Daily Digest/Highlights + Senate; Congressional Record Vol. 145, No. 96
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Thursday, July 1, 1999
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HIGHLIGHTS
Senate passed Treasury/Postal Service Appropriations and the
District of Columbia Appropriations bills.
Senate agreed to the conference report on the Y2K Act.
See Resume of Congressional Activity.
House Committee ordered reported the Military Construction and
Interior appropriations for fiscal year 2000.
House agreed to the conference report on H.R. 775, Year 2000
Readiness and Responsibility Act.
House passed H.R. 10, Financial Services Act of 1999.
Senate
Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S8017-S8203
Measures Introduced: Thirty-two bills and six resolutions were
introduced, as follows: S. 1312-1343, S. Res. 132-136, and S. Con. Res.
43.
Pages S8084-85
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
Special Report entitled ``Further Revised Allocation to
Subcommittees of Budget Totals''. (S. Rept. No. 106-101.
S. 335, to amend chapter 30 of title 39, United States Code, to
provide for the nonmailability of certain deceptive matter relating to
games of chance, administrative procedures, orders, and civil penalties
relating to such matter, and for other purposes, with an amendment in
the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 106-102)
S. 468, to improve the effectiveness and performance of Federal
financial assistance programs, simplify Federal financial assistance
application and reporting requirements, and improve the delivery of
services to the public, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 106-103)
S. Res. 59, A bill designating both July 2, 1999, and July 2, 2000,
as ``National Literacy Day''.
S. 467, to restate and improve section 7A of the Clayton Act, with
an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
S. 1257, to amend statutory damages provisions of title 17, United
States Code.
S. 1258, to authorize funds for the payment of salaries and expenses
of the Patent and Trademark Office.
S. 1259, to amend the Trademark Act of 1946 relating to dilution of
famous marks.
S. 1260, to make technical corrections in title 17, United States
Code, and other laws, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
Pages S8083-84
Measures Passed:
Adjournment Resolution: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 43, providing
for a conditional adjournment or recess of the Senate and a conditional
adjournment of the House of Representatives.
Page S8011
Department of the Treasury/Postal Service Appropriations: Senate
passed S. 1282, making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the
United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President,
and certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September
30, 2000, after taking action on the following amendments proposed
thereto:
Pages S7981-S8011, S8036-50
Adopted:
Campbell (for Jeffords) Amendment No. 1197, to ensure the safety and
availability of child care centers in Federal facilities.
Pages S7987, S7996
Campbell (for Lott/Daschle) Amendment No. 1201, to authorize the
conveyance to the Columbia Hospital for Women of a certain parcel of
land in the District of Columbia.
Pages S7987, S7989-90
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Campbell (for Collins/Campbell/Dorgan) Amendment No. 1202, to
request the United States Postal Service to issue a commemorative
postage stamp honoring the 100th anniversary of the founding of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States.
Pages S7987-88
Campbell (for DeWine) Amendment No. 1200, to prohibit the use of
funds to pay for an abortion or to pay for the administrative expenses
in connection with certain health plans that provide coverage for
abortions. (By 47 yeas to 51 nays (Vote No. 197), Senate earlier failed
to table the amendment.)
Pages S7987, S8036-42
Dorgan (for Harkin) Modified Amendment No. 1209, to provide
additional funding to reduce methamphetamine usage in High Intensity
Drug Trafficking Areas.
Pages S7987, S8042-43
Dorgan (for Wellstone) Amendment No. 1212, to require the Secretary
of Health and Human Services to provide bonus grants to high
performance States based on certain criteria and collect data to
evaluate the outcome of welfare reform.
Pages S7987, S8042-43
Campbell (for Kyl) Modified Amendment No. 1195, to increase by
$50,000,000 funding for United States Customs Service for salaries and
expenses to hire 500 new inspectors to stop the flow of illegal drugs
into the United States and facilitate legitimate cross-border trade and
commerce.
Pages S7987, S7992-95, S8010-11
Campbell (for Enzi/Thomas) Amendment No. 1198, to include Campbell
and Uinta Counties to the Rocky Mountain High Intensity Drug
Trafficking Areas for the State of Wyoming.
Pages S7987, S8042-45
Dorgan (for Reid) Modified Amendment No. 1205, to provide additional
funds for the Youth Crime Gun Interdiction Initiative.
Pages S7987, S8044
Campbell/Dorgan Amendment No. 1192, to provide for an increase in
certain Federal buildings funds.
Pages S7987, S8045
Campbell Amendment No. 1218, to provide for a reduction in the
amounts provided for certain rental of space, building operations and
in aggregate amount of Federal Buildings Fund.
Pages S8044-45
Campbell/Dorgan Amendment No. 1219, to provide that funds made
available for fiscal year 2000 by this or any other Act to any
department or agency, which is a member of the Joint Financial
Management Improvement Program (JFMIP) shall be available to finance an
appropriate share of JFMIP salaries and administrative costs.
Pages S8044-45
Campbell (for Schumer) Amendment No. 1220, to require the Secretary
of the Treasury to develop an Internet site where a taxpayer may
generate a receipt for an income tax payment which itemizes the portion
of the payment which is allocable to various Government spending
categories.
Pages S8044-45
Rejected:
Dorgan (for Lautenberg) Amendment No. 1214, to provide for the
inclusion of alcohol abuse by minors in the national anti-drug media
campaign for youth. (By 58 yeas to 40 nays, 1 member responding present
(Vote No. 194), Senate tabled the amendment.)
Pages S7987, S7997-S8010
Withdrawn:
Dorgan (for Moynihan) Amendment No. 1191, to ensure that health and
safety concerns at the Federal Courthouse at 40 Centre Street in New
York, New York are alleviated.
Page S7987
Reed Amendment No. 1193, to enable the State of Rhode Island to meet
the criteria for recommendation as an Area of Application to the
Boston-Worcester-Lawrence; Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, and
Connecticut Federal locality pay area.
Pages S7987, S7990-91
Dorgan (for Landrieu) Amendment No. 1211, to ensure the availability
of child care in Federal facilities.
Pages S7987, S7996
Dorgan (for Torricelli) Amendment No. 1213, to amend title 4 of the
United States Code to prohibit the imposition of discriminatory
commuter taxes by political subdivisions of States.
Pages S7987, S8044
Campbell (for Warner) Amendment No. 1194, to provide for
professional liability insurance coverage for Federal employees.
Pages S7987, S8044
Campbell (for Kyl) Amendment No. 1196, to express the sense of the
Senate that the Congress should provide funding for additional United
States Customs Service inspectors to stop the flow of illegal drugs
into the United States and facilitate legitimate cross-border trade and
commerce.
Pages S7987, S8044
Campbell (for Grassley) Amendment No. 1199, to provide full funding
for United States Customs Service salaries and expenses.
Pages S7987, S8044
Campbell (for Hutchison/Kyl) Amendment No. 1204, to increase by
$50,000,000 funding for United States Customs Service salaries and
expenses, for the purpose of hiring 500 new United States Customs
inspectors to stop the flow of illegal drugs into the United States.
