[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 25 (Wednesday, February 28, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D148-D149]
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                                       Wednesday, February 28, 2001

[[Page D148]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1657-S1721
Measures Introduced: Eleven bills and ten resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 409-419, S. Res. 31-39, and S. Con. Res. 19. 
                                                             Page S1699
Measures Reported:
  S. Res. 31, authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Agriculture, 
Nutrition, and Forestry.
  S. Res. 32, authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Foreign 
Relations.
  S. Res. 33, authorizing expenditures by the Special Committee on 
Aging.
  S. Res. 34, authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Environment 
and Public Works.
  S. Res. 35, authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Health, 
Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  S. Res. 36, authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation.
  S. Res. 37, authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Finance.
  S. Res. 38, authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Armed 
Services.
  S. Res. 39, authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Rules and 
Administration.                                              
Page S1698
Measures Passed:
  Honoring Dale Earnhardt: Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 29, 
honoring Dale Earnhardt and expressing condolences of the United States 
Senate to his family on his death, and the resolution was then agreed 
to.                                                      
  Pages S1719-20
  Recognizing Peace Corps Achievements: Committee on Foreign Relations 
was discharged from further consideration of S. Con. Res. 18, 
recognizing the achievements and contributions of the Peace Corps over 
the past 40 years, and the resolution was then agreed to.    
  Page S1720
Committee Budgets/Rules of Procedure--Agreement: A unanimous-consent 
agreement was reached providing that in accordance with the provisions 
of S. Res. 189 of the 106th Congress, there be authorized for the 
period of March 1 through March 10, 2001 funds for the expenses of each 
of the Standing Committees of the Senate, the Special Committee on 
Aging, the Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on 
Indian Affairs, and such sums as may be necessary for agency 
contributions related to the compensation of the employees of such 
committees for the above described period, to be paid from the 
appropriations account for ``Expenses of Inquiries and Investigations'' 
of the Senate. Further, the such sums be \1/15\ of the amount provided 
the committee under S. Res. 189 for the period October 1 through 
February 28, 2001. Further, that notwithstanding the provisions of Rule 
XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate, for purposes of the 107th 
Congress, the publication date for Committee Rules shall not be later 
than March 10, 2001.                                         
  Page S1719
Appointments:
  Joint Committee on Taxation: The Chair, on behalf of the Committee on 
Finance, pursuant to section 8002 of title 26, U.S. Code, the 
designation of the following Senators as members of the Joint Committee 
on Taxation: Senators Grassley, Hatch, Murkowski, Baucus, and 
Rockefeller.                                                 
  Page S1719
Messages from the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, a report entitled ``A Blueprint for New Beginnings: A 
Responsible Budget for America's Priorities''; to the Committees on 
Appropriations; and Budget. (PM-8)                       
Pages S1696-97
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By unanimous vote of 94 yeas (Vote No. EX. 14), John M. Duncan, of 
the District of Columbia, to be a Deputy Under Secretary of the 
Treasury.
  Bill Frist, of Tennessee, to be a Representative of the United States 
of America to the Fifty-fifth Session of the General Assembly of the 
United Nations.
  Paul D. Wolfowitz, of Maryland, to be Deputy Secretary of Defense. 7 
Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, Navy. 
                                        Pages S1675-76, S1718-19, S1721
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:

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  David Aufhauser, of the District of Columbia, to be General Counsel 
for the Department of the Treasury.
  John M. Duncan, of the District of Columbia, to be a Deputy Under 
Secretary of the Treasury.                                   
Page S1721
Messages From the President:                             
  Pages S1696-97
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S1697-98
Executive Reports of Committees:                         
  Pages S1698-99
Messages From the House:                                     
  Page S1697
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S1697
Statements on Introduced Bills:                          
  Pages S1701-13
Additional Cosponsors:                                 
  Page S1699-S1701
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S1694-96
Notices of Hearings:                                         
  Page S1717
Authority for Committees:                                
  Pages S1717-18
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--14)   
  Page S1676
Adjournment: Senate met at 10:01 a.m., and adjourned at 6:49 p.m., 
until 10 a.m., on Thursday, March 1, 2001. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S1721.)