[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 68 (Wednesday, May 12, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D514-D515]
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                                            Wednesday, May 12, 1999

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                              Daily Digest


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S5105-S5191
Measures Introduced: Thirteen bills and one resolution were introduced, 
as follows: S. 1015-1027, and S. Res. 100.                   
  Page S5155
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  S. 559, to designate the Federal building located at 33 East 8th 
Street in Austin, Texas, as the ``J.J. `Jake' Pickle Federal 
Building''.
  S. 858, to designate the Federal building and United States 
courthouse located at 18 Greenville Street in Newnan, Georgia, as the 
``Lewis R. Morgan Federal Building and United States Courthouse''. 
                                                             Page S5155
Measures Passed:
  Peace Corps Act Authorization: Senate passed H.R. 669, to amend the 
Peace Corps Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2000 
through 2003 to carry out that Act, clearing the measure for the 
President.                                                   
  Page S5186
Juvenile Justice: Senate continued consideration of S. 254, to reduce 
violent juvenile crime, promote accountability by rehabilitation of 
juvenile criminals, and punish and deter violent gang crime, taking 
action on the following amendments proposed thereto: 
                                               Pages S5105-51, S5187-89
Adopted:
  Boxer Amendment No. 330, to provide for a study of the marketing 
practices of the firearms industry with respect to children. 
                                                         Pages S5105-06
  By a unanimous vote of 98 yeas (Vote No. 110), Brownback Amendment 
No. 329, to provide for a study of the effects of television 
programming, movies, video games, Internet content, and music lyrics on 
child development.                   
Pages S5115-23, S5124-26, S5143-44
  By 53 yeas to 45 nays (Vote No. 112), Craig Amendment No. 332, to 
preserve privacy and property rights, prohibit the collection of fees, 
and the retention of information in connection with background checks 
of law abiding citizens acquiring firearms.              
Pages S5127-46
Rejected:
  Leahy Amendment No. 327, to promote effective law enforcement. (By 54 
yeas to 44 nays (Vote No. 109), Senate tabled the amendment.) 
                                                         Pages S5105-12
  Lautenberg Amendment No. 331, to regulate the sale of firearms at gun 
shows. (By 51 yeas to 47 nays (Vote No. 111), Senate tabled the 
amendment.)                                              
Pages S5126-45
Withdrawn:
  McCain Amendment No. 333, to prohibit the receipt, transfer, 
transportation, or possession of a firearm or ammunition by certain 
violent juvenile offenders.                              
Pages S5136-37
Pending:
  Hatch/Leahy Amendment No. 335, relating to the availability of 
Internet filtering and screening software.                   
Page S5141
  Hollings Amendment No. 328, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
to require that the broadcast of violent video programming be limited 
to hours when children are not reasonably likely to comprise a 
substantial portion of the audience.           
Pages S5146-51, S5187-89
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill, with a vote to occur on Amendment No. 335 at 
9:40 a.m., on Thursday, May 13, 1999.                
Pages S5142, S5186
Appointments:
  Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress: The Chair announced, 
on behalf of the Secretary of the Senate, pursuant to Public Law 101-
509, the appointment of James B. Lloyd, of Tennessee, to the Advisory 
Committee on the Records of Congress.                        
  Page S5186
Messages From the President: Senate received the following messages 
from the President of the United States:
  A message from the President of United States transmitting, a report 
on a request for funds for operations of U.S. forces in Bosnia and 
Herzegovina; referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (PM-27). 
                                                             Page S5153
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:

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  Joseph Limprecht, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Albania.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Navy, and Marine 
Corps.                                                   
Pages S5189-91
Messages From the President:                                 
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Messages From the House:                                     
  Page S5153
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S5153
Measures Placed on Calendar:                                 
  Page S5153
Communications:                                          
  Pages S5153-54
Petitions:                                               
  Pages S5154-55
Executive Reports of Committees:                             
  Page S5155
Statements on Introduced Bills:                          
  Pages S5155-69
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S5169-71
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S5171-80
Authority for Committees:                                
  Pages S5180-81
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S5181-86
Record Votes: Four record votes were taken today. (Total-112) 
                                               Pages S5111-12, S5144-46
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 6:42 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m., on Thursday, May 13, 1999. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on pages 
S5186-87.)