[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 35 (Monday, March 27, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D266-D267]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                             Monday, March 27, 2000

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                              Daily Digest


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1695-S1763
Measures Introduced: Seven bills were introduced, as follows: S. 2293-
2299.
  Page S1747
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  Report to accompany 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. Rept. No. 106-249)
  H.R. 1374, to designate the United States Post Office building 
located at 680 State Highway 130 in Hamilton, New Jersey, as the ``John 
K. Rafferty Hamilton Post Office Building''.
  H.R. 3189, to designate the United States post office located at 
14071 Peyton Drive in Chino Hills, California, as the ``Joseph Ileto 
Post Office''.
Page S1747
Measures Passed:
  Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendment: Senate passed S. 1730, 
to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide that 
certain environmental reports shall continue to be required to be 
submitted.
  Page S1751
  Clean Air Act Amendment: Senate passed S. 1731, to amend the Clean 
Air Act to provide that certain environmental reports shall continue to 
be required to be submitted.
  Page S1751
  Endangered Species Act Amendment: Senate passed S. 1744, to amend the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide that certain species 
conservation reports shall continue to be required to be submitted. 
                                                         Pages S1751-52
  International Visitors Program: Senate agreed to S. Res. 87, 
commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the International Visitors 
Program.
  Page S1752
  World Crude Oil Supplies: Senate agreed to S. Res. 263, expressing 
the sense of the Senate that the President should communicate to the 
members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (``OPEC'') 
cartel and non-OPEC countries that participate in the cartel of crude 
oil producing countries, before the meeting of the OPEC nations in 
March 2000, the position of the United States in favor of increasing 
world crude oil supplies so as to achieve stable crude oil prices, 
after agreeing to the committee amendment in the nature of a 
substitute.
  Pages S1752-53
  Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act: Senate passed H.R. 1658, to 
provide a more just and uniform procedure for Federal civil 
forfeitures, after agreeing to the committee amendment in the nature of 
a substitute.
  Pages S1753-62
Flag Protection: Senate began consideration of S.J. Res. 14, proposing 
an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing 
Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United 
States, taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto: 
                                                         Pages S1706-37
Pending:
  McConnell Amendment No. 2889, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                         Pages S1706-22
  Hollings Amendment No. 2890, to propose an amendment to the 
Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and 
expenditures intended to affect elections.
Pages S1722-36
  A motion was entered to close further debate on S.J. Res. 14 (listed 
above) 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 Wednesday, March 29, 2000, at 10 a.m.
Pages S1736-37
  Senate will continue consideration of the bill and pending amendments 
on Tuesday, March 28, 2000.
Messages From the President: Senate received the following messages 
from the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the national emergency 
with respect to the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola 
(UNITA) that was declared in Executive Order 12865; to the Committee on 
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-96)
Page S1745
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a semiannual report relative to 
payments to Cuba with respect to telecommunications services; to the 
Committee on Foreign Relations. (PM-97)
Page S1745

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Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Gregory G. Govan, of Virginia, for the rank of Ambassador during his 
tenure of service as Chief U.S. Delegate to the Joint Consultative 
Group.
  Beverly B. Martin, of Georgia, to be United States District Judge for 
the Northern District of Georgia.
  Roger L. Hunt, of Nevada, to be United States District Judge for the 
District of Nevada.
Page S1763
Nominations Withdrawn: Senate received notification of the withdrawal 
of the following nominations:
  Jose Antonio Perez, of California, to be United States Marshal for 
the Southern District of California, which was sent to the Senate on 
January 6, 1999.
  Gail S. Tusan, of Georgia, to be United States District Judge for the 
Northern District of Georgia, which was sent to the Senate on August 3, 
1999.
Page S1763
Messages From the President:
  Pages S1744-45
Messages From the House:
  Page S1745
Measures Referred:
  Page S1745
Measures Placed on Calendar:
  Page S1695
Measures Read First Time:
  Page S1745
Communications:
  Pages S1745-47
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Page S1747
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S1747-49
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S1749-50
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S1750-51
Authority for Committees:
  Page S1751
Additional Statements:
  Pages S1738-44
Privileges of the Floor:
  Page S1751
Adjournment: Senate convened at 12 noon, and adjourned at 6:45 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m., on Tuesday, March 28, 2000. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S1763.)