[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 30 (Wednesday, March 10, 2004)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D207-D208]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                          Wednesday, March 10, 2004

[[Page D207]]

                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      The House passed H.R. 339, Personal Responsibility in Food 
      Consumption Act.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2465-S2589
Measures Introduced: Seven bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 2187-2193, and S. Res. 317.
  Page S2543
Measures Reported:
  S. 1904, to designate the United States courthouse located at 400 
North Miami Avenue in Miami, Florida, as the ``Wilkie D. Ferguson, Jr. 
United States Courthouse''.
  S. 2022, to designate the Federal building located at 250 West Cherry 
Street in Carbondale, Illinois the ``Senator Paul Simon Federal 
Building''.
  S. 2043, to designate a Federal building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 
as the ``Ronald Reagan Federal Building''.
Page S2543
Measures Passed:
  Congratulating University of Delaware Men's Football Team: Committee 
on the Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of H. Con. 
Res. 355, congratulating the University of Delaware men's football team 
for winning the National Collegiate Athletic Association I-AA national 
championship, and the resolution was then agreed to.
  Pages S2584-85
Budget Resolution: Senate continued consideration of S. Con. Res. 95, 
setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government 
for fiscal year 2005 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for 
fiscal years 2006 through 2009, taking action on the following 
amendments proposed thereto:
  Pages S2465-S2537
Adopted:
  Graham (SC) Modified Amendment No. 2731, to enhance military 
readiness by creating a reserve fund to provide TRICARE benefits for 
members of the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve, fully offset 
through reductions including unobligated balances from Iraqi 
reconstruction, and a reserve fund to provide Montgomery GI Bill 
benefits to members of the Selected Reserves.
Pages S2493-98
  By 95 yeas to 4 nays (Vote No. 37), Warner Amendment No. 2742, to 
increase the amounts provided for national defense for fiscal year 2005 
for new budget authority and for outlays.
Pages S2506-10, S2517-18
  By 51 yeas to 48 nays (Vote No. 38), Feingold Amendment No. 2748, to 
fully reinstate the pay-as-you-go requirement.
Pages S2510-16, S2518
  By 53 yeas to 43 nays (Vote No. 39), Baucus Amendment No. 2751, to 
strike the outlay reconciliation instruction to the Committee on 
Finance.
Pages S2518-25, S2531
Rejected:
  By 46 yeas to 52 nays (Vote No. 35), Murray Amendment No. 2719, to 
fully fund the No Child Left Behind Act for fiscal year 2005 and lower 
the national debt by closing tax loopholes.
Pages S2469-92
  By 47 yeas to 52 nays (Vote No. 36), Byrd Amendment No. 2735, to 
provide for consideration of tax cuts outside of reconciliation. 
                                            Pages S2498-S2506, S2516-17
  By 46 yeas to 51 nays (Vote No. 40), Nelson (FL) Amendment No. 2745, 
to create a reserve fund to allow for an increase in Veterans' medical 
care by $1.8 billion by eliminating abusive tax loopholes. 
                                                         Pages S2529-31
Withdrawn:
  Voinovich Amendment No. 2705, to establish a 60-vote point of order 
relative to the Social Security Trust Fund.
Pages S2525-29, S2531
Pending:
  Corzine Amendment No. 2777, to eliminate tax breaks for those with 
incomes greater than $1 million and reserve the savings to prevent 
future cuts in Social Security benefits.
Pages S2532-37
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the resolution, at

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9:30 a.m., on Thursday, March 11, 2004; provided further, that there be 
14 hours equally divided remaining for debate under the statutory 
limit.
Page S2585
Messages From the House:
  Page S2543
Measures Referred:
  Page S2543
Measures Read First Time:
  Pages S2543, S2585
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Page S2543
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S2543-45
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S2545-61
Additional Statements:
  Pages S2541-43
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S2561-82
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
  Page S2582
Authority for Committees to Meet:
  Pages S2582-84
Privilege of the Floor:
  Page S2584
Record Votes: Six record votes were taken today. (Total--40) 
                                       Pages S2492, S2517, S2518, S2531
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 11:02 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m., on Thursday, March 11, 2004. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S2585.)