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Measures Introduced:
Ten bills were introduced, as follows:
S. 1422-1431.
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Measures Reported:
S. 1424, making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004. (S. Rept. No. 108-105)
S. 1426, making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004. (S. Rept. No. 108-106)
S. 1427, making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004. (S. Rept. No. 108-107)
S. Con. Res. 53, honoring and congratulating chambers of commerce for their efforts that contribute to the improvement of communities and the strengthening of local and regional economies.
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Measures Passed
Defense Appropriations:
By a unanimous vote of 95 yeas (Vote No. 290), Senate passed H.R. 2658, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, after taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto:
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Stevens (for Warner) Amendment No. 1292, to make available from amounts available for military personnel, $8,000,000 for the costs during fiscal year 2004 of an increase in the amount of the death gratuity payable with respect to members of the Armed Forces from $6,000 to $12,000.
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Inouye (for Schumer/Bingaman) Amendment No. 1315, to require a report on the establishment of police and military forces in Iraq.
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Homeland Security Appropriations--Agreement:
A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for consideration of H.R. 2555, making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, at 1:30 p.m., on Monday, July 21, 2003.
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Nominations Confirmed:
Senate confirmed the following nominations:
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By unanimous vote of 93 yeas (Vote No. EX. 289), Allyson K. Duncan, of North Carolina, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit.
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Nominations Received:
Senate received the following nominations:
Gwendolyn Brown, of Virginia, to be Chief Financial Officer, National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Susan C. Schwab, of Maryland, to be Deputy Secretary of the Treasury.
George H. Walker, of Missouri, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Hungary.
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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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Executive Communications:
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Petitions and Memorials:
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Executive Reports of Committees:
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Additional Cosponsors:
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Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
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Additional Statements:
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Amendments Submitted:
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Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
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Authority for Committees to Meet:
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Privilege of the Floor:
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Record Votes:
Five record votes were taken today. (Total--290)
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Adjournment:
Senate met at 9 a.m., and adjourned at 9:30 p.m., until 1 p.m., on Monday, July 21, 2003. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S9584.)
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Appropriations:
Committee ordered favorably reported the following bills:
An original bill (S. 1426) making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004;
An original bill (S. 1427) making appropriations for agriculture, rural development and food and drug administration and related agencies programs for fiscal year ending September 30, 2004; and
An original bill (S. 1424) making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004.
Also, committee began consideration of an original bill, 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, 2004, but did not take final action thereon, and will continue on Thursday, July 24.
FEDERAL HOUSING ENTERPRISE OVERSIGHT
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs:
Committee concluded hearings to examine regulatory oversight of government sponsored enterprise accounting practices, focusing on the role of a federal financial safety and soundness regulator, an approach to examining accounting practices and controls over financial reporting, executive compensation, corporate governance, and legislative enhancements, D840after receiving testimony from Armando Falcon, Jr., Director, Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight.
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BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation:
Committee ordered favorably reported the following business items:
S. 1389, to authorize appropriations for the Surface Transportation Board for fiscal years 2004 through 2008, with amendments;
S. 1402, to authorize appropriations for activities under the Federal railroad safety laws for fiscal years 2004 through 2008, with amendments;
S. 1250, to improve, enhance, and promote the Nation's homeland security, public safety, and citizen activated emergency response capabilities through the use of enhanced 911 services, to further upgrade Public Safety Answering Point capabilities and related functions in receiving E-911 calls, and to support the construction and operation of a ubiquitous and reliable citizen activated system;
S. 1401, to reauthorize the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, with amendments;
S. 1400, to develop a system that provides for ocean and coastal observations, to implement a research and development program to enhance security at United States ports, to implement a data and information system required by all components of an integrated ocean observing system and related research, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
S. 1404, to amend the Ted Stevens Olympic and Amateur Sports Act, with amendments;
S. 1395, to authorize appropriations for the Technology Administration of the Department of Commerce for fiscal years 2004 through 2005, with amendments; and
The nominations of Nicole R. Nason, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Transportation, and Pamela Harbour, of New York, to be a Federal Trade Commissioner.
