[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 141 (Monday, October 18, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D1149]
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                                           Monday, October 18, 1999

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                              Daily Digest


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S12731-S12798
Measures Introduced: Five bills were introduced, as follows: S. 1742-
1746.                                                   
  Pages S12783-84
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  S. 1119, to amend the Act of August 9, 1950, to continue funding of 
the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act. (S. 
Rept. No. 106-193)
  S. 1744, to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide that 
certain species conservation reports shall continue to be submitted. 
(S. Rept. No. 106-194)
  S. 1275, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to produce and 
sell products and to sell publications relating to the Hoover Dam, and 
to deposit revenues generated from the sales into the Colorado River 
Dam fund. (S. Rept. No. 106-195)                            
Page S12783
Campaign Finance Reform: Senate continued consideration of S. 1593, to 
amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide bipartisan 
campaign reform, taking action on the following amendments proposed 
thereto:                                                
  Pages S12734-76
Pending:
  Daschle Amendment No. 2298, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                            Page S12734
  Reid Amendment No. 2299 (to Amendment No. 2298), of a perfecting 
nature. (By 1 yea to 92 nays (Vote No. 329), Senate failed to table the 
amendment.)                                                 
Page S12734
  Wellstone Amendment No. 2306 (to the text of the language proposed to 
be stricken by Amendment No. 2298), to allow a State to enact voluntary 
public financing legislation regarding the election of Federal 
candidates in such State.                       
Pages S12756-61, S12776
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, the 
annual report of the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission for 
fiscal year 1998; referred to the Committee on Environment and Public 
Works. (PM-65).                                             
Page S12782
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Herschelle S. Challenor, of Georgia, to be a Member of the National 
Security Education Board for a term of four years.
  1 Army nomination in the rank of general.
  Routine list in the Navy.                                 
Page S12798
Messages From the President:                                
  Page S12782
Messages From the House:                                
  Pages S12782-83
Measures Placed on Calendar:                                
  Page S12783
Communications:                                             
  Page S12783
Statements on Introduced Bills:                         
  Pages S12784-89
Additional Cosponsors:                                  
  Pages S12789-90
Amendments Submitted:                                   
  Pages S12790-93
Notices of Hearings:                                        
  Page S12793
Authority for Committees:                                   
  Page S12793
Additional Statements:                                  
  Pages S12793-98
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--329) 
                                                            Page S12776
Adjournment: Senate convened at 12 noon, and adjourned at 7:05 p.m., 
until 1:15 p.m., on Tuesday, October 19, 1999. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S12798.)