[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 76 (Friday, June 16, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D611]
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                                              Friday, June 16, 2000

[[Page D611]]

                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate agreed to Electronic Signatures in Global and National 
      Commerce Act Conference Report.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S5281-S5311
Measures Introduced: Two bills were introduced, as follows: S. 2747-
2748.                                                        
  Page S5308
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  S. 2046, to reauthorize the Next Generation Internet Act, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 106-310) 
                                                             Page S5308
Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act--Conference 
Report: By a unanimous vote of 87 yeas (Vote No. 133), Senate agreed to 
the conference report on S. 761, to regulate interstate commerce by 
electronic means by permitting and encouraging the continued expansion 
of electronic commerce through the operation of free market forces, 
clearing the measure for the President.                  
  Pages S5281-90
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Beverly B. Martin, of Georgia, to be United States District Judge for 
the Northern District of Georgia.
  Jay A. Garcia-Gregory, of Puerto Rico, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of Puerto Rico.
  Laura Taylor Swain, of New York, to be United States District Judge 
for the Southern District of New York.                       
Page S5290
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Ruth Martha Thomas, of the District of Columbia, to be a Deputy Under 
Secretary of the Treasury.
  Allan I. Mendelowitz, of Connecticut, to be a Director of the Federal 
Housing Finance Board for a term expiring February 27, 2007.
  2 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  1 Army nomination in the rank of general.
  3 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.                 
Page S5311
Nominations Withdrawn: Senate received notification of the withdrawal 
of the following nomination:
  Bruce A. Morrison, of Connecticut, to be a Director of the Federal 
Housing Finance Board for a term expiring February 27, 2007 
(Reappointment), which was sent to the Senate on October 29, 1999. 
                                                             Page S5311
Messages From the House:                                     
  Page S5307
Measures Placed on Calendar:                             
  Pages S5296-97
Communications:                                          
  Pages S5307-08
Statements on Introduced Bills:                          
  Pages S5308-10
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S5310-11
Notices of Hearings:                                         
  Page S5311
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S5305-07
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--133) 
                                                             Page S5289
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:31 a.m., and adjourned at 12:34 p.m., 
until 1 p.m., on Monday, June 19, 2000. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S5281.)