[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 97 (Friday, June 27, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D757-D759]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                              Friday, June 27, 2003

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate agreed to S. Res. 191, Relative to the death of Honorable 
      J. Strom Thurmond.
      Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 231, Adjournment Resolution.
      House passed H.R. 1, Medicare Prescription Drug, Modernization, 
      Health Savings and Affordability Act.
      House passed H.R. 2559, Military Construction Appropriations Act.
      House passed H.R. 2417, Intelligence Authorization Act.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S8819-S8868
Measures Introduced: Two bills and two resolutions were introduced, as 
follows: S. 1368-1369, S.J. Res. 14, and S. Res. 191.
  Page S8862
Measures Reported:
  S. 344, expressing the policy of the United States regarding the 
United States relationship with Native Hawaiians and to provide a 
process for the recognition by the United States of the Native Hawaiian 
governing entity, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. 
Rept. No. 108-85)
  S. Res. 90, expressing the sense of the Senate that the Senate 
strongly supports the nonproliferation programs of the United States, 
and with an amended preamble.
Page S8862
Measures Passed:
  Adjournment Resolution: Pursuant to the order of Thursday, June 26, 
2003, Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 231, providing for a conditional 
adjournment of the House of Representatives and a conditional recess or 
adjournment of the Senate.
  Page S8825
  Relative to the Death of the Honorable J. Strom Thurmond: Senate 
agreed to S. Res. 191, relative to the death of the Honorable J. Strom 
Thurmond, former United States Senator and President Pro Tempore 
Emeritus from the State of South Carolina.
  Pages S8833-37
  Electing Chaplain of the Senate:  Senate agreed to S. Res. 189, 
electing Doctor Barry C. Black, of Baltimore, Maryland, as Chaplain of 
the United States Senate.
  Page S8845
  Welfare Reform Extension Act:  Senate passed H.R. 2350, to 
reauthorize the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant 
program through fiscal year 2003, clearing the measure for the 
President.
  Page S8846
  Congressional Hunger Center Authorization: Senate passed H.R. 2474, 
to authorize the Congressional Hunger Center to award Bill Emerson and 
Mickey Leland Hunger Fellowships for fiscal years 2003 and 2004, 
clearing the measure for the President.
  Page S8846
  Presidential Succession Act:  Senate passed S. 148, to provide for 
the Secretary of Homeland Security to be included in the line of 
Presidential succession.
  Page S8846
  Senate Art Protection:  Senate agreed to S. Res. 178, to prohibit 
Members of the Senate and other persons from removing art and historic 
objects from the Senate wing of the Capitol and Senate office buildings 
for personal use.
  Page S8846
  Feed America Thursday:  Senate agreed to S. Res. 174, designating 
Thursday, November 20, 2003, as ``Feed America Thursday''.
  Page S8846
  Family History Month:  Senate agreed to S. Res. 175, designating the 
month of October 2003, as ``Family History Month''.
  Pages S8846-47
  Human Rights in Cuba:  Senate agreed to S. Res. 62, calling upon the 
Organization of American States (OAS) Inter-American Commission on 
Human Rights, the United Nations High Commissioner for

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Human Rights, the European Union, and human rights activists throughout 
the world to take certain actions in regard to the human rights 
situation in Cuba.
  Pages S8847-48
  Horn of Africa Food Crisis:  Senate agreed to S. Res. 149, expressing 
the sense of the Senate that the international response to the current 
need for food in the Horn of Africa remains inadequate.
  Page S8848
  Nonproliferation Programs Support:  Senate agreed to S. Res. 90, 
expressing the sense of the Senate that the Senate strongly supports 
the nonproliferation programs of the United States.
  Pages S8848-49
Measure Indefinitely Postponed:
  Budget Resolution Fiscal Year 2004:  Senate indefinitely postponed, 
S. Con. Res. 23, setting forth the congressional budget for the United 
States Government for fiscal year 2004 and including the appropriate 
budgetary levels for fiscal year 2003 and for fiscal years 2005 through 
2013.
  Page S8849
Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that on Tuesday, July 8, 2003, at a time determined by the 
Majority Leader, after consultation with the Democratic Leader, Senate 
proceed to the consideration of the nomination of David G. Campbell, of 
Arizona, to be United States District Judge for the District of 
Arizona; and that the Senate vote on the confirmation of the nomination 
without intervening action or debate.
  Page S8825
Nominations--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that at a time determined by the Majority Leader, after 
consultation with the Democratic Leader, Senate proceed to the 
consideration of the nomination of Victor J. Wolski, of Virginia, to be 
a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims, and the 
nomination of Bruce E. Kasold, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United 
States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.
  Page S8825
Nomination Considered: Senate began consideration of the nomination of 
Victor J. Wolski, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States Court 
of Federal Claims.
  Page S8845
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the nomination and, 
in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of 
the Senate, a vote on the cloture motion will occur on Tuesday, July 8, 
2003 following the vote on confirmation of the nomination of David 
Campbell (listed above).
Page S8845
Authority for Committees:  All committees were authorized to file 
legislative and executive reports during the adjournment of the Senate 
on Wednesday, July 2, 2003, from 10 a.m. until 12 noon.
  Page S8849
Chair Appointment Authority--Agreement:  A unanimous-consent agreement 
was reached providing that notwithstanding the recess or adjournment of 
the Senate, the Chair be authorized to make Chair appointments. 
                                                             Page S8849
Signing Authority Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that during this adjournment of the Senate, the Majority 
Leader or the Assistant Majority Leader, or Senator Allen, be 
authorized to sign duly enrolled bills or joint resolutions. 
                                                             Page S8849
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Fern Flanagan Saddler, of the District of Columbia, to be an 
Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for 
the term of fifteen years.
  Judith Nan Macaluso, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate 
Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of 
fifteen years.
  Marsha E. Barnes, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Suriname.
  John F. Maisto, of Pennsylvania, to be Permanent Representative of 
the United States of America to the Organization of American States, 
with the rank of Ambassador.
  Robert D. McCallum, Jr., of Georgia, to be Associate Attorney 
General.
  David Hall, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 
13, 2005.
  Robert W. Fitts, of New Hampshire, to be Ambassador to Papua New 
Guinea, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation 
as Ambassador to the Solomon Islands and Ambassador to the Republic of 
Vanuatu.
  John E. Herbst, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to Ukraine.
  William B. Wood, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Colombia.
  Tracey Ann Jacobson, of the District of Columbia, a Foreign Service 
Officer of Class One, to be Ambassador to Turkmenistan.
  George A. Krol, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Belarus.
  Greta N. Morris, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
the Marshall Islands.
  Lillian R. BeVier, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 
13, 2004.
  11 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.

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  36 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  4 Marine Corps nominations in the rank of general.
  25 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Foreign Service, Navy, Public 
Health Service.
Pages S8822-24, S8845, S8866-68
Messages From the House:
  Pages S8861-62
Measures Placed on Calendar:
  Page S8862
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S8862-63
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S8863-65
Additional Statements:
  Pages S8860-61
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
  Pages S8865-66
Adjournment: Senate met at 10:15 a.m., and as a further mark of respect 
to the memory of the late Honorable Strom Thurmond, former United 
States Senator and President Pro Tempore Emeritus from the State of 
South Carolina, in accordance with S. Res. 191, and also in accordance 
with H. Con. Res. 231 (Adjournment Resolution), adjourned at 4:14 p.m., 
until 2 p.m., on Monday, July 7, 2003. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S8866.)