[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 52 (Wednesday, May 1, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D420-D421]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                             Wednesday, May 1, 2002

[[Page D420]]

                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      See Resume of Congressional Activity.
      Senate passed H.R. 1646, Department of State Authorization.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S3581-S3790
Measures Introduced: Nine bills and two resolutions were introduced, as 
follows: S. 2431-2439, and S. Res. 258-259.
  Page S3625
Measures Passed:
  Department of State Authorization: Committee on Foreign Relations was 
discharged from further consideration of H.R. 1646, to authorize 
appropriations for the Department of State for fiscal years 2002 and 
2003, and the bill was then passed, after agreeing to the following 
amendment proposed thereto:
  Page S3605
  Reid (for Biden) Amendment No. 3385 (text of S. 1803), in the nature 
of a substitute.
Page S3605
  Senate insisted on its amendment, requested a conference with the 
House thereon, and the Chair was authorized to appoint the following 
conferees on the part of the Senate: Senators Biden, Sarbanes, Dodd, 
Kerry, Helms, Lugar, and Hagel.
Pages S3605, S3789
  National Better Hearing and Speech Month: Senate agreed to S. Con. 
Res. 103, supporting the goals and ideals of National Better Hearing 
and Speech Month.
  Page S3789
Andean Trade Preference Expansion Act: Senate began consideration of 
H.R. 3009, to extend the Andean Trade Preference Act, and to grant 
additional trade benefits under that Act, withdrawing the committee 
amendment in the nature of a substitute, and taking action on the 
following amendments proposed thereto:
  Pages S3610-19
Pending:
  Daschle Amendment No. 3386, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                         Pages S3615-19
  Dorgan Amendment No. 3387 (to Amendment No. 3386), to ensure 
transparency of investor protection dispute resolution tribunals under 
the North American Free Trade Agreement.
Pages S3615-19
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 77 yeas to 21 nays (Vote No. 100), Senate agreed to the motion to 
proceed to consideration of the bill.
Page S3581
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at 10 a.m., on Thursday, May 2, 2002. 
                                                             Page S3789
Election Reform--Conferees: Senate appointed the following conferees to 
H.R. 3295, to require States and localities to meet uniform and 
nondiscriminatory election technology and administration requirements 
applicable to Federal elections, to establish grant programs to provide 
assistance to States and localities to met those requirements and to 
improve election technology and the administration of Federal 
elections, to establish the Election Administration Commission: 
Senators Dodd, Schumer, Durbin, McConnell, and Bond.
  Page S3789
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge--Conferees: Senate appointed the 
following conferees to H.R. 4, to enhance energy conservation, research 
and development and to provide for security and diversity in the energy 
supply for the American people: Senators Bingaman, Hollings, Baucus, 
Kerry, Rockefeller, Breaux, Reid, Jeffords, Lieberman, Murkowski, 
Domenici, Grassley, Nickles, Lott, Craig, Campbell, and Thomas. 
                                                             Page S3789
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Kyle E. McSlarrow, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of Energy.
  Susan G. Braden, of the District of Columbia, to be a Judge of the 
United States Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years.
  Reena Raggi, of New York, to be United States Circuit Judge for the 
Second Circuit.
Page S3790

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Messages From the House:
  Page S3623
Measures Referred:
  Page S3623
Enrolled Bills Presented:
  Page S3623
Executive Communications:
  Pages S3623-25
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S3625-27
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S3627-39
Additional Statements:
  Pages S3622-23
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S3639-88
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
  Page S3688
Authority for Committees to Meet:
  Page S3688
Text of H.R. 4, as Previously Passed:
  Pages S3688-S3788
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--100) 
                                                             Page S3581
Adjournment: Senate met at 9:31 a.m., and adjourned at 6:43 p.m., until 
9:30 a.m., on Thursday, May 2, 2002. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on pages S3789-
90).