[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 2 (Thursday, January 7, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Page S42]
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MAKING MAJORITY PARTY APPOINTMENTS TO CERTAIN SENATE COMMITTEES FOR THE 
                             106TH CONGRESS

  Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 12 submitted earlier 
today by Senator Lott.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, the clerk will report the 
resolution.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 12) making majority party 
     appointments to certain Senate committees for the 106th 
     Congress.

  The Senate proceeded to consider the resolution.
  Mr. SESSIONS. I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed 
to and the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 12) was agreed to, as follows:

                               S. Res. 12

       Resolved, That notwithstanding the provisions of Rule XXV, 
     the following shall constitute the majority party's 
     membership on the following standing committees for the 106th 
     Congress, or until their successors are chosen:
       Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Mr. 
     Lugar (Chairman), Mr. Helms, Mr. Cochran, Mr. McConnell, Mr. 
     Coverdell, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Fitzgerald, Mr. Grassley, Mr. 
     Craig, and Mr. Santorum.
       Committee on Appropriations: Mr. Stevens (Chairman), Mr. 
     Cochran, Mr. Specter, Mr. Domenici, Mr. Bond, Mr. Gorton, Mr. 
     McConnell, Mr. Burns, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Bennett, Mr. 
     Campbell, Mr. Craig, Mrs. Hutchison of Texas, and Mr. Kyl.
       Committee on Armed Services: Mr. Warner (Chairman), Mr. 
     Thurmond, Mr. McCain, Mr. Smith of New Hampshire, Mr. Inhofe, 
     Mr. Santorum, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Allard, Mr. 
     Hutchinson of Arkansas, and Mr. Sessions.
       Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Mr. Gramm 
     of Texas (Chairman), Mr. Shelby, Mr. Mack, Mr. Bennett, Mr. 
     Grams, Mr. Allard, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Santorum, Mr. 
     Bunning, and Mr. Crapo.
       Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Mr. 
     McCain (Chairman), Mr. Stevens, Mr. Burns, Mr. Gorton, Mr. 
     Lott, Mrs. Hutchison of Texas, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Ashcroft, Mr. 
     Frist, Mr. Abraham, and Mr. Brownback.
       Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Mr. Murkowski 
     (Chairman), Mr. Domenici, Mr. Nickles, Mr. Craig, Mr. 
     Campbell, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. Bunning, Mr. 
     Fitzgerald, Mr. Gorton, and Mr. Burns.
       Committee on Environment and Public Works: Mr. Chafee 
     (Chairman), Mr. Warner, Mr. Smith of New Hampshire, Mr. 
     Inhofe, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Bond, Mr. Voinovich, Mr. Crapo, Mr. 
     Bennett, and Mrs. Hutchison of Texas.
       Committee on Finance: Mr. Roth (Chairman), Mr. Chafee, Mr. 
     Grassley, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Murkowski, Mr. Nickles, Mr. Gramm of 
     Texas, Mr. Lott, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Mack, and Mr. Thompson.
       Committee on Foreign Relations: Mr. Helms (Chairman), Mr. 
     Lugar, Mr. Coverdell, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. 
     Grams, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Ashcroft, and Mr. 
     Frist.
       Committee on Governmental Affairs: Mr. Thomas (Chairman), 
     Mr. Roth, Mr. Stevens, Ms. Collins, Mr. Voinovich, Mr. 
     Domenici, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Specter, and Mr. Gregg.
       Committee on the Judiciary: Mr. Hatch (Chairman), Mr. 
     Thurmond, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Specter, Mr. Kyl, Mr. DeWine, Mr. 
     Ashcroft, Mr. Abraham, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. Smith of New 
     Hampshire.
       Committee on Labor and Human Resources: Mr. Jeffords 
     (Chairman), Mr. Gregg, Mr. Frist, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Enzi, Mr. 
     Hutchinson of Arkansas, Ms. Collins, Mr. Brownback, Mr. 
     Hagel, and Mr. Sessions.

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