Volume 149, No. 57 covering the 1st Session of the 108th Congress (2003 - 2004) was published by the Congressional Record.
The Congressional Record is a unique source of public documentation. It started in 1873, documenting nearly all the major and minor policies being discussed and debated.
“Senate Committee Meetings” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D on April 9, 2003.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
APPROPRIATIONS: DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies concluded hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2004 for the Department of Labor, after receiving testimony from Elaine L. Chao, Secretary of Labor.
APPROPRIATIONS: MISSILE DEFENSE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense concluded hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2004 for the Department of Defense missile defense program, focusing on missile defense technology, research, development, and operational test activities of the Ballistic Missile Defense System, after receiving testimony from Lt. Gen. Ronald T. Kadish, USAF, Director, Missile Defense Agency, and Thomas P. Christie, Director, Operational Test and Evaluation, both of the Department of Defense.
APPROPRIATIONS: IRS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation, Treasury, and General Government concluded hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2004 for the Internal Revenue Service, after receiving testimony from Robert E. Wenzel, Acting Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Department of the Treasury.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION: U.S. SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities concluded hearings to examine proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 2004 for the Department of Defense and the Future Years Defense Program, focusing on U.S. Special Operations Command, after receiving testimony from Lieutenant General Byron D. Brown, USA, Deputy Commander, Harry Schultz, Senior Procurement and Acquisition Executive, and Richard Rogers, Command Master Chief, all of the U.S. Special Operations Command.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION: CONTINGENCY PLANS
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support concluded hearings to examine proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 2004 for the Department of Defense, focusing on the readiness of the military services to conduct current operations and execute contingency plans, after receiving testimony from Paul W. Mayberry, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Readiness; Lieutenant General Norton A. Schwartz, USAF, Director for Operations, The Joint Staff; Lieutenant General Richard Cody, USA, Deputy Chief of Staff, G-
3, Department of the Army; Vice Admiral Kevin P. Green, USN, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Plans, Policy, and Operations; Lieutenant General Emil R. Bedard, USMC, Deputy Commandant for Plans, Policies, and Operations; and Major General Randall M. Schmidt, USAF, Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Air and Space Operations.
HOMELAND SECURITY
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded hearings to examine homeland security issues, focusing on securing the nation's transportation systems, borders, and ports of entry, after receiving testimony from Tom Ridge, Secretary of Homeland Security.
BUSINESS MEETING: COMPREHENSIVE ENERGY LEGISLATION
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee met to consider comprehensive energy legislation, focusing on provisions relating to oil and gas, and coal, but did not complete action thereon, and will meet again on Thursday, April 10.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee ordered favorably reported the following business items:
H.R. 145, to designate the Federal building located at 290 Broadway in New York, New York, as the ``Ted Weiss Federal Building'';
S. 703, to designate the regional headquarters building for the National Park Service under construction in Omaha, Nebraska, as the
``Carl T. Curtis National Park Service Midwest Regional Headquarters Building'';
S. 763, to designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 46 East Ohio Street in Indianapolis, Indiana, as the ``Birch Bayh Federal Building and United States Courthouse'';
S. 616, to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to reduce the quantity of mercury in the environment by limiting the use of mercury fever thermometers and improving the collection and proper management of mercury;
S. 515, to provide additional authority to the Office of Ombudsman of the Environmental Protection Agency;
H.R. 289, to expand the boundaries of the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge Complex and the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge;
S. 163, to reauthorize the United States Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution;
S. 791, to amend the Clean Air Act to eliminate methyl tertiary butyl ether from the United States fuel supply, to increase production and use of renewable fuel, and to increase the Nation's energy independence, with amendments;
S. 156, to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to reauthorize the Price-Anderson provisions, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute amendment; and
The nominations of Richard W. Moore, of Alabama, to be Inspector General, Tennessee Valley Authority, Ricky Dale James, of Missouri, and Rear Adm. Nicholas Augustus Prahl, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, both to be a Member of the Mississippi River Commission, Robert Boldrey, of Michigan, Richard Narcia and Herbert Guenther, both of Arizona, Bradley Udall, of Colorado, and Malcolm B. Bowekaty, of New Mexico, each to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation, and John Paul Woodley, Jr., of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works.
