[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 73 (Wednesday, May 19, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D552-D553]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                            Wednesday, May 19, 1999

[[Page D552]]

                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      House Committees ordered reported 18 sundry measures, including 
      the Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies 
      appropriation for Fiscal Year 2000 and the National Defense 
      Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S5507-S5632
Measures Introduced: Twelve bills were introduced, as follows: S. 1074-
1085.                                                    
  Pages S5586-87
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 S5507-83
Adopted:
  By 56 yeas to 43 nays (Vote No. 127), Sessions/Inhofe Amendment No. 
357, relating to the placement of a disclaimer on materials produced, 
procured or disseminated as a result of funds made available under this 
Act.                                           
Pages S5522-23, S5527-28
  By 81 yeas to 17 nays (Vote No. 129), Hatch (for Santorum) Amendment 
No. 360, to encourage States to incarcerate individuals convicted of 
murder, rape, or child molestation.                      
Pages S5525-29
  Ashcroft Amendment No. 361, to provide for school safety and violence 
prevention and teacher liability protection measures. 
                                                  Pages S5524-25, S5529
  Hatch/Leahy Amendment No. 363, to make certain additions and 
modifications to the bill, including the establishment of a School 
Security Technology Center to provide resources to local educational 
agencies for school security assessments, security technology 
development, technology availability and implementation, and technical 
assistance relating to improving school security, and to provide 
funding for school security programs and to address drug, gang, and 
youth violence problems.                                 
Pages S5549-59
  By 66 yeas to 34 nays (Vote No. 131), McConnell Amendment No. 365, to 
discourage the promotion of violence in motion pictures and television 
productions.                                      
Pages S5574-78, S5582
Rejected:
  Wellstone Modified Amendment No. 358, to provide for additional 
mental health and student service providers. (By 61 yeas to 38 nays 
(Vote No. 128), Senate tabled the amendment.)     
Pages S5523-24, S5528
  Wellstone/Kennedy Amendment No. 364, to provide for juvenile 
delinquency prevention efforts and system improvement efforts designed 
to reduce, without establishing or requiring numerical standards or 
quotas, the disproportionate number of juvenile members of racial 
minority groups who come into contact with the juvenile justice system. 
(By 52 yeas to 48 nays (Vote No. 130), Senate tabled the amendment.) 
                                                  Pages S5559-74, S5582
  Boxer Amendment No. 319, to reduce both juvenile crime and the risk 
that youth will become victims of crime and to improve academic and 
social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during 
after school hours. (By 53 yeas to 47 nays (Vote No. 132), Senate 
tabled the amendment.)                                   
Pages S5578-82
Pending:
  Frist Amendment No. 355, to amend the Individuals with Disabilities 
Education Act and the Gun-Free Schools Act of 1994 to authorize schools 
to apply appropriate discipline measures in cases where students have 
firearms.                                                
Pages S5529-49
  Wellstone Amendment No. 356, to improve the juvenile delinquency 
prevention challenge grant program.                          
Page S5507
  Lautenberg/Kerrey Amendment No. 362, to regulate the sale of firearms 
at gun shows.                                            
Pages S5508-22
  Lott (for Smith (of Oregon)/Jeffords) Amendment No. 366, to reverse 
provisions relating to pawn and other gun transactions.      
Page S5583

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  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill and certain pending amendments, on Thursday, 
May 20, 1999, with votes to occur on Amendment Nos. 362 and 366. 
                                                             Page S5583
Appointment:
  Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group: The Chair, on behalf of the 
Vice President, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 276d-276g, as amended, appointed 
the following Senators as members of the Senate Delegation to the 
Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group during the First Session of the 
106th Congress, to be held in Quebec City, Canada, May 20-24, 1999: 
Senators Grassley, Inhofe, DeWine, Grams, Voinovich, and Akaka. 
                                                             Page S5632
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  37 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  35 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  1 Marine Corps nomination in the rank of general.
  1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Army and Navy.                        
Page S5632
Communications:                                          
  Pages S5584-86
Statements on Introduced Bills:                       
  Pages S5587-S5605
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S5605-06
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S5606-28
Notices of Hearings:                                         
  Page S5628
Authority for Committees:                                    
  Page S5628
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S5628-32
Record Votes: Six record votes were taken today. (Total--132) 
                                               Pages S5527-29, S5581-82
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m., and adjourned at 10:13 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m., on Thursday, May 20, 1999. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S5632.)