[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 176 (Tuesday, December 18, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1265-D1266]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                              Tuesday, December 18, 2001

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate agreed to the Conference Report on H.R. 1, Elementary and 
      Secondary Education Act Authorization.


                                 Senate

Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S13365-S13645
Measures Introduced: Thirteen bills were introduced, as follows: S. 1835-
1847.
  Pages S13464-65
Measures Reported:
  Report to accompany H.R. 2559, to amend chapter 90 of title 5, United 
States Code, relating to Federal long-term care insurance. (S. Rept. No. 
107-128)
  S. 1379, to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish an Office of 
Rare Diseases at the National Institutes of Health, with an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 107-129)
Page S13464
Measures Passed:
  Bill Enrollment Corrections: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 289, directing 
the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make technical corrections in 
the enrollment of the bill H.R. 1, Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
Authorization, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto: 
                                                                 Page S13422
  Daschle (for Kennedy/Gregg) Amendment No. 2640, in the nature of a 
substitute.
Page S13422
  African Elephant Conservation: Senate passed H.R. 643, to reauthorize the 
African Elephant Conservation Act, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                                 Page S13641
  Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation: Senate passed H.R. 645, to reauthorize 
the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994, clearing the measure for 
the President.
  Page S13641
  Asian Elephant Conservation: Senate passed H.R. 700, to reauthorize the 
Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997, after agreeing to a committee 
amendment.
  Pages S13641-42
  Federal Water Pollution Control Anniversary: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 
80, expressing the sense of Congress regarding the 30th anniversary of the 
enactment of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
  Page S13642
  Honoring the Marquis de Lafayette: Senate passed S.J. Res. 13, conferring 
honorary citizenship of the United States on Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du 
Motier, also known as the Marquis de Lafayette.
  Pages S13642-43
  Year of the Rose: Senate passed S.J. Res. 8, designating 2002 as the 
``Year of the Rose''.
  Page S13643
Elementary and Secondary Education Act Authorization Conference Report: By 
87 yeas to 10 nays (Vote No. 371), Senate agreed to the conference report on 
H.R. 1, to close the achievement gap with accountability, flexibility, and 
choice, so that no child is left behind, clearing the measure for the 
President.
  Pages S13365-S13422
Federal Farm Bill: Senate continued consideration of 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, taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto: 
                                                          Pages S13422-13456
Rejected:
  Lugar (for McCain) Amendment No. 2603 (to Amendment No. 2471), to provide 
for the market name for catfish. (By 68 yeas to 27 nays (Vote No. 373), 
Senate tabled the Amendment.)
Pages S13423, S13426-41
  Cochran/Roberts Amendment No. 2671 (to Amendment No. 2471), in the nature 
of a substitute. (By 55 yeas to 40 nays (Vote No. 374), Senate tabled the 
amendment.)
Page S13441
  Smith (NH) Amendment No. 2596 (to Amendment No. 2471), to provide for 
Presidential certification that the government of Cuba is not involved in 
the support for acts of international terrorism as a condition precedent to 
agricultural trade with Cuba. (By 61 yeas to 33 nays (Vote No. 375), Senate 
tabled the amendment.)
Pages S13423, S13455-56
Pending:
  Daschle (for Harkin) Amendment No. 2471, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                             Pages S13423-65

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  Wellstone Amendment No. 2602 (to Amendment No. 2471), to insert in the 
environmental quality incentives program provisions relating to confined 
livestock feeding operations and to a payment limitation.
                                                                 Page S13423
  Harkin Modified Amendment No. 2604 (to Amendment No. 2471), to apply the 
Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to livestock production contracts and to 
provide parties to the contract the right to discuss the contract with 
certain individuals.
                                                                 Page S13423
  Burns Amendment No. 2607 (to Amendment No. 2471), to establish a per-farm 
limitation on land enrolled in the conservation reserve program. 
                                                                 Page S13423
  Burns Amendment No. 2608 (to Amendment No. 2471), to direct the Secretary 
of Agriculture to establish certain per-acre values for payments for 
different categories of land enrolled in the conservation reserve program. 
                                                                 Page S13423
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the following 
actions:
  Motion to proceed to the Daschle motion to reconsider the vote (Vote 368) 
by which the motion to close further debate on Daschle (for Harkin) 
Amendment No. 2471 (listed above) failed on December 13, 2001, was agreed 
to, and the motion to reconsider was then agreed to.
                                                                 Page S13423
  By 54 yeas to 43 nays (Vote No. 372), three-fifths of those Senators duly 
chosen and sworn not having voted in the affirmative, Senate rejected the 
motion to close further debate on Daschle (for Harkin) Amendment No. 2471, 
listed above.
                                                                 Page S13423
  Torricelli Amendment No. 2597 (to Amendment No. 2596), to provide for 
Presidential certification that all convicted felons who are living as 
fugitives in Cuba have been returned to the United States prior to the 
amendments relating to agricultural trade with Cuba becoming effective, fell 
when Smith (NH) Amendment No. 2596 (to Amendment No. 2471), listed above, 
was tabled.
                                                         Page S13423, S13456
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill on Wednesday, December 19, 2001, with a vote on 
the motion to close further debate on the pending Daschle (for Harkin) 
Amendment No. 2471 (listed above), to occur at 1:15 p.m.
                                                                 Page S13643
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Nancy Dorn, of Texas, to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management 
and Budget.
  Emmy B. Simmons, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant 
Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development. 
(New Position)
  Brian Michael Ennis, of Nebraska, to be United States Marshal for the 
District of Nebraska for the term of four years.
  Chester Martin Keely, of Alabama, to be United States Marshal for the 
Northern District of Alabama for the term of four years.
  John William Loyd, of Oklahoma, to be United States Marshal for the 
Eastern District of Oklahoma for the term of four years.
  William Smith Taylor, of Alabama, to be United States Marshal for the 
Southern District of Alabama for the term of four years.
  David Donald Viles, of Maine, to be United States Marshal for the District 
of Maine for the term of four years.
  14 Marine Corps nominations in the rank of general.
  A routine list in the Army.
                                                                 Page S13645
Messages From the House:
  Pages S13462-63
Executive Communications:
  Pages S13463-64
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Page S13464
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page S13465
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S13465-69
Additional Statements:
  Pages S13460-62
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S13469-S13641
Authority for Committees to Meet:
  Page S13641
Privilege of the Floor:
  Page S13641
Record Votes: Five record votes were taken today. (Total--375) 
                             Pages S13422, S13423, S13440-41, S13455, S13456
Recess: Senate met at 9:30 a.m., and recessed at 9:36 p.m., until 11:30 a.m. 
on Wednesday, December 19, 2001. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of 
the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S13643.)