[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 104 (Tuesday, September 7, 2004)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D840-D842]
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                                         Tuesday, September 7, 2004

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      See Resume of Congressional Activity (July and August).
      Senate and House passed H.R. 5005, Emergency Supplemental 
      Appropriations, clearing the measure for the President.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S8811-S8924
Measures Introduced: Four bills were introduced as follows: S. 2774-
2777.                                                        
  Page S8861
Measures Reported: Reported on Wednesday, August 25, during the 
adjournment:
  S. 2495, to strike limitations on funding and extend the period of 
authorization for certain coastal wetland conservation projects. (S. 
Rept. No. 108-312)
  S. 2547, to amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to exclude non-native 
migratory bird species from the application of that Act. (S. Rept. No. 
108-313)
  S. 2773, to provide for the consideration and development of water 
and related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to 
construct various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of 
the United States. (S. Rept. No. 108-314)
  H.R. 2408, To amend the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 to reauthorize 
volunteer programs and community partnerships for national wildlife 
refuges and for other purposes. (S. Rept. No. 108-315)
  Report to accompany S. 2610, to implement the United States-Australia 
Free Trade Agreement. (S. Rept. No. 108-316)
  Report to accompany S. 2677, to implement the United States-Morocco 
Free Trade Agreement. (S. Rept. No. 108-317)
  S. 2468, to reform the postal laws of the United States, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 108-318)
  S. 203, to open certain withdrawn land in Big Horn County, Wyoming, 
to locatable mineral development for bentonite mining, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 108-319)
  S. 931, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to undertake a 
program to reduce the risks from and mitigate the effects of avalanches 
on visitors to units of the National Park System and on other 
recreational users of public land, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. (S. Rept. No. 108-320)
  S. 2052, to amend the National Trails System Act to designate El 
Camino Real de los Tejas as a National Historic Trail, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 108-321)
  S. 2167, to establish the Lewis and Clark National Historical Park in 
the States of Washington and Oregon, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 
108-322)
  S. 2173, to further the purposes of the Sand Creek Massacre National 
Historic Site Establishment Act of 2000, with an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 108-323)
  S. 2285, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey a parcel 
of real property to Beaver County, Utah, with an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 108-324)
  S. 2287, to adjust the boundary of the Barataria Preserve Unit of 
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve in the State of 
Louisiana, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 108-325)
  S. 2460, to provide assistance to the State of New Mexico for the 
development of comprehensive State water plans, with an amendment in 
the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 108-326)
  S. 2508, to redesignate the Ridges Basin Reservoir, Colorado, as Lake 
Nighthorse, with an amendment. (S. Rept. No. 108-327)
  S. 2511, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a 
feasibility study of a Chimayo water supply system, to provide for the 
planning, design, and construction of a water supply, reclamation, and 
filtration facility for Espanola, New Mexico, with an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 108-328)
  S. 2543, to establish a program and criteria for National Heritage 
Areas in the United States, with

