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Measures Introduced:
Five bills were introduced, as follows: S. 1665-1669.
Page S12056
Measure Passed:
Honoring the Life of Herb Brooks:
Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 235, honoring the life of the late Herb Brooks and expressing the deepest condolences of the Senate to his family on his death, and the resolution was then agreed to.
Page S12060
Pages S12053, S12060-95
Pages S12094-95
Page S12095
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Pages S12099-S12101
District of Columbia Appropriations Act:
Senate continued consideration of 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, taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto:
Pages S12028-37, S12042-45
Pages S12028-37, S12042-45
Page S12101
Nominations Confirmed:
Senate confirmed the following nominations:
Gordon England, of Texas, to be Secretary of the Navy. (Reappointment)
2 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
3 Army nominations in the rank of general.
1 Marine Corps nomination in the rank of general.
8 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.
Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, Navy.
Pages 12102-03
Messages From the House:
Page S12056
Measures Referred:
Page S12056
Measures Placed on Calendar:
Page S12056
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages S12056-57
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Pages S12057-58
Additional Statements:
Pages S12055-56
Amendments Submitted:
Page S12057
Adjournment:
Senate met at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 2:12 p.m., until 1 p.m., on Monday, September 29, 2003. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S12101.)
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On
Monday
, at 2 p.m., Senate will resume consideration H.R. 2765, District of Columbia Appropriations Act.
During the balance of the week, Senate may consider other cleared legislative and executive business, including appropriation bills, conference reports and certain nominations, when available.
October 2, Full Committee, to resume hearings to examine the implementation of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (Public Law 107-204) and restoring investor confidence, 10 a.m., SD-538.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation:
September 30, Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs and Product Safety, to hold hearings to examine dietary guidelines in relation to obesity, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
October 1, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine climate change, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
October 2, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine media ownership, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
October 2, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine Amtrak, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources:
September 30, Subcommittee on Water and Power, with the Committee on Indian Affairs, to hold joint hearings to examine S. 437, to provide for adjustments to the Central Arizona Project in Arizona, to authorize the Gila River Indian Community water rights settlement, to reauthorize and amend the Southern Arizona Water Rights Settlement Act of 1982, 10 a.m., SD-366.
October 2, Subcommittee on National Parks, to hold hearings to examine S. 524, to expand the boundaries of the Fort Donelson National Battlefield to authorize the acquisition and interpretation of lands associated with the campaign that resulted in the capture of the fort in 1862, S. 1313, to establish the Congaree Swamp National Park in the State of South Carolina, S. 1472, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide a grant for the construction of a statue of Harry S Truman at Union Station in Kansas City, Missouri, and S. 1576, to revise the boundary of Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, 10 a.m., SD-366.
Committee on Finance:
October 1, business meeting to consider an amendment in the nature of a substitute to S. 1637, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to comply with the World Trade Organization rulings on the FSC/ETI benefit in a manner that preserves jobs and production activities in the United States, to reform and simplify the international taxation rules of the United States, 10 a.m., SD-215.
Committee on Foreign Relations:
September 30, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Randall L. Tobias, of Indiana, to be Coordinator of United States Government Activities to Combat HIV/AIDS Globally, with the rank of Ambassador, W. Robert Pearson, of Tennessee, to be Director General of the Foreign Service, and William Cabaniss, of Alabama, to be Ambassador to the Czech Republic, all of the Department of State, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
October 1, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Robert B. Charles, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs), and H. Douglas Barclay, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Republic of El Salvador, 2:30 p.m., SD-430.
October 2, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine challenges for U.S. policy to Cuba, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
Committee on Governmental Affairs:
September 30, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Dale Cabaniss, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal Labor Relations Authority, Craig S. Iscoe, to be Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, and Brian F. Holeman, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, 9 a.m., SD-342.
September 30, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, to hold hearings to examine illegal file sharing on peer-to-peer networks and the impact of technology on the entertainment industry, 10 a.m., SDG-50.
October 1, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the need for federal real property reform, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions:
September 30, Subcommittee on Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services, to hold hearings to examine underage drinking, 10 a.m., SD-430.
