D50 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST January 16, 2009 

House of Representatives 

Chamber Action 

Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 13 public bills, H.R. 598–610; and 1 resolution, H. Res. 

73, were introduced. Pages H386–87 

Additional Cosponsors: Page H387 

Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today. 

Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she 

appointed Representative Edwards (MD) to act as 

Speaker pro tempore for today. Page H383 

Presidential Message: Read a message from the 

President wherein he transmitted to Congress the 

Economic Report of the President—referred to the 

Joint Economic Committee and ordered printed (H. 

Doc. 111–2). Pages H383–85 

Senate Message: Message received from the Senate 

by the Clerk and subsequently presented to the 

House today appears on page H385. 

Senate Referrals: S. 22 was held at the desk and 

S. 273 was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Page H385 

Quorum Calls—Votes: There were no yea-and-nay 

votes, and there were no recorded votes. There were 

no quorum calls. 

Adjournment: The House met at 4 p.m. and adjourned at 4:08 p.m. 

Committee Meetings 

No committee hearings were held. 

Joint Meetings 

No joint committee meetings were held. 

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NEW PUBLIC LAWS 

S.J. Res. 3, 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. Signed on January 16, 2009. (Public 

Law 111–1) 

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CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD 

Week of January 19 through January 24, 2009 

Senate Chamber 

On Tuesday, at approximately 3 p.m., Senate will 

be in a period of morning business. 

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 the Budget: January 21, to hold hearings to 

examine addressing short- and long-term fiscal challenges, 

10 a.m., SD–608. 

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: January 21, to hold hearings to examine the nomination of 

Ray LaHood, to be Secretary of Transportation, 2 p.m., 

SR–253. 

Committee on Finance: January 21, to hold hearings to 

examine the nomination of Timothy F. Geithner, of New 

York, to be Secretary of the Treasury, 10 a.m., SD–215. 

Committee on Foreign Relations: January 21, business 

meeting to consider the nomination of Susan E. Rice, to 

be Permanent Representative to the United Nations, with 

the rank and status of Ambassador, and to be Representative to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the 

United Nations during her tenure of service as Representative to the United Nations, 2:30 p.m., S–116, Capitol. 

January 22, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending calendar business; immediately followed by 

a hearing to examine the nominations of James B. Steinberg, to be Deputy Secretary, and Jacob J. Lew, to be 

Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources, both of 

the Department of State, 9:30 a.m., SD–419. 

Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: January 22, to hold hearings to examine what States are 

doing to keep citizens healthy, 10 a.m., SD–430. 

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: 

January 21, to hold hearings to examine the financial crisis and the breakdown of financial governance, 10 a.m., 

SD–342. 

Select Committee on Intelligence: January 22, to hold hearings to examine the nomination of Dennis Blair to be Director of National Intelligence, 10 a.m., SH–216. 

House Committees 

Committee on Appropriations, January 21, to meet for organizational purposes; followed by a markup of the 

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, 12 

p.m., 2359 Rayburn. 

Committee on Armed Services, January 22, hearing on preventing weapons of mass destruction proliferation and terrorism, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn. 

Committee on Education and Labor, January 21, to meet 

for organizational purposes, 5:15 p.m., 2175 Rayburn. 

Committee on Energy and Commerce, January 21, to mark 

up the Digital Television Extension Act, 1:30 p.m., 2123 

Rayburn. 

January 22, to consider the portions of the economic 

recovery package under the Committee on Energy and 

Commerce’s jurisdiction, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn. 

Committee on House Administration, January 22, to meet 

for organizational purposes, 1 p.m., 1310 Longworth. 


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