[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 81 (Tuesday, June 18, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D629-D631]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                             Tuesday, June 18, 2002

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed S. 2600, Terrorism Risk Insurance Act.
      The House agreed to the Senate amendments to H.R. 327, Small 
      Business Paperwork Relief Act--clearing the measure for the 
      President.
      The House agreed to the Senate amendment to H.R. 3275, Terrorist 
      Bombings Convention Implementation Act--clearing the measure for 
      the President.
      The House agreed to the Senate amendment to H.R. 4560, Auction 
      Reform Act of 2002--clearing the measure for the President.
      The House Committee on Rules reported a resolution, H. Res. 449, 
      to establish the Select Committee on Homeland Security.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S5643-S5720
Measures Introduced: Twelve bills and one resolution were introduced, 
as follows: S. 2631-2642, and S. Res. 287.
  Page S5696
Measures Passed:
  Terrorism Risk Insurance Act: By 84 yeas to 14 nays (Vote No. 157), 
Senate passed S. 2600, to ensure the continued financial capacity of 
insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism, after taking 
action on the following amendments proposed thereto: 
                    Pages S5643-50, S5662, S5656-59, S5662-63, S5664-73
Adopted:
  Dodd Amendment No. 3872, to make certain modifications. 
                                                         Pages S5665-66
  Dodd Amendment No. 3874, to make certain modifications. 
                                                         Pages S5665-66
  Dodd Amendment No. 3875, to make certain modifications. 
                                                         Pages S5665-66
  Dodd Amendment No. 3876, to make certain modifications. 
                                                         Pages S5665-66
  Dodd Amendment No. 3877, to make certain modifications. 
                                                         Pages S5665-66
  Dodd Amendment No. 3878, to make certain modifications. 
                                                         Pages S5665-66
  Dodd Amendment No. 3879, to make certain modifications. 
                                                         Pages S5665-66
  Dodd Amendment No. 3881, to make certain modifications. 
                                                         Pages S5665-66
  Dodd Amendment No. 3883, to make certain modifications. 
                                                         Pages S5665-66
  Dodd Amendment No. 3884, to make certain modifications. 
                                                         Pages S5665-66
  Dodd Amendment No. 3885, to make certain modifications. 
                                                         Pages S5665-66
  Dodd Amendment No. 3886, to make certain modifications. 
                                                         Pages S5665-66
  Dodd Amendment No. 3887, to make certain modifications. 
                                                         Pages S5665-66
  Dodd Amendment No. 3889, to make certain modifications. 
                                                         Pages S5665-66
  Dodd Amendment No. 3890, to make certain modifications. 
                                                         Pages S5665-66
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following actions:
  By 65 yeas to 31 nays (Vote No. 156), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, having voted in the affirmative, Senate agreed 
to the motion to close further debate on the bill.
Pages S5646-47
  The Chair sustained a point of order that Brownback Amendment No. 
3843, to prohibit the patentability of human organisms, was not 
germane, and the amendment was ruled out of order.
Pages S5643-49
  Subsequently, Ensign Amendment No. 3844 (to Amendment No. 3843), to 
prohibit the patentability

