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Tuesday, June 1, 2004


Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS



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Senate


Chamber Action


Routine Proceedings, pages S6253-S6297

Measures Introduced: Six bills and one resolution were introduced, as follows: S. 2481-2486, and S. Res. 368.

Page S6274 

Measures Passed:

Commending University of Virginia Cavaliers Women's Lacrosse Team: Senate agreed to S. Res. 368, commending the University of Virginia Cavaliers women's lacrosse team for winning the 2004 NCAA Division I women's lacrosse National Championship.

Pages S6291, S6295-96 

Department of Defense Authorization Act--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further consideration of S. 2400, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2005 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Services, at approximately 10:45 a.m., on Wednesday, June 2, 2004, and that only certain first degree amendments be in order, and that those amendments be subject to relevant second degree amendments.

Page S6296 

Class Action Fairness Act--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached vitiating the previously scheduled motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 2062, to amend the procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants.

Page S6296 

A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that upon the conclusion of S. 2400, DOD Authorization, Senate will begin consideration of S. 2062.
Page S6296 

Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
By unanimous vote of 89 yeas (Vote No. Ex. 104), F. Dennis Saylor IV, of Massachusetts, to be United States District Judge for the District of Massachusetts.

Pages S6263-64, S6297 

Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
Peter Cyril Wyche Flory, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense.
Carin M. Barth, of Texas, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Veronica Vargas Stidvent, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor.
John H. Hager, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, Department of Education.
Herman Belz, of Maryland, to be a Member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2010.
Tamar Jacoby, of New Jersey, to be a Member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2010.
Craig Haffner, of California, to be a Member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2010.
James Davidson Hunter, of Virginia, to be a Member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2010.
Harvey Klehr, of Georgia, to be a Member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2010.
Thomas K. Lindsay, of Texas, to be a Member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2010.
Iris Love, of Vermont, to be a Member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2010.
Thomas Mallon, of Connecticut, to be a Member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2010. (Reappointment)
Ricardo Quinones, of California, to be a Member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2010.

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Robert Cramer Balfe III, of Arkansas, to be United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas for the term of four years.
David E. Nahmias, of Georgia, to be United States Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia for the term of four years.
William Sanchez, of Florida, to be Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices for a term of four years.
1 Army nomination in the rank of general.
Routine lists in the Navy.

Pages S6296-97

Executive Communications:

Pages S7272-74 

Additional Cosponsors:

Pages S6274-75 

Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:

Pages S6275-91 

Additional Statements:

Pages S6270-72 

Amendments Submitted:

Page S6291

Notices of Hearings/Meetings:

Pages S6295-96

Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--104)

Page S6264

Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m., and adjourned at 6:37 p.m., until 9:45 a.m., on Wednesday, June 2, 2004. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on Page S6296.)

Committee Meetings


No committee meetings were held.

House of Representatives


Chamber Action


Measures Introduced: 7 public bills, H.R. 4470-4476; and 4 resolutions, H. Res. 655-658, were introduced.

Pages H3604-05 

Additional Cosponsors:

Pages H3605-06 

Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
H.R. 4278. A bill to amend the Assistive Technology Act of 1998 to support programs of grants to States to address the assistive technology needs of individuals with disabilities, amended (H. Rept. 108-514).
H.R. 2010. A bill to protect the voting rights of members of the Armed Services in elections for the Delegate representing American Samoa in the United States House of Representatives, amended (H. Rept. 108-515).
H.R. 3785. A bill to authorize the exchange of certain land in Everglades National Park, amended (H. Rept. 108-516).
S. 144. An act to require the Secretary of the Interior to establish a program to provide assistance through States to eligible weed management entities to control or eradicate harmful, nonnative weeds on pubic and private land, amended (H. Rept. 108-517, Part 1).
H. Res. 656. A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4444) to amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to establish a Personal Reemployment Accounts grant program to assist Americans in returning to work, (H. Rept. 108-518) and,
H. Res. 657. A resolution providing for consideration of the jont reslution (H.J. Res. 83) proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the appointment of individuals to fill vacancies in the House of Representatives, (H. Rept. 108-519).

Page H3604

Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed Representative Upton to act as Speaker Pro Tempore for today.

Page H3543

Chaplain: The prayer was offered today by Rev. John Roller, Pastor Emeritus, St. Thomas Becket Parish in Mt. Prospect, Illinois.