DOE LABORATORY MANAGEMENT
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources:
Committee concluded hearings to examine the contrast between management of science and technology resources by the Department of Energy with management of such resources in other agencies and in the private sector towards the goal of suggesting approaches for optimizing DOE's management and use of its science and technology resources, after receiving testimony from William Schneider, Jr., Chairman, Defense Science Board, Department of Defense; John H. Gibbons, Resource Strategies, The Plains, Virginia, former Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, and former Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy; Victor H. Reis, Hicks and Associates, Inc., Washington, D.C.; and William J. Spencer, International SEMATECH, Austin, Texas.
EXOTIC ANIMALS
Committee on Environment and Public Works:
Committee concluded hearings to examine the importation of exotic species and the impact on public health and safety, after receiving testimony from Senator Ensign; John Clifford, Associate Deputy Administrator, Veterinary Services, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture; Lester M. Crawford, Deputy Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration, and Stephen M. Ostroff, Deputy Director, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, both of the Department of Health and Human Services; Marshall P. Jones, Jr., Deputy Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Gabriela Chavarria, National Wildlife Federation, Reston, Virginia, on behalf of the National Environmental Coalition on Invasive Species; Robert A. Cook, Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs, on behalf of the Wildlife Conservation Society; and N. Marshall Meyers, Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council, Washington, D.C.
NURSING HOME QUALITY
Committee on Finance:
Committee concluded hearings to examine nursing home quality, focusing on reports of abuse and neglect and federal efforts to improve conditions in nursing homes, after receiving testimony from Senator Bond; Dara Corrigan, Acting Principal Deputy Inspector General, and Thomas A. Scully, Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, both of the Department of Health and Human Services; William J. Scanlon, Director, Health Care Issues, General Accounting Office; Mary K. Ousley, Sun Bridge Health Care Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico, on behalf of the American Health Care Association; Jeanne M. Hodgson, Ranson, West Virginia; and Sheila E. Albores, Oak Park, Illinois.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Finance:
Committee ordered favorably reported the following bills:
S. 1416, to implement the United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement; and
S. 1417, to implement the United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement.
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BENEFITS FOR VICTIMS OF INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM ACT
Committee on Foreign Relations:
Committee held hearings to examine S. 1275, to establish a comprehensive federal program to provide benefits to U.S. victims of international terrorism, focusing on issues including the importance of blocked assets for U.S. foreign policy and national security interests, and maintaining a proper balance between administrative and litigation alternatives for international terrorism claims, receiving testimony from William H. Taft IV, Legal Adviser, Department of State; and Stuart E. Eizenstat, Covington and Burling, and Allan Gerson, George Washington University and Gerson International Law Group, both of Washington, D.C.
Hearings recessed subject to the call.
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR CHILDREN
Committee on Governmental Affairs:
Committee concluded hearings to examine certain situations where parents must relinquish custody in order to secure mental health services for their children, focusing on adolescent males with severe mental health problems, limitations in private and public insurance, difficulties accessing services through mental health and education agencies, and expanding community mental health services and supporting families, after receiving testimony from Charles G. Curie, Administrator, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services; J. Robert Flores, Administrator, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice; and Cornelia M. Ashby, Director, Education, Workforce, and Income Security Issues, General Accounting Office.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on the Judiciary:
Committee ordered favorably reported the following business items:
S. 1416, to implement the United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement;
S. 1417, to implement the United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement;
S. Con. Res. 53, honoring and congratulating chambers of commerce for their efforts that contribute to the improvement of communities and the strengthening of local and regional economies; and
The nominations of Kathleen Cardone, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Texas, James I. Cohn, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, Frank Montalvo, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Texas, Xavier Rodriguez, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Texas, and Christopher A. Wray, of Georgia, to be an Assistant Attorney General, and Jack Landman Goldsmith III, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney General, both of the Department of Justice.
