[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 148 (Wednesday, October 27, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1205-D1206]
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                                        Wednesday, October 27, 1999

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      House committees ordered reported 8 sundry measures.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S13195-S13332
Measures Introduced: Eighteen bills and two resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 1798-1815, S. Res. 207, and S. Con. Res. 62.
                                                        Pages S13257-58
Measures Passed:
  Multidistrict, Multiparty, Multiforum Trial Jurisdiction Act: Senate 
passed H.R. 2112, to amend title 28, United States Code, to allow a 
judge to whom a case is transferred to retain jurisdiction over certain 
multidistrict litigation cases for trial, and to provide for Federal 
jurisdiction of certain multiparty, multiforum civil actions, after 
agreeing to a committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                        Pages S13326-27
African Growth and Opportunity Act: Senate began consideration of H.R. 
434, to authorize a new trade and investment policy for sub-Sahara 
Africa, taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto: 
                                                        Pages S13202-43
Pending:
  Lott (for Roth/Moynihan) Amendment No. 2325, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                                 
Page S13203
  Lott Amendment No. 2332 (to Amendment No. 2325), of a perfecting 
nature.                                                     
Page S13203
  Lott Amendment No. 2333 (to Amendment No. 2332), of a perfecting 
nature.                                                     
Page S13203
  Lott motion to commit with instructions (to Amendment No. 2333), of a 
perfecting nature.                                          
Page S13203
  Lott Amendment No. 2334 (to the instructions of the motion to 
commit), of a perfecting nature.                            
Page S13203
  Lott (for Ashcroft) Amendment No. 2340 (to Amendment No. 2334), to 
establish a Chief Agricultural Negotiator in the Office of the United 
States Trade Representative.                            
Pages S13236-43
Withdrawn:
  Reid Amendment No. 2336, to amend the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 1998 with respect to export controls on high 
performance computers.                                  
Pages S13215-17
  Lott Amendment No. 2335 (to Amendment No. 2334), of a perfecting 
nature.                                      
Pages S13203-15, S13217-36
  A motion was entered to close further debate on Amendment No. 2325 
(listed above) and, in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of 
the Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on the cloture motion will 
occur on Friday, October 29, 1999.                          
Page S13203
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at 9:30 a.m., on Thursday, October 28, 1999.
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  James D. Bindenagel, of California, a Career Member of the Senior 
Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, for the rank of 
Ambassador during tenure of service as Special Envoy and Representative 
of the Secretary of State for Holocaust Issues.
  Martin S. Indyk, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to 
Israel.
  Edward S. Walker, Jr., of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
State (Near Eastern Affairs).
  Thomas A. Fry, III, of Texas, to be Director of the Bureau of Land 
Management.
  26 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  Routine lists in the Army, Air Force, and Coast Guard. 
                                                        Pages S13331-32
Messages From the House:                                    
  Page S13255
Measures Referred:                                          
  Page S13255
Measures Placed on Calendar:                            
  Pages S13255-56
Communications:                                         
  Pages S13256-57
Statements on Introduced Bills:                         
  Pages S13258-87
Additional Cosponsors:                                  
  Pages S13287-88
Amendments Submitted:                               
  Pages S13289-S13321

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Authority for Committees:                                   
  Page S13321
Additional Statements:                                  
  Pages S13321-26
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 8:27 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m., on Thursday, October 28, 1999. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S13327.)