[Daily Digest]
[Pages D146-D147]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Tuesday, February 25, 2003

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Daily Digest

Senate

Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2621-S2722
Measures Introduced: Fifteen bills and four resolutions were
introduced, as follows: S. 433-447, S. Res. 64-65, and S. Con. Res. 8-
9.
Page S2701
Measures Reported:
S. Res. 64, authorizing expenditures by the Senate Committee on
Indian Affairs.
Page S2701
Measures Discharged and Referred:
Committee Funding Resolution: Committee on the Judiciary was
discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 65, authorizing
expenditures by the Committee on the Judiciary, and the resolution was
then referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Page S2714
Child Care: Committee on Finance was discharged from further
consideration of S. 389, to increase the supply of quality child care,
and the bill was then referred to the Committee on Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions.
Page S2714
Nomination Considered: Senate continued consideration of the nomination
of Miguel A. Estrada, of Virginia, to be United States Circuit Judge
for the District of Columbia Circuit.
Pages S2621-76
A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further
consideration of the nomination at 9:30 a.m., on Wednesday, February
26, 2003.
Page S2715
Removal of Injunction of Secrecy: The injunction of secrecy was removed
from the following treaty:
Second Additional Protocol Modifying Convention with Mexico Regarding
Double Taxation and Prevention of Fiscal Evasion (Treaty Doc. No. 108-
3).
The treaty was transmitted to the Senate today, considered as having
been read for the first time, and referred, with accompanying papers,
to the Committee on Foreign Relations and ordered to be printed.
Pages S2714-15
Executive Reports of Committees: Senate received the following
executive report of a committee:
Received on Thursday, February 20, 2003 during the adjournment of the
Senate:
Report to accompany The Moscow Treaty With Russia (Treaty Doc. 107-
8). (Ex. Rept. 108-1)
Pages S2699-S2700
Messages From the President: Senate received the following message from
the President of the United States:
Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report required by the International
Emergency Economic Powers Act on the Emergency Regarding Proliferation
of Weapons of Mass Destruction; to the Committee on Banking, Housing,
and Urban Affairs. (PM-17)
Page S2698
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
Anne Rader, of Virginia, to be a Member of the National Council on
Disability for a term expiring September 17, 2004.
Diane L. Kroupa, of Minnesota, to be a Judge of the United States Tax
Court for a term of fifteen years.
Mark Van Dyke Holmes, of New York, to be a Judge of the United States
Tax Court for a term of fifteen years.
Gregory W. Engle, of Colorado, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign
Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador to the Togolese
Republic.
Eric S. Edelman, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of
Turkey.
Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Foreign Service,
Marine Corps, Navy.
Pages S2715-22
Messages From the House:
Page S2698
Measures Referred:
Page S2698
Executive Communications:
Pages S2698-99
Executive Reports of Committees:
Pages S2699-S2701
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages S2701-03
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Pages S2703-14
Additional Statements:
Pages S2696-98
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
Page S2714

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Authority for Committees to Meet:
Page S2714
Privilege of the Floor:
Page S2714
Adjournment: Senate met at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 6:57 p.m., until
9:30 a.m., on Wednesday, February 26, 2003. (For Senate's program, see
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page
S2715.)