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Friday, September 5, 2003


Daily Digest


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Senate


Chamber Action


Routine Proceedings, pages S11133-S11172

Measures Introduced: Five bills and two resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 1584-1588, and S. Con. Res. 64-65.

Page S11161

Measures Reported:

S. 1584, making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004. (S. Rept. No. 108-143)
S. 1585, making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004. (S. Rept. No. 108-144)
Special Report entitled ``Further Revised Allocation to Subcommittees of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 2004''. (S. Rept. No. 108-145)
S. 1166, to establish a Department of Defense national security personnel system and for other purposes, with amendments.
S. 1245, to provide for homeland security grant coordination and simplification, with amendments.

Page S11161

Measures Passed:

Commending U.S. Armed Forces: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 64, to commend members of the United States Armed Forces for their services to the United States in the liberation of Iraq.

Page S11171

Commending U.S. Army Third Infantry Division: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 65, to commend the Third Infantry Division (Mechanized) of the United States Army for its role in the liberation of Iraq.
Pages S11171-72

National Worker Productivity: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 210, expressing the sense of the Senate that supporting a balance between work and personal life is in the best interest of national worker productivity, and that the President should issue a proclamation designating October of 2003 as ``National Work and Family Month'', and the resolution was then agreed to, after agreeing to the following amendments proposed thereto:
Page S11172

Frist (for Hatch) Amendment No. 1583, in the nature of a substitute.
Page S11172

Frist (for Hatch) Amendment No. 1584, to amend the title.
Page S11172

Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Appropriations: Senate continued consideration of H.R. 2660, making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto:

Pages S11134-50

Pending:
Specter Amendment No. 1542, in the nature of a substitute.
Page S11134

Byrd Amendment No. 1543 (to Amendment No. 1542), to provide additional funding for education for the disadvantaged.
Page S11134

Akaka Amendment No. 1544 (to Amendment No. 1542), to provide funding for the Excellence in Economic Education Act of 2001.
Page S11134

Mikulski Amendment No. 1552 (to Amendment No. 1542), to increase funding for programs under the Nurse Reinvestment Act and other nursing workforce development programs.
Page S11134

Kohl Amendment No. 1558 (to Amendment No. 1542), to provide additional funding for the ombudsman program for the protection of vulnerable older Americans.
Page S11134

Kennedy Amendment No. 1566 (to Amendment No. 1542), to increase student financial aid by an amount that matches the increase in low- and middle-income family college costs.
Page S11134

Dodd Amendment No. 1572 (to Amendment No. 1542), to provide additional funding for grants to States under part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
Page S11134

DeWine Amendment No. 1561 (to Amendment No. 1542), to provide funds to support graduate medical education programs in children's hospitals.
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DeWine Amendment No. 1560 (to Amendment No. 1542), to provide funds to support poison control centers.

Page S11134

DeWine Amendment No. 1578 (to Amendment No. 1542), to provide funding for the Underground Railroad Education and Cultural Program.
Page S11134

Harkin Amendment No. 1580 (to Amendment No. 1542), to protect the rights of employees to receive overtime compensation.
Pages S11135-38, S11141-45, S11147-50

During consideration of this measure today, the Senate also took the following actions:
By 41 yeas to 47 nays (Vote No. 328), three-fifths of those Senators duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate rejected the motion to waive section 504 of H. Con. Res. 95, Congressional Budget Resolution, with respect to Clinton Amendment No. 1565 (to Amendment No. 1542), to provide additional funding to ensure an adequate bioterrorism preparedness workforce. Subsequently, the point of order that the amendment would exceed discretionary spending limits and thus be in violation of section 504 of H. Con. Res. 95, Congressional Budget Resolution, was sustained, and the amendment thus falls.
Page S11135

By 43 yeas to 46 nays (Vote No. 329), three-fifths of those Senators duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate rejected the motion to waive section 504 of H. Con. Res. 95, Congressional Budget Resolution, with respect to Harkin Amendment No. 1575 (to Amendment No. 1542), to provide additional funding for the Fund for the Improvement of Education. Subsequently, the point of order that the amendment would exceed discretionary spending limits and thus be in violation of section 504 of H. Con. Res. 95, Congressional Budget Resolution, was sustained, and the amendment thus falls.
Page S11135

