Robert Brady

Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania

Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Rangel) for 3 minutes. (Mr. RANGEL asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. Dreier).

Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania. I urge the adoption of the resolution, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I yield the remaining time to the Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi.

Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time. I only have one more speaker, if the gentleman would like to close.

Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from American Samoa (Mr. Faleomavaega). (Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I would like to yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Davis).

Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to extend the debate for 10 minutes on each side.

Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I would like to also yield 1 minute to the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Smith).

Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I would like to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Cohen).

Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania

Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and agree to the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 80) authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for an event to celebrate the birthday of King Kamehameha.

Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I urge Members to pass this resolution honoring King Kamehameha, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from Hawaii (Mr. Abercrombie).

Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I yield 4 minutes to the gentlewoman from Hawaii, the sponsor of the resolution, Ms. Mazie Hirono.

Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, this resolution authorizes the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for the birthday celebration of King Kamehameha. King Kamehameha is credited with unifying all the islands of Hawaii into the Kingdom of Hawaii in 1810. During his rule, he established trade with other countries, promoted agriculture, and reigned in peace after the unification until his death in 1819. In honor of his lasting legacy to the people of Hawaii, every year he is remembered in a statewide celebration for his accomplishments as King. The celebration will be on a Sunday so it won't disrupt the use of the CVC or tours of the Capitol. I urge Members to support this resolution. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous matter on the concurrent resolution now under consideration.

Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I would like to yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from American Samoa (Mr. Faleomavaega). (Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania. I yield the gentleman an additional 30 seconds.

Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania

Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania. Madam Speaker, the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library held its organizational meeting for the 111th Congress on Thursday, April 23, 2009. I am honored that the committee elected me its chairman. I look forward to working with my committee colleagues to discharge the panel's responsibilities. As required by the rules adopted by the committee, I submit those rules for publication in the Record: Rules of Procedure of the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library, 111th Congress title i--meetings of the committee 1. Regular meetings may be called by the chairman, with the concurrence of the vice-chairman, as may be deemed necessary or pursuant to the provision of paragraph 3 of rule XXVI of the Standings Rules of the Senate. 2. Meetings of the committee, including meetings to conduct hearings, shall be open to the public, except that a meeting or series of meetings by the committee on the same subject for a period of no more that 14 calendar days may be closed to the public on a motion made and seconded to go into closed session to discuss only whether the matters enumerated in subparagraphs (A) through (F) would require the meeting to be closed followed immediately by a recorded vote in open session by a majority of the members of the committee when it is determined that the matters to be discussed or the testimony to be taken at such meeting or meetings-- (A) will disclose matters necessary to be kept secret in the interests of national defense or the confidential conduct of the foreign relations of the United States; (B) will relate solely to matters of the committee staff personal or internal staff management or procedures; (C) will tend to charge an individual with a crime or misconduct, to disgrace or injure the professional standing of an individual, or otherwise to expose an individual to public contempt or obloquy, or will represent a clearly unwarranted invasion of privacy of an individual; (D) will disclose the identity of any informer or law enforcement agent or will disclose any information relating to the investigation or prosecution of a criminal offense that is required to be kept secret in the interest of effective law enforcement; (E) will disclose information relating to the trade secrets or financial or commercial information pertaining specifically to a given person if-- (1) an Act of Congress requires the information to kept confidential by Government officers and employees; or (2) the information has been obtained by the Government on a confidential basis, other than through an application by such person for a specific Government financial or other benefit, and is required to be kept secret in order to prevent undue injury to the benefit, and is required to be kept secret in order to prevent undue injury to the competitive position of such person; or (F) may divulge matters required to kept confidential under the provisions of law or Government regulation. (Paragraph 5(b) of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate.) 3. Written notices of committee meetings will normally be sent by the committee's staff director to all members at least 3 days in advance. In addition, the committee staff will email or telephone reminders of committee meetings to all members of the committee or to the appropriate staff assistants in their offices. 4. A copy of the committee's intended agenda enumerating separate items of committee business will normally be sent to all members of the committee by the staff director at least 1 day in advance of all meetings. This does not preclude any member of the committee from raising appropriate non-agenda topics. 5. Any witness who is to appear before the committee in any hearing shall file with the clerk of the committee at least 3 business days before the date of his or her appearance, a written statement of his or her proposed testimony and an executive summary thereof, in such form as the chairman may direct, unless the chairman waived such a requirement for good cause. title ii--quorums 1. Pursuant to paragraph 7(a)(1) of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules, 4 members of the committee shall constitute a quorum. 2. Pursuant to paragraph 7(a)(2) of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules, 2 members of the committee shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of taking testimony; provided, however, once a quorum is established, any one member can continue to take such testimony. 3. Under no circumstance may proxies be considered for the establishment of a quorum. title iii--voting 1. Voting in the committee on any issue will normally be by voice vote. 2. If a third of the members present so demand, a recorded vote will be taken on any question by rollcall. 3. The results of the rollcall votes taken in any meeting upon a measure, or any amendment thereto, shall be stated in the committee report on that measure unless previously announced by the committee, and such report or announcement shall include a tabulation of the votes cast in favor and the votes cast in opposition to each measure and amendment by each member of the committee. (Paragraph 7(b) and (c) of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules.) 4. Proxy voting shall be allowed on all measures and matters before the committee. However, the vote of the committee to report a measure or matters shall require the concurrence of a majority of the members of the committee who are physically present at the time of the vote. Proxies will be allowed in such cases solely for the purpose of recording a member's position on the question and then only in those instances when the absentee committee member has been informed of the question and has affirmatively requested that he be recorded. (Paragraph 7(a)(3) of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules.) title iv--delegation and authority to the chairman and vice chairman 1. The chairman and vice chairman are authorized to sign all necessary vouchers and routine papers for which the committee's approval is required and to decide in the committee's behalf on all routine business. 2. The chairman is authorized to engage commercial reporters for the preparation of transcripts of committee meetings and hearings. 3. The chairman is authorized to issue, on behalf of the committee, regulations normally promulgated by the committee at the beginning of each session.

Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania

Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania. Madam Speaker, the GPO is currently distributing copies of the latest edition of the U.S. Government Printing Office Style Manual, the first revision to this authoritative style guide since 2000. The GPO Style Manual, as it is popularly known, is issued under the authority of section 1105 of Title 44 of the U.S. Code, which requires the Public Printer, as head of the GPO, to ``determine the form and style in which the printing . . . ordered by a department is executed . . . having proper regard to economy, workmanship, and the purposes for which the work is needed.'' The Manual is prepared by the GPO Style Board, composed of proofreading, printing, and Government documents specialists from within GPO, where all congressional publications and many other key Federal Government documents are produced. The first GPO Style Manual appeared in 1894. It was developed originally as a printer's stylebook to standardize word and type treatment and remains so today. Through successive editions, however, the GPO Style Manual has come to be widely recognized by writers and editors both within and outside the Federal Government as one of the most useful resources in the editorial arsenal. The new edition of the GPO Style Manual has been thoroughly redesigned to make it more modern and easier to read, and the content has been updated generally throughout in keeping with current usage. In addition, a variety of suggestions offered by users since the last edition was published have been incorporated. In addition to Members of Congress, copies are being distributed to Federal agencies and Federal depository libraries, and are being offered for sale to the public. There is also a free online version of the Manual at http:// www.gpoaccess.gov/stylemanual/index.html. As Chairman of the Joint Committee on Printing during the 110th Congress, when the new edition of the Style Manual was prepared, I commend the staff of the GPO for the production of this handsome volume, and I commend its use to my colleagues and their staffs in both this House and the Senate.

Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania

Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania. I will continue to reserve, Mr. Speaker.

Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I continue to reserve.

Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I reserve my time.