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Measures Reported:
H.R. 1417, To amend title 17, United States Code, to replace copyright arbitration royalty panels with Copyright Royalty Judges, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
S. Con. Res. 121, supporting the goals and ideals of the World Year of Physics.
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Measures Passed:
Authorizing Legal Representation:
Senate agreed to S. Res. 443, to authorize testimony, document production, and legal representation in United States v. Roberto Martin.
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National Intelligence Reform Act:
Senate continued consideration of S. 2845, to reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto:
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Burns Amendment No. 3773 (to Amendment 3766), in the nature of a substitute.
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Messages From the House:
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Measures Placed on Calendar:
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Measures Read First Time:
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Enrolled Bills Presented:
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Executive Communications:
Pages S9934-36
Additional Cosponsors:
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Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Pages S9938-58
Additional Statements:
Pages S9930-32
Amendments Submitted:
Pages S9958-85
Authority for Committees to Meet:
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Privilege of the Floor:
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Record Votes:
Two record votes were taken today. (Total-192)
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Adjournment:
Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 7:36 p.m., until 9:30 a.m., on Thursday, September 30, 2004. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S9994.)
TERRORIST FINANCING
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs:
Committee concluded a hearing to examine recommendations of the 9/11 Commission, focusing on efforts to identify and combat terrorist financing, after receiving testimony from former Representative Lee H. Hamilton, Vice Chair, and former Senator Slade Gorton, Commissioner, both of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States; Stuart A. Levey, Under Secretary of Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence; Michael J. Garcia, Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for Immigration and Customs Enforcement; John E. D970Lewis, Deputy Assistant Director, Counterterrorism Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice; Mallory Factor, Mallory Factor, Inc., New York, New York; and Lee S. Wolosky, Boies, Schiller and Flexner, LLP, Washington, D.C.
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STEM CELL RESEARCH
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation:
Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space concluded a hearing to examine the controversy over embryonic stem cell research, focusing on ethical safeguards in human research, and the moral status of the human embryo, after receiving testimony from Richard M. Doerflinger, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, and David Prentice, Family Research Council, both of Washington, D.C.; Laurie Zoloth, Northwestern University Center for Genetic Medicine, Chicago, Illinois; George Q. Daley, Harvard School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, on behalf of the American Society for Cell Biology; and Marc Hedrick, Macropore Biosurgery, San Diego, California.
LAND BILLS
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources:
Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests concluded a hearing to examine S. 2410, to promote wildland firefighter safety; H.R. 1651, to provide for the exchange of land within the Sierra National Forest, California; S. 2378, to provide for the conveyance of certain public land in Clark County, Nevada, for use as a heliport; H.R. 2400, to amend the Organic Act of Guam for the purposes of clarifying the local judicial structure of Guam; H.R. 3874, to convey for public purposes certain Federal lands in Riverside County, California, that have been identified for disposal; H.R. 4170, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to recruit volunteers to assist with, or facilitate, the activities of various agencies and offices of the Department of the Interior; and S. Res. 387, commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act, after receiving testimony from Guam Delegate Bordallo; Christopher Pyron, Deputy Chief for Business Operations, Forest Service, Department of Agriculture; and Scott Cameron, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Performance and Management.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Foreign Relations:
Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of Ryan C. Crocker, of Washington, to be Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Marcie B. Ries, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Albania, Catherine Todd Bailey, of Kentucky, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Latvia, who was introduced by Senator McConnell, and Douglas Menarchik, of Texas, to be an Assistant Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, after each nominee testified and answered questions in their own behalf.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Indian Affairs:
Committee ordered favorably reported the following bills:
S. 519, to establish a Native American-owned financial entity to provide financial services to Indian tribes, Native American organizations, and Native Americans, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
S. 1905, to provide habitable living quarters for teachers, administrators, other school staff, and their households in rural areas of Alaska located in or near Alaska Native Villages, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute; and
S. 2843, to make technical corrections to laws relating to Native Americans, with amendments.
TRIBAL LOBBYING OVERSIGHT
Committee on Indian Affairs:
Committee held an oversight hearing on lobbying practices involving Indian tribes, focusing on the propriety of certain dealings and interactions, especially those relative to testimony and evidence in the pending matter In re Tribal Lobbying Matters, et. al., receiving testimony from Richard M. Milanovich, Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, Palm Springs, California; and Bernie Sprague and Christopher Petras, both of the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan, Mount Pleasant.
Hearings recessed subject to the call.
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Measures Introduced:
23 public bills, H.R. 5162-5184; and; 7 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 502-505, and H. Res. 806, 808-809 were introduced.
