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Measures Introduced:
Six bills and two resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 1310-1315, and S. Res. 179-180.
Pages S8357-58
Measures Passed:
Trauma Care Systems Planning and Development Act:
Senate passed S. 239, to amend the Public Health Service Act to add requirements regarding trauma care.
Pages S8377-78
Pages S8378-80
Page S8380
Prescription Drug and Medicare Improvement ACT:
Senate resumed consideration of S. 1, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make improvements in the medicare program, to provide prescription drug coverage under the medicare program, taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto:
Pages S8323-56
Pages S8338-40, S8343-45
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Rockefeller Amendment No. 975, to make all Medicare beneficiaries eligible for Medicare prescription drug coverage.
Pages S8324-25
Pages S8324-30
Pages S8330-31
Pages S8330-31
Pages S8331-35, S8341-43
Pages S8335-36
Pages S8336-37
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Pages S8340-41
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Pages S8352-56
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Nominations Confirmed:
Senate confirmed the following nominations:
Frank Libutti, of New York, to be Under Secretary for Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection, Department of Homeland Security. (New Position)
18 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
5 Coast Guard nominations in the rank of admiral.
A routine list in the Coast Guard.
Page S8383
Executive Communications:
Page S8357
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages S8358-59
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Pages S8359-67
Additional Statements:
Pages S8356-57
Amendments Submitted:
Pages S8367-77 D712
Adjournment:
Senate met at 2 p.m., and adjourned at 7:42 p.m., until 9:30 a.m., on Tuesday, June 24, 2003. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S8381.)
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Measures Introduced:
12 public bills, H.R. 2556-2558, 2560-2568; and; 1 resolution, H. Con. Res. 226, were introduced.
Page H5713
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages H5713-14
Reports Filed:
Reports were filed today as follows:
H. Res. 260, requesting the President to transmit to the House of Representatives not later 14 days after the date of the adoption of this resolution documents or other materials in the President's possession relating to Iraq's weapons of mass destruction, adverse, amended (H. Rept. 108-168);
H.R. 2555, making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004 (H. Rept. 108-169);
Report on the Revised Suballocation of Budget Allocations for Fiscal Year 2003 (H. Rept. 108-170);
Report on the Suballocation of Budget Allocations for Fiscal Year 2004 (H. Rept. 108-171);
A Citizen's Guide on Using the Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy Act of 1974 to Request Government Records (H. Rept. 108-172);
H.R. 2559, making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004 (H. Rept. 108-173);
H. Res. 292, waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules (H. Rept. 108-174); and
H. Res. 293, providing for consideration of H.R. 2555, making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004 (H. Rept. 108-175).
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Speaker Pro Tempore:
Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed Representative Bishop to act as Speaker Pro Tempore for today.
Page H5667
Recess:
The House recessed at 12:33 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m.
Page H5667
Recess:
The House recessed at 3:06 p.m. and adjourned at 6:30 p.m.
Page H5679
Presidential Messages:
Read the following messages from the President:
Six Month Report on the National Emergency re Western Balkans:
Message wherein he transmitted a 6-month report on the national emergency with respect to the Western Balkans that was declared in Executive Order 13219 of June 26, 2001--referred to the Committee on International Relations and ordered printed (H. Doc. 108-86); and
Page H5668
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Suspensions:
The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the following measures:
Expressing Sympathy for the Victims of the Earthquake that struck Algeria:
H. Res. 264, expressing sympathy for the victims of the devastating earthquake that struck Algeria on May 21, 2003 (agreed to by 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 382 yeas to 1 nay, Roll No. 297);
Pages H5668-69, H5679-80
Pages H5669-71, H5680-81
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Pages H5673-75, H5681-82
Suspension Proceedings Postponed--Veterans Entrepreneurship and Benefits Improvement Act:
The House completed debate on the motion to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 1460, amended, to amend title 38, United States Code, to permit the use of education benefits under such title for certain entrepreneurship courses, to permit veterans enrolled in a vocational rehabilitation program under chapter 31 of such title to have self-employment as a vocational goal. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed until tomorrow.
