[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 138 (Thursday, October 2, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1081-D1083]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                          Thursday, October 2, 2003

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 71, Adjournment Resolution.
      The House agreed to the conference report on S. 3, Partial Birth 
      Abortion Ban Act of 2003.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S12305-S12419
Measures Introduced: Nine bills and two resolutions were introduced, as 
follows: S. 1701-1709, S. Res. 238, and S. Con. Res. 71.    
  Page S12376
Measures Reported:
  Report to accompany S. 1689, making emergency supplemental 
appropriations for Iraq and Afghanistan security and reconstruction for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004. (S. Rept. No. 108-160)
  S. 1478, to reauthorize the National Telecommunications and 
Information Administration. (S. Rept. No. 108-161)
  S. Res. 230, calling on the People's Republic of China immediately 
and unconditionally to release Rebiya Kadeer.
  S. Res. 231, commending the Government and people of Kenya.
  S. 1580, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend the 
special immigrant religious worker program, with an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute.
  S. Con. Res. 66, commending the National Endowment for Democracy for 
its contributions to democratic development around the world on the 
occasion of the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the National 
Endowment for Democracy.                                    
Page S12375
Measures Passed:
  Adjournment Resolution: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 71, providing 
for a conditional adjournment or recess of the Senate. 
                                                        Pages S12349-50
  Authorizing Regulations: Senate agreed to S. Res. 238, authorizing 
regulations relating to the use of official equipment. 
                                                        Pages S12417-18
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations, Iraq and Afghanistan: Senate 
continued consideration of S. 1689, making emergency supplemental 
appropriations for Iraq and Afghanistan security and reconstruction for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, taking action on the 
following amendments proposed thereto:       
  Pages S12311-46, S12350-60
Adopted:
  By 98 yeas to 1 nay (Vote No. 372), McConnell Modified Amendment No. 
1795, to commend the Armed Forces of the United States in the War on 
Terrorism.                                              
Pages S12311-16
  Coleman Amendment No. 1802, to fund travel within the United States 
for members of the Armed Forces on rest and recuperation leave from a 
deployment overseas in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation 
Enduring Freedom.                                       
Pages S12337-39
  Collins/Wyden Amendment No. 1820, to limit the obligation and 
expenditure of funds for using procedures other than full and open 
competition for entering into certain contracts or other agreements for 
the benefit of Iraq.                                    
Pages S12354-55
  Daschle/Graham (SC) Amendment No. 1816, to ensure that members of the 
Ready Reserve of the Armed Forces are treated equitably in the 
provision of health care benefits under TRICARE and otherwise under the 
Defense Health Program.                                 
Pages S12356-57
  Stevens Amendment No. 1821, to strike the requirement for the 
Department of Defense to describe an Analysis of Alternatives for 
replacing the capabilities of the KC-135 aircraft fleet.    
Page S12357
  Reid (for Murray/Durbin) Amendment No. 1822, to provide requirements 
with respect to United States activities in Afghanistan and Iraq. 
                                                        Pages S12357-58
  Reed/Kennedy Modified Amendment No. 1812, to increase the amount 
provided for the Army for

