[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 150 (Friday, October 29, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1222-D1223]
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                                           Friday, October 29, 1999

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S13491-S13583
Measures Introduced: Seven bills and five resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 1829-1835, S. Res. 209-211, S. Con. Res. 63-64. 
                                                            Page S13552
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  S. 1455, to enhance protections against fraud in the offering of 
financial assistance for college education, with an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute.                                     
Page S13552
Measures Passed:
  Tax Provisions Extension: By unanimous-consent, Senate passed 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.                                  
  Pages S13507-20
  A further unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that when 
the Senate receives the House companion measure, the Senate strike all 
after the enacting clause and insert in lieu thereof the text of S. 
1792, as passed, and the House bill, as amended, be read for a third 
time and passed, that the Senate insist on its amendment, request a 
conference with the House thereon, and the Chair be authorized to 
appoint conferees on the part of the Senate. Further, that upon passage 
of the House bill, passage of S. 1792 be vitiated and the bill then be 
placed back on the Senate calendar.                         
Page S13508
   History of the House Awareness and Preservation Act: Committee on 
Rules and Administration was discharged from further consideration of 
H.R. 2303, to direct the Librarian of Congress to prepare the history 
of the House of Representatives, and the bill was then passed, clearing 
the measure for the President.                          
  Pages S13576-77
  Recognizing the New York Yankees: Senate agreed to S. Res. 210, 
recognizing and honoring the New York Yankees.          
  Pages S13577-78
  Authorizing Librarian of Congress (Martin Luther King Papers): 
Committee on Rules and Administration was discharged from further 
consideration of S. 1791, to authorize the Librarian of Congress to 
purchase papers of Dr. Martin Luther King, Junior, from Dr. King's 
estate, and the bill was then passed.                       
  Page S13578
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 S13491-S13503
  Pending:
  Lott (for Roth/Moynihan) Amendment No. 2325, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                                 
Page S13491
  Lott Amendment No. 2332 (to Amendment No. 2325), of a perfecting 
nature.                                                     
Page S13491
  Lott Amendment No. 2333 (to Amendment No. 2332), of a perfecting 
nature.                                                     
Page S13491
  Lott motion to commit with instructions (to Amendment No. 2333), of a 
perfecting nature.                                          
Page S13491
  Lott Amendment No. 2334 (to the instructions of the motion to 
commit), of a perfecting nature.                            
Page S13491
  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 S13491
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 45 yeas to 46 nays (Vote No. 342), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn not having voted in the affirmative, Senate 
rejected the motion to close further debate on Amendment No. 2325 
(listed above).                                             
Page S13500
  A second 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 Tuesday, November 2, 1999.                         
Page S13529
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the bill 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 Tuesday, 
November 2, 1999.                                           
Page S13529
District of Columbia/Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations Conference 
Report: Senate began

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consideration of the conference report on H.R. 3064, making 
appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other 
activities chargeable in whole or in part against revenues of said 
District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000. 
                                             Pages S13503-07, S13520-24
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the conference report on Monday, November 1, 1999 and 
Tuesday, November 2, 1999, with a vote on adoption of the conference 
report to occur on Tuesday at 10 a.m.                       
Page S13500
Removal of Injunction of Secrecy: The injunction of secrecy was removed 
from the following convention:
  Tax Convention with Ireland (Treaty Doc. No. 106-15).
  The convention was transmitted to the Senate today, considered as 
having been read for the first time, and referred, with accompanying 
papers, to the Committee on Foreign Relations and was ordered to be 
printed.                                                    
Page S13577
Messages From the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting a report relative to the continuation of the National 
Emergency with respect to Sudan; referred to the Committee on Banking, 
Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-69).                    
Pages S13549-50
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  John F. Potter, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of Regents 
of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences for a term 
expiring May 1, 2005.
  A. J. Eggenberger, of Montana, to be a Member of the Defense Nuclear 
Facilities Safety Board for a term expiring October 18, 2003.
  Jessie M. Roberson, of Alabama, to be a Member of the Defense Nuclear 
Facilities Safety Board for a term expiring October 18, 2002.
  27 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  11 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  1 Department of Defense nomination in the rank of general.
  1 Marine Corps nomination in the rank of general.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, Navy. 
                                             Pages S13575-76, S13582-83
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Anthony Stephen Harrington, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the 
Federative Republic of Brazil.
  Bruce A. Morrison, of Connecticut, to be a Director of the Federal 
Housing Finance Board for a term expiring February 27, 2007.
  J. Timothy O'Neill, of Virginia, to be a Director of the Federal 
Housing Board for a term expiring February 27, 2004.
  N. Cinnamon Dornsife, of the District of Columbia, to be United 
States Director of the Asian Development Bank, with the rank of 
Ambassador.                                                 
Page S13582
Messages From the President:                            
  Pages S13549-50
Messages From the House:                                    
  Page S13550
Communications:                                         
  Pages S13550-52
Statements on Introduced Bills:                         
  Pages S13552-65
Additional Cosponsors:                                  
  Pages S13565-67
Amendments Submitted:                                   
  Pages S13571-73
Authority for Committees:                                   
  Page S13573
Additional Statements:                                  
  Pages S13573-75
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--342) 
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 4:56 p.m., 
until 12 noon, on Monday, November 1, 1999. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S13578.)