A unanimous-consent request was granted permitting Senator Coleman to change his nay vote to a yea vote on Vote No. 323 changing the outcome of the vote to 54 yeas to 42 nays relative to Dorgan/Inhofe Amendment No. 1553 (to Amendment No. 1542) on Wednesday, September 3, 2003.
Page S11154

A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further consideration of the bill at 1 p.m., on Monday, September 8, 2003.
Page S11172

Messages from the House:

Pages S11157-58

Executive Communications:

Pages S11158-61

Additional Cosponsors:

Pages S11161-62

Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:

Pages S11162-70

Additional Statements:

Pages S11156-57

Amendments Submitted:

Pages S11170-71

Authority for Committees to Meet:

Page S11171

Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--329)

Page S11135

Adjournment: Senate met at 9:15 a.m., and adjourned at 3:39 p.m., until 1 p.m., on Monday, September 8, 2003. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S11172.)

Committee Meetings


No committee meetings were held.

House of Representatives


Chamber Action


Measures Introduced: 19 public bills, H.R. 3016-3034, and 3 resolutions, H. Res. 356-358, were introduced.

Pages H8015-16

Additional Cosponsors:

Pages H8016-17

Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
H.R. 2620, to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2004 and 2005 for the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, amended, (H. Rept. 108-264, Pt. 1);
H.R. 2557, to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, amended, (H. Rept. 108-265); and
H.R. 253, to amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to reduce losses to properties for which repetitive flood insurance claim payments have been made, amended, (H. Rept. 108-266).

Page H8015

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

Page H7951D958

Energy Policy Act of 2003: The House rejected the Dingell motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 6, which was debated on September 4, by a yea-and nay-vote of 176 yeas to 211 nays, Roll No. 476.

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On Thursday, September 4, the House disagreed to the Senate amendment to H.R. 6 and agreed to a conference.
Appointed as conferees: From the Committee on Energy and Commerce for consideration of the House bill and the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Tauzin, Bilirakis, Barton (TX), Upton, Stearns, Gillmor, Shimkus, Dingell, Waxman, Markey, Boucher, and Rush;
From the Committee on Agriculture for consideration of secs. 30202, 30208, 30212, Title III of Division C, secs. 30604, 30901, and 30903 of the House bill and secs. 265, 301, 604, 941-948, 950, 1103, 1221, 1311-1313, and 2008 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Goodlatte, Lucas (OK), and Stenholm;
From the Committee on Armed Services for consideration of secs. 11005, 11010, 14001-14007, 14009-14015, 21805 and 21806 of the House bill and secs. 301, 501-507, 509, 513, 809, 821, 914, 920, 1401, 1407-1409, 1411, 1801, and 1803 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Hunter, Weldon (PA), and Skelton;
From the Committee on Education and the Workforce for consideration of secs. 11021, 12014, 14033, and 30406 of the House bill and secs. 715, 774, 901, 903, 1505, and 1507 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: McKeon, Johnson, Sam, and Miller, George;
From the Committee on Financial Services for consideration of Division G of the House bill and secs. 931-940 and 950 of the Senate amendment and modifications committed to conference: Oxley, Ney, and Waters;
From the Committee on Government Reform for consideration of secs. 11002, 11005, 11006, 11010, 11011, 14025, 14033, and 22002 of the House bill and secs. 263, 805, 806, 914-916, 918-920, 1406, and 1410 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Davis, Tom, Murphy, and Tierney;
From the Committee on the Judiciary for consideration of secs. 12008, 12401, 14014, 14026, 14027, 14028, 14033, 16012, 16045, 16084, 30101, 30210, and 30408 of the House bill and secs. 206, 209, 253, 531-532, 708, 767, 783, and 1109 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Sensenbrenner, Smith (TX), and Conyers;
From the Committee on Resources for consideration of secs. 12005, 12007, 12011, 12101, 13001, 21501, 21521-21530, Division C, and sec. 60009 of the House bill and secs. 201, 265, 272, 301, 401-407, 602-606, 609, 612, 705, 707, 712, 721, 1234, 1351-1352, 1704, and 1811 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Pombo, Cubin, and Rahall;
Provided that Mr. Kind is appointed in lieu of Mr. Rahall for consideration of Title IV of Division C of the House bill, and modifications committed to conference;
From the Committee on Science for consideration of secs. 11009, 11025, 12301-12312, 14001-14007, 14009-14015, 14029, 15021-15024, 15031-15034, 15041, 15045, Division B, sec. 30301, Division E, and Division F of the House bill and secs. 501-507, 509, 513-516, 770-772, 807-809, 814-816, 824, 832, 1001-1022, Title XI, Title XII, Title XIII, Title XIV, secs. 1502, 1504-1505, Title XVI, and secs. 1801-1805 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Boehlert, Biggert, and Hall;
Provided that Mr. Costello is appointed in lieu of Mr. Hall of Texas for consideration of Division E of the House bill, and modifications committed to conference;
Provided that Mr. Lampson is appointed in lieu of Mr. Hall of Texas for consideration of sec. 21708 and Division F of the House bill, and secs. 824 and 1223 of the Senate amendment and modifications committed to conference;
From the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure for consideration of secs. 11001-11004, 11006, 11009-11011, 12001-12012, 12014, 12401, 12403, 13001, 13201, 13202, 15021-15024, 15031-15034, 15041, 15043, 15051, 16012, 16021, 16022, 16023, 16031, 16081, 16082, 16092, 23001-23004, 30407, 30410, and 30901 of the House bill and secs. 102, 201, 205, 301, 701-783, 812, 814, 816, 823, 911-916, 918-920, 949, 1214 1261-1262, and 1351-1352 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Young (AK), Petri, and Oberstar; and
From the Committee on Ways and Means for consideration of Division D of the House bill and Division H and I of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Thomas, McCrery, and Rangel.

