[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 9 (Wednesday, January 24, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
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From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                        Wednesday, January 24, 2001

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate confirmed the nominations of Tommy G. Thompson, to be 
      Secretary of Health and Human Services, and Norman Y. Mineta, to 
      be Secretary of Transportation.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S507-S555
Measures Introduced: Sixteen bills and one resolution were introduced, 
as follows: S. 161-176, and S. Con. Res. 3.
  Page S527
Nominations Considered: A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached 
providing for consideration of the nominations of Gale Ann Norton, of 
Colorado, to be Secretary of the Interior, on Monday, January 29, 2001 
at 2 p.m., and Tuesday, January 30, 2001 at 10:30 a.m.; Christine Todd 
Whitman, of New Jersey, to be Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency, on Tuesday, January 30, 2001 at 10 a.m.; and Elaine 
Chao, to be Secretary of Labor, on Tuesday, January 30, 2001 at 2:15 
p.m.; to be followed by votes on confirmation of the aforementioned 
nominations beginning at 2:45 p.m.
  Pages S552-53
Appointments:
  Senate National Security Working Group: The Chair, announced on 
behalf of the Democratic Leader, pursuant to the provisions of S. Res. 
105 (adopted April 13, 1989), as amended by S. Res. 149 (adopted 
October 5, 1993), as amended by Public Law 105-275, further amended by 
S. Res. 75 (adopted March 25, 1999), and S. Res. 383 (adopted October 
27, 2000), the appointment of the following Senators to serve as 
members of the Senate National Security Working Group for the 107th 
Congress: Senators Byrd (Democratic Administrative Co-Chairman), Levin 
(Democratic Co-Chairman), Biden (Democratic Co-Chairman), Kennedy, 
Sarbanes, Kerry, Dorgan, Durbin, and Bill Nelson.
  Pages S554-55
  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: The Chair, on 
behalf of the Vice President, pursuant to Public Law 94-304, as amended 
by Public Law 9907, appointed the following Senators to the Commission 
on Security and Cooperation in Europe: Senators Dodd, Graham, Feingold, 
and Clinton.
  Pages S554-55
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By unanimous vote of 100 yeas (Vote No. EX. 4), Tommy G. Thompson, of 
Wisconsin, to be Secretary of Health and Human Services.
  By unanimous vote of 100 yeas (Vote No. EX. 5), Norman Y. Mineta, of 
California, to be Secretary of Transportation.
Pages S515-19, S555
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nomination:
  Norman Y. Mineta, of California, to be Secretary of Transportation. 
                                                              Page S555
Communications:
  Pages S525-27
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Page S527
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S527-52
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S552-53
Authority for Committees:
  Page S554
Additional Statements:
  Page S525
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--5)
  Page S519
Adjournment:  Senate met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 3:41 p.m., until 
11:30 a.m., on Thursday, January 25, 2001. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S555.)

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