SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (J. Dennis Hastert)

Addresses

Joint Meeting of Congress: Tony Blair, Prime Minister of Great Britain, H7059-H7062 [17JY]

State of the Union: President Bush, H212-H215 [28JA]

Agreements

Memorandum of Understanding Between the Depts. of State and Homeland Security Relative to the Visa Issuance Provisions of the Homeland Security Act, H9020-H9025 [30SE]

Announcements

House Rules: policies of the Chair, H21-H23 [7JA]

Appointments

Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, H1305 [25FE], H3958 [9MY]

Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress, H2282 [25MR]

Antitrust Modernization Commission, H44 [7JA]

Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary Commission, H1305 [25FE]

British-American Interparliamentary Group, H1875 [13MR]

Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H1875 [13MR], H4195 [15MY]

CBO Director, H313 [5FE]

Commission on International Religious Freedom, H4219 [19MY], H4325 [20MY], H9707 [20OC]

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, H5549 [18JN]

Committee on Economics (Joint), H130 [8JA], H1305 [25FE], H1755 [12MR]

Committee on Homeland Security (House, Select), H407 [12FE], H1603 [5MR]

Committee on Intelligence (House), H361 [11FE]

Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H130 [8JA]

Committee To Escort Prime Minister Tony Blair of Great Britain Into the House Chamber, H7059 [17JY]

Committee To Escort the President, H211 [28JA]

Committee To Escort the Speaker-Elect to the Chair, H3 [7JA]

Committee To Notify the President That a Congressional Quorum Has Assembled, H7 [7JA]

Conferees: H.J. Res. 2, continuing appropriations, H229 [29JA], H270 [4FE]

———H.R. 1, Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act, H6681 [14JY]

———H.R. 2, Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act, H4542 [22MY]

———H.R. 6, Energy Policy Act, H7954 [5SE]

———H.R. 1308, All-American Tax Relief Act, H5342 [12JN]

———H.R. 1474, Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act, H6582 [10JY]

———H.R. 1559, war in Iraq and homeland security supplemental appropriations, H2877 [8AP]

———H.R. 1588, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H6907 [16JY]

———H.R. 1904, Healthy Forests Restoration Act, H10469 [6NO]

———H.R. 2115, Aviation Investment and Revitalization Vision Act, H6826 [15JY]

———H.R. 2417, intelligence services appropriations, H11440 [18NO]

———H.R. 2555, Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations, H8118 [10SE]

———H.R. 2559, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, H8228 [16SE]

———H.R. 2622, National Consumer Credit Reporting System Improvement Act, H10515 [6NO]

———H.R. 2657, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, H8254 [16SE]

———H.R. 2658, Dept. of Defense appropriations, H8228 [16SE]

———H.R. 2660, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H9166 [2OC]

———H.R. 2673, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H11379 [18NO]

———H.R. 2691, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, H9073 [1OC]

———H.R. 2754, energy and water development appropriations, H8879 [24SE]

———H.R. 2800, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, H10367 [5NO]

———H.R. 2989, Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies appropriations, H9989 [29OC]

———H.R. 3289, supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, H9775 [21OC]

———S. 3, Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act, H4953 [4JN], H8907 [25SE]

———S. 151, Child Abduction Prevention Act, H2443 [27MR], H2506 [31MR]

———S. 342, Keeping Children and Families Safe Act, H2836 [7AP]

Congressional advisers on trade policy and negotiations, H1778 [12MR]

Congressional Recognition for Excellence in Arts Education Awards Board, H1304 [25FE]

Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China, H1305 [25FE], H5154 [10JN]

Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, H2911 [8AP]

Gallaudet University Board of Trustees, H1304 [25FE], H2811 [3AP]

Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation, H5271 [12JN]

House Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards, H1875 [13MR]

House of Representatives Inspector General, H7773 [25JY]

House of Representatives Page Board, H1305 [25FE], H2811 [3AP]

House Office Building Commission, H21 [7JA]

Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development Board of Trustees, H1305 [25FE]

Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Board of Trustees, H1305 [25FE], H7773 [25JY]

Library of Congress Trust Fund Board, H10233 [30OC]

Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H1875 [13MR], H5036 [5JN], H5086 [9JN]

National Commission for the Review of Research and Development Programs of the U.S. Intelligence Community, H9816 [24OC]

National Commission for the Review of the Research and Development Programs of the U.S. Intelligence Community, H239 [29JA]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S., H44 [7JA]

National Council on the Arts, H1306 [25FE], H2811 [3AP]

National Historical Publications and Records Commission, H1305 [25FE]

North Atlantic Assembly, H680 [13FE]

Office of Interparliamentary Affairs Director, H9815 [24OC]

President's Export Council, H1306 [25FE]

Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents, H1305 [25FE]

Ticket To Work and Work Incentives Advisory Panel, H3829 [8MY]

U.S. Air Force Academy Board of Visitors, H1305 [25FE], H11136 [10NO]

U.S. Capitol Preservation Commission, H2869, H2914 [8AP]

U.S. Coast Guard Academy Board of Visitors, H1305 [25FE], H7773 [25JY]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, H1306 [25FE], H7773 [25JY]

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Board of Visitors, H1305 [25FE]

U.S. Military Academy Board of Visitors, H1305 [25FE]

U.S. Naval Academy Board of Visitors, H1305 [25FE]

U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, H3658 [6MY], H3854 [8MY]

Bills and resolutions relative to

House of Representatives: notify President of election of the Speaker and Clerk (see H. Res. 4), H60 [7JA]

Senate: notify that a quorum of the House of Representatives is present and of the election of the Speaker and Clerk (see H. Res. 2), H60 [7JA]

Certificates of election

House of Representatives: Ed Case, H1, H44 [7JA]

———Randy Neugebauer, H4982 [5JN]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

Aderholt, Representative, H1469 [3MR], H1909 [18MR], H2475 [31MR], H4207 [19MY], H8219 [15SE], H9219 [7OC], H9689 [20OC], H9821 [28OC]

Ballenger, Representative, H329 [11FE]

Bartlett, Representative, H677 [13FE], H12313, H12315 [25NO]

Bass, Representative, H4879 [4JN], H10345 [5NO], H11657 [20NO]

Biggert, Representative, H3409 [29AP], H7023 [17JY]

Bishop, Representative Rob, H8405 [23SE]

Blunt, Representative, H130 [8JA]

Boozman, Representative, H269 [4FE], H2279 [25MR], H3643 [6MY], H4257 [20MY], H5091 [10JN], H5717 [24JN], H7621 [25JY], H8223 [16SE], H12747 [8DE]

Burgess, Representative, H5369 [16JN], H7229 [22JY]

Burgess, Representative Rob, H5667 [23JN]

Capito, Representative, H1277 [25FE]

Chocola, Representative, H6709 [15JY], H8955 [30SE], H11361 [18NO]

Cole, Representative, H6607 [14JY], H8019 [9SE]

Collins, Representative, H4017 [14MY]

Culberson, Representative, H141 [27JA], H1905 [17MR], H4741 [2JN], H8287 [17SE]

Davis, Representative Jo Ann, H677 [13FE]

Davis, Representative Tom, H4731 [22MY], H6257 [26JN], H7773 [25JY], H9815 [24OC], H12315 [25NO]

Doolittle, Representative, H7789 [29JY]

Dreier, Representative, H3307 [11AP], H8385 [18SE]

Duncan, Representative, H8493 [24SE]

Gibbons, Representative, H2941 [9AP]

Gilchrest, Representative, H6267 [7JY]

Hefley, Representative, H1643 [6MR]

Isakson, Representative, H221 [29JA]

Issa, Representative, H2273 [24MR], H5047 [9JN]

LaHood, Representative, H2589 [2AP], H5177 [11JN]

LaTourette, Representative, H10981 [7NO]

Miller, Representative Jeff, H1473 [4MR]

