[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 8 (Thursday, February 3, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D51-D52]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                         Thursday, February 3, 2000

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate confirmed the nomination of Alan Greenspan, to be Chairman 
      of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S305-S344
Measures Introduced: Eight bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 2027-2034, and S.J. Res. 39.
  Page S328
Northern Mariana Islands Covenant Implementation Act--Agreement: A 
unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for consideration of 
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, on Monday, February 
7, 2000.
  Page S340
Removal of Injunction of Secrecy: The injunction of secrecy was removed 
from the following treaty:
  Treaty with Romania on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters 
(Treaty Doc. No. 106-20)
  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 S340
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
  By 89 yeas 4 nays (Vote No. EX. 6), Alan Greenspan, of New York, to 
be Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. 
                                                    Pages S305-08, S344
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Edward McGaffigan, Jr., of Virginia, to be a Member of the Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission.
  Luis J. Lauredo, of Florida, to be Permanent Representative of the 
United States to the Organization of American States, with the rank of 
Ambassador.
  Mark L. Schneider, of California, to be Director of the Peace Corps.
  Janie L. Jeffers, of Maryland, to be a Commissioner of the United 
States Parole Commission.
  Marie F. Ragghianti, of Tennessee, to be a Commissioner of the United 
States Parole Commission.
  Frank S. Holleman III, of South Carolina, to be Deputy Secretary of 
Education.
  Leonard R. Page, of Michigan, to be General Counsel of the National 
Labor Relations Board.
  Clifford Gregory Stewart, of New Jersey, to be General Counsel of the 
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
  Stuart E. Weisberg, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Occupational 
Safety and Health Review Commission.
Page S344
Messages From the House:
  Page S326
Communications:
  Pages S326-28
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S328-34
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S334-35
Notices of Hearings:
  Page S335
Authority for Committees:
  Page S335
Additional Statements:
  Pages S336-40
Privileges of the Floor:
  Page S336
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--6)
  Page S308
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10:30 a.m., and adjourned at 4:36 p.m., 
until 12 noon, on Monday, February 7, 2000. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S340.)

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