[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 100 (Wednesday, July 9, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D779-D780]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
APPROPRIATIONS: HOMELAND SECURITY
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Homeland Security approved 
for full Committee consideration an original bill making appropriations 
for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2004.
APPROPRIATIONS: DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior approved for full 
Committee consideration an original bill making appropriations for the 
Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2004.
APPROPRIATIONS: LEGISLATIVE BRANCH/DOD
Committee on Appropriations: Committee ordered favorably reported the 
following bills:
  An original bill (S. 1383) making appropriations for the Legislative 
Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004; and
  An original bill (S. 1382) making appropriations for the Department 
of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004.
AFGHANISTAN & IRAQ
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded open and closed 
hearings to examine lessons learned during Operation Enduring Freedom 
in Afghanistan and Operation Iraqi Freedom, and ongoing operations in 
the United States Central Command region, focusing on USCENTCOM areas 
of responsibility, regional concerns, the Horn of Africa, Iran, the 
Gulf States, South and Central Asia, weapons of mass destruction 
proliferation, terrorism and counterterrorism, and security 
cooperation, after receiving testimony from Donald H. Rumsfeld, 
Secretary of Defense; and General Tommy R. Franks, former Commander, 
U.S. Central Command.
INDIAN GAMING REGULATORY ACT
Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee concluded oversight hearings on 
the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, focusing on the role of the 
Department of the Interior in reviewing revenue-sharing provisions 
included in Class III tribal-state gaming compacts submitted to the 
Department for approval, after receiving testimony from Aurene M. 
Martin, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs; 
Zachariah Pahmahmie, Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, Mayetta, Kansas; 
Herman A. Williams, Jr., Tulalip Tribes of Washington, Tulalip; Jacob 
Viarrial, Pueblo of Pojoaque, Santa Fe, New Mexico; Pedro Johnson, 
Washington, D.C., on behalf of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation; 
Brenda Soulliere, California Nations Indian Gaming Association, 
Sacramento; and Frank Chaves, New Mexico Indian Gaming Association, 
Bernalillo.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded hearings on the 
nominations of James O. Browning, to be United States District Judge 
for the District

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of New Mexico, who was introduced by Senators Domenici and Bingaman; 
Kathleen Cardone, to be United States District Judge for the Western 
District of Texas, who was introduced by Senators Hutchison and Cornyn, 
and Representative Reyes; James I. Cohn, to be United States District 
Judge for the Southern District of Florida; Frank Montalvo, to be 
United States District Judge for the Western District of Texas, and 
Xavier Rodriguez, to be United States District Judge for the Western 
District of Texas, who were both introduced by Senators Hutchison and 
Cornyn, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their 
own behalf.
UNAUTHORIZED APPROPRIATIONS RULE
Committee on Rules and Administration: Committee concluded hearings to 
examine S. Res. 173, to amend Rule XVI of the Standing Rules of the 
Senate with respect to new or general legislation and unauthorized 
appropriations in general appropriations bills and amendments thereto, 
and new or general legislation, unauthorized appropriations, new 
matter, or nongermane matter in conference reports on appropriations 
Acts, and unauthorized appropriations in amendments between the Houses 
relating to such Acts, after receiving testimony from Senator McCain; 
and Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Director, Congressional Budget Office.