[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 42 (Tuesday, March 27, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D269-D270]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                            Tuesday, March 27, 2001

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2923-S3004
Measures Introduced: Fifteen bills and one resolution were introduced, 
as follows: S. 621-635, and S. Con. Res. 29.
  Pages S2978-79
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 S2923-72
Adopted:
  Hagel Amendment No. 146 (Division II), to amend the Federal Election 
Campaign Act of 1971 to provide meaningful campaign finance reform 
through requiring better reporting, decreasing the role of soft money, 
and increasing individual contribution limits. (By a unanimous vote of 
100 yeas (Vote No. 50), Senate earlier failed to table Division II of 
the amendment.)
Pages S2923-43
Rejected:
  Hagel Amendment No. 146 (Division I), to amend the Federal Election 
Campaign Act of 1971 to provide meaningful campaign finance reform 
through requiring better reporting, decreasing the role of soft money, 
and increasing individual contribution limits. (By 52 yeas to 47 nays 
(Vote No. 49), Senate tabled Division I of the amendment.) 
                                                         Pages S2923-42
  Hagel Amendment No. 146 (Division III), to amend the Federal Election 
Campaign Act of 1971 to provide meaningful campaign finance reform 
through requiring better reporting, decreasing the role of soft money, 
and increasing individual contribution limits. (By 60 yeas to 40 nays 
(Vote No. 51), Senate tabled Division III of the amendment.) 
                                                         Pages S2923-43
  By 30 yeas to 70 nays (Vote No. 52), Kerry Amendment No. 148, to 
amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide partial 
public financing for Senate candidates who abide by voluntary spending 
limits.
Pages S2944-57
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 S2923
  Thompson Amendment No. 149, to modify and index contribution limits. 
                                                         Pages S2958-72
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of Thompson Amendment No. 149 (listed above) to the bill, 
at 9:15 a.m., on Wednesday, March 28, 2001, with a vote to occur 
thereon, at approximately 9:45 a.m.
Page S3004
Messages From the President: Senate received the following messages 
from the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of the Corporation for 
Public Broadcasting covering calendar year 2000; to the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (PM-14)
Page S2975
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, the periodic report on the national 
emergency with respect to the National Union for the Total Independence 
of Angola; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. 
(PM-15)
Pages S2975-76
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nomination:
  Argeo Paul Cellucci, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to Canada. 
                                                             Page S3004
Executive Communications:
  Pages S2976-78
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Page S2978
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S2981-S3002
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S2979-81
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S3002-04
Additional Statements:
  Pages S2974-75
Authority for Committees:
  Page S3004
Privileges of the Floor:
  Page S3004
Record Votes: Four record votes were taken today. (Total--52) 
                                                  Pages S2942-43, S2957
Adjournment: Senate met at 9:15 a.m., and adjourned at 8:13 p.m., until 
9:15 a.m., on Wednesday, March 28, 2001. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S3004.)

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