Pages S7987, S8044
Dorgan (for Baucus) Amendment No. 1206, to amend title 39, United
States Code, to establish guidelines for the relocation, closing,
consolidation, or construction of post offices.
Pages S7987, S8044
Dorgan (for Moynihan/Schumer) Modified Amendment No. 1208, to ensure
that the health and safety concerns at the Federal courthouse at 40
Centre Street in New York, New York, are alleviated.
Pages S7987, S8044-45
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Dorgan (for Schumer) Amendment No. 1210, to amend chapter 44 of
title 18, United States Code, relating to the regulation of firearms
dealers.
Pages S7987, S8044
Dorgan (for Cochran) Amendment No. 1217, to repeal section 1122 of
the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 1994.
Pages S7990, S8044
Dorgan (for Graham) Amendment No. 1215, to increase funding for law
enforcement in the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area associated with
Jacksonville, Florida.
Pages S7990, S8045
Dorgan (for Graham) Amendment No. 1216, to provide that Customs
Service personnel assigned to Florida and the Southwest border are not
reduced below fiscal year 1999 levels.
Pages S7990, S8045
Dorgan (for Moynihan) Amendment No. 1189, to ensure the expeditious
construction of a new United States Mission to the United Nations.
Pages S7987, S8045
Dorgan (for Moynihan) Amendment No. 1190, to ensure that the General
Services Administration has adequate funds available for programmatic
needs.
Pages S7987, S8045
Campbell (for DeWine/Coverdell) Amendment No. 1203, to provide
additional funding for the United States Customs Service for enhance
drug interdiction efforts as authorized in the Western Hemisphere Drug
Elimination Act.
Page S7987
Dorgan (for Schumer) Amendment No. 1207, to require the Secretary of
the Treasury to develop an Internet site where a taxpayer may generate
a receipt for an income tax payment which itemizes the portion of the
payment which is allocable to various Government spending categories.
Page S7987
A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that when the
Senate receives the House companion measure, the Senate strike all
after the enacting clause and insert in lieu thereof the text of S.
1282, as passed, and the House bill, as amended, be read for a third
time and passed, that the Senate insist on its amendment, request a
conference with the House thereon, and the Chair be authorized to
appoint conferees on the part of the Senate. Further, that upon passage
of the House bill, passage of S. 1282 be vitiated and then be
indefinitely postponed.
Page S8050
Open-market Reorganization for the Betterment of International
Telecommunications Act: Senate passed S. 376, to amend the
Communications Satellite Act of 1962 to promote competition and
privatization in satellite communications, after agreeing to a
committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, and the following
amendment proposed thereto:
Pages S8051-53
Burns Amendment No. 1221, to prohibit INTELSAT from entering the
United States market directly to provide any satellite communications
services or space segment capacity to carriers (other than the United
States signatory) or end users in the United States until July 1, 2001
or until INTELSAT achieves a pro-competitive privatization pursuant to
section 613 (a) if privatization occurs earlier.
Page S8052
District of Columbia Appropriations: Senate passed S. 1283, making
appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other
activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of said
District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, taking action
on the following amendments proposed thereto:
Pages S8053-64
Adoption:
Daschle Amendment No. 1223, to direct the Secretary of the Interior
to implement the notice of decision approved by the National Capital
Regional Director, dated April 7, 1999.
Pages S8056-57
Durbin Amendment No. 1227, to express the sense of the Senate
regarding the urgent need to address basic quality of life concerns in
the District of Columbia.
Pages S8061-62
Hutchison Amendment No. 1228, to encourage the Mayor of the District
of Columbia to adhere to the recommendations of the Health Care
Development Commission with respect to the use of Medicaid
Disproportionate Share payments.
Page S8062
Hutchison (for Edwards) Amendment No. 1229, to allow the District of
Columbia Public Schools to consider funding of a program to discourage
school violence.
Page S8062
Hutchison (for Dorgan) Amendment No. 1230, to require a GAO study of
the criminal justice system of the District of Columbia.
Page S8062
Hutchison (for Dorgan) Amendment No. 1231, to amend the District of
Columbia Code to require the arrest and termination of parole of a
prisoner for illegal drug use.
Page S8062
Withdrawn:
Coverdell/Ashcroft Amendment No. 1222, to prohibit the use of funds
for the distribution of sterile needles or syringes for the hypodermic
injection of any illegal drug.
Pages S8054-56
Durbin Amendment No. 1224, to strike Federal funding for the
District of Columbia resident tuition support program.
Pages S8057-61
A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that when the
Senate receives the House companion measure, the Senate strike all
after the enacting clause and insert in lieu thereof the text of S.
1283, as passed, and the House bill, as amended, be read for a third
time and passed, that the Senate insist on its amendment, request a
conference with the House thereon, and the Chair be authorized to
appoint conferees on the part of the Senate. Further,
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that upon passage of the House bill, passage of S. 1283 be vitiated and
then be indefinitely postponed.
Page S8064
Oregon Land Conveyance: Senate passed S. 416, to direct the
Secretary of Agriculture to convey the city of Sisters, Oregon, a
certain parcel of land for use in connection with a sewage treatment
facility, after agreeing to committee amendments and the following
amendment proposed thereto:
Pages S8184-86
Gorton (for Smith of OR.) Amendment no. 1225, to authorize the
acquisition of replacement lands within Oregon, and within or in the
vicinity of the Deschutes National Forest.
Page S8185
National Trail Systems: Senate passed S. 700, to amend the National
Trails System Act to designate the Ala Kahakai Trail as a National
Historic Trail, after agreeing to committee amendments.
Pages S8184-86
Loess Hill Preservation Study Act: Senate passed S. 776, to
authorize the National Park Service to conduct a feasibility study for
the preservation of the Loess Hills in western Iowa, after agreeing to
committee amendments.
Pages S8184-87
Black Canyon National Park/Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area
Act: Senate passed S. 323, to redesignate the Black Canyon of the
Gunnison National Monument as a national park and establish the
Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area, after agreeing to a
committee amendment in the nature of a substitute.
Pages S8184-85, S8187-89
Deschutes Resources Conservancy Authorization Act: Senate passed S.
1027, to reauthorize the participation of the Bureau of Reclamation in
the Deschutes Resources Conservancy.
Pages S8184-85, S8189
Sudan National Islamic Front: Senate agreed to S. Res. 109, relating
to the activities of the National Islamic Front government in Sudan,
after agreeing to committee amendments.
Page S8189
United Nations General Assembly: Senate agreed to S. Res. 119,
expressing the sense of the Senate with respect to United Nations
General Assembly Resolution ES-10/6.
Pages S8189-90
Palestine Partition Plan Condemnation: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res.
36, condemning Palestinian efforts to revive the original Palestine
partition plan of November 29, 1947, and condemning the United Nations
Commission on Human Rights for its April 27, 1999, resolution endorsing
Palestinian self-determination on the basis of the original Palestine
partition plan.
Page S8190
Qatar Central Municipal Council Election: Senate agreed to H. Con.
