[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 32 (Tuesday, March 2, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D194-D195]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                             Tuesday, March 2, 1999

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed Small Business Year 2000 Readiness Act, and Special 
      Committee on Y2K Technology-related Problems Funding Increase 
      bill.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2059-S2157
Measures Introduced: Twenty-two bills and two resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 491-512, and S. Res. 55-56.
  Pages S2095-96
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  S. 364, to improve certain loan programs of the Small Business 
Administration. (S. Rept. No. 106-6)
  S. 313, to repeal the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, to 
enact the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1999. (S. Rept. No. 
106-7)
  S. 247, to amend title 17, United States Code, to reform the 
copyright law with respect to satellite retransmissions of broadcast 
signals, with amendments.
Page S2094
Measures Passed:
  Small Business Year 2000 Readiness Act: By a unanimous vote of 99 
yeas (Vote No. 28), Senate passed S. 314, to provide for a loan 
guarantee program to address the Year 2000 computer problems of small 
business concerns.
  Pages S2059-69
  Special Committee on Y2K Funding Increase: Pursuant to the order of 
Thursday, February 25, 1999, Committee on Rules and Administration was 
discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 7, to amend Senate 
Resolution 208 of the 105th Congress to increase funding of the Special 
Committee on the Year 2000 Technology-related Problems, and by 92 yeas 
to 6 nays (Vote No. 29), Senate agreed to the resolution, after 
agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto:
  Pages S2071-84
  Bennett/Dodd Amendment No. 30, to make a conforming change. 
                                                             Page S2071
  Joint Committee on Printing/Joint Committee on the Library 
Membership: Senate agreed to S. Res. 51, providing for members on the 
part of the Senate of the Joint Committee on Printing and the Joint 
Committee on the Library.
  Page S2153
  Printing Authorization: Senate agreed to S. Res. 52, to authorize the 
printing of a collection of the rules of the committees of the Senate. 
                                                             Page S2153
  Senate Committee Appointments: Senate agreed to S. Res. 55, making 
appointments to certain Senate committees for the 106th Congress. 
                                                             Page S2154
  Dodson School Districts Impact Aid Applications: Committee on Health, 
Education, Labor, and Pensions was discharged from further 
consideration of S. 447, to deem as timely filed, and process for 
payment, the applications submitted by the Dodson School Districts for 
certain Impact Aid payments for fiscal year 1999, and the bill was then 
passed.
  Page S2154
  National Girl Scout Week: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged 
from further consideration of S. Res. 48, designating the week 
beginning March 7, 1999, as ``National Girl Scout Week'', and the 
resolution was then agreed to.
  Page S2156
  National Read Across America Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 56, 
recognizing March 2, 1999 as the ``National Read Across America Day'' 
and encouraging every child, parent and teacher to read throughout the 
year.
  Pages S2156-57
Education Flexibility Partnership Act: Senate began consideration of 
the motion to proceed to the consideration of S. 280, to provide for 
education flexibility partnerships.
  Pages S2084-88
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the motion to proceed to the consideration of the 
bill, with a vote to occur on the motion to proceed, on Wednesday, 
March 3, 1999.
Page S2157
Removal of Injunction of Secrecy: The injunction of secrecy was removed 
from the following treaty:
  The Extradition Treaty Between the Government of the United States of 
America and the Government of the Republic of Korea (Treaty Doc. 106-
2).

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  The treaty was transmitted to the Senate today, considered as having 
been read for the first time, and referred, with accompanying papers, 
to the Committee on Foreign Relations and was ordered to be printed. 
                                                             Page S2154
Messages From the President: Senate received the following messages 
from the President of the United States:
  Transmitting the report of the Federal Labor Relations Authority for 
fiscal year 1997; referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. 
(PM-12).
Pages S2093-94
  During today's proceedings, Senate also took the following action:
  Pursuant to the order of Thursday, February 25, 1999, Senate agreed 
to a motion to recess.
Page S2070
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  James M. Simon, Jr., of Alabama, to be Assistant Director of Central 
Intelligence for Administration.
Pages S2154-57
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Lawrence J. Delaney, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Air Force.
  Lawrence Harrington, of Tennessee, to be United States Executive 
Director of the Inter-American Development Bank for a term of three 
years.
  Richard M. McGahey, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of Labor.
  A routine list in the Foreign Service.
Page S2157
Messages From the President:
  Pages S2093-94
Measures Read First Time:
  Page S2094
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Pages S2094-95
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S2096-S2136
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S2136-38
Amendments Submitted:
  Page S2139
Notices of Hearings:
  Page S2139
Authority for Committees:
  Pages S2139-40
Additional Statements:
  Pages S2140-53
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--29) 
                                                     Pages S2068, S2083
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 6:34 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 3, 1999. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S2157.)