[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 40 (Wednesday, March 12, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D221-D222]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                          Wednesday, March 12, 2003

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S3559-S3647
Measures Introduced: Nine bills and three resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 601-609, S. Res. 81-82, and S. Con. Res. 19. 
                                                             Page S3620
Measures Passed:
  National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: Committee on the 
Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 24, 
designating the week beginning May 4, 2003, as ``National Correctional 
Officers and Employees Week'', and the resolution was then agreed to. 
                                                             Page S3642
  National Civilian Conservation Corps Day: Committee on the Judiciary 
was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 46, designating 
March 31, 2003, as ``National Civilian Conservation Corps Day'', and 
the resolution was then agreed to.
  Page S3642
  National Safe Place Week: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged 
from further consideration of S. Res. 70, designating the week 
beginning March 16, 2003, as ``National Safe Place Week'', and the 
resolution was then agreed to.
  Pages S3642-43
  Greek Independence Day: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged 
from further consideration of S. Res. 78, designating March 25, 2003, 
as ``Greek Independence Day: A National Day of Celebration of Greek and 
American Democracy'', and the resolution was then agreed to. 
                                                             Page S3643
  National Girl Scout Week: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged 
from further consideration of S. Res. 79, designating the week of March 
9 through March 15, 2003, as ``National Girl Scout Week'', and the 
resolution was then agreed to.
  Page S3643
Partial Birth Abortion Ban: Senate continued consideration of S. 3, to 
prohibit the procedure commonly known as partial-birth abortion, taking 
action on the following amendments and motion:
  Pages S3560-S3614
Adopted:
  By 52 yeas to 46 nays (Voted No. 48) Harkin Amendment No. 260, to 
express the sense of the Senate concerning the decision of the Supreme 
Court in Roe v. Wade.
Pages S3581-S3600
Rejected:
  Durbin Modified Amendment No. 259, in the nature of a substitute. (By 
60 yeas to 38 nays (Vote No. 46), Senate tabled the amendment.) 
                                                         Pages S3571-79
  By 42 yeas to 56 nays (Vote No. 47), Boxer Motion To Committ the bill 
to the Committee on the Judiciary, with instructions.
Pages S3579-80
  By 35 yeas to 60 nays (Vote No. 49), Feinstein Amendment No. 261, in 
the nature of a substitute.
Pages S3600-11
  A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at 9:30 a.m., on Thursday, March 13, 2003, 
with a vote on final passage to occur thereon.
Page S3644
Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing a vote on the confirmation of the nomination of Thomas A. 
Varlan, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of 
Tennessee, on Thursday, March 13, 2003, following the vote on final 
passage of S. 3 (listed above); following which, Senate proceed to a 
period of morning business until 11:30 a.m.
  Page S3644
Nomination-Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing for further consideration of the nomination of Miguel A. 
Estrada, of Virginia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the 
District of Columbia Circuit, at 11:30 a.m., on Thursday, March 13, 
2003, with a vote on the motion to invoke cloture to occur at 12:30 
p.m.
  Pages S3614-15
Nominations--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that, following the vote on the motion to invoke cloture on 
the nomination of Miguel A. Estrada (listed above) on Thursday, March 
13, 2003, Senate will consider the nomination of Jay S. Bybee, to be 
United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, with 6 hours of 
debate, followed by a vote on confirmation of the nomination; to be 
immediately followed by a vote on the confirmation of the nomination of 
William H. Steele, to be United States District Judge for the

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Southern District of Alabama; to be immediately followed by a vote on 
the confirmation of the nomination of J. Daniel Breen, to be United 
States District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee. 
                                                         Pages S3614-15
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By unanimous vote of 91 yeas (Vote No. Ex. 50), William D. Quarles, 
Jr., of Maryland, to be United States District Judge for the District 
of Maryland.
Page S3614
  Ralph R. Erickson, of North Dakota, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of North Dakota.
Page S3647
Messages From the House:
  Page S3618
Measures Referred:
  Page S3618
Measures Read First Time:
  Pages S3643-44
Executive Communications:
  Pages S3618-20
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Page S3620
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S3620-22
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S3622-39
Additional Statements:
  Pages S3617-18
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S3640-41
Authority for Committees to Meet:
  Page S3640
Privilege of the Floor:
  Page S3641
Record Vote: Five record votes were taken today. (Total--50) 
                                Pages S3579, S3580, S3600, S3611, S3614
Adjournment: Senate met at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 8:28 p.m., until 
9:30 a.m., on Thursday, March 13, 2003. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S3644.)