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Wednesday, October 1, 2003


Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS




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Senate


Chamber Action


Routine Proceedings, pages S12213-S12304

Measures Introduced: Eleven bills and one resolution were introduced, as follows: S. 1690-1700, and S. Res. 237.

Page S12277

Measures Reported:

S. 861, to authorize the acquisition of interests in undeveloped coastal areas in order to better ensure their protection from development, with an amendment. (S. Rept. No. 108-158)
S.J. Res. 16, to approve the ``Compact of Free Association, as amended between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Federated States of Micronesia'', and the ``Compact of Free Association, as amended between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands'', and otherwise to amend Public Law 99-239, and to appropriate for the purposes of amended Public Law 99-239 for fiscal years ending on or before September 30, 2023, with amendments and with an amended preamble. (S. Rept. No. 108-159)

Page S12277

Measures Passed:

Roberto Clemente Walker Post Office Building: Committee on Governmental Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 2826, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1000 Avenida Sanchez Osorio in Carolina, Puerto Rico, as the ``Roberto Clemente Walker Post Office Building'', and the bill was then passed, clearing the measure for the President.

Page S12303

Emergency Supplemental Appropriations, Iraq and Afghanistan: Senate began consideration of S. 1689, making emergency supplemental appropriations for Iraq and Afghanistan security and reconstruction for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto:

Pages S12220-70

Rejected:
By 38 yeas to 59 nays (Vote No. 371), Byrd Amendment No. 1794, to strike $15.2 billion of the $20.3 billion in Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Funds, leaving $5.1 billion for training and equipping the Iraqi Defense Corps and Iraqi national security force and for other public safety and justice purposes.
Pages S12242-59

Pending:
McConnell Modified Amendment No. 1795, to commend the Armed Forces of the United States in the War on Terrorism.
Pages S12259, S12269-70

Biden Amendment No. 1796, to provide funds for the security and stabilization of Iraq by suspending a portion of the reductions in the highest income tax rate for individual taxpayers.
Pages S12260-69

A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that at 10:30 a.m., on Thursday, October 2, 2003, Senate continue consideration of the bill, and that there be 40 minutes of debate remaining on the McConnell Modified Amendment No. 1795 (listed above) and the Senate then vote on or in relation to the amendment.
Pages S12270, S12303

Appointments

Global Climate Change Observer Group: The Chair announced, on behalf of the Majority Leader, pursuant to provisions of S. Res. 98, agreed to July 25, 1997, the appointment of Senator Craig to the Global Climate Change Observer Group.

Page S12303

Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
John Paul Woodley, Jr., of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army.
A. Paul Anderson, of Florida, to be a Federal Maritime Commissioner for the term expiring June 30, 2007.
Charlotte A. Lane, of West Virginia, to be a Member of the United States International Trade Commission for a term expiring December 16, 2009.
Daniel Pearson, of Minnesota, to be a Member of the United States International Trade Commission for the term expiring June 16, 2011.
Jose A. Fourquet, of New Jersey, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring September 20, 2004.
Adolfo A. Franco, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring September 20, 2008.

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Roger Francisco Noriega, of Kansas, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring September 20, 2006.
Ephraim Batambuze, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the African Development Foundation for a term expiring February 9, 2008.
Mary Kramer, of Iowa, to be Ambassador to Barbados and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to St. Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Antigua and Barbuda, the Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Daniel Pipes, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the United States Institute of Peace for a term expiring January 19, 2005.
David Wesley Fleming, of California, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation for a term expiring May 29, 2007.
Jay Phillip Greene, of Florida, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation for a term expiring November 17, 2005.
John Richard Petrocik, of Missouri, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation for a term expiring September 27, 2008.
Patrick Lloyd McCrory, of North Carolina, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation for a term expiring December 10, 2005.
Juanita Alicia Vasquez-Gardner, of Texas, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation for a term expiring December 10, 2003.
Juanita Alicia Vasquez-Gardner, of Texas, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation for a term expiring December 10, 2009. (Reappointment)

