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Tuesday, February 24, 2004


Daily Digest


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Senate


Chamber Action


Routine Proceedings, pages S1467-S1530

Measures Introduced: Eight bills were introduced, as follows: S. 2103-2110.

Page S1518

Measures Passed:

Commemoration of the Birth of Constantino Brumidi: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 264, authorizing and requesting the President to issue a proclamation to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Constantino Brumidi.

Page S1529

Printing of History of the United States Capitol: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 358, authorizing the printing of ``History of the United States Capitol'' as a House document.
Page S1529

Permitting the Use of the Capitol Rotunda: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 359, permitting the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony as part of the commemoration of the days of remembrance of victims of the Holocaust.
Page S1529

Healthy Mothers and Healthy Babies Access to Care Act: Senate continued consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 2061, to improve women's health access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the delivery of obstetrical and gynecological services.

Pages S1467-S1506

During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the following action:
By 48 yeas to 45 nays (Vote No. 15), three-fifths of those Senators duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate rejected the motion to close further debate on the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill.
Page S1506

Subsequently, the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill was withdrawn.

Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing for further consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 1805, to prohibit civil liability actions from being brought or continued against manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers of firearms or ammunition for damages resulting from the misuse of their products by others, with a vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill to occur at 10:30 a.m.

Page S1529

Measures Read First Time:

Page S1517

Executive Communications:

Pages S1517-18

Additional Cosponsors:

Pages S1518-20

Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:

Pages S1520-28

Additional Statements:

Page S1517

Notices of Hearings/Meetings:

Page S1528

Authority for Committees to Meet:

Pages S1528-29

Privilege of the Floor:

Page S1529

Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--15)

Page S1506

Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 6:45 p.m., until 9:30 a.m., on Wednesday, February 25, 2004. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S1529-30.)

Committee Meetings


(Committees not listed did not meet)

MAD COW DISEASE


Committee on Appropriations: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the federal government's response to bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease), focusing on how the finding of BSE has affected cattle and beef markets and what the short-term outlook is for these markets in coming months, including the Administration's efforts to normalize trade in certain U.S. export markets, and the development of a national animal identification program, after receiving testimony from Elsa A. Murano, Under Secretary for Food Safety, Keith J. Collins, Chief Economist, and Ron DeHaven, Deputy Administrator for Veterinary Services, Animal and D104Plant Health Inspection Service, all of the Department of Agriculture; Lester Crawford, Deputy Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration, Julie Louise Gerberding, Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Anthony S. Fauci, Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, all of the Department of Health and Human Services; and Dennis C. Wolff, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, Harrisburg.

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GOVERNMENT SPONSORED ENTERPRISES


Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded hearings to examine proposals for improving the regulation of the housing-related government sponsored enterprises (GSEs), specifically the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac), and the Federal Home Loan Banks (FHLBs), and a proposal for the GSE regulator with certain authority, after receiving testimony from Alan Greenspan, Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

INTERNET VOICE SERVICES


Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded a hearing to examine Internet voice services and the role of the Federal Communications Commission to facilitate the growth and development of voice-over-Internet-protocol, after receiving testimony from Senator Alexander; Michael K. Powell, Chairman, Federal Communications Commission; Jeffrey Citron, Vonage Holdings Corporation, Edison, New Jersey; Glen A. Britt, Time Warner Cable, Stamford, Connecticut; Glen F. Post, CenturyTel Incorporated, Monroe, Louisiana; Stan Wise, Georgia Public Service Commission, Atlanta, on behalf of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners; and Kevin Werbach, Supernova Group LLC, Villanova, Pennsylvania.

NATION'S ELECTRICITY


Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the current state of the nation's electricity transmission grid, focusing on the reliability of the bulk electric systems in North America, and the recommendations of the North American Reliability Council (NERC) to prevent and mitigate future blackouts, after receiving testimony from James W. Glotfelty, Director, Office of Electric Transmission and Distribution and U.S. Director of the Power System Outage Task Force, Department of Energy; Michehl R. Gent, North American Electric Reliability Council, Princeton, New Jersey; Phillip G. Harris, PJM Interconnection, L.L.C., Norristown, Pennsylvania; James P. Torgerson, Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Indianapolis, Indiana; and Louise McCarren, Western Energy Coordinating Council, Salt Lake City, Utah.

