[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 29 (Thursday, March 14, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D232-D233]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                           Thursday, March 14, 2002

[[Page D232]]

                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      The House passed H.R. 2146, Two Strikes and You're Out Child 
      Protection Act.
      House committees ordered reported six sundry measures.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1871-S1957
Measures Introduced: Seven bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 2013-2019, and S. Res. 226.
  Page S1935
Measures Reported:
  S. Res. 206, designating the week of March 17 through March 23, 2002 
as ``National Inhalants and Poison Prevention Week''.
  S. Res. 207, designating March 31, 2002, and March 31, 2003, as 
``National Civilian Conservation Corps Day'', with an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute and with an amended preamble.
  S. Res. 221, to commemorate and acknowledge the dedication and 
sacrifice made by the men and women who have lost their lives while 
serving as law enforcement officers.
  S. 1356, to establish a commission to review the facts and 
circumstances surrounding injustices suffered by European Americans, 
European Latin Americans, and European refugees during World War II, 
with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
Page S1935
Measures Passed:
  Export-Import Bank Authority Extension: Senate passed S. 2019, to 
extend the authority of the Export-Import Bank until April 30, 2002. 
                                                             Page S1954
  Export-Import Bank Authorization: Senate passed S. 1372, to 
reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the United States, after agreeing 
to the following amendment proposed thereto:
  Page S1954
  Reid (for Allard) Amendment No. 3029, to establish an Inspector 
General at the Export-Import Bank of the United States.
Page S1956
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 S1871-S1915
Adopted:
  Wyden/Feinstein Amendment No. 3014 (to Amendment No. 2917), to 
establish within the Department of Justice the Office of Consumer 
Advocacy.
Pages S1892-94
  Thomas/Murkowski Amendment No. 3012 (to Amendment No. 2917), to 
establish an organization to enforce reliability standards with respect 
to electricity.
Pages S1872-82, S1884-92
Rejected:
  By 29 yeas to 70 nays (Vote No. 50), Jeffords Amendment No. 3017 (to 
Amendment No. 3016), to establish renewable electric energy generation 
standards.
Pages S1899-S1914
Pending:
  Daschle/Bingaman Further Modified Amendment No. 2917, in the nature 
of a substitute.
Page S1871
  Feinstein Amendment No. 2989 (to Amendment No. 2917), to provide 
regulatory oversight over energy trading markets.
Page S1871
  Kerry/McCain Amendment No. 2999 (to Amendment No. 2917), to provide 
for increased average fuel economy standards for passenger automobiles 
and light trucks.
Page S1872
  Dayton/Grassley Amendment No. 3008 (to Amendment No. 2917), to 
require that Federal agencies use ethanol-blended gasoline and 
biodiesel-blended diesel fuel in areas in which ethanol-blended 
gasoline and biodiesel-blended diesel fuel are available. 
                                                         Pages S1882-84
  Bingaman Amendment No. 3016 (to Amendment No. 2917), to clarify the 
provisions relating to the Renewable Portfolio Standard. 
                                                         Pages S1897-99

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  Lott Amendment No. 3028 (to Amendment No. 2917), to provide for the 
fair treatment of Presidential judicial nominees.
                                                         Pages S1917-21
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 60 yeas to 40 nays (Vote No. 49), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, having voted in the affirmative, Senate agreed 
to the motion to waive the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 with 
respect to Thomas/Murkowski Amendment No. 3012 (to Amendment No. 2917), 
to establish an organization to enforce reliability standards with 
respect to electricity. Subsequently, the point of order, that the 
amendment was in violation of section 302(f) of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974, failed.
                                                             Page S1897
  Senate will continue consideration of the bill on Friday, March 15, 
2002.
Campaign Finance Reform--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing for consideration of H.R. 2356, to amend the Federal 
Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide bipartisan campaign reform, at 
3 p.m., on Monday, March 18, 2002, and that the pending cloture motion 
on the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill be vitiated. 
                                                         Pages S1914-15
District of Columbia College Access Improvement Act: Senate concurred 
in the amendment of the House to Senate amendments to H.R. 1499, to 
amend the District of Columbia College Access Act of 1999 to permit 
individuals who enroll in an institution of higher education more than 
3 years after graduating from a secondary school and individuals who 
attend private historically black colleges and universities nationwide 
to participate in the tuition assistance programs under such Act. 
                                                         Pages S1953-54
T'ur Shur Bein Preservation Trust Area Act--Joint Referral Agreement: A 
unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that S. 2018, the 
T'uf Shur Bein Preservation Trust Area Act be jointly referred to the 
Committees on Energy and Natural Resources and Indian Affairs. 
                                                             Page S1953
Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing for consideration of David C. Bury, to be United States 
District Judge for the District of Arizona, at 9:15 a.m., on Friday, 
March 15, 2002, with a vote to occur thereon.
  Page S1957
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Phyllis K. Fong, of Maryland, to be Inspector General, Department of 
Agriculture.
  Steven Robert Blust, of Florida, to be a Federal Maritime 
Commissioner for a term expiring June 30, 2006.
  W. Roy Grizzard, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor.
  Evelyn Dee Potter Rose, of Texas, to be a Member of the National 
Council on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2006.
  Celeste Colgan, of Texas, to be a Member of the National Council on 
the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2008.
  Wilfred M. McClay, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the National 
Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2006. 
                                                             Page S1957
Messages From the House:
  Page S1934
Measures Referred:
  Pages S1934-35
Measures Placed on Calendar:
  Page S1935
Executive Communications:
  Page S1935
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Page S1935
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S1935-36
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S1936-40
Additional Statements:
  Pages S1933-34
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S1941-52
Authority for Committees to Meet:
  Pages S1952-53
Privilege of the Floor:
  Page S1953
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--50) 
                                                     Pages S1897, S1914
Adjournment: Senate met at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 8:23 p.m., until 
9:15 a.m., on Friday, March 15, 2002. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S1957).