of procedure for 

the 111th Congress. 

Joint Meetings 

No joint committee meetings were held. 

COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY, 

JANUARY 8, 2009 

(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) 

Senate 

Committee on the Budget: to hold hearings to examine the 

Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Budget and Economic Outlook, 10 a.m., SD–608. 

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hearings to examine current energy security challenges, 9:30 

a.m., SD–366. 

Committee on Environment and Public Works: to hold oversight hearings to examine the Tennessee Valley Authority 

(TVA) and the recent major coal ash spill, 10 a.m., 

SD–406. 

Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to 

hold hearings to examine the nomination of Thomas A. 

Daschle to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, 

10 a.m., SD–430. 

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: 

to hold hearings to examine lessons from the terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India, 1:30 p.m., SD–342. 

Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine 

ways to help state and local law enforcement during an 

economic downturn, 10 a.m., SD–226. 

House 

No committee meetings are scheduled. 


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