[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 055 (Monday, April 7, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D357-D358]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                              Monday, April 7, 2003

[[Page D357]]

                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed H.R. 1559, Wartime Supplemental Appropriations.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S4883-S4918
Measures Introduced: Sixteen bills and three resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 792-807, S. Res. 105-106, and S. Con. Res. 
33.                                                      
  Pages S4897-98
Measures Reported:
  S. 196, to establish a digital and wireless network technology 
program, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 108-34)              
Page S4897
Measures Passed:
  Cesar Estrada Chavez Study Act: Senate passed S. 164, to authorize 
the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of 
sites associated with the life of Cesar Estrada Chavez and the farm 
labor movement, after agreeing to a committee amendment in the nature 
of a substitute.                                             
  Page S4910
  High Plains Aquifer Hydrogeologic Characterization, Mapping, Modeling 
and Monitoring Act: Senate passed S. 212, to authorize the Secretary of 
the Interior to cooperate with the High Plains Aquifer States in 
conducting a hydrogeologic characterization, mapping, and modeling 
program for the High Plains Aquifer, after agreeing to a committee 
amendment in the nature of a substitute.                 
  Pages S4911-13
  Illinois Hydroelectric Project Extension: Senate passed S. 220, to 
reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a 
hydroelectric project in the State of Illinois.              
  Page S4913
  Mount Naomi Wilderness Boundary Adjustment Act: Senate passed S. 278, 
to make certain adjustments to the boundaries of the Mount Naomi 
Wilderness Area.                                             
  Page S4913
  Catoctin Mountain National Recreation Area Designation Act: Senate 
passed S. 328, to designate Catoctin Mountain Park in the State of 
Maryland as the ``Catoctin Mountain National Recreation Area'', after 
agreeing to a committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                             Page S4913
  Rim of the Valley Corridor Study Act: Senate passed S. 347, to direct 
the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to 
conduct a joint resource study to evaluate the suitability and 
feasibility of establishing the Rim of the Valley Corridor as a unit of 
the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, after agreeing to 
a committee amendment in the nature of a substitute.         
  Page S4914
  Illinois Hydroelectric Project Extension: Senate passed H.R. 397, to 
reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a 
hydroelectric project in the State of Illinois, clearing the measure 
for the President.                                           
  Page S4914
  Cuban Democracy Activists Arrests: Committee on Foreign Relations was 
discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 97, expressing the 
sense of the Senate regarding the arrests of Cuban democracy activists 
by the Cuban Government, and the resolution was then agreed to, after 
agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto:        
  Page S4914
  Sessions (for Nelson (FL)) Amendment No. 525 (to the Preamble), to 
express the sense of the Senate regarding the arrests of Cuban 
democracy activists by the Cuban Government.             
Pages S4914-15
  Legal Representation Authority: Senate agreed to S. Res. 105, to 
authorize testimony and legal representation in State of New Hampshire 
v. Macy E. Morse, et al.                                     
  Page S4915
  Foreign Agricultural Service 50th Anniversary: Senate agreed to S. 
Res. 106, expressing the sense of the Senate with respect to the 50th 
anniversary of the Foreign Agricultural Service of the Department of 
Agriculture.                                                 
  Page S4915
  Wartime Supplemental Appropriations: Pursuant to the order of April 
3, 2003, Senate passed H.R. 1559, making emergency wartime supplemental 
appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2003, after 
striking all after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof, 
the text of S. 762, Senate companion measure, as amended.    
  Page S4917

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  Senate insisted on its amendment, requested a conference with the 
House thereon, and the Chair was authorized to appoint the following 
conferees on the part of the Senate: Senators Stevens, Cochran, 
Specter, Domenici, Bond, McConnell, Burns, Shelby, Gregg, Bennett, 
Campbell, Craig, Hutchison, DeWine, Brownback, Byrd, Inouye, Hollings, 
Leahy, Harkin, Mikulski, Reid, Kohl, Murray, Dorgan, Feinstein, Durbin, 
Johnson, and Landrieu.                                       
Page S4917
  Subsequently, the April 3rd passage of S. 762 was vitiated and the 
bill was then placed back on the Calendar.                   
Page S4917
  Guam South Elementary/Middle School Renaming: Committee on Armed 
Services was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 672, to 
rename the Guam South Elementary/Middle School of the Department of 
Defense Domestic Dependents Elementary and Secondary Schools System in 
honor of Navy Commander William ``Willie'' McCool, who was the pilot of 
the Space Shuttle Columbia when it was tragically lost on February 1, 
2003, and the bill was then passed, clearing the measure for the 
President.                                                   
  Page S4917
Nomination Considered: Senate began consideration of the nomination of 
Priscilla Richman Owen, of Texas, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the Fifth Circuit.                             
  Pages S4892-94, S4915-17
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the nomination at 10:30 a.m., on Tuesday, April 8, 
2003.                                                    
Pages S4917-18
Appointments:
  Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress: The Chair announced, 
on behalf of the Secretary of the Senate, pursuant to Public Law 101-
509, the appointment of Paul Gherman, of Tennessee, to the Advisory 
Committee on the Records of Congress.                        
  Page S4917
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
  By unanimous vote of 80 yeas (Vote No. Ex. 126), Cormac J. Carney, of 
California, to be United States District Judge for the Central District 
of California.                                       
Pages S4891, S4918
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Richard James O'Connell, of Arkansas, to be United States Marshal for 
the Western District of Arkansas for the term of four years.
  Robert D. McCallum, Jr., of Georgia, to be Associate Attorney 
General.
  Steven B. Nesmith, of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development.
  Paul Pate, of Iowa, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the 
National Institute of Building Sciences for a term expiring September 
7, 2003.
  Paul Pate, of Iowa, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the 
National Institute of Building Sciences for a term expiring September 
7, 2006. (Reappointment).
  Lane Carson, of Louisiana, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the National Institute of Building Sciences for a term expiring 
September 7, 2004.
  James Broaddus, of Texas, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of 
the National Institute of Building Sciences for a term expiring 
September 7, 2004.
  Jose Teran, of Florida, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of 
the National Institute of Building Sciences for a term expiring 
September 7, 2005.
  19 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  1 Marine Corps nomination in the rank of general.
  3 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Army, Marine Corps.                   
Page S4918
Messages From the House:                                     
  Page S4897
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S4898-99
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:           
  Pages S4899-S4909
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S4895-97
Amendments Submitted:                                        
  Page S4910
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--126) 
                                                             Page S4891
Adjournment: Senate met at 3 p.m., and adjourned at 7:06 p.m., until 10 
a.m., on Tuesday, April 8, 2003. (For Senate's program, see the remarks 
of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S4918.)