[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 15 (Friday, February 15, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D112-D113]
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                                          Friday, February 15, 2002

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S879-S977
Measures Introduced: Seven bills and two resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 1957-1963, S. Res. 211, and S. Con. Res. 98.   
  Page S897
Measures Reported:
  Report to accompany S. 1857, to Encourage the Negotiated Settlement 
of Tribal Claims. (S. Rept. No. 107-138)                      
Page S897
Measures Passed:
  Arts Education Month: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from 
further consideration of S. Res. 44, designating March 2002 as ``Arts 
Education Month'', and the resolution was then agreed to, after 
agreeing to the following amendments:                     
  Pages S975-76
  Reid (for Cochran) Amendment No. 2920, to designate March 2002 as 
``Arts Education Month''.                                     
Page S975
  Reid (for Cochran) Amendment No. 2921, to amend the title. 
                                                              Page S976
Election Reform: Senate continued consideration of S. 565, to establish 
the Commission on Voting Rights and Procedures to study and make 
recommendations regarding election technology, voting, and election 
administration, to establish a grant program under which the Office of 
Justice Programs and the Civil Rights Division of the Department of 
Justice shall provide assistance to States and localities in improving 
election technology and the administration of Federal elections, and to 
require States to meet uniform and nondiscriminatory election 
technology and administration requirements for the 2004 Federal 
elections, taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto: 
                                                        Pages S879-S976
Adopted:
  Reid (for Hollings) Amendment No. 2919, to require the Office of 
Election Administration to consult with the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology when promulgating or reviewing voting systems 
standards.                                                    
Page S975
Pending:
  Clinton Amendment No. 2906, to establish a residual ballot 
performance benchmark.                                        
Page S879
  Dayton Amendment No. 2898, to establish a pilot program for free 
postage for absentee ballots cast in elections for Federal office. 
                                                              Page S879
  Dodd (for Harkin) Amendment No. 2912, to provide funds for protection 
and advocacy systems of each State to ensure full participation in the 
electoral process for individuals with disabilities.          
Page S879
  Dodd (for Harkin/McCain) Amendment No. 2913, to express the sense of 
the Congress that curbside voting should be only an alternative of last 
resort when providing accommodations for disabled voters.     
Page S879
  Dodd (for Schumer) Modified Amendment No. 2914, to permit the use of 
a signature or personal mark for the purpose of verifying the identity 
of voters who register by mail.                               
Page S879
  Dodd (for Kennedy) Amendment No. 2916, to clarify the application of 
the safe harbor provisions.                               
Pages S880-81
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at 2 p.m., on Monday, February 25, 2002. 
                                                              Page S976
National Laboratories Partnership Improvement Act: Senate began 
consideration of S. 517, to authorize funding the Department of Energy 
to enhance its mission areas through technology transfer and 
partnerships for fiscal years 2002 through 2006, taking action on the 
following amendment proposed thereto:                     
  Pages S884-88
Pending:
  Daschle/Bingaman Amendment No. 2917, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                          Pages S885-88
Authority for Committees: All committees were authorized to file 
legislative and executive reports during the adjournment of the Senate 
on Wednesday, February 20, 2002, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon.     
  Page S976
Farm Aid--Conferees: The Chair was authorized to appoint the following 
conferees on the part of the Senate to H.R. 2646, to provide for the 
continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2011

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(passed by the Senate on February 13, 2002): Senators Harkin, Leahy, 
Conrad, Daschle, Lugar, Helms, and Cochran.                   
  Page S976
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Richard Monroe Miles, of South Carolina, to be Ambassador to Georgia.
  Peter Terpeluk, Jr., of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to Luxembourg.
  Don V. Cogman, of Connecticut, to be a Member of the National Council 
on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2006.
  Katharine DeWitt, of Ohio, to be a Member of the National Council on 
the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2006.
  David Gelernter, of Connecticut, to be a Member of the National 
Council on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2006.
  Teresa Lozano Long, of Texas, to be a Member of the National Council 
on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2006.
  Maribeth McGinley, of California, to be a Member of the National 
Council on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2006.
  Amy Apfel Kass, of Illinois, to be a Member of the National Council 
on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2004.
  Andrew Ladis, of Georgia, to be a Member of the National Council on 
the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2006.
  Wright L. Lassiter, Jr., of Texas, to be a Member of the National 
Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2006.
  James R. Stoner, Jr., of Louisiana, to be a Member of the National 
Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2006.
  Gregory Allyn Forest, of North Carolina, to be United States Marshal 
for the Western District of North Carolina for the term of four years.
  25 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  Routine lists in the Army, Coast Guard.                 
Pages S976-77
Additional Cosponsors:                                    
  Pages S897-98
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:             
  Pages S898-S908
Additional Statements:                                    
  Pages S896-97
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S909-975
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:                                 
  Page S975
Adjournment: Senate met at 10 a.m. and, pursuant to the provisions of 
S. Con. Res. 97, adjourned at 1:46 p.m., until 12 noon, on Monday, 
February 25, 2002. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting 
Majority Leader in today's Record on page S976).