HAITI


Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee met in closed session to receive a briefing on Haiti's political crisis from Roger Noriega, Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs.

MIDDLE EAST


Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to examine rethinking the road map regarding the Middle East, focusing on psychological obstacles to diplomacy, the 1967 ceasefire lines, Israeli settlements in the Gaza Strip, and Palestinian political reform, after receiving testimony from Henry A. Kissinger, former Secretary of State, Dennis Ross, Washington Institute for Near East Policy, Robert Malley, International Crisis Group, and Martin Indyk, Brookings Institution, all of Washington, D.C.

U.S. POSTAL SERVICE WORKFORCE REFORM


Committee on Governmental Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the Report of the President's Commission on the United States Postal Service, focusing on the Commission's workforce recommendations, including performance-based compensation systems, collective bargaining for pension and retiree health benefits, and funding of accrued military service retirement benefits for postal employees covered by the Civil Service Retirement System, after receiving testimony from Dan G. Blair, Deputy Director, Office of Personnel Management; William H. Young, National Association of Letter Carriers, William Burrus, American Postal Workers Union (AFL-CIO), and John F. Hegarty, National Postal Mail Handlers Union, all of Washington, D.C.; and Dale A. Holton, National Rural Letter Carriers' Association, Alexandria, Virginia.

CYBERTERRORISM IN THE 21ST CENTURY


Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology, and Homeland Security concluded a hearing to examine the current threat of cyberterrorism, focusing on federal, state and local efforts to secure information networks, after receiving testimony from John G. Malcolm, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, and Keith Lourdeau, Deputy Assistant Director, Cyber Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation, both of the Department of Justice; Amit Yoran, Director, National Cyber Security Division, Department of Homeland Security; Howard A. Schmidt, eBay Incorporated, San Jose, California; and Dan Verton, Burke, Virginia.

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NATIONAL SECURITY THREATS


Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee concluded a hearing to examine current and future worldwide threats to the national security of the United States, focusing on global terrorism, Russia's nuclear weapons stockpile, chemical and biological weapons, missiles, information operations, and international crime, after receiving testimony George J. Tenet, Director, Central Intelligence Agency; Robert S. Mueller III, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice; and Vice Admiral Lowell E. Jacoby, U.S. Navy, Director, Defense Intelligence Agency.

INTELLIGENCE


Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters, receiving testimony from officials of the intelligence community.
Committee recessed subject to call.

PREDATORY LENDING


Special Committee on Aging: Committee concluded a hearing to examine federal and state government protection of older Americans from predatory financial lenders, including the usefulness of consumer education, counseling, and disclosures as a deterrence, after receiving testimony from David G. Wood, Director, Financial Markets and Community Investment, General Accounting Office; John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner; Howard Beales, Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission; Gavin M. Gee, Idaho Department of Finance, Boise; Lavada E. DeSalles, American Association of Retired Persons, Washington, D.C.; and Veronica Harding, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

House of Representatives


Chamber Action


Measures Introduced: 9 public bills, H.R. 3817-3825; and 7 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 364-366, and H. Res. 530-533 were introduced.

Pages H574-75

Additional Cosponsors:

Pages H575-76

Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
Filed on February 18, H. Con. Res. 189, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the International Geophysical Year (IGY) and supporting an International Geophysical Year-2 (IGY-2) in 2007-08, amended (H. Rept. 108-422);
Filed on February 18, H.R. 1292, to encourage the development and integrated use by the public and private sectors of remote sensing and other geospatial information, amended (H. Rept. 108-423);
H.R. 2707, to direct the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture, acting through the U.S. Forest Service, to carry out a demonstration program to assess potential water savings through control of Salt Cedar and Russian Olive on forests and public lands administered by the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Forest Service, amended (H. Rept. 108-424, Pt. 1);
H.R. 2391, to amend title 35, United States Code, to promote research among universities, the public sector, and private enterprise, amended (H. Rept. 108-425);
H.R. 3036, to authorize appropriations for the Department of Justice for fiscal years 2004 through 2006, amended (H. Rept. 108-426); and
H. Res. 529, providing for consideration of H.R. 1997, to amend title 18, United States Code, and the Uniform Code of Military Justice to protect unborn children from assault and murder (H. Rept. 108-427).

