[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 123 (Tuesday, September 21, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1007-D1008]
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                                        Tuesday, September 21, 1999

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S11075-S11187
Measures Introduced: Nine bills were introduced, as follows: S. 1602-
1610.
  Pages S11130-31
Bankruptcy Reform--Cloture Vote: By 53 yeas to 45 nays, 1 responding 
present (Vote No. 280), three-fifths of those Senators duly chosen and 
sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate rejected the motion 
to close further debate on S. 625, to amend title 11, United States 
Code.
  Page S11096
Nomination--Cloture Vote: By 55 yeas to 44 nays (Vote No. 281), three-
fifths of those Senators duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the 
affirmative, Senate rejected the motion to close further debate on the 
nomination of Brian Theadore Stewart, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of Utah.
  Pages S11096-98
Nomination--Motion to Proceed: By 45 yeas to 54 nays (Vote No. 282), 
Senate rejected the motion to proceed to the nomination of Marsha L. 
Berzon, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth 
Circuit.
  Page S11099
Nomination--Motion to Proceed: By 45 yeas to 53 nays (Vote No. 283), 
Senate rejected the motion to proceed to the nomination of Richard A. 
Paez, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth 
Circuit.
  Pages S11100-02
National Defense Authorization--Conference Report: Senate began 
consideration of the conference report on S. 1059, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2000 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, and to prescribe personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces.
  Pages S11103-25
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the conference report on Wednesday, September 22, 
1999, with a vote on adoption to occur thereon at 9:45 a.m. 
                                                            Page S11187
VA-HUD Appropriations--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing for the consideration of the proposed VA-HUD 
Appropriations bill on Wednesday, September 22, 1999.
  Page S11187
Removal of Injunction of Secrecy: The injunction of secrecy was removed 
from the following treaties:
  Tax Convention with Italy (Treaty Doc. No. 106-11);
  Tax Convention with Denmark (Treaty Doc. No. 106-12);
  Protocol Amending the Tax Convention with Germany (Treaty Doc. No. 
106-13).
  The treaties were 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 were ordered to be 
printed.
Pages S11186-87
Messages From the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  A message from the President of the United States transmitting, a 
report entitled ``Continuation of Emergency with Respect to UNITA''; 
referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-
58).
Pages S11127-28
Messages From the President:
  Pages S11127-28
Messages From the House:
  Page S11128
Measures Placed on Calendar:
  Page S11128
Communications:
  Pages S11128-30
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S11131-36
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S11136-38
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S11138-71
Notices of Hearings:
  Page S11171
Authority for Committees:
  Page S11171
Additional Statements:
  Pages S11171-76
Text of H.R. 2084, as Previously Passed:
  Pages S11176-86
Record Votes: Four record votes were taken today. (Total--283) 
                                         Pages S11096-97, S11099-S11100
Adjournment: Senate convened at 2:15 p.m., and adjourned at 9:02 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m., on Wednesday, September 22, 1999. (For Senate's 
program, see

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the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S11187.)