[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 44 (Thursday, March 29, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D285-D286]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                           Thursday, March 29, 2001

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      The House passed H.R. 6, Marriage Penalty and Family Tax Relief.
      House Committee ordered reported the Death Tax Elimination Act of 
      2001.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S3069-S3181
Measures Introduced: Twenty-one bills and one resolution were 
introduced, as follows: S. 644-664, and S. Res. 65.      
  Pages S3151-52
Measures Reported:
  Special Report entitled ``Report on the Activities of the Committee 
on Finance of the United States Senate During the 106th Congress''. (S. 
Rept. No. 107-8)
  Special Report entitled ``Legislative Activities Report of the 
Committee on Foreign Relations''. (S. Rept. No. 107-9)       
Page S3150
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 S3070-S3141
Adopted:
  Bingaman Amendment No. 157, to require the Presidential Inaugural 
Committee to disclose donations and prohibit foreign nationals from 
making donations to such Committee.                      
Pages S3110-11
  Nelson Amendment No. 159, to prohibit fraudulent solicitation of 
funds.                                                       
Page S3122
  By 82 yeas to 17 nays (Vote No. 61), Specter Modified Amendment No. 
140, to provide findings regarding the current state of campaign 
finance laws and to clarify the definition of electioneering 
communication.                                    
Pages S3070, S3118-23
  Dodd (for Kerry) Amendment No. 160, to provide a study of the effects 
of State laws that provide public financing of elections. 
                                                         Pages S3123-24
  Levin Amendment No. 161, to amend the definition of Federal election 
activity as it applies to State, district, or local committees of 
political parties.                                       
Pages S3124-26
  Durbin/Cochran Amendment No. 162, to establish clarity standards for 
identification of sponsors in certain election-related advertising. 
                                                         Pages S3126-27
  Dodd (for Thompson) Amendment No. 163, to amend the Federal Election 
Campaign Act of 1971 to enhance criminal penalties for election law 
violations.                                              
Pages S3127-28
Rejected:
  By 28 yeas to 72 nays (Vote No. 57), DeWine Amendment No. 152, to 
strike certain provisions relating to non-candidate campaign 
expenditures, including rules relating to certain targeted 
electioneering communications.                           
Pages S3070-76
  By 32 yeas to 67 nays (Vote No. 58), Harkin/Wellstone Amendment No. 
155, to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for 
a voluntary system of spending limits with respect to Senate election 
campaigns.                                               
Pages S3077-86
  Frist/Breaux Modified Amendment No. 156, to make certain provisions 
nonseverable, and to provide for expedited judicial review of any 
provision of, or amendment made by, this Act. (By 57 yeas to 43 nays 
(Vote No. 59), Senate tabled the amendment.)          
Pages S3087-S3105
  Bingaman Amendment No. 158, to provide candidates for election to 
Federal office with the opportunity to respond to negative political 
advertisements sponsored by noncandidates. (By 72 yeas to 28 nays (Vote 
No. 60), Senate tabled the amendment.)                   
Pages S3111-17
Pending:
  Reed Amendment No. 164, to make amendments regarding the enforcement 
authority and procedures of the Federal Election Commission. 
                                                         Pages S3128-48
  A unanimous-consent time agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill and certain amendments to be proposed 
thereto, on Friday, March 30, 2001, with votes on pending amendments to 
occur beginning at 11:00 a.m. Further,

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Senate will resume consideration of the bill on Monday, April 2, 2001, 
with a vote on final passage to occur at 5:30 p.m.           
Page S3123
Appointments:
  U.S. Merchant Marine Academy: The Chair, on behalf of the Vice 
President, pursuant to Title 46, Section 1295(b), of the U.S.Code, as 
amended by Public Law 101-595, and upon the recommendation of the 
Chairman of the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, 
appointed the following Senators to the Board of Visitors of the U. S. 
Merchant Marine Academy: Senator McCain, ex officio, as Chairman of the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation; and Senator Snowe, 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.          
  Page S3180
  U.S. Coast Guard Academy: The Chair, on behalf of the Vice President, 
pursuant to 14 U.S.C. 194(a), as amended by Public Law 101-595, and 
upon the recommendation of the Chairman of the Committee on Commerce, 
Science and Transportation, appointed the following Senators to the 
Board of Visitors of the U. S. Coast Guard Academy: Senator McCain, ex 
officio, as Chairman of the Committee on Commerce, Science and 
Transportation; and Senator Fitzgerald, Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation.                                          
  Page S3180
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Charles S. Abell, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Defense.
  Grant D. Aldonas, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for 
International Trade.
  Brenda L. Becker, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Commerce.
  1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral.                  
Page S3181
Executive Reports of Committees:                         
  Pages S3150-51
Messages From the House:                                     
  Page S3150
Statements on Introduced Bills:                          
  Pages S3154-74
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S3152-53
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S3175-80
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S3149-50
Authority for Committees:                                    
  Page S3180
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S3180
Record Votes: Five record votes were taken today. (Total--61) 
                             Pages S3076, S3086, S3105, S3117, S3122-23
Adjournment: Senate met at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 9:30 p.m., until 
9 a.m., on Friday, March 30, 2001. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S3180.)