[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 76 (Tuesday, June 11, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D591-D592]
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                                             Tuesday, June 11, 2002

[[Page D591]]


                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed S. 2578, Debt Limit Extension.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S5319-S5389
Measures Introduced: Six bills were introduced, as follows: S. 2607-
2612.                                                        
  Page S5366
Measures Reported:
  H.R. 577, to amend title 44, United States Code, to require any 
organization that is established for the purpose of raising funds for 
creating, maintaining, expanding, or conducting activities at a 
Presidential archival depository or any facilities relating to a 
Presidential archival depository to disclose the sources and amounts of 
any funds raised. (S. Rept. No. 107-160)
  S. 2039, to expand aviation capacity in the Chicago area, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 107-161) 
                                                         Pages S5365-66
Measures Passed:
  Debt Limit Extension: By 68 yeas to 29 nays (Vote No. 148), Senate 
passed S. 2578, to amend title 31 of the United States Code to increase 
the public debt limit.                                   
  Pages S5337-38
  Subsequently, the pending cloture vote on the motion to proceed to 
consideration of the bill was rendered moot, when the measure was laid 
down by unanimous consent.
Hate Crimes Bill: Senate continued consideration of S. 625, to provide 
Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate 
crimes, taking action on the following amendment and motion proposed 
thereto:                                                 
  Pages S5325-37
Pending:
  Hatch Amendment No. 3824, to amend the penalty section to include the 
possibility of the death penalty.                        
Pages S5325-37
  Daschle Motion to reconsider the vote by the which cloture was not 
invoked.                                                     
Page S5335
  During consideration of this measure, Senate also took the following 
action:
  By 54 yeas to 43 nays (Vote No. 147), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate 
rejected the motion to close further debate on the bill.     
Page S5335
  By unanimous-consent, S. 625 was returned to the Senate calendar. 
                                                             Page S5388
Death Tax Elimination Act: Senate began consideration of H.R. 8, to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to phase out the estate and 
gift taxes over a 10-year period, taking action on the following 
amendment proposed thereto:                              
  Pages S5343-58
Pending:
  Conrad Amendment No. 3831, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                         Pages S5346-58
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at 12:30 p.m., on Wednesday, June 12, 2002. 
                                                             Page S5388
Escort Committee Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that the President of the Senate be authorized to appoint a 
committee on the part of the Senate to join with a like committee on 
the part of the House of Representatives to escort the Honorable John 
Howard, Prime Minister of Australia, into the House Chamber for the 
joint meeting on Wednesday, June 12, 2002.                   
  Page S5388
Messages From the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the participation of the 
United States in the United Nations and its affiliated agencies during 
calendar year 2000; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (PM-91) 
                                                             Page S5363
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Fern Flanagan Saddler, of the District of Columbia, to be an 
Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for 
the term of fifteen years.

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  45 Army nominations in the rank of general.                
Page S5389
Messages From the House:                                     
  Page S5363
Enrolled Bills Presented:                                    
  Page S5363
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S5363-65
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S5366-67
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S5367-85
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S5360-63
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S5385-87
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:                                
  Page S5387
Authority for Committees to Meet:                        
  Pages S5387-88
Privilege of the Floor:                                      
  Page S5388
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--148) 
                                                     Pages S5335, S5337
Adjournment: Senate met at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 6:14 p.m., until 
9:30 a.m., on Wednesday, June 12, 2002. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S5388).