[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 151 (Monday, November 1, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D1229]
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                                                Monday, November 1, 1999

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      See Resume of Congressional Activity.


                                 Senate

Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S13586-S13617
Measures Introduced: Four bills and two resolutions were introduced, as 
follows: S. 1836-1839, and S. Res. 212-213.
  Page S13605
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  S. 623, to amend Public Law 89-108 to increase authorization levels for 
State and Indian tribal, municipal, rural, and industrial water supplies, to 
meet current and future water quantity and quality needs of the Red River 
Valley, to deauthorize certain project features and irrigation service 
areas, to enhance natural resources and fish and wildlife habitat, with 
amendments. (S. Rept. No. 106-203)
  S. 1052, to implement further the Act (Public Law 94-241) approving the 
Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in 
Political Union with the United States of America, with an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 106-204)
Page S13605
Measures Passed:
  Senate Employees Representation: Senate agreed to S. Res. 213, to 
authorize testimony, document production, and representation of employees in 
the Senate in Bonnie Mendelson v. Delaware River and Bay Authority. 
                                                             Pages S13616-17
African Growth and Opportunity Act: Senate resumed 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 S13592-97
 Pending:
  Lott (for Roth/Moynihan) Amendment No. 2325, in the nature of a 
substitute.
Page S13592
  Lott Amendment No. 2332 (to Amendment No. 2325), of a perfecting nature. 
                                                                 Page S13592
  Lott Amendment No. 2333 (to Amendment No. 2332), of a perfecting nature. 
                                                                 Page S13592
  Lott motion to commit with instructions (to Amendment No. 2333), of a 
perfecting nature.
Page S13592
  Lott Amendment No. 2334 (to the instructions of the motion to commit), of 
a perfecting nature.
Page S13592
Withdrawn:
  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 S13592
District of Columbia/Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations Conference Report--
Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
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, on Tuesday, November 2, 1999. 
                                                                 Page S13617
  A further unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for the 
allocation of time with respect to the time controlled by the Democratic 
Leader on the conference report.
Page S13617
Messages From the House:
  Page S13604
Measures Placed on Calendar:
  Page S13604
Communications:
  Page S13604
Petitions:
  Pages S13604-05
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S13605-07
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S13607-08
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S13609-13
Notices of Hearings:
  Pages S13613-14
Additional Statements:
  Pages S13614-16
Adjournment: Senate convened at 12 noon, and adjourned at 5:33 p.m., until 
9:30 a.m., on Tuesday, November 2, 1999. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S13617.)