[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 65 (Monday, May 5, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D445-D446]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                                Monday, May 5, 2003

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S5695-S5742
Measures Introduced: Ten bills were introduced as follows: S. 986-995. 
                                                         Pages S5725-30
Measures Reported:
Reported on Friday, May 2, during the adjournment:
  S. 824, to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 108-41)
Reported on today:
  S. 753, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the 
modernization of the United States Tax Court. (S. Rept. No. 108-42) 
                                                             Page S5725
Additional Cloture Signature--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement 
was reached providing that it be in order to add the signature of 
Senator Fitzgerald to the cloture motion filed on May 1, 2003. 
                                                             Page S5695
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.
  Pages S5714-18
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 52 yeas to 39 nays (Vote No. 140), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate 
rejected the fifth motion to close further debate on the nomination. 
                                                             Page S5718
Energy Policy Act--Agreement: Pursuant to the order of May 1, 2003, 
Senate will proceed to consideration of S. 14, to enhance the energy 
security of the United States, at 10:30 a.m., on Tuesday, May 6, 2003. 
                                                             Page S5742
NATO Expansion Treaty--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time agreement 
was reached providing that on Wednesday, May 7, 2003, at a time 
determined by the Majority Leader, afer consultation with the 
Democratic Leader, Senate proceed to executive session to consider 
Protocols to North Atlantic Treaty of 1949 on Accession of Bulgaria, 
Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia (Treaty 
Doc. 108-4); that the treaty be considered as having passed through its 
various parliamentary stages up to and including the presentation of 
the resolution of ratification; that the 9 Committee declarations and 3 
understandings be considered agreed to; that there be 4 hours for 
debate equally divided between the Chairman and Ranking Member of the 
Committee on Foreign Relations; and that the only amendments in order 
be the following: Warner/Levin/Roberts relative to consensus and 
suspension for 90 minutes, and Dodd relative to administrative 
structure for 60 minutes and that relevant second degree amendments be 
in order. Provided further, that following disposition of the 
amendments and the use or yielding back of time, the resolution of 
ratification be temporarily set aside, and the Senate then proceed to a 
vote on adoption of the resolution of ratification on Thursday, May 8, 
2003, at a time determined by the Majority Leader, afer consultation 
with the Democratic Leader.
  Page S5742
Messages From the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, the Periodic Report on the National 
Emergency with Respect to Sudan; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
and Urban Affairs. (PM-30)
Page S5724
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
  By 66 yeas 25 nays (Vote No. EX. 139), Deborah L. Cook, of Ohio, to 
be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit. 
                                               Pages S5699-S5713, S5742
Messages From the House:
  Page S5724
Measures Read First Time:
  Page S5741
Enrolled Bills Presented:
  Page S5724
Executive Communications:
  Pages S5724-25
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page S5725
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S5730-38
Additional Statements:
  Pages S5722-24
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--140) 
                                                     Pages S5713, S5718

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Adjournment: Senate met at 12 noon, and adjourned at 6:59 p.m., until 
9:30 a.m., on Tuesday, May 6, 2003. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S5742.)