FINAL AGENDA
Executive Business Meeting
Senate Judiciary Committee
Thursday, July 26, 2001
226 Dirksen Senate Office Building
10:00 a.m.

Opening Statement: The Honorable Patrick Leahy

I. Unfinished Business

S.778, A bill to expand the class of beneficiaries who may apply for adjustment of status under section 245(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act by extending the deadline for classification petition and labor certification filings. [Kennedy/Hagel]

S.754, Drug Competition Act of 2001

S.625, The Local Law Enforcement Enhancement Act [Kennedy]


II. Nominations

Asa Hutchinson to be Drug Enforcement Administrator

James Ziglar to be Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service

III. Bills

S. 1099, the Federal Judiciary Protection Act of 2001 [Smith/ Leahy]
Statement by The Honorable Patrick Leahy

SUMMARY

Executive Business Meeting

Senate Judiciary Committee

Thursday, July 26, 2001

226 Dirksen Senate Office Building

10:00 a.m.

I. Unfinished Business

S.778, A bill to expand the class of beneficiaries who may apply for adjustment of status under section 245(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act by extending the deadline for classification petition and labor certification filings. [Kennedy/Hagel]

[Reported favorably by voice vote.]

S.754, Drug Competition Act of 2001

[Held over.]

S.625, The Local Law Enforcement Enhancement Act [Kennedy]

[Reported favorably by a vote of 12 yeas, 7 nays.]

II. Nominations

Asa Hutchinson to be Drug Enforcement Administrator

[Reported favorably by a vote of 19 yeas, 0 nays.]

James Ziglar to be Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service

[Reported favorably by a vote of 19 yeas, 0 yeas.]

III. Bills

S. 1099, the Federal Judiciary Protection Act of 2001 [Smith/ Leahy]

[Reported favorably by voice vote.]

 

ATTENDANCE LIST

SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE

DATE OF MARK-UP: July 26, 2001

[Time: 10:00 a.m.]

 

 

MEMBERS

PRESENT

Mr. Kennedy

X

Mr. Biden

X

Mr. Kohl

X

Mrs. Feinstein

  

Mr. Feingold

X

Mr. Schumer

X

Mr. Durbin

X

Ms. Cantwell

X

Mr. Edwards

X

Mr. Hatch

X

Mr. Thurmond

  

Mr. Grassley

X

Mr. Specter

X

Mr. Kyl

X

Mr. DeWine

X

Mr. Sessions

X

Mr. Brownback

  

Mr.McConnell

  

Mr. Leahy, Chairman

X

 

 

SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE

DATE: July 26, 2001

VOTE ON: Hatch Amendment to S. 778

Approved by voice vote.

MEMBERS INDICATED WERE PRESENT WHEN THE VOTE OCCURRED

MEMBERS

PRESENT

Mr. Kennedy

X

Mr. Biden

X

Mr. Kohl

X

Mrs. Feinstein

  

Mr. Feingold

X

Mr. Schumer

X

Mr. Durbin

X

Ms. Cantwell

X

Mr. Edwards

X

Mr. Hatch

X

Mr. Thurmond

  

Mr. Grassley

  

Mr. Specter

X

Mr. Kyl

X

Mr. DeWine

X

Mr. Sessions*

  

Mr. Brownback

  

Mr.McConnell

  

Mr. Leahy, Chairman

X

* Mr. Sessions, not present during the vote, requested to be listed as opposing the Hatch amendment.

SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE

DATE: July 26, 2001

VOTE ON: Motion to report S. 778, a bill to expand the class of beneficiaries who may apply for adjustment of status under section 245(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act by extending the deadline for classification petition and labor certification filings. [Kennedy/Hagel]

Reported favorably by voice vote, as amended.

MEMBERS INDICATED WERE PRESENT WHEN THE VOTE OCCURRED

MEMBERS

PRESENT

Mr. Kennedy

X

Mr. Biden

X

Mr. Kohl

X

Mrs. Feinstein

  

Mr. Feingold

X

Mr. Schumer

X

Mr. Durbin

X

Ms. Cantwell

X

Mr. Edwards

X

Mr. Hatch

X

Mr. Thurmond

  

Mr. Grassley

  

Mr. Specter

X

Mr. Kyl

X

Mr. DeWine

X

Mr. Sessions*

  

Mr. Brownback

  

Mr. McConnell

  

Mr. Leahy, Chairman

X

* Mr. Sessions, not present during the vote, requested to be listed as opposing this measure.

SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE

DATE: July 26, 2001

VOTE ON: S. 754, the Drug Competition Act of 2001.