Page H574

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

Page H517

Chaplain: The prayer was offered today by Bishop Alfred A. Owens, Jr., Greater Mt. Calvary Holy Church in Washington, DC.

Page H517

Journal: Agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal of Wednesday, February 11, 2004 by a yea-and-nay vote of 381 yeas to 32 nays, Roll No. 25.

Pages H527-528

Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the following measures:
Salt Cedar and Russian Olive Control Demonstration Act: H.R. 2707, amended, to direct the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture, acting through the U.S. Forest Service, to carry out a demonstration program to assess potential water savings through control of Salt Cedar and Russian Olive on forests and public lands administered by the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Forest Service, by D106a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 367 yeas to 40 nays, Roll No. 26;

Pages H520-23, H529-30

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Agreed to amend the title so as to read: a bill to provide for an assessment of the extent of the invasion of Salt Cedar and Russian Olive on lands in the Western United States and efforts to date to control such invasion on public and private lands, including tribal lands, to establish a demonstration program to address the invasion of Salt Cedar and Russian Olive, and for other purposes.

Page H530

Southwest Forest Health and Wildfire Prevention Act of 2003: H.R. 2696, amended, to establish Institutes to demonstrate and promote the use of adaptive ecosystem management to reduce the risk of wildfires, and restore the health of fire-adapted forest and woodland ecosystems of the interior West; and
Pages H523-26

Providing for the conveyance of land in Douglas County, Oregon: S. 714, to provide for the conveyance of a small parcel of Bureau of Land Management land in Douglas County, Oregon, to the county to improve management of and recreational access to the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 397 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 27.
Pages H526-27, H530

Recess: The House recessed at 3 p.m. and reconvened at 6:33 p.m.

Page H527

GAO Human Capital Reform Act of 2003: Agreed that it shall be in order at any time without intervention of any point of order to consider H.R. 2751, to provide new human capital flexibilities with respect to the GAO; that the bill shall be considered as read for amendment; that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Government Reform now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted; that all points of order against the bill, as amended, are waived; and the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill, as amended, to final passage without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate on the bill, as amended, and (2) one motion to recommit with or without instructions.

Page H527

Member Sworn--6th District of Kentucky: Representative-elect A.B. ``Ben'' Chandler presented himself in the well of the House and was administered the oath of office by the Speaker. Earlier, read a letter from the Clerk transmitting a copy of the original Certificate of Election received from the Honorable Trey Grayson, Secretary of State, Commonwealth of Kentucky, indicating that, on examination of the Official Abstracts of Votes on file in that office for the special election held on February 17, 2004, the Honorable A.B. ``Ben'' Chandler was duly elected Representative in Congress for the Sixth Congressional District, Commonwealth of Kentucky.

Page H528

Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page H517.

Senate Referral: S. 1786 was referred to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means.

Page H562

Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the proceedings today. There were no quorum calls.

Pages H528, H529-30, and H530

Adjournment: The House met at 2:00 p.m. and adjourned at 12:00 a.m.

Committee Meetings


FEDERAL EMPLOYEES--NEED FOR DENTAL AND VISION BENEFITS


Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization held an oversight hearing entitled ``We'd Like to See You Smile: The Need for Dental and Vision Benefits for Federal Employees (H.R. 3751).'' Testimony was heard from Abby Block, Deputy Associate Director, OPM; and public witnesses.

U.S. AND THE IRAQI MARSHLANDS: AN ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE


Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on the Middle East and Central Asia held a hearing on United States and the Iraqi Marshlands: An Environmental Response. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Bureau for Asia and the Near East, AID, Department of State: Gordon West, Acting Assistant Administrator, and John Wilson, Senior Environmental Officer; and public witnesses.

OVERSIGHT--SATELLITE HOME VIEWER IMPROVEMENT ACT REAUTHORIZATION


Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property held an oversight hearing entitled ``Reauthorization of the Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act.'' Testimony was heard from Marybeth Peters, Register of Copyrights, Library of Congress; and public witnesses.

