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Measures Introduced:
Four bills and one resolution were introduced, as follows: S. 2607-S. 2610, and S. Res. 398.
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Measures Reported:
Reported on Wednesday, June 30, during the adjournment:
S. 2351, to establish a Federal Interagency Committee on Emergency Medical Services and a Federal Interagency Committee on Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council. (S. Rept. No. 108-291)
Reported today:
S. 1735, to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to reform and facilitate prosecution of juvenile gang members who commit violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute
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Measures Passed:
National Airborne Day:
Senate agreed to S. Res. 322, designating August 16, 2004, as ``National Airborne Day''
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Class Action Fairness Act:
Senate began consideration of S. 2062, to amend the procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants
Pages S7563-70
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Messages From the President:
Senate received the following message from the President of the United States:
Transmitting, pursuant to law, the legislation and supporting documents to implement the United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement (FTA); which was referred to the Committee on Finance. (PM-90)
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Appointments:
National Commission on the Cost of Higher Education:
The Chair announced the following appointment made by the Democratic Leader during the adjournment: Pursuant to Public Law 105-18, on behalf of the Democratic Leader, the appointment of Clare M. Cotton, of Massachusetts, to serve as a member of the National Commission on the Cost of Higher Education on June 30, 2004
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Nominations Confirmed:
Senate confirmed the following nomination:
By 51 yeas 46 nays (Vote No. Ex. 153), J. Leon Holmes, of Arkansas, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas
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Nominations Received:
Senate received the following nomination:
Keith Starrett, of Mississippi, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Mississippi
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Messages From the House:
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Measures Referred:
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Measures Placed on Calendar:
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Enrolled Bills Presented:
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Executive Communications:
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Executive Reports of Committees:
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Additional Cosponsors:
Pages S7580-82
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Pages S7582-83
Additional Statements:
Pages S7574-76
Amendments Submitted:
Pages S7583-90
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
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Privilege of the Floor:
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Record Votes:
One record vote was taken today. (Total--153)
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Adjournment:
Senate convened at 9:45 a.m., and adjourned at 7:38 p.m., until 9:30 a.m., on Wednesday, July 7, 2004. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S7684.)
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BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Governmental Affairs:
Committee ordered favorably reported the nomination of David M. Stone, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security.
Measures Introduced:
10 public bills, H.R. 4756-4765; and 4 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 469, and H. Res. 702-704 were introduced.
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Additional Cosponsors:
Pages H5195-96
Reports Filed:
Reports were filed today as follows:
Omitted from the Record of June 25, 2004: H.R. 3936, to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the principal office of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims to be at any location in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area, rather than only in the District of Columbia, and expressing the sense of Congress that a dedicated Veterans Courthouse and Justice Center should be provided for that Court and those it serves and should be located, if feasible, at a site owned by the United States that is part of or proximate to the Pentagon Reservation (H. Rept. 108-574, Pt. 1);
Filed on June 28, 2004: H.R. 3980, to establish a National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program, amended (H. Rept. 108-575, Pt. 1);
Filed on June 30, 2004: H.R. 3247, to provide consistent enforcement authority to the Bureau of Land Management, the National Park Service, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Forest Service to respond to violations of regulations regarding the management, use, and protection of public lands under the jurisdiction of these agencies, to clarify the purposes for which collected fines may be used, amended (H. Rept. 108-511, Pt. 2);
Filed on July 1, 2004: H.R. 4754, making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005 (H. Rept. 108-576);
Filed on July 1, 2004: H.R. 4755, making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005 (H. Rept. 108-577);
Filed on July 1, 2004: H.R. 4516, to require the Secretary of Energy to carry out a program of research and development to advance high-end computing, amended (H. Rept. 108-578);
Filed on July 1, 2004: H.R. 3890, to reauthorize the Steel and Aluminum Energy Conservation and Technology Competitiveness Act of 1988, amended (H. Rept. 108-579);
Filed on July 1, 2004: H.R. 4218, to amend the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 (H. Rept. 108-580);
Filed on July 1, 2004: H.R. 3598, to establish an interagency committee to coordinate Federal manufacturing research and development efforts in manufacturing, strengthen existing programs to assist manufacturing innovation and education, and expand outreach programs for small and medium-sized manufacturers, amended (H. Rept. 108-581);
H.R. 1914, to provide for the issuance of a coin to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the Jamestown settlement, amended (H. Rept. 108-472, Pt. 2);
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H.R. 2768, to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of Chief Justice John Marshall, amended (H. Rept. 108-473, Pt. 2);
H.R. 3277, to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 230th Anniversary of the United States Marine Corps, and to support construction of the Marine Corps Heritage Center, amended (H. Rept. 108-474, Pt. 2);
H.R. 4362, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to accept a parcel of Federal land in the State of Washington in trust for the Nisqually Tribe, to ensure that the acceptance of such land does not adversely affect the Bonneville Power Administration (H. Rept. 108-582, Pt. 1); and
H. Res. 701, providing for consideration of H.R. 4754, making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005 (H. Rept. 108-583).