Page H3543 

Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and agree to the following measures:
Congratulating and saluting Focus: HOPE on the occasion of its 35th anniversary: H. Con. Res. 295, congratulating and saluting Focus: HOPE on the occasion of its 35th anniversary and for its remarkable commitment and contributions to Detroit, the State of Michigan, and the United States, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 374 yeas to 0 nays, Roll No. 210;

Pages H3544-47, H3565-66  

Recognizing those who responded to the fire in Richmond, Virginia on March 26, 2004: H. Res. 612, amended, recognizing and honoring the firefighters, police, public servants, civilians, and private businesses who responded to the devastating fire in Richmond, Virginia, on March 26, 2004, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 375 yea to 0 nays, Roll No. 211;
Pages H3547-49, H3566-67D556

Honoring the Tuskegee Airmen: H. Con. Res. 417, honoring the Tuskegee Airmen and their contribution in creating an integrated United States Air Force, the world's foremost Air and Space Supremacy Force, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 378 yeas to 0 nays, Roll No. 212;
Pages H3549-53, H3567  

Designating the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic in Lufkin, Texas as the ``Charles Wilson Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic'': H.R. 4317, to name the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic located in Lufkin, Texas, as the ``Charles Wilson Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic'';
Pages H3555-57

Health, Safety, and Security of Peace Corps Volunteers Act of 2004: H.R. 4060, to amend the Peace Corps Act to establish an Ombudsman and an Office of Safety and Security of the Peace Corps;
Pages H3557-61

Mount Rainier National Park Boundary Adjustment Act of 2003: H.R. 265, amended, to provide for an adjustment of the boundaries of Mount Rainier National Park;
Pages H3561-62

Reaffirming the inherent sovereign rights of the Osage Tribe to determine its membership and form of government: H.R. 2912, to reaffirm the inherent sovereign rights of the Osage Tribe to determine its membership and form of government; and
Pages H3562-63

National Great Black Americans Commemoration Act of 2003: S. 1233, amended, to authorize assistance for the National Great Blacks in Wax Museum and Justice Learning Center.
Pages H3563-65

Suspensions--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following measure under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were postponed until Wednesday, June 2.
Recognizing the 60th anniversary of the Allied landing at Normandy during World War II: S.J. Res. 28, recognizing the 60th anniversary of the Allied landing at Normandy during World War II;

Pages H3553-55

Recess: The House recessed at 4:02 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m.

Page H3565

Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page H3543.

Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H3565-66, H3566-67, H3567. There were no quorum calls.

Adjournment: The House met at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 11:52 p.m.

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Committee Meetings


GULF WAR ILLNESSES--STATUS OF RESEARCH AND INVESTIGATIONS


Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats and International Relations held a hearing entitled ``Examining the Status of Gulf War Research and Investigations on Gulf War Illnesses.'' Testimony was heard from the following officials of the GAO: Janet Heinrich, Director, Health Care-Public Health Issues; and Keith Rhodes, Chief General Accounting Technologist; Jonathan B. Perlin, M.D., Acting Under Secretary, Health and Acting Chief Research and Development Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs; MG Lester Martinez-Lopez, U.S. Army, Commanding General, U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, Department of Defense; and public witnesses.

BACK TO WORK INCENTIVE ACT


Committee on Rules: The Committee granted, by a record vote of 8 to 2, a closed rule providing one hour of debate in the House on H.R. 4444, equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Education and the Workforce. The rule provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of H.R. 4444 shall be considered as adopted. The rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
Section 2 of the rule provides that in the engrossment of H.R. 4444, the clerk shall add the texts of H.R. 4409 and H.R. 4410 as passed by the House, as new matter at the end of H.R. 4444, and then lay H.R. 4409 and H.R. 4410 on the table. Finally, the rule provides that if H.R. 4444 is disposed of without reaching the stage of engrossment, either H.R. 4409 or H.R. 4410, whichever first passes the House shall be treated in the manner specified for H.R. 4444 and the other bill shall be laid on the table. Testimony was heard from Representatives McKeon, Porter, and Kildee.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES--CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT REGARDING APPOINTMENT OF INDIVIDUALS TO FILL VACANCIES


Committee on Rules: The Committee granted, by a record vote of 8 to 2, a closed rule providing 90 minutes of debate in the House equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit. Testimony was heard from Chairman Sensenbrenner and Representatives Rohrabacher, Nadler, and Baird.

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FASTER AND SMARTER FUNDING FOR FIRST RESPONDERS ACT


Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management approved for full Committee action, as amended, H.R. 3266, Faster and Smarter Funding for First Responders Act of 2004.

