[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 8 (Wednesday, February 6, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D59-D61]
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                                        Wednesday, February 6, 2002

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S383-S439
Measures Introduced: One bill was introduced, as follows: S. 1913. 
                                                              Page S425
Measures Reported:
  Special Report entitled ``History, Jurisdiction, and a Summary of 
Activities of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources during the 
106th Congress''. (S. Rept. No. 107-135)                      
Page S425
Measures Passed:
  Adoption Tax Credit: Senate passed H.R. 622, to provide for temporary 
unemployment compensation, after taking action on the following 
amendments proposed thereto:                              
  Pages S391-92
Adopted:
  Daschle Amendment No. 2819, in the nature of a substitute, to provide 
for a program of temporary extended unemployment compensation. 
                                                          Pages S393-95
  Levin (for Daschle) Amendment No. 2820, to amend the title of the 
bill.                                                         
Page S395
Withdrawn:
  Daschle/Baucus Amendment No. 2698, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                              Page S391
  Reid (for Baucus) Amendment No. 2721 (to Amendment No. 2698), to 
provide emergency agriculture assistance.                     
Page S391
  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.                                                        
Page S391
  Domenici Amendment No. 2723 (to the language proposed to be stricken 
by Amendment No. 2698), to provide for a payroll tax holiday. 
                                                              Page S391
  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.                  
Page S391
  Smith (NH) Amendment No. 2732 (to the language proposed to be 
stricken by Amendment No. 2698), to provide a waiver of the early 
withdrawal penalty for distributions from qualified retirement plans to 
individuals called to active duty during the national emergency 
declared by the President on September 14, 2001.              
Page S391
  Smith (NH) Amendment No. 2733 (to the language proposed to be 
stricken by Amendment No. 2698), to prohibit a State from imposing a 
discriminatory tax on income earned within such State by nonresidents 
of such State.                                                
Page S391
  Smith (NH) Amendment No. 2734 (to the language proposed to be 
stricken by Amendment No. 2698), to provide that tips received for 
certain services shall not be subject to income or employment taxes. 
                                                              Page S391
  Smith (NH) Amendment No. 2735 (to the language proposed to be 
stricken by Amendment No. 2698), to allow a deduction for real property 
taxes whether or not the taxpayer itemizes other deductions. 
                                                              Page S391
  Sessions Amendment No. 2736 (to the language proposed to be stricken 
by Amendment No. 2698), to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
provide tax incentives for economic recovery and provide for the 
payment of emergency extended unemployment compensation.      
Page S391
  Grassley (for McCain) Amendment No. 2700 (to the language proposed to 
be stricken by Amendment No. 2698), to amend the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 to provide a special rule for members of the uniformed services 
and Foreign Service in determining the exclusion of gain from the sale 
of a principal residence.                                 
Pages S391-92
  Kyl Amendment No. 2758 (to the language proposed to be stricken by 
Amendment No. 2698), to remove the sunset on the repeal of the estate 
tax.                                                          
Page S392
  Reid Modified Amendment No. 2764 (to Amendment No. 2698), to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a refundable credit for 
recreational travel, and to modify the business expense limits. 
                                                              Page S392
  Reid (for Durbin) Amendment No. 2766 (to Amendment No. 2698), to 
provide enhanced unemployment compensation benefits.          
Page S392

