[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 25 (Tuesday, March 2, 2004)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D141-D142]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                             Tuesday, March 2, 2004

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      See Final Resume of Congressional Activity (including the History 
      of Bills) for the First Session of the 108th Congress.
       Senate rejected S. 1805, Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms 
      Act.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1947-S2018
Measures Introduced: Seven bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 2152-2158, and S. Res. 307.
  Page S1999
Measure Rejected:
  Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act: By 8 yeas to 90 nays (Vote 
No. 30), Senate rejected S. 1805, to prohibit civil liability actions 
from being brought or continued against manufacturers, distributors, 
dealers, or importers of firearms or ammunition for damages resulting 
from the misuse of their products by others, after taking action on the 
following amendments proposed thereto:
  Pages S1947-72, S1973-76
Adopted:
  By 52 yeas to 47 nays (Vote No. 24), Feinstein Amendment No. 2637, to 
provide for a 10-year extension of the assault weapons ban. 
                                                  Pages S1951-59, S1971
  By 53 yeas to 46 nays (Vote No. 25), McCain Amendment No. 2636, to 
require criminal background checks on all firearms transactions 
occurring at events that provide a venue for the sale, offer for sale, 
transfer, or exchange of firearms.
Pages S1948-51, S1959-71
  By 91 yeas to 8 nays (Vote No. 26), Hatch (for Campbell) Amendment 
No. 2623, to amend title 18, United States Code, to exempt qualified 
current and former law enforcement officers from State laws prohibiting 
the carrying of concealed handguns.
Pages S1948, S1971-72
  By 85 yeas to 12 nays (Vote No. 27), Craig (for Frist/Craig) 
Amendment No. 2625, to regulate the sale and possession of armor 
piercing ammunition.
Pages S1948, S1973-74
Rejected:
  By 34 yeas to 63 nays (Vote No. 28), Kennedy Amendment No. 2619, to 
expand the definition of armor piercing ammunition and to require the 
Attorney General to promulgate standards for the uniform testing of 
projectiles against body armor.
Pages S1948, S1974
  Levin Amendment No. 2631, to exempt any civil action against a person 
from the provisions of the bill if the gross negligence or reckless 
conduct of the person proximately caused death or injury. (By 56 yeas 
to 41 nays (Vote No. 29), Senate tabled the amendment.) 
                                                  Pages S1948, S1974-75
Withdrawn:
  Warner Amendment No. 2624, to improve patient access to health care 
services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive 
burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system. 
                                                             Page S1948
  Lautenberg Amendment No. 2632, to require that certain notifications 
occur whenever a query to the National Instant Criminal Background 
Check System reveals that a person listed in the Violent Gang and 
Terrorist Organization File is attempting to purchase a firearm. 
                                                             Page S1948
  Lautenberg Amendment No. 2633, to exempt lawsuits involving injuries 
to children from the definition of qualified civil liability action. 
                                                             Page S1948
Jumpstart Our Business Strength (JOBS) Act--Agreement: A unanimous-
consent agreement was reached providing for the consideration of S. 
1637, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to comply with the 
World Trade Organization rulings on the FSC/ETI benefit in a manner 
that preserves jobs and production activities in the United States, to 
reform and simplify the international taxation rules of the United 
States, at 10:30 a.m., on Wednesday, March 3, 2004.
  Page S1972

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Messages From the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to modifying duty-
free treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences; to the 
Committee on Finance. (PM-68)
Page S1999
Appointments:
  Abraham Lincoln Study Abroad Fellowship Program: The Chair, on behalf 
of the Majority Leader, pursuant to Public Law 108-199, Section 104 
(c), 1(A), appointed the following individual to serve as a member of 
the Abraham Lincoln Study Abroad Fellowship Program: Dr. Stevan 
Trooboff of Portland, Maine.
  Page S2009
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nomination:
  Deborah Hersman, of Virginia, to be a Member of the National 
Transportation Safety Board for a term expiring December 31, 2008. 
                                                             Page S2018
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S1999-S2001
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S2001-06
Additional Statements:
  Pages S1996-99
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S2006-08
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
  Pages S2008-09
Authority for Committees to Meet:
  Page S2009
Record Votes: Seven record votes were taken today. (Total--30) 
                                Pages S1971, S1972, S1974, S1975, S1976
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 8:52 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m., on Wednesday, March 3, 2004. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S2010.)