[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 133 (Thursday, September 25, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1046-D1047]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                       Thursday, September 25, 2003

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      House and Senate passed H.J. Res. 69, Continuing Appropriations.
      Senate agreed to the Conference Report to accompany H.R. 2658, 
      Department of Defense Appropriations Act.
      Senate passed H.R. 3161, Do Not Call Registry Act.
      The House passed H.J. Res 69, making continuing appropriations 
      for the fiscal year 2004.
      The House passed H.R. 3161, to ratify the authority of the 
      Federal Trade Commission to establish a do-not-call registry.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S11929-S12026
Measures Introduced: Ten bills and two resolutions were introduced, as 
follows: S. 1655-1664, and S. Res. 234-235.             
  Pages S11988-89
Measures Reported:
  S. Res. 98, expressing the sense of the Senate that the President 
should designate the week of October 12, 2003, through October 18, 
2003, as ``National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Week'', with an 
amendment.
  S. Res. 209, recognizing and honoring Woodstock, Vermont, native 
Hiram Powers for his extraordinary and enduring contributions to 
American sculpture.
  S. Res. 222, designating October 17, 2003 as ``National Mammography 
Day''.
  S. 1293, to criminalize the sending of predatory and abusive e-mail, 
with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  S. 1451, to reauthorize programs under the Runaway and Homeless Youth 
Act and the Missing Children's Assistance Act.              
Page S11987
Measure Passed:
  Do Not Call Registry Ratification: By a unanimous vote of 95 yeas 
(Vote No. 365), Senate passed H.R. 3161, to ratify the authority of the 
Federal Trade Commission to establish a do-not-call registry, clearing 
the measure for the President.                          
  Pages S11957-67
  Continuing Appropriations: Senate passed H.J. Res. 69, making 
continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2004, clearing the 
measure for the President.                                  
  Page S11971
  Edward O'Grady, Waverly Brown, Peter Paige Post Office Building: 
Committee on Governmental Affairs was discharged from further 
consideration of S. 1591, to redesignate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 48 South Broadway, Nyack, New York, as 
the ``Edward O'Grady, Waverly Brown, Peter Paige Post Office 
Building'', and the bill was then passed.                   
  Page S12022
  Video Voyeurism Prevention Act: Senate passed S. 1301, to amend title 
18, United States Code, to prohibit video voyeurism in the special 
maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States, after 
agreeing to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                        Pages S12022-23
  Federal Maritime Commission Authorization Act: Senate passed S. 1244, 
to authorize appropriations for the Federal Maritime Commission for 
fiscal years 2004 and 2008, after agreeing to the committee amendments.
                                                        Pages S12023-24
  National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 98, 
expressing the sense of the Senate that the President should designate 
the week of October 12, 2003, through October 18, 2003, as ``National 
Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Week'', after agreeing to the committee 
amendment.                                                  
  Page S12024
  Recognizing and Honoring Hiram Powers: Senate agreed to S. Res. 209, 
recognizing and honoring

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Woodstock, Vermont, native Hiram Powers for his extraordinary and 
enduring contributions to American sculpture.           
  Pages S12024-25
  National Mammography Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 222, designating 
October 17, 2003 as ``National Mammography Day''.       
  Pages S12024-25
  Honoring Detroit Shock: Senate agreed to S. Res. 234, honoring the 
Detroit Shock on winning the Women's National Basketball Association 
Championship.                                           
  Pages S12025-26
District of Columbia Appropriations Act: Senate continued 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 amendments proposed thereto: 
                                     Pages S11943-57, S11971, S11971-78
Adopted:
  Feinstein Modified Amendment No. 1787 (to Amendment No. 1783), to 
amend the DC Student Opportunity Scholarship Program regarding student 
assessments.                                    
Pages S11943-57, S11971
Pending:
  DeWine/Landrieu Amendment No. 1783, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                     Pages S11943-57, S11971, S11971-78
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at 9:30 a.m., on Friday, September 26, 2003. 
                                                            Page S12026
Defense Department Appropriations--Conference Report: By a unanimous 
vote of 95 yeas (Vote No. 364), Senate agreed to the conference report 
on H.R. 2658, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, clearing the measure for the 
President.                                              
  Pages S11938-43
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By unanimous vote of 95 yeas (Vote No. Ex. 366), Dana Makoto Sabraw, 
of California, to be United States District Judge for the Southern 
District of California.                         
Pages S11967-68, S12026
  By unanimous vote of 93 yeas (Vote No. 367), Michael W. Mosman, of 
Oregon, to be United States District Judge for the District of Oregon. 
                                                Pages S11970-71, S12026
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Gregory E. Jackson, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate 
Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of 
fifteen years.
  1 Army nomination in the rank of general.
  Routine list in the Air Force.                            
Page S12026
Messages From the House:                                    
  Page S11986
Measures Read First Time:                                   
  Page S11986
Enrolled Bills Presented:                                   
  Page S11986
Executive Communications:                               
  Pages S11986-87
Executive Reports of Committees:                        
  Pages S11987-88
Additional Cosponsors:                                  
  Pages S11989-90
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:         
  Pages S11990-S12003
Additional Statements:                                  
  Pages S11983-86
Amendments Submitted:                                       
  Page S12003
Authority for Committees to Meet:                           
  Page S12004
Text of H.R. 2691, as Previously Passed:                
  Pages S12004-22
Record Votes: Four record votes were taken today. (Total--367) 
                                Pages S11943, S11967, S11968, S11970-71
Adjournment: Senate met at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 8:26 p.m., until 
9:30 a.m., on Friday, September 26, 2003. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S12026.)