Measures Introduced:
24 public bills, H.R. 2766-2789; and 2 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 247, and H. Res. 323, were introduced.
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Additional Cosponsors:
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Reports Filed:
Reports were filed as follows:
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, 2004, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 108-214).
H. Res. 287, directing the Attorney General to transmit to the House of Representatives not later than 14 days after the date of the adoption of this resolution all physical and electronic records and documents in his possession related to any use of Federal agency resources in any task or action involving or relating to Members of the Texas Legislature in the period beginning May 11, 2003, and ending May 16, 2003, except information the disclosure of which would harm the national security interests of the United States, with amendments (H. Rept. 108-215);
H.R. 1572, to designate the historic Federal District Court Building located at 100 North Palafox Street in Pensacola, Florida, as the ``Winston E. Arnow Federal Building'', amended (H. Rept. 108-216);
H.R. 1668, to designate the United States courthouse located at 101 North Fifth Street in Muskogee, Oklahoma, as the ``Ed Edmondson United States Courthouse'' (H. Rept. 108-217);
H.R. 1038, to increase the penalties to be imposed for a violation of fire regulations applicable to D842the public lands, National Park System lands, or National Forest System lands when the violation results in damage to public or private property, to specify the purpose for which collected fines may be used, referred sequentially to the House Committee on the Judiciary for a period ending not later than Sept. 15, 2003 for consideration of such provisions of the bill as fall within the jurisdiction of that committee pursuant to clause 1(K), rule X (H. Rept. 108-218, Pt. 1).
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Speaker Pro Tempore:
Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed Representative Biggert to act as Speaker Pro Tempore for today.
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Recess:
The House recessed at 2:35 p.m. for the purpose of receiving Prime Minister Tony Blair in a Joint Meeting. The House reconvened at 5:31 p.m; and agreed that the proceedings had during the Joint Meeting be printed in the Record.
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Joint Meeting to Receive the Right Honorable Tony Blair, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland:
The House and Senate met in a Joint Meeting to receive Prime Minister Tony Blair. He was escorted into the House Chamber by a committee comprised of Representatives DeLay, Blunt, Bereuter, Lewis of California, Petri, King of New York, Brown-Waite, Pelosi, Hoyer, Menendez, Clyburn, DeLauro, Skelton, and Lantos; and Senators Frist, McConnell, Stevens, Santorum, Hutchison, Kyl, Allen, Lugar, Campbell, Dole, Daschle, Reid, Mikulski, Biden, Leahy, and Dodd.
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Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations:
The House passed H.R. 2691, making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, by yea-and-nay vote of 268 yeas to 152 nays, Roll No. 389. The bill was also considered on July 16.
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Slaughter amendment No. 10 printed in the Congressional Record of July 15 and debated on July 16 that increases funding for the National Endowment for the Arts by $10 million and increases funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities by $5 million with offsets from the National Park Service, Departmental Management, and National Forest System was offered. (agreed to by recorded vote of 225 ayes to 200 noes with 1 voting ``present'', Roll No. 376);
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Shadegg amendment that increases funding for Wildland Fire Management hazardous fuels reduction activities by $19 million with offsets from the Department of Agriculture Land Acquisition program (rejected by recorded vote of 128 ayes to 298 noes, Roll No. 381);
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Energy and Water Appropriations--Order of Business:
Agreed that it be in order at any time, for the Speaker, as though pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 18, to declare the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of H.R. 2754, Energy and Water Appropriations, which shall proceed according to the following order: The first reading shall be dispensed with, all points of order against consideration are waived, and general debate shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled. The bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule and the amendment placed at the desk shall be considered as adopted in the House and in the Committee of the Whole. Points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended, for failure to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI are waived except for section 310. During consideration of the bill for further amendment, the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may accord priority in recognition on the basis of whether the member offering an amendment has caused it to be printed in the portion of the Congressional Record designated for that purpose in clause 8 of rule XVIII. Amendments so printed shall be considered as read. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment, the Committee shall rise and report the bill as amended to the D844House with such further amendments as may have been adopted. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
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Tax Relief, Simplification, and Equity Act Motions to Instruct Conferees:
The House rejected the Michaud motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 1308, Tax Relief, Simplification, and Equity Act that was debated on July 16 by yea-and-nay vote of 202 yeas to 214 nays, Roll No. 390. Subsequently, the House debated the Bell motion, noted on July 16, to instruct conferees on the same bill. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. Earlier, Representative Van Hollen announced his intention to offer a motion to instruct conferees on the bill.