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procurement of up-armored High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles, 
to require an Army reevaluation of requirements and options for 
procuring armored security vehicles, and to provide an offset. 
                                                        Pages S12358-60
  Stevens (for Voinovich/Lott) Amendment No. 1808, to require a report 
on efforts to increase financial contributions from the international 
community for reconstruction in Iraq and the feasibility of repayment 
of funds contributed for infrastructure projects in Iraq.   
Page S12360
Rejected:
  Biden Modified Amendment No. 1796, to provide funds for the security 
and stabilization of Iraq by suspending a portion of the reductions in 
the highest income tax rate for individual taxpayers. (By 57 yeas to 42 
nays (Vote No. 373), Senate tabled the amendment.) 
                                                Pages S12311, S12316-37
  Leahy/Daschle Amendment No. 1803, to place the Coalition Provisional 
Authority in Iraq under the direct authority and foreign policy 
guidance of the Secretary of State. (By 56 yeas to 42 nays (Vote No. 
374), Senate tabled the amendment.)                     
Pages S12339-46
  Dodd Amendment No. 1817, to provide an additional $322,000,000 for 
safety equipment for United States forces in Iraq and to reduce the 
amount provided for reconstruction in Iraq by $322,000,000. (By 49 yeas 
to 37 nays (Vote No. 376), Senate tabled the amendment.) 
                                                        Pages S12351-54
Pending:
  Byrd Amendment No. 1818, to impose a limitation on the use of sums 
appropriated for the Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund.   
Page S12350
  Byrd/Durbin Amendment No. 1819, to prohibit the use of Iraq Relief 
and Reconstruction Funds for low priority activities that should not be 
the responsibility of U.S. taxpayers, and shift $600 million from the 
Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund to Defense Operations and 
Maintenance, Army, for significantly improving efforts to secure and 
destroy conventional weapons, such as bombs, bomb materials, small 
arms, rocket propelled grenades, and shoulder-launched missiles, in 
Iraq.                                                   
Pages S12350-51
  Reid (for Stabenow) Amendment No. 1823, to provide emergency relief 
for veterans healthcare, school construction, healthcare and 
transportation needs in the United States, and to create 95,000 new 
jobs.                                                       
Page S12358
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at 10 a.m., on Friday, October 3, 2003. 
                                                            Page S12418
Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act: Senate began consideration 
of S. 1053, to prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic 
information with respect to health insurance and employment, agreeing 
to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute and agreeing 
to the following amendment proposed thereto:            
  Pages S12403-17
  Frist (for Snowe) Amendment No. 1824, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                        Pages S12403-17
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at 2:15 p.m., on Tuesday, October 14, 2003; 
there be 15 minutes of debate equally divided, followed by a vote on 
final passage to occur thereon.                         
Pages S12403-04
Appointments:
  Social Security Advisory Board: The Chair, on behalf of the President 
pro tempore, and in consultation with the Chairman and the Ranking 
Minority Member of the Finance Committee, pursuant to Public Law 103-
296, appointed Sylvester J. Schieber, of Maryland, as a member of the 
Social Security Advisory Board for a six-year term.         
  Page S12418
  Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance: The Chair, on 
behalf of the President pro tempore, pursuant to Public Law 99-498, 
appointed Rene Drouin of New Hampshire, vice Charles Terrell of 
Massachusetts, to the Advisory Committee on Student Financial 
Assistance for a three-year term.                           
  Page S12418
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By unanimous vote of 98 yeas (Vote No. Ex. 375), William Q. Hayes, of 
California, to be United States District Judge for the Southern 
District of California.                         
Pages S12346-47, S12419
  John A. Houston, of California, to be United States District Judge 
for the Southern District of California.
  Robert Clive Jones, of Nevada, to be United States District Judge for 
the District of Nevada.
  Phillip S. Figa, of Colorado, to be United States District Judge for 
the District of Colorado.
  1 Army nomination in the rank of general.
  1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral. 
                                        Pages S12347-49, S12417, S12419
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Jose Antonio Aponte, of Colorado, to be a Member of the National 
Commission On Libraries and Information Science for a term expiring 
July 19, 2007.
  Sandra Frances Ashworth, of Idaho, to be a Member of the National 
Commission on Libraries and Information Science for a term expiring 
July 19, 2004.
  Edward Louis Bertorelli, of Massachusetts, to be Member of the 
National Commission on Libraries

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and Information Science for a term expiring July 19, 2005.
  Carol L. Diehl, of Wisconsin, to be a Member of the National 
Commission on Libraries and Information Science for a term expiring 
July 19, 2005.
  Allison Druin, of Maryland, to be a Member of the National Commission 
on Libraries and Information Science for a term expiring July 19, 2006.
  Beth Fitzsimmons, of Michigan, to be a Member of the National 
Commission on Libraries and Information Science for a term expiring 
July 19, 2006.
  Patricia M. Hines, of South Carolina, to be a Member of the National 
Commission on Libraries and Information Science for a term expiring 
July 19, 2005.
  Colleen Ellen Huebner, of Washington, to be a Member of the National 
Commission on Libraries and Information Science for a term expiring 
July 19, 2007.
  Stephen M. Kennedy, of New Hampshire, to be a Member of the National 
Commission on Libraries and Information Science for a term expiring 
July 19, 2007.
  Bridget L. Lamont, of Illinois, to be a Member of the National 
Commission on Libraries and Information Science for a term expiring 
July 19, 2008.
  Mary H. Perdue, of Maryland, to be a Member of the National 
Commission on Libraries and Information Science for a term expiring 
July 19, 2008.
  Herman Lavon Totten, of Texas, to be a Member of the National 
Commission on Libraries and Information Science for a term expiring 
July 19, 2008.
  2 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  A routine list in the Public Health Service.          
Pages S12418-19
Messages From the House:                                
  Pages S12371-72
Measures Referred:                                          
  Page S12372
Enrolled Bills Presented:                                   
  Page S12372
Executive Communications:                               
  Pages S12372-75
Executive Reports of Committees:                        
  Pages S12375-76
Additional Cosponsors:                                  
  Pages S12376-77
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:             
  Pages S12377-87
Additional Statements:                                  
  Pages S12369-71
Amendments Submitted:                               
  Pages S12387-S12403
Authority for Committees to Meet:                           
  Page S12403
Privilege of the Floor:                                     
  Page S12403
Record Votes: Five record votes were taken today. (Total--376) 
                           Pages S12316, S12337, S12346, S12347, S12354
Adjournment: Senate met at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 9:36 p.m., until 
9:30 a.m., on Friday, October 3, 2003. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S12418.)