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Measures Introduced:
Eight bills and two resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 1786-1793, S. Con. Res. 76-77.
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Measures Reported:
S. 1757, to amend the John F. Kennedy Center Act to authorize appropriations for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, with an amendment. (S. Rept. No. 108-174)
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Measures Passed:
Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act:
Senate passed S. 247, to reauthorize the Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act of 1998, after agreeing to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute.
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Foreign Operations Appropriations Act:
Senate continued consideration of H.R. 2800, making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto:
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McConnell (for Lugar) Amendment No. 2005, to increase the maximum rate of post differentials and danger pay allowances for civilian employees of the United States Agency for International Development.
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A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further consideration of the bill on Wednesday, October 29, 2003, where Senator Dorgan will be recognized to offer an amendment relative to the September 11th Commission, with 40 minutes equally divided on the amendment; following which, Senator McConnell, or his designee, be recognized to make a point of order against the amendment and that Senator Dorgan then be recognized to move to suspend Rule XVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate with respect to his amendment, with a vote on the motion to suspend to occur at approximately 10:40 a.m.
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Notice of Intent:
A notice of intent was provided to suspend Rule XVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate for Dorgan Amendment No. 2000 to H.R. 2800, Foreign Operations Appropriations Act (listed above).
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National Consumer Credit Reporting System Improvement Act--Agreement:
A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that at a time determined by the Majority Leader, after consultation with the Democratic Leader, but not before Monday, November 3, 2003, the Senate may proceed to the consideration of S. 1753, to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act in order to prevent identity theft, to improve the use of and consumer access to consumer reports, to enhance the accuracy of consumer reports, to limit the sharing of certain consumer information, to improve financial education and literacy, providing for certain first-degree amendments and relevant second-degree amendments; that upon the disposition of the amendments the bill be read a third time and H.R. 2622, House companion measure, be discharged from the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration; that all after the enacting clause be stricken and the text of S. 1753, as amended, be substituted in lieu thereof; that the House bill be read a third time and the Senate vote on final passage of the bill with the preceding occurring without any intervening action or debate; that upon the disposition of H.R. 2622, S. 1753, be returned to the Senate calendar.
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Healthy Forests Restoration Act--Agreement:
A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that upon disposition of the vote on the motion to suspend Rule XVI with respect to the Dorgan amendment to H.R. 2800, Senate proceed to the consideration of H.R. 1904, to improve the capacity of the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects on National Forest System lands and Bureau of Land Management lands aimed at protecting communities, watersheds, and certain other at-risk lands from catastrophic wildfire, to enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health, including catastrophic wildfire, across the landscape.
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Nomination Considered:
Senate began consideration of the nomination of Charles W. Pickering, Sr., of Mississippi, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit
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Removal of Injunction of Secrecy:
The injunction of secrecy was removed from the following protocol:
Protocol Amending Tax Convention with Sri Lanka (Treaty Doc. No. 108-9)
The protocol was transmitted to the Senate today, considered as having been read for the first time, and referred, with accompanying papers, to the Committee on Foreign Relations and ordered to be printed.
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Nominations Confirmed:
Senate confirmed the following nomination:
By 88 yeas 8 nays (Vote No. Ex. 412), Michael O. Leavitt, of Utah, to be Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
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Messages From the House:
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Measures Referred:
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Enrolled Bills Presented:
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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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Authority for Committees to Meet:
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Privilege of the Floor:
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Record Votes:
Three record votes were taken today. (Total--414)
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Adjournment:
Senate met at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 9:22 p.m., until 9:30 a.m., on Wednesday, October 29, 2003. (For Senate's program, see D1182the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S13422.)
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DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation:
Committee concluded a hearing on dietary supplements, focusing on current regulations to protect American consumers from potential adverse health risks associated with the use of certain supplements, after receiving testimony from Senators Hatch and Durbin; John M. Taylor, Associate Commissioner for Regulatory Affairs, Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services; Howard Beales, Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission; Terry Madden, United States Anti-Doping Agency, Colorado Springs, Colorado; David Seckman, National Nutritional Foods Association, and Charles W.F. Bell, Consumers Union, both of Washington, D.C.; Arthur Grollman, State University of New York at Stony Brook, New York; and Greg Davis, San Diego, California.
