[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 109 (Tuesday, July 31, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D808-D810]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                             Tuesday, July 31, 2001

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed Legislative Branch Appropriations Act.
      The House passed H.R. 2647, Legislative Branch Appropriations for 
      FY 2002.
      The House passed H.R. 2505, Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 
      2001.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S8403-S8497
Measures Introduced: Fourteen bills and five resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 1272-1285, S. Res. 142-144, and S. Con. Res. 
62-63.
  Page S8464-65
Measures Passed:
  Commending James W. Ziglar: Senate agreed to S. Res. 144, commending 
James W. Ziglar for his service to the United States Senate. 
                                                             Page S8496
  Legislative Branch Appropriations: Senate passed H.R. 2647, making 
appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2002, after striking all after the enacting clause and 
inserting in lieu thereof the text of S. 1172, Senate companion 
measure, as amended.
  Page S8496
  Senate insisted on its amendment, requested a conference with the 
House thereon, and the Chair was authorized to appoint the following 
conferees on the part of the Senate: Senators Durbin, Johnson, Reed, 
Byrd, Bennett, Stevens, and Cochran.
Page S8496
  Subsequently, pursuant to the order of July 19, 2001, passage of S. 
1172 be vitiated and the bill be returned to the Senate calendar. 
                                                             Page S8496
  Human Methods of Slaughter Act Enforcement: Committee on Agriculture, 
Nutrition, and Forestry was discharged from further consideration of S. 
Con. Res. 45, expressing the sense of the Congress that the Humane 
Methods of Slaughter Act of 1958 should be fully enforced so as to 
prevent needless suffering of animals, and the resolution was then 
agreed to.
  Pages S8496-97
Emergency Agriculture Assistance Act: Senate continued consideration of 
S. 1246, to respond to the continuing economic crisis adversely 
affecting American agricultural producers, taking action on the 
following amendments proposed thereto:
  Pages S8403-29, S8431-51
Adopted:
  Allard Amendment No. 1188, to strike the limitation that permits 
interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to 
States in which animal fighting is lawful.
Pages S8433-34
Rejected:
  Lugar Amendment No. 1190, in the nature of a substitute. (By 52 yeas 
to 48 nays (Vote No. 261, Senate tabled the amendment.) 
                                                         Pages S8404-28
Withdrawn:
  Specter/Landrieu Amendment No. 1191, to reauthorize the consent of 
Congress to the Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact and to grant the 
consent of Congress to the Southern Dairy Compact, a Pacific Northwest 
Dairy Compact, and an Intermountain Dairy Compact. 
                                               Pages S8431-33, S8434-37
Pending:
  Lugar Amendment No. 1212, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                         Pages S8447-51
  Voinovich Amendment No. 1209, to protect the social security 
surpluses by preventing on-budget deficits.
Page S8451
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at 10 a.m., on Wednesday, August 1, 2001. 
                                                             Page S8497
Department of Transportation Appropriations--Agreement: A unanimous-
consent agreement was reached providing for further consideration of 
H.R. 2299, making appropriations for the Department of Transportation 
and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, at 
11 a.m., on Wednesday, August 1, 2002, with a vote on the motion to 
close further debate on the bill.
  Pages S8451, S8496

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Appointments:
  British-American Interparliamentary Group: The Chair, on behalf of 
the President pro tempore, and upon the recommendation of the 
Republican Leader, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2761, as amended, appointed 
Senator Cochran as Vice Chairman of the Senate Delegation to the 
British-American Interparliamentary Group during the 107th Congress. 
                                                             Page S8496
  NATO Parliamentary Assembly: The Chair, on behalf of the Vice 
President, in accordance with 22 U.S.C. 1928a-1928d, as amended, 
appointed Senator Gordon Smith as Vice Chairman of the Senate 
Delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly during the 107th 
Congress.
  Page S8496
Messages From the President: Senate received the following messages 
from the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, the Report on the National Emergency 
with Respect to Iraq; to the Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-
38)
Page S8461
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of the Continuation of 
Iraqi Emergency; to the Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-39) 
                                                             Page S8461
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  James W. Ziglar, of Mississippi, to be Commissioner of Immigration 
and Naturalization.
Pages S8429-31, S8497
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  John F. Turner, of Wyoming, to be Assistant Secretary of State for 
Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs.
  Martin J. Silverstein, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to the 
Oriental Republic of Uruguay.
  John N. Palmer, of Michigan, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Portugal.
  Bonnie McElveen-Hunter, of North Carolina, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Finland.
  Brian E. Carlson, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Latvia.
  Mattie R. Sharpless, of North Carolina, to be Ambassador to the 
Central African Republic.
  R. Barrie Walkley, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Guinea.
  John W. Suthers, of Colorado, to be United States Attorney for the 
District of Colorado for the term of four years.
  Anna Mills S. Wagoner, of North Carolina, to be United States 
Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina for the term of four 
years.
  Thomas E. Moss, of Idaho, to be United States Attorney for the 
District of Idaho for the term of four years.
  William Walter Mercer, of Montana, to be United States Attorney for 
the District of Montana for the term of four years.
  Michael G. Heavican, of Nebraska, to be United States Attorney for 
the District of Nebraska for a term of four years.
  Todd Peterson Graves, of Missouri, to be United States Attorney for 
the Western District of Missouri for the term of four years.
  John L. Brownlee, of Virginia, to be United States Attorney for the 
Western District of Virginia for the term of four years.
  Paul K. Charlton, of Arizona, to be United States Attorney for the 
District of Arizona for the term of four years.
  Fred L. Dailey, of Ohio, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of 
the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation.
  Grace Trujillo Daniel, of California, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation.
  John J. Danilovich, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Costa Rica.
  Gilbert G. Gallegos, of New Mexico, to be a Commissioner of the 
United States Parole Commission.
  Kent R. Hill, of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant Administrator of 
the United States Agency for International Development.
  Leslie Lenkowsky, of Indiana, to be Chief Executive Officer of the 
Corporation for National and Community Service.
  Cranston J. Mitchell, of Missouri, to be a Commissioner of the United 
States Parole Commission.
  Mary E. Peters, of Arizona, to be Administrator of the Federal 
Highway Administration.
  Marie F. Ragghianti, of Maryland, to be a Commissioner of the United 
States Parole Commission.
  Edward F. Reilly, of Kansas, to be a Commissioner of the United 
States Parole Commission.
  Marvin R. Sambur, of Indiana, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Air 
Force.
  3 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  2 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.
  A routine list in the Marine Corps.
Page S8497
Executive Communications:
  Pages S8462-63
Petitions and Memorials:
  Pages S8463-64
Messages From the House:
  Pages S8461-62
Measures Referred:
  Page S8462
Measures Placed on Calendar:
  Page S8462
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S8466-82

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Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S8465-66
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S8486-95
Additional Statements:
  Pages S8459-61
Authority for Committees:
  Pages S8495-96
Privilege of the Floor:
  Page S8496
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--261) 
                                                             Page S8428
Adjournment: Senate met at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 7:28 p.m., until 
10 a.m., on Wednesday, August 1, 2001. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on pages S8451 
and S8497.)