Page S12304

Messages From the House:

Page S12274

Measures Referred:

Page S12274

Measures Placed on Calendar:

Page S12274

Executive Communications:

Pages S12274-77

Executive Reports of Committees:

Page S12277

Additional Cosponsors:

Pages S12277-78

Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:

Pages S12278-S12300

Additional Statements:

Pages S12273-74

Amendments Submitted:

Pages S12300-02

Notices of Hearings/Meetings:

Pages S12302-03

Authority for Committees to Meet:

Page S12303

Privilege of the Floor:

Page S12303

Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--371)

Page S12259

Adjournment: Senate met at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 6:53 p.m., until 9:30 a.m., on Thursday, October 2, 2003. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S12303.)

Committee Meetings


(Committees not listed did not meet)

NOMINATIONS


Committee on Armed Services: Committee ordered favorably reported the nominations of Rear Adm. David C. Nichols Jr., for appointment in the United States Navy to the grade of Vice Admiral, and Lt. Gen. George W. Casey Jr., for appointment as Vice Chief of Staff, United States Army, and appointment to the grade of General.

CLIMATE CHANGE


Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded a hearing to examine certain aspects of the Administration's Global Climate Change Initiative, to reduce domestic emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases, including the implementation of the Kyoto commitment, after receiving testimony from John B. Stephenson, Director, Natural Resources and Environment, General Accounting Office; Jos Delbeke, European Commission of the European Union, Brussels; Antonio J. Busalacchi, Jr., University of Maryland, College Park, on behalf of the National Academy of Sciences Climate Research Committee; Stephen H. Schneider, Stanford University Department of Biological Sciences, Stanford, California; Tom M.L. Wigley, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado; Paul Gorman, National Religious Partnership for the Environment, Amherst, Massachusetts; Ethan J. Podell, Orbis Energy, LLC, White Plains, New York; and Christopher T. Walker, Greenhouse Gas Risk Solutions, New York, New York, on behalf of Swiss Re Financial Services Corporation.

ARIZONA WATER SETTLEMENTS ACT


Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: on Tuesday, September 30, 2003, Subcommittee on Water and Power concluded a joint hearing with the Committee on Indian Affairs to examine S. 437, to provide for adjustments to the Central Arizona Project in Arizona, to authorize the Gila River Indian Community water rights settlement, to reauthorize and amend the Southern Arizona Water Rights Settlement Act of 1982, after receiving testimony from Bennett W. Raley, Assistant Secretary for Water and Science, and Aurene M. Martin, Acting Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs, both of the Department of the Interior; Herbert R. Guenther, Arizona Department of Water, Phoenix; John D'Antonio, New Mexico Office of the State Engineer, Santa Fe; Vivian Juan-Saunders, Tohono O'odham Nation, Sells, Arizona; Richard P. Narcia, Gila River Indian Community, Sacaton, Arizona; Joe Shirley, Jr., Navajo D1074Nation, Window Rock, Arizona; and Kathleen W. Kitcheyan, San Carlos Apache Tribe, San Carlos, Arizona.

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NOMINATIONS


Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of Robert B. Charles, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs), who was introduced by Senator Snowe, and H. Douglas Barclay, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Republic of El Salvador, who was introduced by Senator Schumer, after the nominees testified and answered questions on their own behalf.

FEDERAL REAL PROPERTY REFORM


Committee on Governmental Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the need for federal real property reform, focusing on actions needed to address long-standing and complex problems, useful data on real property assets, and reliance on costly leasing, after receiving testimony from Johanna L. Hardy, Senior Counsel, and James R. McKay, Counsel, both of the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs; David M. Walker, Comptroller General of the United States, General Accounting Office; William C. Stamper, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services for Facilities Management and Policy; and Martha B. Knisley, District of Columbia Department of Mental Health, Washington, D.C.

