Privacy Notice	107th Congress, 2nd session 1st session Vote No. Date 2002 Voting Position Senate Procedure 1 1-23 Y Daschle motion to instruct the Sergeant at Arms to request the attendance of absent Senators. (88-6) Adoption Tax Credit (H.R. 622) * 2 1-24 2AY Baucus motion to waive Congressional Budget Resolution of 2001 to permit consideration of Baucus, et al., amendment (to Daschle substitute amendment): Provides $2.35 billion for emergency agriculture assistance including $1.8 billion of Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) funds for producers that have qualifying income losses in calendar year 2001, $500 million of CCC funds to make and administer payments for livestock losses for 2001 in a county that has received an emergency designation by the President or Secretary after January 1, 2001, and $50 million of CCC funds for Department of Agriculture salaries and expenses to administer the program; and designates funds as "emergency spending." (57-33) * 3 1-25 N Smith (OR) motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of the Smith (OR), et al., amendment (to Daschle substitute amendment): Provides first year bonus depreciation of additional 30 percent for the cost of most capital assets purchased between September 10, 2001, and September 11, 2004, and placed in service before January 1, 2005, or January 1, 2006, in the case of property that takes longer to produce; adjusts alternative minimum tax (AMT) to ensure that businesses subject to the AMT would actually benefit from the investment incentives provided in the bill; and increases deficit by $66 billion in FY 2003 and 2004. (39-45) Nomination of Marcia S. Krieger to be U.S. District Judge 4 1-25 Y Confirmation. (83-0) Nomination of James C. Mahan to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Nebraska 5 1-25 Y Confirmation. (81-0) Adoption Tax Credit (H.R. 622) * 6 1-29 Y Durbin motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of the Durbin, et al., amendment (to Daschle substitute amendment): Amends unemployment provisions in the underlying substitute amendment to require States to use most recent available data when determining eligibility for unemployment benefits through the end of 2002; requires States to provide unemployment benefits to former part-time workers who are seeking another part-time job through the end of 2002, provided they meet all other State eligibility tests; and provides a temporary supplement to the unemployment benefit equal to the greater of 15 percent of individual's unemployment insurance or $25 per week. (57-35) 7 1-29 Y Nickles (for Bond), et al., amendment (to Daschle substitute amendment): Increases, for two years, limit on small business expensing from $25,000 to $40,000; and increases size of businesses that are eligible to take advantage of small business expensing. (90-2) * 8 1-29 Y Baucus motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of the Reid (for Harkin)-Johnson amendment (to Daschle substitute amendment): Increases Federal Medicaid matching rate (FMAP) for FY 2002 by 3 percentage points; increases the FMAP by an additional 1.5 percentage points in States with high unemployment rates; and includes hold harmless provision from Daschle substitute amendment. (54-41) 9 1-29 Y Allen, et al., amendment (to Daschle substitute amendment): Excludes from gross income compensation any compensation received by a civilian uniformed employee during a month that he or she provides security, safety, fire management, or medical services for initial response to a terrorist attack. (92-2) * 10 1-29 Y Baucus motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Reid (for Baucus) modified amendment (to Daschle substitute amendment): Provides 30 percent first year bonus depreciation for cost of most capital assets purchased after December 31, 2001, and placed into service before January 1, 2004, or January 1, 2005, for property that takes longer to produce; increases Federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) for 2003 by 1.5 percentage points and by 3 percentage points for States with high unemployment; and adjusts alternative minimum tax (AMT) to ensure that businesses subject to the AMT would benefit from investment incentives provided in amendment. (62-33) Nomination of Callie V. Granade to be U.S. District Judge 11 2-4 Y Confirmation. (75-0) Nomination of Philip R. Martinez to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District 12 2-5 Y Confirmation. (93-0) Adoption Tax Credit (H.R. 622) * 13 2-6 Y Baucus, et al., cloture motion on Daschle-Baucus economic recovery substitute amendment: Provides 13 week extension on unemployment benefits; a 30 percent depreciation bonus for two years; tax rebates for those who did not receive rebate from last year's tax cut; and fiscal relief for States designed to offset losses caused by accelerated depreciation. (56-39) * 14 