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Measures Introduced:
Four bills and five resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 2390-2393, S.J. Res. 37, S. Res. 353-355, and S. Con. Res. 104.
Pages S4996-97
Measures Reported:
S. 1423, to extend Federal recognition to the Chickahominy Indian Tribe, the Chickahominy Indian Tribe--Eastern Division, the Upper Mattaponi Tribe, the Rappahannock Tribe, Inc., the Monacan Indian Nation, and the Nansemond Indian Tribe, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 108-259)
Page S4996
Measures Passed:
Condemning Sudan:
Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 99, condemning the Government of the Republic of the Sudan for its participation and complicity in the attacks against innocent civilians in the impoverished Darfur region of western Sudan, after agreeing to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, and the amendment to the preamble.
Pages S4931-36
Pages S4946-51
Pages S4949-51
Pages S5021-22
Pages S5022-23
Pages S5023-25
Page S5025
Page S5025
Treaties Approved:
The following treaties having passed through their various parliamentary stages, up to and including the presentation of the resolution of ratification, upon division, two-thirds of the Senators present and having voted in the affirmative, the resolutions of ratification were agreed to:
Additional Protocol to Investment Treaty with Romania Treaty Doc. 108-13.
Additional Protocol Amending Investment Treaty with Bulgaria Treaty Doc. 108-15.
Investment Protocol with Estonia Treaty Doc. 108-17.
Additional Investment Protocol with the Czech Republic Treaty Doc. 108-18.
Additional Investment Protocol with the Slovak Republic Treaty Doc. 108-19.
Additional Investment Protocol with Latvia Treaty Doc. 108-20.
Additional Investment Protocol with Lithuania Treaty Doc. 108-21.
Additional Protocol Concerning Business and Economic Relations with Poland Treaty Doc. 108-22.
Pages S5020-21
Nominations Confirmed:
Senate confirmed the following nominations:
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By 95 yeas 3 nays (Vote No. EX. 85), John D. Negroponte, of New York, to be Ambassador to Iraq.
Pages S4951-80
Pages S5020, S5026-27
Nominations Received:
Senate received the following nominations:
Ralph Leo Boyce, Jr., of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Thailand.
John Marshall Evans, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Armenia.
John D. Rood, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Commonwealth of The Bahamas.
2 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
6 Marine Corps nominations in the rank of general.
8 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.
Page S5026
Nominations Withdrawn:
Senate received notification of withdrawal of the following nominations:
Fredrick W. Rohlfing III, of Hawaii, to be United States District Judge for the District of Hawaii, which was sent to the Senate on January 7, 2003.
Jose A. Fourquet, of New Jersey, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring September 20, 2004, which was sent to the Senate on January 9, 2003.
Jose A. Fourquet, of New Jersey, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring September 20, 2004, which was sent to the Senate on October 1, 2003.
Page S5027
Messages From the House:
Page S4994
Measures Referred:
Pages S4994-95
Measures Read First Time:
Page S4995
Executive Communications:
Pages S4995-96
Petitions and Memorials:
Page S4996
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages S4997-98
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Pages S4998-S5004
Additional Statements:
Pages S4992-94
Amendments Submitted:
Pages S5004-07
Authority for Committees to Meet:
Pages S5008-09
Privilege of the Floor:
Page S5009
Record Votes:
One record vote was taken today. (Total--85)
Page S4980
Adjournment:
Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 8:09 p.m., until 9:30 a.m., on Friday, May 7, 2004. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on pages S5025-26.)
ENERGY PRODUCTION: BIOMASS
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry:
Committee concluded a hearing to examine new opportunities for agriculture, focusing on the use of biomass, which is any living matter that can be converted into usable energy through biological or chemical processes, and encompasses feedstocks such as agricultural crops and their residues, animal wastes, wood, wood residues and grasses, and municipal wastes use in energy production, after receiving testimony from former Representative Thomas Ewing, on D461behalf of the Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee; Mark E. Rey, Under Secretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and Environment; David Garman, Acting Under Secretary of Energy for Energy, Science and Environment, and Assistant Secretary of Energy for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; R. James Woolsey, McLean, Virginia, former Director of Central Intelligence; C. Boyden Gray, Energy Future Coalition, Washington, D.C.; Mark E. Zappi, Mississippi State University Dave C. Swalm School of Chemical Engineering, Mississippi State; Tom L. Richard, Iowa State University, Ames; Lee R. Lynd, Dartmouth College Thayer School of Engineering, Hanover, New Hampshire; and Samuel B. McLaughlin, University of Tennessee Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge.
