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Measures Introduced:
Three bills and one resolution were introduced, as follows: S. 2048-2050, and S. Res. 296.
Page S541
Measures Passed:
Senate Adjournments and Recesses:
Senate agreed to S. Res. 296, relating to Senate adjournments and recesses.
Page S384
Safe Transportation Equity Act:
Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 1072, to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and then began consideration of the bill.
Pages S393-S527
Pages S506-09
Page S545
Escort Committee--Agreement:
A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the President of the Senate be authorized to appoint a committee on the part of the Senate to join with a like committee on the part of the House of Representatives to escort His Excellency, Jose Maria Aznar, President of the Government of Spain, into the House Chamber for the joint meeting on Wednesday, February 4, 2004.
Page S545
Nominations Received:
Senate received the following nominations:
Jerald S. Paul, of Florida, to be Principal Deputy Administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration. (New Position)
Craig A. Kelly, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Chile.
Matthew G. Whitaker, of Iowa, to be United States Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa for the term of four years.
Page S547
Messages From the House:
Page S538
Executive Communications:
Pages S538-41
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Pages S541-45
Additional Statements:
Page S538
Authority for Committees to Meet:
Page S545
Adjournment:
Senate convened at 9:45 a.m., and adjourned at 6:18 p.m., until 1 p.m., on Wednesday, February 4, 2004. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on pages S545-47.)
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Measures Introduced:
11 public bills, H.R.3752-3762; and 6 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 355-356, and H. Res. 510-512, 514, were introduced.
Page H303
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages H303-305
Reports Filed:
Reports were filed today as follows:
H. Res. 412, honoring the men and women of the Drug Enforcement Administration on the occasion of its 30th Anniversary (H. Rept. 108-409);
H. Res. 56, supporting the goals of the Japanese American, German American, and Italian American communities in recognizing a National Day of Remembrance to increase public awareness of the events surrounding the restriction, exclusion, and internment of individuals and families during World War II (H. Rept. 108-410);
H.R. 3095, to amend title 4, United States Code, to make sure the rules of etiquette for flying the flag of the United States do not preclude the flying of flags at half mast when ordered by city and local officials, amended (H. Rept. 108-411);
H. Res. 513, providing for consideration of H.R. 3030, to amend the Community Services Block Grant Act to provide for quality improvements (H. Rept. 108-412);
H. Res. 499, requesting the President and directing the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, and the Attorney General to transmit to the House of Representatives not later than 14 days after the date of the adoption of this resolution documents in the possession of the President and those officials relating to the disclosure of the identity and employment of Ms. Valerie Plame, adversely (H. Rept. 108-413, Pt. 1); and
Everything Secret Degenerates: The FBI's Use of Murderers as Informants (H. Rept. 108-414).
Pages H302-303
Speaker:
Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed Representative Renzi to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
Page H251
Recess:
The House recessed at 1:11 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m.
Page H255
Suspensions:
The House agreed to suspend the rules and passing the following measures:
Sense of the House on the anniversary of the
Columbia
K Space Shuttle accident:
H. Res. 507, expressing the profound sorrow of the House of Representatives on the anniversary of the accident that cost the crew of the Space Shuttle
Columbia
their lives, and extending heartfelt sympathy to their families, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 397 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 12;
Pages H258-63, H276
Pages H263-67, H276-77
Pages H267-70
Pages H270-72, H277-78
Pages H272-74
Pages H274-75
NASA Workforce Flexibility Act Technical Corrections Act:
The House agreed to H. Con. Res. 354, to correct technical errors in the enrollment of S. 610, to amend the provisions of title 5, United States Code, to provide for workforce flexibilities and certain Federal personnel provisions relating to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Page H263
Recess:
The House recessed at 4:17 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m.
Page H275
Consideration of House Resolutions:
Agreed that it be in order at any time on Wednesday, February 4, 2004 for the Majority Leader or his designee to call up the following resolutions: H. Res. 493, H. Res. 496, H. Res. 497, H. Res. 498, H. Res. 511, D52H. Res. 512, and H. Con. Res. 355 and that each resolution be considered as read and the previous question be considered as ordered to final adoption without intervening motion except one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit.
