[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 136 (Friday, October 8, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1111-D1112]
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                                            Friday, October 8, 1999

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S12257-S12327
Measures Introduced: Six bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 1710-1715, and S. Res. 200.
  Page S12319
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  S. 1232, to provide for the correction of retirement coverage errors 
under chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, United States Code. (S. Rept. No. 
106-178)
  S. 935, to amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to authorize research to promote the 
conversion of biomass into biobased industrial products, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 106-179)
  S. 1712, to provide authority to control exports. (S. Rept. No. 106-
180)
Page S12319
Measures Passed:
  C.B. King U.S. Courthouse: Senate passed S. 1567, to designate the 
United States courthouse located at 223 Broad Street in Albany, 
Georgia, as the ``C.B. King United States Courthouse''.
  Page S12324
  Sandra Day O'Connor U.S. Courthouse: Senate passed S. 1595, to 
designate the United States courthouse at 401 West Washington Street in 
Phoenix, Arizona, as the ``Sandra Day O'Connor United States 
Courthouse''.
  Page S12324
  Jose V. Toledo U.S. Post Office and Courthouse: Senate passed H.R. 
560, to designate the Federal building and United States courthouse 
located at the intersection of Comercio and San Justo Streets, in San 
Juan, Puerto Rico, as the ``Jose V. Toledo Federal Building and United 
States Courthouse'', clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                            Page S12324
  District of Columbia Court Employees Protection: Senate passed H.R. 
858, to amend chapter 17 of title 11, District of Columbia Code, to 
provide for personnel protection for District of Columbia court 
employees, after agreeing to a committee amendment, and the following 
amendment proposed thereto:
  Pages S12324-25
  Warner (for Thompson) Amendment No. 2290, to make certain technical 
and conforming amendments.
Page S12325
Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty: Senate began consideration of 
the Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty, opened for signature and 
signed by the United States at New York on September 24, 1996 (Treaty 
Doc. 105-28); treaty includes two Annexes, a Protocol, and two Annexes 
to the Protocol.
  Pages S12257-S12316
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the treaty on Tuesday, October 12, 1999.
Page S12325
Agriculture Appropriations Conference Report--Cloture Motion Filed: A 
second motion was entered to close further debate on 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 and, in accordance with the 
provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on 
the second cloture motion could occur on Wednesday, October 13, 1999. 
                                                            Page S12316
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 relative to extending the period of production of the naval 
petroleum reserves; referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (PM-
62).
Pages S12318-19
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Alan Phillip Larson, of Iowa, to be Under Secretary of State 
(Economic, Business and Agricultural Affairs).
  Carol Moseley-Braun, of Illinois, to be Ambassador to New Zealand.
  Amy L. Comstock, of Maryland, to be Director of the Office of 
Government Ethics for a term of five years.
Page S12327
Messages From the President:
  Pages S12318-19
Measures Referred:
  Page S12319

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Measures Placed on Calendar:
  Page S12319
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S12319-22
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S12322-23
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S12323-24
Notices of Hearings:
  Page S12324
Additional Statements:
  Page S12324
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:32 a.m., and adjourned at 6:05 p.m., 
until 9 a.m., on Tuesday, October 12, 1999. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S12325.)