Held Over

MEMBERS INDICATED WERE PRESENT WHEN THE VOTE OCCURRED

MEMBERS

PRESENT

Mr. Kennedy

X

Mr. Biden

X

Mr. Kohl

X

Mrs. Feinstein

  

Mr. Feingold

X

Mr. Schumer

X

Mr. Durbin

X

Ms. Cantwell

X

Mr. Edwards

X

Mr. Hatch

X

Mr. Thurmond

  

Mr. Grassley

  

Mr. Specter

X

Mr. Kyl

X

Mr. DeWine

X

Mr. Sessions

  

Mr. Brownback

  

Mr. McConnell

  

Mr. Leahy, Chairman

X

 

 

 

 

SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE

DATE: July 26, 2001

VOTE ON: Hatch Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to S. 625, the Local Law Enforcement Enhancement Act.

Defeated by a vote of 7 yeas, 12 nays.

 

YEAS

NAYS

  
 

X

Mr. Kennedy
 

X

Mr. Biden
 

X

Mr. Kohl
 

P

Mrs. Feinstein
 

X

Mr. Feingold
 

X

Mr.Schumer
 

X

Mr. Durbin
 

X

Ms. Cantwell
 

X

Mr. Edwards

X

  

Mr. Hatch

P

  

Mr. Thurmond

X

  

Mr. Grassley
 

X

Mr. Specter

X

  

Mr. Kyl
 

X

Mr. DeWine

P

  

Mr. Sessions

P

  

Mr. Brownback

P

  

Mr. McConnell
 

X

Mr. Chairman

7

12

TOTAL

 

 

 

SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE

DATE: July 26, 2001

VOTE ON: Motion to report S. 625, the Local Law Enforcement Enhancement Act. [Kennedy]

Reported favorably by a vote of 12 yeas, 7 nays.

 

YEAS

NAYS

  

X

  

Mr. Kennedy

X

  

Mr. Biden

X

  

Mr. Kohl

P

  

Mrs. Feinstein

X

  

Mr. Feingold

X

  

Mr.Schumer

X

  

Mr. Durbin

X

  

Ms. Cantwell

X

  

Mr. Edwards
 

X

Mr. Hatch
 

P

Mr. Thurmond
 

X

Mr. Grassley

X

  

Mr. Specter
 

X

Mr. Kyl

X

  

Mr. DeWine
 

P

Mr. Sessions
 

P

Mr. Brownback
 

P

Mr. McConnell

X

  

Mr. Chairman

12

7

TOTAL

 

 

 

 

 

SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE

DATE: July 26, 2001

VOTE ON: Motion to report the nomination of Asa Hutchinson to be Drug Enforcement Administrator

Reported favorably by a vote of 19 yeas, 0 nays.

 

YEAS

NAYS

  

X

  

Mr. Kennedy

X

  

Mr. Biden

X

  

Mr. Kohl

P

  

Mrs. Feinstein

X

  

Mr. Feingold

X

  

Mr.Schumer

X

  

Mr. Durbin

P

  

Ms. Cantwell

X

  

Mr. Edwards

X

  

Mr. Hatch

P

  

Mr. Thurmond

X

  

Mr. Grassley

X

  

Mr. Specter

X

  

Mr. Kyl

X

  

Mr. DeWine

P

  

Mr. Sessions

P

  

Mr. Brownback

P

  

Mr. McConnell

X

  

Mr. Chairman

19

0

TOTAL

 

 

SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE

DATE: July 26, 2001

VOTE ON: Motion to report the nomination of James Ziglar to be Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service

Reported favorably by a vote of 19 yeas, 0 nays.

 

YEAS

NAYS

  

X

  

Mr. Kennedy

X

  

Mr. Biden

X

  

Mr. Kohl

P

  

Mrs. Feinstein

X

  

Mr. Feingold

X

  

Mr.Schumer

X

  

Mr. Durbin

P

  

Ms. Cantwell

X

  

Mr. Edwards

X

  

Mr. Hatch

P

  

Mr. Thurmond

X

  

Mr. Grassley

X

  

Mr. Specter

X

  

Mr. Kyl

X

  

Mr. DeWine

P

  

Mr. Sessions

P

  

Mr. Brownback

P

  

Mr. McConnell

X

  

Mr. Chairman

19

0

TOTAL

 

 

 

SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE

DATE: July 26, 2001

VOTE ON: S. 1099, the Federal Judiciary Protection Act of 2001. [Smith of Oregon/Leahy]

Reported favorably by voice vote.

MEMBERS INDICATED WERE PRESENT WHEN THE VOTE OCCURRED

MEMBERS

PRESENT

Mr. Kennedy

X

Mr. Biden

X

Mr. Kohl

X

Mrs. Feinstein

  

Mr. Feingold

X

Mr. Schumer

X

Mr. Durbin

X

Ms. Cantwell

X

Mr. Edwards

X

Mr. Hatch

X

Mr. Thurmond

  

Mr. Grassley

X

Mr. Specter

X

Mr. Kyl

X

Mr. DeWine

X

Mr. Sessions

  

Mr. Brownback

  

Mr. McConnell

  

Mr. Leahy, Chairman

X