[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 36 (Monday, March 19, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D229-D232]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                             Monday, March 19, 2001

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2421-S2533
Measures Introduced: Eight bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 560-567, and S. Con. Res. 26.                    
  Page S2472
Campaign Finance Reform: Committee on Rules and Administration was 
discharged from further consideration of S. 27, to amend the Federal 
Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide bipartisan campaign reform, 
and the Senate then began consideration of the bill, taking action on 
the following amendment proposed thereto:                
  Pages S2433-69
Rejected:
  Domenici/Ensign Amendment No. 112, to increase contribution limits in 
response to candidate's use of personal wealth and limit time to use 
contributions to repay personal loans to campaigns. (By 51 yeas to 48 
nays (Vote No. 37), Senate tabled the amendment.)        
Pages S2449-68
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill on Tuesday, March 20, 2001.        
Page S2530
Bankruptcy Reform--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that with respect to S. 420, Bankruptcy Reform, amendments 
43, 54, and 66 be modified or further modified to make technical 
corrections.                                             
  Pages S2531-32
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  30 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  A routine list in the Coast Guard.                         
Page S2532
Nominations Withdrawn: Senate received notification of the withdrawal 
of the following nominations:
  Bonnie J. Campbell, of Iowa, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the Eighth Circuit, which was sent to the Senate on January 3, 2001.
  James E. Duffy, Jr., of Hawaii, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the Ninth Circuit, which was sent to the Senate on January 3, 2001.
  Barry P. Goode, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the Ninth Circuit, which was sent to the Senate on January 3, 2001.
  Roger L. Gregory, of Virginia, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the Fourth Circuit, which was sent to the Senate on January 3, 2001.
  Kathleen McCree Lewis, of Michigan, to be United States Circuit Judge 
for the Sixth Circuit, which was sent to the Senate on January 3, 2001.
  Enrique Moreno, of Texas, to be United States Circuit Judge for the 
Fifth Circuit, which was sent to the Senate on January 3, 2001.
  Sarah L. Wilson, of Maryland, to be a Judge of the United States 
Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years, which was sent to 
the Senate on January 3, 2001.
  Helene N. White, of Michigan, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the Sixth Circuit, which was sent to the Senate on January 3, 2001.
  James A. Wynn, Jr., of North Carolina, to be United States Circuit 
Judge for the Fourth Circuit, which was sent to the Senate on January 
3, 2001.
  H. Alston Johnson, III, of Louisiana, to be United States Circuit 
Judge for the Fifth Circuit, which was sent to the Senate on January 4, 
2001.
  Islam A. Siddiqui, of California, to be Under Secretary of 
Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, which was sent to 
the Senate on January 5, 2001.
  Michael V. Dunn, of Iowa, to be a Member of the Farm Credit 
Administration Board, Farm Credit Administration for a term expiring 
October 13, 2006, which was sent to the Senate on January 5, 2001.
  Allan I. Mendelowitz, of Connecticut, to be a Director of the Federal 
Housing Finance Board for a term expiring February 27, 2007, which was 
sent to the Senate on January 5, 2001.
  Geoff Bacino, of Illinois, to be a Member of the National Credit 
Union Administration Board for the term of six years expiring August 2, 
2005, which was sent to the Senate on January 5, 2001.
  James A. Dorskind, of California, to be General Counsel of the 
Department of Commerce, which was sent to the Senate on January 5, 
2001.
  Elwood Holstein, Jr., of New Jersey, to be Assistant Secretary of 
Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, which was sent to the Senate on 
January 5, 2001.

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  Susan Ness, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Federal Communications 
Commission for a term of five years from July 1, 1999, to which 
position she was appointed during the last recess of the Senate, which 
was sent to the Senate on January 5, 2001.
  David Z. Plavin, of New York, to be a Member of the Federal Aviation 
Management Advisory Council for a term of one year (New Position), to 
which position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate, 
which was sent to the Senate on January 5, 2001.
  Arthenia L. Joyner, of Florida, to be a Member of the Federal 
Aviation Management Advisory Council for a term of one year (New 
Position), to which position she was appointed during the last recess 
of the Senate, which was sent to the Senate on January 5, 2001.
  Gregory M. Frazier, of Kansas, to be Chief Agricultural Negotiator, 
Office of the United States Trade Representative, with the rank of 
Ambassador, to which position he was appointed during the last recess 
of the Senate, which was sent to the Senate on January 5, 2001.
  Dennis M. Devaney, of Michigan, to be a Member of the United States 
International Trade Commission for a term expiring December 16, 2009, 
which was sent to the Senate on January 5, 2001.
  Peter F. Romero, of Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary of State 
(Inter-American Affairs), vice Jeffrey Davidow, to which position he 
was appointed during the last recess of the Senate, which was sent to 
the Senate on January 5, 2001.
  James F. Dobbins, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of State 
(European Affairs), vice Marc Grossman, resigned, to which position he 
was appointed during the last recess of the Senate, which was sent to 
the Senate on January 5, 2001.
  Robert Mays Lyford, of Arkansas, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation for a term 
expiring December 17, 2002, which was sent to the Senate on January 5, 
2001.
  Miguel D. Lausell, of Puerto Rico, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation for a term 
expiring December 17, 2003, which was sent to the Senate on January 5, 
2001.
  George Darden, of Georgia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation for the term expiring 
December 17, 2003, which was sent to the Senate on January 5, 2001.
  Anita Perez Ferguson, of California, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring 
September 20, 2006, which was sent to the Senate on January 5, 2001.
  Fred P. DuVal, of Arizona, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring October 6, 2002, 
which was sent to the Senate on January 5, 2001.
  Beth Susan Slavet, of Massachusetts, to be Chairman of the Merit 
Systems Protection Board, which was sent to the Senate on January 5, 
2001.
  Barbara J. Sapin, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Merit Systems 
Protection Board for the term of seven years expiring March 1, 2007, 
which was sent to the Senate on January 5, 2001.
  James H. Atkins, of Arkansas, to be a Member of the Federal 
Retirement Thrift Investment Board for a term expiring September 25, 
2004, to which position he was appointed during the last recess of the 
Senate, which was sent to the Senate on January 5, 2001.
  Sheryl R. Marshall, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Federal 
Retirement Thrift Investment Board for a term expiring October 11, 
2002, to which position she was appointed during the last recess of the 
Senate, which was sent to the Senate on January 5, 2001.
  Judith A. Winston, of the District of Columbia, to be Under Secretary 
of Education, which was sent to the Senate on January 5, 2001.
  Shibley Telhami, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the United States Institute of Peace for a term expiring 
January 19, 2001, to which position he was appointed during the last 
recess of the Senate, which was sent to the Senate on January 5, 2001.
  Dennis P. Walsh, of Maryland, to be a Member of the National Labor 
Relations Board for the term of five years expiring December 16, 2004,
  Edward Correia, of Maryland, to be a Member of the National Council 
on Disability for a term expiring September 17, 2002, which was sent to 
the Senate on January 5, 2001.
  Gerald S. Segal, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the National 
Council on Disability for a term expiring September 17, 2003, which was 
sent to the Senate on January 5, 2001.
  Ross Edward Eisenbrey, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of 
the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission for a term 
expiring April 27, 2005, which was sent to the Senate on January 5, 
2001.
  Toni G. Fay, of New Jersey, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a term 
expiring October 6, 2001, which was sent to the Senate on January 5, 
2001.

