[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 16 (Monday, February 25, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S993]
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        EQUAL PROTECTION OF VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 2001--Continued

  Mr. DODD. Mr. President, I will make a couple of unanimous consent 
requests to modify amendments. This has been discussed with the 
minority.


                    Amendment No. 2919, as Modified

  I ask unanimous consent amendment No. 2919, previously agreed to by 
the Senate, be amended with the changes now at the desk.
  Mr. McCONNELL. I am confused.
  Mr. DODD. The Hollings-McCain amendment.
  Mr. McCONNELL. Fine.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendment will be so modified.
  The modification is as follows:

       On page 2, line 11, after ``with'' insert ``the 
     Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board 
     and''.


                    Amendment No. 2922, as Modified

  Mr. DODD. Second, I ask consent that my amendment, which is at the 
desk now, No. 2922, be modified with changes at the desk to conform 
with the amendment, the line numbers in the compromise.
  Mr. McCONNELL. Reserving the right to object, the Senator from 
Connecticut has changed the amendment he offered?
  Mr. DODD. I am modifying my own amendment. The line numbers are 
wrong.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendment will be so modified.
  The amendment (No. 2922), as modified, is as follows:

  (Purpose: To clarify that the criminal penalties retain the current 
     specific intent standard contained in the underlying statutes)

       On page 68, strike lines 5 through 17, and insert the 
     following:
       (a) Conspiracy To Deprive Voters of a Fair Election.--Any 
     individual who knowingly and willfully gives false 
     information in registering or voting in violation of section 
     11(c) of the National Voting Rights Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 
     1973i(c)), or conspires with another to violate such section, 
     shall be fined or imprisoned, or both, in accordance with 
     such section.
       (b) False Information in Registering and Voting.--Any 
     individual who knowingly commits fraud or knowingly makes a 
     false statement with respect to the naturalization, 
     citizenry, or alien registry of such individual in violation 
     of section 1015 of title 18, United States Code, shall be 
     fined or imprisoned, or both, in accordance with such 
     section.

  Mr. DODD. I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. DODD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the order for the 
quorum call be dispensed with.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. DODD. Mr. President, what is the pending amendment?
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Amendment No. 2922, as modified, is the 
pending amendment.
  Mr. DODD. Mr. President, I finished explaining what the amendment is. 
It is technical in nature. I urge its adoption.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. If there is no further debate, the question is 
on agreeing to the amendment.
  The amendment (No. 2922), as modified, was agreed to.
  Mr. DODD. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote.
  Mr. McCONNELL. I move to lay that motion on the table.
  The motion to lay on the table was agreed to.
  Mr. DODD. Mr. President, I know Senator McCain wanted to be heard on 
other subject matters. I am going to put in a quorum call. There are 
five or six amendments, maybe none, maybe one, maybe all, that we can 
come back and adopt, but I will report back very quickly to the Chamber 
the results of those discussions. In the meantime, if Members come over 
and would like to speak in morning business or on another subject 
matter, the floor will be theirs.
  I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. DODD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for 
the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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