[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 90 (Friday, June 25, 2004)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D703-D705]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                              Friday, June 25, 2004

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                              Daily Digest


Highlights

      The House agreed to S. Con. Res. 120, providing for the 
      conditional recess at adjournment of the Senate and the House.
      The House passed H.R. 4614, Energy and Water Development 
      Appropriations Act for FY 2005.

Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S7505-S7528
Measures Introduced: One bill was introduced as follows: S. 2606. 
                                                             Page S7518
Measures reported:
  S. 2180, to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to exchange certain 
lands in the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests in the State of 
Colorado, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. 
No. 108-285)
  S. 2243, to extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a 
hydroelectric project in the State of Alaska. (S. Rept. No. 108-286)
  H.R. 1648, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey 
certain water distribution systems of the Cachuma Project, California, 
to the Carpinteria Valley Water District and the Montecito Water 
District. (S. Rept. No. 108-287)
  H.R. 1732, to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study 
and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
participate in the Williamson County, Texas, Water Recycling and Reuse 
Project. (S. Rept. No. 108-288)
  H.R. 3209, to amend the Reclamation Project Authorization Act of 1972 
to clarify the acreage for which the North Loup division is authorized 
to provide irrigation water under the Missouri River Basin project. (S. 
Rept. No. 108-289)
  S. 2479, to amend chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, to 
provide for Federal employees to make elections to make, modify, and 
terminate contributions to the Thrift Savings Fund at any time. (S. 
Rept. No. 108-290)
Page S7518
Measures Passed:
  CREATE Act: Senate passed S. 2192, to amend title 35, United States 
Code, to promote cooperative research involving universities, the 
public sector, and private enterprises.
  Pages S7520-22
  Protecting Intellectual Rights Against Theft and Expropriation Act: 
Senate passed S. 2237, to amend chapter 5 of title 17, United States 
Code, to authorize civil copyright enforcement by the Attorney General.
                                                         Pages S7522-23
  Artists' Rights and Theft Prevention Act: Senate passed S. 1932, to 
provide criminal penalties for unauthorized recording of motion 
pictures in a motion picture exhibition facility, to provide criminal 
and civil penalties for unauthorized distribution of commercial 
prerelease copyrighted works, after agreeing to the committee amendment 
in the nature of a substitute.
  Pages S7524-27
  Servitude and Emancipation Archival Research Clearinghouse Act: 
Senate passed S. 1292, to establish a servitude and emancipation 
archival research clearinghouse in the National Archives, after 
agreeing to the committee amendments.
  Page S7527
  Identity Theft Penalty Enhancement Act: Senate passed H.R. 1731, to 
amend title 18, United States Code, to establish penalties for 
aggravated identity theft, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                             Page S7527
  Tribal Forest Protection Act: Senate passed H.R. 3846, to authorize 
the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to enter 
into an agreement or contract with Indian tribes meeting certain 
criteria to carry out projects to protect Indian forest land, clearing 
the measure for the President.
  Page S7527
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, June 30, 
2004, from 10 a.m. until 12 noon.
  Page S7520
SIGNING AUTHORITY--AGREEMENT: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing

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that during this adjournment of the Senate, the Majority Leader and 
Senator Warner, be authorized to sign duly enrolled bills or joint 
resolutions.
  Page S7520
APPOINTMENT AUTHORITY--AGREEMENT: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that notwithstanding the 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 S7520
NOMINATION--AGREEMENT: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing for the consideration of the nomination of J. Leon Holmes, of 
Arkansas, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District 
of Arkansas, at 9:45 a.m., on Tuesday, July 6, 2004, with six hours of 
debate equally divided between the Chairman and Ranking Member of the 
Committee on the Judiciary, or their designees, followed by a vote on 
confirmation of the nomination.
  Page S7519
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Benjamin A. Gilman, of New York, to be a Representative of the United 
States of America to the Fifty-eighth Session of the General Assembly 
of the United Nations.
  Joseph D. Stafford III, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of The Gambia.
  Lewis W. Lucke, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of 
Swaziland.
  Jackson McDonald, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Guinea. (Prior to this action, Committee on Foreign Relations was 
discharged from further consideration.)
  R. Niels Marquardt, of California, a Career Member of the Senior 
Foreign Service, Class of Counselor to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Cameroon, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation 
as Ambassador to the Republic of Equatorial Guinea.
  James Francis Moriarty, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom 
of Nepal.
  Anne W. Patterson, of Virginia, to be Deputy Representative of the 
United States of America to the United Nations, with the rank and 
status of Ambassador, and the Deputy Representative of the United 
States of America in the Security Council of the United Nations.
  Anne W. Patterson, of Virginia, to be a Representative of the United 
States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United 
Nations during her tenure of service as Deputy Representative of the 
United States of America to the United Nations.
  Suzanne Hale, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Federated States 
of Micronesia.
  James D. McGee, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Madagascar. (Prior to this action, Committee on Foreign Relations was 
discharged from further consideration.)
  Joyce A. Barr, of Washington, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Namibia. (Prior to this action, Committee on Foreign Relations was 
discharged from further consideration.)
  William R. Brownfield, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the Bolivarian 
Republic of Venezuela.
  June Carter Perry, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to 
the Kingdom of Lesotho. (Prior to this action, Committee on Foreign 
Relations was discharged from further consideration.)
  Charles P. Ries, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to 
Greece.
  R. Barrie Walkley, of California, to be Ambassador to the Gabonese 
Republic, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation 
as Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe. 
(Prior to this action, Committee on Foreign Relations was discharged 
from further consideration.)
  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.
  Cynthia G. Efird, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to 
the Republic of Angola. (Prior to this action, Committee on Foreign 
Relations was discharged from further consideration.)
  Tom C. Korologos, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to 
Belgium.
  Christopher William Dell, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Zimbabwe. (Prior to this action, Committee on Foreign 
Relations was discharged from further consideration.)
  Douglas L. McElhaney, of Florida, to be Ambassador to Bosnia and 
Herzegovina.
  William T. Monroe, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of 
Bahrain.
  A routine list in the Foreign Service.
Page S7528
Messages From the House:
  Page S7517
Measures Referred:
  Page S7517
Measures Placed on Calendar:
  Pages S7517, S7527
Measures Read First Time:
  Pages S7517, S7527
Enrolled Bills Presented:
  Page S7517
Additional Cosponsors:
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Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S7518-19
Additional Statements:
  Pages S7516-17
Adjournment: Senate met at 9:30 a.m., and, in accordance with the 
provisions of S. Con. Res. 120, adjourned at 11:40 a.m., until 9:45 
a.m., on Tuesday, July 6, 2004. (For Senate's program, see the remarks 
of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S7528.)