[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 136 (Wednesday, October 16, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1091-D1093]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                        Wednesday, October 16, 2002

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate agreed to the conference report on H.R. 3295, Help America 
      Vote Act.
      Senate agreed to the conference report on H.R. 5010, Department 
      of Defense Appropriations Act.
      The House and Senate passed H.J. Res. 123, making further 
      continuing appropriations for FY 2003.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S10483-S10601
Measures Introduced: Thirteen bills and three resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 3114-3126, and S. Res. 342-344. 
                                                        Pages S10571-72
Measures Reported:
  S. 486, to reduce the risk that innocent persons may be executed, 
with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 107-315)
  S. 1850, to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to bring underground 
storage tanks into compliance with subtitle I of that Act, to promote 
cleanup of leaking underground storage tanks, to provide sufficient 
resources for such compliance and cleanup, with an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 107-316)
  S. 2817, to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2003, 2004, 
2005, 2006, and 2007 for the National Science Foundation, with an 
amendment. (S. Rept. No. 107-317)
  S. 630, to prohibit senders of unsolicited commercial electronic mail 
from disguising the source of their messages, to give consumers the 
choice to cease receiving a sender's unsolicited commercial electronic 
mail messages, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. 
Rept. No. 107-318)
  H.R. 2733, to authorize the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology to work with major manufacturing industries on an initiative 
of standards development and implementation for electronic enterprise 
integration. (S. Rept. No. 107-319)
  S. 2644, to amend chapter 35 of title 31, United States Code, to 
expand the types of Federal agencies that are required to prepare 
audited financial statements, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute.
Page S10570
Measures Passed:
  Commemorating Stephen E. Ambrose: Senate agreed to S. Res. 342, 
commemorating the life and work of Stephen E. Ambrose. 
                                                        Pages S10549-53
  Reporting of Appropriation Bills: Senate agreed to S. Res. 304, 
encouraging the Senate Committee on Appropriations to report thirteen, 
fiscally responsible, bipartisan appropriations bills to the Senate not 
later than July 31, 2002, after agreeing to the following amendment 
proposed thereto:
  Pages S10527-31, S10553
  Conrad Modified Amendment No. 4886, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                Pages S10528-31, S10553
  Continuing Appropriations: Senate passed H.J. Res. 123, making 
further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2003, clearing 
the measure for the President.
  Pages S10557-59, S10593
  Consumer Product Protection Act: Senate passed H.R. 2621, to amend 
title 18, United States Code, with respect to consumer product 
protection, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto:
                                                        Pages S10593-94
  Reid (for Kohl) Amendment No. 4888, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                            Page S10594
  Product Packaging Protection Act: Senate passed S. 1233, to provide 
penalties for certain unauthorized writing with respect to consumer 
products, after agreeing to a committee amendment in the nature of a 
substitute, and the following amendment proposed thereto:
  Page S10594
  Reid (for Kohl) Amendment No. 4889, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                            Page S10594

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  Peace Corps for the 21st Century Act: Senate passed S. 2667, to amend 
the Peace Corps Act to promote global acceptance of the principles of 
international peace and nonviolent coexistence among peoples of diverse 
cultures and systems of government, after agreeing to a committee 
amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  Pages S10594-98
  Border Commuter Student Act: Senate passed H.R. 4967, to establish 
new nonimmigrant classes for border commuter students, clearing the 
measure for the President.
  Page S10598
  Senate Legal Representation: Senate agreed to S. Res. 343, to 
authorize representation by the Senate Legal Counsel in Newdow v. 
Eagen, et al.
  Pages S10598-99
  Senate Legal Representation: Senate agreed to S. Res. 344, to 
authorize representation by the Senate Legal Counsel in Manshardt v. 
Federal Judicial Qualifications Committee, et al.
  Pages S10599
  Cyber Security Research and Development Act: Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation was discharged from further consideration 
of H.R. 3394, to authorize funding for computer and network security 
research and development and research fellowship programs, and the bill 
was then passed, after striking all after the enacting clause and 
inserting in lieu thereof the text of S. 2182, Senate companion 
measure, after withdrawing the committee amendment in the nature of a 
substitute, and agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto: 
                                                    Pages S10599-S10601
  Reid (for Wyden/Allen) Amendment No. 4890, in the nature of a 
substitute.
Page S10601
  Subsequently, S. 2182 was returned to the Senate calendar. 
                                                            Page S10601
  Inland Flood Forecasting and Warning System Act: Senate passed H.R. 
2486, to authorize the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
through the United States Weather Research Program, to conduct research 
and development, training, and outreach activities relating to inland 
flood forecasting improvement, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                            Page S10601
  Black Lung Consolidation of Administrative Responsibility Act: Senate 
passed H.R. 5542, to consolidate all black lung benefit responsibility 
under a single official, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                            Page S10601
Help America Vote Act--Conference Report: By 92 yeas to 2 nays (Vote 
No. 238), Senate agreed to 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, clearing the measure 
for the President.
  Pages S10488-S10516
Defense Appropriations--Conference Report: By 93 yeas to 1 nay (Vote 
No. 239), Senate agreed to the conference report on H.R. 5010, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2003, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                        Pages S10516-24
  Messages From the President: Senate received the following messages 
from the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of the continuation of the 
national emergency with the respect to the significant narcotics 
traffickers centered in Columbia; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
and Urban Affairs. (PM-116)
Page S10568
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, the periodic report on the national 
emergency with respect to significant narcotics traffickers centered in 
Columbia that was declared in Executive Order 12978 of October 21, 
1995; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-117)
                                                            Page S10568
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Blanquita Walsh Cullum, of Virginia, to be a Member of the 
Broadcasting Board of Governors for a term expiring August 13, 2005.
  Feliciano Foyo, of Florida, to be a Member of the Advisory Board for 
Cuba Broadcasting for a term expiring August 12, 2004.
  Mary Carlin Yates, of Oregon, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Ghana.
  19 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  30 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Navy.
Page S10601
Messages From the House:
  Pages S10568-69
Petitions and Memorials:
  Pages S10569-70
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Pages S10570-71
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S10572-73
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S10573-88
Additional Statements:
  Pages S10566-68
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S10588-93
Authority for Committees to Meet:
  Page S10593
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--239) 
                                                Pages S10515, S10523-24
Adjournment: Senate met at 10:40 a.m., and adjourned at 9:04 p.m., 
until 11 a.m., on Thursday,

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October 17, 2002. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting 
Majority Leader in today's Record on page S10601).