2-6 N Grassley, et al., cloture motion on Grassley-Snowe-Lott substitute amendment: Contains provisions of House passed bill H.R. 3529. (48-47) Agriculture, Conservation, and Rural Enhancement (H.R. 2646) 15 2-6 N Wellstone modified amendment: Restricts new or expanding large confined animal feeding operations (CAFOs) from receiving Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) funds for animal waste structures; prohibits entity with interests in more than one CAFO from receiving more than one contract for animal waste storage or treatment facilities; limits use of EQIP funds for new or expanding livestock waste facilities sited in 100-year floodplain; requires that animal operations receiving EQIP funds for structures also develop and follow comprehensive nutrient management plan to ensure that conservation assistance goes beyond storage of manure; and increases current annual payment limitation for EQIP to $30,000 and current payment limit per five year contract to $150,000. (44-52) 16 2-6 Y Harkin, et al., amendment: Closes loophole in Packers and Livestock Act by bringing livestock production contracts under jurisdiction of Packers and Stockyards Act; and gives livestock producers the right to discuss their contracts with their attorney, banker, accountant, landlord, and certain others. (82-14) 17 2-7 Y Durbin, et al., modified amendment: Restores food stamp eligibility to legal immigrants who have lived in United States for at least five years; funds the restoration of food stamp eligibility by prohibiting crop support payments for crops grown on land that has not been cropped at least one of last five years, or three of last ten years; and protects land in Conservation Reserve Program and land in midst of a long-term approved crop rotation. (96-1) 18 2-7 N Lincoln motion to table Dorgan-Grassley amendment: Limits direct and counter-cyclical payments to $75,000; limits marketing Loan Gains and Loan Deficiency payments to $150,000; requires use of "direct attribution" toward single tax identification number when totaling amount of government payments an individual receives in one year; and uses savings of $1.295 billion over 10 years as follows: (1) $810 million for various Nutrition Programs, (2) $101 million for research and development for specialty crop insurance initiative, (3) $5 million for Beginning Farmer and Rancher Direct Farm Ownership Loan Account Funds, (4) $46 million for Non-farm Loan Deficiency Payment (LDPs) eligibility and Restore Beneficial Interest with regard to LDPs for 2001 crop, and (5) $330 million for Initiative for Future Food and Agriculture Systems. (31-66) 19 2-7 N Lugar amendment: Eliminates AMTA payments, milk price support, and sugar program; phases out marketing assistance loan program and peanut program by 2006; provides $7,000 in "equity payments" to producers of all agricultural commodities for each of the 2003 through 2006 crop years in place of above programs; and defines eligible farmers as those who have earned at least $20,000 in adjusted gross revenue for each of preceding five years, or in case of beginning farmers, has at least $20,000 in adjusted gross revenue for applicable year. (11-85) 20 2-7 Y Carnahan amendment: Provides permanent extension of Chapter 12 of Bankruptcy Code. (93-0) Nomination of Michael J. Melloy to be U.S. Circuit Judge 21 2-11 Y Confirmation. (91-0) Nomination of Jay C. Zainey to be U.S. District Judge 22 2-11 Y Confirmation. (92-0) Agriculture, Conservation, and Rural Enhancement (H.R. 2646) 23 2-12 Y Craig motion to table the Grassley amendment (to the Craig amendment requiring the Secretary to complete a study of the effects of a prohibition against meat packers owning, feeding, or controlling livestock intended for slaughter for more than 14 days prior to slaughter) prohibits meat packers from owning, feeding, or controlling livestock for more than 14 days prior to slaughter; clarifies that the prohibition does not apply to forward contracting or other such marketing arrangements; and excludes cooperatives, or entities owned by a cooperative, if a majority of the ownership interest in the cooperative is held by active cooperative members, or small packers owned by a producer of a type of livestock that accounts for only two percent of that type of livestock. (46-53) 24 2-12 Y Reid motion to table the Crapo, et al., amendment (to the Harkin substitute amendment) which strikes the water conservation program provisions from the substitute amendment. (55-45) * 25 2-12 Y Baucus motion to waive section 205 of Congressional Budget Resolution of 2001 (H. Con. Res. 290, 106th Congress) to permit consideration of Baucus, et al., amendment (to Daschle substitute amendment No. 2698): Provides $2.35 billion for emergency agriculture assistance including $1.8 billion of Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) funds for producers that