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  Paulette H. Holahan, of Louisiana, to be a Member of the National 
Commission on Libraries and Information Science for a term expiring 
July 19, 2004, which was sent to the Senate on January 5, 2001.
  Marilyn Gell Mason, of Florida, to be a Member of the National 
Commission on Libraries and Information Science for a term expiring 
July 19, 2003, which was sent to the Senate on January 5, 2001.
  Donald L. Robinson, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of 
the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science for a term 
expiring July 19, 2002, which was sent to the Senate on January 5, 
2001.
  Hsin-Ming Fung, of California, to be a Member of the National Council 
on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2006, which was sent to 
the Senate on January 5, 2001.
  Nina M. Archabal, of Minnesota, to be a Member of the National 
Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2006, which 
was sent to the Senate on January 5, 2001.
  Betty G. Bengtson, of Washington, to be a Member of the National 
Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2006, which 
was sent to the Senate on January 5, 2001.
  Ron Chew, of Washington, to be a Member of the National Council on 
the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2006, which was sent to 
the Senate on January 5, 2001.
  Bill Duke, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 
2006, which was sent to the Senate on January 5, 2001.
  Donald L. Fixico, of Kansas, to be a Member of the National Council 
on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2004, which was sent 
to the Senate on January 5, 2001.
  Henry Glassie, of Indiana, to be a Member of the National Council on 
the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2006, which was sent to 
the Senate on January 5, 2001.
  Mary D. Hubbard, of Alabama, to be a Member of the National Council 
on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2004, which was sent 
to the Senate on January 5, 2001.
  Naomi Shihab Nye, of Texas, to be a Member of the National Council on 
the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2006, which was sent to 
the Senate on January 5, 2001.
  Vicki L. Ruiz, of Arizona, to be a Member of the National Council on 
the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2006, which was sent to 
the Senate on January 5, 2001.
  Isabel Carter Stewart, of Illinois, to be a Member of the National 
Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2006, which 
was sent to the Senate on January 5, 2001.
  Allen E. Carrier, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
Board of Trustees of the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native 
Culture and Arts Development for a term expiring May 19, 2004, which 
was sent to the Senate on January 5, 2001.
  Jayne G. Fawcett, of Connecticut, to be a Member of the Board of 
Trustees of the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture 
and Arts Development for a term expiring May 19, 2006, which was sent 
to the Senate on January 5, 2001.
  Timothy Earl Jones, Sr., of Georgia, to be a Commissioner of the 
United States Parole Commission for a term of six years, which was sent 
to the Senate on January 5, 2001.
  John R. Lacey, of Connecticut, to be Chairman of the Foreign Claims 
Settlement Commission of the United States for a term expiring 
September 30, 2003, which was sent to the Senate on January 5, 2001.
  Laramie Faith McNamara, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Foreign 
Claims Settlement Commission of the United States for a term expiring 
September 30, 2001, which was sent to the Senate on January 5, 2001.
  Edwin A. Levine, of Florida, to be an Assistant Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency, which was sent to the Senate on 
January 5, 2001.
  James V. Aidala, of Virginia, to be Assistant Administrator for Toxic 
Substances of the Environmental Protection Agency, which was sent to 
the Senate on January 5, 2001.
  Kenneth Lee Smith, of Arkansas, to be Assistant Secretary for Fish 
and Wildlife, Department of the Interior, which was sent to the Senate 
on January 5, 2001.
  James John Hoecker, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission for the term expiring June 30, 2005, to which 
position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate, which 
was sent to the Senate on January 5, 2001.               
Pages S2532-33
Statements on Introduced Bills:                          
  Pages S2474-78
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S2472-74
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S2478-80
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S2471-72
Text of S. 420, as Previously Passed:                 
  Pages S2480-S2530
Authority for Committees:                                    
  Page S2480
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S2480

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Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--37)   
  Page S2468
Adjournment: Senate met at 12 noon, and adjourned at 7:17 p.m., until 
9:30 a.m., on Tuesday, March 20, 2001. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S2530.)