[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 142 (Tuesday, October 19, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1156-D1157]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                          Tuesday, October 19, 1999

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      The House and Senate passed H.J. Res. 71, making further 
      continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2000.
      The House agreed to H. Res. 279, honoring Hank Aaron as one of 
      the greatest baseball players of all time.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S12799-S12860
Measures Introduced: Five bills and two resolutions were introduced, as 
follows: S. 1747-1751, and S. Res. 205, and S. Con. Res. 61. 
                                                        Pages S12834-35
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  S. 976, to amend title V of the Public Health Service Act to focus 
the authority of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
Administration on community-based services children and adolescents, to 
enhance flexibility and accountability, to establish programs for youth 
treatment, and to respond to crises, especially those related to 
children and violence, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
(S. Rept. No. 106-196)
Page S12834
Measures Passed:
  Continuing Appropriations: Senate passed H.J. Res. 71, making further 
continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2000, clearing the 
measure for the President.
  Page S12803
  Amending Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands: Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources was discharged from further consideration 
of H.R. 2841, to amend the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands to 
provide for greater fiscal autonomy consistent with other United States 
jurisdictions, and the bill was then passed, clearing the measure for 
the President.
  Page S12851
  District of Columbia College Access Act: Senate passed H.R. 974, to 
establish a program to afford high school graduates from the District 
of Columbia the benefits of in-State tuition at State colleges and 
universities outside the District of Columbia, after agreeing to the 
committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, and the following 
amendment proposed thereto:
  Pages S12851-53
  Specter (for Thompson) Amendment No. 2317, to permit the Mayor to 
prioritize the making or amount of tuition and fee payments based on 
the income and need of eligible students, to include historically Black 
colleges and universities in the definition of schools eligible to 
participate in the program.
Page S12853
  Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building: Senate passed S. 
1652, to designate the Old Executive Office Building located at 17th 
Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, in Washington, District of 
Columbia, as the Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building. 
                                                        Pages S12853-58
  National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Week: Committee on the Judiciary 
was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 190, designating 
the week of October 10, 1999, through October 16, 1999, as National 
Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Week, and the resolution was then agreed to. 
                                                            Page S12858
  National Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week: Committee on the 
Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 199, 
designating the week of October 24, 1999, through October 30, 1999, and 
the week of October 22, 2000, through October 28, 2000, as ``National 
Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week'', and the resolution was then 
agreed to, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto: 
                                                            Page S12858
  Specter (for Reed) Amendment No. 2318, to make a technical 
correction.
Page S12858
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 S12799-S12800, S12803

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Pending:
  Daschle Amendment No. 2298, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                            Pages S12799-S12800, S12803
  Reid Amendment No. 2299 (to Amendment No. 2298), of a perfecting 
nature.
Page S12803
  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.
Page S12799
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following actions:
  By 52 yeas to 48 nays (Vote No. 330), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn not having voted in the affirmative, Senate 
rejected the motion to close further debate on Daschle Amendment No. 
2298, listed above.
Pages S12799-S12800
  By 53 yeas to 47 nays (Vote No. 331), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn not having voted in the affirmative, Senate 
rejected the motion to close further debate on Reid Amendment No. 2299 
(to Amendment No. 2298), listed above.
Page S12803
Partial Birth Abortion: Senate began consideration of the motion to 
proceed to the consideration of S. 1692, to amend title 18, United 
States Code, to ban partial birth abortions.
  Pages S12804-31
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill on 
Wednesday, October 20, 1999, with a vote on adoption of the pending 
motion to proceed to occur at 9:50 a.m.
Page S12818
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 the continuation of the emergency with respect to 
significant narcotics traffickers centered in Colombia; referred to the 
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-66). 
                                                            Page S12832
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Donna A. Bucella, of Florida, to be United States Attorney for the 
Middle District of Florida for the term of four years.
Page S12860
Messages From the President:
  Page S12832
Messages From the House:
  Pages S12832-33
Measures Referred:
  Page S12323
Communications:
  Pages S12323-34
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Page S12834
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S12835-40
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S12840-41
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S12843-45
Authority for Committees:
  Page S12845
Additional Statements:
  Pages S12845-51
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total-331) 
                                                   Pages S12800, S12803
Adjournment: Senate convened at 1:15 p.m., and adjourned at 7:24 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m., on Wednesday, October 20, 1999. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S12858.)