[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 66 (Wednesday, May 24, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D519-D522]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                            Wednesday, May 24, 2000

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      The House passed H.R. 4444, to Authorize Normal Trade Relations 
      Treatment to China.
      House Committees ordered reported 19 sundry measures, including 
      the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education 
      appropriations for fiscal year 2001.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S4337-S4398
Measures Introduced: Fourteen bills and one resolution were introduced, 
as follows: S. 2616-2629, and S. Con. Res. 117.
  Pages S4378-79
Measures Passed:
  Congratulating Republic of Latvia: Committee on Foreign Relations was 
discharged from further consideration of S. Con. Res. 110, 
congratulating the Republic of Latvia on the tenth anniversary of the 
reestablishment of its independence from the rule of the former Soviet 
Union, and the resolution was then agreed to.
  Page S4395
  Bring Them Home Alive Act: Senate passed S. 484, to provide for the 
granting of refugee status in the United States to nationals of certain 
foreign countries in which American Vietnam War POW/MIAs or American 
Korean War POW/MIAs may be present, if those nationals assist in the 
return to the United States of those POW/MIAs alive, after agreeing to 
the following amendment proposed thereto:
  Pages S4395-96
  Sessions (for Helms/Biden) Amendment No. 3171, to make certain 
technical corrections.
Pages S4395-96
Legislative Branch Appropriations: Senate began consideration of S. 
2603, making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2001, taking action on the following 
amendments proposed thereto:
  Pages S4341-58
Adopted:
  Bennett/Feinstein Amendment No. 3167, to make certain funds available 
for the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate until September 
30, 2003.
Pages S4351-52
  Bennett/Feinstein Amendment No. 3168, to authorize the Architect of 
the Capitol to solicit, receive, accept, and hold certain amounts in 
excess of $14,500,000, but such amounts shall not be expended by the 
Architect without approval in appropriation Acts.
Pages S4351-52
  Bennett/Feinstein Amendment No. 3169, to establish the Center for 
Russian Leadership Development to enable emerging political leaders of 
Russia at all levels of government to gain significant, firsthand 
exposure to the American free market economic system and the operation 
of American democratic institutions.
Pages S4351-52
  Bennett/Feinstein Amendment No. 3170, to make a technical correction.
                                                         Pages S4351-52
Pending:
  Mikulski Amendment No. 3166, to express the sense of the Senate 
commending the United States Capitol Police.
Pages S4343-51
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for votes to 
occur in relation to the pending amendment and third reading of the 
bill, on Thursday, May 25, 2000.
Pages S4347, S4358
Appointments:
  Board of Directors of the Office of Compliance: The Chair, on behalf 
of the Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate and the Speaker and 
Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, pursuant to Section 
301(b) of Public Law 104-1, announced the

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joint appointment of Barbara L. Camens, of the District of Columbia, 
and Roberta L. Holzwarth, of Illinois, to five-year terms on the Board 
of Directors of the Office of Compliance.
  Page S4396
Authority for Committees: All committees were authorized to file 
legislative reports during the adjournment of the Senate on Thursday, 
June 1, 2000, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
  Page S4396
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By 64 yeas 35 nays (Vote No. EX. 107), Bradley A. Smith, of Ohio, to 
be a Member of the Federal Election Commission.
Pages S4359-64
  By 98 yeas 1 nay (Vote No. EX. 108), Danny Lee McDonald, of Oklahoma, 
to be a Member of the Federal Election Commission.
Page S4364
  By 74 yeas 25 nays (Vote No. EX. 109), Timothy B. Dyk, of the 
District of Columbia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Federal 
Circuit.
Pages S4364-65
  By 63 yeas 36 nays (Vote No. EX. 110), Gerard E. Lynch, of New York, 
to be a United States District Judge for the Southern District of New 
York.
Page S4365
  By 83 yeas to 16 nays (Vote No. EX. 111), James J. Brady, of 
Louisiana, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District 
of Louisiana.
