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(5) recognition for special-order speeches; (6) decorum in debate; (7) conduct of votes by electronic device; (8) use of handouts on the House floor; (9) use 

of electronic equipment on the House floor; and (10) 

use of the Chamber. Agreed without objection that 

the announcements will be printed in the Record. 

 Pages H22–24 

House Office Building Commission: The Chair 

announced that Representatives Hoyer and Boehner 

will serve as members of the House Office Building 

Commission with the Speaker. Page H24 

Inspector General for the House of Representatives—Appointment: The Chair announced the 

joint appointment by the Speaker, the Majority 

Leader, and the Minority Leader of Mr. James J. 

Cornell of Springfield, Virginia, to the position of 

Inspector General for the House of Representatives 

for the One Hundred Eleventh Congress. Page H24 

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence— 

Appointment: The Chair announced the Speaker’s 

appointment of the following Members of the House 

to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: 

Representative Reyes, Chairman, and Representative 

Hoekstra. Page H24 

Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the 

Speaker wherein she appointed Representative Hoyer 

and Representative Van Hollen to act as Speaker pro 

tempore to sign enrolled bills and joint resolutions 

in her absence during the period of the One Hundred Eleventh Congress. Page H24 

Clerk Designations: Read a letter from the Clerk 

wherein she designated Ms. Deborah M. Spriggs, 

Deputy Clerk, and Mr. Robert F. Reeves, Deputy 

Clerk, to sign any and all papers and do all other 

acts in case of her temporary absence or disability. 

 Page H24 

Governing Board of the Office of Congressional 

Ethics—Reappointments: The Chair announced the 

reappointment of the following individuals to serve 

as the Governing Board of the Office of Congressional Ethics, pursuant to section 4(d) of H. Res. 5, 

111th Congress, and the order of the House of 

today: Nominated by the Speaker with the concurrence of the Minority Leader: Mr. David Skaggs of 

Colorado, Chairman; Mrs. Yvonne Brathwaite Burke 

of California, subject to section 1(b)(6)(B); Ms. Karan 

English of Arizona, subject to section 1(b)(6)(B); and 

Mr. Abner Mikva of Illinois, Alternate. Nominated 

by the Minority Leader with the concurrence of the 

Speaker: Mr. Porter J. Goss of Florida, Cochairman; 

Mr. James M. Eagen III of Colorado, subject to section 1(b)(6)(B); Ms. Allison R. Hayward of Virginia, 

subject to section 1(b)(6)(B); and Mr. Bill Frenzel of 

Virginia, Alternate. Page H24 

Succession of the Speaker of the House: Read a 

letter from the Speaker wherein she designated Representative Hoyer to act jointly with the Majority 

Leader of the Senate, or his designee, in the event 

of the death or inability of the Speaker, to notify 

Members of the House and Senate of any reassembly. 

 Page H24 

Order of Members to Act as Speaker Pro Tempore: The Chair announced that the Speaker delivered to the Clerk a letter dated January 6, 2009, 

listing Members in the order in which each shall act 

as Speaker pro tempore under clause 8(b)(3) of rule 

1. Page H24 

Designation of Minority Employees: The House 

agreed to H. Res. 13, designating minority employees pursuant to the Legislative Pay Act of 1929, as 

amended. Page H25 

Senate Message: Message received from the Senate 

by the Clerk and subsequently presented to the 

House today appears on page H24. 

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

pages 19 and 20. There was one quorum call, Roll 

No. 1, which appears on pages 1 and 2. 

Adjournment: The House met at 12 noon and adjourned at 4:55 p.m. 

Committee Meetings 

ASSESSING MADOFF PONZI SCHEME AND 

THE NEED FOR REGULATORY REFORM 

Committee on Financial Services: On January 5, the 

Committee met to discuss ‘‘Assessing the Madoff 

Ponzi Scheme and the Need for Regulatory Reform.’’ 

The following persons participated in the discussion: 

H. David Kotz, Inspector General, SEC; and nongovernmental persons. 

Joint Meetings 

No joint committee meetings were held. 

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NEW PUBLIC LAWS 

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

H.R. 6859, to designate the facility of the United 

States Postal Service located at 1501 South Slappey 

Boulevard in Albany, Georgia, as the ‘‘Dr. Walter 

Carl Gordon, Jr. Post Office Building’’. Signed on 

December 19, 2008. (Public Law 110–454) 

S.J. Res. 46, ensuring that the compensation and 

other emoluments attached to the office of Secretary 

of State are those which were in effect on January 

1, 2007. Signed on December 19, 2008. (Public Law 

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H.R. 6184, to provide for a program for circulating quarter dollar coins that are emblematic of a 

national park or other national site in each State, the 

District of Columbia, and each territory of the 

United States, and for other purposes. Signed on December 23, 2008. (Public Law 110–456) 

H.R. 7311, to authorize appropriations for fiscal 

years 2008 through 2011 for the Trafficking Victims 

Protection Act of 2000, to enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons, and for other purposes. 

Signed on December 23, 2008. (Public Law 

110–457) 

H.R. 7327, to make technical corrections related 

to the Pension Protection Act of 2006, and for other 

purposes. Signed on December 23, 2008. (Public 

Law 110–458) 

S. 3663, to require the Federal Communications 

Commission to provide for a short-term extension of 

the analog television broadcasting authority so that 

essential public safety announcements and digital 

television transition information may be provided for 

a short time during the transition to digital television broadcasting. Signed on December 23, 2008. 

(Public Law 110–459) 

S. 3712, to make a technical correction in the 

Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health 

Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008. Signed on 

December 23, 2008. (Public Law 110–460) 

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COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY, 

JANUARY 7, 2009 

(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) 

Senate 

No meetings/hearings scheduled. 

House 

Committee on Rules, to meet for organizational purposes, 

10:30 a.m., H–313 Capitol. 


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