[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 59 (Friday, April 11, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D398-D401]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                             Friday, April 11, 2003

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate agreed to the Conference Report on H. Con. Res. 95, 
      Congressional Budget Resolution.
      Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 38, Adjournment Resolution.
      The House passed H.R. 6, Energy Policy Act.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S5259-S5400
Measures Introduced: Thirty-seven bills and five resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 888-924, S.J. Res. 12, S. Res. 121, and S. 
Con. Res. 36-38.                                         
  Pages S5342-43
Measures Reported:
  S. Res. 108, designating the week of April 21 through April 27, 2003, 
as ``National Cowboy Poetry Week''.
  S. Res. 111, designating April 30, 2003, as ``Dia de los Ninos: 
Celebrating Young Americans''.
  S.J. Res. 8, expressing the sense of Congress with respect to raising 
awareness and encouraging prevention of sexual assault in the United 
States and supporting the goals and ideals of National Sexual Assault 
Awareness and Prevention Month.                              
Page S5340
Measures Passed:
  Smallpox Countermeasures Administration Compensation Act: Senate 
passed H.R. 1770, to provide benefits and other compensation for 
certain individuals with injuries resulting from administration of 
smallpox countermeasures, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                         Pages S5388-90
  American 5-Cent Coin Design Continuity Act: Committee on Banking, 
Housing, and Urban Affairs was discharged from further consideration of 
H.R. 258, to ensure continuity for the design of the 5-cent coin, 
establish the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee, and the bill was 
then passed, clearing the measure for the President.         
  Page S5391
  Expressing Support for Patriots: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 37, 
expressing support for the celebration of Patriot's Day and honoring 
the Nation's first patriots.                             
  Pages S5391-92
  Honoring the Life of Michael Kelly: Senate agreed to S. Res. 121, 
honoring the life of Washington Post columnist and Atlantic Monthly 
editor Michael Kelly, and expressing the deepest condolences of the 
Senate to his family on his death.                       
  Pages S5392-93
  National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: Senate passed 
S.J. Res. 8, expressing the sense of Congress with respect to raising 
awareness and encouraging prevention of sexual assault in the United 
States and supporting the goals and ideals of National Sexual Assault 
Awareness and Prevention Month.                          
  Pages S5393-94
  National Cowboy Poetry Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 108, 
designating the week of April 21 through April 27, 2003, as ``National 
Cowboy Poetry Week''.                                    
  Pages S5393-94
  Celebrating Young Americans: Senate agreed to S. Res. 111, 
designating April 30, 2003, as ``Dia de los Ninos: Celebrating Young 
Americans''.                                             
  Pages S5393-94
  Laborers' International Union of North America 100th Anniversary: 
Senate agreed to S. Res. 117, recognizing the 100th anniversary of the 
founding of the Laborers' International Union of North America, and 
congratulating members and officers of the Laborers' International 
Union of North America for the union's many achievements, after 
agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto:        
  Page S5394
  Sununu (for Hatch) Amendment No. 531, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                             Page S5394
  Blue Star Service Banner and the Gold Star: Senate agreed to S. Con. 
Res. 36, expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the Blue Star 
Service Banner and the Gold Star.                        
  Pages S5394-95

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  Blue Star Flag and the Gold Star: Committee on Armed Services was 
discharged from further consideration of H. Con. Res. 109, expressing 
the sense of the Congress regarding the Blue Star Flag and the Gold 
Star, and the resolution was then agreed to.                 
  Page S5395
  Birch Bayh Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse: Senate passed S. 
763, to designate the Federal building and United States courthouse 
located at 46 East Ohio Street in Indianapolis, Indiana, as the ``Birch 
Bayh Federal Building and United States Courthouse''.    
  Pages S5395-96
  Ted Weiss Federal Building: Senate passed H.R. 145, to designate the 
Federal building located at 290 Broadway in New York, New York, as the 
``Ted Weiss Federal Building''.                              
  Page S5396
  Carl T. Curtis National Park Service Midwest Regional Headquarters 
Building: Senate passed S. 703, to designate the regional headquarters 
building for the National Park Service under construction in Omaha, 
Nebraska, as the ``Carl T. Curtis National Park Service Midwest 
Regional Headquarters Building''.                        
  Pages S5396-97
  Adjournment Resolution: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 38, providing 
for a conditional adjournment or recess of the Senate and a conditional 
adjournment of the House of Representatives.                 
  Page S5397
  Subsequently, if the House has not acted upon S. Con. Res. 38 (listed 
above), then the Senate will reconvene at 12 noon on Monday, April 14, 
2003.                                                        
Page S5397
  Congressional Budget Resolution Conference Report: By 51 yeas to 50 
nays (Vote No. 134), Senate agreed to the conference report on H. Con. 
Res. 95, establishing the congressional budget for the United States 
Government for fiscal year 2004 and setting forth appropriate budgetary 
levels for fiscal years 2003 and 2005 through 2013, clearing the 
measure for the President.                  
  Pages S5266-93, S5295-S5316
Emergency Wartime Supplemental Appropriations Agreement: A unanimous-
consent agreement was reached provided that when the Senate receives 
from the House the conference report to accompany H.R. 1559, making 
emergency wartime supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2003, and with the concurrence of the two Leaders, 
the conference report be agreed.                             
  Page S5392
Authority for Committees: All committees were authorized to file 
executive and legislative reports during the adjournment of the Senate 
on Thursday, April 24, 2003, from 10 a.m. until 12 noon.     
  Page S5397
Authorizing Leadership To Make Appointments--Agreement: A unanimous-
consent agreement was reached providing that notwithstanding an 
adjournment of the Senate, the President of the Senate, the President 
of the Senate Pro Tempore, and the Majority and Minority Leaders be 
authorized to make appointments to commissions, committees, boards, 
conferences, or interparliamentary conferences authorized by law, by 
concurrent action of the two Houses, or by order of the Senate. 
                                                             Page S5397
Authorizing the Signing of Bills--Agreement: A unanimous-consent 
agreement was reached providing that during this adjournment of the 
Senate, the Majority Leader, the Assistant Majority Leader, or Senator 
Warner, be authorized to sign duly enrolled bills or joint resolutions.
                                                             Page S5397
Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing for consideration of the nomination of Jeffrey S. Sutton, of 
Ohio, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit, at 1 
p.m. on Monday, April 28, 2003.                              
  Page S5397
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Florentino Subia, of Texas, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 13, 2004. 
(Prior to this action, Committee on Health, Education, Labor and 
Pensions was discharged from further consideration.) 
                                                     Pages S5390, S5400
  Frank B. Strickland, of Georgia, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 
13, 2004. (Prior to this action, Committee on Health, Education, Labor 
and Pensions was discharged from further consideration.) 
                                                     Pages S5390, S5400
  Michael McKay, of Washington, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 
13, 2004. (Prior to this action, Committee on Health, Education, Labor 
and Pensions was discharged from further consideration.) 
                                                     Pages S5390, S5400
  Robert J. Dieter, of Colorado, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 
13, 2005. (Prior to this action, Committee on Health, Education, Labor 
and Pensions was discharged from further consideration.) 
                                                     Pages S5390, S5400
  John W. Nicholson, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs for Memorial Affairs.
  Joseph LeBaron, of Oregon, to be Ambassador to the Islamic Republic 
of Mauritania.
  Reno L. Harnish, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Azerbaijan.
  Heather M. Hodges, of Ohio, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Moldova.

