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Measures Introduced:
Nineteen bills and four resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 1912-1930, S. Res. 271-272, and S. Con. Res. 84-85.
Pages S15406-07
Measures Reported:
Special Report entitled ``The 2003 Joint Economic Report''. (S. Rept. No. 108-206)
S. 1522, to provide new human capital flexibility with respect to the GAO, with amendments.
Page S15405
Measures Passed:
National Women's History Museum Act:
Senate passed S. 1741, to provide a site for the National Women's History Museum in the District of Columbia.
Pages S15390-93
Pages S15479-80
Page S15481
Page S15481
Pages S15481-99
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Subsequently, S. 1136 was returned to the Senate calendar.
Page S15499
Pages S15499-S15500
Pages S15500-02
Page S15502
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Pages S15502-03
Pages S15503-07
Page S15505
Pages S15507-08
Page S15507
Pages S15508-09
Page S15509
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Page S15510
Intelligence Authorization Act--Conference Report:
Senate agreed to 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, clearing the measure for the President.
Pages S15335-58
Page S15335
Healthy Forests Restoration Act--Conference Report:
Senate agreed to the conference report to accompany H.R. 1904, to improve the capacity of the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects on National Forest System lands and Bureau of Land Management lands aimed at protecting communities, watersheds, and certain other at-risk lands from catastrophic wildfire, to enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health, including catastrophic wildfire, across the landscape, clearing the measure for the President.
Pages S15368-73
Federal Aviation Administration Authorization--Conference Report:
Senate agreed to the conference report to accompany H.R. 2115, to D1318amend title 49, United States Code, to reauthorize programs for the Federal Aviation Administration, clearing the measure for the President.
Pages S15385-90
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Prior to this action, the pending Frist motion to reconsider the vote by which the motion to invoke cloture on the conference report failed was withdrawn.
Pages S15325-26
Energy Policy Act--Conference Report:
Senate continued 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.
Pages S15326-35
Pages S15334-35
Page S15335
Continuing Appropriations--Amendment Modified:
A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that, notwithstanding the November 20, 2003 passage of H.J. Res. 78, making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2004, Frist Amendment No. 2208, to make a technical correction, which was previously agreed to, was modified.
Page S15326
Defense Production Reauthorization Act:
Senate concurred in the amendment of the House to S. 1680, to reauthorize the Defense Production Act of 1950, with the following amendment:
Pages S15480-81
Page S15480
Individuals With Disabilities Education Improvement Act--Agreement:
A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that at a time determined by the Majority Leader, after consultation with the Democratic Leader, Senate begin consideration of S. 1248, to reauthorize the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, with certain amendments to be proposed thereto; that upon disposition of the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 1350, House companion measure, that all after the enacting clause be stricken, and the text of S. 1248, be inserted in lieu thereof; the Senate then vote on final passage of H.R. 1350, and S. 1248 be returned to the Senate Calendar.
Page S15500
Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act--Agreement:
A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for consideration of the conference report to accompany H.R. 1, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a voluntary prescription drug coverage program under the medicare program, to modernize, strengthen, and improve the medicare program, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction to individuals for amounts contributed to health savings accounts, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to abbreviated applications for the approval of new drugs and the importation of prescription drugs, at 10 a.m., on Saturday, November 22, 2003.
Page S15510
Nominations Received:
Senate received the following nominations:
Lawrence T. Di Rita, of Michigan, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense.
Jaymie Alan Durnan, of New Hampshire, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army.
Joseph Max Cleland, of Georgia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States for a term expiring January 20, 2007.
April H. Foley, of New York, to be First Vice President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States for the remainder of the term expiring January 20, 2005.
Ann M. Corkery, of Virginia, to be an Alternate Representative of the United States of America to the Fifty-eighth Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations.
Benjamin A. Gilman, of New York, to be a Representative of the United States of America to the Fifty-eighth Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations.
Walid Maalouf, of Virginia, to be an Alternate Representative of the United States of America to the Fifty-eighth Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations.
Sanford Gottesman, of Texas, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation for a term expiring December 17, 2005.
Diane M. Ruebling, of California, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation for a term expiring December 17, 2005. (Reappointment)
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C. William Swank, of Ohio, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation for a term expiring December 17, 2005. (Reappointment)
James M. Strock, of California, to be a Member of the United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy for a term expiring July 1, 2006.
Robert Hurley McKinney, of Indiana, to be a Member of the Advisory Board for Cuba Broadcasting for a term expiring October 27, 2004.
Franklin S. Van Antwerpen, of Pennsylvania, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit.
Routine lists in the Army, Navy.