Murphy, Representative, H3977 [13MY], H6273 [8JY], H7951 [5SE]

Nethercutt, Representative, H3685 [7MY]

Ose, Representative, H5471 [18JN]

Otter, Representative, H2313 [26MR], H2825 [7AP]

Pence, Representative, H4731 [22MY], H11161 [17NO]

Peterson, Representative John E., H7171 [21JY]

Petri, Representative, H247 [31JA], H325 [7FE], H3639 [5MY]

Quinn, Representative, H4371 [21MY]

Radanovich, Representative, H9383 [14OC]

Renzi, Representative, H9379 [10OC], H10239 [4NO]

Schrock, Representative, H7791 [3SE]

Shaw, Representative, H8089 [10SE], H9035 [1OC], H9985 [29OC]

Simmons, Representative, H1691 [11MR], H2865 [8AP], H6467 [10JY], H9619 [17OC]

Simpson, Representative, H63 [8JA], H465 [13FE], H3455 [30AP], H3861 [9MY]

Terry, Representative, H173 [28JA], H1337 [26FE], H5819 [25JN]

Thornberry, Representative, H130 [8JA], H1683 [10MR], H1815 [13MR], H3404 [12AP], H9217 [3OC], H9485 [16OC], H11151 [14NO], H12315 [25NO]

Wolf, Representative, H8401 [22SE], H11135 [10NO]

Young, Representative C.W. Bill, H8953, H8954 [29SE]

Discharge petitions signed

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 22), consideration (H. Res. 275), H6265 [26JN], H6604 [10JY], H7788 [25JY], H10238 [30OC]

Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (S. 121), H2823 [3AP], H3408 [12AP], H8400 [18SE]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (H.R. 1652), consideration (H. Res. 398), H10238 [30OC], H11134 [7NO]

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (H.R. 303), consideration (H. Res. 251), H5367 [12JN], H5665 [19JN], H6265 [26JN], H7330 [22JY], H8951 [25SE]

Letters

Assignment of duties of the Clerk of the House of Representatives to Martha C. Morrison, Gerasimos C. Vans, or Daniel J. Strodel if the Clerk is absent or disabled: Jeffrey J. Trandahl, Clerk of the House of Representatives, H21 [7JA]

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) approved resolutions: Representative Don Young, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H7792 [3SE], H9252 [7OC]

Designation of Representative DeLay to act jointly with the Majority Leader of the Senate to reassemble Congress in case of death or inability of the Speaker: by, H139 [16JA]

House of Representatives authority of officials during adjournment: by, H12925 [15DE]

Resignation from the House of Representatives: Ernie Fletcher, H12925 [15DE]

———Larry Combest, H142 [27JA]

U.S. policy on use of Armed Forces against Iraq: President Bush, H1958 [19MR]

Messages

Australia Group Justification Relative to Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction: President Bush, H675 [13FE]

Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 2004: President Bush, H270 [4FE]

Coastal Zone Management Act Administration Report: President Bush, H5345 [12JN]

District of Columbia Budget Request: President Bush, H6433 [9JY]

District of Columbia Public Safety Funds: President Bush, H10534 [6NO]

Economic Report: President Bush, H334 [11FE]

Emigration Laws and Policies of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan: President Bush, H248 [31JA]

Federal Drug and Substance Abuse Programs Review: President Bush, H5345 [12JN]

Federal Ocean and Coastal Activities Report: President Bush, H2100 [19MR]

Free Trade Agreement Between the U.S. and Chile: President Bush, H249 [31JA]

Free Trade Agreement Between the U.S. and Singapore: President Bush, H249 [31JA]

Memorandum of Understanding Between the Depts. of State and Homeland Security Relative to the Visa Issuance Provisions of the Homeland Security Act: President Bush, H9020 [30SE]

Militarily Significant Benchmarks for Conditions Achieving Sustainable Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina: President Bush, H271 [4FE]

Militarily Significant Benchmarks for Conditions Achieving Sustainable Peace in Kosovo: President Bush, H269 [4FE]

