[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 152 (Tuesday, November 2, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1236-D1238]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                          Tuesday, November 2, 1999

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate agreed to the District of Columbia/Labor/HHS/Education 
      Conference Report.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S13619-S13727
Measures Introduced: Six bills and seven resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 1840-1845, S. Res. 214-217, and S. Con. Res. 65-67. 
                                                            Page S13879
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  S. 439, to amend the National Forest and Public Lands of Nevada 
Enhancement Act of 1988 to adjust the boundary of the Toiyabe National 
Forest, Nevada. (S. Rept. No. 106-205)
  S. 977, to provide for the conveyance by the Bureau of Land 
Management to Douglas County, Oregon, of a county park and certain 
adjacent land, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 106-206)
  S. 1296, to designate portions of the lower Delaware River and 
associated tributaries as a component of the National Wild and Scenic 
Rivers System, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. 
Rept. No. 106-207)
  S. 1349, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct special 
resource studies to determine the national significance of specific 
sites as well as the suitability and feasibility of their inclusion as 
units of the National Park System, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 106-
208)
  S. 1569, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate 
segments of the Taunton River in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for 
study for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers 
System, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 106-209)
  S. 1599, to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to sell or 
exchange all or part of certain administrative sites and other land in 
the Black Hills National Forest and to use funds derived from the sale 
or exchange to acquire replacement sites and to acquire or construct 
administrative improvements in connection with Black Hills National 
Forest. (S. Rept. No. 106-210)
  H.R. 20, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct and 
operate a visitor center for the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational 
River on land owned by the State of New York, with an amendment. (S. 
Rept. No. 106-211)
  H.R. 592, to redesignate Great Kills Park in the Gateway National 
Recreation Area as ``World War II Veterans Park at Great Kills''. (S. 
Rept. No. 106-212)
  H.R. 1619, to amend the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley 
National Heritage Corridor Act of 1994 to expand the boundaries of the 
Corridor. (S. Rept. No. 106-213)
  S. 791, to amend the Small Business Act with respect to the women's 
business center program, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. (S. Rept. No. 106-214)
  H.J. Res. 65, commending the World War II veterans who fought in the 
Battle of the Bulge.
  S. 1515, to amend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, with an 
amendment.
Page S13678
Measures Passed:
  Authorizing Senate Chamber Photographs: Senate agreed to S. Res. 214, 
authorizing the taking of photographs in the Chamber of the United 
States Senate.
  Page S13719
  Printing Authority: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 66, to authorize 
the printing of ``Capitol Builder: The Shorthand Journals of Captain 
Montgomery C. Meigs, 1853-1861''.
  Page S13719
  Printing Authority: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 67, to authorize 
the printing of ``United States Capitol: A Chronicle of Construction, 
Design, and Politics''.
  Page S13719
  Senate Committee Changes: Senate agreed to S. Res. 215, making 
changes to Senate committees for the 106th Congress.
  Page S13720

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  Alabama Wilderness: Senate passed S. 1843, to designate certain 
Federal land in the Talladega National Forest, Alabama, as the ``Dugger 
Mountain Wilderness''.
  Page S13720
  SSA Alternative Penalty Procedure: Senate passed S. 1844, to amend 
Part D of Title 4 of the Social Security Act to provide for an 
alternative penalty procedure with respect to compliance with 
requirements for a State disbursement unit.
  Pages S13720-22
  Educational Support: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions was discharged from further consideration of S. 440, to 
provide support for certain institutes and schools, and the bill was 
then passed, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed 
thereto:
  Pages S13722-25
  Hagel (for Jeffords) Amendment No. 2504, to support the Robert T. 
Stafford Public Policy Institute.
Pages S13722-25
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 S13632-40, S13657-75
Rejected:
  Hollings Amendment No. 2379 (to Amendment No. 2325), to require the 
negotiation, and submission to Congress, of side agreements concerning 
labor before benefits are received. (By 54 yeas to 43 nays (Vote No. 
345), Senate tabled the amendment.)
Pages S13657-61, S13672-73
  Feingold Amendment No. 2428 (to Amendment No. 2325), to strengthen 
the transshipment provisions. (By 53 yeas to 44 nays (Vote No. 346), 
Senate tabled the amendment.)
Pages S13660, S13663-73
  Hollings Amendment No. 2483 (to Amendment No. 2325), to require the 
negotiation, and submission to Congress, of side agreements concerning 
the environment before benefits are received. (By 57 yeas to 40 nays 
(Vote No. 347), Senate tabled the amendment.)
Pages S13661-74
  Hollings Amendment No. 2485 (to Amendment No. 2325), to require the 
negotiation of a reciprocal trade agreement lowering tariffs on imports 
of United States goods with a country before benefits are received 
under this Act by that country. (By 70 yeas to 27 nays (Vote No. 348), 
Senate tabled the amendment.)
Pages S13664-75
  Conrad/Grassley Amendment No. 2359 (to Amendment No. 2325), to amend 
the Trade Act of 1974 to provide trade adjustment assistance to farmers 
and fishermen. (By voice vote, Senate tabled the amendment.) 
                                                        Pages S13667-69
  Feingold Amendment No. 2406 (to Amendment No. 2325), to ensure that 
the trade benefits accrue to firms and workers in sub-Saharan Africa. 
(By voice vote, Senate tabled the amendment.)
Pages S13669, S13675
Withdrawn:
  Lott Amendment No. 2332 (to Amendment No. 2325), of a perfecting 
nature.
Page S13632
  Lott Amendment No. 2333 (to Amendment No. 2332), of a perfecting 
nature.
Page S13632
Pending:
  Lott (for Roth/Moynihan) Amendment No. 2325, in the nature of a 
substitute.
Page S13632
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 74 yeas to 23 nays (Vote No. 344), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, having voted in the affirmative, Senate agreed 
to the motion to close further debate on Amendment No. 2325 (listed 
above).
Page S13632
  Subsequently, the motion to commit with instructions, and Lott 
Amendment No. 2334 (to the instructions of the motion to commit), of a 
perfecting nature fell.
Page S13632
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill on Wednesday, November 3, 1999.
Page S13725
District of Columbia/Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations Conference: By 
49 yeas to 48 nays (Vote No. 343), Senate agreed to 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 S13622-32
Financial Services Modernization Conference Report--Agreement: A 
unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing for the 
consideration of the conference report on S. 900, to enhance 
competition in the financial services industry by providing a 
prudential framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, 
and other financial service providers, with a vote on adoption of the 
conference report to occur thereon.
  Page S13675
Messages From the House:
  Page S13677
Measures Read First Time:
  Page S13677
Communications:
  Pages S13677-78
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Pages S13678-79
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S13679-83
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S13683-84
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S13687-S13717
Notices of Hearings:
  Page S13717
Authority for Committees:
  Page S13717
Additional Statements:
  Pages S13717-19

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Record Votes: Six record votes were taken today. (Total--348) 
                                                Pages S13632, S13672-75
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:31 a.m., and adjourned at 6:49 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m., on Wednesday, November 3, 1999. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S13725.)