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Measures Introduced:
Ten bills were introduced as follows: S. 986-995.
Pages S5725-30
Measures Reported:
Reported on Friday, May 2, during the adjournment:
S. 824, to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 108-41)
Reported on today:
S. 753, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the modernization of the United States Tax Court. (S. Rept. No. 108-42)
Page S5725
Additional Cloture Signature--Agreement:
A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that it be in order to add the signature of Senator Fitzgerald to the cloture motion filed on May 1, 2003.
Page S5695
Nomination Considered:
Senate resumed consideration of the nomination of Miguel A. Estrada, of Virginia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit.
Pages S5714-18
Page S5718
Energy Policy Act--Agreement:
Pursuant to the order of May 1, 2003, Senate will proceed to consideration of S. 14, to enhance the energy security of the United States, at 10:30 a.m., on Tuesday, May 6, 2003.
Page S5742
NATO Expansion Treaty--Agreement:
A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing that on Wednesday, May 7, 2003, at a time determined by the Majority Leader, afer consultation with the Democratic Leader, Senate proceed to executive session to consider Protocols to North Atlantic Treaty of 1949 on Accession of Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia (Treaty Doc. 108-4); that the treaty be considered as having passed through its various parliamentary stages up to and including the presentation of the resolution of ratification; that the 9 Committee declarations and 3 understandings be considered agreed to; that there be 4 hours for debate equally divided between the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Foreign Relations; and that the only amendments in order be the following: Warner/Levin/Roberts relative to consensus and suspension for 90 minutes, and Dodd relative to administrative structure for 60 minutes and that relevant second degree amendments be in order. Provided further, that following disposition of the amendments and the use or yielding back of time, the resolution of ratification be temporarily set aside, and the Senate then proceed to a vote on adoption of the resolution of ratification on Thursday, May 8, 2003, at a time determined by the Majority Leader, afer consultation with the Democratic Leader.
Page S5742
Messages From the President:
Senate received the following message from the President of the United States:
Transmitting, pursuant to law, the Periodic Report on the National Emergency with Respect to Sudan; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-30)
Page S5724
Nominations Confirmed:
Senate confirmed the following nomination:
By 66 yeas 25 nays (Vote No. EX. 139), Deborah L. Cook, of Ohio, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit.
Pages S5699-S5713, S5742
Messages From the House:
Page S5724
Measures Read First Time:
Page S5741
Enrolled Bills Presented:
Page S5724
Executive Communications:
Pages S5724-25
Additional Cosponsors:
Page S5725
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Pages S5730-38
Additional Statements:
Pages S5722-24
Record Votes:
Two record votes were taken today. (Total--140)
Pages S5713, S5718D446
Adjournment:
Senate met at 12 noon, and adjourned at 6:59 p.m., until 9:30 a.m., on Tuesday, May 6, 2003. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S5742.)
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Measures Introduced:
4 public bills, H.R. 1949-1952; were introduced.
Page H3641
Additional Cosponsors:
Page H3641
Reports Filed:
No reports were filed today.
Speaker Pro Tempore:
Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed Representative Petri to act as Speaker Pro Tempore for today.
Page H3639
Presidential Message--National Emergency re Sudan:
Read a message from the President wherein he transmitted a 6 month periodic report on the national emergency with respect to Sudan that was declared in Executive Order 13067 of Nov. 3, 1997--referred to the Committee on International Relations and ordered printed (H. Doc. 108-68).
Pages H3639-40
United States-China Review Commission:
Read a letter from the Minority Leader wherein she appointed Ms. Carolyn Bartholomew to the United States-China Review Commission for a term that expires on December 31, 2003.
Page H3640
Senate Messages:
Messages received from the Senate today appear on page H3639.
Referrals:
S. 243 and S.J. Res. 3 were referred to the Committee on International Relations and S. 195 and S. Con. Res. 15 were held at the desk.
Page H3640
Quorum Calls--Votes:
No recorded votes or quorum calls developed during the proceedings of the House today.
Adjournment:
The House met at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 2:06 p.m.
DEFENSE TRANSPORTATION FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
Committee on Armed Services:
On May 2, the Committee continued hearings on the Defense Transformation for the 21st Century Act Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense: David S. C. Chu, Under Secretary, Personnel and Readiness; and Adm.Vernon E. Clark, USN, Chief of Naval Operations; and public witnesses.
HOMELAND SECURITY
Committee on Government Reform:
Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats and International Relations held a hearing on Homeland Security: Improving Public Health Surveillance. Testimony was heard from David W. Fleming, M.D., Deputy Director, Public Health Science, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services; David Tornberg, M.D., Deputy Assistant Secretary, Clinical and Program Policy, Department of Defense; and public witnesses.
Committee on Appropriations:
Subcommittee on Homeland Security, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2004 for border and transportation security, 10 a.m., SD-124.
