[Senate Calendars, Final - 108th Congress, 2nd Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



 
                           BILLS IN CONFERENCE                          
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  Jefferson's Manual, Section XLVI:
  ``And in all cases of conference asked after a vote of disagreement, 
etc., the conferees of the House asking it are to leave the papers with 
the conferees of the other * * *.'' The House agreeing to the conference 
usually acts on the report before the House requesting a conference.
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  Number                            Conferees              Date Report  
 and Date    Brief Title                                    Agreed to   
Conferees                 ______________________________ _______________
Appointed                      Senate         House       Senate  House 

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  H.R. 6  Energy Policy   Senators        From the 
Sept. 4,    Act, 2003       Domenici,       Committee on 
   2003                     Nickles,        Energy and 
Sept. 5,                    Craig,          Commerce, for 
   2003                     Campbell,       consideration 
                            Thomas,         of the House 
                            Grassley,       bill and the 
                            Lott,           Senate 
                            Bingaman,       amendment, and 
                            Dorgan,         modifications 
                            Graham of       committed to 
                              Florida,      conference:
                            Wyden,        Representatives
                            Johnson, and    Tauzin,
                            Baucus.         Bilirakis,
                          (Senate asks.)    Barton of
                                              Texas,
                                            Upton,
                                            Stearns,
                                            Gillmor,
                                            Shimkus,
                                            Dingell,
                                            Waxman,
                                            Markey,
                                            Boucher, and
                                            Rush.
                                          From the 
                                            Committee on 
                                            Agriculture, 
                                            for 
                                            consideration 
                                            of secs. 
                                            30202, 30208, 
                                            30212, Title 
                                            III of 
                                            Division C, 
                                            secs. 30604, 
                                            30901, and 
                                            30903 of the 
                                            House bill and 
                                            secs. 265, 
                                            301, 604, 941-
                                            948, 950, 
                                            1103, 1221, 
                                            1311-1313, and 
                                            2008 of the 
                                            Senate 
                                            amendment, and 
                                            modifications 
                                            committed to          Nov. 
                                            conference:            18, 
                                          Representatives         2003.
                                            Goodlatte,
                                            Lucas of
                                              Oklahoma, 
                                            and
                                            Stenholm.
                                              (continued 
                                            on
                                              next page)
  

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  H.R. 6  Energy Policy                   From the 
Sept. 4,    Act, 2003                       Committee on 
   2003     (continued)                     Armed 
Sept. 5,                                    Services, for 
   2003                                     consideration 
(continued                                  of secs. 
    )                                       11005, 11010, 
                                            14001-14007, 
                                            14009-14015, 
                                            21805, and 
                                            21806 of the 
                                            House bill and 
                                            secs. 301, 
                                            501-507, 509, 
                                            513, 809, 821, 
                                            914, 920, 
                                            1401, 1407-
                                            1409, 1411, 
                                            1801, and 1803 
                                            of the Senate 
                                            amendment, and 
                                            modifications 
                                            committed to 
                                            conference:
                                          Representatives
                                            Hunter,
                                            Weldon of
                                              
                                            Pennsylvania,
                                            and Skelton.
                                          From the 
                                            Committee on 
                                            Education and 
                                            the Workforce, 
                                            for 
                                            consideration 
                                            of secs. 
                                            11021, 12014, 
                                            14033, and 
                                            30406 of the 
                                            House bill and 
                                            secs. 715, 
                                            774, 901, 903, 
                                            1505, and 1507 
                                            of the Senate 
                                            amendment, and 
                                            modifications 
                                            committed to 
                                            conference:
                                          Representatives         Nov. 
                                            McKeon,                18, 
                                            Johnson of            2003.
                                              Texas, and
                                            George Miller 
                                            of
                                              California.
                                          From the 
                                            Committee on 
                                            Financial 
                                            Services, for 
                                            consideration 
                                            of Division G 
                                            of the House 
                                            bill and secs. 
                                            931-940 and 
                                            950 of the 
                                            Senate 
                                            amendment, and 
                                            modifications 
                                            committed to 
                                            conference:
                                          Representatives
                                            Oxley,
                                            Ney, and
                                            Waters.
                                              (continued 
                                            on
                                              next page)
  

