[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 51 (Tuesday, April 20, 2004)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D377]
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                                            Tuesday, April 20, 2004

[[Page D377]]


                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S4103-S4169
Measures Introduced: Five bills and two resolutions were introduced, as 
follows: S. 2320-2324, and S. Res. 341-342.
  Page S4158
Measures Passed:
  Cowlitz Indian Tribe Distribution of Judgment Fund Act: Senate passed 
H.R. 2489, to provide for the distribution of judgment funds to the 
Cowlitz Indian Tribe, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                             Page S4162
  Building Designation: Committee on Environment and Public Works was 
discharged from further consideration of H.R. 3118, to designate the 
Orville Wright Federal Building and the Wilbur Wright Federal Building 
in Washington, District of Columbia, and the bill was then passed, 
clearing the measure for the President.
  Pages S4162-64
  Federal Lands Transfer: Committee on Environment and Public Works was 
discharged from further consideration of S. 1814, to transfer Federal 
lands between the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the 
Interior, and the bill was then passed.
  Pages S4162-64
  Conveyance: Senate passed H.R. 1274, to direct the Administrator of 
General Services to convey to Fresno County, California, the existing 
Federal courthouse in that county, clearing the measure for the 
President.
  Page S4164
Asbestos Litigation: Senate began consideration of the motion to 
proceed to the consideration of S. 2290, to create a fair and efficient 
system to resolve claims of victims for bodily injury caused by 
asbestos exposure.
  Pages S4123-4150
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the motion to proceed 
to the consideration of the bill and, in accordance with the provisions 
of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on cloture 
will occur on Thursday, April 22, 2004.
Pages S4144-50
Crime Victims' Rights Constitutional: Senate began consideration of the 
motion to proceed to consideration of S.J. Res. 1, proposing an 
amendment to the Constitution of the United States to protect the 
rights of crime victims.
  Page S4150
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the motion to proceed 
to the consideration of the joint resolution and, in accordance with 
the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote 
on cloture will occur on Thursday, April 22, 2004.
Page S4150
  Subsequently, the motion to proceed was withdrawn.
Page S4150
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nomination:
  Virginia Maria Hernandez Covington, of Florida, to be United States 
District Judge for the Middle District of Florida.
Page S4169
Enrolled Bills Presented:
  Page S4157
Executive Communications:
  Pages S4157-58
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Page S4158
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S4158-60
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S4160-61
Additional Statements:
  Pages S4155-57
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
  Pages S4161-62
Authority for Committees to Meet:
  Page S4162
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:45 a..m., and adjourned at 7:25 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m., on Wednesday, April 21, 2004. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S4169).