Wednesday, January 26, 2005 [[Page D32]] Daily Digest HIGHLIGHTS Senate confirmed the nominations of Condoleezza Rice, of California, to be Secretary of State, Michael O. Leavitt, of Utah, to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, and Jim Nicholson, of Colorado, to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Senate Chamber Action Routine Proceedings, pages S509-S614 Measures Introduced: Thirty three bills and eleven resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 168-200, S. Res. 13-21, and S. Con. Res. 6- 7. Pages S573-75 Measures Reported: S. Res. 13, authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. S. Res. 14, authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. S. Res. 15, authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. S. Res. 16, authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. S. Res. 17, authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Environment and Public Works. S. Res. 19, authorizing expenditures by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. S. Res. 21, authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Page S573 Measures Passed: Auschwitz Anniversary: Senate agreed to S. Res. 18, commemorating the 60th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz extermination camp in Poland. Pages S552-53 Adjournment Resolution: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 21, providing for an adjournment or recess of the two Houses. Page S614 Ukraine Presidential Election: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 7, congratulating the people of Ukraine for conducting a democratic transparent and fair runoff presidential election on December 26, 2004, and congratulating Viktor Yushchenko on his election as President of Ukraine and his commitment to democracy and reform. Pages S613-14 Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations: By 85 yeas 13 nays (Vote No. Ex. 2), Condoleezza Rice, of California, to be Secretary of State. Pages S515-29, S614 Michael O. Leavitt, of Utah, to be Secretary of Health and Human Services. Pages S533-42, S614 Jim Nicholson, of Colorado, to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Pages S529-32, S614 Messages From the House: Pages S567-68 Measures Referred: Page S568 Executive Communications: Pages S568-73 Executive Reports of Committees: Page S573 Additional Cosponsors: Page S575 Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions: Pages S577-S612 Additional Statements: Page S567 Notices of Hearings/Meetings: Page S612 Authority for Committees to Meet: Pages S612-13 Privilege of the Floor: Page S613 Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--2) Page S529 Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m, and pursuant to the provisions of H. Con. Res. 21, adjourned at 5:30 p.m., until 1 p.m., on Monday, January 31, 2005. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S 614.) [[Page D33]] Committee Meetings (Committees not listed did not meet) BUSINESS MEETING Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Committee ordered favorably reported an original resolution (S. Res. 14) authorizing expenditures by the Committee, and adopted its rules of procedure for the 109th Congress. CURRENT MILITARY OPERATIONS Committee on Armed Services: Committee met in closed session to receive a briefing regarding current military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan from Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense; and General John P. Abizaid, USA, Commander, United States Central Command. BUSINESS MEETING Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee ordered favorably reported an original resolution (S. Res. 15) authorizing expenditures by the committee. Also, committee adopted its rules of procedure for the 109th Congress, and announced the following subcommittee assignments: Subcommittee on Financial Institutions: Senators Bennett (Chairman), Allard, Santorum, Sununu, Martinez, Hagel, Bunning, Crapo, Johnson, Carper, Dodd, Reed, Stabenow, and Bayh. Subcommittee on Housing and Transportation: Senators Allard (Chairman), Santorum, Dole, Enzi, Bennett, Martinez, Shelby, Reed, Stabenow, Corzine, Dodd, Carper and Schumer. Subcommittee on Securities and Investment: Senators Hagel (Chairman), Enzi, Sununu, Martinez, Bennett, Bunning, Crapo, Dole, Allard, Santorum, Dodd, Johnson, Reed, Schumer, Bayh, Stabenow, Corzine, and Carper. Subcommittee on International Trade and Finance: Senators Crapo (Chairman), Hagel, Enzi, Sununu, Dole, Bayh, Johnson, and Corzine. Subcommittee on Economic Policy: Senators Bunning (Chairman), Shelby, and Schumer. BUSINESS MEETING Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee ordered favorably reported the following business items: Samuel W. Bodman, of Massachusetts, to be Secretary of Energy; and An original resolution (S. Res. 13) authorizing expenditures by the committee. Also, committee announced the following subcommittee assignments: Subcommittee on Energy: Senators Alexander (Chairman), Burr, Martinez, Talent, Allen, Bunning, Murkowski, Craig, Thomas, Burns, Dorgan, Akaka, Johnson, Laudrieu, Feinstein, Cantwell, Corzine, and Salazar. Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests: Senators Craig (Chairman), Burns, Thomas, Talent, Smith, Alexander, Murkowski, Allen, Wyden, Akaka, Dorgan, Johnson, Landrieu, Feinstein, and Cantwell. Subcommittee on National Parks: Senators Thomas (Chairman), Alexander, Allen, Burr, Martinez, Smith, Akaka, Wyden, Landrieu, Corzine, and Salazar. Subcommittee on Water and Power: Senators Murkowski (Chairman), Smith, Craig, Burr, Martinez, Burns, Bunning, Talent, Johnson, Dorgan, Wyden, Feinstein, Cantwell, Corzine, and Salazar. BUSINESS MEETING Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee ordered favorably reported an original resolution (S. Res. 17) authorizing expenditures by the committee. Also, committee adopted its rules of procedure for the 109th Congress, and announced the following subcommittee assignments: Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Senators Bond (Chairman), Warner, Voinovich, Chafee, Murkowski, Thune, Baucus, Lieberman, Boxer, Carper, and Clinton. Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate Change, and Nuclear Safety: Senators Voinovich (Chairman), Bond, DeMint, Isakson, Vitter, Carper, Lieberman, Lautenberg, and Obama. Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water: Senators Chafee (Chairman), Warner, Murkowski, DeMint, Vitter, Clinton, Lieberman, Lautenberg, and Obama. Subcommittee on Superfund and Waste Management: Senators Thune (Chairman), Isakson, Warner, Bond, Boxer, Baucus, and Lautenberg. MULTI-EMISSIONS LEGISLATION Committee on Environment and Public Works: Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate Change, and Nuclear Safety concluded a hearing to examine the need for multi-emissions legislation, focusing on the Clean Air Act, National Ambient Air Quality Standards, and the Clear Skies Act, after receiving testimony from Indiana State Senator Beverly Gard, Indianapolis; Mayor Bob Young, Augusta, Georgia, on behalf of the U.S. Conference of Mayors; John A. Paul, Regional Air Pollution Control Agency, Dayton, Ohio, on the behalf of State and Territorial Air Pollution Program Administrators and Association of Local Air Pollution Control Officials; Ronald R. Harper, Basin Electric Power Cooperative, Bismarck, [[Page D34]] North Dakota; Conrad G. Schneider, Clean Air Task Force, Boston, Massachusetts; and Fred Parady, OCI Wyoming, L.P., Green River, on behalf of the National Association of Manufacturers. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the Department of Homeland Security, focusing on management challenges related to border security, transportation security, integration, intelligence, and preparedness, after receiving testimony from Richard L. Skinner, Acting Inspector General, Department of Homeland Security; James Jay Carafano, The Heritage Foundation, and Richard A. Falkenrath, The Brookings Institution, both of Washington, D.C.; Michael A. Wermuth, RAND Corporation, Arlington, Virginia; and Stephen E. Flynn, Council on Foreign Relations, New York, New York. BUSINESS MEETING Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee ordered favorably reported an original resolution (S. Res. 16) authorizing expenditures by the Committee. BUSINESS MEETING Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee ordered favorably reported an original resolution (S. Res. 19) authorizing expenditures by the committee, and agreed to continue the protocol used in the 108th Congress for the release of information obtained by subpoena in the ongoing Indian lobbying investigation. Also, committee elected Senator McCain as the Chairman and Senator Dorgan as Vice Chairman, and adopted its rules of procedure for the 109th Congress. BUSINESS MEETING Committee on the Judiciary: Committee ordered favorably reported the nomination of Alberto R. Gonzales, of Texas, to be Attorney General, Department of Justice. BUSINESS MEETING Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: Committee ordered favorably reported an original resolution (S. Res. 21) authorizing expenditures by the Committee. INTELLIGENCE Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee ordered favorably reported an original resolution authorizing expenditures by the committee, and approved the committee's rules of procedure for the 109th Congress. Also, committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters, receiving testimony from officials of the intelligence community. Committee recessed subject to call. INTERNET PHARMACY AND DRUG IMPORTATION Special Committee on Aging: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the risks and benefits associated with Internet pharmacies, focusing on the importation of prescription drugs into the United States, and reducing the costs of prescription drugs, after receiving testimony from Richard H. Carmona, Surgeon General, U.S. Public Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services; Jeff Kimmell, drugstore.com, Bellevue, Washington; Gary A. Schnabel, Oregon State Board of Pharmacy, Portland; Mary Jorgensen, Coalition of Wisconsin Aging Groups, Madison; and Roger Pilon, CATO Institute, Washington, D.C. House of Representatives Chamber Action Measures Introduced: 65 public bills, H.R. 366-430; 2 private bills, H.R. 431-432; and; 19 resolutions, H.J. Res. 12-14; H. Con. Res. 28-35, and H. Res. 48-55 were introduced. Pages H233-36 Additional Cosponsors: Page H236 Reports Filed: No reports were filed today. Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed Representative LaHood to act as Speaker Pro Tempore for today. Page H199 Committee Elections: The House agreed to H. Res. 48, electing the following members to the following standing committees: Committee on Agriculture: Representatives Boehner, Pombo, Everett, Lucas (OK), Moran (KS), Jenkins, Gutknecht, Hayes, Johnson (IL), Osborne, Pence, Graves, Bonner, Rogers (AL), King (IA), Musgrave, [[Page D35]] Nunes, Neugebauer, Boustany, Schwarz (MI), Kuhl, Foxx, Conaway, and Fortenberry. Page H200 Committee on Armed Services: Representatives Weldon (PA), Hefley, Saxton, McHugh, Everett, Bartlett, McKeon, Thornberry, Hostettler, Jones (NC), Ryun (KS), Gibbons, Hayes, Calvert, Simmons, JoAnn Davis (VA), Akin, Forbes, Miller (FL), Wilson (SC), LoBiondo, Bradley (NH), Turner (OH), Kline, Miller (MI), Rogers (AL), Franks (AZ), Shuster, Drake, Schwarz (MI), McMorris, Conaway, and Davis (KY). Page H200 Committee on the Budget: Representatives Portman, Ryun (KS), Putnam, Hulshof, Bonner, Garrett, Barrett (SC), McCotter, Mario Diaz-Balart (FL), Hensarling, Lungren, Sessions, Ryan (WI), Bradley, McHenry, Mack, and