[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 26 (Monday, March 11, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
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                                             Monday, March 11, 2002

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1715-S1735
Measures Introduced: One bill and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 2005 and S. Res. 225.
  Page S1732
Measures Passed:
  National Girl Scout Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 225, designating 
the week of March 10 through March 16, 2002, as ``National Girl Scout 
Week''.
  Page S1734
  National Safe Place Week: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged 
from further consideration of S. Res. 218, designating the week 
beginning March 17, 2002, as ``National Safe Place Week'', and the 
resolution was then agreed to.
  Pages S1734-35
Energy Policy Act: Senate resumed consideration of S. 517, to authorize 
funding for 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 amendments proposed 
thereto:
  Pages S1715-26
Adopted:
  Bingaman/Domenici Amendment No. 2990 (to Amendment No. 2917) to 
promote collaboration between the United States and Mexico on research 
related to energy technologies.
Pages S1715, S1726
Pending:
  Daschle/Bingaman Further Modified Amendment No. 2917, in the nature 
of a substitute.
Page S1715
  Feinstein Amendment No. 2989 (to Amendment No. 2917), to provide 
regulatory oversight over energy trading markets.
Page S1715
  Dorgan Amendment No. 2993 (to Amendment No. 2917), to provide for 
both training and continuing education relating to electric power 
generation plant technologies and operations.
Pages S1716-26
  Senate will continue consideration of the bill on Tuesday, March 12, 
2002.
Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing for consideration of Ralph R. Beistline, to be United States 
District Judge for the District of Alaska, at 10:30 a.m., on Tuesday, 
March 12, 2002, with a vote on confirmation of the nomination to occur 
at 10:45 a.m.
  Page S1734
Messages From the House:
  Pages S1730-31
Executive Communications:
  Pages S1731-32
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S1732-33
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Page S1733
Additional Statements:
  Pages S1729-30
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S1733-34
Adjournment: Senate met at 3 p.m., and adjourned at 5:11 p.m., until 
10:30 a.m., on Tuesday, March 12, 2002. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S1735).