IRAN: SECURITY THREATS
Committee on Foreign Relations:
Committee concluded a hearing to examine security threats and U.S. policy in relation to Iran, focusing on nuclear issues, Iraq, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Hezbolla, Al Qaeda, the range of possible Iranian threats, and the European initiative, after receiving testimony from Richard L. Armitage, Deputy Secretary of State; William H. Luers, United Nations Association of the United States of America, and Nasser Hadian, Columbia University, both of New York, New York; and Anthony H. Cordesman and Robert J. Einhorn, both of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, D.C.
NOMINATIONS:
Committee on the Judiciary:
Committee concluded a hearing on the nominations of Claude A. Allen, of Virginia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit, who was introduced by Senators Warner and Allen, and Mark R. Filip, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, who was introduced by Senators Fitzgerald and Durbin, after each nominee testified and answered questions in their own behalf. Testimony was also received from Senators Sarbanes and Mikulski.
NOMINATIONS:
Committee on Rules and Administration:
Committee concluded a hearing on the nominations of Paul S. DeGregorio, of Missouri, who was introduced by Senator Bond, Gracia M. Hillman, of the District of Columbia, who was introduced by District of Columbia Delegate Norton, Raymundo Martinez III, of Texas, who was introduced by Representative Reyes, and Deforest B. Soaries, Jr., of New Jersey, who was introduced by Senator Corzine, each to be a Member of the Election Assistance Commission, after each nominee testified and answered questions in their own behalf.
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Measures Introduced:
11 public bills, H.R. 3374-3384; and 8 resolutions, H.J. Res. 75; H. Con. Res. 311-313, and H. Res. 414, 415, 419, and 420, were introduced.
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Additional Cosponsors:
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Reports Filed:
Reports were filed today as follows:
Supplemental report on H.R. 2359, to extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility verification (H. Rept. 108-304, Pt. 2);
H. Con. Res. 268, expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the imposition of sanctions on nations that are undermining the effectiveness of conservation and management measures for Atlantic highly migratory species, including marlin, adopted by the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas and that are threatening the continued viability of United States commercial and recreational fisheries (H. Rept. 108-327);
H.R. 313, to modify requirements relating to allocation of interest that accrues to the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund (H. Rept. 108-328);
H.R. 2766, to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to exchange certain lands in the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests in the State of Colorado, amended (H. Rept. 108-329);
Conference report on H.R. 2691, making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004 (H. Rept. 108-330);
H. Res. 416, providing for consideration of H.R. 2443, to authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal year 2004, to amend various laws administered by the Coast Guard (H. Rept. 108-331);
H. Res. 417, providing for consideration of H.J. Res. 75, making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2004 (H. Rept. 108-332); and
H. Res. 418, waiving points of order against the conference report to accompany H.R. 2691, making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004 (H. Rept. 108-333).
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Speaker Pro Tempore:
Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed Representative Aderholt to act as Speaker Pro Tempore for today.
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Recess:
The House recessed at 12:46 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m.
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Suspensions:
The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the following measures:
Reauthorizing certain school lunch and child nutrition programs:
H.R. 3232, amended, to reauthorize certain school lunch and child nutrition programs for fiscal year 2004;
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Suspensions Postponed:
The House completed debate on the following motions to suspend the rules. Further proceedings were postponed until Wednesday, October 29:
Expressing gratitude to the members of the U.S. Armed Forces who were deployed in Somalia in 1993:
H. Con. Res. 291, expressing deep gratitude for the valor and commitment of the members of the United States Armed Forces who were deployed in Operation Restore Hope to provide humanitarian assistance to the people of Somalia in 1993; and
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Suspension Failed--Basic Pilot Extension Act of 2003:
The House failed to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 2359, amended, to extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility verification by a 2/3 yea and nay vote of 231 yeas to 170 nays, Roll No. 570.
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Labor/HHS Appropriations--Motion to Instruct Conferees:
Representative Obey announced his intention to offer a motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 2660, making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004.
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Flight 100--Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act--Conference Report:
The House passed H. Res. 377, the rule providing for the recommital of the conference report on H.R. 2115, to amend title 49, United States Code, to reauthorize programs for the Federal Aviation Administration, to the conference committee by a yea-and-nay vote of 407 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 569.
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Energy Policy Act of 2003:
The House agreed to the Markey motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 6, to enhance energy conservation and research and development, to provide for security and diversity in the energy supply for the American people by a yea-and-nay vote of 346 yeas to 59 nays, Roll No. 571.
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Later Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas announced her intention to offer a motion to instruct conferees on the bill.