Res. 35, congratulating the State of Qatar and its citizens for their
commitment to democratic ideals and women's suffrage on the occasion of
Qatar's historic elections of a central municipal council on March 8,
1999.
Page S8190
Digital Theft Deterrence and Copyright Damages Improvement Act:
Senate passed S. 1257, to amend statutory damages provisions of title
17, United States Code.
Pages S8190-91
Patent Fee Integrity and Innovation Protection Act: Senate passed S.
1258, to authorize funds for the payment of salaries and expenses of
the Patent and Trademark Office.
Page S8191
Trademark Amendments Act: Senate passed S. 1259, to amend the
Trademark Act of 1946 relating to dilution of famous marks.
Pages S8191-92
Technical Corrections: Senate passed S. 1260, to make technical
corrections in title 17, United States Code, and other laws, with an
amendment in the nature of a substitute.
Page S8192
National Literacy Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 59, designating both
July 2, 1999, and July 2, 2000, as ``National Literacy Day''.
Page S8193
Private Relief: Senate passed S. 606, for the relief of Global
Exploration and Development Corporation, Kerr-McGee Corporation, and
Kerr-McGee Chemical, LLC (successor to Kerr-McGee Chemical
Corporation), after agreeing to a committee amendment.
Pages S8193-94
Military and Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act: Senate passed 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, after agreeing to a committee
amendment in the nature of a substitute, and the following amendment
proposed thereto:
Pages S8194-99
Gorton (for Sessions) Amendment No. 1226, in the nature of a
substitute.
Pages S8195-97
Condemning Arson in Synagogue: Senate agreed to S. Res. 136,
condemning the acts of arson at three Sacramento, California, area
synagogues on June 18, 1999, and calling on all Americans to
categorically reject crimes of hate and intolerance.
Page S8199
Budget Process Reform: Senate resumed consideration of S. 557, to
provide guidance for the designation of emergencies as a part of the
budget process,
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taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto:
Pages S7974-81
Pending:
Lott (for Abraham) Amendment No. 254, to preserve and protect the
surpluses of the social security trust funds by reaffirming the
exclusion of receipts and disbursement from the budget, by setting a
limit on the debt held by the public, and by amending the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974 to provide a process to reduce the limit on the debt
held by the public.
Page S7980
Abraham Amendment No. 255 (to Amendment No. 254), in the nature of a
substitute.
Page S7980
Lott motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on Governmental
Affairs, with instructions and report back forthwith.
Page S7981
Lott Amendment No. 296 (to the instructions of the Lott motion to
recommit), to provide for Social Security surplus preservation and debt
reduction.
Page S7981
Lott Amendment No. 297 (to Amendment No. 296), in the nature of a
substitute (Social Security Lockbox).
Page S7981
During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the
following action:
By 99 yeas to 1 nay (Vote No. 193), three-fifths of those Senators
duly chosen and sworn having voted in the affirmative, Senate agreed to
close further debate on the motion to proceed to consideration of the
bill.
Pages S7974-80
A motion was entered to close further debate on the pending Lott
Amendment No. 297 (listed above) and, pursuant to the order of June 30,
1999, a vote on the cloture motion will occur on Friday, July 16, 1999.
Page S7981
Subsequently, the bill was returned to the Senate calendar.
Page S7981
Y2K Act--Conference Report: By 81 yeas to 18 nays (Vote No. 196),
Senate agreed to the conference report on H.R. 775, to establish
certain procedures for civil actions brought for damages relating to
the failure of any device or system to process or otherwise deal with
the transition from the year 1999 to the year 2000.
Pages S8017-35
Appointment:
International Financial Institution Advisory Commission: The Chair,
on behalf of the Majority Leader, who consulted with the Speaker of the
House of Representatives and the Minority Leaders of the Senate and the
House, and pursuant to Public Law 105-277, announced the designation of
Allan H. Meltzer, of Pennsylvania, as the Chairman of the International
Financial Institution Advisory Commission.
Page S8184
Authority for Committees: All committees were authorized to file
legislative reports during the adjournment of the Senate on Thursday,
July 8, 1999, from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m.
Page S8184
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
By 97 yeas to 2 nays (Vote No. 195), Lawrence H. Summers, of
Maryland, to be Secretary of the Treasury.
Pages S7996-97, S8010
Timothy Fields, Jr., of Virginia, to be Assistant Administrator,
Office of Solid Waste, Environmental Protection Agency.
Albert S. Jacquez, of California, to be Administrator of the Saint
Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation for a term of seven years.
Diane Edith Watson, of California, to be Ambassador to the Federal
States of Micronesia.
Melvin E. Clark, Jr., of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of
the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation
for a term expiring December 17, 1999.
Carolyn L. Huntoon, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of
Energy (Environmental Management).
John T. Spotila, of New Jersey, to be Administrator of the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget.
Gary S. Guzy, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
John T. Hanson, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of
Veterans Affairs (Public and Intergovernmental Affairs).
Frank Almaguer, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of
Honduras.
John R. Hamilton, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of
Peru.
Donald W. Keyser, of Virginia, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign
Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, for Rank of Ambassador during
tenure of service as Special Representative of the Secretary of State
for Nagorno-Karabakh and New Independent States Regional Conflicts.
Gwen C. Clare, of South Carolina, to be Ambassador to the Republic
of Ecuador.
Oliver P. Garza, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the Republic of
Nicaragua.
Joyce E. Leader, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to
the Republic of Guinea.
David B. Dunn, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of
Zambia.
M. Michael Einik, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to The Former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
Mark Wylea Erwin, of North Carolina, to be Ambassador to the
Republic of Mauritius, and to serve concurrently and without additional
compensation as
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Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of
America to the Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros and as
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of
America to the Republic of Seychelles.
Christopher E. Goldthwait, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the
Republic of Chad.
Larry C. Napper, of Texas, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign
Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, for Rank of Ambassador during
tenure of service as Coordinator of the Support for East European
Democracy (SEED) Program.
Donald Lee Pressley, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator
of the Agency for International Development.
Joseph Limprecht, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of
Albania.
Prudence Bushnell, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of
Guatemala.
Mary Sheila Gall, of Virginia, to be a Commissioner of the Consumer
Product Safety Commission for a term of seven years from October 27,
1998.
Donald Keith Bandler, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to the
Republic of Cyprus.
Johnnie Carson, of Illinois, to be Ambassador to the Republic of
Kenya.
Thomas J. Miller, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to Bosnia and
Herzegovina.
Bismarck Myrick, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of
Liberia.
Michael D. Metelits, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic
of Cape Verde.
Ann Brown, of Florida, to be a Commissioner of the Consumer Product
Safety Commission for a term of seven years from October 27, 1999.
Ann Brown, of Florida, to be Chairman of the Consumer Product Safety
Commission.
Routine lists in the Foreign Service.
Pages S8015-16, S8199-S8201
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
Curt Hebert, Jr., of Mississippi, to be a Member of the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission for the term expiring June 30, 2004.
Earl E. Devaney, of Massachusetts, to be Inspector General,
Department of the Interior.
