[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 2 (Thursday, January 7, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Page S43]
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        MINORITY PARTY APPOINTMENTS TO COMMITTEES UNDER RULE XXV

  Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 15, submitted earlier 
today by the Democratic leader.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk 
will report the resolution.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 15) making minority party 
     appointments to Senate committees in paragraph 3(a), (b) and 
     (c) of rule XXV.

  The Senate proceeded to consider the resolution.
  Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
resolution be agreed to and that the motion to reconsider be laid upon 
the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 15) was agreed to, as follows:

                               S. Res. 15

       Resolved, That notwithstanding the provisions of S. Res. 
     400 of the 95th Congress, or the provisions of Rule XXV, the 
     following shall constitute the minority party's membership on 
     the committees named in paragraph 3(a), (b), and (c) of Rule 
     XXV for the 106th Congress, or until their successors are 
     appointed:
       Committee on the Budget: Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Hollings, Mr. 
     Conrad, Mr. Sarbanes, Mrs. Boxer, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Wyden, Mr. 
     Feingold, Mr. Johnson, and Mr. Durbin.
       Committee on Rules and Administration: Mr. Dodd, Mr. Byrd, 
     Mr. Inouye, Mr. Moynihan, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Torricelli, and 
     Mr. Schumer.
       Committee on Small Business: Mr. Kerry of Massachusetts, 
     Mr. Levin, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Leiberman, Mr. Wellstone, Mr. 
     Cleland, Ms. Landrieu, and Mr. Edwards.
       Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Graham 
     of Florida, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Wellstone, and Mrs. Murray.
       Select Committee on Indian Affairs: Mr. Inouye, Mr. Conrad, 
     Mr. Reid of Nevada, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Wellstone, and Mr. Dorgan.
       Special Committee on Aging: Mr. Breaux, Mr. Reid of Nevada, 
     Mr. Kohl, Mr. Feingold, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Reed of Rhode Island, 
     Mr. Bayh, and Mrs. Lincoln.
       Committee on Intelligence: Mr. Kerrey of Nebraska, Mr. 
     Bryan, Mr. Graham of Florida, Mr. Kerry of Massachusetts, Mr. 
     Baucus, Mr. Robb, Mr. Lautenberg, and Mr. Levin.
       Joint Economic Committee: Mr. Robb, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. 
     Sarbanes, and Mr. Bingaman.
       Select Committee on Ethics: Mr. Reid of Nevada (Vice 
     Chair), Mr. Conrad, and Mr. Durbin.

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