[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 49 (Monday, March 31, 2008)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D345-D346]
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                       Next Meeting of the SENATE
                       10 a.m., Tuesday, April 1
                            __________
                            
                             Senate Chamber
Program for Tuesday: After the transaction of any morning business (not 
to extend beyond 12:30 p.m.), Senate will resume consideration of the 
motion to reconsider the vote by which cloture was not invoked on the 
motion to proceed to consideration of H.R. 3221, New Direction for 
Energy Independence, National Security, and Consumer Protection Act, at 
2:15 p.m., and vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the bill at 
approximately 2:30 p.m.
  (Senate will recess from 12:30 p.m. until 2:15 p.m. for their 
respective party conferences.)

              Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                      10:30 a.m., Tuesday, April 1
                            __________
                            
                             House Chamber
Program for Tuesday: Consideration of the following suspensions: (1) H. 
Res. 185--Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 
regarding the creation of refugee populations in the Middle East, North 
Africa, and the Persian Gulf region as a result of human rights 
violations; (2) H. Res. 865--Expressing the sense of the House of 
Representatives that the March 2007 report of the United Nations Office 
on Drugs and Crime and the International Bank for Reconstruction and 
Development makes an important contribution to the understanding of the 
high levels of crime and violence in the Caribbean, and that the United 
States should work with Caribbean countries to address crime and 
violence in the region; (3) H. Con. Res. 154--Expressing the sense of 
Congress that the fatal radiation poisoning of Russian dissident and 
writer Alexander Litvinenko raises significant concerns about the 
potential involvement of elements of the Russian Government in Mr. 
Litvinenko's death and about the security and proliferation of 
radioactive materials; (4) H. Res. 997--Expressing the strong support 
of the House of Representatives for the North Atlantic Treaty 
Organization to enter into a Membership Action Plan with Georgia and 
Ukraine; (5) H.R. 2040--The Civil Rights Act of 1964 Commemorative Coin 
Act; (6) H. Con. Res. 310--Expressing support for a national day of 
remembrance for Harriet Ross Tubman; (7) H. Res. 1005--Supporting the 
goals and ideals of Borderline Personality Awareness Month; (8) H. Res. 
1021--Supporting the goals, ideals, and history of National Women's 
History Month; (9) H.R. 5168--The ``Cody Grater Post Office Building'' 
Designation Act; (10) H.R. 5551--To amend title 11, District of 
Columbia Official Code, to implement the increase provided under the 
District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2008, in the amount of funds 
made available for the compensation of attorneys representing indigent 
defendants in the District of Columbia courts; (11) S. 550--A bill to 
preserve existing judgeships on the Superior Court of the District of 
Columbia; (12) H. Res. 945--Raising awareness and promoting education 
on the criminal justice system by establishing March 2008 as ``National 
Criminal Justice Month''; (13) H.R. 4056--The Federal Law Enforcement 
Officers Congressional Badge of Bravery Act of 2008; (14) H.R. 1312--
Arts Require Timely Service (ARTS) Act; and (15) H. Res. 1061--
Observing the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin 
Luther King, Jr. and encouraging the people of the United States to 
pause and remember the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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            Extension of Remarks, as inserted in this issue

                   HOUSE
       
     Andrews, Robert E., N.J., E454
     Bachmann, Michele, Minn., E451
     Blunt, Roy, Mo., E446
     Carnahan, Russ, Mo., E445
     Castle, Michael N., Del., E440, E446
     Cohen, Steve, Tenn., E444
     Davis, Tom, Va., E455
     Doolittle, John T., Calif., E442
     Fox, Virginia, N.C., E452
     Graves, Sam, Mo., E439, E441, E442, E444, E445, E446, E447, 
     E450
     Hoyer, Steny H., Md., E441, E449
     Kildee, Dale E., Mich., E454
     Knollenberg, Joe, Mich., E451, E451
     Kucinich, Dennis J., Ohio, E439, E440, E442, E444, E450
     McCotter, Thaddeus G., Mich., E455
     McGovern, James P., Mass., E452
     Marchant, Kenny, Tex., E450, E451, E455
     Murphy, Patrick J., Pa., E443, E449
     Pallone, Frank, Jr., N.J., E443
     Paul, Ron, Tex., E446
     Radanovich, George, Calif., E441
     Rangel, Charles B., N.Y., E439, E441, E442, E444, E445, E446, 
     E447, E449
     Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana, Fla., E441
     Ross, Mike, Ark., E452
     Sarbanes, John P., Md., E453
     Shuster, Bill, Pa., E452
     Tauscher, Ellen O., Calif., E443
     Thompson, Mike, Calif., E445
     Wilson, Heather, N.M., E437
     Woolsey, Lynn C., Calif., E445, E450, E454
     Wu, David, Ore., E440