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Measures Introduced:
Eight bills and one resolution were introduced, as follows: S. 1889-1896, and S.J. Res. 25.
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Measures Reported:
S. 551, to provide for the implementation of air quality programs developed in accordance with an Intergovernmental Agreement between the Southern Ute Indian Tribe and the State of Colorado concerning Air Quality Control on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation, with an amendment. (S. Rept. No. 108-201)
S. 733, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2004 for the United States Coast Guard, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 108-202)
S. 1218, to provide for Presidential support and coordination of interagency ocean science programs and development and coordination of a comprehensive and integrated United States research and monitoring program, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 108-203)
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Measures Passed:
Department of Veterans Affairs Long-Term Care and Personnel Authorities Enhancement Act:
Senate passed S. 1156, to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and enhance provision of health care for veterans, to authorize major construction projects and other facilities matters for the Department of Veterans Affairs, to enhance and improve authorities relating to the administration of personnel of the Department of Veterans Affairs, after agreeing to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, and the following amendments proposed thereto:
Pages S15123-33
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Pages S15133-40
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Pages S15207-09
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Energy Policy Act--Conference Report
: Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to consideration of the conference report to accompany H.R. 6, to enhance energy conservation and research and development, to provide for security and diversity in the energy supply for the American people, and then began consideration of the conference report.
Pages S15111-23, S15140-79
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Nominations Confirmed:
Senate confirmed the following nominations:
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1 Air Force nomination in the rank of general.
Foreign Service nomination beginning with Robert Goldberg and ending with Robert Goldberg (Prior to this action, Committee on Foreign Relations was discharged from further consideration.)
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Nominations Received:
Senate received the following nomination:
J. Russell George, of Virginia, to be Inspector General for Tax Administration, Department of the Treasury.
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Messages From the House:
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Measures Referred:
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Enrolled Bills Presented:
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Executive Communications:
Pages S15184-86
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages S15187-88
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Pages S15188-92
Additional Statements:
Pages S15182-83
Amendments Submitted:
Pages S15192-S15206
Authority for Committees to Meet:
Pages S15206-07
Privilege of the Floor:
Page S15207
Adjournment:
Senate met at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 7:56 p.m. until 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, November 20, 2003. ( For Senate's Program, see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S15210).
THE ARMY
Committee on Armed Services:
Committee concluded an open and closed hearing to examine current Army issues, including the Active, Army Reserve, and Army National Guard units, focusing on ``Winning the Peace'' in Iraq, the Global War on Terror, and the Rest and Recuperation (R&R;) Leave Program, after receiving testimony from Les Brownlee, Acting Secretary of the Army; and General Peter J. Schoomaker, USA, Chief of Staff, United States Army.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Armed Services:
Committee met in closed session to discuss certain pending nominations.
AGROTERRORISM
Committee on Governmental Affairs:
Committee concluded a hearing to examine the threat of agroterrorism, focusing on strategies to secure the agricultural infrastructure, the Foreign Animal Disease and Plum Island Animal Disease Center, ensuring the safety and security of the Nation's food supply, industry guidance and preventive measures, vulnerability and threat assessments, Operation Liberty Shield, and emergency preparedness and response, after receiving testimony from Senator Talent; Penrose Albright, Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for Science and Technology; Lester M. Crawford, Deputy Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services; Charles Lambert, Deputy Under Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs; Thomas McGinn, North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Raleigh; Colleen O'Keefe, Illinois Department of Agriculture, Springfield; and Peter Chalk, RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California.
NOMINATIONS:
Committee on the Judiciary:
Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of William James Haynes II, of Virginia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit, who was introduced by Senators Warner and Allen; Louis Guirola, Jr., to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Mississippi, who was introduced by Senators Cochran and Lott; Virginia E. Hopkins, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, who was introduced by Senators Sessions and Shelby; and Kenneth M. Karas, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York, who was introduced by Senator Schumer, after each nominee testified and answered questions in their own behalf.
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Measures Introduced:
21 public bills, H.R. 3519-3539; and 9 resolutions, H.J. Res. 77-78; H. Con. Res., 329-331 and H. Res. 452-455, were introduced.