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Speaker:
Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed Representative Culberson to act as Speaker Pro Tempore for today.
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Private Calendar:
On the call of the Private Calendar, the House passed H.R. 530, for the relief of Tanya Andrea Goudeau; H.R. 712, for the relief of Richi James Lesley; H.R. 867, for the relief of Durreshahwar Durreshahwar, Nida Hasan, Asna Hasan, Anum Hasan, and Iqra Hasan; and S. 103, for the relief of Lindita Idrizi Heath.
Pages H5153-54
Suspensions:
The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the following measures:
Recognizing the 25th anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution of the Republic of the Marshall Islands:
H. Con. Res. 410, amended, recognizing the 25th anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution of the Republic of the Marshall Islands and recognizing the Marshall Islands as a staunch ally of the United States, committed to principles of democracy and freedom for the Pacific region and throughout the world, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 379 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 326;
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Recess:
The House recessed at 3:01 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m.
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Presidential Message:
Read a message from the President wherein he transmitted legislation and supporting documents to implement the United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement--referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered printed (H. Doc. 108-199).
Pages H5166-67
Senate Message:
Message received from the Senate today appears on page H5153.
Senate Referrals:
S. 2401, S. 2402, and S. 2403 were held at the desk.
Page H5153
Amendments:
Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on pages H5196-97.
Quorum Calls--Votes:
Two yea-and-nay votes developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H5165 and H5165-66. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment:
The House met at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 11:04 p.m.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations:
Subcommittee on Military Construction approved for full Committee action the Military Construction appropriations for fiscal year 2005.
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DEFENDING AMERICA'S MOST VULNERABLE: SAFE ACCESS TO TREATMENT AND CHILD PROTECTION ACT OF 2004
Committee on the Judiciary:
Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security held a hearing on H.R. 4547, Defending America's Most Vulnerable: Safe Access to Drug Treatment and Child Protection Act of 2004. Testimony was heard from Catherine M. O'Neil, Associate Deputy Attorney General, Department of Justice; Robert J. Cramer, Special Investigator, GAO; Tyrone V. Patterson, Manager, Model Treatment Center, Department of Health, District of Columbia; and a public witness.
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, JUDICIARY AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Rules:
Granted, by voice vote, an open rule providing 1 hour of general debate on H.R. 4754, making appropriation for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, State, Judiciary and Related appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. Under the rules of the House the bill shall be read for amendment by paragraph. The rule waives points of order against provisions in the bill for failure to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI (prohibiting unauthorized appropriations or legislative provisions in an appropriations bill), except as specified in the resolution. The rule authorizes the Chair to accord priority in recognition to Members who have pre-printed their amendments in the Congressional Record. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Testimony was heard from Representatives Wolf and Serrano.
UZBEKISTAN
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Commission):
On Thursday, June 24, Commission concluded a hearing to examine democratization and human rights in Uzbekistan in light of the impending decision by the Department of State whether to certify Uzbekistan to continue receiving assistance from the United States, after receiving testimony from Lorne W. Craner, Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, and Lynn Pascoe, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Europe and Eurasia, both of the Department of State; H.E. Abdulaziz Komilov, Republic of Uzbekistan Ambassador to the United States; Fred Starr, Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of International Studies (SAIS) Caucasus-Central Asia Institute, and Martha Olcott, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, both of Washington, D.C.; Abdurahim Polat, Birlik Party, Springfield, Virginia; and Veronika Leila Szente Goldston, Human Rights Watch, New York, New York.
