[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 72 (Monday, June 12, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D573-D574]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                              Monday, June 12, 2000

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      House committee ordered reported the Energy and Water Development 
      appropriations for fiscal year 2001.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S4237-S4972
Measures Introduced: Two bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 2711-2712, and S. Res. 321.
  Pages S4952-53
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
H. Con. Res. 251, commending the Republic of Croatia for the conduct of 
its parliamentary and presidential elections, with an amendment and 
with an amended preamble.
H. Con. Res. 304, expressing the condemnation of the continued 
egregious violations of human rights in the Republic of Belarus, the 
lack of progress toward the establishment of democracy and the rule of 
law in Belarus, calling on President Alyaksandr Lukashenka's regime to 
engage in negotiations with the representatives of the opposition and 
to restore the constitutional rights of the Belarusian people, and 
calling on the Russian Federation to respect the sovereignty of 
Belarus.
  S. 2460, to authorize the payment of rewards to individuals 
furnishing information relating to persons subject to indictment for 
serious violations of international humanitarian law in Rwanda.
  S. 2677, to restrict assistance until certain conditions are 
satisfied and to support democratic and economic transition in 
Zimbabwe.
  S. 2682, to authorize the Broadcasting Board of Governors to make 
available to the Institute for Media Development certain materials of 
the Voice of America.
S. Con. Res. 117, commending the Republic of Slovenia for its 
partnership with the United States and NATO, and expressing the sense 
of Congress that Slovenia's accession to NATO would enhance NATO's 
security.
S. Con. Res. 118, commemorating the 60th anniversary of the execution 
of Polish captives by Soviet authorities in April and May 1940. 
                                                             Page S4952
Measures Passed:
  Congratulating New Jersey Devils Hockey Championship: Senate agreed 
to S. Res. 321, to congratulate the New Jersey Devils for their 
outstanding discipline, determination, and ingenuity, in winning the 
2000 National Hockey League's Stanley Cup Championship. 
                                                         Pages S4971-72
Defense Appropriations: Senate resumed consideration of H.R. 4576, 
making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2001, taking action on the following amendments 
proposed thereto:
  Pages S4946-50
Adopted:
  Stevens/Inouye Amendment No. 3317, to provide research and 
development funds for the Information Technology project. 
                                                         Pages S4947-48
  Stevens Amendment No. 3318, to make a technical correction. 
                                                         Pages S4947-48
  Stevens Amendment No. 3319, to make a technical correction. 
                                                         Pages S4947-48
  Stevens Amendment No. 3320, to make a technical correction. 
                                                         Pages S4947-48
  Stevens Amendment No. 3328, to adjust the cash balances available 
under the ``Foreign Currency Fluctuations, Defense'' account. 
                                                             Page S4948
Pending:
  Boxer/Reid Amendment No. 3308, to prohibit the use of funds for the 
preventative application of dangerous pesticides in areas owned or 
managed by the Department of Defense that may be used by children. 
                                                         Pages S4946-47
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for a vote on the 
pending Boxer/Reid Amendment No. 3308 (listed above), to occur on 
Tuesday, June 13, 2000, at 2:20 p.m.
Page S4972

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  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill and further amendments to be proposed 
thereto, on Tuesday, June 13, 2000.
Page S4972
Appointment:
  National Commission to Ensure Consumer Information and Choice in the 
Airline Industry: The Chair, on behalf of the Democratic Leader, 
pursuant to Public Law 106-181, appointed Ted R. Lawson, of West 
Virginia, to serve as a member of the National Commission to Ensure 
Consumer Information and Choice in the Airline Industry.
  Page S4972
Messages From the House:
  Page S4952
Communications:
  Page S4952
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S4953-54
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S4954-55
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S4956-69
Notices of Hearings:
  Page S4969
Additional Statements:
  Pages S4951-52
Enrolled Bills Presented (June 9, 2000):
  Page S4952
Adjournment: Senate convened at 12:03 p.m., and adjourned at 4:11 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m., on Tuesday, June 13, 2000. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S4972.)