Pages S15510-11
Nominations Withdrawn:
Senate received notification of withdrawal of the following nominations:
April H. Foley, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States for a term expiring January 20, 2007, which was sent to the Senate on April 10, 2003.
April H. Foley, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States for a term expiring January 20, 2007, which was sent to the Senate on May 14, 2003.
Page S15511
Nominations Discharged and Placed on Calendar:
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions was discharged from further consideration of the following nominations:
James McBride, of New York, to be a Member of the National Council on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2008.
David Eisner, of Maryland, to be Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service.
Read Van de Water, of North Carolina, to be a Member of the National Mediation Board for a term expiring July 1, 2006.
Raymond Simon, of Arkansas, to be Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of Education.
Jose Antonio Aponte, of Colorado, to be a Member of the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science for a term expiring July 19, 2007.
Sandra Frances Ashworth, of Idaho, to be a Member of the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science for a term expiring July 19, 2004.
Edward Louis Bertorelli, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science for a term expiring July 19, 2005.
Carol L. Diehl, of Wisconsin, to be a Member of the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science for a term expiring July 19, 2005.
Allison Druin, of Maryland, to be a Member of the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science for a term expiring July 19, 2006.
Beth Fitzsimmons, of Michigan, to be a Member of the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science for a term expiring July 19, 2006.
Patricia M. Hines, of South Carolina, to be a Member of the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science for a term expiring July 19, 2005.
Colleen Ellen Huebner, of Washington, to be a Member of the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science for a term expiring July 19, 2007.
Stephen M. Kennedy, of New Hampshire, to be a Member of the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science for a term expiring July 19, 2007.
Bridget L. Lamont, of Illinois, to be a Member of the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science for a term expiring July 19, 2008.
Mary H. Perdue, of Maryland, to be a Member of the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science for a term expiring July 19, 2008.
Herman Lavon Totten, of Texas, to be a Member of the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science for a term expiring July 19, 2008.
Public Health Service nomination beginning with Vincent A. Berkley and ending with James Syms.
Drew R. McCoy, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation for a term of six years.
Carol Kinsley, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a term expiring October 6, 2006.
Susan K. Sclafani, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary for Vocational and Adult Education, Department of Education.
Laurie Susan Fulton, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the United States Institute of Peace for a term expiring January 19, 2007.
Steven J. Law, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Secretary of Labor.
J. Robinson West, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the United States Institute of Peace for a term expiring January 19, 2007.
Pages S15509-10
Messages From the House:
Page S15405
Measures Placed on Calendar:
Page S15405
Enrolled Bills Presented:
Page S15405
Executive Reports of Committees:
Pages S15405-06
Additional Cosponsors:
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Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Pages S15408-78
Additional Statements:
Pages S15402-05
Amendments Submitted:
Pages S15478-79
Authority for Committees to Meet:
Page S15479
Privilege of the Floor:
Page S15479
Record Votes:
One record vote was taken today. (Total--456)
Pages S15334-35
Adjournment:
Senate met at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 10:28 p.m. until 10 a.m. on Saturday, November 22, 2003. (For Senate's Program, see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on S15510).
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NOMINATIONS
Committee on Armed Services:
Committee ordered favorably reported 230 nominations in the Air Force, Army, Navy, and Marine Corps.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs:
Committee ordered favorably reported the following business items:
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.
ENERGY EMPLOYEES OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS COMPENSATION PROGRAM
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources:
Committee concluded an oversight hearing to examine the Department of Energy's implementation of the Energy Employees Occupation Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000, focusing on providing assistance to DOE contract workers in their efforts to obtain State workers' compensation benefits, after receiving testimony from Senator Grassley; Robert G. Card, Under Secretary of Energy; Robert E. Robertson, Director, Education, Workforce, and Income Security Issues, General Accounting Office; John F. Burton, Jr., Rutgers University School of Management and Labor Relations, New Brunswick, New Jersey; Leon Owens, Paper, Allied-Industrial, Chemical and Energy Workers International Union, Paducah, Kentucky; and David Michaels, George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, former Assistant Secretary of Energy for Environment, Safety, and Health, Richard Miller, Government Accountability Project, and Donald Elisburg, on behalf of the AFL-CIO and the Building and Construction Trades Department, all of Washington, D.C.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Finance:
Committee ordered favorably reported the nomination of Arnold I. Havens, of Virginia, to be General Counsel for the Department of the Treasury.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Foreign Relations:
Committee concluded a hearing to examine the Nominations:
of James C. Oberwetter, of Texas, who was introduced by Senators Hutchison and Cornyn, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and David C. Mulford, of Illinois, to be Ambassador to India, after each nominee testified and answered questions in their own behalf.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Governmental Affairs:
Committee ordered favorably reported 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.