UNBORN VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE ACT


Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a modified closed rule providing two hours of debate in the House on H.R. 1997, Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 2004, equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary. The rule provides that the bill shall be considered as read for amendment. The rule provides that the amendment in the nature of D107a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill, modified by the amendment printed in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying the resolution, shall be considered as adopted. The rule provides for consideration of the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in part B of the report of the Committee on Rules, if offered by Representative Lofgren or her designee, which shall be considered as read and shall be debatable for one hour equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent. The rule waives all points of order against the amendment printed in part B of the report. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Testimony was heard from Representatives Chabot and Lofgren.

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WORLD-WIDE THREATS


Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to hold a hearing on World-wide Threats. Testimony was heard from departmental witnesses.

Joint Meetings


DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS


Joint Hearing: Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs concluded joint hearings with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine certain legislative recommendations and concerns of wartime service-connected disabled veterans, after receiving testimony from Alan W. Bowers, Disabled American Veterans, Cold Spring, Kentucky.

COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,


FEBRUARY 25, 2004


(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)

Senate


Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on District of Columbia, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2005 for the government of the District of Columbia, 9:30 a.m., SD-138.
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Personnel, to hold hearings to examine policies and programs for preventing and responding to incidents of sexual assault in the armed services, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.

Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, to hold hearings to examine the Department of Energy's Office of Environmental Management, Office of Future Liabilities, and Office of Legacy Management, relating to the defense authorization request for fiscal year 2005, 2:30 p.m., SR-232A.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to hold hearings to examine current investigations and regulatory actions regarding the mutual fund industry, focusing on understanding the fund industry from the investor's perspective, 10 a.m., SD-538.

Full Committee, to continue hearings to examine proposals for improving the regulation of the housing government sponsored enterprises, 2:30 p.m., SD-538.
Committee on the Budget: to hold hearings to examine the President's proposed homeland security budget request for fiscal year 2005, 10 a.m., SD-106.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold hearings to examine processor quotas, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
Committee on Foreign Relations: business meeting to consider United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, with Annexes, done at Montego Bay, December 10, 1982 (the ``Convention''), and the Agreement Relating to the Implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982, with Annex, adopted at New York, July 28, 1994 (the ``Agreement''), and signed by the United States, subject to ratification, on July 29, 1994 (Treaty Doc. 103-39), following 10:30 a.m. floor vote, S-116, Capitol.

Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the Japanese tax treaty and the Sri Lanka tax protocol, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.

Subcommittee on International Economic Policy, Export and Trade Promotion, to hold hearings to examine USAID contracting policies, 3:30 p.m., SD-419.
Committee on Governmental Affairs: Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, to hold joint hearings with the House Committee on Government Reform Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Reorganization, to examine the key to homeland security relating to the new human resources system, 10 a.m., 2154 RHOB.
Committee on Indian Affairs: to hold hearings to examine the President's fiscal year 2005 budget request, 9:30 a.m., SR-485.
Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine the nomination of Roger T. Benitez, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of California, 10 a.m., SD-226.

House


Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, on Secretary of Agriculture, 9:30 a.m., 2362A Rayburn.

Subcommittee on Defense, executive, on CIA, 10 a.m., H-405 Capitol.

Subcommittee on Interior and Related Agencies, on Secretary of Interior, 10 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.

Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, on SSA, 10:15 a.m., and on Corporation for Public Broadcasting, 11:20 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.

Subcommittee on Legislative, on House of Representatives, 2:30 p.m., on GPO, 3:30 p.m., on GAO, 4 p.m., and on Library of Congress, 4:30 p.m., H-140 Capitol.

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Subcommittee on Military Construction, on Quality of Life, 9:30 a.m., and on Quality of Life in the Military with Spouses, 1:30 p.m., B-300 Rayburn.

Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies, on Office of Science and Technology Policy, 10 a.m., on Arlington Cemetery, 11 a.m., on Consumer Product Commission, 1 p.m., and on Council on Environmental Quality, 2 p.m., H-143 Capitol.
Committee on Armed Services, hearing on the Fiscal Year 2005 National Defense Authorization budget request of the Department of the Army, 10 a.m., and to mark up H. Res. 499, requesting the President and directing the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, and the Attorney General to transmit to the House of Representatives not later than 14 days after the date of the adoption of this resolution documents in the possession of the President and those officials relating to the disclosure of the identity and employment of Ms. Valerie Plame, 6 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.

Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, hearing on the Fiscal Year 2005 National Defense Authorization budget request: Status of the Space Programs, 2 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.

Subcommittee on Total Force, hearing on the Department of Defense force health protection and surveillance efforts for service members deployed to Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom, 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
Committee on the Budget, hearing on The Economic Outlook and Current Fiscal Issues, 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
Committee on Education and the Workforce, hearing entitled ``Strengthening Pension Security for All Americans: Are Workers Prepared for a Safe and Secure Retirement?'' 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection, to mark up the following: the United States Olympic Committee Reform Act; and the Consumer Access to Information Act of 2004, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
Committee on Financial Services, to consider the following: H.R. 2179, Securities Fraud Deterrence and Investor Restitution Act of 2003; to consider the Committee's Views and Estimates on the Budget proposed for Fiscal Year 2005 for submission to the Committee on the Budget; and pending Committee business, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs, hearing entitled ``How to Improve Regulatory Accounting: Costs, Benefits, and Impacts of Federal Regulations--Part II,'' 10 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.

Subcommittee on Human Rights and Wellness, hearing on ``Investigation Into Health Care Disparities in the United States Pacific Island Territories,'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Committee on International Relations, to mark up the following: H. Res. 499, Requesting the President and directing the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, and the Attorney General to transmit to the House of Representatives not later than 14 days after the date of the adoption of this resolution documents in the possession of the President and those officials relating to the disclosure of the identity and employment of Ms. Valerie Plame; H.R. 3782, Counter-Terrorist and Narco-Terrorist Rewards Program Act; H.R. 854, Belarus Democracy Act of 2003; The Microenterprise Results and Accountability Act of 2004; a resolution urging passage of a resolution addressing human rights abuses in People's Republic of China at the 60th Session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, and calling upon the Government of People's Republic of China to respect and protect human rights; H. Con. Res. 15, Commending India on its celebration of Republic Day; H. Res. 526, Expressing the sympathy of the House of Representatives for the victims of the devastating earthquake that occurred on December 26, 2003 in Bam, Iran; and a resolution to recognize more than 5 decades of strategic, partnership between the United States and the people of the Marshall Islands in the pursuit of international peace and security, 10:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
Committee on the Judiciary, to mark up H. Res. 499, Requesting the President and directing the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, and the Attorney General to transmit to the House of Representatives not later than 14 days after the date of the adoption of this resolution documents in the possession of the President and those officials relating to the disclosure of the identity and employment of Ms. Valerie Plame, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.

Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims, oversight hearing entitled ``Funding for Immigration in the President's 2005 Budget,'' 3 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
Committee on Resources, oversight hearing on An Examination of the Potential for a Delegate from the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 10:30 a.m., 1324 Longworth.

Subcommittee on Water and Power, oversight hearing on the Proposed Fiscal Year 2005 Budgets for the Bureau of Reclamation, the U.S. Geological Survey and Power Marketing Administrations, 2 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
Committee on Science, hearing on The Conflict Between Science and Security in Visa Policy: Status and Next Steps, 9:30 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
Committee on Small Business, to consider Committee's Budget Views and Estimates for Fiscal Year 2005 for submission to the Committee on the Budget, 1:30 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to mark up the following: the Committee's Budget Views and Estimates for Fiscal Year 2005 for submission to the Committee on the Budget; GSA Fiscal Year 2004 Leasing Resolutions; H.R. 2523, to designate the United States courthouse located at 125 Bull Street in Savannah, Georgia, as the ``Tomochichi United States Courthouse;'' H.R. 2538, to designate the United States courthouse located at 400 North Miami Avenue in Miami, Florida, as the ``Wilkie D. Ferguson, Jr., United States Courthouse;'' H.R. 3147, to designate the Federal building located at 324 Twenty-Fifth Street in Ogden, Utah, as the ``James V. Hansen Federal Building;'' H.R. 3462, to designate D109the headquarters building of the Department of Education in Washington D.C., as the Lyndon Baines Johnson Federal Building; and other pending business, 11 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.