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  H.R. 6  Energy Policy                   From the 
Sept. 4,    Act, 2003                       Committee on 
   2003     (continued)                     Government 
Sept. 5,                                    Reform for 
   2003                                     consideration 
(continued                                  of secs. 
    )                                       11002, 11005, 
                                            11006, 11010, 
                                            11011, 14025, 
                                            14033, and 
                                            22002 of the 
                                            House bill and 
                                            secs. 263, 
                                            805, 806, 914-
                                            916, 918, 920, 
                                            1406, and 1410 
                                            of the Senate 
                                            amendment, and 
                                            modifications 
                                            committed to 
                                            conference:
                                          Representatives
                                            Tom Davis of
                                              Virginia,
                                            Murphy, and
                                            Tierney.
                                          From the 
                                            Committee on 
                                            the Judiciary, 
                                            for 
                                            consideration 
                                            of secs. 
                                            12008, 12401, 
                                            14014, 14026, 
                                            14027, 14028, 
                                            14033, 16012, 
                                            16045, 16084, 
                                            30101, 30210, 
                                            and 30408 of 
                                            the House bill 
                                            and secs. 206, 
                                            209, 253, 531-
                                            532, 708, 767, 
                                            783, and 1109 
                                            of the Senate 
                                            amendment, and 
                                            modifications 
                                            committed to 
                                            conference:
                                          Representatives         Nov. 
                                            Sensenbrenner,         18, 
                                            Smith of              2003.
                                              Texas, and
                                            Conyers.
                                              (continued 
                                            on
                                              next page)
  

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  H.R. 6  Energy Policy                   From the                Nov. 
Sept. 4,    Act, 2003                       Committee on           18, 
   2003     (continued)                     Resources, for        2003.
Sept. 5,                                    consideration 
   2003                                     of secs. 
(continued                                  12005, 12007, 
    )                                       12011, 12101, 
                                            13001, 21501, 
                                            21521-21530, 
                                            Division C, 
                                            and sec. 60009 
                                            of the House 
                                            bill and secs. 
                                            201, 265, 272, 
                                            301, 401-407, 
                                            602-606, 609, 
                                            612, 705, 707, 
                                            712, 721, 
                                            1234, 1351-
                                            1352, 1704, 
                                            and 1811 of 
                                            the Senate 
                                            amendment, and 
                                            modifications 
                                            committed to 
                                            conference:
                                          Representatives
                                            Pombo,
                                            Cubin, and
                                            Rahall.
                                          Provided, That 
                                            Mr. Kind is 
                                            appointed in 
                                            lieu of Mr. 
                                            Rahall for 
                                            consideration 
                                            of Title IV of 
                                            Division C of 
                                            the House 
                                            bill, and 
                                            modifications 
                                            committed to 
                                            conference.
                                              (continued 
                                            on
                                              next page)
  

