[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 9 (Thursday, February 7, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D68-D69]
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                                         Thursday, February 7, 2002

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed Radio Free Afghanistan Act.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S441-S511
Measures Introduced: Ten bills and two resolutions were introduced, as 
follows: S. 1914-1923, S.J. Res. 31, and S. Res. 205.
  Pages S487-88
Measures Reported:
  S. 396, to provide for national quadrennial summits on small business 
and State summits on small business, to establish the White House 
Quadrennial Commission on Small Business. (S. Rept. No. 107-136) 
                                                              Page S487
Measures Passed:
  Radio Free Afghanistan Act: Committee on Foreign Relations was 
discharged from further consideration of H.R. 2998, to authorize the 
establishment of Radio Free Afghanistan, and the bill was then passed, 
after striking all after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu 
thereof the text of S. 1779, Senate companion measure, as amended. 
                                                              Page S511
  Subsequently, S. 1779 was returned to the Senate calendar. 
                                                              Page S511
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 S441-85
Adopted:
  By 96 yeas to 1 nay (Vote No. 17), Durbin/Lugar Modified Amendment 
No. 2821 (to Amendment No. 2471), to prevent individuals illegally in 
the United States for more than one year from receiving food stamps. 
                                                          Pages S442-43
  Dorgan Amendment No. 2826 (to Amendment No. 2471), to strengthen 
payment limitations for commodity payments and benefits and use the 
resulting savings to improve certain programs. (By 31 yeas to 66 nays 
(Vote No. 18), Senate earlier failed to table the amendment.) 
                                                          Pages S443-57
  By 93 yeas, 0 nays, 1 responding present (Vote No. 20), Carnahan 
Amendment No. 2830 (to Amendment No. 2471), to permanently reenact the 
family farmer bankruptcy provisions (chapter 12 of title 11, United 
States Code).
Pages S467-69, S471-72
Rejected:
  By 11 yeas to 85 nays (Vote No. 19), Lugar Amendment No. 2827 (to 
Amendment No. 2471), of a perfecting nature.
Pages S458-67
Pending:
  Daschle (for Harkin) Amendment No. 2471, in the nature of a 
substitute.
Page S441
  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. 
                                                              Page S441
  Crapo/Craig Amendment No. 2533 (to Amendment No. 2471), to strike the 
water conservation program.
Pages S469-76
  Craig Amendment No. 2835 (to Amendment No. 2471), to provide for a 
study of a proposal to prohibit certain packers from owning, feeding, 
or controlling livestock.
Pages S476-79
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for the 
consideration of certain amendments to be proposed to S. 1731; that 
upon disposition of all amendments, the bill be read a third time, and 
the Senate then proceed to H.R. 2646, House companion measure, that all 
after the enacting clause be stricken and the text of S. 1731, as 
amended, be inserted in lieu thereof; that the House bill be advanced 
to third reading, and the Senate then vote on passage of the bill; that 
upon passage, the Senate insist on its amendment, request a conference 
with the House on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses, and that the 
Chair be authorized to appoint conferees, with a ratio of 4 to 3; and 
that S. 1731 be returned to the Calendar without any intervening action 
or debate.
Page S511

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  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at 9:30 a.m., on Friday, February 8, 2002. 
                                                              Page S511
Messages From the House:
  Page S487
Measures Referred:
  Page S487
Enrolled Bills Presented:
  Page S487
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Page S487
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S488-89
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S489-97
Additional Statements:
  Pages S485-87
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S498-510
Authority for Committees to Meet:
  Page S510
Privilege of the Floor:
  Page S511
Record Votes: Four record votes were taken today. (Total--20) 
                                           Pages S443, S457, S467, S472
Adjournment: Senate met at 10 a.m., and adjourned at 7:21 p.m., until 
9:30 a.m., on Friday, February 8, 2002. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S511).