[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 19 (Thursday, February 28, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D145]
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                                        Thursday, February 28, 2002

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1327-S1377
Measures Introduced: Five bills and two resolutions were introduced, as 
follows: S. 1973-1977, S. Res. 213, and S. Con. Res. 99.     
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Measures Reported:
  H.R. 3005, to extend trade authorities procedures with respect to 
reciprocal trade agreements, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. (S. Rept. No. 107-139)                           
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Measures Passed:
   U.S. Senate Youth Program: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged 
from further consideration of S. Res. 208, commending students who 
participated in the United States Senate Youth Program between 1962 and 
2002, and the resolution was then agreed to.                 
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Election Reform: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing 
for further 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, to require 
States to meet uniform and nondiscriminatory election technology and 
administration requirements for the 2004 Federal elections, on Friday, 
March 1, 2002, with a vote on the motion to close further debate on the 
bill to occur at 9:45 a.m. Further, that Senators have until 9:30 a.m., 
to file second degree amendments.                            
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Appointments:
  JFK Center for the Performing Arts Board: The Chair, on behalf of the 
President of the Senate, pursuant to Public Law 85-874, as amended, 
appointed Senator Reid to the Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy 
Center for the Performing Arts, vice Senator Lott.           
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Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Rene Acosta, of Virginia, to be a Member of the National Labor 
Relations Board for the remainder of the term expiring August 27, 2003.
  Christopher C. Conner, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District 
Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
  John E. Jones III, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District 
Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
  Routine lists in the Air Force.                            
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Messages From the House:                                     
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Measures Referred:                                           
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Executive Communications:                                
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Additional Cosponsors:                                   
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Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
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Additional Statements:                                   
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Amendments Submitted:                                    
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Authority for Committees to Meet:                        
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Privilege of the Floor:                                      
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Adjournment: Senate met at 10:30 a.m., and adjourned at 6:10 p.m., 
until 9:15 a.m., on Friday, March 1, 2002. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S1377).