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  H.R. 6  Energy Policy                   From the 
Sept. 4,    Act, 2003                       Committee on 
   2003     (continued)                     Science, for 
Sept. 5,                                    consideration 
   2003                                     of secs. 
(continued                                  11009, 11025, 
    )                                       12301-12312, 
                                            14001-14007, 
                                            14009-14015, 
                                            14029, 15021-
                                            15024, 15031-
                                            15034, 15041, 
                                            15045, 
                                            Division B, 
                                            sec. 30301, 
                                            Division E, 
                                            and Division F 
                                            of the House 
                                            bill and secs. 
                                            501-507, 509, 
                                            513-516, 770-
                                            772, 807-809, 
                                            814-816, 824, 
                                            832, 1001-
                                            1022, Title 
                                            XI, Title XII, 
                                            Title XIII, 
                                            Title XIV, 
                                            secs. 1502, 
                                            1504-1505, 
                                            Title XVI, and 
                                            secs. 1801-
                                            1805 of the 
                                            Senate 
                                            amendment, and 
                                            modifications 
                                            committed to 
                                            conference:
                                          Representatives
                                            Boehlert,
                                            Biggert, and
                                            Hall of
                                              Texas.
                                          Provided, That 
                                            Mr. Costello 
                                            is appointed 
                                            in lieu of Mr. 
                                            Hall of Texas 
                                            for 
                                            consideration         Nov. 
                                            of Division E          18, 
                                            of the House          2003.
                                            bill, and 
                                            modifications 
                                            committed to 
                                            conference.
                                          Provided, That 
                                            Mr. Lampson is 
                                            appointed in 
                                            lieu of Mr. 
                                            Hall of Texas 
                                            for 
                                            consideration 
                                            of sec. 21708 
                                            and Division F 
                                            of the House 
                                            bill, and 
                                            secs. 824 and 
                                            1223 of the 
                                            Senate 
                                            amendment, and 
                                            modifications 
                                            committed to 
                                            conference.
                                              (continued 
                                            on
                                              next page)
  

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  H.R. 6  Energy Policy                   From the 
Sept. 4,    Act, 2003                       Committee on 
   2003     (continued)                     Transportation 
Sept. 5,                                    and 
   2003                                     Infrastructure,
(continued                                   for 
    )                                       consideration 
                                            of secs. 
                                            11001-11004, 
                                            11006, 11009-
                                            11011, 12001-
                                            12012, 12014, 
                                            12401, 12403, 
                                            13001, 13201, 
                                            13202, 15021-
                                            15024, 15031-
                                            15034, 15041, 
                                            15043, 15051, 
                                            16012, 16021, 
                                            16022, 16023, 
                                            16031, 16081, 
                                            16082, 16092, 
                                            23001-23004, 
                                            30407, 30410, 
                                            and 30901 of 
                                            the House bill 
                                            and secs. 102, 
                                            201, 205, 301, 
                                            701-783, 812, 
                                            814, 816, 823, 
                                            911-916, 918-
                                            920, 949, 
                                            1214, 1261-
                                            1262, and 
                                            1351-1352 of 
                                            the Senate 
                                            amendment, and 
                                            modifications 
                                            committed to 
                                            conference:
                                          Representatives
                                            Young of
                                              Alaska,
                                            Petri, and
                                            Oberstar.
                                          From the 
                                            Committee on 
                                            Ways and 
                                            Means, for 
                                            consideration         Nov. 
                                            of Division D          18, 
                                            of the House          2003.
                                            bill and 
                                            Division H and 
                                            I of the 
                                            Senate 
                                            amendment, and 
                                            modifications 
                                            committed to 
                                            conference:
                                          Representatives
                                            Thomas,
                                            McCrery, and
                                            Rangel.
                                          (House acts 
                                            first.)
  

  

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H.R. 2989 Transportation, Senators        Representatives             
Oct. 23,    Treasury, and   Shelby,         Istook,
   2003     Independent     Specter,        Wolf,
Oct. 29,    Agencies        Bond,           Lewis
   2003     Appropriations  Bennett,          of 
             Act, 2004      Campbell,       California,
                            Hutchison,      Rogers of
                            DeWine,           Kentucky,
                            Brownback,      Tiahrt,
                            Stevens,        Northup,
                            Murray,         Aderholt,
                            Byrd,           Sweeney,
                            Mikulski,       Culberson,
                            Reid,           Young of
                            Kohl,             Florida,
                            Durbin,         Hoyer,
                            Dorgan, and     Olver,
                            Inouye.         Pastor,
                          (Senate asks.)    Kilpatrick,
                                            Clyburn,
                                            Rothman, and
                                            Obey.
                                          (House acts 
                                            first.)
  

