[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 104 (Tuesday, July 24, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D757-D758]
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                                             Tuesday, July 24, 2001

[[Page D757]]

                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      The House passed H.R. 2506, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, 
      and Related Programs Appropriations, 2002.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S8079-S8145
Measures Introduced: Twelve bills were introduced, as follows: S. 1222-
1233.                                                    
  Pages S8122-23
Measures Passed:
  Release of American Scholars from China: Senate agreed to S. Res. 
128, calling on the Government of the People's Republic of China to 
immediately and unconditionally release all American scholars of 
Chinese ancestry being held in detention, calling on the President of 
the United States to continue working on behalf of the detained 
scholars for their release, after agreeing to the following amendments 
proposed thereto:                                        
  Pages S8141-42
  Daschle (for Torricelli) Amendment No. 1060, to make a technical 
amendment.                                                   
Page S8142
  Daschle (for Torricelli) Amendment No. 1061, to make technical 
amendments to the preamble.                                  
Page S8142
  Daschle (for Torricelli) Amendment No. 1062, to make technical 
changes in the title.                                        
Page S8142
Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act: 
Senate continued consideration of H.R. 2299, making appropriations for 
the Department of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2002, taking action on the following 
amendments proposed thereto:                
  Pages S8079-S8102, S8112-13
Adopted:
  By a unanimous vote of 100 yeas (Vote No. 248), Murray (for 
Fitzgerald/Bayh) Amendment No. 1058 (to Amendment No. 1025), providing 
for increased commercial air service at the Gary-Chicago Airport and 
the Greater Rockford Airport.                            
Pages S8112-13
Pending:
  Murray/Shelby Amendment No. 1025, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                      Pages S8079-S8102
  Murray/Shelby Amendment No. 1030 (to Amendment No. 1025), to enhance 
the inspection requirements for Mexican motor carriers seeking to 
operate in the United States and to require them to display decals. 
                                                      Pages S8079-S8102
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that if a cloture 
motion is filed on Amendment No. 1025 (listed above) and the bill on 
Wednesday, July 25, 2001, the vote on the cloture motion occur on 
Thursday, July 26, 2001.                                     
Page S8141
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that if a cloture 
motion is filed (as stated above), that all first degree amendments be 
filed by 1 p.m. on Wednesday, July 25, 2001.
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill on Wednesday, July 25, 2001.       
Page S8142
Nominations--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached 
providing for the consideration of the nomination of Wade F. Horn, of 
Maryland, to be Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services for 
Family Support, and the nomination of Hector V. Barreto, Jr., of 
California, to be Administrator of the Small Business Administration, 
with votes to occur thereon.                                 
  Page S8141
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral.
  A routine list in the Marine Corps.                    
Pages S8142-45
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S8120-21
Petitions and Memorials:                                 
  Pages S8121-22
Executive Reports of Committees:                             
  Page S8122
Messages From the House:                                     
  Page S8119
Measures Referred:                                       
  Pages S8119-20
Measures Placed on Calendar:                                 
  Page S8120
Statements on Introduced Bills:                          
  Pages S8124-36

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Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S8123-24
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S8136-40
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S8115-19
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:                                
  Page S8140
Authority for Committees:                                
  Pages S8140-41
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--248) 
                                                             Page S8113
Adjournment: Senate met at 10 a.m., and adjourned at 7:48 p.m., until 9 
a.m., on Wednesday, July 25, 2001. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S8141.)