Pages H5675-79
Senate Messages:
Message received from the Senate appears on page H5667.
Referrals:
S. 504 was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce and S. 686 was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Page H5711
Quorum Calls--Votes:
Four yea-and-nay votes developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H5679-80, H5680-81, H5681, and H5681-82. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment:
The House met at 12:30 p.m. and adjourned at 11:58 p.m.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Rules:
Granted, by voice vote, an open rule providing one hour of general debate on H.R. 2555, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2004 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 section 501 of House Concurrent Resolution 95 (prohibiting advanced appropriations) and 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, Rogers of Kentucky, Manzullo, Obey, Sabo, DeLauro, Waters, Filner, Millender-McDonald, and Baldwin.
EXTENDING SUSPENSION DAYS ON WEDNESDAY THROUGH END OF 108TH CONGRESS
Committee on Rules:
Subcommittee on Technology and the House held a hearing on Extending Suspension Days on Wednesday Through the End of the 108th Congress. Testimony was heard from Representatives Dreier, Hoyer and Frank of Massachusetts.
SAME DAY CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION REPORTED BY THE RULES COMMITTEE RELATING TO FY 2004 INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT
Committee on Rules:
Granted, by voice vote, a resolution waiving clause 6(a) of rule XIII (requiring a two-thirds vote to consider a rule on the same day it is reported from the Rules Committee) against certain resolutions reported from the Rules Committee. The resolution applies the waiver to any special rule reported on the legislative day of Tuesday, June 24, 2003, providing for consideration or disposition of H.R. 2417, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2004 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System.
MEMBERS OF THE BRITISH INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY COMMITTEES
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence:
Met in executive session with Members of the British Intelligence and Security Committees.
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Committee on Armed Services:
Subcommittee on Personnel, with the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, Subcommittee on Children and Families, to hold joint hearings to examine support for military families, 2:30 p.m., SD-106.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs:
to hold hearings to examine bus rapid transit and other bus service innovations, 10 a.m., SD-538.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation:
to hold hearings to examine proposals to reform the United States Olympic Committee, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources:
to hold hearings to examine changes over time in the relationship between the Department of Energy and its predecessors and contractors operating DOE laboratories and sites to determine if these changes have affected the ability of scientists and engineers to respond to national missions, 10 a.m., SD-366.
Committee on Environment and Public Works:
Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water, to hold hearings to examine implementation of the National Marine Fisheries Service's 2000 Biological Opinion for listed anadromous fish regarding operation of the Federal Columbia River Power System, 9:30 a.m., SD-406.
Committee on Foreign Relations:
Subcommittee on European Affairs, to hold hearings to examine U.S. relations with respect to a changing Europe, focusing on differing views on technology issues, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
Committee on Governmental Affairs:
to hold hearings to examine controlling the cost of Federal Health Programs by curing diabetes, focusing on a case study, 10 a.m., SH-216.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions:
Subcommittee on Children and Families, with the Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Personnel, to hold joint hearings to examine support for military families, 2:30 p.m., SD-106.
Committee on the Judiciary:
business meeting to resume markup of S. 1125, to create a fair and efficient system to resolve claims of victims for bodily injury caused by asbestos exposure, and other pending calendar business, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
Committee on Rules and Administration:
business meeting to consider pending legislative and administrative business, 9:30 a.m., SR-301.