H.R. 2800 Foreign         Senators        Representatives             
Oct. 30,    Operations,     McConnell,      Kolbe,
   2003     Export          Specter,        Knollenberg,
 Nov. 5,    Financing,      Gregg,          Lewis of
   2003     and Related     Shelby,           California,
            Programs        Bennett,        Wicker,
            Appropriations  Campbell,       Bonilla,
             Act, 2004      Bond,           Vitter,
                            DeWine,         Kirk,
                            Stevens,        Crenshaw,
                            Leahy,          Young of
                            Inouye,           Florida,
                            Harkin,         Lowey,
                            Mikulski,       Jackson,
                            Durbin,         Kilpatrick,
                            Johnson,        Rothman,
                            Landrieu, and   Kaptur, and
                            Byrd.           Obey.
                          (Senate asks.)  (House acts 
                                            first.)
  

H.R. 2861 Departments of  Senators                                    
Nov. 18,    Veterans        Bond,
   2003     Affairs and     Burns,
            Housing and     Shelby,
            Urban           Craig,
            Development,    Domenici,
            and             DeWine,
            Independent     Hutchison,
            Agencies        Stevens,
            Appropriations  Mikulski,
             Act, 2004      Leahy,
                            Harkin,
                            Byrd,
                            Johnson,
                            Reid, and
                            Inouye.
                          (Senate asks.)
  

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H.R. 2765 District of     Senators                                    
Nov. 18,    Columbia        DeWine,
   2003     Appropriations  Hutchison,
             Act, 2004      Brownback,
                            Stevens,
                            Landrieu,
                            Durbin, and
                            Inouye.
                          (Senate asks.)
  

 S. 1920  Bankruptcy                      From the                    
Jan. 28,    Extension for                   Committee on 
   2004     Family                          the Judiciary, 
            Farmers                         for 
                                            consideration 
                                            of the Senate 
                                            bill and the 
                                            House 
                                            amendment, and 
                                            modifications 
                                            committed to 
                                            conference:
                                          Representatives
                                            Sensenbrenner,
                                            Hyde,
                                            Smith of
                                              Texas,
                                            Chabot,
                                            Cannon,
                                            Hart,
                                            Conyers,
                                            Boucher,
                                            Nadler, and
                                            Watt of
                                              North 
                                            Carolina.
                                          From the 
                                            Committee on 
                                            Financial 
                                            Services, for 
                                            consideration 
                                            of sections 
                                            901-906, 908-
                                            909, 911, and 
                                            1301-1309 of 
                                            the House 
                                            amendment, and 
                                            modifications 
                                            committed to 
                                            conference:
                                          Representatives
                                            Oxley,
                                            Bachus, and
                                            Sanders.
                                          (House asks.)
  

 S. Con.  Concurrent      Senators        Representatives             
 Res. 95    Resolution on   Nickles,        Nussle,
Mar. 30,    the Budget,     Domenici,       Portman, and
   2004     2005            Grassley,       Spratt.
Mar. 31,                    Gregg,        (House asks.)
   2004                     Conrad,
                            Hollings, and
                            Sarbanes.
                          (Senate acts 
                            first.)
  