Conaway. Page H200 Committee on Education and the Workforce: Representatives Petri, McKeon, Castle, Sam Johnson (TX), Norwood, Ehlers, Biggert, Platts, Tiberi, Keller, Osborne, Wilson (SC), Porter, Kline, Musgrave, Inglis (SC), McMorris, Marchant, Price (GA), Fortuno, Jindal, Boustany, Foxx, Drake, and Kuhl. Page H200 Committee on Energy and Commerce: Representative Norwood to rank after Representative Whitfield and Representative Shadegg to rank after Representative Wilson (NM). Page H200 Committee on Financial Services: Representatives Leach, Baker, Pryce, Bachus, Castle, King (NY), Royce, Lucas (OK), Ney, Kelly, Paul, Gillmor, Ryun (KS), LaTourette, Manzullo, Jones (NC), Biggert, Shays, Fossella, Gary Miller (CA), Tiberi, Kennedy (MN), Feeney, Hensarling, Garrett (NJ), Brown-Waite (FL), Barrett (SC), Harris, Renzi, Gerlach, Neugebauer, Price (GA), Fitzpatrick (PA), Davis (KY), and McHenry. Page H200 Committee on Government Reform: Representatives Burton, Shays, Ros- Lehtinen, McHugh, Mica, Gutknecht, Souder, LaTourette, Platts, Cannon, Duncan, Miller (MI), Turner (OH), Harris, Issa, Brown-Waite (FL), Porter, Marchant, Westmoreland, McHenry, Dent, and Foxx. Page H200 Committee on Homeland Security: Representatives Lungren, Jindal, Reichert, McCaul, and Dent. Page H200 Committee on House Administration: Representatives Ehlers, Mica, Doolittle, Reynolds, and Miller (MI). Page H200 Committee on International Relations: Representatives Leach, Smith (NJ), Burton (IN), Gallegly, Ros-Lehtinen, Rohrabacher, Royce, King (NY), Chabot, McHugh, Tancredo, Paul, Issa, Flake, JoAnn Davis (VA), Green (WI), Weller, Pence, McCotter, Harris, Wilson (SC), Boozman, Mack, Fortenberry, McCaul, and Poe. Page H200 Committee on Judiciary: Representatives Hyde, Coble, Smith (TX), Gallegly, Goodlatte, Chabot, Lungren, Jenkins, Cannon, Bachus, Inglis (SC), Hostettler, Green (WI), Keller, Issa, Flake, Pence, Forbes, King (IA), Feeney, Franks (AZ), and Gohmert. Page H200 Committee on Resources: Representatives Young (AL), Saxton, Gallegly, Duncan, Gilchrest, Calvert, Cubin, Radanovich, Jones (NC), Cannon, Peterson (PA), Gibbons, Souder, Walden (OR), Tancredo, Hayworth, Flake, Renzi, Pearce, Nunes, Brown (SC), Drake, Fortuno, McMorris, Jindal, and Gohmert. Page H200 Committee on Rules: Representative Gingrey. Page H200 Committee on Science: Representatives Hall, Smith (TX), Weldon (PA), Rohrabacher, Calvert, Bartlett (MD), Ehlers, Gutknecht, Lucas (OK), Biggert, Gilchrest, Akin, Johnson (IL), Forbes, Bonner, Feeney, Inglis (SC), Reichert, Sodrel, Schwarz (MI), and McCaul. Page H200 Committee on Small Business: Representatives Bartlett (MD), Kelly, Chabot, Graves, Akin, Musgrave, King (IA), McCotter, Poe, Sodrel, Fortenberry, Fitzpatrick (PA), Westmoreland, and Gohmert. Page H200 Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Representatives Petri, Boehlert, Coble, Duncan, Gilchrest, Mica, Hoekstra, Ehlers, Bachus, LaTourette, Kelly, Baker, Ney, LoBiondo, Moran (KS), Gary Miller (CA), Hayes, Simmons, Brown (SC), Johnson (IL), Platts, Graves, Kennedy (MN), Shuster, Boozman, Pearce, Gerlach, Mario Diaz-Balart (FL), Porter, Osborne, Marchant, Sodrel, Dent, Poe, Reichert, Mack, Kuhl, Fortuno, Westmoreland, and Boustany. Page H200 Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Representatives Bilirakis, Everett, Stearns, Moran (KS), Baker, Simmons, Brown (SC), Miller (FL), Boozman, Bradley (NH), Brown-Waite (FL), and Renzi. Page H200 Committee Elections: The House agreed to H. Res. 49, electing Members and Delegates to certain standing committees: Committee on Agriculture: Representatives Holden, Thompson (MI), McIntyre, Etheridge, Baca, Case, Cardoza, Scott (GA), Marshall, Herseth, Butterfield, Cuellar, Melancon, Costa, Salazar, and Barrow. Page H203 Committee on Appropriations: Representatives Murtha, Dicks, Sabo, Hoyer, Mollohan, Kaptur, Visclosky, Lowey, Serrano, DeLauro, Moran (VA), Olver, Pastor, Price (NC), Edwards, Cramer, Kennedy (RI), Clyburn, Hinchey, Roybal-Allard, Farr, Jackson (IL), Kilpatrick (MI), Boyd, Fattah, Rothman, Bishop (GA), and Berry. Page H203 [[Page D36]] Committee on Armed Services: Representatives Spratt, Ortiz, Evans, Taylor (MS), Abercrombie, Meehan, Reyes, Snyder, Smith (WA), Loretta Sanchez (CA), McIntyre, Tauscher, Brady (PA), Andrews, Davis (CA), Langevin, Israel, Larsen (WA), Cooper, Marshall, Meek (FL), Bordallo, Ryan (OH), Udall (CO), Butterfield, McKinney, and Boren. Page H203 Committee on the Budget: Representatives Moore (KS), Neal (MA), DeLauro, Edwards, Ford, Capps, Baird, Cooper, Davis (AL), Jefferson, Allen, Case, McKinney, and Cuellar. Page H203 Committee on Education and the Workforce: Representatives Kildee, Owens, Payne, Andrews, Scott (VA), Woolsey, Hinojosa, McCarthy, Tierney, Kind, Kucinich, Wu, Holt, Davis (CA), McCollum (MN), Davis (IL), Grijalva, Van Hollen, Ryan (OH), Bishop (NY), and Barrow. Page H203 Committee on Energy and Commerce: Representatives Waxman, Markey, Boucher, Towns, Pallone, Brown (OH), Gordon, Rush, Eshoo, Stupak, Engel, Wynn, Gene Green (TX), Strickland, DeGette, Capps, Doyle, Allen, Davis (FL), Schakowsky, Solis, Gonzalez, Inslee, Baldwin, and Ross. Page H203 Committee on Financial Services: Representatives Kanjorski, Waters, Maloney, Gutierrez, Velazquez, Watt, Ackerman, Hooley (OR), Carson, Sherman, Meeks (NY), Lee, Moore (KS), Capuano, Ford, Hinojosa, Crowley, Clay, Israel, McCarthy, Baca, Matheson, Lynch, Miller (NC), Scott (GA), Davis (AL), Gene Green (TX), Cleaver, Bean, Wasserman Schultz, and Moore (WI). Page H203 Committee on Government Reform: Representatives Lantos, Owens, Towns, Kanjorksi, Maloney, Cummings, Kucinich, Davis (IL), Tierney, Clay, Watson, Lynch, Van Hollen, Linda Sanchez (CA), Ruppersberger, and Higgins. Page H203 Committee on House Administration: Representatives Millender- McDonald, and Brady (PA). Page H203 Committee on International Relations: Representatives Berman, Ackerman, Faleomavaega, Payne, Menendez, Brown (OH), Sherman, Wexler, Engel, Delahunt, Meeks (NY), Lee, Crowley, Blumenauer, Berkley, Napolitano, Schiff, Watson, Smith (WA), McCollum (MN), Chandler, and Cardoza. Page H203 Committee on the Judiciary: Representatives Berman, Boucher, Nadler, Scott (VA), Watt, Zoe Lofgren (CA), Jackson-Lee (TX), Waters, Meehan, Delahunt, Wexler, Weiner, Schiff, and Linda Sanchez (CA). Page H203 Committee on Resources: Representatives Kildee, Faleomavaega, Abercrombie, Ortiz, Pallone, Christensen, Kind, Napolitano, Udall (NM), Grijalva, Bordallo, Costa, Melancon, and Boren. Page H203 Committee on Rules: Representatives McGovern and Hastings (FL). Page H203 Committee on Science: Representatives Costello, Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX), Woolsey, Udall (CO), Wu, Honda, Miller (NC), Davis (TN), Carnahan, and Lipinski. Page H203 Committee on Small Business: Representatives Millender-McDonald, Udall (NM), and Lipinski. Page H203 Committee on Standards of Official Conduct: Representative Mollohan. Page H203 Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Representatives Rahall, DeFazio, Costello, Norton, Nadler, Menendez, Corrine Brown (FL), Filner, Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX), Taylor (MS), Millender- McDonald, Cummings, Blumenauer, Tauscher, Pascrell, Boswell, Holden, Baird, Berkley, Matheson, Honda, Larsen (WA), Capuano, Weiner, Carson, Bishop (NY), Michaud, Davis (TN), Chandler, Higgins, Carnahan, Schwartz (PA), and Salazar. Page H203 Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Representatives Filner, Gutierrez, Corrine Brown (FL), Snyder, Michaud, Herseth, and Higgins. Page H203 Committee on Ways and Means: Representatives Stark, Levin, Cardin, McDermott, Lewis (GA), Neal (MA), McNulty, Jefferson, Tanner, Becerra, Doggett, Pomeroy, Jones (OH), Thompson (CA), Larson (CT), and Emanuel. Page H203 Later it was agreed that the Clerk be authorized to make technical corrections in the engrossment of the resolution. Page H219 Committee Elections: The House agreed to H. Res. 50, electing Representative Sanders to the Committees on Financial Services and Government Reform. Page H203 Composition of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: It was agreed that the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence not be composed of more than 19 members, of whom not more than 11 may be from the same party. Page H203 Later, it was agreed to vacate the unanimous consent agreement. Page H220 Congressional Gold Medal Enhancement Act of 2005: The House passed H.R. 54, to amend title 31, United States Code, to provide reasonable standards for congressional gold medals, by a recorded vote of 231 ayes to 173 noes, Roll No. 13. Pages H203-19 Rejected the Crowley motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on Financial Services with instructions to report the bill back to the House forthwith with an amendment by a yea-and-nay vote of 187 yeas to 217 nays, Roll No. 12. Pages H216-18 Agreed to: Oxley manager's amendment (No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 109-1) that changes the effective date of the bill to the date of enactment. Page H211 [[Page D37]] Rejected: Crowley amendment (No. 2 printed in H. Rept. 109-1) that increases the limit of gold medals provided for under the bill from two per calendar year to six per Congress (by a recorded vote of 189 ayes to 212 noes, Roll No. 10); and Pages H211-12, H215 Crowley amendment (No. 3 printed in H. Rept. 109-1) that provides for the equitable distribution of gold medals under the bill between the majority and minority parties (by a recorded vote of 182 ayes to 211 noes, Roll No. 11). Pages H213-16 H. Res. 42, the rule providing for consideration of the bill was agreed to by a voice vote, after agreeing to strike section 2 of the resolution. Page H216 Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with the Calendar Wednesday business of Wednesday, February 2. Page H219 Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourn today, it adjourn to meet at 2 p.m. on Friday, January 28, 2005, unless it sooner has received a message from the Senate transmitting its concurrence in H. Con. Res. 21, in which case the House shall stand adjourned pursuant to that concurrent resolution. Page H220 Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: The House agreed to H. Res. 51, amending the Rules of the House relating to the composition of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Page H220 Later the Chair announced the Speaker's appointment of the following members to the Committee: Representatives LaHood, Cunningham, Everett, Gallegly, Wilson (NM), JoAnn Davis, (VA), Thornberry, McHugh, Tiahrt, Rogers, (MI), Renzi, Hastings (FL), Reyes, Boswell, Cramer, Eshoo, Holt, Ruppersberger, and Tierney. Page H229 Honoring Johnny Carson: The House agreed to H. Res. 40, honoring the career and philanthropic contributions of Johnny Carson. Pages H220-21 Committee Resignation: Read a letter from Representative McHugh wherein he resigned from the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Pages H228-29 Committee Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Renzi wherein he resigned from the Committee on Agriculture. Page H229 Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote and three recorded votes developed during the proceedings today and appear on pages H215, H216, H217-18, and H218. There were no quorum calls. Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 2:35 p.m. Committee Meetings COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION Committee on Armed Services: Met for organizational purposes. The Committee approved an Oversight Plan for the 109th Congress. COMBATING SPYWARE Committee on Energy and Commerce: Held a hearing on Combating Spyware: H.R. 29, Spy Act. