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Friday, May 21, 2004


Daily Digest


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Senate


Chamber Action


Routine Proceedings, pages S6051-S6252

Measures Introduced: Eight bills and two resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 2473-2480, and S. Con. Res. 112-113.

Page S6087

Measures Reported: S. 2273, to provide increased rail transportation security, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 108-278)

Page S6087

Measures Passed:

World War II Memorial: Senate agreed to S. Res. 362, expressing the sense of the Senate on the dedication of the National World War II Memorial on May 29, 2004, in recognition of the duty, sacrifices, and valor of the members of the Armed Forces of the United States who served in World War II.

Pages S6063-64

World War II Memorial: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 409, recognizing with humble gratitude the more than 16,000,000 veterans who served in the United States Armed Forces during World War II and the Americans who supported the war effort on the home front and celebrating the completion of the National World War II Memorial on the National Mall in the District of Columbia.
Pages S6063-64

World War II Memorial: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 423, authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for activities associated with the dedication of the National World War II Memorial.
Pages S6064-65

Department of Defense Authorization Act: Senate continued consideration of S. 2400, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2005 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Services, taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto:

Pages S6052-63, S6065-67

Adopted:
Warner/Levin Amendment No. 3240, to strike an amendment to the InternalRevenue Code of 1986.
Page S6055

Warner (for Graham (SC)) Amendment No. 3227, to except from criminal offense the receipt of pay from an employer by a Reservist on active duty in connection with a contingency operation.
Page S6055

Levin (for Landrieu/Warner) Amendment No. 3171, to authorize representatives of veterans service organizations to appear at pre-separation counseling provided by the Department of Defense.
Page S6055

Warner (for Graham (SC)) Modified Amendment No. 3228, to increase by $3,000,000 the amount authorized to be appropriated by section 201(2) for research, development, test, and evaluation for the Navy and make the increase available for infrastructure system security engineering development, and to provide an offset.
Pages S6055-6056

Levin (for Nelson (NE)) Amendment No. 3241, to increase by $2,000,000 the amount authorized to be appropriated for research, development, test, and evaluation, Defense-wide activities, and make the increase available for neurotoxin mitigation research, and to provide an offset.
Page S6056

Warner (for Grassley) Amendment No. 3242, to provide for the consolidation and improvement of authorities for army working-capital funded facilities to engage in public-private partnerships.
Pages S6056-57

Levin (for Feinstein) Amendment No. 3243, to provide for the conveyance of land at March Air Force Base, California.
Page S6057

Warner (for Santorum) Modified Amendment No. 3166, to require a report on the maturity and effectiveness of the Global Information Grid-Bandwidth Expansion (GIG-BE) network.
Pages S6057-58

Pending:
Graham (SC) Amendment No. 3170, to provide for the treatment by the Department of Energy of waste material.
Page S6052

Crapo Amendment No. 3226 (to Amendment No. 3170), of a perfecting nature.
Page S6052

Class Action Fairness Act: Senate began consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. D5502062, to amend the procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants.

Pages S6249-50

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A motion was entered to close further debate on the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill and, in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, and pursuant to the unanimous-consent agreement of May 21, 2004, a vote on cloture will occur at 5:30 p.m., on Tuesday, June 1, 2004.

Page S6250

A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing for further consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill at 2:15 p.m., on Tuesday, June 1, 2004.
Page S6249

Authority for Committees--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that notwithstanding the adjournment of the Senate, all committees were authorized to file legislative and executive reports during the adjournment of the Senate on Wednesday, May 26, 2004, from 10 a.m. until 12 noon.

Page S6251

Signing Authority--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that during this adjournment of the Senate, the Majority Leader or the Assistant Majority Leader, be authorized to sign duly enrolled bills or joint resolutions.

Page S6251

Appointment Authority--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that notwithstanding the recess or adjournment of the Senate, the President of the Senate, the President pro tempore, and the Majority and Democratic Leaders be authorized to make appointments to commissions, committees, boards, conferences, or interparliamentary conferences authorized by law, by concurrent action of the two Houses, or by order of the Senate.

