Full Committee Hearing

Business Meeting 10092002

Date: October 9, 2002
Time: 10:00am
Location: 342 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Agenda:

AGENDA

Legislation:

1.                   S. 1651, United States Consensus Council Act of 2001.

Results:  Ordered reported favorably, as amended by the Lieberman Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute as modified, en bloc by roll call vote: 9–Yeas, 0–Nays.

                                                Yeas                                                                       Nays

                                                Levin                                                       

                                                Akaka                                                    

                                                Durbin                                                   

                                                Torricelli

                                                Cleland

                                                Carper  

                                                Carnahan

                                                Dayton

                                                Lieberman                             

a.                    Lieberman Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute as modified to S. 1651, United States Consensus Council Act of 2001.

Results: Adopted en bloc by voice vote.

2.                   S. 3054, No Taxation Without Representation Act of 2002.

                Results:  Ordered reported favorably by roll call vote: 9–Yeas, 0–Nays.

                                                Yeas                                                                       Nays

                                                Levin                                                       

                                                Akaka                                                    

                                                Durbin                                                   

                                                Torricelli

                                                Cleland

                                                Carper  

                                                Carnahan

                                                Dayton

                                                Lieberman             

3.                   S. 2936, A bill to amend chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that certain Federal annuity computations are adjusted by 1 percent relating to periods of receiving disability payments, and for other purposes.

                Results:  Ordered reported favorably, as amended by the Akaka Technical Amendment, en bloc by roll call vote: 9–Yeas, 0–Nays.

                                                Yeas                                                                       Nays

                                                Levin                                                       

                                                Akaka                                                    

                                                Durbin                                                   

                                                Torricelli

                                                Cleland

                                                Carper  

                                                Carnahan

                                                Dayton

                                                Lieberman                             

a.                    Akaka Technical Amendment to S. 2936, A bill to amend chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that certain Federal annuity computations are adjusted by 1 percent relating to periods of receiving disability payments, and for other purposes.

Results: Adopted en bloc by voice vote.

4.                   S. 2527, A bill to provide for health benefits coverage under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, for individuals enrolled in a plan administered by the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, and for other purposes.

Results:  Ordered reported favorably en bloc by roll call vote: 9–Yeas, 0–Nays.

                                                Yeas                                                                       Nays

                                                Levin                                                       

                                                Akaka                                                    

                                                Durbin                                                   

                                                Torricelli

                                                Cleland

                                                Carper  

                                                Carnahan

                                                Dayton

                                                Lieberman             

5.             S. 3070, A bill to reauthorize the Merit Systems Protection Board and the Office of the Special Counsel and amendments to the Whistleblower Protection Act.

Results:  Ordered reported favorably en bloc by roll call vote: 9–Yeas, 0–Nays.

                                                Yeas                                                                       Nays

                                                Levin                                                       

                                                Akaka                                                    

                                                Durbin                                                   

                                                Torricelli

                                                Cleland

                                                Carper  

                                                Carnahan

                                                Dayton

                                                Lieberman

      

6.             S. 3044, Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency Interstate Supervision Act of 2002.

                Results:  Ordered reported favorably en bloc by roll call vote: 9–Yeas, 0–Nays.

                                                Yeas                                                                       Nays

                                                Levin                                                       

                                                Akaka                                                    

                                                Durbin                                                   

                                                Torricelli

                                                Cleland

                                                Carper  

                                                Carnahan

                                                Dayton

                                                Lieberman   

7.             H.R. 4878, Improper Payments Information Act of 2002.

                Results:  Ordered reported favorably, as amended by the Thompson-Lieberman Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute, en bloc by roll call vote: 9–Yeas, 0–Nays.

                                                Yeas                                                                       Nays

                                                Levin                                                       

                                                Akaka                                                    

                                                Durbin                                                   

                                                Torricelli

                                                Cleland

                                                Carper  

                                                Carnahan

                                                Dayton

                                                Lieberman                             

a.                    Thompson-Lieberman Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to H.R. 4878, Improper Payments Information Act of 2002.

