[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 17647]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                         COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS

  Mr. THOMPSON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
now proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 354 submitted 
earlier by Senator Lott and Senator Daschle.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 354) amending paragraphs 2 and 3(a) 
     of Rule XXV and providing for Senator appointments to the 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, the Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, the Finance Committee, 
     the Small Business Committee, and the Veterans' Affairs 
     Committee.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to the immediate 
consideration of the resolution.
  Mr. THOMPSON. I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed 
to and the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 354) was agreed to, as follows:

                              S. Res. 354

       Resolved, That notwithstanding any other provision of Rule 
     XXV, paragraph 2 of Rule XXV of the Standing Rules of the 
     Senate is amended as follows:
       Strike the figure after ``Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry'' and insert in lieu thereof ``20''.
       Strike the figure after ``Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs'' and insert in lieu thereof ``22''.
       Sec. 2. That Rule XVV, paragraph 3(a) of the Standing Rules 
     of the Senate is amended as follows:
       Strike the figure after ``Veterans' Affairs'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof ``14''.
       Sec. 3. That on the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry, the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Smith) is hereby 
     appointed to serve as a majority member; that the Senator 
     from Georgia (Mr. Miller) is hereby appointed to serve as a 
     minority member; and that the Majority Leader is hereby 
     authorized to appoint one majority member to that committee.
       Sec. 4. That on the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs, the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Miller) is 
     hereby appointed to serve as a minority member, and that the 
     Majority Leader is hereby authorized to appoint one majority 
     member to that committee.
       Sec. 5. That on the Committee on Finance, the Senator from 
     Idaho (Mr. Craig) is hereby appointed to serve as a majority 
     member.
       Sec. 6. That on the Committee on Small Business, the 
     Majority Leader is hereby authorized to appoint one majority 
     member to that committee.
       Sec. 7. That on the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, the 
     Senator from Georgia (Mr. Miller) is hereby appointed to 
     serve as a minority member, and that the Majority Leader is 
     hereby authorized to appoint a majority member to that 
     committee.

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