NOMINATION


Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing on the nomination of Dora L. Irizarry, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, who was introduced by Senator Schumer, after the nominee testified and answered questions in her own behalf. Testimony was also received from Thomas Z. Hayward, Jr., and Patricia M. Hynes, each of the American Bar Association Standing Committee on Federal Judiciary, Washington, D.C.; James F. Castro-Blanco, Shearman and Sterling, New York, New York, former Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York; and Lewis L. Douglas, Justice, New York State Supreme Court, on behalf of the New York State Commission on Minorities, and Michael L. Pesce, Presiding Justice, New York State Supreme Court, both of Brooklyn.

House of Representatives


Chamber Action


Measures Introduced: 14 public bills, H.R. 3213-3226; and 7 resolutions, H.J. Res. 71; H. Con. Res. 290, and H. Res. 384-388, were introduced.

Pages H9129-30

Additional Cosponsors:

Pages H9130-32

Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
H. Res. 364, a resolution of inquiry requesting the President to transmit to the House of Representatives not later than 14 days after the date of adoption of this resolution the report prepared for the Joint Chiefs of Staff entitled ``Operation Iraqi Freedom Strategic Lessons Learned'' and documents in his possession on the reconstruction and security of post-war Iraq, amended, (H. Rept. 108-289, Pt. 1);
H. Res. 383, waiving points of order against the conference report to accompany S. 3, to prohibit the procedure commonly known as partial-birth abortion (H. Rept. 108-290); and
Conference report on H.R. 1474, to facilitate check truncation by authorizing substitute checks, to foster innovation in the check collection system without mandating receipt of checks in electronic form, and to improve the overall efficiency of the Nation's payments system, (H. Rept. 108-291).

Pages H9083-90, H9129

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

Page H9035

Chaplain: The prayer was offered today by Imam Hassan Qazwini, Leader, The Islamic Center of America in Detroit, Michigan.

Page H9035

Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the following measures:
American Dream Downpayment Act: H.R. 1276, amended, to provide downpayment assistance under the HOME Investment Partnerships Act;

Pages H9039-45

National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Reauthorization Act of 2003: H.R. 2608, amended, to reauthorize the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program;
Pages H9045-49

Health Care Safety Net Amendments Technical Corrections Act of 2003: H.R. 3038, to make certain technical and conforming amendments to correct the Health Care Safety Net Amendments of 2002;
Pages H9049-51

National Bone Marrow Donor Registry Reauthorization Act: H.R. 3034, amended, to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the National Bone Marrow Donor Registry;
Pages H9051-54

Animal Drug User Fee Act of 2003: H.R. 1260, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act D1075to establish a program of fees relating to animal drugs; and
Pages H9054-59

Congratulating Fort Detrick: H. Con. Res. 271, amended, congratulating Fort Detrick on 60 years of service to the United States.
Pages H9059-61

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Agreed to amend the title so as to read ``Concurrent resolution congratulating Fort Detrick, Maryland, on 60 years of service to the Nation.''

Pages H9060-61

Department of the Interior Appropriations--Motion to go to Conference: Agreed by unanimous consent to disagree to the Senate amendment to H.R. 2691, making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and agreed to a conference.

Pages H9061, H9071, H9073

The House agreed to the Dicks motion to instruct conferees on the bill by a yea-and-nay vote of 259 yeas to 165 nays, with one voting ``present'', Roll No. 527.
Pages H9061, H9071-72

Appointed as conferees: Representatives Taylor of North Carolina, Regula, Kolbe, Nethercutt, Wamp, Peterson of Pennsylvania, Sherwood, Crenshaw, Young of Florida, Dicks, Murtha, Moran of Virginia, Hinchey, Olver, and Obey.
Page H9061

Recess: The House recessed at 12:32 p.m. and reconvened at 12:41 p.m.

Page H9061

Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit--Motion to Instruct Conferees: The House rejected the Case motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 1, Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act of 2003 by a yea-and-nay vote of 208 yeas to 215 nays, Roll No. 528.

