[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 45 (Tuesday, April 11, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D347]
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                                            Tuesday, April 11, 2000

[[Page D347]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2483-S2552
Measures Introduced: Twenty bills and two resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 2383-2402, S. Res. 285, and S. Con. Res. 103. 
                                                         Pages S2526-27
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  S. 2045, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to 
H-1B nonimmigrant aliens, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. (S. Rept. No. 106-260)                           
Page S2526
Gas Tax Repeal: Senate resumed consideration of S. 2285, instituting a 
Federal fuels tax holiday.                            
  Pages S2497-S2506
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 43 yeas to 56 nays (Vote No. 80), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn not having voted in the affirmative, Senate 
failed to agree to close further debate on the bill.         
Page S2506
  Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Act: Senate agreed to the motion to 
proceed to consideration of H.R. 6, to amend the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 to eliminate the marriage penalty by providing that the income 
tax rate bracket amounts, and the amount of the standard deduction, for 
joint returns shall be twice the amounts applicable to unmarried 
individuals, and then began consideration of the bill, taking action on 
the following amendment proposed thereto:                
  Pages S2506-20
Pending:
  Lott (for Roth) Amendment No. 3090, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                         Pages S2513-14
  A motion was entered to close further debate on Amendment No. 3090 
(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 Thursday, April 13, 2000.                           
Page S2514
  A motion was entered to close further debate on H.R. 6 (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 
Thursday, April 13, 2000.                                    
Page S2514
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Michael G. Kozak, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Belarus.
  Anne Woods Patterson, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Colombia.
  Berle M. Schiller, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District 
Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania vice Robert S. Gawthrop, 
deceased.
  Richard Barclay Surrick, of Pennsylvania, to be United States 
District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania vice Lowell A. 
Reed, Jr., retired.
  4 Marine Corps nominations in the rank of general.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Navy.            
Pages S2551-52
Messages From the House:                                 
  Pages S2524-25
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S2525
Communications:                                          
  Pages S2525-26
Statements on Introduced Bills:                          
  Pages S2527-45
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S2545-46
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S2547-50
Authority for Committees:                                
  Pages S2550-51
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S2521-24
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S2551
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--80)   
  Page S2506
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m., and adjourned at 6:05 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m., on Wednesday, April 12, 2000. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S2517.)