Pages H7954-55

Tax Relief, Simplification, and Equity Act Motions to Instruct Conferees: The House rejected Representative Cooper's motion, which was debated on September 4, to instruct conferees on H.R. 1308, Tax Relief, Simplification, and Equity Act, by a yea-and-nay vote of 186 yeas to 210 nays, Roll No. 477.

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Later, the House debated Representative Ruppersberger's motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 1308. Further proceedings on this motion will continue on Tuesday, September 9.

Pages H7995-H8001

District of Columbia Appropriations: The House completed general debate and began consideration of amendments on H.R. 2765, making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30. Consideration will resume at a later a date.

Pages H7955-93

Agreed to:
Tom Davis of Virginia amendment that authorizes a public school voucher program (agreed to by a recorded vote of 205 ayes to 203 noes, Roll No. 478).
Pages H7981-89, H7991

Rejected:
Norton amendment, No. 3 printed in the Congressional Record of July 23, that would have struck the section funding a school voucher program (rejected by a recorded vote of 203 ayes to 203 noes, Roll No. 479); and
Pages H7966-77, H7991-92

Hefley amendment that would have decreased total funding in the bill by 1% (rejected by a recorded vote of 116 ayes to 284 noes, Roll No. 480).
Pages H7990, H7992-93

Withdrawn:
Manzullo amendment that sought to specify that in the acquisition of goods and services in compliance with the Buy American Act, such goods will qualify as being ``U.S.-made'' only if at least sixty-five percent of the product is produced in the United States.
Page H7990

Point of order sustained against:
Section 119 which would place restrictions on the District of Columbia government's procurement of goods and services
Page H7981

The bill was considered pursuant to the order of the House of July 25, 2003.
Page H7965

Unveiling of Vice President Dan Quayle's Portrait Bust: The House agreed to S. Con. Res. 63, authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for the unveiling of the portrait bust of Vice President Dan Quayle on September 10, 2003.

Page H7995

Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, September 9 for morning-hour debate.

Page H7994

Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with the Calendar Wednesday business of Wednesday, September 10.

Page H7994

Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 5:30 p.m.

Committee Meetings


No committee meetings were held.

Joint Meetings


EMPLOYMENT SITUATION


Joint Economic Committee: Committee concluded hearings to examine the employment situation for August 2003, focusing on economic growth, worker productivity and wages, job creation, the recent recession, tax relief, price stability, and federal budget deficits, after receiving testimony from Kathleen P. Utgoff, Commissioner, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor.