Page H275
Recess:
The House recessed at 7:10 p.m. and reconvened at 8:13 p.m.
Page H278
Message from the Clerk:
Read a letter from the Clerk of the House notifying the House that he received a message from the President on Monday, February 2, containing the Budget of the United States Government for Fiscal Year 2005.
Pages H257-58
Presidential Message:
The Speaker laid before the House a communication from the President wherein he transmitted to Congress the Budget of the United States Government for Fiscal Year 2005--referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered printed (H. Doc 108-146).
Page H257
Senate Message:
Message received from the Senate today appears on page H251.
Senate Referrals:
S. 1879 was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Page H297
Amendments:
Amendments printed pursuant to the rule appear on page H305-309.
Quorum Calls--Votes:
Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H276, H276-77, and H277-78. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment:
The House met at 12:30 p.m. and adjourned at 11:07 p.m.
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PRESIDENT'S BUDGET FISCAL YEAR 2005
Committee on the Budget:
Held a hearing on the President's Budget for Fiscal Year 2005. Testimony was heard from Joshua B. Bolten, Director, OMB; N. Gregory Mankiw, Chairman, Council of Economic Advisers; and a public witness.
EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES AGAINST TERRORISM
Committee on Government Reform:
Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats and International Relations held a hearing on Effective Strategies Against Terrorism. Testimony was heard from Randall Yim, Managing Director, Homeland Security and Justice Team, GAO; Ilana Kass, Professor, Military Strategy and Operations, National War College, Department of Defense; and public witnesses.
LAW ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS WITHIN DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Committee on the Judiciary:
Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security held an oversight hearing entitled ``Law Enforcement Efforts within the Department of Homeland Security.'' Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Homeland Security: W. Ralph Basham, Director, U.S. Secret Service; Adm. Thomas H. Collins, USCG, Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard; and Michael Garcia, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
IMPROVING THE COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT ACT
Committee on Rules:
Granted, by voice vote, a modified open rule providing 1 hour of general debate on H.R. 3030, Improving the Community Services Block Grant Act of 2003. The rule provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and the Workforce now printed in the bill shall be considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment, and shall be considered as read. The rule makes in order only those amendments to the committee amendment that are pre-printed in the Congressional Record or are pro forma amendments for the purpose of debate. The rule provides that each amendment printed in the Congressional Record may be offered only by the Member who caused it to be printed or a designee, and that each amendment shall be considered as read. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Testimony was heard from Chairman Boehner and Representatives Osborne and Woolsey.
PRESIDENT'S BUDGET PROPOSALS FISCAL YEAR 2005
Committee on Ways and Means:
Held a hearing on the President's Budget Proposals for fiscal year 2005. Testimony was heard from John W. Snow, Secretary of the Treasury.
Committee on Armed Services:
to hold hearings to examine the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2005 and the future years defense program; and to hold a business meeting to consider the nominations of Lawrence T. D53Di Rita, of Michigan, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs, and Francis J. Harvey, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense for Networks and Information Integration, and certain other pending military nominations, 9:30 a.m., 2118 RHOB.
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Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs:
business meeting to consider the proposed Federal Public Transportation Act, 10 a.m., S-219, Capitol.
Committee on Governmental Affairs:
to hold hearings to examine workforce issues relating to preserving a strong United States Postal Service, 2 p.m., 2154 RHOB.
Committee on Appropriations,
Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, Judiciary and Related Agencies, on Public Diplomacy, 9 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
Committee on Armed Services,
hearing on the Fiscal Year 2005 National Defense Authorization Budget Request from the Department of Defense, 1 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
Committee on the Budget,
hearing on the Department of the Treasury Budget Priorities Fiscal Year 2005, 2 p.m., 210 Cannon.
Committee on Energy and Commerce,
to consider pending Committee business; followed by markup of H.R. 3658, Stroke Treatment and Ongoing Prevention Act, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, hearing entitled ``The Current State of Competition in the Communications Marketplace,'' 1:15 p.m., 2322 Rayburn.
