[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 86 (Thursday, June 12, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D651-D654]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                            Thursday, June 12, 2003

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed H.R. 2115, FAA Authorization Act.
      House passed H.R. 1115, Class Action Fairness Act.
      House insisted on its amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 
      1308, All-American Tax Relief Act of 2003 and requested a 
      conference with the Senate thereon.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S7741-S7863
Measures Introduced: Fourteen bills and five resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 1245-1258, S. Res. 167-170, and S. Con. Res. 
55.                                                      
  Pages S7831-32
Measures Reported:
  S. 1015, to authorize grants through the Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention for mosquito control programs to prevent mosquito-borne 
diseases. (S. Rept. No. 108-69)                              
Page S7831
  S. Res. 141, recognizing ``Inventing Flight: The Centennial 
Celebration'', a celebration in Dayton, Ohio of the centennial of 
Wilbur and Orville Wright's first flight.                    
Page S7831
  S. Res. 163, commending the Francis Marion University Patriots men's 
golf team for winning the 2003 National Collegiate Athletic Association 
Division II Men's Golf Championship.                         
Page S7831
Measures Passed:
  Federal Aviation Administration Act: By yeas to nays (Vote No. 225), 
Senate passed H.R. 2115, to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
reauthorize programs for the Federal Aviation Administration, after 
striking all after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof, 
the text S. 824, Senate companion measure, after agreeing to the 
Committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, and taking action on 
the following amendments proposed thereto:            
  Pages S7757-S7820
Adopted:
  McCain Amendment No. 889, to make conforming, minor, and technical 
changes in the bill as reported.                         
Pages S7782-83
  Subsequently, the amendment was modified.                  
Page S7792
  McCain Amendment No. 892, to express the sense of the Senate with 
respect to air fares provided to members of the Armed Forces. 
                                                         Pages S7785-86
  Cochran/Byrd Amendment No. 898, to provide authorization for an 
Aviation Security Capital Fund.                          
Pages S7790-92
  By 56 yeas to 41 nays (Vote No. 222), Lautenberg Amendment No. 893, 
to prohibit the Secretary of Transportation from transferring certain 
air traffic control functions to non-governmental entities. 
                                                         Pages S7786-90
  Bingaman Amendment No. 906, to preserve the essential air service 
program.                                                 
Pages S7796-99
  Bunning/Boxer Amendment No. 903, to amend title 49, United States 
Code, to allow the arming of pilots of cargo aircraft. 
                                                      Pages S7799-S7800
  Dorgan Amendment No. 890, to delete the matching requirement for 
airport security-related capital investment grants. 
                                           Pages S7783, S7785, S7800-01
  Inhofe Amendment No. 894, to amend the provisions dealing with 
security measures for general aviation and air charters. 
                                                         Pages S7801-02
  Inhofe Amendment No. 895, to establish reporting requirements with 
respect to the Air Defense Identification Zone.          
Pages S7801-02
  Hollings (for Wyden) Amendment No. 908, to require the Secretary of 
Homeland Security to report to the Congress in writing on the impact of 
the Computer Assisted Passenger Prescreening System, proposed to be 
implemented by the Transportation Security Administration, on the 
privacy and civil liberties of United States citizens.       
Page S7802
  Hollings (for Nelson (FL)) Amendment No. 909, to modify requirements 
regarding training to operate aircraft.                  
Pages S7802-04

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  Hollings (for Jeffords) Amendment No. 910, to provide a 1 year 
extension of essential air service to an airport whose eligibility was 
terminated due to the impact of decreased air travel.        
Page S7804
  Hollings (for Bayh/Lugar) Amendment No. 911, to expand aviation 
capacity and alleviate congestion in the greater Chicago metropolitan 
area.                                                        
Page S7804
  Hollings (for Dodd) Amendment No. 912, to require a study on the 
housing of the gates used by shuttle services within the same terminal 
at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.            