Lawrence H. Summers, of Maryland, to be United States Governor of
the International Monetary Fund for a term of five years; United States
Governor of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
for a term of five years; United States Governor of the Inter-American
Development Bank for a term of five years; United States Governor of
the African Development Bank for a term of five years; United States
Governor of the Asian Development Bank; United States Governor of the
African Development Fund; United States Governor of the European Bank
for Reconstruction and Development.
James B. Cunningham, of Pennsylvania, to be Deputy Representative of
the United States of America to the United Nations, with the rank and
status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.
Harriet L. Elam, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to the Republic
of Senegal.
J. Richard Fredericks, of California, to be Ambassador to
Switzerland, and to serve concurrently and without additional
compensation as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the
United States of America to the Principality of Liechntenstein.
Barbara J. Griffiths, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic
of Iceland.
Gregory Lee Johnson, of Washington, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom
of Swaziland.
Jimmy J. Kolker, of Missouri, to be Ambassador to Burkina Faso.
Sylvia Gaye Stanfield, of Texas, to be Ambassador to Brunei
Darussalam.
Sally Katzen, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Director for
Management, Office of Management and Budget.
Q. Todd Dickenson, of Pennsylvania, to be Commissioner of Patents
and Trademarks.
Clifford Gregory Stewart, of New Jersey, to be General Counsel of
the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for a term of four years.
Anthony Musick, of Virginia, to be Chief Financial Officer,
Corporation for National and Community Service.
Michael Cohen, of Maryland, to be Assistant Secretary for Elementary
and Secondary Education, Department of Education.
Major General Phillip R. Anderson, United States Army, to be a
Member and President of the Mississippi River Commission, under the
provisions of Section 2 of an Act of Congress, approved June 1879 (21
Stat. 37) (33 USC 642).
A routine list in the Foreign Service.
Pages S8011-15
Nomination Withdrawn: Senate received notification of the withdrawal
of the following nomination:
G. Edward DeSeve, of Pennsylvania, to be Deputy Director for
Management, Office of Management and Budget, which was sent to the
Senate on February 12, 1999.
Page S8016
Messages From the House:
Pages S8080-81
Communications:
Pages S8081-82
Petitions:
Pages S8082-83
Executive Reports of Committees:
Page S8084
Statements on Introduced Bills:
Pages S8085-S8140
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages S8140-42
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Amendments Submitted:
Pages S8145-58
Notices of Hearings:
Pages S8158-59
Authority for Committees:
Page S8159
Additional Statements:
Pages S8159-64
Text of S. 1234 as Previously Passed:
Pages S8164-84
Record Votes: Five record votes were taken today. (Total--197)
Pages S7980, S8010, S8035, S8042
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and, in accordance with the
provisions of S. Con. Res. 43, adjourned at 10:24 p.m., until 12 Noon,
on Monday, July 12, 1999. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the
Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S8011.)
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Committee Meetings
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MILITARY OPERATIONS IN KOSOVO
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded hearings on issues
relating to military operations in Kosovo, after receiving testimony
from Gen. Wesley K. Clark, USA, Commander in Chief, European Command,
Supreme Allied Commander, Europe.
LOW-INCOME HOUSING AVAILABILITY
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on
Housing and Transportation concluded hearings on S. 1318, to authorize
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to award grants to
States to supplement State and local assistance for the preservation
and promotion of affordable housing opportunities for low-income
families, and S. 1319, to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development to renew project-based contracts for assistance under
section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 at up to market rent
levels, in order to preserve these projects as affordable low-income
housing, after receiving testimony from Senators Grams, Kerry, Bond,
and Jeffords; Representatives Lazio and Frank; and William C. Apgar,
Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for Housing/
Federal Housing Commissioner.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee ordered favorably
reported the nominations of David L. Goldwyn, of the District of
Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary of Energy for International
Affairs, and James B. Lewis, of New Mexico, to be Director of the
Office Of Minority Economic Impact, Department of Energy.
SANCTIONS IN U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY POLICY
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee held hearings on the role of
sanctions in United States national security policy, receiving
testimony from Stuart E. Eizenstat, Under Secretary of State for
Economic, Business and Agricultural Affairs.
Hearings recessed subject to call.
U.S. POLICY ON HONG KONG
Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific
Affairs concluded hearings to examine United States policy towards Hong
Kong, after receiving testimony from Stanley O. Roth, Assistant
Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs; Margaret Ng
Negoi-yee, Representative for the Legal Functional Constituency,
Legislative Council, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's
Republic of China; Stephen J. Yates, Heritage Foundation, Washington,
D.C.; and Jerome A. Cohen, Council on Foreign Relations, New York, New
York.
EGG SAFETY
Committee on Governmental Affairs: Subcommittee on Oversight of
Government Management, Restructuring and the District of Columbia
concluded hearings to examine the federal food safety system, focusing
on the safety of eggs and egg products, after receiving testimony from
Lawrence J. Dyckman, Director, Food and Agriculture Issues, Resources,
Community, and Economic Development Division, General Accounting
Office; Morris E. Potter, Director, Food Safety Initiatives, Center for
Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration,
Department of Health and Human Services; Margaret Glavin, Associate
Administrator, Food Safety and Inspection Service, Department of
Agriculture; Michael F. Jacobson, Center for Science in the Public
Interest, and Jill A. Snowdon, Egg Nutrition Center, both of
Washington, D.C.; Keith Mussman, Mussman's Back Acres, Grant Park,
Illinois, on behalf of the United Egg Producers; and Harold DeVries,
Jr., Mallquist Butter and Egg Company, Rockford, Illinois.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee ordered favorably reported the
following business items:
S. 467, to restate and improve section 7A of the Clayton Act, with
an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
S. 1257, to amend statutory damages provisions of title 17, United
States Code;
S. 1258, to authorize funds for the payment of salaries and expenses
of the Patent and Trademark Office;
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S. 1259, to amend the Trademark Act of 1946 relating to dilution of
famous marks;
S. 1260, to make technical corrections in title 17, United States
Code, and other laws, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
S. Res. 59, designating both July 2, 1999, and July 2, 2000, as
``National Literacy Day''; and
The nominations of Marsha L. Berzon, of California, to be United
States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, Robert A. Katzmann, of New
York, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit, and T.
John Ward, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District
of Texas.
WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Subcommittee on
Employment, Safety and Training concluded oversight hearings on the
implementation of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, after receiving
testimony from Senator DeWine; Raymond L. Bramucci, Assistant Secretary
of Labor for Employment and Training; Steven M. Gold, Vermont
Department of Employment and Training, Montpelier; Terry W. Hudson,
Houston Works, Houston, Texas; Earl Wilson, Minnesota Department of
Economic Security, St. Paul; and Roberts T. Jones, National Alliance of
Business, Washington, D.C.