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  Gregory W. Engle, of Colorado, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign 
Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador to the Togolese 
Republic.
  Eric S. Edelman, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Turkey.
  Jay T. Snyder, of New York, to be a Member of the United States 
Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy for a term expiring July 1, 
2004.
  Harold C. Pachios, of Maine, to be a Member of the United States 
Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy for a term expiring July 1, 
2005. (Reappointment)
  Elizabeth F. Bagley, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of 
the United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy for a term 
expiring July 1, 2005.
  Marie Sophia Aguirre, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of 
the United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy for a term 
expiring July 1, 2003.
  Marie Sophia Aguirre, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of 
the United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy for a term 
expiring July 1, 2006. (Reappointment)
  Barbara McConnell Barrett, of Arizona, to be a Member of the United 
States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy for a term expiring July 
1, 2003.
  Barbara McConnell Barrett, of Arizona, to be a Member of the United 
States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy for a term expiring July 
1, 2006. (Reappointment)
  Charles William Evers III, of Florida, to be a Member of the United 
States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy for a term expiring July 
1, 2003.
  Charles William Evers III, of Florida, to be a Member of the United 
States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy for a term expiring on 
July 1, 2006. (Reappointment)
  Wayne E. Neill, of Nevada, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Benin.
  Stephen D. Mull, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Lithuania.
  Ralph Frank, of Washington, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Croatia.
  William M. Bellamy, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Kenya.
  Helen R. Meagher La Lime, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Mozambique.
  Pamela J. H. Slutz, of Texas, to be Ambassador to Mongolia.
  Stephen M. Young, of New Hampshire, to be Ambassador to the Kyrgyz 
Republic.                                         
Pages S5390-91, S5400
  Herbert S. Garten, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 
13, 2005. (Prior to this action, Committee on Health, Education, Labor 
and Pensions was discharged from further consideration.) 
                                                  Pages S5390-91, S5400
  Thomas R. Meites, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 
13, 2004. (Prior to this action, Committee on Health, Education, Labor 
and Pensions was discharged from further consideration.) 
                                                      Pages S5390-S5400
  1 Army nomination in the rank of general.           
Pages S5390-S5400
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Carlos T. Bea, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the Ninth Circuit.
  Jay Phillip Greene, of Florida, to be a Member of the Board of 
Trustees of the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation for a term 
expiring November 17, 2005.
  David Wesley Fleming, of California, to be a Member of the Board of 
Trustees of the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation for a term 
expiring May 29, 2007.
  John Richard Petrocik, of Missouri, to be a Member of the Board of 
Trustees of the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation for a term 
expiring September 27, 2008.
  1 Air Force nomination in the rank of general.
  1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral.                  
Page S5400
Messages From the House:                                     
  Page S5340
Enrolled Bills Presented:                                    
  Page S5340
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S5343-45
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S5345-88
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S5338-40
Amendments Submitted:                                        
  Page S5388
Authority for Committees to Meet:                            
  Page S5388
Privilege of the Floor:                                      
  Page S5388
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--134) 
                                                             Page S5316
Adjournment: Senate met at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned, pursuant to the 
provisions of S. Con. Res. 38, at 9:03 p.m., until 12 noon, on Monday, 
April 28, 2003. (If the House has not acted upon S. Con. Res. 38, 
Adjournment Resolution, then the Senate will reconvene at 12 noon on 
Monday, April 14, 2003.) (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the

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Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S5397.)