Pages H11650-51
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages H11651-52
Reports Filed:
Reports were filed as follows today:
H.R. 2751, to provide new human capital flexibilities with respect to the GAO, amended (H. Rept. 108-380);
Conference report on H.R. 2417, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2004 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System (H. Rept. 108-381);
H. Res. 449, providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules (H. Rept. 108-382);
H. Res. 450, providing for consideration of H.J. Res. 78, making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2004 (H. Rept. 108-383); and
H. Res. 451, waiving points of order against the conference report to accompany H.R. 2417, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2004 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System (H. Rept. 108-384).
Pages H11649-50
Chaplain:
The prayer was offered today by Rabbi Dr. Ari Korenblit of Temple Sholom in Brooklyn, New York.
Page H11518
Suspensions:
The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the following measures:
Captive Wildlife Safety Act:
Debated on Tuesday, November 18, H.R. 1006, amended, to amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to further the conservation of certain wildlife species, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 419 yeas with none voting ``nay,'' Roll No. 634;
Pages H11550-51
Pages H11551-52
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Pages H11520-24, H11573-74
Pages H11524-27, H11573-74
Pages H11527-29, H11593
Pages H11529-33, H11593-94
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Pages H11533-47, H11572-73
Pages H11547-50
Pages H11553-57
Pages H11557-61, H11594-95
Pages H11561-65, H11595
Pages H11565-67
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Agreed to amend the title so as to read ``a bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for the regulation of all contact lenses as medical devices''
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Pages H11567-72
Pages H11580-82
Pages H11582-86
Pages H11586-89
Pages H11589-91
Pages H11591-92
Suspensions Postponed:
The following measures were debated under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were postponed until Thursday, November 20:
Poison Control Center Enhancement and Awareness Act Amendments of 2003:
S. 686, amended, to provide assistance for poison prevention and to stabilize the funding of regional poison control centers; and
Pages H11574-77
Pages H11577-80
Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act of 2003--Motion to Instruct Conferees:
The House rejected the Berkley motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 1, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a voluntary prescription drug benefit under the medicare program and to strengthen and improve the medicare program, by a yea-and-nay vote of 203 yeas to 218 nays, Roll No. 637.
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Pages H11598-H11605
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Two Floods and You Are Out of the Taxpayers' Pocket Act of 2003--Order of Business:
The House agreed by unanimous consent that it be in order at any time to consider H.R. 253, to amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to reduce losses to properties for which repetitive flood insurance claim payments have been made; that the bill shall be considered as read; that in lieu of the D1301amendment recommended by the Committee on Financial Services now printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature of a substitute and numbered one printed in the Congressional Record of November 19, shall be considered as adopted; that the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill, as amended, and on further amendment thereto to final passage without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of general debate, (2) a further amendment in the nature of a substitute, and (3) one motion to recommit with or without instruction; and further that the amendment placed at the desk be considered as read for the purposes of this unanimous consent request.
Pages H11595-98
Transportation and Treasury Appropriations--Motion to Instruct Conferees:
Representative Hastings of Florida announced his intention to offer a motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 2989, making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation and Treasury, and independent agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004.
Page H11598
Labor/HHS Appropriations--Motion to Instruct Conferees:
The House debated the Kildee motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 2660, making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed until a later date.
Pages H11622-28
Senate Message:
Messages received from the Senate today appear on pages H11518, H11567.
Senate Referral:
S. 189 and S. 1156 were ordered held at the desk.
Pages H11518, H11567
Amendments:
Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on pages H11652-56.
Adjournment:
The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 11:57 p.m.
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U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY
Committee on Armed Services:
Held a hearing on U.S. National Security Strategy. Testimony was heard from Ambassador Jeane J. Kirkpatrick, former U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations; and Samuel L. Berger, former Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs.
CYBERSECURITY AND CONSUMER DATA
Committee on Energy and Commerce:
Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection held a hearing entitled ``Cybersecurity and Consumer Data: What's at Risk for the Consumer?'' Testimony was heard from Orson Swindle, Commissioner, FTC; and public witnesses.
INVESTMENT IN TECHNOLOGY
Committee on Energy and Commerce:
Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet held a hearing on hearing entitled ``Digital Dividends and Other Proposals to Leverage Investment in Technology.'' Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION EFFICIENCY ACT
Committee on Government Reform:
Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census approved for full Committee action H.R. 3478, National Archives and Records Administration Efficiency Act of 2003.
CONTINUITY IN REPRESENTATION ACT
Committee on House Administration:
Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 2844, Continuity in Representation Act of 2003.