Committee on Financial Services,
Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises, hearing entitled ``The Role of Attorneys in Corporate Governance,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
Committee on Government Reform,
Subcommittee on Government Efficiency and Financial Management, oversight hearing entitled ``Should We Part Ways with GPRA?'' 2 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
Committee on International Relations,
to consider pending Committee business; followed by a hearing on L Visas: Losing Jobs Through Laissez-Faire Policies? 1 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
Committee on the Judiciary,
Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property, hearing on H.R. 3754, Fraudulent Online Identity Sanctions Act, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
Committee on Resources,
Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, oversight hearing entitled ``The Impact of Science on Public Policy,'' 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health, oversight hearing on Issues Affecting Jobs in the Forest Industry, 2 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
Committee on Science,
to mark up the following: H.R. 912, Charles ``Pete'' Conrad Astronomy Awards Act; H.R. 1292, Remote Sensing Applications Act of 2003; H.R. 3389, to amend the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to permit Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Awards to be made to nonprofit organizations; H.R. 3551, Surface Transportation Research and Development Act of 2004; the Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act of 2004; and H. Con. Res. 189, Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the International Geophysical Year (IGY) and supporting an International Geophysical Year-2 (IGY-2) in 2007-08, 10 a.m., and 1 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs,
hearing on the Administration's proposed Fiscal Year 2005 budget for the Department of Veterans Affairs, 9:30 a.m., 334 Cannon.
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence,
Subcommittee on Intelligence Policy and National Security, executive, briefing on Global Intelligence Update, 10 a.m., H-405 Capitol.
Select Committee on Homeland Security,
hearing entitled ``The Homeland Security Advisory System: Improving Preparedness through Effective Warning,'' 12:30 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
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Program for Wednesday:
Senate will continue consideration of S. 1072, SAFE Transportation Equity Act.
(At 10:40 a.m., Senate will meet to proceed to the House of Representatives for a Joint Meeting of Congress, to begin at 11 a.m., to receive an address from Jose Maria Aznar, President of Spain.)
Program for Wednesday:
Joint Meeting of Congress to receive His Excellency Jose Maria Aznar, President of the Government of Spain.
Consideration of H.R. 3030, Improving the Community Services Block Grant Act of 2003 (modified open rule, one hour of general debate).
HOUSE
Alexander, Rodney, La., E103
Baca, Joe, Calif., E94
Bell, Chris, Tex., E97
Bereuter, Doug, Nebr., E93
Bilirakis, Michael, Fla., E94
Bonner, Jo, Ala., E103
Calvert, Ken, Calif., E88, E90, E92
Cardin, Benjamin L., Md., E102
Cunningham, Randy ``Duke'', Calif., E87
DeGette, Diana, Colo., E98
Deutsch, Peter, Fla., E99, E101
Doolittle, John T., Calif., E96
Emanuel, Rahm, Ill., E105
Eshoo, Anna G., Calif., E97
Everett, Terry, Ala., E96
Gallegly, Elton, Calif., E105
Garrett, Scott, N.J., E89, E91
Gordon, Bart, Tenn., E93
Granger, Kay, Tex., E101
Graves, Sam, Mo., E97
Green, Gene, Tex., E103
Gutierrez, Luis V., Ill., E104
Hensarling, Jeb, Tex., E89, E90, E92
Israel, Steve, N.Y., E95
Kaptur, Marcy, Ohio, E98
Kind, Ron, Wisc., E95
Lantos, Tom, Calif., E102
Lee, Barbara, Calif., E92
Lowey, Nita M., N.Y., E94
McCarthy, Carolyn, N.Y., E97
McCollum, Betty, Minn., E96
McInnis, Scott, Colo.,E98, E99, E100, E101, E102, E103, E104, E104, E104, E105
McIntyre, Mike, N.C., E104
Matsui, Robert T., Calif., E90, E91
Meek, Kendrick B., Fla., E95
Musgrave, Marilyn N., Colo., E87, E88
Ortiz, Solomon P., Tex., E87, E101
Pallone, Frank, Jr., N.J., E89, E91
Porter, Jon C., Nev., E96
Quinn, Jack, N.Y., E87, E88
Radanovich, George, Calif., E88
Serrano, Jose E., N.Y., E104
Scott, David, Ga., E94
Stark, Fortney Pete, Calif., E99, E100, E101
Waxman, Henry A., Calif., E100
Wilson, Heather, N.M., E99, E100
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