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BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Armed Services:
Committee ordered favorably reported the following bills:
H.R. 3104, to provide for the establishment of separate campaign medals to be awarded to members of the uniformed services who participate in Operation Enduring Freedom and to members of the uniformed services who participate in Operation Iraqi Freedom;
An original bill entitled ``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005'';
An original bill entitled ``Department of Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005'';
An original bill entitled ``Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005''; and
An original bill entitled ``Department of Energy National Security Act for Fiscal Year 2005''.
Also, committee received a report from the Select Committee on Intelligence on the proposed Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs:
Committee ordered favorably reported an original bill to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to award grants to public transportation agencies to improve security.
CLIMATE CHANGE
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation:
Committee held a hearing to examine impacts of climate change and states' actions, focusing on public health, forests, heatwaves, geological records, recent changes in the ocean, temperatures, sea ice and glacial ice, and ecological responses, receiving testimony from Ken Colburn, Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management, and Paul R. Epstein, Harvard Medical School Center for Health and the Global Environment, both of Boston, Massachusetts; William B. Curry, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts; William R. Fraser, Polar Oceans Research Group, Sheridan, Montana; and Philip Mote, University of Washington, Seattle.
Hearing recessed subject to call.
CARFA ACT
Committee on Governmental Affairs:
Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia concluded a hearing to examine S. 1668, to establish a commission to conduct a comprehensive review of Federal agencies and programs and to recommend the elimination or realignment of duplicative, wasteful, or outdated functions, after receiving testimony from Senator Brownback; former Representative Dick Armey, on behalf of Citizens for a Sound Economy; Clay Johnson III, Deputy Director for Management, Office of Management and Budget; and Paul Weinstein, Jr., Progressive Policy Institute, Washington, D.C.
NOMINATION
Committee on the Judiciary:
Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nomination of Jonathan W. Dudas, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, after the nominee, who was introduced by Representative Hyde, testified and answered questions in his own behalf.
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Measures Introduced:
20 public bills, H.R. 4299-4318; and 8 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 417-419 and H. Res. 629-633, were introduced.
Pages H2726-28
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages H2728-29
Reports Filed:
Reports were filed today as follows:
H.R. 4060, to amend the Peace Corps Act to establish an Ombudsman and an Office of Safety and Security of the Peace Corps (H. Rept. 108-481, Pt. 1).
Page H2726
Speaker:
Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed Representative Fossella to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
Page H2659
Chaplain:
The prayer was offered today by Rev. Joseph V. Brennan, Pastor, St. Linus Church in Norwalk, California.
Page H2659
Point of Order:
The Chair ruled that words uttered by a Member during a one-minutes speech were not unparliamentary and the point of order was overruled.
Page H2661
Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2003--Motion to go to Conference:
The House disagreed to the Senate amendments to H.R. 2443, to authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal year 2004, to amend various laws administered by the Coast Guard, and agreed to a conference.
Pages H2663-66
Pages H2663-66, H2679
Page H2716
Page H2716
Iraqi Prisoner Resolution:
The House agreed to H. Res. 627, deploring the abuse of persons in United States custody in Iraq, regardless of the circumstances of their detention, urging the Secretary of the Army to bring to swift justice any member of the Armed Forces who has violated the Uniformed Code of Military Justice, expressing the deep appreciation of the Nation to the courageous and honorable members of the Armed Forces who have selflessly served, or are currently serving, in Operation Iraqi Freedom, by a recorded vote of 365 ayes to 50 noes, Roll No. 150.
Pages H2680-98
Pages H2696-97
Pages H2666-78
Suspensions:
The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the following measures which were debated on Wednesday, May 5:
Sense of the House regarding the Lao People's Democratic Republic: H.
Res. 402, expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the urgent need for freedom, democratic reform, and international monitoring of elections, human rights, and religious liberty in the Lao People`s Democratic Republic, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 408 yeas to 1 nays and 1 voting ``present'', Roll No. 149;
Pages H2679-80
Pages H2698-99
Page H2699
Meeting Hour:
Agreed that when the House adjourn today, it adjourn to meet at noon on Monday, May 10; and further that when it adjourns on that day, it adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 11 for Morning Hour debate.
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Calendar Wednesday:
Agreed to dispense with the Calendar Wednesday business of Wednesday, May 12.