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Committee on Veterans' Affairs, to consider the Committee's Views and Estimates on the Budget proposed for Fiscal Year 2005 for submission to the Committee on the Budget, 2:15 p.m., 334 Cannon.
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland Security, executive, hearing on IC Analytical Capabilities and Information Sharing, 2 p.m., H-405 Capitol.
Select Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Science and Research Development, hearing entitled ``Homeland Security Science and Technology Budget Hearing for Fiscal Year 2005, 1 p.m., 2325 Rayburn.''
Joint Meetings: Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs, Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, to hold joint hearings with the House Committee on Government Reform Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Reorganization, to examine the key to homeland security relating to the new human resources system, 10 a.m., 2154 RHOB.

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Next Meeting of the
SENATE

9:30 a.m., Wednesday, February 25

Senate Chamber

Program for Wednesday: Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 1805, Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, with a vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill to occur at 10:30 a.m.




Next Meeting of the
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

10 a.m., Wednesday, February 25

House Chamber

Program for Wednesday: Consideration of suspensions:
(1) H. Con. Res. 287, Recognizing and honoring the life of Raul Julia, his dedication to ending world hunger, and his great contributions to the Latino community and the performing arts; and
(2) H.R. 3690, Barber Conable Post Office Building Designation Act.
Consideration of H.R. 2751, GAO Human Capital Reform Act of 2003.

Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue

HOUSE

Bereuter, Doug, Nebr., E206, E213

Burgess, Michale C., Tex., E187, E188, E189, E191

Calvert, Ken, Calif., E207

Cunningham, Randy ``Duke'', Calif., E193

Davis, Jo Ann, Va., E196

Davis, Tom, Va., E196

DeLauro, Rosa L., Conn., E198

Deutsch, Peter, Fla., E216

Doyle, Michael F., Pa., E193

Edwards, Chet, Tex., E212

Frank, Barney, Mass., E190

Gerlach, Jim, Pa., E194

Graves, Sam, Mo., E206, E208, E211, E213

Green, Gene, Tex., E207

Israel, Steve, N.Y., E191, E207

John, Christopher, La., E195

Kanjorski, Paul E., Pa., E200, E202

Kildee, Dale E., Mich., E215

Lantos, Tom, Calif., E212

Lewis, Jerry, Calif., E206

Lofgren, Zoe, Calif., E199, E201, E204

McInnis, Scott, Colo., E200, E202, E204, E205, E207, E208, E213, E216

Matsui, Robert T., Calif., E192

Meek, Kendrick B., Fla., E195

Miller, Gary G., Calif., E213

Miller, Jeff, Fla., E200, E202

Myrick, Sue Wilkins, N.C., E195

Neal, Richard E., Mass., E197

Neugebauer, Randy, Tex., E194

Ney, Robert W., Ohio, E196

Oberstar, James L., Minn., E197

Osborne, Tom, Nebr., E212

Otter, C.L. ``Butch'', Idaho, E215

Oxley, Michael G., Ohio, E187, E188

Paul, Ron, Tex., E215

Pelosi, Nancy, Calif., E213

Pickering, Charles W. ``Chip'', Miss., E207

Porter, Jon C., Nev., E193

Price, David E., N.C., E214

Rangel, Charles B., N.Y., E190

Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana, Fla., E193

Ross, Mike, Ark., E199, E202, E204

Royce, Edward R., Calif., E191

Schiff, Adam B., Calif., E187, E189

Sessions, Pete, Tex., E192

Simmons, Rob, Conn., E194, E208

Skelton, Ike, Mo., E196

Spratt, John M., Jr., S.C., E210

Tauscher, Ellen O., Calif., E192

Thompson, Mike, Calif., E196, E196

Towns, Edolphus, N.Y., E198, E201, E203, E204

Udall, Mark, Colo., E210

Udall, Tom, N.M., E215

Upton, Fred, Mich., E196

Van Hollen, Chris, Md., E210

Visclosky, Peter J., Ind., E187, E189

Whitfield, Ed, Ky., E206

Young, Don, Alaska, E214


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