[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 26 (Wednesday, March 3, 2004)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D170-D171]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                           Wednesday, March 3, 2004

[[Page D170]]

                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      The House passed S. 2136, to extend the final report date and 
      termination date of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks 
      Upon the United States, to provide additional funding for the 
      Commission--clearing the measure for the President.
      The House passed H.R. 1561, United States Patent and Trademark 
      Fee Modernization Act of 2003.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2019-S2176
Measures Introduced: Four bills and two resolutions were introduced, as 
follows: S. 2159-2162, and S. Res. 308-309.
  Pages S2105-06
Measures Passed:
  U.S. Armed Forces Reimbursement: Committee on Armed Services was 
discharged from further consideration of S. 2057, to require the 
Secretary of Defense to reimburse members of the United States Armed 
Forces for certain transportation expenses incurred by the members in 
connection with leave under the Central Command Rest and Recuperation 
Leave Program before the program was expanded to include domestic 
travel, and the bill was then passed.
  Page S2171
Jumpstart Our Business Strength (JOBS) Act: Senate began 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, agreeing to the committee amendment in the nature of a 
substitute, which will be considered as original text for the purpose 
of further amendment, and taking action on the following amendments 
proposed thereto:
  Pages S2025-S2102
Adopted:
  Grassley/Baucus Amendment No. 2645, to provide certain modifications 
to the revenue provisions.
Page S2072
  Grassley/Baucus Amendment No. 2646 (to Amendment No. 2645), modifying 
provisions relating to leasing.
Page S2072
  Bingaman Amendment No. 2651 (to Amendment No. 2647), to expand the 
research credit.
Pages S2079-88
  By a unanimous vote of 93 yeas (Vote No. 31), Hatch Amendment No. 
2647, to extend and modify the research credit.
Pages S2073-88
Pending:
  Dodd Amendment No. 2660, to protect United States workers from 
competition of foreign workforces for performance of Federal and State 
contracts.
Page S2088
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at 10:30 a.m., on Thursday, March 3, 2004. 
                                                             Page S2171
Messages From the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a notification of the continuation of 
the national emergency blocking property of persons undermining 
democratic processes or institutions in Zimbabwe; to the Committee on 
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-69)
Page S2104
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nomination:
  Benjamin Grumbles, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator of 
the Environmental Protection Agency.
Page S2176
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--31)
  Page S2088

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Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 6:36 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m., on Thursday, March 4, 2004. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S2171.)