[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 12 (Thursday, February 10, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D75-D77]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                        Thursday, February 10, 2000

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act.
      The House passed H.R. 6, Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Act.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S563-S647
Measures Introduced: Twenty three bills and five resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 2051-2073, S. Res. 256-258, and S. Con. Res. 
80-81.
  Pages S612-13
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  S. Res. 251, designating March 25, 2000, as ``Greek Independence Day: 
A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy''.
  S. 671, to amend the Trademark Act of 1946 to provide for the 
registration and protection of trademarks used in commerce, in order to 
carry out provisions of certain international conventions.
  S. 1638, to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
1968 to extend the retroactive eligibility dates for financial 
assistance for higher education for spouses and dependent children of 
Federal, State, and local law enforcement officers who are killed in 
the line of duty.
Page S612
Measures Passed:
  Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act: By 64 yeas to 34 nays (Vote No. 
8), Senate passed S. 1287, to provide for the storage of spent nuclear 
fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository, after agreeing 
to the following amendment proposed thereto:
  Pages S564-79
Adopted:
  Lott (for Murkowski) Amendment No. 2808, in the nature of a 
substitute.
Pages S564-74
  Adjournment Resolution: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 80, providing 
for a conditional adjournment or recess of the Senate and a conditional 
adjournment of the House of Representatives.
  Page S582
  National Heart Failure Awareness Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 256, 
designating the week of February 14-18, 2000, as ``National Heart 
Failure Awareness Week''.
  Page S646
  Use of Rotunda/Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony: Committee on Rules and 
Administration was discharged from further consideration of H. Con. 
Res. 244, permitting the use of the Rotunda of the Capitol for a 
ceremony as part of the commemoration of the days of remembrance of 
victims of the Holocaust, and the resolution was then agreed to. 
                                                              Page S646
Measures Indefinitely Postponed: Senate indefinitely postponed the 
following bills:
  Armed Forces Pay Equity: S. 270, to improve pay and retirement equity 
for members of the Armed Forces.
  Page S646
  Education Flexibility Partnership Act: S. 271, to provide for 
education flexibility partnerships.
  Page S646
  Education Flexibility Partnership Act: S. 280, to provide for 
education flexibility partnerships.
  Page S646
  Small Business Investment Improvement Act: S. 364, to improve certain 
loan programs of the Small Business Administration.
  Page S646
  Y2K Act: S. 96, to regulate commerce between and among the several 
States by providing for the orderly resolution of disputes arising out 
of computer-based problems related to processing data that includes a 
2-digit expression of that year's date.
  Page S646
  Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building: S. 272, to designate the Federal 
building located at 1301 Clay Street in Oakland, California, as the 
``Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building''.
  Page S646
  Thomas S. Foley Federal Building and Courthouse/Walter F. Horan 
Plaza: S. 392, to designate the Federal building and United States 
courthouse

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located at West 920 Riverside Avenue in Spokane, Washington, as the 
``Thomas S. Foley Federal Building and United States Courthouse'', and 
the plaza at the south entrance of that building and courthouse as the 
``Walter F. Horan Plaza''.
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  Steffens Family Property Transfer: H.R. 509, to direct the Secretary 
of the Interior to transfer to the personal representative of the 
estate of Fred Steffens of Big Horn County, Wyoming, certain land 
comprising the Steffens family property.
  Page S646
  Wyoming Land Transfer: H.R. 510, to direct the Secretary of the 
Interior to transfer to John R. and Margaret J. Lowe of Big Horn 
County, Wyoming, certain land so as to correct an error in the patent 
issued to their predecessors in interest.
  Page S646
  Lewis R. Morgan Federal Building and U. S. Courthouse'': S. 858, to 
designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 
18 Greenville Street in Newnan, Georgia, as the ``Lewis R. Morgan 
Federal Building and United States Courthouse''.
  Page S646
  Arizona Statehood and Enabling Act Amendments: S. 415, to designate 
the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 18 
Greenville Street in Newnan, Georgia, as the ``Lewis R. Morgan Federal 
Building and United States Courthouse''.
  Page S646
  Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area Protection: S. 109, to 
improve protection and management of the Chattahoochee River National 
Recreation Area in the State of Georgia.
