[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 71 (Friday, June 9, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D567-D568]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                               Friday, June 9, 2000

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      The House passed H.R. 8, Death Tax Elimination Act of 2000.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S4915-S4935
Measures Introduced: One bill and three resolutions were introduced, as 
follows: S. 2710, S. Res. 319-320, and S. Con. Res. 121.
  Page S4922
Measures Passed:
  Community Revitalization: Senate agreed to S. Res. 319, to express 
the sense of the Senate that the Senate participate in and support 
activities to provide decent homes for the people of the United States.
                                                             Page S4930
  Authorizing Senate Testimony: Senate agreed to S. Res. 320, to 
authorize testimony by Senate employee in state administrative 
proceeding.
  Page S4933
  Congratulating Representative Stephen Chen: Senate agreed to S. Con. 
Res. 121, congratulating Representative Stephen S.F. Chen on the 
occasion of his retirement from the diplomatic service of Taiwan. 
                                                             Page S4933
Defense Appropriations: Senate continued consideration of H.R. 4576, 
making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2001, and taking action on the following 
amendments proposed thereto:
  Pages S4915-21
Adopted:
  By a unanimous vote of 88 yeas (Vote No. 123), Grassley Amendment No. 
3279, to require the Department of Defense to match certain 
disbursements with obligations prior to payment.
Pages S4915-16
  Helms Amendment No. 3280, to express the sense of the Senate on 
bringing peace to Chechnya.
Pages S4916-18
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that all first 
degree amendments to the bill, be filed by 3 p.m. on Monday, June 12, 
2000.
Page S4928
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Edward E. Kaufman, of Delaware, to be a Member of the Broadcasting 
Board of Governors for a term expiring August 13, 2000.
  Alberto J. Mora, of Florida, to be a Member of the Broadcasting Board 
of Governors for a term expiring August 13, 2000.
  David N. Greenlee, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Paraguay.
  Susan S. Jacobs, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to Papua New Guinea, 
and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as 
Ambassador to Solomon Islands, and as Ambassador to the Republic of 
Vanuatu.
  John F. Tefft, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Lithuania.
  John R. Dinger, of Florida, to be Ambassador to Mongolia.
  Donna Jean Hrinak, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Venezuela.
  John Martin O'Keefe, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Kyrgyz 
Republic.
  Edward William Gnehm, Jr., of Georgia, to be Ambassador to Australia.
  Daniel A. Johnson, of Florida, Career Member of the Senior Foreign 
Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Suriname.
  V. Manuel Rocha, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Bolivia.
  Rose M. Likins, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of El 
Salvador.
  Douglas A. Dworkin, of Maryland, to be General Counsel of the 
Department of Defense.
  W. Robert Pearson, of Tennessee, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Turkey.
  Marc Grossman, of Virginia, to be Director General of the Foreign 
Service, vice Edward William Gnehm, Jr.
  Anne Woods Patterson, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Colombia.
  James Donald Walsh, of California, to be Ambassador to Argentina.

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  Routine lists in the Foreign Service.
Pages S4932, S4935
Messages From the House:
  Page S4922
Communications:
  Page S4922
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page S4923
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S4924-28
Additional Statements:
  Pages S4921-22
Privileges of the Floor:
  Page S4928
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--123) 
                                                             Page S4916
Recess: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and recessed at 11:54 a.m., until 
12:00 noon, on Monday, June 12, 2000. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S4928.)