[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 6 (Tuesday, January 14, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Pages S305-S306]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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SENATE RESOLUTION 19--EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE SENATE THAT CONGRESS 
  SHOULD INCREASE THE MAXIMUM INDIVIDUAL FEDERAL PELL GRANT AWARD TO 
                            $9,000 BY 2010.

  Mr. FEINGOLD (for himself, Ms. Collins, and Mr. Kennedy) submitted 
the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions:

                               S. Res. 19

       Whereas public investment in higher education yields a 
     return of several dollars for each dollar invested;
       Whereas higher education promotes economic opportunity and 
     recipients of bachelor's degrees earn an average 75 percent 
     per year more than those with high school diplomas and are 
     also half as likely to be unemployed;
       Whereas access to a college education has become a hallmark 
     of American society, and is vital to upholding our belief in 
     equality of opportunity;
       Whereas for a generation, the Federal Pell Grant has served 
     as an established and effective means of providing access to 
     higher education;
       Whereas over the past decade, the Federal Pell Grant has 
     decreased by 20 percent in value and is now worth only 70 
     percent of what a Federal Pell Grant was worth in 1975;
       Whereas grant aid as a portion of student aid has fallen 
     significantly in the past 5 years;
       Whereas in the past, grant aid constituted 55 percent of 
     total aid awarded to college students and loans constituted 
     just over 40 percent, but now grant aid constitutes 40 
     percent of total aid awarded and loans constitute nearly 60 
     percent;
       Whereas the percentage of freshman attending public and 
     private 4-year institutions of higher education from families 
     with income below the national medium has fallen since 1981; 
     and
       Whereas in 2001, eligible Federal Pell Grant applicants 
     grew by 8.3 percent in comparison with the projected growth 
     rate of 2.5 percent, representing an increase in low-income 
     students who now have access to college and causing a 
     shortfall in funding for the Federal Pell Grant program: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate that Congress 
     should increase the maximum individual Federal Pell Grant 
     award to $9,000 by fiscal year 2010.
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  SENATE RESOLUTION 18--MAKING MAJORITY PARTY APPOINTMENTS TO CERTAIN 
                SENATE COMMITTEES FOR THE 108TH CONGRESS

  Mr. FRIST submitted the following resolution; which was submitted and 
read:

                               S. Res. 18

       Resolved, That notwithstanding the provisions of Rule XXV, 
     the following shall constitute the majority party's 
     membership on the following standing committees for the 108th 
     Congress, or until their successors are chosen:
       COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, NUTRITION AND FORESTRY: Mr. 
     Cochran (Chairman), Mr. Lugar, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Roberts, 
     Mr. Fitzgerald, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Coleman, Mr. Crapo, Mr. 
     Talent, Mrs. Dole, and Mr. Grassley.
       COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS: Mr. Stevens (Chairman), Mr. 
     Cochran, Mr. Specter, Mr. Domenici, Mr. Bond, Mr. McConnell, 
     Mr. Burns, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Campbell, 
     Mr. Craig, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. DeWine, and Mr. Brownback.
       COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES: Mr. Warner (Chairman), Mr. 
     McCain, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Allard, Mr. Sessions, 
     Ms. Collins, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Talent, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. 
     Graham of South Carolina, Mrs. Dole, and Mr. Cornyn.
       COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN AFFAIRS: Mr. 
     Shelby (Chairman), Mr. Bennett, Mr. Allard, Mr. Enzi, Mr. 
     Hagel, Mr. Santorum, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Sununu, Mrs. 
     Dole, and Mr. Chafee.
       COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION: Mr. 
     McCain (Chairman), Mr. Stevens, Mr. Burns, Mr. Lott, Mrs. 
     Hutchison, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Smith, Mr. 
     Fitzgerald, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Allen, and Mr. Sununu.
       COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES: Mr. Domenici 
     (Chairman), Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Talent, Mr. Burns, Mr. Smith, 
     Mr. Bunning, and Mr. Kyl.
       COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS: Mr. Inhofe 
     (Chairman), Mr. Warner, Mr. Bond, Mr. Voinovich, Mr. Crapo, 
     Mr. Chafee, Mr. Cornyn, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Thomas, and Mr. 
     Allard.
       COMMITTEE ON FINANCE: Mr. Grassley (Chairman), Mr. Hatch, 
     Mr. Nickles, Mr. Lott, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Thomas, Mr. 
     Santorum, Mr. Frist, Mr. Smith, and Mr. Bunning.
       COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS: Mr. Lugar (Chairman), Mr. 
     Hagel, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Allen, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Enzi, Mr. 
     Voinovich, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Coleman, and Mr. Sununu.
       COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS: Ms. Collins (Chairman), 
     Mr. Stevens, Mr. Voinovich, Mr. Coleman, Mr. Specter, Mr. 
     Bennett, Mr. Fitzgerald, Mr. Sununu, and Mr. Shelby.
       COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR AND PENSIONS: Mr. 
     Gregg (Chairman), Mr. Frist, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Alexander, Mr. 
     Bond, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Ensign, Mr. 
     Graham of South Carolina, and Mr. Warner.
       COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY: Mr. Hatch (Chairman), Mr. 
     Grassley, Mr. Specter, Mr. Kyl, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
     Graham of South Carolina, Mr. Craig, Mr. Chambliss, and Mr. 
     Cornyn.
       COMMITTEE ON RULES AND ADMINISTRATION: Mr. Lott (Chairman), 
     Mr. Stevens, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Santorum, Mr. 
     Nickles, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Frist, Mr. Smith, and Mr. 
     Chambliss.
       COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP: Ms. Snowe 
     (Chairman), Mr. Bond, Mr. Burns, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Enzi, Mr. 
     Fitzgerald, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Allen, Mr. Ensign, and Mr. 
     Coleman.
       COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS: Mr. Specter (Chairman), Mr. 
     Campbell, Mr. Craig, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Ensign, 
     Mr. Graham of South Carolina, and Ms. Murkowski.
       SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON AGING: Mr. Craig (Chairman), Mr. 
     Shelby, Ms. Collins, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Smith, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
     Fitzgerald, Mr. Hatch, Mrs. Dole, Mr. Stevens, and Mr. 
     Santorum.
       COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET: Mr. Nickles (Chairman), Mr. 
     Domenici, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Allard, Mr. Burns, Mr. 
     Enzi, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Ensign, and 
     Mr. Cornyn.
       SELECT COMMITTEE ON ETHICS: Mr. Voinovich (Chairman), Mr. 
     Roberts, and Mr. Thomas.
       COMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS: Mr. Campbell (Chairman), Mr. 
     McCain, Mr. Domenici, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. 
     Smith, and Ms. Murkowski.
       SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE: Mr. Roberts (Chairman), 
     Mr. Hatch, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Bond, Mr. Lott, Ms. Snowe, Mr. 
     Hagel, Mr. Chambliss, and Mr. Warner.
       JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE: Mr. Bennett (Chairman), Mr. 
     Brownback, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Alexander, and Ms. 
     Collins.

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