have qualifying income losses in calendar year 2001, $500 million of CCC funds to make and administer payments for livestock losses for 2001 in a county that has received an emergency designation by the President or Secretary after January 1, 2001, and $50 million of CCC funds for Agriculture Department salaries and expenses to administer program; and designates funds as "emergency spending." (69-30) 26 2-12 N Harkin amendment (to McConnell amendment to reduce income protection prices for commodities, to lower loan rates for marketing assistance, and to increase nutrition assistance): Reduces income protection prices for commodities; lowers loan rates for marketing assistance for commodities; and establishes pilot program for farm counter-cyclical savings accounts. (17-80) 27 2-13 Y Conrad amendment (to the Harkin substitute amendment) which expresses the sense of the Senate that no Social Security surplus funds should be used to pay to make currently scheduled tax cuts permanent or for wasteful spending. (98-0) 28 2-13 Y Kyl, et al., amendment which expresses the sense of the Senate that the repeal of the estate tax should be made permanent by eliminating the sunset provision's applicability to the estate tax. (56-42) 29 2-13 Y Daschle motion to table the Domenici amendment which strikes the dairy provisions in the underlying substitute amendment; and inserts language to provide for a new program making direct, fixed payments to dairy producers equal to 31.5 cents per hundred pounds of milk produced, and eliminates the payment limitations for dairy included in the substitute. (56-42) 30 2-13 Y Passage. (58-40) Election Reform (S. 565) 31 2-14 N Reid-Specter-Feingold amendment: States that right of U.S. citizen to vote in any Federal election shall not be denied because he/she has been convicted of criminal offense, unless he/she is serving felony sentence in correctional institution or facility, or is on parole or probation for felony offense; and permits Attorney General to bring civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction to obtain declaratory or injunctive relief as is necessary to remedy any violations; permits individuals who are aggrieved by violation to bring private right of action by providing written notice to chief election official of State involved; and does not prohibit State from enacting any State law that affords right to vote in any election for Federal office on terms that are less restrictive than outlined in amendment. (31-63) 32 2-14 Y Durbin-Nelson (FL)-Graham amendment: Deletes exemption for punchcard voting systems that would have allowed a State or locality to meet over-vote notification requirements in bill by just establishing a voter education program; requires punchcard voting systems to notify voter of an over-vote; permits punchcard voters to verify their votes selected on ballot before ballot is cast and counted; and provides punchcard voters with opportunity to change the ballot or correct any error before ballot is cast and counted. (44-50) 33 2-14 Y Lieberman amendment: Authorizes administrative leave for Federal employees to perform poll worker service in Federal elections. (46-49) 34 2-14 N Burns amendment: Allows jurisdictions to purge voters for not voting; and allows jurisdiction to remove voter from official voter list when voter does not vote in two or more consecutive general elections for Federal office and has not notified registrar that the individual intends to remain registered in jurisdiction. (40-55) Nomination of Robert E. Blackburn to be U.S. District Judge 35 2-26 Y Confirmation. (98-0) Election Reform (S. 565) 36 2-26 Y Cleland-Miller amendment: Changes short title of bill to "Martin Luther King, Jr. Equal Protection of Voting Rights Act of 2001." (97-0) Nomination of Cindy K. Jorgenson to be U.S. District Judge 37 2-26 Y Confirmation. (98-0) Election Reform (S. 565) 38 2-27 N Bond motion to table Schumer-Wyden amendment: Allows States to use signature matching system to verify voter identity instead of photo ID government check. (46-51) * 39 3-1 Y Dodd, et al., cloture motion on bill: Establishes minimal requirements for voting systems used in Federal elections. (49-39) * 40 3-4 Y Dodd, et al., cloture motion on bill: Establishes minimal requirements for voting systems used in Federal elections. (51-44) Energy Policy Act (H.R. 4) 41 3-6 Y Daschle, et al., amendment: Prohibits issuance of any permit that would authorize transport of Alaska North Slope natural gas via pipeline running offshore in the Beaufort Sea between Alaska and Canada. (93-5) 42 3-7 N Voinovich-Bingaman, et al., amendment (to Daschle-Bingaman substitute amendment): Provides 10-year authorization for Nuclear Regulatory Commission to indemnify its licensees against liability for nuclear accident; provides that two or more modular reactors that are located at one site should be