NOMINATION
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions:
Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nomination of Steven J. Law, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Secretary of Labor, after the nominee testified and answered questions in his own behalf.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions:
Committee approved for reporting the following business items:
S. 1879, to amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend provisions relating to mammography quality standards;
S. 741, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with regard to new animal drugs, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
S. 573, to amend the Public Health Service Act to promote organ donation, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
S. 1881, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to make technical corrections relating to the amendments by the Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act of 2002, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute; and
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The nominations of Jose Antonio Aponte, of Colorado, Sandra Frances Ashworth, of Idaho, Edward Louis Bertorelli, of Massachusetts, Carol L. Diehl, of Wisconsin, Allison Druin, of Maryland, Beth Fitzsimmons, of Michigan, Patricia M. Hines, of South Carolina, Colleen Ellen Huebner, of Washington, Stephen M. Kennedy, of New Hampshire, Bridget L. Lamont, of Illinois, Mary H. Perdue, of Maryland, Herman Lavon Totten, of Texas, each to be a Member of the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science, David Eisner, of Maryland, and Carol Kinsley, of Massachusetts, each to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service, Raymond Simon, of Arkansas, to be Assistant Secretary of Education for Elementary and Secondary Education, Read Van de Water, of North Carolina, to be a Member of the National Mediation Board, Drew R. McCoy, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation, James McBride, of New York, to be a Member of the National Council on the Arts, Laurie Susan Fulton, of Virginia, and J . Robinson West, of the District of Columbia, each to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the United States Institute of Peace, Susan K. Sclafani, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary of Education for Vocational and Adult Education, and Steven J. Law, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Secretary of Labor, and a list of Public Health Service nominations.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Veterans Affairs:
Committee ordered favorably reported the nominations of Cynthia R. Church, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Public and Intergovernmental Affairs), Lawrence B. Hagel, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, Alan G. Lance, Sr., of Idaho, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, Gordon H. Mansfield, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and Robert N. McFarland, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Information and Technology).
Measures Introduced:
78 public bills, H.R. 3568-3645; 4 private bills, H.R. 3646-3649; and 20 resolutions, H.J. Res. 79-81; H. Con. Res. 336-344, and H. Res. 462, 466-472, were introduced.
Pages H12306-10
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages H12310-12
Reports Filed:
Reports were filed as follows today:
H.R. 1629, to clarify that the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument does not include within its boundaries any privately owned property (H. Rept. 108-392);
H.R. 2896, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove impediments in such Code and make our manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses and workers more competitive and productive both at home and abroad, amended, (H. Rept. 108-393);
H. Res. 463, waiving points of order against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 1) to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a voluntary program for prescription drug coverage under the Medicare Program, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction to individuals for amounts contributed to health savings security accounts and health savings accounts, to provide for the disposition of unused health benefits in cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements, (H. Rept. 108-394);
Efforts to Rightsize the U.S. Presence Abroad Lack Urgency and Momentum (H. Rept. 108-395);
Conference report on H.R. 2622, to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act, to prevent identity theft, improve resolution of consumer disputes, improve the accuracy of consumer records, make improvements in the use of, and consumer access to, credit information, (H. Rept. 108-396);
H.R. 2696, to establish Institutes to demonstrate and promote the use of adaptive ecosystem management to reduce the risk of wildfires, and restore the health of fire-adapted forest and woodland ecosystems of the interior West, amended, (H. Rept. 108-397, Pt. 1);
H. Res. 464, providing for consideration of a joint resolution appointing the day for the convening of the second session of the One Hundred Eighth Congress (H. Rept. 108-398);
H. Res. 465, waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules (H. Rept. 108-399); and
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H.R. 958, to authorize certain hydrographic services programs, to name a cove in Alaska in honor of the late Able Bodied Seaman Eric Steiner Koss, amended, (H. Rept. 108-400).
Pages H12198-H12213, H12306
Consideration of measures under suspension of the rules:
The House agreed to H. Res. 456, providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules by a voice vote.
Pages H12107-13
Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003:
The House agreed to the conference report on H.R. 1904, to improve the capacity of the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects on National Forest System lands and Bureau of Land Management lands aimed at protecting communities, watersheds, and certain other at-risk lands from catastrophic wildfire, to enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health, including catastrophic wildfire, across the landscape, by a yea-and-nay vote of 286 yeas to 140 nays, Roll No. 656.
