Congressional Record Congressional Record · 2002-07-25 Date2002-07-25 PublicationVolume 148, issue 103 Sections227 House · 67 Senate House sections PAYING TRIBUTE TO RICHARD GONZALEZ HONORING RETIRING MADERA POLICE OFFICERS SENSE OF CONGRESS THAT FEDERAL LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES IMPLEMENT WESTERN GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION "COLLABORATIVE 10-YEAR STRATEGY FOR REDUCING WILDLAND FIRE RISKS TO COMMUNITIES AND THE ENVIRONMENT" DISAPPROVAL OF NORMAL TRADE RELATIONS TREATMENT TO PRODUCTS OF VIETNAM PAYING TRIBUTE TO STEPHANIE HERRERA ARIZONA'S VOICE OF DEMOCRACY SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT DONNA EULER: ANGELS IN ADOPTION AWARD HONORING RICHARD DARMANIAN PAYING TRIBUTE TO JENNIE ADRIAN A SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO SISTER MARY MICHEL ON HER RETIREMENT FROM THE TEACHING PROFESSION TRIBUTE TO FRED SHONEMAN ALLAN P. KIRBY, JR. RECEIVES "OTHERS" AWARD FROM SALVATION ARMY PAYING TRIBUTE TO WILLIAM LORENZEN COMMENDING PARTICIPANTS IN DeFOREST RELAY FOR LIFE HONORING OLIVER ESPINOLA INTRODUCTION OF THE PREMIER CERTIFIED LENDERS PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2002 PAYING TRIBUTE TO JUANITA JENNY MARTINEZ JA NATIONAL VOLUNTEER AWARD OF EXCELLENCE BARBARA LYON, HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIFORNIA IN RECOGNITION OF HEIDELBERG COLLEGE AND ITS NATIONALLY RENOWNED WATER QUALITY LABORATORY HONORING HIS EMINENCE THE MOST REVEREND JOHN T. STEINBOCK PAYING TRIBUTE TO STEVE ARVESCHOUG RECOGNIZING GUS PARKER AS THE NATIONAL PRESIDENT OF THE EXCHANGE CLUB SENSE OF THE HOUSE REGARDING IMPLEMENTATION OF MANDATORY STEROID TESTING PROGRAM FOR MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL RECOGNIZING TWENTY YEARS OF SERVICE OF THE LINKS INC.--SOUTHERN MARYLAND CHAIN CHAPTER PAYING TRIBUTE TO FRED STAHL RECOGNIZING MATTHEW J. HOGAN FOR HIS APPOINTMENT AS DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE EXPRESSING CONCERNS ABOUT THE FEDERAL BUDGET HONORING DR. JAMES POWERS FOR HIS SERVICE TO MIDDLE TENNESSEE HONORING NATIONAL 4-H PROGRAM'S 100TH ANNIVERSARY PAYING TRIBUTE TO ALAN WAYNE WYATT TRIBUTE TO THE BUSINESS OWNERS, CITIZENS AND VOLUNTEERS OF CHARLES COUNTY, MARYLAND PERSONAL EXPLANATION RECOGNIZING THE OUTSTANDING SERVICE OF MR. GORDON VEAZEY PAYING TRIBUTE TO JEFF HAMMOND HONORING CORINNE "LINDY" CLAIBORNE BOGGS ON OCCASION OF 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF FOUNDING OF CONGRESSIONAL WOMEN'S CAUCUS CONTINUING AZERI WAR RHETORIC THREATENS PEACE NATHAN WEINBERG EXCELLENCE IN MILITARY SERVICE ACT HUNGER RELIEF 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF CHURCH OF THE EPIPHANY SAVE HISTORIC VETERANS BUILDINGS HONORING PASTOR DOUGLAS P. JONES ON THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE NEW GLARUS FIRE DEPARTMENT PERSONAL EXPLANATION HAPPY 80TH BIRTHDAY TO JULIUS WADE KING RECOGNIZING PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY'S GEORGE PERNSTEINER FOR HIS COMMITMENT TO HIGHER EDUCATION TREASURY AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2003 RICK SWARTZ DEFENDS THE RIGHTS OF IMMIGRANTS EGLI HILA TRIBUTE TO MR. ISAAC WASHINGTON INTRODUCING FOREIGN LANGUAGE TRAINING LEGISLATION PERSONAL EXPLANATION STOP THE VIOLENCE House of Representatives THE JOURNAL PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER CROOKED EXECUTIVES HARVEY PITT ENCOURAGE CLEAN, RENEWABLE ALTERNATIVE ENERGIES PREVENTING CHILD ABDUCTIONS BLOOD DRIVE HONORING THE HON. FLOYD SPENCE CALIFORNIA SETS THE STANDARD FOR AUTO EMISSIONS PASS CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY ACT CONGRESS MUST CHECK RAW POWER OF EXECUTIVE