[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 90 (Monday, July 8, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D710-D711]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                               Monday, July 8, 2002

[[Page D710]]

                              Daily Digest

HIGHLIGHTS

      See Resume of Congressional Activity.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S6327-S6432
Measures Introduced: One resolution was submitted, as follows: S. Res. 
299.
  Page S6361
Measures Reported:
  Reported on Wednesday, July 3, during the adjournment:
  S. 2709, making appropriations for military construction, family 
housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2003. (S. Rept. No. 107-202)
  S. 1946, to amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Old 
Spanish Trail as a National Historic Trail, with amendments. (S. Rept. 
No. 107-203)
  H.R. 640, to adjust the boundaries of Santa Monica Mountains National 
Recreation Area, with an amendment. (S. Rept. No. 107-204)
  Report to accompany S. 2673, to improve quality and transparency in 
financial reporting and independent audits and accounting services for 
public companies, to create a Public Company Accounting Oversight 
Board, to enhance the standard setting process for accounting 
practices, to strengthen the independence of firms that audit public 
companies, to increase corporate responsibility and the usefulness of 
corporate financial disclosure, to protect the objectivity and 
independence of securities analysts, to improve Securities and Exchange 
Commission resources and oversight. (S. Rept. No. 107-205)
  S. 2525, to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to increase 
assistance for foreign countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, 
tuberculosis, and malaria. (S. Rept. No. 107-206)
  S. 2059, to amend the Pubic Health Service Act to provide for 
Alzheimer's disease research and demonstration grants, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  S. 2649, to provide assistance to combat the HIV/AIDS pandemic in 
developing foreign countries, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute.
Page S6361
Measures Passed:
  Legal Counsel Representation: Senate agreed to S. Res. 299, to 
authorize testimony, document production, and legal representation in 
City of Columbus v. Jacqueline Downing, et al. and City of Columbus v. 
Vincent Ramos.
  Page S6432
  Small Business Participation in Homeland Defense: Committee on Small 
Business was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 264, 
expressing the sense of the Senate that small business participation is 
vital to the defense of our Nation, and that Federal, State, and local 
governments should aggressively seek out and purchase innovative 
technologies and services from American small businesses to help in 
homeland defense and the fight against terrorism, and the resolution 
was then agreed to.
  Page S6432
Accounting Reform Act: Senate began consideration of S. 2673, to 
improve quality and transparency in financial reporting and independent 
audits and accounting services for public companies, to create a Public 
Company Accounting Oversight Board, to enhance the standard setting 
process for accounting practices, to strengthen the independence of 
firms that audit public companies, to increase corporate responsibility 
and the usefulness of corporate financial disclosure, to protect the 
objectivity and independence of securities analysts, to improve 
Securities and Exchange Commission resources and oversight, taking 
action on the following amendment proposed thereto:
  Pages S6327-47
Adopted:
  Sarbanes Amendment No. 4173, to make certain technical and conforming 
amendments.
Page S6340

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  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at 10:15 a.m., on Tuesday, July 9, 2002. 
                                                             Page S6432
Messages From the House:
  Page S6355
Measures Placed on Calendar:
  Page S6355
Petitions and Memorials:
  Page S6355
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page S6361
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Page S6361
Amendments Submitted:
  Page S6363
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
  Page S6363
Privilege of the Floor:
  Page S6363
Text of S. 2514, as Previously Passed:
  Pages S6363-S6432
  (For S. 2515--see Division A of S. 2514)
  (For S. 2516--see Division B of S. 2514)
  (For S. 2517--see Division C of S. 2514)
  (For H.R. 4546--see text of S. 2514, as passed)
Adjournment: Senate met at 2 p.m., and adjourned at 6:38 p.m., until 
9:30 a.m., on Tuesday, July 9, 2002. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S6432).