[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 134 (Tuesday, October 9, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D989-D990]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                           Tuesday, October 9, 2001

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      House Committee ordered reported the Departments of Labor, Health 
      and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies 
      appropriations for fiscal year 2002.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S10343-S10402
Measures Introduced: Eleven bills and three resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 1511-1521, S. Res. 169-170, and S. Con. Res. 
77.                                                     
  Pages S10388-89
Measures Reported:
  S. 1511, to combat international money laundering, thwart the 
financing of terrorism, and protect the United States financial system.
                                                            Page S10388
Measures Passed:
  Honoring Mike Mansfield: Senate agreed to S. Res. 169, relative to 
the death of the Honorable Mike Mansfield, formerly a Senator from the 
State of Montana.                                   
  Pages S10399-S10400
  Honoring U.S. Capitol Police: Senate agreed to S. Res. 170, honoring 
the United States Capitol Police for their commitment to security at 
the United States Capitol, particularly on and since September 11, 
2001.                                                       
  Page S10400
  Honoring Emergency Personnel: Committee on the Judiciary was 
discharged from further consideration of S. Con. Res. 76, honoring the 
law enforcement officers, firefighters, emergency rescue personnel, and 
health care professionals who have worked tirelessly to search for and 
rescue the victims of the horrific attacks on the United States on 
September 11, 2001, and the resolution was then agreed to. 
                                                        Pages S10400-01
  National Mammography Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 164, designating 
October 19, 2001, as ``National Mammography Day''.          
  Page S10401
  Youth For Life Contributions Recognition: Committee on Health, 
Education, Labor, and Pensions was discharged from further 
consideration of S. Con. Res. 63, recognizing the important 
contributions of the Youth For Life: Remembering Walter Payton 
initiative and encouraging participation in this nationwide effort to 
educate young people about organ and tissue donation, and the 
resolution was then agreed to.                          
  Pages S10401-02
Aviation Security Act: Senate resumed consideration of the motion to 
proceed to consideration of S. 1447, to improve aviation security. 
                                                Pages S10346-47, S10354
  During consideration of this bill today, the Senate also took the 
following action:
  By a unanimous vote of 97 yeas (Vote No. 292), three-fifths of those 
Senators duly chosen and sworn having voted in the affirmative, Senate 
agreed to close further debate on the motion to proceed to the bill. 
                                                            Page S10347
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill, on 
Wednesday, October 10, 2001.                                
Page S10402
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  John Thomas Korsmo, of North Dakota, to be a Director of the Federal 
Housing Finance Board for a term expiring February 27, 2009. 
(Reappointment)
  John Thomas Korsmo, of North Dakota, to be a Director of the Federal 
Housing Finance Board for a term expiring February 27, 2002.
  Charles S. Shapiro, of Georgia, to be Ambassador to the Bolivarian 
Republic of Venezuela.
  Ernest L. Johnson, of Louisiana, to be an Alternate Representative of 
the United States of America to the Fifty-sixth Session of the General 
Assembly of the United Nations.
  William J. Hybl, of Colorado, to be Representative of the United 
States of America to the Fifty-sixth Session of the General Assembly of 
the United Nations.
  Nancy Cain Marcus, of Texas, to be an Alternate Representative of the 
United States of America to

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the Fifty-sixth Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations.
  Rene Acosta, of Virginia, to be a Member of the National Labor 
Relations Board for the remainder of the term expiring August 27, 2003.
  Julia Smith Gibbons, of Tennessee, to be United States Circuit Judge 
for the Sixth Circuit.
  William H. Steele, of Alabama, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the Eleventh Circuit.
  Philip R. Martinez, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for 
the Western District of Texas.
  C. Ashley Royal, of Georgia, to be United States District Judge for 
the Middle District of Georgia.
  1 Army nomination in the rank of general.
  7 Coast Guard nominations in the rank of admiral.
  1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Army, Navy.                          
Page S10402
Messages From the House:                                    
  Page S10383
Measures Placed on Calendar:                       
  Pages S10345, S10383
Executive Communications:                               
  Pages S10383-84
Petitions and Memorials:                                
  Pages S10384-88
Additional Cosponsors:                                  
  Pages S10389-90
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:             
  Pages S10390-97
Additional Statements:                                  
  Pages S10382-83
Amendments Submitted:                                   
  Pages S10398-99
Authority for Committees to Meet:                           
  Page S10399
Privilege of the Floor:                                     
  Page S10399
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total-292) 
                                                            Page S10347
Adjournment: Senate met at 9:30 a.m., and as a further mark of respect 
to the late Senate Majority Leader, Senator Mike Mansfield, in 
accordance with S. Res. 169, adjourned at 7:08 p.m., until 9:30 a.m., 
on Wednesday, October 10, 2001. (For Senate's program, see the remarks 
of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S10402.)