[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 32 (Friday, March 12, 2004)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D231-D232]
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                                             Friday, March 12, 2004

[[Page D231]]

                              Daily Digest


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2755-S2832
Measures Introduced: Eleven bills and two resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 2207-2217, and S. Res. 320-321.           
  Pages S2777-78
Measures Passed:
  Presidential Authorization: Committee on Foreign Relations was 
discharged from further consideration of H.R. 254, to authorize the 
President of the United States to agree to certain amendments to the 
Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and 
the Government of the United Mexican States concerning the 
establishment of a Border Environment Cooperation Commission and a 
North American Development Bank, and the bill was then passed, after 
agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto:    
  Pages S2755-56
  Frist (for Hutchison) Amendment No. 2856, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                                  
Page S2756
  Small Business Program Extensions: Senate passed H.R. 3915, to 
provide for an additional temporary extension of programs under the 
Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 
through April 2, 2004, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                         Pages S2756-57
  National Patient Safety Awareness Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 320, 
designating the week of March 7 through March 13, 2004, as ``National 
Patient Safety Awareness Week''.                             
  Page S2757
  National Safe Place Week: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged 
from further consideration of S. Res. 309, designating the week 
beginning March 14, 2004, as ``National Safe Place Week'', and the 
resolution was then agreed to.                           
  Pages S2757-58
  Wilkie D. Ferguson, Jr. United States Courthouse: Senate passed 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''.                                     
  Pages S2822-23
  Senator Paul Simon Federal Building: Senate passed S. 2022, to 
designate the Federal building located at 250 West Cherry Street in 
Carbondale, Illinois the ``Senator Paul Simon Federal Building''. 
                                                             Page S2823
  Ronald Reagan Federal Building: Senate passed S. 2043, to designate a 
Federal building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, as the ``Ronald Reagan 
Federal Building''.                                          
  Page S2823
  Honoring Cumberland County's 250th Anniversary: Committee on the 
Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 307, 
honoring the county of Cumberland, North Carolina, its municipalities 
and community partners as they celebrate the 250th year of the 
existence of Cumberland County, and the resolution was then agreed to, 
after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto: 
                                                         Pages S2823-24
  Frist (for Edwards) Amendment No. 2857, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                                  
Page S2823
  Energy Efficient Housing Technical Correction Act: Committee on 
Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs was discharged from further 
consideration of H.R. 3724, to amend section 220 of the National 
Housing Act to make a technical correction to restore allowable 
increases in the maximum mortgage limits for FHA-insured mortgages for 
multifamily housing projects to cover increased costs of installing a 
solar energy system or residential energy conservation measures, and 
the bill was then passed, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                             Page S2824
Unborn Victims of Violence Act--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time 
agreement was reached providing that at a time to be determined by the 
Majority Leader, in consultation with the Democratic Leader, Senate 
proceed to consideration of H.R. 1997, to amend title 18, United States 
Code, and the Uniform Code of Military Justice to protect unborn 
children from assault and murder, with certain amendments to be 
proposed thereto.                                            
  Page S2821
Authority for Committees--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that notwithstanding the adjournment of the Senate, 
all committees were authorized to file legislative and executive 
reports during the adjournment of the Senate on Thursday, March 18, 
2004, from 10 a.m. until 12 noon.                            
  Page S2821

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Medical Devices Technical Corrections Act: Senate concurred in the 
amendment of the House to S. 1881, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act to make technical corrections relating to the amendments 
by the Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act of 2002, clearing 
the measure for the President.                           
  Pages S2821-22
Removal of Injunction of Secrecy: The injunction of secrecy was removed 
from the following treaties:
  Investment Protocol with Estonia (Treaty Doc. 108-17);
  Additional Investment Protocol with the Czech Republic (Treaty Doc. 
108-18);
  Additional Investment Protocol with the Slovak Republic (Treaty Doc. 
108-19);
  Additional Investment Protocol with Latvia (Treaty Doc. 108-20);
  Additional Investment Protocol with Lithuania (Treaty Doc. 108-21); 
and
  Additional Protocol Concerning Business and Economic Relations with 
Poland (Treaty Doc. 108-22).
  The treaties were transmitted to the Senate today, considered as 
having been read for the first time, and referred, with accompanying 
papers, to the Committee on Foreign Relations and ordered to be 
printed.                                                 
Pages S2825-27
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  William H. Pryor, of Alabama, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the Eleventh Circuit.
  Mary J. Schoelen, of the District of Columbia, to be a Judge of the 
United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims for the term of 
fifteen years.
  Jack Dyer Crouch IIse II, of Missouri, to be Ambassador to Romania.
  Joseph E. Brennan, of Maine, to be a Federal Maritime Commissioner 
for the term expiring June 30, 2008. (Reappointment)
  The following named officer of the United States Coast Guard to be a 
member of the Permanent Commissioned Teaching Staff of the Coast Guard 
Academy in the grade indicated under title 14, U.S.C., section 188:
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Navy. 
                                                         Pages S2828-31
Nominations Withdrawn: Senate received notification of withdrawal of 
the following nominations:
  A routine list in the Coast Guard.                         
Page S2832
Messages From the House:                                     
  Page S2776
Measures Read First Time:                                    
  Page S2776
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S2776-77
Additional Cosponsors:                                       
  Page S2778
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:           
  Pages S2778-S2802
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S2774-76
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S2802-21
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m., and adjourned at 2:18 p.m., 
until 12 noon, on Monday, March 22, 2004. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S2827.)