NO RUSH ON HOMELAND SECURITY VOTE "NO" ON FAST TRACK INTRODUCTION OF "INSTANT REPLAY" BUDGET LEGISLATION CONFERENCE REPORT ON SARBANES-OXLEY CONGRATULATING BARBARA BYRD BENNETT, CEO OF CLEVELAND SCHOOLS CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY AND HOMELAND SECURITY THE RISING FEDERAL DEBT CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 3763, SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002 BOB STUMP NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2003 MOTION TO CLOSE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE MEETINGS ON H.R. 4546, BOB STUMP NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2003, WHEN CLASSIFIED NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION IS UNDER CONSIDERATION IMPROVING ACCESS TO LONG-TERM CARE ACT OF 2002 THE JOURNAL PROVIDING FOR A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CONGRESS IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2002 IN REMEMBRANCE OF SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE PROVIDING FOR REPRESENTATION BY CONGRESS AT A SPECIAL MEETING IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2002 TRIBUTE TO THE HONORABLE TONY HALL, MEMBER OF CONGRESS TRIBUTE TO THE HON. TONY HALL TRIBUTE TO THE HON. TONY HALL TRIBUTE TO THE HON. TONY HALL TRIBUTE TO THE HON. TONY HALL TRIBUTE TO HON. TONY HALL TRIBUTE TO HON. TONY HALL TRIBUTE TO HON. TONY HALL TRIBUTE TO HON. TONY HALL TRIBUTE TO HON. TONY HALL TRIBUTE TO THE HONORABLE TONY HALL, A TRUE SERVANT-LEADER IN THE FIGHT AGAINST POVERTY AND HUNGER TRIBUTE TO THE HONORABLE TONY HALL TRIBUTE TO THE HONORABLE TONY HALL TRIBUTE TO THE HONORABLE TONY HALL RECESS AFTER RECESS COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE COMMUNICATION FROM THE HON. DAVID E. BONIOR, MEMBER OF CONGRESS REPORT ON RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 5005, HOMELAND SECURITY ACT OF 2002 PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 5005, HOMELAND SECURITY ACT OF 2002 FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM RECOGNITION OF MR. JOE ORSCHELN TRIBUTE TO DR. JANE GATES TRIBUTE TO JILL HAZELBAKER INTRODUCING A RESOLUTION TO EXPRESS THE SENSE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN SUPPORT OF FEDERAL AND STATE FUNDED IN-HOME CARE FOR THE ELDERLY PARTIAL-BIRTH ABORTION BAN ACT OF 2002 RECOGNIZING MR. FLETCHER COX TREASURY AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS ACT FALUN GONG TRIBUTE TO GEORGE FISHER RECOGNIZING MR. JAMES MACKLE HONORING BROWARD COUNTY SCHOOLS FOR THEIR CONTINUED IMPROVEMENT IN TRIBUTE TO SPECIAL AGENT JOHN MICHAEL GIBSON AND OFFICER JACOB JOSEPH CHESTNUT TRIBUTE TO THE COMMITTEE FOR GREEN FOOTHILLS ON THE OCCASION OF THEIR 40TH ANNIVERSARY RECOGNIZING MR. BROCK BANKS IN RECOGNITION OF MACHINE EMBROIDERY IN HONOR OF MR. LEWIS EISENBERG HONORING BROWARD COUNTY GOVERNMENT FOR WINNING 11 NACo AWARDS DISAPPEARANCE OF RAOUL WALLENBERG TRIBUTE TO ANTHONY AZADEH RECOGNIZING MR. JOSH WOOLSEY RECOGNIZING THE ARIZONA COALITION FOR NEW ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES CONGRATULATING SARA McKIERNAN INTRODUCTION OF CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO PROTECT THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND THE NATIONAL MOTTO RECOGNIZING MS. MEGHAN FOSTER OPERATION ADOPTED HEROES: THE STRENGTH OF A COMMUNITY PARTIAL-BIRTH ABORTION BAN ACT OF 2002 REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE'S THIRTY-SEVENTH NATIONAL DAY RECOGNITION OF MR. NILES JAGER CONGRATULATING RICHARD CHING ON BEING NAMED JA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR TRIBUTE TO BARRY BERKOFF HONORING THE LIFE OF TIMOTHY WHITE IN MEMORY OF CHARLES "RUDY" LONGO