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H.R. 3536, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 210 Main Street in Malden, Illinois, as the ``Army Staff Sgt. Lincoln Hollinsaid Malden Post Office''. Signed on June 25, 2004. (Public Law 108-248)
H.R. 3537, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 185 State Street in Manhattan, Illinois, as the ``Army Pvt. Shawn Pahnke Manhattan Post Office''. Signed on June 25, 2004. (Public Law 108-249)
H.R. 3538, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 201 South Chicago Avenue in Saint Anne, Illinois, as the ``Marine Capt. Ryan Beaupre Saint Anne Post Office''. Signed on June 25, 2004. (Public Law 108-250)
H.R. 3690, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2 West Main Street in Batavia, New York, as the ``Barber Conable Post Office Building''. Signed on June 25, 2004. (Public Law 108-251)
H.R. 3733, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 410 Huston Street in Altamont, Kansas, as the ``Myron V. George Post Office''. Signed on June 25, 2004. (Public Law 108-252)
H.R. 3740, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 223 South Main Street in Roxboro, North Carolina, as the ``Oscar Scott Woody Post Office Building''. Signed on June 25, 2004. (Public Law 108-253)
H.R. 3769, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 137 East Young High Pike in Knoxville, Tennessee, as the ``Ben Atchley Post Office Building''. Signed on June 25, 2004. (Public Law 108-254)
H.R. 3855, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 607 Pershing Drive in Laclede, Missouri, as the ``General John J. Pershing Post Office''. Signed on June 25, 2004. (Public Law 108-255)
H.R. 3917, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 695 Marconi Boulevard in Copiague, New York, as the ``Maxine S. Postal United States Post Office''. Signed on June 25, 2004. (Public Law 108-256)
H.R. 3939, to redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14-24 Abbott Road in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, as the ``Mary Ann Collura Post Office Building''. Signed on June 25, 2004. (Public Law 108-257)
H.R. 3942, to redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 7 Commercial Boulevard in Middletown, Rhode Island, as the ``Rhode Island Veterans Post Office Building''. Signed on June 25, 2004. (Public Law 108-258)
H.R. 4037, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 475 Kell Farm Drive in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, as the ``Richard G. Wilson Processing and Distribution Facility''. Signed on June 25, 2004. (Public Law 108-259)
H.R. 4176, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 122 West Elwood Avenue in Raeford, North Carolina, as the ``Bobby Marshall Gentry Post Office Building''. Signed on June 25, 2004. (Public Law 108-260)
H.R. 4299, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 410 South Jackson Road in Edinburg, Texas, as the ``Dr. Miguel A. Nevarez Post Office Building''. Signed on June 25, 2004. (Public Law 108-261)
H.R. 4589, to reauthorize the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant program through September 30, 2004. Signed on June 30, 2004. (Public Law 108-262)
H.R. 4635, 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 June 30, 2004. (Public Law 108-263)
S. 2238, to amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to reduce loses to properties for which repetitive flood insurance claim payments have been made. Signed on June 30, 2004. (Public Law 108-264)
S. 2507, to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to provide children with increased access to food and nutrition assistance, to simplify program operations and improve program management, to reauthorize child nutrition programs. Signed on June 30, 2004. (Public Law 108-265)
H.R. 3378, to assist in the conservation of marine turtles and the nesting habitats of marine turtles in foreign countries. Signed on July 2, 2004. (Public Law 108-266)
H.R. 3504, to amend the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to redesignate the American Indian Education Foundation as the National Fund for Excellence in American Indian Education. Signed on July 2, 2004. (Public Law 108-267)
H.R. 4322, to provide for the transfer of the Nebraska Avenue Naval Complex in the District of Columbia to facilitate the establishment of the headquarters for the Department of Homeland Security, to provide for the acquisition by the Department of the Navy of suitable replacement facilities. Signed on July 2, 2004. (Public Law 108-268)
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S. 1848, to amend the Bend Pine Nursery Land Conveyance Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to sell the Bend Pine Nursery Administrative Site in the State of Oregon. Signed on July 2, 2004. (Public Law 108-269)
On
Wednesday,
at approximately 10:30 a.m., Senate will continue consideration of S. 2062, Class Action Fairness Act.
During the balance of the week Senate may consider any other cleared legislative and executive business.
July 8, Financial Management, the Budget, and International Security, to hold hearings to examine the federal government's financial statement and accountability of taxpayer dollars at the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security, 10:30 a.m., SD-342.
Committee on the Judiciary:
July 7, to hold hearings to examine the nomination of Michael H. Schneider, Sr, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Texas, 10 a.m., SD-226.
July 7, Subcommittee on Constitution, Civil Rights and Property Rights, to hold hearings to examine U.S. efforts to combat human trafficking and slavery, 2 p.m., SD-226.