Pages H12159-72
Pages H12113-17
Suspensions:
The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the following measures:
Highlands Stewardship Act:
H.R. 1964, amended, to establish the Highlands Stewardship Area in the States of Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania;
Pages H12118-21
Page H12121
Pages H12121-25
Pages H12125-26
Page H12126
Pages H12126-29
Pages H12129-33
Pages H12133-37, H12173
Page H12137
Pages H12137-57, H12173
Pages H12157-59, H12226-27
Pages H12186-98, H12297-98
Pages H12198-H12224, H12247
Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act of 2003--Consideration of Conference Report:
The House agreed to the conference report 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 vote of 220 yeas to 215 nays, Roll No. 669. Following the vote on agreeing to the conference report, the House agreed to table the motion to reconsider by a yea-and-nay vote of 210 yeas to 193 nays, Roll No. 670.
Pages H12174-81, H12247-97
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Rejected the Turner of Texas motion to recommit the conference report to the conference committee with instructions, by a recorded vote of 211 ayes to 222 noes, Roll No. 668.
Pages H12294-95
Pages H12230-46
Pages H12174-81, H12224-25
Rule for consideration of continuing appropriations measure and/or general appropriations bills:
The House agreed to H. Res. 458, the rule providing for same day consideration of a measure making further continuing appropriations for FY 2004 or a measure making general appropriations for FY 2004, by a yea-and-nay vote of 224 yeas to 203 nays, Roll No. 662, after agreeing to order the previous question on the resolution by a yea-and-nay vote of 225 yeas to 202 nays, Roll No. 661.
Pages H12181-86, H12225-26
National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2004:
The House agreed by unanimous consent to discharge from committee and pass S. 1768, to extend the national flood insurance program.
Page H12227
Page H12227
Continuing Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2004:
The House agreed to H.J. Res. 79, making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2004, by a yea-and-nay vote of 407 yeas to 16 nays, Roll No. 664.
Pages H12228-30
Page H12228
Recess:
The House recessed at 8:04 p.m. and reconvened at 8:50 p.m.
Page H12229
National Prison Rape Reduction Commission:
Read a letter from the Minority Leader wherein she appointed Ms. Brenda V. Smith of the District of Columbia to the Prison Rape Reduction Commission.
Meeting Hour:
Agreed that when the House adjourn today, it adjourn to meet at 12:00 noon on Tuesday, November 25.
Page H12298
Convening of the 2nd Session of the 108th Congress:
The House passed by unanimous consent H. J. Res. 80, setting the convening day of the 2nd session of the 108th Congress as January 20, 2004.
Page H12298
Adjournment Resolution:
The House agreed by unanimous consent to H. Con. Res. 339, providing for the sine die adjournment of the One Hundred Eighth Congress, First Session.
Page H12298
National Transportation Safety Board Reauthorization Act of 2003:
The House by unanimous consent S. 579, to reauthorize the National Transportation Safety Board.
Pages H12298-99
Hometown Heroes Survivor's Benefits Act of 2003:
The House passed by unanimous consent S. 459, amended to ensure that a public safety officer who suffers a fatal heart attack or stroke while on duty shall be presumed to have died in the line of duty for purposes of public safety officer survivor benefits.
Pages H12299-H12300
Senate Messages:
Messages received from the Senate today appear on pagesH12126, H12157, H12186, H12224, H12246, and H12247.
Senate Referral:
S. 1561 was referred to the Committee on Government Reform; S. 1741 and S. 579 were ordered held at the desk.
Page H12300
Quorum Calls--Votes:
13 yea-and-nay votes and three recorded votes developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H12171-72, H12172-73, H12173, H12224, H12224-25, H12225-26, H12226, H12226-27, H12230, H12245-46, H12246, H12247, H12295, H12295-96, H12296-97, and H12297-98. There were no quorum calls.
Amendments:
Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on page H12312.
Adjournment:
The House met at 9:00 a.m. and adjourned at 6:32 a.m. on Saturday, November 22.
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SAME DAY CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTIONS REPORTED BY THE RULES COMMITTEE
Committee on Rules:
Granted, by voice vote, a rule waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII (requiring a two-thirds vote to consider a rule on the same day it is reported from the Rules Committee) against certain resolutions reported from the Rules Committee. The rule applies the waiver to any special rule reported on or before the legislative day of January 31, 2004, providing for consideration or disposition of any of the following:
(A) A bill or joint resolution making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2004, or any amendment thereto, or any conference report thereon; or
(B) A bill or joint resolution making general appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, any amendment thereto, or any conference report thereon.
CONVENING DAY FOR 2ND SESSION OF THE 108TH CONGRESS
Committee on Rules:
Granted, by voice vote, a closed rule providing 1 hour of debate in the House on H. J. Res. 464, appointing the day for the Convening of the Second Session of the One Hundred Eight Congress, equally divided and controlled by the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader or their designees. The rule provides one motion to recommit.