October 2, Full Committee, to hold joint hearings with the House Committee on Energy and Commerce to examine National Institutes of Health management of D1056biomedical research to prevent and cure disease in the 21st Century, 10 a.m., SD-106.
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Committee on Indian Affairs:
September 30, with the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water and Power, to hold joint hearings to examine S. 437, to provide for adjustments to the Central Arizona Project in Arizona, to authorize the Gila River Indian Community water rights settlement, to reauthorize and amend the Southern Arizona Water Rights Settlement Act of 1982, 10 a.m., SD-366.
October 2, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine S. 1438, to provide for equitable compensation of the Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation in settlement of claims of the Tribe concerning the contribution of the Tribe to the production of hydropower by the Grand Coulee Dam, 2 p.m., SR-485.
Committee on the Judiciary:
September 30, Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security and Citizenship, to hold hearings to examine visa issuance in relation to homeland security, 2 p.m., SD-226.
October 1, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nomination of Dora L. Irizarry to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, 10 a.m., SD-226.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs:
September 30, business meeting to consider pending calendar business, 4 p.m., SR-418.
Select Committee on Intelligence:
October 2, to hold closed hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
To be announced.
Committee on Agriculture,
October 1, Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture, hearing to review mandatory country of origin labeling, 1 p.m., 1300 Longworth.
October 2, Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management, hearing to review crop insurance for specialty crop producers, 9:30 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
Committee on Appropriations,
September 30, Subcommittee on Defense, on the Administration's Fiscal Year 2004 Supplemental Request for Iraq and Afghanistan, 3:30 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
September 30, Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs, on the Administration's Fiscal Year 2004 Supplemental Request for Iraq and Afghanistan, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
Committee on Education and the Workforce,
October 1, to mark up H.R. 3030, Improving the Community Services Block Grant Act of 2003, 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
Committee on Financial Services,
October 1, hearing entitled ``Remittances: Reducing Costs, Increasing Competition, and Broadening Access to the Market,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
October 1, Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology, hearing entitled ``China's Exchange Rate Regime and its Effects on the U.S. Economy,'' 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
Committee on Government Reform,
September 29, Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats and International Relations, hearing on ``Counterterrorism Technology: Picking Winners and Losers,'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
October 1, Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization, oversight hearing entitled ``Human Capital Succession Planning: How the Federal Government Can Get a Workforce to Achieve Results,'' 2 p.m., 2203 Rayburn.
October 1, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources, hearing entitled ``Strengthening the Long Arm of the Law: How Are Fugitives Avoiding Extradition, and How Can We Bring Them To Justice?'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
October 1, Subcommittee on Human Rights and Wellness, hearing entitled ``Dying for Help: Are Patients Needlessly Suffering Due to the High Cost of Medical Liability Insurance?'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
October 1, Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census, executive, oversight hearing entitled ``Security of Industrial Control Systems in Our Nation's Critical Infrastructure,'' 1 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
October 2, full Committee, hearing on ``Entrepreneurial Government Run Amok? A Review of FTS/FSS Organizational and Management Challenges,'' 11 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
October 3, full Committee, hearing on ``What If Isabel Met Tractor Man? A Post-Hurricane Reassessment of Emergency Readiness in the Capital Region,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Committee on International Relations,
September 30, Subcommittee on Europe, hearing on Russia's Transition to Democracy and U.S.-Russia Relations: Unfinished Business, 3:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
October 1, Subcommittee on Europe, hearing on Turkey's Future Direction and U.S.-Turkey Relations, 1:30 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
October 1, Subcommittee on International Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Human Rights, and the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, joint hearing on Human Rights in Burma: Fifteen Years Post Military Coup, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
October 2, Subcommittee on Africa, hearing on U.S. Policy Toward Liberia, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
Committee on the Judiciary,
September 30, Subcommittee on the Constitution, hearing on H.J. Res. 48, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to protect the rights of crime victims, 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
October 1, Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, oversight hearing on ``The Streamlined Sales Tax Agreement: States' Efforts to Facilitate Sales Tax Collection from Remote Vendors,'' 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
October 1, Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims, hearing on H.R. 2671, Clear Law Enforcement for Criminal Alien Removal Act of 2003, 4 p.m., 2237 Rayburn.
