[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 34 (Wednesday, March 14, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D209-D210]
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                                          Wednesday, March 14, 2001

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2269-S2321
Measures Introduced: Eleven bills and one resolution were introduced, 
as follows: S. 527-537, and S. Res. 60.
  Pages S2305-06
Measures Reported:
  S. 143, to amend the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities 
Exchange Act of 1934, to reduce securities fees in excess of those 
required to fund the operations of the Securities and Exchange 
Commission, to adjust compensation provisions for employees of the 
Commission, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. 
No. 107-3)
Page S2305
Bankruptcy Reform: Senate continued consideration of S. 420, to amend 
title 11, United States Code, taking action on the following amendments 
proposed thereto:
  Pages S2273-97, S2299-S2300
Adopted:
  Carnahan Amendment No. 40, to ensure additional expenses associated 
with home energy costs are included in the debtor's monthly expenses. 
                                                     Pages S2273, S2274
Rejected:
  Wyden Amendment No. 78, to provide for the nondischargeability of 
debts arising from the exchange of electric energy. (By 67 yeas to 30 
nays, 1 responding present (Vote No. 26), Senate tabled the amendment.)
                                                         Pages S2273-76
  Smith (OR)/Wyden Amendment No. 95 (to Amendment No. 78), of a 
perfecting nature. (Amendment No. 95 fell when Amendment No. 78 (listed 
above) was tabled.)
Pages S2273, S2275
  Reid (for Durbin) Amendment No. 93, in the nature of a substitute. 
(By 64 yeas to 35 nays, 1 responding present (Vote No. 27), Senate 
tabled the amendment.)
Pages S2273, S2288-91, S2293-95
  Wellstone Modified Amendment No. 36, to disallow certain claims and 
prohibit coercive debt collection practices. (By 58 yeas to 41 nays, 1 
responding present (Vote No. 28), Senate tabled the amendment.) 
                              Pages S2273, S2279-84, S2291-93, S2295-96
Withdrawn:
  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.
Pages S2273, S2284-85
  Hatch Amendment No. 96 (to Amendment No. 93), of a perfecting nature.
                                                         Pages S2288-90
Pending:
  Leahy Amendment No. 20, to resolve an ambiguity relating to the 
definition of current monthly income.
Pages S2273, S2299
  Wellstone Amendment No. 35, to clarify the duties of a debtor who is 
the plan administrator of an employee benefit plan.
Page S2273
  Kennedy Amendment No. 38, to allow for reasonable medical expenses. 
                                                             Page S2273
  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 S2273
  Leahy Modified Amendment No. 41, to protect the identity of minor 
children in bankruptcy proceedings.
Pages S2273, S2299
  Reid (for Breaux) Amendment No. 94, to provide for the reissuance of 
a rule relating to ergonomics.
Page S2273
  Reid (for Leahy) Amendment No. 19, to correct the treatment of 
certain spousal income for purposes of means testing. 
                                                     Pages S2279, S2297
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 80 yeas to 19 nays, 1 responding present (Vote No. 29), three-
fifths of those Senators duly chosen and sworn having voted in the 
affirmative, Senate agreed to close further debate on the bill. 
                                                         Pages S2296-97
  Leahy Amendment No. 20 (listed above) was modified and then later the 
modification was vitiated.
Page S2299
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for votes to 
occur on Reid (for Leahy) Amendment No. 19 and Leahy Modified Amendment 
No. 41 (both listed above), beginning at 12 noon, on Thursday, March 
15, 2001.
Page S2299
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at 9:30

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a.m. on Thursday, March 15, 2001, with Senator Wellstone being 
recognized to offer certain amendments to be proposed thereto. Further, 
at 10:30 a.m., Senator Kohl will be recognized to offer an amendment 
relating to the Homestead provision, with a vote to occur thereon. 
                                                      Pages S2299-S2300
Appointments:
  Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China: 
The Chair, on behalf of the President of the Senate, and after 
consultation with the Democratic Leader, pursuant to Public Law 106-
286, appointed Senators Baucus, Levin, Feinstein, and Dorgan to serve 
on the Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of 
China.
  Page S2321
Executive Communications:
  Page S2305
Messages From the House:
  Page S2305
Measures Referred:
  Page S2305
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S2307-19
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S2306-07
Amendments Submitted:
  Page S2320
Additional Statements:
  Pages S2303-05
Notices of Hearings:
  Page S2321
Authority for Committees:
  Page S2321
Record Votes: Four record votes were taken today. (Total--29) 
                                                  Pages S2276, S2295-97
Adjournment: Senate met at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 6:07 p.m., until 
9:30 a.m., on Thursday, March 15, 2001. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S2321.)