[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 65 (Tuesday, May 23, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D510-D511]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                              Tuesday, May 23, 2000

[[Page D510]]

                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      The House passed H.R. 4392, Intelligence Authorization Act for FY 
      2001
      The House also passed 11 measures including bills to authorize a 
      Congressional Gold Medal to be awarded to Pope John Paul II and 
      to designate the State Department Headquarters as the ``Harry S 
      Truman Federal Building.''


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S4241-S4335
Measures Introduced: Fourteen bills and seven resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 2602-2615, S. Res. 309-313, and S. Con. Res. 
114-116.                                                 
  Pages S4296-97
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  H.R. 2260, to amend the Controlled Substances Act to promote pain 
management and palliative care without permitting assisted suicide and 
euthanasia, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. 
No. 106-299)
  S. 1089, to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2000 and 2001 
for the United States Coast Guard, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. (S. Rept. No. 106-300)
  S. 2327, to establish a Commission on Ocean Policy. (S. Rept. No. 
106-301)
  H.R. 1651, to amend the Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967 to extend 
the period during which reimbursement may be provided to owners of 
United States fishing vessels for costs incurred when such a vessel is 
seized and detained by a foreign country, with an amendment. (S. Rept. 
No. 106-302)
  Special Report entitled ``Revised Allocation to Subcommittees of 
Budget Totals, Fiscal Year 2001''. (S. Rept. No. 106-303)
  S. 2603, making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2001. (S. Rept. No. 106-304)
  S. 2089, to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 
to modify procedures relating to orders for surveillance and searches 
for foreign intelligence purposes, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute.                                                  
Page S4296
Measures Passed:
  Commending Israel Redeployment: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 116, 
commending Israel's redeployment from southern Lebanon. 
                                                         Pages S4327-28
  Honoring Members of U.S. Marine Corps: Senate agreed to S. Res. 310, 
honoring the 19 members of the United States Marine Corps who died on 
April 8, 2000, and extending the condolences of the Senate on their 
deaths.                                                  
  Pages S4328-29
  Women-Owned Small Business Opportunities: Senate agreed to S. Res. 
311, to express the sense of the Senate regarding Federal procurement 
opportunities for women-owned small businesses.          
  Pages S4330-34
  Senate Legal Representation: Senate agreed to S. Res. 312, to 
authorize testimony, document production, and legal representation in 
State of Indiana v. Amy Han.                                 
  Page S4334
  Senate Legal Representation: Senate agreed to S. Res. 313, to 
authorize representation by the Senate Legal Counsel in Harold A. 
Johnson v. Max Cleland, et al.                               
  Page S4334
  National Child's Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 296, designating June 
4, 2000, as ``National Child's Day'', after agreeing to a committee 
amendment.                                               
  Pages S4334-35
Nominations Considered: Senate began consideration of the nominations 
of Bradley A. Smith, of Ohio, to be a Member of the Federal Election 
Commission, Timothy B. Dyk, of the District of Columbia, to be a United 
States Circuit Judge for the Federal Circuit, and Gerard E. Lynch, to 
be a United States District Judge for the Southern District of New 
York.                                                    
  Pages S4255-90

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  A unanimous-consent time agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the aforementioned nominations and certain other 
nominations, on Wednesday, May 24, 2000, with votes to occur thereon. 
                                                         Pages S4241-42
Legislative Branch Appropriations Agreement: A unanimous-consent 
agreement was reached providing for the consideration of S. 2603, 
making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2001, on Wednesday, May 24, 2000, at 11 a.m. 
                                                             Page S4335
Removal of Injunction of Secrecy: The injunction of secrecy was removed 
from the following treaties:
  Investment Treaty with Bahrain (Treaty Doc. No. 106-25);
  Investment Treaty with Bolivia (Treaty Doc. No. 106-26);
  Investment Treaty with Honduras (Treaty Doc. No. 106-27);
  Investment Treaty with El Salvador (Treaty Doc. No. 106-28);
  Investment Treaty with Croatia (Treaty Doc. No. 106-29);
  Investment Treaty with Jordan (Treaty Doc. No. 106-30);
  Investment Treaty with Mozambique (Treaty Doc. No. 106-31).
  The treaties were transmitted to the Senate today, considered as 
having been read for the first time, and referred, with accompanying 
papers, to the Committee on Foreign Relations and were ordered to be 
printed.                                                 
Pages S4329-30
Appointment:
  NATO Parliamentary Assembly: The Chair, on behalf of the Vice 
President, in accordance with 22 U.S.C. 1928a-1928d, as amended, 
appointed the following Senators as members of the Senate Delegation to 
the NATO Parliamentary Assembly during the Second Session of the 106th 
Congress, to be held in Budapest, Hungary, May 26-30, 2000: Senators 
Grassley (Acting Chairman), Specter, Enzi, and Voinovich.    
  Page S4334
Messages from the President: Senate received the following messages 
from the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled the ``Agreement on 
Social Security Between the United States of America and the Republic 
of Chile''; to the Committee on Finance. (PM-108)            
Page S4295
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled the ``Agreement 
Between the United States of America and the Republic of Korea on 
Social Security''; to the Committee on Finance. (PM-109) 
                                                         Pages S4295-96
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Don Harrell, of New York, to be a Member of the Federal Retirement 
Thrift Investment Board for a term expiring September 25, 2002.
  Mildred Spiewak Dresselhaus, of Massachusetts, to be Director of the 
Office of Science, Department of Energy. (New Position)
  Jayne G. Fawcett, of Connecticut, to be a Member of the Board of 
Trustees of the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture 
and Arts Development for a term expiring May 19, 2006.
  1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral.                  
Page S4335
Nominations Withdrawn: Senate received notification of the withdrawal 
of the following nominations:
  Nicholas P. Godici, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Commissioner of 
Patents and Trademarks, which was sent to the Senate on January 31, 
2000.
  Mildred Spiewak Dresselhaus, of Massachusetts, to be Director of the 
Office of Energy Research, which was sent to the Senate on April 13, 
2000.                                                        
Page S4335
Messages From the President:                             
  Pages S4295-96
Messages From the House:                                     
  Page S4296
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S4296
Statements on Introduced Bills:                       
  Pages S4297-S4321
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S4321-23
Notices of Hearings:                                         
  Page S4327
Authority for Committees:                                    
  Page S4327
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S4290-95
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S4327
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:31 a.m., and adjourned at 7:01 p.m., 
until 10 a.m., on Wednesday, May 24, 2000. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S4335.)