[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 136 (Thursday, October 26, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1132-D1134]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                         Thursday, October 26, 2000

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed Continuing Resolution.
      Senate passed Older Americans Act Authorization.
      The House passed H.J. Res. 116, Making Further Continuing 
      Appropriations.
      The House agreed to H.R. 4942, District of Columbia 
      Appropriations Conference Report.
      The House agreed to H.R. 2614, Small Business Development 
      Conference Report.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S11027-S11192
Measures Introduced: Nine bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 3243-3251, and S. Con. Res. 156.
  Page S11131
Measures Reported:
  S. 876, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require that the 
broadcast of violent video programming be limited to hours when 
children are not reasonably likely to comprise a substantial portion of 
the audience, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. 
Rept. No. 106-509)
Page S11131
Measures Passed:
  Cardiac Arrest Survival Act: Senate passed H.R. 2498, to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to provide for recommendations of the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services regarding the placement of 
automatic external defibrillators in Federal buildings in order to 
improve survival rates of individuals who experience cardiac arrest in 
such buildings, and to establish protections from civil liability 
arising from the emergency use of the devices, after agreeing to the 
following amendment proposed thereto:
  Page S11041
  Jeffords (for Frist) Amendment No. 4344, in the nature of a 
substitute.
Page S11041
  Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act: Senate passed H.R. 5178, to 
require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard in effect under 
the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, clearing the measure 
for the President.
  Pages S11041-43
  Older Americans Act Authorization: By a unanimous vote of 94 yeas 
(Vote No. 285), Senate passed H.R. 782, to amend the Older Americans 
Act of 1965 to extend authorizations of appropriations for programs 
under the Act, to modernize programs and services for older 
individuals, after taking action on the following amendment proposed 
thereto:
  Pages S11035-41, S11055-64, S11088-97
Rejected:
  By 25 yeas to 69 nays (Vote No. 284), Gregg Amendment No. 4343, to 
amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to extend authorizations of 
appropriations for programs under the Act, and to modernize programs 
and services for older individuals. 
                                  Pages S11035-41, S11055-64, S11088-95
  Continuing Resolution:  By 94 yeas to 1 nay (Vote No. 287), Senate 
passed H.J. Res. 116, making further continuing appropriations for the 
fiscal year 2001, clearing the measure for the President.
  Page S11098
  Los Angeles Unified School District Authority Extension: Senate 
passed H.R. 5083, to extend the authority of the Los Angeles Unified 
School District to use certain park lands in the city of South Gate, 
California, which were acquired with amounts provided from the land and 
water conservation fund, for elementary school purposes, clearing the 
measure for the President.
  Page S11180
  Black Patriots Foundation Legislative Authority Extension: Senate 
passed H.R. 4957, to amend the

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Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to extend the 
legislative authority for the Black Patriots Foundation to establish a 
commemorative work, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                            Page S11180
  Frederick Douglass Memorial: Senate passed H.R. 5331, to authorize 
the Frederick Douglass Gardens, Inc., to establish a memorial and 
gardens on Department of the Interior lands in the District of Columbia 
or its environs in honor and commemoration of Frederick Douglass, 
clearing the measure for the President.
  Page S11180
  U.S. Park Police Medical Expenses: Senate passed H.R. 4404, to permit 
the payment of medical expenses incurred by the United States Park 
Police in the performance of duty to be made directly by the National 
Park Service, to allow for waiver and indemnification in mutual law 
enforcement agreements between the National Park Service and a State or 
political subdivision when required by State law, clearing the measure 
for the President.
  Page S11181
  Grants To Find Missing Adults (Kristen's Act): Senate passed H.R. 
2780, to authorize the Attorney General to provide grants for 
organizations to find missing adults, clearing the measure for the 
President.
  Page S11181
  Freedmen's Bureau Records Preservation Act: Senate passed H.R. 5157, 
to amend title 44, United States Code, to ensure preservation of the 
records of the Freedmen's Bureau, clearing the measure for the 
President.
  Page S11184
  Paul Coverdell National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act: Committee 
on the Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of S. 3045, 
to improve the quality, timeliness, and credibility of forensic science 
services for criminal justice purposes, and the bill was then passed, 
after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto: 
                                                        Pages S11184-87
  Brownback (for Sessions) Amendment No. 4345, in the nature of a 
substitute.
Pages S11185-87
  Birmingham Pledge Fostering of Racial Harmony and Reconciliation: 
Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of 
H.J. Res. 102, recognizing that the Birmingham Pledge has made a 
significant contribution in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation 
in the United States and around the world, and the resolution was then 
passed, after agreeing to the following amendments proposed thereto: 
                                                        Pages S11187-88
  Brownback (for Sessions) Amendment No. 4346, in the nature of a 
substitute.
Pages S11187-88
  Brownback (for Sessions) Amendment No. 4347, to amend the preamble. 
                                                        Pages S11187-88
  Enrollment Correction: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 156, to make a 
correction in the enrollment of the bill S. 1474, a bill providing 
conveyance of the Palmetto Bend project to the State of Texas. 
                                                            Page S11188
  Public Health Service Act Amendment: Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions was discharged from further consideration of S. 
1880, to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the health of 
minority individuals, and the bill was then passed, after agreeing to 
the following amendment proposed thereto:
  Pages S11188-90
  Brownback (for Frist) Amendment No. 4349, in the nature of a 
substitute.
Pages S11188-90
  American Museum of Science and Energy: Senate passed H.R. 4940, to 
designate the museum operated by the Secretary of Energy in Oak Ridge, 
Tennessee, as the ``American Museum of Science and Energy'', after 
agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto:
  Pages S11190-91
  Brownback (for Murkowski) Amendment No. 4348, in the nature of a 
substitute.
Pages S11190-91
  National Energy Security Act: Senate withdrew a motion to proceed to 
consideration of S. 2557, to protect the energy security of the United 
States and decrease America's dependency on foreign oil sources to 50 
percent by the Year 2010 by enhancing the use of renewable energy 
resources, conserving energy resources, improving energy efficiencies, 
and increasing domestic energy supplies, mitigating the effect of 
increases in energy prices on the American consumer, including the poor 
and the elderly.
  Page S11104
  Subsequently, Senate began consideration of a motion to proceed to 
consideration of the bill.
Page S11104
Small Business Tax Act Conference Report: Senate began consideration of 
the conference report on H.R. 2614, to amend the Small Business 
Investment Act to make improvements to the certified development 
company program.
  Pages S11098-S11100, S11104
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 55 yeas to 40 nays (Vote No. 286), Senate agreed to a motion to 
proceed to consideration of the conference report.
Pages S11097-98
Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act:  Senate concurred in 
the amendment of the House to the Senate amendment to H.R. 4868, to 
amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify 
temporarily certain rates of duty, to make other technical amendments 
to the trade laws, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                        Pages S11155-80

