[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 43 (Wednesday, March 28, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D277-D278]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                          Wednesday, March 28, 2001

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      The House agreed to H. Con. Res. 83, Concurrent Resolution on the 
      Budget.
      House Committees ordered reported 13 sundry measures.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S3005-S3067
Measures Introduced: Nine bills and two resolutions were introduced, as 
follows: S. 1, S. 636-643, and S. J. Res. 11-12.
  Pages S3052-53
Measures Reported:
  S. 1, to extend programs and activities under the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965. (S. Rept. No. 107-7)
Page S3052
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 S3005-19, S3022-48
Adopted:
  By 84 yeas to 16 nays (Vote No. 55), Thompson Modified Amendment No. 
149, to modify and index contribution limits. (By 46 yeas to 54 nays 
(Vote No. 53), Senate earlier failed to table the amendment.) 
                                               Pages S3005-19, S3028-29
  By 52 yeas to 48 nays (Vote No. 56), Schumer Amendment No. 153, to 
condition the availability of television media rates for national 
committees of political parties on the adherence of those committees to 
existing coordinated spending limits.
Pages S3029-33
Withdrawn:
  Feinstein Modified Amendment No. 151, to amend the Federal Election 
Campaign Act of 1971 to clarify individual contribution limits. (By 46 
yeas to 54 nays (Vote No. 54), Senate earlier failed to table the 
amendment.)
Pages S3010-19, S3027
  Schumer Amendment No. 135, to express the sense of the Senate 
regarding the need for Congress to consider and enact legislation 
during the 1st session of the 107th Congress to study matters related 
to voting in and administering Federal elections and to provide 
resources to States and localities to improve their administration of 
elections.
Page S3029
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 S3005
  DeWine Amendment No. 152, to strike certain provisions relating to 
non-candidate campaign expenditures, including rules relating to 
certain targeted electioneering communications. 
                                               Pages S3024-28, S3033-48
  A unanimous-consent time agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of DeWine Amendment No. 152 (listed above) to the bill, 
at 9:30 a.m., on Thursday, March 29, 2001, with a vote to occur 
thereon, at approximately 9:45 a.m., and a Harkin Amendment to be 
proposed to the bill, with a vote to occur thereon.
Pages S3035-36
Appointments:
  Center for Russian Leadership Development: The Chair, on behalf of 
the President pro tempore, pursuant to Public Law 106-554, appointed 
Senator Frist to the Board of Trustees for the Center for Russian 
Leadership Development.
  Page S3066
  John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development: 
The Chair, on behalf of the Democratic Leader, pursuant to Public Law 
100-458, reappointed William F. Winter, of Mississippi, to the Board of 
Trustees of the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and 
Development, effective October 11, 2000.
  Page S3066
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Grant S. Green, Jr., of Virginia, to be an Under Secretary of State 
(Management).
Pages S3066-67
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:

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  John D. Graham, of Massachusetts, to be Administrator of the Office 
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget.
  Daniel J. Bryant, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney General. 
                                                             Page S3067
Messages From the House:
  Page S3052
Measures Referred:
  Page S3052
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S3054-64
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S3053-54
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S3064-66
Additional Statements:
  Pages S3051-52
Authority for Committees:
  Page S3066
Record Votes: Four record votes were taken today. (Total--56) 
                                       Pages S3009, S3019, S3029, S3033
Adjournment: Senate met at 9:15 a.m., and adjourned at 7:57 p.m., until 
9:30 a.m., on Thursday, March 29, 2001. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S3067.)