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Additional Cosponsors:
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Reports Filed:
Reports were filed today as follows:
S. 878, to authorize an additional permanent judgeship in the District of Idaho, amended (H. Rept. 108-708); and
H. Res. 807, 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. 108-709).
Pages H7862-63
Chaplain:
The prayer was offered today by Rev. Bobby C. Dagnel, Pastor, First Baptist Church in Lubbock, Texas.
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Committee Resignation:
Read a letter from Representative Putnam wherein he resigned from the Committees on Agriculture, Government Reform, and Budget.
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Committee Election:
Agreed to H. Res. 806, electing Representative Cantor to the Committee on Government Reform and Representative Putnam to the Committee on Rules.
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Continuing Appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2005:
The House agreed to H.J. Res. 107, making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2005, by a recorded vote of 389 ayes to 32 noes, Roll No. 479.
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District of Columbia Personal Protection Act:
The House passed H.R. 3193, amended, to restore second amendment rights in the District of Columbia, by a recorded vote of 250 ayes to 171 noes and one voting ``present'', Roll No. 477.
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Committee Appointment:
The Chair announced the Speaker's removal of Representative Boehlert from the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and the appointment of Representative Blunt to that committee to fill the existing vacancy.
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American Jobs Creation Act of 2004:
The House disagreed to the Senate amendment to H.R. 4520, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove impediments in such Code and make our manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses and workers more competitive and productive both at home and abroad, and agreed to a conference.
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Suspensions:
The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the following measures:
Veterans Medical Facilities Management Act of 2004:
H.R. 4768, amended, to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into certain major medical D972facility leases, to authorize that Secretary to transfer real property subject to certain limitations;
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Agreed to amend the title so as to read: to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into certain major medical facility leases, to authorize that Secretary to transfer real property subject to certain limitations, otherwise to improve management of medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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Suspensions--Proceedings Postponed:
The House completed debate on the following measures under suspension of the rules. Consideration will be completed tomorrow, September 30.
Reauthorizing the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant program:
H.R. 5149, to reauthorize the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant program through March 31, 2005;
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Commission on Systemic Interoperability--Appointment:
Read a letter from the Minority Leader wherein she appointed Mr. Thomas M. Priselac of Los Angeles, California, to the Commission on Systemic Interoperability.
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Senate Message:
Messages received from the Senate today appear on pages H7757.
Senate Referral:
S. 2742 was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Quorum Calls--Votes:
One yea and nay vote and three recorded votes developed during the proceedings of today. There were no quorum calls.
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Adjournment:
The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 12 midnight.
FARM CREDIT SYSTEM REVIEW
Committee on Agriculture:
Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development, and Research held a hearing to review the Farm Credit System. Testimony was heard from Nancy C. Pellett, Chairman, Farm Credit Administration; and public witnesses.
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9/11 RECOMMENDATIONS IMPLEMENTATION ACT
Committee on Armed Services:
Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 10, 9/11 Recommendations Implementation Act.
POST-PREGNANCY DEPRESSION
Committee on Energy and Commerce:
Subcommittee on Health held a hearing entitled ``Improving Women's Health: Understanding Depression After Pregnancy.'' Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
EXAMINE--WIRELESS DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE POLICIES AND PROGRAMS
Committee on Energy and Commerce:
Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet held a hearing entitled ``An Examination of Wireless Directory Assistance Policies and Programs.'' Testimony was heard from Senator Boxer; and public witnesses.
9/11 RECOMMENDATIONS IMPLEMENTATION ACT; MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES; APPROVED ISSUANCE OF SUBPOENAS REGARDING OFHEO REPORT CONCERNING FANNIE MAE
Committee on Financial Services:
Ordered reported, as amended, following bills; H.R. 5011, Military Personnel Financial Services Protection Act; H.R. 4634, amended, Terrorism Insurance Backstop Extension Act of 2004; and H.R. 10, 9/11 Recommendations Implementation Act.
The Committee also approved a motion to issue subpoenas to certain individuals in conjunction with the Subcommittee on Capital Markets hearing entitled ``The OFHEO Report: Allegations of Accounting and Management Failure at Fannie Mae.''
9/11 RECOMMENDATIONS IMPLEMENTATION ACT; WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION ENHANCEMENT ACT
Committee on Government Reform:
Ordered reported, as amended, the following bills: H.R. 10, 9/11 Recommendations Implementation Act; and H.R. 3281, Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act.
GLOBAL ANTI-SEMITISM REVIEW ACT; AFGHANISTAN: U.S. STRATEGIES ON EVE OF NATIONAL ELECTIONS
Committee on International Relations:
Favorably considered the following bill and adopted a motion urging the Chairman to request that it be considered on the Suspension Calendar: S. 2292, amended, Global Anti-Semitism Review Act of 2004.
