[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 92 (Wednesday, July 7, 2004)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D720-D721]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                            Wednesday, July 7, 2004

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S7689-S7773
Measures Introduced: Eight bills and four resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 2611-2618, S.J. Res. 40-41, and S. Res. 399-400. 
                                                         Pages S7749-50
Measures Reported:
  S. 180, to establish the National Aviation Heritage Area, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 108-292)
  S. 211, to establish the Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area 
in the State of New Mexico. (S. Rept. No. 108-293)
  S. 323, to establish the Atchafalaya National Heritage Area, 
Louisiana, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. 
No. 108-294)
  S. 1241, to establish the Kate Mullany National Historic Site in the 
State of New York, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. 
Rept. No. 108-295)
  S. 1727, to authorize additional appropriations for the Reclamation 
Safety of Dams Act of 1978, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. (S. Rept. No. 108-296)
  S. 1957, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to cooperate with 
the States on the border with Mexico and other appropriate entities in 
conducting a hydrogeologic characterization, mapping, and modeling 
program for priority transboundary aquifers, with an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 108-297)
  S. 2046, to authorize the exchange of certain land in Everglades 
National Park, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. 
Rept. No. 108-298)
  S. 2319, to authorize and facilitate hydroelectric power licensing of 
the Tapoco Project, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
(S. Rept. No. 108-299)
  H.R. 1303, to amend the E-Government Act of 2002 with respect to 
rulemaking authority of the Judicial Conference.
Page S7749
Measures Passed:
  Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act: Senate passed H.R. 218, to amend 
title 18, United States Code, to exempt qualified current and former 
law enforcement officers from State laws prohibiting the carrying of 
concealed handguns, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                         Pages S7772-73
Class Action Fairness Act: Senate continued consideration of S. 2062, 
to amend the procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class 
actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants, 
taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto: 
                                                      Pages S7697-S7743
Pending:
  Frist Amendment No. 3548, relative to the enactment date of the Act. 
                                                         Pages S7698-99
  Frist Amendment No. 3549 (Amendment No. 3548), relative to the 
enactment date of the Act.
Page S7699
  Frist Motion to Commit the bill to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
with instructions to report back forthwith.
Page S7699
  Frist Amendment No. 3550 (to the instructions of the motion to 
commit), relative to the enactment date of the Act.
Page S7699
  Frist Amendment No. 3551 (Amendment No. 3550), relative to the 
enactment date of the Act.
Page S7699
  A motion was entered to close further debate on 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 Friday, July 9, 2004. 
                                                             Page S7743
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at approximately 11 a.m., on Thursday, July 
8, 2004.
Page S7773
Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that the nomination of David M. Stone, of Virginia, to be an 
Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security, be referred to the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation for a period not to exceed 30 
calendar days.
  Page S7772
Messages From the House:
  Page S7747
Measures Referred:
  Pages S7747-48
Measures Read First Time:
  Page S7748

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Executive Communications:
  Pages S7748-49
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S7750-51
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S7751-56
Additional Statements:
  Page S7746-47
Amendments Submitted:
  Page S7756-71
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
  Page S7771
Authority for Committees to Meet:
  Pages S7771-72
Privilege of the Floor:
  Page S7772
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 7:17 p.m., 
until 10 a.m., on Thursday, July 8, 2004. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S7773.)