[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 113 (Monday, July 28, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D903-D904]
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                                              Monday, July 28, 2003

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S9993-S10077
Measures Introduced: Ten bills and two resolutions were introduced, as 
follows: S. 1469-1478, and S. Res. 202-203.
  Page S10045
Measures Reported:
  S. 610, to amend the provisions of title 5, United States Code, to 
provide for workforce flexibilities and certain Federal personnel 
provisions relating to the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. 
Rept. No. 108-113)
  S. 1404, to amend the Ted Stevens Olympic and Amateur Sports Act, 
with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 108-114)
Page S10045
Measures Passed:
  Federal Annuity Computations: Senate passed S. 481, to amend chapter 
84 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that certain Federal 
annuity computations are adjusted by 1 percentage point relating to 
periods of receiving disability payments.
  Page S10076
  Relative to the Death of Former Senator Vance Hartke: Senate passed 
S. Res. 203, relative to the death of Vance Hartke, former United 
States Senator for the State of Indiana.
  Page S10076
Energy Policy Act: Senate resumed consideration of S. 14, to enhance 
the energy security of the United States, taking action on the 
following amendments proposed thereto:
  Pages S9993-S10012, S10027-31
Pending:
  Campbell Amendment No. 886, to replace ``tribal consortia'' with 
``tribal energy resource development organizations''.
Page S9993
  Durbin Amendment No. 1384, to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
improve the system for enhancing automobile fuel efficiency. 
                                                             Page S9993
  Durbin Modified Amendment No. 1385, to amend the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 to provide additional tax incentives for enhancing motor 
vehicle fuel efficiency.
Page S9993
  Bond Modified Amendment No. 1386, to impose additional requirements 
for improving automobile fuel economy and reducing vehicle emissions. 
                                                 Pages S9993, S10006-12
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at 9:30 a.m., on Tuesday, July 29, 2003. 
                                                            Page S10076
Nomination Considered: Senate resumed consideration of the nomination 
of Miguel A. Estrada, of Virginia, to be United States Circuit Judge 
for the District of Columbia Circuit.
  Page S10076
  A seventh 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 cloture will occur on 
Wednesday, July 30, 2003.
Page S10076
Nomination Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that at 11:15 a.m., on Tuesday, July 29, 2003, Senate resume 
consideration of the nomination of Priscilla Richman Owen, of Texas, to 
be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit, with a vote on 
the motion to close further debate on the nomination to occur at 12:15 
p.m.
  Page S10077
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By unanimous vote of 91 yeas (Vote No. EX. 307), Earl Leroy Yeakel 
III, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Western 
District of Texas.
Pages S10024-27, S10077
  Kathleen Cardone, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for 
the Western District of Texas.
Pages S10027, S10077
Messages From the House:
  Page S10045
Measures Referred:
  Page S10045
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S10045-46
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S10046-72
Additional Statements:
  Pages S10043-44
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S10072-75
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
  Page S10075
Authority for Committees to Meet:
  Page S10075

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Privilege of the Floor:
  Page S10075
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--307) 
                                                        Pages S10026-27
Recess: Senate met at 11 a.m., and as a further mark of respect to the 
memory of the late Honorable Vance Hartke, former United States Senator 
from the State of Indiana, in accordance with S. Res. 203, recessed at 
7:45 p.m., until 9:30 a.m., on Tuesday, July 29, 2003. (For Senate's 
program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's 
Record on page S10077.)