Volume 147, No. 6 covering the 1st 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.
“Highlights + Senate” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D20 on Jan. 20, 2001.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
Saturday, January 20, 2001
Daily Digest
HIGHLIGHTS
The House and Senate met for the Inauguration of President George
Walker Bush and Vice President Richard Bruce Cheney.
Senate
Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S57-S67
Measures Introduced: Two resolutions were submitted, as follows: S. Res. 9-10.
Page S67
Measures Passed:
Election of President Pro Tempore: Senate agreed to S. Res. 9, notifying the President of the United States of the election of a President pro tempore.
Page S57
Election of President Pro Tempore: Senate agreed to S. Res. 10, notifying the House of Representatives of the election of a President pro tempore of the Senate.
Page S57
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
Ann Margaret Veneman, of California, to be Secretary of Agriculture.
Donald Henry Rumsfeld, of Illinois, to be Secretary of Defense.
Donald Louis Evans, of Texas, to be Secretary of Commerce.
Spencer Abraham, of Michigan, to be Secretary of Energy.
Paul Henry O'Neill, of Pennsylvania, to be Secretary of the Treasury.
Colin Luther Powell, of Virginia, to be Secretary of State.
Roderick R. Paige, of Texas, to be Secretary of Education.
Pages S58-66, S67
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
Ann Margaret Veneman, of California, to be Secretary of Agriculture.
Donald Henry Rumsfeld, of Illinois, to be Secretary of Defense.
Melquiades Rafael Martinez, of Florida, to be Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
Donald Louis Evans, of Texas, to be Secretary of Commerce.
Spencer Abraham, of Michigan, to be Secretary of Energy.
Gale Ann Norton, of Colorado, to be Secretary of the Interior.
Christine Todd Whitman, of New Jersey, to be Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
Tommy G. Thompson, of Wisconsin, to be Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Paul Henry O'Neill, of Pennsylvania, to be Secretary of the Treasury.
Colin Luther Powell, of Virginia, to be Secretary of State.
Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr., of Indiana, to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
Anthony Joseph Principi, of California, to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
Roderick R. Paige, of Texas, to be Secretary of Education.
Pages S57-58, S67
Notices of Hearings:
Page S67
Adjournment: Senate met at 3:02 p.m., and adjourned at 3:13 p.m., until 10 a.m., on Monday, January 22, 2001. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S67.)
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