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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE
January 3, 2001
of the electoral votes for President and Vice
President of the United States; considered
and agreed to.
By Mr. DASCHLE (for himself and Mr.
LoTT):
S. Con. Res. 2. A concurrent resolution to
extend the life of the Joint Congressional
Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies and the
provisions of S. Con. Res. 90 of the One Hun-
dred Sixth Congress; considered and agreed
to.
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLU-
TION 1-TO PROVIDE FOR THE
COUNTING ON JANUARY 6, 2001,
OF THE ELECTORAL VOTES FOR
PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESI-
DENT OF THE UNITED STATES
Mr. DASCHLE (for himself and Mr.
LOTT) submitted the following concur-
rent resolution; which was considered
and agreed to:
S. CON. REs. 1
Resolved by the Senate (the House of Rep-
resentatives concurring), That the two Houses
of Congress shall meet in the Hall of the
House of Representatives on Saturday, the
6th day of January 2001, at 1 o'clock post me-
ridian, pursuant to the requirements of the
Constitution and laws relating to the elec-
tion of President and Vice President of the
United States, and the President of the Sen-
ate shall be their Presiding Officer; that two
tellers shall be previously appointed by the
President of the Senate on the part of the
Senate and two by the Speaker on the part of
the House of Representatives, to whom shall
be handed, as they are opened by the Presi-
dent of the Senate, all the certificates and
papers purporting to be certificates of the
electoraloteswhic ncertificatestandu papers
the alphabetical order of the States, begin-
ning with the letter "A"; and said tellers,
having then read the same in the presence
and hearing of the two Houses, shall make a
list of the votes as they shall appear from
the said certificates; and the votes having
been ascertained and counted in the manner
and according to the rules by law provided,
the result of the same shall be delivered to
the President of the Senate, who shall there-
upon announce the state of the vote, which
dclaratiomnofth persons, ifd any suelecte
President and Vice President of the United
States, and, together with a list of the votes,
be entered on the Journals of the two
Houses.
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLU_-
TION 2-TO EXTEND THE LIFE OF
THE JOINT CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEE ON INAUGURAL
CEREMONIES AND THE PROVI-
SIONS OF S. CON. RES. 90 OF THE
ONE HUNDRED SIXTH CONGRESS
Mr. DASCHLE (for himself and Mr.
LOTT) submitted the following concur_-
rent resolution; which was considered
and agreed to.:
S. CON. REs. 2
Resolved by the Senate (the House of Rep-
resentatives concurring), That effective from
January 3, 2001, the joint committee created
by Senate Concurrent Resolution 89 of the
One Hundredth Sixth Congress, to make the
necessary arrangements for the inaugura-tion, is hereby continued with the same
power and authority.
SEc. 2. That effective from January 3, 2001,
the provisions of Senate Concurrent Resolu-
tion 90 of the One Hundredth Sixth Congress,
to authorize the rotunda of the United
States Capitol to be used in connection with
the proceedings and ceremonies for the inau-
guration of the President-elect and the Vice
President-elect of the United States, are
hereby continued with the same power and
authority.
SENATE RESOLUTION 1-INFORM-
ING THE PRESIDENT OF THE
UNITED STATES THAT A
QUORUM OF EACH HOUSE IS AS-
SEMBLED
Mr. DASCHLE (for himself and Mr.
LOTT) submitted the following resolu-
tion; which was considered and agreed
to:
S. REs. 1
Resolved, That a committee consisting of
two Senators be appointed to join such com-
mittee as may be appointed by the House of
Representatives to wait upon the President
of the United States and inform him that a
quorum of each House is assembled and that
the Congress is ready to receive any commu-
nication he may be pleased to make.
SENATE RESOLUTION 2-INFORM-
ING THE HOUSE OF REPRESENT-
ATIVES THAT A QUORUM OF THE
SENATE IS ASSEMBLED
Mr. DASCHLE (for himself and Mr.
LOTT) submitted the following resolu-
tion; which was considered and agreed
to:
S. REs. 2
Resolved, That the Secretary inform the
House of Representatives that a quorum of
the Senate is assembled and that the Senate
is ready to proceed to business.
SENATE RESOLUTION 3-TO ELECT
ROBERT C. BYRD, A SENATOR
FROM WEST VIRGINIA, TO BE
PRESIDENT PRO TEMPSORE OF
THE SENATE OF THE UNITED
STATES, AND TO ELECT STROM
THURMOND, A SENATOR FROM
THE STATE OF SOUTH CARO-
LINA, TO BE PRESIDENT PRO
TEMPORE OF THE SENATE OF
THE UNITED STATES
Mr. DASCHLE (for himself and Mr.
LOTT) submitted the following resolu-
tion; which was considered and agreed
to:
S. REs. 3
Resolved, That Robert C. Byrd, a Senator
from the State of West Virginia, be, and he
is hereby, elected President of the Senate
pro tempore, to hold office until 12:00 merid-
ian on January 20, 2001, in accordance with
rule I, paragraph 1, of the Standing Rules of
the Senate.
SEc. 2. That Strom Thurmond, a Senator
from the State of South Carolina, be, and he
is hereby, elected President of the Senate
pro tempore, to hold office effective 12:00 me-
ridian on January 20, 2001, in accordancewith rule I, paragraph 1, of the Standing
Rules of the Senate.
SENATE RESOLUTION 4-NOTI-
FYING THE PRESIDENT OF THE
UNITED STATES OF THE ELEC-
TION OF A PRESIDENT PRO TEM-
PORE
Mr. DASCHLE (for himself and Mr.
LOTT) submitted the following resolu-
tion; which was considered and agreed
to:
S. REs. 4
Rtaeslve Tha iethe Presidenctiofnthe United
C. Byrd, a Senator from the State of West
Virginia, as President pro tempore.
SENATE RESOLUTION 5-NOTI-
FYING THE HOUSE OF REP-
RESENTATIVES OF THE ELEC-
TION OF A PRESIDENT PRO TEM-
PORE OF THE SENATE
Mr. DASCHLE (for himself and Mr.
LOTT) submitted the following resolu-
tion; which was considered and agreed
to:
S. REs. 5
Resolved, That the House of Representa-
tives be notified of the election of Robert C.
Byrd, a Senator from the State of West Vir-
ginia, as President pro tempore.
SENATE RESOLUTION 6-FIXING
THE HOUR OF DAILY MEETING
OF THE SENATE
Mr. DASCHLE (for himself and Mr.
LOTT) submitted the following resolu-
tion; which was considered and agreed
to:
S. REs. 6
Resolved, That the daily meeting of the
Senate be 12 o'clock meridian unless other-
wise ordered.
SENATE RESOLUTION 7-DESIG-
NATING THE CHAIRMEN OF THE
FOLLOWING SENATE COMMIT-
TEES
Mr. DASCHLE (for himself and Mr.
LOTT) submitted the following resolu-
tion; which was considered and agreed
to:
S. REs. 7
Resolved, That the following Senators are
designated as Chairmen of the following
committees until 12:00 meridian on January
20, 2001:
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and
omitteer on Appropriations: Mr. Byrd, of
West Virginia.
Committee on Armed Services: Mr. Levin,
of Michigan.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and
Urban Affairs: Mr. Sarbanes, of Maryland.
Committee on the Budget: Mr. Conrad, of
North Dakota.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation: Mr. Hollings, of South Caro-
lina.
Committee on Energy and Natural Re-
sources: Mr. Bingaman, of New Mexico.14
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