[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 18 (Thursday, February 24, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D116-D117]
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                                        Thursday, February 24, 2000

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed Iran Nonproliferation Act.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S755-S836
Measures Introduced: Eighteen bills and seven resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 2089-2106, S. Res. 259-262, and S. Con. Res. 
82-84.                                                        
  Page S799
Measures Passed:
  Iran Nonproliferation Act: By a unanimous vote of 98 yeas (Vote No. 
12), Senate passed H.R. 1883, to provide for the application of 
measures to foreign persons who transfer to Iran certain goods, 
services, or technology.                                  
  Pages S755-57
  Iran's Parliamentary Elections: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 83, 
commending the people of Iran for their commitment to the democratic 
process and positive political reform on occasion of Iran's 
parliamentary elections.                                  
  Pages S832-33
  Detention of Andrei Babitsky: Senate agreed to S. Res. 261, 
expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the detention of Andrei 
Babitsky by the Government of Russian Federation and freedom of the 
press in Russia.                                          
  Pages S833-34
  Conflict in Chechnya: Senate agreed to S. Res. 262, entitled the 
``Peaceful Resolution of the Conflict'' in Chechnya.      
  Pages S834-35
Affordable Education Act: Senate continued consideration of S. 1134, to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow tax-free expenditures 
from education individual retirement accounts for elementary and 
secondary school expenses, and to increase the maximum annual amount of 
contributions to such accounts.                     
  Pages S758, S774-75
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the bill and, in 
accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of 
the Senate, a vote on the cloture motion will occur on Tuesday, 
February 29, 2000 at 2:30 p.m.                            
Pages S774-75
  Senate will resume consideration of the bill on Monday, February 28, 
2000.
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By unanimous vote of 98 yeas (Vote No. EX. 13), Kermit Bye, of North 
Dakota, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit. 
                                                    Pages S757-58, S836
  By unanimous vote of 98 yeas (Vote No. EX. 14), George B. Daniels, of 
New York, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District 
of New York.                                           
Pages S758, S836
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Patrick Francis Kennedy, of Illinois, to be Representative of the 
United States of America to the European Office of the United Nations, 
with the rank of Ambassador, vice George Edward Moose.
  Nina V. Fedoroff, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the National 
Science Board, National Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 
2006.
  Diana S. Natalicio, of Texas, to be a Member of the National Science 
Board, National Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 2006.
  18 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  1 Army nomination in the rank of general.
  Routine lists in the foreign service.                   
Pages S835-36
Communications:                                           
  Pages S795-98
Executive Reports of Committees:                          
  Pages S798-99
Statements on Introduced Bills:                         
  Pages S799-S820
Additional Cosponsors:                                    
  Pages S820-22
Amendments Submitted:                                     
  Pages S826-27
Notices of Hearings:                                          
  Page S827
Authority for Committees:                                     
  Page S828
Additional Statements:                                    
  Pages S828-32
Privileges of the Floor:                                      
  Page S828
Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--14) 
                                                          Pages S756-58
Adjournment: Senate convened at 11:31 a.m., and adjourned at 6:55 p.m., 
until 12 noon, on Monday,

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February 28, 2000. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting 
Majority Leader in today's Record on page S835.)