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January 15, 2009. (For Senate’s program, see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today’s Record on 

page S399.) 

Committee Meetings 

(Committees not listed did not meet) 

NOMINATION 

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nomination of Thomas J. Vilsack, to be Secretary of Agriculture, after the nominee, who was introduced by 

Senators Harkin and Grassley, testified and answered 

questions in his own behalf. 

NOMINATIONS 

Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of Lisa P. Jackson, to be Administrator of the 

Environmental Protection Agency, who was introduced by Senators Lautenberg and Menendez, and 

Nancy Helen Sutley, to be Chairman of the Council 

on Environmental Quality, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf. 

NOMINATIONS 

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

nominations of Peter R. Orszag, of Massachusetts, to 

be Director, who was introduced by Representatives 

John Spratt and Paul Ryan, and Robert L. Nabors 

II, of New Jersey, to be Deputy Director, who was 

introduced by Representative David Obey, both of 

the Office of Management and Budget, after the 

nominees testified and answered questions in their 

own behalf. 

NOMINATION 

Committee on Veterans’ Affairs: Committee concluded a 

hearing to examine the nomination of Eric K. 

Shinseki, to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs, after 

the nominee, who was introduced by Senator Inouye 

and former Senator Robert J. Dole, testified and anh 

swered questions in his own behalf. 

House of Representatives 

Chamber Action 

Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 54 public bills, H.R. 493–546; and 7 resolutions, H. Con. 

Res. 21, and H. Res. 59–61, 63–65, were introduced. Pages H323–25 

Additional Cosponsors: Pages H325–26 

Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows: 

H. Res. 62, providing for further consideration of 

the bill (H.R. 384) to reform the Troubled Assets 

Relief Program of the Secretary of the Treasury and 

ensure accountability under such Program (H. Rept. 

111–3). Page H323 

Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she 

appointed Representative Tauscher to act as Speaker 

pro tempore for today. Page H199 

Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest 

Chaplain, Rev. Dr. Silvester S. Beaman, Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Wilmington, Delaware. Page H199 

Select Committee on Energy Independence and 

Global Warming—Appointment: The Chair announced the Speaker’s appointment of the following 

Members of the House of Representatives to the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global 

Warming: Representative Markey (MA), Chairman 

and Representative Sensenbrenner. Page H199 

Committee Election: The House agreed to H. Res. 

59, electing the following minority member to a 

standing committee: Committee on Rules: Representative Foxx. Page H216 

Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009: The House passed H.R. 2, to 

amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend 

and improve the Children’s Health Insurance Program, by a recorded vote of 289 ayes to 139 noes, 

Roll No. 16. Pages H216–68 

Rejected the Deal (GA) motion to recommit the 

bill to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

with instructions to report the same back to the 

House forthwith with an amendment, by a yea-andnay vote of 179 yeas to 247 nays, Roll No. 15. 

 Pages H264–67 

H. Res. 52, the rule providing for consideration 

of the bill, was agreed to by a recorded vote of 244 

ayes to 178 noes, Roll No. 14, after agreeing without objection to order the previous question. 

 Pages H203–16 

Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules 

and agree to the following measure: 


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Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require each standing committee to hold 

periodic hearings on the topic of waste, fraud, 

abuse, or mismanagement in Government programs which that committee may authorize: H. 

Res. 40, amended, to amend the Rules of the House 

of Representatives to require each standing committee to hold periodic hearings on the topic of 

waste, fraud, abuse, or mismanagement in Government programs which that committee may authorize, by a 2⁄3 yea-and-nay vote of 423 yeas with none 

voting ‘‘nay’’, Roll No. 18. Pages H268–73, H281 

TARP Reform and Accountability Act of 2009: 

The House began consideration of H.R. 384, to reform the Troubled Assets Relief Program of the Secretary of the Treasury and ensure accountability 

under such Program. Further proceedings were postponed. Pages H282–90, H290–99 

H. Res. 53, the rule providing for consideration 

of the bill, was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 

235 yeas to 191 nays, Roll No. 17, after agreeing 

without objection to order the previous question. 

 Pages H273–81 

Privileged Resolution: The House agreed to H. 

Res. 61, to provide for the attendance of the House 

at the Inaugural Ceremonies of the President and 

Vice President of the United States. Page H290 

Senate Message: Message received from the Senate 

today appears on page H199. 

Senate Referrals: S. 60 was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Page H321 

Quorum Calls—Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes 

and two recorded votes developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H216, 

H266–67, H267–68, H280–81, and H281. There 

were no quorum calls. 

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

adjourned at 10:28 p.m. 

Committee Meetings 

COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION 

Committee on Armed Services: Met for organizational 

purposes. 

COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Met for organizational purposes. 

TARP REFORM AND ACCOUNTABILITY 

ACT OF 2009 

Committee on Rules: Granted, by a non-record vote, a 

rule providing for further consideration of H.R. 384, 

the TARP Reform and Accountability Act of 2009, 

under a structured rule. No further general debate 

shall be in order. The rule provides that the bill 

shall be considered as read. The rule waives all 

points of order against provisions in the bill. 

The rule makes in order only those amendments 

printed in the report of the Committee on Rules. 

The amendments made in order may be offered only 

in the order printed in the Committee report, may 

be offered only by a Member designated in the Rules 

Committee report, shall be considered as read, shall 

be debatable for the time specified in the Committee 

report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to 

amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand 

for a division of the question in the House or in the 

Committee of the Whole. All points of order against 

the amendments except for clauses 9 and 10 of rule 

XXI are waived. The rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. The rule provides a motion to proceed under section 115 of the 

Emergency Economic Stabilization Act if offered by 

the Majority Leader or his designee which may be 

offered not later than the legislative day of January 

22, 2009. Testimony was heard from Representatives 

Speier, Jackson-Lee (TX), Kaptur, Corrine Brown 

(FL), Hinchey, Kennedy, Welch, Neugebauer, 

Gohmert, Dent, and Bilirakis. 

SMALL BUSINESS ECONOMY 

Committee on Small Business: Met with non-governmental persons to discuss the State of the Small 

Business Economy and Identifying Policies to Promote an Economic Recovery. 

COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION 

Committee on Ways and Means: Met for organizational 

purposes. 

Joint Meetings 

No joint committee meetings were held. 

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COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY, 

JANUARY 15, 2009 

(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) 

Senate 

Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine 

the nominations of William J. Lynn III, to be Deputy 

Secretary, Robert F. Hale, to be Under Secretary (Comptroller) and Chief Financial Officer, Michele Flournoy, to 

be Under Secretary for Policy, and Jeh Charles Johnson, 

to be General Counsel, all of the Department of Defense, 

9:30 a.m., SD–106. 

Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to 

hold hearings to examine the nominations of Mary 

Schapiro, of New York, to be Chairman of the Securities 


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