[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 17 (Tuesday, February 26, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D124-D125]
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                                         Tuesday, February 26, 2002

[[Page D124]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1137-S1222
Measures Introduced: Six bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 1964-1969, and S. Res. 212.                      
  Page S1208
Measures Passed:
  Condolences to Family of Daniel Pearl: Senate agreed to S. Res. 212, 
expressing the condolences of the Senate to the family of Daniel Pearl.
                                                         Pages S1221-22
  Tribal Claims: Senate passed S. 1857, to encourage the negotiated 
settlement of tribal claims, after agreeing to a committee amendment in 
the nature of a substitute.                                  
  Page S1222
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 S1142-51 S1166-94
Adopted:
  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 (adopted by 
the Senate on Monday, February 25, 2002.)
  McConnell (for Gramm) Amendment No. 2927, to guarantee the right of 
all active duty military personnel, merchant mariners, and their 
dependents to vote in Federal, State, and local elections.   
Page S1143
  Dodd (for Feinstein) Amendment No. 2928, to determine whether voting 
systems are able to accommodate as many voters who have a limited 
proficiency in the English language as possible.             
Page S1143
  Dodd (for Landrieu) Amendment No. 2869, to express the sense of the 
Senate regarding State and local input into changes made to the 
electoral process.                                           
Page S1147
  Dodd (for Feinstein) Amendment No. 2931, to ensure the security, 
confidentiality, and integrity of personal information collected, 
stored, or otherwise used by the free access system established for the 
purpose of permitting individuals casting provisional ballots to 
determine the final disposition of their vote.               
Page S1147
  Dayton Modified Amendment No. 2898, to conduct a study on the 
establishment of a program that makes free postage available for 
certain individuals with respect to absentee ballots cast in elections 
for Federal office.                                      
Pages S1147-48
  Dodd (for Harkin) Modified 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.                                  
Pages S1143-47, S1148-49
  Hatch Modified Amendment No. 2934, to express the Sense of the Senate 
that full funding shall be provided to each State and locality to meet 
the requirements relating to compliance with election technology and 
administration pursuant to this Act.                         
Page S1166
  By a unanimous vote of 97 yeas (Vote No. 36), Cleland/Miller 
Amendment No. 2883, to amend the short title to read ``Martin Luther 
King, Jr. Equal Protection of Voting Rights Act of 2001''. 
                                                         Pages S1170-71
  Dodd (for Sarbanes) Amendment No. 2938, to establish the ``Help 
America Vote College Program''.                          
Pages S1193-94
  Dodd (for Sessions) Amendment No. 2939, to authorize the Election 
Administration Commission to award grants to the National Student/
Parent Mock Election to enable it to carry out voter education 
activities for students and their parents.               
Pages S1193-94

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Pending:
  Clinton Amendment No. 2906, to establish a residual ballot 
performance benchmark.                               
Pages S1142, S1170
  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 S1142
  Dodd (for Kennedy) Amendment No. 2916, to clarify the application of 
the safe harbor provisions.                                  
Page S1142
  Hatch Amendment No. 2935, to establish the Advisory Committee on 
Electronic Voting and the Electoral Process, and to instruct the 
Attorney General to study the adequacy of existing electoral fraud 
statutes and penalties.                                      
Page S1168
  Hatch Amendment No. 2936, to make the provisions of the Voting Rights 
Act of 1965 permanent.                                       
Page S1169
  Schumer/Wyden Amendment No. 2937, to permit the use of a signature or 
personal mark for the purpose of verifying the identity of voters who 
register by mail.                                        
Pages S1172-88
  Smith (NH) Amendment No. 2933, to prohibit the broadcast of certain 
false and untimely information on Federal elections.         
Page S1188
  A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of Schumer/Wyden Amendment No. 2937 (listed above), on 
Wednesday, February 27, 2002, with a vote on or in relation to the 
amendment to occur at 10 a.m.                                
Page S1222
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at 9:30 a.m., on Wednesday, February 27, 
2002.                                                        
Page S1222
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By unanimous vote of 98 yeas (Vote No. EX. 35), Robert E. Blackburn, 
of Colorado, to be United States District Judge for the District of 
Colorado.                                         
Pages S1137-41, S1222
  By unanimous vote of 98 yeas (Vote No. EX. 37), Cindy K. Jorgenson, 
of Arizona, to be United States District Judge for the District of 
Arizona.                                             
Pages S1171, S1222
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Robert Watson Cobb, of Maryland, to be Inspector General, National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration.
  Major General Charles F. Bolden, Jr., United States Marine Corps, to 
be Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration.
  Otto J. Reich, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State 
(Western Hemisphere Affairs).
  Michael Alan Guhin, of Maryland, a Career Member of the Senior 
Executive Service, for the rank of Ambassador during tenure of service 
as U.S. Fissile Material Negotiator.
  1 Air Force nomination in the rank of general.
  24 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  23 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Army.                                 
Page S1222
Messages From the House:                                     
  Page S1205
Measures Read First Time:                                    
  Page S1205
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S1205-07
Executive Reports of Committees:                         
  Pages S1207-08
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S1208-09
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S1209-17
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S1200-05
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S1217-21
Authority for Committees to Meet:                            
  Page S1221
Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--37) 
                                           Pages S1140-41, S1171, S1171
Adjournment: Senate met at 9:45 a.m., and adjourned at 8:36 p.m., until 
9:30 a.m., on Wednesday, February 27, 2002. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S1222).