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Committee on Resources,
September 30, Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1629, Upper Missouri River Breaks Boundary Clarification Act; H.R. 2424, National Great Black Americans Commemoration Act of 2003; and H.R. 2966, Right-to-Ride Livestock on Federal Lands Act of 2003, 2 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
October 1, full Committee, to mark up the following bills:
H.R. 313, Coal Accountability and Retired Employee Act for the 21st Century; H.R. 542, to repeal the reservation of mineral rights made by the United States when certain lands in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, were conveyed by Public Law 102-562; H.R. 1899, Cape Fox Land Entitlement Adjustment Act of 2003; and H.R. 2766, Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests Land Exchange Act of 2003; and to hold a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 151, to elevate the position of Director of the Indian Health Service within the Department of Health and Human Services to Assist Secretary for Indian Health; and H.R. 2440, Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2003, 9:30 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
October 2, Subcommittee on Water and Power, hearing on the following bills:
H.R. 885, Arizona Water Settlements Act; and H.R. 1753, Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation Grand Coulee Dam Equitable Compensation Settlement Act, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
Committee on Small Business,
October 1, Subcommittee on Workforce, Empowerment, and Government Programs and the Subcommittee on Tax, Finance, and Exports, joint hearing on Federal Prison Industry's Effects on the U.S. Economy and the Small Business Environment, 2 p.m., 2360 Rayburn
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,
October 1, to mark up the following: H.R. 587, to amend title 40, United States Code, to add Ashtabula, Mahoning, and Trumbull Counties, Ohio, to the Appalachian region; H.R. 1274, to direct the Administrator of General Services to convey to Fresno County, California, the existing Federal courthouse in that county; H.R. 1702, to designate the Federal building which is to be constructed at 799 First Avenue in New York, New York, as the ``Ronald H. Brown United States Mission to the United Nations Building;'' H.R. 3118, to designate the Orville Wright Federal Building and the Wilbur Wright Federal Building in Washington, District of Columbia; H.R. 3181, Predisaster Mitigation Program Reauthorization Act of 2003; a measure reauthorizing the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; and other pending business, 11 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
October 1, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, oversight hearing on Cleaning Up the Waste at EPA: Phase II, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs,
September 30, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 2379, Rural Veterans Access to Care Act of 2003; and H.R. 3094, Veterans Timely Access to Health Care Act, 2:30 p.m., 334 Cannon.
October 2, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on the impact of the nursing shortage on the Department of Veterans Affairs, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence,
October 1, Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland Security, executive, hearing on Afghanistan/Pakistan Issues, 2 p.m., H-405 Capitol.
October 2, full Committee, executive, hearing on Iraq Weapons of Mass Destruction Update, 9 a.m., H-405 Capitol.
Select Committee on Homeland Security.
October 1, hearing entitled ``Identification Documents Fraud and the Implications for Homeland Security,'' 1 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
Joint Meetings:
September 30, Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, to hold joint hearings to examine S. 437, to provide for adjustments to the Central Arizona Project in Arizona, to authorize the Gila River Indian Community water rights settlement, to reauthorize and amend the Southern Arizona Water Rights Settlement Act of 1982, 10 a.m., SD-366.
Joint Meetings:
September 30, Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water and Power, to hold joint hearings to examine S. 437, to provide for adjustments to the Central Arizona Project in Arizona, to authorize the Gila River Indian Community water rights settlement, to reauthorize and amend the Southern Arizona Water Rights Settlement Act of 1982, 10 a.m., SD-366.
Joint Meetings:
October 2, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, to hold joint hearings with the House Committee on Energy and Commerce to examine National Institutes of Health management of biomedical research to prevent and cure disease in the 21st Century, 10 a.m., SD-106.
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Program for Monday:
After the transaction of any morning business (not to extend beyond 2 p.m.), Senate will resume consideration of H.R. 2765, District of Columbia Appropriations Act.
Program for Monday:
Pro forma session.
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