[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 47 (Wednesday, April 24, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D379-D380]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                          Wednesday, April 24, 2002

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      The House passed H.R. 3763, Corporate and Auditing 
      Accountability, Responsibility, and Transparency Act.
      Committee ordered reported 26 sundry measures.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S3233-S3335
Measures Introduced: Fifteen bills were introduced, as follows: S. 
2235-2249.
  Pages S3302-03
Measures Passed:
  Export-Import Bank Extension: Senate passed S. 2248, to extend the 
authority of the Export-Import Bank until May 31, 2002.
  Page S3335
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 S3233-93
Adopted:
  Nelson (NE) Amendment No. 3140 (to Amendment No. 2917), of a 
perfecting nature.
Pages S3251-57
  Smith (OR) Amendment No. 3306 (to Amendment No. 3140), to clarify the 
definition of renewable energy.
Pages S3255-56
  Carper Amendment No. 3197 (to Amendment No. 2917), to encourage the 
efficient generation of electricity through combined heat and power and 
to modify the provision relating to termination of mandatory purchase 
and sale requirements under PURPA. (By 37 yeas to 60 nays (Vote No. 
82), Senate earlier failed to table the amendment.)
Pages S3257-60
  Nickles Amendment No. 3256 (to Amendment No. 2917), to provide that 
not withstanding any other provision in this Act, ``3 cents'' shall be 
considered by law to be ``1.5 cents'' in any place ``3 cents'' appears 
in Title II of this Act. (By 38 yeas to 59 nays (Vote No. 83), Senate 
earlier failed to table the amendment.)
Pages S3265-83
  Bingaman (for Byrd) Modified Amendment No. 3187 (to Amendment No. 
2917), to provide for increased energy savings and greenhouse gas 
reduction benefits through the increased use of recovered material in 
federally funded projects involving procurement of cement or concrete. 
                                                         Pages S3287-88
  Bingaman Amendment No. 3243 (to Amendment No. 2917), to strike 
section 721, with respect to the Application of the Historic 
Preservation Act to operating pipelines.
Pages S3287-88
  Bingaman (for Shelby) Amendment No. 3268 (to Amendment No. 2917), to 
direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a program to provide 
guarantees of loans by private institutions for the construction of 
facilities for the processing and conversion of municipal solid waste 
into fuel ethanol and other commercial byproducts.
Pages S3287-88
Rejected:
  Cantwell Amendment No. 3234 (to Amendment No. 2917), to protect 
electricity consumers. (By 58 yeas to 39 nays (Vote No. 80), Senate 
tabled the amendment.)
Pages S3241-51
  Bingaman Amendment No. 3316 (to Amendment No. 3140), in the nature of 
a substitute. (By 54 yeas to 43 nays (Vote No. 81), Senate tabled the 
amendment.)
Pages S3252-55
  Fitzgerald Amendment No. 3124 (to Amendment No. 2917), to modify the 
definitions of biomass and renewable energy to exclude municipal solid 
waste. (By 50 yeas to 46 nays (Vote No. 84), Senate tabled the 
amendment.)
Pages S3285-87
Withdrawn:
  Landrieu/Kyl Amendment No. 3050 (to Amendment No. 2917), to increase 
the transfer capability of electric energy transmission systems through 
participant-funded investment.
Page S3287
  Schumer/Clinton Amendment No. 3093 (to Amendment No. 2917), to 
prohibit oil and gas

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drilling activity in Finger Lakes National Forest, New York. 
                                                             Page S3287
  Dayton Amendment No. 3097 (to Amendment No. 2917), to require 
additional findings for FERC approval of an electric utility merger. 
                                                             Page S3287
  Landrieu Amendment No. 3274 (to Amendment No. 2917), to increase the 
transfer capability of electric energy transmission systems through 
participant-funded investment.
Page S3287
Pending:
  Daschle/Bingaman Further Modified Amendment No. 2917, in the nature 
of a substitute.
Pages S3233-93
  Murkowski/Breaux/Stevens Amendment No. 3132 (to Amendment No. 2917), 
to create jobs for Americans, to reduce dependence on foreign sources 
of crude oil and energy, to strengthen the economic self determination 
of the Inupiat Eskimos and to promote national security.
Page S3233
  Feinstein Amendment No. 3225 (to Amendment No. 2917), to modify the 
provision relating to the renewable content of motor vehicle fuel to 
eliminate the required volume of renewable fuel for calendar year 2004.
                                                             Page S3233
  Feinstein Amendment No. 3170 (to Amendment No. 2917), to reduce the 
period of time in which the Administrator may act on a petition by 1 or 
more States to waive the renewable fuel content requirement. 
                                                             Page S3233
  Durbin Amendment No. 3342 (to Amendment No. 2917), to strike the 
nonbusiness use limitation with respect to the credit for the 
installation of certain small wind energy systems.
Pages S3283-85
  Harkin Amendment No. 3195 (to Amendment No. 2917), to direct the 
Secretary of Energy to revise the seasonal energy efficiency ratio 
standard for central air conditioners and central air conditioning heat 
pumps within 60 days.
Pages S3289-92
  Carper Amendment No. 3198 (to Amendment No. 2917), to decrease the 
United States dependence on imported oil by the year 2015. 
                                                         Pages S3289-90
  Reid (for Bingaman) Amendment No. 3359 (to Amendment No. 2917), to 
modify the credit for new energy efficient homes by treating a 
manufactured home which meets the energy star standard as a 30 percent 
home.
Page S3292
  Reid (for Boxer) Amendment No. 3139 (to Amendment No. 2917), to 
provide for equal liability treatment of vehicle fuels and fuel 
additives.
Page S3292
  Reid (for Boxer) Amendment No. 3311 (to Amendment No. 3139), to 
provide for equal liability treatment of vehicle fuels and fuel 
additives.
Pages S3292-93
  Senate will continue consideration of the bill on Thursday, April 25, 
2002.
Modified Submitted Amendments--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement 
was reached providing that notwithstanding Rule 22, it be in order to 
modify submitted amendment numbers 3239 and 3146.
  Pages S3260-65
Nominations--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing for the consideration of the nominations of Percy Anderson 
and John F. Walter, each to be a United States District Judge for the 
Central District of California, at 9:30 a.m., on Thursday, April 25, 
2002, with a vote to occur on the confirmation of each nomination. 
                                                         Pages S3334-35
Messages From the House:
  Page S3302
Measures Referred:
  Page S3302
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Page S3302
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S3303-04
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S3304-19
Additional Statements:
  Pages S3296-S3302
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S3319-34
Authority for Committees to Meet:
  Page S3334
Record Votes: Five record votes were taken today. (Total--84) 
                             Pages S3251, S3255, S3259-60, S3283, S3287
Adjournment: Senate met at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 7:48 p.m., until 
9:30 a.m., on Thursday, April 25, 2002. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S3335).