SOCIAL SECURITY TRUSTEES' REPORT
Committee on Finance: Committee held hearings to examine the 2003 Annual Report of the Board of Trustees of the Federal Old Age and Survivors Insurance and Disability Insurance Trust Funds, focusing on the current financial status of the Social Security program, new measures in the report, sustainable solvency, stochastic projections and uncertainty, and the effects of deferring reform, receiving testimony from Stephen C. Goss, Chief Actuary, Social Security Administration.
Hearings recessed subject to call.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee ordered favorably reported the following business items:
An original bill to authorize appropriations for the Department of State, and United States international broadcasting activities;
S.J. Res. 3, expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to human rights in Central Asia;
S. 243, concerning participation of Taiwan in the World Health Organization; and
The nominations of Lino Gutierrez, of Florida, to be Ambassador to Argentina, Roland W. Bullen, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Co-
operative Republic of Guyana, Eric M. Javits, of New York, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as United States Representative to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, and John W. Snow, of Virginia, to be United States Governor of the International Monetary Fund, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the Inter-American Development Bank, the African Development Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the African Development Fund, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and a Foreign Service Officer appointment/promotion list received in the Senate on February 25, 2003.
HUMAN TRAFFICKING
Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs concluded hearings to examine United States policy toward the trafficking of women and children in East Asia, focusing on prevention, protection and support for victims, and prosecution of traffickers, after receiving testimony from John R. Miller, Director, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, Department of State; Donna M. Hughes, University of Rhode Island, Kingston; and Gary A. Haugen, International Justice Mission, Washington, D.C.
NOMINATION
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded hearings to examine the nomination of Pamela J.H. Slutz, of Texas, to be Ambassador to Mongolia, after the nominee testified and answered questions in her own behalf.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded hearings to examine the nominations of Joseph LeBaron, of Oregon, to be Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Gregory W. Engle, of Colorado, to be Ambassador to the Togolese Republic, Wayne E. Neill, of Nevada, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Benin, Helen R. Meagher La Lime, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Mozambique, and William M. Bellamy, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Kenya, after each nominee testified and answered questions in their own behalf.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded hearings to examine the nominations of Heather M. Hodges, of Ohio, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Moldova, Eric S. Edelman, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Turkey, who was introduced by Mr. Warner, Ralph Frank, of Washington, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Croatia, Reno L. Harnish, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Azerbaijan, Stephen D. Mull, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Lithuania, who was introduced by Mr. Warner, and Stephen M. Young, of New Hampshire, to be Ambassador to the Kyrgyz Republic, after each nominee testified and answered questions in their own behalf.
HOMELAND SECURITY
Committee on Governmental Affairs: Committee held hearings to examine homeland security issues, focusing on the Department of Homeland Defense's responsibilities in assisting states, local governments, and first responders, receiving testimony from Chauncey Bowers, Prince George's County Fire Department, Maryland, on behalf of the International Association of Fire Fighters; Michael J. Chitwood, Portland Police Department, Maine; Jeffrey Horvath, Dover Police Department, Delaware; and Edward P. Plaugher, Arlington County Fire Department, Virginia.
Hearings recessed until Wednesday, May 14.
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICES
Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee concluded hearings to examine S. 285, to authorize the integration and consolidation of alcohol and substance abuse programs and services provided by Indian tribal governments, S. 558, to elevate the position Director of the Indian Health Service within the Department of Health and Human Services to Assistant Secretary for Indian Health, and S. 555, to establish the Native American Health and Wellness Foundation, after receiving testimony from William Raub, Acting Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services for Planning and Evaluation; Julia Davis-Wheeler, Denver, Colorado, on behalf of the National Indian Health Board; and Hoskie Benally, Jr., Our Youth, Our Future, Inc., Farmington, New Mexico.
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