[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 149 (Thursday, October 28, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1214-D1215]
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                                         Thursday, October 28, 1999

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate and House passed H.J. Res. 73, making further continuing 
      appropriations for the fiscal year 2000.
      House agreed to the conference report on H.R. 3064, District of 
      Columbia, Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations, 2000.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S13333-S13490
Measures Introduced: Twelve bills and one resolution were introduced, 
as follows: S. 1816-1827 and S. Res. 208.
  Page S13402
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  S. 385, to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to 
further improve the safety and health of working environments, with 
amendments. (S. Rept. No. 106-202)
  H.R. 764, to reduce the incidence of child abuse and neglect, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  S. Res. 204, designating the week beginning November 21, 1999, and 
the week beginning on November 19, 2000, as ``National Family Week''.
  S. 1750, to reduce the incidence of child abuse and neglect, with 
amendments.
  S. 1764, to make technical corrections to various antitrust laws and 
to references to such laws.
  S. 1769, to continue reporting requirements of section 2519 of title 
18, United States Code, beyond December 21, 1999, with amendments. 
                                                            Page S13401
Measures Passed:
  Continuing Appropriations: Senate passed H.J. Res. 73, making further 
continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2000, clearing the 
measure for the President.
  Page S13487
African Growth and Opportunity Act: Senate continued 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 S13343-45, S13351-63, S13378-87
Pending:
  Lott (for Roth/Moynihan) Amendment No. 2325, in the nature of a 
substitute.
Page S13343
  Lott Amendment No. 2332 (to Amendment No. 2325), of a perfecting 
nature.
Page S13343
  Lott Amendment No. 2333 (to Amendment No. 2332), of a perfecting 
nature.
Page S13343
  Lott motion to commit with instructions (to Amendment No. 2333), of a 
perfecting nature.
Page S13343
  Lott Amendment No. 2334 (to the instructions of the motion to 
commit), of a perfecting nature.
Page S13343
  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.
Page S13343
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at 9:30 a.m., on Friday, October 29, 1999, 
with a vote on the motion to close further debate on pending Amendment 
No. 2325 (listed above), to occur at 10 a.m.
Pages S13489-90
Messages From the House:
  Page S13400
Communications:
  Pages S13400-01
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Pages S13401-02
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S13403-28
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S13428-30
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S13431-85
Notices of Hearings:
  Page S13485
Authority for Committees:
  Pages S13485-86
Additional Statements:
  Pages S13486-87
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 7:55 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m., on Friday, October 29, 1999. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S13489.)

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