ENERGY POLICY ACT


Conferees met on the differences between the Senate and House passed versions of H.R. 6, to enhance energy conservation and research and development, to provide for security and diversity in the energy supply for the American people, but did not complete action thereon, and recessed subject to call.

NEW PUBLIC LAWS


(For last listing of Public Laws, see
Daily Digest, p. D937)
H.R. 2738, to implement the United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement. Signed on September 3, 2003. (Public Law 108-77).
H.R. 2739, to implement the United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement. Signed on September 3, 2003. (Public Law 108-78).
S. 1435, to provide for the analysis of the incidence and effects of prison rape in Federal, State, and local institutions and to provide information, resources, recommendations, and funding to protect individuals from prison rape. Signed on September 4, 2003. (Public Law 108-79).

CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD


Week of September 8 through September 13, 2003


Senate Chamber


On Monday, at 1 p.m., Senate will resume consideration of H.R. 2660, Labor/HHS/Education Appropriation Act.
During the balance of the week, Senate may consider other cleared legislative and executive business, including appropriation bills and certain nominations, when available.D960

Senate Committees


(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)

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Committee on Armed Services: September 9, to hold hearings to examine U.S. military commitments and ongoing military operations abroad, 10 a.m., SD-106.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: September 9, to hold hearings to examine the implementation of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (Public Law 107-204), and restoring investor confidence, 10 a.m., SD-538.

September 9, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions, to hold oversight hearings to examine the Federal Home Loan Bank system, 2 p.m., SD-538.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: September 9, to hold oversight hearings to examine the state of transportation security, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: September 9, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Suedeen G. Kelly, of New Mexico, to be a Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and Rick A. Dearborn, of Oklahoma, to be Assistant Secretary of Energy for Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs, 10 a.m., SD-366.

September 9, Subcommittee on National Parks, to hold hearings to examine S. 808, to provide for expansion of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, S. 1107, to enhance the Recreational Fee Demonstration Program for the National Park Service, and H.R. 620, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide supplemental funding and other services that are necessary to assist the State of California or local educational agencies in California in providing educational services for students attending schools located within the Park, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.

September 11, Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests, to hold hearings to examine S. 849, to provide for a land exchange in the State of Arizona between the Secretary of Agriculture and Yavapai Ranch Limited Partnership, S. 511, to provide permanent funding for the Payment In Lieu of Taxes program, S. 432, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct and support research into alternative treatments for timber produced from public lands and lands withdrawn from the public domain for the National Forest System, and S. 1582, to amend the Valles Preservation Act to improve the preservation of the Valles Caldera, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
Committee on Finance: September 9, to hold hearings to examine the homeland security and terrorism threat from document fraud, identity theft and social security number misuse, 10 a.m., SD-G50.
Committee on Foreign Relations: September 9, to hold a closed briefing on the situation in North Korea, 9:30 a.m., S-407, Capitol.

September 11, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine U.S.-China relations, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
Committee on Governmental Affairs: September 10, Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, to hold hearings to examine the cause of the August 2003 Northeast blackouts, and what the federal government can do to ensure that blackouts of this magnitude do not occur again, 9 a.m., SD-342.
Committee on the Judiciary: September 9, to hold hearings to examine Congress and the continuity of the United States government, 10 a.m., SD-226.

September 9, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine problems and solutions on peer-to-peer networks regarding pornography, technology, and process, 2 p.m., SD-226.

September 10, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology and Homeland Security, to hold hearings to examine terrorism two years after 9/11, 10 a.m., SD-226.
Select Committee on Intelligence: September 11, to hold closed hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
Special Committee on Aging: September 9, to hold hearings to examine protecting seniors from representative payee fraud in relation to social security programs, 10 a.m., SD-628.

House Committees


Committee on Agriculture, September 10, to consider a Letter to the Committee on the Budget as required by the Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2004, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
Committee on Education and the Workforce, September 9, Subcommittee on Select Education, hearing entitled ``Beyond Baccalaureate: Graduate Programs in the Higher Education Act,'' 2 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.

September 11, Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness, hearing on ``The Expanding Opportunities in Higher Education Act of 2003,'' 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
Committee on Energy and Commerce, September 9, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection, hearing on H.R. 2221, Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers Act, 1 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.

