[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 94 (Monday, July 9, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D666-D667]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                               Monday, July 9, 2001

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      See Resume of Congressional Activity.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S7293-S7361
Measures Introduced: One resolution was submitted, as follows: S. Con. 
Res. 59.
  Page S7330
Supplemental Appropriations Act: Senate began consideration of S. 1077, 
making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2001, taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto: 
                                     Pages S7304-10, S7312-13, S7316-24
Adopted:
  Byrd/Stevens Amendment No. 861, to make certain improvements to the 
bill.
Pages S7309-10
Pending:
  Reid (for Schumer) Amendment No. 862, to rescind $33,900,000 for the 
printing and postage costs of the notices to be sent by the Internal 
Revenue Service before and after the tax rebate, such amount to remain 
available for debt reduction.
Page S7312
  Reid (for Feingold) Amendment No. 863, to increase the amount 
provided to combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis, and to offset 
that increase by rescinding amounts appropriated to the Navy for the V-
22 Osprey aircraft program.
Page S7312
  Craig (for Roberts) Amendment No. 864, to prohibit the use of funds 
for reorganizing certain B-1 bomber forces.
Pages S7312-13
  Voinovich Amendment No. 865, to protect the social security surpluses 
by preventing on-budget deficits.
Pages S7316-19
  Byrd (for Conrad) Amendment No. 866 (to Amendment No. 865), to 
establish an off-budget lockbox to strengthen Social Security and 
Medicare.
Pages S7318-19
  Conrad Amendment No. 867, to provide funds for emergency housing on 
the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation.
Pages S7319-20
  Stevens (for McCain) Amendment No. 868, to increase amounts 
appropriated to the Department of Defense.
Page S7320
  Stevens (for McCain) Amendment No. 869, to provide additional funds 
for military personnel, working-capital funds, mission-critical 
maintenance, force protection, and other purposes by increasing amounts 
appropriated to the Department of Defense, and to offset the increases 
by reducing and rescinding certain appropriations.
Page S7320
  Stevens (for Hutchinson) Amendment No. 870, to provide additional 
amounts to repair damage caused by ice storms in the States of Arkansas 
and Oklahoma.
Pages S7320-21
  Stevens (for Craig) Amendment No. 871, regarding the proportionality 
of the level of non-military exports purchased by Israel to the amount 
of United States cash transfer assistance for Israel.
Page S7321
  Bond Amendment No. 872, to increase amounts appropriated for the 
Department of Defense.
Page S7323
  Reid (for Hollings) Amendment No. 873, ensuring funding for defense 
and education and the supplemental appropriation by repealing tax cuts 
for 2001.
Pages S7323-24
  Reid (for Wellstone) Amendment No. 874, to increase funding for the 
Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, with an offset.
Page S7324
  Reid (for Johnson) Amendment No. 875, to amend the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 to make certain interest rate changes permanent. 
                                                             Page S7324
  A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill on Tuesday, July 10, 2001, with two hours of 
concurrent debate, equally divided between Senator Voinovich and 
Senator Conrad or their designees, in relation to the lock-box 
Amendment Nos. 866 and 865 (both listed above).
Page S7361
Bankruptcy Reform: Senate began consideration of the motion to proceed 
to consideration of H.R. 333, to amend title 11, United States Code. 
                                                             Page S7361
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the motion to proceed 
to consideration of the bill

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and, by unanimous consent, the cloture vote will occur on Thursday, 
July 12, 2001.
Page S7361
  A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing that on 
Thursday, July 12, at 9 a.m, there be a period for debate of 3 hours 
prior to the cloture vote; and that, if cloture is invoked the Senate 
proceed to the bill by consent and Senator Leahy, or his designee, be 
recognized to offer the text of S. 420, Senate companion measure, as a 
substitute amendment; that if a cloture motion is filed on that 
amendment, the cloture motion on the substitute amendment mature on 
Tuesday, July 17; that prior to that vote there be a period for debate 
beginning at 9 a.m.; and that once the substitute amendment has been 
offered and cloture filed the bill be laid aside until Tuesday, July 
17.
Page S7361
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S7330-31
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S7332-37
Additional Statements:
  Pages S7329-30
Text of S. 1052, as Previously Passed:
  Pages S7338-61
Notices of Hearings:
  Pages S7337-38
Adjournment: Senate met at 12 noon, and adjourned at 7:20 p.m., until 
10 a.m., on Tuesday, July 10, 2001. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S7361.)