AMERICAN INDIAN EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee concluded hearings on S. 1290,
to amend title 36 of the United States Code to establish the American
Indian Education Foundation, after receiving testimony from
Representatives Kildee and Patrick Kennedy; Michael J. Anderson, Deputy
Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs; John W. Cheek,
National Indian Education Association, Alexandria, Virginia; Roger
Bordeaux, Association of Community Tribal Schools, Inc., Sisseton,
South Dakota; Gerald Monette, Turtle Mountain Community College,
Belcourt, North Dakota, on behalf of the American Indian Higher
Education Consortium; Kathryn Benally, Navajo Area School Board
Association, Window Rock, Arizona.
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House of Representatives
Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 52 public bills, H.R. 2413-2464; and 7 resolutions,
H. J. Res. 61, H. Con. Res. 148-150, and H. Res. 238-240, were
introduced.
Pages H5331-34
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
H.R. 1761, to amend provisions of title 17, United States Code,
amended (H. Rept. 106-216);
Report on the Revised Suballocation of Budget Allocations for Fiscal
Year 2000 (H. Rept. 106-217);
H.R. 1431, to reauthorize and amend the Coastal Barrier Resources
Act, amended (H. Rept. 106-218);
H.R. 1691, to protect religious liberty, amended (H. Rept. 106-219);
and
H.R. 1180, to amend the Social Security Act to expand the
availability of health care coverage for working individuals with
disabilities and to establish a Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency
Program in the Social Security Administration to provide such
individuals with meaningful opportunities to work, amended (H. Rept.
106-220 Part 1).
Page H5331
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he
designated Representative Ewing to act as Speaker pro tempore for
today.
Page H5181
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, Rev.
Chris Geeslin of Frederick, Maryland.
Page H5181
Journal: Agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal of Wednesday,
June 30 by a yea and nay vote of 358 yeas to 56 nays with 1 voting
``present,'' Roll No. 262.
Pages H5181, H5184
Year 2000 Readiness and Responsibility Act: By a yea and nay vote of
404 yeas to 24 nays, Roll No. 265, the House agreed to the conference
report on H.R. 775, to establish certain procedures for civil actions
brought for damages relating to the failure of any device or system to
process or otherwise deal with the transition from the year 1999 to the
year 2000.
Pages H5196-H5206
H. Res. 234, the rule which waived points of order against the
conference report, was agreed to earlier by a yea and nay vote of 423
yeas with 1 voting ``nay'', Roll No. 263.
Pages H5184-86
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000: The House
disagreed to the Senate amendment to S. 1059, to authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 2000 for military activities of the
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense
activities of the Department of Energy, and to prescribe personnel
strengths for such fiscal
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year for the Armed Forces, and agreed to a conference.
Page H5206
Appointed as conferees:
Committee on Armed Forces, for consideration of the Senate bill and
the House amendment, and modifications committed to conference:
Chairman Spence and Representatives Stump, Hunter, Bateman, Hansen,
Weldon of Pennsylvania, Hefley, Saxton, Buyer, Fowler, McHugh, Talent,
Everett, Bartlett of Maryland, McKeon, Watts of Oklahoma, Thornberry,
Hostettler, Chambliss, Hilleary, Skelton, Sisisky, Spratt, Ortiz,
Pickett, Evans, Taylor of Mississippi, Abercrombie, Meehan, Underwood,
Reyes, Turner, Sanchez, Tauscher, Andrews, and Larson;
Page H5215
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, for consideration of
matters within the jurisdiction of that committee under clause 11 of
rule X: Chairman Goss and Representatives Lewis of California and Dixon
of California;
Page H5215
Committee on Banking and Financial Services, for consideration of
section 1059 of the Senate bill and section 1409 of the House bill and
modifications committed to conference: Representatives McCollum,
Bachus, and LaFalce;
Page H5215
Committee on Commerce, for consideration of sections 326, 601, 602,
1049, 1050, 3151-53, 3155-65, 3173, 3173, 3175, 3176-78 of the Senate
bill, and sections 601, 602, 653, 3161, 3162, 3165, 3167, 3184, 3186,
3188, 3189, and 3191 of the House amendment, and modifications
committed to conference: Chairman Bliley and Representatives Barton of
Texas and Dingell. Provided that Representative Bilirakis is appointed
in lieu of Representative Barton of Texas for consideration of sections
326, 601, and 602 of the Senate bill, and sections 601, 602, and 653 of
the House amendment and modifications committed to conference and
provided that Representative Tauzin is appointed in lieu of
Representative Barton of Texas for consideration of sections 1049 and
1050 of the Senate bill, and modifications committed to conference;
Page H5215
Committee on Education and the Workforce, for consideration of
sections 579 and 698 of the Senate bill, and sections 341, 343, 549,
567, and 673 of the House amendment, and modifications committed to
conference: Chairman Goodling and Representatives Deal of Georgia and
Mink of Hawaii;
Page H5215
Committee on Government Reform, for consideration of sections 538,
652, 654, 805-810, 104, 1052-54, 1080, 1101-07, 2831, 2862, 3160, 3161,
3163, and 3173 of the Senate bill, and sections 522, 524, 525, 661-64,
672, 802, 1101-05, 2802, and 3162 of the House amendment, and
modifications committed to conference: Chairman Burton of Indiana and
Representatives Scarborough and Cummings. Provided that Representative
Horn is appointed in lieu of Representative Scarborough for
consideration of sections 538, 805-810, 1052-54, 1080, 2831, 2862,
3160, and 3161 of the Senate bill and sections 802 and 2802 of the
House amendment;
Page H5215
Committee on International Relations, for consideration sections
1013, 1043, 1044, 1046, 1066, 1071, 1072, and 1083 of the Senate bill,
and sections 1202, 1206, 1301-07, and 1404, 1407, 1408, 1411, and 1413
of the House amendment, and modifications committed to conference:
Chairman Gilman and Representatives Bereuter and Gejdenson;
Page H5215
Committee on the Judiciary, for consideration of sections 3156 and
3163 of the Senate bill and sections 3166 and 3194 of the House
amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Chairman Hyde and
Representatives McCollum and Conyers;
Page H5215
Committee on Resources, for consideration of sections 601, 602, 695,
2833, and 2861 of the Senate bill and sections 365, 601, 602, 653, 654,
and 2863 of the House amendment and modifications committed to
conference: Chairman Young of Alaska and Representatives Tauzin and
George Miller of California;
Page H5215
Committee on Science, for consideration of sections 1049, 3151-53,
and 3155-65 of the Senate bill, and sections 3167, 3170, 3184, 3188-90,
and 3191 of the House amendment and modifications committed to
conference: Chairman Sensenbrenner and Representatives Calvert and
Costello;
Pages H5215-16
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for consideration of
sections 601, 602, 1060, 1079, and 1080 of the Senate bill, and
sections 361, 601, 602, and 3404 of the House amendment, and
modifications committed to conference: Chairman Shuster and
Representatives Gilchrest and DeFazio; and
Page H5216
Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for consideration of sections 671-
75, 681, 682, 696, 697, 1062, and 1066 of the Senate bill, and
modifications committed to conference: Representatives Bilirakis,
Quinn, and Filner.
