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Monday, March 3, 2003

HIGHLIGHTS

See the Resume of Congressional activity.

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Measures Introduced: Eight bills and two resolutions were introduced as follows: S. 495-502, S.J. Res. 7, and S. Res. 70.

Pages S3026-28

Nomination Considered: Senate continued consideration of the nomination of Miguel A. Estrada, of Virginia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit.

Pages S2991-S3020, S3021-24 

Page S3036

Page S3026

Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
By unanimous vote of 89 yeas (Vote No. EX. 38), Marian Blank Horn, of Maryland, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years. (Reappointment)

Pages S3020-21

Measures Placed on Calendar:

Page S3026

Executive Communications:

Pages S3026-27

Additional Cosponsors:

Pages S3028-29

Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:

Pages S3029-35

Additional Statements:

Pages S3024-26

Notices of Hearings/Meetings:

Page S3036 

Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--38)

Page S3021

Adjournment: Senate met at 12:02 p.m., and adjourned at 6:38 p.m., until 9:30 a.m., on Tuesday, March 4, 2003. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S3036.)

Measures Introduced: 1 public bill, H.R. 1045; and; 1 resolution, H. Res. 119 were introduced.

Pages H1470-71 

Additional Cosponsors:

Page H1471  

Reports Filed: No reports were filed today.

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

Page H1469 

Presidential Message--Trade Policy Agenda: Message wherein he transmitted the 2003 Trade Policy Agenda and 2002 Annual Report on the Trade Agreements Program--referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered printed (H. Doc. 108-43).

Page H1469  D173

Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate today appears on page H1469.

Referral: S. Con. Res. was held at the desk.

Quorum Calls--Votes: No quorum calls or recorded votes developed during the proceedings of the House today.

Adjournment: The House met at 12 noon and adjourned at 12:05 p.m.

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COMBATING TERRORISM: A PROLIFERATION OF STRATEGIES

Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats and International Relations held a hearing on ``Combating Terrorism: A Proliferation of Strategies.'' Testimony was heard from Raymond Decker, Director, Defense Capabilities and Management Team, GAO; James Gilmore, III Chairman, Advisory Panel to Assess the Domestic Response Capabilities for Terrorism Involving Weapons of Mass Destruction; and public witnesses.

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: to hold hearings to examine the federal government's initiatives regarding the school breakfast and lunch programs, 10 a.m., SH-216.
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction, to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for the fiscal year 2004 for military construction programs, 10 a.m., SD-138.
Committee on Armed Services: to hold closed briefings on current military operations, 9:30 a.m., SR-222.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to hold hearings to examine the Administration's proposed Fiscal Year 2004 Budget for the Department of Housing and Urban Development, 10 a.m., SD-538.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Charles E. McQueary, of North Carolina, to be Under Secretary for Science and Technology, Department of Homeland Security, Jeffrey Shane, of the District of Columbia, to be Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy, Emil H. Frankel, of Connecticut, to be an Assistant Secretary of Transportation, and Robert A. Sturgell, of Maryland, to be Deputy Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, 10 a.m., SR-253.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hearings to examine oil, gas, hydrogen, and conservation, focusing on financial conditions of the electricity market, 10 a.m., SD-366.

Subcommittee on National Parks, to hold hearings to examine S. 164, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of sites associated with the life of Cesar Estrada Chavez and the farm labor movement, S. 328, to designate Catoctin Mountain Park in the State of Maryland as the `` Catoctin Mountain National Recreation Area'', S. 347, to direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a joint special resources study to evaluate the suitability and feasibility of establishing the Rim of the Valley Corridor as a unit of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, and S. 425, to revise the boundary of the Wind Cage National Park in the State of South Dakota, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine a new way to aid the Millennium Challenge Account, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine the war against terrorism, focusing on protecting America, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Bruce E. Kasold, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, and John W. Nicholson, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Memorial Affairs, 2:30 p.m., SR-418.
Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.

Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education, on Commissioner of Social Security Administration, 10:15 a.m., and on Inspector General of Social Security Administration, 11:15 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
Committee on Armed Services, hearing on U.S.-Russian Cooperative Threat Reduction and Non-Proliferation Programs, 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness, hearing on ``Improving Adult Education for the 21st Century,'' 2 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection, hearing entitled ``A Review of FASB Actions Post-Enron and WorldCom,'' 3 p.m., 2322 Rayburn.

Subcommittee on Health, to consider H.R. 5, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2003, 2:30 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
Committee on Financial Services, hearing on H.R. 522, Federal Deposit Insurance Reform Act of 2003, 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
Committee on the Judiciary, hearing on H.R. 5, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2003, 9 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.

Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, hearing on the Need for Bankruptcy Reform legislation and H.R. 975, Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2003, 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.

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Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines, oversight hearing on Reauthorization of Transportation Research, Development and Education Programs, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
Committee on Ways and Means, hearing on the Administration's Economic Growth Proposals, 2 p.m., 1100 Longworth.
Select Committee on Homeland Security, to meet for organizational purposes, 12:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
March 3, 2003

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Resume of Congressional Activity

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.

DATA ON LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY

Congressional Record:

Pages of proceedings

House: 2,990
Total: 1,467

..

Extensions of Remarks

House: ..
Total: 341

..

Senate: Public bills enacted into law
House: 2
Total: 6

8

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

..

Senate: Bills in conference
House: 1
Total: ..

..

Senate: Measures passed, total
House: 50
Total: 69

119

Senate bills

House: 5
Total: 2

..

House bills

House: 3
Total: 12

..

Senate joint resolutions

House: ..
Total: ..

..

House joint resolutions

House: 5
Total: 5

..

Senate concurrent resolutions

House: 2
Total: ..

..

House concurrent resolutions

House: 5
Total: 8

..

Simple resolutions

House: 30
Total: 42

..

Senate: Measures reported, total
House: 26
Total: 20

46

Senate bills

House: 12
Total: ..

..

House bills

House: ..
Total: 13

..

Senate joint resolutions

House: ..
Total: ..

..

House joint resolutions

House: ..
Total: ..

..

Senate concurrent resolutions

House: ..
Total: ..

..

House concurrent resolutions

House: ..
Total: ..

..

Simple resolutions

House: 14
Total: 7

..

Senate: Special reports
House: 1
Total: ..

..

Senate: Conference reports
House: ..
Total: 1

..

Senate: Measures pending on calendar
House: 18
Total: 5

..

Senate: Measures introduced, total
House: 576
Total: 1,264

1,840

Bills

House: 489
Total: 1,044

..

Joint resolutions

House: 6
Total: 26

..

Concurrent resolutions

House: 12
Total: 76

..

Simple resolutions

House: 69
Total: 118

..

Senate: Quorum calls
House: 3
Total: 1

..

Senate: Yea-and-nay votes
House: 37
Total: 31

..

Senate: Recorded votes
House: ..
Total: 7

..

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

..

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

..

DISPOSITION OF EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS

Civilian Nominations, totaling 229, disposed of as follows:

Other Civilian Nominations, totaling 818, disposed of as follows:

Air Force Nominations, totaling 4,721, disposed of as follows:

Navy Nominations, totaling 52, disposed of as follows:

Marine Corps Nominations, totaling 1,277, disposed of as follows:

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Program for Tuesday: After the transaction of morning business (not to extend beyond the hour of 11:30 a.m.), Senate will continue consideration of the nomination of Miguel A. Estrada, of Virginia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit.
Senate: (Senate will recess from 12:30 p.m. until 2:15 p.m. for their respective party conferences.)

Program for Tuesday: Consideration of Suspensions:
Senate: (1) H. Res. 106, congratulating Lutheran schools, students, parents, teachers, administrators, and congregations across the Nation for their ongoing contributions to education;
Senate: (2) H. Con. Res. 54, honoring the Visiting Nurses Association; and
Senate: (3) H. Res. 111, honoring the legacy of Fred Rogers and his dedication to creating a more compassionate, kind, and loving world for children and adults.

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