Committee on Armed Services,
Subcommittee on Projection Forces, hearing on the KC-767 tanker lease initiative, 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
Committee on Education and the Workforce,
Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations, hearing on ``Union Democracy Reforms to the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act: H.R. 992, Union Members' Right-to-Know Act; H.R. 993, Labor-Management Accountability Act; and H.R. 994, Union Member Information Enforcement Act, 2 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
Committee on Energy and Commerce,
Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, hearing on ``Future Options for Generation of Electricity from Coal,'' 2 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation, hearing on ``A System Overwhelmed:
The Avalanche of Imported, Counterfeit, and Unapproved Drugs into U.S.,'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
Committee on Financial Services,
Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, hearing entitled ``Fighting Identity Theft-The Role of FCRA,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
Committee on Government Reform,
hearing on ``School Choice in the District of Columbia: Opening Doors for Parents and Students,'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats and International Relations, hearing on ``Emerging Threats: Assessing Nuclear Weapons Complex Facility Security,'' 9 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census, hearing on ``Cyber Security: The Status of Information Security and the Effects of the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) at Federal Agencies,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Committee on International Relations,
Subcommittee on Africa, hearing on Boosting Africa's Agricultural Trade, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
Committee on the Judiciary,
Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property, oversight hearing on ``The Federal Judiciary: Is There a Need for Additional Federal Judges?'' 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims, oversight hearing on ``The Deadly Consequences of Illegal Alien Smuggling,'' 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
Committee on Resources,
Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, oversight hearing on ``The Ability of Federal Lands to Meet our Energy Needs,'' 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1521, Johnstown Flood National Memorial Boundary Adjustment Act of 2003; H.R. 1658, Railroad Right-of-Way Conveyance Validation Act of 2003; and H.R. 2055, to amend Public Law 89-366 to allow for an adjustment in the number of free roaming horses permitted in Cape Lookout National Seashore, 2 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
Subcommittee on Water and Power, hearing on the following bills:
H.R. 1794, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct and rehabilitate Federal water supply lines associated with Folsom Dam in California; and H.R. 2040, to amend the Irrigation Project Extension Act of 1998 to extend certain contracts between the Bureau of Reclamation and certain irrigation water contractors in the State of Wyoming and Nebraska, 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
Committee on Rules,
to consider H.R. 2417, Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004, 2 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
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Committee on Veterans' Affairs,
Subcommittee on Health, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 116, Veterans' New Fitzsimons Health Care Facilities Act of 2003; H.R. 1720, Veterans Health Care Facilities Capital Improvement Act; H.R. 2357, to amend title 38,United States Code, to establish standards of access to care for veterans seeking health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs; and H.R. 2433, Health Care for Veterans of Project 112/ Project SHAD Act of 2003, 11 a.m., 334 Cannon.
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence,
Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland Security, executive, hearing on Terrorist Financing, 2 p.m., H-404 Capitol.
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Program for Tuesday:
Senate will continue consideration of S. 1, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make improvements in the medicare program, to provide prescription drug coverage under the medicare program and that at 11 a.m., Senate will vote on or in relation to Rockefeller Amendment No. 976 (listed above), to be followed by a vote on or in relation to Bingaman Amendment No. 984 (listed above); and that at 2:15 p.m., Senate proceed to vote on or in relation to Baucus (for Dodd) Amendment No. 969, following 10 minutes of debate.
(Senate will recess from 12:30 p.m. until 2:15 p.m. for their respective party conferences.)
Program for Tuesday:
Consideration of Suspensions:
(1) H.R. 1772, Small Business Advocacy Improvement Act;
(2) H.R. 923, Premier Certified Lenders Program Improvement Act;
(3) H.R. 1416, Homeland Security Technical Corrections Act;
Consideration of H.R. 2555, Homeland Security Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (open rule, one hour of debate).
HOUSE
Ackerman, Gary L., N.Y., E1327
Blumenauer, Earl, Ore., E1324
Cox, Christopher, Calif., E1325
Davis, Tom, Va., E1326
Evans, Lane, Ill., E1325, E1328
Filner, Bob, Calif., E1327
Gordon, Bart, Tenn., E1326
Green, Gene, Tex., E1324
Hastings, Alcee L., Fla., E1323
Jones, Stephanie Tubbs, Ohio, E1323
Matsui, Robert T., Calif., E1323, E1323
Musgrave, Marilyn N., Colo., E1327
Ose, Doug, Calif., E1328
Pallone, Frank, Jr., N.J., E1325
Skelton, Ike, Mo., E1324
Smith, Nick, Mich., E1326, E1327
Stupak, Bart, Mich., E1328
Tauzin, W.J. (Billy), La., E1325
Walsh, James T., N.Y., E1324
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