[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 142 (Wednesday, November 1, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1161-D1162]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                        Wednesday, November 1, 2000

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed Continuing Resolutions.
      See Resume of Congressional Activity.
      The House passed H.J. Res. 122, Making Further Continuing 
      Appropriations.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S11445-S11501
Measures Introduced: Two bills and two resolutions were introduced, as 
follows: S. 3267-3268, S.J. Res. 56, and S. Con. Res. 159. 
                                                            Page S11494
Measures Reported:
  S. 3267, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to maintain 
retiree health benefits under the Coal Industry Retiree Health Benefit 
Act of 1992 and adjust inequities related to the United Mine Workers of 
America Combined Benefit Fund. (S. Rept. No. 106-512)
Page S11494
Measures Passed:
  Foreign Sales Corporation Tax Act: Senate passed H.R. 4986, to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the provisions relating to 
foreign sales corporations (FSCs) and to exclude extraterritorial 
income from gross income, after withdrawing the committee amendments, 
and agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto: 
                                                        Pages S11450-57
  Lott Amendment No. 4356, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                        Pages S11450-57
  Continuing Resolution: Senate passed H.J. Res. 84, making further 
continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2001, after agreeing to 
the following amendment proposed thereto:
  Page S11465
  Lott Amendment No. 4357, in the nature of a substitute.
Page S11465
  Conditional Adjournment: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 159, providing 
for a conditional adjournment or recess of the Senate and a conditional 
adjournment of the House of Representatives.
  Page S11469
  Continuing Resolution: Senate passed H.J. Res. 122, making further 
continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2001, clearing the 
measure for the President.
  Page S11471
  William Kenzo Nakamura United States Courthouse: Senate passed H.R. 
5302, to designate the United States courthouse located at 1010 Fifth 
Avenue in Seattle, Washington, as the ``William Kenzo Nakamura United 
States Courthouse'', clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                        Pages S11500-01
  Herbert H. Bateman Educational and Administrative Center: Senate 
passed H.R. 5388, to designate a building proposed to be located within 
the boundaries of the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, as the 
``Herbert H. Bateman Educational and Administrative Center'', clearing 
the measure for the President.
  Pages S11500-01
  George E. Brown, Jr. United States Courthouse: Senate passed H.R. 
5110, to designate the United States courthouse located at 3470 12th 
Street in Riverside, California, as the ``George E. Brown, Jr. United 
States Courthouse'', clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                            Page S11501
American Embassy Security Act/Bankruptcy Reform Act Conference Report: 
Senate resumed consideration of the conference report on H.R. 2415, to 
enhance security of United States missions and personnel overseas, to 
authorize appropriations for the Department of State for fiscal year 
2000. (On October 11, 2000, the H.R. 2415 conference committee struck 
all of the House bill after the enacting clause and inserted the 
provisions of S. 3186, the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 2000). 
                                                            Page S11450
  During consideration of the conference report today, the Senate took 
the following action:
  By 53 yeas to 30 nays (Vote No. 294), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn not having

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voted in the affirmative, Senate failed to agree to close further 
debate on the conference report.
Page S11450
  Subsequently, a Lott Motion to reconsider the vote by which the 
cloture vote on the conference report was not invoked was entered. 
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National Recording Preservation Act: Senate receded from its amendments 
to H.R. 4846, to establish the National Recording Registry in the 
Library of Congress to maintain and preserve sound recordings and 
collections of sound recordings that are culturally, historically, or 
aesthetically significant, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                            Page S11501
Messages From the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the continuation of the 
Sudan emergency; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
Affairs. (PM-137)
Page S11492
Messages From the President:
  Page S11492
Messages From the House:
  Pages S11492-93
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S11494-97
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page S11497
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S11497-S11500
Additional Statements:
  Pages S11491-92
Enrolled Bills Presented:
  Pages S11493-94
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--294) 
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Recess: Senate convened at 9:31 a.m., and, in accordance with the 
provisions of S. Con. Res. 159, recessed at 3:33 p.m., until 12 noon, 
on Tuesday, November 14, 2000; or if the House of Representatives does 
not pass H.J. Res. 84, Continuing Resolution (as passed by the Senate), 
the Senate will reconvene at 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 2, 2000. 
(For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in 
today's Record on page S11501.)