[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 126 (Thursday, October 7, 2004)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1028-D1030]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                          Thursday, October 7, 2004

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      The House agreed to the conference report to accompany H.R. 4520, 
      American Jobs Creation Act of 2004.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S10615-S10762
Measures Introduced: Thirty-three bills and three resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 2910-2942, and S. Res. 451-453. 
                                                        Pages S10702-03
Measures Reported:
  S. 2550, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and the 
Safe Drinking Water Act to improve water and wastewater infrastructure 
in the United States, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
(S. Rept. No. 108-386)
  S. 518, to increase the supply of pancreatic islet cells for 
research, to provide better coordination of Federal efforts and 
information on islet cell transplantation, and to collect the data 
necessary to move islet cell transplantation from an experimental 
procedure to a standard therapy, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. (S. Rept. No. 108-387)
  S. 2526, to reauthorize the Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical 
Education Program, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute (S. 
Rept. No. 108-388)
  S. 2605, to direct the Secretary of the Interior and the heads of 
other Federal agencies to carry out an agreement resolving major issues 
relating to the adjudication of water rights in the Snake River Basin, 
Idaho, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 
108-389)
  S. 423, to promote health care coverage parity for individuals 
participating in legal recreational activities or legal transportation 
activities, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. 
No. 108-390)
  S. 2940, to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to assist States in 
preventing, detecting, treating, intervening in, and responding to 
elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation. (S. Rept. No. 108-391)
  H.R. 2391, To amend title 35, United States Code, to promote 
cooperative research involving universities, the public sector, and 
private enterprises, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  S. 1379, to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in 
commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in 
the Armed Forces of the United States, with an amendment in the nature 
of a substitute.
  S. 2302, to improve access to physicians in medically underserved 
areas, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  S. 2668, for the relief of Griselda Lopez Negrete.        
Page S10702
Intelligence Committee Reorganization: Senate continued consideration 
of S. Res. 445, to eliminate certain restrictions on service of a 
Senator on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, taking action 
on the following amendments proposed thereto: 
                                             Pages S10620-30, S10631-74
Adopted:
  Baucus (for Grassley/Baucus) Amendment No. 3989 (to Amendment No. 
3981), to clarify the provisions relating to the jurisdiction of the 
Department of Homeland Security.                        
Pages S10621-22
  Chambliss/Kennedy Amendment No. 3994 (to Amendment No. 3981), to 
clarify the jurisdiction of the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs.                   
Pages S10625, S10629-30, S10631
  Durbin Modified Amendment No. 4036 (to Amendment No. 3981), to modify 
the provisions relating to the staffing and budget of the select 
Committee.                                                  
Page S10654
  By 54 yeas to 41 nays (Vote No. 202), Hatch (for Leahy) Amendment No. 
4037 (to Amendment No. 3981), to retain jurisdiction over the Secret 
Service in the Committee on the Judiciary.              
Pages S10655-60
  Roberts Amendment No. 4019 (to Amendment No. 3981), to clarify staff 
provisions.                                             
Pages S10660-61
  Roberts Modified Amendment No. 4018 (to Amendment No. 3981), to 
clarify the nominee referral provisions.                    
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  Rockefeller Modified Amendment No. 4030 (to Amendment No. 3981), to 
clarify the jurisdiction of the select Committee on Intelligence. 
                                                        Pages S10661-62
  McConnell (for Byrd) Amendment No. 3986 (to Amendment No. 3981), to 
provide that the Subcommittee on Intelligence shall have jurisdiction 
over funding for intelligence matters, as determined by the Senate 
Committee on Appropriations.                                
Page S10664
  McConnell (for Shelby/Sarbanes) Amendment No. 4038, to retain 
jurisdiction over the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, with the 
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.           
Page S10664
Rejected:
  By 23 yeas to 74 nays (Vote No. 200), McCain Amendment No. 3999 (to 
Amendment No. 3981), to strike section 402 and vest intelligence 
appropriations jurisdiction in the Select Committee on Intelligence. 
                                                        Pages S10632-46
  By 33 yeas to 63 nays (Vote No. 201), McCain Amendment No. 4000 (to 
Amendment No. 3981), to ensure that the Committee has jurisdiction over 
the Transportation Security Administration.             
Pages S10647-54
  By 36 yeas to 54 nays (Vote No. 203), Biden/Lugar Amendment No. 4021 
(to Amendment No. 3981), to provide that the Chairman and Ranking 
Member of the Committee on Foreign Relations (if not already a member 
of the select Committee) shall be ex officio members of the select 
Committee but shall have no vote in the Committee and shall not be 
counted for purposes of determining a quorum.           
