[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 116 (Thursday, September 9, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D957-D958]
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                                        Thursday, September 9, 1999

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S10657-S10711
Measures Introduced: Three bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 1571-1573, and S. Res. 180.                     
  Page S10694
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  H.R. 974, to establish a program to afford high school graduates from 
the District of Columbia the benefits of in-State tuition at State 
colleges and universities outside the District of Columbia, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 106-154) 
                                                            Page S10694
Measures Passed:
  Four Corners Interpretive Center Act: Senate passed S. 28, to 
authorize an interpretive center and related visitor facilities within 
the Four Corners Monument Tribal Park, after agreeing to a committee 
amendment in the nature of a substitute.                
  Pages S10709-10
Department of the Interior Appropriations: Senate continued 
consideration of H.R. 2466, making appropriations for the Department of 
the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2000, taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto: 
                                                        Pages S10658-85
Adopted:
  By 54 yeas to 44 nays (Vote No. 265), Bond (for Lott) Amendment No. 
1621, to provide funds to assess the potential hydrologic and 
biological impact of lead and zinc mining in the Mark Twain National 
Forest of Southern Missouri.                            
Pages S10658-59
Rejected:
  By 45 yeas to 52 nays (Vote No. 266), Robb Amendment No. 1583, to 
strike section 329, provisions that would overturn recent decisions 
handed down by the 11th circuit corporation and federal district court 
in Washington State dealing with national forests.      
Pages S10659-61
  Torricelli Amendment No. 1571, to prohibit the use of funds made 
available by this Act to authorize, permit, administer, or promote the 
use of any jawed leghold trap or neck snare in any unit of the National 
Wildlife Refuge System. (By 64 yeas to 32 nays (Vote No. 268), Senate 
tabled the amendment.)                                  
Pages S10665-75
  Durbin Amendment No. 1591, to require the Bureau of Land Management 
to establish a schedule for completion of processing of expiring 
grazing permits and leases. (By 58 yeas to 37 nays (Vote No. 269), 
Senate tabled the amendment.)                           
Pages S10675-84
Pending:
  Gorton Amendment No. 1359, of a technical nature.         
Page S10658
  Hutchison Amendment No. 1603, to prohibit the use of funds for the 
purpose of issuing a notice of rulemaking with respect to the valuation 
of crude oil for royalty purposes until September 30, 2000. (By 2 yeas 
to 96 nays (Vote No. 267), Senate failed to table the amendment.) 
                                                        Pages S10661-65
Transportation Appropriations: Senate resumed consideration of the 
motion to proceed to the consideration of H.R. 2084, making 
appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000. 
                                                        Pages S10657-58
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 49 yeas to 49 nays (Vote No. 264), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn not having voted in the affirmative, Senate 
rejected a motion to close further debate on the motion to proceed to 
the consideration of the bill.                          
Pages S10657-58
Removal of Injunction of Secrecy: The injunction of secrecy was removed 
from the following treaty:
  Convention (No. 176) Concerning Safety and Health in Mines (Treaty 
Doc. No. 106-8).
  The treaty was transmitted to the Senate today, considered as having 
been read for the first time, and referred, with accompanying papers, 
to the Committee on Foreign Relations and was ordered to be printed. 
                                                            Page S10709
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Linda Lee Aaker, of Texas, to be a Member of the National Council on 
the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2004.

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  Edward L. Ayers, of Virginia, to be a Member of the National Council 
on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2004.
  Pedro G. Castillo, of California, to be a Member of the National 
Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2004.
  Peggy Whitman Prenshaw, of Louisiana, to be a Member of the National 
Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2002.
  Theodore William Striggles, of New York, to be a Member of the 
National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 
2004.
  19 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  16 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  3 Coast Guard nominations in the rank of admiral.
  1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Foreign Service and National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration.                             
Pages S10710-11
Measures Placed on Calendar:                                
  Page S10692
Communications:                                             
  Page S10692
Petitions:                                              
  Pages S10692-94
Statements on Introduced Bills:                     
  Pages S10694-S10706
Additional Cosponsors:                                  
  Pages S10706-08
Authority for Committees:                               
  Pages S10708-09
Additional Statements:                                      
  Page S10709
Record Votes: Six record votes were taken today. (Total--269) 
                     Pages S10657-59, S10661, S10665, S10674-75, S10684
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 6:23 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m., on Friday, September 10, 1999. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S10710.)