[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 35 (Friday, March 22, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D285-D287]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                             Friday, March 22, 2002

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2311-S2343
Measures Introduced: Eight bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 2066-2073, and S. Con. Res. 100.
  Page S2326
Measures Reported:
  S. Con. Res. 100, setting forth the congressional budget for the 
United States Government for fiscal year 2003 and setting forth the 
appropriate budgetary levels for each of the fiscal years 2004 through 
2012.
Page S2325
Measures Passed:
  American Small Business Emergency Relief and Recovery Act: Senate 
passed S. 1499, to provide assistance to small business concerns 
adversely impacted by the terrorist attacks perpetrated against the 
United States on September 11, 2001, after agreeing to the following 
amendment proposed thereto:
  Pages S2335-38
  Dodd (for Kerry/Bond) Amendment No. 3076, in the nature of a 
substitute.
Page S2335
  Oklahoma City Native American Museum: Committee on Indian Affairs was 
discharged from further consideration of S. 1321, to authorize the 
construction of a Native American Cultural Center and Museum in 
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and the bill was then passed, after agreeing 
to the following amendment proposed thereto:
  Page S2338
  Dodd (for Nickles/Inhofe) Amendment No. 3077, in the nature of a 
substitute.
Page S2338
  Bureau of Census 100th Anniversary: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 
339, expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the Bureau of the 
Census on the 100th anniversary of its establishment.
  Pages S2338-39
  Major Lyn McIntosh Post Office Building: Senate passed H.R. 1432, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
3698 Inner Perimeter Road in Valdosta, Georgia, as the ``Major Lyn 
McIntosh Post Office Building''.
  Page S2339
  Frank Sinatra Post Office Building: Senate passed S. 1222, to 
redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
89 River Street in Hoboken, New Jersey, as the ``Frank Sinatra Post 
Office Building''.
  Page S2339
  Tom Bliley Post Office Building: Senate passed H.R. 1748, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
805 Glen Burnie Road in Richmond, Virginia, as the ``Tom Bliley Post 
Office Building'', clearing the measure for the President.
  Page S2339
  Herbert H. Bateman Post Office Building: Senate passed H.R. 1749, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
685 Turnberry Road in Newport News, Virginia, as the ``Herbert H. 
Bateman Post Office Building'', clearing the measure for the President.
                                                             Page S2339
  Bob Davis Post Office Building: Senate passed H.R. 2577, to designate 
the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 310 South 
State Street in St. Ignace, Michigan, as the ``Bob Davis Post Office 
Building'', clearing the measure for the President.
  Page S2339
  Francis Bardanouve United States Post Office Building: Senate passed 
H.R. 2876, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located in Harlem, Montana, as the ``Francis Bardanouve United 
States Post Office Building'', clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                             Page S2339
  Norman Sisisky Post Office Building: Senate passed H.R. 2910, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
3131 South Crater Road in Petersburg, Virginia, as the ``Norman Sisisky 
Post Office Building'', clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                             Page S2339
  Vernon Tarlton Post Office Building: Senate passed H.R. 3072, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
125 Main Street in Forest City, North Carolina, as the ``Vernon Tarlton 
Post Office Building'', clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                             Page S2339
  Raymond M. Downey Post Office Building: Senate passed H.R. 3379, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
375 Carlls Path in Deer Park, New York, as the ``Raymond M.

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Downey Post Office Building'', clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                             Page S2339
  Child Abuse Awareness: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from 
further consideration of S. Res. 132, recognizing the social problem of 
child abuse and neglect, and supporting efforts to enhance public 
awareness of it, and the resolution was then agreed to.
  Page S2339
  Enrollment Correction: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 361, directing 
the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make corrections in the 
enrollment of the bill H.R. 2356.
  Pages S2339-43
Election Reform--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time agreement was 
reached providing that the Majority Leader, after consultation with the 
Minority Leader, may resume 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, and certain amendments to be proposed thereto.
  Page S2318
Energy Policy Act--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing for further consideration of S. 517, to authorize funding the 
Department of Energy to enhance its mission areas through technology 
transfer and partnerships for fiscal years 2002 through 2006, at 3 
p.m., on Monday, April 8, 2002.
  Page S2343
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Kenneth M. Donohue, Sr., of Virginia, to be Inspector General, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development.
  Kenneth Lawson, of Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Treasury.
  Vickers B. Meadows, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development.
  J. Paul Gilman, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency.
  JoAnn Johnson, of Iowa, to be a Member of the National Credit Union 
Administration Board for a term expiring August 2, 2007.
  Diane Leneghan Tomb, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development.
  James R. Mahoney, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce 
for Oceans and Atmosphere.
  Randal Quarles, of Utah, to be a Deputy Under Secretary of the 
Treasury. (Prior to this action, Committee on Finance was discharged 
from further consideration.)
  Nancy Southard Bryson, of the District of Columbia, to be General 
Counsel of the Department of Agriculture. (Prior to this action, 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry was discharged from 
further consideration.)
  Daniel L. Cooper, of Pennsylvania, to be Under Secretary for Benefits 
of the Department of Veterans Affairs for a term of four years.
  Robert H. Roswell, of Florida, to be Under Secretary for Health of 
the Department of Veterans Affairs for a term of four years.
  Deborah Matz, of New York, to be a Member of the National Credit 
Union Administration Board for a term expiring August 2, 2005.
  Victoria A. Lipnic, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Labor. (Prior to this action, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
and Pensions was discharged from further consideration.) 
                                                     Pages S2335, S2343
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Anthony Lowe, of Washington, to be Federal Insurance Administrator, 
Federal Emergency Management Agency.
  Paula A. DeSutter, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State 
(Verification and Compliance).
  Stanley C. Suboleski, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal Mine 
Safety and Health Review Commission for a term expiring August 30, 
2006.
  Debra W. Yang, of California, to be United States Attorney for the 
Central District of California for a term of four years.
  Frank DeArmon Whitney, of North Carolina, to be United States 
Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina for a term of four 
years.
Page S2343
Executive Communications:
  Pages S2324-25
Petitions and Memorials:
  Page S2324
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page S2326
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S2326-30
Additional Statements:
  Pages S2321-24
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S2331-35
Privilege of the Floor:
  Page S2335
Adjournment: Senate met at 10 a.m. and, pursuant to the provisions of 
H. Con. Res. 360, adjourned at 3:58 p.m., until 3 p.m., on Monday, 
April 8, 2002.

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(For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in 
today's Record on page S2343).