[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 42 (Wednesday, March 17, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D288-D290]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                          Wednesday, March 17, 1999

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed National Missile Defense Act and FAA Authorization 
      Bills.
      The House passed H.R. 975, to provide for a reduction in the 
      volume of steel imports and to establish a steel import 
      notification and monitoring program.
      The House passed H.R. 820, Coast Guard Authorization Act.
      House Committees ordered reported 15 sundry measures, including 
      the Fiscal Year 2000 Budget Resolution.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2787-S2880
Measures Introduced: Eighteen bills and eight resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 638-655, S.J. Res. 14, S. Res. 64-68, and S. 
Con. Res. 18-19.
  Pages S2840-41
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  S. 243, to authorize the construction of the Perkins County Rural 
Water System and authorize financial assistance to the Perkins County 
Rural Water System, Inc., a nonprofit corporation, in the planning and 
construction of the water supply system. (S. Rept. No. 106-18)
  S. 291, to convey certain real property within the Carlsbad Project 
in New Mexico to the Carlsbad Irrigation District. (S. Rept. No. 106-
19)
  S. 292, to preserve the cultural resources of the Route 66 corridor 
and to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance. 
(S. Rept. No. 106-20)
  S. 356, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain 
works, facilities, and titles of the Gila Project, and designated lands 
within or adjacent to the Gila Project, to the Wellton-Mohawk 
Irrigation and Drainage District. (S. Rept. No. 106-21)
  S. 366, to amend the National Trails System Act to designate El 
Camino Real de Tierra Adentro as a National Historic Trail, with 
amendments. (S. Rept. No. 106-22)
  S. 382, to establish the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site in 
the State of South Dakota. (S. Rept. No. 106-23)
  H.R. 171, to authorize appropriations for the Coastal Heritage Trail 
Route in New Jersey. (S. Rept. No. 106-24)
  H.R. 193, to designate a portion of the Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord 
Rivers as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. 
(S. Rept. No. 106-25)
  H.R. 92, to designate the Federal building and United States 
courthouse located at 251 North Main Street in Winston-Salem, North 
Carolina, as the ``Hiram H. Ward Federal Building and United States 
Courthouse''.
  H.R. 158, to designate the Federal Courthouse located at 316 North 
26th Street in Billings, Montana, as the ``James F. Battin Federal 
Courthouse''.
  H.R. 233, to designate the Federal building located at 700 East San 
Antonio Street in El Paso, Texas, as the ``Richard C. White Federal 
Building''.
  H.R. 396, to designate the Federal building located at 1301 Clay 
Street in Oakland, California, as the ``Ronald V. Dellums Federal 
Building''.
  S. 67, to designate the headquarters building of the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development in Washington, District of Columbia, as 
the ``Robert C. Weaver Federal Building''.
  S. 272, to designate the Federal building located at 1301 Clay Street 
in Oakland, California, as the ``Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building''.
  S. 392, to designate the Federal building and United States 
courthouse located at West 920 Riverside Avenue in Spokane, Washington, 
as the ``Thomas S. Foley Federal Building and United States 
Courthouse'', and the plaza at the south entrance of

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that building and courthouse as the ``Walter F. Horan Plaza''.
  S. 437, to designate the United States courthouse under construction 
at 338 Las Vegas Boulevard South in Las Vegas, Nevada, as the ``Lloyd 
D. George United States Courthouse''.
  S. 453, to designate the Federal building located at 709 West 9th 
Street in Juneau, Alaska, as the ``Hurff A. Saunders Federal 
Building''.
  S. 460, to designate the United States courthouse located at 401 
South Michigan Street in South Bend, Indiana, as the ``Robert K. 
Rodibaugh United States Bankruptcy Courthouse''.