Pages H9062-67, H9072

Later Representative Flake announced his intention to offer a motion to instruct conferees on the bill.
Page H9073

Representative Bishop of New York also announced his intention to offer a motion to instruct conferees on the bill.
Page H9074

Tax Relief, Simplification, and Equity Act--Motion to Instruct Conferees: The House rejected the Davis of Alabama motion to instruct on H.R. 1308, Tax Relief, Simplification, and Equity Act by a yea-and-nay vote of 207 yeas to 219 nays, Roll No. 529.

Pages H9067-73

Energy Policy Act of 2003--Motion to Instruct Conferees: Representative Inslee announced his intention to offer a motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 6, Energy Policy Act of 2003.

Pages H9073-74

Recess: The House recessed at 2:04 p.m. and reconvened at 3:35 p.m.

Page H9071

Senate Message: Message from the Senate appears today on page H9035.

Senate Referrals: S. 1680 was referred to the Committee on Financial Services and S. 1261 was referred to the Committee on Energy & Commerce.

Page H9117

Adjournment: The House met at 10:00 a.m. and adjourned at 9:48 p.m.

Committee Meetings


REVIEW MANDATORY COUNTRY OF ORIGIN LABELING


Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture held a hearing to review mandatory country of origin labeling. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.

IMPROVING THE COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT ACT


Committee on Education and the Workforce: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 3030, Improving the Community Services Block Grant Act of 2003.

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES; ISSUANCE OF SUBPOENAS


Committee on Energy and Commerce: Ordered reported the following bills: H.R. 2898, amended, E-911 Implementation Act of 2003; H.R. 3140, amended, Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers Act; and H.R. 3143, International Consumer Protection Act of 2003.
The Committee also approved a resolution authorizing the issuance of subpoenas with respect to matters involved in, related to, or arising from the Committee's investigation of the HealthSouth Corporation.

REMITTANCES: REDUCING COSTS, INCREASING COMPETITION, AND BROADENING ACCESS TO MARKETS


Committee on Financial Services: Held a hearing entitled ``Remittances: Reducing Costs, Increasing Competition, and Broadening Access to the Market.'' Testimony was heard from Wayne Abernathy, Assistant Secretary, Financial Institutions, Department of the Treasury; and public witnesses.

CHINA'S EXCHANGE RATE REGIME--EFFECTS ON U.S. ECONOMY


Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology held a hearing entitled ``China's Exchange Rate Regime and its Effects on the U.S. Economy,'' Testimony was heard from Representatives Green of Wisconsin and English; John Taylor, Under Secretary, Department of the Treasury; Grant Aldonis, Under Secretary, Department of Commerce; and public witnesses.

OVERSIGHT--HUMAN CAPITAL SUCCESSION PLANNING


Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization held an oversight hearing entitled ``Human Capital Succession Planning: How the Federal Government Can Get a Workforce to Achieve Results.'' Testimony was D1076heard from J. Christopher Mihm, Director, Strategic Issues, GAO; Dan. G. Blair, Deputy Director, OPM; David J. O'Connor, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Administration and Resources Management, EPA; Vicki A. Novak, Assistant Administrator, Human Resources and Chief Human Capital Officer, NASA; William H. Campbell, Acting Assistant Secretary, Human Resources and Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs; and public witnesses.

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STRENGTHENING THE LONG ARM OF THE LAW


Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources held a hearing entitled ``Strengthening the Long Arm of the Law: How Are Fugitives Avoiding Extradition, and How Can We Bring Them to Justice?'' Testimony was heard from Bruce Swartz, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, Department of Justice; Samuel Witten, Deputy Legal Advisor, Legal Bureau, Department of State; and public witnesses.

MEDICAL LIABILITY INSURANCE HIGH COST--ARE PATIENTS NEEDLESSLY SUFFERING?


Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Human Rights and Wellness held a hearing entitled ``Dying for Help: Are Patients Needlessly Suffering Due to the High Cost of Medical Liability Insurance?'' Testimony was heard from the following officials of GAO: Kathryn G. Allen, Director, Health Care--Medicaid and Private Health Insurance Issues; and Richard J. Hillman, Director, Financial Markets and Community Investment; Dick Thornburgh, former Attorney General; and public witnesses.

OVERSIGHT--SECURITY OF INDUSTRIAL CONTROL SYSTEMS


Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census met in executive session to hold an oversight hearing entitled ``Security of Industrial Control Systems in Our Nation's Critical Infrastructure.'' Testimony was heard from Robert Dacey, Director, IT Security, GAO; Denise Swink, Acting Director, Energy Assurance Office, Department of Energy; and public witnesses.

TURKEY'S FUTURE DIRECTION AND U.S.-TURKEY RELATIONS


Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on Europe held a hearing on Turkey's Future Direction and U.S.-Turkey Relations. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.

HUMAN RIGHTS IN BURMA


Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on International Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Human Rights, and the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific held a joint hearing on Human Rights in Burma: Fifteen Years Post Military Coup--Part I. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
Hearings continue tomorrow.

OVERSIGHT--STREAMLINED SALES AND USE TAX AGREEMENT


Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law held an oversight hearing on ``The Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement: States' Efforts to Facilitate Sales Tax Collection from Remote Vendors.'' Testimony was heard from Bill Owens, Governor, State of Colorado; and public witnesses.

CLEAR LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR CRIMINAL ALIEN REMOVAL ACT


Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims held a hearing on H.R. 2671, Clear Law Enforcement for Criminal Alien Removal Act of 2003. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES


Committee on Resources: Ordered reported the following bills: H.R. 313, Coal Accountability and Retired Employee Act for the 21st Century; H.R. 542, to repeal the reservation of mineral rights made by the United States when certain lands in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, were conveyed by Public Law 102-562; H.R. 1899, Cape Fox Land Entitlement Adjustment Act of 2003; and H.R. 2766, amended, Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests Land Exchange Act of 2003.
The Committee also held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 151, to elevate the position of Director of the Indian Health Service within the Department of Health and Human Services to Assist Secretary for Indian Health; and H.R. 2440, Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2003. Testimony was heard from Representative Nethercutt; Michel Lincoln, Deputy Director, Indian Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services; and public witnesses.

CONFERENCE REPORT--PARTIAL BIRTH ABORTION BAN ACT


Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a rule waiving all points of order against the conference report to accompany S. 3, Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003, and against its consideration. The rule provides that the conference report shall be considered as read.

FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRY'S EFFECTS ON U.S. ECONOMY AND SMALL BUSINESS


Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Workforce, Empowerment, and Government Programs and the Subcommittee on Tax, Finance, and Exports held a joint hearing on Federal Prison Industry's Effects on the U.S. Economy and the Small Business Environment. Testimony was heard from Representative Hoekstra; and public witnesses.

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MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES


Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Ordered reported the following bills: H.R. 587, amended, to amend title 40, United States Code, to add Ashtabula, Mahoning, and Trumbull Counties, Ohio, to the Appalachian region; H.R. 1274, to direct the Administrator of General Services to convey to Fresno County, California, the existing Federal courthouse in that county; H.R. 1702, to designate the Federal building which is to be constructed at 799 First Avenue in New York, New York, as the ``Ronald H. Brown United States Mission to the United Nations Building;'' H.R. 3118, to designate the Orville Wright Federal Building and the Wilbur Wright Federal Building in Washington, District of Columbia; H.R. 3181, Predisaster Mitigation Program Reauthorization Act of 2003; and H.R. 3198, John F. Kennedy Center Reauthorization Act of 2003.
The Committee also approved the following: a Building Project Survey Resolution; and U.S. Army Corps Survey Resolutions.

