[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 62 (Thursday, May 6, 2004)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D459-D460]
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                                              Thursday, May 6, 2004

[[Page D459]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S4931-S5027
Measures Introduced: Four bills and five resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 2390-2393, S.J. Res. 37, S. Res. 353-355, and S. Con. 
Res. 104.                                                
  Pages S4996-97
Measures Reported:
  S. 1423, to extend Federal recognition to the Chickahominy Indian 
Tribe, the Chickahominy Indian Tribe--Eastern Division, the Upper 
Mattaponi Tribe, the Rappahannock Tribe, Inc., the Monacan Indian 
Nation, and the Nansemond Indian Tribe, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 
108-259)                                                     
Page S4996
Measures Passed:
  Condemning Sudan: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 99, condemning the 
Government of the Republic of the Sudan for its participation and 
complicity in the attacks against innocent civilians in the 
impoverished Darfur region of western Sudan, after agreeing to the 
committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, and the amendment to 
the preamble.                                            
  Pages S4931-36
  Family Opportunity Act: Senate passed S. 622, to amend title XIX of 
the Social Security Act to provide families of disabled children with 
the opportunity to purchase coverage under the Medicaid program for 
such children, after agreeing to the committee amendment in the nature 
of a substitute, and the following amendment proposed thereto: 
                                                         Pages S4946-51
  Grassley Amendment No. 3119, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                         Pages S4949-51
  Taiwan: Senate passed S. 2092, to address the participation of Taiwan 
in the World Health Organization, after agreeing to the committee 
amendment in the nature of a substitute.                 
  Pages S5021-22
  Brown v. Board of Education Anniversary: Committee on the Judiciary 
was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 349, recognizing 
and honoring May 17, 2004, as the 50th anniversary of the Supreme Court 
decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, and the resolution 
was then agreed to.                                      
  Pages S5022-23
  Brown v. Board of Education Anniversary: Committee on the Judiciary 
was discharged from further consideration of S. Con. Res. 102, to 
express the sense of the Congress regarding the 50th anniversary of the 
Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, and 
the resolution was then agreed to.                       
  Pages S5023-25
  Record Production Authority: Senate agreed to S. Res. 355, to 
authorize the production of records by the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation.                                 
  Page S5025
  Motherhood: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from further 
consideration of S. Res. 348, to protect, promote, and celebrate 
motherhood, and the resolution was then agreed to.           
  Page S5025
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:
  Additional Protocol to Investment Treaty with Romania Treaty Doc. 
108-13.
  Additional Protocol Amending Investment Treaty with Bulgaria Treaty 
Doc. 108-15.
  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.
  Additional Protocol Concerning Business and Economic Relations with 
Poland Treaty Doc. 108-22.                               
Pages S5020-21
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:

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  By 95 yeas 3 nays (Vote No. EX. 85), John D. Negroponte, of New York, 
to be Ambassador to Iraq.                                
Pages S4951-80
  Scott H. DeLisi, of Minnesota, to be Ambassador to the State of 
Eritrea.
  Aubrey Hooks, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Cote 
d'Ivoire.
  Craig A. Kelly, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Chile.
  Thomas Bolling Robertson, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Slovenia.
  Marc McGowan Wall, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Chad.
  John Campbell, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Federal Republic 
of Nigeria.
  Michael Christian Polt, of Tennessee, to be Ambassador to Serbia and 
Montenegro.
  John M. Ordway, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Kazakhstan.
  Thomas Neil Hull III, of New Hampshire, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Sierra Leone.
  Roger A. Meece, of Washington, to be Ambassador to the Democratic 
Republic of the Congo.
  Lauren Moriarty, of Hawaii, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign 
Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, for the rank of Ambassador during 
her tenure of service as United States Senior Official to the Asia-
Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum.
  Michele J. Sison, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the United Arab 
Emirates.
  Thomas Charles Krajeski, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Yemen.
  Christopher R. Hill, of Rhode Island, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Korea.
  Michael W. Marine, of Vermont, to be Ambassador to the Socialist 
Republic of Vietnam.
  Jeffrey D. Feltman, of Ohio, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Lebanon.
  Patricia M. Haslach, of Oregon, to be Ambassador to the Lao People's 
Democratic Republic.
  Richard LeBaron, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the State of 
Kuwait.
  David Michael Satterfield, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the 
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.                      
Pages S5020, S5026-27
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Ralph Leo Boyce, Jr., of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of 
Thailand.
  John Marshall Evans, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to 
the Republic of Armenia.
  John D. Rood, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Commonwealth of The 
Bahamas.
  2 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  6 Marine Corps nominations in the rank of general.
  8 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.                 
Page S5026
Nominations Withdrawn: Senate received notification of withdrawal of 
the following nominations:
  Fredrick W. Rohlfing III, of Hawaii, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of Hawaii, which was sent to the Senate on 
January 7, 2003.
  Jose A. Fourquet, of New Jersey, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring 
September 20, 2004, which was sent to the Senate on January 9, 2003.
  Jose A. Fourquet, of New Jersey, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring 
September 20, 2004, which was sent to the Senate on October 1, 2003. 
                                                             Page S5027
Messages From the House:                                     
  Page S4994
Measures Referred:                                       
  Pages S4994-95
Measures Read First Time:                                    
  Page S4995
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S4995-96
Petitions and Memorials:                                     
  Page S4996
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S4997-98
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:           
  Pages S4998-S5004
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S4992-94
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S5004-07
Authority for Committees to Meet:                        
  Pages S5008-09
Privilege of the Floor:                                      
  Page S5009
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--85)   
  Page S4980
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 8:09 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m., on Friday, May 7, 2004. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on pages S5025-26.)