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Senate Messages:
Message received from the Senate today appears on page H7023.
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Referral:
S. 555 and S. 558 were referred to the Committees on Resources and Energy and Commerce, and S. 570 was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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Amendments:
Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on page H7086.
Quorum Calls--Votes:
Two yea-and-nay votes and thirteen recorded votes developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H7054-55, H7055, H7055-56, H7056-57, H7057, H7058, H7076, H7076-77, H7077-78, H7078, H7101-02, H7102, H7102-03, H7105, and H7105-06. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment:
The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 12:53 a.m. on Friday, July 18.
HEALTH INSURANCE CERTIFICATE ACT
Committee on Energy and Commerce:
Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on the Health Insurance Certificate Act of 2003. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
REVIEW DOE'S RADIOACTIVE HIGH-LEVEL WASTE CLEANUP PROGRAM
Committee on Energy and Commerce:
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing entitled ``A Review of DOE's Radioactive High-Level Waste Cleanup Program.'' Testimony was heard from Robin M. Nazzaro, Director, Natural Resources and Environment, GAO; Jesse Roberson, Assistant Secretary, Environmental Management, Department of Energy; Michael Wilson, Program Director, Nuclear and Mixed Waste Program, Department of Ecology, State of Washington; and David Wilson, Assistant Chief, Bureau of Land and Waste Management, Department of Health and Environmental Control, State of South Carolina.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Government Reform:
Ordered reported the following measures:
H.R. 2548, amended, Federal Property Asset Management Reform Act of 2003; and H.R. 2746, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 141 Weston Street in Hartford, Connecticut, as the ``Barbara B. Kennelly Post Office Building.''.
``A NEW MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFIT: IS IT GOOD FOR SENIORS?''
Committee on Government Reform:
Subcommittee on Human Rights and Wellness held a hearing on ``A New Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit: Is it Good for Seniors?'' Testimony was heard from Representatives Gutknecht and Emanuel; and public witnesses.
PIRACY DETERRENCE AND EDUCATION ACT
Committee on the Judiciary:
Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property held a hearing on H.R. 2517, Piracy Deterrence and Education Act of 2003. Testimony was heard from Jana Monroe, Assistant Director, Cyber Division, FBI, Department of Justice; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--FORENSIC DNA TECHNOLOGY
Committee on the Judiciary:
Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security held an oversight hearing on ``Advancing Justice Through Forensic DNA Technology.'' Testimony was heard from Sarah V. Hart, Director, National Institute of Justice, Department of Justice; Paul B. Ferrara, M.D., Director, Division of Forensic Science, State of Virginia; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--NATIONAL AND ECONOMIC SECURITY
Committee on Resources:
Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held an oversight hearing on ``The Role of Strategic and Critical Minerals in Our National and Economic Security.'' Testimony was heard from Charles G. Groat, Director, U.S. Geological Survey, Department of the Interior; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Resources:
Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans approved for full Committee action, as amended, the following bills: H.R. 958, Hydrographic Services Amendments of 2003; H.R. 1204, to amend the National Wildlife D845Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 to establish requirements for the award of concessions in the National Wildlife Refuge System, to provide for maintenance and repair of properties located in the System by concessionaires authorized to use such properties; H.R. 2048, International Fisheries Reauthorization Act of 2003; and H.R. 2408, National Wildlife Refuge Volunteer Act of 2003.
