[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 161 (Tuesday, November 27, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1165-D1166]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                              Tuesday, November 27, 2001

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate

Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S12017-S12063
Measures Introduced: Seven bills were introduced, as follows: S. 1729-1735. 
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Measures Reported:
  H.R. 2559, to amend chapter 90 of title 5, United States Code, relating to 
Federal long-term care insurance.
  S. 1271, to amend chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, for the 
purpose of facilitating compliance by small business concerns with certain 
Federal paperwork requirements, to establish a task force to examine the 
feasibility of streamlining paperwork requirements applicable to small 
business concerns, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  S. 1729, to provide assistance with respect to the mental health needs of 
individuals affected by the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
  S. 1731, to strengthen the safety net for agricultural producers, to 
enhance resource conservation and rural development, to provide for farm 
credit, agricultural research, nutrition, and related programs, to ensure 
consumers abundant food and fiber.                               
Page S12053
Measures Passed:
  Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Compliance Extension: 
Committee on Finance was discharged from further consideration of S. 1684, 
to provide a 1-year extension of the date for compliance by certain covered 
entities with the administrative simplification standards for electronic 
transactions and code sets issued in accordance with the Health Insurance 
Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, and the bill was then passed. 
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Comprehensive Retirement Security and Pension Reform Act: Senate began 
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of H.R. 10, to 
provide for pension reform.                                  
  Pages S12036-43
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the motion to proceed to 
the consideration of the bill and, in accordance with the provisions of Rule 
XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on the cloture motion will 
occur on Thursday, November 29, 2001.                            
Page S12036
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of H.R. 10 (listed 
above) at 10:30 a.m., on Wednesday, November 28, 2001.           
Page S12060
Measures Indefinitely Postponed:
  Rules Committee Expenditure Authorization: S. Res. 39, authorizing 
expenditures by the Committee on Rules and Administration.       
  Page S12059
Appointments:
  Medal of Valor Review Board: The Chair announced, on behalf of the 
Majority Leader, pursuant to Public Law 107-12, the appointment of the 
following individuals to serve as members of the Medal of Valor Review 
Board: David E. Demag, of Vermont, and Thomas J. Scotto, of New York. 
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  Medal of Valor Review Board: The Chair announced, on behalf of the 
Republican Leader, pursuant to Public Law 107-12, the appointment of the 
following individuals to serve as members of the Medal of Valor Review 
Board: Michael D. Branham, of Arizona, and Jimmy Houston, of Mississippi. 
                                                                 Page S12059
Executive Reports of Committees: Senate received the following executive 
report of a committee:
  Report to accompany the International Convention for the Suppression of 
Terrorist Bombings (Treaty Doc. 106-6), and the International Convention for 
the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism (Treaty Doc. 106-49) (Exec. 
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Pages S12053-54
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  William Baxter, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of 
the Tennessee Valley Authority for the term expiring May 18, 2002 and for 
the term expiring May 18, 2011.                                  
Page S12063
  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the following 
action:
  By a unanimous vote of 95 yeas (Vote No. 342), Senate agreed to the motion 
to proceed to Executive Session to consider the nomination of William 
Baxter, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the 
Tennessee Valley Authority.                                      
Page S12043
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:

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  JoAnn Johnson, of Iowa, to be a Member of the National Credit Union 
Administration Board for a term expiring August 2, 2007.
  Diane Leneghan Tomb, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development.
  Sean O'Keefe, of New York, to be Administrator of the National Aeronautics 
and Space Administration.
  Donna Jean Hrinak, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Federative 
Republic of Brazil.
  Francis Joseph Ricciardone, Jr., of New Hampshire, to be Ambassador of the 
United States of America to the Republic of the Philippines and to serve 
concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to the 
Republic of Palau.
  Eni F.H. Faleomavaega, of American Samoa, to be a Representative of the 
United States of America to the Fifty-sixth Session of the General Assembly 
of the United Nations.
  Steven Joseph Chabot, of Ohio, to be a Representative of the United States 
of America to the Fifty-sixth Session of the General Assembly of the United 
Nations.
  Roger P. Winter, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development.
  Frederick W. Schieck, of Virginia, to be Deputy Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development.
  Naomi Churchill Earp, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Equal Employment 
Opportunity Commission for a term expiring July 1, 2005.
  Michael Hammond, of Texas, to be Chairperson of the National Endowment for 
the Arts for a term of four years.
  Lawrence A. Greenfeld, of Maryland, to be Director of the Bureau of 
Justice Statistics.
  Routine lists in the Army, Navy, and Foreign Service.      
Pages S12060-63
Messages From the House:                                         
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Enrolled Bills Presented:                                        
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Executive Reports of Committees:                             
  Pages S12053-54
Additional Cosponsors:                                       
  Pages S12055-56
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:                  
  Pages S12056-58
Additional Statements:                                       
  Pages S12052-53
Amendments Submitted:                                            
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Authority for Committees to Meet:                            
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Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--342)      
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Adjournment: Senate met at 10:30 a.m., and adjourned at 5:58 p.m., until 
10:30 a.m., on Wednesday, November 28, 2001. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S12060.)