[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 122 (Wednesday, October 4, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1029-D1031]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                         Wednesday, October 4, 2000

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S9787-S9873
Measures Introduced: Four bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 3157-3160, and S. Res. 366.
  Page S9861
Measures Reported:
  Special Report entitled ``Further Revised Allocation to Subcommittees 
of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 2001''. (S. Rept. No. 106-483)
  S. 1109, to conserve global bear populations by prohibiting the 
importation, exportation, and interstate trade of bear viscera and 
items, products, or substances containing, or labeled or advertised as 
containing, bear viscera. (S. Rept. No. 106-484)
  S. 2417, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to increase 
funding for State nonpoint source pollution control programs, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 106-485)
  S. 1697, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to refund certain 
collections received pursuant to the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982, 
with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 106-486)
  S. 1756, to enhance the ability of the National Laboratories to meet 
Department of Energy missions and for other purposes, with an amendment 
in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 106-487)
  S. 2163, to provide for a study of the engineering feasibility of a 
water exchange in lieu of electrification of the Chandler Pumping Plant 
at Prosser Diversion Dam, Washington, with an amendment in the nature 
of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 106-488)
  S. 2882, to authorize Bureau of Reclamation to conduct certain 
feasibility studies to augment water supplies for the Klamath Project, 
Oregon and California, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
(S. Rept. No. 106-489)
Page S9855
Measures Passed:
  Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment Act: Senate 
passed H.R. 4386, to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to 
provide medical assistance for certain women screened and found to have 
breast or cervical cancer under a federally funded screening program, 
to amend the Public Health Service Act and the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act with respect to surveillance and information concerning 
the relationship between cervical cancer and the human papillomavirus 
(HPV), after striking all after the enacting clause and inserting in 
lieu thereof the text of S. 662 (Senate companion measure), and after 
agreeing to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                         Pages S9821-23
  Subsequently, S. 662 was placed back on the Senate calendar. 
                                                             Page S9822
  Education for All Handicapped Children Act: Senate agreed to H. Con. 
Res. 399, recognizing the 25th anniversary of the enactment of the 
Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975.
  Pages S9866-67
  William H. Natcher Bridge: Senate passed H.R. 1162, to designate the 
bridge on United States Route 231 that crosses the Ohio River between 
Maceo, Kentucky, and Rockport, Indiana, as the ``William H. Natcher 
Bridge'', clearing the measure for the President.
  Page S9867
  J. Smith Henley Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse: Senate passed 
H.R. 1605, to designate the Federal building and United States 
courthouse located at 402 North Walnut Street in Harrison, Arkansas, as 
the ``J. Smith Henley Federal Building and United States Courthouse'', 
clearing the measure for the President.
  Page S9867
  Carl Elliott Federal Building: Senate passed H.R. 4806, to designate 
the Federal building located at 1710 Alabama Avenue in Jasper, Alabama, 
as the ``Carl Elliott Federal Building'', clearing the measure for the 
President.
  Page S9867
  Owen B. Pickett U.S. Customhouse: Senate passed H.R. 5284, to 
designate the United States customhouse located at 101 East Main Street 
in Norfolk, Virginia, as the ``Owen B. Pickett United States 
Customhouse'', clearing the measure for the President.
  Page S9867

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  Red River National Wildlife Refuge Act: Senate passed H.R. 4318, to 
establish the Red River National Wildlife Refuge, clearing the measure 
for the President.
  Page S9867
  Personnel Flexibility: Committee on Governmental Affairs was 
discharged from further consideration of H.R. 4642, to make certain 
personnel flexibilities available with respect to the General 
Accounting Office, and the bill was then passed, clearing the measure 
for the President.
  Page S9867
  Famine Prevention and Freedom from Hunger Improvement Act: Senate 
passed H.R. 4002, to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to revise 
and improve provisions relating to famine prevention and freedom from 
hunger, after agreeing to a committee amendment in the nature of a 
substitute, and the following amendment proposed thereto: 
                                                         Pages S9867-69
  Fitzgerald (for Hagel) Amendment No. 4289, to include in the 
statement of policies that there is a need to responsibly manage the 
world's agricultural, as well as, natural resources for sustained 
productivity, health and resilience to climate variability. 
                                                             Page S9869
Interior Appropriations--Conference Report: Senate continued 
consideration of the conference report on H.R. 4578, making 
appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001. 
                                  Pages S9796-S9820, S9842-48, S9869-73
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the conference report 
and, in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing 
Rules of the Senate, a vote on the cloture motion could occur on 
Friday, October 6, 2000.
Pages S9820-21
  Senate will continue consideration of the conference report on 
Thursday, October 5, 2000.
Continuing Appropriations: Senate began consideration of H.J. Res. 110, 
making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2001. 
                                                         Pages S9827-42
  A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the resolution on Thursday, October 5, 2000, with a 
vote on final passage to occur at 10 a.m.
Page S9842
Appointment:
  Social Security Advisory Board: The Chair, on behalf of the President 
pro tempore, and in consultation with the Chairman and the Ranking 
Minority Member of the Finance Committee, pursuant to Public Law 103-
296, appointed David Podoff, of Maryland, as a member of the Social 
Security Advisory Board, vice Lori L. Hansen.
  Page S9866
Sequential Referral--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that when the Committee on Indian Affairs reports S. 
2917, to settle the land claims of the Pueblo of Santa Domingo, the 
bill be referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources for a 
period not to exceed 7 days.
  Page S9867
Executive Reports of Committees: Senate received the following 
executive reports of a committee:
  Report to accompany Bilateral Investment Treaties with Azerbaijan, 
Bahrain, Bolivia, Croatia, El Salvador, Honduras, Jordan, Lithuania, 
Mozambique, Uzbekistan, and a Protocol Amending the Bilateral 
Investment Treaty with Panama (Treaty Docs. 106-47, 106-25, 106-26, 
106-29, 106-28, 106-27, 106-30, 106-42, 106-31, 104-25, and 106-46) 
(Exec. Rept. No. 106-23)
Pages S9855-56
  Report to accompany Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties with Cyprus, 
Egypt, France, Greece, Nigeria, Romania, South Africa, Ukraine, and the 
Inter-American Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters with 
Related Protocol (Treaty Docs. 106-35, 106-19, 106-17, 106-18, 102-26, 
106-20, 106-36, 106-16, and 105-25) (Exec. Rept. No. 106-24) 
                                                         Pages S9856-59
  Report to accompany United Nations Convention to Combat 
Desertification in Those Countries Experiencing Drought, Particularly 
in Africa, with Annexes (Treaty Doc. 104-29) (Exec. Rept. No. 106-25) 
                                                         Pages S9859-60
  Report to accompany Extradition Treaties with Belize, Paraguay, South 
Africa and Sri Lanka (Treaty Docs. 106-38, 106-4, 106-24, and 106-34) 
(Exec. Rept. No. 106-26)
Pages S9860-61
Messages From the House:
  Pages S9852-53
Communications:
  Pages S9853-54
Petitions:
  Page S9854
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Pages S9855-61
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S9861-63
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S9863-64
Amendments Submitted:
  Page S9865
Additional Statements:
  Pages S9848-52
Text of S. 2412, as Previously Passed:
  Pages S9865-66
Recess: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and recessed at 8:25 p.m., until 
9:30 a.m., on Thursday, October 5, 2000. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S9869.)

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