Results: Adopted en bloc by voice vote.

8.                   S. 2644, Accountability of Tax Dollars Act of 2002.

Results:  Ordered reported favorably, as amended by the Fitzgerald Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute, en bloc by roll call vote: 9–Yeas, 0–Nays.

                                                Yeas                                                                       Nays

                                                Levin                                                       

                                                Akaka                                                    

                                                Durbin                                                   

                                                Torricelli

                                                Cleland

                                                Carper  

                                                Carnahan

                                                Dayton

                                                Lieberman                             

a.                    Fitzgerald Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to S. 2644, Accountability of Tax Dollars Act of 2002.

Results: Adopted en bloc by voice vote.

9.             Post Office Naming Bills

                Results:  Ordered reported favorably en bloc by roll call vote: 9–Yeas, 0–Nays.

                                                Yeas                                                                       Nays

                                                Levin                                                       

                                                Akaka                                                    

                                                Durbin                                                   

                                                Torricelli

                                                Cleland

                                                Carper  

                                                Carnahan

                                                Dayton

                                                Lieberman             

A.                  S. 2828, A bill to redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6910 South Yorktown Avenue in Tulsa, Oklahoma, as the “Robert Wayne Jenkins Station.”         

B.                   S. 2840/H.R. 4102, A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 120 North Maine Street in Fallon, Nevada, as the “Rollan D. Melton Post Office Building.”

C.                   S. 2918/H.R. 5336, A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 380 Main Street in Farmingdale, New York, as the “Peter J. Ganci, Jr. Post Office Building.”

D.                  S. 2929/H.R. 4797, A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 265 South Western Avenue, Los Angeles, California, as the “Nat King Cole Post Office.”

E.                   S. 2931, A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 5805 White Oak Avenue in Encino, California, as the “Francis Dayle ‘Chick’ Hearn Post Office.”

F.                   H.R. 3034, An act 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.

G.                   H.R. 3738, An act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1299 North 7th Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as the “Herbert Arlene Post Office Building.”

H.                  H.R. 3739, An act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6150 North Broad Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as the “Rev. Leon Sullivan Post Office Building.”

I.                     H.R. 3740, An act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 925 Dickinson Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as the “William A. Cibotti Post Office Building.”

J.                    H.R. 4717, An act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1199 Pasadena Boulevard in Pasadena, Texas, as the “Jim Fonteno Post Office Building.”

K.                  H.R. 4755, An act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 204 South Broad Street in Lancaster, Ohio, as the “Clarence Miller Post Office Building.”

L.                   H.R. 4794, An act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1895 Avenida Del Oro in Oceanside, California, as the “Ronald C. Packard Post Office Building.”

M.                 H.R. 5308, An act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 301 South Howes Street in Fort Collins, Colorado, as the “Barney Apodaca Post Office.”

                                               

N.                  H.R. 5333, An act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4 East Central Street in Worcester, Massachusetts, as the “Joseph D. Early Post Office Building.”

Nominations:

10.          Ruth Y. Goldway to be a Commissioner on the Postal Rate Commission.

                Results:  Ordered reported favorably en bloc by roll call vote: 9–Yeas, 0–Nays.

                                                Yeas                                                                       Nays

                                                Levin                                                       

                                                Akaka                                                    

                                                Durbin                                                   

                                                Torricelli

                                                Cleland

                                                Carper  

                                                Carnahan

                                                Dayton

                                                Lieberman             

11.          Tony Hammond to be a Commissioner on the Postal Rate Commission.

                Results:  Ordered reported favorably en bloc by roll call vote: 9–Yeas, 0–Nays.

                                                Yeas                                                                       Nays

                                                Levin                                                       

                                                Akaka                                                    

                                                Durbin                                                   

                                                Torricelli

                                                Cleland

                                                Carper  

                                                Carnahan

                                                Dayton

                                                Lieberman