Millennium Challenge Account Legislation: President Bush, H307 [5FE]

National Drug Control Strategy: President Bush, H435 [12FE]

National Emergency Relative to Angola: President Bush, H2100 [19MR], H3708 [7MY]

National Emergency Relative to Burma: President Bush, H4212, H4213 [19MY]

National Emergency Relative to Cuba: President Bush, H1440 [27FE]

National Emergency Relative to Development Fund for Iraq and Iraqi Petroleum and Petroleum Products: President Bush, H4731 [22MY]

National Emergency Relative to Iran: President Bush, H1875 [13MR], H4093 [14MY], H11148 [12NO]

National Emergency Relative to Iraq: President Bush, H250 [31JA]

National Emergency Relative to Narcotics Traffickers in Colombia: President Bush, H9680 [17OC]

National Emergency Relative to Nuclear Proliferation in Russia: President Bush, H5154 [10JN]

National Emergency Relative to Persons Who Commit, Threaten To Commit, or Support Terrorism: President Bush, H2273 [24MR], H8192 [10SE], H8402 [22SE]

National Emergency Relative to Sudan: President Bush, H3639 [5MY], H10112 [29OC]

National Emergency Relative to the Western Balkans: President Bush, H248 [31JA], H5668 [23JN]

National Emergency Relative to Weapons of Mass Destruction: President Bush, H1282 [25FE], H10112 [29OC]

National Emergency Relative to Zimbabwe: President Bush, H1676 [6MR]

National Money Laundering Strategy: President Bush, H11503 [18NO]

Participation in U.N. and Affiliated Agencies: President Bush, H2118 [19MR]

Plan Colombia Funding Report: President Bush, H271 [4FE], H7319 [22JY]

Plan for Securing Nuclear Weapons, Material, and Expertise of the States of the Former Soviet Union: President Bush, H1713 [11MR]

Presidential Determination Relative to Air Force Operations Location Near Groom Lake, NV: President Bush, H250 [31JA]

Railroad Retirement Board Report: President Bush, H12878 [8DE]

Social Security Agreement Between the U.S. and Norway: President Bush, H308 [5FE]

Statutory Authority To Confiscate and Vest Certain Property of the Government of Iraq: President Bush, H2264 [20MR]

Telecommunications Services Payments to Cuba: President Bush, H1603 [5MR]

Trade Policy Agenda and Trade Agreements Program: President Bush, H1469 [3MR]

U.S. Trade and Investment Policy Toward Sub-Saharan Africa and African Growth and Opportunity Act Implementation: President Bush, H4325 [20MY]

U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement: President Bush, H6841 [15JY]

U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement: President Bush, H6834 [15JY]

Waiving Certain Suspensions of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act: President Bush, H8464 [23SE]

Notices

Congressional Office of Compliance: meeting cancellation, H12304 [21NO]

———proposed rulemaking relative to rules of procedure, H7944-H7947 [4SE], H9209 [2OC], H9475 [15OC]

Oaths of office

Hastert, Representative: Speaker of the House, H6 [7JA]

Hooley, Darlene: House of Representatives, H150 [27JA]

House of Representatives: Members of Congress, Resident Commissioner, and Delegates, H6 [7JA], H1635-H1637 [5MR]

———officers, H6 [7JA]

Neugebauer, Randy: House of Representatives, H4982, H5041 [5JN]

Proclamations

Hold Special Election for Purpose of Filling Unexpired Term of Larry Combest: Rick Perry, Governor of Texas, H142 [27JA]

Remarks

Archer, Bill: Association of Former Members of Congress Distinguished Service Award recipient, H4133 [15MY]

Congress: reception honoring former Members of Congress, H4133, H4150 [15MY]

House of Representatives: authority of officials during adjournment, H1880 [13MR]

