[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 113 (Tuesday, September 10, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D911-D912]
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                                        Tuesday, September 10, 2002

[[Page D911]]


                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      House Committee ordered reported five sundry measures.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S8393-S8474
Measures Introduced: Six bills were introduced, as follows: S. 2917-
2922.                                                        
  Page S8456
Measures Reported:
  Report to accompany S. 1140, to amend chapter 1 of title 9, United 
States Code, to provide for greater fairness in the arbitration process 
relating to motor vehicle franchise contracts. (S. Rept. No. 107-266) 
                                                             Page S8456
Measures Passed:
  AMBER Alert Communication Enhancement: Senate passed S. 2896, to 
enhance the operation of the AMBER Alert communications network in 
order to facilitate the recovery of abducted children, to provide for 
enhanced notification on highways of alerts and information on such 
children, after agreeing to a committee amendment in the nature of a 
substitute.                                              
  Pages S8436-41
  Flight 93 National Memorial Act: Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources was discharged from consideration of H.R. 3917, to authorize 
a national memorial to commemorate the passengers and crew of Flight 93 
who, on September 11, 2001, courageously gave their lives thereby 
thwarting a planned attack on our Nation's Capital, and the bill was 
then passed, clearing the measure for the President.         
  Page S8472
  Flight 93 National Memorial Act: Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources was discharged from consideration of S. 2136, to establish a 
memorial in the State of Pennsylvania to honor the passengers and 
crewmembers of Flight 93 who, on September 11, 2001, gave their lives 
to prevent a planned attack on the Capitol of the United States, and 
the bill was then passed.                                
  Pages S8472-73
  Bosnia/Herzegovina 10th U.S. Recognition Anniversary: Senate agreed 
to S. Res. 309, expressing the sense of the Senate that Bosnia and 
Herzegovina should be congratulated on the 10th anniversary of its 
recognition by the United States.                        
  Pages S8473-74
Department of the Interior Appropriations: Senate resumed 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 S8393-S8420
Adopted:
  Daschle Modified Amendment No. 4481 (to Amendment No. 4480), to 
provide emergency disaster assistance to agricultural producers. 
                                                      Pages S8393-S8407
  Reid (for Boxer) Amendment No. 4523 (to Amendment No. 4472), to 
express the Sense of the Senate regarding 36 undeveloped oil and gas 
leases in the Southern California planning area of the outer 
Continental Shelf.                                           
Page S8416
  Burns (for Bennett) Amendment No. 4524 (to Amendment No. 4472), to 
set aside forest legacy program funds for the Castle Rock Phase 2 
project and Chalk Creek (Blonquist) project, Utah.       
Pages S8416-17
  Reid (for Cleland) Amendment No. 4525 (to Amendment No. 4472), to 
express the sense of the Senate concerning adequate funding for the 
National Park Service.                                   
Pages S8417-19
  Reid Amendment No. 4526 (to Amendment No. 4472), to make a technical 
correction to the conveyance of land to the city of Mesquite, Nevada. 
                                                             Page S8419
  Burns (for Stevens) Amendment No. 4527 (to Amendment No. 4472), to 
make a technical correction.                                 
Page S8419
  Reid Amendment No. 4528 (to Amendment No. 4472) to set aside 
additional funds for permitting of geothermal energy applications, the 
processing of wind-energy rights-of-way, and Bureau of Land Management 
realty and ownership management in the State of Nevada.      
Page S8419

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  Burns (for Thomas) Amendment No. 4529 (to Amendment No. 4472), to 
provide for an independent and comprehensive management, operational, 
performance, and financial review of Yellowstone National Park. 
                                                         Pages S8419-20
Withdrawn:
  Enzi Amendment No. 4517 (to Amendment No. 4480), to provide offsets 
through payment limitations.                                 
Page S8408
Pending:
  Byrd Amendment No. 4472, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                      Pages S8393-S8420
  Byrd Amendment No. 4480 (to Amendment No. 4472), to provide funds to 
repay accounts from which funds were borrowed for emergency wildfire 
suppression.                                                 
Page S8393
  Craig/Domenici Amendment No. 4518 (to Amendment No. 4480), to reduce 
hazardous fuels on our national forests.        
Pages S8408-11 S8414-15
  Dodd Amendment No. 4522 (to Amendment No. 4472), to prohibit the 
expenditure of funds to recognize Indian tribes and tribal nations 
until the date of implementation of certain administrative procedures. 
                                                         Pages S8411-14
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 79 yeas to 16 nays (Vote No. 212), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, having voted in the affirmative, Senate agreed 
to the motion to waive section 306 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974. Subsequently, the point of order that Daschle Modified Amendment 
No. 4481 (to Amendment No. 4480), to provide emergency disaster 
assistance to agricultural producers, was in violation of section 306 
of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, was not sustained. 
                                                             Page S8407
  Senate will continue consideration of the bill on Thursday, September 
12, 2002.
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 S8420-25, S8431-33
Pending:
  Lieberman Amendment No. 4471, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                               Pages S8420-25, S8431-33
  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 S8420, S8431
  Senate will continue consideration of the bill on Thursday, September 
12, 2002.
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Glenn T. Suddaby, of New York, to be United States Attorney for the 
Northern District of New York for the term of four years.
  James M. Stephens, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Occupational 
Safety and Health Review Commission for a term expiring April 27, 2005.
  2 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  1 Marine Corps nomination in the rank of general.
  1 Coast Guard nomination in the rank of admiral.           
Page S8474
Messages From the House:                                     
  Page S8453
Measures Referred:                                       
  Pages S8453-54
Measures Placed on Calendar:                                 
  Page S8454
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S8454-56
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S8456-58
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S8458-68
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S8452-53
Amendments Submitted:                                        
  Page S8468
Authority for Committees to Meet:                            
  Page S8472
Privilege of the Floor:                                      
  Page S8472
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--212) 
                                                             Page S8407
Adjournment: Senate met at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 6:57 p.m., until 
11 a.m., on Wednesday, September 11, 2002. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S8474).