RECOGNITION OF MS. EMILY GORE HONORING THE SERVICE OF TONY HALL HONORING MAJOR GENERAL JACKIE D. WOOD ON THE OCCASION OF HIS RETIREMENT AS TENNESSEE'S ADJUTANT GENERAL PERSONAL EXPLANATION FRED WORTH NURSE REINVESTMENT ACT ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY BURIAL ELIGIBILITY ACT TRIBUTE TO ARNOLD R. DICKSON, REGIONAL PUBLIC AFFAIRS MANAGER, THE GAS COMPANY-SEMPRA ENERGY COMPANY PAYING TRIBUTE TO MARK OGLESBY MEDICARE OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT FAIR PAYMENT ACT OF 2002 PERSONAL EXPLANATION RECOGNIZING THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL POLICE TRIBUTE TO LARRY D. SMITH RIVERSIDE COUNTY SHERIFF TRIBUTE TO CARMEN IRIS GONZALEZ ROYAL BOLLING SR. FAREWELL TO CONGRESSMAN TONY HALL TRIBUTE TO DR. AND MRS. HENRY ANDERSEN HAPPY BIRTHDAY SNOOTY PERSONAL EXPLANATION A SPECIAL TRIBUTE IN HONOR OF TEN YEARS OF INCORPORATION FOR THE TOWN OF AWENDAW, SOUTH CAROLINA TRIBUTE TO MISSOURI STATE REPRESENTATIVES DAN HEGEMAN AND CHARLIE SHIELDS PAYING TRIBUTE TO PETE SEIBERT FREEDOM OF PRESS PARTIAL-BIRTH ABORTION BAN ACT OF 2002 IN RECOGNITION OF CHIEF COMMANDER ARTHUR FARR AND THE CITY OF MANITOWOC PAYING TRIBUTE TO JONI FAIR INDIA: NOT ACTING DEMOCRATIC TRIBUTE TO DUANE SCOTT SPENCER ESSENTIAL MEDICINES FOR MEDICARE ACT OF 2002 PAYING TRIBUTE TO CHARLES "GEORGE" SIMMS JR. HONORING OFFICERS ROBERT ETTER AND STEPHANIE MARKINS ELI HOME CARINO WALK-IN CENTER ANNIE SNYDER: "SHE HELD HER GROUND" INDIA'S HEGEMONIC AMBITIONS LEAD TO CRISIS IN SOUTH ASIA A SIXTH DISTRICT BOY SCOUT TEACHES NEW RESPECT FOR THE U.S. FLAG PAYING TRIBUTE TO LORI A. NIMMERFROH INTRODUCTION OF THE CAPTIVE WILDLIFE SAFETY ACT ALIEN CHILD ORGAN TRANSPLANT ACT OF 2002 SIKHS OBSERVE ANNIVERSARY OF GOLDEN TEMPLE ATTACK PAYING TRIBUTE TO PAULINE GARCIA 12TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY WATER RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF 2001 MUWEKMA OHLONE INDIAN TRIBE PAYING TRIBUTE TO LUCILLE GUTIERREZ FOOD CRISIS IN SOUTHERN AFRICA JOHN E. MOSS FOUNDATION HONORING DR. GEORGE RABB ON HIS RETIREMENT INTRODUCTION OF THE P2P PIRACY PREVENTION ACT PAYING TRIBUTE TO RACHEL HENNING COMMEMORATE A UNIQUE AND MAGNIFICANT GROUP OF AVIATORS RECOGNIZING ARMOND MORRIS AS THE LANCASTER SUNBELT EXPO SOUTHEASTERN FARMER OF THE YEAR FOR GEORGIA INTRODUCTION OF H.R. 5215, THE "CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION PROTECTION AND STATISTICAL EFFICIENCY ACT OF 2002" IN TRIBUTE TO THOMAS J. REARDON SIMPLIFY THE HOME OFFICE DEDUCTION HOME OFFICE TAX SIMPLIFICATION ACT ANNIVERSARY OF THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT CONDEMNING ANTI-SEMITISM STATEMENT UPON INTRODUCTION OF THE WEB--BASED ENROLLMENT ACT OF 2002 MONETARY PRACTICES TREASURY AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2003 IN HONOR OF DORIS THOMAS DISAPPROVAL OF NORMAL TRADE RELATIONS TREATMENT TO PRODUCTS OF VIETNAM IN HONOR OF PASTOR JOHN PARISH STATEMENT IN HONOR OF PHYLLIS WATTIS TRIBUTE TO HON. TONY HALL CONGRATULATIONS TO CONGRESSMAN TONY HALL TRIBUTE TO REP. TONY HALL OF OHIO THE HONORABLE TONY HALL TRIBUTE TO REP. TONY HALL RECOGNIZING THE HONORABLE TONY HALL House of Representatives ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING CONFERENCE REPORT ON BANKRUPTCY BILL GENERAL LEAVE HOMELAND SECURITY ACT OF 2002 RECESS AFTER RECESS CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 333, BANKRUPTCY ABUSE PREVENTION AND CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT OF 2002 RECESS SENATE ENROLLED BILL SIGNED ADJOURNMENT EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC. AFTER RECESS REPORT ON RESOLUTION WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 