[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 102 (Friday, July 11, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D797-D798]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                                   Friday, July 11, 2003

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                              Daily Digest

HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed H.R. 2657, Legislative Branch Appropriations.
      Senate passed H.R. 2559, Military Construction Appropriations.


                                 Senate

Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S9269-9310
Measures Introduced: Three bills were introduced, as follows: S. 1394-1396. 
                                                                  Page S9303
Measures Reported:
  S. 470, to extend the authority for the construction of a memorial to 
Martin Luther King, Jr, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. 
Rept. No. 108-90)
  S. 643, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, in cooperation with 
the University of New Mexico, to construct and occupy a portion of the 
Hibben Center for Archaeological Research at the University of New Mexico, 
with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 108-94)
  S. 651, to amend the National Trails System Act to clarify Federal 
authority relating to land acquisition from willing sellers for the majority 
of the trails in the System, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. (S. Rept. No. 108-95)
  S. 677, to revise the boundary of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison 
National Park and Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area in the State of 
Colorado, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 
108-96)
  S. 924, to authorize the exchange of lands between an Alaska Native 
Village Corporation and the Department of the Interior, with an amendment in 
the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 108-97)
  S. 1076, to authorize construction of an education center at or near the 
Vietnam Veterans Memorial, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
(S. Rept. No. 108-98)
  H.R. 255, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to grant an easement 
to facilitate access to the Lewis and Clark Interpretative Center in 
Nebraska City, Nebraska. (S. Rept. No. 108-99)
  H.R. 1577, to designate the visitor center in Organ Pipe National Monument 
in Arizona as the ``Kris Eggle Visitor Center''. (S. Rept. No. 108-100) 
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Measures Passed:
  Legislative Branch Appropriations: By 85 yeas to 7 nays (Vote No. 273), 
Senate passed H.R. 2657, making appropriations for the Legislative Branch 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, as previously amended, and 
after taking action on the following amendment proposed thereto: 
                                                              Pages S9269-83
Rejected:
  Sessions Amendment No. 1202, to eliminate the additional amount for 
programs under the National and Community Service Act of 1990. (By 71 yeas 
to 21 nays (Vote No. 272), Senate tabled the amendment.)
Pages S9269-72
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the following 
actions:
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the following 
amendments adopted on Thursday, July 10, 2003, were modified:
  Reid (for Feinstein) Amendment No. 1201, to appropriate an additional 
$25,000,000 for emergency actions to reduce the threat to human safety 
arising from the threat of catastrophic fire in dead and dying trees. 
                                                              Pages S9269-70
  Stevens/Landrieu Amendment No. 1206, making emergency appropriations to 
the Corps of Engineers for emergency assistance.
Page S9270
  Pursuant to the order of Thursday, July 10, 2003, Senate insisted on its 
amendments, requested a conference with the House thereon, and the Chair was 
authorized to appoint the following conferees on the part of the Senate: 
Senators Campbell, Bennett, Stevens, Cochran, Bond, Durbin, Johnson, Byrd, 
and Mikulski.
Page S9278
  Military Construction Appropriations: By a unanimous vote of 91 yeas (Vote 
No. 274), Senate passed H.R. 2559, making appropriations for military 
construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure for the 
Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, as 
previously amended.
  Pages S9279-83
  Pursuant to the order of Thursday, July 10, 2003, Senate insisted on its 
amendment, requested a conference with the House thereon, and the Chair was

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authorized to appoint the following conferees on the part of the Senate: 
Senators Hutchison, Burns, Craig, DeWine, Brownback, Stevens, Feinstein, 
Inouye, Johnson, Landrieu, and Byrd.
Page S9283
Defense Appropriations--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing for consideration of H.R. 2658, making appropriations for the 
Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, at 2 
p.m., on Monday, July 14, 2003.
  Page S9310
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Constance Albanese Morella, of Maryland, to be Representative of the 
United States of America to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and 
Development, with the rank of Ambassador.
  Joel David Kaplan, of Massachusetts, to be Deputy Director of the Office 
of Management and Budget.
  Leslie Silverman, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Equal Employment 
Opportunity Commission for a term expiring July 1, 2008. (Reappointment)
  Mauricio J. Tamargo, of Florida, to be Chairman of the Foreign Claims 
Settlement Commission of the United States for a term expiring September 30, 
2006. (Reappointment)
  Cynthia R. Church, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs (Public and Intergovernmental Affairs).
Page S9310
Messages From the House:
  Page S9300
Measures Placed on Calendar:
  Page S9300
Executive Communications:
  Pages S9300-03
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S9303-04
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S9304-07
Additional Statements:
  Page S9299
Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--274) 
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Adjournment: Senate met at 9:15 a.m., and adjourned at 1:04 p.m., until 2 
p.m., on Monday, July 14, 2003. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of 
the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S9310.)