[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 158 (Thursday, November 15, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1150-D1153]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                        Thursday, November 15, 2001

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed Veterans Benefits Act.
      House Committee ordered reported the Help America Vote Act.
      The House and Senate passed H.J. Res. 74, Making Continuing 
      Appropriations for FY 2001 through December 7.
      The House passed H.R. 2269, Retirement Security Advice Act.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S11869-S11972
Measures Introduced: Twelve bills and two resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 1705-1716, S. Res. 181, and S. Con. Res. 84. 
                                                            Page S11940
Measures Reported:
  S. 1008, to amend the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to develop the United 
States Climate Change Response Strategy with the goal of stabilization 
of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that 
would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate 
system, while minimizing adverse short-term and long-term economic and 
social impacts, aligning the Strategy with United States energy policy, 
and promoting a sound national environmental policy, to establish a 
research and development program that focuses on bold technological 
breakthroughs that make significant progress toward the goal of 
stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations, to establish the 
National Office of Climate Change Response within the Executive Office 
of the President., with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 107-99)
Page S11939
Measures Passed:
  Veterans Benefits Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs was discharged 
from further consideration of H.R. 2540, to amend title 38, United 
States Code, to provide a cost-of-living adjustment in the rates of 
disability compensation for veterans with service-connected 
disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for 
survivors of such veterans, and the bill was then passed, after 
agreeing to the following amendments proposed thereto: 
                                                        Pages S11871-72
  Reid (for Rockefeller/Specter) Amendment No. 2149, in the nature of a 
substitute.
Pages S11871-72
  Reid (for Rockefeller/Specter) Amendment No. 2150, to amend the 
title.
Page S11872
  Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act: Senate passed H.R. 1552, to 
extend the moratorium enacted by the Internet Tax Freedom Act through 
November 1, 2003, after rejecting the following amendment proposed 
thereto:
  Pages S11902-14
  Enzi Amendment No. 2155, to foster innovation and technological 
advancement in the development of the Internet and electronic commerce, 
and to assist the States in simplifying their sales and use taxes. (By 
57 yeas to 43 nays (Vote No. 341), Senate tabled the amendment.) 
                                                        Pages S11905-14
  Homestake Mine Conveyance Act: Committee on Environment and Public 
Works was discharged from further consideration of S. 1389, to provide 
for the conveyance of certain real property in South Dakota to the 
State of South Dakota with indemnification by the United States 
government, and the bill was then passed, after agreeing to the 
following amendment proposed thereto:
  Page S11916
  Daschle Amendment No. 2161, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                            Page S11916
  Homeless Veterans Assistance Act: Senate passed S. 739, to amend 
title 38, United States Code, to improve programs for homeless 
veterans, after agreeing to a committee amendment in the nature of a 
substitute.
  Pages S11917-19
  Report Elimination Prevention: Senate passed H.R. 1042, to require 
agencies to continue certain reports to Congress that are now slated 
for elimination pursuant to the Federal Reports Elimination

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and Sunset Act of 1995, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                        Pages S11919-20
  Office of Government Ethics Authorization Act: Senate passed 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.
  Page S11920
  Continuing Resolution: Senate passed H.J. Res. 74, making further 
continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2002, clearing the 
measure for the President.
  Page S11920
  James A. McClure Federal Building Designations: Senate passed S. 
1459, to designate the Federal building and United States courthouse 
located at 550 West Fort Street in Boise, Idaho, as the ``James A. 
McClure Federal Building and United States Courthouse''.
  Page S11921
  Wayne Lyman Morse United States Courthouse Designation: Senate passed 
S. 1270, to designate the United States courthouse to be constructed at 
8th Avenue and Mill Street in Eugene, Oregon, as the ``Wayne Lyman 
Morse United States Courthouse''.
  Page S11921
  Afghan Women and Children Relief Act: Senate passed S. 1573, to 
authorize the provision of educational and health care assistance to 
the women and children of Afghanistan, after agreeing to the following 
amendment proposed thereto:
  Pages S11921-22
  Reid (for Hutchison) Amendment No. 2158, to amend the reporting and 
funding provisions.
Page S11922
  Legal Representation Authorizations: Senate agreed to S. Res. 181, to 
authorize testimony, document production, and legal representation in 
State of Idaho v. Joseph Daniel Hooper.
  Page S11922
  United Kingdom Alliance Appreciations: Senate agreed to S. Res. 174, 
expressing appreciation to the United Kingdom for its solidarity and 
leadership as an ally of the United States and reaffirming the special 
relationship between the two countries.
  Pages S11922-23
  National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: Committee on the Judiciary was 
discharged from further consideration of S. Con. Res. 44, expressing 
the sense of the Congress regarding National Pearl Harbor Remembrance 
Day, and the resolution was then agreed to, after agreeing to the 
following amendment proposed thereto:
  Page S11923
  Reid (for Fitzgerald/Durbin) Amendment No. 2159, in the nature of a 
substitute.
Page S11923
  Small Business Investment Company Amendments Act: Senate passed S. 
1196, to amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, after 
agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto:
  Pages S11923-26
  Reid (for Bond/Kerry) Amendment No. 2160, to amend the bill with 
respect to subsidy fees.
Pages S11923-26
  Muscular Dystrophy-CARE Act: Senate passed H.R. 717, to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to provide for research with respect to 
various forms of muscular dystrophy, including Duchenne, Becker, limb 
girdle, congenital, facioscapulohumeral, myotonic, oculopharyngeal, 
distal, and Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophies, after agreeing to a 
committee amendment.
  Page S11926
  Property Vandalism and Destruction Reduction: Senate passed H.R. 
2924, to provide authority to the Federal Power Marketing 
Administrations to reduce vandalism and destruction of property, 
clearing the measure for the President.
  Pages S11926-27
Agriculture Appropriations Conference Report: By 92 yeas to 7 nays 
(Vote No. 339), Senate agreed to the conference report on 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, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                        Pages S11872-78
Commerce, Justice, State Appropriation Conference Report: By 98 yeas to 
1 nay (Vote No. 340), Senate agreed to the conference report on 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, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                        Pages S11878-86
Intellectual Property and High Technology Technical Amendments Act: 
Senate concurred in the amendment of the House to S. 320, to make 
technical corrections in patent, copyright, and trademark laws, with a 
further amendment as follows:
  Page S11926
  Reid (for Hatch) Amendment No. 2162 (to the amendment of the House), 
in the nature of a substitute.
Page S11926
Aviation Security Act Conference Report--Agreement: A unanimous-
consent-time agreement was reached providing for consideration of the 
conference report on S. 1447, to improve aviation security. 
                                                            Page S11915
Executive Reports of Committees: Senate received the following 
executive report of a committee:
  Report to accompany Protocol Relating To The Madrid Agreement (Treaty 
Doc. 106-41) (Ex. Rept. 107-1)
Pages S11939-40