Pages S4365-66
  By 86 yeas 14 nays (Vote No. EX. 112), Mary A. McLaughlin, of 
Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern 
District of Pennsylvania.
Page S4366
  John Paul Hammerschmidt, of Arkansas, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority for a term 
of four years. (New Position)
  Norman Y. Mineta, of California, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority for a term 
of six years. (New Position)
  Robert Clarke Brown, of Ohio, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority for a term 
expiring November 22, 2005. (Reappointment)
  Christopher C. Gallagher, of New Hampshire, to be a Member of the 
Board of Directors of the Corporation for National and Community 
Service for a term expiring October 6, 2003. (Reappointment)
  Amy C. Achor, of Texas, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of 
the Corporation for National and Community Service for a term expiring 
October 6, 2003.
  Petrese B. Tucker, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District 
Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania vice Thomas N. O'Neill, 
Jr., retired.
  John Goglia, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the National 
Transportation Safety Board for a term expiring December 31, 2003. 
(Reappointment)
  Marianne O. Battani, of Michigan, to be United States District Judge 
for the Eastern District of Michigan vice Anna Diggs Taylor, retired.
  David M. Lawson, of Michigan, to be United States District Judge for 
the Eastern District of Michigan vice Avern Cohn, retired.
  Jay Johnson, of Wisconsin, to be Director of the Mint for a term of 
five years.
  Mark Reid Tucker, of North Carolina, to be United States Marshal for 
the Eastern District of North Carolina for the term of four years.
  Herschelle S. Challenor, of Georgia, to be a Member of the National 
Security Education Board for a term of four years. (Reappointment)
  James D. Whittemore, of Florida, to be United States District Judge 
for the Middle District of Florida vice William Terrell Hodges, 
retired.
  Richard C. Tallman, of Washington, to be United States Circuit Judge 
for the Ninth Circuit.
  Thomas A. Fry, III, of Texas, to be Director of the Bureau of Land 
Management.
  N. Cinnamon Dornsife, of the District of Columbia, to be United 
States Director of the Asian Development Bank, with the rank of 
Ambassador.
  Earl Anthony Wayne, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
State (Economic and Business Affairs), vice Alan Philip Larson.
  Bobby L. Roberts, of Arkansas, to be a Member of the National 
Commission on Libraries and Information Science for a term expiring 
July 19, 2003. (Reappointment)
  Michael G. Rossmann, of Indiana, to be a Member of the National 
Science Board, National Science Foundation for a term expiring May 10, 
2006.
  Daniel Simberloff, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the National 
Science Board, National Science Foundation for a term expiring May 10, 
2006.
  Carol Jones Carmody, of Louisiana, to be a Member of the National 
Transportation Safety Board for a term expiring December 31, 2004.
  Donald W. Horton, of Maryland, to be United States Marshal for the 
District of Columbia for the term of four years.
  Mel Carnahan, of Missouri, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of 
the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation for a term expiring December 
10, 2005. (Reappointment)
  Leslie Lenkowsky, of Indiana, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a 
term expiring February 8, 2004.

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  Juanita Sims Doty, of Mississippi, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a 
term expiring June 10, 2004.
  Gary A. Barron, of Florida, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation for a term expiring 
December 17, 2002.
  Alan Phillip Larson, of Iowa, to be United States Alternate Governor 
of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development for a term 
of five years; United States Alternate Governor of the Inter-American 
Development Bank for a term of five years; United States Alternate 
Governor of the African Development Bank for a term of five years; 
United States Alternate Governor of the African Development Fund; 
United States Alternate Governor of the Asian Development Bank; and 
United States Alternate Governor of the European Bank for 
Reconstruction and Development.
  Joan R. Challinor, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
National Commission on Libraries and Information Science for a term 
expiring July 19, 2004. (Reappointment)
  Jerome F. Kever, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Railroad 
Retirement Board for a term expiring August 28, 2003. (Reappointment)
  Virgil M. Speakman, Jr., of Ohio, to be a Member of the Railroad 
Retirement Board for a term expiring August 28, 2004. (Reappointment)
  Kathryn Shaw, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Council of 
Economic Advisers.
