[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 135 (Monday, September 29, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D1059]
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Monday, September 29, 2003

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S12105-S12144
Measures Introduced: Eight bills and two resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 1670-1677, S.J. Res. 18, and S. Res. 236.    
  Page S12137
Measures Reported:
  S. 150, to make permanent the moratorium on taxes on Internet access 
and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce imposed by 
the Internet Tax Freedom Act, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. (S. Rept. No. 108-155)                          
Page S12137
District of Columbia Appropriations Act: Senate resumed 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 S12108-25
  Pending:
  DeWine/Landrieu Amendment No. 1783, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                        Pages S12108-25
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at 11:30 a.m., on Tuesday, September 30, 
2003.                                                       
Page S12129
Nominations--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reach 
providing that at 9:15 a.m., on Tuesday, September 30, 2003, Senate 
vote on the nominations of Marcia A. Crone, to be United States 
District Judge for the Eastern District of Texas, and Ronald A. White, 
to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of 
Oklahoma.                                                   
  Page S12129
Messages From the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a memorandum of understanding between 
the Secretaries of State and Homeland Security concerning 
implementation of Section 428 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002; to 
the Committee on the Judiciary. (PM-51)                     
Page S12136
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
  By unanimous vote of 86 yeas (Vote No. Ex. 368), Carlos T. Bea, of 
California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit. 
                                                Pages S12125-27, S12144
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Raymond W. Gruender, of Missouri, to be United States Circuit Judge 
for the Eighth Circuit.
  William James Haynes II, of Virginia, to be United States Circuit 
Judge for the Fourth Circuit.
  6 Coast Guard nominations in the rank of admiral.         
Page S12144
Additional Cosponsors:                                  
  Pages S12137-38
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:             
  Pages S12138-44
Additional Statements:                                  
  Pages S12134-36
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--368) 
                                                            Page S12127
Recess: Senate met at 1 p.m., and recessed at 7:17 p.m., until 9:15 
a.m., on Tuesday, September 30, 2003. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on pages 
S12129-30.)