[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 132 (Wednesday, October 9, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1063-D1064]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                              Wednesday, October 9, 2002

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      House committees ordered reported nine sundry measures, including the 
      VA, HUD and Independent Agencies Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2003.


                                 Senate

Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S10137-S10232
Measures Introduced: Six bills and two resolutions were introduced, as 
follows: S. 3083-3088, S. Res. 337, and S. Con. Res. 151.
  Pages S10222-23
Measures Reported:
  H.R. 2666, to amend the Small Business Act to direct the Administrator of 
the Small Business Administration to establish a vocational and technical 
entrepreneurship development program. (S. Rept. No. 107-307)
  S. 2483, to amend the Small Business Act to direct the Administrator of 
the Small Business Administration to establish a pilot program to provide 
regulatory compliance assistance to small business concerns, with an 
amendment. (S. Rept. No. 107-308)
Page S10222
Measures Passed:
  Sudan Peace Act: Senate passed H.R. 5531, to facilitate famine relief 
efforts and a comprehensive solution to the war in Sudan, clearing the 
measure for the President.
  Page S10232
  Printing Authority: Senate agreed to S. Res. 337, authorizing the printing 
with illustrations of a document entitled ``Committee on Appropriations, 
United States Senate, 135th Anniversary, 1867-2002''.
  Page S10232
Further Resolution on Iraq: Senate continued consideration of S.J. Res. 45, 
to authorize the use of United States Armed Forces against Iraq, taking 
action on the following amendments proposed thereto: 
                                              Pages S10145-62, S10164-S10217
Rejected:
  Graham Amendment No. 4857 (to Amendment No. 4856), in the nature of a 
substitute. (By 88 yeas to 10 nays (Vote No. 231), Senate tabled the 
amendment.
Pages S10145-10162
Pending:
  Lieberman/Warner Modified Amendment No. 4856, in the nature of a 
substitute.
Pages S10145, S10164-S10217
  Byrd Amendment No. 4868 (to Amendment No. 4856, as modified), to provide 
statutory construction that constitutional authorities remain unaffected and 
that no additional grant of authority is made to the President not directly 
related to the existing threat posed by Iraq.
Pages S10167-S10217
  Levin Amendment No. 4862 (to Amendment No. 4856), in the nature of a 
substitute.
Pages S10191-S10217
  A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing that immediately 
following the pledge tomorrow morning following the 9:15 a.m. convening, 
Senator Byrd be recognized to offer Amendment No. 4869; that there be a time 
limitation of 20 minutes; following the use, or yielding back of that time, 
Senate vote on the amendment; that following disposition of that amendment 
there be 45 minutes for debate on the motion to invoke cloture; that upon 
the completion of that time, Senate vote on cloture on Lieberman/Warner 
Modified Amendment No. 4856 (listed above); that following that vote, there 
be a time limitation of 60 minutes on Byrd Amendment Number 4868 (listed 
above); that upon the use, or yielding back of that time, Senate vote on 
Byrd Amendment No. 4868; further, that no second degree amendments be in 
order to either of the above listed amendments.
Pages S10190-91
  A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing further that 
following disposition of Byrd Amendment No. 4868 (listed above), Senate 
resume consideration of Levin Amendment No. 4862 (listed above); that the 
amendment be in order notwithstanding the provisions of Rule 22; that there 
be 50 minutes under Senator Levin's control and 45 minutes in opposition; 
that upon the use or yielding back of time, Senate vote on Levin Amendment 
No. 4862; that following disposition of that amendment, Senator Durbin be 
recognized to offer Amendment No. 4865; that Senator Durbin control 40 
minutes for debate and 10 minutes for Senator Biden, and 15 minutes for 
Senators Warner and McCain in opposition; that upon the use, or yielding 
back of that time, Senate vote on Durbin Amendment No. 4865;

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that no second degree amendments be in order to either of the above listed 
amendments.
Pages S10191-S10217
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the resolution at 9:15 a.m., on Thursday, October 10, 2002.
                                                                 Page S10232
Election Reform Conference Report--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time 
agreement was reached providing that, notwithstanding Rule 22, when the 
Senate considers the conference report on H.R. 3295, to require States and 
localities to meet uniform and nondiscriminatory election technology and 
administration requirements applicable to Federal elections, to establish 
grant programs to provide assistance to States and localities to meet those 
requirements and to improve election technology and the administration of 
Federal elections, to establish the Election Administration Commission, it 
be considered under a 2 hour time limitation; that upon the use or yielding 
back of time, Senate proceed to vote on adoption of the conference report. 
                                                                 Page S10232
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:
  1997 Amendment to Montreal Protocol Treaty Doc. 106-10.
  Amendment to Montreal Protocol (``Beijing Amendment'') Treaty Doc.106-32. 
                                                             Pages S10231-32
Messages From the President: Senate received the following message from the 
President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Continued Production of 
the Naval Petroleum Reserves Beyond April 5, 2003''; to the Committee on 
Armed Services. (PM-115)
Page S10222
Messages From the House:
  Page S10222
Measures Read First Time:
  Page S10222
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Page S10222
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S10223-24
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S10224-25
Additional Statements:
  Pages S10221-22
Amendments Submitted:
  Page S10225-30
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
  Page S10230
Authority for Committees to Meet:
  Pages S10230-31
Privilege of the Floor:
  Page S10231
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--231)
  Page S10162
Adjournment: Senate met at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 11:17 p.m., until 
9:15 a.m., on Thursday, October 10, 2002. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S10232).