[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 107 (Friday, September 10, 2004)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D872-D873]
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                                         Friday, September 10, 2004

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S9047-S9097
Measures Introduced: Six bills and two resolutions were introduced, as 
follows: S. 2786-2791, and S. Res. 422-423.                  
  Page S9075
Measures Passed:
  September 11 Designation: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions was discharged from further consideration of S. Con. Res. 127, 
expressing the sense of Congress that the President should designate 
September 11 as a national day of voluntary service, charity, and 
compassion, and the resolution was then agreed to.           
  Page S9086
  Land Conveyance: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 
was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 3908, to provide for 
the conveyance of the real property located at 1081 West Main Street in 
Ravenna, Ohio, and the bill was then agreed to, clearing the measure 
for the President.                                           
  Page S9086
Homeland Security Appropriations: Senate continued consideration of 
H.R. 4567, making appropriations for the Department of Homeland 
Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, taking action 
on the following amendments proposed thereto:            
  Pages S9049-63
Adopted:
  Frist Amendment No. 3616 (to Amendment No. 3578), to increase funding 
for the Federal Air Marshals program, and other emergency preparedness 
operations.                                              
Pages S9053-55
  Reid (for Baucus) Amendment No. 3578, to make available to the Under 
Secretary for Border and Transportation Security $200,000,000 to 
establish and operate air bases in the States of Michigan, Montana, New 
York, North Dakota, and Washington and to permit fees for certain 
customs services to be collected until June 1, 2005.     
Pages S9052-55
  Cochran (for Frist) Amendment No. 3618, to make available to the 
Department of Homeland Security additional funds for certain customs 
and border protection, immigration, transportation security, and 
emergency management programs.                               
Page S9056
Pending:
  Nelson (FL) Amendment No. 3607, to provide funds for the American Red 
Cross.                                                       
Page S9049
  Schumer Amendment No. 3615, to appropriate $100,000,000 to establish 
an identification and tracking system for HAZMAT trucks and a 
background check system for commercial driver licenses.      
Page S9049
  Reid (for Lautenberg) Amendment No. 3617, to ensure that the Coast 
Guard has sufficient resources for its traditional core missions. 
                                                             Page S9056
  Corzine Amendment No. 3619, to appropriate an additional $100,000,000 
to enhance the security of chemical plants.              
Pages S9057-63
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at 3:30 p.m., on Monday, September 13, 2004, 
with a vote on, or in relation to Schumer Amendment No. 3615 (listed 
above) at 5:30 p.m.                                          
Page S9086
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 certain terrorist attacks; 
which was referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
Affairs. (PM-93)                                             
Page S9075
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Carin M. Barth, of Texas, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department 
of Housing and Urban Development.
  Albert A. Frink, Jr., of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Commerce.
  Jon D. Leibowitz, of Maryland, to be a Federal Trade Commissioner for 
a term of seven years from September 26, 2003.
  Deborah P. Majoras, of Virginia, to be a Federal Trade Commissioner 
for the unexpired term of seven years from September 26, 2001.
  Enrique J. Sosa, of Florida, to be a Member of the Reform Board 
(Amtrak) for a term of five years.

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  Scott Kevin Walker, of Wisconsin, to be a Member of the Advisory 
Board of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation.
  Susan Johnson Grant, of Virginia, to be Chief Financial Officer, 
Department of Energy.
  Stephen L. Johnson, of Maryland, to be Deputy Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency.
  Gary Lee Visscher, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Chemical Safety 
and Hazard Investigation Board for a term of five years.
  Paul Jones, of Colorado, to be a Member of the Internal Revenue 
Service Oversight Board for a term expiring September 14, 2008.
  Aldona Wos, of North Carolina, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Estonia, to which position she was appointed during the last recess of 
the Senate.
  Charles Graves Untermeyer, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the State of 
Qatar, to which position he was appointed during the last recess of the 
Senate.
  John D. Rood, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Commonwealth of The 
Bahamas, to which position he was appointed during the last recess of 
the Senate.
  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 Texas, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of 
the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring September 20, 2006.
  Roger W. Wallace, of Texas, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring October 6, 2008.
  James R. Kunder, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development.
  Richard Kenneth Wagner, of Florida, to be a Member of the National 
Institute for Literacy Advisory Board for a term expiring November 25, 
2006.
  Sean F. Cox, of Michigan, to be United States District Judge for the 
Eastern District of Michigan.
  Jonathan W. Dudas, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for 
Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and 
Trademark Office.
  Ricardo H. Hinojosa, of Texas, to be Chair of the United States 
Sentencing Commission.
  2 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Navy. 
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Messages From the House:                                     
  Page S9074
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S9074-75
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S9075-76
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S9076-82
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S9073-74
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S9082-83
Authority for Committees to Meet:                            
  Page S9083
Privilege of the Floor:                                      
  Page S9083
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 2:27 p.m., 
until 2 p.m., on Monday, September 13, 2004. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on pages S9086-
87.)