A resolution designating September 28, 2003, as "National Good Neighbor Day".

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry be allowed to conduct a business meeting during the session of the Senate on Thursday, July 24, 2003. The purpose of this meeting will be to mark up H.R. 1904, the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Thursday, July 24, 2003, at 9:30 a.m., in open session to consider the nominations of General Richard B. Myers, USAF, for Reappointment as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and reappointment to the grade of General; and General Peter Pace, USMC, for reappointment as Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and reappointment to the grade of General.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Thursday, July 24, 2003, at 9:30 a.m. to hold a Africa Subcommittee Hearing on the Congo Basin Forest Partnership.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to meet for a hearing on Federal Biodefense Readiness during the session of the Senate on Thursday, July 24, 2003 at 10:00 a.m. in SD-430.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a markup on Thursday, July 24, 2003, at 9:30 a.m. in Dirksen Room 226.

I. Nominations:

James O. Browning to be United States District Judge for the District of New Mexico;

Steven M. Colloton to be United States District Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit;

P. Kevin Castel to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York;

Sandra J. Feuerstein to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of New York;

Richard J. Holwell to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York;

H. Brent McKnight to be United States District Judge for the Western District of North Carolina;

R. David Proctor to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama;

Stephen C. Robinson to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York;

Rene Alexander Acosta to be Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights Division, United States Department of Justice;

Daniel J. Bryant to be Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Policy, United States Department of Justice.

II. Bills:

S. J. Res. 1, A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the constitution of the United States to protect the rights of crime victims [Kyl, Chambliss, Cornyn, Craig, DeWine, Feinstein, Graham, Grassley];

S. 1301, The Video of Voyeurism Prevention Act of 2003 [DeWine, Schumer];

S. 1177, Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking Act [Hatch, Grassley, Kohl];

S. Con. Res. 40, Designating August 7, 2003, as ``National Purple Heart Recognition Day'' [Clinton, Biden, Chambliss, Durbin, Edwards, Feingold, Feinstein, Hatch, Kennedy, Kohl, Leahy, Schumer, Specter];

S. Res. 124, Designating September 28, 2003, as ``National Good Neighbor Day'' [Burns, Hatch, Kohl];

S. Res. 167, Recognizing the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Harley-Davidson Motor Company [Campbell, DeWine, Feingold, Kohl].

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Thursday, July 24, 2003 at 2:30 p.m. to hold a closed hearing.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on National Parks of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Thursday, July 24, 2003 at 3:00 p.m. The purpose of the hearing is to conduct oversight of the competitive sourcing effort within the National Park Service.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce and the District of Columbia be authorized to meet on Thursday, July 24, at 10:00 a.m. for a hearing entitled, ``Then and Now: An update on the Administration's Competitive Sourcing Initiative.''

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space and the House Subcommittee on Science and Space be authorized to meet on Thursday, July 24, 2003, at 10 a.m. on Space Commercialism.

Mr. President, today I am introducing a resolution designating September 28, 2003 as National Good Neighbor Day. I would like to thank my colleagues Senators Baucus, Hatch, Stevens, Crapo, Clinton, Miller, Levin, Kohl, and Cochran, for their support. I would also like to thank Becky Mattson of Lakeside, Montana, who has taken this cause to heart and championed it for so long.

In the aftermath of September 11th, Americans united in an unprecedented way. With the threat of terrorism still very real, it has never been so important to remain unified and conscious of the concerns of our neighbors.

This resolution has a long history. This resolution was first proposed by a fellow Montanan, Senator Mike Mansfield, in 1971. National Good Neighbor Day was then proclaimed by Presidents Nixon, Ford, and Carter because, as President Nixon explained, ``the responsibility for building a happier, livelier, fuller life in each of our communities must rest, in the end, with each of us.''

This bipartisan resolution will set aside a day to promote a better understanding and appreciation of our neighbors. However, in the trying times in which we now live, it will hopefully serve as a catalyst for making every day National Good Neighbor Day.

I suggest the absence of a quorum.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the order for the quorum call be rescinded.