Page H5216
Agreed to the Skelton motion of instruct conferees to insist upon
the provisions contained in section 1207 of the House amendment
relating to goals for the conflict with Yugoslavia by a yea and nay
vote of 261 yeas to 162 nays with 5 voting ``present'', Roll No. 266).
Pages H5206-14
Agreed to close conference committee meetings at such times as
classified national security information
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is under consideration by a yea and nay vote of 413 yeas to 9 nays,
Roll No. 267.
Pages H5214-15
Late Reports: Committee on Appropriations received permission to have
until midnight on July 9 to file a report on a bill making
appropriations for the Department of Interior and related agencies for
fiscal year 2000, and a report on a bill making appropriations for
military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure
for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2000.
Page H5216
Legislative Branch Appropriations: The House disagreed to the Senate
amendments to H.R. 1905, making appropriations for the Legislative
Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and agreed to a
conference. Appointed as conferees: Representatives Taylor of North
Carolina, Wamp, Lewis of California, Granger, Peterson of Pennsylvania,
Young of Florida, Pastor, Murtha, Hoyer, and Obey.
Page H5216
Financial Services Act: The House passed H.R. 10, to enhance
competition in the financial services industry by providing a
prudential framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms,
and other financial service providers by a recorded vote of 343 ayes to
86 noes, Roll No. 276.
Pages H5216-H5323
Rejected the Markey motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on
Banking and Financial Services with instructions to report it back
forthwith with amendments that add provisions dealing with medical and
financial privacy protections and the prohibition of redlining by
insurance companies by a yea and nay vote of 198 yeas to 232 nays, Roll
No. 275.
Pages H5317-22
Agreed to the amendment in the nature of a substitute made in order
by the rule.
Page H5317
Agreed to:
The Schakowsky amendment that requires a five year study by the
Department of the Treasury and Federal banking agencies on the affect
of financial modernization, as enacted, on small business and farm
lending;
Pages H5286-87
The Velazquez amendment that modifies the provisions concerning
restrictions on foreign banks doing business in the United States;
Page H5287
The Foley amendment that allows foreign banks to upgrade bank
agencies and branches with the approval of the appropriate chartering
agency;
Pages H5291-92
The Slaughter amendment that expresses the Sense of the Congress
that trust officers and other financial planners and advisors should
develop presentations that eliminate stereotypical examples which lead
to actions that are financially detrimental to women;
Pages H5292-93
The Burr amendment that sought to provide that a financial holding
company that meets all requirements for grandfathering of non-financial
activities shall not be subject to expansion limitations with respect
to federally regulated communications companies (agreed to by a
recorded vote of 238 ayes to 189 noes, Roll No. 268);
Pages H5285-86, H5300-01
The Roukema amendment that requires the Securities and Exchange
Commission to consult and coordinate comments with the appropriate
Federal banking agency before taking any action with respect to the
manner in which loan loss reserves are reported in financial statements
by banks (agreed to by a recorded vote of 407 ayes to 20 noes, Roll No.
271);
Pages H5294-H5300, H5302-03
The Watt of North Carolina amendment that clarifies that a lender
cannot condition a loan on the purchase of an insurance product from
the particular lender or one of its subsidiaries;
Pages H5303-04
The Bliley amendment that prohibits discrimination against victims
of domestic violence and allows mutual insurance companies to
redomesticate to another state and reorganize into a mutual holding
company or stock company (agreed to by a recorded vote of 226 ayes to
203 noes, Roll No. 273); and
Pages H5304-08, H5316
The Oxley amendment that includes provisions to protect nonpublic
personal information and imposes on all financial institutions an
obligation to respect the privacy of consumers and protect the security
and confidentiality of nonpublic personal information (agreed to by a
recorded vote of 427 ayes to 1 no, Roll No. 274).
Pages H5308-17
Rejected:
The Barr amendment that sought to eliminate the authority to require
``Know your Customer'' profiling of accounts and source of funds
(rejected by a recorded vote of 129 ayes to 299 noes, Roll No. 269);
Pages H5287-91, H5301
The Cook amendment that sought to strike disclosure of customer
costs of acquiring financial products provisions and require GAO to
conduct a study regarding the consequences of limiting, through
regulation, commissions, fees, or other costs incurred by customers
(rejected by a recorded vote of 114 ayes to 313 noes, Roll No. 270);
Pages H5293-94, H5301-02
Rejected the LaFalce motion to rise by a recorded vote of 179 ayes
to 232 noes, Roll No. 272.
Pages H5305-06
H. Res. 235, the rule that provided for consideration of the bill
was agreed to earlier by a yea and nay vote of 227 yeas to 203 nays,
Roll No. 264.
Pages H5186-96
Independence Day District Work Period: The House agreed to S. Con.
Res. 43, providing for an conditional adjournment or recess of the
Senate and
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a conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives. H. Res. 236,
providing for consideration of a concurrent resolution was laid on the
table.
Page H5323
Resignations-Appointments: Agreed that notwithstanding any adjournment
of the House until Monday, July 12, 1999, the Speaker, Majority Leader,
and Minority Leader be authorized to accept resignations and to make
appointments authorized by law or by the House.
Page H5323
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed that business in order under the Calendar
Wednesday rule be dispensed with on Wednesday, July 14, 1999.
Page H5323
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he
appointed Representative Davis of Virginia to act as Speaker pro
tempore to sign enrolled bills and joint resolutions through July 12.
Page H5324
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate appear on pages
H5181 and H5291.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Seven yea and nay votes and eight recorded votes
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages
H5184, H5186, H5196, H5205-06, H5214, H5214-15, H5300-01, H5301, H5301-
02, H5306, H5316, H5316-17, H5322, and H5322-23. There were no quorum
calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10:00 a.m. and pursuant to S. Con. Res.
43 adjourned at midnight until 12:30 p.m. on Monday, July 12, for
morning-hour debates.
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MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS; BUDGET ALLOCATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Ordered reported the following
appropriation bills: Military Construction and Interior for fiscal year
2000.
The Committee also approved revised Section 302(b) budget
allocations.
SECURITY AND FREEDOM THROUGH ENCRYPTION (SAFE) ACT
Committee on Armed Services: Held a hearing on H.R. 850, Security and
Freedom through Encryption (SAFE) Act. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of Defense: John J. Hamre, Deputy
Secretary; and Barbara A. McNamara, Deputy Director, NSA.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONVEYANCES--MILITARY INSTALLATIONS REUSE
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Installations
and Facilities held a hearing on economic development conveyances and
the reuse of former U.S. military installations. Testimony was heard
from Representatives Riley, Farr, Ford, Hutchinson and Lewis of
California; Randall Yim, Deputy Under Secretary, Installations,
Department of Defense; the following officials of Defense Management
Issues, GAO: David Warren, Director, and Barry W. Holman, Associate
Director; and public witnesses.
AH-64 APACHE HELICOPTER FLEET
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Readiness held
a hearing on AH-64 Apache helicopter fleet. Testimony was heard from
the following officials of the Department of the Army: Brig. Gen.
