[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 73 (Friday, May 21, 2004)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D549-D550]
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                                               Friday, May 21, 2004

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S6051-S6252
Measures Introduced: Eight bills and two resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 2473-2480, and S. Con. Res. 112-113.
  Page S6087
Measures Reported: S. 2273, to provide increased rail transportation 
security, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 108-278)
  Page S6087
Measures Passed:
  World War II Memorial: Senate agreed to S. Res. 362, expressing the 
sense of the Senate on the dedication of the National World War II 
Memorial on May 29, 2004, in recognition of the duty, sacrifices, and 
valor of the members of the Armed Forces of the United States who 
served in World War II.
  Pages S6063-64
  World War II Memorial: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 409, recognizing 
with humble gratitude the more than 16,000,000 veterans who served in 
the United States Armed Forces during World War II and the Americans 
who supported the war effort on the home front and celebrating the 
completion of the National World War II Memorial on the National Mall 
in the District of Columbia.
  Pages S6063-64
  World War II Memorial: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 423, authorizing 
the use of the Capitol Grounds for activities associated with the 
dedication of the National World War II Memorial.
  Pages S6064-65
Department of Defense Authorization Act: Senate continued 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 S6052-63, S6065-67
Adopted: 
  Warner/Levin Amendment No. 3240, to strike an amendment to the 
InternalRevenue Code of 1986.
Page S6055
  Warner (for Graham (SC)) Amendment No. 3227, to except from criminal 
offense the receipt of pay from an employer by a Reservist on active 
duty in connection with a contingency operation.
Page S6055
  Levin (for Landrieu/Warner) Amendment No. 3171, to authorize 
representatives of veterans service organizations to appear at pre-
separation counseling provided by the Department of Defense. 
                                                             Page S6055
  Warner (for Graham (SC)) Modified Amendment No. 3228, to increase by 
$3,000,000 the amount authorized to be appropriated by section 201(2) 
for research, development, test, and evaluation for the Navy and make 
the increase available for infrastructure system security engineering 
development, and to provide an offset.
Pages S6055-6056
  Levin (for Nelson (NE)) Amendment No. 3241, to increase by $2,000,000 
the amount authorized to be appropriated for research, development, 
test, and evaluation, Defense-wide activities, and make the increase 
available for neurotoxin mitigation research, and to provide an offset.
                                                             Page S6056
  Warner (for Grassley) Amendment No. 3242, to provide for the 
consolidation and improvement of authorities for army working-capital 
funded facilities to engage in public-private partnerships. 
                                                         Pages S6056-57
  Levin (for Feinstein) Amendment No. 3243, to provide for the 
conveyance of land at March Air Force Base, California.
Page S6057
  Warner (for Santorum) Modified Amendment No. 3166, to require a 
report on the maturity and effectiveness of the Global Information 
Grid-Bandwidth Expansion (GIG-BE) network.
Pages S6057-58
Pending:
  Graham (SC) Amendment No. 3170, to provide for the treatment by the 
Department of Energy of waste material.
Page S6052
  Crapo Amendment No. 3226 (to Amendment No. 3170), of a perfecting 
nature.
Page S6052
Class Action Fairness Act: Senate began consideration of the motion to 
proceed to consideration of S.

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2062, to amend the procedures that apply to consideration of interstate 
class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and 
defendants.
  Pages S6249-50
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the motion to proceed 
to consideration of the bill and, in accordance with the provisions of 
Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, and pursuant to the 
unanimous-consent agreement of May 21, 2004, a vote on cloture will 
occur at 5:30 p.m., on Tuesday, June 1, 2004.
Page S6250
  A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill at 
2:15 p.m., on Tuesday, June 1, 2004.
Page S6249
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 Wednesday, May 26, 
2004, from 10 a.m. until 12 noon.
  Page S6251
Signing Authority--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that during this adjournment of the Senate, the Majority 
Leader or the Assistant Majority Leader, be authorized to sign duly 
enrolled bills or joint resolutions.
  Page S6251
Appointment Authority--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that notwithstanding the recess or adjournment of the 
Senate, the President of the Senate, the President pro tempore, and the 
Majority and Democratic Leaders be authorized to make appointments to 
commissions, committees, boards, conferences, or interparliamentary 
conferences authorized by law, by concurrent action of the two Houses, 
or by order of the Senate.
  Page S6251
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Francis Mulvey, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Surface 
Transportation Board for a term expiring December 31, 2007.
  W. Douglas Buttrey, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Surface 
Transportation Board for a term expiring December 31, 2008.
  Linda Morrison Combs, of North Carolina, to be an Assistant Secretary 
of Transportation.
  Miles T. Bivins, of Texas, to be Ambassador to Sweden.
  John J. Danilovich, of California, to be Ambassador to theFederative 
Republic of Brazil.
  Deborah Hersman, of Virginia, to be a Member of the National 
Transportation Safety Board for a term expiring December 31, 2008.
  Earle I. Mack, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Finland.
  Jack Dyer Crouch II, of Missouri, to be Ambassador to Romania.
  Jendayi Elizabeth Frazer, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of South Africa.
  Mitchell B. Reiss, of Virginia, for the rank of Ambassador during his 
tenure of service as Special Envoy for NorthernIreland.
  Thomas Hill Moore, of Florida, to be a Commissioner of theConsumer 
Product Safety Commission for a term of seven years from October 27, 
2003. (Reappointment)
  Victor Henderson Ashe, of Tennessee, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Poland.
Page S6252
Messages From the House:
  Pages S6086-87
Measures Placed on Calendar:
  Page S6087
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S6087-88
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S6088-S6108
Additional Statements:
  Pages S6082-86
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S6108-12
Privilege of the Floor:
  Page S6112
Text of H.R. 3550, as Previously Passed:
  Page S6112-S6248
Adjournment: Senate met at 9:30 a.m., and, in accordance with the 
provisions of H. Con. Res. 432, adjourned at 2:39 p.m., until 10 a.m., 
on Tuesday, June 1, 2004. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the 
Majority Leader in today's Record on pages S6251-52.)