[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 86 (Thursday, June 17, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D680-D681]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                            Thursday, June 17, 1999

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      House Committee ordered reported the Comprehensive Budget Process 
      Reform Act of 1999.
      The House passed H.R. 1501, Child Safety and Protection Act.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S7161-S7246
Measures Introduced: Eleven bills and two resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 1231-1241, S. Res. 124, and S. Con. Res. 40. 
                                                         Pages S7218-19
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  Special Report entitled ``Further Revised Allocation to Subcommittees 
of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 2000.'' (S. Rept. No. 106-79)
  S. 1233, making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, 
Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2000. (S. Rept. No. 106-80)
  S. 1234, making appropriations for foreign operations, export 
financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2000. (S. Rept. No. 106-81)
  S. 326, to improve the access and choice of patients to quality, 
affordable health care, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. (S. Rept. No. 106-82)
  S. 692, to prohibit Internet gambling, with an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute.
Page S7218
Measures Passed:
  Operation Allied Force: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 40, commending 
the President and the Armed Forces for the success of Operation Allied 
Force.
  Pages S7244-45
Emergency Steel, Oil and Gas Loan Guarantee Program: Senate completed 
consideration of H.R. 1664, making emergency supplemental 
appropriations for military operations, refugee relief, and 
humanitarian assistance relating to the conflict in Kosovo, and for 
military operations in Southwest Asia for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1999, agreeing to the committee amendments, and taking 
action on the following amendments proposed thereto: 
                                                      Pages S7170-S7203
Adopted:
  Stevens Amendment No. 687, to strike certain emergency provisions, to 
limit certain loan guarantees, to change the membership of the Loan 
Guarantee Board, and to strike certain lower loan limits. 
                                                         Pages S7198-99
Rejected:
  McCain Amendment No. 685, to restrict the spending of any money for 
certain programs until they are authorized by the appropriate 
Committees and the authorization bill is enacted by Congress. (By 64 
yeas to 34 nays (Vote No. 174), Senate tabled the amendment.) 
                                                  Pages S7190-95, S7198
  Murkowski Amendment No. 686, to provide for the Secretary of the 
Interior, in cooperation with the Governor of Alaska, to conduct a 
study to identify environmental impacts, if any, of subsistence fishing 
and gathering and of commercial fishing in the marine waters of Glacier 
Bay National Park, and to provide a report to Congress on the results 
of such study. (By 59 yeas to 38 nays (Vote No. 175), Senate tabled the 
amendment.)
Pages S7195-98, S7199-S7201
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for a vote on 
passage of the bill at 9:30 a.m., on Friday, June 18, 1999. 
                                                             Page S7245
Appointment:
  U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council: The Chair, on behalf of the 
President pro tempore, pursuant to Public Law 96-388, as amended by 
Public Law 97-84, appointed the following Senators to the United States 
Holocaust Memorial Council: Senators Hatch, Murkowski, and Abraham. 
                                                             Page S7245
Nomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:

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  Richard L. Morningstar, of Massachusetts, to be the Representative of 
the United States of America to the European Union, with the rank and 
status of Ambassador.
Pages S7245-46
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  F. Whitten Peters, of the District of Columbia, to be Secretary of 
the Air Force.
  Stuart E. Eizenstat, of Maryland, to be Deputy Secretary of the 
Treasury.
  Michael A. Sheehan, of New Jersey, to be Coordinator for 
Counterterrorism, with the rank and status of Ambassador at Large.
  Maryanne Trump Barry, of New Jersey, to be United States Circuit 
Judge for the Third Circuit.
  James E. Duffy, Jr., of Hawaii, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the Ninth Circuit.
  Elena Kagan, of the District of Columbia, to be United States Circuit 
Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit.
Page S7246
Nomination Withdrawn: Senate received notification of the withdrawal of 
the following nomination:
  James W. Wetzler, of New York, to be a Member of the Internal Revenue 
Oversight Board for a term of three years, which was sent to the Senate 
on May 27, 1999.
Page S7246
Communications:
  Pages S7216-17
Petitions:
  Pages S7217-18
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S7219-32
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S7232-34
Amendments Submitted:
  Page S7235
Authority for Committees:
  Pages S7235-36
Additional Statements:
  Pages S7236-39
Text of S. 1186, as Previously Passed:
  Pages S7239-44
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--175) 
                                                     Pages S7198, S7201
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m., and adjourned at 7:11 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Friday, June 18, 1999. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S7245.)