OVERSIGHT--CLEANING UP THE WASTE AT EPA


Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment held an oversight hearing on Cleaning Up the Waste at EPA: Phase II. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the EPA: Melissa M. Heist, Assistant Inspector General, Audit; Morris X. Winn, Assistant Administrator, Office of Administration and Resources Management; and Don S. Welsh, Regional Administrator, Region 3: Mid-Atlantic Region; and John B. Stephenson, Director, Environmental Issues, GAO.

AFGHANISTAN/PAKISTAN ISSUES


Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland Security met in executive session to hold a hearing on Afghanistan/Pakistan Issues. Testimony was heard from departmental witnesses.

IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS FRAUD--IMPLICATIONS FOR HOMELAND SECURITY


Select Committee on Homeland Security: Held a hearing entitled ``Identification Documents Fraud and the Implications for Homeland Security.'' Testimony was heard from C. Stewart Verdery, Jr., Assistant Secretary, Border and Transportation Security Policy Directorate, Department of Homeland Security; the following officials of the Department of Justice: John Pistole, Assistant Director, Counterterrorism, FBI; Paul J. McNulty. U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of Virginia; and Roscoe C. Howard, Jr., U.S. Attorney, District of Columbia; Ronald D. Malfi, Director, Office of Special Investigations, GAO; Joseph R. Carico, Chief Deputy Attorney General, State of Virginia; and a public witness.

NEW PUBLIC LAWS


(For last listing of Public Laws, see
Daily Digest, p. D1068)
H.R. 2658, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004. Signed on September 30, 2003. (Public Law 108-87).
H.R. 3087, to provide an extension of highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund pending enactment of a law reauthorizing the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century. Signed on September 30, 2003. (Public Law 108-88).
H.R. 3146, to extend the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant program, and certain tax and trade programs. Signed on October 1, 2003. (Public Law 108-89).

COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,


OCTOBER 2, 2003


(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)

Senate


Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to resume hearings to examine the implementation of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (Public Law 107-204) and restoring investor confidence, 10 a.m., SD-538.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold hearings to examine media ownership, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.

Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine Amtrak, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, to hold hearings to examine S. 524, to expand the boundaries of the Fort Donelson National Battlefield to authorize the acquisition and interpretation of lands associated with the campaign that resulted in the capture of the fort in 1862, S. 1313, to establish the Congaree Swamp National Park in the State of South Carolina, S. 1472, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide a grant for the construction of a statue of Harry S Truman at Union Station in Kansas City, Missouri, and S. 1576, to revise the boundary of Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, 10 a.m., SD-366.
Committee on Foreign Relations: business meeting to consider S. Con. Res. 66, commending the National Endowment for Democracy for its contributions to democratic development around the world on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the National Endowment for Democracy, S. Res. 230, calling on the People's Republic of China immediately and unconditionally to release Rebiya Kadeer, S. Res. 231, commending the Government and people of Kenya, and the nominations of Richard Eugene Hoagland, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Tajikistan, Pamela P. Willeford, of Texas, to be Ambassador to Switzerland, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Principality of Liechtenstein, James Casey Kenny, of Illinois, to be Ambassador to Ireland, Randall L. Tobias, of Indiana, to be Coordinator of United States Government Activities to Combat HIV/AIDS Globally, with the rank of Ambassador, W. Robert Pearson, of Tennessee, to be Director D1078General of the Foreign Service, William Cabaniss, of Alabama, to be Ambassador to the Czech Republic, David L. Lyon, of California, to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Republic of Kiribati, Roderick R. Paige, of Texas, to be a Representative of the United States of America to the Thirty-second Session of the General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, and a Foreign Service Service Officer promotion list received in the Senate on February 25, 2003, Time to be announced, S-116, Capitol.

