[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 41 (Monday, March 26, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D265-D266]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                             Monday, March 26, 2001

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                              Daily Digest


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2835-S2921
Measures Introduced: One bill was introduced on Friday, March 23, 2001, 
as follows: S. 608.
  Page S2894
  Twelve bills and two resolutions were introduced today, as follows: 
S. 609-620, S. Res. 64, and S. Con. Res. 28.
Page S2894
Measures Reported:
  Special Report entitled ``Review of Legislative Activity During the 
106th Congress''. (S. Rept. No. 107-6)
Page S2894
Measure Rejected:
  Constitutional Amendment--Election Contributions/Expenditures: 
Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of 
S.J. Res. 4, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United 
States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect 
elections, and by 40 yeas to 56 nays (Vote No. 47), two-thirds of the 
Senators voting, a quorum being present, not having voted in the 
affirmative, Senate failed to pass the resolution.
  Pages S2853-82
Measures Passed:
  Small Business Energy Emergency Relief Act: Senate passed S. 295, to 
provide emergency relief to small businesses affected by significant 
increases in the prices of heating oil, natural gas, propane, and 
kerosene, after agreeing to a committee amendment in the nature of a 
substitute, and the following amendment proposed thereto: 
                                                         Pages S2909-13
  McConnell (for Enzi) Amendment No. 147, to include cogeneration as an 
alternative energy source.
Page S2910
  Independent Office of Advocacy Act: Senate passed S. 395, to ensure 
the independent and nonpartisan operation of the Office of Advocacy of 
the Small Business Administration, after agreeing to committee 
amendments.
  Pages S2913-18
Campaign Finance Reform: Senate resumed 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 S2845-53, S2882-90
Adopted:
  By 51 yeas to 46 nays (Vote No. 48), Wellstone Amendment No. 145, to 
apply the prohibition on electioneering communications to targeted 
communications of certain tax-exempt organizations. 
                                               Pages S2845-53, S2882-84
Withdrawn:
  Fitzgerald Amendment No. 144, to provide that limits on contributions 
to candidates be applied on an election cycle rather than election 
basis.
Pages S2845, S2884-85
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 S2845
  Hagel Amendment No. 146, to provide meaningful campaign finance 
reform through requiring better reporting, decreasing the role of soft 
money, and increasing individual contribution limits.
Pages S2885-90
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of Hagel Amendment No. 146 (listed above) to the bill, at 
9:15 a.m., on Tuesday, March 27, 2001.
Page S2918
Appointments:
  Center for Russian Leadership Development: The Chair, on behalf of 
the President pro tempore, pursuant to Public Law 106-554, appointed 
Senator Levin to the Board of Trustees for the Center for Russian 
Leadership Development.
  Page S2909
Executive Communications:
  Page S2894
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S2895-S2904
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S2894-95
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S2907-09
Additional Statements:
  Pages S2892-94
Notices of Hearings:
  Page S2909
Authority for Committees:
  Page S2909
Privileges of the Floor:
  Page S2909
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--48) 
                                                     Pages S2882, S2884

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Adjournment: Senate met at 10 a.m., and adjourned at 8:21 p.m., until 
9:15 a.m., on Tuesday, March 27, 2001. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S2918.)