Committee on Armed Services:
Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, closed business meeting to mark up those provisions, which fall within the jurisdiction of the subcommittee, of proposed legislation authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 2004 for military activities of the Department of Defense, 2:30 p.m., SR-222.
Subcommittee on SeaPower, closed business meeting to mark up those provisions, which fall within the jurisdiction of the subcommittee, of proposed legislation authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 2004 for military activities of the Department of Defense, 3:30 p.m., SR-232A.
Subcommittee on Personnel, closed business meeting to mark up those provisions, which fall within the jurisdiction of the subcommittee, of proposed legislation authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 2004 for military activities of the Department of Defense, 4:30 p.m., SR-222.
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Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation:
to hold hearings to examine media ownership, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources:
Subcommittee on National Parks, to hold hearings to examine S. 324, to amend the National Trails System Act to clarify Federal authority relating to land acquisition from willing sellers for certain trails in the National Trails System, S. 634, to amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a study on the feasibility of designating the Trail of the Ancients as a national historic trail, S. 635, to amend the National Trails System Act to require the Secretary of the Interior to update the feasibility and suitability studies of four national historic trails, and S. 651, to amend the National Trails System Act to clarify Federal authority relating to land acquisition from willing sellers for the majority of the trails in the System, 10 a.m., SD-366.
Committee on the Judiciary:
Subcommittee on Constitution, Civil Rights and Property Rights, to hold hearings to examine judicial nominations, filibusters, and the Constitution, focusing on when a majority is denied its right to consent, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
Special Committee on Aging:
to hold hearings to examine Medicare reform and competition, 10 a.m., SD-562.
Committee on Appropriations,
Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, on Members of Congress, 9:45 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Transportation and Treasury, and Independent Agencies, on Secretary of Transportation.
2 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
Committee on Education and the Workforce,
Subcommittee on Education Reform, hearing on ``Protecting Children: The use of Medication in our Nation's Schools, 2 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
Committee on Financial Services,
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled ``Increasing the Effectiveness of State Consumer Protections,'' 3 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
Committee on Government Reform,
hearing on H.R. 1836, Civil Service and National Security Personnel Improvement Act, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census,
hearing entitled ``Can Factual Data Analysis Strengthen National Security?'' Part 1, 3 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Committee on House Administration,
to mark up Omnibus Committee Funding resolution, 5 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
Committee on the Judiciary,
Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, oversight hearing on Reauthorization of the U.S. Department of Justice: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; FBI and DEA, 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security, to mark up H.R. 21, Unlawful Internet Gambling Funding Prohibition Act, 4 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security and Claims, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1685, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act relating to posthumous citizenship through death while on active-duty service during periods of military hostilities to eliminate the prohibition or immigration benefits for surviving family members and to provide such benefits for spouses and children; H.R. 1714, Armed Forces Citizenship Act of 2003; H.R. 1799, Fallen Heroes Immigrant Spouse Fairness Act of 2003; H.R. 1275, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to change the requirements for naturalization to citizenship through service in the Armed Forces of the United States; and H.R. 1814, Nationalization and Family Protection for Military Members Act of 2003, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
Committee on Resources,
hearing on H.R. 1835, National Security Readiness Act of 2003, 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
Committee on Rules,
to consider H.R. 766, Nano Technology Research and Development Act of 2003, 5 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
Committee on Small Business,
Subcommittee on Workforce, Empowerment and Government Programs, hearing on the Current and Future States of the SBIR, FAST and MEP Programs, 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs,
Subcommittee on Health, to mark up pending business; followed by a hearing on the status of homeless-assistance programs for veterans conducted by the Department of Veterans Affairs, including its coordination with community based providers and other agencies, 1 p.m., 334 Cannon.
Committee on Ways and Means,
to mark up H.R. 2, Jobs and Growth Tax Act of 2003, 2 p.m., 1100 Longworth.
Joint Economic Committee:
to hold joint hearings to examine financing the nations roads, 10 a.m., SD-628.
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Program for Tuesday:
After the transaction of any morning business (not to extend beyond 10:30 a.m.), Senate will begin consideration of S. 14, Energy Policy Act.
(Senate will recess from 12:30 p.m. until 2:15 p.m. for their respective party conferences.)
Program for Tuesday:
Consideration of Suspensions:
(1) H. Con. Res. 139, authorizing the printing of ``How Our Laws Are Made'' , ``Our American Government'', ``Our Flag'', the document-sized annotated version of the United States Constitution, and the pocket version of the United States Constitution;
(2) H. Con. Res. 138, Authorizing the printing of the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress;
(3) H.R. 1596, Timothy Michael Gaffney Post Office, St. Louis, Missouri;
(4) H.R. 1625, Robert P. Hammer Post Office, Clifton, New Jersey;
(5) H.R. 1740, Dr. Caesar A.W. Clark, Sr. Post Office, Dallas, Texas; and
(6) H.R. 1609, Admiral Donald Davis Post Office, Brookfield, Missouri.
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