Pages S7804-05
  Thomas Amendment No. 913, to permit Jackson Hole Airport to adopt 
certain noise reduction measures.                            
Page S7805
  Specter Amendment No. 915, relative to the measurement of highway 
mileage for purposes of determining eligibility for essential air 
service subsidies.                                       
Pages S7805-06
  Burns Amendment No. 900, to provide grants to reimburse general 
aviation entities for the security costs incurred and revenue foregone 
as a result of terrorism and the military action against Iraq. 
                                                         Pages S7810-11
  Burns Amendment No. 899, to require the Secretary of Transportation 
to transmit to Congress a report on any actions that should be taken 
with respect to recommendations made by the National Commission to 
Ensure Consumer Information and Choice in the Airline Industry on 
travel agents.                                               
Page S7811
  Hollings Amendment No. 916, to remove the staffing level limitation 
imposed on the Transportation Security Administration.       
Page S7811
  Hollings (for Feinstein) Amendment No. 917, to provide for air 
quality in aircraft cabins.                              
Pages S7811-12
  Hollings (for Rockefeller) Amendment No. 918, to require air carriers 
that received a refund of passenger security fees under title IV of the 
Emergency Wartime Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2003, to pass-
through to their code-share partners that portion of the refund 
atrributable to such fees collected and paid by those partners. 
                                                             Page S7812
  Hollings (for Inouye) Amendment No. 919, to clarify the criteria for 
air carriers to honor tickets for suspended service.     
Pages S7812-13
  Stevens Amendment No. 920, to codify the requirement that United 
States air carriers be effectively controlled by United States 
citizens.                                                    
Page S7813
  Murkowski Amendment No. 907, to require the Federal Aviation 
Administration to complete a study and report regarding the feasibility 
of consolidating the Anchorage Terminal Radar Approach Control and the 
Anchorage Air Route Traffic Control Center.              
Pages S7813-14
  Hollings (for Harkin) Amendment No. 921, to impose a civil penalty 
for the closure of an airport without sufficient notice.     
Page S7814
  McCain (for Grassley/Baucus) Amendment No. 922, to extend the Airport 
and Airway Trust Fund expenditure authority.                 
Page S7814
  Stevens Amendment No. 923, to amend section 41703 of title 49, United 
States Code, to support the United States presence in the global air 
cargo industry.                                              
Page S7819
  Specter Amendment No. 905, to provide safety and security with 
respect to aviation repair stations.                     
Pages S7806-07
Rejected:
  By 44 yeas to 52 nays (Vote No. 223), Inhofe Amendment No. 986, to 
establish age limitations for airmen.                    
Pages S7793-96
  By 42 yeas to 52 nays (Vote No. 224), Lott Amendment No. 914 (to 
Amendment No. 905), to require the Administrator of the Federal 
Aviation Administration to conduct a study of safety standards at 
foreign repair stations.                                 
Pages S7819-20
Withdrawn:
  Reid Amendment No. 891, to clarify the apportionment of funds from 
the Aviation Security Capital Fund.                          
Page S7792
  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 McCain, Stevens, Burns, 
Lott, Hutchison, Hollings, Inouye, Rockefeller, and Breaux. 
                                                             Page S7820
  Subsequently, S. 824 was returned to the Senate calendar. 
                                                             Page S7813
  Women's Business Centers Preservation Act: Senate passed S. 1247, to 
increase the amount to be reserved during fiscal year 2003 for 
sustainability grants under section 29(1) of the Small Business Act. 
                                                         Pages S7860-61
  National Epilepsy Awareness Month: Committee on the Judiciary was 
discharged from further consideration of S. Con. Res. 48, supporting 
the goals and ideals of ``National Epilepsy Awareness Month'' and 
urging support for epilepsy research and service programs, and the 
resolution was then agreed to, after agreeing to the following 
amendments proposed thereto:                             
  Pages S7861-62
  McConnell (for Lincoln) Amendment No. 924, of a technical nature. 
