[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 154 (Wednesday, October 29, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1190-D1192]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                        Wednesday, October 29, 2003

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      House committees ordered reported 32 sundry measures.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S13423-S13533
Measures Introduced: Four bills and two resolutions were introduced, as 
follows: S. 1794-1797 and S. Res. 253-254.
  Page S13516
Measures Reported:
  Special Report entitled ``Further Revised Allocation to Subcommittees 
of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 2004''. (S. Rept. No. 108-175)
  H.R. 743, to amend the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 to provide additional safeguards for Social Security and 
Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries with representative payees, 
to enhance program protections, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. (S. Rept. No. 108-176)
  S. 1066, to correct a technical error from Unit T-07 of the John H. 
Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System, with an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 108-177)
  S. 1643, to exempt certain coastal barrier property from financial 
assistance and flood insurance limitations under the Coastal Barriers 
Resources Act and the National Flood Act of 1968, with amendments. (S. 
Rept. No. 108-178)
Page S13515
Measures Passed:
  David Bybee Post Office Building: Senate passed S. 1405, to designate 
the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 514 17th 
Street Moline, Illinois, as the ``David Bybee Post Office Building''. 
                                                            Page S13531
  James E. Davis Post Office Building: Senate passed S. 1590, to 
redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Service, located 
at 315 Empire Boulevard in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York, as the 
``James E. Davis Post Office Building''.
  Page S13531
  John G Dow Post Office Building: Senate passed S. 1659, to designate 
the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 57 Old 
Tappan Road in Tappan, New York, as the ``John G Dow Post Office 
Building''.
  Page S13531
  Senator James B. Pearson Post Office: Senate passed S. 1718, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
3710 West 73rd Terrace in Prairie Village, Kansas, as the ``Senator 
James B. Pearson Post Office''.
  Pages S13531-32
  Walt Disney Post Office Building: Senate passed H.R. 1610, to 
redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
120 East Ritchie Avenue in Marceline, Missouri, as the ``Walt Disney 
Post Office Building'', clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                            Page S13532
  Arthur `Pappy' Kennedy Post Office: Senate passed H.R. 1882, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
440 South Orange Blossom Trail in Orlando, Florida, as the ``Arthur 
`Pappy' Kennedy Post Office'', clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                            Page S13532
  Eddie Mae Steward Post Office: Senate passed H.R. 1883, to designate 
the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1601-1 Main 
Street in Jacksonville, Florida, as the ``Eddie Mae Steward Post 
Office'', clearing the measure for the President.
  Page S13532
  Judge Edward Rodgers Post Office Building: Senate passed H.R. 2075, 
to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 1905 West Blue Heron Boulevard in West Palm Beach, Florida, as the 
``Judge Edward Rodgers Post Office Building'', clearing the measure for 
the President.
  Page S13532
  Bruce Woodbury Post Office Building: Senate passed H.R. 2254, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
1101 Colorado Street in Boulder City, Nevada, as the ``Bruce Woodbury 
Post Office Building'', clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                            Page S13532

