[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 27 (Tuesday, March 12, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D210-D211]
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                                            Tuesday, March 12, 2002

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1737-S1798
Measures Introduced: Five bills were introduced, as follows: S. 2006-
2010.                                                        
  Page S1782
Energy Policy Act: Senate continued 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 S1743-75
Adopted:
  Craig Amendment No. 2995 (to Amendment No. 2917), to direct the 
Secretary of Energy to carry out a program within the Department of 
Energy to develop advanced reactor technologies and demonstrate new 
regulatory processes for next generation nuclear power plants. 
                                                         Pages S1743-44
  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.                
Page S1744
  Murkowski/Daschle Amendment No. 2996 (to Amendment No. 2917), to 
provide for rural and remote community development block grants. 
                                                             Page S1745
Pending:
  Daschle/Bingaman Further Modified Amendment No. 2917, in the nature 
of a substitute.                                             
Page S1743
  Feinstein Amendment No. 2989 (to Amendment No. 2917), to provide 
regulatory oversight over energy trading markets.            
Page S1743
  Levin Amendment No. 2997 (to Amendment No. 2917), to provide 
alternative provisions to better encourage increased use of alternative 
fueled and hybrid vehicles.                              
Pages S1745-49
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of Levin Amendment No. 2997 (listed above), at 11:30 a.m. 
on Wednesday, March 13, 2002, with a vote to occur thereon; followed by 
the consideration of certain amendments to be proposed.      
Page S1797
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at 9:30 a.m., on Wednesday, March 13, 2002. 
                                                             Page S1797
Appointment:
  American Folklife Center/Library of Congress: The Chair, on behalf of 
the President pro tempore, pursuant to Public Law 94-201, as amended by 
Public Law 105-275, appointed Dennis Holub, of South Dakota, as a 
member of the Board of Trustees of the American Folklife Center of the 
Library of Congress, vice Janet L. Brown, of South Dakota.   
  Page S1797
Messages From the President: Senate received the following messages 
from the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, the Agreement Between the Government 
of the United States of America and the Government of Australia on 
Social Security; to the Committee on Finance. (PM-73)        
Page S1781
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, the Periodic Report on 
Telecommunications Payments Made to Cuba pursuant to Treasury 
Department Specific Licenses; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. 
(PM-74)                                                      
Page S1781
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
  By unanimous vote of 98 yeas (Vote No. Ex. 46), Ralph R. Beistline, 
of Alaska, to be United States District Judge for the District of 
Alaska.                                           
Pages S1737-40, S1798
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  5 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  1 Army nomination in the rank of general.                  
Page S1798
Nominations Withdrawn: Senate received notification of withdrawal of 
the following nomination:
  Major General Charles F. Bolden, Jr., United States Marine Corps, to 
be Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration, which was sent to the Senate on February 26, 2002. 
                                                             Page S1798
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S1781-82
Executive Reports of Committees:                             
  Page S1782
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S1782-83

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Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S1783-92
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S1780-81
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S1792-97
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:                                
  Page S1797
Authority for Committees to Meet:                            
  Page S1797
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total-46)    
  Page S1740
Adjournment: Senate met at 10:30 a.m., and adjourned at 7:49 p.m., 
until 9 a.m., on Wednesday, March 13, 2002. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S1798).