[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 61 (Wednesday, May 17, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D480-D481]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                            Wednesday, May 17, 2000

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      The Association of Former Members of Congress presented the 
      Distinguished Service Award to the former House Chaplain, James 
      David Ford.
      House Committees ordered reported 13 sundry measures, including a 
      measure to authorize extension of nondiscriminatory treatment 
      (normal trade relations treatment) to the People's Republic of 
      China.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S4031-S4119
Measures Introduced: Thirteen bills were introduced, as follows: S. 
2573-2585.                                                   
  Page S4103
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  Special Report entitled ``Allocation to Subcommittees of Budget 
Totals from the Concurrent Resolution for Fiscal year 2001. (S. Rept. 
No. 106-296)
  S. 345, to amend the Animal Welfare Act to remove the limitation that 
permits interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, 
to States in which animal fighting is lawful. (S. Rept. No. 106-297) 
                                                             Page S4102
Military Construction Appropriations: Senate continued consideration of 
S. 2521, making appropriations for military construction, family 
housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, taking action on the 
following amendments proposed thereto:            
  Pages S4031, S4037-96
Adopted:
  By 69 yeas to 30 nays (Vote No. 103), Lott Amendment No. 3150, to 
express the sense of the Senate with regard to the Second Amendment of 
the U.S. Constitution, the enforcement of Federal firearms laws, and 
the juvenile crime conference.                    
Pages S4032, S4037-66
  By 50 yeas to 49 nays (Vote No. 104), Daschle Amendment No. 3148, to 
express the sense of the Senate with regard to the Million Mom March 
and gun safety legislation.                       
Pages S4032, S4037-67
Pending:
  Levin Amendment No. 3154, to strike certain provisions which require 
ground troops be withdrawn from Kosovo by a fixed date. 
                                                         Pages S4071-96
  During consideration of this measure today, the Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 45 yeas to 54 nays (Vote No. 102), Senate failed to uphold a 
ruling of the Chair with respect to a point of order against Lott 
Amendment No. 3150 (listed above).                       
Pages S4063-65
  By prior unanimous consent, the point of order was withdrawn. 
                                                         Pages S4063-65
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill and certain amendments to be proposed 
thereto, on Thursday, May 18, 2000, with a vote on the pending Levin 
Amendment No. 3154 (listed above), to occur at 2:30 p.m. Further, that 
the bill be advanced to third reading, the Senate then proceed to H.R. 
4425 (House companion measure), that all after the enacting clause be 
stricken, the text of S. 2521 as amended be inserted in lieu thereof, 
with a vote to occur on final passage of the House bill. The Senate 
then insist on its amendment, request a conference with the House 
thereon, the Chair be authorized to appoint conferees on the part of 
the Senate, and S. 2521 be indefinitely postponed.       
Pages S4063-65
  A unanimous-consent time agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of Levin Amendment No. 3154 (listed above) on Thursday, 
May 18, 2000.                                             
Page S4063-65
Messages From the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:

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  Transmitting, pursuant to the National Emergencies Act, a 6-month 
periodic report on the national emergency with respect to Sudan that 
was declared in Executive Order 13067 of November 3, 1997; to the 
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-105)   
Page S4099
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  7 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  1 Army nomination in the rank of general.
  25 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Navy, and Marine Corps. 
                                                         Pages S4118-19
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Roger W. Kallock, of Ohio, to be Deputy Under Secretary of Defense 
for Logistics and Material Readiness.
  Robert Mays Lyford, of Arkansas, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation.
  2 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  1 Marine Corps nomination in the rank of general.
  2 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Navy.                                 
Page S4119
Messages From the President:                                 
  Page S4099
Messages From the House:                                     
  Page S4099
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S4099
Measures Placed on Calendar:                                 
  Page S4099
Measures Read First Time:                                    
  Page S4099
Communications:                                       
  Pages S4099-S4101
Petitions:                                               
  Pages S4101-02
Executive Reports of Committees:                         
  Pages S4102-03
Statements on Introduced Bills:                          
  Pages S4103-15
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S4115-16
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S4116-17
Notices of Hearings:                                         
  Page S4117
Authority for Committees:                                
  Pages S4117-18
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S4097-99
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S4118
Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--104) 
                                                         Pages S4065-67
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 9:06 p.m., 
until 9 a.m., on Thursday, May 18, 2000. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S4119.)