[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 118 (Wednesday, September 12, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D888-D889]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                      Wednesday, September 12, 2001

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      The Senate and House passed S.J. Res. 22, expressing the sense of 
      the Senate and House of Representatives regarding the terrorist 
      attacks launched against the United States on September 11, 2001.
      The House agreed to H. Con. Res. 223, permitting the use of the 
      rotunda of the Capitol for a prayer vigil in memory of those who 
      lost their lives as a result of these attacks.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S9283-S9342
Measures Introduced: Five bills and three resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 1416-1419, S.J. Res. 22, and S. Res. 159-160. 
                                                             Page S9337
Measures Reported:
  S. 1416, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2002 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed 
Forces. (S. Rept. No. 107-62)
  S. 1417, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2002 for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy.
  S. 1418, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2002 for 
military construction.
  S. 1419, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2002 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces. 
                                                             Page S9337
Measures Passed:
  Terrorist Attack Response: By a unanimous vote of 100 yeas (Vote No. 
277), Senate passed S.J. Res. 22, expressing the sense of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives regarding the terrorist attacks 
launched against the United States on September 11, 2001. 
                                            Pages S9284-88, S9289-S9332
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
debate on the resolution, on Thursday, September 13, 2001.
Page S9342
  Rotunda Prayer Vigil: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 223, to authorize 
the use of the Rotunda at anytime on September 12, 2001 for a prayer 
vigil in memory of those who lost their lives in the events of 
September 11, 2001.
  Pages S9341-42
Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations Act--Agreement: A unanimous-
consent agreement was reached providing for further consideration of 
H.R. 2500, making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, 
Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2002, on Thursday, September 13, 2001. 
                                                             Page S9342
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Edward R. McPherson, of Texas, to be Chief Financial Officer, 
Department of Agriculture.
  Read Van de Water, of North Carolina, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Transportation.
  Ralph Leo Boyce, Jr., of Virginia, to be to be a Career Member of the 
Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador 
to the Republic of Indonesia.
  Robert W. Jordan, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi 
Arabia.
  Robert V. Royall, of South Carolina, to be Ambassador to the United 
Republic of Tanzania.
  Kevin E. Moley, of Arizona, to be Representative of the United States 
of America to the European Office of the United Nations, with the rank 
of Ambassador.
  Kenneth C. Brill, of Maryland, to be Representative of the United 
States of America to the International Atomic Energy Agency, with the 
rank of Ambassador.
  Kenneth C. Brill, of Maryland, to be Representative of the United 
States of America to the Vienna

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Office of the United Nations, with the rank of Ambassador.
  Jose A. Fourquet, of New Jersey, to be United States Executive 
Director of the Inter-American Development Bank for a term of three 
years.
  J. Edward Fox, of Ohio, to be an Assistant Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development.
  E. Anne Peterson, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator of 
the United States Agency for International Development.
  Dunn Lampton, of Mississippi, to be United States Attorney for the 
Southern District of Mississippi for the term of four years.
  Benigno G. Reyna, of Texas, to be Director of the United States 
Marshals Service.
  Juan Carlos Benitez, of Puerto Rico, to be Special Counsel for 
Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices for a term of four 
years.
Page S9342
Executive Communications:
  Pages S9333-37
Messages From the House:
  Page S9333
Measures Referred:
  Page S9333
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S9338-40
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S9337-38
Amendments Submitted:
  Page S9341
Additional Statements:
  Pages S9332-33
Authority for Committees:
  Page S9341
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--277) 
                                                             Page S9300
Adjournment: Senate met at 10:01 a.m. and adjourned at 7:20 p.m., until 
9:30 a.m., on Thursday, September 13, 2001. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S9342.)