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Tax Relief, Simplification, and Equity Act of 2003:
The House rejected the Woolsey motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 1308, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to accelerate the increase in the refundability of the child tax credit by a yea-and-nay vote of 197 yeas to 208 nays, Roll No. 572.
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Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act of 2003:
The House rejected the Brown of Ohio motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 1, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for D1185a voluntary prescription drug benefit under the medicare program and to strengthen and improve the medicare program by a yea-and-nay vote of 194 yeas to 209 nays, Roll No. 573.
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Later Representative Miller of Florida announced his intention to offer a motion to instruct conferees on the bill.
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Senate Message:
Message received from the Senate today appears on page H9821.
Senate Referrals:
S. 1194 was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, S. 1768 was referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and S. 1146 was referred to the Committee on Resources and the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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Amendments:
Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on pages H9983-84.
Adjournment:
The House met at 12:30 p.m. and adjourned at 9:28 p.m.
FINANCIAL LITERACY EDUCATION
Committee on Education and the Workforce:
Subcommittee on Education Reform held a hearing entitled ``Financial Literacy Education: What Do Students Need To Know To Plan For The Future?'' Testimony was heard from Dan Ianniciola, Jr., Deputy Assistant Secretary, Financial Education, Office of Financial Institutions, Department of the Treasury; and public witnesses.
COAST GUARD AND MARITIME TRANSPORTATION ACT
Committee on Rules:
Granted, by voice vote, an open rule providing one hour of general debate on H.R. 2443, Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2003, equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. The rule provides that the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. The rule provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure now printed in the bill shall be considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment, and shall be considered as read. The rule waives all points of order against the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. 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 Manzullo and Oberstar.
CONFERENCE REPORT--INTERIOR AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Rules:
Granted, by voice vote, a rule waiving all points of order against the conference report to accompany H.R. 2691, making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004 and against its consideration. The rule provides that the conference report shall be considered as read.
FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS, FISCAL YEAR 2004
Committee on Rules:
Granted, by voice vote, a close rule providing one hour of debate in the House on H.J. Res. 75, making further continuing appropriations for the 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 joint resolution. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit.
AMERICAN JOBS CREATION ACT; RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND EXPANSION ACT FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
Committee on Ways and Means:
Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 2896, American Jobs Creation Act of 2003.
The Committee also reported, as amended, without recommendation H.R. 2571, Rail Infrastructure Development and Expansion Act for the 21st Century.
GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence:
Met in executive session to hold a hearing on Global War on Terrorism. Testimony was heard from departmental witnesses.
EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL, IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN APPROPRIATIONS ACT
Conferees
met to resolve the differences between the Senate and House passed versions of H.R. 3289, making emergency supplemental appropriations for defense and for the reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, but did not complete action thereon, and will meet again on Wednesday, October 29, 2003. D1186
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H.R. 1474, to facilitate check truncation by authorizing substitute checks, to foster innovation in the check collection system without mandating receipt of checks in electronic form, and to improve the overall efficiency of the Nation's payments system. Signed on October 28, 2003. (Public Law 108-100).
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation:
to hold hearings to examine the future of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space, to hold hearings to examine the International Space Station, 2 p.m., SR-253.
Committee on Foreign Relations:
to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Margaret DeBardeleben Tutwiler, of Alabama, to be Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy, Zalmay Khalilzad, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to Afghanistan, and Louise V. Oliver, of the District of Columbia, for the rank of Ambassador during her tenure of service as the United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations Educational, Scientific, Cultural Organization, and to be U.S. Representative to the 32nd and General Conference of UNESCO, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine challenges for U.S. policy toward Colombia, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions:
business meeting to consider S. 423, to promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational activities or legal transportation activities, S. 1172, to establish grants to provide health services for improved nutrition, increased physical activity, obesity prevention, proposed Head Start Improvement and School Readiness Act, proposed Human Services Reauthorization Act, proposed Pension Stability Act, proposed Health Care Safety Net Amendments Technical Corrections Act, and the nominations of Robert Lerner, of Maryland, to be Commissioner of Education Statistics, Leslie Silverman, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and Stuart Ishimaru, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 10 a.m., SD-430.
Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine intellectual diversity on America's college campuses, 2 p.m., SD-430.
Committee on Indian Affairs:
business meeting to consider pending calendar business; to be immediately followed by a hearing on S. 1770, to establish a voluntary alternative claims resolution process to reach a settlement of pending class action litigation, 10 a.m., SD-106.