  E. Douglas Hamilton, of Kentucky, to be United States Marshal for the 
Western District of Kentucky for the term of four years.
  Edward B. Montgomery, of Maryland, to be Deputy Secretary of Labor.
  Scott O. Wright, of Missouri, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees 
of the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation for the remainder of the 
term expiring December 10, 2003.
  Nathan O. Hatch, of Indiana, to be a Member of the National Council 
on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2006.
  Thomas G. Weston, of Michigan, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign 
Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, for the rank of Ambassador during 
his tenure of service as Special Coordinator for Cyprus.
  Edward McGaffigan, Jr., of Virginia, to be a Member of the Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission for the term of five years expiring June 30, 
2005. (Reappointment)
  Carey Cavanaugh, of Florida, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign 
Service, Class of Counselor, for the rank of Ambassador during his 
tenure of service as Special Negotiator for Nagorno-Karabakh and New 
Independent States Regional Conflicts.
  Christopher Robert Hill, of Rhode Island, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Poland.
  Marc Racicot, of Montana, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of 
the Corporation for National and Community Service for a term expiring 
October 6, 2004.
  Alan D. Solomont, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a 
term expiring October 6, 2004.
  John Antoon II, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for 
the Middle District of Florida.
  Phyllis J. Hamilton, of California, to be United States District 
Judge for the Northern District of California.
  Audrey G. Fleissig, of Missouri, to be United States Attorney for the 
Eastern District of Missouri for the term of four years.
  Donnie R. Marshall, of Texas, to be Administrator of Drug 
Enforcement.
  Thomas N. Slonaker, of Arizona, to be Special Trustee, Office of 
Special Trustee for American Indians, Department of the Interior.
  Michelle Andrews Smith, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Treasury.
  Nicholas G. Garaufis, of New York, to be United States District Judge 
for the Eastern District of New York vice Charles P. Sifton, retired.
  Donald Arthur Mahley, of Virginia, Donald Arthur Mahley, of Virginia, 
a Career Member of the Senior Executive Service, for the rank of 
Ambassador during his tenure of service as Special Negotiator for 
Chemical and Biological Arms Control Issues.
  Bruce Sundlun, of Rhode Island, to be a Member of the National 
Security Education Board for a term of four years.
  Manuel Trinidad Pacheco, of Arizona, to be a Member of the National 
Security Education Board for a term of four years. (Reappointment)
  Steven S. Reed, of Kentucky, to be United States Attorney for the 
Western District of Kentucky for the term of four years.
  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. (New Position)
  Roger L. Hunt, of Nevada, to be United States District Judge for the 
District of Nevada.
  Kent J. Dawson, of Nevada, to be United States District Judge for the 
District of Nevada.
  Berle M. Schiller, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District 
Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania vice Robert S. Gawthrop, 
deceased.

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  Richard Barclay Surrick, of Pennsylvania, to be United States 
District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania vice Lowell A. 
Reed, Jr., retired.
  Jose Antonio Perez, of California, to be United States Marshal for 
the Central District of California for the term of four years vice 
Michael R. Ramon, resigned.
  Routine lists in the Foreign Service, Public Health Service. 
                                               Pages S4366-70, S4397-98
Messages From the House:
  Page S4375
Measures Referred:
  Page S4375
Measures Placed on Calendar:
  Page S4375
Measures Read First Time:
  Pages S4375-76
Communications:
  Pages S4376-77
Petitions:
  Pages S4377-78
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Page S4378
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S4379-91
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S4391-93
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S4393-94
Authority for Committees:
  Pages S4394-95
Additional Statements:
  Pages S4372-75
Record Votes: Six record votes were taken today. (Total--112) 
                                                         Pages S4364-66
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m., and adjourned at 5:20 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m., on Thursday, May 25, 2000. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S4397.)