[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 131 (Friday, October 1, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1073-D1074]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                            Friday, October 1, 1999

[[Page D1073]]


                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      See Resume of Congressional Activity.
      House agreed to the conference report on H.R. 2084, Department of 
      Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act.
      House agreed to the conference report on H.R. 1906, Agriculture, 
      Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
      Agencies Appropriations Act.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S11757-S11822
Measures Introduced: Five bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 1678-1682, and S. Res. 194.                     
  Page S11803
Measures Passed:
  National Stamp Collecting Month: Committee on the Judiciary was 
discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 182, designating 
October, 1999, as ``National Stamp Collecting Month'', and the 
resolution was then agreed to.                              
  Page S11815
  Taiwan Earthquake Victims: Committee agreed to S. Res. 194, 
expressing sympathy for the victims of the devastating earthquake that 
struck Taiwan on September 21, 1999.                        
  Page S11817
  Hurricane Floyd Victims: Committee on Environment and Public Works 
was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 188, expressing 
the sense of the Senate that additional assistance should be provided 
to the victims of Hurricane Floyd, and the resolution was then agreed 
to, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto: 
                                                        Pages S11817-18
  Lott (for Edwards/Helms) Amendment No. 1890, to add the Governor of 
Delaware to the list of commended Governors.                
Page S11818
Labor/HHS/Education: Senate continued 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, taking action on the following amendments proposed 
thereto:                                     
  Pages S11757-61, S11774-80
Adopted:
  By a unanimous vote of 93 yeas (Vote No. 305), Collins Amendment No. 
1824, to express the sense of the Senate that diabetes and its 
resulting complications have had a devastating impact on Americans of 
all ages in both human and economic terms, and that increased support 
for research, education, early detection, and treatment efforts is 
necessary to take advantage of unprecedented opportunities for progress 
toward better treatments, prevention, and ultimately a cure. 
                                                        Pages S11757-61
Pending:
  Nickles Amendment No. 1851, to protect Social Security surpluses. 
                                                        Pages S11774-80
  Nickles Amendment No. 1889 (to Amendment No. 1851), to protect Social 
Security surpluses.                                     
Pages S11775-80
Black Canyon National Park and Gunnison Gorge National Conservation 
Area Act: Senate concurred in the amendment of the House to S. 323, to 
redesignate the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Monument as a 
national park and establish the Gunnison Gorge National Conservation 
Area, clearing the measure for the President.           
  Pages S11815-17
Nominations--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing for the consideration of the nominations of Ronnie L. White, 
to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of 
Missouri, Brian Theadore Stewart, to be United States District Judge 
for the District of Utah, and Raymond C. Fisher, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, on Monday, October 4, 1999, with 
votes to occur on the nominations of

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Messrs. White, Stewart, and Fisher to occur on Tuesday, October 5, 1999 
at 2:15 p.m.                                            
  Pages S11788-89
Transportation Appropriations Conference Report--Agreement: A 
unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for the consideration 
of the conference report on H.R. 2084, making appropriations for the 
Department of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2000, on Monday, October 4, 1999, at 5:30 p.m., 
with a vote on adoption to immediately occur thereon.       
  Page S11790
Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Agreement: A unanimous-consent 
agreement was reached providing for the consideration of the 
Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (Treat Doc. 105-28), on Friday, 
October 8, 1999.                                        
  Pages S11820-21
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Harry J. Bowie, of Mississippi, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the National Consumer Cooperative Bank for a term of three 
years.
  M. James Lorenz, of California, to be United States District Judge 
for the Southern District of California.
  Victor Marrero, of New York, to be United States District Judge for 
the Southern District of New York.
  Paul L. Hill, Jr., of West Virginia, to be Chairperson of the 
Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board for a term of five 
years. (Reappointment)
  Paul L. Hill, Jr., of West Virginia, to be a Member of the Chemical 
Safety and Hazard Investigation Board for a term of five years. 
(Reappointment)
  Richard A. Meserve, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission for a term of five years expiring June 30, 2004.
  Routine lists in the Coast Guard, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration.                      
Pages S11789-90, S11818-19, S11822
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Alan Craig Kessler, of Pennsylvania, to be a Governor of the United 
States Postal Service for a term expiring December 8, 2008.
  LaGree Sylvia Daniels, of Pennsylvania, to be a Governor of the 
United States Postal Service for a term expiring December 8, 2007.
  William A. Halter, of Arkansas, to be Deputy Commissioner of Social 
Security for the term expiring January 19, 2001.
  Greta Joy Dicus, of Arkansas, to be an Alternate Representative of 
the United States of America to the Forty-third Session of the General 
Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
  Norman A. Wulf, of Virginia, to be an Alternate Representative of the 
United States of America to the Forty-third Session of the General 
Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
  J. Stapleton Roy, of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
State (Intelligence and Research).
  Joseph R. Crapa, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development.
  Avis Thayer Bohlen, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of State (Arms Control).                      
Pages S11821-22
Messages From the House:                                    
  Page S11800
Measures Referred:                                          
  Page S11800
Communications:                                         
  Pages S11800-01
Petitions:                                              
  Pages S11801-03
Statements on Introduced Bills:                         
  Pages S11803-07
Additional Cosponsors:                                  
  Pages S11807-08
Amendments Submitted:                                       
  Page S11808
Notices of Hearings:                                    
  Pages S11808-09
Additional Statements:                                  
  Pages S11809-14
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--305) 
                                                            Page S11761
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9 a.m., and adjourned at 3:09 p.m., 
until 12 noon, on Monday, October 4, 1999. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on pages S11819-
20.)