AFGHANISTAN:
DEMOCRATIZATION AND HUMAN RIGHTS
Committee on International Relations:
Subcommittee on the Middle East and Central Asia and the Subcommittee on International Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Human Rights held a joint hearing on Afghanistan: Democratization and Human Rights on the Eve of the Constitutional
Loya Jirga.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of State: Lorne W. Craner, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor; Ambassador-at-Large John V. Hanford III, Office of International Religious Freedom; and Christina B. Rocca, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of South Asia Affairs; and public witnesses.
ANTITRUST OVERSIGHT
Committee on the Judiciary:
Held an oversight hearing entitled ``Saving the Savings Clause: Congressional Intent, the
Trinko
Case, and the role of the Antitrust Laws in Promoting Competition in the Telecom Sector.'' Testimony was heard from R. Hewitt Pate, Assistant Antitrust General, Antitrust Division, Department of Justice; and public witnesses.
MEDICAL INFORMATION SHARING--DOD AND DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Committee on Veterans' Affairs:
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing to review progress being made by the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs with the sharing of medical information and development of a seamless electronic medical record. Testimony was heard from Linda D. Koontz, Director, Information D1302Management Issues, GAO; the following officials of the Department of Defense: Maj Gen. Kenneth L. Farmer, Jr., M.D., USA, Deputy Surgeon General, USA; Jeanne B. Fites, Deputy Under Secretary (Program Integration); and James C. Reardon, Chief Information Officer, Military Health System; Frances M. Murphy, M.D., Deputy Under Secretary, Health Policy Coordination, Department of Veterans Affairs; and a public witness.
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VULNERABLE CHILDREN--IMPROVED MONITORING
Committee on Ways and Means:
Subcommittee on Human Resources held a hearing on Improved Monitoring of Vulnerable Children. Testimony was heard from Representative DeLay; Cornelia Ashby, Director, Education, Workforce and Income Security, GAO; and public witnesses.
INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT
Conferees
agreed to file a conference report on the differences between the Senate and House passed versions of H.R. 2417, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2004 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System.
OMNIBUS APPROPRIATIONS
Conferees
met to resolve the differences between the Senate and House passed versions of H.R. 2673, making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of said District, for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices, for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies, and for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, but did not complete action thereon, and recessed subject to call.
Committee on Armed Services:
to hold a closed briefing from the CIA and DIA on assessment of the current situation in Iraq, 3 p.m., S-407, Capitol.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs:
business meeting to consider S. 1531, to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of Chief Justice John Marshall, and the nominations of Alicia R. Castaneda, of the District of Columbia, to be a Director of the Federal Housing Finance Board, and Thomas J. Curry, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; to be immediately followed by a hearing on improving the corporate governance of the NYSE, 10 a.m., SD-538.
Full Committee, to resume hearings to examine current investigations and regulatory actions regarding the mutual fund industry, 2 p.m., SD-538.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation:
to hold hearings to examine drug importation, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
Committee on Governmental Affairs:
business meeting to consider the nominations of James M. Loy, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security, and Scott J. Bloch, of Kansas, to be Special Counsel, Office of Special Counsel, Time to be announced, Room to be announced.
Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, to resume hearings to examine the role of professional organizations like accounting firms, law firms, and financial institutions in developing, marketing and implementing tax shelters, 9 a.m., SH-216.
Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, to resume hearings to examine the August 2003 Northeast blackouts and the federal role in managing the nation's electricity, 10 a.m., SD-342.
Committee on Government Reform,
to consider the following: H.R. 3478,
National Archives and Records Administration Efficiency Act of 2003, a report entitled ``Efforts to Rightsize the U.S. Presence Abroad Lack Urgency and Momentum;'' and a draft report entitled ``Everything Secret Degenerates: The FBI's Use of Murderers as Informants;'' followed by a hearing on Knives, Box Cutters and Bleach: A Review of Passenger Screener Training, Testing and Supervision, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Human Rights and Wellness, hearing entitled ``The Future Challenges of Autism: A Survey of the Ongoing Initiatives in the Federal Government to Address the Epidemic,'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
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Committee on House Administration,
hearing on 527 Organizations and Soft Money: Federal Elections in a Post-BCRA World, 10 a.m., 1310 Longworth.
