[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 66 (Tuesday, April 24, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D561-D562]
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                       Next Meeting of the SENATE
                     9:30 a.m., Wednesday, April 25

                               
                             Senate Chamber
Program for Wednesday: After the transaction of any morning business 
(not to extend beyond 60 minutes), Senate will continue consideration 
of S. 761, America COMPETES Act, and after a period of debate vote on 
or in relation to Sununu Amendment No. 938.

             Next Meeting of the  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                      10 a.m., Wednesday, April 25

                               
                             House Chamber
Program for Wednesday: Consideration of the following suspensions: (1) 
H. Con. Res. 7--Calling on the League of Arab States to acknowledge the 
genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan and to step up their efforts to 
stop the genocide in Darfur; (2) H. Res. 125--Expressing deep concern 
over the use of civilians as ``human shields'' in violation of 
international humanitarian law and the law of war during armed 
conflict, including Hezbollah's tactic of embedding its forces among 
civilians to use them as human shields during the summer of 2006 
conflict between Hezbollah and the State of Israel; (3) H. Res. 240--
Urging all member countries of the International Commission of the 
International Tracing Service (ITS) who have yet to ratify the May 2006 
Amendments to the 1955 Bonn Accords Treaty, to expedite the 
ratification process to allow for open access to the Holocaust archives 
located at Bad Arolsen, Germany; (4) H.R. 1678--Torture Victims Relief 
Reauthorization Act of 2007; (5) H. Con. Res. 68--Honoring the life and 
accomplishments of Gian Carlo Menotti and recognizing the success of 
the Spoleto Festival USA in Charleston, South Carolina, which he 
founded; (6) H. Res. 292--Expressing the sense of the House of 
Representatives that schools should celebrate National Garden Month 
through a curriculum that includes outdoor learning; (7) H. Res. 320--
Congratulating the University of Tennessee women's basketball team for 
winning the 2007 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship; (8) 
H. Con. Res. 121--Recognizing the benefits and importance of school-
based music education; and (9) H.R. 493--Genetic Information 
Nondiscrimination Act of 2007. Consideration of H.R. 1332--Small 
Business Lending Improvements Act of 2007.
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            Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
              HOUSE
  
Andrews, Robert E., N.J., E843
Berman, Howard L., Calif., E847
Bishop, Timothy H., N.Y., E846
Cardoza, Dennis A., Calif., E845
Conyers, John, Jr., Mich., E850
Costello, Jerry F., Ill., E849
Cummings, Elijah E., Md., E846
Emerson, Jo Ann, Mo., E844
Gerlach, Jim, Pa., E846
Green, Al, Tex., E839, E841
Hensarling, Jeb, Tex., E839, E841, E848
Honda, Michael M., Calif., E848
Johnson, Timothy V., Ill., E845
Lantos, Tom, Calif., E843
Levin, Sander M., Mich., E845
McNulty, Michael R., N.Y., E843
Maloney, Carolyn B., N.Y., E840, E841
Matsui, Doris O., Calif., E849
Michaud, Michael H., Me., E847
Miller, Candice S., Mich., E847
Miller, Jeff, Fla., E846
Murphy, Patrick J., Pa., E843
Pickering, Charles W. ``Chip'', Miss., E844
Rahall, Nick J., II, W.Va., E842
Sessions, Pete, Tex., E847
Smith, Adrian, Nebr., E846
Smith, Christopher H., N.J., E849
Tancredo, Thomas G., Colo., E839, E840
Thompson, Mike, Calif., E839, E839, E840, E841, E843
Tiahrt, Todd, Kans., E844
Towns, Edolphus, N.Y., E848
Van Hollen, Chris, Md., E850
Waxman, Henry A., Calif., E848
Whitfield, Ed, Ky., E840, E842, E850