[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 99 (Wednesday, July 14, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D798-D799]
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                                           Wednesday, July 14, 1999

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      The House passed H.R. 2466--Department of the Interior and 
      Related Agencies Appropriations Act


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S8423-S8530
Measures Introduced: Ten bills and three resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 1362-1371, and S. Res. 138-140.               
  Page S8505
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  S. 1248, to correct errors in the authorizations of certain programs 
administered by the National Highway Traffic Administration. (S. Rept. 
No. 106-107)
  S. Res. 138, authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Health, 
Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  S. Res. 139, authorizing expenditures by the Select Committee on 
Intelligence.                                                
Page S8505
Measures Passed:
  Military Construction Appropriations: Pursuant to the order of June 
15, 1999, Senate passed H.R. 2465, making appropriations for military 
construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure for the 
Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, 
after striking all after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu 
thereof the text of S. 1205, Senate companion measure, as passed by the 
Senate on June 16, 1999. Senate insisted on its amendment, requested a 
conference with the House thereon, and the Chair, as authorized, 
appointed the following conferees on the part of the Senate: Senators 
Burns, Hutchison, Craig, Kyl, Stevens, Murray, Reid, Inouye, and Byrd. 
                                                             Page S8504
  Subsequently, passage of S. 1205 was vitiated and then indefinitely 
postponed.                                                   
Page S8504
Patients' Bill of Rights Act: Senate continued 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 S8429-S8501
Adopted:
  By 55 yeas to 45 nays (Vote No. 203), Snowe Amendment No. 1241 (to 
Amendment No. 1239), to enhance breast cancer treatment by requiring 
certain coverage for minimum hospital stay for mastectomies and lymph 
node dissections for the treatment of breast cancer and coverage for 
secondary consultations.                                 
Pages S8438-56
  Dodd Amendment No. 1239 (to Amendment No. 1232), to provide coverage 
for individuals participating in approved clinical trials and for 
approved drugs and medical devices.                      
Pages S8429-71
Rejected:
  By 48 yeas to 52 nays (Vote No. 204), Daschle (for Kennedy) Amendment 
No. 1242 (to Amendment No. 1239), to ensure that the protections 
provided for in the Patients' Bill of Rights apply to all patients with 
private health insurance.                                
Pages S8456-71
  By 47 yeas to 53 nays (Vote No. 205), Kennedy (for Bingaman) 
Amendment No. 1245 (to Amendment No. 1243), to guarantee access to 
specialty care.                                       
Pages S8481-S8501
Pending:
  Daschle Amendment No. 1232, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                      Pages S8429-S8501
  Collins Amendment No. 1243 (to the language proposed to be stricken 
by Amendment No. 1232), to expand deductibility of long-term care to 
individuals; expand direct access to obstetric and gynecological care; 
provide timely access to specialists; and expand patient access to 
emergency medical care.                                  
Pages S8471-81
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for an amendment 
to be offered at 10 a.m., on Thursday, July 15, 1999.        
Page S8530
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:

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  Robert A. Katzmann, of New York, to be United States Circuit Judge 
for the Second Circuit.                                  
Pages S8529-30
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  James J. Brady, of Louisiana, to be United States District Judge for 
the Middle District of Louisiana.
  Charles A. Pannell, Jr., of Georgia, to be United States District 
Judge for the Northern District of Georgia.
  Florence-Marie Cooper, of California, to be United States District 
Judge for the Central District of California.
  Tibor P. Nagy, Jr., of Texas, to be Ambassador to the Federal 
Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
  2 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Marine Corps, Navy.                   
Page S8530
Nomination Withdrawn: Senate received notification of the withdrawal of 
the following nomination:
  Kenneth W. Kizer, of California, to be Under Secretary for Health of 
the Department of Veterans Affairs for a term of four years, which was 
sent to the Senate on January 6, 1999.                       
Page S8530
Messages From the House:                                     
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Measures Referred:                                           
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Measures Placed on Calendar:                                 
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Communications:                                          
  Pages S8504-05
Statements on Introduced Bills:                          
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Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S8514-15
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S8516-27
Notices of Hearings:                                         
  Page S8527
Authority for Committees:                                
  Pages S8527-28
Additional Statements:                                       
  Page S8528
Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--205) 
                                              Pages S8456, S8471, S8501
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 8:19 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m., on Thursday, July 15, 1999. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S8530.)