[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 16 (Wednesday, January 29, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D68-D69]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                        Wednesday, January 29, 2003

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed H.J. Res. 13, Continuing Appropriations.
      House Committee ordered reported 9 sundry measures.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1689-S1758
Measures Introduced: Nineteen bills and nine resolutions were 
introduced as follows: S. 229-247, S. Res. 27-34, and S. Con. Res. 3. 
                                                             Page S1736
Measures Reported:
  S. Res. 27, authorizing expenditures by the Select Committee on 
Intelligence.                                            
Pages S1735-36
Measures Passed:
  Continuing Appropriations: Senate passed H.J. Res. 13, making further 
continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2003.          
  Page S1757
  National Mentoring Month: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged 
from further consider of S. Res. 25, designating January 2003 as 
``National Mentoring Month'', and the resolution was then agreed to. 
                                                             Page S1757
  Expressing Gratitude for Senate Deputy Legislative Counsel: Senate 
agreed to S. Res. 33, expressing the gratitude of the United States 
Senate for the service of Arthur J. Rynearson, Deputy Legislative 
Counsel of the United States Senate.                     
  Pages S1757-58
Messages from the President: Senate received the following messages 
from the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, the Periodic Report on the National 
Emergency with Respect to the Western Balkans that was declared in 
Executive Order 13219; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
Affairs. (PM-2)                                              
Page S1732
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, the report on Armenia, Azerbaijan, 
Kazakhstan, Moldova, the Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, 
Ukraine, and Uzbekistan indicating the continued compliance of these 
countries with international standards concerning freedom of 
emigration; to the Committee on Finance. (PM-3)          
Pages S1732-33
Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached 
providing that on Thursday, January 30, 2003, at a time determined by 
the Leadership, Senate proceed to Executive Session, that the 
nomination of Gordon England, of Texas, to be Deputy Secretary of 
Homeland Security, be discharged from the Committee on Governmental 
Affairs; further, the Senate proceed to its consideration, there be 20 
minutes of debate equally divided; provided further that following the 
use or yielding back of time, Senate proceed to a vote on the 
confirmation of the nomination.                              
  Page S1756
Nominations Confirmed: Senate discharged from the Committee on Health, 
Education, Labor, and Pensions and then confirmed the following 
nominations:
  Harry Robinson, Jr., of Texas, to be a Member of the National Museum 
Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 2003.
  Elizabeth J. Pruet, of Arkansas, to be a Member of the National 
Museum Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 2004.
  Edwin Joseph Rigaud, of Ohio, to be a Member of the National Museum 
Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 2007.
  Dana Gioia, of California, to be Chairperson of the National 
Endowment for the Arts for a term of four years.     
Pages S1756, S1758
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Louise W. Flanagan, of North Carolina, to be United States District 
Judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina.
  Richard D. Bennett, of Maryland, to be United States District Judge 
for the District of Maryland.
  Theresa Lazar Springmann, of Indiana, to be United States District 
Judge for the Northern District of Indiana.
  James V. Selna, of California, to be United States District Judge for 
the Central District of California.

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  J. Leon Holmes, of Arkansas, to be United States District Judge for 
the Eastern District of Arkansas.
  Philip P. Simon, of Indiana, to be United States District Judge for 
the Northern District of Indiana.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army.                      
Page S1758
Messages From the House:                                     
  Page S1733
Measures Placed on Calendar:                                 
  Page S1733
Measures Read First Time:                                    
  Page S1733
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S1733-35
Additional Cosponsors:                                       
  Page S1737
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S1737-56
Additional Statements:                                       
  Page S1732
Authority for Committees to Meet:                            
  Page S1756
Adjournment: Senate met at 12:02 p.m., and adjourned at 7:23 p.m., 
until 11 a.m., on Thursday, January 30, 2003. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S1758.)