[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 5 (Monday, January 26, 2004)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D21-D22]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                           Monday, January 26, 2004

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S223-S264
Measures Introduced: Seven bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 2024-2030, and S. Res. 291.
  Page S247
Measures Passed:
  Legal Representation: Senate agreed to S. Res. 291, to authorize 
testimony and legal representation in the case of James McKoy v. North 
Fork Services/Joint Venture.
  Pages S262-63
Pension Funding Equity Act--Agreement: Senate resumed consideration of 
H.R. 3108, to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 
and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to temporarily replace the 30-
year Treasury rate with a rate based on long-term corporate bonds for 
certain pension plan funding requirements and other provisions, taking 
action on the following amendments proposed thereto:
  Pages S226-41
Pending:
  Grassley Amendment No. 2233, of a perfecting nature.
Page S226
  Kyl Amendment No. 2234 (to Amendment No. 2233), to limit the 
liability of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation with respect to a 
plan for which a reduced deficit contribution is elected.
Page S226
  Kyl Amendment No. 2236 (to Amendment No. 2233), to restrict an 
employer that elected an alternative deficit reduction contribution 
from applying for a funding waiver.
Page S235
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at 12 noon on Tuesday, January 27, 2004; 
further, that at 2:30 p.m., Senate will vote on Kyl Amendment No. 2234 
(to Amendment No. 2233), listed above.
Page S263
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  James McBride, of New York, to be a Member of the National Council on 
the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2008.
  Raymond Simon, of Arkansas, to be Assistant Secretary for Elementary 
and Secondary Education, Department of Education.
  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 a Member of the 
National Commission on Libraries 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.
  Drew R. McCoy, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Board of 
Trustees of the James Madison

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Memorial Fellowship Foundation for a term of six years.
  Susan K. Sclafani, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant 
Secretary for Vocational and Adult Education, Department of Education.
  Laurie Susan Fulton, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the United States Institute of Peace for a term expiring 
January 19, 2007.
  J. Robinson West, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
Board of Directors of the United States Institute of Peace for a term 
expiring January 19, 2007.
Pages S263-64
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Louis S. Thompson, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Reform Board 
(Amtrak) for a term of five years.
  Kirk Van Tine, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of Transportation.
  Peter Eide, of Maryland, to be General Counsel of the Federal Labor 
Relations Authority for a term of five years.
  Susanne T. Marshall, of Virginia, to be Chairman of the Merit System 
Protection Board.
  Neil McPhie, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Merit Systems 
Protection Board for the term of seven years expiring March 1, 2009.
  James C. Miller III, of Virginia, to be a Governor of the United 
States Postal Service for the term expiring December 8, 2010.
  David B. Rivkin, Jr., of Virginia, to be a Member of the Foreign 
Claims Settlement Commission of the United States for the term expiring 
September 30, 2004.
Page S263
Executive Communications:
  Pages S245-47
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page S247
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S247-52
Additional Statements:
  Pages S242-45
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S252-62
Adjournment: Senate convened at 1 p.m., and adjourned at 5:52 p.m., 
until 12 noon, on Tuesday, January 27, 2004. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S263.)