[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 147 (Tuesday, October 26, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1197-D1198]
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                                          Tuesday, October 26, 1999

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S13109-S13193
Measures Introduced: Thirteen bills were introduced, as follows: S. 
1785-1797.                                                  
  Page S13165
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  S. 1788, to amend titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security 
Act to make corrections and refinements in the medicare, medicaid, and 
SCHIP programs, as revised and added by the Balanced Budget Act of 
1997. (S. Rept. No. 106-199)
  Report to accompany S. 438, to provide for the settlement of the 
water rights claims of the Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy's 
Reservation. (S. Rept. No. 106-200)
  S. 1792, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend 
expiring provisions, to fully allow the nonrefundable personal credits 
against regular tax liability. (S. Rept. No. 106-201)   
Pages S13164-65
Measures Passed:
  Georgia/South Carolina Boundary Change: Senate passed H.J. Res. 62, 
to grant the consent of Congress to the boundary change between Georgia 
and South Carolina, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                            Page S13191
  Prostate Cancer Research Funding: Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions was discharged from further consideration of S. 
Res. 92, expressing the sense of the Senate that funding for prostate 
cancer research should be increased substantially, and the resolution 
was then agreed to.                                         
  Page S13191
  Adopted Orphans Citizenship Act: Senate passed S. 1485, to amend the 
Immigration and Nationality Act to confer United States citizenship 
automatically and retroactively on certain foreign-born children 
adopted by citizens of the United States.                   
  Page S13191
  Law Enforcement Training: Senate passed S. 1235, to amend part G of 
title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to 
allow railroad police officers to attend the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation National Academy for law enforcement training. 
                                                        Pages S13191-92
  Use of Rotunda for Presentation of Congressional Gold Medal: 
Committee on Rules and Administration was discharged from further 
consideration of H. Con. Res. 196, permitting the use of the rotunda of 
the Capitol for the presentation of the Congressional Gold Medal to 
President and Mrs. Gerald R. Ford, and the resolution was then agreed 
to.                                                         
  Page S13192
African Growth and Opportunity Act Agreement: Senate resumed 
consideration of the motion to proceed to the consideration of H.R. 
434, to authorize a new trade and investment policy for sub-Sahara 
Africa.        
  Pages S13109-13, S13119-22, S13127, S13133-37, S13141-44
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 90 yeas to 8 nays (Vote No. 341), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn having voted in the affirmative, Senate agreed to 
the motion to close further debate on the motion to proceed to 
consideration of the bill.                                  
Page S13111
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for the 
consideration of the bill at 10:30 a.m., on Wednesday, October 27, 
1999.                                                       
Page S13147
Official Photograph: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing for the Senate photographer to take photographs of the desk 
of the late Senator Chafee.                                 
  Page S13190
Appointment:
  U.S. Capitol Preservation Commission: The Chair, on behalf of the 
Democratic Leader, pursuant to Public Law 100-696, announced the 
appointment of Senator Feinstein as a member of the United States 
Capitol Preservation Commission, vice Senator Dorgan.       
  Page S13190
Messages From the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, a draft of proposed legislation relative to the Social 
Security System; to the Committee on Finance. (PM-68).      
Page S13162
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:

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  J. Richard Fredericks, of California, to be Ambassador to 
Switzerland, and to serve concurrently and without additional 
compensation as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the 
United States of America to the Principality of Liechtenstein. 
                                                Pages S13190-91, S13193
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Anna Blackburne-Rigsby, of the District of Columbia, to be an 
Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for 
the term of fifteen years.
  Thomas J. Motley, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate 
Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of 
fifteen years.
  2 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  2 Army nominations in the rank of general.                
Page S13193
Messages From the President:                                
  Page S13162
Messages From the House:                                
  Pages S13162-63
Measures Referred:                                          
  Page S13163
Communications:                                         
  Pages S13163-64
Statements on Introduced Bills:                         
  Pages S13165-86
Additional Cosponsors:                                  
  Pages S13186-87
Amendments Submitted:                                       
  Page S13187
Authority for Committees:                               
  Pages S13187-88
Additional Statements:                                  
  Pages S13188-90
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--341) 
                                                            Page S13111
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 7:26 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m., on Wednesday, October 27, 1999. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S13192.)