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. BRIEFING--U.S. TSUNAMI RELIEF Committee on International Relations: Held a briefing on The Tsunami Tragedy: How the U.S. is Responding and Providing Relief. Testimony was heard from Representatives Leach and Blumenauer; the following officials of the Department of State: Andrew S. Natsios, Administrator, AID; and Ambassador Alan P. Larson, Under Secretary, Economic, Business and Agricultural Affairs; the following officials of the Department of Defense: Peter W. Rodman, Assistant Secretary, International Security Affairs; and BG John Allen, USMC, Principal Director, Asian and Pacific Affairs, International Security Affairs; and public witnesses. COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION; OVERSIGHT PLAN Committee on the Judiciary: Met for organizational purposes. The Committee approved an Oversight Plan for the 109th Congress. TSUNAMIS: IS THE U.S. PREPARED? Committee on Science: Held a hearing on Tsunamis: Is the U.S. Prepared? Testimony was heard from Representative Inslee; Charles Groat, Director, U.S. Geological Survey, Department of the Interior; David L. Johnson, Director, National Weather Service, NOAA, Department of Commerce; and public witnesses. COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 2005 (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) Senate No meetings/hearings scheduled. House No committee meetings are scheduled. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (USPS 087ÿ09390). 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POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the Superintendent of Documents, Congressional Record, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402,   Along with the entire Mailing label from the last issue received. ``Periodicals'' postage is paid at Washington, D.C. [[Page D38]] _______________________________________________________________________ Next Meeting of the SENATE 1 p.m., Monday, January 31 Senate Chamber Program for Monday: Senate will be in a period of morning business. Also, Senate may consider certain pending nominations. Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2 p.m., Tuesday, February 1 House Chamber Program for Tuesday: To be announced. _______________________________________________________________________ Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue HOUSE Bishop, Rob, Utah, E96 Blumenauer, Earl, Ore., E106 Boozman, John, Ark., E104 Castle, Michael N., Del., E100 Cramer, Robert E. (Bud), Jr., Ala., E104 Crenshaw, Ander, Fla., E104 Davis, Lincoln, Tenn., E106, E107 Diaz-Balart, Lincoln, Fla., E95 Doolittle, John T., Calif., E107 Etheridge, Bob, N.C., E101 Everett, Terry, Ala., E105 Filner, Bob, Calif., E98 Gerlach, Jim, Pa., E81, E88, E91 Gillmor, Paul E., Ohio, E97 Green, Mark, Wisc., E97 Herseth, Stephanie, S.D., E98 Hooley, Darlene, Ore., E99 Kanjorski, Paul E., Pa., E96 Kildee, Dale E., Mich., E84, E89 Kirk, Mark Steven, Ill., E97 Kucinich, Dennis J., Ohio, E81, E86, E88, E90, E92, E93, E94 Lantos, Tom, Calif., E81, E86 Lee, Barbara, Calif., E97 McDermott, Jim, Wash., E97 Menendez, Robert, N.J., E104 Miller, George, Calif., E85, E89 Miller, Jeff, Fla., E95 Nadler, Jerrold, N.Y., E106 Ney, Robert W., Ohio, E85, E108 Pascrell, Bill, Jr., N.J., E105 Paul, Ron, Tex., E82, E86, E90, E94, E94, E95 Pence, Mike, Ind., E105 Rogers, Harold, Ky., E105 Rogers, Mike, Ala., E84, E89 Serrano, Jose E. N.Y., E107 Shays, Christopher, Conn., E96 Shimkus, John, Ill., E103 Simpson, Michael K., Idaho, E83, E87, E92 Slaughter, Louise McIntosh, N.Y., E108 Souder, Mark E., Ind., E101 Stark, Fortney Pete, Calif., E99 Sweeney, John E., N.Y., E84, E88, E93 Thompson, Mike, Calif., E84, E89 Udall, Mark, Colo., E82, E86, E91, E94 Udall, Tom, N.M., E83, E88, E92 Velazquez, Nydia M., N.Y., E96 Woolsey, Lynn C., Calif., E85, E90