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Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine challenges for U.S. policy to Cuba, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
Committee on Governmental Affairs: business meeting to consider the nomination of C. Suzanne Mencer, of Colorado, to be the Director of the Office for Domestic Preparedness, Department of Homeland Security, Time to be announced, Room to be announced.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to hold joint hearings with the House Committee on Energy and Commerce to examine National Institutes of Health management of biomedical research to prevent and cure disease in the 21st Century, 10 a.m., SD-106.
Committee on Indian Affairs: to hold hearings to examine S. 1438, to provide for equitable compensation of the Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation in settlement of claims of the Tribe concerning the contribution of the Tribe to the production of hydropower by the Grand Coulee Dam, 2 p.m., SR-485.
Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider pending calendar business, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.

House


Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management, hearing to review crop insurance for specialty crop producers, 9:30 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Military Construction, on the Administration's Fiscal Year Supplemental Request for Iraq and Afghanistan, 3 p.m., B-300 Rayburn.
Committee on Armed Services, hearing on the U.S. Joint Forces Command on operational lessons from Operation Iraqi Freedom, 9 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 992, Union Members Right-to-Know Act; H.R. 993, Labor Management Accountability Act; and H.R. 994, Union Member Information Act, 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
Committee on Government, to consider the following: H. Con. Res. 264, authorizing and requesting the President to issue a proclamation to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Constantino Brumidi; and H.J. Res. 70, recognizing Inspectors General over the last 25 years in their efforts to prevent and detect waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement, and to promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in the Federal Government; followed by a hearing on ``Entrepreneurial Government Run Amok? A Review of FTS/FSS Organizational and Management Challenges,'' 11 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on Africa, hearing on U.S. Policy Toward Liberia, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.

Subcommittee on International Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Human Rights, and the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, to continue joint hearings on Human Rights in Burma: Fifteen Years Post Military Coup, Part II, 8:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 2517, Piracy Deterrence and Education Act of 2003; and H.R. 2824, Internet Tobacco Sales Enforcement Act, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on Water and Power, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 885, Arizona Water Settlements Act; and H.R. 1753, Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation Grand Coulee Dam Equitable Compensation Settlement Act, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on the impact of the nursing shortage on the Department of Veterans Affairs, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, hearing on Iraq Weapons of Mass Destruction Update, 9 a.m., H-405 Capitol.

Joint Meetings


Joint Meetings: Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, to hold joint hearings with the House Committee on Energy and Commerce to examine National Institutes of Health management of biomedical research to prevent and cure disease in the 21st Century, 10 a.m., SD-106.
October 1, 2003

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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 7 through September 30, 2003


Senate: Days in session
House: 130
Total: 103

..

Senate: Time in session
House: 1,073 hrs., 51 House: K
Total: 780 hrs.

..

Congressional Record:

Pages of proceedings

House: 12,211
Total: 9,033

..

Extensions of Remarks

House: ..
Total: 1,934

..

Senate: Public bills enacted into law
House: 24
Total: 64

88

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

..

Senate: Bills in conference
House: 14
Total: 11

..

Senate: Measures passed, total
House: 398
Total: 456

854

Senate bills

House: 114
Total: 28

..

House bills

House: 74
Total: 191

..

Senate joint resolutions

House: 3
Total: 1

..

House joint resolutions

House: 7
Total: 10

..

Senate concurrent resolutions

House: 30
Total: 5

..

House concurrent resolutions

House: 24
Total: 53

..

Simple resolutions

House: 146
Total: 168

..

Senate: Measures reported, total
House: *248
Total: *272

520

Senate bills

House: 168
Total: 5

..

House bills

House: 26
Total: 167

..

Senate joint resolutions

House: 3
Total: 1

..

House joint resolutions

House: ..
Total: 3

..

Senate concurrent resolutions

House: 7
Total: ..

..

House concurrent resolutions

House: 1
Total: 7

..

Simple resolutions

House: 43
Total: 89

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Senate: Special reports
House: 15
Total: 5

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Senate: Conference reports
House: 2
Total: 11

..

Senate: Measures pending on calendar
House: 120
Total: 71

..

Senate: Measures introduced, total
House: 2,012
Total: 3,953

5,965

Bills

House: 1,688
Total: 3,212

..