NEW PUBLIC LAWS


(For last listing of Public Laws, see
Daily Digest, p. D536 K)
H.R. 408, to provide for expansion of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Signed on May 28, 2004. (Public Law 108-229)
H.R. 708, to require the conveyance of certain National Forest System lands in Mendocino National Forest, California, to provide for the use of the proceeds from such conveyance for National Forest purposes. Signed on May 28, 2004. (Public Law 108-230)
H.R. 856, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to revise a repayment contract with the Tom Green County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1, San Angelo project, Texas. Signed on May 28, 2004. (Public Law 108-231)
H.R. 923, to amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to allow certain premier certified lenders to elect to maintain an alternative loss reserve. Signed on May 28, 2004. (Public Law 108-232)
H.R. 1598, to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in projects within the San Diego Creek Watershed, California. Signed on May 28, 2004. (Public Law 108-233)
H.R. 3104, to provide for the establishment of separate campaign medals to be awarded to members of the uniformed services who participate in Operation Enduring Freedom and to members of the uniformed services who participate in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Signed on May 28, 2004. (Public Law 108-234)

CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD


Week of June 2 through June 5, 2004


Senate Chamber


On Wednesday, at approximately 10:45 a.m., Senate will resume consideration of S. 2400, Department of Defense Authorization Act.
During the balance of the week, upon conclusion of S. 2400, DOD Authorization, Senate will begin consideration of S. 2062, Class Action Fairness Act. Also, Senate may consider any other cleared legislative and executive business.

Senate Committees


(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)

Committee on Appropriations: June 2, Subcommittee on Defense, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2005 for the Iraq and Afghanistan Contingent Emergency Reserve Fund, 10 a.m., SD-192.
Committee on Armed Services: June 2, to hold a closed briefing on national security issues, 10:15 1 a.m., S-407, Capitol.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: June 2, to hold hearings to examine the role of State securities regulators in protecting investors, 10 a.m., SD-538.

June 3, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the enforcement of the bank secrecy act, enacted in 1970, which authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to issue regulations requiring that financial institutions keep records and file reports on certain financial transactions, 9:30 a.m., SD-538.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: June 2, to hold hearings to examine fire fighting aircraft, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.

June 2, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Jon D. Leibowitz, of Maryland, and Deborah P. Majoras, of Virginia, both to be a Federal Trade Commissioner, Brett T. Palmer, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce, Benjamin H. Wu, of Maryland, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Technology Policy, Enrique J. Sosa, of Florida, to be a Member of the Reform Board (Amtrak), and Scott Kevin Walker, of Wisconsin, to be a Member of the Advisory Board of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.

June 3, Subcommittee on Competition, Foreign Commerce, and Infrastructure, to hold hearings to examine the TREAD Act, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
Committee on Foreign Relations: June 2, to hold hearings to examine the Greater Middle East initiative, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
Committee on Governmental Affairs: June 2, business meeting to consider pending calendar business, 10 a.m., SD-342.
Committee on the Judiciary: June 2, Subcommittee on Constitution, Civil Rights and Property Rights, business meeting to consider S.J. Res. 4, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States, 1:30 p.m., SD-226.

June 3, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending calendar business, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.

June 3, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the Child Custody Protection Act focusing on the protection of parents' rights and children's lives, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.

June 4, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine pending judicial nominations, 10 a.m., SD-226.

House Chamber


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To be announced.

House Committees


Committee on Agriculture, June 2, hearing to review the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
Committee on Appropriations, June 2, Subcommittee on Defense, executive, to mark up the Department of Defense appropriations for fiscal year 2005, 2 p.m., H-140 Capitol.

June 3, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, Judiciary and Related Agencies, on FBI Transformation, 1 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.

June 3, Subcommittee on the District of Columbia, on District of Columbia Budget, 10 a.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
Committee on Armed Services, June 3, hearing on sexual assault prevention and response in the armed forces, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
Committee on Energy and Commerce, June 2, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Scientific Opportunities and Public Needs: Balancing NIH's Priority Setting Process,'' 2 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.

June 2, Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, hearing entitled ``Advancing the DTV Transition: An Examination of the FCC Media Bureau Proposal,'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.

June 3, full Committee, to consider the following: H.R. 3266, Faster and Smarter Funding for First Responders Act of 2003; and the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act, 9:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
Committee on Financial Services, June 2, Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises, hearing entitled ``Investing for the Future: 529 State Tuition Savings Plans,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.

June 2, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled ``Risk Management and Regulatory Failures at Riggs Bank and UBS: Lessons Learned,'' 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.

