[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 10 (Friday, February 8, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D75-D76]
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                                           Friday, February 8, 2002

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S513-S572
Measures Introduced: Four bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 1924-1927, and S. Res. 206.
  Page S545
Measures Passed:
  Appalachian Regional Development Act Amendments: Senate passed S. 
1206, to reauthorize the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965, 
after agreeing to a committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, 
and the following amendment proposed thereto:
  Pages S569-71
  Reid (for Jeffords) Amendment No. 2840, in the nature of a 
substitute.
Page S571
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 S513-41
Adopted:
  Conrad/Crapo Amendment No. 2836 (to Amendment No. 2471), to modify 
the sugar allocations for beet sugar processors.
Pages S513-14, S522
Withdrawn:
  Reid Amendment No. 2838 (to Amendment No. 2471), to promote water 
conservation on agricultural land.
Pages S528-33
Pending:
  Daschle (for Harkin) Amendment No. 2471, in the nature of a 
substitute.
Page S513
  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 S513
  Crapo/Craig Amendment No. 2533 (to Amendment No. 2471), to strike the 
water conservation program.
Page S513
  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 S513, S517-19
  Santorum Modified Amendment No. 2542 (to Amendment No. 2471), to 
improve the standards for the care and treatment of certain animals. 
                                                          Pages S515-17
  Feinstein Amendment No. 2829 (to Amendment No. 2471), to make up for 
any shortfall in the amount sugar supplying countries are allowed to 
export to the United States each year.
Pages S519-22
  Harkin (for Grassley) Amendment No. 2837 (to Amendment No. 2835), to 
make it unlawful for a packer to own, feed, or control livestock 
intended for slaughter.
Pages S522-25
  Baucus Amendment No. 2839 (to Amendment No. 2471), to provide 
emergency agriculture assistance.
Pages S533-37
  Reid Amendment No. 2842 (to the language proposed to be stricken by 
Crapo/Craig Amendment No. 2533), to promote water conservation on 
agricultural land.
Page S540
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at 3 p.m., on Monday, February 11, 2002. 
                                                          Pages S571-72
Nominations--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached 
providing for consideration of the nominations of Michael J. Melloy, of 
Iowa, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit, and Jay 
C. Zainey, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District 
of Louisiana, on Monday, February 11, 2002, with votes to occur on 
confirmation of each nomination beginning at 6 p.m.
  Pages S571-72
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Thomas P. Colantuono, of New Hampshire, to be United States Attorney 
for the District of New Hampshire for the term of four years.
  James Duane Dawson, of West Virginia, to be United States Marshal for 
the Southern District of West Virginia for the term of four years.
  William Carey Jenkins, of Louisiana, to be United States Marshal for 
the Middle District of Louisiana for the term of four years.

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  Ronald Richard McCubbin, Jr., of Kentucky, to be United States 
Marshal for the Western District of Kentucky for the term of four 
years.
  David Reid Murtaugh, of Indiana, to be United States Marshal for the 
Northern District of Indiana for the term of four years.
  Nehemiah Flowers, of Mississippi, to be United States Marshal for the 
Southern District of Mississippi for the term of four years.
  Arthur Jeffrey Hedden, of Tennessee, to be United States Marshal for 
the Eastern District of Tennessee, for the term of four years.
  David Glenn Jolley, of Tennessee, to be United States Marshal for the 
Western District of Tennessee for the term of four years.
  Michael Wade Roach, of Oklahoma, to be United States Marshal for the 
Western District of Oklahoma for the term of four years.
  Eric Eugene Robertson, of Washington, to be United States Marshal for 
the Western District of Washington for the term of four years.
  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.
  David Donald Viles, of Maine, to be United States Marshal for the 
District of Maine for the term of four years.
  James K. Vines, of Tennessee, to be United States Attorney for the 
Middle District of Tennessee for the term of four years.
  Johnny Lewis Hughes, of Maryland, to be United States Marshal for the 
District of Maryland for the term of four years.
  Randy Merlin Johnson, of Alaska, to be United States Marshal for the 
District of Alaska for the term of four years.
  Larry Wade Wagster, of Mississippi, to be United States Marshal for 
the Northern District of Mississippi for the term of four years. 
                                                              Page S572
Executive Communications:
  Pages S543-45
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page S545
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S546-56
Additional Statements:
  Pages S541-43
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S556-69
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
  Page S569
Privilege of the Floor:
  Page S569
Adjournment: Senate met at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 3:15 p.m., until 
2 p.m., on Monday, February 11, 2002. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 572).