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“Senate” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Commerce was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D389-D390 on May 3, 2001.
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Thursday, May 3, 2001
Daily Digest
[D03MY1-B1] D389 Senate
Senate
[D03MY1-B2] D389 Chamber Ac
Chamber Action
[D03MY1-B3] D389 Routine Pr
Routine Proceedings, pages S4187-S4373
Measures Introduced: Fifteen bills and three resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 819-833, S. Res. 81-82, and S. Con. Res. 36.
Pages S4245-46
Measures Passed:
Production of Records Authorization: Senate agreed to S. Res. 82, to authorize the production of records by the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Governmental Affairs and representation by the Senate Legal Counsel.
Page S4373
Elementary and Secondary Education Act Authorization: Senate continued consideration of S. 1, to extend programs and activities under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto:
Pages S4187-S4232
Adopted:
[D03MY1-B4] D389 Hagel (for
Hagel (for Harkin/Hagel) Modified Amendment No. 360 (to Amendment No. 358), to amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to fully fund 40 percent of the average per pupil expenditure for programs under part B of such Act.
Pages S4206-12
[D03MY1-B5] D389 By a unani
By a unanimous vote of 100 yeas (Vote No. 89), Collins Amendment No. 359
(to Amendment No. 358), to improve the Read First Program.
Pages S4194-S4215
[D03MY1-B6] D389 By 93 yeas
By 93 yeas to 7 nays (Vote No. 90), Jeffords Amendment No. 361 (to Amendment No. 358), to improve the provisions relating to certain assessments.
Pages S4215-32
[D03MY1-B7] D389 By 79 yeas
By 79 yeas to 21 nays (Vote No. 91), Dodd/Collins Amendment No. 365, to increase the authorization of appropriations for local educational agency grants.
Pages S4217-32
[D03MY1-B8] D389 Subsequent
Subsequently, the amendment was modified.
Page S4232
Pending:
[D03MY1-B9] D389 Jeffords A
Jeffords Amendment No. 358, in the nature of a substitute.
Pages S4188-S4232
[D03MY1-B10] D389 A unanimou
A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further consideration of the bill and certain amendments to be proposed thereto, at 10 a.m. on Friday, May 4, 2001, with votes on certain proposed amendments to occur on Tuesday, May 8, 2001.
Pages S4230-31
Congressional Budget Conference Report--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing that if the House of Representatives has adopted the conference report on H. Con. Res. 83, establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2002, revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2001, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for each of fiscal years 2003 through 2011, and copies have been made available under the Senate Rules, then the Senate proceed to consideration of the conference report on Monday, May 7, 2001, with a vote on adoption of the conference report to occur on Tuesday, May 8, 2001.
Pages S4230-31
Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing for consideration of the nomination of John Robert Bolton, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, on Monday, May 7, 2001, with a vote on confirmation of the nomination to occur on Tuesday, May 8, 2001.
Pages S4230-31
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
[D03MY1-B11] D389 Michael P.
Michael P. Jackson, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of Transportation.
[D03MY1-B12] D389 Charles S.
Charles S. Abell, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense.
[D03MY1-B13] D389 Brenda L.
Brenda L. Becker, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce.
[D03MY1-B14] D389 Theodore W
Theodore William Kassinger, of Maryland, to be General Counsel of the Department of Commerce.
[D03MY1-B15] D390 2 Coast Gu
2 Coast Guard nominations in the rank of admiral.
[D03MY1-B16] D390 Routine li
Routine lists in the Coast Guard.
Pages S4372-73
Executive Communications:
Pages S4243-44
Petitions and Memorials:
Pages S4244-45
Executive Reports of Committees:
Page S4245
Messages From the House:
Page S4243
Statements on Introduced Bills:
Pages S4247-70
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages S4246-47
Amendments Submitted:
Pages S4272-S4371
Additional Statements:
Pages S4240-43
Notices of Hearings:
Pages S4371-72
Authority for Committees:
Page S4372
Privileges of the Floor:
Page S4372
Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--91)
Pages S4215, S4232
Adjournment: Senate met at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 8:48 p.m., until 10 a.m., on Friday, May 4, 2001. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S4373.)
[D03MY1-B17] D390 Committee
