[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 172 (Sunday, November 23, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D1331]
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                                          Sunday, November 23, 2003

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S15591-S15667
Measures Introduced: Two bills were introduced, as follows: S. 1934-
1935.
  Pages S15646-47
Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act 
Agreement: Senate continued consideration of the conference report to 
accompany H.R. 1, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to 
provide for a voluntary prescription drug coverage program under the 
medicare program, to modernize, strengthen, and improve the medicare 
program, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a 
deduction to individuals for amounts contributed to health savings 
accounts, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with 
respect to abbreviated applications for the approval of new drugs and 
the importation of prescription drugs.
  Pages S15592-S15644
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the conference report at 9 a.m., on Monday, November 
24, 2003 with a vote on the motion to close further debate at 12:30 
p.m.
Page S15644
2004 Budget Resolution Revisions: Senator Nickles submitted changes to 
H. Con. Res. 95, Fiscal Year 2004 Budget Resolution, pursuant to 
section 401, the Medicare Reserve Fund Adjustment.
  Page S15610
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S15647-63
Additional Statements:
  Page S15646
Adjournment: Senate met at 1 p.m. and adjourned at 10:45 p.m. until 9 
a.m. on Monday, November 24, 2003. (For Senate's Program, see the 
remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S15644).