[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 103 (Monday, July 14, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D804-D805]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                              Monday, July 14, 2003

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      The House passed H.R. 2673, making appropriations for 
      Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and 
      Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004.
      The House passed S. 709, to award a congressional gold medal to 
      Prime Minister Tony Blair--clearing the measure for the 
      President.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S9311-S9356
Measures Introduced: Six bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 1397-1402, and S. J. Res. 16.
  Page S9328
Measures Reported:
  Special Report entitled ``Further Revised Allocation to Subcommittees 
of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 2004''. (S. Rept. No. 108-101) 
                                                             Page S9328
Measures Passed:
  Protect Act Amendment: Senate passed S. 1280, to amend the PROTECT 
Act to clarify certain volunteer liability, after agreeing to the 
committee amendment.
  Page S9355
  National Great Black Americans Commemoration Act: Senate passed S. 
1233, to authorize assistance for the National Great Blacks in Wax 
Museum and Justice Learning Center.
  Pages S9355-56
Defense Appropriations: Senate began consideration of H.R. 2658, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2004, taking action on the following amendments proposed 
thereto:
  Pages S9312-16
Adopted:
  Stevens Amendment No. 1217, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                         Pages S9314-15
  Stevens (for Inhofe) Amendment No. 1224, to make available from 
amounts available for Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air 
Force, $4,000,000 for cost effective composite materials for manned and 
unmanned flight structures.
Pages S9315-16
  Stevens (for Dodd) Amendment No. 1225, to increase the amount of Army 
RDT&E funds available for the Broad Area Unmanned Responsive Resupply 
Operations (BURRO) aircraft program (PE0603003A).
Pages S9315-16
  Stevens (for Snowe/Collins) Amendment No. 1226, to set aside Navy 
operation and maintenance funds for the Navy Pilot Human Resources Call 
Center, Cutler, Maine.
Pages S9315-16
  Stevens (for Breaux) Amendment No. 1227, to make available from 
amounts available for Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, 
Navy, $4,000,000 for Navy Integrated Manufacturing Development. 
                                                         Pages S9315-16
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at 10:30 a.m., on Tuesday, July 15, 2003. 
                                                             Page S9356
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By unanimous vote of 89 yeas (Vote No. EX. 275), Samuel Der-
Yeghiayan, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the 
Northern District of Illinois.
Pages S9318, S9356
  Robert C. Brack, of New Mexico, to be United States District Judge 
for the District of New Mexico.
Pages S9318-19, S9356
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Margaret Catharine Rodgers, of Florida, to be United States District 
Judge for the Northern District of Florida.
  Paul Michael Warner, of Utah, to be United States Attorney for the 
District of Utah for the term of four years. (Reappointment)
  Craig S. Iscoe, of the District of Columbia, to be Associate Judge of 
the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen 
years.
Page S9356

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Nomination Recommitted: Senate recommitted the following nomination to 
the Committee on the Judiciary:
  Christopher A. Wray, of Georgia, to be an Assistant Attorney General, 
Department of Justice.
Page S9356
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S9328-30
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S9330-38
Additional Statements:
  Pages S9326-28
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S9338-54
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
  Page S9354
Authority for Committees to Meet:
  Page S9354
Privilege of the Floor:
  Page S9354
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--275) 
                                                             Page S9318
Adjournment: Senate met at 2 p.m., and adjourned at 6:27 p.m., until 
9:30 a.m., on Tuesday, July 15, 2003. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S9356.)