[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 63 (Thursday, May 16, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D496-D497]
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                                             Thursday, May 16, 2002

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S4427-S4509
Measures Introduced: Five bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 2526-2530, and S. Res. 271.
  Page S4492
Measures Reported:
  S. 1811, to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
App.) to streamline the financial disclosure process for executive 
branch employees, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 107-152)
  H.R. 1209, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to determine 
whether an alien is a child, for purposes of classification as an 
immediate relative, based on the age of the alien on the date the 
classification petition with respect to the alien is filed, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  S. Res. 268, designating May 20, 2002, as a day for Americans to 
recognize the importance of teaching children about current events in 
an accessible way to their development as both students and citizens.
  S. 672, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for 
the continued classification of certain aliens as children for purposes 
of that Act in cases where the aliens ``age-out'' while awaiting 
immigration processing, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute.
  S. 2179, to authorize the Attorney General to make grants to States, 
local governments, and Indian tribes to establish permanent tributes to 
honor men and women who were killed or disabled while serving as law 
enforcement or public safety officers.
Pages S4491-92
Andean Trade Preference Expansion Act: Senate continued consideration 
of H.R. 3009, to extend the Andean Trade Preference Act, and to grant 
additional trade benefits under that Act, taking action on the 
following amendments proposed thereto: 
                                     Pages S4434-50, S4455-69, S4470-72
Adopted:
  Kyl/Gramm Amendment No. 3429 (to Amendment No. 3401), to require that 
any revenue generated from custom user fees be used to pay for the 
operations of the United States Customs Service.
Pages S4455-57
Rejected:
  Gregg Amendment No. 3427 (to Amendment No. 3401), to strike the 
provisions relating to wage insurance. (By 58 yeas to 38 nays (Vote No. 
114), Senate tabled the amendment.)
Pages S4434-42
  Dodd Amendment No. 3428 (to Amendment No. 3401), to clarify the 
principal negotiating objectives of the United States with respect to 
labor and the environment. (By 52 yeas to 46 nays (Vote No. 115), 
Senate tabled the amendment.)
Pages S4443-50, S4457-59
Pending:
  Baucus/Grassley Amendment No. 3401, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                     Pages S4434-50, S4455-69, S4470-72
  Rockefeller Amendment No. 3433 (to Amendment No. 3401), to provide a 
1-year eligibility period for steelworker retirees and eligible 
beneficiaries affected by a qualified closing of a qualified steel 
company for assistance with health insurance coverage and interim 
assistance.
Pages S4459-69, S4470-72
  Daschle Amendment No. 3434 (to Amendment No. 3433), to clarify that 
steelworker retirees and eligible beneficiaries are not eligible for 
other trade adjustment assistance unless they would otherwise be 
eligible for that assistance.
Pages S4459-69, S4470-72
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for the sequence 
of certain Democratic amendments.
Page S4486
  Senate will continue consideration of the bill on Friday, May 17, 
2002.
NATO Expansion: Senate considered H.R. 3167, to endorse the vision of 
further enlargement of the NATO Alliance articulated by President 
George W. Bush on June 15, 2001, and by former President William J. 
Clinton on October 22, 1996.
  Pages S4472-86
  A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at 10 a.m., on Friday, May 17, 2002, with a 
vote on final passage of the bill to occur at 10:30 a.m.
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Appointment:
  Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group: The Chair, on behalf of the 
Vice President, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 276h-276k, as amended, appointed 
Senator Bingaman as a member of the Senate Delegation to the Mexico-
U.S. Interparliamentary Group conference during the 107th Congress. 
                                                             Page S4509
Rocky Boy's/North Central Montana Regional Water System Act--Agreement: 
A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that S. 934, the 
Rocky Boy's/North Central Montana Regional Water System Act be 
discharged from the Committee on Indian Affairs and then referred to 
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Further, that if and 
when the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources reports S. 934, then 
the measure be referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. 
                                                             Page S4509
Social Security Number Misuse Prevention Act--Agreement: A unanimous-
consent agreement was reached providing that S. 848, the Social 
Security Number Misuse Prevention Act, reported today by the Committee 
on the Judiciary, be referred to the Committee on Finance.
  Page S4509
Messages From the President: Senate received the following messages 
from the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the continuation 
of the national emergency with respect to Burma; to the Committee on 
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-85)
Page S4489
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, the periodic report on the national 
emergency with respect to Burma; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
and Urban Affairs. (PM-86)
Page S4489
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Emil H. Frankel, of Connecticut, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Transportation.
  Jeffrey Shane, of the District of Columbia, to be Associate Deputy 
Secretary of Transportation.
  Dennis L. Schornack, of Michigan, to be Commissioner on the part of 
the United States on the International Joint Commission, United States 
and Canada.
  Gerald Reynolds, of Missouri, to be Assistant Secretary for Civil 
Rights, Department of Education.
  Michael E. Toner, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
Federal Election Commission for a term expiring April 30, 2007. 
                                                             Page S4509
Messages From the House:
  Pages S4489-90
Measures Referred:
  Page S4490
Measures Placed on Calendar:
  Page S4490
Executive Communications:
  Pages S4490-91
Petitions and Memorials:
  Page S4491
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Page S4492
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S4492-94
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S4494-S4503
Additional Statements:
  Pages S4487-89
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S4503-08
Authority for Committees to Meet:
  Page S4508
Privilege of the Floor:
  Page S4509
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--115) 
                                                     Pages S4442, S4459
Adjournment: Senate met at 9 a.m., and adjourned at 8:43 p.m., until 
9:30 a.m., on Friday, May 17, 2002. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S4509).