Monday, April 25, 2005 [[Page D397]] Daily Digest Senate Chamber Action Routine Proceedings, pages S4159-S4223 Measures Introduced: Seven bills and four resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 893-899, and S. Res. 119-122. Page S4184 Measures Reported: S. 629, to amend chapter 97 of title 18, United States Code, relating to protecting against attacks on railroads and other mass transportation systems, with amendments. Page S4184 Measures Passed: National Kindergarten Recognition Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 119, designating April 21, 2005, as ``National Kindergarten Recognition Day''. Pages S4159-60 National Small Business Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 120, honoring small businesses during the Small Business Administration's National Small Business Week, the week beginning April 24, 2005. Pages S4160-62 Anabolic Steroid Control Act Technical Correction: Senate passed S. 893, to make technical corrections in the Anabolic Steroid Control Act of 2004. Page S4162 Transportation Equity Act: Senate resumed consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of H.R. 3, to authorize funds for Federal- aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs. Pages S4162-77 A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill at approximately 10:45 a.m., on Tuesday, April 26, 2005, with a vote on the motion to invoke cloture thereon to occur at 11:45 a.m. Page S4215 Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations: James H. Bilbray, of Nevada, to be a Member of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission, to which position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate, to which position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate. Philip Coyle, of California, to be a Member of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission, to which position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate, to which position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate. Admiral Harold W. Gehman, Jr., United States Navy, Retired, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission, to which position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate, to which position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate. James V. Hansen, of Utah, to be a Member of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission, to which position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate, to which position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate. General James T. Hill, United States Army, Retired, of Florida, to be a Member of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission, to which position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate, to which position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate. General Lloyd W. Newton, United States Air Force, Retired, of Connecticut, to be a Member of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission, to which position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate, to which position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate. Anthony Joseph Principi, of California, to be a Member of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission, to which position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate, to which position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate. Samuel Knox Skinner, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission, to which position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate, to which position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate. Brigadier General Sue Ellen Turner, United States Air Force, Retired, of Texas, to be a Member of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission, to which position she was appointed during the last recess of the Senate, to which position she was appointed during the last recess of the Senate. [[Page D398]] Brian D. Montgomery, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Charles E. Johnson, of Utah, to be an Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services. Robert B. Holland III, of Texas, to be United States Executive Director of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development for a term of two years. Roger Dwayne Pierce, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to Republic of Cape Verde. 26 Army nominations in the rank of general. 1 Marine Corps nomination in the rank of general. 1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral. A routine list in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Page S4223 Enrolled Bills Presented: Page S4182 Executive Communications: Pages S4182-84 Additional Cosponsors: Pages S4184-85 Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions: Pages S4185-94 Additional Statements: Pages S4180-82 Notices of Hearings/Meetings: Page S4194 Authority for Committees to Meet: Pages S4194-95 Privilege of the Floor: Page S4195 Adjournment: Senate convened at 2 p.m., and adjourned at 6:20 p.m., until 9:45 a.m., on Tuesday, April 26, 2005. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S4215.) Committee Meetings (Committees not listed did not meet) PATENT REFORM Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Intellectual Property concluded a hearing to examine the current and future U.S. patent system and perspectives on patent reform, after receiving testimony from Jon W. Dudas, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property, and Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office; Richard C. Levin, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, and Mark B. Myers, University of Pennsylvania Wharton Business School, Philadelphia, both on behalf of the National Research Council Committee on Intellectual Property Rights in the Knowledge-Based Economy; William Parker, Diffraction, Ltd., Waitsfield, Vermont; Dean Kamen, DEKA Research and Development Corporation, Manchester, New Hampshire; David Simon, Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, California, on behalf of the Business Software Alliance; Robert A. Armitage, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, Indiana; Joel L. Poppen, Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, Idaho; and Michael K. Kirk, American Intellectual Property Law Association, Arlington, Virginia. House of Representatives Chamber Action Measures Introduced: 1 public bill, H.R. 1812, was introduced. Page H2476 Additional Cosponsors: Page H2476 Reports Filed: No reports were filed today. Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed Representative Renzi to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. Page H2475 Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page H2475. Senate Referral: S. 643 was held at the desk. Quorum Calls--Votes: There were no votes or quorum calls. Adjournment: The House met at 12 noon and adjourned at 12:04 p.m. Committee Meetings OF INQUIRY RESOLUTION--SOCIAL SECURITY TRUST Committee on Ways and Means: Ordered reported adversely H. Res. 170, of inquiry requesting the President to transmit certain information to the House of Representatives respecting a claim made by the President on February 6, 2005, at a meeting in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, that there is not a Social Security trust. [[Page D399]] COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY, APRIL 26, 2005 (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) Senate Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation, Treasury, the Judiciary, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2006 for the Department of the Treasury, 9:30 a.m., SD-138. Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to hold hearings to examine an update on money services businesses under bank secrecy and USA PATRIOT regulation, 10 a.m., SD-538. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Maria Cino, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of Transportation, and Phyllis F. Scheinberg, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Transportation, 10 a.m., SR-253. Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2006 for the Transportation Security Administration and related programs, 2:30 p.m., SR-253. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hearings to examine the status of the Department of Energy's Nuclear Power 2010 program, 10 a.m., SD-366. Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests, to hold hearings to examine the preparedness of the Department of Agriculture and the Interior for the 2005 wildfire season, including the agencies' assessment of the risk of fires by region, the status of and contracting for aerial fire suppression assets, and other information needed to better understand the agencies ability to deal with the upcoming fire season, 2:30 p.m., SD-366. Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine proposals to achieve sustainable solvency regarding personal accounts, 10 a.m., SD-628. Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine the Millennium Challenge Corporation's global impact, 9:30 a.m., SD-419. Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Subcommittee on Retirement Security and Aging, to hold hearings to examine mending the pension safety net, 10 a.m., SD-430. Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine S. 852, to create a fair and efficient system to resolve claims of victims for bodily injury caused by asbestos exposure, 9 a.m., SR-325. Select Committee on Intelligence: closed business meeting to consider certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219. House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Science, The Departments of State, Justice, and Commerce, and Related Agencies, on FCC, 1 p.m., H-309 Capitol. Subcommittee on the Departments of Transportation, Treasury, and Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies, on U.S. Postal Service, 10 a.m., and on National Archives and Records Administration, 3 p.m., 2358 Rayburn. Committee on Education and the Workforce, hearing on No Child Left Behind: Supplemental Tutoring for Children in Underachieving Schools, 1:30 p.m., 2175 Rayburn. Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources, hearing entitled ``Drug Prevention Programs and the Fiscal Year 2006 Drug Control Budget: Is the Federal Government Neglecting Illegal Drug Use Prevention?'' 2 p.m., 2203 Rayburn. Subcommittee on Federalism and the Census, hearing entitled ``The 70's Look: Is the Decades-Old Community Development Block Grant Formula Ready for an Extreme Makeover?'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn. Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment, to mark up The Homeland Security Information Sharing and Enhancement Act of 2005, 2:30 p.m., 2128 Rayburn. Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International Operations, hearing on Malaria and TB: Implementing Proven Treatment and Eradication Methods, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn. Subcommittee on Europe and Emerging Threats, to mark up the following: H. Res. 195, Recognizing the 60th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day and the Liberation of Western Bohemia; and a resolution Recognizing the 60th anniversary of Victory (V-E) Day during World War II, 6 p.m., 2200 Rayburn. Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, oversight hearing on the Implementation of the USA PATRIOT Act: Sections of the Act that Address-Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). (Part 1)--Section 204: Clarification of Intelligence Exceptions from Limitations on Interception and Disclosure of Wire, Oral, and Electronic Communications; Section 207: Duration of FISA Surveillance of Non- United States Persons who are Agents of a Foreign Power; Section 214: Pen Register and Trap and Trace Authority Under FISA: Section 225: Immunity for Compliance with FISA Wiretap; and Lone Wolf, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn. 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Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 12:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 26 House Chamber Program for Tuesday: Consideration of Suspensions: (1) H.R. 1158, to reauthorize the Steel and Aluminum Energy Conservation and Technology Competitiveness Act of 1988; (2) H.R. 28, High-Performance Computing Revitalization Act of 2005; (3) H. Con. Res. 96, recognizing the significance of African American women in the United States scientific community; (4) H. Con. Res. 41, recognizing the second century of Big Brothers Big Sisters, and supporting the mission and goals of that organization; (5) H.R. 1236, Mayor Tony Armstrong Memorial Post Office Designation Act; (6) H.R. 1524, Ed Eilert Post Office Building Designation Act; (7) H. Res. 227, recognizing and honoring the contributions of American Indians to economic innovation and society generally; (8) H.R. 902, Presidential $1 Coin Act of 2005; (9) H.R. 749, Expanded Access to Financial Services Act of 2005; and (10) H. Con. Res. 81, expressing the sense of Congress regarding the two-year anniversary of the human rights crackdown in Cuba. _______________________________________________________________________ Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue HOUSE Emanuel, Rahm, Ill., E753 Inglis, Bob, S.C., E754 Kildee, Dale E., Mich., E753 McCollum, Betty, Minn., E754 Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana, Fla., E753, E755 Tancredo, Thomas G., Colo., E753, E754, E755