[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 16 (Tuesday, February 22, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D103]
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                                         Tuesday, February 22, 2000

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S649-S703
Measures Introduced: Thirteen bills were introduced, as follows: S. 
2074-2086.                                                    
  Page S680
Washington's Farewell Address: Senator Moynihan read Washington's 
Farewell Address.                                         
  Pages S649-54
Iran Nonproliferation Act: Senate began consideration of H.R. 1883, to 
provide for the application of measures to foreign persons who transfer 
to Iran certain goods, services, or technology, taking action on the 
following amendment proposed thereto:            
  Pages S657-68, S671-72
Adopted:
  Lott/Daschle/Levin/Helms Amendment No. 2820, to make certain 
improvements to the bill.                                     
Page S658
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that a vote on 
final passage of the bill will occur on Thursday, February 24, 2000 at 
11:30 a.m.                                                    
Page S672
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
  David J. Hayes, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of the Interior. 
                                                       Pages S702, S703
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  John Edward Herbst, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Uzbekistan.
  Howard Franklin Jeter, of South Carolina, to be Ambassador to the 
Federal Republic of Nigeria.
  A. Elizabeth Jones, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Federal 
Republic of Germany.
  Rose M. Likins, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of El 
Salvador.
  Laurence E. Pope, of Maine, to be Ambassador to the State of Kuwait.
  Johnnie B. Rawlinson, of Nevada, to be United States Circuit Judge 
for the Ninth Circuit.
  Donnie R. Marshall, of Texas, to be Administrator of Drug 
Enforcement.
  3 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  1 Marine Corps nomination in the rank of general.
  23 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.             
Pages S702-03
Messages From the House:                                  
  Pages S676-77
Measures Read First Time:                                     
  Page S677
Communications:                                           
  Pages S677-79
Petitions:                                                
  Pages S679-80
Statements on Introduced Bills:                           
  Pages S680-89
Additional Cosponsors:                                    
  Pages S689-92
Amendments Submitted:                                         
  Page S692
Notices of Hearings:                                      
  Pages S692-93
Authority for Committees:                                     
  Page S693
Additional Statements:                                     
  Page S693-98
Enrolled Bills Presented:                                     
  Page S677
Privileges of the Floor:                                      
  Page S693
Adjournment: Senate convened at 11 a.m., and adjourned at 6:06 p.m., 
until 10 a.m., on Wednesday, February 23, 2000. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S702.)