Committee on the Judiciary:
to hold hearings to examine competitive and economic effects of the Bowl Championship series on and off the field, 10 a.m., SD-226.
Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nomination of James B. Comey, of New York, to be Deputy Attorney General, 2 p.m., SD-226.
Committee on Agriculture
, to consider the following measures: H.J. Res. 74, recognizing the Agricultural Research Service of the Department of Agriculture on the occasion of its 50th anniversary for the important service it provides for the Nation; H.R. 1367, National Veterinary Medical Services Act; H.R. 2304, to resolve boundary conflicts in the vicinity of the Mark Twain National Forest in Barry and Stone Counties, Missouri, that resulted from private landowner reliance on a subsequent Federal survey; H.R. 3157, to provide for the designation of a Department of Agriculture disaster liaison to assist State and local employees of the Department in coordination with other disaster agencies in response to a federally declared disaster area as a result of a disaster; and H.R. 3217, to provide for the conveyance of several small parcels of National Forest System land in the Apalachicola National Forest, Florida, to resolve boundary discrepancies involving the Mt. Trial Primitive Baptist Church of Wakulla County, Florida, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
Committee on Armed Services,
hearing on Iraq Reconstruction and Stability Operations: The Way Forward, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
Committee on Education and the Workforce,
hearing on ``The Pension Underfunding Crisis: How Effective Have Funding Reforms Been?'' 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
Committee on Financial Services,
Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology, hearing on World Bank lending to Iran, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
Committee on Government Reform,
Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization, oversight hearing entitled ``Decision Time: A New Human Resources Management System at the Department of Homeland Security,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Government Efficiency and Financial Management, oversight hearing entitled ``Agency Compliance with FFMIA--Private Sector Views,'' 2:30 p.m., 2203 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Human Rights and Wellness, hearing entitled ``The Ongoing Tragedy of International Slavery and Human Trafficking:
An Overview,'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Committee on International Relations,
Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific and the Subcommittee on International Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Human Rights, joint hearing on the Challenge of Terrorism in Asia and the Pacific, 1:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Europe, to mark up H. Res. 390, recognizing the continued importance of the transatlantic D1187relationship and promoting stronger relations with Europe by reaffirming the need for a continued and meaningful dialogue between the United States and Europe, 1 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
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Subcommittee on the Middle East and Central Asia, hearing on Central Asia: Terrorism, Religious Extremism, and Regional Stability, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
Committee on Resources,
to mark up the following measures: H. Con. Res. 237, honoring the late Rick Lupe, lead forestry technician for the Bureau of Indian Affairs Fort Apache Agency, for his dedication and service to the United States and for his essential service in fighting wildfires and protecting the environment and communities of Arizona; H.R. 154, to exclude certain properties from the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources; H.R. 265, Mount Rainier National Park Boundary Adjustment Act of 2003; H.R. 280, National Aviation Heritage Act; H.R. 421, Environmental Policy and Conflict Resolution Advancement Act of 2003; H.R. 506, Galisteo Basin Archaeological Sites Protection Act; H.R. 958, Hydrographic Services Amendments of 2003; H.R. 1058, to provide for an exchange of certain private property in Colorado and certain Federal property in Utah; H.R. 1594, St. Croix National Heritage Area Study Act; H.R. 1618, Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area Act; H.R. 1629, Upper Missouri River Breaks Boundary Clarification Act; H.R. 1648, Carpinteria and Montecito Water Distribution Systems Conveyance Act of 2003; H.R. 1732, Williamson County Water Recycling Act of 2003; H.R. 1862, Oil Region National Heritage Area Act; H.R. 1964, Highlands Stewardship Act; H.R. 2408, National Wildlife Refuge Volunteer Act of 2003; H.R. 2425, Quinault Permanent Fisheries Fund Act; H.R. 2489, Cowlitz Indian Tribe Distribution of Judgment Funds Act; H.R. 2584, to provide for the conveyance to the Utrok Atoll local government of a decommissioned National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ship; H.R. 2693, Marine Mammal Protection Act Amendments of 2003; H.R. 2707, Salt Cedar and Russian Olive Control Demonstration Act; H.R. 2715, to provide for necessary improvements to facilities at Yosemite National Park; H.R. 2907, Northern Arizona National Forest Land Exchange Act of 2003; H.R. 3209, to amend the Reclamation Project Authorization Act of 1972 to clarify the acreage for which the North Loup division is authorized to provide irrigation water under the Missouri River Basin project; S. 523, Native American Technical Corrections Act of 2003; S. 625, Tualatin River Basin Water Supply Enhancement Act of 2003; S. 677, Black Canyon of the Gunnison Boundary Revision Act of 2003; S. 924, to authorize the exchange of lands between an Alaska Native Village Corporation and the Department of the Interior; and S. 1233, National Great Black Americans Commemoration Act of 2003, 10 a.m.; and to hold a hearing on H.R. 2010, to protect the voting rights of members of the Armed Services in elections for the Delegate representing American Samoa in the United States House of Representatives, 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
Committee on Science,
hearing on NASA's Organizational and Management Challenges in the Wake of the Columbia Disaster, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
Conference:
meeting of conferees on H.R. 3289, making emergency supplemental appropriations for defense and for the reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, 11 a.m., HC-5, Capitol.
