[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 153 (Wednesday, November 7, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1110-D1111]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                        Wednesday, November 7, 2001

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed District of Columbia Appropriations Act.
      House committees ordered reported 11 sundry measures.
      The House passed H.R. 3167, Gerald B.H. Solomon Freedom 
      Consolidation Act.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S11505-S11566
Measures Introduced: Ten bills were introduced, as follows: S. 1643-
1652.
  Pages S11548-49
Measures Reported:
  S. 942, to authorize the supplemental grant for population increases 
in certain states under the temporary assistance to needy families 
program for fiscal year 2002, with an amendment in the nature of 
asubstitute. (S. Rept. No. 107-94)
Page S11548
Measures Passed:
  District of Columbia Appropriations Act: By 75 yeas to 24 nays (Vote 
No. 331), Senate passed H.R. 2944, making appropriations for the 
government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable 
in whole or in part against the revenues of said District for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, after taking action on the 
following amendments proposed thereto:
  Pages S11505-44
Adopted:
  Landrieu/DeWine Amendment No. 2109, making certain technical 
corrections.
Page S11507
  By 51 yeas to 49 nays (Vote No. 329), Hutchison/Sessions Amendment 
No. 2110, to cap the allowable fees an attorney may charge when 
challenging special education placement in the District of Columbia. 
                                                        Pages S11515-29
  By 73 yeas to 26 nays (Vote No. 330), Durbin/Boxer Amendment No. 
2111, to provide for certain exceptions to the limitations on fees an 
attorney may charge when challenging special education placement in the 
District of Columbia.
Pages S11529-31
  Dorgan Amendment No. 2112, to provide for mandatory advanced 
electronic information for air cargo and passengers entering the United 
States.
Pages S11531-32
  Landrieu/DeWine Amendment No. 2113, to direct the General Accounting 
Office to provide a report detailing the awards in judgement rendered 
that were in excess of the caps on the allowable fees an attorney may 
charge when challenging special education placement in the District of 
Columbia.
Page S11532
Rejected:
  Allen Amendment No. 2107, to prohibit the use of local funds to carry 
out needle exchange programs in the District of Columbia. (By 53 yeas 
to 47nays (Vote No. 328), Senate tabled the amendment.) 
                                                        Pages S11507-15
  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 Landrieu, Durbin, Reed, 
Inouye, DeWine, Hutchison, and Stevens.
Page S11544
Aviation Security Bill: Senate disagreed to the amendment of the House 
to S. 1447, to improve aviation security, agreed to the House request 
for a conference thereon, and the Chair was authorized to appoint the 
following conferees on the part of the Senate: Senators Hollings, 
Inouye, Rockefeller, Kerry, Breaux, Dorgan, Wyden, McCain, Stevens, 
Burns, Lott, Hutchison, and Snowe.
  Page S11510
Intelligence Authorization Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing for consideration of S. 1428, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2002 for intelligence and intelligence-
related activities of the United States Government, the Community 
Management Account of the Director of Central Intelligence, and the 
Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and 
certain amendments to be proposed thereto, at 10 a.m., on Thursday, 
November 8, 2001. Further,

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that the bill be advanced to third reading, the Senate then proceed to 
H.R. 2883 (House companion measure), that all after the enacting clause 
be stricken, the text of S. 1428 as amended, if amended, be inserted in 
lieu thereof, that the House bill be read a third time, passed; that 
the Senate insist on its amendment, request a conference with the 
House, and the Chair be authorized to appoint conferees on the part of 
the Senate.
  Page S11565
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Rebecca W. Watson, of Montana, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Interior.
  John V. Hanford III, of Virginia, to be Ambassador at Large for 
International Religious Freedom.
  Franz S. Leichter, of New York, to be a Director of the Federal 
Housing Finance Board for a term expiring February 27, 2006.
  Allan I. Mendelowitz, of Connecticut, to be a Director of the Federal 
Housing Finance Board for a term expiring February 27, 2007.
  Dennis P. Walsh, of Maryland, to be a Member of the National Labor 
Relations Board for the term of five years expiring December 16, 2004. 
                                                        Pages S11565-66
Nominations Withdrawn: Senate received notification of withdrawal of 
the following nomination:
  W. Michael Cox, of Georgia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor, 
which was sent to the Senate on October 18, 2001.
Page S11566
Messages From the House:
  Page S11548
Measures Referred:
  Page S11548
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page S11549
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S11550-62
Additional Statements:
  Page S11548
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S11562-64
Authority for Committees to Meet:
  Page S11564
Record Votes: Four record votes were taken today. (Total--331) 
                                   Pages S11515, S11529, S11531, S11535
Adjournment: Senate met at 10 a.m., and adjourned at 5:51 p.m., until 
10 a.m., on Thursday, November 8, 2001. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S11565.)