September 9, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled ``Nuclear Terrorism Prevention: A Review of the Federal Government's Progress toward Installing Radiation Detection Monitors at U.S. Posts and Borders,'' 2 p.m., 2322 Rayburn.

September 11, Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, hearing entitled ``A Review of the Progress of DOE's Yucca Mountain Project,'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.

September 11, Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, hearing on H.R. 2898, E-911 Implementation Act of 2003, 9:30 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
Committee on Financial Services, September 10, hearing on the Department of the Treasury's views on the regulation of government sponsored enterprises, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
Committee on Government Reform, September 9, Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs, hearing entitled ``Elevation of the EPA to Department Level Status: Federal and State Views,'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.

September 9, Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats and International Relations, hearing on Combating Terrorism: Preparing and Funding First Responders, 10 a.m., 2203 Rayburn.

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September 9, Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census, oversight hearing entitled ``Advancements in Smart Card and Biometric Technology,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.

September 10, Subcommittee on Government Efficiency and Financial Management, oversight hearing entitled ``Developing Sound Business Practices at the Department of Homeland Security,'' 2 p.m., to be followed by markup of H.R. 2886, Department of Homeland Security Financial Accountability Act, 3:30 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.

September 10, Subcommittee on Human Rights and Wellness, hearing entitled ``The SV-40 Virus: Has Tainted Polio Vaccine Caused an Increase in Cancer?'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.

September 10, Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census, hearing entitled ``Worm and Virus Defense: How Can We Protect the Nation's Computers From These Threats?'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.

September 12, full Committee, hearing entitled ``Black Men and Boys in the District of Columbia and their Impact on the Future of the Black Family,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Committee on International Relations, September 9, Subcommittee on Europe, to mark up the following: a resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the man-made famine that occurred in Ukraine in 1932-1933; and H. Res. 355, Commemorating the 100th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the United States and Bulgaria, 4 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
Committee on the Judiciary, September 10, to mark up the following: H.R. 1038, Public Lands Fire Regulations Enforcement Act of 2003; H.J. Res. 63, Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003; H.R. 2134, Bail Bond Fairness Act of 2003; and a measure to authorize appropriations for the Department of Justice for fiscal years 2004 and 2005, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.

September 11, Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims, oversight hearing on ``Should There Be a Social Security Totalization Agreement with Mexico?'' 11 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
Committee on Resources, September 10, Subcommittee on Water and Power, hearing on the following: H.R. 142, to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the Inland Empire regional water recycling project, to authorize the Secretary to carry out a program to assist agencies in projects to construct regional brine lines in California, and to authorize the Secretary to participate in the Lower Chino Dairy Area desalination demonstration and reclamation project; H.R. 1156, to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to increase the ceiling on the Federal share of the costs of phase I of the Orange County, California, Regional Water Reclamation Project; H.R. 2960, to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the Brownsville Public Utility Board water recycling and desalinization project; and H.R. 2991, to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of Interior to participate in the Inland Empire regional recycling project in the Cucamonga County Water District recycling project, 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.

September 11, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans, hearing on H. Con. Res. 268, expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the imposition of sanctions on nations that are undermining the effectiveness of conservation and management measures for Atlantic highly migratory species, including marlin, adopted by the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas and that are threatening the continued viability of United States commercial and recreational fisheries, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
Committee on Rules, September 9, to consider H.R. 2622, Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003, 5 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
Committee on Science, September 10, hearing on NASA's Response to the Columbia Report, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
Committee on Small Business, September 10, hearing on the WTO's Challenge to the FSC/ETI Rules and the Effect on America's Small Businesses, 2 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, September 10, Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management, oversight hearing on Reauthorization of the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts, 10 a.m., 2253 Rayburn.
Committee on Ways and Means, September 9, to mark up the following: the Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Letter to the House Committee on the Budget; and H.R. 7, Charitable Giving Act of 2003, 4 p.m., 1100 Longworth.
Select Committee on Homeland Security, September 9, Subcommittee on Rules, hearing entitled ``Perspectives on House Reform: Former House Leaders,'' 10:30 a.m., H-313 Capitol.

September 10, full Committee, hearing entitled ``Perspectives on 9-11: Building Effectively on Hard Lessons,'' 2:30 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.