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Military and Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act: Senate concurred in the 
amendments of the House to S. 768, to establish court-martial jurisdiction 
over civilians serving with the Armed Forces during contingency operations, 
and to establish Federal jurisdiction over crimes committed outside the 
United States by former members of the Armed Forces and civilians 
accompanying the Armed Forces outside the United States, clearing the 
measure for the President.
  Pages S11181-84
Messages From the President: Senate received the following message from the 
President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the national emergency with 
respect to significant narcotics traffickers centered in Colombia; to the 
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-136)
Pages S11128-29
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Alan Craig Kessler, of Pennsylvania, to be a Governor of the United States 
Postal Service for a term expiring December 8, 2008.
  Amy L. Comstock, of Maryland, to be Director of the Office of Government 
Ethics for a term of five years.
  Carol Waller Pope, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
Federal Labor Relations Authority for a term expiring July 1, 2004.
  Mark L. Schneider, of California, to be Director of the Peace Corps.
  Norman J. Pattiz, of California, to be a Member of the Broadcasting Board 
of Governors for a term expiring August 13, 2001.
  John Ramsey Johnson, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge 
of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen 
years.
  Marc B. Nathanson, of California, to be a Member of the Broadcasting Board 
of Governors for a term expiring August 13, 2001. (Reappointment)
  Marc B. Nathanson, of California, to be Chairman of the Broadcasting Board 
of Governors. (New Position)
  Don Harrell, of New York, to be a Member of the Federal Retirement Thrift 
Investment Board for a term expiring September 25, 2002.
  Gerald Fisher, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of 
the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen 
years.
  George A. Omas, of Mississippi, to be a Commissioner of the Postal Rate 
Commission for a term expiring October 14, 2006. (Reappointment)
  Edward E. Kaufman, of Delaware, to be a Member of the Broadcasting Board 
of Governors for a term expiring August 13, 2003. (Reappointment)
  Alberto J. Mora, of Florida, to be a Member of the Broadcasting Board of 
Governors for a term expiring August 13, 2003. (Reappointment)
  Thomas A. Fink, of Alaska, to be a Member of the Federal Retirement Thrift 
Investment Board for a term expiring October 11, 2003. (Reappointment)
  Tom C. Korologos, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Broadcasting Board of 
Governors for a term expiring August 13, 2001. (Reappointment)
  Robert M. Ledbetter, Jr. of Mississippi, to be a Member of the 
Broadcasting Board of Governors for a term expiring August 13, 2003. 
                                                        Pages S11085, S11191
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Isaac C. Hunt, Jr., of Ohio, to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange 
Commission for the term expiring June 5, 2005. (Reappointment)
  Gerald S. Segal, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the National Council 
on Disability for a term expiring September 17, 2003.
  S. Elizabeth Gibson, of North Carolina, to be United States Circuit Judge 
for the Fourth Circuit.
  1 Army nomination in the rank of general.
  Routine list in the Army.
Pages S11083-85
Nominations Withdrawn: Senate received notification of the withdrawal of the 
following nominations:
  Marc Lincoln Marks, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Federal Mine 
Safety and Health Review Commission for a term of six years expiring August 
30, 2006. (Reappointment), which was sent to the Senate on June 8, 2000. 
                                                                 Page S11085
Messages From the President:
  Pages S11128-29
Messages From the House:
  Pages S11129-30
Communications:
  Pages S11130-31
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S11131-37
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page S11137
Amendments Submitted:
  Page S11137
Additional Statements:
  Pages S11124-27
Enrolled Bills Presented:
  Page S11130
Privileges of the Floor:
  Page S11155
Record Votes: Four record votes were taken today. (Total--287) 
                                                             Pages S11095-98
Recess: Senate convened at 9:32 a.m., and recessed at 9:53 p.m., until 9:30 
a.m., on Friday, October 27, 2000. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of 
the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S11083.)