July 8, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending calendar business, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
Select Committee on Intelligence:
July 7, closed business meeting to consider pending intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
Committee on Appropriations,
July 7, Subcommittee on the District of Columbia, to mark up the District of Columbia appropriations for fiscal year 2005, 10 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
July 9, full Committee, to mark up the following appropriations for fiscal year 2005: Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs; and Military Construction, 9:15 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
Committee on Armed Services,
July 7, hearing on Army and Marine Corps troop rotations for Operation Iraqi Freedom 3 and Operation Enduring Freedom 6 and the mobilization of the Army's Individual Ready Reserve, 10:30 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
July 8, hearing on the economic, technology, vocational and skills implications of the Department of Defense trade offsets, 9 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
Committee on Education and the Workforce,
July 7, hearing entitled ``Examining Cash Balance Pension Plans: Separating Myth from Fact,'' 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
Committee on Energy and Commerce,
July 7, Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, hearing entitled ``Voice Over Internet Protocol Services: Will the Technology Disrupt the Industry or Will Regulation Disrupt the Technology?'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
July 8, Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, hearing entitled ``United Nations Oil for Food Program,'' 9:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
July 8, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Assessing Digestive Diseases Research and Treatment Opportunities,'' 11 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
Committee on Government Reform,
July 7, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, to continue hearings entitled ``Part II--Ensuring Accuracy and Accountability in Laboratory Testing: Does the Experience of Maryland General Hospital Expose Cracks in the System?'' 3 p.m., 2203 Rayburn.
July 7, Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs, hearing entitled ``Driving Down the Cost of Filling Up,'' 9:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
July 7, Subcommittee on Government Efficiency and Financial Management and the Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats and International Relations, joint oversight hearing entitled ``Business Process Modernization at the Department of Defense, 2 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
July 7, Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census, oversight hearing entitled ``Defining Federal Information Technology Research and Development: Who? Where? What? Why? And How Much?'' 1:30 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
July 8, full Committee, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 4380, To designate the facility of the United States D716Postal Service located at 4737 Mile Stretch Drive in Holiday, Florida, as the ``Sergeant First Class Paul Ray Smith Post Office Building;'' H.R. 4381, To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2811 Springdale Avenue in Springdale, Arkansas, as the ``Harvey and Bernice Jones Post Office Building;'' H.R. 4442, To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1050 North Hills Boulevard in Reno, Nevada, as the ``Guardians of Freedom Memorial Post Office Building'' and to authorize the installation of a plaque at such site; H. Res. 646, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there should be established a National Community Health Center Week to raise awareness of health services provided by community, migrant, public housing, and homeless health centers; and H. Res. 684, Honoring David Scott Tidmarsh, the 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Champion; followed by a hearing entitled ``Beneficial or Critical? The Heightened Need for Telework Opportunities in the Post-9/11 World,'' 10:15 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
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July 8, Subcommittee on Human Rights and Wellness, hearing entitled ``Trafficking in Persons: The Federal Government's Approach to Eradicate This Worldwide Problem,'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Committee on House Administration,
July 7, hearing on Electronic Voting System Security, 11 a.m., 1310 Longworth.
Committee on International Relations,
July 7, Subcommittee on International Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Human Rights, hearing on United States Support of Human Rights and Democracy, 1:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
Committee on the Judiciary,
July 7, to mark up the following bills: S. 2363, To revise and extend the Boys and Girls Clubs of America; and H.R. 4518, Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
July 8, Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property, to mark up H.R. 4586, Family Movie Act of 2004, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
Committee on Resources,
July 8, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, oversight hearing entitled ``The Aging of the Energy and Minerals Workforce: A Crisis in the Making?'' 2 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
July 8, Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands, to mark up of the following bills: H.R. 1630, Petrified Forest National Park Expansion Act of 2003; H.R. 2457, Castillo de San Marcos National Monument Preservation and Education Act; H.R. 3954, Rancho El Cajon Boundary Reconciliation Act; and S. 1576, Harpers Ferry National Historical Park Boundary Revision Act of 2003, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
July 8, Subcommittee on Water and Power, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 3391, Provo River Project Transfer Act; H.R. 4459, Llagas Reclamation Groundwater Remediation Initiative; and H.R. 4606, Southern California Groundwater Remediation Act; followed by a hearing on the following bills: S. 943, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to contract with the city of Cheyenne, Wyoming, for storage of the city's water in the Kendrick Project, Wyoming; H.R. 4588, Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act of 2004; and H.R. 4650, Witchita Project Equus Beds Division Authorization Act of 2004, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
Committee on Rules,
July 7, to consider the following bills: H.R. 4755, making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005; and H.R. 3598, Manufacturing Technology Competitiveness Act of 2004, 3:30 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
Committee on Small Business,
July 7, hearing on the Rebate of Value Added Taxes at the Border and the Competitive Disadvantage for U.S. Small Businesses, 2 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
July 8, Subcommittee on Tax, Finance and Exports, hearing entitled ``H.R. 1818, Workforce Health Improvement Act of 2003: Healthy Employees; Healthy Bottom Line,'' 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,
July 8, Subcommittee on Aviation, oversight hearing on National Capitol Region Air Space Control: A Review of the Issues Surrounding the June 9, 2004 flight of ``N24SP,'' 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
July 8, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 784, Water Quality Investment Act of 2003; H.R. 4470, To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to extend the authorization of appropriations for the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Program from fiscal year 2005 to 2010; H.R. 4688, To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay Program; and H.R. 4731, To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the national Estuary Program, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs,
July 8, Subcommittee on Health, to mark up a measure to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into certain capital leases, 9:30 a.m., 334 Cannon.
