[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 132 (Wednesday, September 24, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1886-E1887]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

                                 ______
                                 

                      HON. FRANK W. BALLANCE, JR.

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 24, 2003

  Mr. BALLANCE. Mr. Speaker, I could not be here to vote on Tuesday, 
September 23, 2003, as I was touring the 1st Congressional District, 
meeting with Federal, State, and local officials and my constituents as 
they recover from Hurricane Isabel. Had I been present, on rollcall 
vote No. 509, I would have voted ``aye''; on rollcall vote No. 510, I 
would have voted `` aye''; on rollcall vote No. 511, I would have voted 
``aye''; and on rollcall vote No. 512, I would have voted ``aye.''

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                       SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS

  Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, agreed to by the Senate on February 
4, 1977, calls for establishment of a system for a computerized 
schedule of all meetings and hearings of Senate committees, 
subcommittees, joint committees, and committees of conference. This 
title requires all such committees to notify the Office of the Senate 
Daily Digest--designated by the Rules Committee--of the time, place, 
and purpose of the meetings, when scheduled, and any cancellations or 
changes in the meetings as they occur.
  As an additional procedure along with the computerization of this 
information, the Office of the Senate Daily Digest will prepare this 
information for printing in the Extensions of Remarks section of the 
Congressional Record on Monday and Wednesday of each week.
  Meetings scheduled for Thursday, September 25, 2003 may be found in 
the Daily Digest of today's Record.

                           MEETINGS SCHEDULED

                              SEPTEMBER 30
     9 a.m.
       Governmental Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine the nominations of Dale 
           Cabaniss, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal 
           Labor Relations Authority, Craig S. Iscoe, to be 
           Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District 
           of Columbia, and Brian F. Holeman, to be an Associate 
           Judge of the Superior Court of the District of 
           Columbia.
                                                            SD-342
     10 a.m.
       Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine the state of the securities 
           industry.
                                                            SD-538
       Indian Affairs
       Energy and Natural Resources
       Water and Power Subcommittee
         To hold joint hearings to examine S. 437, to provide for 
           adjustments to the Central Arizona Project in Arizona, 
           to authorize the Gila River Indian Community water 
           rights settlement, to reauthorize and amend the 
           Southern Arizona Water Rights Settlement Act of 1982.
                                                            SD-366
       Governmental Affairs
       Investigations Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine illegal file sharing on peer-
           to-peer networks and the impact of technology on the 
           entertainment industry.
                                                            SD-342
       Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
       Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine underage drinking.
                                                            SD-430
     2 p.m.
       Judiciary
       Immigration, Border Security and Citizenship Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine visa issuance in relation to 
           homeland security.
                                                            SD-226

                               OCTOBER 1
     9:30 a.m.
       Governmental Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine the need for federal real 
           property reform.
                                                            SD-342

                               OCTOBER 2
     10 a.m.
       Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
         To hold joint hearings with the House Committee on Energy 
           and Commerce to examine activities of the National 
           Institutes of Health.
                                                            SD-106
       Energy and Natural Resources
       National Parks Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine S. 524, to expand the 
           boundaries of the Fort Donelson National Battlefield to 
           authorize the acquisition and interpretation of lands 
           associated with the campaign that resulted in the 
           capture of the fort in 1862, S. 1313, to establish the 
           Congaree Swamp National Park in the State of South 
           Carolina, S. 1472, to authorize the Secretary of the 
           Interior to provide a grant for the construction of a 
           statue of Harry S Truman at Union Station in Kansas 
           City, Missouri, and S. 1576, to revise the boundary of 
           Harpers Ferry National Historical Park.
                                                            SD-366
     2 p.m.
       Indian Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine S. 1438, to provide for 
           equitable compensation of the Spokane Tribe of Indians 
           of the Spokane Reservation in settlement of claims of 
           the Tribe concerning the contribution of the Tribe to 
           the production of hydropower by the Grand Coulee Dam.
                                                            SR-485
     2:30 p.m.
       Intelligence
         To hold closed hearings to examine certain intelligence 
           matters.
                                                            SH-219

                               OCTOBER 15
     10 a.m.
       Indian Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine S. 550, to amend the Indian 
           Land Consolidation Act to improve provisions relating 
           to probate of trust and restricted land.
                                                            SR-485

                               OCTOBER 16
     10 a.m.
       Indian Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine the Missouri River Master 
           Manual.
                                                            SR-485

                               OCTOBER 21
     10 a.m.
       Indian Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine S. 1565, to reauthorize the 
           Native American Programs Act of 1974.
                                                            SR-485

                               OCTOBER 22
     10 a.m.
       Indian Affairs
         Business meeting to consider pending calendar business; 
           to be followed by a hearing on the Tribal Self 
           Governance Act Amendments of 2003.
                                                            SR-485

                               OCTOBER 30
     2:30 p.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
       Water and Power Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine S. 1097, to authorize the 
           Secretary of the Interior to implement the Calfed Bay-
           Delta Program.
                                                            SD-366