[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 127 (Wednesday, October 2, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1021-D1022]
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                                         Wednesday, October 2, 2002

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S9779-S9860
Measures Introduced: Nine bills and three resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 3027-3035, S.J. Res. 46-47, and S. Res. 332. 
                                                         Pages S9845-46
Measures Passed:
  National 4-H Youth Development Program Week: Committee on the 
Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of S. Con. Res. 
143, designating October 6, 2002, through October 12, 2002, as 
``National 4-H Youth Development Program Week'', and the resolution was 
then agreed to.
  Pages S9783-85
  Veterans of Foreign Wars: Senate passed H.R. 3838, to amend the 
charter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States 
organization to make members of the armed forces who receive special 
pay for duty subject to hostile fire or imminent danger eligible for 
membership in the organization, clearing the measure for the President.
                                                             Page S9858
  AMVETS Charter Amendment: Senate passed S. 1972, to amend the charter 
of the AMVETS organization.
  Page S9858
  AMVETS Charter Amendment: Senate passed H.R. 3214, to amend the 
charter of the AMVETS organization, clearing the measure for the 
President.
  Page S9858
  POW/MIA Memorial Flag Act: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged 
from further consideration of S. 1226, to require the display of the 
POW/MIA flag at the World War II Memorial, the Korean War Veterans 
Memorial, and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, and the bill was then 
passed.
  Pages S9858-59
  Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities Prevention Act: Senate 
passed S. 2980, to revise and extend the Birth Defects Prevention Act 
of 1998, after agreeing to a committee amendment in the nature of a 
substitute.
  Pages S9859-60
21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act 
Conference Report--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing for further consideration of the conference report on H.R. 
2215, to authorize appropriations for the Department of Justice for 
fiscal year 2002, and then began consideration of the conference 
report, at 11:30 a.m., on Thursday, October 3, 2002, with a vote to 
occur on the motion to close further debate on the conference report. 
                                                             Page S9860
Executive Reports of Committees: Senate received the following 
executive report of a committee:
  Report to accompany 1997 Amendment To Montreal Protocol (Treaty Doc. 
106-10) and Amendment To Montreal Protocol (``Beijing Amendment'') 
(Treaty Doc. 106-32) (Ex. Rept. 107-10)
Page S9845
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Lawrence J. Block, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States 
Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years.
  Ronald H. Clark, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the 
Eastern District of Texas.
  Thomas Forrest Hall, of Oklahoma, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Defense.
  James Knoll Gardner, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District 
Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
  James Franklin Jeffrey, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Albania.
  Richard L. Baltimore III, of New York, to be Ambassador of the United 
States to the Sultanate of Oman.
  Martin George Brennan, of California, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Zambia.
  Vicki Huddleston, of Arizona, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Mali.
  Donald C. Johnson, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Cape 
Verde.
  Jimmy Kolker, of Missouri, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Uganda.
  Gail Dennise Thomas Mathieu, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Niger.
  James Irvin Gadsden, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Iceland.
  J. Anthony Holmes, of California, to be Ambassador to Burkina Faso.

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  Aurelia E. Brazeal, of Georgia, to be Ambassador to the Federal 
Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
  Charles E. Erdmann, of Colorado, to be a Judge of the United States 
Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces for the term of fifteen years to 
expire on the date prescribed by law.
Page S9860
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations: Mark 
B. McClellan, of the District of Columbia, to be Commissioner of Food 
and Drugs, Department of Health and Human Services.
  Page S9860
Messages From the House:
  Page S9844
Measures Referred:
  Pages S9844-45
Measures Placed on Calendar:
  Pages S9779, S9845
Measures Read First Time:
  Pages S9804, S9845
Executive Communications:
  Page S9845
Petitions and Memorials:
  Page S9845
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Page S9845
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S9846-47
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S9847-56
Additional Statements:
  Pages S9841-44
Amendments Submitted:
  Page S9856
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
  Page S9856
Authority for Committees to Meet:
  Pages S9856-57
Privilege of the Floor:
  Page S9857
Adjournment: Senate met at 9:30 a.m., adjourned at 6:45 p.m., until 10 
a.m., on Thursday, October 3, 2002. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S9860).