[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 135 (Thursday, October 7, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1103-D1105]
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                                          Thursday, October 7, 1999

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S12147-S12255
Measures Introduced: Five bills and two resolutions were introduced, as 
follows: S. 1705-1709, and S. Res. 198-199.
  Page S12234
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  S. Res. 179, designating October 15, 1999, as ``National Mammography 
Day''.
Page S12233
Measures Passed:
  Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations: By 73 yeas to 25 nays (Vote No. 
321), Senate passed 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, after taking 
action on the following amendments proposed thereto: 
                              Pages S12147-76, S12178-85, S12188-S12215
Adopted:
  Abraham Amendment No. 2269 (to Amendment No. 1828), to prohibit the 
use of funds for any program for the distribution of sterile needles or 
syringes for the hypodermic injection of any illegal drug. 
                                                        Pages S12148-50
  Abraham (for Coverdell) Amendment No. 1828, to prohibit the use of 
funds for any program for the distribution of sterile needles or 
syringes for the hypodermic injection of any illegal drug. 
                                                        Pages S12147-50
  By 98 yeas to 1 nay (Vote No. 318), Wellstone Amendment No. 1842, to 
express the sense of the Senate regarding the importance of determining 
the economic status of former recipients of temporary assistance to 
needy families.
Pages S12155-59, S12172
  Wellstone Amendment No. 1880, to increase funding for the mental 
health services block grant.
Pages S12183-85
  Wellstone Amendment No. 2271 (to Amendment No. 1880), to increase 
funding for the mental health services block grant.
Pages S12183-85
  Bingaman/Domenici Amendment No. 2272, to require the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services to conduct a study on the geographic 
adjustment factors used in determining the amount of payment for 
physicians' services under the medicare program.
Page S12189
  Harkin (for Bingaman) Amendment No. 2273, to provide for confounding 
biological and physiological influences on polygraphy. 
                                                   Pages S12193, S12201
  Harkin (for Bingaman/Feingold) Amendment No. 2274, to provide funding 
for a dental sealant demonstration program.
Pages S12193, S12201
  Specter (for Bond) Amendment No. 2275, to limit the withholding of 
substance abuse funds from certain States.
Pages S12193-94, S12201
  Harkin (for Boxer) Amendment No. 2276, to express the sense of the 
Senate that funding for prostate cancer research should be increased 
substantially.
Pages S12193-94, S12201
  Specter (for DeWine) Amendment No. 2277, to provide for an increase 
and a decrease in certain education funding.
Pages S12193-94, S12201
  Specter (for Hutchison/Bingaman) Amendment No. 2278, to clarify 
provisions relating to the United States-Mexico Border Health 
Commission.
Pages S12193-94, S12201
  Specter Amendment No. 2279, to provide for certain funding increases.
                                                Pages S12193-94, S12201
  Specter Amendment No. 2280, to strike certain provisions of the bill.
                                                Pages S12193-94, S12201
  Specter (for Cochran) Amendment No. 2281, to make available certain 
funds from the Office on Women's Health to support biological, chemical 
and botanical studies to assist in the development of the clinical 
evaluation of phytomedicines in women's health. 
                                                Pages S12193-94, S12201
  Harkin (for Wyden) Amendment No. 2282, to provide for a report on 
promoting a legal domestic workforce and improving the compensation and 
working conditions of agricultural workers.
Pages S12193-94, S12201

