[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 54 (Tuesday, April 20, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D405-D406]
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                                            Tuesday, April 20, 1999

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S3889-S3970
Measures Introduced: Fourteen bills and one resolution were introduced, 
as follows: S. 832-845, and S.J. Res. 20.                    
  Page S3914
Budget Process Reform: Senate began consideration of S. 557, to provide 
guidance for the designation of emergencies as a part of the budget 
process, taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto: 
                                                      Pages S3896-S3908
Pending:
  Lott (for Abraham) Amendment No. 254, to preserve and protect the 
surpluses of the social security trust funds by reaffirming the 
exclusion of receipts and disbursement from the budget, by setting a 
limit on the debt held by the public, and by amending the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974 to provide a process to reduce the limit on the debt 
held by the public.                                   
Pages S3896-S3908
  Abraham Amendment No. 255 (to Amendment No. 254), in the nature of a 
substitute.                                           
Pages S3896-S3908
  A motion was entered to close further debate on Amendment No. 254 
(listed above) and, in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of 
the Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on the cloture motion will 
occur on Thursday, April 22, 1999.                           
Page S3908
Education Flexibility Partnership Act--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-
time agreement was reached providing for the consideration of the 
conference report on H.R. 800, to provide for education flexibility 
partnerships, on Wednesday, April 21, 1999, with a vote to occur 
thereon.                                                     
  Page S3965
Appointment:
  National Council on the Arts: The Chair, on behalf of the Majority 
Leader, pursuant to Public Law 105-83, announced the appointment of 
Senator DeWine to serve as a member of the National Council on the 
Arts.                                                        
  Page S3965
Messages From the President: Senate received the following messages 
from the President of the United States:
  Transmitting a report on Federal climate change expenditures; 
referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations (PM-19).      
Page S3913
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Frank Almaguer, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Honduras.
  John R. Hamilton, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Peru.
  Donald W. Keyser, of Virginia, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign 
Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, for Rank of Ambassador during 
tenure of service as Special Representative of the Secretary of State 
for Nagorno-Karabakh and New Independent States Regional Conflicts.
  2 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  21 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, Navy. 
                                                         Pages S3966-70
Messages From the President:                             
  Pages S3912-13
Communications:                                              
  Page S3913
Petitions:                                               
  Pages S3913-14
Statements on Introduced Bills:                          
  Pages S3914-42
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S3942-44
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S3944-47
Notices of Hearings:                                         
  Page S3947
Authority for Committees:                                    
  Page S3947
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S3947-48
Text of S. 507 as Previously Passed:                     
  Pages S3948-65
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10:30 a.m., and adjourned at 7:04 p.m., 
until 10:30 a.m., on Wednesday, April 21, 1999. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S3965.)

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