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H.R. 3550 Safe,           Senators        From the 
 May 20,    Accountable,    Inhofe,         Committee on 
   2004     Flexible, and   Warner,         Transportation 
 June 3,    Efficient       Bond,           and 
   2004     Transportation  Voinovich,      Infrastructure,
             Equity Act,    Grassley,        for 
            2004            Hatch,          consideration 
                            Nickles,        of the House 
                            Lott,           bill (except 
                            Shelby,         title IX) and 
                            McCain,         the Senate 
                            McConnell,      amendment 
                            Jeffords,       (except title 
                            Reid,           V), and 
                            Graham of       modifications 
                              Florida,      committed to 
                            Lieberman,      conference:
                            Boxer,        Representatives
                            Daschle,        Young of
                            Hollings,         Alaska,
                            Sarbanes,       Petri,
                            Baucus, and     Boehlert,
                            Conrad.         Coble,
                          (Senate asks.)    Duncan,
                                            Mica,
                                            Hoekstra,
                                            Ehlers,
                                            Bachus,
                                            LaTourette,
                                            Gary G. Miller
                                              of 
                                            California,
                                            Rehberg,
                                            Beauprez,
                                            Oberstar,
                                            Rahall,
                                            Lipinski,
                                            DeFazio,
                                            Costello,
                                            Norton,
                                            Nadler,
                                            Menendez,
                                            Corrine Brown
                                              of Florida,
                                            Filner, and
                                            Eddie Bernice
                                            Johnson
                                              of Texas.
                                          From the 
                                            Committee on 
                                            the Budget, 
                                            for 
                                            consideration 
                                            of secs. 8001-
                                            8003 of the 
                                            House bill, 
                                            and Title VI 
                                            of the Senate 
                                            amendment, and 
                                            modifications 
                                            committed to 
                                            conference:
                                          Representatives
                                            Nussle,
                                            Shays, and
                                            Spratt.
                                              (continued 
                                            on
                                              next page)
  

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H.R. 3550 Safe,                           From the 
 May 20,    Accountable,                    Committee on 
   2004     Flexible, and                   Education and 
 June 3,    Efficient                       the Workforce, 
   2004     Transportation                  for 
(continued   Equity Act,                    consideration 
    )       2004                            of secs. 1602 
            (continued)                     and 3030 of 
                                            the House 
                                            bill, and 
                                            secs. 1306, 
                                            3013, 3032, 
                                            and 4632 of 
                                            the Senate 
                                            amendment, and 
                                            modifications 
                                            committed to 
                                            conference:
                                          Representatives
                                            Ballenger,
                                            Biggert, and
                                            George Miller
                                              of 
                                            California.
                                          From the 
                                            Committee on 
                                            Energy and 
                                            Commerce, for 
                                            consideration 
                                            of provisions 
                                            in the House 
                                            bill and 
                                            Senate 
                                            amendment 
                                            relating to 
                                            Clean Air Act 
                                            provisions of 
                                            transportation 
                                            planning 
                                            contained in 
                                            sec. 6001 of 
                                            the House 
                                            bill, and 
                                            secs. 3005 and 
                                            3006 of the 
                                            Senate 
                                            amendment; and 
                                            secs. 1202, 
                                            1824, 1828, 
                                            and 5203 of 
                                            the House 
                                            bill, and 
                                            secs. 1501, 
                                            1511, 1522, 
                                            1610-1619, 
                                            3016, 3023, 
                                            4108, 4151, 
                                            4152, 4155-
                                            4159, 4162, 
                                            4172, 4173, 
                                            4424, 4481, 
                                            4482, 4484, 
                                            4662, 8001, 
                                            and 8002 of 
                                            the Senate 
                                            amendment, and 
                                            modifications 
                                            committed to 
                                            conference:
                                          Representatives
                                            Barton
                                              of Texas,
                                            Pickering, and
                                            Dingell.
                                              (continued 
                                            on
                                              next page)
  

