[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 84 (Friday, June 21, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D658-D659]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                              Friday, June 21, 2002

[[Page D658]]

                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      The House passed H.R. 4931, Retirement Savings Security Act.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S5881-S5917
Measures Introduced: Three bills were introduced, as follows: S. 2666-
2668.
  Page S5901
Measures Reported: S. 2064, to reauthorize the United States Institute 
for Environmental Conflict Resolution. (S. Rept. No. 107-168)
  H.R. 3480, to promote Department of the Interior efforts to provide a 
scientific basis for the management of sediment and nutrient loss in 
the Upper Mississippi River Basin. (S. Rept. No. 107-169)
  H.R. 2068, to revise, codify, and enact without substantive change 
certain general and permanent laws, related to public buildings, 
property, and works, as title 40, United States Code, ``Public 
Buildings, Property, and Works''.
Page S5901
Measures Passed:
  Support of American Eagle Silver Bullion Program Act: Committee on 
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs was discharged from further 
consideration of S. 2594, to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to 
purchase silver on the open market when the silver stockpile is 
depleted, to be used to mint coins, and the bill was then passed. 
                                                         Pages S5915-16
National Defense Authorization Act: Senate continued 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, taking 
action on the following amendments proposed thereto: 
                                               Pages S5881-86, S5891-92
Adopted:
  By 52 yeas to 40 nays (Vote No. 160), Murray/Snowe Amendment No. 
3927, to restore a previous policy regarding restrictions on use of 
Department of Defense facilities.
Pages S5881-82
  Levin/Warner Amendment No. 3953, to extend the authority of the 
Secretary of Defense to engage in commercial activities as security for 
intelligence collection activities.
Page S5884
  Levin (for Nelson (FL)/Allard) Amendment No. 3954, to express the 
sense of Congress regarding assured access to space.
Page S5884
  Warner (for Hutchison) Amendment No. 3955, to authorize a land 
conveyance at Fort Hood, Texas.
Page S5884
  Levin (for Akaka/Inhofe) Amendment No. 3956, to provide authority to 
use military construction funds for construction of a public road to 
replace a public road adjacent to Aviano Air Base, Italy, closed for 
force protection purposes.
Pages S5884-85
  Levin (for Akaka/Inhofe) Amendment No. 3957, to authorize the 
extension of a fiscal year 2000 military construction project for a 
dormitory at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas.
Page S5885
  Levin (for Akaka/Inhofe) Amendment No. 3958, to make a technical 
correction regarding the land conveyance, Westover Air Reserve Base, 
Massachusetts.
Page S5885
  Levin (for Akaka/Inhofe) Amendment No. 3959, to make technical 
corrections to authorizations for certain military construction 
projects for the Army.
Page S5885
  Levin (for Akaka/Inhofe) Amendment No. 3960, to modify the authority 
to carry out a certain fiscal year 2001 military construction project 
for the Army.
Page S5885
  Levin (for Clinton/Schumer) Amendment No. 3961, to modify leasing 
authorities under the alternative authority for acquisition and 
improvement of military housing.
Pages S5885-86
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at 4 p.m., on Monday, June 24, 2002, with 
Senator Smith (NH), or his designee, recognized to offer an amendment 
with respect to abaya.
Page S5916

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Messages from the President: Senate received the following messages 
from the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a Continuation with the 
National Emergency with Respect to the Western Balkans beyond June 25, 
2002; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-96) 
                                                             Page S5900
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, the Periodic Report on the National 
Emergency with Respect to the Western Balkans; to the Committee on 
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-97)
Page S5900
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  2 lists in the Foreign Service.
Pages S5916-17
Messages From the House:
  Pages S5900-01
Measures Referred:
  Page S5901
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S5901-02
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S5902-05
Additional Statements:
  Pages S5897-S5900
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S5905-15
Authority for Committees to Meet:
  Page S5915
Privilege of the Floor:
  Page S5915
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--160) 
                                                             Page S5882
Adjournment: Senate met at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 12:50 p.m., 
until 3 p.m., on Monday, June 24, 2002. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on pages 
S5916).