[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 7 (Wednesday, January 15, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D28-D29]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                        Wednesday, January 15, 2003

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate agreed to S. Res. 18, Majority Party Committee 
      Appointments.
      Senate agreed to S. Res. 20, Minority Party Committee 
      Appointments.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S307-S997
Measures Introduced: Fourteen bills and two resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 162-175, and S. Res. 20-21.     
  Page S847-48
Measures Passed:
  Majority Committee Appointments: Senate agreed to S. Res. 18, making 
majority party appointments to certain Senate committees for the 108th 
Congress, as modified.                                    
  Pages S841-42
  The pending cloture vote on the motion to close further debate on the 
resolution was vitiated.
  Minority Committee Appointments: Senate agreed to S. Res. 20, making 
minority party appointments to certain Senate committees for the 108th 
Congress.                                                 
  Pages S842-43
  Designating President Pro Tempore Emeritus: Senate agreed to S. Res. 
21, expressing the thanks of the Senate to the Honorable Robert C. Byrd 
for his service as President Pro Tempore of the United States Senate 
and to designate Senator Byrd as President Pro Tempore Emeritus of the 
United States Senate.                                         
  Page S843
Omnibus Appropriations Resolution: Senate began consideration of H.J. 
Res. 2, making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 
2003, taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto: 
                                                        Pages S340-S839
Adopted:
  Stevens Amendment No. 1, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                        Pages S348-S839
Pending:
  Byrd Amendment No. 2, to provide additional funds for certain 
homeland security measures.                             
Pages S349-S839
  A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the resolution at 10 a.m., on Thursday, January 16, 
2003, with 2 hours for debate in relation to the pending Byrd 
amendment, followed by a vote thereon, with no second degree amendments 
in order to the amendment prior to the vote. Further, that following 
the disposition of any additional amendments and the completion of any 
additional debate, the resolution be read a third time, and the Senate 
proceed to a vote on passage of the resolution; provided further, that 
following passage the Senate insist on its amendment, request a 
conference with the House, and the Chair be authorized to appoint 
conferees on the part of the Senate.                          
Page S340
  Further, that the unanimous-consent-time agreement (listed above) be 
modified, to provide for a motion to instruct the conferees to be made 
by Senator Stabenow or her designee, and that there be a 20 minute time 
limitation, for debate, equally divided in the usual form, with no 
amendments in order to the motion.                            
Page S841
Nominations to the Office of Inspector General--Agreement: A unanimous-
consent agreement was reached providing that nominations to the Office 
of Inspector General, except the Office of Inspector General of the 
Central Intelligence Agency, be referred in each case to the committee 
having primary jurisdiction over the department, agency, or entity, and 
if and when reported in each case, then to the Committee on 
Governmental Affairs for not to exceed 20 calendar days, except that in 
cases when the 20-day period expires while the Senate is in recess, the 
Committee shall have 5 additional calendar days after the Senate 
reconvenes to report the nomination. Further, that if the nomination is 
not reported after the expiration of that period, the nomination be 
automatically discharged and placed on the Executive Calendar. 
                                                              Page S994
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:

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  Robert A. Sturgell, of Maryland, to be Deputy Administrator of the 
Federal Aviation Administration.
  Joseph Robert Goeke, of Illinois, to be a Judge of the United States 
Tax Court for a term of fifteen years after he takes office.
  Patricia Head Minaldi, of Louisiana, to be United States District 
Judge for the Western District of Louisiana.
  Dee D. Drell, of Louisiana, to be United States District Judge for 
the Western District of Louisiana.
  Cecilia M. Altonaga, of Florida, to be United States District Judge 
for the Southern District of Florida.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Foreign Service, Marine Corps, 
Navy.                                                     
Pages S994-97
Executive Communications:                                 
  Pages S846-47
Additional Cosponsors:                                        
  Page S848
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:               
  Pages S848-66
Additional Statements:                                    
  Pages S845-46
Amendments Submitted:                                   
  Pages S866-S994
Adjournment: Senate met at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 8:27 p.m., until 
10 a.m., on Thursday, January 16, 2003. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S994.)