[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 110 (Wednesday, September 4, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D888-D889]
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                                       Wednesday, September 4, 2002

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S8141-S8233
Measures Introduced: One bill and two resolutions were introduced, as 
follows: S. 2902, and S. Res. 320-321.                       
  Page S8201
Measures Passed:
  Honoring Valley Sports American Little League Baseball Team: Senate 
agreed to S. Res. 320, honoring the Valley Sports American Little 
League baseball team from Louisville, Kentucky for winning the 2002 
Little League Baseball World Series.              
  Pages S8205, S8229-30
Department of the Interior Appropriations: Senate began consideration 
of H.R. 5093, making appropriations for the Department of the Interior 
and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2003, 
taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto: 
                                                         Pages S8141-48
Adopted:
  Byrd/Burns Amendment No. 4473 (to Amendment No. 4472), to make 
permanent a provision relating to the National Business Center. 
                                                             Page S8143
  Byrd/Burns Amendment No. 4474 (to Amendment No. 4472), to make a 
technical correction.                                    
Pages S8143-44
  Byrd Amendment No. 4475 (to Amendment No. 4472), to make a technical 
correction.                                                  
Page S8144
Pending:
  Byrd Amendment No. 4472, in the nature of a substitute.    
Page S8143
  Byrd Amendment No. 4480 (to Amendment No. 4472), to provide funds to 
repay accounts from which funds were borrowed for emergency wildfire 
suppression.                                             
Pages S8144-45
  Daschle Modified Amendment No. 4481 (to Amendment No. 4472), to 
provide emergency disaster assistance to agricultural producers. 
                                                         Pages S8145-48
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at 9:30 a.m., on Thursday, September 5, 2002.
                                                             Page S8230
Homeland Security Act: Senate continued consideration of H.R. 5005, to 
establish the Department of Homeland Security, taking action on the 
following amendments proposed thereto:         
  Pages S8155-80, S8183-94
Pending:
  Lieberman Amendment No. 4471, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                         Pages S8155-80
  Wellstone Amendment No. 4486 (to Amendment No. 4471), to prohibit the 
Secretary of Homeland Security from contracting with any corporate 
expatriate.                                              
Pages S8183-86
  Reid Amendment No. 4490 (to Amendment No. 4486), in the nature of a 
substitute.                                              
Pages S8186-87
  Smith (N.H.) Amendment No. 4491 (to Amendment No. 4471), to amend 
title 49, United States Code, to improve flight and cabin security on 
passenger aircraft.                                      
Pages S8187-93
  Reid (for Boxer/Smith (N.H.)) Amendment No. 4492 (to Amendment No. 
4491), to amend title 49, United States Code, to improve flight and 
cabin security on passenger aircraft.                    
Pages S8193-94
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at 1 p.m., on Thursday, September 5, 2002. 
                                                             Page S8230
Appointment:
  Lands Title Report Commission: The Chair, on behalf of the Chairman 
of the Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, pursuant to Public 
Law 106-569, announced the appointment of the following individuals to 
be members of the Lands Title Report Commission: Dore A. Bietz of 
Toulumne, California, Juel C. Burnette III of Brandon, South Dakota, 
Thomas Livermont of Pierre, South Dakota, and Thomas H. Shipps of 
Durango, Colorado.                                           
  Page S8229
Messages From the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report concerning the justification 
of the Australia Group and the Convention on the Prohibition of the 
Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on 
Their Destruction; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (PM-106) 
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Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Rafael Cuellar, of New Jersey, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the National Consumer Cooperative Bank for a term of three 
years.
  Michael Scott, of North Carolina, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the National Consumer Cooperative Bank for a term of term 
years.
  Francis X. Taylor, of Maryland, to be Director of the Office of 
Foreign Missions, and to have the rank of Ambassador during his tenure 
of service.
  Francis X. Taylor, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of State 
(Diplomatic Security).
  Grover Joseph Rees, of Louisiana, to be Ambassador to the Democratic 
Republic of East Timor.
  Elizabeth J. Pruet, of Arkansas, to be a Member of the National 
Museum Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 2004.
  Judith Ann Rapanos, of Michigan, to be a Member of the National 
Museum Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 2004.
  Judith Ann Rapanos, of Michigan, to be a Member of National Museum 
Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 2007. (Reappointment)
  Edwin Joseph Rigaud, of Ohio, to be a Member of National Museum 
Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 2007. (Reappointment)
  Edwin Joseph Rigaud, of Ohio, to be a Member of National Museum 
Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 2002.
  Harry Robinson, Jr., of Texas, to be a Member of the National Museum 
Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 2003.
  Margaret Scarlett, of Wyoming, to be a Member of the National Museum 
Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 2007.
  Beth Walkup, of Arizona, to be a Member of the National Museum 
Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 2003.
  David Donath, of Vermont, to be a Member of the National Museum 
Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 2004.
  Nancy S. Dwight, of New Hampshire, to be a Member of the National 
Museum Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 2005.
  A. Wilson Greene, of Virginia, to be a Member of the National Museum 
Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 2004.
  Maria Mercedes Guillemard, of Puerto Rico, to be a Member of the 
National Museum Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 2005.
  Peter Hero, of California, to be a Member of the National Museum 
Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 2006.
  Terry L. Maple, of Georgia, to be a Member of the National Museum 
Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 2005.
  Thomas E. Lorentzen, of California, to be a Member of the National 
Museum Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 2006.
  Peter Marzio, of Texas, to be a Member of the National Museum 
Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 2006.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Navy.                  
Pages S8230-33
Executive Communications:                             
  Pages S8199-S8201
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S8201-03
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S8203-05
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S8197-99
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S8205-29
Authority for Committees to Meet:                            
  Page S8229
Privilege of the Floor:                                      
  Page S8229
Adjournment: Senate met at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 5:31 p.m., until 
9:30 a.m., on Thursday, September 5, 2002. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S8230).