[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 87 (Friday, June 18, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D688-D689]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                                   Friday, June 18, 1999

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee and Emergency Oil and Gas 
      Guaranteed Loan Program Act.
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                                 Senate

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Chamber Action
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Routine Proceedings, pages S7247-S7285
Measures Introduced: Three bills and two resolutions were introduced, as 
follows: S. 1242-1244, S. Res. 125, and S. Con. Res. 41.
  Page S7266
Measures Passed:
  Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee and Emergency Oil and Gas Guaranteed Loan 
Program Act: By 63 yeas to 34 nays (Vote No. 176), Senate passed H.R. 1664, 
providing emergency authority for guarantees of loans to qualified steel and 
iron ore companies and to qualified oil and gas companies, as amended. 
                                                              Pages S7247-50
  Law Enforcement Torch Run: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 105, authorizing 
the Law Enforcement Torch Run for the 1999 Special Olympics World Games to 
be run through the Capitol Grounds.
  Page S7281
  National Father's Return Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 125, encouraging 
and promoting greater involvement of fathers in their children's lives and 
designating June 20, 1999, as ``National Father's Return Day''.
  Page S7281
State Department Authorization: Senate began consideration of S. 886, to 
authorize appropriations for the Department of State for fiscal years 2000 
and 2001; to provide for enhanced security at United States diplomatic 
facilities; to provide for certain arms control, nonproliferation, and other 
national security measures; to provide for the reform of the United Nations, 
taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto:
  Pages S7250-62
Pending:
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  Sarbanes Amendment No. 689, to revise the deadlines with respect to the 
retention of records of disciplinary actions and the filing of grievances 
within the Foreign Service.
Pages S7255-57
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  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for certain amendments 
to be proposed to the bill.
Page S7260
Steel Import Limitation: Senate began consideration of a motion to proceed 
to the consideration of H.R. 975, to provide for a reduction in the volume 
of steel imports, and to establish a steel import notification and 
monitoring program.
  Page S7260
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  A motion was entered to close further debate on the motion to proceed to 
the consideration of the bill and, in accordance with the provisions of Rule 
XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on the cloture motion will 
occur at 12:15 p.m., on Tuesday, June 22, 1999.
Page S7260
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  Subsequently, the motion to proceed was withdrawn.
Page S7260
Agricultural Appropriations--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing for the consideration of S. 1233, making appropriations 
for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and 
Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, on 
Monday, June 21, 1999.
  Page S7282
Communications:
  Pages S7264-66
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S7266-69
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S7269-70
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S7271-75
Additional Statements:
  Pages S7275-78

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Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--176)
  Pages S7248-49
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 12:54 p.m., 
until 12 noon on Monday, June 21, 1999. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S7282.)
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