[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 113 (Monday, September 20, 2004)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D910-D911]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                         Monday, September 20, 2004

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed H.R. 4837, Military Construction Appropriations.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S9365-S9394
Measures Introduced: Four bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 2813-2816, and S. Con. Res. 138.
  Page S9386
Measures Reported:
  S. 1211, to further the purposes of title XVI of the Reclamation 
Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992, the ``Reclamation 
Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act'', by directing the 
Secretary of the Interior to undertake a demonstration program for 
water reclamation in the Tularosa Basin of New Mexico, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 108-347)
  S. 1230, to provide for additional responsibilities for the Chief 
Information Officer of the Department of Homeland Security relating to 
geospatial information, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. (S. Rept. No. 108-348)
  S. 2347, to amend the District of Columbia College Access Act of 1999 
to permanently authorize the public school and private school tuition 
assistance programs established under the Act, with an amendment. (S. 
Rept. No. 108-349)
  S. 2536, to enumerate the responsibilities of the Officer for Civil 
Rights and Civil Liberties of the Department of Homeland Security, to 
require the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security to 
designate a senior official to investigate civil rights complaints, 
with an amendment. (S. Rept. No. 108-350)
  S. 2483, to increase, effective as of December 1, 2004, the rates of 
compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the 
rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of 
certain disabled veterans. (S. Rept. No. 108-351)
  S. 2486, to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and 
enhance education, housing, employment, medical, and other benefits for 
veterans and to improve and extend certain authorities relating to the 
administration or benefits for veterans, with an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 108-352)
Pages S9385-86
Measures Passed:
  Military Construction Appropriations: By a unanimous vote of 91 yeas 
(Vote No. 185), Senate passed H.R. 4837, making appropriations for 
military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure 
for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2005.
  Pages S9373-77, S9375
  Senate insisted on its amendment, requested a conference with the 
House thereon, and the Chair appointed the following conferees on the 
part of the Senate: Senators Hutchison, Burns, Craig, DeWine, 
Brownback, Stevens, Feinstein, Inouye, Johnson, Landrieu, and Byrd. 
                                                             Page S9377
  Commending John W. Kluge: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 138, 
commending John W. Kluge for his dedication and commitment to the 
United States on the occasion of his 90th birthday.
  Page S9392
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations--Agreement: A unanimous-
consent agreement was reached providing that the Senate request the 
House of Representatives return the papers with respect to H.R. 4567, 
making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2005.
  Page S9391
APPOINTMENTS:
  Commission on Review of Overseas Military Facility Structure of the 
United States: The Chair, on behalf of the Majority Leader, pursuant to 
Public Law 108-132, Section 128, appointed the following individual to 
the Commission on Review of Overseas Military Facility Structure of the 
United States: Admiral Anthony A. Less, of Virginia.
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  Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Advisory Panel: The Chair, on 
behalf of the Democratic Leader, after consultation with the Ranking 
Member of the Senate Committee on Finance, pursuant to Public Law 106-
170, appointed the following individual, Andrew J. Imparato, of 
Maryland, to serve as a member of the Ticket to Work and Work 
Incentives Advisory Panel.
  Page S9392
Messages from the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, an Executive Order that terminates the 
emergency declared in Executive Order 12543 with respect to the 
policies and actions of the government of Libya and revokes related 
Executive Orders; which was referred to the Committee on Banking, 
Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-94)
Page S9383
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Stuart W. Holliday, of Texas, to be an Alternate Representative of 
the United States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of 
the United Nations during his tenure of service as Alternate 
Representative of the United States of America for Special Political 
Affairs in the United Nations. (Prior to this action, Committee on 
Foreign Relations was discharged from further consideration.)
  Patrick J. Leahy, of Vermont, to be a Representative of the United 
States of America to the Fifty-ninth Session of the General Assembly of 
the United Nations. (Prior to this action, Committee on Foreign 
Relations was discharged from further consideration.)
  John E. Sununu, of New Hampshire, to be a Representative of the 
United States of America to the Fifty-ninth Session of the General 
Assembly of the United Nations. (Prior to this action, Committee on 
Foreign Relations was discharged from further consideration.)
  A routine list in the Foreign Service. (Prior to this action, 
Committee on Foreign Relations was discharged from further 
consideration.)
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Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Jesus H. Delgado-Jenkins, of Illinois, to be an Assistant Secretary 
of the Treasury.
  Susan L. Moore, of Texas, to be an Alternate Representative of the 
United States of America to the Fifty-ninth Session of the General 
Assembly of the United Nations.
  Beryl A. Howell, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
United States Sentencing Commission for the remainder of the term 
expiring October 31, 2005.
  Routine lists in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
                                                             Page S9394
Nominations Discharged: The following nominations were discharged from 
further committee consideration and placed on the Executive Calendar:
  Patrick P. O'Carroll, Jr., of Maryland, to be Inspector General, 
Social Security Administration, which was sent to the Senate on April 
8, 2004, from the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs.
  Neil McPhie, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Merit Systems 
Protection Board for the term of seven years expiring March 1, 2009, 
which was sent to the Senate on January 26, 2004, from the Senate 
Committee on Governmental Affairs.
Page S9386
Messages From the House:
  Page S9383
Enrolled Bills Presented:
  Page S9383
Executive Communications:
  Pages S9383-85
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S9386-87
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S9387-90
Additional Statements:
  Pages S9380-83
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
  Page S9390
Authority for Committees to Meet:
  Page S9390
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--185)
  Page 9375
Adjournment: Senate convened at 2 p.m., and adjourned at 6:32 p.m., 
until 9:45 a.m., on Tuesday, September 21, 2004. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S9394.)