Page S2840
Measures Passed:
  National Missile Defense Act: By 97 yeas to 3 nays (Vote No. 51), 
Senate passed S. 257, entitled ``The Cochran-Inouye National Missile 
Defense Act of 1999'', after taking action on the following amendments 
proposed thereto:
  Pages S2792-S2820
Withdrawn:
  Bingaman Amendment No. 74, to provide for the policy of the United 
States that a decision to deploy a National Missile Defense system 
shall be made only after the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with 
the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation of the Department of 
Defense, has determined that the system has demonstrated operational 
effectiveness.
Page S2800
  Harkin Amendment No. 75, to provide for a comparative study of 
relevant current and emerging national security threats to the United 
States.
Page S2804
  Federal Aviation Administration Authorization: By a unanimous vote of 
100 yeas (Vote No. 52), Senate passed S. 643, to authorize the Airport 
Improvement Program for 2 months, after agreeing to the following 
amendment proposed thereto:
  Pages S2821-25
  McCain (for Warner/McCain/Robb) Amendment No. 76, to release 
$30,000,000 of the funds available to the Metropolitan Washington 
Airports Authority for passenger facility fee/airport development 
projects.
Page S2823
  Federal Aviation Administration Authorization: By unanimous consent, 
Senate passed H.R. 99, to amend title 49, United States Code, to extend 
Federal Aviation Administration programs through September 30, 1999, 
after striking all after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu 
thereof the text of S. 643, Senate companion measure, as amended. 
                                                             Page S2825
   Good Friday Peace Agreement: Senate agreed to S. Res. 64, 
recognizing the historic significance of the first anniversary of the 
Good Friday Peace Agreement.
  Pages S2836-37
  Legal Representation: Senate agreed to S. Res. 65, to authorize 
testimony, document production, and legal representation in Dirk S. 
Dixon, et al. v. Bruce Pearson, et al.
  Pages S2877-78
  Legal Representation: Senate agreed to S. Res. 66, to authorize 
testimony, documentary production, and representation of employees of 
the Senate in United States v. Yah Lin ``Charlie'' Trie. 
                                                         Pages S2877-78
  Legal Representation: Senate agreed to S. Res. 67, to authorize 
representation of Secretary of the Senate in the case of Bob Schaffer, 
et al. v. William Jefferson Clinton, et al.
  Pages S2877-78
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations: Senate began consideration of S. 
544, making emergency supplemental appropriations and rescissions for 
recovery from natural disasters, and foreign assistance, for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 1999, taking action on the following 
amendment:
  Pages S2826-36
Pending:
  Specter Amendment No. 77, to permit the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services to waive recoupment of Federal government medicaid claims to 
tobacco-related State settlements if a State uses a portion of those 
funds for programs to reduce the use of tobacco products, to improve 
the public health, and to assist in the economic diversification of 
tobacco farming communities.
Pages S2828-36
  A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing for the 
consideration of the bill, the pending Specter Amendment No. 77, and an 
amendment relative to Kosovo to be proposed to the bill, on Thursday, 
March 18, 1999, with a vote to occur on or in relation to the Specter 
Amendment No. 77 at 11 a.m.
Page S2826
Nomination Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing for the Committee on Governmental Affairs to continue 
consideration of David C. Williams, of Maryland, to be Inspector 
General for Tax Administration, Department of the Treasury through 
Tuesday, April 6, 1999, and if not reported, the Committee on 
Governmental Affairs be discharged from further consideration, and the 
nomination be placed on the Executive Calendar.
  Page S2878
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Phyllis K. Fong, of Maryland, to be Inspector General, Small Business 
Administration.
  T. J. Glauthier, of California, to be Deputy Secretary of Energy. 
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Messages From the House:
  Pages S2838-39
Measures Referred:
  Page S2839
Measures Placed on Calendar:
  Page S2839
Communications:
  Pages S2839-40
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S2841-65
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S2868-69
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S2872-73
Notices of Hearings:
  Page S2873
Authority for Committees:
  Pages S2873-74
Additional Statements:
  Pages S2874-77
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--52) 
                                                     Pages S2820, S2824
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m., and adjourned at 6:52 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m., on Thursday, March 18, 1999. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S2880.)