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H.R. 3550 Safe,                           From the 
 May 20,    Accountable,                    Committee on 
   2004     Flexible, and                   Government 
 June 3,    Efficient                       Reform, for 
   2004     Transportation                  consideration 
(continued   Equity Act,                    of sec. 1802 
    )       2004                            of the Senate 
            (continued)                     amendment, and 
                                            modifications 
                                            committed to 
                                            conference:
                                          Representatives
                                            Tom Davis
                                              of Virginia,
                                            Schrock, and
                                            Waxman.
                                          From the 
                                            Committee on 
                                            the Judiciary, 
                                            for 
                                            consideration 
                                            of secs. 1105, 
                                            1207, 1602, 
                                            1812, 2011, 
                                            3023, 4105, 
                                            4108, 4201, 
                                            4202, 4204, 
                                            5209, 5501, 
                                            6001, 6002, 
                                            7012, 7019-
                                            7022, and 7024 
                                            of the House 
                                            bill, and 
                                            secs. 1512, 
                                            1513, 1802, 
                                            3006, 3022, 
                                            3030, 4104, 
                                            4110, 4174, 
                                            4226, 4231, 
                                            4234, 4265, 
                                            4307, 4308, 
                                            4315, 4424, 
                                            4432, 4440-
                                            4442, 4445, 
                                            4447, 4462, 
                                            4463, 4633, 
                                            and 4661 of 
                                            the Senate 
                                            amendment, and 
                                            modifications 
                                            committed to 
                                            conference:
                                          Representatives
                                            Sensenbrenner,
                                            Smith
                                              of Texas, 
                                            and
                                            Conyers.
                                          From the 
                                            Committee on 
                                            Resources, for 
                                            consideration 
                                            of secs. 1117, 
                                            3021, 6002, 
                                            and 6003 of 
                                            the House 
                                            bill, and 
                                            secs. 1501, 
                                            1502, 1505, 
                                            1511, 1514, 
                                            1601, 1603, 
                                            3041, and 
                                            4521-4528 of 
                                            the Senate 
                                            amendment, and 
                                            modifications 
                                            committed to 
                                            conference:
                                          Representatives
                                            Pombo,
                                            Gibbons, and
                                            Kind.
                                              (continued 
                                            on
                                              next page)
  

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H.R. 3550 Safe,                           From the 
 May 20,    Accountable,                    Committee on 
   2004     Flexible, and                   Rules, for 
 June 3,    Efficient                       consideration 
   2004     Transportation                  of secs. 8004 
(continued   Equity Act,                    and 8005 of 
    )       2004                            the House 
            (continued)                     bill, and 
                                            modifications 
                                            committed to 
                                            conference:
                                          Representatives
                                            Dreier,
                                            Sessions, and
                                            Frost.
                                          From the 
                                            Committee on 
                                            Science, for 
                                            consideration 
                                            of secs. 2001, 
                                            3013, 3015, 
                                            3034, 4112, 
                                            and Title V of 
                                            the House 
                                            bill, and 
                                            Title II, 
                                            secs. 3014, 
                                            3015, 3037, 
                                            4102, 4104, 
                                            4237, and 4461 
                                            of the Senate 
                                            amendment, and 
                                            modifications 
                                            committed to 
                                            conference:
                                          Representatives
                                            Gilchrest,
                                            Neugebauer, 
                                            and
                                            Gordon.
                                          From the 
                                            Committee on 
                                            Ways and 
                                            Means, for 
                                            consideration 
                                            of Title IX of 
                                            the House 
                                            bill, and 
                                            Title V of the 
                                            Senate 
                                            amendment, and 
                                            modifications 
                                            committed to 
                                            conference:
                                          Representatives
                                            Thomas,
                                            McCrery, and
                                            Rangel.
                                          For 
                                            consideration 
                                            of the House 
                                            bill and 
                                            Senate 
                                            amendment, and 
                                            modifications 
                                            committed to 
                                            conference:
                                          Representative 
                                            DeLay.
                                          (House acts 
                                            first.)
  

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H.R. 1261 Workforce                       Representatives
 June 3,    Reinvestment                    Boehner,
   2004     and Adult                       Petri,
            Education                       McKeon,
            Act, 2003                       Castle,
                                            Isakson,
                                            Porter,
                                            Kildee,
                                            Hinojosa,
                                            Tierney, and
                                            McCollum.
                                          (House asks.)
  

 H.R. 663 Patient Safety  Senators                                    
July 22,    and Quality     Gregg,
   2004     Improvement     Frist,
            Act             Enzi,
                            Alexander,
                            Kennedy,
                            Dodd, and
                            Jeffords.
                          (Senate asks.)
  

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