[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 40 (Monday, March 15, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D272]
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                                             Monday, March 15, 1999

[[Page D272]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2613-S2693
Measures Introduced: Eighteen bills were introduced, as follows: S. 
604-621.
  Page S2648
Measures Reported:
  Report to accompany S. 557, to provide guidance for the designation 
of emergencies as a part of the budget process. (S. Rept. No. 106-14) 
                                                             Page S2648
Measures Passed:
  Nursing Home Resident Protection Amendments: Senate passed H.R. 540, 
to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to prohibit transfers or 
discharges of residents of nursing facilities as a result of a 
voluntary withdrawal from participation in the Medicaid Program. 
                                                         Pages S2692-93
National Missile Defense Act: Senate resumed consideration of S. 257, 
to state the policy of the United States regarding the deployment of a 
missile defense capable of defending the territory of the United States 
against limited ballistic missile attack, taking action on the 
following amendment proposed thereto:
  Pages S2625-46
Pending:
  Cochran Amendment No. 69, to clarify that the deployment funding is 
subject to the annual authorization and appropriation process. 
                                                         Pages S2625-26
  A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill and Amendment No. 69 (listed above) with a 
vote to occur on the pending amendment at 2:15 p.m., on Tuesday, March 
16, 1999.
Page S2646
Commending Senator Kerrey--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time 
agreement was reached providing for the consideration of a resolution 
commending Honorable J. Robert Kerrey, United States Senator from 
Nebraska, on the 30th Anniversary of the events giving rise to his 
receiving the Medal of Honor.
  Page S2693
Appointment:
  Congressional Budget Office: The Chair, pursuant to section 201(a)(2) 
of Public Law 93-344, announced on behalf of the President pro tempore 
of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives the joint 
appointment of Mr. Dan L. Crippen as Director of the Congressional 
Budget Office, effective February 3, 1999, for the term of office 
expiring on January 3, 2003.
  Page S2692
Messages From the President: Senate received the following messages 
from the President of the United States:
  Transmitting a report concerning the national emergency with respect 
to Iran; referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
Affairs. (PM-16).
Page S2646
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Raymond C. Fisher, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge 
for the Ninth Circuit.
  Adalberto Jose Jordan, of Florida, to be United States District Judge 
for the Southern District of Florida.
Page S2693
Messages From the President:
  Page S2646
Communications:
  Page S2646
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S2648-78
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S2678-79
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S2679-80
Notices of Hearings:
  Page S2680
Authority for Committees:
  Page S2680
Additional Statements:
  Pages S2680-84
Adjournment: Senate convened at 12 noon, and adjourned at 6:33 p.m., 
until 10:30 a.m., on Tuesday, March 16, 1999. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S2693.)