Congressional Record
107th Congress (2001-2002)
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Daily Digest - Monday, October 15, 2001
Monday, October 15, 2001
Daily Digest
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Senate
Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S10671-S10744
Measures Introduced:
Nine bills were introduced, as follows: S. 1543-1551.
Page S10693
Measures Reported:
S. 1543, making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002. (S. Rept. No. 107-85)
S. 1088, to amend title 38, United States Code, to facilitate the use of educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for education leading to employment in high technology industry, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 107-86)
S. 1090, to increase, effective as of December 1, 2001, the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans. (S. Rept. No. 107-87)
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Pages S10682-85
During consideration of this bill today, the Senate also took the following action:
By 50 yeas to 46 nays (Vote No. 303), three-fifth of those Senators duly chosen and sworn not having voted in the affirmative, Senate failed to close further debate on the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill.
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A second motion was entered to close further debate on the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill and, in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on the cloture motion could occur on Wednesday, October 17, 2001.
Page S10685
A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill at 11 a.m., on Tuesday, October 16, 2001.
Page S10744
Appointments:
United States Capitol Preservation Commission:
The Chair, on behalf of the Republican Leader, pursuant to Public Law 100-696, appointed Senator Bennett as a member of the United States Capitol Preservation Commission, vice Senator Durbin.
Page S10671
United States Capitol Preservation Commission: The Chair, pursuant to Public Law 100-696, appointed the following Senators as members of the United States Capitol Preservation Commission: Senator Durbin, vice Senator Bennett, and Senator Reid, vice Senator DeWine.
Page S10671
Messages From the House:
Page S10691
Measures Placed on Calendar:
Pages S10691, S10744
Enrolled Bills Presented:
Page S10691
Executive Communications:
Pages S10691-92
Executive Reports of Committees:
Pages S10692-93
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages S10693-94
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Pages S10694-S10707
Additional Statements:
Pages S10689-90
Amendments Submitted:
Page S10707
Text of S. 1447 and S. 1510, as Previously Passed:
Pages S10707-43
Record Votes:
One record vote was taken today. (Total-303)
Adjournment:
Senate met at 3:30 p.m., and adjourned at 6:22 p.m., until 10 a.m., on Tuesday, October 16, 2001. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S10744.)
Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
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Nominations
Committee on Armed Services:
Committee ordered favorably reported the nominations of Linton F. Brooks, of Virginia, to be Deputy Administrator for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation, National Nuclear Security Administration, Department of Energy, William Winkenwerder, Jr., of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense, and 3,572 military nominations in the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps.
House of Representatives
Chamber Action
The House was not in session today. It will meet on Tuesday, Oct. 16 at 12:30 p.m. for morning-hour debates.
Committee Meetings
VA's ABILITY TO RESPOND TO DOD CONTINGENCIES AND NATIONAL EMERGENCIES
Committee on Veterans' Affairs:
Held a hearing on VA's Ability to Respond to DoD's Contingencies and National Emergencies. Testimony was heard from Cynthia A. Bascetta, Director, Veterans Health and Benefits Issues, GAO; Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans Affairs; David S. C. Chu, Under Secretary, Personnel and Readiness, Department of Defense; Kenneth S. Kasprisin, Associate Director, Readiness, Response and Recovery, FEMA; Claude A. Allen, Deputy Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services; Annie W. Everett, Acting Regional Administrator, National Capitol Region, GSA; Sue Bailey, M.D., former Assistant Secretary, Health Affairs, Department of Defense; and James Krueger, Executive Vice President, Chapter Services Network, American Red Cross.
(For last listing of Public Laws, see
Daily Digest
of October 10, 2001,
p. D1000)
H.J. Res. 68, making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2002. Signed on October 12, 2001. (Public Law 107-48)
Committee on Armed Services:
Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, to hold closed hearings to examine the security of the Department of Defense ammunition shipments, 2 p.m., SR-222.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs:
to resume hearings to examine the failure of Superior Bank, FSB, Hinsdale, Illinois, 10 a.m., SD-538.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation:
Subcommittee on Communications, to hold oversight hearings to examine the implementation of the Wireless Communication and Safety Act and the integration of emergency-911 technologies, 10 a.m., SR-253.
Committee on Environment and Public Works:
to hold hearings to review the Federal Emergency Management Agency's response to the September 11, 2001 attacks on the Pentagon and the World Trade Center, 10 a.m., SD-406.
Committee on Governmental Affairs:
business meeting to consider the nomination of Mark W. Everson, of Texas, to be Controller, Office of Federal Financial Management, Office of Management and Budget, Time to be announced, Room to be announced.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions:
business meeting to consider S. 1379, to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish an Office of Rare Diseases at the National Institutes of Health; S. 727, to provide grants for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training in public schools; proposed legislation with respect to mental health and terrorism, proposed legislation with respect to cancer screening; H.R. 717, to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for research and services with respect to Duchenne muscular dystrophy; an original bill regarding mental health and terrorism; an original bill regarding cancer screening; and the nomination of Eugene Scalia, of Virginia, to be Solicitor for the Department of Labor, 3 p.m., SD-430.
Committee on the Judiciary:
Subcommittee on Youth Violence, to hold hearings to examine the defense of America's transportation infrastructure, 10:30 a.m., SD-226.
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship:
to hold hearings on the nomination of Thomas M. Sullivan, of D1019Massachusetts, to be Chief Counsel for Advocacy, Small Business Administration, 10:15 a.m., SR-428A.
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Committee on Veterans' Affairs:
to hold hearings to examine the Department of Veterans Affairs's Fourth Mission--caring for veterans, servicemembers, and the public following conflicts and crises, 2:30 p.m., SR-418.
Committee on Education and the Workforce,
hearing on Economic Recovery and Assistance to Workers, 2:30 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on the 21st Century Workforce, hearing on Welfare Reform: Success in Moving Toward Work, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
Committee on Government Reform,
Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization, hearing on ``Health Care Inflation and Its Impact on the FEHBP,'' 1 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs, hearing on ``Natural Gas Infrastructure and Capacity Constraints,'' 12 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Committee on Resources,
Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health, hearing on H.R. 2963, Deep Creek Wilderness Act, 3 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands, hearing on: H.R. 1963, to amend the National Trails System Act to designate the route taken by American soldier and frontiersman George Rogers Clark and his men during the Revolutionary War to capture the British forts at Kaskaskia and Cahokia, Illinois, and Vincennes, Indiana, for the study for potential addition to the National Trails System, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
Committee on Rules,
to consider the following: conference report to accompany H.R. 2217, making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002; the conference report to accompany H.R. 2904, making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002; and H.R. 3004, Financial Anti-Terrorism Act of 2001, 5 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
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Program for Tuesday:
After the transaction of any morning business (not to extend beyond 11 a.m.), Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of H.R. 2506, Foreign Operations Appropriations.
(Senate will recess from 12:30 p.m. until 2:15 p.m. for their respective party conferences.)
Program for Tuesday:
Consideration of Suspensions:
(1) H. Con. Res. 217, recognizing the 50th anniversary of the alliance between Australia and the United States under the ANZUS Treaty;
(2) S. 1465, assistance to Pakistan and India;
(3) H.R. 1552, Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act;
(4) H.R. 2876, Francis Bardanouve Post Office, Harlem, Montana;
(5) H.R. 2261, Earl T. Shinhoster Post Office, Decatur, Georgia; and
(6) H.R. 2454, Congressman Julian C. Dixon Post Office, Los Angeles, California.
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