[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 9 (Friday, January 17, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D36-D37]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                           Friday, January 17, 2003

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1101-S1168
Measures Introduced: Five bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 193-197 and S. Con. Res. 2.
  Page S1144
Omnibus Appropriations Resolution: Senate continued consideration of 
H.J. Res. 2, making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal 
year 2003, taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto: 
                                        Pages S1101-22, S1123, S1132-34
Adopted:
  Schumer Further Modified Amendment No. 31, to provide funds for 
research and development grants to increase security for United States 
ports.
Pages S1101, S1104-05
Rejected:
  Harkin Amendment No. 32, to restore funding for nondiscretionary 
Byrne grants to a level of $500,000,000. (By 52 yeas to 46 nays (Vote 
No. 6), Senate tabled the amendment.)
Pages S1101-04
  By 46 yeas to 52 nays (Vote No. 7), Byrd Amendment No. 36, to nullify 
all across-the-board rescissions contained in this joint resolution. 
                                                         Pages S1105-13
  McCain Amendment No. 44, to strike certain provisions with respect to 
U.S.-flagged passenger vessels. (By 62 yeas to 33 nays (Vote No. 8), 
Senate tabled the amendment.)
Pages S1115-22, S1123
  During consideration of this measure today, the following action 
occurred:
  A McCain point of order was raised that certain remarks by Senator 
Byrd violated Rule XIX1(b) of the Standing Rules of the Senate, and 
therefore were not in order. The Chair issued a reminder to Senator 
Byrd that, pursuant to Rule XIX1(b), debate must be germane and 
confined to the specific question pending before the Senate for the 
first three hours that any business has been laid before the Senate. 
                                                             Page S1113
  A subsequent McCain point of order against the remarks by Senator 
Byrd was ruled by the Chair that the remarks by Senator Byrd were 
germane to the pending question, and therefore were in order. 
                                                             Page S1113
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the resolution at 10:30 a.m., on Tuesday, January 21, 
2003.
Page S1166
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that all first 
degree amendments to the resolution be filed at the desk by 6 p.m. on 
Tuesday, January 21, 2003, with the exception of the manager's 
amendments.
Page S1137
AMBER Alert--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that the Committee on the Judiciary be discharged from 
further consideration of S. 121, to enhance the operation of the AMBER 
Alert communications network in order to facilitate the recovery of 
abducted children, to provide for enhanced notification on highways of 
alerts and information on such children, and the Senate then proceed to 
its consideration, and that Senators Hutchison and Leahy be recognized 
for five minutes each to debate the measure; and the bill then be read 
three times and a vote occur on final passage.
  Page S1166
Executive Communications:
  Pages S1141-44
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Page S1144
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S1144-45
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S1145-54
Additional Statements:
  Pages S1140-41
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S1154-66
Authority for Committees to Meet:
  Page S1166
Privilege of the Floor:
  Page S1166

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Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--8) 
                                           Pages S1104, S1112-13, S1123
Adjournment: Senate met at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 5:39 p.m., until 
10 a.m., on Tuesday, January 21, 2003. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S1166.)