[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 77 (Wednesday, May 26, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D589-D591]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                            Wednesday, May 26, 1999

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      House passed H.R. 1259, Social Security and Medicare Safe Deposit 
      Box Act.
      House Committees order reported 11 sundry measures.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S5979-S6158
Measures Introduced: Eighteen bills and two resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 1124-1141, S. Res. 108, and S. Con. Res. 35.
                                                         Pages S6049-50
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  S. 1134, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow tax-free 
expenditures from education individual retirement accounts for 
elementary and secondary school expenses, to increase the maximum 
annual amount of contributions to such accounts. (S. Rept. No. 106-54)
Measures Passed:
  Adjournment Resolution: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 35, providing 
for a conditional adjournment or recess of the Senate and a conditional 
adjournment of the House of Representatives.             
  Pages S6011-12
  Nonnavigable Waters Designation: Senate passed H.R. 1034, to declare 
a portion of the James River and Kanawha Canal in Richmond, Virginia, 
to be nonnavigable waters of the United States for purposes of title 
46, United States Code, and the other maritime laws of the United 
States, clearing the measure for the President.              
  Page S6153
  Lewis R. Morgan Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse: Committee on 
Environment and Public Works was discharged from further consideration 
of H.R. 1121, 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'', and 
the bill was then passed, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                             Page S6153
Department of Defense Authorization: Senate continued consideration of 
S. 1059, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2000 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and 
for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, taking 
action on the following amendments proposed thereto: 
                                                      Pages S5982-S6042
Adopted:
  Gramm Amendment No. 392, to delete certain provisions relating to the 
safety and security of America's federal prisons.            
Page S6025
Rejected:
  By 40 yeas to 60 nays (Vote No. 147), McCain/Levin Amendment No. 393, 
to provide authority to carry out base closure round commencing in 
2001.                                          
Pages S5982, S5995-S6010
  Murray/Snowe Amendment No. 397, to repeal the restriction on use of 
Department of Defense facilities for privately funded abortions. (By 51 
yeas to 49 nays (Vote No. 148), Senate tabled the amendment.) 
                                                         Pages S6012-19
  Kerrey Amendment No. 395, to strike certain provisions relating to a 
limitation on retirement or dismantlement of strategic nuclear delivery 
systems. (By 56 yeas to 44 nays (Vote No. 149), 
                                               Pages S5986-95, S6019-24
  Smith (of N.H.) Amendment No. 406, to prohibit, effective October 1, 
1999, the use of funds for military operations in the Federal Republic 
of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) unless Congress enacts specific 
authorization in law for the conduct of those operations. (By 77 yeas 
to 21 nays (Vote No. 151), Senate tabled the amendment.) 
                                                         Pages S6034-40
Withdrawn:
  Smith (of N.H.) Amendment No. 405, to express the sense of Congress 
with respect to the court-martial conviction of the late Rear Admiral 
Charles Butler McVay, III, and to call upon the President to

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award a Presidential Unit Citation to the final crew of the U.S.S. 
Indianapolis.                                            
Pages S6031-34
Pending:
  Lott Amendment No. 394, to improve the monitoring of the export of 
advanced satellite technology, to require annual reports with respect 
to Taiwan, and to improve the provisions relating to safeguards, 
security, and counterintelligence at Department of Energy facilities. 
                                                         Pages S5982-86
  Allard/Harkin Amendment No. 396, to express the sense of Congress 
that no major change to the governance structure of the Civil Air 
Patrol should be mandated by Congress until a review of potential 
improvements in the management and oversight of Civil Air Patrol 
operations is conducted.                       
Pages S6010-11, S6025-30
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 51 yeas to 49 nays (Vote No. 150), Senate agreed to a motion to 
reconsider Vote No. 146, which occurred on Tuesday, May 25, 1999, by 
which the Gramm Amendment No. 392, to delete certain provisions 
relating to the safety and security of America's federal prisons, was 
not agreed to. (Subsequently, Gramm Amendment No. 392 was adopted by 
voice vote, as listed above.)                                
Page S6025
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill and pending Amendment No. 396, with a vote to 
occur on the amendment at 10 a.m., Thursday, May 27, 1999. 
                                                     Pages S6040, S6155
Appointment:
  American Folklife Center of the Library of Congress: The Chair, on 
behalf of the President pro tempore, pursuant to Public Law 94-201, as 
amended by Public Law 105-275, appointed the following individuals as 
members of the Board of Trustees of the American Folklife Center of the 
Library of Congress: Janet L. Brown, of South Dakota, and Mickey Hart, 
of California.                                               
  Page S6153
Messages From the President: Senate received the following messages 
from the President of the United States:
  A message from the President of the United States transmitting, a 
report on the National Emergency with Respect to Burma; to the 
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-33).
  A message from the President of the United States transmitting, a 
report on the National Emergency with Respect to Iran; to the Committee 
on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-34).
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Kent M. Wiedemann, of California, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of 
Cambodia.
  Hiram E. Puig-Lugo, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate 
Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of 
fifteen years.
  Stephen H. Glickman, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate 
Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals for the term of 
fifteen years.
  Eric T. Washington, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate 
Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals for the term of 
fifteen years.
  Lorraine Pratte Lewis, of the District of Columbia, to be Inspector 
General, Department of Education.
  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.
  2 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  2 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  17 Marine Corps nominations in the rank of general.
  10 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, Navy. 
                                               Pages S6153-55, S6157-58
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  A. Peter Burleigh, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
the Philippines and to serve concurrently and without additional 
compensation as Ambassador to the Republic of Palau.
  Alberto J. Mora, of Florida, to be a Member of the Broadcasting Board 
of Governors for a term expiring August 13, 2000. (Reappointment)
  Mary Sheila Gall, of Virginia, to be a Commissioner of the Consumer 
Product Safety Commission for a term of seven years from October 27, 
1998.
  39 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  Routine lists in the Foreign Service, Air Force, and Navy. 
                                                             Page S6157
Nomination Withdrawn: Senate received notification of the withdrawal of 
the following nomination:
  Myrta K. Sale, of Maryland, to be Controller, Office of Federal 
Financial Management, Office of Management and Budget, vice G. Edward 
DeSeve, which was sent to the Senate on January 7, 1999.     
Page S6158
Measures Placed on Calendar:                                 
  Page S6047
Communications:                                          
  Pages S6047-49
Executive Reports of Committees:                             
  Page S6049
Statements on Introduced Bills:                          
  Pages S6050-70

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Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S6071-72
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S6073-80
Authority for Committees:                                    
  Page S6080
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S6080-85
Text of S. 254 as Previously Passed:                  
  Pages S6085-S6152
Explanatory Statement on H.R. 1664, as Previously Reported: 
                                                         Pages S6042-43
Record Votes: Five record votes were taken today. (Total--151) 
                                    Pages S6010, S6019, S6024-25, S6040
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 9:04 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m., on Thursday, May 27, 1999. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S6155.)