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  Lincoln Amendment No. 2767 (to Amendment No. 2698), to delay until at 
lease June 30, 2002, any changes in Medicaid regulations that modify 
the Medicaid upper payment limit for non-State Government-owned or 
operated hospitals.                                           
Page S392
  Thomas Amendment No. 2728 (to the language proposed to be stricken by 
Amendment No. 2698), to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
modify the qualified small issue bond provisions.             
Page S392
  Craig Amendment No. 2770 (to the language proposed to be stricken by 
Amendment No. 2698), to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
expand the availability of Archer medical savings accounts.   
Page S392
  Grassley Amendment No. 2773 (to the language proposed to be stricken 
by Amendment No. 2698), to provide tax incentives for economic recovery 
and assistance to displaced workers.                          
Page S392
  Sessions (for Kyl) Amendment No. 2807 (to Amendment No. 2721), to 
remove the sunset on the repeal of the estate tax.            
Page S392
  Dorgan Amendment No. 2808 (to Amendment No. 2764), to preserve the 
continued viability of the United States travel industry.     
Page S392
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following actions:
  By 56 yeas to 39 nays (Vote No. 13), 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/Baucus Amendment 
No. 2698, listed above.                                       
Page S392
  By 48 yeas to 47 nays (Vote No. 14), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn not having voted in the affirmative, Senate 
rejected the motion to close further debate on Grassley Amendment No. 
2773 (to the language proposed to be stricken by Amendment No. 2698), 
listed above.                                                 
Page S392
  Fairness for Foster Care Families: Senate passed H.R. 586, to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the exclusion from 
gross income for foster care payments shall also apply to payments by 
qualified placement agencies, after agreeing to the following amendment 
proposed thereto:                                         
  Pages S432-36
  Reid (for Landrieu) Amendment No. 2823, to accelerate the effective 
date for expansion of adoption tax credit and adoption assistance 
programs.                                                     
Page S432
  Stroke Treatment and Ongoing Prevention: Senate passed S. 1274, to 
amend the Public Health Service Act to provide programs for the 
prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of stroke, after agreeing to 
the following amendment proposed thereto:                     
  Page S432
  Reid (for Kennedy/Frist) Amendment No. 2824, to make certain 
technical corrections.                                        
Page S432
  Community Access to Emergency Defibrillations: Senate passed S. 1275, 
to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide grants for public 
access defibrillation programs and public access defibrillation 
demonstration projects, after agreeing to a committee amendment. 
                                                          Pages S436-37
  Ronald Reagan Birthday Recognition: Senate passed H.J. Res. 82, 
recognizing the 91st birthday of Ronald Reagan.               
  Page S437
Federal Farm Bill: Senate resumed 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 S402-25
Adopted:
  By 82 yeas to 14 nays (Vote No. 16), 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. 
                                                          Pages S417-18
Rejected:
  By 44 yeas to 52 nays (Vote No. 15), Wellstone Modified 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.                   
Pages S408-17
Withdrawn:
  Burns Modified Amendment No. 2607 (to Amendment No. 2471), to 
establish a per-farm limitation on land enrolled in the conservation 
reserve program.                                          
Pages S402-13
  Burns Modified 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.                                          
Pages S402-13
Pending:
  Daschle (for Harkin) Amendment No. 2471, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                               
Pages S402-23
  Daschle motion to reconsider the vote (Vote No. 377-107th Congress, 
1st Session) by which the second motion to invoke cloture on Daschle 
(for Harkin) Amendment No. 2471 (listed above) was not agreed to.
  Durbin/Lugar Modified Amendment No. 2821, to restrict commodity and 
crop insurance payments to land that has a cropping history and to 
restore food

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stamp benefits to legal immigrants who have lived in the United States 
for 5 years of more.                                     
Pages S419-423
  A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at 10 a.m., on Thursday, February 7, with 5 
minutes of closing debate on Durbin/Lugar Modified Amendment No. 2821 
(listed above), followed by a vote on or in relation to the amendment. 
Further, additional votes are expected in relation to certain 
amendments to be proposed thereto.                            
Page S437
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Todd Walther Dillard, of Maryland, to be United States Marshal for 
the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of four 
years. (Reappointment)
  Warren Douglas Anderson, of South Dakota, to be United States Marshal 
for the District of South Dakota for the term of four years.
  James Loren Kennedy, of Indiana, to be United States Marshal for the 
Southern District of Indiana for the term of four years.
  Theophile Alceste Duroncelet, of Louisiana, to be United States 
Marshal for the Eastern District of Louisiana for the term of four 
years, United States Marshal for the Eastern District of Louisiana for 
the term of four years.
  James Thomas Plousis, of New Jersey, to be United States Marshal for 
the District of New Jersey for the term of four years.
  James Joseph Parmley, of New York, to be United States Marshal for 
the Northern District of New York for the term of four years.
  Charles R. Reavis, of North Carolina, to be United States Marshal for 
the Eastern District of North Carolina for the term of four years.
  Timothy Dewayne Welch, of Oklahoma, to be United States Marshal for 
the Northern District of Oklahoma for the term of four years.
  Michael Robert Regan, of Pennsylvania, to be United States Marshal 
for the Middle District of Pennsylvania for the term of four years.
  Jesse Seroyer, Jr., of Alabama, to be United States Marshal for the 
Middle District of Alabama for the term of four years.
  Robert H. Roswell, of Florida, to be Under Secretary for Health of 
the Department of Veterans Affairs for a term of four years.
  1 Navy nomination in the rank of Judge Advocate General.
  Routine lists in the Army.                              
Pages S438-39
Messages From the House:                                      
  Page S425
Measures Referred:                                            
  Page S425
Additional Cosponsors:                                    
  Pages S425-26
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:                   
  Page S425
Amendments Submitted:                                     
  Pages S426-31
Authority for Committees to Meet:                             
  Page S431
Privilege of the Floor:                                       
  Page S432
Record Votes: Four record votes were taken today. (Total--16) 
                                           Pages S392, S392, S417, S418
Adjournment: Senate met at 10:30 a.m., and adjourned at 6:29 p.m., 
until 10 a.m., on Thursday, February 7, 2002. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on 
pages S437-38).