Richard Cody, USA, Assistant Division Commander, 4th Infantry Division,
Ft. Hood, Texas; Col. Oliver H. Hunter, IV, USA, Commander 11th
Aviation Regiment, Illieshiem, Germany; and Col Howard T. Bramblett,
USA, Project Manager, AH-64 Apache helicopter.
ELECTRICITY COMPETITION
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power continued
hearings on Electricity Competition, focusing on State and Local
Issues. Testimony was heard from the following members of the
Legislature, State of Texas: David Sibley, Senate; and Stephen Wolens,
House of Representatives; Jim Sullivan, President, Public Service
Commission, State of Alabama; David Svanda, Commissioner, Public
Service Commission, State of Michigan; William Nugent, Commissioner,
Public Utilities Commission, State of Maine; Preston Bass, Mayor, Town
of Stantonsburg, State of North Carolina; and public witnesses.
ESEA REFORM--BUSINESS COMMUNITY VIEWS
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Held a hearing on Business
Community Views on Reform of ESEA. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses.
BUDGETING PILOT PROGRAMS
Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on Government
Management, Information, and Technology held a hearing on ``The Results
Act: Status of Performance Budgeting Pilot Programs,'' Testimony was
heard from Diedre Lee, Acting Deputy Director, Management, OMB; Paul L.
Posner, Director, Budget Issues, GAO; Sallyanne Harper, Chief Financial
Officer, EPA; Olivia A. Golden, Assistant Secretary, Administration for
Children and Families,
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Department of Health and Human Services; and Jesse L. Funches, Chief
Financial Officer, NRC.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on International Relations: Ordered reported, as amended,
H.R. 1993, Export Enhancement Act of 1999.
The Committee also favorably considered the following measures and
adopted a motion urging the Chairman to request that they be considered
on the Suspension Calendar: H. Res. 57, amended, expressing concern
over interference with freedom of the press and the independence of
judicial and electoral institutions in Peru; H.R. 1477, Iran Nuclear
Proliferation Prevention Act of 1999; H.R. 1794, amended, concerning
the participation of Taiwan in the World Health Organization (WHO); H.
Con. Res. 121, amended, expressing the sense of the Congress regarding
the victory of the United States in the cold war and the fall of the
Berlin Airlift; H. Con. Res. 144, urging the United States Government
and the United Nations to undertake urgent and strenuous efforts to
secure the release of Branko Jelen, Steve Pratt, and Peter Wallace, 3
humanitarian workers employed by CARE International, who are being
unjustly held as prisoners by the Government of the Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia; H. Con. Res. 128, expressing the sense of the Congress
regarding the treatment of religious minorities in the Islamic Republic
of Iran, and particularly the recent arrests of members of that
country's Jewish community; H. Res. 25, congratulating the Government
of Peru and the Government of Ecuador for signing a peace agreement
ending a border dispute which has resulted in several military clashes
over the past 50 years; H. Con. Res. 117, amended, concerning United
Nations General Assembly Resolution ES-10/6; H. Res. 227, amended,
expressing the sense of the Congress in opposition to the Government of
Pakistan's support for armed incursion into Jammu and Kashmir, India;
and H. Con. Res. 140, amended, expressing the sense of the Congress
that Haiti should conduct free, fair, transparent, and peaceful
elections.
U.S. OPPOSITION TO PAKISTAN'S SUPPORT FOR ARMED INCURSION
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on Asia and the
Pacific approved for full Committee action, as amended, H. Res. 227,
expressing the sense of the Congress in opposition to the Government of
Pakistan's support for armed incursion into Jammu and Kashmir, India.
FAIRNESS IN ASBESTOS COMPENSATION ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Held a hearing on H.R. 1283, Fairness in
Asbestos Compensation Act of 1999. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses.
PATENT FAIRNESS ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual
Property held a hearing on H.R. 1598, Patent Fairness Act of 1999.
Testimony was heard from Senator Torricelli; Representatives Bryant,
McDermott, Waxman and Berry; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime approved for full
Committee action the following bills: H.R. 218, Community Protection
Act of 1999; H.R. 1791, Federal Law Enforcement Animal Protection Act
of 1999; and H.R. 2336, United States Marshals Service Improvement Act
of 1999.
INS' INTERIOR ENFORCEMENT STRATEGY
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims
held an oversight hearing on the Immigration and Naturalization
Service's Interior Enforcement Strategy. Testimony was heard from
Robert Bach, Executive Associate Commissioner, Policy and Planning,
Immigration and Naturalization Service, Department of Justice; John R.
Fraser, Acting Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of
Labor; Richard M. Stana, Associate Director, Administration of Justice
Issues, General Government Division, GAO; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks and Public
Lands held an oversight hearing on the Franchise Fee Calculation for
Ft. Sumter Tours. Testimony was heard from Representative Sanford;
Robert Stanton, Director, National Park Service, Department of the
Interior and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Water and Power held a hearing
on H.R. 795, Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy's Reservation Indian
Reserved Water Rights Settlement Act of 1999. Testimony was heard from
David Hayes, Acting Deputy Secretary, Department of the Interior; and
public witnesses.
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NETWORKING AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACT
Committee on Science, Subcommittee on Technology held a hearing on
H.R. 2086, Networking and Information Technology Research and
Development Act of 1999, Resources for IT Research. Testimony was heard
from public witnesses.
SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH PROGRAM REAUTHORIZATION ACT
Committee on Small Business: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 2392,
Small Business Innovation Research Program Reauthorization Act of 1999.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Ways and Means: Adversely reported the following
measures: H.J. Res. 58, disapproving the extension of the waiver
authority contained in section 402(c) of the Trade Act of 1974 with
respect to Vietnam; H.J. Res. 57, disapproving the extension of
nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the
products of the People's Republic of China.
MEDICARE VETERANS SUBVENTION
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on
Medicare Veterans Subvention. Testimony was heard from Robert Berenson,
M.D., Director, Center for Health Plans and Providers, Health Care
Financing Administration, Department of Health and Human Services;
Thomas L. Garthwaite, M.D., Deputy Under Secretary, Health, Department
of Veterans Affairs; and the following officials of the GAO: William J.
Scanlon, Director, Health Financing and Public Health Issues, Health,
Education, and Human Services Division; and Stephen P. Backhus,
Director, Veterans' Affairs and Military Health.
WORK OPPORTUNITY TAX CREDIT
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Oversight held a hearing
on the Work Opportunity Tax Credit. Testimony was heard from
Representatives Rangel, Bilirakis and Johnson of Connecticut; Leonard
Burman, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Tax Analysis, Department of the
Treasury; John R. Beverly, III, Director, U.S. Employment Service,
Department of Labor; and public witnesses.
BRIEFING--CHINESE EMBASSY BOMBING
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session
to hold a briefing on Chinese Embassy Bombing. The Committee was
briefed by departmental witnesses.
Joint Meetings
Y2K ACT
Conferees, on Tuesday, June 29, agreed to file a conference report on
the differences between the Senate and House passed versions of H.R.
