[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 16 (Monday, February 25, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D116-D117]
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                                          Monday, February 25, 2002

[[Page D116]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S979-S1135
Measures Introduced: One resolution was submitted, as follows: S.J. 
Res. 32.
  Page S1004
Washington's Farewell Address: Senator Corzine read Washington's 
Farewell Address.
  Pages S979-84
Measures Passed:
  Homeless Assistance: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs 
was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 3699, to revise 
certain grants for continuum of care assistance for homeless 
individuals and families, and the bill was then passed, clearing the 
measure for the President.
  Page S986
  Child Passenger Protection Act: Senate passed S. 980, to provide for 
the improvement of the safety of child restraints in passenger motor 
vehicles, after agreeing to a committee amendment in the nature of a 
substitute.
  Pages S986-87
  West Point Bicentennial Anniversary: Senate passed S.J. Res. 32, 
congratulating the United States Military Academy at West Point on its 
bicentennial anniversary, and commending its outstanding contributions 
to the Nation.
  Page S1135
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 S987-94
Adopted:
  Collins Amendment No. 2915, to provide an initial payment to States 
filing a State plan and submitting applications for the grant programs 
under title II.
Pages S988-89
  Dodd Modified Amendment No. 2922, to clarify that the criminal 
penalties retain the current specific intent standard contained in the 
underlying statutes.
Pages S989-91
  McConnell (for Lugar) Modified Amendment No. 2866, to ensure that 
Election Reform Incentive Grant Program funds may be used by States and 
localities to fund hotlines for voters to report possible voting fraud 
and voting rights abuses.
Pages S993-94
  McConnell (for Ensign) Modified Amendment No. 2900, to provide for a 
manual audit capacity that permits voters to verify their vote at the 
time it is cast and used as the official record for recounts. 
                                                          Pages S993-94
  McConnell (for Grassley) Amendment No. 2865, to ensure that absentee 
ballots of overseas voters are collected regularly and returned to the 
United States in a timely manner.
Pages S993-94
  Dodd (for Hollings/Reid/Kohl) Modified Amendment No. 2894, to require 
the Election Administration Commission to study the advisability of 
establishing an election day holiday.
Pages S993-94
  Dodd (for Lieberman) Amendment No. 2926, to improve State recount and 
contest procedures in elections for Federal office.
Pages S993-94
Pending:
  Clinton Amendment No. 2906, to establish a residual ballot 
performance benchmark.
Page S987
  Dayton Amendment No. 2898, to establish a pilot program for free 
postage for absentee ballots cast in elections for Federal office. 
                                                              Page S987
  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 S987
  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 S988
  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 S988

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  Dodd (for Kennedy) Amendment No. 2916, to clarify the application of 
the safe harbor provisions.
Page S988
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  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, adopted by the Senate on Friday, February 15, 2002, was 
modified.
Page S993
  Senate will continue consideration of the bill on Tuesday, February 
26, 2002.
Nominations--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing for consideration of the nomination of Robert E. Blackburn, 
to be United States District Judge for the District of Colorado, with a 
vote to occur thereon at 10 a.m.; followed by a vote on the nomination 
of Cindy K. Jorgenson, to be United States District Judge for the 
District of Arizona.
  Page S1135
Executive Communications:
  Pages S1000-04
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S1004-05
Additional Statements:
  Pages S998-S1000
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S1005-06
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
  Page S1006
Privilege of the Floor:
  Page S1006
Text of H.R. 2646, as Previously Passed:
  Pages S1006-S1135
Adjournment: Senate met at 12 noon, and adjourned at 5:36 p.m., until 
9:45 a.m., on Tuesday, February 26, 2002. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S1135).