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Friday, January 31, 2003


Daily Digest


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Senate


Chamber Action


The Senate was not in session today. It will next meet on Monday, February 3, 2003, at 10 a.m. for a pro forma session.

Committee Meetings


No committee meetings were held.

House of Representatives


Chamber Action


Measures Introduced: nine public bills, H.R.511-519; one private bills, H.R. 520 and one resolutions, H. Res. 47 were introduced.

Page H267-68   

Additional Cosponsors:

Page H268   

Reports Filed: No reports were filed today.

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

Page H247

Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by Rev. Gene Hemrick, Diocese of Joliet, Illinois.

Page H247

Speaker Pro Tempore to Sign Enrolled Bills and Joint Resolutions: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed Representative Petri to sign enrolled bills and joint resolutions through January 31.

Page H248

Committee Election--Majority Members: The House agreed to H. Res. 47, electing the following members to the Committee on the Budget: Representatives Portman (to rank after Representative Hastings of Washington), Crenshaw (to rank after Representative Brown of South Carolina), Wicker and Hulshof (to rank after Representative Putnam), and Vitter (to rank after Representative Tancredo).

Page H248 

Presidential Messages: Read the following messages from the President:
National Emergency re the Western Balkans: Message wherein he transmitted a 6-month periodic report on the National Emergency re the Western Balkans--referred to the Committee on International Relations and ordered printed (H. Doc. 108-27);

Page H248  

Emigration Policies of the Newly Independent States of the Former Soviet Union: Message wherein he transmitted a semiannual report concerning the emigration policies of the independent states of the former Soviet Union--referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered printed (H. Doc. 108-28);
Pages H248-49

Free Trade Agreement with the Government of Singapore: Message wherein he transmitted his notification to Congress that he intends to enter into a Free Trade Agreement with the Government of Singapore--referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered printed (H. Doc. 108-29);
Page H249

Free Trade Agreement with the Government of Chile: Message wherein he transmitted his notification to Congress that he intends to enter into a Free Trade Agreement with the Government of Chile--referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered printed (H. Doc. 108-30);
Pages H249-50  

National Emergency re Iraq: Message wherein he transmitted a 6-month periodic report on the National Emergency re Iraq--referred to the Committee on International Relations and ordered printed (H. Doc. 108-31); and
Page H250  

Exemptions Under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act: Message wherein he transmitted D81his determination granting certain exemptions consistent with section 6001(a) of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, as amended--referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Page H250 

Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate appear on pages H247 and H248.

Referral: S. 101 was held at the desk

Quorum Calls--Votes: No recorded votes or quorum calls developed during the proceedings of the House today.

Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 10:15 a.m.

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Committee Meetings


No Committee meetings were held.

CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD


Week of February 3 through February 8, 2003


For the Senate Congressional Program Ahead, see Daily Digest of Thursday, January 30, 2003, pages D76-77.

CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD


Week of February 3 through February 7, 2003


For the House Congressional Program Ahead, see Daily Digest of Thursday, January 30, 2003.
The following House committee meetings for the above week were updated as of January 31, 2003:
Committee on Armed Services, February 5, to meet for organizational purposes and to consider an Oversight Plan for the 108th Congress, 12:30 p.m., and to hold a hearing on the Fiscal Year 2004 Defense Budget, 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
Committee on the Budget, February 4, to meet for organizational purposes, and to consider an Oversight Plan for the 108th Congress; followed by a hearing on the President's Budget for Fiscal Year 2004, 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.

February 5, hearing on the Department of the Treasury Budget Priorities Fiscal Year 2004, 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
Committee on Education and the Workforce, February 5, to meet for organizational purposes, and to consider an Oversight Plan for the 108th Congress, 4:30 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
Committee on Energy and Commerce, February 5, Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, hearing entitled ``Health of the Telecommunications Sector: A Perspective from Investors and Economists,'' 1 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.

February 6, full Committee, hearing entitled ``Medicaid Today: The States' Perspective,'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
Committee on Financial Services: February 6, to meet for organizational purposes, and to consider an Oversight Plan for the 108th Congress, 11 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
Committee on House Administration, February 5, to meet for organizational purposes, and to consider an Oversight Plan for the 108th Congress, 4:30 p.m., 1310 Longworth.
Committee on International Relations, February 6, to meet for organizational purposes, and to consider an Oversight Plan for the 108th Congress, 11 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
Committee on the Judiciary, February 6, to meet for organizational purposes, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
Committee on Rules, February 4, to consider the following: a resolution making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2003; and H.R. 395, Do-Not-Call Implementation Act; 6:30 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs, February 5, hearing on the State of Veterans' Employment, 2 p.m., 334 Cannon.
Committee on Ways and Means, February 4, 5 and 6, hearings on the President's Fiscal Year 2004 Budget proposals, 2 p.m., on February 4 and 5, and 9:30 a.m., on February 6, 1100 Longworth.
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, February 5, executive, to meet for organizational purposes, 2:30 p.m., H-405 Capitol.

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Next Meeting of the
SENATE
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10 a.m., Monday, February 3

Senate Chamber

Program for Monday: Senate will meet for a pro forma session.

Next Meeting of the
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

4 p.m., Tuesday, February 4

House Chamber

Program for Tuesday: To be announced.

Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue


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