[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 89 (Friday, June 28, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D705-D706]
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                                              Friday, June 28, 2002

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                              Daily Digest
                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S6297-S6325
Measures Introduced: Nine bills and four resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 2700-2708, S. Res. 296-298, and S. Con. Res. 127. 
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Measures Reported:
  S. 2119, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for 
the tax treatment of inverted corporate entities and of transactions 
with such entities, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
(S. Rept. No. 107-188)
  S. 2498, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require 
adequate disclosure of transactions which have a potential for tax 
avoidance or evasion, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
(S. Rept. No. 107-189)
  S. 454, to provide permanent funding for the Bureau of Land 
Management Payment in Lieu of Taxes program and for other purposes. (S. 
Rept. No. 107-190)
  S. 691, to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain land 
in the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, Nevada, to the Secretary of 
the Interior, in trust for the Washoe Indian Tribe of Nevada and 
California. (S. Rept. No. 107-191)
  S. 1010, to extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a 
hydroelectric project in the State of North Carolina. (S. Rept. No. 
107-192)
  S. 1649, to amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act 
of 1996 to increase the authorization of appropriations for the 
Vancouver National Historic Reserve and for the preservation of 
Vancouver Barracks, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 107-193)
  S. 1843, to extend hydro-electric licenses in the State of Alaska. 
(S. Rept. No. 107-194)
  S. 1852, to extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a 
hydroelectric project in the State of Wyoming. (S. Rept. No. 107-195)
  S. 1894, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special 
resource study to determine the national significance of the Miami 
Circle site in the State of Florida as well as the suitability and 
feasibility of its inclusion in the National Park System as part of 
Biscayne National Park, with an amendment. (S. Rept. No. 107-196)
  S. 1907, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain 
land to the city of Haines, Oregon, with an amendment. (S. Rept. No. 
107-197)
  H.R. 223, to amend the Clear Creek County, Colorado, Public Lands 
Transfer Act of 1993 to provide additional time for Clear Creek County 
to dispose of certain lands transferred to the county under the Act. 
(S. Rept. No. 107-198)
  H.R. 1456, to expand the boundary of the Booker T. Washington 
National Monument. (S. Rept. No. 107-199)
  H.R. 1576, to designate the James Peak Wilderness and Protection Area 
in the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests in the State of Colorado. 
(S. Rept. No. 107-200)
  S. 2708, making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2003. (S. 
Rept. No. 107-201)                                           
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Appointment:
  American Folklife Center of the Library of Congress: The Chair, on 
behalf of the President pro tempore, pursuant to Public Law 94-201, as 
amended by Public Law 105-275, appointed the following individuals as 
members of the Board of Trustees of the American Folklife Center of the 
Library of Congress: Susan Barksdale Howorth of Mississippi, for a term 
of six years; and Marlene Meyerson of Texas, for a term of six years. 
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Nominations Discharged and Placed on Calendar: Senate discharged from 
committee and placed on the Executive Calendar, the following 
nominations:
  From the Committee on Environment and Public Works: Jeffrey S. 
Merrifield, of New Hampshire, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission.
  From the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Fred L. 
Dailey, of Ohio, to be a Member of

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the Board of Directors of the Federal Agricultural Mortgage 
Corporation;
  Grace Trujillo Daniel, of California, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation;
  Sharon Brown-Hruska, of Virginia, to be a Commissioner of the 
Commodity Futures Trading Commission;
  Walter Lukken, of Indiana, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity 
Futures Trading Commission; and
  Douglas L. Flory, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Farm Credit 
Administration Board, Farm Credit Administration.            
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Nominations Discharged and Referred: Senate discharged the following 
nomination from the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry 
and was then referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs:
  Phyllis K. Fong, of Maryland, to be Inspector General, Department of 
Agriculture.                                                 
Page S6323
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Richard Allan Roth, of Michigan, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Senegal, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation 
as Ambassador to the Republic of Guinea-Bissau.
  Peter Eide, of Maryland, to be General Counsel of the Federal Labor 
Relations Authority for a term of five years.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Navy.                      
Page S6324
Nominations Withdrawn: Senate received notification of withdrawal of 
the following nominations:
  Francis L. Cramer III, of New Hampshire, to be a Judge of the United 
States Tax Court for a term expiring fifteen years after he takes 
office, which was sent to the Senate on November 28, 2001.   
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Messages From the House:                                 
  Pages S6317-18
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S6318
Measures Read First Time:                                    
  Page S6323
Enrolled Bills Presented:                                    
  Page S6318
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S6319-20
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S6320-22
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S6314-17
Authority for Committees to Meet:                            
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Adjournment: Senate met at 9:31 a.m., and pursuant to the provisions of 
S. Con. Res. 125, adjourned at 1:49 p.m., until 2 p.m., on Monday, July 
8, 2002. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority 
Leader in today's Record on page S6324).