[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 51 (Monday, March 31, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D320]
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                                             Monday, March 31, 2003

[[Page D320]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S4541-S4591
Measures Introduced: Six bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 743-748, and S. Res. 101.
  Page S4557
Measures Reported:
  Special Report entitled ``Report on the Activities of the Committee 
on Finance of the United States Senate During the 107th Congress''. (S. 
Rept. No. 108-31)
  Special Report entitled ``Report on the Activities of the Committee 
on Armed Services''. (S. Rept. No. 108-32)
Page S4556
Measures Passed:
  Small Business Drought Relief Act: Committee on Small Business was 
discharged from further consideration of S. 318, to provide emergency 
assistance to nonfarm-related small business concerns that have 
suffered substantial economic harm from drought, and the bill was then 
passed.
  Pages S4589-90
  Dwight D. Eisenhower Statue Acceptance: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 
84, providing for the acceptance of a statue of President Dwight D. 
Eisenhower, presented by the people of Kansas, for placement in the 
Capitol.
  Page S4590
Nomination Considered: Senate resumed consideration of the nomination 
of Miguel A. Estrada, of Virginia, to be United States Circuit Judge 
for the District of Columbia Circuit.
  Page S4553
  A fourth motion was entered to close further debate on the nomination 
and, in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing 
Rules of the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur on Wednesday, April 
2, 2003.
Page S4553
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By unanimous vote of 93 yeas (Vote No. Ex. 112), Theresa Lazar 
Springmann, of Indiana, to be United States District Judge for the 
Northern District of Indiana.
Pages S4552-53
  Harold Damelin, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Small Business 
Administration (Prior to this action, Committee on Small Business was 
discharged from further consideration of the nomination, which was then 
referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs, discharged from its 
consideration, and the nomination was then confirmed.) 
                                                     Pages S4590, S4591
  Linda M. Springer, of Pennsylvania, to be Controller, Office of 
Federal Financial Management, Office of Management and Budget.
  McGregor William Scott, of California, to be United States Attorney 
for the Eastern District of California for the term of four years.
  39 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  4 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, Navy. 
                                                         Pages S4590-91
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S4557-58
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S4558-79
Additional Statements:
  Page S4556
Authority for Committees to Meet:
  Page S4579
Text of H. Con. Res. 95, as Previously Agreed To:
  Pages S4579-89
  (Senate companion measure, S. Con. Res. 23, adoption on March 26, 
2003 was vitiated):
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--112) 
                                                             Page S4553
Adjournment: Senate met at 3 p.m., and adjourned at 6:41 p.m., until 9 
a.m., on Tuesday, April 1, 2003. (For Senate's program, see the remarks 
of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S4591.)