[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 39 (Thursday, March 22, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D251-D252]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                           Thursday, March 22, 2001

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      The House passed H.R. 247, Tornado Shelters Act, to authorize 
      communities to use community development block grant funds for 
      construction of tornado-safe shelters in manufactured home parks.
      House committee ordered reported the Marriage Penalty and Family 
      Tax Relief Act of 2001.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2681-S2794
Measures Introduced: Ten bills and three resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 593-602, S. Res. 62-63, and S.J. Res. 10.     
  Page S2730
Measures Passed:
  Competitive Market Supervision Act: Senate passed 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, after agreeing 
to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, and the 
following amendments proposed thereto:                   
  Pages S2785-92
  Gramm Amendment No. 142, to require a study to be conducted by the 
Securities and Exchange Commission for the purpose of determining the 
extent to which reductions in fees are passed on to investors. 
                                                         Pages S2788-89
  Gramm Amendment No. 143, to provide for a demonstration project under 
title 5, United States Code, relating to compensation of employees of 
the Securities and Exchange Commission.                  
Pages S2788-89
  National Safe Place Week: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged 
from further consideration of S. Res. 25, designating the week 
beginning March 18, 2001 as ``National Safe Place Week'', and the 
resolution was then agreed to.                               
  Page S2792
Campaign Finance Reform: Senate continued consideration of S. 27, to 
amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide bipartisan 
campaign reform, taking action on the following amendments proposed 
thereto:                                    
  Pages S2682-88, S2690-S2717
Adopted:
  Cochran Modified Amendment No. 137, to provide for increased 
disclosure of election-related reports and information. 
                                                  Pages S2686, S2690-91
  Wyden Modified Amendment No. 138, to provide that the lowest unit 
rate for campaign advertising shall not be available for communications 
in which a candidate directly references an opponent of the candidate 
unless the candidate does so in person.                  
Pages S2692-97
  By a unanimous vote of 99 yeas (Vote No. 45), McConnell (for Nickles/
Gregg) Amendment No. 139, to strike section 304, with respect to the 
codification of the Beck Decision, regarding nonunion member payments 
to labor unions.                                      
Pages S2698-S2703
  Landrieu Modified Amendment No. 124, to develop standards for 
software, and to make software meeting such standards available to 
candidates for election to Federal office for filing disclosure reports 
in electronic form and making receipts and disbursements available to 
the public on the Internet.                    
Pages S2703-04, S2713-14
Rejected:
  Hatch Amendment No. 136, to add a provision to require disclosure to 
shareholders and members regarding use of funds for political 
activities. (By 60 yeas to 40 nays (Vote No. 44), Senate tabled the 
amendment.)                                              
Pages S2682-86
Pending:
  Specter Amendment No. 140, to provide findings regarding the current 
state of campaign finance laws and to clarify the definition of 
electioneering communication.                                
Page S2704
  Helms Amendment No. 141, to require labor organizations to provide 
notice to members concerning

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their rights with respect to the expenditure of funds for activities 
unrelated to collective bargaining.                      
Pages S2714-17
  A unanimous-consent time agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of Helms Amendment No. 141 (listed above) to the bill at 
8:45 a.m., on Friday, March 23, 2001, with a vote to occur thereon at 
approximately 9 a.m.                                         
Page S2714
Constitutional Amendment--Agreement: A unanimous-consent time agreement 
was reached that, pursuant to the agreement of February 7 with respect 
to S.J. Res. 4, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to 
affect elections, the Senate proceed to that resolution on Monday, 
March 26, 2001, at 2 p.m. Further, that final passage of the resolution 
occur on Monday at 6 p.m.                                    
  Page S2717
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Faryar Shirzad, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Commerce.
  Michele A. Davis, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Treasury.
  Andrew S. Natsios, of Massachusetts, to be Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development.
  Larry D. Thompson, of Georgia, to be Deputy Attorney General.
  Tim S. McClain, of California, to be General Counsel, Department of 
Veterans Affairs.
  44 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  2 Coast Guard nominations in the rank of admiral.
  8 Marine Corps nominations in the rank of general.
  1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral.
  A routine list in the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, 
Navy.                                                    
Pages S2793-94
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S2729-30
Messages From the House:                                     
  Page S2728
Measures Referred:                                       
  Pages S2728-29
Statements on Introduced Bills:                          
  Pages S2732-77
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S2730-31
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S2781-85
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S2727-28
Authority for Committees:                                    
  Page S2785
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--45) 
                                                     Pages S2686, S2703
Adjournment: Senate met at 9 a.m., and adjourned at 6:41 p.m., until 
8:45 a.m., on Friday, March 23, 2001. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S2793.)