Committee on International Relations,
Subcommittee on the Middle East and Central Asia, hearing on Human Rights Violations Under Saddam Hussein: Victims Speak Out, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
Committee on the Judiciary,
Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, and Homeland Security, oversight hearing on ``Homeland Security--the Balance Between Crisis and Consequence Management through Training and Assistance,'' including discussion of the following bills: H.R. 2512, First Responders Funding Reform Act of 2003; H.R. 3266, Faster and Smarter Funding for First Responders Act of 2003; and H.R. 3158, Preparing America to Respond Effectively Act of 2003, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
Committee on Resources,
Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans, oversight hearing on the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
Committee on Small Business,
hearing entitled ``Lowering the Cost of Doing Business in the United States: How to Keep Our Companies Here,'' 9:30 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,
Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, oversight hearing on Financing Port Infrastructure--Who Should Pay? 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
Committee on Ways and Means,
Subcommittee on Oversight, hearing on Non-Profit Credit Counseling Organizations, 2 p.m., 1100 Longworth.
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence,
Subcommittee on Intelligence Policy and National Security, executive, briefing on Global Intelligence Update, 9 a.m., H-405 Capitol.
Select Committee on Homeland Security,
Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness and Response, to mark up H.R. 3266, Faster and Smarter Funding for First Responders Act of 2003, 1 p.m., 210 Cannon.
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Program for Thursday:
Senate will continue consideration of the conference report to accompany H.R. 6, Energy Policy Act.
Program for Thursday:
Rolled votes on Suspensions:
S. 686, Poison Control Center Enhancement and Awareness Act Amendments of 2003; and
S. 286, Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities Prevention Act of 2003.
Consideration of the conference report on H.R. 2417, Intelligence Authorization Act for FY 2004.
Consideration of H.J. Res. 78, making further continuing appropriations for FY 2004.
HOUSE
Andrews, Robert E., N.J., E2323, E2332
Bereuter, Doug, Nebr., E2322
Berman, Howard L., Calif., E2328
Blumenauer, Earl, Ore., E2323
Bonner, Jo, Ala., E2327
Bono, Mary, Calif., E2331
Brown-Waite, Ginny, Fla., E2335
Burr, Richard, N.C., E2320, E2321
Calvert, Ken, Calif., E2337
Clyburn, James E., S.C., E2319, E2322
Coble, Howard, N.C., E2327
Crowley, Joseph, N.Y., E2333
Diaz-Balart, Lincoln, Fla., E2316, E2324
Eshoo, Anna G., Calif., E2316, E2325, E2326, E2329
Everett, Terry, Ala., E2330
Filner, Bob, Calif., E2338
Gerlach, Jim, Pa., E2328
Graves, Sam, Mo., E2330
Gutierrez, Luis V., Ill., E2334, E2336
Houghton, Amo, N.Y., E2333
Kanjorski, Paul E., Pa., E2317, E2318
Kaptur, Marcy, Ohio, E2315, E2317, E2318, E2321
Kind, Ron, Wisc., E2328
Kolbe, Jim, Ariz., E2326
Langevin, James R., R.I., E2338
Lee, Barbara, Calif., E2339
Lofgren, Zoe, Calif., E2335
McCarthy, Karen, Mo., E2331
McDermott, Jim, Wash., E2336
McInnis, Scott, Colo., E2315, E2317, E2318, E2320, E2322, E2324, E2330, E2334
Maloney, Carolyn B., N.Y., E2332
Markey, Edward J., Mass., E2325
Menendez, Robert, N.J., E2335
Myrick, Sue Wilkins, N.C., E2331
Nunes, Devin, Calif., E2327
Oberstar, James L., Minn., E2326
Olver, John W., Mass., E2317, E2318
Ortiz, Solomon P., Tex., E2332
Pallone, Frank, Jr., N.J., E2333
Pascrell, Bill, Jr., N.J., E2334
Pelosi, Nancy, Calif., E2337
Porter, Jon C., Nev., E2337
Radanovich, George, Calif., E2324
Rodriguez, Ciro D., Tex., E2329
Ryun, Jim, Kans., E2327
Sanchez, Linda T., Calif., E2332
Scott, David, Ga., E2330
Shuster, Bill, Pa., E2334, E2335, E2338
Solis, Hilda L., Calif., E2334, E2337
Souder, Mark E., Ind., E2336
Stearns, Cliff, Fla., E2336
Thornberry, Mac, Tex., E2325
Towns, Edolphus, N.Y., E2335
Udall, Mark, Colo., E2315, E2320, E2327, E2329
Udall, Tom, N.M., E2317, E2319, E2322
Vitter, David, La., E2333
Whitfield, Ed, Ky., E2328
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