[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 112 (Monday, September 9, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S8335-S8392
Measures Introduced: Four bills and two resolutions, were introduced: 
S. 2913-2916, S. Res. 324, and S. Con. Res. 138.
  Page S8384
Measures Reported:
  S. 1028, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain 
parcels of land acquired for the Blunt Reservoir and Pierre Canal 
Features of the initial stage of the Oahe Unit, James Division, South 
Dakota, to the Commission of Schools and Public Lands and the 
Department of Game, Fish, and Parks of the State of South Dakota for 
the purpose of mitigating lost wildlife habitat, on the condition that 
the current preferential leaseholders shall have an option to purchase 
the parcels from the Commission, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. (S. Rept. No. 107-253)
  S. 1638, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the 
suitability and feasibility of designating the French Colonial Heritage 
Area in the State of Missouri as a unit of the National Park System, 
with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 107-254)
  S. 1944, to revise the boundary of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison 
National Park and Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area in the 
State of Colorado, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 107-255)
  S. 2519, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study 
of Coltsville in the State of Connecticut for potential inclusion in 
the National Park System, with an amendment. (S. Rept. No. 107-256)
  S. 2571, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special 
resources study to evaluate the suitability and feasibility of 
establishing the Rim of the Valley Corridor as a unit of the Santa 
Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, with an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 107-257)
  S. 2598, to enhance the criminal penalties for illegal trafficking of 
archaeological resources, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. (S. Rept. No. 107-258)
  H.R. 37, to amend the National Trails System Act to update the 
feasibility and suitability studies of 4 national historic trails and 
provide for possible additions to such trails, with an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 107-259)
  H.R. 38, to provide for additional lands to be included within the 
boundaries of the Homestead National Monument of America in the State 
of Nebraska. (S. Rept. No. 107-260)
  H.R. 107, to require that the Secretary of the Interior conduct a 
study to identify sites and resources, to recommend alternatives for 
commemorating and interpreting the Cold War, with amendments. (S. Rept. 
No. 107-261)
  H.R. 1776, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the 
suitability and feasibility of establishing the Buffalo Bayou National 
Heritage Area in west Houston, Texas. (S. Rept. No. 107-262)
  H.R. 1814, to amend the National Trails System Act to designate the 
Metacomet-Monadnock-Mattabesett Trail extending through western 
Massachusetts and central Connecticut for study for potential addition 
to the National Trails System. (S. Rept. No. 107-263)
  H.R. 1925, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to study the 
suitability and feasibility of designating the Waco Mammoth Site Area 
in Waco, Texas, as a unit of the National Park System. (S. Rept. No. 
107-264)
  S. 321, to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide 
families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage 
under the Medicaid program for such children, with an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 107-265)
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Measures Passed:
  National Construction Safety Team Act: Senate passed H.R. 4687, to 
provide for the establishment of investigative teams to assess building 
performance and emergency response and evacuation procedures in the 
wake of any building failure that has resulted in substantial loss of 
life or that posed significant potential of substantial loss of life, 
after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto: 
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  Reid (for Hollings) Amendment No. 4514, in the nature of a 
substitute.
Page S8392
Homeland Security Act: Senate resumed consideration of H.R. 5005, to 
establish the Department of Homeland Security, taking action on the 
following amendments proposed thereto:
  Pages S8350, S8352-67
Pending:
  Lieberman Amendment No. 4471, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                  Pages S8350, S8352-67
  Thompson/Warner Amendment No. 4513 (to Amendment No. 4471), to strike 
title II, establishing the National Office for Combating Terrorism, and 
title III, developing the National Strategy for Combating Terrorism and 
Homeland Security Response for detection, prevention, protection, 
response, and recover to counter terrorist threats.
Pages S8352-67
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at 2:15 p.m. on Tuesday, September 10, 2002. 
                                                             Page S8392
Department of the Interior Appropriations--Agreement: A unanimous-
consent agreement was reached providing for further consideration of 
H.R. 5093, making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2003, at 9:30 
a.m. on Tuesday, September 10, 2002.
  Page S8392
Executive Reports of Committees: Senate received the following 
executive report of a committee:
  Received on Friday, September 6, 2002 during the adjournment of the 
Senate:
  Report to accompany Convention On The Elimination Of All Forms Of 
Discrimination Against Women (Treaty Doc. 96-53) (Ex. Rept. 107-9). 
                                                         Pages S8383-84
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
  By unanimous vote of 82 yeas (Vote No. EX. 211), Kenneth A. Marra, of 
Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District 
of Florida.
Pages S8340-50, S8392
Messages From the House:
  Page S8376
Executive Communications:
  Pages S8376-83
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Pages S8383-84
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S8384-86
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S8386-89
Additional Statements:
  Pages S8371-76
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S8389-91
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
  Page S8391
Authority for Committees to Meet:
  Page S8391
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--211) 
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Adjournment: Senate met at 12 noon, and adjourned at 6:34 p.m., until 
9:30 a.m., on Tuesday, September 10, 2002. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S8392).