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of human organisms, fell when Brownback Amendment No. 3843 was ruled 
out of order.
Pages S5643-49
  Pending motion to close further debate on Brownback Amendment No. 
3843 (listed above), fell when Brownback Amendment No. 3843 was ruled 
out of order.
Pages S5643-49
  The Chair sustained a point of order that Specter Amendment No. 3862, 
to provide for procedures for civil actions, was not germane post 
cloture, and the amendment was ruled out of order. 
                                     Pages S5656-59, S5662-63, S5664-65
  Auction Reform Act: Senate passed H.R. 4560, to eliminate the 
deadlines for spectrum auctions of spectrum previously allocated to 
television broadcasting, after agreeing to the following amendment 
proposed thereto:
  Pages S5673-74
  Daschle (for Ensign/Kerry/Stevens) Amendment No. 3893, in the nature 
of a substitute.
Pages S5673-74
  American Society of Civil Engineers 150th Anniversary: Senate agreed 
to S. Con. Res. 104, recognizing the American Society of Civil 
Engineers on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of its founding and 
for the many vital contributions of civil engineers to the quality of 
life of the people of the United States, including the research and 
development projects that have led to the physical infrastructure of 
modern America.
  Page S5719
  American Society of Civil Engineers 150th Anniversary: Senate agreed 
to H. Con. Res. 387, recognizing the American Society of Civil 
Engineers for reaching its 150th Anniversary and for the many vital 
contributions of civil engineers to the quality of life of our Nation's 
people including the research and development projects that have led to 
the physical infrastructure of modern America.
  Pages S5719-20
  Congratulating Detroit Red Wings Hockey Team: Senate agreed to S. 
Res. 287, congratulating the Detroit Red Wings on winning the 2002 
National Hockey League Stanley Cup Championship and again bringing the 
Cup home to Hockeytown.
  Page S5720
Measures Indefinitely Postponed:
  National Defense Authorization Act: H.R. 2586, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2002 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces.
  Page S5719
  Radio Free Afghanistan Act: S. 1779, to authorize the establishment 
of ``Radio Free Afghanistan''.
  Page S5719
National Defense Authorization Act: Senate began consideration of S. 
2514, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2003 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and 
for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces. 
                                                         Pages S5674-87
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at 11 a.m., on Wednesday, June 19, 2002. 
                                                     Pages S5674, S5720
Port and Maritime Security Act: Senate disagreed to the amendment of 
the House to S. 1214, to amend the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, to 
establish a program to ensure greater security for United States 
seaports, agreed to the House request for a conference, and the Chair 
was authorized to appoint the following conferees on the part of the 
Senate: Senators Hollings, Inouye, Kerry, Breaux, Wyden, Cleland, 
Boxer, McCain, Stevens, Lott, Hutchison, Snowe, and Smith (OR); and for 
matters in Section 108 of the House amendment and Sections 112 and 115 
of the Senate bill: Senators Graham and Grassley.
  Page S5673
Treaties Approved: The following treaties having passed through their 
various parliamentary stages, up to and including the presentation of 
the resolution of ratification, upon division, two-thirds of the 
Senators present and having voted in the affirmative, the resolutions 
of ratification were agreed to:
  Optional Protocol No. 1 to Convention on Rights of the Child on 
Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict Treaty Doc. 106-37(A) with 
five understandings and three conditions; and
  Optional Protocol No. 2 to Convention on the Rights of the Child on 
the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography Treaty 
Doc. 106-37(B) with one reservation, six understandings, one 
declaration, and one condition.
Pages S5716-19
Appointments:
  U.S. Air Force Academy: The Chair, on behalf of the Vice President, 
pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 9355(a), appointed the following Senators to the 
Board of Visitors of the U.S. Air Force Academy: Senators Allard (At 
Large), Cleland (designated by the Chairman of the Committee on Armed 
Services, Craig (from the Committee on Appropriations--reappointment), 
and Hollings (from the Committee on Appropriations--reappointment). 
                                                             Page S5719
  U.S. Naval Academy: The Chair, on behalf of the Vice President, 
pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 6968(a), appointed the following Senators to the 
Board of Visitors of the U.S. Naval Academy: Senators Cochran (from the 
Committee on Appropriations), McCain

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(designated by the Chairman of the Committee on Armed Services), 
Mikulski (from the Committee on Appropriations), and Sarbanes (At 
Large).
  Page S5719
  U.S. Military Academy: The Chair, on behalf of the Vice President, 
pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 4355(a), appointed the following Senators to the 
Board of Visitors of the U.S. Military Academy: Senators DeWine (from 
the Committee on Appropriations--reappointment), Landrieu (from the 
Committee on Appropriations--reappointment), Reed (designated by the 
Chairman of the Committee on Armed Services), and Santorum (At Large). 
                                                             Page S5719
Bill Referral--Agreement: Committee on Veterans' Affairs was discharged 
from further consideration of S. 1272, to assist United States veterans 
who were treated as slave laborers while held as prisoners of war by 
Japan during World War II, and was then referred to the Committee on 
the Judiciary.
  Page S5720
Enrolled Bills Signed--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that Senator Reid be authorized to sign an enrolled 
bill.
  Page S5720
Messages From the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting a draft of proposed legislation entitled ``Homeland 
Security Act of 2002''; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. (PM-
92)
Pages S5691-93
Messages From the House:
  Pages S5693-94
Measures Referred:
  Page S5694
Executive Communications:
  Pages S5694-96
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S5696-98
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S5698-S5714
Additional Statements:
  Pages S5689-91
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S5714-15
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
  Page S5716
Authority for Committees to Meet:
  Page S5716
Privilege of the Floor:
  Page S5716
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--157) 
                                                     Pages S5646, S5669
Adjournment: Senate met at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 6:30 p.m., until 
10 a.m., on Wednesday, June 19, 2002. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S5720).