[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 36 (Thursday, March 6, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D195-D196]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                            Thursday, March 6, 2003

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate agreed to the Resolution of Ratification to the Moscow 
      Treaty (Treaty Doc. 107-8).


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S3207-S3339
Measures Introduced: Twenty-nine bills and one resolution were 
introduced, as follows: S. 545-573 and S. Res. 78.
  Pages S3252-53
Measures Reported:
  S. 253, to amend title 18, United States Code, to exempt qualified 
current and former law enforcement officers from State laws prohibiting 
the carrying of concealed handguns.
Page S3252
Measures Passed:
  Condemning the Selection of Libya: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 13, 
condemning the selection of Libya to chair the United Nations 
Commission on Human Rights, after agreeing to the following amendment 
proposed thereto:
  Pages S3338-39
  Frist (for Lautenberg) Amendment No. 257, of a technical nature. 
                                                         Pages S3338-39
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 S3211-18
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate took the 
following action:
  By 55 yeas to 44 nays (Vote No. 40), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate 
failed to agree to the motion to close further debate on the 
nomination.
Page S3217
Treaty Approved: By a unanimous vote of 95 yeas (Vote No. 43), two-
thirds of those Senators present, a quorum being present, having voted 
in the affirmative, the Resolution of Ratification was agreed to with 
respect to the Treaty Between the United States of America and the 
Russian Federation on Strategic Offensive Reductions, Signed at Moscow 
on May 24, 2002 (Treaty Doc. 107-8), after taking action on the 
following amendments proposed thereto:
  Pages S3218-44
Rejected:
  By 44 yeas to 50 nays (Vote No. 41), Levin Modified Amendment No. 
252, to provide an additional condition requiring notice and 
consultations prior to withdrawal from, or extension of, the Treaty. 
                                                         Pages S3221-29
  By 45 yeas to 50 nays (Vote No. 42), Kerry Amendment No. 255, to 
provide an additional condition.
Pages S3233-37
Withdrawn:
  Feinstein Amendment No. 251, to provide an additional declaration. 
                                                             Page S3219
  Feingold Amendment No. 253 (to Amendment No. 252), to modify the 
condition.
Page S3224
  Akaka Amendment No. 254, to specify information to be included in the 
annual report on the role of Cooperative Threat Reduction and 
nonproliferation assistance under condition 1 in section 2. 
                                                             Page S3230
  Levin Amendment No. 256, to provide an additional element in the 
annual implementation report.
Page S3237
Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing for the consideration of the nomination of Gregory L. Frost, 
to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio, 
at 6 p.m. on Monday, March 10, 2003, with a vote to occur thereon. 
                                                             Page S3244
Partial Birth Abortion Ban--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement 
was reached providing for the consideration of S. 3, to prohibit the 
procedure commonly known as partial-birth abortion, at 5 p.m. on 
Monday, March 10, 2003.
  Page S3337
Messages From the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:

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  Transmitting, pursuant to law, notice that the President has 
exercised his authority to issue an executive order to declare a 
national emergency with respect to Zimbabwe; to the Committee on 
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-21).
Pages S3249-50
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Timothy C. Stanceu, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States 
Court of International Trade.
  Edward F. Reilly, of Kansas, to be a Commissioner of the United 
States Parole Commission for a term of six years. (Reappointment)
  Cranston J. Mitchell, of Missouri, to be a Commissioner of the United 
States Parole Commission for a term of six years.
  Jeremy H.G. Ibrahim, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Foreign 
Claims Settlement Commission of the United States for the term expiring 
September 30, 2005.
  Janet Hale, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary for Management, 
Department of Homeland Security. (New Position)
  Peter Joseph Elliott, of Ohio, to be United States Marshal for the 
Northern District of Ohio for the term of four years.
Page S3337
Messages From the House:
  Page S3250
Measures Referred:
  Page S3250
Executive Communications:
  Pages S3250-51
Petitions and Memorials:
  Pages S3251-52
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Page S3252
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S3253-54
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S3254-S3334
Additional Statements:
  Pages S3247-49
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S3335-36
Authority for Committees to Meet:
  Pages S3335-36
Privilege of the Floor:
  Pages S3336-37
Record Votes: Four record votes were taken today. (Total--43)
Adjournment: Senate met at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 6:57 p.m., until 
9:30 a.m., on Friday, March 7, 2003. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S3339.)