CONFERENCE REPORT--MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION DRUG AND MODERNIZATION ACT OF 2003
Committee on Rules:
Granted, by a vote of 8 to 4, a rule waiving all points of order against the conference report to accompany H.R. 1, Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act of 2003, and against it consideration. The rule provides that the conference report shall be considered as read. Testimony was heard Chairmen Thomas and Tauzin; Representatives Johnson of Connecticut, Rangel, Dingell, Pelosi, Jones of Ohio, Brown of Ohio, Pallone, Schakowsky, and Jackson-Lee of Texas.
BRIEFING--INTELLIGENCE UPDATE
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence:
Met in executive session to receive a briefing on Intelligence Update on Iraq. The Committee was briefed by departmental witnesses.
HEALTHY FORESTS RESTORATION ACT
Conferees
on Thursday, November 20, 2003, agreed to file a conference report on the differences between the Senate and House passed versions of H.R. 1904, to improve the capacity of the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects on National Forest System lands and Bureau of Land Management lands aimed at protecting communities, watersheds, and certain other at-risk lands from catastrophic wildfire, to enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health, including catastrophic wildfire, across the landscape.
MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION DRUG, IMPROVEMENT, AND MODERNIZATION ACT
Conferees
on Thursday, November 20, 2003, agreed to file a conference report on the differences between the Senate and House passed versions of H.R. 1, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a voluntary prescription drug coverage program under the medicare program, to modernize, strengthen, and improve the medicare program, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction to individuals for amounts contributed to health savings accounts, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to abbreviated applications for the approval of new drugs and the importation of prescription drugs.
FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS ACT
Conferees
agreed to file a conference report on the differences between the Senate and House passed versions of H.R. 2800, making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004.
Senate's program is uncertain.
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No Committee meetings are scheduled.
No Committee meetings are scheduled.
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Program for Saturday:
Senate will consider the conference report to accompany H.R. 1, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a voluntary prescription drug coverage program under the medicare program, to modernize, strengthen, and improve the medicare program, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction to individuals for amounts contributed to health savings accounts, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to abbreviated applications for the approval of new drugs and the importation of prescription drugs.
Program for Tuesday:
The House will meet at 12:00 noon in pro forma session.
HOUSE
Andrews, Robert E., N.J., E2380
Baca, Joe, Calif., E2382
Baldwin, Tammy, Wisc., E2365, E2366
Ballance, Frank W., Jr., N.C., E2380, E2382
Bereuter, Doug, Nebr., E2372
Boyd, Allen, Fla., E2378
Brown-Waite, Ginny, Fla., E2370
Burgess, Michale C., Tex., E2378
Case, Ed, Hawaii, E2381
Costello, Jerry F., Ill., E2383
Davis, Danny K., Ill., E2365, E2366, E2367
Davis, Tom, Va., E2379
Ehlers, Vernon J., Mich., E2375
Emanuel, Rahm, Ill., E2380
Farr, Sam, Calif., E2376
Hoeffel, Joseph M., Pa., E2373
Hulshof, Kenny C., Mo., E2375
Jackson-Lee, Sheila, Tex., E2385, E2385, E2385, E2386, E2386, E2386, E2386
Johnson, Eddie Bernice, Tex., E2382
Johnson, Nancy L., Conn., E2377
Johnson, Timothy V., Ill., E2375
Lowey, Nita M., N.Y., E2374
McInnis, Scott, Colo., E2365, E2366, E2367, E2369, E2371, E2372, E2373, E2374, E2375, E2376
Maloney, Carolyn B., N.Y., E2378, E2379
Manzullo, Donald A., Ill., E2378
Markey, Edward J., Mass., E2373
Miller, Gary G., Calif., E2376
Miller, George, Calif., E2374
Moran, James P., Va., E2377
Moran, Jerry, Kansas, E2382
Oberstar, James L., Minn., E2378
Pelosi, Nancy, Calif., E2381
Pitts, Joseph R., Pa., E2368
Rahall, Nick J., II, W.Va., E2365
Schakowsky, Janice D., Ill., E2384
Skelton, Ike, Mo., E2368
Souder, Mark E., Ind., E2370
Strickland, Ted, Ohio, E2381
Towns, Edolphus, N.Y., E2379
Udall, Mark, Colo., E2366, E2367
Vitter, David, La., E2380
Wolf, Frank R., Va., E2371
Woolsey, Lynn C., Calif., E2383
Young, Don, Alaska, E2373, E2383
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