[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 147 (Thursday, November 14, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D1153]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
NOMINATION
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded hearings on the 
nominations of Mary Carlin Yates, of Oregon, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Ghana, after the nominee testified and answered questions 
in her own behalf.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee ordered favorably reported the 
following business items: The nominations of Dennis W. Shedd, of South 
Carolina, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit, 
Michael W. McConnell, of Utah, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the Tenth Circuit, and Kevin J. O'Connor, to be United States Attorney 
for the District of Connecticut;
  S. 2480, to amend title 18, United States Code, to exempt qualified 
current and former law enforcement officers from state laws prohibiting 
the carrying of concealed handguns, with amendments;
  S. 1655, to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain 
interstate conduct relating to exotic animals, with an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute;
  S. 2934, to amend title 36, United States Code, to clarify the 
requirements for eligibility in the American Legion;
  H.R. 3988, to amend title 36, United States Code, to clarify the 
requirements for eligibility in the American Legion;
  S. 2541, to amend title 18, United States Code, to establish 
penalties for aggravated identify theft;
  H.R. 3180, to consent to certain amendments to the New Hampshire-
Vermont Interstate School Compact;
  S. 2520, to amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to the 
sexual exploitation of children, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute; and
  S. Con. Res. 94, expressing the sense of Congress that public 
awareness and education about the importance of health care coverage is 
of the utmost priority and that a National Importance of Health Care 
Coverage Month should be established to promote that awareness and 
education.
TERRORISM REPORT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Technology, Terrorism, and 
Government Information held hearings to examine the current state of 
national preparedness against terrorism, focusing on the October 2002 
Hart-Rudman Terrorism Task Force Report, after receiving testimony from 
former Senator Warren Rudman, Cmdr. Stephen E. Flynn, USCG (Ret.), 
Council on Foreign Relations, New York, New York, and Philip A. Odeen, 
TRW, Inc., Arlington, Virginia, all on behalf of the Council on Foreign 
Relations Independent Task Force on Homeland Security; and Colonel 
Randall J. Larsen, USAF (Ret.), ANSER Institute for Homeland Security, 
Arlington, Virginia.