  Page S646
  Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail Study Act: S. 441, to 
amend the National Trails System Act to designate the route of the War 
of 1812 British invasion of Maryland and Washington, District of 
Columbia, and the route of the American defense, for study for 
potential addition to the national trails system.
  Page S646
  National Geologic Mapping Reauthorization Act: S. 607, to reauthorize 
and amend the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992.
  Page S646
  Thomas Cole National Historic Site Designation Act: S. 140, to 
establish the Thomas Cole National Historic Site in the State of New 
York as an affiliated area of the National Park System.
  Page S646
  Franklin D. Roosevelt National Visitor Center: S. 946, to authorize 
the Secretary of the Interior to transfer administrative jurisdiction 
over land within the boundaries of the Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt 
National Historic Site to the Archivist of the United States for the 
construction of a visitor center.
  Page S646
  Virginia Land Acquisition: S. 955, to allow the National Park Service 
to acquire certain land for addition to the Wilderness Battlefield in 
Virginia, as previously authorized by law, by purchase or exchange as 
well as by donation.
  Page S646
  NHTA Authorization Corrections: S. 1248, to correct errors in the 
authorizations of certain programs administered by the National Highway 
Traffic Administration.
  Page S646
  Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment: S. 1393, to provide 
a cost-of-living adjustment in rates of compensation for veterans with 
service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity 
compensation for survivors of such veterans, to amend title 38, United 
States Code, to codify the previous cost-of-living adjustment in such 
rates.
  Page S646
  Pennsylvania Battlefields Protection Act: S. 581, to protect the 
Paoli and Brandywine Battlefields in Pennsylvania, to authorize a 
Valley Forge Museum of the American Revolution at Valley Forge National 
Historical Park.
  Page S646
  Terry Peak Land Transfer Act: S. 953, to direct the Secretary of 
Agriculture to convey certain land in the State of South Dakota to the 
Terry Peak Ski Area.
  Page S646
  New Mexico Land Conveyance: H.R. 695, to direct the Secretary of 
Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to convey an 
administrative site in San Juan County, New Mexico, to San Juan 
College.
  Page S646
  Utah Water Development: S. 1377, to amend the Central Utah Project 
Completion Act regarding the use of funds for water development for the 
Bonneville Unit.
  Page S646
  Private Relief: S. 2006, for the relief of Yongyi Song.
  Page S646
Removal of Injunction of Secrecy: The injunction of secrecy was removed 
from the following treaty:
  Treaty with Russia on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters 
(Treaty Doc. No. 106-22)
  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. 
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Messages From the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, the 2000 Economic Report of the 
President together with the annual report of the Council of Economic 
Advisers; to the Joint Economic Committee. (PM-87)
Pages S608-10
  During today's session, Senate also took the following action:
  By 79 yeas to 19 nays (Vote No. 9), Senate agreed to the motion to 
proceed to executive session.
Page S584
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By 96 yeas 2 nays (Vote No. EX. 10), Thomas L. Ambro, of Delaware, to 
be United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit.
  By 95 yeas 2 nays (Vote No. EX. 11), Joel A. Pisano, of New Jersey, 
to be United States District Judge for the District of New Jersey vice 
Maryanne Trump Barry, elevated.
Pages S584-89, S647
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Edward William Gnehm, Jr., of Georgia, to be Ambassador to Australia.
  Ronald D. Godard, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the Co-operative 
Republic of Guyana.
  Daniel A. Johnson, of Florida, Career Member of the Senior Foreign 
Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Suriname.
  V. Manuel Rocha, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Bolivia.
  Michael J. Senko, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to 
the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and to serve concurrently and 
without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Republic of 
Kiribati.
Page S647
Messages From the President:
  Pages S608-10
Communications:
  Pages S610-11
Petitions:
  Pages S611-12
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Page S612
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S613-34
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S634-36
Notices of Hearings:
  Page S639
Authority for Committees:
  Pages S639-40
Additional Statements:
  Pages S640-46
Privileges of the Floor:
  Page S640
Record Votes: Four record votes were taken today. (Total--11) 
                                                 Pages S574, S584, S587
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m., and pursuant to the provisions 
of S. Con. Res. 80, adjourned at 6:14 p.m., until 11 a.m., on Tuesday, 
February 22, 2000. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting 
Majority Leader in today's Record on page S647.)