[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 25 (Tuesday, February 11, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D112-D113]
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                                         Tuesday, February 11, 2003

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2125-S2230
Measures Introduced: Twenty-five bills and five resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 339-363, S. Res. 51-54, and S. Con. Res. 4. 
                                                         Pages S2187-88
Measures Reported:
  Report to accompany S. 151, to amend title 18, United States Code, 
with respect to the sexual exploitation of children. (S. Rept. No. 108-
2)
  S. 111, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special 
resource study to determine the national significance of the Miami 
Circle site in the State of Florida as well as the suitability and 
feasibility of its inclusion in the National Park System as part of 
Biscayne National Park, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. (S. Rept. No. 108-4)
  S. 117, to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to sell or exchange 
certain land in the State of Florida. (S. Rept. No. 108-5)
  S. 144, to require the Secretary of the Interior to establish a 
program to provide assistance through States to eligible weed 
management entities to control or eradicate harmful, nonnative weeds on 
public and private land, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. (S. Rept. No. 108-6)
  S. 210, to provide for the protection of archaeological sites in the 
Galisteo Basin in New Mexico. (S. Rept. No. 108-7)
  S. 214, to designate Fort Bayard Historic District in the State of 
New Mexico as a National Historic Landmark, with an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 108-8)
  S. 233, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of 
Coltsville in the State of Connecticut for potential inclusion in the 
National Park System. (S. Rept. No. 108-9)
  S. 254, to revise the boundary of the Kaloko-Honokohau National 
Historical Park in the State of Hawaii. (S. Rept. No. 108-10)
  S. Res. 53, authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Veterans' 
Affairs.                                                 
Pages S2186-87
Nomination Considered: Senate continued consideration of the nomination 
of Miguel A. Estrada, of Virginia, to be United States Circuit Judge 
for the District of Columbia Circuit.                    
  Pages S2125-72
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the nomination at 9:30 a.m., on Wednesday, February 
12, 2003.                                                    
Page S2228
Discharged and Referred--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that S. 277, to authorize the Secretary of the 
Interior to construct an education and administrative center at the 
Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge in Box Elder County, Utah, be 
discharged from the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and 
referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.   
  Page S2227
Discharged and Referred--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that S. Res. 51, authorizing expenditures by the 
Committee on Governmental Affairs, be discharged from the Committee on 
Governmental Affairs and referred to the Committee on Rules and 
Administration.                                              
  Page S2227
Removal of Injunction of Secrecy: The injunction of secrecy was removed 
from the following treaty:
  Amendments to 1987 Treaty on Fisheries with Pacific Island States, 
(Treaty Doc. No. 108-2).
  The treaty was transmitted to the Senate today, considered as having 
been read for the first time, and referred, with accompanying papers, 
to the Committee on Foreign Relations and ordered to be printed. 
                                                         Pages S2227-28
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Jeffrey Shane, of the District of Columbia, to be Under Secretary of 
Transportation for Policy. (New Position)
  Lino Gutierrez, of Florida, to be Ambassador to Argentina.
  Reno L. Harnish, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Azerbaijan.
  Jeffrey Lunstead, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to 
the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, and to serve 
concurrently and without

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additional compensation as Ambassador to the Republic of Maldives.
  John W. Snow, of Virginia, to be United States Governor of the 
International Monetary Fund for a term of five years; United States 
Governor of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development 
for a term of five years; United States Governor of the Inter-American 
Development Bank for a term of five years; United States Governor of 
the African Development Bank for a term of five years; United States 
Governor of the Asian Development Bank; United States Governor of the 
African Development Fund; United States Governor of the European Bank 
for Reconstruction and Development.
  Gregory A. White, of Ohio, to be United States Attorney for the 
Northern District of Ohio for the term of four years.
  2 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps.    
Pages S2228-30
Nominations Withdrawn: Senate received notification of withdrawal of 
the following Nominations:
  Jeffrey Shane, of the District of Columbia, to be Associate Deputy 
Secretary of Transportation, which was sent to the Senate on January 9, 
2003.                                                        
Page S2230
Messages From the House:                                     
  Page S2184
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S2184
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S2185-86
Executive Reports of Committees:                             
  Page S2187
Additional Cosponsors:                                       
  Page S2188
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:           
  Pages S2188-S2226
Additional Statements:                                       
  Page S2184
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:                                
  Page S2226
Authority for Committees to Meet:                        
  Pages S2226-27
Privilege of the Floor:                                      
  Page S2227
Adjournment: Senate met at 9:30 a.m, and adjourned at 8:10 p.m., until 
9:30 a.m., on Wednesday, February 12, 2003. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S2228.)