[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 29 (Wednesday, March 7, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
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                                           Wednesday, March 7, 2001

[[Page D178]]

                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      House passed S.J. Res. 6, Labor Department Ergonomics Rule 
      Disapproval--clearing the measure for the President.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1915-S2016
Measures Introduced: Sixteen bills and seven resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 472-487, S. Res. 45-49, and S. Con. Res. 21-
22.
  Pages S1971-72
Measures Reported:
  S. Res. 46, authorizing expenditures by the Senate Committee on 
Indian Affairs.
  S. Res. 47, authorizing expenditures by the Select Committee on 
Intelligence.
  S. Res. 49, authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources.
Page S1971
Measures Passed:
  Honoring Former Minnesota Governor Stassen: Senate agreed to S. Res. 
48, honoring the life of former Governor of Minnesota Harold E. 
Stassen, and expressing deepest condolences of the Senate to his family 
on his death.
  Page S2016
Bankruptcy Reform: Senate resumed consideration of S. 420, to amend 
title 11, United States Code, taking action on the following amendments 
proposed thereto:
  Pages S1925-62
Rejected:
  By 34 yeas to 65 nays, 1 responding present (Vote No. 16), Wellstone 
Amendment No. 14, to create an exemption for certain debtors that can 
demonstrate to the satisfaction of the court that the reason for the 
filing was a result of debts incurred through medical expenses. 
                                     Pages S1928-44, S1955-59, S1960-61
  Leahy Amendment No. 13, to provide small business creditors priority 
over larger businesses relating to distribution of the bankruptcy 
estate. (By 58 yeas to 41 nays, 1 responding present (Vote No. 17), 
Senate tabled the amendment.) 
                           Pages S1926-28, S1953-55, S1959-60, S1961-62
Pending:
  Durbin Amendment No. 17, to discourage certain predatory lending 
practices.
Pages S1944-53
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the resolution and amendments to be proposed thereto, 
on Thursday, March 8, 2001.
Page S2016
Executive Communications:
  Pages S1970-71
Messages From the House:
  Page S1970
Measures Referred:
  Page S1970
Measures Placed on Calendar:
  Page S1970
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S1973-S2011
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S1972-73
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S2014-15
Additional Statements:
  Page S1969
Notices of Hearings:
  Page S2015
Authority for Committees:
  Pages S2015-16
Privileges of the Floor:
  Page S2016
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--17) 
                                                     Pages S1961, S1962
Adjournment: Senate met at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 7:44 p.m., until 
9:30 a.m., on Thursday, March 8, 2001. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S2016.)