[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 7 (Wednesday, February 2, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D45-D46]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                        Wednesday, February 2, 2000

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed Bankruptcy Reform Act.
      House Committee ordered reported the Marriage Tax Penalty Relief 
      Act.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S225-S304
Measures Introduced: Five bills and three resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 2022-2026, S.J. Res. 38, and S. Res. 251-252. 
                                                              Page S285
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  S. 1053, to amend the Clean Air Act to incorporate certain provisions 
of the transportation conformity regulations, as in effect on March 1, 
1999, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 
106-228)                                                      
Page S285
Measures Passed:
  Bankruptcy Reform Act: By 83 yeas to 14 nays, 1 responding present 
(Vote No. 5), Senate passed H.R. 833, to amend title 11 of the United 
States Code, after striking all after the enacting clause and inserting 
in lieu thereof the text of S. 625 (Senate companion measure), and 
after taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto: 
                                                          Pages S225-57
Adopted:
  Schumer/Durbin Modified Amendment No. 2762, to modify the means test 
relating to safe harbor provisions.                           
Page S243
  By 80 yeas to 17 nays, 1 responding present (Vote No. 2), Schumer 
Amendment No. 2763, to ensure that debts incurred as a result of clinic 
violence are nondischargeable.                      
Pages S226-32, S247
Rejected:
  Feingold Modified Amendment No. 2748, to provide for an exception to 
a limitation on an automatic stay under section 362(b) of title 11, 
United States Code, relating to evictions and similar proceedings to 
provide for the payment of rent that becomes due after the petition of 
a debtor is filed. (By 54 yeas to 43 nays, 1 responding present (Vote 
No. 3), Senate tabled the amendment.)      
Pages S237-41, S243-45, S248
  By 29 yeas to 68 nays, 1 responding present (Vote No. 4), Levin 
Amendment No. 2658, to provide for the nondischargeability of debts 
arising from firearm-related debts.     
Pages S238-39, S241-43, S248-49
Withdrawn:
  Reid (for Harkin) Amendment No. 2770, invalidating hidden security 
interests on nearly valueless household liens.   
Pages S232-33, S236-37
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  Reed (for Sessions) Modified Amendment No. 2650, to control certain 
abuses of reaffirmations, previously adopted on November 10, 1999, was 
further modified.                                         
Pages S233-36
  Senate insisted on its amendment, and requested a conference with the 
House thereon.                                                
Page S255
  Subsequently, S. 625 was placed back on the Senate calendar. 
                                                              Page S255
Nomination: Senate began consideration of the nomination of Alan 
Greenspan, of New York, to be Chairman of the Board of Governors of the 
Federal Reserve System.                             
  Pages S258-78, S301
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the nomination on Thursday, February 3, 2000, with a 
vote on confirmation to occur at 10:30 a.m.                   
Page S301
Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act--Cloture Vote Vitiated: A 
unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the cloture vote 
scheduled for today be vitiated.                              
  Page S301
Removal of Injunction of Secrecy: The injunction of secrecy was removed 
from the following treaty:
  Treaty with Egypt on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters 
(Treaty Doc. No. 106-19).
  The treaty 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 S301

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Sequential Committee Referral--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement 
was reached providing that when the Committee on Governmental Affairs 
reports S. 1977, Corporate Subsidy Reform Commission Act, the bill then 
be sequentially referred to the Committee on Finance for a period of up 
to 45 days during which the Senate is in session.             
  Page S301
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Thomas G. Weston, of Michigan, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign 
Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, for the rank of Ambassador during 
his tenure of service as Special Coordinator for Cyprus.
  Susan S. Jacobs, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to Papua New Guinea, 
and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as 
Ambassador to Solomon Islands, and as Ambassador to the Republic of 
Vanuatu.
  Karl William Hofmann, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Togolese 
Republic.
  John F. Tefft, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Lithuania.
  Janet A. Sanderson, of Arizona, to be Ambassador to the Democratic 
and Popular Republic of Algeria.
  Donald Y. Yamamoto, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Djibouti.
  Lauress L. Wise II, of Virginia, to be Commissioner of Education 
Statistics for a term expiring June 21, 2003.
  18 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  1 Army nomination in the rank of general.
  2 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps.     
Pages S302-04
Messages From the House:                                  
  Pages S280-81
Measures Referred:                                            
  Page S281
Communications:                                           
  Pages S281-85
Statements on Introduced Bills:                           
  Pages S285-92
Additional Cosponsors:                                    
  Pages S292-93
Authority for Committees:                                     
  Page S294
Additional Statements:                                  
  Pages S294-S301
Enrolled Bills Presented:                                     
  Page S281
Record Votes: Four record votes were taken today. (Total--5) 
                                                    Pages S247-49, S255
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 6:52 p.m., 
until 10:30 a.m., on Thursday, February 3, 2000. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S301.)