[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 154 (Wednesday, October 29, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1199-D1200]
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                       Next Meeting of the SENATE
                      9 a.m., Thursday, October 30
                               __________
                               
                             Senate Chamber
Program for Thursday: Senate will resume consideration of the 
nomination of Charles W. Pickering, Sr., of Mississippi, to be United 
States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit; following 60 minutes of 
debate, Senate will vote on the motion to close further debate on the 
nomination, to occur at approximately 10 a.m. If cloture is not 
invoked, Senate will continue consideration of S. 139, Climate 
Stewardship Act, for two hours; following disposition of S. 139, Senate 
will continue consideration of H.R. 1904, Healthy Forests Restoration 
Act, and following disposition of H.R. 1904, Senate will continue 
consideration of H.R. 2800, Foreign Operations Appropriations Act.

              Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                     10 a.m., Thursday, October 30
                               __________
                               
                             House Chamber
Program for Thursday: Consideration of H.J. Res. 75, making further 
continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2004 (closed rule, one hour 
of debate).
  Consideration of H. Res. 422, rule providing for consideration of the 
conference report on H.R. 2115, Flight 100-Century of Aviation 
Reauthorization Act.
  Rolled votes on suspensions:
  (1) H. Con. Res. 291, expressing deep gratitude for the valor and 
commitment of the members of the United States Armed Forces who were 
deployed in Operation Restore Hope to provide humanitarian assistance 
to the people of Somalia in 1993:
  (2) H. Res. 409, repudiating the recent anti-Semitic sentiments 
expressed by Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, the outgoing prime minister of 
Malaysia, which makes peace in the Middle East and around the world 
more elusive; and
  (3) H. Con. Res. 302, expressing the sense of Congress welcoming 
President Chen Shui-bian of Taiwan to the United States on October 31, 
2003.
  Consideration of the conference report on H.R. 2691, Department of 
the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 
2004 (rule waives all points of order, one hour of debate).
  Consideration of H.R. 2443, Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation 
Act of 2003 (open rule, one hour of debate).
  Consideration of the conference report on H.R. 2115, flight 100-
Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act (rule waives all points of 
order, one hour of debate).
  Possible consideration of H. Res. 421, rule providing for the same 
day consideration of the conference report on H.R. 32809, Supplemental 
Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2004.
  Possible consideration of conference report on H.R. 3289, 
Supplemental Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Subject to a 
Rule).
  Rolled vote on E.B. Johnson (TX) motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 
6, Energy Policy Act of 2003.
  Rolled vote on Davis (FL) motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 1, 
Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act of 2003.
  Becerra motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 1308, All-American Tax 
Relief Act of 2003.
  Filner motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 6, Energy Policy Act of 
2003.
  Capps motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 1, Medicare Prescription 
Drug and Modernization Act of 2003.
  DeLauro motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 2660, Departments of 
Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2004.