treated as single nuclear power plant for purposes of assessing premium under Price-Anderson Act; allows use of new advanced technology reactor designs that make use of several small reactor modules to do work of single large nuclear reactor; and permits NRC to treat collection of these modules at a single site as single reactor for Price-Anderson purposes. (78-21) 43 3-7 N Bingaman, et al., amendment (to Daschle-Bingaman substitute amendment): Requires EPA to study the effects of hydraulic fracturing on underground sources of drinking water, and requires a report within 24 months; requires an independent scientific review of the EPA study to be conducted within 11 months of the publication of the study; allows EPA to conduct a separate study concerning fracturing in a particular type of geological formation; restricts further Federal regulation of hydraulic fracturing until the conclusion of the study; does not affect existing State programs for regulating fracturing; and authorizes $100,000 to be appropriated to assist the implementation of the Alabama program for Hydraulic Fracturing under the Safe Drinking Water Act. (78-21) Economic Security and Recovery Act of 2001 (H.R. 3090) 44 3-8 Y Daschle motion to concur with House amendment to Senate amendment to Economic Stimulus Bill. (85-9) Energy Policy Act (H.R. 4) 45 3-8 Y McCain, et al., modified amendment (to the Daschle-Bingaman substitute amendment): Inserts text of S.235, the Pipeline Safety Act as passed by Senate in February 2001. (94-0) Nomination of Ralph R. Beistline to be U.S. District Judge 46 3-12 Y Confirmation. (98-0) Energy Policy Act (H.R. 4) 47 3-13 N Levin, et al., amendment: Requires the Secretary of Transportation to issue new regulations within 15 months for non-passenger automobiles, and within 2 years for passenger automobiles, increasing average fuel economy levels, taking into consideration 13 separate factors; provides expedited procedures for a bill increasing CAFE standards, if the Secretary fails to issue final regulations in the prescribed period of time; requires Federal agencies to procure hybrid vehicles starting in 2005, unless the requirement is waived by the head of the agency; requires that Federal agencies begin to use alternative fuels in dual-fuel vehicles no later than 2012; authorizes an expanded research and development program on advanced technology vehicles; and authorizes a study related to the conversion of bus fleets that utilize current diesel technologies. (62-38) 48 3-13 N Miller amendment which requires the CAFE standard to be no higher than 20.7 miles per gallon for pickup trucks manufactured after model year 2004. (56-44) * 49 3-14 Y Thomas motion to waive section 302(f) of the budget act to permit consideration of the Thomas, et al., amendment which strikes the provision in the underlying substitute amendment which directs the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to establish and enforce national or regional reliability standards for operation of the interstate electric transmission system, with deference to expert, regional and State organizations; and inserts language to require FERC to certify non-governmental electric reliability organizations with authority to establish and enforce electric reliability standards. (60-40) 50 3-14 Y Jeffords-Wellstone-Kerry amendment: Establishes renewable electric energy generation standards. (29-70) Nomination of David C. Bury to be U.S. District Judge 51 3-15 Y Confirmation. (90-0) Nomination of Randy Crane to be U.S. District Judge 52 3-18 Y Confirmation. (91-0) Campaign Finance Reform (H.R. 2356) * 53 3-20 Y Cloture motion on bill. (68-32) 54 3-20 Y Passage. (60-40) Energy Policy Act (H.R. 4) 55 3-21 N Kyl, et al., amendment [to Bingaman amendment to clarify provisions relating to Renewable Portfolio Standards (to Daschle-Bingaman substitute amendment)]: Strikes language in underlying Bingaman amendment; and requires each electric utility to offer retail consumers electricity produced from renewable sources, to extent it is available, and does not require minimum percentage of energy from renewable source; defines "renewable sources" to include solar, wind, geothermal, landfill gas, biomass, hydroelectric and other renewable energy sources, as may be determined by appropriate State regulatory authority; and preserves authority of State to establish their own program regarding renewable source energy. (40-58) 56 3-21 Y Reid (for Daschle-Leahy) amendment (to Daschle-Bingaman substitute amendment): Expresses sense of Senate that, in interests of administration of justice, Senate Judiciary Committee should, along with its other legislative and oversight responsibilities, continue to hold regular hearings on judicial nominees and should, in accordance with precedents and practices of the Committee, schedule hearings on nominees submitted by the President on May 9, 