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  Stephen Horn Post Office Building: Senate passed H.R. 2309, To 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
2300 Redondo Avenue in Long Beach, California, as the ``Stephen Horn 
Post Office Building'', clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                            Page S13532
  Robert A. Borski Post Office Building: Senate passed H.R. 2328, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
2001 East Willard Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as the ``Robert 
A. Borski Post Office Building'', clearing the measure for the 
President.
  Page S13532
  Francisco A. Martinez Flores Post Office: Senate passed H.R. 2396, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
1210 Highland Avenue in Duarte, California, as the ``Francisco A. 
Martinez Flores Post Office'', clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                            Page S13532
  Brian C. Hickey Post Office Building: Senate passed H.R. 2452, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
339 Hicksville Road in Bethpage, New York, as the ``Brian C. Hickey 
Post Office Building'', clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                            Page S13532
  J.C. Lewis, Jr. Post Office Building: Senate passed H.R. 2533, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
10701 Abercorn Street in Savannah, Georgia, as the ``J.C. Lewis, Jr. 
Post Office Building'', clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                            Page S13532
  Barbara B. Kennelly Post Office Building: Senate passed H.R. 2746, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
141 Weston Street in Hartford, Connecticut, as the ``Barbara B. 
Kennelly Post Office Building'', clearing the measure for the 
President.
  Page S13532
  Bob Hope Post Office Building: Senate passed H.R. 3011, to designate 
the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 135 East 
Olive Avenue in Burbank, California, as the ``Bob Hope Post Office 
Building'', clearing the measure for the President.
  Page S13532
  Commending Florida Marlins: Senate agreed to S. Res. 254, commending 
the Florida Marlins baseball team for winning the 2003 World Series. 
                                                        Pages S13532-33
Foreign Operation Appropriations Act: Senate continued consideration of 
H.R. 2800, making appropriations for foreign operations, export 
financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2004, taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto: 
                                                        Pages S13431-35
Pending:
  DeWine Amendment No. 1966, to increase assistance to combat HIV/AIDS.
                                                            Page S13431
  McConnell Amendment No. 1970, to express the sense of the Senate on 
Burma.
Page S13431
  Feinstein Amendment No. 1977, to clarify the definition of HIV/AIDS 
prevention for purposes of providing funds for therapeutic medical 
care.
Page S13431
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
follow action:
  By 43 yeas to 54 nays (Vote No. 415), two-thirds of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate 
rejected the motion to suspend Rule XVI, with respect to Dorgan/Schumer 
Amendment No. 2800, to urge the President to release information 
regarding sources of foreign support for the 9-11 hijackers. 
Subsequently, the point of order that the amendment was not germane 
under Rule XVI, was sustained, and the amendment thus fell. 
                                                            Page S13435
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill with certain first-degree amendments in 
order, subject to relevant second-degree amendments; that following the 
disposition of the amendments, the bill be read a third time, and the 
Senate vote on final passage of the bill; that following passage of the 
bill, Senate insist on its amendment, request a conference with the 
House thereon, and the Chair be authorized to appoint Conferees on the 
part of the Senate, which will consist of the subcommittee membership 
and Senators Stevens and Byrd.
Page S13484
Healthy Forests Restoration Act: Senate began consideration of H.R. 
1904, to improve the capacity of the Secretary of Agriculture and the 
Secretary of the Interior to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction 
projects on National Forest System lands and Bureau of Land Management 
lands aimed at protecting communities, watersheds, and certain other 
at-risk lands from catastrophic wildfire, to enhance efforts to protect 
watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health, 
including catastrophic wildfire, across the landscape, taking action on 
the following amendments proposed thereto:
  Pages S13435-84
Adopted:
  By 97 yeas to 1 nay (Vote No. 416), Cochran Amendment No. 1828, of a 
perfecting nature.
Pages S13449-76, S13480
  By 94 yeas to 3 nays (Vote No. 417), Boxer Amendment No. 2025, to 
enact the Firefighters Medical Monitoring Act.
Pages S13481-82
  By 78 yeas to 17 nays (Vote No. 418), Boxer Amendment No. 2026, to 
enact the Disaster Air Quality Monitoring Act.
Pages S13482-83

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  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill following disposition of S. 139, Climate 
Stewardship Act, on Thursday, October 30, 2003.
Pages S13483-84
Climate Stewardship Act: Pursuant to the order of July 31, 2003, 
Committee on Environment and Public Works was discharged from further 
consideration of S. 139, to provide for a program of scientific 
research on abrupt climate change, to accelerate the reduction of 
greenhouse gas emissions in the United States by establishing a market-
driven system of greenhouse gas tradable allowances that could be used 
interchangeably with passenger vehicle fuel economy standard credits, 
to limit greenhouse gas emissions in the United States and reduce 
dependence upon foreign oil, and ensure benefits to consumers from the 
trading in such allowances, and the Senate then began consideration of 
the bill, taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto: 
                                                    Pages S13484-S13509
Pending:
  Lieberman/McCain Amendment No. 2028, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                    Pages S13485-S13509
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that, if cloture 
is not invoked on the nomination of Charles W. Pickering, Sr., of 
Mississippi, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit, 
Senate will continue consideration of the bill on Thursday, October 30, 
2003, with two hours of debate remaining.
Page S13533
Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing for further consideration of the nomination of Charles W. 
Pickering, Sr., of Mississippi, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the Fifth Circuit, at 9 a.m., on Thursday, October 30, 2003; that there 
be 60 minutes of debate; following which, Senate will vote on the 
motion to close further debate on the nomination, to occur at 
approximately 10 a.m.
  Page S13533
Messages From the President: Senate received the following messages 
from the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the national 
emergency declared in Executive Order 12938 with respect to weapons of 
mass destruction; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
Affairs. (PM-53)
Pages S13512-13
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the national 
emergency with respect to Sudan relative to the threat to national 
security and foreign policy of the United States; to the Committee on 
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-54)
Page S13513
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Arnold I. Havens, of Virginia, to be General Counsel for the 
Department of the Treasury.
  Susan K. Sclafani, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant 
Secretary for Vocational and Adult Education, Department of Education. 
                                                            Page S13533
Messages From the House:
  Page S13513
Measures Referred:
  Page S13513
Measures Placed on Calendar:
  Page S13514
Executive Communications:
  Pages S13514-15
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Page S13515
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S13516-17
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S13517-21
Additional Statements:
  Pages S13511-12
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S13521-30
Authority for Committees to Meet:
  Pages S13530-31
Privilege of the Floor:
  Page S13531
Record Votes: Four record votes were taken today. (Total--418) 
                                   Pages S13435, S13480, S13482, S13483
Adjournment: Senate met at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 9:13 p.m., until 
9 a.m., on Thursday, October 30, 2003. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S13533.)