[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 35 (Thursday, March 15, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D218-D220]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                                Thursday, March 15, 2001

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed Bankruptcy Reform.
      The House passed H.R. 327, Small Business Paperwork Relief Act.
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                                 Senate

[D15MR1-2]D218 Chamber Ac
Chamber Action
[D15MR1-3]D218 Routine Pr
Routine Proceedings, pages S2323-S2420
Measures Introduced: Twenty-two bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 538-559, and S. Con. Res. 25.
  Page S2388
Measures Reported:
[D15MR1-4]D218 S. Res. 20
  S. Res. 20, designating March 25, 2001, as ``Greek Independence Day: A 
National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy''.
Page S2387
Measures Passed:
  Bankruptcy Reform: By 83 yeas to 15 nays, 1 responding present (Vote No. 
36), Senate passed S. 420, to amend title 11, United States Code, after 
taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto: 
                                                    Pages S2324-39, S2343-79
Adopted:
[D15MR1-5]D218 Kohl/Feins
  Kohl/Feinstein Amendment No. 68, to limit the value of certain real and 
personal property that a debtor may elect to exempt under State or local 
law. (By 39 yeas to 60 nays, 1 responding present (Vote No. 30), Senate 
earlier failed to table the amendment.)
Pages S2328-36
[D15MR1-6]D218 By 99 yeas
  By 99 yeas, 0 nays, 1 responding present (Vote No. 31), Leahy Modified 
Amendment No. 41, to protect the identity of minor children in bankruptcy 
proceedings.
Pages S2324, S2336-37
[D15MR1-7]D218 Clinton/Ha
  Clinton/Hatch Amendment No. 104, to provide for notice to an ex-spouse of 
domestic support claims.
Page S2338
[D15MR1-8]D218 By 56 yeas
  By 56 yeas to 43 nays, 1 responding present (Vote No. 32), Reid (for 
Leahy) Amendment No. 19, to correct the treatment of certain spousal income 
for purposes of means testing.
Pages S2324, S2346-47
[D15MR1-9]D218 Boxer/Clin
  Boxer/Clinton Modified Amendment No. 42, to provide for the method of 
proof of the presumption under title 11, United States Code, section 
523(a)(2)(C).
Pages S2337-39, S2343, S2348
[D15MR1-10]D218 Leahy Amen
  Leahy Amendment No. 105, to change the period for no cramdown of debt 
secured by an automobile from 5 years to 3 years.
Page S2348
[D15MR1-11]D218 Hatch (for
  Hatch (for Sessions) Modified Amendment No. 59, to provide certain 
certification filing guidelines for lessors seeking possession of 
residential property through eviction.
Page S2351
[D15MR1-12]D218 Subsequent
  Subsequently, the amendment was further modified.
Page S2362
[D15MR1-13]D218 By 79 yeas
  By 79 yeas to 18 nays, 2 responding present (Vote No. 35), Feingold 
Modified Amendment No. 51, to strike section 1310, relating to barring 
certain foreign judgments.
Pages S2351-57
[D15MR1-14]D218 Hatch/Leah
  Hatch/Leahy Amendment No. 106, to make certain improvements. 
                                                              Pages S2357-61
[D15MR1-15]D218 Leahy (for
  Leahy (for Baucus) Modified Amendment No. 15, to clarify provisions 
relating to involuntary cases.
Pages S2357-61
[D15MR1-16]D218 Leahy (for
  Leahy (for Feingold) Amendment No. 49, to provide that Federal election 
law fines and penalties are nondischargeable debts.
Pages S2357-61
[D15MR1-17]D218 Leahy (for
  Leahy (for Feingold) Amendment No. 50, to provide that political 
committees may not file for bankruptcy.
Pages S2357-61
[D15MR1-18]D218 Leahy (for
  Leahy (for Feinstein) Amendment No. 24, to amend the definition of a 
bankruptcy petition preparer.
Pages S2357-61
[D15MR1-19]D218 Leahy Modi
  Leahy Modified Amendment No. 20, to resolve an ambiguity relating to the 
definition of current monthly income.
Pages S2324, S2357-61
[D15MR1-20]D218 Leahy (for
  Leahy (for Schumer) Amendment No. 43, to address exceptions to discharge. 
                                                              Pages S2357-61
[D15MR1-21]D219 Wellstone

