[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 135 (Tuesday, October 15, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1085-D1087]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                          Tuesday, October 15, 2002

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S10401-S10481
Measures Introduced: Three bills and three resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 3111-3113, S. Res. 340-341, and S. Con. Res. 153. 
                                                        Pages S10442-43
Measures Reported:
  H.R. 1070, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to 
authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to 
carry out projects and conduct research for remediation of sediment 
contamination in areas of concern in the Great Lakes, with an amendment 
in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 107-312)
  S. 3059, to provide for the distribution of judgment funds to the 
Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation. (S. Rept. 
No. 107-313)
  Report to accompany S. 2556, to authorize the Secretary of the 
Interior to convey certain facilities to the Fremont-Madison Irrigation 
District in the State of Idaho. (S. Rept. No. 107-314)
  H.R. 3034, to redesignate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 89 River Street in Hoboken, New Jersey, as the 
``Frank Sinatra Post Office Building''.
  H.R. 3738, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 1299 North 7th Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 
as the ``Herbert Arlene Post Office Building''.
  H.R. 3739, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 6150 North Broad Street in Philadelphia, 
Pennsylvania, as the ``Rev. Leon Sullivan Post Office Building''.
  H.R. 3740, To designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 925 Dickinson Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 
as the ``William A. Cibotti Post Office Building''.
  H.R. 4102, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 120 North Maine Street in Fallon, Nevada, as the 
``Rollan D. Melton Post Office Building''.
  H.R. 4717, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 1199 Pasadena Boulevard in Pasadena, Texas, as the 
``Jim Fonteno Post Office Building''.
  H.R. 4755, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 204 South Broad Street in Lancaster, Ohio, as the 
``Clarence Miller Post Office Building''.
  H.R. 4794, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 1895 Avenida Del Oro in Oceanside, California, as 
the ``Ronald C. Packard Post Office Building''.
  H.R. 4797, to redesignate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 265 South Western Avenue, Los Angeles, California, 
as the ``Nat King Cole Post Office''.
  H.R. 4878, to provide for estimates and reports of improper payments 
by Federal agencies.
  H.R. 5308, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 301 South Howes Street in Fort Collins, Colorado, as 
the ``Barney Apodaca Post Office''.
  H.R. 5333, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 4 East Central Street in Worcester, Massachusetts, 
as the ``Joseph D. Early Post Office Building''.
  H.R. 5336, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 380 Main Street in Farmingdale, New York, as the 
``Peter J. Ganci, Jr. Post Office Building''.
  S. 1651, to establish the United States Consensus Council to provide 
for a consensus building process in addressing national public policy 
issues, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  S. 2239, to amend the National Housing Act to simplify the 
downpayment requirements for FHA mortgage insurance for single family 
homebuyers, with amendments.
  S. 2527, to provide for health benefits coverage under chapter 89 of 
title 5, United States Code, for individuals enrolled in a plan 
administered by the Overseas Private Investment Corporation.
  S. 2828, to redesignate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 6910 South Yorktown Avenue in Tulsa, Oklahoma, as 
the ``Robert Wayne Jenkins Station''.
  S. 2840, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 120 North Main Street in Fallon, Nevada, as the 
``Rollan D. Melton Post Office Building''.

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  S. 2918, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 380 Main Street in Farmingdale, New York, as the 
``Peter J. Ganci, Jr. Post Office Building''.
  S. 2929, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 265 South Western Avenue, Los Angeles, California, 
as the ``Nat King Cole Post Office''.
  S. 2931, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 5805 White Oak Avenue in Encino, California, as the 
``Francis Dayle `Chick' Hearn Post Office''.
  S. 2936, to amend chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, to 
provide that certain Federal annuity computations are adjusted by 1 
percent relating to periods of receiving disability payments, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  S. 3044, to authorize the Court Services and Offender Supervision 
Agency of the District of Columbia to provide for the interstate 
supervision of offenders on parole, probation, and supervised release. 
                                                            Page S10442
Measures Passed:
  Feed America Thursday: Senate agreed to S. Res. 341, designating 
Thursday, November 21, 2002, as ``Feed America Thursday''. 
                                                            Page S10472
  Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief Extension: Senate passed S. 1632, 
to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act to extend the deadline for submission of State 
recommendations of local governments to receive assistance for 
predisaster hazard mitigation and to authorize the President to provide 
additional repair assistance to individuals and households. 
                                                        Pages S10472-73
  Jobs for Veterans Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs was discharged 
from further consideration of H.R. 4015, to amend title 38, United 
States Code, to revise and improve employment, training, and placement 
services furnished to veterans, and the bill was then passed, after 
agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto:
  Pages S10476-79
  Daschle (for Rockefeller) Amendment No. 4884, in the nature of a 
substitute.
Page S10479
  National Assessment of Educational Progress Authorization: Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions was discharged from further 
consideration of H.R. 3801, to provide for improvement of Federal 
education research, statistics, evaluation, information, and 
dissemination, and the bill was then passed, after agreeing to the 
following amendment proposed thereto:
  Pages S10480-81
  Daschle (for Kennedy) Amendment No. 4885, in the nature of a 
substitute.
Page S10481
Election Reform Conference Report: Senate began consideration of the 
conference report on H.R. 3295, to require States and localities to 
meet uniform and nondiscriminatory election technology and 
administration requirements applicable to Federal elections, to 
establish grant programs to provide assistance to States and localities 
to meet those requirements and to improve election technology and the 
administration of Federal elections, to establish the Election 
Administration Commission.
  Pages S10412-23
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached amending the order of 
October 11, 2002, with respect to the conference report; that the 
Senate will continue consideration of the conference report at 11:40 
a.m., on Wednesday, October 16, 2002.
Pages S10424, S10481
  By unanimous consent, Senate receded from its amendment to the title.
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that at 12 noon, 
on Wednesday, October 16, 2002, Senate will vote on the adoption of the 
conference report.
Page S10424
Reporting of Appropriation Bills--Agreement: By unanimous consent, 
Senate vitiated the pending cloture vote on the motion to proceed to 
consideration of S. Res. 304, encouraging the Senate Committee on 
Appropriations to report therein, fiscally responsible, bipartisan 
appropriations bills to the Senate not later than July 31, 2002, which 
was scheduled to occur at 12 noon, on Wednesday, October 16, 2002; that 
the Senate proceed to the consideration of the resolution upon the 
disposition of the conference report to accompany H.R. 5010, Department 
of Defense Appropriations Act.
  Page S10424
Defense Appropriations Conference Report--Agreement: A unanimous-
consent agreement was reached amending the order of October 11, 2002, 
with respect to the consideration of H.R. 5010, making appropriations 
for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2003; that the Senate will begin consideration of the conference report 
at 2:15 p.m., on Wednesday, October 16, 2002.
  Page S10424
Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency Preparedness Act: Senate 
concurred in the amendment of the House to the amendment of the Senate 
to H.R. 3253, to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the 
establishment within the Department of Veterans Affairs of improved 
emergency medical preparedness, research, and education programs to 
combat terrorism, with a further amendment as follows: 
                                                        Pages S10473-76
  Daschle (for Rockefeller) Amendment No. 4883, in the nature of a 
substitute.
Page S10476
Messages From the House:
  Pages S10440-41

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Measures Placed on Calendar:
  Page S10441
Executive Communications:
  Pages S10441-42
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S10443-44
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S10444-51
Additional Statements:
  Pages S10439-40
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S10451-72
Adjournment: Senate met at 10 a.m., and adjourned at 5:57 p.m., until 
10:40 a.m., on Wednesday, October 16, 2002. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S10481).