[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 264 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 264

    Congratulating and thanking Chairman Robert F. Bennett and Vice 
 Chairman Christopher J. Dodd for their tremendous leadership, poise, 
   and dedication in leading the special committee on the year 2000 
  technology problem and commending the members of the Committee for 
                            their fine work.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 29, 2000

  Mr. Lott (for himself, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Moynihan, Mr. Stevens, Mr. 
 Byrd, and Mr. Edwards) submitted the following resolution; which was 
                        considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
    Congratulating and thanking Chairman Robert F. Bennett and Vice 
 Chairman Christopher J. Dodd for their tremendous leadership, poise, 
   and dedication in leading the special committee on the year 2000 
  technology problem and commending the members of the Committee for 
                            their fine work.

Whereas Senator Robert F. Bennett and Senator Christopher J. Dodd had the 
        foresight to urge Majority Leader Lott and Senator Daschle to establish 
        the Special Committee on the Year 2000 Technology Problem under Senate 
        Resolution on April 2, 1998;
Whereas under Chairman Bennett's and Vice Chairman Dodd's leadership, the 
        Special Committee on the Year 2000 Technology Problem always acted in a 
        bipartisan manner;
Whereas Chairman Bennett and Vice Chairman Dodd presided over 35 hearings on 
        various aspects of technology infrastructure including utilities, health 
        care, telecommunications, transportation, financial services, Government 
        involvement, and litigation;
Whereas the Special Committee on the Year 2000 Technology Problem became the 
        central repository for Y2K computer problem information both nationally 
        and internationally;
Whereas Chairman Bennett and Vice Chairman Dodd guided the Senate in working 
        with the White House, the House of Representatives, the United Nations, 
        and other international organizations, and the private sector in 
        addressing the Y2K computer problem;
Whereas under Chairman Bennett's and Vice Chairman Dodd's leadership, the 
        committee issued 3 excellent reports that quickly became the 
        authoritative source on the progress of the Federal Government, the 
        private sector, and foreign countries on the Y2K computer problem;
Whereas Chairman Bennett, Vice Chairman Dodd and the committee helped the 
        Federal Government, industry, nations, and global enterprises learn that 
        by working together we can solve the kinds of technology problems we 
        will likely face in the 21st century;
Whereas Chairman Bennett and Vice Chairman Dodd always conducted hearings in a 
        thoughtful and judicious manner, with the intent of addressing key 
        issues so that the Senate could better evaluate and solve the problem;
Whereas because of Chairman Bennett's and Vice Chairman Dodd's initiative, the 
        Nation and the world began to take the Y2K computer problem seriously 
        and worked to resolve the problem; and
Whereas due to Chairman Bennett's and Vice Chairman Dodd's tremendous 
        leadership, dedication, and the work of the Special Committee on the 
        Year 2000 Technology Problem, the first potential catastrophe of the new 
        century was avoided: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate congratulates and thanks Chairman Robert 
F. Bennett and Vice Chairman Christopher J. Dodd--
            (1) for their tremendous leadership in addressing a massive 
        and pervasive problem; a problem that was largely unknown, but 
        thanks to Chairman Bennett and Vice Chairman Dodd was studied, 
        evaluated, and resolved;
            (2) for presiding over the Special Committee on the Year 
        2000 Technology Problem which did its work in a bipartisan and 
        fair manner; and
            (3) for helping the Government and the Nation minimize the 
        Y2K computer problem.
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