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Friday, November 14, 2003


Daily Digest


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Senate


Chamber Action


The Senate was not in session today.

Committee Meetings


No committee meetings were held.

House of Representatives


Chamber Action


Measures Introduced: 2 public bills, H.R. 3487-3488; 1 private bill, H.R. 3489; and 1 resolution, H. Res. 440, were introduced.

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Additional Cosponsors:

Page H11159

Reports Filed: No reports were filed today.

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

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Senate Message: Messages received from the Senate today appear on page H11152.

Senate Referrals: S. 1685 was ordered held at the desk; and S. 589 was referred to the Committees on Government Reform and Education & the Workforce.

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Adjournment: The House met at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 2:04 p.m.

Committee Meetings


VACCINE SAFETY PROTOCOLS


Committee on Government Operations: On November 13, the Subcommittee on Human Rights and Wellness held a hearing entitled ``Preventing Another SV40 Tragedy: Are Today's Vaccine Safety Protocols Effective?'' Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Health and Human Services: William Egan, M.D., Acting Director, Office of Vaccines Research and Review, FDA; Robert Hoover, M.D., Director, Epidemiology and Biostatistics Program, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics and May Wong, M.D., Program Director, Division of Cancer Biology, both with the National Cancer Institute, NIH.

CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD


Week of November 17 through 21, 2003


Senate Chamber


Program to be announced.

Senate Committees


Committee meetings to be announced.

House Chamber


Program to be announced.

House Committees


Committee on Armed Services, November 19, hearing on U.S. National Security Strategy, 1 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
Committee on Energy and Commerce, November 19, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection, hearing entitled ``Cybersecurity and Consumer Data: What's at Risk for the Consumer?'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.

November 19, Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, hearing entitled ``Digital Dividends and Other Proposals to Leverage Investment in Technology,'' 10:30 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
Committee on Government Reform, November 19, Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census, to consider H.R. 3478, National Archives and Records Administration Efficiency Act of 2003, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.

November 20, full Committee, hearing on Knives, Box Cutters and Bleach: A Review of Passenger Screener Training, Testing and Supervision, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.

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November 20, Subcommittee on Human Rights and Wellness, hearing entitled ``The Future Challenges of Autism: A Survey of the Ongoing Initiatives in the Federal Government to Address the Epidemic,'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Committee on House Administration, November 19, to mark up H.R. 2844, Continuity in Representation Act of 2003, 3 p.m., 1310 Longworth.

November 20, hearing on 527 Organizations and Soft Money: Federal Elections in a Post-BCRA World, 10 a.m., 1310 Longworth.
Committee on International Relations, November 19, Subcommittee on the Middle East and Central Asia and the Subcommittee on International Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Human Rights, joint hearing on Afghanistan: Democratization and Human Rights on the Eve of the Constitutional Loya Jirga, time to be announced, 2172 Rayburn.

November 20, Subcommittee on the Middle East and Central Asia, hearing on Human Rights Violations Under Saddam Hussein: Victims Speak Out, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
Committee on Resources, November 20, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans, oversight hearing on the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
Committee on Rules, November 17, to consider the conference report to accompany H.R. 2754, making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, 7 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
Committee on Small Business, November 20, hearing entitled ``Lowering the Cost of Doing Business in the United States: How to Keep Our Companies Here,'' 9:30 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, November 20, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, oversight hearing on Financing Port Infrastructure--Who Should Pay? 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs, November 19, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing to review progress being made by the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs with the sharing of medical information and development of a seamless electronic medical record, 10:30 a.m., 334 Cannon.
Committee on Ways and Means, November 19, Subcommittee on Human Resources, hearing on Improved Monitoring of Vulnerable Children, 2 p.m., B-318 Rayburn.

November 20, Subcommittee on Oversight, hearing on Non-Profit Credit Counseling Organizations, 2 p.m., 1100 Longworth.

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Next Meeting of the
SENATE

12 noon, Monday, November 17

Senate Chamber

Program for Monday: To be announced.

Next Meeting of the
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

12:30 p.m., Monday, November 17

House Chamber

Program for Monday: To be announced.

Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue

HOUSE

Brown, Corrine, Fla., E2297

Davis, Tom, Va., E2296

Hastings, Doc, Wash., E2298

Kennedy, Mark R., Minn., E2295, E2295

Lee, Barbara, Calif., E2295, E2295

Markey, Edward J., Mass., E2295

Murtha, John P., Pa., E2297

Pascrell, Bill, Jr., N.J., E2296

Walsh, James T., N.Y., E2296


N O T I C E

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