[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 102 (Monday, July 19, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D823-D824]
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                                              Monday, July 19, 1999

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S8775-S8815
Measures Introduced: Four bills and three resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 1390-1393, and S. Res. 156-157, and S. Con. Res. 44. 
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Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  S. 1393, to provide a cost-of-living adjustment in rates of 
compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and 
dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of such veterans, 
to amend title 38, United States Code, to codify the previous cost-of-
living adjustment in such rates. (S. Rept. No. 106-108)
  S. Res. 156, authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Indian 
Affairs.                                                     
Page S8800
Measures Passed:
  Disappearance of JFK, Jr./Carolyn Bessette Kennedy/Lauren Bessette: 
Senate agreed to S. Res. 157, relative to the disappearance of John F. 
Kennedy, Jr., Carolyn Bessette Kennedy and Lauren Bessette. 
                                                             Page S8809
  Treasury/Postal Service Appropriations: Pursuant to the order of July 
1, 1999, Senate passed H.R. 2490, 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, after striking all after the 
enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the text of S. 1282, 
Senate companion measure, as passed by the Senate on July 1, 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 Campbell, Shelby, Kyl, 
Stevens, Dorgan, Mikulski, and Byrd.                         
  Page S8811
  Subsequently, passage of S. 1282 was vitiated and then indefinitely 
postponed.                                                   
Page S8811
Intelligence Authorization: Senate resumed consideration of the motion 
to proceed to the consideration of H.R. 1555, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2000 for intelligence and intelligence-
related activities of the United States Government, the Community 
Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and 
Disability System.                                        
  Page S8777-96
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the motion to proceed to the bill on Tuesday, July 20, 
1999, with a vote on the motion to close further debate on the motion 
to proceed, to occur at 10:30 a.m.                           
Page S8809
Trade Status With Vietnam/China--Agreement: A unanimous-consent 
agreement was reached providing for Senator Smith (N.H.) to make a 
motion to discharge the Finance Committee of S.J. Res. 28, disapproving 
the extension of the waiver authority contained in section 402(c) of 
the Trade Act of 1974 with respect to Vietnam, and to make a motion to 
discharge the Finance Committee of S.J. Res. 27, disapproving the 
extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations 
treatment) to the products of the People's Republic of China, with 
votes expected on or in relation to the motions to discharge, on 
Tuesday, July 20, 1999.                                      
  Page S8809
Messages From the President: Senate received the following messages 
from the President of the United States:
  A message from the President of the United States of America, 
transmitting, a report relative to the national emergency with respect 
to Libya; referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
Affairs. (PM-48).                                     
Pages S8799-S8800
  A message from the President of the United States of America, 
transmitting, a report concerning emigration laws and policies of 
Albania; referred to the Committee on Finance. (PM-49).      
Page S8800
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Andrew C. Fish, of Vermont, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Agriculture.
  Susan Ness, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Federal Communications 
Commission for a term of five years from July 1, 1999.
  David N. Greenlee, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Paraguay.

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  Michael J. Gaines, of Maryland, to be a Commissioner of the United 
States Parole Commission for a term of six years.
  Timothy Earl Jones, Sr., of Georgia, to be a Commissioner of the 
United States Parole Commission for the term of six years.
  Marie F. Ragghianti, of Maryland, to be a Commissioner of the United 
States Parole Commission for the term of six years.
  John R. Simpson, of Maryland, to be a Commissioner of the United 
States Parole Commission for a term of six years.
  William B. Taylor, Jr., of Virginia, for the Rank of Ambassador 
during tenure of service as Coordinator of U.S. Assistance for the New 
Independent States.
  1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral.              
Pages S8812-15
Messages From the President:                          
  Pages S8799-S8800
Messages From the House:                                     
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Measures Placed on Calendar:                                 
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Statements on Introduced Bills:                          
  Pages S8801-05
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S8805-06
Amendments Submitted:                                        
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Notices of Hearings:                                         
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Additional Statements:                                   
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 12 noon, and as a further mark of 
respect to the disappearance of JFK, Jr., Carolyn Bessette Kennedy and 
Lauren Bessette, in accordance with the provisions of S. Res. 157, 
adjourned at 4:58 p.m., until 9:30 a.m., on Tuesday, July 20, 1999. 
(For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in 
today's Record on page S8809.)