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MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Resources:
Subcommittee on Water and Power approved for full Committee action the following bills: H.R. 1598, Irvine Basin Surface and Groundwater Improvement Act of 2003; and H.R. 1732, Williamson County Water Recycling Act of 2003.
U.S. FIRE ADMINISTRATION AUTHORIZATION ACT
Committee on Science:
Subcommittee on Research approved for full Committee action, as amended, H.R. 2692, United States Fire Administration Authorization Act of 2003.
Prior to this action, the Subcommittee held a hearing on this measure. Testimony was heard from Representative Camp; David Paulison, U.S. Fire Administrator and Director, Preparedness Division of the Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate/FEMA, Department of Homeland Security; Arden Bement, Director, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Technology Administration, Department of Commerce; and public witnesses.
ENDANGERED FARMERS AND RANCHERS
Committee on Small Business:
Subcommittee on Rural Enterprises, Agriculture and Technology held a hearing on Endangered Farmers and Ranchers: the Unintended Consequences of the Endangered Species Act. Testimony was heard from Representative Pombo; Harold Manson, Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Thomas Sullivan, Chief Counsel, Office of Advocacy, SBA; and public witnesses.
WATER QUALITY FINANCING ACT; WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure:
Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment approved for full Committee action, as amended, the following bills: H.R. 1560, Water Quality Financing Act of 2003; and H.R. 2557, Water Resources Development Act of 2003.
U.S.-SINGAPORE FREE TRADE AGREEMENT IMPLEMENTATION ACT; U.S.-CHILE FREE TRADE AGREEMENT IMPLEMENTATION ACT
Committee on Ways and Means:
Ordered reported the following bills:
H.R. 2739, United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act; and H.R. 2738, United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act.
WASTE, FRAUD AND ABUSE
Committee on Ways and Means:
Held a hearing on Waste, Fraud and Abuse. Testimony was heard from David M. Walker, Comptroller General, GAO; Joseph R. Brimacombe, Deputy Director, Compliance Policy, Small Business--Self Employed Division, IRS, Department of the Treasury; James G. Huse, Jr., Inspector General, SSA; Bill Jordan, Senior Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division, Department of Justice; and public witnesses.
FIRST RESPONDERS
Select Committee on Homeland Security:
Held a hearing entitled ``First Responders: How States, Localities and the Federal Government Can Strengthen Their Partnership to Make America Safer.'' Testimony was heard from Mitt Romney, Governor, State of Massachusetts; and public witnesses.
No meetings/hearings scheduled.
Committee on Government Reform,
Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human Resources, hearing entitled, ``Facing the Methamphetamine Problem in America,'' 10 a.m., 2203 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Natural Resources, and Regulatory Reform, and the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform and Oversight of the Committee on Small Business, joint hearing entitled ``What is OMB's Record in Small Business Paperwork Relief?'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and International Relations, hearing entitled ``Humanitarian Assistance Following Military Operations: Overcoming Barriers--Part II,'' 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
Committee on International Relations,
Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, to mark up H.J. Res. 63, to approve the ``Compact of Free Association, as amended between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Federated States of Micronesia,'' and the ``Compact of Free Association, as amended between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands,'' and otherwise to amend Public Law 99-239, and to appropriate for the purposes of amended Public Law 99-239 for fiscal years ending on or before September 30, 2023, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
Committee on Ways and Means,
to mark up H.R. 1776, Pension Preservation and Savings Expansion Act of 2003, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
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Program for Monday:
After the transaction of any morning business (not to extend beyond 1:30 p.m.), Senate will begin consideration of H.R. 2555, Homeland Security Appropriations.
Program for Friday:
Consideration of H.R. 2754, Energy and Water Appropriations (unanimous consent, one hour of debate).
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