[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 85 (Tuesday, June 19, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D592-D593]
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                                             Tuesday, June 19, 2001

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S6387-S6462
Measures Introduced: Seven bills and two resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 1058-1064, S. Res. 113, and S. Con. Res. 51. 
                                                             Page S6448
Measures Passed:
  U.N. Human Rights Commission Membership: Senate agreed to S. Res. 88, 
expressing the sense of the Senate on the importance of membership of 
the United States on the United Nations Human Rights Commission. 
                                                         Pages S6459-60
  Red Cross Visitation of Lebanon Prisoners: Senate agreed to S. Con. 
Res. 35, expressing the sense of Congress that Lebanon, Syria, and Iran 
should allow representatives of the International Committee of the Red 
Cross to visit the four Israelis, Adi Avitan, Binyamin Avraham, Omar 
Souad, and Elchanan Tannenbaum, presently held by Hezbollah forces in 
Lebanon.
  Page S6460
  Condemning the Taleban: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 42, condemning 
the Taleban for their discriminatory policies.
  Pages S6460-61
  4-H Program Centennial Initiative Funding: Committee on Agriculture, 
Nutrition, and Forestry was discharged from further consideration of S. 
657, to authorize funding for the National 4-H Program Centennial 
Initiative, and the bill was then passed, after agreeing to the 
following amendment proposed thereto:
  Page S6461
  Reid (for Harkin/Lugar) Amendment No. 806, to modify the funding for 
the National 4-H Program Centennial Initiative.
Page S6461
  Congratulating Los Angeles Lakers: Senate agreed to S. Res. 113, 
acknowledging that the Los Angeles Lakers are the undisputed 2001 
National Basketball Association champions and congratulating the team 
for its outstanding drive, discipline, and dominance.
  Page S6461
Patients' Bill of Rights: Senate began consideration of the motion to 
proceed to consideration of S. 1052, to amend the Public Health Service 
Act and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to protect 
consumers in managed care plans and other health coverage. 
                                                         Pages S6403-40
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill, 
with a vote to occur thereon at 9:30 a.m., on Thursday, June 21, 2001, 
and that at 12 noon the Republican manager, or his designee be 
recognized to offer an amendment.
Page S6439
  A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill at 
10 a.m., on Wednesday, June 20, 2001.
Page S6461
Elementary and Secondary Education Act Authorization--Amendment 
Adopted--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing 
that, notwithstanding passage of H.R. 1, Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act Authorization (passed by the Senate on June 14, 2001), 
Durbin (for Torricelli) Amendment No. 805, to require local educational 
agencies and schools to implement school pest management plans and to 
provide parents, guardians, and staff members with notice of the use of 
pesticides in schools be agreed to.
  Pages S6395-98
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  James R. Moseley, of Indiana, to be Deputy Secretary of Agriculture.
  Michael Parker, of Mississippi, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Army.
  Michael E. Guest, of South Carolina, to be Ambassador to Romania.
  Laurie Smith Camp, of Nebraska, to be United States District Judge 
for the District of Nebraska.
  Paul G. Cassell, of Utah, to be United States District Judge for the 
District of Utah.
  Sharee M. Freeman, of Virginia, to be Director, Community Relations 
Service, for a term of four years.
Page S6462
Executive Communications:
  Pages S6446-47
Petitions and Memorials:
  Pages S6447-48
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S6450-55
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S6448-50

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Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S6456-59
Additional Statements:
  Pages S6444-45
Notices of Hearings:
  Page S6459
Authority for Committees:
  Page S6459
Privilege of the Floor:
  Page S6459
Adjournment: Senate met at 10 a.m., and adjourned at 6:44 p.m., until 
10 a.m., on Wednesday, June 20, 2001. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on pages S6461-
62.)