2001, and resubmitted on September 5, 2001, expeditiously. (97-1) 57 3-21 N Lott amendment (to Daschle-Bingaman substitute amendment): Expresses sense of Senate that, in the interests of administration of justice, the Senate Judiciary Committee shall hold hearings on nominees submitted by President on May 9, 2001, by May 9, 2002. (47-51) 58 3-21 N Murkowski amendment [to Bingaman amendment to clarify provisions relating to Renewable Portfolio Standards (to Daschle-Bingaman substitute amendment)]: Exempts retail electric suppliers in States with State renewable energy programs from national renewable standard in underlying amendment. (39-57) 59 3-21 N Kyl-Helms amendment [to Bingaman amendment to clarify provisions relating to Renewable Portfolio Standards (to Daschle-Bingaman substitute amendment)]: Allows Governor of any State to exempt State from Renewable Energy Portfolio Standards in underlying amendment. (37-58) 60 4-9 Y Feinstein motion to table Reid modified amendment (to Feinstein amendment [to Daschle substitute amendment]): Restores metal derivatives trading to "exempt" status; strikes all references to "metals" in underlying amendment; and retains other provisions of underlying amendment. (40-59) 61 4-10 Y Feinstein, et al., cloture motion on Feinstein, et al., amendment. (48-50) 62 4-10 Y Craig amendment (to Daschle substitute amendment): Strikes amendments to Federal Power Act, Public Utility Holding Company Act, Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act, and the Renewable Portfolio Standards and other renewable energy programs and rural construction grants. (32-67) Election Reform (S. 565) 63 4-11 Y Roberts-Feinstein, et al., amendment: Eliminates administrative procedures in bill requiring election officials to provide written notice to provisional ballot voters if their ballot is not counted, leaving only the requirement that State or local election officials establish free access system (such as toll free telephone number or Internet website) to provide information to an individual who casts a provisional ballot as to whether vote was counted, and, if vote was not counted, the reason vote was not counted. (56-43) 64 4-11 Y Clinton amendment: Requires voting systems to have a residual vote error rate that does not exceed standards established by Director of Office of Election Administration; specifies that "residual vote error rate" is combination of overvotes, spoiled or uncountable votes, and undervotes, minus estimated percentage of intentional undervotes; and gives Office of Election Administration the authority to waive standard for areas with historically high rates of intentional undervoting. (48-52) 65 4-11 Y Passage. (99-1) Energy Policy Act (H.R. 4) 66 4-11 Y Durbin-Smith (OR), et al., modified amendment (to Daschle substitute amendment): Establishes an 11 member "Consumer Energy Commission;" requires Commission to conduct nationwide study of significant price spikes since 1990 in major U.S. consumer energy products; requires study to focus on cause of large fluctuations and sharp spikes in prices; requires, within 180 days of first meeting, the Commission to submit report to Congress containing findings and conclusions of Commission, and recommendations for legislation and actions by industry and consumers to protect against future price spikes; limits administrative expenses of Commission; and terminates Commission within 30 days of report's submission. (69-30) 67 4-11 N Reid motion to table Feinstein amendment (to Daschle substitute amendment): Reduces time period in which Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator may act on a petition by one or more States to waive renewable fuel content requirement from 250 days to 30 days; and states that petition shall be deemed approved, if EPA Administrator fails to approve or disapprove the petition within 30 day period. (61-36) Nomination of Terrence L. O'Brien to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit 68 4-15 Y Confirmation. (98-0) Nomination of Lance M. Africk to be U.S. District Judge 69 4-17 Y Confirmation. (97-0) Energy Policy Act (H.R. 4) * 70 4-18 N Daschle, et al., cloture motion on Stevens amendment [(to Murkowski-Breaux-Stevens amendment--Vote No. 71) to Daschle-Bingaman substitute amendment]: Authorizes drilling for oil and gas in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; and creates trust fund for "steel legacy" benefits program, coal miner health benefits and other programs. (36-64) * 71 4-18 N Johnson, et al., cloture motion on Murkowski-Breaux-Stevens amendment (to Daschle-Bingaman substitute amendment): Authorizes drilling for oil and gas in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, if President certifies to Congress that drilling in area is in the national security and economic interest; and prohibits exporting of oil from Arctic Wildlife Refuge, and exempts Israel