Joint Meetings


Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: September 9, to hold hearings to examine U.S. policy towards the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), 10 a.m., 334 CHOB.

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Next Meeting of the
SENATE

1 p.m., Monday, September 8

Senate Chamber

Program for Monday: Senate will continue consideration of H.R. 2660, making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004.

Next Meeting of the
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

12:30 p.m., Tuesday, September 9

House Chamber

Program for Tuesday: To be announced.




Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue

HOUSE

Abercrombie, Neil, Hawaii, E1724

Bachus, Spencer, Ala., E1716

Bilirakis, Michael, Fla., E1715, E1723

Bonner, Jo, Ala., E1717, E1719, E1725

Bono, Mary, Calif., E1728

Brown, Sherrod, Ohio, E1727

Brown-Waite, Ginny, Fla., E1697, E1700, E1701, E1702

Burns, Max, Ga., E1715

Burton, Dan, Ind., E1698, E1700, E1701

Buyer, Steve, Ind., E1728

Calvert, Ken, Calif., E1711, E1713

Cantor, Eric, Va., E1727

Cardoza, Dennis A., Calif., E1717, E1719

Clyburn, James E., S.C., E1703

Cunningham, Randy ``Duke'', Calif., E1708

Davis, Artur, Ala., E1712

Davis, Jo Ann, Va., E1725

DeMint, Jim, S.C., E1723

Deutsch, Peter, Fla., E1714

Emerson, Jo Ann, Mo., E1707

Farr, Sam, Calif., E1718, E1720, E1721, E1722, E1723

Forbes, J. Randy, Va., E1716

Frost, Martin, Tex., E1707

Gerlach, Jim, Pa., E1714

Graves, Sam, Mo., E1697, E1700, E1701, E1702, E1721

Green, Mark, Wisc., E1703, E1714

Harris, Katherine, Fla., E1711, E1715

Hoyer, Steny H., Md., E1729

Jefferson, William J., La., E1728

Lee, Barbara, Calif., E1724

Levin, Sander M., Mich., E1713

Linder, John, Ga., E1715

Lipinski, William O., Ill., E1729

McCarthy, Carolyn, N.Y., E1710

McInnis, Scott, Colo., E1697, E1698, E1699, E1700, E1701, E1702, E1703, E1704, E1705, E1717, E1718, E1719, E1721, E1722, E1723, E1724, E1725, E1727

Maloney, Carolyn B., N.Y., E1708

Meek, Kendrick B., Fla., E1709

Menendez, Robert, N.J., E1711, E1713, E1714, E1715, E1728

Moore, Dennis, Kansas, E1710, E1712, E1721

Moran, Jerry, Kansas, E1717, E1725

Ney, Robert W., Ohio, E1718, E1720, E1720

Oberstar, James L., Minn., E1727

Osborne, Tom, Nebr., E1726

Oxley, Michael G., Ohio, E1729

Pelosi, Nancy, Calif., E1714

Rangel, Charles B., N.Y., E1705

Reynolds, Thomas M., N.Y., E1724

Rogers, Mike, Ala., E1724

Schakowsky, Janice D., Ill., E1709

Schiff, Adam B., Calif., E1718, E1720, E1721

Serrano, Jose E., N.Y., E1703

Shaw, E. Clay, Jr., Fla., E1710

Sherman, Brad, Calif., E1728

Shuster, Bill, Pa., E1707

Simmons, Rob, Conn., E1704

Skelton, Ike, Mo., E1726

Slaughter, Louise McIntosh, N.Y., E1723

Solis, Hilda L., Calif., E1718, E1719, E1720

Stark, Fortney Pete, Calif., E1707

Stearns, Cliff, Fla., E1704

Tanner, John S., Tenn., E1703

Tauzin, W.J. (Billy), La., E1702

Thompson, Mike, Calif., E1702, E1724

Tiberi, Patrick J., Ohio, E1726

Tierney, John F., Mass., E1704, E1710

Udall, Tom, N.M., E1726

Velazquez, Nydia M., N.Y., E1709

Visclosky, Peter J., Ind., E1697, E1699, E1700, E1701

Wilson, Joe, S.C., E1711


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