775, to establish certain procedures for civil actions brought for
damages relating to the failure of any device or system to process or
otherwise deal with the transition from the year 1999 to the year 2000.
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FRIDAY, JULY 2, 1999
Senate
No meetings/hearings scheduled.
House
No committee meetings are scheduled.
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Resume of Congressional Activity
FIRST SESSION OF THE ONE HUNDRED SIXTH CONGRESS
The first table gives a comprehensive resume of all
legislative business transacted by the Senate and House.
The second table accounts for all nominations submitted to the
Senate by the President for Senate confirmation.
DATA ON LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY
January 6 through June 30, 1999
Senate House Total
Days in session.............. 94 73 . .
Time in session.............. 609 hrs., 9 ' 542 hrs., 6 ' . .
Congressional Record:
Pages of proceedings........... 7,972 5,180 . .
Extensions of Remarks.......... . . 1,454 . .
Public bills enacted into law 7 29 36
Private bills enacted into
law......................... . . . . . .
Bills in conference.......... 5 4 . .
Measures passed, total....... 202 272 474
Senate bills................... 51 9 . .
House bills.................... 33 117 . .
Senate joint resolutions....... 1 . . . .
House joint resolutions........ 3 6 . .
Senate concurrent resolutions.. 11 4 . .
House concurrent resolutions... 17 31 . .
Simple resolutions............. 86 105 . .
Measures reported, total..... *144 *205 349
Senate bills................... 105 2 . .
House bills.................... 15 129 . .
Senate joint resolutions....... 3 . . . .
House joint resolutions........ . . 4 . .
Senate concurrent resolutions.. 3 . . . .
House concurrent resolutions... 1 10 . .
Simple resolutions............. 17 60 . .
Special reports.............. 11 6 . .
Conference reports........... . . 4 . .
Measures pending on calendar. 107 36 . .
Measures introduced, total... 1,505 2,856 4,361
Bills.......................... 1,310 2,412 . .
Joint resolutions.............. 28 60 . .
Concurrent resolutions......... 42 147 . .
Simple resolutions............. 125 237 . .
Quorum calls................. 7 2 . .
Yea-and-nay votes............ 192 133 . .
Recorded votes............... . . 126 . .
Bills vetoed................. . . . . . .
Vetoes overridden............ . . . . . .
*These figures include all measures reported, even if there was no
accompanying report. 100 reports have been filed in the Senate and
215 reports have been filed in the House.
DISPOSITION OF EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS
January 6 through June 30, 1999
Civilian nominations, totaling 236, disposed of as
follows:
Confirmed......................................... 49...
Unconfirmed...................................... 183...
Withdrawn.......................................... 4...
Other civilian nominations, totaling 1,240, disposed of
as follows:
Confirmed........................................ 780...
Unconfirmed...................................... 460...
Air Force nominations, totaling 4,036, disposed of as
follows:
Confirmed...................................... 3,956...
Unconfirmed....................................... 80...
Army nominations, totaling 2,313, disposed of as follows:
Confirmed...................................... 1,647...
Unconfirmed...................................... 666...
Navy nominations, totaling 3,456, disposed of as follows:
Confirmed...................................... 3,050...
Unconfirmed...................................... 406...
Marine Corps nominations, totaling 2,120, disposed of as
follows:
Confirmed...................................... 1,321...
Unconfirmed...................................... 799...
Summary
Total Nominations received this Session............ 13,401
Total Confirmed.................................... 10,803
Total Unconfirmed................................... 2,594
Total Withdrawn......................................... 4
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Next Meeting of the SENATE
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Senate Chamber
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Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
HOUSE
Aderholt, Robert B., Ala., E1497
Baird, Brian, Wash., E1465
Barcia, James A., Mich., E1492
Barr, Bob, Ga., E1479
Becerra, Xavier, Calif., E1488
Berman, Howard L., Calif., E1484
Bilirakis, Michael, Fla., E1468, E1469
Bishop, Sanford D., Jr., Ga., E1486
Blunt, Roy, Mo., E1475, E1476
Bonilla, Henry, Tex., E1494
Borski, Robert A., Pa., E1481
Boyd, Allen, Fla., E1499
Brady, Robert A., Pa., E1467, E1469, E1472
Camp, Dave, Mich., E1493
Chenoweth, Helen, Idaho, E1506
Costello, Jerry F., Ill., E1490
Cox, Christopher, Calif., E1475, E1477
DeLauro, Rosa L., Conn., E1500
DeLay, Tom, Tex., E1494
Dixon, Julian C., Calif., E1465
Doolittle, John T., Calif., E1471, E1474
Duncan, John J., Jr., Tenn., E1480
Engel, Eliot L., N.Y., E1486
Etheridge, Bob, N.C., E1504
Farr, Sam, Calif., E1504
Fattah, Chaka, Pa., E1463
Gilman, Benjamin A., N.Y., E1502
Gonzalez, Charles A., Tex., E1475, E1477
Goodling, William F., Pa., E1493
Gordon, Bart, Tenn., E1492
Hayes, Robin, N.C., E1496
Hilleary, Van, Tenn., E1467, E1469
Hoeffel, Joseph M., Pa., E1476
Hoyer, Steny H., Md., E1490
Hyde, Henry J., Ill., E1505
Kaptur, Marcy, Ohio, E1504
Lazio, Rick, N.Y., E1464, E1473, E1476
McCollum, Bill, Fla., E1503
McDermott, Jim, Wash., E1487
McInnis, Scott, Colo., E1466, E1468, E1470, E1474
Miller, George, Calif., E1470, E1472
Mink, Patsy T., Hawaii, E1465
Moore, Dennis, Kans., E1504
Ney, Robert W., Ohio, E1478
Oxley, Michael G., Ohio, E1479
Paul, Ron, Tex., E1485
Pelosi, Nancy, Calif., E1491
Phelps, David D., Ill., E1505
Pickett, Owen B., Va., E1485
Portman, Rob, Ohio, E1488
Pryce, Deborah, Ohio, E1502
Rangel, Charles B., N.Y., E1465
Regula, Ralph, Ohio, E1477
Reynolds, Thomas M., N.Y., E1497
Riley, Bob, Ala., E1464
Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana, Fla., E1481
Roukema, Marge, N.J., E1479
Ryan, Paul, Wisc., E1464
Sanders, Bernard, Vt., E1466, E1468
Saxton, Jim, N.J., E1486
Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr., Wisc., E1491
Shays, Christopher, Conn., E1494
Sherman, Brad, Calif., E1502
Shimkus, John, Ill., E1475, E1477, E1479, E1481
Slaughter, Louise McIntosh, N.Y., E1490
Spratt, John M., Jr., S.C., E1478
Stabenow, Debbie, Mich., E1479, E1481
Stark, Fortney Pete, Calif., E1497
Traficant, James A., Jr., Ohio, E1466
Underwood, Robert A., Guam, E1489
Watts, J.C., Jr., Okla., E1464
Weygand, Robert A., R.I., E1471, E1474
Wilson, Heather, N.M., E1468, E1470
Wolf, Frank R., Va., E1482
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