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an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 108-329)
  H.R. 265, to provide for an adjustment of the boundaries of Mount 
Rainier National Park. (S. Rept. No. 108-330)
  H.R. 1284, to amend the Reclamation Projects Authorization and 
Adjustment Act of 1992 to increase the Federal share of the costs of 
the San Gabriel Basin demonstration project, with an amendment. (S. 
Rept. No. 108-331)
  H.R. 1616, to authorize the exchange of certain lands within the 
Martin Luther King, Junior, National Historic Site for lands owned by 
the City of Atlanta, Georgia. (S. Rept. No. 108-332)
  H.R. 3768, to expand the Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve, 
Florida. (S. Rept. No. 108-333)
  Report to accompany S.J. Res. 4, proposing an amendment to the 
Constitution of the United States authorizing Congress to prohibit the 
physical desecration of the flag of the United States. (S. Rept. No. 
108-334)
Reported on today:
  S. 2382, to establish grant programs for the development of 
telecommunications capacities in Indian country, with an amendment in 
the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 108-335)       
Pages S8860-61
Measures Passed:
  Emergency Supplemental Appropriations: Pursuant to the order of 
September 7, 2004, Senate passed H.R. 5005, making emergency 
supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2004, for additional disaster assistance, clearing the measure for the 
President.
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations--Agreement: A unanimous-consent 
agreement was reached providing that, notwithstanding the adjournment 
of the Senate, the Senate may receive from the House of Representatives 
the supplemental appropriations bill (H.R. 5005), that the Senate 
proceed to its consideration, the bill be read a third time and passed.
                                                         Pages S8839-40
Homeland Security Appropriations--Agreement: A unanimous-consent 
agreement was reached providing that on Wednesday, September 8, 2004, 
at 11:30 a.m, Senate proceed to consideration of H.R. 4567, making 
appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2005, that all after the enacting clause be 
stricken and the text of S. 2537, Senate companion measure, be inserted 
in lieu thereof and considered as original text for the purpose of 
further amendment; that no points of order be waived by virtue of this 
agreement; that the only first-degree amendments in order be related to 
the text of the bill, homeland security, natural disasters, or 
government security contracts, and that they be subject to relevant 
second-degree amendments; and that following passage of the bill, the 
Senate insist on its amendment, request a conference with the House 
thereon, and the Chair be authorized to appoint conferees on the part 
of the Senate.                                    
  Pages S8840-41, S8923
Signing Authority Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that during this adjournment of the Senate, Senator Talent be 
authorized to sign duly enrolled bills or joint resolutions. 
                                                             Page S8923
Messages From the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, the notification of the President's 
intention to designate Iraq as a beneficiary developing country for 
purposes of the Generalized System of Preferences; which was referred 
to the Committee on Finance. (PM-92)                         
Page S8860
Appointments:
  Helping to Enhance the Livelihood of People (HELP) Around the Globe 
Commission: The Chair, on behalf of the Majority Leader, pursuant to 
Public Law 108-199, Title VI, Section 637, appointed the following 
individual to serve as a member of the Helping to Enhance the 
Livelihood of People (HELP) Around the Globe Commission: Thomas 
Chandler Kleine of Virginia.                                 
  Page S8923
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By unanimous vote of 91 yeas (Vote No. Ex. 164), Virginia Maria 
Hernandez Covington, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for 
the Middle District of Florida.                   
Pages S8832-36, S8924
  By 92 yeas 1 nay (Vote No. Ex. 165), Michael H. Schneider, Sr., of 
Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of 
Texas.                                            
Pages S8832-37, S8924
  Michael H. Watson, of Ohio, to be United States District Judge for 
the Southern District of Ohio.                    
Pages S8837-39, S8924
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  D. Michael Rappoport, of Arizona, to be a Member of the Board of 
Trustees of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National 
Environmental Policy Foundation for a term expiring October 6, 2008. 
(Reappointment)
  Paul A. Crotty, of New York, to be United States District Judge for 
the Southern District of New York.
  Porter J. Goss, of Florida, to be Director of Central Intelligence.

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  9 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  16 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  7 Coast Guard nominations in the rank of admiral.
  1 Marine Corps nomination in the rank of general.
  6 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.
  A routine list in the Coast Guard.                     
Pages S8923-24
Messages From the House:                                 
  Pages S8852-53
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S8853
Measures Placed on Calendar:                                 
  Page S8853
Measures Read First Time:                                
  Pages S8853-54
Enrolled Bills Presented:                                    
  Page S8852
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S8854-60
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S8861-63
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:           
  Pages S8863-S8915
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S8849-52
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S8916-19
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:                                
  Page S8919
Authority for Committees to Meet:                            
  Page S8919
Privilege of the Floor:                                      
  Page S8919
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--165) 
                                                     Pages S8836, S8837
Adjournment: Senate convened at 12:09 p.m., and adjourned at 8:07 p.m., 
until 10:30 a.m., on Wednesday, September 8, 2004. (For Senate's 
program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's 
Record on page S8923.)