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Messages From the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the seventh biennial 
revision (2002-2006) to the United States Arctic Research Plan; to the 
Committee on Governmental Affairs. (PM-59)
Page S11939
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Odessa F. Vincent, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate 
Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of 
fifteen years.
  Raymond F. Burghardt, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Socialist 
Republic of Vietnam.
  Ronald Weiser, of Michigan, to be Ambassador to the Slovak Republic.
  J. Richard Blankenship, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the 
Commonwealth of The Bahamas.
  George L. Argyros, Sr., of California, to be Ambassador to Spain, and 
to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador 
to Andorra.
  Cynthia Shepard Perry, of Texas, to be United States Director of the 
African Development Bank for a term of five years.
  Jose A. Fourquet, of New Jersey, to be United States Executive 
Director of the Inter-American Development Bank for a term of three 
years.
  Larry Miles Dinger, of Iowa, to be Ambassador to the Federated States 
of Micronesia.
  Charles Lawrence Greenwood, Jr., of Florida, a Career Member of the 
Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, for the rank of 
Ambassador during his tenure of service as Coordinator for Asia Pacific 
Economic Cooperation (APEC).
  Stephan Michael Minikes, of the District of Columbia, to be U.S. 
Representative to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in 
Europe, with the rank of Ambassador.
  Lyons Brown, Jr., of Kentucky, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Austria.
  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 the Fifty-sixth Session of the General 
Assembly of the United Nations.
  William D. Montgomery, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to the 
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
  Constance Berry Newman, of Illinois, to be an Assistant Administrator 
of the United States Agency for International Development.
  Melvin F. Sembler, of Florida, to be Ambassador to Italy.
  Robert M. Beecroft, of Maryland, a Career Member of the Senior 
Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, for the rank of 
Ambassador during his tenure of service as Head of Mission, 
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Bosnia and 
Herzegovina.
  Charles Lester Pritchard, of Virginia, for the rank of Ambassador 
during his tenure of service as Special Envoy for Negotiations with the 
Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and United States 
Representative to the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization 
(KEDO).
  John Marshall, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development.
  Darryl Norman Johnson, of Washington, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom 
of Thailand.
  A routine list in the Foreign Service.
Pages S11971-72
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Vickers B. Meadows, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development.
  Beverly Cook, of Idaho, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy 
(Environment, Safety and Health).
  J. Paul Gilman, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency.
  Morris X. Winn, of Texas, to be an Assistant Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency.
  Edward Kingman, Jr., of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Treasury.
  Edward Kingman, Jr., of Maryland, to be Chief Financial Officer, 
Department of the Treasury.
  Arthur E. Dewey, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of State 
(Population, Refugees, and Migration).
  Louis Kincannon, of Virginia, to be Director of the Census.
  Michael A. Battle, of New York, to be United States Attorney for the 
Western District of New York for a term of four years.
  Melanie Sabelhaus, of Maryland, to be Deputy Administrator of the 
Small Business Administration.
  A routine list in the Army.
Pages S11970-71
Nominations Withdrawn: Senate received notification of withdrawal of 
the following nominations:
  Shirlee Bowne, of Florida, to be a Director of the Federal Housing 
Finance Board for a term expiring

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February 27, 2004, which was sent to the Senate on September 14, 2001. 
                                                            Page S11972
Messages From the House:
  Page S11939
Measures Referred:
  Page S11939
Executive Communications:
  Page S11939
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Pages S11939-40
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S11940-41
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S11941-58
Additional Statements:
  Pages S11938-39
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S11958-69
Authority for Committees to Meet:
  Page S11970
Privilege of the Floor:
  Page S11970
Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total-341) 
                                           Pages S11878, S11886, S11914
Adjournment: Senate met at 10 a.m., and adjourned at 8:34 p.m., until 
10 a.m., on Friday, November 16, 2001. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S11970.)