[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 132 (Wednesday, September 24, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1035-D1036]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                      Wednesday, September 24, 2003

[[Page D1035]]


                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      House and Senate agreed to the Conference Reports to accompany 
      H.R. 2555, Homeland Security Appropriations and H.R. 2657, 
      Legislative Branch Appropriations, clearing the measures for the 
      President.
      House Committees ordered reported 19 Sundry measures.
      The House agreed to the conference report on H.R. 2658, 
      Department of Defense Appropriations for FY 2004.
      The House passed H.R. 2557, Water Resources Development Act of 
      2003.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S11877-S11928
Measures Introduced: Eight bills were introduced, as follows: S. 1647-
1654.
  Pages S11912-13
Measures Reported:
  Special Report entitled ``Report on the Activities of the Committee 
on the Judiciary During the 107th Congress''. (S. Rept. No. 108-152)
  Special Report entitled ``Further Revised Allocation To Subcommittees 
Of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 2004''. (S. Rept. No. 108-153)
  S. 1640, to provide an extension of highway programs funded out of 
the Highway Trust Fund pending enactment of a law reauthorizing the 
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century, with amendments. (S. 
Rept. No. 108-154)
Page S11912
District of Columbia Appropriations Act: Senate began consideration of 
H.R. 2765, making appropriations for the government of the District of 
Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against 
the revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2004, taking action on the following amendment proposed thereto: 
                                                        Pages S11885-90
Pending:
  DeWine/Landrieu Amendment No. 1783, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                        Pages S11885-90
  Senate will continue consideration of the bill on Thursday, 
September, 25, 2003.
Homeland Security Department Appropriations--Conference Report: Senate 
agreed to the conference report on H.R. 2555, making appropriations for 
the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2004, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                        Pages S11891-97
Legislative Branch Appropriations Conference Report: Senate agreed to 
the conference report on H.R. 2657, making appropriations for the 
Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, 
clearing the measure for the President.
  Pages S11898-S11900
Defense Department Appropriations Conference Report--Agreement: A 
unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that at 10:30 a.m., 
on Thursday, September 25, 2003, Senate begin consideration of the 
conference report on H.R. 2658, making appropriations for the 
Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004. 
                                                            Page S11900
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
  By unanimous vote of 91 yeas (Vote No. Ex. 363), Larry Alan Burns, of 
California, to be United States District Judge for the Southern 
District of California.
Pages S11897-98, S11928
Messages From the House:
  Pages S11909-10
Measures Referred:
  Page S11910
Measures Placed on Calendar:
  Page S11910
Executive Communications:
  Pages S11910-12
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S11913-14

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Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S11914-17
Additional Statements:
  Pages S11904-09
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S11917-27
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
  Page S11927
Authority for Committees to Meet:
  Pages S11927-28
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--363) 
                                                            Page S11898
Adjournment: Senate met at 9:31 a.m., and adjourned at 6:50 p.m., until 
9:30 a.m., on Thursday, September 25, 2003. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S11900.)