[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 53 (Monday, April 19, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D401-D402]
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                                             Monday, April 19, 1999

[[Page D401]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S3823-S3887
Measures Introduced: Six bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 826-831, and S. Con. Res. 27.
  Page S3848
Measures Passed:
  Use of Capitol Grounds/JFK Center for the Performing Arts: Senate 
agreed to H. Con. Res. 52, authorizing the use of the East Front of the 
Capitol Grounds for performances sponsored by the John F. Kennedy 
Center for the Performing Arts.
  Page S3829
  Use of Capitol Rotunda/NATO 50th Anniversary: Senate agreed to H. 
Con. Res. 81, permitting the use of the Rotunda of the Capitol for a 
ceremony in honor of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the North Atlantic 
Treaty Organization (NATO) and welcoming the three newest members of 
NATO, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Hungary, and the Czech 
Republic, into NATO.
  Pages S3829-30
  Gold Medal Award to Rosa Parks: Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs was discharged from further consideration of S. 531, to 
authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the Congress 
to Rosa Parks in recognition of her contributions to the Nation, and by 
a unanimous vote of 86 yeas (Vote No. 88), Senate passed the bill. 
                                                         Pages S3837-45
  Wyoming Land Transfer: Senate passed 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.
  Pages S3865-66
  Alaska Land Exchange: Senate passed 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, after 
agreeing to committee amendments.
  Pages S3865-66
  Alaska Land Exchange: Senate passed 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, after 
agreeing to committee amendments.
  Pages S3865-67
  Wyoming Land Transfer: Senate passed 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.
  Pages S3865, S3867
  Methane Hydrate Research and Development: Senate passed S. 330, to 
promote the research, identification, assessment, exploration, and 
development of methane hydrate resources.
  Pages S3865, S3867
  Runaway and Homeless Youth Act Authorization: Senate passed S. 249, 
to provide funding for the National Center for Missing and Exploited 
Children, to reauthorize the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act, after 
agreeing to a committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                         Pages S3867-73
  Army Water Conservation and Development Authorization: Senate passed 
S. 507, to provide for the conservation and development of water and 
related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct 
various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United 
States, after agreeing to a committee amendment in the nature of a 
substitute, and the following amendment proposed thereto: 
                                                         Pages S3874-87
  Craig (for Chafee) Amendment No. 253, to make managers' amendments. 
                                                             Page S3887
Budget Process Emergencies Designation--Agreement: A unanimous-consent 
agreement was reached providing for the consideration of S. 557, to 
provide guidance for the designation of emergencies as a part of the 
budget process, on Tuesday, April 20, 1999.
  Page S3874
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Robert Wayne Gee, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy 
(Fossil Energy).
Pages S3873, S3887
Messages From the House:
  Pages S3845-46
Measures Referred:
  Page S3846
Petitions:
  Pages S3846-48

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Executive Reports of Committees:
  Page S3848
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S3848-52
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S3852-54
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S3857-62
Notices of Hearings:
  Page S3862
Authority for Committees:
  Page S3862
Additional Statements:
  Pages S3862-65
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--88)
  Page S3845
Adjournment: Senate convened at 12 noon, and adjourned at 6:31 p.m., 
until 10:30 a.m., on Tuesday, April 20, 1999. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S3874.)