[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 126 (Monday, September 15, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D993-D994]
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                                         Monday, September 15, 2003

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S11429-S11500
Measures Introduced: Four bills and two resolutions were introduced, as 
follows: S. 1614-1617, S. Res. 225, and S. Con. Res. 68. 
                                                        Pages S11478-79
Measures Reported:
  Reported on Monday, September 15, during the adjournment:
  S. 189, to authorize appropriations for nanoscience, nanoengineering, 
and nanotechnology research, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. (S. Rept. No. 108-147)                          
Page S11478
Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Senate resumed 
consideration of H.R. 2754, making appropriations for energy and water 
development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, striking all 
after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the text of S. 
1424, Senate companion measure, taking action on the following 
amendment proposed thereto:                             
  Pages S11435-51
Pending:
  Feinstein Amendment No. 1655, to prohibit the use of funds for 
Department of Energy activities relating to the Robust Nuclear Earth 
Penetrator, Advanced Weapons Concepts, modification of the readiness 
posture of the Nevada Test Site, and the Modern Pit Facility, and to 
make the amount of funds made available by the prohibition for debt 
reduction.                                                  
Page S11436
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill, on Tuesday, September 16, 2003. 
                                                            Page S11499
Partial-Birth Abortion Ban House Message: Senate began consideration of 
a motion to go to conference on S. 3, to prohibit the procedure 
commonly known as partial-birth abortion:               
  Pages S11453-54
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the motion, at a time determined by the Majority 
Leader, after consultation with the Democratic Leader, with six hours 
of debate remaining.                                        
Page S11499
FCC Media Ownership--Agreement: Senate will resume consideration of 
S.J. Res. 17, disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal 
Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership, at 
9:30 a.m, on Tuesday, September 16, 2003, with 75 minutes of debate 
remaining, and a vote on final passage to occur thereon.    
  Page S11499
  Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Advisory Panel: The Chair, on 
behalf of the Democratic Leader, after consultation with the Ranking 
Member of the Senate Committee on Finance, pursuant to Public Law 106-
170, announced the appointment of Andrew J. Imperator, of Maryland, to 
service as a member of the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Advisory 
Panel, vice Christine M. Griffin, of Massachusetts.         
  Page S11499
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  H. Douglas Barclay, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
El Salvador.
  W. Robert Pearson, of Tennessee, to be Director General of the 
Foreign Service.
  Randall L. Tobias, of Indiana, to be Coordinator of United States 
Government Activities to Combat HIV/AIDS Globally, with the rank of 
Ambassador.
  David Eisner, of Maryland, to be Chief Executive Officer of the 
Corporation for National and Community Service.
  Read Van de Water, of North Carolina, to be a Member of the National 
Mediation Board for a term expiring July 1, 2006.
  David Wayne Anderson, of Minnesota, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
the Interior.
  1 Air Force nomination in the rank of general.
  2 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  3 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.        
Pages S11499-S11500
Measures Referred:                                          
  Page S11475
Measures Held at Desk:                                      
  Page S11475
Petitions and Memorials:                                
  Pages S11475-78
Additional Cosponsors:                                  
  Pages S11479-80
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:             
  Pages S11480-85
Additional Statements:                                  
  Pages S11473-75
Amendments Submitted:                                       
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Authority for Committees to Meet:                           
  Page S11485
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:                               
  Page S11485
Text of H.R. 2660 as Previously Passed:                 
  Pages S11485-99
Adjournment: Senate met at 1 p.m., and adjourned at 7:34 p.m., until 
9:30 a.m., on Tuesday, September 16, 2003. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S11499.)