Pages S10665-69
Withdrawn:
  Bayh Amendment No. 3995 (to Amendment No. 3981), to eliminate 
sequential referral.                 
Pages S10625-29, S10631-32, S10674
Pending:
  McConnell/Reid/Frist/Daschle Amendment No. 3981, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                     
Pages S10620-30, S10631
  Bingaman (for Domenici) Amendment No. 4040 (to Amendment No. 3981), 
to transfer jurisdiction over organization and management of United 
States nuclear export policy to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources.                                                  
Page S10669
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  Senate adopted and then vitiated the adoption of the Bingaman (for 
Domenici) Amendment No. 4040 (to Amendment No. 3981), to transfer 
jurisdiction over organization and management of United States nuclear 
export policy to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. 
                                                        Pages S10669-70
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that other than 
conforming and technical managers' amendments, the only remaining 
first-degree amendments be the following which are filed at the desk: 
Collins, Nickles, Hutchison, Frist, Bingaman-Domenici, and Rockefeller; 
provided further, that it be in order to file timely second-degree 
amendments up until 9:15 a.m. on Friday, October 8, 2004.   
Page S10674
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the resolution at approximately 9:15 a.m., on Friday, 
October 8, 2004, with a vote on the motion to invoke cloture on 
Amendment No. 3981 (listed above).                      
Pages S10758-59
American Jobs Creation Act--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement 
was reached providing for consideration of the conference report to 
accompany H.R. 4520, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
remove impediments in such Code and make our manufacturing, service, 
and high-technology businesses and workers more competitive and 
productive both at home and abroad, at 9 a.m., on Friday, October 8, 
2004; and providing for the filing of a cloture motion on the 
conference report.                                      
  Pages S10758-59
Appointments:
  NATO Parliamentary Assembly: The Chair, on behalf of the Vice 
President, in accordance with 22 U.S.C. 1928a-1928d, as amended, 
appointed the following Senators as members of the Senate Delegation to 
the NATO Parliamentary Assembly during the Second Session of the 108th 
Congress: Senators Leahy and Feinstein.                     
  Page S10758
  Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention: 
The Chair, on behalf of the Majority Leader, after consultation with 
the Democratic Leader, pursuant to Public Law 93-415, as amended by 
Public Law 102-586, appointed the following individuals to serve as a 
member of the Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
Prevention: Steven H. Jones of Tennessee, Bill Gibbons of Tennessee, 
and Larry K. Brendtro of South Dakota.                      
  Page S10758
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Frederick William Hatfield, of California, to be a Commissioner of 
the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for a term expiring April 13, 
2008.
  Harold Damelin, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Department of 
the Treasury.
  Jorge A. Plasencia, of Florida, to be a Member of the Advisory Board 
for Cuba Broadcasting for a term expiring October 27, 2006.

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  Brian David Miller, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, General 
Services Administration.
  Edward L. Flippen, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Corporation 
for National and Community Service.
  Routine lists in the Foreign Service, Navy.           
Pages S10759-62
Nominations Withdrawn: Senate received notification of withdrawal of 
the following nominations:
  James B. Cunningham, of Pennsylvania, to be Representative of the 
United States of America to the Vienna Office of the United Nations, 
with the rank of Ambassador, which was sent to the Senate on April 8, 
2004.
  James B. Cunningham, of Pennsylvania, to be Representative of the 
United States of America to the International Atomic Energy Agency, 
with the rank of Ambassador, which was sent to the Senate on April 8, 
2004.
  1 Air Force nomination in the rank of general.            
Page S10762
Messages From the House:                                
  Pages S10695-96
Measures Read First Time:                                   
  Page S10696
Enrolled Bills Presented:                               
  Pages S10696-97
Petitions and Memorials:                            
  Pages S10697-S10701
Executive Reports of Committees:                            
  Page S10702
Additional Cosponsors:                                  
  Pages S10703-04
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:             
  Pages S10704-49
Additional Statements:                                  
  Pages S10693-95
Amendments Submitted:                                   
  Pages S10749-58
Authority for Committees to Meet:                           
  Page S10758
Privilege of the Floor:                                     
  Page S10758
Record Votes: Four record votes were taken today. (Total--203) 
                                Pages S10646, S10653-54, S10660, S10669
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 11:29 p.m., 
until 9 a.m., on Friday, October 8, 2004. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S10759.)