Committee on Ways and Means,
July 7, hearing on Implementation of the United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
Select Committee on Homeland Security. July 8, hearing entitled ``Practice Makes Perfect: Strengthening Homeland Security by Exercising Terrorism Scenarios, 1 p.m., 210 Cannon.
Conference:
July 7, meeting of conferees on H.R. 3550, to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, 2 p.m., SD-G50.
July 6, 2004
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Congressional Record:
Pages of proceedings
House: 7,528
Total: 5,151
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Extensions of Remarks
House: ..
Total: 1,292
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Senate: Public bills enacted into law
House: 17
Total: 50
67
Senate: Private bills enacted into law
House: ..
Total: ..
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Senate: Bills in conference
House: 3
Total: 13
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Senate: Measures passed, total
House: 245
Total: 317
562
Senate bills
House: 56
Total: 20
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House bills
House: 63
Total: 128
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Senate joint resolutions
House: 4
Total: 1
..
House joint resolutions
House: 1
Total: 4
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Senate concurrent resolutions
House: 19
Total: 8
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House concurrent resolutions
House: 21
Total: 47
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Simple resolutions
House: 81
Total: 109
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Senate: Measures reported, total*
House: 147
Total: 166
313
Senate bills
House: 91
Total: 5
..
House bills
House: 38
Total: 109
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Senate joint resolutions
House: 2
Total: ..
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House joint resolutions
House: ..
Total: 1
..
Senate concurrent resolutions
House: 4
Total: ..
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House concurrent resolutions
House: 2
Total: 6
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Simple resolutions
House: 10
Total: 45
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Senate: Special reports
House: 1
Total: 2
..
Senate: Conference reports
House: 1
Total: 2
..
Senate: Measures pending on calendar
House: 230
Total: 127
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Senate: Measures introduced, total
House: 763
Total: 1,405
2,168
Bills
House: 602
Total: 1,053
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Joint resolutions
House: 13
Total: 17
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Concurrent resolutions
House: 34
Total: 120
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Simple resolutions
House: 114
Total: 215
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Senate: Quorum calls
House: ..
Total: 1
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Senate: Yea-and-nay votes
House: 152
Total: 196
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Senate: Recorded votes
House: ..
Total: 128
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Senate: Bills vetoed
House: ..
Total: ..
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Senate: Vetoes overridden
House: ..
Total: ..
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Civilian nominations totaling 410, (including 195 nominations carried over from the First Session), disposed of as follows:
Other civilian nominations totaling 2,324, (including 5 nominations carried over from the First Session), disposed of as follows:
Air Force nominations, totaling 7,999, (including 3,572 nominations carried over from the First Session), disposed of as follows:
Navy nominations, totaling 6,360, (including 2,444 nominations carried over from the First Session), disposed of as follows:
Marine Corps nominations, totaling 1,224, (including 2 nominations carried over from the First Session), disposed of as follows:
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Program for Wednesday:
After the transaction of any morning business (not to extend beyond 60 minutes), Senate will continue consideration of S. 2062, Class Action Fairness Act.
Program for Wednesday:
Consideration of Suspensions:
Senate: (1) H.R. 4218--High-Performance Computing Revitalization Act of 2004;
Senate: (2) H.R. 4516--Department of Energy High-End Computing Revitalization Act of 2004;
Senate: (3) H.R. 3890--To reauthorize the Steel and Aluminum Energy Conservation and Technology Competitiveness Act of 1988;
Senate: (4) H.R. 3980--National Windstorm Impact Reduction Act of 2004;
Senate: (5) H.R. 1856--Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research Amendments Act of 2003; and
Senate: (6) H. Con. Res. 301--Supporting the goals and ideals of the World Year of Physics.
Senate: Consideration of H.R. 4754, Department of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (open rule, one hour of debate).
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