Joint resolutions

House: 18
Total: 70

..

Concurrent resolutions

House: 70
Total: 289

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Simple resolutions

House: 236
Total: 382

..

Senate: Quorum calls
House: 3
Total: 2

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Senate: Yea-and-nay votes
House: 370
Total: 298

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Senate: Recorded votes
House: ..
Total: 226

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

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

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January 7 through September 30, 2003


Civilian nominations, totaling 467, disposed of as follows:

Confirmed

277

Unconfirmed

181

Withdrawn

9

Other Civilian nominations, totaling 1,789, disposed of as follows:

Confirmed

1,689

Unconfirmed

100

Air Force nominations, totaling 7,709, disposed of as follows:

Confirmed

5,383

Unconfirmed

2,326

Army nominations, totaling 5,226, disposed of as follows:

Confirmed

5,147

Unconfirmed

79

Navy nominations, totaling 4,348, disposed of as follows:

Confirmed

4,319

Unconfirmed

29

Marine Corps nominations, totaling 2,411, disposed of as follows:

Confirmed

2,398

Unconfirmed

13

Summary

Total nominations carried over from the First Session

0

Total nominations received this Session

21,950

Total confirmed

19,213

Total unconfirmed

2,728

Total withdrawn

9

Total returned to the White House

0

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Next Meeting of the
SENATE

9:30 a.m., Thursday, October 2

Senate Chamber

Program for Thursday: After the transaction of any morning business (not to extend beyond 10:30 a.m.), Senate will continue consideration of S. 1689, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act.
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Next Meeting of the
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

10 a.m., Thursday, October 2

House Chamber

Program for Thursday: Consideration of the conference report on S. 3, Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003 (rules waives all points of order against the bill);
Senate: Consideration of H. Res 377, providing for recommittal of the conference report to accompany H.R. 2115, Flight 100--Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act;
Senate: Consideration of the motion to go to conference on H.R. 2660, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act;
Senate: Consideration of the Inslee motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 6, Energy Policy Act of 2003;
Senate: Consideration of the Bishop of New York motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 1, Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act of 2003; and
Senate: Consideration of the Flake motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 1, Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act of 2003.

Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue

HOUSE

Andrews, Robert E., N.J., E1941

Bilirakis, Michael, Fla., E1938

Bonner, Jo, Ala., E1941

Chabot, Steve, Ohio, E1938

Crowley, Joseph, N.Y., E1946

Davis, Tom, Va., E1935, E1936

Frost, Martin, Tex., E1948

Gallegly, Elton, Calif., E1935, E1936, E1936

Gonzalez, Charles A., Tex., E1943

Goodlatte, Bob, Va., E1947

Graves, Sam, Mo., E1939

Hall, Ralph M., Tex., E1940

Hastings, Alcee L., Fla., E1939

Holt, Rush D., N.J., E1948

Hoyer, Steny H., Md., E1936, E1949

Hyde, Henry J., Ill., E1940

Jones, Stephanie Tubbs, Ohio, E1945

Kennedy, Patrick J., R.I., E1937

Langevin, James R., R.I., E1948

Lantos, Tom, Calif., E1949

Lee, Barbara, Calif., E1944, E1948

Lofgren, Zoe, Calif., E1945

McInnis, Scott, Colo., E1942, E1943, E1944, E1944, E1945, E1946

Maloney, Carolyn B., N.Y., E1944

Meehan, Martin T., Mass., E1939

Oberstar, James L., Minn., E1938

Ortiz, Solomon P., Tex., E1940

Oxley, Michael G., Ohio, E1937

Rangel, Charles B., N.Y., E1937

Rodriguez, Ciro D., Tex., E1947

Schakowsky, Janice D., Ill., E1940, E1942

Schiff, Adam B., Calif., E1947

Sessions, Pete, Tex., E1935

Shaw, Jr., E. Clay, Fla., E1942

Visclosky, Peter J., Ind., E1937

Wolf, Frank R., Va., E1943


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