The Committee also held a hearing on Afghanistan: United States Strategies on the Eve of National Elections. Testimony was heard from Richard L. Armitage, Deputy Secretary of State.
9/11 RECOMMENDATIONS IMPLEMENTATION ACT
Committee on the Judiciary:
Ordered reported, as amended, H.R.10, 9/11 Recommendations Implementation Act.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Resources:
Ordered reported the following bills: H.R. 855, amended, Arizona Water Rights Settlement Act; H.R. 5134, amended, To require the prompt review by the Secretary of the Interior of the long-standing petitions for Federal recognition of certain Indian tribes; and H.R. 5135, To provide for a nonvoting delegate to the House of Representatives to represent the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Resources:
Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 977, Aerial Firefighter Relief Act of 2003; H.R. 1550, To authorize the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to make grants to improve the commercial value of forest biomass for electric energy, useful heat, transportation fuels, petroleum-based product substitutes, and other commercial purposes; H.R. 1723, Caribbean National Forest Act of 2003; and H.R. 4461, Walnut Canyon Study Act. Testimony was heard from Representatives Baird and Cubin; Elisabeth Estill, Deputy Chief, Programs, Legislation, and Communication, Forest Service, USDA; John Stewart, Biomass and Forest Health Program Manager, Office of Wildland Fire Coordination, Department of the Interior; and public witnesses.
SAME DAY CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN RESOLUTIONS REPORTED BY THE RULES COMMITTEE CONCERNING SURFACE TRANSPORTATION EXTENSION
Committee on Rules:
Granted, by voice vote, a rule 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 rule applies the waiver to any special rule reported on the legislative day of September 30, 2004, providing for consideration of a bill to provide an extension of highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund pending enactment of a law reauthorizing the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century.
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NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION ACT
Committee on Science:
Subcommittee on Environment, Technology and Standards approved for full Committee action, as amended H.R. 4546, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Act.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure:
Ordered reported the following bills: H.R. 5082, amended, Public Transportation Terrorism Prevention and Response Act of 2004; H.R. 5105, To authorize the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to carry out construction and related activities in support of the collaborative Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System (VERITAS) project on Kitt Peak near Tucson, Arizona; H.R. 5121, amended, To further protect the United States aviation system from terrorist attacks; H.R. 5164, National Health Museum Authorization Act; H.R. 5163, Norma Mineta Research and Special Programs Reorganization Act.
The Committee also approved the following: GSA Fiscal Year 2005 Capital Investment and Leasing Program resolutions; and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Survey resolutions.
9/11 RECOMMENDATIONS IMPLEMENTATION ACT
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence:
Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 10, 9/11 Recommendations Implementation Act.
NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
Select Committee on Homeland Security:
Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness and Response held a hearing entitled ``The National Incident Management System: Enhancing Response to Terrorist Attacks.'' Testimony was heard from Gil Jamieson, Acting Director, NIMS Integration Center, Department of Homeland Security; Chief P. Michael Freeman, Fire Department, Los Angeles County, California; and public witnesses.
AMERICAN JOBS CREATION ACT
Conferees
met to resolve the differences between the Senate and House passed versions of H.R. 4520, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove impediments in such Code and make our manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses and workers more competitive and productive both at home and abroad, but did not complete action thereon, and will meet again.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation:
Subcommittee on Communications, to hold oversight hearings to examine the security of Internet Root Servers and the Domain Name System (DNS), 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources:
K to hold oversight hearings to examine issues related to low-level radioactive waste, 10:30 a.m., SD-366.
Committee on Governmental Affairs:
K Financial Management, the Budget, and International Security, to hold oversight hearings to examine Section 529 College Savings Plans, focusing on fees, disclosure, state tax treatment and broker sales practices, 10:30 a.m., SD-342.
Committee on the Judiciary:
K business meeting to consider pending calendar business, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs:
K to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Mary J. Schoelen, of the District of Columbia, and William A. Moorman, of Virginia, each to be a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, and Robert Allen Pittman, of Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Human Resources and Administration, 2 p.m., SR-418.
Committee on Agriculture,
to consider the following bills: H.R. 3242, Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2003; and H.R. 5120, U.S. National Arboretum Appreciation Act of 2004, 1 p.m., 1300 Longworth.
