[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 1 (Monday, January 24, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
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                                           Monday, January 24, 2000

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Second Session of the 106th Congress Convened.
      See Resume and History of Bills of the First Session of the 106th 
      Congress.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1-S45
Measures Introduced: Five bills and three resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 1999-2003, and S. Res. 242-244.
  Page S37
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  Reported on December 7, 1999 (during sine die adjournment):
  S. 1198, to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to 
provide for a report by the General Accounting Office to Congress on 
agency regulatory actions, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. (S. Rept. No. 106-225)
  Reported on January 7, 2000 (during sine die adjournment):
  S. 1144, to provide increased flexibility in use of highway funding, 
with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 106-226)
  S. 1114, to amend the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 to 
establish a more cooperative and effective method for rulemaking that 
takes into account the special needs and concerns of smaller miners. 
(S. Rept. No. 106-227)
Measures Passed:
  Notification to the President: Senate agreed to S. Res. 242, 
notifying the President that the Senate is ready to proceed to 
business.
  Page S2
  Notification to the House of Representatives: Senate agreed to S. 
Res. 243, notifying the House that the Senate is ready to proceed to 
business.
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  Expressing Sympathy for Seton Hall Victims: Senate agreed to S. Res. 
244, expressing sympathy for the victims of the tragic fire at Seton 
Hall University in South Orange, New Jersey on January 19, 2000. 
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Bankruptcy Reform--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that the pending cloture vote on S. 625, to amend title 11, 
United States Code, be vitiated, and the Senate resume consideration of 
the bill and certain pending amendments on Tuesday, January 25, 2000 at 
2:15 p.m.
  Pages S11, S44
  Further, that following disposition of certain amendments, the bill 
be read a third time, the Senate then proceed to the House companion 
measure, H.R. 833, that all after the enacting clause be stricken and 
the text of S. 625 be inserted in lieu thereof, the House bill be read 
a third time and the Senate then proceed to a vote on passage of the 
House bill, as amended. The Senate insist on its amendment, request a 
conference with the House, and S. 625 then be placed back on the 
calendar.
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Nominations Returned to the President--Agreement: A unanimous-consent 
agreement was reached providing that certain nominations be returned to 
the President.
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Orbit Bill--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that the Senate withdraw its request of November 19, 1999 for 
a conference on S. 376, to amend the Communications Satellite Act of 
1962 to promote competition and privatization in satellite 
communications, and agree to the conference, with the same conferees 
previously appointed by the Senate, requested by the House of 
Representatives on November 10, 1999, which message was transmitted to 
the Senate today.
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Appointments: The Chair announced the following appointments made 
during the sine die adjournment:
  Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission: Pursuant to provisions of 
Public Law 106-79, on behalf of the President pro tempore, after 
consultation

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with the Majority and Minority Leaders, the appointment of the 
following Senators to the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission: 
Senators Stevens and Roberts.
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  International Financial Institution Advisory Commission: Pursuant to 
provisions of Public Law 105-277, on behalf of the Democratic Leader, 
who consulted with the Minority Leader of the House, the appointment of 
the following individual to serve as a member of the International 
Financial Institution Advisory Commission: C. Fred Bergsten, of 
Virginia, vice Paul A. Volcker, of New York, resigned.
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Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Alan Greenspan, of New York, to be Chairman of the Board of Governors 
of the Federal Reserve System.
  Edward B. Montgomery, of Maryland, to be Deputy Secretary of Labor. 
                                                               Page S45
Messages From the House:
  Pages S14-16
Communications:
  Pages S16-36
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S37-40
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S40-42
Notices of Hearings:
  Page S42
Additional Statements:
  Pages S42-44
Adjournment: Senate convened at 12:03 p.m., and adjourned at 6:47 p.m., 
until 11:30 a.m., on Tuesday, January 25, 2000. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S44.)