[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 65 (Monday, May 20, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D511-D513]
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                                               Monday, May 20, 2002

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S4549-S4575
Measures Introduced on Friday, May 17, 2002: Three bills and two 
resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 2531-2533, and S. Con. Res. 
112-113.                                                     
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Measures Introduced Today: Two resolutions were submitted today, as 
follows: S. Res. 272, and S. Con. Res. 114.                  
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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 S4552-61
  Pending:
  Baucus/Grassley Amendment No. 3401, in the nature of a substitute. 
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  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 S4552, S4559
  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.                                
Page S4552
  Dorgan Amendment No. 3439 (to Amendment No. 3401), to permit private 
financing of agricultural sales to Cuba.                     
Page S4552
  Allen Amendment No. 3406 (to Amendment No. 3401), to provide mortgage 
payment assistance for employees who are separated from employment. 
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  Hutchison Amendment No. 3441 (to Amendment No. 3401), to prohibit a 
country that has not taken steps to support the United States efforts 
to combat terrorism from receiving certain trade benefits.   
Page S4552
  Dorgan Amendment No. 3442 (to Amendment No. 3401), to require the 
United States Trade Representative to identify effective trade remedies 
to address the unfair trade practices of the Canadian Wheat Board. 
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  Reid (for Kerry) Amendment No. 3430 (to Amendment No. 3401), to 
ensure that any artificial trade distorting barrier relating to foreign 
investment is eliminated in any trade agreement entered into under the 
Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2002.            
Page S4552
  Reid (for Torricelli/Mikulski) Amendment No. 3415 (to Amendment No. 
3401), to amend the labor provisions to ensure that all trade 
agreements include meaningful, enforceable provisions on workers' 
rights.                                                      
Page S4552
  Reid (for Reed) Amendment No. 3443 (to Amendment No. 3401), to 
restore the provisions relating to secondary workers.        
Page S4552
  Reid (for Nelson (FL)/Graham) Amendment No. 3440 (to Amendment No. 
3401), to limit tariff reduction authority on certain products. 
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  Reid (for Bayh) Amendment No. 3445 (to Amendment No. 3401), to 
require the ITC to give notice of section 202 investigations to the 
Secretary of Labor.                                          
Page S4552
  Reid (for Byrd) Amendment No. 3447 (to Amendment No. 3401), to amend 
the provisions relating to the Congressional Oversight Group. 
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  Reid (for Byrd) Amendment No. 3448 (to Amendment No. 3401), to 
clarify the procedures for procedural disapproval resolutions. 
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  Reid (for Byrd) Amendment No. 3449 (to Amendment No. 3401), to 
clarify the procedures for extension disapproval resolutions. 
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  Reid (for Byrd) Amendment No. 3450 (to Amendment No. 3401), to limit 
the application of trade authorities procedures to a single agreement 
resulting from DOHA.                                         
Page S4552
  Reid (for Byrd) Amendment No. 3451 (to Amendment No. 3401), to 
address disclosures by publicly traded companies of relationships with 
certain countries or foreign-owned corporations.             
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  Reid (for Byrd) Amendment No. 3452 (to Amendment No. 3401), to 
facilitate the opening of energy markets and promote the exportation of 
clean energy technologies.                                   
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  Reid (for Byrd) Amendment No. 3453 (to Amendment No. 3401), to 
require that certification of compliance with section 307 of the Tariff 
Act of 1930 be provided with respect to certain goods imported into the 
United States.                                               
Page S4552
  Boxer/Murray Amendment No. 3431 (to Amendment No. 3401), to require 
the Secretary of Labor to establish a trade adjustment assistance 
program for certain service workers.                     
Pages S4552-54
  Boxer Amendment No. 3432 (to Amendment No. 3401), to ensure that the 
United States Trade Representative considers the impact of trade 
agreements on women.                                     
Pages S4552-56
  Reid (for Durbin) Amendment No. 3456 (to Amendment No. 3401), to 
extend the temporary duty suspensions with respect to certain wool. 
                                                         Pages S4556-57
  Reid (for Durbin) Amendment No. 3457 (to Amendment No. 3401), to 
extend the temporary duty suspensions with respect to certain wool. 
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  Reid (for Durbin) Amendment No. 3458 (to Amendment No. 3401), to 
establish and implement a steel import notification and monitoring 
program.                                                 
Pages S4557-58
  Reid (for Harkin) Amendment No. 3459 (to Amendment No. 3401), to 
include the prevention of the worst forms of child labor as one of the 
principal negotiating objectives of the United States.   
Pages S4558-59
  Reid (for Corzine) Amendment No. 3461 (to Amendment No. 3401), to 
help ensure that trade agreements protect national security, social 
security, and other significant public services.         
Pages S4559-60
  Reid (for Corzine) Amendment No. 3462 (to Amendment No. 3401), to 
strike the section dealing with border search authority for certain 
contraband in outbound mail.                                 
Page S4560
  Reid (for Hollings) Amendment No. 3463 (to Amendment No. 3401), to 
provide for the certification of textile and apparel workers who lose 
their jobs or who have lost their jobs since the start of 1999 as 
eligible individuals for purposes of trade adjustment assistance and 
health insurance benefits, and to amend the Internal Revenue code of 
1986 to prevent corporate expatriation to avoid United States income 
tax.                                                         
Page S4560
  Reid (for Hollings) Amendment No. 3464 (to Amendment No. 3401), to 
ensure that ISAC Committees are representative of the Producing sectors 
of the United States Economy.                            
Pages S4560-61
  Reid (for Hollings) Amendment No. 3465 (to Amendment No. 3401), to 
provide that the benefits provided under any preferential tariff 
program, excluding the North American Free Trade Agreement, shall not 
apply to any product of a country that fails to comply within 30 days 
with a United States government request for the extradition of an 
individual for trial in the United States if that individual has been 
indicted by a Federal grand jury for a crime involving a violation of 
the Controlled Substances Act.                               
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  A motion was entered to close further debate on Baucus/Grassley 
Amendment No. 3401 (listed above) and, in accordance with the 
provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, a cloture 
vote will occur on Wednesday, May 22, 2002.                  
Page S4558
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that Senators 
have until 1 p.m. on Tuesday, May 21, 2002, to file first degree 
amendments to Baucus/Grassley Amendment No. 3401 (listed above). 
Further, that Senators have until 10 a.m., on Tuesday, May 21, 2002, to 
file second degree amendments to Rockefeller Amendment No. 3433 (to 
Amendment No. 3401), listed above.                           
Page S4575
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at 9:30 a.m., on Tuesday, May 21, 2002, with 
a vote on the motion to close further debate on Rockefeller Amendment 
No. 3433 (to Amendment No. 3401), to occur at 11 a.m.        
Page S4575
Messages From the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, the 2002 Comprehensive Report on U.S. 
Trade and Investment Policy Toward Sub-Saharan Africa and 
Implementation of the African Growth and Opportunity Act; to the 
Committee on Finance. (PM-87)                                
Page S4565
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nomination:
  1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral.                  
Page S4575
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S4565-68
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S4568-69
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S4569-71
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S4563-65
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S4571-75
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:                                
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Authority for Committees to Meet:                            
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Adjournment: Senate met at 1 p.m., and adjourned at 3:34 p.m., until 9 
a.m., on Tuesday, May 21, 2002. (For Senate's program, see the remarks 
of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S4575).

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