[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 4 (Monday, January 28, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D20-D21]
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                                           Monday, January 28, 2002

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S153-S191
Measures Introduced: Five bills were introduced, as follows: S. 1899-
1903.                                                     
  Pages S175-76
Measures Passed:
  Acoma Indian Ownership Rights: Committee on Indian Affairs was 
discharged from further consideration of H.R. 1913, to require the 
valuation of nontribal interest ownership of subsurface rights within 
the boundaries of the Acoma Indian Reservation, and the bill was then 
passed, clearing the measure for the President.               
  Page S186
  Pacific Northwest Feasibility Studies Act: Committee on Indian 
Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 1937, to 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to engage in certain 
feasibility studies of water resource projects in the State of 
Washington, and the bill was then passed, clearing the measure for the 
President.                                                    
  Page S186
Adoption Tax Credit: Senate resumed consideration of H.R. 622, to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the adoption credit, taking 
action on the following amendments proposed thereto: 
                               Pages S153-54, S158-61, S162-65, S168-73
Pending:
  Daschle/Baucus Amendment No. 2698, in the nature of a substitute. 
                               Pages S153-54, S158-61, S162-65, S168-73
  Durbin Amendment No. 2714 (to Amendment No. 2698), to provide 
enhanced unemployment compensation benefits.                  
Page S153
  Nickles (for Bond) Amendment No. 2717, to amend the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 to provide for a temporary increase in expressing under 
section 179 of such code.                           
Pages S153, S160-61
  Reid (for Baucus/Torricelli/Bayh) Amendment No. 2718 (to Amendment 
No. 2698), to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a 
special depreciation allowance for certain property acquired after 
December 31, 2001, and before January 1, 2004.                
Page S153
  Reid (for Harkin) Amendment No. 2719 (to Amendment No. 2698), to 
provide for a temporary increase in the Federal medical assistance 
percentage for the Medicaid program for fiscal year 2002.     
Page S153
  Allen Amendment No. 2702 (to the language proposed to be stricken by 
Amendment No. 2698), to exclude from gross income certain terrorist 
attack zone compensation of civilian uniformed personnel.     
Page S153
  Reid (for Baucus) Amendment No. 2721 (to Amendment No. 2698), to 
provide emergency agriculture assistance.                     
Page S153
  Bunning/Inhofe Modified Amendment No. 2699 (to the language proposed 
to be stricken by Amendment No. 2698), to provide that the exclusion 
from gross income for foster care payments shall also apply to payments 
by qualified placement agencies.                          
Pages S153-54
  Hatch/Bennett Amendment No. 2724 (to the language proposed to be 
stricken by Amendment No. 2698), to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 to allow the carryback of certain net operating losses for 7 
years.                                                    
Pages S158-60
  Domenici Amendment No. 2723 (to the language proposed to be stricken 
by Amendment No. 2698), to provide for a payroll tax holiday. 
                                                          Pages S162-65
  Allard/Hatch/Allen Amendment No. 2722 (to the language proposed to be 
stricken by Amendment No. 2698), to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 to permanently extend the research credit and to increase the 
rates of the alternative incremental credit.              
Pages S168-73
  A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at 11 a.m., on Tuesday, January 29, 2002, 
with 30 minutes of debate on Durbin Amendment No. 2714 (to Amendment 
No. 2698); followed by a vote on or in relation to the amendment. 
                                                              Page S186
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Jorge L. Arrizurieta, of Florida, to be United States Alternate 
Executive Director of the Inter-American Development Bank.
  John Magaw, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary of Transportation for 
Security for a term of five

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years. (Prior to this action, Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation was discharged from further consideration.) 
                                                  Page S175, S186, S191
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Paul I. Perez, of Florida, to be United States Attorney for the 
Middle District of Florida, for the term of four years.
  Roslynn R. Mauskopf, of New York, to be United States Attorney for 
the Eastern District of New York for the term of four years.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps. 
                                                          Pages S186-91
Executive Communications:                                 
  Pages S174-75
Additional Cosponsors:                                        
  Page S176
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:               
  Pages S176-83
Additional Statements:                                    
  Pages S173-74
Amendments Submitted:                                     
  Pages S183-86
Adjournment: Senate met at 3 p.m., and adjourned at 6:47 p.m., until 
10:30 a.m., on Tuesday, January 29, 2002. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S186.)