[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 91 (Thursday, June 24, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D722-D723]
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                                            Thursday, June 24, 1999

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                              Daily Digest


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S7551-S7679
Measures Introduced: Fifteen bills and one resolution were introduced, 
as follows: S. 1273-1287 and S. Con. Res. 42.
  Pages S7590-91
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. 106-85)
  Special Report entitled ``Legislative and Oversight Activities During 
the 105th Congress by the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs''. (S. 
Rept. No. 106-86)
  S. 1282, making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the 
United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, 
and certain independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2000, and for other purposes. (S. Rept. No. 106-87)
  S. 1283, making appropriations for the government of the District of 
Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against 
the revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2000, and for other purposes. (S. Rept. No. 106-88)
  S. 140, to establish the Thomas Cole National Historic Site in the 
State of New York as an affiliated area of the National Park System, 
with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 106-89)
  S. 734, entitled the ``National Discovery Trails Act of 1999'', with 
amendments. (S. Rept. No. 106-90)
  S. 762, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a 
feasibility study on the inclusion of the Miami Circle in Biscayne 
National Park, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. 
Rept. No. 106-91)
  S. 938, to eliminate restrictions on the acquisition of certain land 
contiguous to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. (S. Rept. No. 106-92)
  S. 939, to correct spelling errors in the statutory designations of 
Hawaiian National Parks, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 106-93)
  S. 946, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to transfer 
administrative jurisdiction over land within the boundaries of the Home 
of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site to the Archivist of the 
United States for the construction of a visitor center, with an 
amendment. (S. Rept. No. 106-94)
  S. 955, to allow the National Park Service to acquire certain land 
for addition to the Wilderness Battlefield in Virginia, as previously 
authorized by law, by purchase or exchange as well as by donation, with 
amendments. (S. Rept. No. 106-95)
  S. 1027, to reauthorize the participation of the Bureau of 
Reclamation in the Deschutes Resources Conservancy. (S. Rept. No. 106-
96)
  H.R. 459, to extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act for FERC 
Project No. 9401, the Mt. Hope Waterpower Project. (S. Rept. No. 106-
97)
  S. 1287, to provide for the storage of spent nuclear fuel pending 
completion of the nuclear waste repository. (S. Rept. No. 106-98)
  H.R. 441, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect 
to the requirements for the admission of nonimmigrant nurses who will 
practice in health professional shortage areas.
  S. 768, to establish court-martial jurisdiction over civilians 
serving with the Armed Forces during contingency operations, and to 
establish Federal jurisdiction over crimes committed outside the United 
States by former members of the Armed Forces and civilians accompanying 
the Armed Forces outside the United States, with an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute.
Pages S7589-90
Agriculture Appropriations, FY2000: Senate resumed 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, taking action on the following 
amendment proposed thereto:
  Pages S7573-74
Pending:
  Feinstein Amendment No. 737, to prohibit arbitrary limitation or 
conditions for the provision of services and to ensure that medical 
decisions are not made without the best available evidence or 
information.
Page S7573
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the bill and, in 
accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of 
the Senate, a

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vote on the cloture motion will occur on Monday, June 28, 1999. 
                                                             Page S7579
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill on Monday, June 28, 1999.
Transportation Appropriations: Senate began consideration of the motion 
to proceed to S. 1143, making appropriations for the Department of 
Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2000.
  Page S7579
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the motion to proceed 
to 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 on Monday, June 28, 1999.
Page S7579
  Subsequently, the motion to proceed was withdrawn.
Page S7579
Commerce/Justice/State Appropriations: Senate began consideration of 
the motion to proceed to S. 1217, making appropriations for the 
Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000.
  Page S7579
  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 on Monday, June 28, 1999.
Page S7579
  Subsequently, the motion to proceed was withdrawn.
Page S7579
Foreign Operations Appropriations: Senate began consideration of the 
motion to proceed to the consideration of S. 1234, making 
appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related 
programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000.
  Page S7579
  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 on Monday, June 28, 1999.
Page S7579
  Subsequently, the motion to proceed was withdrawn.
Page S7579
Motion To Request Attendance: During today's proceedings, the following 
also occurred:
  By 97 yeas to 1 nay (Vote No. 183), Senate agreed to a motion to 
instruct the Sergeant at Arms to request the attendance of absent 
Senators.
Page S7574
Messages From the President: Senate received the following messages 
from the President of the United States:
  Transmitting the report on the national emergency caused by the lapse 
of the Export Administration Act of 1979 for the period August 19, 1998 
through February 19, 1999; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs. (PM-40).
Page S7589
  Transmitting the report of the protocol amending the agreement for 
cooperation concerning civil uses of atomic energy between the United 
States and Canada; referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (PM- 
41).
Page S7589
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations: Paul 
W. Fiddick, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Agriculture.
  Evelyn Simonowitz Lieberman, of New York, to be Under Secretary of 
State for Public Diplomacy.
Page S7679
Messages From the President:
  Page S7589
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Page S7590
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S7591-S7606
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S7606-07
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S7607-47
Notices of Hearings:
  Page S7648
Authority for Committees:
  Page S7648
Additional Statements:
  Pages S7648-50
Text of S. 886 as Previously Passed:
  Pages S7651-76
Text of S. Res. 113 as Previously Agreed To:
  Pages S7650-51
Text of S. Con. Res. 39 as Previously Agreed To:
  Page S7650
Quorum Calls: One quorum call was taken today. (Total--7)
  Page S7574
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--183) 
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 6:27 p.m., 
until 12 noon on Monday, June 28, 1999. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S7679.)