[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 167 (Tuesday, November 18, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1288-D1290]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                         Tuesday, November 18, 2003

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS:

      Senate passed H.R. 2861, VA-HUD Appropriations Act, H.R. 2765, 
      District of Columbia Appropriations Act, and agreed to the 
      Conference Report on H.R. 2754, Energy and Water Development 
      Appropriations Act.
      The House agreed to the conference report on H.R. 6, Energy 
      Policy Act of 2003.
      The House agreed to the conference report on H.R. 2754, Energy 
      and Water Development Appropriations Act for FY 2004.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S14973-S15104
Measures Introduced: Thirteen bills and four resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 1876-1888, S. Res. 267-268, and S. Con. Res. 
82-83.
  Page S15061
Measures Reported:
  S. 616, to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to reduce the quantity 
of mercury in the environment by limiting the use of mercury fever 
thermometers and improving the collection and proper management of 
mercury. (S. Rept. No. 108-199)
  S. 1561, to preserve existing judgeships on the Superior Court of the 
District of Columbia. (S. Rept. No. 108-200)
Page S15060
Measures Passed:
  VA-HUD Appropriations Act: Senate passed H.R. 2861, making 
appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and 
Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, 
commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2004, after taking action on the following amendments 
proposed thereto:
  Pages S14993-S15021
Adopted:
  Bond (for Jeffords) Amendment No. 2199 (to Amendment No. 2150), to 
include an evaluation of the impact of a final rule promulgated by the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency in a study 
conducted by the National Academy of Sciences.
Pages S14993-94
  Bond (for Inhofe) Amendment No. 2200 (to Amendment No. 2150), to 
include provisions relating to designations of areas for PM2.5 national 
ambient air quality standards.
Page S14994
  Dayton/Coleman Modified Amendment No. 2193 (to Amendment No. 2150), 
to fully fund the Paul and Sheila Wellstone Center for Community 
Building.
Pages S14994-95
  Bond/Mikulski Amendment No. 2150, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                   Pages S14993, S15001
  Senate insisted on its amendment, requested a conference with the 
House thereon, and the Chair was authorized to appoint the following 
conferees on the part of the Senate: Senators Bond, Burns, Shelby, 
Craig, Domenici, DeWine, Hutchison, Stevens, Mikulski, Leahy, Harkin, 
Byrd, Johnson, Reid, and Inouye.
Page S15021
  District of Columbia Appropriations Act: Senate passed 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, after taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto:
                                                        Pages S15021-29
Adopted:
  Bond (for DeWine) Amendment No. 2201 (to Amendment No. 1783), to make 
certain monetary modifications.
Page S15022
  DeWine/Landrieu Amendment No. 1783, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                            Page S15022
  Senate insisted on its amendment, requested a conference with the 
House thereon, and the Chair

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was authorized to appoint the following conferees on the part of the 
Senate: Senators DeWine, Hutchison, Brownback, Stevens, Landrieu, 
Durbin, and Inouye.
Page S15029
  Regarding Death of Italian Citizens in Iraq: Senate agreed to S. Res. 
268, to express the sense of the Senate regarding the deaths of 19 
citizens of Italy in Iraq.
  Page S15090
  21st Century Nonotechnology Research and Development Act: Senate 
passed S. 189, to authorize appropriations for nanoscience, 
nanoengineering, and nanotechnology research, after agreeing to the 
committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, and the following 
amendment proposed thereto:
  Pages S15090-S15102
  Frist (for Allen/Wyden) Amendment No. 2202, in the nature of a 
substitute.
Page S15100
  Tornado Shelters Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 23, to amend 
the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to authorize 
communities to use community development block grant funds for 
construction of tornado-safe shelters in manufactured home parks, and 
the bill was then passed, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                            Page S15103
  David Bybee Post Office Building: Committee on Governmental Affairs 
was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 2744, to designate 
the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 514 17th 
Street in Moline, Illinois, as the ``David Bybee Post Office 
Building'', and the bill was then passed, clearing the measure for the 
President.
  Page S15103
  Francis X. McCloskey Post Office Building: Committee on Government 
Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 3379, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
3210 East 10th Street in Bloomington, Indiana, as the ``Francis X. 
McCloskey Post Office Building'', and the bill was then passed, 
clearing the measure for the President.
  Page S15103
  Richard D. Watkins Post Office Building: Committee on Governmental 
Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 3175, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
2650 Cleveland Avenue, NW in Canton, Ohio, as the ``Richard D. Watkins 
Post Office Building'', and the bill was then passed, clearing the 
measure for the President.
  Page S15103
Measures Indefinitely Postponed:
  Barbara B. Kennelly Post Office Building: Senate indefinitely 
postponed S. 1415, 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''.
  Page S15090
  J.C. Lewis Post Office Building: Senate indefinitely postponed S. 
1671, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 10701 Abercorn Street in Savannah, Georgia, as the ``J.C. 
Lewis Post Office Building''.
  Page S15090
  Brian C. Hickey Post Office Building: Senate indefinitely postponed 
S. 1746, 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''.
  Page S15090
Energy and Water Development Appropriations Conference Report: Senate 
agreed to the conference report on H.R. 2754, making appropriations for 
energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2004, clearing the measure for the President.
  Pages S15088-90
Nomination Considered: Senate resumed consideration of the nomination 
of Thomas C. Dorr, of Iowa, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for 
Rural Development.
  Pages S14974-92
  By 57 yeas to 39 nays (Vote No. 454), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate 
rejected the motion to close further debate on the nomination. 
                                                            Page S14992
Nomination Considered: Senate resumed consideration of the nomination 
of Thomas C. Dorr, of Iowa, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of 
the Commodity Credit Corporation.
  Pages S14992-93
  By 57 yeas to 39 nays (Vote No. 455), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate 
rejected the motion to close further debate on the nomination. 
                                                            Page S14993
Messages From the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, the 2003 National Money Laundering 
Strategy; to the Committee on the Judiciary. (PM-57)
Page S15057
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  4 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  4 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  9 Marine Corps nominations in the rank of general.
  6 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Foreign Service, Navy. 
                                                        Pages S15103-04
Messages From the House:
  Pages S15057-58

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Measures Referred:
  Page S15058
Measures Placed on Calendar:
  Page S15058
Petitions and Memorials:
  Pages S15058-60
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Page S15061
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S15061-62
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S15062-84
Additional Statements:
  Pages S15055-57
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S15084-87
Authority for Committees to Meet:
  Pages S15087-88
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--455) 
                                                   Pages S14992, S14993
Adjournment: Senate met at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 8:20 p.m. until 
9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, November 19, 2003. (For Senate's Program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S15103).