[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 102 (Wednesday, September 6, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D860-D861]
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                                       Wednesday, September 6, 2000

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S8035-S8127
Measures Introduced: Eight bills and three resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 3005-3012, S.J. Res. 51, S. Res. 348, and S. Con. Res. 
134.                                                     
  Pages S8104-05
Measures Reported:
  S. 1510, to revise the laws of the United States appertaining to 
United States cruise vessels, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. (S. Rept. No. 106-396)
  S. 1810, to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify and 
improve veterans' claims and appellate procedures, with an amendment in 
the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 106-397)
  S. 3011, to increase, effective as of December 1, 2000, the rates of 
compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the 
rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of 
certain disabled veterans. (S. Rept. No. 106-398)            
Page S8103
Measures Passed:
  Galveston Hurricane National Remembrance Day: Senate agreed to S. 
Con. Res. 134, designating September 8, 2000, as Galveston Hurricane 
National Remembrance Day.                                    
  Page S8126
PNTR (Permanent Normal Trade Relations) for China: Senate continued 
consideration of the motion to proceed to the consideration of H.R. 
4444, to authorize extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal 
trade relations treatment) to the People's Republic of China, and to 
establish a framework for relations between the United States and the 
People's Republic of China.          
  Pages S8035-41, S8044-45, S8048-69
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the motion to proceed to the consideration of the bill 
on Thursday, September 7, 2000, with a vote to occur on the adoption of 
the motion to proceed.
Energy/Water Development Appropriations: Senate continued consideration 
of H.R. 4733, making appropriations for energy and water development 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, taking action on the 
following amendments purposed thereto:                   
  Pages S8069-90
Pending:
  Domenici Amendment No. 4032, to strike certain environment related 
provisions.                                                  
Page S8075
  Schumer/Collins Amendment No. 4033, to establish a Presidential 
Energy Commission to explore long- and short-term responses to domestic 
energy shortages in supply and severe spikes in energy prices. 
                                                             Page S8075
  Daschle (for Baucus) Amendment No. 4081, to strike certain provisions 
relating to revision of the Missouri River Master Water Control Manual.
                                                         Pages S8075-90
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill and pending amendments on Thursday, September 
7, 2000, with a vote to occur on the pending Daschle Amendment No. 
4081.                                                        
Page S8126
Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act--Agreement: A 
unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing that the 
vitiation order with respect to the agreement for consideration of S. 
1608, to provide annual payments to the States and counties from 
National Forest System lands managed by the Forest Service, and the 
revested Oregon and California Railroad and reconveyed Coos Bay Wagon 
Road grant lands managed predominately by the Bureau of Land 
Management, for use by the counties in which the lands are situated for 
the benefit of the public schools, roads, emergency and other public 
purposes; to encourage and provide new mechanisms for cooperation 
between counties and the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land 
Management to make necessary investments in Federal lands, and reaffirm 
the positive connection between Federal Lands counties and Federal 
Lands, be extended until 12 noon on Friday.                  
  Page S8126
Removal of Injunction of Secrecy: The injunction of secrecy was removed 
from the following treaty:
  Convention for International Carriage by Air (Treaty Doc. No. 106-45)
  The treaty was transmitted to the Senate today, considered as having 
been read for the first time, and

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referred, with accompanying papers, to the Committee on Foreign 
Relations and was ordered to be printed.                 
Pages S8125-26
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Joseph R. Biden, Jr., of Delaware, to be a Representative of the 
United States of America to the Fifty-fifth Session of the General 
Assembly of the United Nations.
  Rod Grams, of Minnesota, to be a Representative of the United States 
of America to the Fifty-fifth Session of the General Assembly of the 
United Nations.
  1 Air Force nomination in the rank of general.
  2 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Navy.                
Page S8127
Communications:                                          
  Pages S8101-03
Executive Reports of Committees:                         
  Pages S8103-04
Statements on Introduced Bills:                          
  Pages S8105-14
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S8114-16
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S8116-24
Notices of Hearings:                                         
  Page S8125
Authority for Committees:                                    
  Page S8125
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S8100-01
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S8125
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 8:23 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m., on Thursday, September 7, 2000. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S8126.)