[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 120 (Friday, September 20, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D963]
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                                         Friday, September 20, 2002

[[Page D963]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S8957-S9002
Measures Introduced: Five bills and three resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 2984-2988, S. Res. 329-330, and S. Con. Res. 144. 
                                                         Pages S8980-81
Measures Passed:
  Senate Complex Anthrax Claims Ascertainment and Settlement: Senate 
agreed to S. Res. 329, authorizing the Sergeant at Arms and the 
Doorkeeper of the Senate to ascertain and settle claims arising out of 
anthrax exposure in the Senate complex.
  Pages S8985-86
  Family History Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 330, designating the 
month of October 2002, as ``Family History Month''.
  Page S8986
  Russian Democracy Act: Senate passed H.R. 2121, to make available 
funds under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to expand democracy, 
good governance, and anti-corruption programs in the Russian Federation 
in order to promote and strengthen democratic government and civil 
society and independent media in that country, after agreeing to a 
committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, and the following 
amendment proposed thereto:
  Pages S8998-S9002
  Byrd (for Biden/Helms) Amendment No. 4697, to provide for the 
collection and preservation of documents related to the life of the 
human rights activist and Nobel Peace prize winner Andrei Sakharov , 
and the administration of the Andrei Sakharov Archives and Human Rights 
Center.
Pages S9001-02
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By unanimous vote of 85 yeas (Vote No. EX. 219), Reena Raggi, of New 
York, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit.
  Antonio Candia Amador, of California, to be United States Marshal for 
the Eastern District of California for the term of four years.
  7 Coast Guard nominations in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Coast Guard.
Pages S8958-60, S8986, S9002
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Kevin J. O'Connor, of Connecticut, to be United States Attorney for 
the District of Connecticut for the term of four years.
  John Francis Clark, of Virginia, to be United States Marshal for the 
Eastern District of Virginia for the term of four years.
Page S9002
Messages From the House:
  Page S8980
Measures Referred:
  Page S8980
Enrolled Bills Presented:
  Page S8980
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page S8981
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S8981-82
Additional Statements:
  Pages S8979-80
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S8982-85
Authority for Committees to Meet:
  Page S8985
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--219) 
                                                         Pages S8959-60
Adjournment: Senate met at 10 a.m., and adjourned at 3:38 p.m., until 
2:30 p.m., on Monday, September 23, 2002. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S8986).