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  Wellstone Amendment No. 35, to clarify the duties of a debtor who is the 
plan administrator of an employee benefit plan.
Pages S2324, S2357-61
[D15MR1-22]D219 Leahy Modi
  Leahy Modified Amendment No. 54, to encourage debtors to file in chapter 
13 to repay their debts.
Pages S2357-61
[D15MR1-23]D219 Hatch (for
  Hatch (for Ensign/Reid) Amendment No. 107, to provide for an additional 
bankruptcy judgeship for the district of Nevada and for the district of 
Delaware.
Pages S2357-62
[D15MR1-24]D219 Leahy Modi
  Leahy Modified Amendment No. 66, to save taxpayers $4,000,000 over 5 
years, the costs associated with the storage of the tax returns of debtors 
in certain bankruptcy cases, according to the Congressional Budget Office. 
                                                              Pages S2357-61
[D15MR1-25]D219 Leahy (for
  Leahy (for Kohl/Kennedy) Modified Amendment No. 30, to provide for a 
clarification of postpetition wages and benefits.
Pages S2357-61
[D15MR1-26]D219 Hatch (for
  Hatch (for Sessions) Amendment No. 58, to preserve the existing bankruptcy 
appellate structure while providing a mechanism for obtaining early review 
by the court of appeals in appropriate circumstances.
Pages S2357-61
[D15MR1-27]D219 Hatch (for
  Hatch (for Collins/Kerry) Amendment No. 16, to provide for family 
fishermen.
Pages S2324, S2357-61
[D15MR1-28]D219 Hatch (for
  Hatch (for Gramm) Modified Amendment No. 60, to make technical corrections 
to Title IX-Financial Contract Provisions.
Pages S2357-61
[D15MR1-29]D219 Leahy (for
  Leahy (for Reed) Modified Amendment No. 81, to require the General 
Accounting Office to conduct a study of the reaffirmation process. 
                                                              Pages S2357-61
[D15MR1-30]D219 Leahy (for
  Leahy (for Kennedy) Modified Amendment No. 38, to allow a debtor to 
purchase health insurance.
Pages S2324, S2357-61
[D15MR1-31]D219 Hatch (for
  Hatch (for Bond) Modified Amendment No.45, with respect to filings by 
small business concerns.
Pages S2357-61
[D15MR1-32]D219 Leahy (for
  Leahy (for Boxer) Amendment No. 108, to correct the treatment of certain 
spousal income for purposed of means testing.
Pages S2357-61
[D15MR1-33]D219 Hatch (for
  Hatch (for Grassley) Amendment No. 109, to provide that the Federal Crop 
Insurance Corporation shall promulgate final regulations to carry out 
certain sections of the Federal Crop Insurance Act by no later than August 
1, 2001.
Pages S2357-61
Rejected:
[D15MR1-34]D219 By 22 yeas
  By 22 yeas to 77 nays, 1 responding present (Vote No. 33), Wellstone 
Amendment No. 70, to change the relevant time period in determining current 
monthly income.
Pages S2324-28, S2347
[D15MR1-35]D219 By 36 yeas
  By 36 yeas to 63 nays, 1 responding present (Vote No. 34), Wellstone 
Amendment No. 71, to address the acceptable period of time between the 
filing of petitions for relief under chapter 13 of title 11, United States 
Code.
Pages S2324-28, S2347-48
Withdrawn:
[D15MR1-36]D219 Wellstone
  Wellstone Amendment No. 73, to create an exemption for certain unemployed 
debtors.
Pages S2324-28, S2348
[D15MR1-37]D219 Reid (for
  Reid (for Breaux) Amendment No. 94, to provide for the reissuance of a 
rule relating to ergonomics.
Pages S2324, S2357
  Honoring Georgia Army National Guard: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 25, 
honoring the service of the 1,200 soldiers of the 48th Infantry Brigade of 
the Georgia Army National Guard as they deploy to Bosnia for nine months, 
recognizing their sacrifice while away from their jobs and families during 
that deployment, and recognizing the important role of all National Guard 
and Reserve personnel at home and abroad to the national security of the 
United States.
  Page S2416
  Greek Independence Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 20, designating March 25, 
2001, as ``Greek Independence Day: A National Day of Celebration of Greek 
and American Democracy''.
  Page S2416
Campaign Finance Reform--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing for consideration of S. 27, to amend the Federal Election 
Campaign Act of 1971 to provide bipartisan campaign reform, on Monday, March 
19, 2001.
  Page S2416
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nomination:
[D15MR1-38]D219 Kenneth I.
  Kenneth I. Juster, of the District of Columbia, to be Under Secretary of 
Commerce for Export Administration.
Page S2420
Executive Communications:
  Page S2387
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Pages S2387-88
Messages From the House:
  Pages S2386-87
Measures Referred:
  Page S2387
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S2390-S2414
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S2388-90
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S2414-15
Additional Statements:
  Pages S2385-86
Notices of Hearings:
  Page S2415
Authority for Committees:
  Pages S2415-16
Privileges of the Floor:
  Page S2416

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Record Votes: Seven record votes were taken today. (Total--36) 
                                      Pages S2336-37, S2346-48, S2357, S2379
Adjournment: Senate met at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 7:26 p.m., until 12 
noon, on Monday, March 19, 2001. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of 
the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S2416.)
[D15MR1-39]D220 Committee