Page S6251

Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
Francis Mulvey, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Surface Transportation Board for a term expiring December 31, 2007.
W. Douglas Buttrey, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Surface Transportation Board for a term expiring December 31, 2008.
Linda Morrison Combs, of North Carolina, to be an Assistant Secretary of Transportation.
Miles T. Bivins, of Texas, to be Ambassador to Sweden.
John J. Danilovich, of California, to be Ambassador to theFederative Republic of Brazil.
Deborah Hersman, of Virginia, to be a Member of the National Transportation Safety Board for a term expiring December 31, 2008.
Earle I. Mack, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Finland.
Jack Dyer Crouch II, of Missouri, to be Ambassador to Romania.
Jendayi Elizabeth Frazer, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of South Africa.
Mitchell B. Reiss, of Virginia, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as Special Envoy for NorthernIreland.
Thomas Hill Moore, of Florida, to be a Commissioner of theConsumer Product Safety Commission for a term of seven years from October 27, 2003. (Reappointment)
Victor Henderson Ashe, of Tennessee, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Poland.

Page S6252

Messages From the House:

Pages S6086-87

Measures Placed on Calendar:

Page S6087

Additional Cosponsors:

Pages S6087-88

Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:

Pages S6088-S6108

Additional Statements:

Pages S6082-86

Amendments Submitted:

Pages S6108-12

Privilege of the Floor:

Page S6112

Text of H.R. 3550, as Previously Passed:

Page S6112-S6248

Adjournment: Senate met at 9:30 a.m., and, in accordance with the provisions of H. Con. Res. 432, adjourned at 2:39 p.m., until 10 a.m., on Tuesday, June 1, 2004. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on pages S6251-52.)

Committee Meetings


No committee meetings were held.

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House of Representatives


Chamber Action


The House was not in session today. Pursuant to the provisions of H. Con. Res. 432, providing for a conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives and a conditional recess or adjournment of the Senate, it stands adjourned until 2 p.m. on Tuesday, June 1, 2004.

Committee Meetings


OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM


Committee on Armed Services: Held a hearing on the conduct and support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense: GEN Richard B. Myers, USAF, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff; GEN Peter J. Schoonmaker, USA, Chief of Staff, Army; and GEN Michael W. Hagee, USMC, Commandant of the Marine Corps.

DC'S LEAD CONTAMINATION EXPERIENCE--LESSONS LEARNED


Committee on Government Reform: Held a hearing entitled ``Thirsty for Results: Lessons Learned from the District of Columbia's Lead Contamination Experience.'' Testimony was heard from the following officials of the EPA: Benjamin Grumbles, Acting Administrator, Water; and Donald Welsh, Administrator, Region III; Thomas P. Jacobus, General Manager, Washington Aqueduct, Baltimore District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Jerry N. Johnson, General Manager, Water and Sewer Authority, District of Columbia; and public witnesses.

OVERSIGHT--GREAT LAKES WATER QUALITY AND RESTORATION EFFORTS


Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment concluded oversight hearings on Great Lakes Water Quality and Restoration Efforts. Testimony was heard from Representatives Kirk and Emanuel; and public witnesses.

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Next Meeting of the
SENATE

10 a.m., Tuesday, June 1

Senate Chamber

Program for Tuesday: Senate will be in a period of morning business (not to extend beyond 12:30 p.m.) At 2:15 p.m., Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 2062, Class Action Fairness Act, with a vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill, to occur at approximately 5:30 p.m.
(Senate will recess from 12:30 p.m. until 2:15 p.m. for the Republican party conference.)

Next Meeting of the
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

2 p.m., Tuesday, June 1

House Chamber

Program for Monday: To be announced.

Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue

HOUSE

Andrews, Robert E., N.J., E963

Acevedo-Vila, Anibal, P.R., E944

Berkley, Shelley, Nev., E960

Barrett, J. Gresham, S.C., E945

Biggert, Judy, Ill., E938

Bishop, Timothy H., Jr., N.Y., E938

Blackburn, Marsha, Tenn., E956

Blumenauer, Earl, Ore., E931

Blunt, Roy, Mo., E945

Bordallo, Madeleine Z., Guam, E933, E945, E955, E963, E964

Burgess, Michael C., Tex., E942

Burton, Dan, Ind., E959

Cardin, Benjamin L., Md., E939

Carson, Brad, Okla., E958

Crowley, Joseph, N.Y., E932

Cunningham, Randy ``Duke'', Calif., E953

Davis, Susan A., Calif., E959

DeLauro, Rosa L., Conn., E933

Deutsch, Peter, Fla., E952

Diaz-Balart, Lincoln, Fla., E937

Ehlers, Vernon J., Mich., E939

Emanuel, Rahm, Ill., E955

Eshoo, Anna G., Calif., E965

Everett, Terry, Ala., E954

Farr, Sam, Calif., E934

Ferguson, Mike, N.J., E960

Frelinghuysen, Rodney P., N.J., E954

Green, Gene, Tex., E930

Hayworth, J.D., Ariz., E934, E964

Hensarling, Jeb, Tex., E963

Holt, Rush D., N.J., E964

Honda, Michael M., Calif., E944

Jackson-Lee, Sheila, Tex., E948, E951

Johnson, Eddie Bernice, Tex., E960

Johnson, Timothy V., Ill., E953

Kanjorski, Paul E., Pa., E944

Kildee, Dale E., Mich., E934

Kucinich, Dennis J., Ohio, E943

McCarthy, Karen, Mo., E957

McCollum, Betty, Minn., E931

McGovern, James P., Mass., E952

McInnis, Scott, Colo., E947

Maloney, Carolyn B., N.Y., E956, E964

Matheson, Jim, Utah, E957

Menendez, Robert, N.J., E941, E942, E943

Millender-McDonald, Juanita, Calif., E963

Miller, Gary G., Calif., E943

Moore, Dennis, Kansas, E941, E942

Murtha, John P., Pa., E944

Musgrave, Marilyn N., Colo., E955

Nadler, Jerrold, N.Y., E954

Nethercutt, George R., Jr., Wash., E941

Norton, Eleanor Holmes, D.C., E952

Nussle, Jim, Iowa, E942

Pallone, Frank, Jr., N.J., E958

Payne, Donald M., N.J., E933, E962

Pelosi, Nancy, Calif., E948, E949

Porter, Jon C., Nev., E953

Portman, Rob, Ohio, E930

Radanovich, George, Calif., E943

Rahall, Nick J., II, W.Va., E946

Rangel, Charles B., N.Y., E944, E948, E949

Renzi, Rick, Ariz., E954

Rogers, Mike, Ala., E929, E942, E956

Ryan, Tim, Ohio, E932

Sandlin, Max, Tex., E957

Schiff, Adam B., Calif., E946

Scott, David, Ga., E934

Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr., Wisc., E934

Sessions, Pete, Tex., E953

Shaw, E. Clay, Jr., Fla., E931

Shays, Christopher, Conn., E930

Shimkus, John, Ill., E932

Simmons, Rob, Conn., E961

Simpson, Michael K., Idaho, E932

Smith, Nick, Mich., E947, E948, E948, E949, E951

Solis, Hilda L., Calif., E959

Souder, Mark E., Ind., E946

Stupak, Bart, Mich., E962

Tancredo, Thomas G., Colo., E933

Tierney, John F., Mass., E935

Udall, Mark, Colo., E961

Van Hollen, Chris, Md., E960

Wamp, Zach, Tenn., E938

Watson, Diane E., Calif., E929

Whitfield, Ed, Ky., E962

Wilson, Heather, N.M., E947, E949

Wilson, Joe, S.C., E929

Wolf, Frank R., Va., E947, E949

Young, C.W. Bill, Fla., E937


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