Journal: question of approval, H325 [7FE], H1519 [5MR], H1643 [6MR], H1749 [12MR], H1957 [19MR], H2133 [20MR], H2520 [1AP], H2589 [2AP], H2827 [7AP], H3055 [10AP], H3307 [11AP], H3409 [29AP], H3455 [30AP], H3573 [1MY], H3685 [7MY], H3861 [9MY], H4212 [19MY], H4531 [22MY], H4741 [2JN], H4981 [5JN], H5269 [12JN], H5417 [17JN], H5471 [18JN], H6351 [9JY], H6467 [10JY], H9133 [2OC], H9691 [20OC], H10133 [30OC], H11152 [14NO], H11369 [18NO]

Remarks in House relative to

House of Representatives: notify President of election of the Speaker and Clerk (H. Res. 4), H7 [7JA]

Senate: notify that a quorum of the House of Representatives is present and of the election of the Speaker and Clerk (H. Res. 2), H6 [7JA]

Resignations

Committee on Agriculture (House): Representative Boswell, H313 [5FE]

———Representative Ken Lucas, H455 [12FE]

———Representative Larsen, H313 [5FE]

Committee on Armed Services (House): Representative Andrews, H455 [12FE]

———Representative Ruppersberger, H1524 [5MR]

Committee on Education and the Workforce (House): Representative Loretta Sanchez, H455 [12FE]

———Representative Souder, H406 [12FE]

Committee on Financial Services (House): Representative Lincoln Davis, H313 [5FE]

Committee on Government Reform (House): Representative Jim Turner, H313 [5FE]

———Representative Norton, H455 [12FE]

Committee on Resources (House): Representative Adam Smith, H313 [5FE]

———Representative DeFazio, H455 [12FE]

———Representative George Miller, H313 [5FE]

———Representative Hefley, H313 [5FE]

———Representative Markey, H456 [12FE]

———Representative Putnam, H5642 [19JN]

Committee on Science (House): Representative Baird, H313 [5FE]

———Representative Etheridge, H454 [12FE]

———Representative Israel, H313 [5FE]

———Representative Jackson Lee, H675 [13FE]

———Representative Lofgren, H454 [12FE]

———Representative Shays, H407 [12FE]

———Representative Timothy H. Bishop, H1487 [4MR]

Committee on Small Business (House): Representative Christensen, H455 [12FE]

———Representative Danny K. Davis, H454 [12FE]

———Representative Gonzalez, H455 [12FE]

———Representative Langevin, H454 [12FE]

———Representative Pascrell, H455 [12FE]

———Representative Robert A. Brady, H1440 [27FE]

———Representative Timothy J. Ryan, H1487 [4MR]

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): Representative Berman, H1337 [26FE]

Committee on the Budget (House): Representative Meek, H455 [12FE]

Committee on Veterans Affairs (House): Representative Gibbons, H407 [12FE]

House of Representatives: Larry Combest, H142 [27JA]

———Representative Fletcher, H12925 [15DE]

Resolutions by organizations

Corps of Engineers waterways projects: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H9252 [7OC]

GSA Capital Investment Program: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H3532-H3534 [30AP], H7792-H7797 [3SE]

Subpoena Notices

California Superior Court, H6687 [14JY], H7936 [4SE]

Circuit Court for Cook County, IL, H307 [5FE], H325 [7FE]

Circuit Court of Newport News, VA, H3432 [29AP]

Northampton County, PA, Common Pleas Court, H7936 [4SE]

Superior Court for Ventura County, CA, H7198 [21JY]

Superior Court of New Jersey, Ocean County, H12879 [8DE]

Superior Court of Pender County, NC, H12879 [8DE]

Superior Court of San Bernadino County, CA, H1932 [18MR]

Superior Court of San Francisco County, CA, H142 [27JA], H1603 [5MR]

Superior Court of the District of Columbia, H1662 [6MR], H1932 [18MR]

U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois, H21 [7JA]

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, H3411 [29AP]

U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, H1778 [12MR]

Ventura County, CA, Superior Court, H7936 [4SE]

Texts of

H. Res. 2, notify the Senate that a quorum of the House of Representatives is present and of the election of the Speaker and Clerk, H6 [7JA]