[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 52 (Thursday, April 15, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D390-D391]
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                                           Thursday, April 15, 1999

[[Page D390]]

                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate agreed to Conference Report on Congressional Budget.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S3725-S3821
Measures Introduced: Twenty-one bills and six resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 805-825, S.J. Res. 19, S. Res. 77-80, and S. 
Con. Res. 26.                                            
  Pages S3776-77
Measures Passed:
  Commending University of Connecticut Men's Basketball Team: Senate 
agreed to S. Res. 77, commending and congratulating the University of 
Connecticut Huskies for winning the 1999 NCAA Men's Basketball 
Championship.                                            
  Pages S3756-58
  Uniformed Services Filing Fairness Act: By a unanimous vote of 95 
yeas (Vote No. 87), Senate passed H.R. 1376, to extend the tax benefits 
available with respect to services performed in a combat zone to 
services performed in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia/
Montenegro) and certain other areas, clearing the measure for the 
President.                                               
  Pages S3764-65
  Prior to this action, Senate completed consideration of S. 767 
(Senate companion measure), to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to provide a 2-month extension for the due date for filing a tax return 
for any member of a uniformed service on a tour of duty outside the 
United States for a period which includes the normal due date for such 
filing.                                                  
Pages S3758-61
  Subsequently, S. 767 was placed back on the Senate calendar. 
                                                             Page S3761
  Legal Representation: Senate agreed to S. Res. 78, to authorize 
representation of Members and officers of the Senate in the case of Jim 
Russell v. Albert Gore, et al.                               
  Page S3819
  Designating Chairman/Joint Economic Committee: Senate agreed to S. 
Res. 79, designating the Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee for 
the 106th Congress.                                          
  Page S3819
  Rescue Mission of Mr. Ivers Sims: Senate agreed to S. Res. 80, 
congratulating Boyd Clines, Larry Rogers, and Matt Moseley for their 
bravery and courage in the April 12, 1999, rescue mission of Mr. Ivers 
Sims.                                                        
  Page S3819
  Terry Sanford Federal Building: Senate passed H.R. 911, to designate 
the Federal building located at 310 New Bern Avenue in Raleigh, North 
Carolina, as the ``Terry Sanford Federal Building'', clearing the 
measure for the President.                                   
  Page S3820
Congressional Budget--Conference Report: By 54 yeas to 44 nays (Vote 
No. 86), Senate agreed to the conference report on H. Con. Res. 68, 
establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government 
for fiscal year 2000 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for 
each of fiscal years 2001 through 2009.                  
  Pages S3725-56
Appointments:
  U.S. Commission on Civil Rights: The Chair, on behalf of the 
President pro tempore, pursuant to Public Law 103-419, appointed the 
following individual to the United States Commission on Civil Rights: 
Ellsie M. Meeks of South Dakota.                             
  Page S3820
  International Sessions Relating to Trade Agreements: The Chair, on 
behalf of the President pro tempore, pursuant to Public Law 100-418, 
appointed the following individuals to serve as Congressional advisers 
on trade policy and negotiations to International conferences, meetings 
and negotiation sessions relating to trade agreements: Senators Roth, 
Chafee, Grassley, Moynihan, and Baucus.                      
  Page S3820
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  William J. Hibbler, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge 
for the Northern District of Illinois.
  Matthew F. Kennelly, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge 
for the Northern District of Illinois.                   
Pages S3820-21

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Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Joseph Francis Baca, of New Mexico, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the State Justice Institute for a term expiring September 
17, 2001.
  Robert Nelson Baldwin, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the State Justice Institute for a term expiring September 
17, 2001.
  4 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  1 Army nomination in the rank of general.
  32 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Marine Corps and Coast Guard.     
Pages S3820-21
Messages From the House:                                     
  Page S3775
Measures Referred:                                       
  Pages S3775-76
Statements on Introduced Bills:                       
  Pages S3777-S3814
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S3814-15
Notices of Hearings:                                         
  Page S3817
Authority for Committees:                                
  Pages S3817-18
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S3818-19
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--87) 
                                                     Pages S3756, S3765
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 5:50 p.m., 
until 12 noon, on Monday, April 19, 1999. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S3820.)