[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 11 (Wednesday, January 22, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D44-D45]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                        Wednesday, January 22, 2003

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate confirmed the nomination of Thomas J. Ridge, of 
      Pennsylvania, to be Secretary of Homeland Security.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1301-S1372
Measures Introduced: Four bills were introduced as follows: S. 201-204.
                                                             Page S1368
Omnibus Appropriations Resolution: Senate resumed consideration of H.J. 
Res. 2, making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 
2003, taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto: 
                                               Pages S1302-07, S1325-59
Adopted:
  By 51 yeas to 45 nays (Vote No. 11), Inhofe Modified Amendment No. 86 
to provide for a study by the National Academy of Sciences. 
                                                         Pages S1302-04
  By 59 yeas to 35 nays (Vote No. 15), Cochran Amendment No. 204, to 
provide agricultural assistance.
Pages S1327-40
  Durbin Amendment No. 127, to provide an additional amount for funding 
global HIV/AIDS programs.
Pages S1347-50
  McCain (for Kyl) Amendment No. 54, to make funds available for the 
Entry Exit System, to be managed by the Justice Management Division. 
                                                         Pages S1350-52
  Dayton Modified Amendment No. 80, to amend the Homeland Security Act 
of 2002 (Public Law 107-296) to provide that waivers of certain 
prohibitions on contracts with corporate expatriates shall apply only 
if the waiver is essential to the national security. 
                                                     Pages S1302, S1352
  Dodd (for Stevens) Modified Amendment No. 217, to provide additional 
funding for special education programs.
Page S1353
Rejected:
  By 46 yeas to 50 nays (Vote No. 12), Edwards Amendment No. 67, to 
require a study of the final rule relating to prevention of significant 
deterioration and nonattainment new source review to determine the 
effects of the final rule on air pollution and human health. 
                                                  Pages S1302, S1304-07
  By 39 yeas to 56 nays (Vote No. 16), Daschle Amendment No. 79, to 
provide emergency disaster assistance to agricultural producers. 
                                                         Pages S1327-40
  Nelson (FL) Amendment No. 97, to make additional appropriations for 
emergency relief activities. (By 48 yeas to 46 nays (Vote No. 17), 
Senate tabled the amendment.)
Pages S1302, S1340-41
  Specter Amendment No. 68, to provide special minimum funding 
requirements for certain pension plans maintained pursuant to 
collective bargaining agreements. (By 64 yeas to 31 nays (Vote No. 18), 
Senate tabled the amendment.)
Pages S1341-46
Withdrawn:
  Dodd Amendment No. 71, to provide additional funding for part B of 
the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
Pages S1302, S1352
  Gregg Amendment No. 78, to provide additional funding for special 
education programs.
Pages S1302, S1352
Pending:
  Feingold Amendment No. 200, to restrict funds made available for IMET 
assistance for Indonesian military personnel to ``Expanded 
International Military Education and Training'' assistance unless 
certain conditions are met.
Pages S1354-55
  Mikulski Amendment No. 61, to prohibit funds to be used to establish, 
apply, or enforce certain goals relating to Federal employees and 
public-private competitions or work force conversions.
Pages S1355-57
  Murray Amendment No. 39, to provide funding for the community access 
program.
Pages S1357-58
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 45 yeas to 49 nays (Vote No. 14), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate 
rejected the motion to waive section 207 of H. Con. Res. 68, Concurrent 
Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2000 as amended by S. Res. 304 
(107th Congress), with respect to Reed Amendment No. 40, to expand the

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Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002. Subsequently, 
the point of order that the amendment was in violation of section 207 
of H. Con. Res. 68 was sustained, and the amendment thus falls. 
                                                  Pages S1302, S1325-27
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the pending amendments listed above, on Thursday, 
January 23, 2003, with votes to occur thereon, at a time to be 
determined by the leadership.
Page S1352
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the joint resolution at 10:45 a.m., on Thursday, 
January 23, 2003, with votes to occur on the pending amendments listed 
above beginning at 11 a.m.
Page S1372
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
  By unanimous vote of 94 yeas (Vote No. EX. 13), Thomas J. Ridge, of 
Pennsylvania, to be Secretary of Homeland Security. 
                                                  Pages S1307-24, S1372
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Mark W. Everson, of Texas, to be Commissioner of Internal Revenue for 
a term of five years.
  John Paul Woodley, Jr., of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
the Army.
Page S1372
Executive Communications:
  Pages S1365-68
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S1368-70
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S1370-71
Additional Statements:
  Pages S1363-65
Authority for Committees to Meet:
  Page S1371
Privilege of the Floor:
  Page S1371
Record Votes: Eight record votes were taken today. (Total--18) 
               Pages S1304, S1307, S1324, S1326-27, S1340, S1341, S1346
Adjournment: Senate met at 9:15 a.m., and adjourned at 7:56 p.m., until 
10 a.m., on Thursday, January 23, 2003. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S1372.)