[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 87 (Friday, June 13, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
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                                              Friday, June 13, 2003

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S7865-S7904
Measures Introduced: Eight bills were introduced, as follows: S. 1259-
1266.
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Measures Reported:
  S. 231, to authorize the use of certain grant funds to establish an 
information clearinghouse that provides information to increase public 
access to defibrillation in schools. (S. Rept. No. 108-70)
  S. 504, to establish academics for teachers and students of American 
history and civics and a national alliance of teachers of American 
history and civics. (S. Rept. No. 108-71)
  S. 1, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make 
improvements in the medicare program, to provide prescription drug 
coverage under the medicare program, with an amendment in the nature of 
a substitute.
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Energy Policy Act--Vote Change: A unanimous-consent request was granted 
permitting Senator Bayh to change his nay vote to a yea vote on Vote 
No. 221 changing the outcome of the vote to 45 yeas to 53 nays relative 
to Graham (FL) Amendment No. 884 (rejected on June 12, 2003) to S. 14, 
to enhance the energy security of the United States.
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Prescription Drug and Medicare Improvement Act--Agreement: A unanimous-
consent agreement was reached providing for consideration of S. 1, to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make improvements in 
the medicare program, to provide prescription drug coverage under the 
medicare program, at 2 p.m., on Monday, June 16, 2003, for debate only.
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Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that when the Committee on Governmental Affairs reports the 
nomination of Michael J. Garcia, of New York, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of Homeland Security, that the nomination be sequentially 
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary for a period not to exceed 
15 days of session; and that the nomination be automatically discharged 
and placed on the calendar if it has not been reported by that time. 
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Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
  By unanimous vote of 71 yeas (Vote No. Ex. 226), R. Hewitt Pate, of 
Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney General.
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