[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 97 (Monday, July 12, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D782-D783]
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                                              Monday, July 12, 1999

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                              Daily Digest
                                 Senate

Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S8205-S8307
Measures Introduced: One bill was introduced on Thursday, July 8, 1999, 
during the adjournment of the Senate, pursuant to the order of June 29, 
1999, as follows: S. 1344; and seven bills and two resolutions were 
introduced today, as follows: S. 1345-1351, S. Res. 137, and S.J. Res. 
29.
  Page S8266
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  Reported on Thursday, July 8, during the adjournment:
  S. 712, to amend title 39, United States Code, to allow postal 
patrons to contribute to funding for highway-rail grade crossing safety 
through the voluntary purchase of certain specially issued United 
States postage stamps. (S. Rept. No. 106-104)
  S. 1072, to make certain technical and other corrections relating to 
the Centennial of Flight Commemoration Act (36 U.S.C. 143 note; 112 
Stat. 3486 et seq.). (S. Rept. No. 106-105)
Reported today:
  S. 296, to provide for continuation of the Federal research 
investment in a fiscally sustainable way, with amendments. (S. Rept. 
No. 106-106)
Page S8266
Measures Passed:
  Efforts to Free Humanitarian Workers in Yugoslavia: Senate agreed to 
H. Con. Res. 144, urging the United States Government and the United 
Nations to undertake urgent and strenuous efforts to secure the release 
of Branko Jelen, Steve Pratt, and Peter Wallace, 3 humanitarian workers 
employed in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia by CARE International, 
who are being unjustly held as prisoners by the Government of the 
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
  Page S8307
Patients' Bill of Rights Act: Senate began consideration of S. 1344, to 
amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income 
Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect 
consumers in managed care plans and other health coverage, taking 
action on the following amendments proposed thereto:
  Pages S8209-51
Pending:
  Daschle Amendment No. 1232, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                         Pages S8212-51
  Daschle (for Kennedy) Amendment No. 1233 (to Amendment No. 1232), to 
ensure that the protections provided for in the Patients' Bill of 
Rights apply to all patients with private health insurance. 
                                                         Pages S8221-35
  Nickles (for Santorum) Amendment No. 1234 (to Amendment No. 1233), to 
do no harm to Americans' health care coverage, and expand health care 
coverage in America.
Pages S8235-42
  Graham Amendment No. 1235 (to Amendment No. 1233), to provide for 
coverage of emergency medical care.
Pages S8242-51
  Senate will continue consideration of the bill on Tuesday, July 13, 
1999.
Messages From the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting the report of the District of Columbia's Fiscal Year 
2000 Budget Request Act; referred to the Committee on Governmental 
Affairs. (PM-46).
Pages S8259-60
Messages From the President:
  Pages S8259-60
Messages From the House:
  Page S8260
Measures Placed on Calendar:
  Page S8260
Communications:
  Pages S8260-63
Petitions:
  Pages S8263-66
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S8266-71
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S8271-73
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S8274-92
Notices of Hearings:
  Page S8292
Additional Statements:
  Pages S8292-97
Text of S. 376 and S. 1283, as Previously Passed:
  Pages S8297-S8307

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Recess: Senate convened at 12 noon, and recessed at 7:37 p.m., until 
9:30 a.m., on Tuesday, July 13, 1999. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S8307.)