[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 33 (Tuesday, March 13, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D202-D203]
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                                            Tuesday, March 13, 2001

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2169-S2267
Measures Introduced: Nine bills and four resolutions, were introduced, 
as follows: S. 518-526, S. Res. 59, S.J. Res. 7, and S. Con. Res. 23-
24.
  Pages S2218-19
Measures Passed:
  National Girl Scout Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 59, designating 
the week of March 11 through March 17, 2001, as ``National Girl Scout 
Week.''
  Page S2266
Bankruptcy Reform: Senate continued consideration of S. 420, to amend 
title 11, United States Code, taking action on the following amendments 
proposed thereto:
  Pages S2172-80, S2184-S2214
Adopted:
  Schumer/Sarbanes Modified Amendment No. 25, to provide for the 
preservation of claims and defenses upon the sale of certain predatory 
loans. (By 44 yeas to 55 nays, 1 responding present (Vote No. 24), 
Senate earlier failed to table the amendment.) 
                                           Pages S2172, S2188-92, S2196
Rejected:
  Feinstein Modified Amendment No. 27, to place a $2,500 cap on any 
credit card issued to a minor, unless the minor submits an application 
with the signature of his parents or guardian indicating joint 
liability for debt or the minor submits financial information 
indicating an independent means or an ability to repay the debt that 
the card accrues. (By 55 yeas to 42 nays, 1 responding present (Vote 
No. 20), Senate tabled the amendment.)
Pages S2172, S2178, S2179
  Kennedy Amendment No. 39, to remove the dollar limitation on 
retirement savings protected in bankruptcy. (By 61 yeas to 37 nays, 1 
responding present (Vote No. 21), Senate tabled the amendment.) 
                                        Pages S2173, S2178-79, S2179-80
  Dodd/Kennedy Amendment No. 75, to impose upon credit card issuers, 
prior to granting credit to anyone under the age of 21, the requirement 
of an applicant to obtain either a cosignature by a parent or a 
guardian, or an independent means of financial support of paying off 
the amount of credit that's offered, or the completion of a credit 
counseling course. (By 58 yeas to 41 nays, 1 responding present (Vote 
No. 25), Senate tabled the amendment.)
Pages S2192-96
Pending:
  Leahy Amendment No. 20, to resolve an ambiguity relating to the 
definition of current monthly income.
Page S2172
  Wellstone Amendment No. 35, to clarify the duties of a debtor who is 
the plan administrator of an employee benefit plan.
Page S2172
  Wellstone Modified Amendment No. 36, to disallow certain claims and 
prohibit coercive debt collection practices.
Pages S2172, S2209
  Wellstone Amendment No. 37, to provide that imports of semifinished 
steel slabs shall be considered to be articles like or directly 
competitive with taconite pellets for purposes of determining the 
eligibility of certain workers for trade adjustment assistance under 
the Trade Act of 1974.
Page S2172
  Kennedy Amendment No. 38, to allow for reasonable medical expenses. 
                                                             Page S2173
  Collins Amendment No. 16, to provide family fishermen with the same 
kind of protections and terms as granted to family farmers under 
chapter 12 of the bankruptcy laws.
Page S2173
  Leahy Amendment No. 41, to protect the identify of minor children in 
bankruptcy proceedings.
Page S2173
  Wyden Amendment No. 78, to provide for the nondischargeability of 
debts arising from the exchange of electric energy. 
                                        Pages S2196-98, S2199, S2209-12
  Carnahan Amendment No. 40, to ensure additional expenses associated 
with home energy costs are included in the debtor's monthly expenses. 
                                                         Pages S2198-99
  Smith (OR) Amendment No. 95 (to Amendment No. 78), of a perfecting 
nature.
Pages S2199-S2208
  Reid (for Durbin) Amendment No. 93, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                             Page S2208
  Reid (for Breaux) Amendment No. 94, to provide for the reissuance of 
a rule relating to ergonomics.
Pages S2208-09

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  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following actions:
  By 53 yeas to 47 nays (Vote No. 22), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate 
rejected a motion to waive the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 with 
respect to consideration of Conrad Modified Amendment No. 29, to 
establish an off-budget lockbox to strengthen Social Security and 
Medicare. Subsequently, a point of order that the amendment violates 
section 306 of the Congressional Budget Act was sustained, and the 
amendment thus fell.
Pages S2172-78, S2184-87, S2188
  By 52 yeas to 48 nays (Vote No. 23), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate 
rejected a motion to waive the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 with 
respect to consideration of Sessions Amendment No. 32, to establish a 
procedure to safeguard the surpluses of the Social Security and 
Medicare hospital insurance trust funds. Subsequently, a point of order 
that the amendment violates section 306 of the Congressional Budget Act 
was sustained, and the amendment thus fell.
Pages S2172, S2187-88
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for votes to 
occur with respect to Carnahan Amendment No. 40, Smith (OR) Amendment 
No. 95 (to Amendment No. 78), and Wyden Amendment No. 78 (all listed 
above), beginning at approximately 10:45 a.m., on Wednesday, March 14, 
2001. Further, that following the votes, the Senate resume 
consideration of Wellstone Modified Amendment No. 36, and that the 
cloture vote be postponed to occur at 4 p.m.
Page S2201
Appointment:
  Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress: The Chair announced, 
on behalf of the Democratic Leader, pursuant to Public Law 101-509, the 
reappointment of Elizabeth Scott of South Dakota to the Advisory 
Committee on the Records of Congress.
  Page S2266
Messages From the President: Senate received the following messages 
from the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report concerning the continuation 
of the Iran Emergency; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
Affairs. (PM-12)
Page S2218
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the National Emergency 
with respect to Iran; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
Affairs. (PM-13)
Page S2218
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Dov S. Zakheim, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary of Defense 
(Comptroller).
  Theodore Bevry Olson, of the District of Columbia, to be Solicitor 
General of the United States.
  A routine list in the Foreign Service.
Pages S2266-67
Messages From the President:
  Page S2281
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S2220-31
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S2219-20
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S2232-66
Additional Statements:
  Pages S2215-18
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
  Page S2266
Authority for Committees:
  Page S2266
Record Votes: Six record votes were taken today. (Total--25) 
                                Pages S2179, S2180, S2187, S2188, S2196
Adjournment: Senate met at 9:33 a.m., and adjourned at 8:35 p.m., until 
9:30 a.m., on Wednesday, March 14, 2001. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S2266.)