SUMMARY

Executive Business Meeting

Senate Judiciary Committee

Thursday, May 10, 2001

226 Dirksen Senate Office Building

10:00 a.m.

I. Nominations:

Department of Justice

       [Approved by a vote of 18 yeas, 0 nays]

Charles A. James , Jr. , of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney General.

       [Approved by a vote of 14 yeas, 4 nays]

Theodore B. Olson , of the District of Columbia, to be Solicitor General.

       [Held Over]

Larry D. Thompson , of Georgia, to be Deputy Attorney General of the United States.

       [Approved by a vote of 18 yeas, 0 nays]

Viet D. Dinh , of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Attorney General.

       [Held over]

Michael Chertoff , of New Jersey, to be an Assistant Attorney General.

II. Bills:

S. 487 , the Technology, Education and Copyright Harmonization Act of 2001. [Hatch/Leahy]         [Held Over]

S. 166, the James Guelff Body Armor Act of 2001. [Feinstein/Sessions]
       [Unanimously reported favorably, as amended by an amendment in the nature of a substitute.]

H.R. 802 , the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Act of 2001. [Lamar Smith]
       [Reported favorably by unanimous consent.]

S. 39 , the Public Safety Medal of Valor Act of 2001. [Stevens]
       [Unanimously reported favorably, as amended by an amendment in the nature of a substitute.]

III. Resolution:

S. Res. 63, a resolution commemorating and acknowledging the dedication and sacrifice made by the men and women who have lost their lives while serving as law enforcement officers. [Campbell/Hatch/Leahy]        [Reported favorably by unanimous consent.]

III. Statement:

Statement of Senator Leahy on S.63

Statement of Senator Leahy on S.39

ATTENDANCE LIST

226 Dirksen

DATE OF MARKUP: May 10, 2001

Time: 10:00 a.m.

TOPIC OF MARKUP: Daniel J. Bryant, to be an Assistant Attorney General; Charles A. James, Jr., to be an Assistant Attorney General; Theodore B. Olson, to be Solicitor General; Larry D. Thompson, to be Deputy Attorney General ; Viet D. Dinh, to be an Assistant Attorney General; Michael Chertoff, to be an Assistant Attorney General; S. 487, the Technology, Education and copyright Harmonization Act of 2001; S. 166, the James Guelff Body Armor Act of 2001; H.R. 802, the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Act of 2001; S. 39, the Public Safety Medal of Valor Act of 2001; and S. Res. 63, a resolution commemorating the acknowledging the dedication and sacrifice made by the men and women who have lost their lives while serving as law enforcement officers.

JUDICIARY COMMITTEE

DATE: May 10, 2001

VOTE ON: The nomination of Theodore B. Olson, to be Solicitor General.

HELD OVER

MEMBERS INDICATED WERE PRESENT WHEN THE MOTION WAS MADE

SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE

DATE: May 10, 2001

VOTE ON: The nomination of Daniel J. Bryant, to be an Assistant Attorney General.

REPORTED FAVORABLY BY A VOTE OF 18 YEAS, 0 NAYS.

SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE

DATE: May 10, 2001

VOTE ON: The nomination of Charles A. James, Jr., to be an Assistant Attorney General.

REPORTED FAVORABLY BY A VOTE OF 14 YEAS, 4 NAYS.

*Mr. Biden requested to change his proxy vote from nay to yea.

**Mrs. Feinstein requested to change her proxy vote from "pass" to yea.

SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE

DATE: May 10, 2001

VOTE ON: The nomination of Larry D. Thompson, to be Deputy Attorney General.

REPORTED FAVORABLY BY A VOTE OF 18 YEAS, 0 NAYS.

JUDICIARY COMMITTEE

DATE: May 10, 2001

VOTE ON: S. 487, the Technology, Education and copyright Harmonization Act of 2001. [Hatch/Leahy]

APPROVED AND REPORTED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT

MEMBERS INDICATED WERE PRESENT WHEN THE VOTE OCCURRED

DATE: May 10, 2001

VOTE ON: S. 166, the James Guelff Body Armor Act of 2001. [Feinstein/Sessions]

UNANIMOUSLY REPORTED FAVORABLY AS AMENDED BY AN AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE

MEMBERS INDICATED WERE PRESENT WHEN THE VOTE OCCURRED

DATE: May 10, 2001

VOTE ON: H.R. 802, the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Act of 2001. [Lamar Smith]

REPORTED FAVORABLY BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT

MEMBERS INDICATED WERE PRESENT WHEN THE VOTE OCCURRED

DATE: May 10, 2001

VOTE ON: S. 39, the Public Safety Medal of Valor Act of 2001 [Stevens]

UNANIMOUSLY REPORTED FAVORABLY AS AMENDED BY AN AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE

MEMBERS INDICATED WERE PRESENT WHEN THE VOTE OCCURRED

DATE: May 10, 2001

VOTE ON: S. Res. 63, a resolution commemorating and acknowledging the dedication and sacrifice made by the men and women who have lost their lives while serving as law enforcement officers. [Campbell/Hatch/Leahy]

REPORTED FAVORABLY BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT

MEMBERS INDICATED WERE PRESENT WHEN THE VOTE OCCURRED