from export prohibition. (46-54) 72 4-18 Y Murkowski amendment (to the Daschle-Bingaman substitute amendment): Prohibits the direct or indirect importation of petroleum and petroleum products from Iraq. (88-10) Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act (H.R. 3525) 73 4-18 Y Byrd amendment: Requires INS Commissioner, in consultation with Education Secretary and Secretary of State, to review every two years, educational and other institutions certified to receive foreign students and exchange visitors; and specifies that failure to comply with record keeping and reporting requirements will result in termination or suspension for one year. (97-0) 74 4-18 Y Byrd amendment: Requires Attorney General, in consultation with Secretary of State to evaluate effect of each country's participation in visa waiver program every two years, rather than every five years; stipulates that the government of the country will certify that it reports to U.S. on a timely basis on theft of blank passports issued by that country; and provides that Attorney General and Secretary of State acting jointly shall terminate designation of the country as a program country, if Attorney General determines that the program country is not reporting the theft of blank passports. (97-0) 75 4-18 Y Passage. (97-0) Nomination of Legrome D. Davis to be U.S. District Judge for Eastern District of Pennsylvania 76 4-18 Y Confirmation. (94-0) Energy Policy Act (H.R. 4) * 77 4-23 N Bingaman, et al., cloture motion on Daschle-Bingaman substitute amendment to the bill. (86-13) 78 4-23 N Bingaman motion to table Schumer amendment (to Daschle-Bingaman substitute amendment): Strikes section establishing renewable fuel content requirement for motor vehicle fuel, including "safe harbor" liability protection section. (69-30) Nomination of Jeffrey R. Howard to be U.S. Circuit Judge 79 4-23 Y Confirmation. (99-0) Energy Policy Act (H.R. 4) 80 4-24 N Bingaman motion to table the Cantwell, et al., amendment (to the Daschle-Bingaman substitute amendment) which strikes the language in the underlying substitute amendment requiring FERC to find that a merger will be consistent with the public interest, will not adversely affect consumers, will not impair FERC and States' ability to regulate, and will not lead to cross-subsidization before approving an electric utility merger; inserts language requiring FERC to find that a merger will "advance" the public interest, enhance wholesale competition, produce "significant gains" in operational and economic efficiency, and result in a structure that "facilitates" effective regulatory oversight before approving an electric utility merger; and repeals the Public Utility Holding Company Act (PUHCA). (58-39) 81 4-24 N Nelson motion to table Bingaman amendment [to Nelson amendment to allow energy producers to propose alternative conditions for license requirements for projects and fishways (to Daschle-Bingaman substitute amendment)]: Requires Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Interior Secretary, Commerce Secretary, and Agriculture Secretary, in consultation with affected States and tribes, to undertake review of options for a process whereby license applicants and third parties to relicensing proceeding could propose alternative mandatory conditions and alternative mandatory fishway prescriptions to be included in license; requires that report be submitted to Energy and Natural Resources Committee within 12 months of enactment; and requires, within 12 months of enactment, that report be submitted to Energy and Natural Resources Committee regarding licensing process. (54-43) 82 4-24 N Murkowski motion to table Carper, et al., amendment (to Daschle-Bingaman substitute amendment): Conditions termination of obligation under Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA) for utilities to buy electricity from qualifying facility (combined heat and power generating system) on a finding by Federal Energy Regulatory Commission that facility has access to independently administered auction-based and real time markets for sale of electricity; and conditions termination of obligation of utilities to sell power to qualifying facilities on development of retail competition. (37-60) 83 4-24 N Bingaman motion to table Nickles, et al., amendment (to Daschle-Bingaman substitute amendment): Reduces credit price for utilities that fail to meet renewable energy targets from 3 cents per kilowatt-hour to 1.5 cents per kilowatt-hour. (38-59) 84 4-24 Y Bingaman motion to table Fitzgerald, et al., amendment (to Daschle-Bingaman amendment): Modifies definitions of biomass and renewable energy to exclude municipal solid waste. (50-46) Nomination of Percy Anderson to be U.S. District Judge 85 4-25 Y Confirmation. (99-0) Nomination of John F. Walter to be U.S. District Judge 86 4-25 Y Confirmation. (99-0) Energy Policy Act (H.R. 4) 87 4-25