                                                             Page S7861
  McConnell (for Lincoln) Amendment No. 925, to amend the preamble. 
                                                             Page S7861

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  McConnell (for Lincoln) Amendment No. 926, to amend the title. 
                                                             Page S7862
  Inventing Flight: The Centennial Celebration: Senate agreed to S. 
Res. 141, recognizing ``Inventing Flight: The Centennial Celebration'', 
a celebration in Dayton, Ohio of the centennial of Wilbur and Orville 
Wright's first flight.                                       
  Page S7862
  Commending the Francis Marion University Patriots Men's Golf Team: 
Senate agreed to S. Res. 163, commending the Francis Marion University 
Patriots men's golf team for winning the 2003 National Collegiate 
Athletic Association Division II Men's Golf Championship.    
  Page S7862
Energy Policy Act: Senate continued consideration of S. 14, to enhance 
the energy security of the United States, taking action on the 
following amendments proposed thereto:                   
  Pages S7741-57
                                                              Rejected:
  By 44 yeas to 54 nays (Vote No. 221), Graham (FL) Amendment No. 884, 
to strike the provision requiring the Secretary of the Interior to 
conduct an inventory and analysis of oil and natural gas resources 
beneath all of the waters of the Outer Continental Shelf. 
                                                         Pages S7742-50
                                                               Pending:
  Campbell Amendment No. 886, to replace ``tribal consortia'' with 
``tribal energy resource development organizations''.    
                                                         Pages S7751-57
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for certain 
amendments to be proposed to the bill; provided further that following 
the disposition of the amendments which may be offered, the bill be 
read a third time; further, that the Senate then proceed to the 
consideration of calendar No. 85, H.R. 6, House companion measure, and 
that all after the enacting clause be stricken and the text of S. 14, 
as amended, be inserted in lieu thereof; and that H.R. 6 then be read a 
third time, and the Senate vote on its passage.              
                                                             Page S7750
Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing for consideration of the nomination of R. Hewitt Pate, of 
Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice, 
at 10 a.m., on Friday, June 13, 2003, and immediately vote on 
confirmation of the nomination.                              
  Page S7862
Messages From the President: Senate received the following messages 
from the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, the report on all Federal drug and 
substance abuse treatment, prevention, education, and research 
programs; to the Committee on the Judiciary. (PM-39)         
Page S7828
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, the report on the administration of 
the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) for fiscal years 2000 and 2001; 
to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (PM-40) 
                                                             Page S7828
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  John A. Woodcock, Jr., of Maine, to be United States District Judge 
for the District of Maine.
  Routine lists in the Air Force.                            
Page S7863
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Mark C. Brickell, of New York, to be Director of the Office of 
Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development for a term of five years.
  Thomas J. Curry, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for a term of 
six years.
  Ann C. Rosenthal, 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.
  Ann C. Rosenthal, 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).
  Pamela Harbour, of New York, to be a Federal Trade Commissioner for 
the term of seven years from September 26, 2002.
  Michael Young, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Federal Mine 
Safety and Health Review Commission for a term of six years expiring 
August 30, 2008.
  3 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  32 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Navy.            
Pages S7862-63
Nominations Withdrawn: Senate received notification of withdrawal of 
the following nominations:
  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, which was sent to the Senate on April 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), which was sent to the Senate on April 7, 
2003.                                                        
Page S7863
Messages From the House:                                 
  Pages S7828-29
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S7829
Measures Placed on Calendar:                                 
  Page S7829
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S7829-31

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Executive Reports of Committees:                             
  Page S7831
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S7832-33
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S7834-46
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S7827-28
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S7846-47
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:                                
  Page S7859
Privilege of the Floor:                                      
  Page S7859
Record Votes: Five record votes were taken today. (Total--225) 
                                       Pages S7750, S7793, S7796, S7820
Adjournment: Senate met at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 6:59 p.m., until 
9:30 a.m., on Friday, June 13, 2003. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S7862.)