[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 69 (Monday, May 17, 2004)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D512-D513]
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                                               Monday, May 17, 2004

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S5503-S5557
Measures Introduced: Four bills and three resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 2426-2429, and S. Con. Res. 109-111.          
  Page S5535
Measures Passed:
   National Safety Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 331, designating 
June 2004 as ``National Safety Month''.                      
  Page S5554
  Honoring ``Rosie the Riveter'': Committee on Health, Education, Labor 
and Pensions was discharged from further consideration of S. Con. Res. 
103, honoring the contribution of the women, symbolized by ``Rosie the 
Riveter'', who served on the homefront during World War II, and the 
resolution was then agreed to.                               
  Page S5554
Department of Defense Authorization Act: Senate began consideration of 
S. 2400, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2005 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and 
for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Services, taking 
action on the following amendments proposed thereto:   
  Pages S5515-5529
Adopted:
  By 82 yeas and 0 nays (Vote No. 95), Hutchison Amendment No. 3152, to 
authorize medical and dental care for cadets and midshipmen, and to 
authorize disability benefits for cadets and midshipmen of the service 
academies.                                        
Pages S5524-27, S5529
Pending:
  Lautenberg Amendment No. 3151, to clarify the application of 
Presidential action under the International Emergency Economic Powers 
Act.                                                     
Pages S5522-24
Service Medals Act--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that at 10:45 a.m., on Tuesday, May 18, 2004, Senate 
begin consideration of H.R. 3104, to provide for the establishment of 
separate campaign medals to be awarded to members of the uniformed 
services who participate in Operation Enduring Freedom and to members 
of the uniformed services who participate in Operation Iraqi Freedom, 
and that there be 20 minutes for debate and Senate then vote on final 
passage of the bill.
Messages From the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the continuation 
of the national emergency with respect to Burma; which was referred to 
the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-77) 
                                                         Pages S5531-32
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  1 Army nomination in the rank of general.
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Michael H. Schneider, Sr., of Texas, to be United States District 
Judge for the Eastern District of Texas.
  Christopher William Dell, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Zimbabwe.
  Nadine Hogan, of Florida, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of 
the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring June 26, 2008.
  Jack Vaughn, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring September 20, 
2006.
  2 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  1 Army nomination in the rank of general.
  2 Marine Corps nominations in the rank of general.
  2 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Public Health Service.            
Pages S5555-57
Messages From the House:                                     
  Page S5532
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S5532
Measures Read First Time:                                    
  Page S5532
Petitions and Memorials:                                 
  Pages S5532-35
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S5535-36
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S5536-48

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Additional Statements:                                       
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Amendments Submitted:                                        
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Notices of Hearings/Meetings:                                
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Authority for Committees to Meet:                            
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Privilege of the Floor:                                      
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Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--95)   
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 12 noon, and adjourned at 6:13 p.m., 
until 9:45 a.m., on Tuesday, May 18, 2004. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on Page 
S5555.)