[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 45 (Monday, March 22, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D318-D319]
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                                             Monday, March 22, 1999

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S3027-S3064
Measures Introduced: Two bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 676-677, and S. Res. 71.                         
  Page S3057
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  S. 361, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to transfer to John 
R. and Margaret J. Lowe of Big Horn County, Wyoming, certain land so as 
to correct an error in the patent issued to their predecessors in 
interest. (S. Rept. No. 106-29)
  S. 426, to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, to provide 
for a land exchange between the Secretary of Agriculture and the Huna 
Totem Corporation, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 106-30)
  S. 430, to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, to provide 
for a land exchange between the Secretary of Agriculture and the Kake 
Tribal Corporation, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 106-31)
  S. 449, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to transfer to the 
personal representative of the estate of Fred Steffens of Big Horn 
County, Wyoming, certain land comprising the Steffens family property. 
(S. Rept. No. 106-32)
  S. 330, to promote the research, identification, assessment, 
exploration, and development of methane hydrate resources. (S. Rept. 
No. 106-33)                                                  
Page S3057
Measures Passed:
  SBA Loan Improvement: Committee on Small Business was discharged from 
further consideration of H.R. 68, to amend section 20 of the Small 
Business Act and make technical corrections in title III of the Small 
Business Investment Act, and the bill was then passed, after striking 
all after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the text of 
S. 364, Senate companion measure.                        
  Pages S3061-63
  Subsequently, S. 364 was then returned to the Senate calendar. 
                                                             Page S3063
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations: Senate resumed 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 
amendments:                                              
  Pages S3050-56
Pending:
  Hutchison Amendment No. 81, to set forth restrictions on deployment 
of United States Armed Forces in Kosovo.                 
Pages S3050-56
  Lott Amendment No. 124 (to Amendment No. 81), to prohibit the use of 
funds for military operations in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 
(Serbia and Montenegro) unless Congress enacts specific authorization 
in law for the conduct of those operations.              
Pages S3050-56
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill and amendments to be proposed thereto. 
                                                             Page S3063
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Joseph E. Brennan, of Maine, to be a Federal Maritime Commissioner 
for the term expiring June 30, 2003.
  2 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  16 Marine Corps nominations in the rank of general.
  1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Air Force and Navy.               
Pages S3063-64
Communications:                                          
  Pages S3056-57
Statements on Introduced Bills:                          
  Pages S3057-59
Additional Cosponsors:                                       
  Page S3059
Authority for Committees:                                    
  Page S3060
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S3060-61
Adjournment: Senate convened at 12 noon, and adjourned at 5:12 p.m., 
until 10 a.m., on Tuesday, March 23, 1999. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S3063.)

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