[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 46 (Wednesday, April 12, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D358-D359]
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                                          Wednesday, April 12, 2000

[[Page D358]]

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2553-S2646
Measures Introduced: Thirteen bills and five resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 2403-2415, and S. Res. 286-290. 
                                                         Pages S2616-17
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  S. 2, to extend programs and activities under the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. (S. Rept. No. 106-261)
  S. 1705, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to enter into land 
exchanges to acquire from the private owner and to convey to the State 
of Idaho approximately 1,240 acres of land near the City of Rocks 
National Reserve, Idaho. (S. Rept. No. 106-262)
  S. 1727, to authorize for the expansion annex of the historic Palace 
of the Governors, a public history museum located, and relating to the 
history of Hispanic and Native American culture, in the Southwest and 
for other purposes, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 106-263)
  S. 1797, to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, to provide 
for a land conveyance to the City of Craig, Alaska, with an amendment 
in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 106-264)
  S. 1836, to extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a 
hydroelectric project in the State of Alabama. (S. Rept. No. 106-265)
  S. 1849, to designate segments and tributaries of White Clay Creek, 
Delaware and Pennsylvania, as a component of the National Wild and 
Scenic Rivers System, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
(S. Rept. No. 106-266)
  S. 1892, to authorize the acquisition of the Valles Caldera, to 
provide for an effective land and wildlife management program for this 
resource within the Department of Agriculture, with an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 106-267)
  S. 1910, to amend the Act establishing Women's Rights National 
Historical Park to permit the Secretary of the Interior to acquire 
title in fee simple to the Hunt House located in Waterloo, New York, 
with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 106-268)
  H.R. 1615, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to extend the 
designation of a portion of the Lamprey River in New Hampshire as a 
recreational river to include an additional river segment. (S. Rept. 
No. 106-269)
  H.R. 3063, to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to increase the maximum 
acreage of Federal leases for sodium that may be held by an entity in 
any one State. (S. Rept. No. 106-270)
  H.J. Res. 86, recognizing the 50th anniversary of the Korean War and 
the service by members of the Armed Forces during such war.
  H. Con. Res. 269, commending the Library of Congress and its staff 
for 200 years of outstanding service to the Congress and the Nation and 
encouraging the American public to participate in bicentennial 
activities.
Pages S2615-16
Measures Passed:
  Worker Economic Opportunity Act: By a unanimous vote of 95 yeas (Vote 
No. 81), Senate passed S. 2323, to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act 
of 1938 to clarify the treatment of stock options under the Act. 
                                                         Pages S2575-86
  National Peace Officer's Memorial Service: Committee on Rules and 
Administration was discharged from further consideration of H. Con. 
Res. 278, authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the 19th 
annual National Peace Officers' Memorial Service, and the resolution 
was then agreed to.
  Page S2645
  Library of Congress 200th Birthday Celebration: Committee on Rules 
and Administration was discharged from further consideration of H. Con. 
Res. 279, authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the 200th 
birthday celebration of the Library of Congress, and the resolution was 
then agreed to.
  Page S2645
  Center for the Performing Arts Performances: Committee on Rules and 
Administration was discharged from further consideration of H. Con. 
Res. 281, authorizing the use of the East Front of the Capitol Grounds 
for performances sponsored by the John F. Kennedy Center for the 
Performing Arts, and the resolution was then agreed to.
  Page S2645

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  Senate Chamber Photograph: Senate agreed to S. Res. 288, authorizing 
the taking of a photograph in the Chamber of the United States Senate. 
                                                         Pages S2644-45
  Smithsonian Institution Appointment: Committee on Rules and 
Administration was discharged from further consideration of S.J. Res. 
40, providing for the appointment of Alan G. Spoon as a citizen regent 
of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, and the measure 
was then passed.
  Page S2645
  Smithsonian Institution Appointment: Committee on Rules and 
Administration was discharged from further consideration of S.J. Res. 
41, providing for the appointment of Sheila E. Widnall as a citizen 
regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, and the 
measure was then passed.
  Page S2645
  Smithsonian Institution Appointment: Committee on Rules and 
Administration was discharged from further consideration of S.J. Res. 
42, providing for the reappointment of Manuel L. Ibanez as a citizen 
regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, and the 
measure was then passed.
  Page S2645
Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Act: Senate continued 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, taking action on the 
following amendment proposed thereto:
  Pages S2587-88, S2590-S2600
Pending:
  Lott (for Roth) Amendment No. 3090, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                             Page S2587
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the Senate 
proceed to vote on the cloture motion on Amendment No. 3090 (listed 
above), at 2 p.m. on Thursday, April 13, 2000.
Page S2645
Messages From the House:
  Page S2614
Measures Referred:
  Page S2614
Measures Read First Time:
  Page S2614
Communications:
  Pages S2614-15
Petitions:
  Page S2615
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Page S2616
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S2617-36
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S2636-37
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S2640-44
Notices of Hearings:
  Page S2644
Authority for Committees:
  Page S2644
Additional Statements:
  Pages S2612-14
Privileges of the Floor:
  Page S2644
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total-81)
  Page S2586
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 6:48 p.m., 
until 10:30 a.m., on Thursday, April 13, 2000. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on 
pages S2645-46.)