[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 108 (Wednesday, July 28, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D877-D879]
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                                           Wednesday, July 28, 1999

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed Juvenile Justice bill.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S9449-S9650
Measures Introduced: Nine bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 1447-1455, and S. Res. 168.
  Page S9529
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  S. 655, to establish nationally uniform requirements regarding the 
titling and registration of salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt 
vehicles. (S. Rept. No. 106-123)
  S. 711, to allow for the investment of joint Federal and State funds 
from the civil settlement of damages from the Exxon Valdez oil spill, 
with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 106-124)
  H.R. 149, to make technical corrections to the Omnibus Parks and 
Public Lands Management Act of 1996, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 
106-125)
  S. 1100, to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide that 
the designation of critical habitat for endangered and threatened 
species be required as part of the development of recovery plans for 
those species, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. 
Rept. No. 106-126)
  S. Res. 166, relating to the recent elections in the Republic of 
Indonesia, with an amendment.
  S. Con. Res. 48, relating to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation 
Forum.
Page S9525
Measures Passed:
  Defense Appropriations: Pursuant to the order of June 8, 1999, Senate 
passed H.R. 2561, making appropriations 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. 1122, 
Senate companion measure, as passed. 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 Stevens, Cochran, Specter, Domenici, Bond, McConnell, 
Shelby, Gregg, Hutchison, Inouye, Hollings, Byrd, Leahy, Lautenberg, 
Harkin, Dorgan, and Durbin.
  Page S9460
  Subsequently, passage of S. 1122 was vitiated and then indefinitely 
postponed.
  Juvenile Justice: By unanimous-consent, Senate passed H.R. 1501, to 
amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide 
grants to ensure increased accountability for juvenile offenders; to 
amend the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to 
provide quality prevention programs and accountability programs 
relating to juvenile delinquency, after taking action on the following 
amendments proposed thereto:
  Pages S9450-59
Adopted:
  Lott Amendment No. 1344, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                         Pages S9450-59
Withdrawn:
  Lott Amendment No. 1345 (to Amendment No. 1344), to provide that the 
bill will become effective one day after enactment.
Pages S9450-59
  Lott Amendment No. 1346 (to Amendment No. 1345), to provide that the 
bill will become effective two days after enactment.
Pages S9450-59
  Lott Amendment No. 1347 (to the language proposed to be stricken), to 
provide that the bill will become effective three days after enactment.
                                                         Pages S9450-59
  Lott Amendment No. 1348 (to Amendment No. 1347), to provide that the 
bill will become effective four days after enactment.
Pages S9450-59
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 77 yeas to 22 nays (Vote No. 224), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn having voted in the affirmative, Senate agreed to 
close further debate on Amendment No. 1344 (listed above).
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  Senate insisted on its amendment, requested a conference with the 
House thereon, with instructions, and the Chair was authorized to 
appoint the following conferees on the part of the Senate: Senators 
Hatch, Thurmond, Sessions, Leahy, and Kennedy.
Page S9459
  Paying a Gratuity: Senate agreed to S. Res. 168, paying a gratuity to 
Mary Lyda Nance.
  Page S9625
  Energy/Water Development Appropriations: Pursuant to the order of 
June 14, 1999, Senate passed H.R. 2605, making appropriations for 
energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2000, after striking all after the enacting clause and inserting in 
lieu thereof the text of S. 1186, Senate companion measure, as passed. 
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 Domenici, Cochran, 
Gorton, McConnell, Bennett, Burns, Craig, Stevens, Reid, Byrd, 
Hollings, Murray, Kohl, Dorgan, and Inouye.
  Page S9650
  Subsequently, passage of S. 1186 was vitiated and then indefinitely 
postponed.
Budget Reconciliation: Senate began consideration of S. 1429, to 
provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 104 of the concurrent 
resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2000, taking action on the 
following amendments proposed thereto:
  Pages S9460-S9523
Rejected:
  By 39 yeas to 60 nays (Vote No. 226), Moynihan Amendment No. 1384, in 
the nature of a substitute.
Pages S9484-96
Pending:
  Abraham Amendment No. 1398, to preserve and protect the surpluses of 
the social security trust funds by reaffirming the exclusion of 
receipts and disbursement from the budget, by setting a limit on the 
debt held by the public, and by amending the Congressional Budget Act 
of 1974 to provide a process to reduce the limit on the debt held by 
the public.
Page S9500
  Baucus motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on Finance, with 
instructions to report back with an amendment to reduce the tax breaks 
in the bill by an amount sufficient to allow one hundred percent of the 
Social Security surplus in each year to be locked away for Social 
Security, and one-third of the non-Social Security surplus in each year 
to be locked away for Medicare; and an amendment to protect the Social 
Security and Medicare surplus reserves.
Pages S9500-15
  Robb Amendment No. 1401, to delay the effective dates of the 
provisions of, and amendments made by, the Act until the long-term 
solvency of social security and medicare programs is ensured. 
                                                         Pages S9515-23
Withdrawn:
  McCain Amendment No. 1397, to provide educational opportunities for 
disadvantaged children.
Pages S9498-S9500
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  A point of order was made that section 1502 of the bill was in 
violation of section 313(b)(1)(E) of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974, and by 51 yeas to 48 nays (Vote No. 225), three-fifths of those 
Senators duly chosen and sworn not having voted in the affirmative, 
Senate rejected a motion to waive section 313(b)(1)(E). Subsequently, 
the point of order was sustained. and section 1502 of the bill was 
stricken.
Pages S9478-84
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill, pending amendments/motion, and amendments to 
be proposed, with votes on the pending amendments to begin at 9:30 
a.m., on Thursday, July 29, 1999.
Page S9495
Water Resources Development Act: Senate disagreed to the amendments of 
the House to S. 507, to provide for the conservation and development of 
water and related resources, and to authorize the Secretary of the Army 
to construct various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of 
the United States, agreed to the House request for a conference, and 
the Chair was authorized to appoint the following conferees on the part 
of the Senate: Senators Chafee, Warner, Smith (N.H.), Voinovich, 
Baucus, Moynihan, and Boxer.
  Pages S9625-49
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Dorian Vanessa Weaver, of Arkansas, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States for a term 
expiring January 20, 2003.
  Martin Neil Baily, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Council of 
Economic Advisers.
  James G. Huse, Jr., of Maryland, to be Inspector General, Social 
Security Administration.
Page S9650
Messages From the House:
  Page S9524
Measures Placed on Calendar:
  Page S9524
Enrolled Bills Presented:
  Page S9524
Communications:
  Pages S9524-25
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Pages S9525-29
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S9529-47
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S9547-48
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S9548-S9620

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Authority for Committees:
  Pages S9620-21
Additional Statements:
  Pages S9621-22
Text of S. 305 as Previously Passed:
  Pages S9622-25
Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--226) 
                                              Pages S9451, S9484, S9496
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 10:30 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m., on Thursday, July 29, 1999. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on pages 
S9649-50.)