June 3, full Committee, to consider the following bills: H.R. 4363, Helping Hands for Homeownership Act of 2004; H.R. 3916, Presidential $1 Coin Act of 2004; H.R. 3755, Zero Downpayment Act of 2004; and H.R. 3574, Stock Option Accounting Reform Act, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
Committee on Government Reform, June 2. Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the census, oversight hearing entitled ``Who Might be Lurking at Your Cyber Front Door? Is Your System Really Secure? Strategies and Technologies to Prevent, Detect and Respond to the Growing Threat of Network Vulnerabilities,'' 1:30 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.

June 3, full Committee, to consider the following: H.R. 3826, Program Assessment and Results Act; H.R. 4222, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 550 Nebraska Avenue in Kansas City, Kansas, as the ``Newell George Post Office Building;'' H. Con. Res. 257, Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should posthumously award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Harry W. Colmery; and H. Res. 653, Honoring former President George Herbert Walker Bush on the occasion of his 80th birthday; followed by a hearing entitled ``The Supersizing of America: The Federal Government's Role in Combating Obesity and Promoting Healthy Living,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Committee on International Relations, June 2, hearing on United States Policy in Afghanistan, 10:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
June 2, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, hearing on U.S. Policy in East Asia and the Pacific, 1:30 p.m., 2172 Longworth.
Committee on the Judiciary, June 3, Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property, oversight hearing on the Operations of the U.S. Copyright Office, 1 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
Committee on Resources, June 3, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans, to mark up the following bills: S. 1814, To transfer federal lands between the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior; H.R. 3479, Brown Tree Snake Control and Eradication Act of 2003; and H.R. 4027, To authorize the Secretary of Commerce to make available to the University of Miami property under the administrative jurisdiction of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Virginia Key, Florida, for use by the University for a Marine Life Science Center, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
Committee on Small Business, June 2, hearing entitled ``Careers for the 21st Century: The Importance of Education and Worker Training for Small Business,'' 2 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, June 2, to mark up H.R. 3266, Faster and Smarter Funding for First Responders Act of 2004, 11 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
June 3, Subcommittee on Aviation, oversight hearing on The Financial Condition of the Airline Industry, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, June 2, Subcommittee on Human Intelligence, Analysis and Counterintelligence, executive, hearing on Assessing the Intelligence Community's Analytic Capabilities, 10 a.m., H-405 Capitol.
June 3, Subcommittee on Human Intelligence, Analysis and Counterintelligence, executive, hearing on Counterintelligence: Iran, 10 a.m., H-405 Capitol.
June 3, Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland Security, executive, briefing on Global Terrorism Update, 9 a.m., H-405 Capitol.
Select Committee on Homeland Security, June 3, hearing entitled ``Towards A National Biodefense Strategy,'' 1 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.

Joint Meetings


Joint Economic Committee: June 4, to hold hearings to examine the employment situation for May, 9:30 a.m., SD-628.
June 1, 2004

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Resume of Congressional Activity


FIRST SESSION OF THE ONE HUNDRED EIGHTH CONGRESS


The first table gives a comprehensive resume of all legislative business transacted by the Senate and House.


The second table accounts for all nominations submitted to the Senate by the President for Senate confirmation.



January 20 through May 31, 2004


Senate: Days in session
House: 68
Total: 54

..

Senate: Time in session
House: 512 hrs., 47
Total: 366 hrs., 7

..

Congressional Record:

Pages of proceedings

House: 6,252
Total: 3,541

..

Extensions of Remarks

House: ..
Total: 965

..

Senate: Public bills enacted into law
House: 12
Total: 24

36

Senate: Private bills enacted into law
House: ..
Total: ..

..

Senate: Bills in conference
House: 2
Total: 10

..

Senate: Measures passed, total
House: 159
Total: 212

371

Senate bills

House: 38
Total: 14

..

House bills

House: 28
Total: 81

..

Senate joint resolutions

House: 2
Total: ..

..

House joint resolutions

House: ..
Total: 3

..

Senate concurrent resolutions

House: 13
Total: 5

..

House concurrent resolutions

House: 20
Total: 33

..

Simple resolutions

House: 58
Total: 76

..

Senate: Measures reported, total*
House: 89
Total: 105

194

Senate bills

House: 65
Total: 2

..

House bills

House: 11
Total: 64

..

Senate joint resolutions

House: 1
Total: ..

..

House joint resolutions

House: ..
Total: 1

..

Senate concurrent resolutions

House: 3
Total: ..

