[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 48 (Wednesday, April 4, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D313-D314]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                           Wednesday, April 4, 2001

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      The House passed H.R. 8, Death Tax Elimination Act.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S3361-S3460
Measures Introduced: Fifteen bills and two resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 686-700, and S. Con. Res. 31-32.
  Pages S3435-36
Measures Reported:
  Special Report entitled ``Legislative Activities of the Committee on 
Health, Education, Labor and Pensions during the 106th Congress''. (S. 
Rept. No. 107-11)
  S. Con. Res. 7, expressing the sense of Congress that the United 
States should establish an international education policy to enhance 
national security and significantly further United States foreign 
policy and global competitiveness, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute and with an amended preamble.
Page S3435
Measures Passed:
  Adjournment Resolution: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 93, providing 
for a conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives and a 
conditional recess or adjournment of the Senate.
  Page S3399
Congressional Budget Resolution: Senate continued consideration of H. 
Con. Res. 83, establishing the congressional budget for the United 
States Government for fiscal year 2002, revising the congressional 
budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2001, and 
setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for each of fiscal years 
2003 through 2011, taking action on the following amendments proposed 
thereto:
  Pages S3361-S3423
Adopted:
  By 51 yeas to 49 nays (Vote No. 67), Grassley Amendment No. 174 (to 
Amendment No. 170), to provide for additional agriculture assistance. 
                                                         Pages S3361-75
  By 53 yeas to 47 nays (Vote No. 69), Harkin Amendment No. 185 (to 
Amendment No. 170), to make certain that no child is left behind and to 
maintain fiscal discipline by making a major investment in education, 
including a new mandatory investment in the Individual With 
Disabilities Education Act, and a commensurate reduction in the share 
of tax relief given to the wealthiest one percent of Americans. 
                                                         Pages S3382-96
  By 96 yeas to 4 nays (Vote No. 70), Specter Amendment No. 186 (to 
Amendment No. 170), to increase discretionary health funding by 
$700,000,000.
Pages S3400-02
  By 84 yeas to 16 nays (Vote No. 72), Warner Amendment No. 189 (to 
Amendment No. 170), to increase the levels of new budget authority and 
budget outlays provided for the National Defense (050) major functional 
category for fiscal year 2002, and to make corresponding adjustments 
necessitated by those increases.
Pages S3406-16
Rejected:
  By 47 yeas to 53 nays (Vote No. 68), Conrad (for Johnson) Amendment 
No. 176 (to Amendment No. 170), to provide emergency assistance to 
producers of agricultural commodities in fiscal year 2001, and 
additional funds for farm and conservation programs during fiscal years 
2002 through 2011.
Pages S3361-76
  By 47 yeas to 52 nays (Vote No. 71), Landrieu Amendment No. 188 (to 
Amendment No. 170), to allow for the continued transformation of the 
military, to fulfill congressional commitments to provide quality 
health care for active and retired military families, and to continue 
improvements in compensation, housing and other quality of life issues.
                                                         Pages S3405-15
Pending:
  Domenici Amendment No. 170, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                       Pages S3361-3423
  Motion to reconsider the vote by which Harkin Amendment No. 185 (to 
Amendment No. 170), listed above, was agreed to.
Page S3396

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  Collins Amendment No. 190 (to Amendment No. 170), to establish a 
reserve fund to eliminate further cuts in Medicare payments to home 
health agencies.
Pages S3416-23
  Stabenow/Johnson Amendment No. 191 (to Amendment No. 170), to 
eliminate further cuts in Medicare payments to home health agencies. 
                                                         Pages S3416-23
  A unanimous-consent time agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of Collins Amendment No. 190 (to Amendment No. 170) and 
Stabenow Amendment No. 191 (to Amendment No. 170), both listed above, 
on Thursday, April 5, 2001, with votes to occur on or in relation to 
each amendment, beginning at 9:30 a.m. Further, that following the 
votes, Senator Conrad be recognized to offer an amendment relative to 
deficit reduction.
Page S3416
  A unanimous-consent time agreement was reached providing that time on 
the reconciliation amendment be limited to up to 3 hours equally 
divided in the usual form and that it become the pending business at a 
time to be agreed upon by the two Leaders, but prior to 6 p.m. on 
Thursday, April 5, 2001; and that all other amendments offered on 
Thursday be limited to 30 minutes of debate each, equally divided in 
the usual form. Further, that any yielding of time from the resolution 
during the pendency of any remaining amendments be in order only by 
unanimous consent. Further, that the only first degree amendments in 
order on Friday, April 6, 2001, be those amendments submitted at the 
desk by 2 p.m. on Thursday with the exception of an amendment to be 
offered by the Minority Leader and an amendment to be offered by the 
Majority Leader and amendments cleared by the two managers.
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Theodore William Kassinger, of Maryland, to be General Counsel of the 
Department of Commerce.
  Sean B. O'Hollaren, of Oregon, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Transportation.
  John B. Taylor, of California, to be an Under Secretary of the 
Treasury.
  Paula J. Dobriansky, of Virginia, to be an Under Secretary of State 
(Global Affairs).
  Stephen A. Perry, of Ohio, to be Administrator of General Services.
  Maurice A. Ross, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate 
Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of 
fifteen years.
  Erik Patrick Christian, of the District of Columbia, to be an 
Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for 
the term of fifteen years.
  Chris Spear, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor.
  A routine list in the Army.
Pages S3459-60
Messages From the House:
  Page S3435
Measures Referred:
  Page S3435
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S3437-53
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S3436-37
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S3454-58
Additional Statements:
  Pages S3433-35
Notices of Hearings:
  Page S3458
Authority for Committees:
  Pages S3458-59
Record Votes: Six record votes were taken today. (Total--72) 
                         Pages S3375, S3376, S3396, S3402, S3415, S3416
Adjournment: Senate met at 9 a.m., and adjourned at 9:53 p.m., until 
9:15 a.m., on Thursday, April 5, 2001. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S3459.)