[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 92 (Wednesday, July 10, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D728-D730]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                           Wednesday, July 10, 2002

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      House committees ordered reported 15 sundry measures.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S6515-S6595
Measures Introduced: Two bills were introduced, as follows: S. 2716-
2717.
  Page S6573
Measures Passed:
  Firefighter Deaths Investigation: Senate passed H.R. 3971, to provide 
for an independent investigation of Forest Service firefighter deaths 
that are caused by wildfire entrapment or burnover, clearing the 
measure for the President.
  Pages S6592-93
  Honoring Louisiana State University Track and Field Team: Committee 
on the Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 
298, honoring the Louisiana State University Tigers Men's Outdoor Track 
and Field Team, and the resolution was then agreed to.
  Page S6593
  National Night Out: Senate agreed to S. Res. 284, expressing support 
for ``National Night Out'' and requesting that the President make 
neighborhood crime prevention, community policing, and reduction of 
school crime important priorities of the Administration.
  Page S6593
  Sudden Oak Death Syndrome Control Act: Committee on Agriculture, 
Nutrition, and Forestry was discharged from further consideration of S. 
997, to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct research, 
monitoring, management, treatment, and outreach activities relating to 
sudden oak death syndrome and to establish a Sudden Oak Death Syndrome 
Advisory Committee, and the bill was then passed.
  Pages S6593-94
Accounting Reform Act: Senate continued 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 amendments proposed thereto:
  Pages S6524-60
Adopted:
  By a unanimous vote of 97 yeas (Vote No. 169), Daschle (for Leahy) 
Amendment No. 4185, to provide for criminal prosecution of persons who 
alter or destroy evidence in certain Federal investigations or defraud 
investors of publicly traded securities.
Pages S6538-41
  By a unanimous vote of 96 yeas (Vote No. 170), Daschle (for Biden/
Hatch) Further Modified Amendment No. 4186, to increase criminal 
penalties relating to conspiracy, mail fraud, wire fraud, and certain 
ERISA violations.
Pages S6541-42, S6544, S6548, S6551
  By a unanimous vote of 97 yeas (Vote No. 171), Lott Amendment No. 
4188, to deter fraud and abuse by corporate executives. 
                                         Page S6542-43, S6545, S6549-51
  Miller Amendment No. 4206, to express the sense of the Senate that 
the chief executive officer of a corporation should sign the 
corporation's income tax returns.
Page S6557
Rejected:
  Gramm (for McConnell) Amendment No. 4175 (to Amendment No. 4174), to 
provide for certification of financial reports by labor organizations 
to improve quality and transparency in financial reporting and 
independent audits and accounting services for labor organizations. (By 
55 yeas to 43 nays (Vote No. 168), Senate tabled the amendment.) 
                                        Pages S6524, S6526-28, S6533-34
Withdrawn:
  Miller Amendment 4176, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
require the signing of corporate tax returns by the chief executive 
officer of the corporation.
Pages S6524, S6538

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  Daschle (for Leahy) Amendment No. 4174, to provide for criminal 
prosecution of persons who alter or destroy evidence in certain Federal 
investigations or defraud investors of publicly traded securities. 
(Amendment was divided into Divisions I, II, and III.) 
                                        Pages S6524, S6528-33, S6534-38
  Gramm Amendment No. 4189 (to Amendment No. 4188), of a perfecting 
nature.
Pages S6543, S6548
  Daschle (for Biden) Modified Amendment No. 4190 (to Amendment No. 
4186, as modified), of a perfecting nature.
Pages S6544-45, S6546-48
Pending:
  Edwards Modified Amendment No. 4187, to address rules of professional 
responsibility for attorneys.
Pages S6551-52, S6557-59
  Gramm (for McConnell) Amendment No. 4200 (to Amendment No. 4187), to 
modify attorney practices relating to clients.
Pages S6552-57
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for the 
consideration of certain amendments listed as follows: Levin Amendment, 
Gramm Amendment, Carnahan Amendment regarding electronic filing, McCain 
Amendment regarding accounting treatment/stock options, Dorgan 
Amendment regarding bankruptcy/disgorgement, Enzi Amendment regarding 
materiality, Schumer Amendment regarding restitution, and Murkowski 
Amendment regarding 9th Circuit.
Page S6554
  A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at 10:30 a.m., on Thursday, July 11, 2002, 
and that at 12 noon, Senator Enzi be recognized to make a motion to 
table Gramm (for McConnell) Amendment No. 4200 (to Amendment No. 4187), 
listed above.
Page S6558
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the bill and, in 
accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of 
the Senate, a cloture vote will occur on Friday, July 12, 2002. 
                                                             Page S6559
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  Gramm/Santorum Amendment No. 4184 (to Division I of Amendment No. 
4174), to provide the Board with appropriate flexibility in applying 
non-audit services restrictions to small businesses, fell when Division 
I of Amendment No. 4174 was withdrawn.
Page S6538
Executive Session: Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive 
Session.
  Page S6592
Nomination--Cloture Motion Filed: A motion was entered to close further 
debate on the nomination of Lavenski R. Smith, of Arkansas, to be 
United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit and, in accordance 
with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, a 
cloture vote on the nomination will occur on Friday, July 12, 2002. 
                                                             Page S6592
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Jonathan Steven Adelstein, of South Dakota, to be a Member of the 
Federal Communications Commission for the remainder of the term 
expiring June 30, 2003.
  Robert Boldrey, of Michigan, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees 
of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National 
Environmental Policy Foundation for a term expiring May 26, 2007.
  Malcolm B. Bowekaty, of New Mexico, to be a Member of the Board of 
Trustees of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National 
Environmental Policy Foundation for a term expiring October 6, 2006.
  Herbert Guenther, of Arizona, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees 
of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National 
Environmental Policy Foundation for a term of two years. (New Position)
  Richard Narcia, of Arizona, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees 
of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National 
Environmental Policy Foundation for a term expiring August 25, 2006.
  Bradley Udall, of Colorado, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees 
of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National 
Environmental Policy Foundation for a term expiring October 6, 2006. 
                                                             Page S6595
Nominations Withdrawn: Senate received notification of withdrawal of 
the following nominations:
  Stuart D. Rick, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Merit Systems 
Protection Board for the term of seven years expiring March 1, 2007, 
which was sent to the Senate on April 9, 2002.
Page S6595
Messages From the House:
  Page S6570
Measures Read First Time:
  Page S6570
Executive Communications:
  Pages S6570-73
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S6573-75
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Page S6575
Additional Statements:
  Pages S6569-70
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S6575-90
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
  Pages S6590-91
Authority for Committees to Meet:
  Pages S6591-92
Privilege of the Floor:
  Page S6592

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Record Votes: Four record votes were taken today. (Total--171) 
                                              Pages S6534, S6541, S6551
Recess: Senate met at 9:30 a.m., and recessed at 8:02 p.m., until 9:30 
a.m., on Thursday, July 11, 2002. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S6594).