[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 56 (Thursday, April 22, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D423-D424]
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                                           Thursday, April 22, 1999

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      House Committees ordered reported 9 sundry measures.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S4071-S4146
Measures Introduced: Seventeen bills and three resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 857-873, S. Res. 82-83, and S. Con. Res. 29.
                                                             Page S4109
Measures Passed:
  Coastal Barrier Map Corrections: Senate passed S. 574, to direct the 
Secretary of the Interior to make corrections to a map relating to the 
Coastal Barrier Resources System.                            
  Page S4139
  Use of Capitol Grounds/National Symphony Orchestra: Senate agreed to 
S. Con. Res. 29, authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for 
concerts to be conducted by the National Symphony Orchestra. 
                                                         Pages S4139-40
  Expressing Gratitude for Senate Legal Counsel: Senate agreed to S. 
Res. 82, expressing the gratitude of the United States Senate for the 
service of Thomas B. Griffith, Legal Counsel for the United States 
Senate.                                                      
  Page S4145
Budget Process Reform: Senate continued 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 S4071-92
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 S4071-92
  Abraham Amendment No. 255 (to Amendment No. 254), in the nature of a 
substitute.                                              
Pages S4071-92
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 54 yeas to 45 nays (Vote No. 90), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn not having voted in the affirmative, Senate 
failed to close further debate on Amendment No. 254 (listed above). 
                                                             Page S4092
Y2K Act: Senate began consideration of the motion to proceed to the 
consideration of S. 96, to regulate commerce between and among the 
several States by providing for the orderly resolution of disputes 
arising out of computer-based problems related to processing data that 
includes a 2-digit expression of that year's date.       
  Pages S4092-99
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the motion to proceed 
to the consideration of S. 96 (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 at 5:30 p.m., on Monday, April 26, 
1999.                                                        
Page S4092
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
  Gordon Davidson, of California, to be a Member of the National 
Council on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2004. 
                                                     Pages S4139, S4146
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  H. Alston Johnson, III, of Louisiana, to be United States Circuit 
Judge for the Fifth Circuit.
  Kermit Bye, of North Dakota, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the Eighth Circuit.
  Anna J. Brown, of Oregon, to be United States District Judge for the 
District of Oregon.
  Faith S. Hochberg, of New Jersey, to be United States District Judge 
for the District of New Jersey.
  Ikram U. Khan, of Nevada, to be a Member of the Board of Regents of 
the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences for a term 
expiring May 1, 1999.
  Ikram U. Khan, of Nevada, to be a Member of the Board of Regents of 
the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences for a term 
expiring May 1, 2005.

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  3 Marine Corps nominations in the rank of general.         
Page S4146
Messages From the House:                                     
  Page S4108
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S4108
Communications:                                          
  Pages S4108-09
Statements on Introduced Bills:                          
  Pages S4109-33
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S4133-34
Authority for Committees:                                    
  Page S4135
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S4135-39
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--90)   
  Page S4092
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 3:12 p.m., 
until 1 p.m., on Monday, April 26, 1999. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S4140.)