Committee on Education and the Workforce,
Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations, hearing on H.R. 4343, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2004, 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
Committee on Energy and Commerce,
Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials, hearing entitled ``Controlling Bioterror: Assessing Our Nation's Drinking Water Security,'' 12:30 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
Committee on Financial Services,
Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology and the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, joint hearing entitled ``Combating International Terrorist Financing,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
Committee on Government Reform,
Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs, hearing entitled ``How Can We Maximize Private Sector Participation in Transportation?--Part II,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Government Efficiency and Financial Management, oversight hearing entitled ``Financial Management at the Department of Health and Human Services,'' 2 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
Committee on International Relations,
Subcommittee on Africa, to mark up H.R. 5061, Comprehensive Peace in Sudan Act, 3:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
Committee on the Judiciary,
to mark up the following measures: H.R. 4306, To amend section 274A of the Immigration and Nationality Act to improve the process for D975verifying an individual's eligibility for employment; S. 1194, Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act of 2003; H.R. 4547, Defending America's Most Vulnerable: Safe Access to Drug Treatment and Child Protection Act of 2004; H. Res. 568, expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Judicial determinations regarding the meaning of the laws of the United States should not be based on judgments, laws, or pronouncements of foreign institutions unless such foreign judgements, laws, or pronouncements inform an understanding of the original meaning of the laws of the United States; H.R. 3143, International Consumer Protection Act of 2003; H.R. 4264, Animal Fighting Prohibition Enforcement Act of 2004; H.R. 775, Security and Fairness Enhancement for America Act of 2003; H.R. 4453, Access to Rural Physicians Improvement Act of 2004; and a private relief measure, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
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Committee on Resources,
Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans, hearing on H.R. 4368, To transfer the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to the Department of the Interior, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,
Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, oversight hearing entitled ``Are Citizen Suit Provisions of the Clean Water Act Being Misused?'' 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
Committee on Ways and Means,
Subcommittee on Social Security and the Subcommittee on Human Resources, joint hearing on the Commissioner of Social Security's Proposal to Improve the Disability Process, 1 p.m., 1100 Longworth.
Select Committee on Homeland Security,
Subcommittee on Infrastructure and Border Security and the Subcommittee on Intelligence and Counterterrorism, joint hearing entitled ``Disrupting Terrorist Travel: Safeguarding America's Borders Through Information Sharing,'' 1 p.m., 210 Cannon.
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Program for Thursday:
Senate will continue consideration of S. 2845, National Intelligence Reform Act, and upon conclusion of debate on Warner Amendment No. 3781, Senator Graham (FL) will be authorized to offer the next amendment. Also, upon the conclusion of the first vote, Senator Byrd will be recognized for up to 20 minutes.
Program for Thursday:
Consideration of H.J. Res. 106, Marriage Protection Amendment (closed rule).
Complete consideration of postponed Suspensions.
HOUSE
Baldwin, Tammy, Wisc., E1721
Bilirakis, Michael, Fla., E1722
Bishop, Sanford D., Jr., Ga., E1730
Bonner, Jo, Ala., E1738
Bordallo, Madeleine Z., Guam, E1736
Burgess, Michael C., Tex., E1725
Capito, Shelley Moore, W.Va., E1726
Capuano, Michael E., Mass., E1734
Cardin, Benjamin L., Md., E1726
Cooper, Jim, Tenn., E1732
Costello, Jerry F., Ill., E1733
Davis, Tom, Va., E1735
DeGette, Diana, Colo., E1738
DeLauro, Rosa L., Conn., E1723
Graves, Sam, Mo., E1736, E1739
Green, Gene, Tex., E1731
Herseth, Stephanie, S.D., E1725
Honda, Michael M., Calif., E1734
Kennedy, Patrick J., R.I., E1725
Kilpatrick, Carolyn C., Mich., E1727, E1729
Langevin, James R., R.I., E1721
Lee, Barbara, Calif., E1728, E1730
Levin, Sander M., Mich., E1736
Lofgren, Zoe, Calif., E1727, E1728
McInnis, Scott, Colo., E1726, E1727, E1728, E1729, E1730, E1731, E1733, E1733
Majette, Denise L., Ga., E1722
Miller, Jeff, Fla., E1732
Moore, Dennis, Kansas, E1729, E1729
Myrick, Sue Wilkins, N.C., E1735
Ney, Robert W., Ohio, E1721
Payne, Donald M., N.J., E1726
Pombo, Richard W., Calif., E1725
Reynolds, Thomas M., N.Y., E1725
Rogers, Mike, Ala., E1737
Ross, Mike, Ark., E1728
Sanchez, Linda T., Calif., E1726
Saxton, Jim, N.J., E1724
Sherman, Brad, Calif., E1732
Shimkus, John, Ill., E1735
Slaughter, Louise McIntosh, N.Y., E1722, E1724
Stark, Fortney Pete, Calif., E1723, E1724
Stearns, Cliff, Fla., E1739
Tanner, John S., Tenn., E1735
Thompson, Mike, Calif., E1738
Udall, Mark, Colo., E1738
Upton, Fred, Mich., E1727, E1730
Van Hollen, Chris, Md., E1730
Wilson, Heather, N.M., E1722, E1723
Wolf, Frank R., Va., E1733
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