[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 60 (Thursday, April 29, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D455-D456]
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                                           Thursday, April 29, 1999

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      House Committees ordered reported five sundry measures, including 
      Emergency Kosovo Supplemental Appropriations for Fiscal Year 
      1999.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S4405-S4476
Measures Introduced: Twenty-two bills and two resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 909-930, S.J. Res. 23, and S. Res. 90. 
                                                         Pages S4432-33
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  S. Res. 22, commemorating and acknowledging the dedication and 
sacrifice made by the men and women who have lost their lives serving 
as law enforcement officers.
  S. Res. 29, to designate the week of May 2, 1999, as ``National 
Correctional Officers and Employees Week''.
  S. Res. 33, designating May 1999 as ``National Military Appreciation 
Month''.
  S. Res. 72, designating the month of May in 1999 and 2000 as 
``National ALS Awareness Month''.
  S. 39, to provide a national medal for public safety officers who act 
with extraordinary valor above the call of duty.
  S. 322, to amend title 4, United States Code, to add the Martin 
Luther King Jr. holiday to the list of days on which the flag should 
especially be displayed.
  S. 704, to amend title 18, United States Code, to combat the 
overutilization of prison health care services and control rising 
prisoner health care costs, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute.
  S.J. Res. 14, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
United States authorizing Congress to prohibit the physical desecration 
of the flag of the United States.                            
Page S4431
Measures Passed:
  Commemorating Law Enforcement Officers: Senate agreed to S. Res. 22, 
commemorating and acknowledging the dedication and sacrifice made by 
the men and women who have lost their lives serving as law enforcement 
officers.                                                    
  Page S4473
  National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: Senate agreed to 
S. Res. 29, to designate the week of May 2, 1999, as ``National 
Correctional Officers and Employees Week''.              
  Pages S4473-74
  National ALS Awareness Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 72, 
designating the month of May in 1999 and 2000 as ``National ALS 
Awareness Month''.                                           
  Page S4474
Y2K Act: Senate continued 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, taking action on the following amendments:         
  Pages S4404-17
Pending:
  McCain Amendment No. 267, in the nature of a substitute.
  Lott Amendment No. 268 (to Amendment No. 267), in the nature of a 
substitute.
  Lott Amendment No. 269 (to Amendment No. 268), in the nature of a 
substitute.
  Lott Amendment No. 270 (to the language proposed to be stricken by 
Amendment No. 267), in the nature of a substitute.
  Lott Amendment No. 271 (to Amendment No. 270), in the nature of a 
substitute.
  Lott motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation with instructions and report back 
forthwith.
  Lott Amendment No. 294 (to the instructions of the Lott motion to 
recommit), in the nature of a substitute.
  Lott Amendment No. 295 (to Amendment No. 294), in the nature of a 
substitute.
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 52 yeas to 47 nays (Vote No. 95), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate 
failed to agree to

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close further debate on Amendment No. 267 (listed above). 
                                                         Pages S4405-13
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:                                                     
  Page S4417
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.                                          
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  Abraham Amendment No. 255 (to Amendment No. 254), in the nature of a 
substitute.                                                  
Page S4417
  Lott motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on Governmental 
Affairs, with instructions and report back forthwith.        
Page S4417
  Lott Amendment No. 296 (to the instructions of the Lott motion to 
recommit), to provide for Social Security surplus preservation and debt 
reduction.                                                   
Page S4417
  Lott Amendment No. 297 (to Amendment No. 296), in the nature of a 
substitute.                                                  
Page S4417
  A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing for 
consideration of Amendment No. 255, on Friday, April 30, 1999, with a 
vote on the motion to close further debate on Amendment No. 255 to 
occur at 10 a.m.                                             
Page S4423
National Military Appreciation Month Agreement: A unanimous-consent 
agreement was reached providing for the consideration of S. Res. 33, 
designating May 1999 as ``National Military Appreciation Month'', on 
Friday, April 30, 1999, with a vote to occur thereon.        
  Page S4423
Appointment:
  Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce: The Chair announced on 
behalf of the Majority Leader, pursuant to Public Law 105-277, the 
appointment of Delna Jones of Oregon, Representative of Local 
Government, as a member of the Advisory Commission on Electronic 
Commerce, vice James Barksdale.                          
  Pages S4472-73
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  David C. Williams, of Maryland, to be Inspector General for Tax 
Administration, Department of the Treasury. (New Position)
  Lawrence J. Delaney, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Air Force.
  Brian E. Sheridan, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Defense.
  6 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  4 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, Navy. 
                                                         Pages S4474-76
Messages From the House:                                     
  Page S4430
Communications:                                          
  Pages S4430-31
Executive Reports of Committees:                         
  Pages S4431-32
Statements on Introduced Bills:                          
  Pages S4433-65
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S4465-67
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S4467-68
Authority for Committees:                                    
  Page S4468
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S4469-72
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--95)   
  Page S4413
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 5:44 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m., on Friday, April 30, 1999. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S4475.)