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  Harkin (for Murray) Amendment No. 2283, to express the sense of the 
Senate concerning women's access to obstetric and gynecological 
services.
Pages S12193-96, S12201
  Harkin (for Kerry/Smith(OR)) Amendment No. 1882, to express the sense 
of the Senate regarding comprehensive education reform. 
                                                Pages S12193, S12200-01
  Harkin (for Reed) Amendment No. 2284, to extend filing deadline for 
compensation of certain individuals exposed to mustard gas during World 
War II.
Pages S12193, S12196, S12201
  Specter (for Stevens) Amendment No. 2285, to correct a definition 
error in the Workforce Investment Act of 1998. 
                                           Pages S12193, S12196, S12201
  Harkin (for Durbin) Amendment No. 2286, to increase funds for the 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to provide grants regarding 
childhood asthma.
Pages S12193, S12196-98, S12201
  Harkin (for Reid) Amendment No. 1852, to express the sense of the 
Senate concerning needlestick injury prevention. 
                                        Pages S12193, S12198-99, S12201
  Harkin (for Inouye) Amendment No. 2287, to rename the Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention as the Thomas Harkin Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
Pages S12193, S12198, S12201
  Harkin (for Inouye) Amendment No. 2288, to designate the National 
Library of Medicine building in Bethesda, Maryland, as the ``Arlen 
Specter National Library of Medicine''.
Pages S12193, S12198, S12201
  Harkin Amendment No. 2289, to increase funding for senior nutrition 
programs and rural community facilities, offset with administrative 
reductions.
Pages S12193, S12198, S12201
  Harkin (for Reed) Amendment No. 1869, to increase funding for the 
leveraging educational assistance partnership program. 
                                            Pages S12193, S12199-S12201
Rejected:
  Bingaman Amendment No. 1861, to ensure accountability in programs for 
disadvantaged students. (By 53 yeas to 45 nays (Vote No. 317), Senate 
tabled the amendment.)
Pages S12150-55, S12157-58
  Smith (of N.H.) Amendment No. 1844, to limit the applicability of the 
Davis-Bacon Act in areas designated as disaster areas. (By 59 yeas to 
40 nays (Vote No. 320), Senate tabled the amendment.)
Pages S12178-83
Withdrawn:
  Bond Amendment No. 1825, to prohibit the use of funds for the 
promulgation or issuing of any standard relating to ergonomic 
protection. (By 2 yeas to 97 nays (Vote No. 319), Senate earlier failed 
to table the amendment.)
Pages S12159-76
  Subsequently, Bond Amendment No. 2270 (to Amendment No. 1825), to 
prohibit the use of funds for the promulgation or issuing of any 
standard, regulation, or guideline relating to ergonomic protection, 
fell when Amendment No. 1825 was withdrawn.
Pages S12159-76
  Harkin/Robb Amendment No. 1845, to express the sense of the Senate 
regarding school infrastructure.
Pages S12102-93
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the bill not 
be engrossed and be held at the desk.
Page S12215
  Greece/Turkey Earthquake Victims: Senate agreed to S. Res. 198, 
expressing sympathy for those killed and injured in the recent 
earthquakes in Turkey and Greece and commending Turkey and Greece for 
their recent efforts in opening a national dialogue and taking steps to 
further bilateral relations.
  Pages S12253-54
  National Mammography Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 179, designating 
October 15, 1999, as ``National Mammography Day''.
  Page S12254
Agriculture Appropriations--Conference Report: By unanimous consent, 
Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to the consideration of the 
conference report on H.R. 1906, making appropriations for Agriculture, 
Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000.
  Pages S12215-26
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the conference report 
and, in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing 
Rules of the Senate, a vote on the cloture motion will occur on 
Tuesday, October 12, 1999, at 5:30 p.m.
Page S12216
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the conference report on Tuesday, October 12, 1999 at 
4:30 p.m.
Page S12254
Appointment:
  Parents Advisory Council on Youth Drug Abuse: The Chair, on behalf of 
the Majority Leader, pursuant to Public Law 105-277, announced the 
appointment of the following individuals to serve as members of the 
Parents Advisory Council on Youth Drug Abuse: Robert L. Marginnis, of 
Virginia (two-year term), and June Martin Milam, of Mississippi 
(Representative of a Non-Profit Organization) (three-year term). 
                                                            Page S12254
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  John D. Hawke, Jr., of the District of Columbia, to be Comptroller of 
the Currency for a term of five years.
  Robert Raben, of Florida, to be an Assistant Attorney General.

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  Andrew C. Fish, of Vermont, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Agriculture.
  Robert S. Mueller, III, of California, to be United States Attorney 
for the Northern District of California for a term of four years.
  John Hollingsworth Sinclair, of Vermont, to be United States Marshal 
for the District of Vermont for the term of four years. 
                                                        Pages S12254-55
Enrolled Bills Presented:
  Page S12232
Communications:
  Pages S12232-33
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Pages S12233-34
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S12234-43
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S12243-44
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S12247-49
Notices of Hearings:
  Page S12249
Authority for Committees:
  Page S12250
Additional Statements:
  Pages S12250-53
Record Votes: Five record votes were taken today. (Total--321) 
                           Pages S12158, S12172, S12175, S12183, S12215
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 8:15 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m., on Friday, October 8, 1999. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S12255.)