[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 128 (Tuesday, September 28, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1045-D1046]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                        Tuesday, September 28, 1999

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate agreed to the conference report on the Energy and Water 
      Development Appropriations.
      Senate passed continuing Appropriations.
      The House and Senate passed H.J. Res. 68, Continuing 
      Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2000--clearing the measure for the 
      President.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S11521-S11584
Measures Introduced: Twelve bills were introduced, as follows: S. 1645-
1656.
  Pages S11565-66
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  Special Report entitled ``Further Revised Allocation To Subcommittees 
of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 2000. (S. Rept. No. 106-165)
  S. 1650, making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health 
and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2000.
Page S11565
Measures Passed:
  Continuing Resolution: By 98 yeas to 1 nay (Vote No. 296), Senate 
passed H.J. Res. 68, making continuing appropriations for the fiscal 
year 2000.
  Pages S11543-53
  Small Business Advocacy Review Panel Technical Amendments Act: Senate 
passed S. 1156, to amend provisions of law enacted by the Small 
Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 to ensure full 
analysis of potential impacts on small entities of rules proposed by 
certain agencies, after agreeing to committee amendments. 
                                                        Pages S11578-80
  Congratulating Veterans of Foreign Wars: Senate passed H.J. Res. 34, 
congratulating and commending the Veterans of Foreign Wars, clearing 
the measure for the President.
  Page S11584
Energy and Water Development Appropriations--Conference Report: By 96 
yeas to 3 nays (Vote No. 295), Senate agreed to the conference report 
on the differences between the Senate and House-passed versions of H.R. 
2605, making appropriations for energy and water development for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2000.
  Pages S11531-38
Labor/HHS/Education--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing for the consideration of S. 1650, making 
appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, 
and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2000, on Wednesday, September 29, 1999.
  Page S11584
Missing, Exploited, and Runaway Children Protection Act: Senate 
concurred in the amendment of the House to S. 249, to provide funding 
for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, to 
reauthorize the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act, clearing the measure 
for the President.
  Pages S11580-84
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Charles Taylor Manatt, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador 
to the Dominican Republic.
  Gary L. Ackerman, of New York, to a Representative of the United 
States of America to Fifty-fourth Session of the General Assembly of 
the United Nations.
  Peter T. King, of New York, to be a Representative of the United 
States of America to the Fifty-fourth Session of the General Assembly 
of the United Nations.
  Richard Linn, of Virginia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the 
Federal Circuit.
  Thomas L. Ambro, of Delaware, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the Third Circuit.
  Quenton I. White, of Tennessee, to be United States Attorney for the 
Middle District of Tennessee for the term of four years.

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  Frank Henry Cruz, of California, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a term 
expiring January 31, 2006.
Page S11584
Messages From the House:
  Pages S11563-64
Measures Referred:
  Page S11564
Communications:
  Pages S11564-65
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S11566-75
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S11575-76
Notices of Hearings:
  Page S11576
Authority for Committees:
  Pages S11576-77
Additional Statements:
  Pages S11577-78
Enrolled Bills Presented:
  Page S11564
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--296) 
                                                   Pages S11538, S11553
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m., and adjourned at 7:21 p.m., 
until 10:00 a.m., on Wednesday, September 29, 1999. (For Senate's 
program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's 
Record on page S11584.)