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Program for Wednesday:
After the transaction of any morning business (not to extend beyond 10 a.m.), Senate will continue consideration of H.R. 2800, Foreign Operations Appropriations Act, with a vote on the motion to suspend Rule XVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate relative to the Dorgan Amendment on the September 11th Commission to occur at approximately 10:40 a.m.; following which, Senate will begin consideration of H.R. 1904, Healthy Forests Restoration Act.
Next Meeting of the
Program for Wednesday:
Consideration of Suspensions:
(1) H.R. 1720, Veterans Health Care Facilities Capital Improvement Act;
(2) H.R. 1516, National Cemetery Expansion Act of 2003; and
(3) H.R. 3365, Fallen Patriots Tax Relief Act.
Consideration of motion to go to conference on H.R. 2989, Transportation and Treasury Departments Appropriations Act for FY 2004.
Consideration of H.J. Res. 75, making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2004 (closed rule, one hour of general debate).
Consideration of the conference report on H.R. 2691, Interior Department Appropriations Act for FY 2004.
Rolled vote on H. Con. Res. 291, expressing deep gratitude for the valor and commitment of the members of the United States Armed Forces who were deployed in Operation Restore Hope to provide humanitarian assistance to the people of Somalia in 1993.
Rolled vote on H. Res. 409, repudiating the recent anti-Semitic sentiments expressed by Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, the outgoing prime minister of Malaysia, which makes peace in the Middle East and around the world more elusive.
HOUSE
Andrews, Robert E., N.J., E2136, E2152
Baca, Joe, Calif., E2133, E2134, E2150
Bereuter, Doug, Nebr., E2142, E2145, E2147
Biggert, Judy, Ill., E2140
Bishop, Timothy H., Jr., N.Y., E2140
Davis, Susan A., Calif., E2150
DeFazio, Peter A., Ore., E2149
DeLauro, Rosa L., Conn., E2140
Dingell, John D., Mich., E2143
Ehlers, Vernon J., Mich., E2143
Gallegly, Elton, Calif., E2142, E2142
Gutierrez, Luis V., Ill., E2143
Hastings, Alcee L., Fla., E2141
Hoyer, Steny H., Md., E2151
Johnson, Eddie Bernice, Tex., E2133, E2135
Jones, Stephanie Tubbs, Ohio, E2143
Jones, Walter B., N.C., E2141
Kildee, Dale E., Mich., E2145, E2147
Langevin, James R., R.I., E2138
Lewis, Ron, Ky., E2149
Lynch, Stephen F., Mass., E2137
Menendez, Robert, N.J., E2143
Miller, Gary G., Calif., E2149
Musgrave, Marilyn N., Colo., E2148
Norton, Eleanor Holmes, D.C., E2152
Owens, Major R., N.Y., E2151
Pallone, Frank, Jr., N.J., E2139
Pascrell, Bill, Jr., N.J., E2134, E2135
Pelosi, Nancy, Calif., E2148
Porter, Jon C., Nev., E2133, E2135
Radanovich, George, Calif., E2133, E2135
Rahall, Nick J., II, W.Va., E2151, E2153
Sabo, Martin Olav, Minn., E2153
Schiff, Adam B., Calif., E2143
Skelton, Ike, Mo., E2136
Smith, Nick, Mich., E2145, E2147
Stark, Fortney Pete, Calif., E2134, E2135
Stearns, Cliff, Fla., E2137
Tauzin, W.J. (Billy), La., E2136
Udall, Mark, Colo., E2144, E2146, E2148
Udall, Tom, N.M., E2149
Visclosky, Peter J., Ind., E2139
Waters, Maxine, Calif., E2154
Wexler, Robert, Fla., E2137
Wu, David, Ore., E2139
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