Congressional Record Congressional Record · 2004-05-21 Date2004-05-21 PublicationVolume 150, issue 73 Sections112 House · 87 Senate House sections FOSTER CARE HONORING THE LIFE OF ESAU PATTERSON HONORING HONDA MANUFACTURING OF ALABAMA INTRODUCTION OF THE LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS IMPORT TERMINAL DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 2004 PERSONAL EXPLANATION TO CONGRATULATE MEMBERS OF THE WESTPORT VOLUNTEER EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE (WVEMS) FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING WORK HONORING THE 2004 PROVIDENCIA AWARD RECIPIENT, MR. PATRICK ROONEY, SR. H. CON. RES. 352 CONFERENCE REPORT ON S. CON. RES. 95, CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2005 MILLER MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES ON OVERTIME TRIBUTE TO ANTHONY HO RECOGNITION OF ASIAN/PACIFIC AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH PERSONAL EXPLANATION PAYING TRIBUTE TO HINKLEY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TRIBUTE TO THE PROBLEM SOLVING TEAM OF THE QUEST PROGRAM AT JOHN HOWARD, JR. SCHOOL IN EAST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY RECOGNIZING GUNNERY SERGEANT VINCENT C. SANTIAGO FOR HIS PROMOTION TO FIRST SERGEANT IN THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS CONFERENCE REPORT ON S. CON. RES. 95, CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2005 TRIBUTE TO MR. DONALD J. KRAPOHL PERSONAL EXPLANATION MAY IS ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH PERSONAL EXPLANATION CLARIFICATION OF ANTITRUST REMEDIES IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 2004 PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 4200, NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2005 NATIONAL TOURETTE SYNDROME AWARENESS MONTH FREEDOM FOR MIGUEL GALVAN GUTIERREZ HONORING WORKS OF CHATTANOOGA BAR ASSOCIATION AND CHATTANOOGA HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION HONORING THE MEMORY OF ABIGAIL BURKE IRWIN NEUQUA VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL MUSIC DEPARTMENT GRAMMY SIGNATURE SCHOOL AWARD WINNER INTRODUCTION OF THE GREAT LAKES PROTECTION AND RESTORATION COMMITTEE ACT ADDRESS OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE STATE OF ISRAEL, MR. MOSHE KATSAV, AT THE PRESIDENT'S PALACE IN BERLIN, APRIL 28, 2004 TRIBUTE TO GLEN DOUGLAS IN HONOR OF THE MILE SQUARE DAY CARE CENTER ON ITS 25TH ANNIVERSARY TRIBUTE TO A.W. PICKEL, III, UPON THE COMPLETION OF HIS TENURE AS PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MORTGAGE BROKERS PERSONAL EXPLANATION REPLANTING OF TREE MEMORIALIZING THE LATE REPRESENTATIVE JOSEPH TAGGART OF KANSAS CITY, KANSAS IN HONOR OF SAINT ANTHONY HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' BASKETBALL TEAM PERSONAL EXPLANATION SMALL BUSINESS WEEK IN HONOR OF COLONEL JOHN B. O'DOWD TRIBUTE TO ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ON THEIR 30TH ANNIVERSARY TO CALL ATTENTION TO THE HIGH PRICE OF GAS HONORING MICHAEL DOYLE HONORING SMALL BUSINESSES CONGRATULATING UNITED CEREBRAL PALSY OF NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AS IT CELEBRATES ITS 50TH ANNIVERSARY IN MEMORY OF ROBERT E. EBERLY, SR. PERSONAL EXPLANATION MEMORIALIZING ROBERT MASAHIRO YOSHIKAWA FRED ELLIOT ROBB, USN RET., WORLD WAR I VETERAN AND OLDEST LIVING MARINE SMALL BUSINESSES ARE THE BEDROCK OF OUR ECONOMY LIBERATION OF GUAM: HONORING THE 5TH FIELD MARINES IN HONOR OF MICHAEL PALMER'S DEDICATION TO THE TEMPLE CITY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT MOUNT VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL SELECTED FOR NASA EXPLORER SCHOOL PROGRAM HONORING WILLIS A. (JACK) PANGBURN AND WARREN H. SWARTZ A TRIBUTE IN HONOR OF 2004 LeGRAND SMITH SCHOLARSHIP WINNER, KELLI McCARRELL OF PARMA, MI PAYING TRIBUTE TO DR. ROBERT DOLPHIN A SALUTE TO MARVIN L. GILLUM OUTSTANDING HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS A TRIBUTE IN HONOR OF 2004 LeGRAND SMITH SCHOLARSHIP WINNER, BOBBY JO LUDWICK, OF BRONSON, MI IN CELEBRATION OF FLOOD BUILDING CENTENNIAL IN RECOGNITION OF ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2005 A TRIBUTE IN HONOR OF 2004 LeGRAND SMITH SCHOLARSHIP WINNER, OF JONESVILLE, MI AMBASSADOR TONY P. HALL HONORED BY THE CENTER FOR PUBLIC JUSTICE OUTSTANDING UNIVERSITY ATHLETES IN HONOR OF SUSAN T. KENNEDY A TRIBUTE IN HONOR OF 2004 LeGRAND SMITH SCHOLARSHIP WINNER, HEATHER LUCEY, OF BLISSFIELD, MICHIGAN IN RECOGNITION OF PRESIDENT H. PATRICK SWYGERT NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2005 A TRIBUTE IN HONOR OF 2004 LEGRAND SMITH SCHOLARSHIP WINNER, TYLER WILLIAM LOSINSKI, OF BRONSON, MI CONGRATULATING PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN OF TAIWAN INTRODUCTION FOR THE EQUAL SURETY BOND OPPORTUNITY ACT TRIBUTE TO WILLIAM "DOC" SAMKO HONORING THE BOULDER CITY HOMETOWN FIDDLERS HONORING COACH TIM MARZUOLA'S ELECTION INTO THE NATIONAL WRESTLING HALL OF FAME 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF RON AND SHARON ESKEW OF URBANA, ILLINOIS HONORING GINGER L. GRAHAM AND DR. WILLIAM H. RASTETTER TRIBUTE TO TONY RANDALL HONORING 50 YEARS OF HISTORY RECOGNIZING LOCKHEED MARTIN-PIKE COUNTY'S 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF SERVICE TO AMERICA NAVAJO NATION HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 2004 RECOGNIZING MEGAN N. WORTHMAN OF THE FOURTH DISTRICT OF COLORADO FOR WINNING THE VETERAN OF FOREIGN WARS 2004 VOICE OF DEMOCRACY BROADCAST SCRIPTWRITING CONTEST INTRODUCING THE DISCHARGED COMBAT VETERANS MEDICAL CARE EXTENSION ACT INTRODUCTION OF GUAM WAGE PARITY BILL IN SUPPORT OF H.R. 775 IN RECOGNITION OF THE GIRLS SOFTBALL TEAM OF ALEXANDRIA HIGH SCHOOL COMMEMORATING THE 63RD ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF CRETE INTRODUCTION OF HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS BILL PROTECTING OUR COMMUNITIES FROM WILDFIRE COMMEMORATING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF BROWN v. BOARD OF EDUCATION REFORM OUR OUTDATED IMMIGRATION LAWS AND POLICIES RECOGNITION OF CLEAN OCEAN ACTION IN HONOR OF THEIR 20TH ANNIVERSARY THE LONG TERM CARE SUPPORT AND INCENTIVE ACT OF 2004 RECOGNIZING WATER AWARENESS MONTH THE JEWISH STATE AND A PALESTINIAN STATE: MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE OR INCLUSIVE? HELP SENIORS RECOGNIZE THE BENEFITS OF THE DRUG DISCOUNT CARD NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS WEEK OSTEOPOROSIS PREVENTION AND AWARENESS MONTH HONORING THE CREW OF THE USS "PITTSBURGH" FOR THEIR HEROISM IN WORLD WAR II INTRODUCTION OF THE NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND REFORM ACT TRIBUTE TO RONALD A. HELLBUSCH CONGRATULATIONS TO BRYAN SCOTLAND, RECORD-BREAKING CHAMPION COMMEMORATING THE RETIREMENT OF RON BEATON OSCODA WWII VETERANS' RECOGNITION DAY HONORING LYNDA MINTER OF NUCOR STEEL-TEXAS NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS WEEK HONORING GUAM'S MANAMKO' DURING SENIOR CITIZENS MONTH CELEBRATING THE CENTENARY OF HADDON HEIGHTS, NEW JERSEY IN HONOR OF WOMEN IN THE ARMED FORCES COMMEMORATING THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF RELATIONS BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND JAPAN AND THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF DR. HIRO KURASHINA PERSONAL EXPLANATION IN OPPOSITION TO INCREASED FUNDING FOR NATIONAL MISSILE DEFENSE IN HONOR AND MEMORY OF KELLY SHEA GALLO Senate sections House of Representatives Senate prayer PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE APPOINTMENT OF ACTING PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY LEADER SCHEDULE RECOGNITION OF THE ACTING MINORITY LEADER NOMINATIONS AND DOD RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2005--Resumed MORNING BUSINESS DEDICATION OF THE NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL ON MAY 29, 2004--S. RES. 362 RECOGNIZING THE VETERANS WHO SERVED DURING WORLD WAR II--H. CON. RES. 409 AUTHORIZING USE OF THE CAPITOL GROUNDS NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2005--Continued PROCUREMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM SYMBOLS MORNING BUSINESS MEMORIAL DAY LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ACT OF 2003 OFFSHORE OUTSOURCING OF AMERICAN JOBS NINTH CIRCUIT JUDGESHIP AND REORGANIZATION ACT CHARLES F. ALBAUGH'S DEDICATION TO PATRIOTISM NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION WEEK 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF BROWN v. BOARD OF EDUCATION ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS RECOGNITION OF DR. CHARLES IRVIN HUDSON H-2B VISA CRISIS HONORING RETIRING TEACHERS NATIONAL FOSTER CARE MONTH GIFT OF TIME FOUNDATION TRIBUTE TO DENNIS MARTIN TRIBUTE TO SISTER CLARITA ANNEKEN WALNUT, IOWA, SAYS THANK YOU TO WORLD WAR II VETERAN THE OPENING OF A NEW HATFIELD-McCOY TRAIL HONORING THE FOUNDER, LEFF MOORE TRIBUTE TO LTG JAMES E. SHERRARD MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE MEASURES PLACED ON THE CALENDAR ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED 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. 2473 Introductory Statement on S. 2474 Introductory Statement on S. 2475 Introductory Statement on S. 2476 Introductory Statement on S. 2477 Introductory Statement on S. 2479 THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN OPEN ELECTIONS ACT OF 2004 SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED AND PROPOSED TEXT OF AMENDMENTS Text of Senate Amendment 3239 Text of Senate Amendment 3240 Text of Senate Amendment 3241 Text of Senate Amendment 3242 Text of Senate Amendment 3243 Text of Senate Amendment 3239 Text of Senate Amendment 3245 Text of Senate Amendment 3246 Text of Senate Amendment 3247 Text of Senate Amendment 3248 Text of Senate Amendment 3249 Text of Senate Amendment 3250 PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR SAFE, ACCOUNTABLE, FLEXIBLE, AND EFFICIENT TRANSPORTATION EQUITY ACT OF 2005 ORDER OF BUSINESS COMMENDING SECRETARY RUMSFELD LEGISLATIVE PROGRESS CLASS ACTION FAIRNESS ACT OF 2004--MOTION TO PROCEED UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST--S. 2400 EXECUTIVE CALENDAR (Executive Session) MISCELLANEOUS TRADE AND TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS ACT OF 2003 AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO REPORT AUTHORITY TO SIGN ENROLLED BILLS OR JOINT RESOLUTIONS AUTHORITY TO MAKE APPOINTMENTS MEASURES PLACED ON THE CALENDAR--S. 2451 AND H.R. 1479 ORDER FOR PRINTING OF H.R. 1350, AS AMENDED ORDERS FOR TUESDAY, JUNE 1, 2004 PROGRAM ORDER FOR ADJOURNMENT ENERGY POLICY ADJOURNMENT UNTIL TUESDAY, JUNE 1, 2004 at 10 A.M. 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