Volume 148, No. 35 covering the 2nd Session of the 107th Congress (2001 - 2002) was published by the Congressional Record.
The Congressional Record is a unique source of public documentation. It started in 1873, documenting nearly all the major and minor policies being discussed and debated.
“Senate” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D285-D287 on March 22, 2002.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
Friday, March 22, 2002
Daily Digest
Senate
Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2311-S2343
Measures Introduced: Eight bills and one resolution were introduced, as follows: S. 2066-2073, and S. Con. Res. 100.
Page S2326
Measures Reported:
S. Con. Res. 100, setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2003 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for each of the fiscal years 2004 through 2012.
Page S2325
Measures Passed:
American Small Business Emergency Relief and Recovery Act: Senate passed S. 1499, to provide assistance to small business concerns adversely impacted by the terrorist attacks perpetrated against the United States on September 11, 2001, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto:
Pages S2335-38
Dodd (for Kerry/Bond) Amendment No. 3076, in the nature of a substitute.
Page S2335
Oklahoma City Native American Museum: Committee on Indian Affairs was discharged from further consideration of S. 1321, to authorize the construction of a Native American Cultural Center and Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and the bill was then passed, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto:
Page S2338
Dodd (for Nickles/Inhofe) Amendment No. 3077, in the nature of a substitute.
Page S2338
Bureau of Census 100th Anniversary: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 339, expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the Bureau of the Census on the 100th anniversary of its establishment.
Pages S2338-39
Major Lyn McIntosh Post Office Building: Senate passed H.R. 1432, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3698 Inner Perimeter Road in Valdosta, Georgia, as the ``Major Lyn McIntosh Post Office Building''.
Page S2339
Frank Sinatra Post Office Building: Senate passed S. 1222, to redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 89 River Street in Hoboken, New Jersey, as the ``Frank Sinatra Post Office Building''.
Page S2339
Tom Bliley Post Office Building: Senate passed H.R. 1748, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 805 Glen Burnie Road in Richmond, Virginia, as the ``Tom Bliley Post Office Building'', clearing the measure for the President.
Page S2339
Herbert H. Bateman Post Office Building: Senate passed H.R. 1749, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 685 Turnberry Road in Newport News, Virginia, as the ``Herbert H. Bateman Post Office Building'', clearing the measure for the President.
Page S2339
Bob Davis Post Office Building: Senate passed H.R. 2577, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 310 South State Street in St. Ignace, Michigan, as the ``Bob Davis Post Office Building'', clearing the measure for the President.
Page S2339
Francis Bardanouve United States Post Office Building: Senate passed H.R. 2876, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located in Harlem, Montana, as the ``Francis Bardanouve United States Post Office Building'', clearing the measure for the President.
Page S2339
Norman Sisisky Post Office Building: Senate passed H.R. 2910, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3131 South Crater Road in Petersburg, Virginia, as the ``Norman Sisisky Post Office Building'', clearing the measure for the President.
Page S2339
Vernon Tarlton Post Office Building: Senate passed H.R. 3072, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 125 Main Street in Forest City, North Carolina, as the ``Vernon Tarlton Post Office Building'', clearing the measure for the President.
Page S2339
Raymond M. Downey Post Office Building: Senate passed H.R. 3379, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 375 Carlls Path in Deer Park, New York, as the ``Raymond M. Downey Post Office Building'', clearing the measure for the President.
Page S2339
Child Abuse Awareness: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 132, recognizing the social problem of child abuse and neglect, and supporting efforts to enhance public awareness of it, and the resolution was then agreed to.
Page S2339
Enrollment Correction: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 361, directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make corrections in the enrollment of the bill H.R. 2356.
Pages S2339-43
Election Reform--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing that the Majority Leader, after consultation with the Minority Leader, may resume consideration of S. 565, to establish the Commission on Voting Rights and Procedures to study and make recommendations regarding election technology, voting, and election administration, to establish a grant program under which the Office of Justice Programs and the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice shall provide assistance to States and localities in improving election technology and the administration of Federal elections, to require States to meet uniform and nondiscriminatory election technology and administration requirements for the 2004 Federal elections, and certain amendments to be proposed thereto.
Page S2318
Energy Policy Act--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further consideration of S. 517, to authorize funding the Department of Energy to enhance its mission areas through technology transfer and partnerships for fiscal years 2002 through 2006, at 3 p.m., on Monday, April 8, 2002.
Page S2343
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
Kenneth M. Donohue, Sr., of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Kenneth Lawson, of Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury.
Vickers B. Meadows, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
J. Paul Gilman, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
JoAnn Johnson, of Iowa, to be a Member of the National Credit Union Administration Board for a term expiring August 2, 2007.
Diane Leneghan Tomb, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
James R. Mahoney, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere.
Randal Quarles, of Utah, to be a Deputy Under Secretary of the Treasury. (Prior to this action, Committee on Finance was discharged from further consideration.)
Nancy Southard Bryson, of the District of Columbia, to be General Counsel of the Department of Agriculture. (Prior to this action, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry was discharged from further consideration.)
Daniel L. Cooper, of Pennsylvania, to be Under Secretary for Benefits of the Department of Veterans Affairs for a term of four years.
Robert H. Roswell, of Florida, to be Under Secretary for Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs for a term of four years.
Deborah Matz, of New York, to be a Member of the National Credit Union Administration Board for a term expiring August 2, 2005.
Victoria A. Lipnic, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor. (Prior to this action, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions was discharged from further consideration.)
Pages S2335, S2343
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
Anthony Lowe, of Washington, to be Federal Insurance Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Paula A. DeSutter, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State
(Verification and Compliance).
Stanley C. Suboleski, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission for a term expiring August 30, 2006.
Debra W. Yang, of California, to be United States Attorney for the Central District of California for a term of four years.
Frank DeArmon Whitney, of North Carolina, to be United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina for a term of four years.
Page S2343
Executive Communications:
Pages S2324-25
Petitions and Memorials:
Page S2324
Additional Cosponsors:
Page S2326
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Pages S2326-30
Additional Statements:
Pages S2321-24
Amendments Submitted:
Pages S2331-35
Privilege of the Floor:
Page S2335
Adjournment: Senate met at 10 a.m. and, pursuant to the provisions of H. Con. Res. 360, adjourned at 3:58 p.m., until 3 p.m., on Monday, April 8, 2002.
(For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S2343).
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