[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 147 (Tuesday, October 30, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1067-D1068]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                          Tuesday, October 30, 2001

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S11153-S11250
Measures Introduced: Ten bills and two resolutions were introduced, as 
follows: S. 1585-1594, S. Res. 174, and S. Con. Res. 80.
  Page S11198
Measures Reported:
  S. 1202, to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
App.) to extend the authorization of appropriations for the Office of 
Government Ethics through fiscal year 2006. (S. Rept. No. 107-88).
  H.R. 717, to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for 
research and services with respect to Duchenne muscular dystrophy, with 
an amendment.
  H.R. 2215, to authorize appropriations for the Department of Justice 
for fiscal year 2002, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  S. 1319, to authorize appropriations for the Department of Justice 
for fiscal year 2002, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                        Pages S11197-98
Measures Passed:
  Reclamation Recreation Management Act Amendment: Senate passed H.R. 
2925, to amend the Reclamation Recreation Management Act of 1992 in 
order to provide for the security of dams, facilities, and resources 
under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Reclamation, clearing the 
measure for the President.
  Page S11248
Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations Act: Senate began consideration of 
H.R. 3061, making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health 
and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2002, taking action on the following 
amendments proposed thereto:
  Pages S11154-85
Adopted:
  Harkin/Specter Amendment No. 2017, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                            Page S11156
  Byrd/Stevens Amendment No. 2035 (to Amendment No. 2020), to direct 
that any expenditures resulting from Amendment No. 2020 be charged to 
the committee of jurisdiction under the budget process. 
                                                        Pages S11182-83
  Domenici/Wellstone/Kennedy Amendment No. 2020, to provide for equal 
coverage of mental health benefits with respect to health insurance 
coverage unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and 
surgical benefits.
Pages S11165-83
Pending:
  Dorgan Amendment No. 2024, to provide for mandatory advanced 
electronic information for air cargo and passengers entering the United 
States.
Page S11184
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill and certain amendments to be proposed 
thereto, at 10:30 a.m., on Wednesday, October 31, 2001, with a vote on 
final passage to occur thereon. Further, that upon passage, the Senate 
insist on its amendment, request a conference with the House thereon, 
and the Chair be authorized to appoint conferees on the part of the 
Senate.
Page S11248
Anti-Terrorism Bill--Agreement: By unanimous-consent, Senate vitiated 
the October 11, 2001 passage of S. 1510, to deter and punish terrorist 
acts in the United States and around the world, and to enhance law 
enforcement investigatory tools, and the bill was then indefinitely 
postponed.
  Page S11247
Agriculture Appropriations: By unanimous-consent, Senate agreed to Reid 
(for Kohl/Cochran) Amendment No. 2037, to make certain improvements to 
H.R. 2330, making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, 
Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, as passed by the Senate on 
October 25, 2001.
  Pages S11247-48
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Kent R. Hill, of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant Administrator of 
the United States Agency for International Development.
  John F. Turner, of Wyoming, to be Assistant Secretary of State for 
Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs.
  Joseph M. DeThomas, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Estonia.

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  Brian E. Carlson, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Latvia.
  John N. Palmer, of Mississippi, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Portugal.
  John Malcolm Ordway, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Armenia.
  Bonnie McElveen-Hunter, of North Carolina, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Finland.
  Robert V. Royall, of South Carolina, to be Ambassador to the United 
Republic of Tanzania.
  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.
  Margaret K. McMillion, of the District of Columbia, Career Member of 
the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Counselor, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Rwanda.
  Wanda L. Nesbitt, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Madagascar.
  Clifford M. Sobel, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of 
the Netherlands.
  Cameron R. Hume, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
South Africa.
Pages S11247, S11249-50
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  R. L. Brownlee, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of the Army.
  Peter B. Teets, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary of the Air Force.
  Christopher Bancroft Burnham, of Connecticut, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of State (Resource Management). (New Position)
  Darryl Norman Johnson, of Washington, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom 
of Thailand.
  2 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Navy. 
                                                        Pages S11248-49
Messages From the House:
  Page S11194
Measures Placed on Calendar:
  Page S11194
Executive Communications:
  Page S11194
Petitions and Memorials:
  Pages S11194-97
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Page S11198
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S11198-99
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S11199-S11216
Additional Statements:
  Pages S11192-94
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S11216-36
Authority for Committees to Meet:
  Page S11236
Privilege of the Floor:
  Page S11236
Text of H.R. 2330, as Previously Passed and as Amended: 
                                                        Pages S11236-47
Adjournment: Senate met at 10 a.m., and adjourned at 6:29 p.m., until 
10 a.m., on Wednesday, October 31, 2001. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S11248.)