..

House concurrent resolutions

House: 2
Total: 6

..

Simple resolutions

House: 7
Total: 32

..

Senate: Special reports
House: 1
Total: 1

..

Senate: Conference reports
House: 1
Total: 2

..

Senate: Measures pending on calendar
House: 210
Total: 104

..

Senate: Measures introduced, total
House: 598
Total: 1,041

1,639

Bills

House: 476
Total: 769

..

Joint resolutions

House: 11
Total: 13

..

Concurrent resolutions

House: 27
Total: 90

..

Simple resolutions

House: 84
Total: 169

..

Senate: Quorum calls
House: ..
Total: 1

..

Senate: Yea-and-nay votes
House: 103
Total: 145

..

Senate: Recorded votes
House: ..
Total: 63

..

Senate: Bills vetoed
House: ..
Total: ..

..

Senate: Vetoes overridden
House: ..
Total: ..

..


January 20 through May 31, 2004


Civilian nominations, totaling 361, (including 195 nominations carried over from the First Session), disposed of as follows:

Confirmed

83

Unconfirmed

263

Withdrawn

14

Returned to White House

1

Other Civilian nominations, totaling 2,321 (including 5 nominations carried over from the First Session), disposed of as follows:

Confirmed

1,093

Unconfirmed

1,227

Withdrawn

1

Air Force nominations, totaling 7,996 (including 3,572 nominations carried over from the First Session), disposed of as follows:

Confirmed

4,739

Unconfirmed

3,257

Army nominations, totaling 1,931 (including 594 nominations carried over from the First Session), disposed of as follows:

Confirmed

1,518

Unconfirmed

413

Navy nominations, totaling 5,330 (including 2,444 nominations carried over from the First Session), disposed of as follows:

Confirmed

4,585

Unconfirmed

745

Marine Corps nominations, totaling 1,220 (including 2 nominations carried over from the First Session), disposed of as follows:

Confirmed

1,199

Unconfirmed

21

Summary

Total nominations carried over from the First Session

6,812

Total nominations received this Session

12,347

Total confirmed

13,217

Total unconfirmed

5,926

Total withdrawn

15

Total returned to the White House

1

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Next Meeting of the
SENATE

9:45 a.m., Wednesday, June 2

Senate Chamber

Program for Wednesday: After the transaction of any morning business (not to extend beyond a period of 60 minutes), Senate will resume consideration of S. 2400, Department of Defense Authorization Act.
Senate: (Senate will recess from 12:30 p.m. until 2:15 p.m. for the Democratic party conference.)
Next Meeting of the

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

10 a.m., Wednesday, June 2

House Chamber

Program for Wednesday: Consideration of Suspensions:
Senate: (1) H.R. 4409--to reauthorize title II of the Higher Education Act of 1965;
Senate: (2) H.R. 4410--to increase the amount of student loans that may be forgiven for highly qualified teachers in mathematics, science, and special education and for reading specialists;
Senate: (3) H.R. 4411--to amend title VII of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to ensure graduate opportunities in postsecondary education;
Senate: (4) H.R. 3908--to provide for the conveyance of the real property located at 1081 West Main Street in Ravenna, Ohio;
Senate: (5) H. Con. Res. 413--honoring the contributions of the women, symbolized by ``Rosie the Riveter'', who served on the homefront during World War II;
Senate: (6) H.R. 4109--Simple Tax for Seniors Act;
Senate: (7) H.R. 1086--Standards Development Organization Advancement Act of 2003; and
Senate: (8) H.R. 3866--Anabolic Steroid Control Act of 2004.
Senate: Consideration of H.J. Res. 83--Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the appointment of individuals to fill vacancies in the House of Representatives (Subject to a Rule).

Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue

HOUSE

Baca, Joe, Calif., E971, E975

Bachus, Spencer, Ala., E970, E974

Davis, Tom, Va., E971, E975

Engel, Eliot L., N.Y., E969, E974

Evans, Lane, Ill., E975

Graves, Sam, Mo., E967, E970, E972, E974, E976

Israel, Steve, N.Y., E968, E972

Lantos, Tom, Calif., E967

Lee, Barbara, Calif., E971, E975

Maloney, Carolyn B., N.Y., E968

Payne, Donald M., N.J., E968, E972

Rodriguez, Ciro D., Tex., E967

Rogers, Mike, Ala., E971, E975

Shimkus, John, Ill., E967, E972

Shuster, Bill, Pa., E970, E974

Towns, Edolphus, N.Y., E968, E973


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