[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 138 (Wednesday, October 13, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1124-D1125]
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                                        Wednesday, October 13, 1999

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate agreed to the conference report on Agriculture 
      Appropriations.
      Senate rejected the resolution of ratification to the 
      Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.
      House committees ordered reported 11 sundry measures.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S12449-S12564
Measures Introduced: Five bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 1720-1724, and S. Res. 202.                     
  Page S12555
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  S. 492, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Act to assist in the 
restoration of the Chesapeake Bay. (S. Rept. No. 106-181)
  S. 1632, to extend the authorization of appropriations for activities 
at Long Island Sound. (S. Rept. No. 106-182)
  H.R. 2724, to make technical corrections to the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1999, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. (S. Rept. No. 106-183)                      
Pages S12554-55
Measures Passed:
  Land Conveyance: Senate passed H.R. 356, to provide for the 
conveyance of certain property from the United States to Stanislaus 
County, California, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                            Page S12563
  Recognizing Service of John E. Cook: Senate agreed to S. Res. 202, 
recognizing the distinguished service of John E. Cook of Williams, 
Arizona.                                                    
  Page S12563
Campaign Finance Reform: Senate began consideration of S. 1593, to 
amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide bipartisan 
campaign reform.                                        
  Pages S12550-51
  Senate will continue consideration of the bill on Thursday, October 
14, 1999.                                               
Pages S12550-51
Agriculture Appropriations--Conference Report: By 74 yeas to 26 nays 
(Vote No. 323), Senate agreed to 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 S12449-S12504
Treaty Rejected: By 48 yeas to 51 nays, 1 responding present (Vote No. 
325), two-thirds of the Senators present and not having voted in the 
affirmative, the resolution of ratification to 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) was not 
agreed to and the Senate does not advise and consent to the 
ratification of the treaty.                             
  Pages S12505-50
  During today's proceedings of the Senate, the following action also 
occurred:
  By 55 yeas to 45 nays (Vote No. 324), Senate agreed to the motion to 
proceed to Executive Session.                           
Pages S12504-05
FAA Authorization--Conferees: Senate insisted on its amendment to H.R. 
1000, to amend title 49, United States Code, to reauthorize programs of 
the Federal Aviation Administration, requested a conference with the 
House thereon, and the Chair was authorized to appoint the following 
conferees on the part of the Senate: from the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation: Senators McCain, Stevens, Burns, Gorton, 
Lott, Hollings, Inouye, Rockefeller, and Kerry; and from the Committee 
on the Budget for the consideration of Title IX: Senators Domenici, 
Grassley, Nickles, Lautenberg, and Conrad.                  
  Page S12563
Department of Defense Conference Report--Agreement: A unanimous-
consent-time agreement was reached providing for the consideration of 
the conference report on H.R. 2561, making appropriations for the 
Department of Defense for the fiscal

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year ending September 30, 2000, on Thursday, October 14, 1999, with a 
vote on adoption to occur at 4 p.m.                         
  Page S12550
Removal of Injunction of Secrecy: The injunction of secrecy was removed 
from the following treaty:
  Food Aid Convention 1999 (Treaty Doc. No. 106-14).
  The treaty was 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 was ordered to be printed. 
                                                            Page S12563
Notice of Intent: A notice of intent was submitted to amend the 
Standing Rules of the Senate that would require any Senator to report 
credible information of corruption to the Select Committee on Ethics. 
                                                            Page S12552
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 telecommunications payments pursuant to Treasury 
Department specific licenses; referred to the Committee on Foreign 
Relations. (PM-64).                                         
Page S12552
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  4 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  1 Department of Defense nomination in the rank of general. 
                                                            Page S12564
Messages From the President:                                
  Page S12552
Messages From the House:                                
  Pages S12552-53
Measures Referred:                                          
  Page S12553
Measures Placed on Calendar:                                
  Page S12553
Enrolled Bills Presented:                                   
  Page S12553
Communications:                                             
  Page S12553
Executive Reports of Committees:                        
  Pages S12553-54
Petitions:                                                  
  Page S12554
Statements on Introduced Bills:                         
  Pages S12555-58
Additional Cosponsors:                                  
  Pages S12558-59
Amendments Submitted:                                       
  Page S12559
Notices of Hearings:                                        
  Page S12559
Authority for Committees:                                   
  Page S12560
Additional Statements:                                  
  Pages S12560-63
Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--325) 
                                                Pages S12504-05, S12548
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 7:37 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m., on Thursday, October 14, 1999. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S12564.)