333, BANKRUPTCY ABUSE PREVENTION AND CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT OF 2002 REPORT ON RESOLUTION WAIVING REQUIREMENT OF CLAUSE 6(a) OF RULE XIII WITH RESPECT TO SAME DAY CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN RESOLUTIONS REPORT ON RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF MOTIONS TO SUSPEND THE RULES ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2002 GENERAL LEAVE EXTENSION OF REMARKS SENATE BILLS REFERRED ENROLLED BILL SIGNED REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS MEMORIALS ADDITIONAL SPONSORS Senate sections Senate PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE APPOINTMENT OF ACTING PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE RECOGNITION OF THE ACTING MAJORITY LEADER SCHEDULE GUEST CHAPLAIN DR. FREDERICK W. PFOTENHAUER RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME MORNING BUSINESS THE STATE OF THE ECONOMY 12TH ANNIVERSARY OF ENACTMENT OF THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT PRESCRIPTION DRUGS GREATER ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE PHARMACEUTICALS ACT OF 2001 TERRORISM RISK PROTECTION ACT GREATER ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE PHARMACEUTICALS ACT OF 2001--Continued LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2003 MORNING BUSINESS GREATER ACCESS TO PHARMACEUTICALS ACT ORDER OF PROCEDURE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2003--Resumed GREATER ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE PHARMACEUTICALS ACT OF 2001--Continued SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002--CONFERENCE REPORT ORDER OF PROCEDURE UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREEMENT-- EXECUTIVE CALENDAR MORNING BUSINESS MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION DRUG COVERAGE IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE DRUG COVERAGE AMENDMENT U.S. POLICY ON IRAQ PATIENT SAFETY AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT ACT WE SHALL NOT FORGET: KOREA 1950-1953 LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ACT OF 2001 BURMESE MILITARY RAPES ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT EXECUTIVE MESSAGES REFERRED MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE MEASURES REFERRED--JULY 24, 2002 MEASURES REFERRED MEASURES PLACED ON THE CALENDAR MEASURES READ THE FIRST TIME REPORTS OF COMMITTEES EXECUTIVE REPORTS OF COMMITTEES INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND SENATE RESOLUTIONS ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS Introductory Statement on S. 2790 Introductory Statement on S. 2792 Introductory Statement on S. 2795 Introductory Statement on S. 2796 Introductory Statement on S. 2799 Introductory Statement on S. 2800 STATEMENTS ON SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS SENATE RESOLUTION 306--EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE SENATE CONCERNING THE CONTINUOUS REPRESSION OF FREEDOMS WITHIN IRAN AND OF INDIVIDUAL HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES, PARTICULARLY WITH REGARD TO WOMEN SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 131--DESIGNATING THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER 2002, AS "NATIONAL MILITARY FAMILY MONTH" AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED AND PROPOSED TEXT OF AMENDMENTS Text of Senate Amendment 4319 NOTICES OF HEARINGS/MEETINGS AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET EXECUTIVE CALENDAR (Executive Session) LEGISLATIVE SESSION APPOINTMENTS MEASURE READ THE FIRST TIME--H.R. 4965 ORDERS FOR FRIDAY, JULY 26, 2002 ADJOURNMENT UNTIL 9:55 A.M. 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