[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 112 (Tuesday, August 3, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D915-D916]
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                                                 Tuesday, August 3, 1999

[[Page D915]]

                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate agreed to the Military Construction Appropriations Conference 
      Report.
      Senate passed State Department Authorization.


                                 Senate

Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S10063-S10138
Measures Introduced: Five bills were introduced, as follows: S. 1475-1479. 
                                                             Pages S10117-18
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  S. 1329, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land to 
Nye County, Nevada, with an amendment. (S. Rept. No. 106-133)
  S. 1330, to give the city of Mesquite, Nevada, the right to purchase at 
fair market value certain parcels of public land in the city. (S. Rept. No. 
106-134)                                                         
Page S10117
Measures Passed:
  State Department Authorization: Senate passed H.R. 2415, to enhance 
security of United States missions and personnel overseas, and to authorize 
appropriations for the Department of State for fiscal year 2000, after 
striking all after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the 
text of S. 886, Senate companion measure, as passed the Senate on June 22, 
1999. Senate insisted on its amendment, requested a conference with the 
House thereon, and the Chair was authorized to appoint the following 
conferees on the part of the Senate: Senators Helms, Lugar, Coverdell, 
Grams, Biden, Sarbanes, and Dodd.                                
  Page S10137
  National Airborne Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 95, designating August 16, 
1999, as ``National Airborne Day''.                              
  Page S10137
Agriculture Appropriations: Senate continued 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 amendments proposed 
thereto:                                                 
  Pages S10073-S10116
Rejected:
  Harkin Amendment No. 1506 (to Amendment No. 1499), to provide emergency 
and income loss assistance to agricultural producers. (By 54 yeas to 44 nays 
(Vote No. 250), Senate tabled the amendment.)                
Pages S10100-02
Withdrawn:
  Lott (for Cochran) Modified Amendment No. 1500 (to Amendment No. 1499), of 
a perfecting nature. (By 47 yeas to 51 nays (Vote No. 249), Senate earlier 
failed to table the amendment.)                          
Pages S10085-S10100
Pending:
  Lott (for Daschle) Amendment No. 1499, to provide emergency and income 
loss assistance to agricultural producers.               
Pages S10085-S10114
  Lott Amendment No. 1501 (to the instructions of the motion to recommit), 
to restrict the use of certain funds appropriated to the Agricultural 
Marketing Service.
  Ashcroft Amendment No. 1507 (to Amendment No. 1499), to provide stability 
in the United States agriculture sector and to promote adequate availability 
of food and medicine for humanitarian assistance abroad by requiring 
congressional approval before the imposition of any unilateral agricultural 
or medical sanction against a foreign country or foreign entity. (By 28 yeas 
to 70 nays (Vote No. 251), Senate failed to table the amendment.) 
                                                             Pages S10102-14
  A unanimous-consent time agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of Amendment No. 1501 (listed above), and the vote on the 
motion to close further debate thereon, occur at 9:45 a.m.       
Page S10137
Military Construction Appropriations: Senate agreed to the conference report 
on 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, cleared for the President. 
                                                             Pages S10136-37
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Jack E. Hightower, of Texas, to be a Member of the National Commission on 
Libraries and Information Science for a term expiring July 19, 2004. 
(Reappointment)

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  Michael A. Sheehan, of New Jersey, to be Coordinator for Counterterrorism, 
with the rank and status of Ambassador at Large.
  Robert S. Gelbard, of Washington, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Indonesia.
  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.                                                 
Pages S10136, S10138
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Michael J. Frazier, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Transportation.
  Gregory Rohde, of North Dakota, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for 
Communications and Information.
  David J. Hayes, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of the Interior.
  Ivan Itkin, of Pennsylvania, to be Director of the Office of Civilian 
Radioactive Waste Management, Department of Energy.
  Edward W. Stimpson, of Idaho, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure 
of service as Representative of the United States of America on the Council 
of the International Civil Aviation Organization.
  Gail S. Tusan, of Georgia, to be United States District Judge for the 
Northern District of Georgia.
  Richard K. Eaton, of the District of Columbia, to be a Judge of the United 
States Court of International Trade.
  Kathryn M. Turman, of Virginia, to be Director of the Office for Victims 
of Crime.
  Routine lists in the Army and Air Force.                   
Pages S10137-38
Messages From the House:                                     
  Pages S10116-17
Measures Referred:                                               
  Page S10117
Measures Placed on Calendar:                                     
  Page S10117
Executive Reports of Committees:                                 
  Page S10117
Statements on Introduced Bills:                              
  Pages S10118-27
Additional Cosponsors:                                       
  Pages S10127-28
Amendments Submitted:                                        
  Pages S10128-32
Notices of Hearings:                                         
  Pages S10132-33
Authority for Committees:                                        
  Page S10133
Additional Statements:                                       
  Pages S10133-35
Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--251) 
                                                Pages S10100, S10102, S10114
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 8:15 p.m., until 
9 a.m., on Wednesday, August 4, 1999. (For Senate's program, see the remarks 
of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S10137.)