Page H2701
Senate Message:
Message received from the Senate today appears on page H2659.
Senate Referral:
S.J. Res. 34 was held at the desk.
Quorum Calls--Votes:
Five yea-and-nay votes and one recorded vote developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H2678, H2679, H2679-80, H2697-98, H2698, and H2699. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment:
The House met at 10 a.m and adjourned at 7:10 p.m.
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DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations:
Subcommittee on Defense met in executive session to hold a hearing on the National Foreign Intelligence Program Budget. Testimony was heard from George J. Tenet, Director, CIA.
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT
Committee on Armed Services:
Subcommittee on Readiness approved for full Committee action H.R. 4200, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005.
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT
Committee on Armed Services:
Subcommittee on Strategic Forces approved for full Committee action H.R. 4200, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005.
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT
Committee on Armed Services:
Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces approved for full Committee action H.R. 4200, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005.
ONLINE PORNOGRAPHY
Committee on Energy and Commerce:
Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection held a hearing entitled ``Online Pornography: Closing the Doors on Pervasive Smut.'' Testimony was heard from J. Howard Beales III, Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection, FTC; Kevin Lourdeau, Deputy Assistant Director, Cyber Division, FBI, Department of Justice; Linda D. Koontz, Director, Information Management Issues, GAO; and public witnesses.
PROTECTING CHILDREN ONLINE
Committee on Energy and Commerce:
Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet held a hearing entitled ``The `Dot Kids' Internet Domain: Protecting Children Online.'' Testimony was heard from Michael D. Gallagher, Acting Assistant Secretary, Communications and Information, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Department of Commerce; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--EXPORT-IMPORT BANK
Committee on Financial Services:
Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology held an oversight hearing entitled ``Oversight of the Export-Import Bank of the United States.'' Testimony was heard from Philip Merrill, President and Chairman, Export-Import Bank of the United States.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES; SECURITY CLEARANCE BACKLOG
Committee on Government Reform:
Ordered reported the following measures: H.R. 4259, Department of Homeland Security Financial Accountability Act; 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;'' H. Con. Res. 295, Congratulating and saluting Focus: HOPE on the occasion of its 35th anniversary and for its remarkable commitment and contributions to Detroit, the State of Michigan, and the United States; H. Res. 613, Recognizing and honoring the tenth anniversary of Vietnam Human Rights Day; H. Res. 622, Supporting the goals and ideals of Peace Officers Memorial Day; and 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.''
The Committee also held a hearing entitled ``What's the Hold Up: A Review of Security Clearance Backlog and Reciprocity Issues Plaguing Today's Government and Private Sector Workforce.'' Testimony was heard from Gregory C. Wilshusen, Acting Director, Defense Capabilities and Management, GAO; Stephen C. Benowitz, Associate Director, Division for Human Resources Products and Services, OPM; Heather Anderson, Acting Director, Security, Office of the Under Secretary for Intelligence, Department of Defense; and public witnesses.
AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS
Committee on Government Reform:
Subcommittee on Human Rights and Wellness held a hearing entitled ``Autism Spectrum Disorders: An Update on Federal D464Government Initiatives and Revolutionary New Treatment of Neurodevelopmental Diseases.'' Testimony was heard from Troy Justesen, Assistant Secretary (Acting), Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, Department of Education; and public witnesses.
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RESOLUTION CONDEMNING SUDAN GOVERNMENT FOR ATTACKS AGAINST CIVILIANS; CRISIS IN DARFUR
Committee on International Relations:
Favorably considered and adopted a motion urging the chairman to request that H. Con. Res. 403, as amended, Condemning the Government of the Republic of the Sudan for its attacks against innocent civilians in the impoverished Darfur region of western Sudan, be considered on the Suspension Calendar.
The Committee also held a hearing on The Crisis in Darfur: A New Front in Sudan's Bloody War. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of State: Charles R. Snyder, Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs; and Roger P. Winter, Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance, AID; and public witnesses.
SATELLITE HOME VIEWER EXTENSION AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2004
Committee on the Judiciary:
Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property approved for full Committee action the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004.
FEDERAL LANDS RECREATION ENHANCEMENT ACT
Committee on Resources:
Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands held a hearing on H.R. 3283, Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act. Testimony was heard from Representative Regula; Lynn Scarlett, Assistant Secretary, Policy, Management and Budget, Department of the Interior; Tom Thompson, Deputy Chief, National Forest System, Forest Service, USDA; Barry T. Hill, Director, Natural Resources and Environment, GAO; and public witnesses.
