[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 75 (Saturday, May 26, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D522-D523]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                             Saturday, May 26, 2001

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate confirmed the Tax Relief Reconciliation Conference Report.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S5767-S5803
Measures Introduced: Three bills were introduced, as follows: S. 979-
981.
  Page S5798
Measures Passed:
  Adjournment Resolution: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 146, providing 
for a conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives and a 
conditional recess or adjournment of the Senate.
  Page S5802
Tax Relief Reconciliation--Conference Report: By 58 yeas to 33 nays 
(Vote No. 170), Senate agreed to the conference report on H.R. 1836, to 
provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 104 of the concurrent 
resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2002, clearing the measure for 
the President.
  Pages S5770-96
Authority for Committees: All committees were authorized to file 
executive and legislative reports during the adjournment of the Senate 
on Friday, June 1, 2001, from 10 a.m. until 12 noon.
  Page S5801
Appointments:
  Commission on Indian and Native Alaskan Health Care: The Chair, on 
behalf of the Majority Leader, pursuant to Public Law 106-310, 
announced the appointment of the following individuals to serve as 
members of the Commission on Indian and Native Alaskan Health Care: 
Buford L. Rolin, of Alabama, and Jimmy Wallace, of Mississippi. 
                                                             Page S5802
  Parents Advisory Council on Youth Drug Abuse: The Chair, on behalf of 
the Majority Leader, pursuant to Public Law 105-277, announced the 
appointment of Kerrie S. Lunsford, of Georgia, to serve as a member of 
the Parents Advisory Council on Youth Drug Abuse for a one year term. 
                                                             Page S5802
  Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress: The Chair, announced, 
on behalf of the Majority Leader, pursuant to Public Law 101-509, the 
appointment of Michael B. Ballard, of Mississippi, to the Advisory 
Committee on the Records of Congress.
  Page S5802
  Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention: 
The Chair, on behalf of the Majority Leader, after consultation with 
the Democratic Leader, pursuant to Public Law 93-415, as amended by 
Public Law 102-586, announced the appointment of Lenore L. Prather, of 
Mississippi, to serve for a one-year term as a member of the 
Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 
vice Michael W. McPhail.
  Page S5802
Authority To Make Appointments: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that notwithstanding the upcoming recess or 
adjournment of the Senate, the President of the Senate, the President 
of the Senate pro tempore, and the majority and minority leaders be 
authorized to make appointments to commissions, committees, boards, 
conferences, or interparliamentary conferences authorized by law, by 
concurrent action of the two Houses, or by order of the Senate. 
                                                             Page S5802
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  David Aufhauser, of the District of Columbia, to be General Counsel 
for the Department of the Treasury.
  John B. Taylor, of California, to be an Under Secretary of the 
Treasury.
  Thelma J. Askey, of Tennessee, to be Director of the Trade and 
Development Agency.
  Peter F. Allgeier, of Virginia, to be a Deputy United States Trade 
Representative, with the rank of Ambassador. (Prior to this action, 
Senate discharged the Committee on Finance from further consideration.)
  Claude A. Allen, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of Health and 
Human Services.

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  Linnet F. Deily, of California, to be a Deputy United States Trade 
Representative, with the Rank of Ambassador. (Prior to this action, 
Senate discharged the Committee on Finance from further consideration.)
  David S.C. Chu, of the District of Columbia, to be Under Secretary of 
Defense for Personnel and Readiness.
  Arthur F. Rosenfeld, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the 
National Labor Relations Board for a term of four years. (Prior to this 
action, Senate discharged the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
and Pensions.)
Pages S5802, S5803
Messages From the House:
  Page S5797
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Page S5798
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page S5798
Additional Statements:
  Page S5797
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--170) 
                                                             Page S5796
Adjournment: Senate met at 10 a.m. and, pursuant to the provisions of 
H. Con. Res. 146, adjourned at 12:54 p.m., until 12 noon, on Tuesday, 
June 5, 2001. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting 
Majority Leader in today's Record on page S5802.)