[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 39 (Thursday, March 25, 2004)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D288-D289]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                           Thursday, March 25, 2004

[[Page D288]]

                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed S. 2231, Welfare Reform Extension Act.
      Senate passed H.R. 1997, Unborn Victims of Violence Act.
      Senate passed H.R. 3626, Organ Donation and Recovery Improvement 
      Act.
      The House agreed to H. Con. Res. 393, Concurrent Resolution on 
      the Budget for FY 2005.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S3119-S3198
Measures Introduced: Ten bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 2231-2240, and S. Res. 324.
  Page S3180
Measures Passed:
  Welfare Reform Extension Act: Senate passed S. 2231, to reauthorize 
the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant program through 
June 30, 2004.
  Pages S3120-21
  Unborn Victims of Violence Act: By 61 yeas to 38 nays (Vote No. 63), 
Senate passed 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, after taking action on the following amendments 
proposed thereto, clearing the measure for the President: 
                                                         Pages S3124-67
Rejected:
  By 49 yeas to 50 nays (Vote No. 61), Feinstein Amendment No. 2858, in 
the nature of a substitute.
Pages S3125-51
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 46 yeas to 53 nays (Vote No. 62), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate 
rejected the motion to waive section 505 of H. Con. Res. 95, 
Congressional Budget Resolution, with respect to Murray Amendment No. 
2859, to provide for domestic violence prevention. Subsequently, the 
point of order, that the amendment would cause an increase in the 
deficit in excess of the levels permitted and thus be in violation of 
section 505 of H. Con. Res. 95 of the 108th Congress, was sustained, 
and the amendment thus falls.
Pages S3151-64
  Organ Donation and Recovery Improvement Act: Senate passed H.R. 3926, 
to amend the Public Health Service Act to promote organ donation, 
clearing the measure for the President.
  Page S3172
Welfare Reauthorization Bill--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement 
was reached providing that on Monday, March 29, 2004, at a time 
determined by the Majority Leader, after consultation with the 
Democratic Leader, Senate begin consideration of H.R. 4, to reauthorize 
and improve the program of block grants to States for temporary 
assistance for needy families, improve access to quality child care. 
                                                             Page S3120
Treaties Approved: The following treaties having passed through their 
various parliamentary stages, up to and including the presentation of 
the resolution of ratification, upon division, two-thirds of the 
Senators present and having voted in the affirmative, the resolutions 
of ratification were agreed to:
  Protocol Amending Tax Convention with Sri Lanka (Treaty Doc. 108-9) 
                                                         Pages S3197-98
  Income Tax Convention With Sri Lanka (Treaty Doc. 99-10) 
                                                         Pages S3197-98
Messages From the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a notification of the President's 
intent to enter into a free trade agreement with the Government of the 
Dominican Republic; to the Committee on Finance. (PM-74)
Page S3178
Messages From the House:
  Page S3179

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Measures Referred:
  Page S3179
Measures Read First Time:
  Page S3179
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S3182-92
Additional Statements:
  Pages S3177-78
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S3192-96
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
  Page S3196
Authority for Committees to Meet:
  Page S3196-97
Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--63) 
                                               Page S3151, S3164, S3167
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 7:31 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m., on Friday, March 26, 2004. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S3198.)