BENEFITS OF TAX INCENTIVES FOR PRODUCERS OF RENEWABLE FUELS
Committee on Small Business:
Subcommittee on Rural Enterprise, Agriculture and Technology held a hearing entitled ``The Benefits of Tax Incentives for Producers of Renewable Fuels and Its Impact on Small Businesses and Farmers.'' Testimony was heard from Representative Hulshof; and public witnesses.
MARITIME TRANSPORTATION AMENDMENTS
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure:
Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation held a hearing on H.R. 4251, Maritime Transportation Amendments of 2004. Testimony was heard from RADM John E. Crowley, USCG, Judge Advocate General, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security.
VETERANS LEGISLATION
Committee on Veterans' Affairs:
Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on the following: H.R. 4020, State Veterans' Homes Nurse Recruitment Act of 2004; H.R. 4231, Department of Veterans Affairs Nurse Recruitment and Retention Act of 2004; H.R. 3849, Military Sexual Trauma Counseling Act of 2004; H.R. 4248, Homeless Veterans Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2004; and a measure to reform the qualifications and selection requirements for the position of the Under Secretary for Health. Testimony was heard from Gordon H. Mansfield, Deputy Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs; Linda S. Schwarz, Commissioner, Department of Veterans Affairs, State of Connecticut; representatives of veterans organizations; and public witnesses.
BRIEFING--IRAQI PRISONER ISSUES/ABU GHRAIB
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence:
Met in executive session to receive a briefing on Iraqi Prisoner Issues/Abu Ghraib. The Committee was briefed by departmental witnesses.
BRIEFING ON GLOBAL INTELLIGENCE DATA
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence:
Subcommittee on Intelligence Policy and National Security met in executive session to receive a briefing on Global Intelligence Update. The Subcommittee was briefed by departmental witnesses.
PROGRESS IN ADDRESSING MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES AT HOMELAND SECURITY DEPARTMENT
Select Committee on Homeland Security:
Held a hearing entitled ``Progress in Addressing Management Challenges at the Department of Homeland Security.'' Testimony was heard from James M. Loy, Deputy Secretary, Department of Homeland Security.D465
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Committee on Armed Services:
to hold hearings to examine allegations of mistreatment of Iraqi prisoners, 11:45 a.m., SD-106.
Committee on Armed Services,
hearing on the ongoing investigation into the abuse of prisoners within the Central Command area of responsibility, 3 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
Joint Economic Committee:
to hold a hearing to examine the employment situation for April, 9:30 a.m., 1334 LHOB.
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Program for Friday:
The Senate will be in a period of morning business.
Program for Monday:
The House will meet in pro forma session.
HOUSE
Baldwin, Tammy, Wisc., E778
Becerra, Xavier, Calif., E777
Berry, Marion, Ark., E767, E770, E772
Case, Ed, Hawaii, E773
Costello, Jerry F., Ill., E768, E771
Davis, Danny K., Ill., E767, E769, E771, E773, E776
DeGette, Diana, Colo., E768, E770
DeMint, Jim, S.C., E774
Deutsch, Peter, Fla., E781
Diaz-Balart, Lincoln, Fla., E772
Gonzalez, Charles A., Tex., E772
Graves, Sam, Mo., E767, E770
Jackson-Lee, Sheila, Tex., E781, E783
Johnson, Eddie Bernice, Tex., E776
Kanjorski, Paul E., Pa., E783
Kaptur, Marcy, Ohio, E769, E771
Kucinich, Dennis J., Ohio, E768, E770
Lee, Barbara, Calif., E783
McCarthy, Karen, Mo., E782
McDermott, Jim, Wash., E778
McInnis, Scott, Colo., E780, E782, E784
Menendez, Robert, N.J., E767, E769, E771
Moore, Dennis, Kansas, E774
Neugebauer, Randy, Tex., E773
Osborne, Tom, Nebr., E776
Ross, Mike, Ark., E776
Rothman, Steven R., N.J., E777
Shaw, E. Clay, Jr., Fla., E777
Shimkus, John, Ill., E781, E783
Skelton, Ike, Mo., E774
Solis, Hilda L., Calif., E782
Terry, Lee, Nebr., E777
Tiahrt, Todd, Kans., E772
Udall, Tom, N.M., E778
Woolsey, Lynn C., Calif., E781, E784
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